Obama: Caterpillar will re-hire people if stimulus passes; Caterpillar CEO: No, we won’t
posted at 7:18 pm on February 12, 2009 by Allahpundit
Yesterday’s banner Drudge headline is today’s comedy gold. Note the reason, too, why he can’t re-hire people right away: Because the stimulus simply won’t do any stimulating fast enough.
Exit question: How soon before Tapper gets kicked off Air Force One? Click the image to watch.
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Man oh man, the O just keeps getting kicked in the teeth, yes?
John the Libertarian on February 12, 2009 at 7:19 PM
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
D2Boston on February 12, 2009 at 7:21 PM
This is my favorite story of the day.
Weight of Glory on February 12, 2009 at 7:21 PM
The One is foundering faster than Jimmy Carter.
wildcat84 on February 12, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Dumbass.
Chudi on February 12, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Obama is turning out to be the liar-in-chief. How dumb does he think we are? Idiot.
bopbottle on February 12, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Again, this is what happens when you don’t kow how to do anything except campaign.
cadams on February 12, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Is it me or does Lord Obama come off as kind of ermmmmm…inexperienced?
ronsfi on February 12, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Rachel “St. Pancake” Corrie’s revenge..
TexasJew on February 12, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Well, well, well, it looks like The One has been thrown under a big yellow bus with a black three-letter-word on the side, and tank tracks instead of wheels!
How does it feel, oh mighty one!
singlemalt_18 on February 12, 2009 at 7:25 PM
No more questions for him at the press confrences either. Pretty soon we will know what color of underwear Tapper has in his dresser if he’s not careful.
Brat4life on February 12, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Liberals reap what they sow…… hatred and elitism and theft returns in treble….. gotta love karma.
MNDavenotPC on February 12, 2009 at 7:26 PM
this will put a damper on tomorrow’s revival meeting.
rob verdi on February 12, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Unemployment numbers are a distraction from The One’s quest of self discovery.
pedestrian on February 12, 2009 at 7:27 PM
I think I know one CEO who’s on ‘the list’….and yeah, I can’t believe Tapper has lasted this long…he’s clearly not a ‘team player’.
AUINSC on February 12, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Heh. I heard Teh One today spinning his tale of how Caterpillar would save something like 22K jobs or some nonsense now that the stimulus fraud has passed. I thought it sounded funny. And it was – well, not to those workers that lost their jobs, and just had their hopes crushed by Teh One! I don’t laugh at them – I laugh at the Imbicile-in Chief, and how quickly he’s tumbling off his pedestal.
Anna on February 12, 2009 at 7:28 PM
LOL Barry pwned again!
carbon_footprint on February 12, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Jake, baby ~ if you see flashing red lights and hear shrieking children, get the H3LL OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tree hugging sister on February 12, 2009 at 7:29 PM
This is truly shaping up to be a “First 100 Days” to remember…
JetBoy on February 12, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Hold the presses!
He said there “honestly” (gulp) will be more lay-offs BEFORE anyone gets rehired!
No shit!
singlemalt_18 on February 12, 2009 at 7:29 PM
This is like watching a boxing match… B.O. says something and gets knocked down.
upinak on February 12, 2009 at 7:30 PM
If Gregg is the new most popular Republican in America, then Tapper is in the running for the Repubican choice as the new most popular MSM media member.
INC on February 12, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Okarma!
carbon_footprint on February 12, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Meet my Secretary of Commerce! what? uh, ok, Meet my new Secretary of Commerce! what? seriously? oh crap! we’ll change the subject. This bill will allow companies like Caterpillar to begin hiring. what’s that? what do mean, no it won’t? uh, ah, uh Hope! ah, and uh, ah Change! jeez, guys, can we do any worse? Yes we can!
trubble on February 12, 2009 at 7:30 PM
One more for a hat trick. Best week ever.
sherry on February 12, 2009 at 7:31 PM
This sure has been a banner week for the blogging biz(ignoring the financial side of it, that is)…there’s just so much material here.
AUINSC on February 12, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Can you imagine how the enemies of America are biting at the bit to get at this rookie ass clown…
Another day, another embarrassment in front of the entire world!
Keemo on February 12, 2009 at 7:31 PM
A little light on heavy construction?
There is construction buried somewhere in that mess?
