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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 09:10 AM Jun 2012

Romney: Jobs Report Is ‘Devastating News’ For American Families

Romney: Jobs Report Is ‘Devastating News’ For American Families

Mitt Romney said the May jobs report is “devastating news” for American families.

Here’s Romney’s full statement:

“Today’s weak jobs report is devastating news for American workers and American families. This week has seen a cascade of one bad piece of economic news after another. Slowing GDP growth, plunging consumer confidence, an increase in unemployment claims, and now another dismal jobs report all stand as a harsh indictment of the President’s handling of the economy. It is now clear to everyone that President Obama’s policies have failed to achieve their goals and that the Obama economy is crushing America’s middle class. The President’s re-election slogan may be ‘forward,’ but it seems like we’ve been moving backward. We can do so much better in America. That’s why I’m running for president.”

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/romney-jobs-report-is-devastating-news-for-american


RNC Chair On Jobs Report: Proves Yet Again Obama’s Policies ‘Simply Are Not Working’

RNC Chair Reince Priebus tweeted shortly after the May jobs numbers came out that the dismal report “proves yet again” that Obama’s “policies simply are not working.”

Extremely troubling jobs report- proves yet again that President Obama policies simply are not working.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/rnc-chair-on-jobs-report-proves-yet-again


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Romney: Jobs Report Is ‘Devastating News’ For American Families (Original Post) ProSense Jun 2012 OP
And the media feeds into it as well. Of course it isn't as strong as it should be WI_DEM Jun 2012 #1
Romney winning Robbins Jun 2012 #6
Don't forget 25% unemployment. - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #11
And a solid, right-wing majority on the Supreme Court BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #19
In before "Huge Miss" from ZeroHedge...nt SidDithers Jun 2012 #2
Where was he when bush's economy katsy Jun 2012 #3
Truthfully JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #4
Boehner's House votes on abortion, not jobs. rurallib Jun 2012 #5
I'm sure banning gender selection abortions will be a huge jobs booster. denverbill Jun 2012 #7
and a romney presidency would be devastating news for everyone spanone Jun 2012 #8
Romney and his privileged rethuglican one-percenters are devastating news for Americans. lpbk2713 Jun 2012 #9
Um, who's been in charge of the House since 2010???? Vote for coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #10
What of the do-nothing congress? treestar Jun 2012 #13
So they stop the President at every chance for creating jobs bigdarryl Jun 2012 #12
Seems To Be Working Like A Charm... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #14
Everything you write is true, but . . . were Harry S. Truman coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #15
I'm All In... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #16
Here we go once again Jamaal510 Jun 2012 #17
and he wants to slash government agencies ibegurpard Jun 2012 #18
He has expertise on devastation, rug Jun 2012 #20
"We can do so much better in America." unkachuck Jun 2012 #21

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
1. And the media feeds into it as well. Of course it isn't as strong as it should be
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 09:12 AM
Jun 2012

but it's still growth which is better than what Obama inherited. The American people seem to not understand history or pay much attention so it wouldn't surprise me if Romney wins and then takes us back to the Bush policies.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
6. Romney winning
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 09:28 AM
Jun 2012

Would mean we are all screwed.

More tax cuts for the rich
Rasing Taxes on the poor
Medicare becomes a voucher system
Defense budget Is increased
Massive Cuts to Social Security,SSI,Medicaid,Food stamps
Unemployment may decrease
end to all regulations setting up 2008 collapse redux
National rght to work Law
more national antiunion laws
Insurance companys able to deny anyone health coverage
National antiImmigration laws like Arizona
Return to DADT
new antigay laws
New antichoice laws
Allowing employers to deny coverage for birth control
Minuem wage becomes maxuem wage
War with Iran Is likely

denverbill

(11,489 posts)
7. I'm sure banning gender selection abortions will be a huge jobs booster.
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 09:42 AM
Jun 2012

Think of all the investigators the government will have to hire to monitor abortions.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)
9. Romney and his privileged rethuglican one-percenters are devastating news for Americans.
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 10:32 AM
Jun 2012



I hope the voters realize that simple truth.

 

coalition_unwilling

(14,180 posts)
10. Um, who's been in charge of the House since 2010???? Vote for
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 10:37 AM
Jun 2012

Romney and you'll have 25% unemployment and like it (or there will be a re-education center in your future).

treestar

(82,383 posts)
13. What of the do-nothing congress?
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 10:45 AM
Jun 2012

What a hypocrite the Mittwit is and he's insulting the voters by assuming they don't know Congress would have had to pass any laws.

 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
12. So they stop the President at every chance for creating jobs
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 10:43 AM
Jun 2012

And when they think the jobs report is bad the they blame him.Obamas infrutructure jobs plan to build roads and bridges is sitting on the shelf in Congress's

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
14. Seems To Be Working Like A Charm...
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 10:51 AM
Jun 2012

That's the advantage of being out of power...you can obstruct and revise history and have a complicit corporate media gladly spread your propaganda. Unfortunately Team Obama can't find a way to fight this as thanks to the stimulus and the bank bailout (yes, those ugly bailouts) we will never know how bad it would have gotten. Thus the rushpublicans can play both ends against the middle...and have framed the message. People have long forgotten the 800,000 plus monthly job loses under boooosh...and even if there was a 200,000 net gain in job it still would be seen as "not enough".

 

coalition_unwilling

(14,180 posts)
15. Everything you write is true, but . . . were Harry S. Truman
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 11:01 AM
Jun 2012

running right now, I know what he'd be doing and saying. Every other word out of his mouth would be "The Do-Nothing Congress". Over and over and over again, until it became a mantra the American people could recite in their sleep.

Do-Nothing-Congress.

See how it falls so blithely off the tongue? Alternate with "I blame Boner' (notice the cool alliteration and scatological allusion embedded?)

Fuck these Repigs. They want a class war? Let's give 'em one and hard (speaking of scatological allusions).

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
16. I'm All In...
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 11:22 AM
Jun 2012

I've long felt the Democrats need to embrace a more populist tone rather than run from the soundbites; however (and that always shows up in my posts these days) getting that message out and resonating is another story. With Congress approval ratings slightly above that of a child molester you'd think it'd be easy to run a Truman-like campaign. One big difference: $$$$$$. We're seeing the party elite who have their tenacles into the corporate money rebelling just as we saw it happen with the rushpublicans (and why Mittens is their nominee). File it under: don't shit where you eat.

Cheers...

 

unkachuck

(6,295 posts)
21. "We can do so much better in America."
Fri Jun 1, 2012, 11:05 PM
Jun 2012

....slick-willard, (the rich wall-street Mormon, understander of economies and job killer) wants us to do better....but first he needs to explain what he and his corporate buddies have done with our money we gave them as 'tax breaks for jobs'....'tax breaks for jobs' was the deal, but they haven't created any jobs....

....haven't you been and aren't you currently a part of this economy, slick-willard?....you and your corporate associates should lead by example and 'do much better' by hiring people instead of laying them off....remember, 'tax breaks for jobs'?

....and somewhere among all those laid-off and under-employed people are a whole bunch of God-pukes and baggers....how can you God-pukes and baggers vote for slick-willard?....he takes your 'tax breaks for jobs' but he won't give you any jobs?....how can you in good Christian faith vote for slick-willard?....for Gods' sakes, he's a Mormon!

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