Open Thread: 2009 Obama Says Economy Will Be Fixed Or He Is a One-Term President
An MSNBC interview from early 2009 has resurfaced to haunt Barack Obama, who explained to Matt Lauer that if he had not fixed the economy within three years, then he will be a one-term president.
Check out the video after the break, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Throughout the entire interview, Obama employs a tired blame Bush rhetoric, but the best part comes with his message for economic recovery. At around the 4:45 mark, Obama makes his one-term presidency remark, saying "If I don't have this done in three years, then this is going to be a one-term proposition."
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Over at Hot Air, AllahPundit explains why this video is a perfect attack against Obama for GOP campaigns.
It’s a killer twice over: Not only does it preempt the “Bush’s recession” narrative that The One will inevitably resort to once he gets desperate (Debbie Downer is feeding Republicans lots of ammo against that point, thankfully), but it’s lethal to the White House’s new messaging calling for patience on the economy. Remember when he used to talk about “the fierce urgency of now”? That’s the old Obama; the new Obama is more of a “it’s going to take time” kind of guy.
This interview resurfaced at the same time as DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz told Politico that Democrats "own" the economy.
We own the economy. We own the beginning of the turnaround and we want to make sure that we continue that pace of recovery, not go back to the policies of the past under the Bush administration that put us in the ditch in the first place.
Do you think Democrats will be able to escape these comments before the 2012 election?
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I begin to doubt that the
Submitted by Chris Norman on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:16am.
I begin to doubt that the hapless Republicans have the wits about them to use material like this against Obama in the campaign. They seem to have a knack for missing every opportunity to nail Obama and the Democrats. It could be a defective political gene within them.
In other news Inadinnerjacket is going into space.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:11am.
Humm what else can they jam in a rocket?
You Didn't Build That.
outreach
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:21am.
Must be some of that Muslim Outreach from NASA these days.
-Jon
Nah,
Submitted by 4eyes50 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:32am.
NASA just needs someone to foot the bill.
Another moslem face slap....er doing the slapping..
Submitted by upcountrywater on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:36am.
W. wimp is slapped out.h/t Huma
You Didn't Build That.
If people are smart
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:17am.
Assuming we can survive anything else in the next few months, and if people are smart, this fraud will be thrown out.
Just like Weiner finally decided to step down (apparently after his wife came home, couldn't have gone well at all) after a long time and the odds were getting stacked against him, maybe we'll get lucky and the odds will get stacked against the Chairman such as the ATF scandal, the Libya situation which he feels he doesn't owe Congress anything, and on and on.
I'm hoping against despair that this country will see some justice if impeachment proceedings go forward after the Chairman declared Libya as "no hostilities" despite sending bombs there. He claims there are no boots on the ground there, but I thought you have to have someone there to help paint the targets so that the beam riders can get them, so if it's not the military, who's doing it? Either way, I find it not a little disturbing that he takes that tact and yet he feels like it's enough justification to spend 100 billion more on a French-led NATO war, so he's all but declared himself a dictator.
This means we'll find out who in Congress really loves this country and will take the steps to remove this mad-manchild. This nonsense has got to stop.
-Jon
Time...
Submitted by 4eyes50 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:24am.
is a subjective term to a liberal, same as "million", "billion", "trillion", etc. Everything the "messiah" prophesied has not come true, yet he will still get a pass. Why? "Because he didn't mean it that way", or "You're taking him out of context", or my favorite, "You're just a racist!" Even Matt Lauer will defend The One, feeding us some pablum like: "When he said that if he couldn't fix this in three years, it would be a one term proposition, he was speaking metaphorically. I got that, why couldn't you?"
I agree that the GOP needs to go back and put all of his former speeches under the microscope. There's plenty of material, since Oblablah likes the sound of his voice. They should start now with ads, and keep running them until election day. I hope they do this time what McCain feined to do last time - use his own words against him. IF they don't, what's the weather like in Quebec?
i think that Debbie
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:43am.
i think that Debbie Wheresmybrain Schultz is a walking, talking campaign ad. Will the Republicans pick up on her latest announcement that the Democrats now owned this economy and it is recovering. Can they somehow bring back the misery index? None of us here are ad execs but I figure we could help them put together something.
