Richard94611 Loc: Oakland, CA

Just thought you die-hard Republicans who think Bush was so great and Obama (who inherited Bush's mess) would be interested in these statistics. The source is noted.


found at the Bureau of Labor Statistics -

Private-sector Job situation last 12 months under B/USH (2008-2009):

February___________-136,000 (lost)
March_____________ -112,000 (lost)
April______________-215,000 (lost)
May______________ -216,000 (lost)
June______________-231,000 (lost)
July_______________­259,000 (lost)
August____________ -294,000 (lost)
September_________ -425,000 (lost)
October____________­480,000 (lost)
November__________ -797,000 (lost)
December__________-658,000 (lost)
January____________-839,000 (lost)
.

Private-sector Job situation over past 12 months under OBAMA:

July_____________+175,000 (gained)
August__________ +52,000 (gained)
September______+216,000 (gained)
October________ +139,000 (gained)
November_______+178,000 (gained)
December_______+234,000 (gained)
January_________+277,000 (gained)
February________+254,000 (gained)
March__________+147,000 (gained)
April____________ +85,000 (gained)
May______________+105,000 (gained)
June______________+84,000 (gained)

micro Loc: Texas

Uh Oh, facts that show the the gains we have made.
Bureau of Labor Statistics? Must be some commie organization.

Richard94611 Loc: Oakland, CA

Of course the Federal Government is a "commie organization." This must come straight from the Politburo, right ? Facts do get in the way sometimes, don't they ? Let's just ignore them and be dumb.

Michael O' Loc: Midwest right now

YouY

You like communism, you vote for him.

Richard94611 Loc: Oakland, CA

For those who claim that Obama is terrible because he hasn't created more jobs than he has:

1) Compare his record to W's; and
2) Remember that when the horse herd (Republicans) spent eight years pooping in the stable, it takes at least that much time to clean up the poop.

My goodness, this forum is fun !

Richard94611 Loc: Oakland, CA

Thanks for your contribution. Your logic is flawlessly wrong.

Richard94611 Loc: Oakland, CA

I bet your logic generally runs in this vein:

All men are mortal.
Socrates is a man.
Therefore all men are communists.

Are you afraid of communists ? Are you still living in the McCarthy era ? Didn't you know that communism died quite a number of years ago ?

Facts are such a nuisance, aren't they ?

TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails

Fact --- Under Bush I had a job. When Obama was elected I lost my job.

Fat Gregory Loc: Southern New Jersey

Based on this data I guess the economy must be fine...

etanf Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

It boggles my mind when people like Richard try to defend that which cannot be defended. Obama is and was unfit for the job of President and the results of his four years proves this. You can spout all the statstics you wish but if one opens ones eyes and looks about the truth is there-if one wishes to see it. To save our country you must think past Democrat and/or Republican. If a despot was running as a Democrat against Romney who would you vote for. More than likely Richard would vote for the despot. Well i am not saying that Obama is a despot but he is not fit nor deserving of another four years. God help us if he wins!

ted45 Loc: Delaware

There several problems with your "statistics":

1. This appears to be a chart put together by Mediamatters.org. They show something similar, and we all know there is no bias from that source.

2. When your titles - "Private-sector Job situation last 12 months under B/USH (2008-2009):" are searched for they come up nowhere but here. Correcting the spelling of "B/USH" doesn't even bring up this information.

3. The Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't agree with your findings. For instance on http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.t05.htm a snapshot of Sept 2011 shows a net gain of only 747 jobs but your chart indicates a gain of 216,000. Why the difference?

I would have to ask three questions:

1. What was your real source of data?
2. How exactly does a President create a job that is not in the government?
3. When are you going to stop blaming Bush for everything that is wrong? Obama has been in charge since 2009. It is now the second half of 2012.

Hawknest Loc: South Georgia

yes they are when they are manipulated.

Hunter Lou 1947 Loc: Minnesota

Good job Robert.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

My friend, just polish those tall boots and put on the brown shirt and march and vote Republican and every thing will be in order. we know what we know and do not be confused by facts... a lie well told is much better than the truth.. the truth is confusing and hurts my head...

Fat Gregory Loc: Southern New Jersey

There is no education in the second kick of a mule!!! The boots and brown shirt is Over the Line. Next we will get a Black Face reference.