Jim708 on February 12, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Tapper was the least leg-tingly mainstream reporter during the campaign season, so I’m glad to see he’s continuing on that. Another guy to keep an eye on is Drew Griffin of CNN. Unfortunately, his last major incident of note was when he misquoted the National Review when interviewing Palin. Having seen his work on Acorn and Ayers, I knew it was a mistake, and he apologized, but I haven’t seen him since.
jimmy the notable on February 12, 2009 at 7:31 PM
I was sort of wondering yesterday about that because if the buy American stuff is still in the final bill, how would a trade war help CAT? They need global business/orders to survive. Not just a few orders from temporary, “shovel ready jobs”
tehd on February 12, 2009 at 7:32 PM
can’t wait to see what Leno, Letterman, SNL
etc do with this /sarc
FLKraKa on February 12, 2009 at 7:32 PM
I saw Owens on CNBC last week pushing for the stimulus. Obama got played today…by just about everybody.
genso on February 12, 2009 at 7:32 PM
BTW, whaddya say he counts those 22,000 jobs toward his 3 or 4 million jobs that stimulus saves anyway? He’s gotta start getting those numbers from somewhere.
AUINSC on February 12, 2009 at 7:33 PM
What? Well, the heck with Owen. Maybe Deere will take my order for a new tractor with $13 down and $13 a month and hire 5,000 new workers.
Dusty on February 12, 2009 at 7:33 PM
If Obama has a press conference tomorrow, it is going to be must-see TV, prime-time worthy.
Glenn Jericho on February 12, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Now see, the beauty of this is Obama doesn’t really ever have to answer to his multitude of lies and 360′s so this is some big time shedenfreude served on a steaming dish.
Topsecretk9 on February 12, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Lets not be too hasty here – perhaps Obama plans on having the government buy Caterpillar and put all those employees back to work making machinery so other people can dig really big holes and fill them back up again. That’s the one factor economists are not considering – the bigger the holes the faster the recovery.
gwelf on February 12, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Dumb enough to have elected him. No matter, the MSM will not report any of this, its Hope and Change all the way!
dmann on February 12, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Osama Obama keeps digging his own hole deeper and deeper.
If he wasn’t the Messiah, his approval rating would be in minus numbers by now.
One of these days, he’ll utter a lie that will make him liable for impeachment. I can hardly wait.
MrScribbler on February 12, 2009 at 7:35 PM
A point that Owens has made for several weeks. Do you wonder why Obama pulled back on the talk about protectionism? Europe, China, Japan, and American CEO’s.
genso on February 12, 2009 at 7:35 PM
This is truly shaping up to be a “First 100 Days” to remember…
JetBoy on February 12, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Keemo on February 12, 2009 at 7:35 PM
And they wonder why Barry keeps trying to get out of the White House.
Iblis on February 12, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Oh wait for it-soon it will Gibbs or Obama presser ,”Thats not what I meant when I said it and not what I said when I meant it,you didnt hear it the way I meant it, because I didnt mean for you to hear it the way I said it.”
canditaylor68 on February 12, 2009 at 7:36 PM
It sounds like the CEO of Caterpillar got some of it his mouth, but was able to spit it out after the fact.
TheSitRep on February 12, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Well,that could CHANGE,
Maxine Waters,might say
to Caterpillar,
———
“Let me tell you something,maybe will buy your company,
nationalize it,
and we won’t hire you”,
“how abou THAT,Mr.CEO,tuff guy”!
-Maxine Waters.)Snark)!
canopfor on February 12, 2009 at 7:37 PM
President Obama’s BS gives a new meaning to “shovel-ready”.
carbon_footprint on February 12, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Is she doing the finger wag and head weave while she’s saying it?
genso on February 12, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Thanks, I missed that (about Owens-as I cannot stand the local news)
So Obama is not talking about the protectionism; but it is still there?
…and the UAW’s response to this is?
“Vote democrat”
WTF?!
I get way too frustrated with people who think the UAW is looking out for their jobs.
*need aspirin*
tehd on February 12, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Lets not be too hasty here – perhaps Obama plans on having the government buy Caterpillar and put all those employees back to work making machinery so other people can dig really big holes and
fill them back up againthrow money into them. That’s the one factor economists are not considering – the bigger the holes the faster the recovery.gwelf on February 12, 2009 at 7:34 PM
FIFY
califcon on February 12, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Wow, Ellsworth. You fscked up.
spmat on February 12, 2009 at 7:40 PM
And SNL still stands behind the meme that “there’s just nothing funny we can use” in regards to this administration????
hoosiermama on February 12, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Now that’s what I call a shovel-ready project!
NeighborhoodCatLady on February 12, 2009 at 7:41 PM
In the comment section it said that if done the old way our unemployment is 13.9%…where does that come from?
tomas on February 12, 2009 at 7:41 PM
The Zero doesn’t believe anyone will question what he says. It’s like he doesn’t understand American very well.
tarpon on February 12, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I’m expecting him to beat up a defenseless rabbit by the end of the week.