Have you seen the Romney ad?
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:56am.
A shot from "the Road" or maybe "Book of Eli"....cut to Obama talking about the rising unemployment rate as "a bump in the road". Cut to shot of people lying on the road, getting up one by one and saying "I'm not a bump", each holding a sign with name/unemployed. Cut to "It ends November 2012"....Mitt Romney.
Granted, I'm no Romney fan, but that ad is pretty brilliant, and Obama and Little Debs' are providing, for free, the most stunning "sound bites" to use against them. Any/all of the candidates can use the same basic theme (although Frank Luntz says 3 clips are better than one)....the RNC needs to start with that, NOW! No need to identify our side's candidate, merely "Republicans have been trying to...A, B, C" since Obama was elected"....or "the Democrat Congress thwarted Republicans efforts to....".
We need to pound it into the non political junkie types that Obama and the democrats did this. Saturate the airwaves, make it "the accepted truth".
Obama SAID he WOULD own it....Debbie says they DO own it....it's up to us to hang it around their necks and shackle it around their ankles. It being the economy, of course.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
You know what will happen?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:21pm.
When the time comes, even if the DNC head was saying they own it, the Chairman and his ilk will be out there saying it's better regardless of the facts. The trick is how many people will be fooled this time around? I would even expect SanFranNan to say that even though it was her pockets that got lined.
I agree about the Romney ad, it's done well, I just don't relish the idea of him being president when there are better candidates, (Bachmann for one) but if it came down to just Romney and the Chairman, well, of course I want Romney....at a last resort.
I just hope that the Republican Candidate picks don't repeat themselves like they did with McCain, that was the WORST decision ever, even if I do like Palin.
I guess we'll find out how dumb the public is when the time comes, especially the "independents" since they were the tipping point in the 2008 election.
-Jon
And if he had any class,
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:32am.
And if he had any class, he'd make good on his word, and decline to run for re-election.
Can I get an
Submitted by 4eyes50 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:33am.
Amen?! Preach it, Sister!
Sorry, mb
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:59am.
That word is not in Obama's lexicon, nor in his dictionary.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Please MB!!!! Name me ONE
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 1:05am.
Please MB!!!! Name me ONE time that Boy O'Barry has EVER had any 'class'!!! This guy has to be one of the most CLASSLESS people I've ever witnessed in my long hard life!!!
Oh........I guess I could say the same thing about his ability to be 'honest', also. The only time I've ever noticed him being 'honest' is when he is talking about 'transforming our country', and the damage that he has wreaked as a result of this agenda...........
Why Wait Till 2012?
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:33am.
Obama and Biden could start a quick recovery with a simple three step solution:
Step 1, Obama Resigns
Step 2, Biden Resigns
Step 3, Boehner becomes president.
We should be careful what we wish for
Submitted by MidAmerica on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:42am.
Hillary is waiting in the wings like a cat watching a bird. Hillary as a candidate could be worse than running against a weakened obama because the country wants a new direction and Hillary would be perceived as being that. Hillary running against Romney would be characterized as a return of the old Republican establishment or a return of the prosperous years of the Clintons. Hillary could potentially have an easier time this election than last because this time it's about the economy and rightly or wrongly 'ol Bill is credited with a strong economy in the minds of voters.
We should only worry if she
Submitted by Free Stinker on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:58am.
We should only worry if she is running against Romney. Against Palin, Bachman, or Cain I think Hillary would get clobbered.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Here's a thought, Mid
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:02pm.
Hillary's making noises about not continuing as SecState.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if she takes Biden's spot as Vice President on the ticket. With the proviso of a co-presidency. Remember, she's held that position before. And Obama knows how unpopular he is....she's in the catbird seat, and if by some miracle they are re-elected and turn the economy around by 2016, she may think she can have a walk to the big chair.
It's not without merit, and I think it may be the only way Obama gets re-elected.
Biden's an idiot, and Obama is a notorious under-the-bus-thrower.
This was not my notion (it was Aca's)....but it makes a lot of sense and quite frankly, disturbs me because it is a scary, scary thought.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
I agree
Submitted by MidAmerica on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:30pm.
