We Officially Live In The Era Of The ‘Obama Economic Boom’
Where are the jobs?
— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) January 10, 2014
This was clearly directed at President Obama. How do we know for sure? It was included in a press release specifically targeting the president’s economic policies. Boehner went on to say:
Every American has a right to ask the question ‘Where are the jobs?’ Today’s disappointing report shows, once again, that the president’s policies are failing too many Americans, many of whom have simply stopped looking for work.
Fast forward 11 months.
The Daily Banter‘s Tommy Christopher reported on Friday that the November jobs report defied expectations, showing the addition of 321,000 new jobs. That means 50 consecutive months of job growth. The previous record of 48 consecutive months ran from 1986 to 1990, and the last time there were more back-to-back months of job creation was World War II. It’s now been 10 months in a row of 200,000 or more jobs added.
At this rate, it’s possible… CONTINUE READING
Copyright 2014 Liberaland
By: Bob Cesca
Bob Cesca is the managing editor at The Daily Banter (www.thedailybanter.com) and a Huffington Post contributor since 2005. He's worked in journalism since 1988 as a print writer/editor, a radio news anchor, a digital media columnist/editor, a book author and blogger. He's the co-host of the Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show podcast and a Thursday regular on the syndicated Stephanie Miller Show. He's appeared on numerous other radio shows including the John Phillips Show and Geraldo Rivera Show in Los Angeles. Bob has been a commentator/analyst on the BBC (TV and radio), MSNBC, Current TV, CNN and Sky News. Following him on Twitter: @bobcesca_go
Anomaly 100 December 8th, 2014 at 08:03
B..b..but BENGHAZI!
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 23:06
Benghazi!
Accorn!
The IRS!
Too many vacations!
Too many executive orders!
Too Hawaiian
Too Kenyan!
Too Black!
Middle name too Muslim!
….did I leave any GOP squealing points out?
Anomaly 100 December 9th, 2014 at 06:45
Golf!
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 07:00
Saluting while holding a cup of coffee
Anomaly 100 December 9th, 2014 at 08:36
The terrorist fist bump!
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 09:07
lol
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 12:59
OBAMACARE!!
Anomaly 100 December 8th, 2014 at 09:03
B..b..but BENGHAZI!
Tim Coolio December 9th, 2014 at 00:06
Benghazi!
Accorn!
The IRS!
Too many vacations!
Too many executive orders!
Too Hawaiian
Too Kenyan!
Too Black!
Middle name too Muslim!
….did I leave any GOP squealing points out?
Anomaly 100 December 9th, 2014 at 07:45
Golf!
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 08:00
Saluting while holding a cup of coffee, WAS SO DISRESPECTFUL’ (GMAFB)
Bowing down too low to other world leaders
Not wearing a “flag pin”
everything he does is UN-Constitutional/lawless
He has no spine
He is taking over the country like a King/Dictator
Too socialist
He’s like Hitler
etc. etc. etc.
It just never ends… and to make sure it doesn’t they will be blaming him for years to come (Fox will make sure of this), to try and change history… In spite of that, I really do think ‘History’ will be kind to Obama
Edited:
Anomaly 100 December 9th, 2014 at 09:36
The terrorist fist bump!
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 10:07
lol
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 13:59
OBAMACARE!!
crc3 December 8th, 2014 at 09:40
Teapublicans act as if we are in a full blown depression. Additionally we would be at war in many more countries if McCain or Romney had been elected. Yet…lazy Dem voters and stupid Repub voters allowed Congress to be over run with Teapubs which defies any logic at all….
crc3 December 8th, 2014 at 10:40
Teapublicans act as if we are in a full blown depression. Additionally we would be at war in many more countries if McCain or Romney had been elected. Yet…lazy Dem voters and stupid Repub voters allowed Congress to be over run with Teapubs which defies any logic at all….
Julie G December 8th, 2014 at 09:42
I saw a political cartoon about fewer Mexican immigrants during the Obama administration. A conservative letter to the editor said that it is because no one wants to come to Obama’s America, what with the economy and no jobs. She said illegals are learning what Americans already know. I guess SOME Americans don’t know jack.
Julie G December 8th, 2014 at 10:42
I saw a political cartoon about fewer Mexican immigrants during the Obama administration. A conservative letter to the editor said that it is because no one wants to come to Obama’s America, what with the economy and no jobs. She said illegals are learning what Americans already know. I guess SOME Americans don’t know jack.
Foundryman December 8th, 2014 at 10:48
Until each and every right wing lie and talking point is met with a solid and factual response by the left, Boehner will continue to make these type of statements. Where are the Dem leader news conference to call him a liar? The dems need new and stronger leaders who will fight back when on camera or in print. Soft spoken Nancy Pelosi and soft spoken Harry Reid are rarely seen or heard. It seems the republicans get away with saying whatever they want.
Kick Frenzy December 8th, 2014 at 18:10
Wouldn’t it be great if the truth actually made a difference to Boehner, et al?!?
