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bigtree

(86,005 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:08 AM Oct 2012

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Unemployment Rate Is Better Than When President Obama Took Office!

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Greg Sargent ?@ThePlumLineGS

Heh RT @fshakir @NorahODonnell 7.8 now, 7.9 then. So technically, rate is better than when he took office.

Michael Tomasky ?@mtomasky

Obama can now say jobless rate lower than day I took office. Big.

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Unemployment Rate Is Better Than When President Obama Took Office! (Original Post) bigtree Oct 2012 OP

. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #1

What debate? ananda Oct 2012 #2

back to reality bigtree Oct 2012 #3

Not "technically". *Actually*. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #4

great point, Nye Bevan bigtree Oct 2012 #5

kick bigtree Oct 2012 #6

porphyrian

(18,530 posts)

1. . n/t

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:08 AM

Oct 2012

ananda

(28,874 posts)

2. What debate?

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:10 AM

Oct 2012

bigtree

(86,005 posts)

3. back to reality

Reply to ananda (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:31 AM

Oct 2012

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

4. Not "technically". *Actually*.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:33 AM

Oct 2012

You think if the rate had gone up under Obama the Republicans would be saying it was "technically" higher?

bigtree

(86,005 posts)

5. great point, Nye Bevan

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:35 AM

Oct 2012

'technically' has to go

bigtree

(86,005 posts)

6. kick

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:29 AM

Oct 2012

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