Posted on 09/17/2012 4:24:06 PM PDT by Justaham
First lady Michelle Obama, speaking in Gainesville, Fla., on Monday, said that while the nation was on the verge of another Great Depression, President Barack Obama did not assign blame – instead “he got to work.”
“The economy was losing 800,000 jobs every month, and a lot folks wondered whether we were headed for another great depression. Now this is what Barack faced on day one as president. That’s what awaited him, but instead of pointing fingers and placing blame, Barack got to work, because he was thinking about folks like my dad, like his grandmother,” the first lady said.
“Since the day he took office, on issue after issue, crisis after crisis, that’s what I’ve seen, that’s what we’ve all seen in my husband. We’ve seen his values at work. We’ve seen his vision unfold. We’ve seen the depths of his character, courage, and convictions. Here’s proof: Think back to when Barack first took office, and our economy was on the brink of collapse,” she said.
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Shirley you jest??
Firstly she is no Lady!
Wait, so it is NOT Bush’s fault?
Did Tah-RAY-zah Kerry get her started on gin-soaked raisins?
all that clown has done, is point fingers, deflect blame, and write checks that a future generation is going to be saddled with.
old school dems at least tried to say “the buck stops here”, obama thinks that refers to dollars.
All I have seen, heard, and repeated from Obama was blame Bush during four years of uninterrupted campaigning.
Obama did not inherit a mess; Obama inherited an opportunity, which he wasted.
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