Foundryman December 8th, 2014 at 11:48
Until each and every right wing lie and talking point is met with a solid and factual response by the left, Boehner will continue to make these type of statements. Where are the Dem leader news conference to call him a liar? The dems need new and stronger leaders who will fight back when on camera or in print. Soft spoken Nancy Pelosi and soft spoken Harry Reid are rarely seen or heard. It seems the republicans get away with saying whatever they want.
Kick Frenzy December 8th, 2014 at 19:10
Wouldn’t it be great if the truth actually made a difference to Boehner, et al?!?
Joe Quarino December 8th, 2014 at 11:12
You guys actually believe your own bullsh1t. Liberalism is a mental disorder, well maybe not in itself but it definitely produces sociopaths. So unemployment is in the 5% range now, tell me another one. 44 million people are on government welfare programs and 93 million people are out of work, they must be using that same math that says Hillary will be the next president.
fahvel December 8th, 2014 at 11:57
and you, a minority of 1 are an idiot in league with great minds of honest men like boner.
tiredoftea December 8th, 2014 at 12:08
No, we are blaming the do nothing obstructionist repubs for all that.
Suzanne McFly December 8th, 2014 at 12:28
Government welfare programs like social security or military retirement? Is that what you are calling “welfare”? Because I am positive 27% of our population is not on welfare and 93 million out of work? That would be a third of our population so unless you are counting children and baby boomers your “facts” are highly unlikely. You should educate yourself on actual facts before coming to a site accusing others of being “sociopaths” especially when it is evident you don’t know what one actually is. I am not for Hillary in 2016 but if it pisses you off I may change my mind.
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 06:16
“I am not for Hillary in 2016 but if it pisses you off I may change my mind”
lol lol
Dwendt44 December 8th, 2014 at 13:13
Actually it’s conservative thinking that is a mental condition. Thankfully there is a cure, but few are interested in being cured of foggy thinking.
Sarah Jones has it at PoliticusUSA:
In the four studies conducted by Scott Eidelman, Christian S. Crandall, Jeffrey A. Goodman, and John C. Blanchar
published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc, they concluded,
“(P)olitical conservatism is promoted when people rely on low-effort thinking. When effortful, deliberate responding is disrupted or disengaged, thought processes become quick and efficient; these conditions promote conservative
ideology… low-effort thought might promote political conservatism because its concepts are easier to process, and processing fluency increases attitude endorsement.”
Ever wonder why conservatives can’t seem to understand that people are not always to blame for the circumstances they find themselves in? While personal responsibility sounds like it makes perfect sense initially, when you walk
people through the various life circumstances that can render people temporarily dependent upon government help, it becomes clear that things are not so simple. These studies demonstrate the impact of correctional/effortful
explanations on political ideology, “This analysis also suggests that some forms of political ideology may result from intentional and effortful correction. For example, Wänke and Wyer (1996) found that liberals scored higher than conservatives on the Attributional Complexity Scale (Fletcher, Danilovics, Fernandez, Peterson, & Reeder, 1986), an indicator that the former generate more complex and detailed (if not more effortful) explanations for the behavior of others.”
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/322787
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/09/03/conservatives-and-liberals-have-different-brains-studies-show/
mea_mark December 8th, 2014 at 13:41
I bet Joe doesn’t make it past Sarah Jones.
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 14:10
Dwendt44..
Don’t waste your time..
Joe Quarino isn’t going to read your response and he isn’t going to click on any links you provided…
But I applaud your effort..(and I clicked on your links)
Thanks for the info~!
William December 8th, 2014 at 14:52
He will however faithfully regurgitate whatever he hears. One must always consider the source.
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 15:11
Bingo!
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 23:04
There is no comparison between Democratic administrations
and GOP administrations, Democrats are better for the
economy by far, pick any chart you want, and Democrats
beat the hell out of republicans on the economy, and
reagan only achieved growth through excess, he spent
the equivalent of three presidential budgets during
his two terms.
crc3 December 8th, 2014 at 23:51
Question is…did they drop out or flunk out?
Obewon December 9th, 2014 at 00:02
‘Rusty failed everything in his one semester at college, even ballroom dancing.’-Mother of Limbaugh!
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 06:13
Good question…I say flunk….
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 08:38
Being a pointy headed liberal academic does not ensure success. All those in academia go there because they couldn’t make it in the real world.
tracey marie December 9th, 2014 at 08:45
Dr. Maddow is not making it in the real world?
William December 9th, 2014 at 08:58
“All those in academia go there because they couldn’t make it in the real world”.
Hey Skippy, the next time you go to see a physician, make sure you let him know (right before the procedure). That he’s there because he couldn’t make it in the real world.
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 20:39
A physician IS in the real world, they are actually working. It’s unbelievable that you don’t know the difference between someone who actually works in their profession and someone who doesn’t.
William December 9th, 2014 at 21:45
Lets face it Skippy.
You’re sick with misery because this president has taken America back from the brink the right wing took us to.
You hoped he would fail, and he didn’t.
So choke on it.
