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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,666 posts)
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 04:48 PM Sep 2022

GOP leaders at a literal loss for words about Biden-era job growth

Job creation under President Biden has been extraordinary which has pissed off the idiots in the GOP



https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-leaders-literal-loss-words-biden-era-job-growth-rcna46477

Late last week, Americans received more great employment news: The economy added another 315,000 jobs in August, bringing the total for the year to 3.5 million jobs, with several months to go. This is a total more in line with what we’d expect to see in a full year, not eight months into the year. It also outpaces any individual year from Donald Trump’s term.

But wouldn’t you know it, GOP leaders on the Hill responded to the job numbers by saying literally nothing about the good news. No press releases, no tweets and no public comments. They literally found themselves speechless.

These same Republicans were similarly at a loss for words a month ago. And the month before that. And the month before that. And the month before that. And the month before that.

In fact, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hasn’t issued a statement in response to U.S job data since January, when he released this gem lamenting news he considered “disappointing.”

“Our economy should be soaring right now, but the policies of this administration continue to stifle growth and hold back American businesses and workers.... In less than 12 months, the Biden administration has sabotaged what should have been a V-shaped recovery.”

The House GOP leader was referring to jobs data from December 2021 — a month that we now know saw job creation at 588,000 as the unemployment rate improved sharply. No one rooting for an economic recovery had reason to be “disappointed” by any of this.
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GOP leaders at a literal loss for words about Biden-era job growth (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2022 OP
Normal for the party that thinks that Fox Noise is news DFW Sep 2022 #1
All they need is Faux News to sell it to the sheep TheRealNorth Sep 2022 #2
I'm going with: A party that can't ever celebrate the others ever, is no party at all! Brainfodder Sep 2022 #3
If you want to have a little fun with the trolls gratuitous Sep 2022 #4
My own father in law tells me they aren't "counting the real job numbers". Probatim Sep 2022 #7
Jobs chart.... not sure of the date keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #5
Recent keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #6
Worse than that: they scream 'Fake News!' peppertree Sep 2022 #8
Does "I don't want to talk about it" really equate to a "loss for words"? Wounded Bear Sep 2022 #9

DFW

(54,447 posts)
1. Normal for the party that thinks that Fox Noise is news
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 04:58 PM
Sep 2022

If something bad happens under a Democrat, it is true.
If something good happens under a Republican, it is true.
If something bad happenes under a Republcan, it is the Democrats' fault.
If something good happens under a Democrat, it simply didn't happen.

If this is not engraved in gold on a marble plaque somewhere in the Fox Noise building, it's only because the Republicans were too cheap to spend the money for the gopld leaf.

TheRealNorth

(9,500 posts)
2. All they need is Faux News to sell it to the sheep
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 05:26 PM
Sep 2022

And for CNN and the MSM to "both sides" the talking point out.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
3. I'm going with: A party that can't ever celebrate the others ever, is no party at all!
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 05:29 PM
Sep 2022

Poopooparty, that I will give them.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
4. If you want to have a little fun with the trolls
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 06:02 PM
Sep 2022

Go on your local news website or Facebook page and comment favorably on any story about the terrific job growth under the Biden administration. You will see conservawhacko meltdowns of a most agreeable stripe.

Probatim

(2,546 posts)
7. My own father in law tells me they aren't "counting the real job numbers".
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 08:10 PM
Sep 2022

It's the tired trope that the job numbers aren't good news because Dems fudge the figures.

I've asked for proof - to show me different counting methods, but there's never an answer.

peppertree

(21,682 posts)
8. Worse than that: they scream 'Fake News!'
Sat Sep 10, 2022, 07:17 PM
Sep 2022

And deSatan claiming Flawrida had "3 Covid deaths a day"?

"It's 'cause he does such a great job!! *cough* *wheeze*"

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