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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on January 07, 2014, 05:13:42 pm

Title: President Obama on unemployment benefits
Post by: mystery-ak on January 07, 2014, 05:13:42 pm
Rob Schroeder ‏@mktwrobs 2m

"Hope is contagious" says Obama. Sounds like 2008 all over again
Title: Re: President Obama on unemployment benefits
Post by: mystery-ak on January 07, 2014, 05:14:13 pm
Mark Knoller ‏@markknoller 34s

Pres Obama ends 16-min remarks urging nation to rally behind unemployed. "That's not to much to ask. That's who we are as Americans."
Title: Re: President Obama on unemployment benefits
Post by: mystery-ak on January 07, 2014, 05:15:40 pm
Michelle Malkin ‏@michellemalkin 2m

"Let's get to work." Says Perpetual Vacationer-in-Chief.
Title: Re: President Obama on unemployment benefits
Post by: mystery-ak on January 07, 2014, 05:22:55 pm
Victor Warden ‏@lightning7876 56s

Devastating result of Obama's blather is that low info voters swallowed it hook, line and sinker!




Diane Black ‏@RepDianeBlack 18m

Mr. President, House Republicans are passing bills to create jobs. What are you waiting for?
Title: Re: President Obama on unemployment benefits
Post by: mystery-ak on January 07, 2014, 05:24:02 pm
Charlie Spiering ‏@charliespiering 5m

GOP rarely wins their fights against extending unemployment insurance. They almost always cave for these reasons.
Title: Re: President Obama on unemployment benefits
Post by: mystery-ak on January 07, 2014, 05:27:18 pm
Katie Pavlich ‏@KatiePavlich 37s

If you're unemployed, you get to spend time standing behind @BarackObama as a political prop, unpaid.




jon gabriel ‏@exjon 10s

Psst, GOP: Obama's strategy is to get you ranting about UI instead of Obamacare. It's better ground for him. Don't fall for it.
Title: Re: President Obama on unemployment benefits
Post by: Oceander on January 07, 2014, 06:14:07 pm
Charlie Spiering ‏@charliespiering 5m

GOP rarely wins their fights against extending unemployment insurance. They almost always cave for these reasons.

Which is why, right now, and for strategic purposes, the GOP should have been leading on this issue, not getting dragged in on their collective ass as usual.
Title: Re: President Obama on unemployment benefits
Post by: Rapunzel on January 07, 2014, 08:19:24 pm
Two years and still unemployed you don't want a freaking job.