1. Authorized successful operation to terminate Osama Bin Laden
2. War in Libya won without a drop of American blood
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Completed the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
10. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
11. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
12. Phased out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
13. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
14. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
15. New federal funding for science and research labs
16. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
17. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
18. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
19. New funds for school construction
20. US Auto industry rescued, GM is back to being #1 car maker in the world
21. Housing rescued from continued free fall
22. $789 billion economic stimulus plan that save the economy from the free fall
23. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
24. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards
25. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
26. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
27. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
28. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
29. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
30. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their…
jasperjava December 9th, 2014 at 09:38
Because ignorance works WAY better than intelligence and knowledge, eh, Wayout?
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 12:55
Really??? You have been brainwashed by right wing media lies and distortions and you have no clue about much of anything. Your so-called “pointy headed academic” comment holds no water here. Be gone!!!!
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 08:35
And which of these is the LEAST successful monetarily? Yep, that’s right Maddow. Her ratings are consistently NEAR THE BOTTOM. This only proves that “higher education” does not ensure success.
tracey marie December 9th, 2014 at 08:45
making money does not equal intelligence. fox bots watch and regurgitate fox only. People who watch Dr. Maddow will also watch and read many other news to get a well rounded view. So tbaggs sitting in front of a TV with fox slop playing all day means nothing
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 20:36
If you think Maddow spouts intelligence, then we now know for sure that our higher institutions of learning have failed – at least with her.
William December 9th, 2014 at 21:34
LOL..Yeah Skippy, your source is all about intelligence and credibility.
William December 9th, 2014 at 08:51
If you are gauging success simply on accruing wealth then I guess Al Capone was a success and mother Theresa was a failure.
Thank you for proving (once again) that the right values money more than truth and honesty.
There are two types of right wing, Fox fed, Limbaugh lickers.
1. The very rich using the media to keep the rubes wound up, and ignorant.
The poor who actually believe the BS and trickle down crappola.
Check your wallet to find out which one you are.
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 20:45
You watch her? Why am I not surprised. MSNBC is basically a failure, rejected by the vast majority of Americans who only see a shill for the left and especially your dear leader Obama.
William December 9th, 2014 at 21:31
Uh no I don’t watch news. I read news. I do however find it significant that the left wing media is made up of people with graduate degrees, and yours is made up of liars, dropouts, addicts criminals and bipolar drunks
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 12:47
Having a lot of money means NOTHING. Great ethical character means everything. Reporting facts instead of some fictional crap means everything. Maddow hands down beats those three media thugs who have and will continue to report distortions and lies. If you chose to support what they do then you are just as bad as they are…
Bob Cronos December 21st, 2014 at 00:57
Hilarious! All multi-millionaires!
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 14:02
I know better than to feed this feral dog but…
Hey Joe..( Liberalism is a mental disorder). shows how ignorant you actually are.
I have some advise for you..
STFUAH
Joe Quarino December 8th, 2014 at 14:33
Doing the same thing over and over with the same outcome and expecting it to be different is called insanity. You guys try to employ the same 100 year old socialist ideas expecting them to work. Oh wait we’ll call it progressivism this time it will work, no no wait we’ll call it liberalism this time it will work.
Pull your head out of your a$$ and get some air I think your brain is almost dead!!
William December 8th, 2014 at 14:50
So what else did you hear on the radio today?
William December 8th, 2014 at 14:53
You guys try to employ the same 100 year old socialist ideas expecting them to work
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 06:09
EXCUSE ME!… But don’t you mean… Knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, Neanderthal emotion? lol
William December 9th, 2014 at 08:16
Whatever emotion and false indignation the fair and balanced people direct them to display, I suppose.
mea_mark December 8th, 2014 at 15:23
You are projecting magnificently.
tracey marie December 8th, 2014 at 21:33
why did the economy crash under repubs not dems?
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 23:02
If republican fiscal policies really are the key to prosperity, if the GOP formula of low taxes and little regulation really does unleash economic growth, then why has the country fared better under democratic presidents than republican ones and why are red states the poorest states in the country? why is Mississippi not a roaring engine of economic growth? why are they dragging in almost $2.50 from the federal government for every tax dollar collected from them? and Kansas, cut taxes and the revenue did not magically rise as they predicted, it tanked!
burqa December 8th, 2014 at 23:13
Joe Quarino: “Doing the same thing over and over with the same outcome and expecting it to be different is called insanity.”
I’ve heard that.
It certainly applies to voting for Republicans.
Recently I checked my stats for the time we’ve been in recession under the various presidents of my lifetime.
I was born when Eisenhower was president.
The score is 105 – 6.
That is the number of months we were in a recession that began under a Republican versus a Democratic Party president.
Here’s the breakdown:
Eisenhower (REPUBLICAN) – 28
Kennedy (DEMOCRAT) – 0
Johnson (DEMOCRAT) – 0
Nixon (REPUBLICAN) – 11
Nixon/Ford (REPUBLICAN) – 16
Carter (DEMOCRAT) – 6
Reagan (REPUBLICAN) – 16
Bush Sr. (REPUBLICAN) – 8
Clinton (DEMOCRAT) – 0
Bush Jr. (REPUBLICAN) – 26
Obama (DEMOCRAT) – 0
William December 8th, 2014 at 14:08
” Liberalism is a mental disorder”
Always good to hear from the butthurt mullet lobby.
