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30. It still amazes me that we (Democrats) continue to try to use facts

Reply to mikekohr (Original post)

Tue Jul 10, 2012, 10:19 AM

Jul 2012

When clearly facts have no premise in the republican lead media portrayal of the events of nearly the last 4 years.

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Obama's Record On Job Creation Is 157,143 Per Month Since 4/2010, - better than any Republican- [View all] mikekohr Jul 2012 OP

Before I start repeating this...Obama's 157,000 beats Reagan's 166,000? rfranklin Jul 2012 #1

Reagan created 109,000 per month during his first term. n/t ProSense Jul 2012 #3

Aren't we just picking a portion of Obama's 1st term joeglow3 Jul 2012 #18

that's what we do man MrDiaz Jul 2012 #28

1st Term Record mikekohr Jul 2012 #4

And of course the less than excellent numbers we've seen recently elleng Jul 2012 #2

Correct! Public sector jobs have declined by over 671,000 mikekohr Jul 2012 #5

And think of Scranton, PA, elleng Jul 2012 #6

This is a fact that is causing me to lose my hair because the Corporate Media REFUSES... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #10

I'm with you, Stalwart, elleng Jul 2012 #12

Hurrah! Does this mean we can all support the pending job-transferring "free-trade" agreement? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #7

When ProSense Jul 2012 #8

If Obama is in favor of it, shouldn't we favor it as well? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #17

IS this sarcasm or don't you know? Tigress DEM Jul 2012 #13

Yes I know whether it is sarcasm. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #45

At the same time he's doing INSOURCING summits. Zalatix Jul 2012 #44

Sadly it won't matter. Bigotry and the stupidity of the American people overall will win the day! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #9

DU rec...nt SidDithers Jul 2012 #11

In another two years, we'll be back up to 2007 employment levels FarCenter Jul 2012 #14

It took FDR, the most accomplished president in history 8 years to reduce unemployment mikekohr Jul 2012 #22

Actually, I don't believe the OP's numbers. The curves I've seen project 2016 to 2020 for recovery FarCenter Jul 2012 #25

4,400,000 private sector jobs divided by 28 months is 157,142.85 mikekohr Jul 2012 #31

The math's right; the data is questionable FarCenter Jul 2012 #32

Well, actually, to be more precisely exact :) progree Jul 2012 #33

Excellent! Here's another from the Wall Street Journal (and no, surprisingly its not RW spin) progree Jul 2012 #15

This is dishonest cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #16

Actually, ProSense Jul 2012 #19

You make a good point, though I don't know about "dishonest" progree Jul 2012 #20

There is a very simple reason I started the numbers in 9/2010 mikekohr Jul 2012 #21

So you admit it was dishonest joeglow3 Jul 2012 #23

Name calling and character assasination wears poorly on you. mikekohr Jul 2012 #24

If I had known it was your work I would have phrased it differently cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #27

I Don't Give Reagan Any Slack For the Results of His Economic Policies mikekohr Jul 2012 #29

Tax cuts and deficits do not contract the economy cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #34

How tax cuts are focussed do, Trickle Down Economics Explodes the Debt and Does Not Produce Jobs mikekohr Jul 2012 #35

facts have no place in the republicon campaign spanone Jul 2012 #26

It still amazes me that we (Democrats) continue to try to use facts liberal N proud Jul 2012 #30

How about number of jobs produced per capita, or percentage job increase? progree Jul 2012 #36

Excellent Point About Carter Outperforming Reagan and BOTH Bushes combined on monthly job creation mikekohr Jul 2012 #37

I still think the various presidents' job creation records needs to be scaled by population size or progree Jul 2012 #41

Compare Truman's record to Eisenhower's. Eisenhower's sucks. Compare Eisenhowers to Kennedy's mikekohr Jul 2012 #42

Well why don't you be fair and scale the job creation records according to size of labor force? progree Jul 2012 #43

Are you hiding that Reagan's first term was better than Obama's last 28 months, when scaled? progree Jul 2012 #46

Mind numbing, tedious, and ultimately a turn off. mikekohr Jul 2012 #48

So are wrong numbers and apples to oranges comparisons progree Jul 2012 #49

Glass/Steegal was repealed by Gramm/Leach a Republican Written Bill mikekohr Jul 2012 #50

Are you trying to hide the fact that even Bush II had a better 21- and 28-month job creation record? progree Jul 2012 #51

Hmm, just noticed another false statement - unemployment grows when a Republican is in the White Hse progree Jul 2012 #52

Now that Bill Clinton Is Saying What I Said in the Original Post Will You Quit Splitting Hairs mikekohr Aug 2012 #53

Bill Clinton? What did he say that agrees with you and disagrees with what I said? progree Aug 2012 #54

and when does the jobs report come out.....was waiting for it yesterday.... a kennedy Jul 2012 #38

Monthly Job Creation is the Number Being Discussed Here. mikekohr Jul 2012 #39

The famous jobs report -- both the payroll jobs and the unemployment rate -- come out FIRST FRIDAY progree Jul 2012 #40

That's true. ananda Jul 2012 #47

Job numbers through July 2012 (updated with the August 3 job numbers) progree Aug 2012 #55