When Katie Couric and the folks at CBS start doubting what the Administration says about how effective February's economic stimulus package was, you know President Obama is in trouble.
Consider that on Thursday's CBS "Evening News," Chip Reid began a segment with the following startling statement about a jobs report card to be released by the White House Friday:
Well, Katie, that report is going to claim that the stimulus has already created or saved hundreds of thousands of jobs, but if the administration`s first effort at counting stimulus jobs is any guide, tomorrow`s numbers could be hard to believe.
Readers are advised to make sure youngsters are out of the room, for watching Katie and the Gang say the White House might be fudging numbers could be way too frightening for minors (video embedded below the fold with transcript, h/t Terri Green, file photo):
KATIE COURIC, HOST: Now let`s get back to that $787 billion stimulus Anthony mentioned. Earlier this year, the president claimed it would create or save three million jobs. There are some questions about how many it may have created so far. Chip Reid is at the White House tonight. And, Chip, I know the administration is putting out a jobs report card tomorrow. What can you can tell us about that?
CHIP REID, CBS CORRESPONDENT: Well, Katie, that report is going to claim that the stimulus has already created or saved hundreds of thousands of jobs, but if the administration`s first effort at counting stimulus jobs is any guide, tomorrow`s numbers could be hard to believe.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
REID: At a small college in Georgia, $100,000 in stimulus funds paid for trucks for students to practice for commercial driver`s licenses. Another $100,000 went for a modular classroom. The school reported to the government that 280 jobs were created.
In reality, not even close. That`s the number of students who benefited. It has nothing to do with jobs.
In Cocoa, Florida, a childcare center reported 129 jobs created by a stimulus grant. In fact, no jobs were created. The money was really used to increase the compensation and benefits of 129 existing employees.
Overall, it turns out the administration`s initial stimulus jobs report contained hundreds of errors as first reported by the Associated Press. Critics say if the kinds of errors found in that earlier report are repeated in Friday`s much more extensive job creation survey, it won`t be worth the paper it`s printed on.
CRAIG JENNINGS: We have, I think, a rough estimate at best. And at worst, these numbers are next to useless.
REID: The White House says the errors have already been corrected, that tomorrow`s jobs report has been double- and triple-checked for weeks, and that it will give an accurate, detailed look at the early success of the stimulus.
Republicans in Congress, though, predict the report will be a world- class example of government obfuscation.
REP. JOHN BOEHNER (R), OHIO: There is no factual way of determining how many jobs were saved or created.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
REID: Those Republican critics also say they don`t understand how some stimulus projects will create any jobs. For example, half a million dollars to study social networks like FaceBook, and $219,000 to study the sex lives of female college freshmen. Katie.
COURIC: Chip Reid reporting from the White House tonight. Thanks, Chip.
Makes you wonder if White House communications director Anita Dunn is going to file a complaint with CBS.
After all, she didn't think it was right for Fox News's Chris Wallace to fact check the Adminstration.
Why should Katie and crew get to do it?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.




















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Sounds like somebody is
October 30, 2009 - 10:57 ET by d1carterSounds like somebody is going to make the White House blog...
No wonder her ratings are tanking
October 30, 2009 - 11:03 ET by BlondeGood grief, the woman is unwatchable. That head tilt thing like she's a college freshman is particularly annoying.
Inept White House reported on by inept news readers. How perfect.
I hope he fails, too.
Blonde
October 30, 2009 - 17:13 ET by DoktorFrankenHow perfectly accurate. I, too, cannot stand to watch this Peter Principle Undergraduate - or many other people on the networks.
And we can all be proud to be so far ahead of the curve on this Kenyan Turd resident. When Perky Couric starts saying negative things you know that Hussein's in the toilet and about to be flushed - Big Time.
JMHO, you understand.
If Saul Alinsky owned a news channel it would be MSNBC. ---- Me
Yes, Dok Frank
October 30, 2009 - 17:23 ET by BlondeI love that term. I ramped it up many years ago....the Peter Principle Personified!
