Ann Coulter: Media 'Will Lie About the Economy' To Get Obama Reelected
Just how far are the media willing to go to get Barack Obama reelected?
As conservative author Ann Coulter told Fox News's Sean Hannity Friday evening, "He will have the entire mainstream media bucking for him and they will lie about the economy. 'Oh, it's a turnaround, don't stop him now'" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
ANN COULTER: I mean, Wall Street gave its biggest donation in world history to Obama. Why aren't they protesting Obama? They don't know what they're protesting. They're brainless. They're brainwashed and yes, there is always the possibility of violence with the mob.
SEAN HANNITY, HOST: All right. Did you ever give Chris Christie his inhaler back?
COULTER: I did because I'm now looking at Romney-Cain.
HANNITY: Wait a minute. Excuse me. His breathalyzer back.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTER: That was - for non-regular Hannity viewers - a reference to a mistake made by Obama.
HANNITY: Yes.
COULTER: And I want you to leave Obama alone, give the poor guy a break. He's still in grief over the cancellation of the first two weeks of the NBA season. Just back off.
HANNITY: I'm sorry if I'm going after the president. Well, it's getting cold, he can't play golf so he must be really upset. All right. But here's what I want to ask you, very simple. Now, who do you support?
COULTER: Romney-Cain, 2012.
HANNITY: OK. Romney-Cain, not Cain-Romney?
COULTER: Only because Cain has never held elective office before. And I'd really want to defeat Obama. And I think it's very dangerous to run someone who's never held elective office. But I must say, you and I are just saying before we went on, every one of these candidates, even the nut candidates, are better than John McCain. Forget about how much better they are than Obama, the current occupant of the White House. So, I'd be happy with any of them. I think Romney has been magnificent in these debates. You have to go with what you have.
HANNITY: As bad as Obama's numbers are, can he make a comeback? In other words, could Republicans get overconfident and say, oh, unemployment is nine percent, he's in the 30s in terms of his popularity, 50 million Americans in poverty.
COULTER: To some extent. Yes. And you have to remember that he will have the entire mainstream media bucking for him and they will lie about the economy. "Oh, it's a turnaround, don't stop him now." But he doesn't understand the economy. He's done exactly the opposite of everything Ronald Reagan did and he's gotten the opposite results. I mean, he could turn it around by becoming the reincarnation of Ronald Reagan. What do you think the odds are of him doing that? And by the way, even that wouldn't turn the economy because once President Romney and Vice President Cain get into office, it's going to take 18 months to work through this schlock.
HANNITY: Yes.
COULTER: And then we are going to bring in Chris Christie as Mariano Rivera, he's getting going to be our closer, eight years out, and he will clean-up anything Romney and Cain left behind.
Coulter was 100 percent spot on concerning the media lying about the economy to get Obama reelected. That's how they got Bill Clinton in the White House in 1992.
Although Clinton-loving press members love to credit him with the '90s expansion, what they all conveniently forget is that it started almost two years before he was inaugurated.
As a refresher, the Clinton campaign's credo was "It's the Economy, Stupid." They knew the only way to beat the incumbent George H.W. Bush was to convince the American people things were far worse than they really were.
With the media's help, Clinton did exactly that. Yet the actual numbers don't support the premise.
The National Bureau of Economic Research - the entity responsible for officially determining when recessions begin and end - finds the '90s recession concluded in March, 1991. That's 22 months before Clinton was inaugurated and seven before he even put his name in as a candidate.
That's right - the recession that the media continued to report throughout the campaign ended 20 months before Election Day 1992.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis confirms the NBER's conclusion. The Gross Domestic Product grew by 2.7 percent in the second quarter of 1991. This was followed by gains of 1.7 percent and 1.6 percent in quarters three and four respectively.
Although growth was tepid in 1991, the recession actually ended in the first quarter of that year.
By 1992, the economy was beginning to explode with GDP gains of 4.5 percent, 4.3 percent, 4.2 percent, and 4.3 percent in quarters one through four respectively.
As such, despite what the Clinton campaign was saying on the stump - and the media were dishonestly reinforcing with their reports - the economy was in fine shape in 1992.
If the press had accurately conveyed this to the American people, George H.W. Bush would have been easily reelected despite the presence of Reform Party candidate Ross Perot.