Joe Quarino December 8th, 2014 at 14:41
It is a mental disorder. No other country in the world can give poor people a better opportunity at being successful. That’s called capitalism not socialism (liberalism, progressivism what ever you call it this week). Just ask any person who has left a socialist country and came here.
William December 8th, 2014 at 14:49
That’s nice, now lets talk about America for a minute and *snicker*, welfare *giggle* and “tickle down”.
When you show as much concern about the handouts to corporate America as you do about hungry kids let me know.
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 08:31
And we all know that your guy Obama just loves to take care of HIS corporate cronies. GE, and Solyndra are just two. Entitlements are our biggest monetary problem yet no legislator wants to do anything about them.
William December 9th, 2014 at 08:42
“GE, and Solyndra ”
Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha.
So Skippy, which one do you want to talk about first?
GE which pays little or no taxes because of the the Bush tax code or Solyndra which was in fact started during the Bush administration
http://ourfuture.org/20120926/the-phony-solyndra-solar-scandal
Seriously, don’t ever change. You’re cheaper than cable TV and funnier than the comedy channel.
Bob Cronos December 21st, 2014 at 00:42
What corporate subsidies? You mean consumer subsidies don’t you? Those evil corporations get all their money from their customers, who are ultimately you and me…
crc3 December 8th, 2014 at 23:09
LOL!!
tracey marie December 8th, 2014 at 21:32
do you prefer the teabagg math that says mittens wins in a landslide?
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 22:53
Conservatism is a cancer on America,
Bush = the guy who launched two wars he couldn’t end,
presided over the greatest financial collapse since
the republican Hoover depression, encouraged the
national security apparatus to violate the constitution
in every way possible, created a Stalinist twilight prison
in Cuba, allowed N.Korea to get a nuke weapon, rode Vladimir
Putin around in a pickup truck like he was family, had the
greatest terrorist attack in American history happen on his
watch, turned Iran into the pre-eminent Muslim power in the
Middle East, helped overthrow legitimate Palestinians
elections, allowed a major American city to drown, had the
highest peak gas prices in our nation’s history.
Joe Quarino December 8th, 2014 at 12:12
You guys actually believe your own bullsh1t. Liberalism is a mental disorder, well maybe not in itself but it definitely produces sociopaths. So unemployment is in the 5% range now, tell me another one. 44 million people are on government welfare programs and 93 million people are out of work, they must be using that same math that says Hillary will be the next president.
fahvel December 8th, 2014 at 12:57
and you, a minority of 1 are an idiot in league with great minds of honest men like boner.
tiredoftea December 8th, 2014 at 13:08
No, we are blaming the do nothing obstructionist repubs for all that.
Suzanne McFly December 8th, 2014 at 13:28
Government welfare programs like social security or military retirement? Is that what you are calling “welfare”? Because I am positive 27% of our population is not on welfare and 93 million out of work? That would be a third of our population so unless you are counting children and baby boomers your “facts” are highly unlikely. You should educate yourself on actual facts before coming to a site accusing others of being “sociopaths” especially when it is evident you don’t know what one actually is. I am not for Hillary in 2016 but if it pisses you off I may change my mind.
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 07:16
“I am not for Hillary in 2016 but if it pisses you off I may change my mind”
lol lol
Dwendt44 December 8th, 2014 at 14:13
Actually it’s conservative thinking that is a mental condition. Thankfully there is a cure, but few are interested in being cured of foggy thinking.
Sarah Jones has it at PoliticusUSA:
In the four studies conducted by Scott Eidelman, Christian S. Crandall, Jeffrey A. Goodman, and John C. Blanchar
published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc, they concluded,
“(P)olitical conservatism is promoted when people rely on low-effort thinking. When effortful, deliberate responding is disrupted or disengaged, thought processes become quick and efficient; these conditions promote conservative
ideology… low-effort thought might promote political conservatism because its concepts are easier to process, and processing fluency increases attitude endorsement.”
Ever wonder why conservatives can’t seem to understand that people are not always to blame for the circumstances they find themselves in? While personal responsibility sounds like it makes perfect sense initially, when you walk
people through the various life circumstances that can render people temporarily dependent upon government help, it becomes clear that things are not so simple. These studies demonstrate the impact of correctional/effortful
explanations on political ideology, “This analysis also suggests that some forms of political ideology may result from intentional and effortful correction. For example, Wänke and Wyer (1996) found that liberals scored higher than conservatives on the Attributional Complexity Scale (Fletcher, Danilovics, Fernandez, Peterson, & Reeder, 1986), an indicator that the former generate more complex and detailed (if not more effortful) explanations for the behavior of others.”
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/322787
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/09/03/conservatives-and-liberals-have-different-brains-studies-show/
mea_mark December 8th, 2014 at 14:41
I bet Joe doesn’t make it past Sarah Jones.
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 15:10
Dwendt44..
