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40 Points That Prove That Barack Obama And Mitt Romney Are Essentially The Same

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Tom Hebert
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« Reply #30 on: October 11, 2012, 12:33:06 pm »

I disagree, Vol.  Obama has done an outstanding job, considering what he inherited in 2008.  He deserves to be reelected and he has my vote.

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« Reply #31 on: October 12, 2012, 01:02:56 pm »

Yeah but Tom Obama hasn't really tried to make things any better.

Why else would he have to fake jobs data to make him look good during the debates ?

Vol:

Andre Barnett may be qualified to be President but until the Reform, Justice, Constitution, parties do a better in getting more ballot access in all 50 states  they won't be taken too seriously.
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« Reply #32 on: October 12, 2012, 09:25:55 pm »

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Why else would he have to fake jobs data to make him look good during the debates ?

So where's the proof that he faked the jobs data? And don't give me the Jack Welch quote, he's already walked that back. Put up or shut up.

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Yeah but Tom Obama hasn't really tried to make things any better.

Yeah, that's why he passed the stimulus package, credit card reform, extended unemployment benefits several times, passed a middle class tax cut, had a payroll tax holiday, new banking regulations, lowered the interest rate on student loans and bailed out the auto industry! God, are you Repugs (even ex Repugs) ever dumb and hateful.
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« Reply #33 on: October 13, 2012, 10:29:29 am »

Issa Wants Congressional Hearing On BLS ‘Data’
       

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October 12, 2012

Perhaps we are finally getting somewhere, though we suspect only traversing the toilet bowl, as the Chairman of the Government Oversight Committee, Darrell Issa, just blasted the BLS over the jobs data in a conversation with Greta Van Susteren on FOX Business. Issa demands a ‘Hearing’ because:

the way it’s being done with the constant revisions, significant revision, tells us that it’s not as an exact a science as it needs to be and there’s got to be a better way to get those numbers or don’t put them out if they’re going to be wrong by as much as half a point.
We are more than happy to provide the factual data to support this Hearing – though we suspect Hilda Solis will be deeply offended that her PhDs’ work could be questioned.

Via FOX Business:

Greta: As Chairman of the Government Oversight Committee, do you have interest in holding any hearings on how we gather data to arrive at these numbers?

Issa: We do Greta, because the way it’s being done with the constant revisions, significant revision, tells us that it’s not as an exact a science as it needs to be and there’s got to be a better way to get those numbers or don’t put them out if they’re going to be wrong by as much as half a point.

Greta: Would you like a hearing in the next couple of months on this?

Issa: We very much intend to work every day through the November and December time to get these kinds of things done. We’re hoping that that’s a good non-partisan time. And this is an issue where I think our committee has important jurisdiction to make sure we get it right

http://www.prisonplanet.com/issa-wants-congressional-hearing-on-bls-data.html
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« Reply #34 on: October 13, 2012, 10:31:21 am »

California Demands Business Insider Retract False Story On Jobless Claims Misreporting; Business Insider Refuses
       

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October 12, 2012

After yesterday Zero Hedge first reported the reason for the surprising plunge in the past week’s initial claims, which as the BLS explained was due to “a state” (whose identity despite all tabloid speculation to the contrary is still unknown) not reporting “some” figures, assorted blogs picked up on what has since been confirmed to be an incorrect report by Business Insider’s Henry Blodget claiming that “Well, we’re glad to say that we’ve finally gotten to the bottom of what happened” and that the state in question is none other than California (supposedly as opposed to Illinois to shut up those wacky conspiracy theorists). Turns out the site known best for its slideshow presentations (which will soon double down as advertisements) may have once again fibbed just a little, following an official demand by none other than California state Employment Development Department direct, Pam Harris, that BI retract its article. To wit: “Reports that California failed to fully report data to the U.S. Department of Labor, as required, are incorrect and irresponsible… It’s unfortunate this ‘reporter’ and others who repeated the article’s erroneous statements chose to speculate rather than report, failing to confirm this information with EDD.” Sure enough, the ‘reporter’ in question replied, and it appears that Business Insider is better informed than California when it comes to matters such as these, and has refused to retract.

From California:

SACRAMENTO – California Employment Development Department Director Pam Harris today issued the following statement in response to an un-sourced and unsubstantiated media report from Business Insider that erroneously asserts the state failed to fully and properly report unemployment insurance weekly claims data – also known as the jobless claims report – to the U.S. Department of Labor.

 

“Reports that California failed to fully report data to the U.S. Department of Labor, as required, are incorrect and irresponsible. The California Employment Development Department, which administers the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program in the state,has reported all UI claims data and submitted the data on time.

 

The original article also erroneously claims that there is a backlog of UI claims in California. California continues to file UI claims on a timely basis. Data on UI claim activity is required to be reported to the Labor Department every week and California has fully complied with the weekly reporting deadlines.

 

It’s unfortunate this ‘reporter’ and others who repeated the article’s erroneous statements chose to speculate rather than report, failing to confirm this information with EDD. We demand an immediate retraction and encourage writers to verify these ‘stories’ before publishing them.”

Cue Business Insider’s response:

In response to our story, California’s Employment Development Director issued a statement saying the state “has reported all UI claims data and submitted the date on time.” A spokesperson for the department also offered an alternative explanation for the drop in California’s unemployment claims: “Our weather has been unusually warm which has had some typical seasonal patterns in employment delayed.”

 

The California spokesperson also demanded a “retraction” of what the Labor Department told us. We accurately reported what the Labor Department told us, so we stand by our story.  In a follow-up exchange, we asked the spokesperson how California could be sure it had submitted all of its claims on time. The spokesperson did not respond to the question. She simply reiterated that the Labor Department analyst we spoke to was “wrong.”

Leave it up to “reporters” to determine what data is right and wrong, even after being chastised by those who actually do know and are not pressured by Series ZZ investors for page views.

Ironically this brings up two amusing side effects. One is that the state which actually is exposed as being responsible for this misreporting will be seen as politically in bed with the administration. Which would then beg the question: why? Is said state so desperate for a Federal bail out that it would do anything to perpetuate the current administration, even if it means being responsible for misreported critical economic data. And heaven forbid the state is found to be Illinois…

Or, worse, the BLS did get California claims data, and simply chose to ignore it, which in turn will make allegations that the BLS is purposefully manipulating jobs data which it claims it does not have yet turns out it has, even louder, and most likely result with precisely what Darrell Issa is contemplating: a hearing on the accuracy and validity of economic data in a pre-election context, which if nothing else, will confirm that the US economic reporting apparatus is just as broken as that of other banana republics of which everyone enjoys making fun day in and day out, such as China, yet which are merely doing just what the US has been doing for years.

Because remember: grand conspiracies never exist. Libor-gate (as a very recent example) aside of course.

http://www.prisonplanet.com/california-demands-business-insider-retract-false-story-on-jobless-claims-misreporting-business-insider-refuses.html
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