The idea of throwing Biden under the bus was floated around months ago. He is definitely expendable. Putting Hillary in the second spot will allow the media to bring out the 'It Will be HISTORIC!!' banners again to distract the easily distractible voters away from the disastrous years of obama. They can again move the campaign away from issues and onto electing the first woman vice-president. And if you criticize her you are a sexist pig trying to keep women down. Just like obama is all Black people Hillary will be all women.
I'm just amazed that so many still think Obama is trying to fix
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:57am.
...our crumbling economy.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
No kidding
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:04am.
If this was a company and he's the CEO(Even though I call him a Chairman, that's more like Chairman Mao instead of a Chairman of the Board), the board of directors would be cutting him off after the first year and they'd replace him.
I'm still waiting for Congress (the board of directors in this case) to do that. I better get used to waiting.
-Jon
San Fran Ban continues
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:59am.
Egads, you'd think San Francisco has got a vendetta against kids what with their banning of selling puppies and what not. Here's the latest one for them.
San Francisco Mulls Goldfish Ban
What a screwed up city in a screwed up state.
-Jon
Jon
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:09am.
No wonder California didn't do well in the freedom ratings...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003910/New-York-New-Jersey-Cali...
that article
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:22am.
That article had some pretty comical comments in there, just kinda makes you shake your head and wonder how people got as far as they did.
-Jon
Jon
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:21am.
At first sight of you post I thought it was the Goldfish crackers. It would make sense becasue of their ban on Happy meals. As one of the commentes posted to ban all liberals from SF would make more room for goldfish. Sounds like a good idea starting with multimiilionare San Fran Nan.
HOORAY For Rep Issa for the hearing on Operation Gunrunner
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:11am.
I am finally glad that the failed scheme by the ATF has been exposed for all to see. Even the NY Slime has an article on it today as well as the Atlanta Urinal and Constipation with Jamie Dupree's blog. Now I will wait and wait and wait for this to bring down Holder. As Rep Issa ask the Assistant AG about how he thought cooperation meant a page completely black out meant cooperation. That idiot Elijah Cummings reported to have apologized for Issa jumping on him. Then that idiotic gun grabber from NY Carol Maloney tried to make it a hearing on gun control.
I think the Democrats are going to circle the wagon and try to pin this on Bush or discredited the whistle blowers. So far Issa didn't let the happen. It give me a glimpse of how the LSM will now present this story, covering Holder and Obama's butts.
Here's another great separate
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:14am.
Here's another great separate at birth from the folks at Moonbattery.com
rick,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:24am.
My theory is, and always has been, that this operation was brought about by rogue gun-grabber wanna-be types in the ATF.
With any luck, this might just be the beginning of the end for the low life racist criminal Herr Erich von Holderen, and maybe a bunch of other freedom-hating bureaucrats as well.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:46am.
I would rejoice to see Holder run out of town over this but I don't have much hope. They are going to drag ass along and keep stonewalling the investigation. They will go to court after court to get the subpoenas squashed. Did you see how Cummings apologized for Issa jumping the Asst. AG for blacking out a whole page? I look for the Democrats now to get on the stonewalling bandwagon with the ATF and injustice Department. They didn't want the hearing to start with. They probably suspect like may of us do that this thing can be placed inside the door of the Oval Office.
Scummy Cummings
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:50am.
Cummings is one of those scumbag dems that really need to be thrown out of office.
I would predict that the Chairman might try to issue some executive order to prevent anything from happening to Holder or himself. Don't know how well that will work, but I bet that would happen along with the stone-walling that you mentioned.
God almighty I'm sick of these freaks!
-Jon
does he get to keep the 2012 campaign funds?
Submitted by Po Cho on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:06pm.
'''Obama Says Economy Will Be Fixed Or He Is a One-Term President'''
hahahahah, thats real big of him.
obamma was NOT voted for by 47% of voters.
He would have lost if 4% had voted the other way.
He had a cheerleading media working for him.
Do you believe he has lost support of 4% who voted for him.
I do not think any of the 47% have changed their mind.
His billion dollars is not gonna do it...........