Don’t waste your time..
Joe Quarino isn’t going to read your response and he isn’t going to click on any links you provided…
But I applaud your effort..(and I clicked on your links)
Thanks for the info~!
William December 8th, 2014 at 15:52
He will however faithfully regurgitate whatever he hears. One must always consider the source.
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 16:11
Bingo!
Tim Coolio December 9th, 2014 at 00:04
There is no comparison between Democratic administrations
and GOP administrations, Democrats are better for the
economy by far, pick any chart you want, and Democrats
beat the hell out of republicans on the economy, and
reagan only achieved growth through excess, he spent
the equivalent of three presidential budgets during
his two terms.
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 00:51
Question is…did they drop out or flunk out?
Obewon December 9th, 2014 at 01:02
‘Rusty failed everything in his one semester at college, even ballroom dancing.’-Mother of Limbaugh!
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 07:13
Good question…I say flunk….
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 09:38
Being a pointy headed liberal academic does not ensure success. All those in academia go there because they couldn’t make it in the real world.
tracey marie December 9th, 2014 at 09:45
Dr. Maddow is not making it in the real world?
William December 9th, 2014 at 09:58
“All those in academia go there because they couldn’t make it in the real world”.
Hey Skippy, the next time you go to see a physician, make sure you let him know (right before the procedure). That he’s there because he couldn’t make it in the real world.
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 21:39
A physician IS in the real world, they are actually working. It’s unbelievable that you don’t know the difference between someone who actually works in their profession and someone who doesn’t.
William December 9th, 2014 at 22:45
Lets face it Skippy.
You’re sick with misery because this president has taken America back from the brink the right wing took us to.
You hoped he would fail, and he didn’t.
So choke on it.
1. Authorized successful operation to terminate Osama Bin Laden
2. War in Libya won without a drop of American blood
3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women
4. Completed the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB
6. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information
7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier’s family
8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act
9. Limits on lobbyist’s access to the White House
10. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
11. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
12. Phased out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren’t even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan
13. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
14. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
15. New federal funding for science and research labs
16. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
17. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect
18. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
19. New funds for school construction
20. US Auto industry rescued, GM is back to being #1 car maker in the world
21. Housing rescued from continued free fall
22. $789 billion economic stimulus plan that save the economy from the free fall
23. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed
24. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards
25. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops
26. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010
27. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols
28. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
29. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
30. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their…
jasperjava December 9th, 2014 at 10:38
Because ignorance works WAY better than intelligence and knowledge, eh, Wayout?
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 13:55
Really??? You have been brainwashed by right wing media lies and distortions and you have no clue about much of anything. Your so-called “pointy headed academic” comment holds no water here. Be gone!!!!
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 09:35
And which of these is the LEAST successful monetarily? Yep, that’s right Maddow. Her ratings are consistently NEAR THE BOTTOM. This only proves that “higher education” does not ensure success.
tracey marie December 9th, 2014 at 09:45
making money does not equal intelligence. fox bots watch and regurgitate fox only. People who watch Dr. Maddow will also watch and read many other news to get a well rounded view. So tbaggs sitting in front of a TV with fox slop playing all day means nothing
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 21:36
If you think Maddow spouts intelligence, then we now know for sure that our higher institutions of learning have failed – at least with her.
William December 9th, 2014 at 22:34
LOL..Yeah Skippy, your source is all about intelligence and credibility.
William December 9th, 2014 at 09:51
If you are gauging success simply on accruing wealth then I guess Al Capone was a success and mother Theresa was a failure.
Thank you for proving (once again) that the right values money more than truth and honesty.
There are two types of right wing, Fox fed, Limbaugh lickers.
1. The very rich using the media to keep the rubes wound up, and ignorant.
The poor who actually believe the BS and trickle down crappola.
Check your wallet to find out which one you are.
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 21:45
You watch her? Why am I not surprised. MSNBC is basically a failure, rejected by the vast majority of Americans who only see a shill for the left and especially your dear leader Obama.
William December 9th, 2014 at 22:31
Uh no I don’t watch news. I read news. I do however find it significant that the left wing media is made up of people with graduate degrees, and yours is made up of liars, dropouts, addicts criminals and bipolar drunks
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 13:47
Having a lot of money means NOTHING. Great ethical character means everything. Reporting facts instead of some fictional crap means everything. Maddow hands down beats those three media thugs who have and will continue to report distortions and lies. If you chose to support what they do then you are just as bad as they are…
Bob Cronos December 21st, 2014 at 01:57
Hilarious! All multi-millionaires!
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 15:02
I know better than to feed this feral dog but…
Hey Joe..( Liberalism is a mental disorder). shows how ignorant you actually are.
I have some advise for you..
STFUAH
Joe Quarino December 8th, 2014 at 15:33
Doing the same thing over and over with the same outcome and expecting it to be different is called insanity. You guys try to employ the same 100 year old socialist ideas expecting them to work. Oh wait we’ll call it progressivism this time it will work, no no wait we’ll call it liberalism this time it will work.
