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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswhy did Obama say 5 million jobs?
In the convention he was saying 4 million. Even if you round, 4.4 rounds down to 4, not up to 5. He made a positive that we could legitimately brag about and gave them something to criticize him over. That was just unnecessary.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)If Romney's mouth was moving he was lying but this is what you want to point out? Really?
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)I am a Obama supporter. That does not mean I have to like every single thing he does. I am a human being with a brain. I am capable of having my own thoughts. I don't let other people tell me what to think, so I will say whatever I want. thank you.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Have you been challenged on that? Your response is very odd.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)He's using a preliminary revision of jobs figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that won't be finalized until next year.
Someone linked to a FactCheck article that listed it as a lie because the numbers are only preliminary. But he didn't just make them up or round in the style of Paul Ryan. He's just using the numbers prematurely.
Hutzpa
(11,461 posts)find something else to mop about, shouldn't you be celebrating?