Since this deceitful playbook worked perfectly in 1992, we should expect them to follow it once again 20 years later in order to keep Obama in the White House.
It's probably the only chance he has.
*****Update: Almost on cue, NewsBuster Tom Blumer offers a perfect example.
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Yup.
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 10:21am.
Definitely.
They have a dilemna however.
Submitted by NeoKong on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 10:40am.
If they are going to rely on OWS type protesting and class warfare next fall how are they going to be able to say the economy is better at the same time explaining all these unemployed bums in the streets....?
Good point, Neo.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 11:36am.
That's the quandary the left will find themselves in. On the one hand,there'll be Flea Baggers everywhere, at least according to the LSM, on the other, we'll be in the throes of the most miraculous things since the immaculation of 0.
However will they spin it?
Aaaah-you forget
Submitted by KornKing on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 12:51pm.
It doesn't need to make sense for the lapdogs to push it
Ann is right - but the media
Submitted by Van Halen on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 10:59am.
Ann is right - but the media have been doing this for a while. Bad economic news is always unexpected, we're always right around the corner from recovery. We're never in a recession or a depression. Yet the majority of people know otherwise which is why Obama's poll numbers are tanking. My personal opinion is that no matter how hard the media try to prop him up that it won't work. The average person right now is broke, unemployed, or on the battlefield. That will not translate into Obama votes.
Media know that their empire is at stake
Submitted by Slyrr on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 11:11am.
My first reaction was, 'DUH'. The media created Obama. Without the media lying for him and covering his backside in 08, Obama probably wouldn't have been elected. He was the media's creation, he was their pick. They sank every ounce of their credibility into Obama, and whored themselves for him at every turn. They covered up every one of his flubs. They amplified any of his accomplishments, no matter how miniscule. They pimped him as 'the One', 'the Messiah', the golden god who would descend from Olympus and blast rainbows out of his candy @$$ that would end war, turn everything into gold and make every day Christmas.
They LIED.
Obama's presidency is collapsing like the house of cards that it always was. But the media is now scrambling to the card house with duct tape in hand in a desperate bid to prove the slum they sold the American people is actually a mansion.
Their lives are on the line. If Obama falls, the media falls with him. Because they are part of him, and he is part of them. They know if they can't save Obama, the people will never trust them again, and any other politician that the media may whore themselves for in the future will be immediately dismissed by the American people. They know the people would say, 'Oh no, we're not falling for YOU guys anymore - not after the lemon you sold us last time!'
Besides that - we all know that Obama is taking some of the trillions of dollars that he stole from our paychecks and slipping it into the back pockets of 'friendly' networks like MSNBC, CNN, et. al. These networks are failing, losing money hand over fist. And it's only Obama's patronage that's keeping them alive. A new regime would certainly shut down their money laundering scheme, and then their failed networks would wither and die, leaving their arrogant reporters on the unemployment line.
Through Obama, the liberal media have access to literally trillions of our tax dollars. Those are stakes for which men will play a desperate game. Lie for Obama? You BET they will. In fact, lying is only the starting point of what they're prepared to do.
We see the rumblings already. They're going to incite violence. They'll use their lies to pit citizens against each other and cause riots if they think they can.
The media and Obama..
Submitted by Paul G on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 3:28pm.
Just as Rush always says "the media didn't make me, the media can't destroy me". So you're right Slyrr...But ONLY if we conservatives play our cards right in 2012 will Obama be destroyed...along with the LSM.
here...here
Submitted by kinijane on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 3:54pm.
You are so right, well said.
double post oops
Submitted by Slyrr on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 11:12am.
double post oops
not only
Submitted by Tjexcite on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 11:15am.
Not only lie about the economy but lie about the opponents. Cain is not black enough, Obamacare is Romneycare. Perry had a rock 30 years ago. Cain once went to a white only lunch counter and never lived in any form of segregation. Romney got his wealth by illegal means. Perry is a member of KKK. Cain is a member of the Black Panthers and KKK at the same time.
Good luck
Submitted by TerryWest on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 1:17pm.
While each minuscule temporary or padded bump is seen as encouraging or a turn around any negative is seen as "unexpected".
However the "occupy employment office" movement is one Americans have been fully engaged in and have truly resonated with.