Pull your head out of your a$$ and get some air I think your brain is almost dead!!
William December 8th, 2014 at 15:50
So what else did you hear on the radio today?
William December 8th, 2014 at 15:53
“You guys try to employ the same 100 year old socialist ideas expecting them to work”
Would you please specify what 100 year old “socialist ideas” you are talking about?
Just repeating something you heard that sounds cool to you isn’t very persuasive.
This isn’t a Fox audience. We respond to facts more readily than smoke mirrors and Neanderthal emotion.
raincheck December 9th, 2014 at 07:09
EXCUSE ME!… But don’t you mean… Knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, Neanderthal emotion? lol
William December 9th, 2014 at 09:16
Whatever emotion and false indignation the fair and balanced people direct them to display, I suppose.
mea_mark December 8th, 2014 at 16:23
You are projecting magnificently.
tracey marie December 8th, 2014 at 22:33
why did the economy crash under repubs not dems?
Tim Coolio December 9th, 2014 at 00:02
If republican fiscal policies really are the key to prosperity, if the GOP formula of low taxes and little regulation really does unleash economic growth, then why has the country fared better under democratic presidents than republican ones and why are red states the poorest states in the country? why is Mississippi not a roaring engine of economic growth? why are they dragging in almost $2.50 from the federal government for every tax dollar collected from them? and Kansas, cut taxes and the revenue did not magically rise as they predicted, it tanked!
burqa December 9th, 2014 at 00:13
Joe Quarino: “Doing the same thing over and over with the same outcome and expecting it to be different is called insanity.”
I’ve heard that.
It certainly applies to voting for Republicans.
Recently I checked my stats for the time we’ve been in recession under the various presidents of my lifetime.
I was born when Eisenhower was president.
The score is 105 – 6.
That is the length, in months, of recessions that began under a Republican versus a Democratic Party president, beginning with Ike.
Here’s the breakdown:
Eisenhower (REPUBLICAN) – 28
Kennedy (DEMOCRAT) – 0
Johnson (DEMOCRAT) – 0
Nixon (REPUBLICAN) – 11
Nixon/Ford (REPUBLICANS) – 16
Carter (DEMOCRAT) – 6
Reagan (REPUBLICAN) – 16
Bush Sr. (REPUBLICAN) – 8
Clinton (DEMOCRAT) – 0
Bush Jr. (REPUBLICAN) – 26
Obama (DEMOCRAT) – 0
Republican administrations are also outclassed by the Democrats in all the other major measures of economic performance, such as GDP growth, annual growth in disposable income, and percentage change in job growth.
Since the economy consistently performs more poorly under Republican versus Democrat economic policies, going by what you said, we have to consider voters for Republicans to be nuts! nuts! nuts!
William December 8th, 2014 at 15:08
” Liberalism is a mental disorder”
Always good to hear from the butthurt mullet lobby.
Joe Quarino December 8th, 2014 at 15:41
It is a mental disorder. No other country in the world can give poor people a better opportunity at being successful. That’s called capitalism not socialism (liberalism, progressivism what ever you call it this week). Just ask any person who has left a socialist country and came here.
William December 8th, 2014 at 15:49
That’s nice, now lets talk about America for a minute and *snicker*, welfare *giggle* and “tickle down”.
When you show as much concern about the handouts to corporate America as you do about hungry kids let me know.
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 09:31
And we all know that your guy Obama just loves to take care of HIS corporate cronies. GE, and Solyndra are just two. Entitlements are our biggest monetary problem yet no legislator wants to do anything about them.
William December 9th, 2014 at 09:42
“GE, and Solyndra ”
Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha.
So Skippy, which one do you want to talk about first?
GE which pays little or no taxes because of the the Bush tax code or Solyndra which was in fact started during the Bush administration
http://ourfuture.org/20120926/the-phony-solyndra-solar-scandal
Seriously, don’t ever change. You’re cheaper than cable TV and funnier than the comedy channel.
Bob Cronos December 21st, 2014 at 01:42
What corporate subsidies? You mean consumer subsidies don’t you? Those evil corporations get all their money from their customers, who are ultimately you and me…
crc3 December 9th, 2014 at 00:09
LOL!!
tracey marie December 8th, 2014 at 22:32
do you prefer the teabagg math that says mittens wins in a landslide?
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 23:53
Conservatism is a cancer on America,
Bush = the guy who launched two wars he couldn’t end,
presided over the greatest financial collapse since
the republican Hoover depression, encouraged the
national security apparatus to violate the constitution
in every way possible, created a Stalinist twilight prison
in Cuba, allowed N.Korea to get a nuke weapon, rode Vladimir
Putin around in a pickup truck like he was family, had the
greatest terrorist attack in American history happen on his
watch, turned Iran into the pre-eminent Muslim power in the
Middle East, helped overthrow legitimate Palestinians
elections, allowed a major American city to drown, had the
highest peak gas prices in our nation’s history.
Matthew December 8th, 2014 at 11:45
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThKYQ8JrGHU/VISHglU_xSI/AAAAAAAAhjA/saJ1mczbTfM/s1600/Participation4044Men.PNG
tiredoftea December 8th, 2014 at 12:09
Gee, you’ve learned to copy and page images. Congratulations!