Good news! I am invited to
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:19pm.
Good news! I am invited to fly to DC at Obama's expense to give him a piece of my mind. He sent me an email saying he wants to visit "Daniel -- I've set aside time for four supporters like you to join me for dinner." Man am I lucky, luckier than when I was selected for the Publishers Clearing House Sweeps. Anyone else get an email?
Seriously?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:22pm.
That's not that $5 a ticket raffle for dinner with him, is it?
-Jon
DtM2: Uhhh...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 7:28pm.
They may mean that literally. Conservatives will be flown to DC where they will be required to submit to surgery that will take the parts of their brains that control logic and rational thought.
Just a “conspiratorial” heads up!
- Grump :o)
Obama won't need a second term to accomplish his task
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:36pm.
This country will be mathematically irretrievable before his first term even ends.
And thanks to the paralysis that has gripped the House GOP critters, who apparently cannot bring themselves to defund squat, it probably is already.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
obama's campaign slogans are set
Submitted by ThisnThat on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 1:03pm.
And he can count on the MSM not straying from these honest slogans one bit.
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
I can't wait to be an EX PAT
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 8:47pm.
Obama's taking us down the rabbit hole, faster and faster.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Did You know?
Submitted by Retired Geek on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 9:26pm.
All of the profits from the 2011 Super Bowl would fund the Barack Obama 2011 "Spending Plan" for 27 minutes.
All of the profits from all 45 'Super Bowls' would fund the Barack Obama 2011 "Spending Plan" for 1/2 Day .
Liberals contend that 'Spending is NOT the Problem' - just raise taxes.
http://thpatriots.blogspot.com/2011/03/bill-whittle-eat-rich.html
Did You know?
Submitted by Retired Geek on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 9:27pm.
If 'All' of the salaries from the athletes in the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball, along with ALL of the winnings of EVERYONE on the PGA tour and NASCAR were given to Barack Obama - that would not be enough money to fund the Barack Obama 2011 "Spending Plan" for one full Day.
http://thpatriots.blogspot.com/2011/03/bill-whittle-eat-rich.html
Did You know?
Submitted by Retired Geek on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 9:33pm.
If 100% of ALL profits made in 2010 from the Fortune 500 Corporations in America were given to Barack Obama, it would fund 10% of his 2011 "Spending Plan"
http://thpatriots.blogspot.com/2011/03/bill-whittle-eat-rich.html
If Barack Obama had all the Gold in Fort Knox
Submitted by Retired Geek on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 9:34pm.
The total amount of mined Gold in the World from ancient times to the present is estimated to be 158,00 tons or 5,079,817,925 troy ounces.
If all of the mined Gold were placed in a cube - it would be about 66 feet 1.3 inches cubed.
At the price of Gold per ounce Today 1520.78 (May 26, 2011) American Dollars - it would amount to 7,725,285,503,981.50 American dollars or approximately 7.73 Trillion American Dollars.
Barack Obama wants to 'Spend' 3.72 Trillion Dollars in 2011 alone (the deficit 1.72 Trillion) - that would be 48% of all mined Gold in the History of Planet Earth - JUST for 2011.
There is reportedly 147,300,000 Ounces of Gold in Fort Knox - last audited during Eisenhower Administration, so no one knows for sure how much Gold is actually at Fort Knox.
All of the gold in Fort Knox @ 1520.78 dollars per ounce would equal 224,010,894,000 Billion Dollars or 13% of the 2011 deficit of 1.72 Trillion dollars.
The Daily interest rate on the money already borrowed by the United states is 5 Billion Dollars a Week or 260 Billion per Year.
ALL of the gold in Fort Knox would pay the interest on the existing debt for approximately 341 Days.
The United States has already reached it's 'Debt Ceiling' of 14.29 Trillion Dollars - which is 185% of ALL Gold ever mined on Planet Earth or 6379% of all gold in Fort Knox and the Barack Obama Administration wants to raise the 'Debt Ceiling' so more money can be spent?
Barack Obama and Liberal Progressives state in unison that "Spending Is NOT The Problem" - the United States just needs to increase taxes on the rich?
Who are these people?