Good luck in trying to manipulate the country into believing Obama still has the magic beans in his pocket, along with the MS media.
The reason Christie won't run
Submitted by wingnut55 on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 1:43pm.
The reason Christie won't run is that he has small children. He loves his family and won't let the MSM do a Palin on his kids. You know any person that runs on the Republican side that their family is "fair game" to the MSM. So, any one with small children in their family will not run for President on the Republican side. It is sad, but true. Look and Palin's kids being attacked. Scott Brown's daughters being called prostitutes. The Bush twins being called drunks and anything they can think of. Channey's daughter gone after. The history of the Republican children being attack by the left is there for the looking. Just look and you will find I am right.
Not happy that Coulter is embracing Romney
Submitted by gopcongress on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 1:51pm.
I don't get any thrills up my leg with Coulter promoting Romney to the top spot. I've indicated in other posts how Romney may not be our best choice to make inroads in seriously reversing the Obama damage (think "Romney-care), let alone return the government to the original intent.
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Me neither.
Submitted by Texndoc on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 5:56pm.
In fact, I'm so un-happy about it, I won't vote Romney. Will not vote for a global warming alarmist, with a gun to my head. No.
Better have some eyes out there too.
Submitted by sciborg3k on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 1:58pm.
One other thing Americans (Republicans) better have is someone in every precinct ready to file a complaint about the massive voter fraud that is certain to occur.
ACORN may have been busted, but all the 'rats who worked there have just scattered like a bunch of community organizers into the thousand other leftist and racist outfits [la Raza, Urban League, CAIR, etc, etc, etc] that are still operating out there.
Hopefully a new administration will stop wasting the millions of dollars that the gov't spends funding these orgainizations.
SEIU, ACORN and ACORN NEW
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 2:09pm.
Are busily printing absentee ballets for dead people, cartoon characters, and illegal aliens as we "speak". There's no doubt just like last presidential election they're stuffing trunk loads full of ballets waiting for the moment to sneak them in some back doors.
WE MUST WATCH CLOSELY WITH CAMERAS AND CELL PHONES!!!
Excellent point!
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 4:10pm.
Perhaps we should volunteer to be poll workers.
Then at any sign of "impropriety" scream like bloody banshees.
Hmmm.
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The MSM can BS as much as the want and always do.
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 2:12pm.
But the unemployed and evicted and bullied people know better and the MSM doing so only underlines the corruption and that we MUST get these thieves out of office and end the controlling and lying to us.
And, let's not forget we need to fix the MSM as well.
Øbama’s Record since taking office:
Submitted by jmigyanka@msn.com on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 2:30pm.
1. Poverty Rate: 14.3% ↑ 8.3%,
2. Unemployment Rate: 9.1% (16.2%) ↑ 16.7%,
3. Average Weeks Unemployed: 40.3 ↑ 102.5%,
4. Median Income: $49,445 ↓ 5%,
5. Health Insurance Premiums: $15,073 ↑ 18.9%,
6. Number of Jobs: 139,627,000 ↓ 1.8%,
7. Inflation Rate: 3.77% ↑ 12,466.7%,
8. Food Stamp Usage: 45.2 Million ↑ 41.7%,
9. Average Price of a Gallon of Gas: $3.66 ↑ 101.1%,
10. Average Home Value: $171,900 ↓ 4.7%,
11. National Debt: $14.7 Trillion ↑ 38.7%,
12. Deficit: $1.28 Trillion ↑ 192.2%.
NO MORE TERMS for a COMMUNITY AGITATOR - EVER AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a record to run on
Submitted by mrwiffle on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 3:54pm.
That and it is Bush's fault.
Ann Coulter you are Hot!
Submitted by mrwiffle on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 3:45pm.
How about Cain and Thomas Sowell as VP?
I think any of the
Submitted by dzejk113 on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 4:48pm.
I think any of the Republicans running for the nomination will be infinitely better than obama . . . but we need to replace more than just him, our new Republican president, whoever it may be, will need a Republican dominated congress to start quickly and effectively undoing all the damage
the lamestream has known all along
Submitted by RD King on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 5:37pm.
that he and moochelle go to mussy ahab parties like the one for khalidi in LA a few years back and do maniacal ubangi dancin to the tune of "Death to America Death To Israel". That he and moochelle hang out in a black lib I hate America church practicing the tenets of communism & satanism. That he is in cahoots with geo soros and billie bomber ayers to the destruction of the US economy the collapse of our way of life and they have yet to say anything in a derogatory way about this illegal kenyan.
