****Heads Up: POTUS Addresses the Opening of the WH Jobs Forum, Live! ****

(they seem to be running behind though, hasn't started yet)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-and-vp-biden-speak-forum-jobs-and-economic-growth-opening-session

CNN
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

:)

.... how much of that do I need order so they can hire one more person? I'll pith in! ;)

or is a Job Forum less important than Tiger, and the Thin Blonde who got into the State Dinner? :shrug:

.... at least 30 seconds of it .... so they can get back to Tiger-gate.

- have read articles questioning if this is just a photo op, etc. Every negative spin you can think of the media is bringing it. The President is lucky to have an approval over 50 with the way they are attacking.

"then the CBO score came out and agreed with me and they shut up." (paraphrased lol)

.... or at least they're showing Joe's face while Andrea talks about what he might say. :)

EVERYBODY DRINK!

Right, we can't afford a big jobs creation program.

But, we can afford hundreds of billions of dollars for war. No problem.

And three trillion to the banksters .... no problem and no strings attached!

You tell 'em boss! :fistbump:

The ones saying he's doing too much? Or the ones saying he isn't doing enough? Or maybe whomever is yelling the loudest?

Or hardly anyone to the left of Senators Reid and Snowe.

Can you think of anyone on the left he has accepted advice from regarding the biggest issues?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

several different forums to choose from

Cube rats! Get back to work!!!!

There're too many people after your job to not be as productive as possible!!!

:rofl:

.... to see if the Salahi's have snuck into any of these sessions.

Christina Romer's on this one so I think I'll watch it because I adore her...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/preparing-workers-and-strengthening-main-street

Neat to see her carrying on a conversation like a normal person.

..... Commerce Secy Gary Locke just threw peanut M and Ms at everyone in the room and proclaimed, "Who said there's no free lunch!"

Pointing out that they were NOT purchased with tax payer dollars. lol

..... he always has ONE response, "tell me about the jobs."

thanks Clio, we need more discussion/solution on how to fund small businesses, how to
get these funds to them pronto.

GAWD - where does he come up with this stuff! I want to WORK with that man! Esp. after my layoff in a couple weeks....

He is a once in a lifetime leader, I believe.

Wahhhh...it's scary.

.... unlike the room Secys Locke and Ms Romer are in. I enjoyed listening to them debate whether or not they could open the windows. lol

Bashed shovel ready. Implied that CO2 emissions aren't a problem. Bastard.

and I think it's great! I don't get the sense it's a fluff piece at all. Within the first few seconds I heard one guy (no idea who he is) talk about how pissed off the average worker is.

:thumbsup:

I really wish more people would watch this. I posted a thread yesterday about the jobs forum that sunk like a rock, with a few people dissing it as a PR stunt.

Well, PR stunt or not, I think it's a good idea for all of us to pay attention. We may 1) learn something and/or 2) may have an "aha" moment about ways to help one another, which may or may not involve the government at all, and something which the people at this forum may not have thought of as yet.

There are a lot of smart people here. That much I know. :)

Just because people are mad at the world, at Obama, whatever, they're not doing themselves or anyone else any favors by shutting out all discussion just because The White House is involved or others they dislike and/or don't trust are involved.

I thought most of us came here because we want to be informed?

Thanks, Clio. :)

.... why did the GOP feel the need to have one of their own?

Were they worried about being out fluffed? lol

about fluffers. LOL

I wasn't even aware of the GOP having one of their own. I'll find info about that after I've watched these. :)

.... you know Obama, talkin' and talkin' and talkin' and talkin. ;)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-obama-speaks-and-leads-discussion-forum-jobs-and-economic-growth-closing-session

post a link where the entire forum could be watched later, Clio? I was only able to see the first segment/video, nothing else came up. Now that the closing remarks are coming up, I don't even see the other segments posted at all.

I'll come back to this later but wanted to ask that favor of you, if you can.

Thanks in advance! :)

http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse ... eventually


And the President sat in on part of two of the sessions, the one on Infastructure and the one on Clean Energy.

And no, that's not a metaphor I mean REALLY wake up .... the man could NOT LOOK more miserable.

.... this man has a career as a motivational speaker ahead of him if he plays his cards right.

He can talk, hold a mic AND put his hand in his pants pocket unlike any other! ;-)

.... one of Tiger's three women on the side has cancelled her press conference.

This story broke about five hours ago, but MSNBC apparently still thinks it is the most important news item now.

I didn't want those of you who are watching this insignificant jobs forum to miss the news that REALLY has an impact on our society as a whole. ;)

dig at McCain.

.... (again) ..... at the meeting the President had with members of Congress.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/1209/mccain_mutiny_32cf64af-4817-48f3-a19a-887ada62bc11.html

"When I was in Asia, I did round of interviews, not one of them asked me about Asia, not one of them asked me about the economy, but I got SEVERAL questions as to whether I'd read Sarah Palin's book."

(I believe he's refering to his sitdown with the networks)

"we know what a mess you got and we thank you for what you're doing."

I DONT believe that the Mayor of Allentown is Allentown Jake .... but I could be wrong. :)