I hope he fails, too.
I'm not trying to be nasty,
October 30, 2009 - 17:29 ET by Radical1979I'm not trying to be nasty, but I wonder if she would have gotten this far if her husband hadn't died so young. she was always such a fluff reporter, then he died and it was as if grief made people look at her seriously. It didn't change the fact that she's still a little peice of fluff.
That's not nasty at all
October 30, 2009 - 17:39 ET by BlondeShe was a good morning host. She's a lightweight. Nothing more, nothing less.
And she's not aging well, IMO.
We had a great reporterette here in the Miami market years ago....Anne Bishop. She wasn't gorgeous (at all), but she was one hell of a journalist. She did quite well.
I hope he fails, too.
I don't watch tv so...
October 30, 2009 - 11:09 ET by vrwc13...can someone tell me when Katie switched to Fox?
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Interesting enough, when you die you are not dead, check the Owners Manual…
The Rats...
October 30, 2009 - 11:10 ET by Corny_McPoo...are abandoning the sinking ship - the Good Ship Obama.
Signed, Corny McPoo
Do Something Amazing!
Where does one appy to
October 30, 2009 - 11:11 ET by GlennWhere does one appy to study the sex lives of female college freshmen? thats some Hope and Change I can believe in!
:)
Steady!
October 30, 2009 - 13:45 ET by B-townGiantSteady...
Now they've reported
October 30, 2009 - 11:15 ET by mattmNow they've reported it....they can get back to their normal routine of covering up for and promoting libs while bashing conservatives.... This story will soon pass, and the cheerleaders will be back to their typical biased routine....
Sounds like Katie needs a little Obama love
October 30, 2009 - 11:23 ET by jefflebowskiWith all the attention Fox has garnered from the White House, sounds like Katie is not getting enough attention from Hussein Hopenchange. An oval office invite and flower planting or two with Michelle should get Katie back to her same ol' propagandist self!
Angry White Dude
www.angrywhitedude.c...
I don't think Perky was satisfied after her latest
October 31, 2009 - 11:43 ET by BO STINKSsummons from Hussein. Last time he called her to his chamber, she entered into a post coital coma that lasted ten months. This time? Couple of days only; and it wasn't even a real coma. Someone isn't happy with his performance in the bedroom anymore. I think KAtie is moving out of the harem.
I hope he is impeached, soon.
Classic Bipolar
October 30, 2009 - 11:35 ET by oldArmyClassic Bipolar
bi polar?
October 30, 2009 - 11:48 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonis it possible to have two left poles?
http://gjresult.com
Which one?
October 30, 2009 - 13:46 ET by B-townGiantKatie or Obambi?
Stimulus math...College
October 30, 2009 - 12:02 ET by MassConservativeStimulus math...
College X has 100 female freshman. On average a female freshman will have sex with 2 partners during the school year. If we throw a few bucks their way for a facial and a boob job maybe they will sleep with an average of 3.
Hey...we just "created" 100 jobs !!!!
2012 campaign slogan - "Carter got his 2nd term, NOW can we move on?"
The 787 BILLION dollars stolen from TAXPAYERS
October 30, 2009 - 11:45 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsoncost or destroyed 4 million jobs.
Any jobs 'created or "saved"' has already been proven by reality to be phony numbers.
http://gjresult.com
~It wasn't "hundreds" of errors, it was
October 30, 2009 - 11:46 ET by choselife3xThousands. The AP only reviewed a sample of the data and found enough errors to bring the official estimate down by almost 20%.
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
http://themessengerd...
Great. If I can't look to
October 30, 2009 - 11:49 ET by Another Dead KennedyGreat. If I can't look to the US government to be truthful (or is it truthy?), who can I trust?
~Try the Russians
October 30, 2009 - 11:53 ET by choselife3xGreat read.
I promise.
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
But...but...we're Americans!
October 30, 2009 - 11:59 ET by Another Dead KennedyBut...but...we're Americans! We have resolve! We have unity. And we have the One!