Ok that is it, I have had enough Teasing from Ann Coulter
Submitted by Avitar on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 5:55pm.
Ann Coulter for President!
Coulter in 2012!
Cain/Coulter for
Reagan's Tomorrow.
It is time she admits to running for President. She is clearly the front runner. If she runs for the Democrat nomination she could even beat Obama when all of the liberals die of apoplexy. I might be wrong about the last. After all since when has dying ever stopped a Democrat from voting for a Chicago politician like Obama.
"If the press had accurately
Submitted by ckc1227 on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 6:01pm.
"If the press had accurately conveyed this to the American people, George H.W. Bush would have been easily reelected despite the presence of Reform Party candidate Ross Perot."
"Read my lips: No new taxes." As bad as the media may have been, Bush has no one to blame but himself.
By the way, I think we can drop the idea that Coulter is a Conservative at this point. She's pulling for Romney now, and wants Christie to follow him 8 years later.
Here is but one set of
Submitted by coin of the realm on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 8:04pm.
Here is but one set of examples about the looting of our nation by an un-contested and insider granted open ended contract awarded to help the troops but ends up focused solely on $$$$. This kind of stuff is not unusual and exactly what OWS is protesting.
This is orders of magnitude worse than Solyndra and I never heard too much about it in the MSM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chXjCtkymRQ&sns=fb
Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws. Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Ah, Halliburton---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 8:22pm.
is that your version, counterfeit money, of "It's Bush 43's fault" ?
Using Solyndra as some type of equivalence ploy is a pretty lame endeavor.
MD
no media coverage?
Submitted by kata on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 8:23pm.
Did you even watch your own clip?
No-bid contracts?
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 8:47pm.
It's wonderful that your president, Barack Hussein Obama, mmm-mmm-mmm, did away with that practice, right, there, coins of lead?
Wait, this just in, Obama did NOT do away with no-bids, much like he has not made this the "most transparent administration in history".
And, you might want to google/bing no bid contracts. It seems that, in many cases, contracts were awarded without bids submitted, because there was only one firm that had the personnel and equipment to do what the government wanted done.
But, don't let facts get in the way of your talking points.
And, how do you know what the Flea Baggers are protesting? They 'have no demands", "no agenda", at least according to them.
Obama's still using the eevil
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 10/16/2011 - 7:42pm.
Obama's still using the eevil Halliburton, last year awarding a half-Billion contract to KBR. The Left lies and propagandizes over and over and over and over and...
The Left Wing Media Is Criminal
Submitted by rammingspeed on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 11:38pm.
Just a reminder from Ann, since the media has always lied about the economy to help the democrats and hurt republicans. Always have, always will. The Brian Williams et al led mainstream media are beyond corrupt. They masquerade as journalists when they are really agents of the Marxist marauders who plunge ahead. In this way the media is using fraud to gain a thing of value: Power. It is truly criminal. Couldn't prosecute it, but that doesn't mean it's not true.
Add in the fact
Submitted by HockeyKid on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 11:13am.
that 47% of the population doesn't pay income tax, and you've got a recipe for "re-elect President Igivyastuff".
Unfortunately, he's giving them stuff paid for on the backs of the 53%, and our children and grandchildren. I lost over $25K last quarter, thanks to Obysmal's "improving economy". That's $25K I've been working for and saving all my adult life, trying to do the right thing, and now I can't use it to send my daughter to school next year. Oh, yes, we could apply for one of those wonderful federal student loans courtesy of The One. So I can have $60K in debt instead of $25K in my pocket to use. MMM, mmm, mmm.
You can bet your last paycheck I'm gonna be out encouraging everyone to vote for ANYONE besides Obysmal. At this point, I'd vote for a small-necked clam to replace him. At least the clam wouldn't triple the deficit and then call for MORE spending when the economy tanked.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Ann is right, but....
Submitted by AdrianVance on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 1:58pm.
AP is showing that the media will abandon Obama. They are leading the way and just watch the papers and then the TV people catch on.
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