Spirit of America December 8th, 2014 at 12:42
I don’t understand the post.. why do we care per se about the demographic of only men 40-44? And I’m not being facetious, anyone out of work is bad, but why such a limited graphic/data post?
Dwendt44 December 8th, 2014 at 12:54
they have to come up with something that make the President look bad. By ignoring the many ‘baby boom’ folks that are retiring or taking disability, it looks like a lot of folks are sitting on the porch doing nothing while voting against their own best interest.
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 13:59
Because it makes the rest of the over all graphs per demographic look bad…
Pick the worst and present it as an average..(right wing tactic 101)
burqa December 8th, 2014 at 22:49
Maybe he’s just trying to say that the economy has never been better than it was under President Carter.
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 14:21
The graph shows a large spike in employment of men aged 40-44 just after Obama took office in 2009 and again in 2012-14..
It also shows the the last major recession ending just after 2009, (not long after president Obama took the oath of office.
burqa December 8th, 2014 at 22:45
Selecting such a small fraction of the labor force – men aged 40-44 – appears to be an attempt to selectively isolate a small detail and pretend it reflects the rest of the labor force.
Why not look at the figures overall and then break them down thusly?
We should remember that one factor in such stats now and in the next few decades is the demographic spike of baby boomers who are and will be retiring.
Matthew December 8th, 2014 at 12:45
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThKYQ8JrGHU/VISHglU_xSI/AAAAAAAAhjA/saJ1mczbTfM/s1600/Participation4044Men.PNG
tiredoftea December 8th, 2014 at 13:09
Gee, you’ve learned to copy and paste images. Congratulations!
Spirit of America December 8th, 2014 at 13:42
I don’t understand the post.. why do we care per se about the demographic of only men 40-44? And I’m not being facetious, anyone out of work is bad, but why such a limited graphic/data post?
Dwendt44 December 8th, 2014 at 13:54
they have to come up with something that make the President look bad. By ignoring the many ‘baby boom’ folks that are retiring or taking disability, it looks like a lot of folks are sitting on the porch doing nothing while voting against their own best interest.
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 14:59
Because it makes the rest of the over all graphs per demographic look bad…
Pick the worst and present it as an average..(right wing tactic 101)
burqa December 8th, 2014 at 23:49
Maybe he’s just trying to say that the economy has never been better than it was under President Carter.
StoneyCurtisll December 8th, 2014 at 15:21
The graph shows a large spike in employment of men aged 40-44 just after Obama took office in 2009 and again in 2012-14..
It also shows the the last major recession ending just after 2009, (not long after president Obama took the oath of office.
burqa December 8th, 2014 at 23:45
Selecting such a small fraction of the labor force – men aged 40-44 – appears to be an attempt to selectively isolate a small detail and pretend it reflects the rest of the labor force.
Why not look at the figures overall and then break them down thusly?
We should remember that one factor in such stats now and in the next few decades is the demographic spike of baby boomers who are and will be retiring.
Matthew December 8th, 2014 at 11:46
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000
Obewon December 8th, 2014 at 13:55
1978 Labor Force Participation Rate 62.8% of Age 16 and above, equals
2014 Labor Force Participation Rate 62.8% of Age 16 and above.
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 22:51
Republican Hoover’s great depression, GOP depression #1
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 08:28
Obe, you have got to come back to reality.
tracey marie December 9th, 2014 at 08:45
because facts are untrue in baggerville?
Matthew December 8th, 2014 at 12:46
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000
Obewon December 8th, 2014 at 14:55
1978 Labor Force Participation Rate 62.8% of Age 16 and above, equals
2014 Labor Force Participation Rate 62.8% of Age 16 and above.
New U.S. Record: 11 M+ Private jobs created in 56 consecutive months.
New U.S. Record: 241,000 average 2014 monthly Private jobs created best since 1998.
New U.S. Record: $16.5 Trillion GDP growing +4.5% APR.
GWB’s U.S. Record $1.4 T Deficit on 1/20/09 falls -70% to $480 B in 2014.
GWB’s U.S. Record 12% of $12T GDP 1/20/09 Deficit fell to 2.9% of 2014 GDP.
GWB’s U.S. Record Worst 1.08 M Private Jobs 8 year total were created every 4 Months in 2014 via the Obama Recovery and reversal of GWB’s 12/07 Great Recession record low everything since (R) Hoover’s Great Depression.
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 23:51
Republican Hoover’s great depression, GOP depression #1
Wayout December 9th, 2014 at 09:28
Obe, you have got to come back to reality.
tracey marie December 9th, 2014 at 09:45
because facts are untrue in baggerville?
tiredoftea December 8th, 2014 at 12:12
Well, the Dow came up just short of 18,000 last week and the largest corporations are breaking records. The Kenyan, Socialist Usurper sure has done well for the biggest donors of the Repubs. He’d replace Saint Ronny if he were one of them.