. . . We have a problem . . .
October 30, 2009 - 12:08 ET by Galvanic. . . at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
That sounds like a movie
October 30, 2009 - 12:46 ET by Another Dead KennedyThat sounds like a movie tagline.
Wow!
October 30, 2009 - 12:01 ET by MightyMouthDid Couric & Co. come close to actually pulling off some real journalism?
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
MM
October 30, 2009 - 12:03 ET by MrShyCould it be??? :p
Baby Steps
October 30, 2009 - 14:16 ET by miss911ninjaThey stuck their necks out juuuust a little, and set a good example. Will others follow in these baby steps back toward real journalism?
Yeah,
October 30, 2009 - 12:04 ET by RESTLESS 1How do I get in on that female college freshmen study. :)
"If the man, with the power, can't keep it under control...some heads are gonna roll." -Judas Priest
There IS a way to determine jobs lost or saved...
October 30, 2009 - 12:06 ET by mawendtThe way to figure out, at least a base line, of how many jobs lost or saved is to look at the unemployment claims.
Or another way, look at the total number of tax payers v. total number of non-taxpayers from year-to-year; the differential may indicate a percentage of those that slip below and into the 'public assistance' amount.
If we measure, either, though, it is apparent that jobs were lost overall.
What's going on at CBS, Noel
October 30, 2009 - 12:13 ET by Gary Hall..and the night before, the CBS Evening news with Katie Couric did a "fact check" on Him. Here's the lead-in:
I'm thinking that the MSM is sensing that eventually here, the broad public is getting a whiff of what is going on, and they'd better get something on record. Or/ is this an effort to nudge Him back in line with the "change" they elected him for.
(;~. gary
I think the Fox News
October 30, 2009 - 12:23 ET by MassConservativeI think the Fox News question on how these organizations would feel being "patted on the head" and told their doing a good job is hitting its mark.
2012 campaign slogan - "Carter got his 2nd term, NOW can we move on?"
CBS teaming up with the Washington Times???!!!
October 30, 2009 - 13:19 ET by Prester JohnThe Times is the print version of Fox News!!!
Interesting.
Very interesting indeed.
Prester/MassConservative.. here's the link
October 30, 2009 - 14:31 ET by Gary HallJust in case you didn't see it. Couric's CBS report is inbedded within the WaTimes report. Shocking.
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic donors rewarded with W.H. perks
(;~> gary
That so-called stimulus
October 30, 2009 - 12:20 ET by StarAZEveryone knows that so-called stimulus was legislative pocket lint they had lying around for yrs and couldn't pass--what a complete travesty--and it was almost a trillion!
On the Obama Hit List Now!
October 30, 2009 - 12:39 ET by RightWingIncKatie,
You just put yourself on the Obama "hit list". It's not nice to say bad things about our Dear Leader. Dear Leader will retaliate with a briefing on why you were wrong, and why you should stop spreading hateful propaganda.
http://www.RightWing...
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And poor Chip Reid won't be getting much attention from Gibby
October 30, 2009 - 18:26 ET by Cape Conservativeanytime soon!
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202.224.3121 LET CONGRESS HEAR THE ROAR OF THE SILENT MAJORITY!
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Obama saved katies job
October 30, 2009 - 13:22 ET by sevenThe lame stream media is working because of Obama. If they get laid off, he or Soros will hire them.
Hard to believe
October 30, 2009 - 13:25 ET by robertg222I find it hard to believe that the white house would lie to make themselves look good. I'll have to wait and see if this is reported on a real news network like Fox before I'll believe it.
Fudging
October 30, 2009 - 15:38 ET by NCMikeI guess, "You fudge!" is more politically correct, though no less accurate, than "You LIE!!"
No follow up question Katie??????
October 30, 2009 - 19:43 ET by totsotvaitnUsually TV teleprompter readers follow up with a question or two but I suppose Katie was too busy lifting g her jaw up off the floor after THAT report.