Dwendt44 December 8th, 2014 at 12:52
His suntan keeps him out of the running.
tiredoftea December 8th, 2014 at 13:12
Well, the Dow came up just short of 18,000 last week and the largest corporations are breaking records. The Kenyan, Socialist Usurper sure has done well for the biggest donors of the Repubs. He’d replace Saint Ronny if he were one of them.
Dwendt44 December 8th, 2014 at 13:52
His suntan keeps him out of the running.
Timmy Page December 8th, 2014 at 18:36
fy 2009 was a bush budget… not obama… every single dollar of debt is from bush and the gop…
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 22:49
If we kept doing things the way republicans wanted we would have been in the second great depression by the fall of 2009
Timmy Page December 8th, 2014 at 19:36
fy 2009 was a bush budget… not obama… every single dollar of debt is from bush and the gop…
Tim Coolio December 8th, 2014 at 23:49
If we kept doing things the way republicans wanted we would have been in the second great depression by the fall of 2009
burqa December 8th, 2014 at 22:38
The economy has been expanding since the end of the Great Recession, so I guess we gotta call that a boom.
It doesn’t compare well to previous booms, though, with tepid GDP growth and unemployment has dropped slowly. Wage increases have largely been soaked up by those at the top. Businesses have not reinvested profits in expansion anywhere near what they have coming out of other recessions.
The last really bad recession came after Reaganomics was implemented, and the recovery that followed was stronger than this one, sad to say.
I attribute this to a couple things. One is circumstances are different and the other is when we’ve experienced such a serious setback, even when the recovery is robust, things can seem pretty bad. The best example of this is the Great Depression and the recovery that followed. The Great Depression ended in 1933, but that whole decade is seen as one of great difficulty. GDP growth was over 8.5% and unemployment dropped steadily at a good clip, but things still looked bleak. That’s because we were put in such a deep hole in the first place that even a rapid ascent up the ladder to get out was one in which we were still in bad shape.
I’m sure MastermindObewon has the accurate number, but as I recall, something like $2 trillion was sucked out of our economy by the Great Recession and it takes a lot to replace that, and to do so just puts us where we were in 2008.
Obewon December 9th, 2014 at 01:27
-$16 trillion was sucked out of our economy by the 12/07 to 6/09 Great Recession. The Great Recession cost was an entire year of U.S. GDP equal to 25% of global GDP.
The Dems Keynesian 60% jobs stimulus totaled $500 B to reverse GWB’s Great Recession in 5 years. That’s all the GOP would approve, filibuster and gripe about for the past half decade. It took 10 years for the Great Recession GDP to recover to 1929 levels. Q4-2008 $12 T GDP nosedived -9% APR losing 825,000 monthly jobs in January, 2009. “Miss me yet?”-GWB’s “Anonymous Donor”-billboard was paid-for by RNC, GOP & Koch Bros Greedy economic illiterates.
burqa December 8th, 2014 at 23:38
The economy has been expanding since the end of the Great Recession, so I guess we gotta call that a boom.
It doesn’t compare well to previous booms, though, with tepid GDP growth and unemployment has dropped slowly. Wage increases have largely been soaked up by those at the top. Businesses have not reinvested profits in expansion anywhere near what they have coming out of other recessions.
The last really bad recession came after Reaganomics was implemented, and the recovery that followed was stronger than this one, sad to say.
I attribute this to a couple things. One is circumstances are different and the other is when we’ve experienced such a serious setback, even when the recovery is robust, things can seem pretty bad. The best example of this is the Great Depression and the recovery that followed. The Great Depression ended in 1933, but that whole decade is seen as one of great difficulty. GDP growth was over 8.5% and unemployment dropped steadily at a good clip, but things still looked bleak. That’s because we were put in such a deep hole in the first place that even a rapid ascent up the ladder to get out was one in which we were still in bad shape.
I’m sure MastermindObewon has the accurate number, but as I recall, something like $2 trillion was sucked out of our economy by the Great Recession and it takes a lot to replace that, and to do so just puts us where we were in 2008.
Obewon December 9th, 2014 at 02:27
-$16 trillion was sucked out of our economy by the 12/07 to 6/09 Great Recession. The Great Recession cost was an entire year of U.S. GDP equal to 25% of global GDP.
The Dems Keynesian 60% jobs stimulus totaled $500 B to reverse GWB’s Great Recession in 5 years -exactly as CBO forecast! That’s all the GOP would approve, filibuster and gripe about for the past half decade. It took 10 years for the Great Recession GDP to recover to 1929 levels. Q4-2008 $12 T GDP nosedived -9% APR losing 825,000 monthly jobs in January, 2009. “Miss me yet?”-GWB’s “Anonymous Donor”-billboard was paid-for by RNC, GOP & Koch Bros Greedy economic illiterates.
Meanwhile The Obama Economic Boom delivered doubled Stock Markets via U.S. Record $16.5 T GDP growing +4.5% APR! We took our country back from fiscal failures: ‘There is no evidence (Reagan, GHWB & GWB) trickle down ever worked’-Pope Francis on repubs record low everything.