Pasalubong on February 12, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Two different issues. Protectionism, “buy American,” is shelved but the thing about union workers is still in….I think. Of course, expect the workaround by executive order or in the compromise bill to come at any time.
genso on February 12, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Meanwhile,as the Liberal circus gets into
high gear,and the distractions keep com’n
hand over zee fist,
the enemys of America,are laughing there #ss’s
off,and are plotting!
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canopfor on February 12, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Obama’s administration is epic fail at this point
Defector01 on February 12, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Whupps!!!
NO Crap Sandwich for you!!!!
Dump yer stock now…..
BigWyo on February 12, 2009 at 7:45 PM
There is a belief that 6% unemployment is total employment due to the welfare state. Meaning 6% aren’t going to work if you give them a job, drive them back and forth to work and let them take a two week vacation before they have to do anything. Add that to the 7.6% and you get 13.6%
genso on February 12, 2009 at 7:46 PM
O/T What happened with the spat between Reid and Pelosi? Pelosi was supposed to have a press conference this morning, but delayed it or canceled it due to the infighting. I haven’t heard anything since.
InCali on February 12, 2009 at 7:46 PM
“This isn’t the 100 days I’ve known for 20 years.”
Can I stomach watching the lamestream media news to see how they cover this? Ummmmm, nah.
darwin-t on February 12, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Is “buy Amermican” actualy out? Someone needs to check the actual bill… which they are STILL changing…
Romeo13 on February 12, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Man, the memory hole is getting a real workout. It’s gonna have to be relined with asbestos and modded with an extra burner to keep up with all the incineration of history Big Brother Barry needs.
George Orwell on February 12, 2009 at 7:49 PM
I was just wondering why the local UAW said nothing about how the buy American clause would hurt them.
If they actually cared they would have been screaming against that part of the bill.
tehd on February 12, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Yeah but, yeah but, Sarah Palin isn’t Vice President! What do you say to that, haters!
/sarc
Jim62sch on February 12, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Somebody hasn’t been taking his daily ration of kool-aid….
Hog Wild on February 12, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Is she doing her finger wave…..
genso on Feb 12,2009 at 7:32PM.
genso: Oh how I wish,that video existed,finger waving,
and Maxine hot under the blouse,stammering and
stuttering,and foaming at the mouth,haha:)
canopfor on February 12, 2009 at 7:50 PM
I doubt its in there. Obama made a public statement about it last week after Europe squawked. Of course, you can’t count of Nan and Dingy not to add it to the compromise bill.
genso on February 12, 2009 at 7:51 PM
*I’m over my head in this discussion; but trying to understand*
tehd on February 12, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Tapper will soon be auditioning for Joe the Plumber’s gig at PJTV, after he gets vetted by Helen Jones-Kelley. Sorry, Tapper, shouldn’t have asked to put your fingers in the Messiah’s wounds.
Jim62sch on February 12, 2009 at 7:52 PM
It’s too bad nobody pointed out that Barack Obama was an empty suit with no experience and minimal accomplishments last Fall before the election. All of these disasters could have been predicted…
gridlock2 on February 12, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Obama and the unions need China to buy about $400 billion in debt. I think even the unions have to concede some things to get most of what they want. Without China, we’ll be printing just about all of the debt and the dollar will plummet.
genso on February 12, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Show of Hands-
Can anybody name an incoming administration this screwed up and incompetent? Anybody? Anybody?
highhopes on February 12, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Racist!
That’s precisely what happened to the critics prior to the filthy liar’s election. You need proof, just talk to Bill Clinton.
highhopes on February 12, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Baby Doc Duvalier’s, maybe? Victor Emmanuel’s replacements for Mussolini?
MrScribbler on February 12, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Actually, from what I recall, the rabbit was the one who whipped Jimmy Carter’s ass. After it scared the shit out of him, it swam away. That rabbit’s descendants are still telling stories around the rabbit burrow, like Watership Down, about what pussies Democrats are.
Jim62sch on February 12, 2009 at 7:57 PM
ROTFLMAO!!!!
highhopes on February 12, 2009 at 7:57 PM
I can barely understand her when she gets worked up like that. The video would have to be subbed. I’d love to see it too.
genso on February 12, 2009 at 7:58 PM
It’s almost like unions exist for the sake of unions….
Whoda Thunk???
BigWyo on February 12, 2009 at 7:58 PM
I almost feel sorry for 0bama.
Must be rough to suddenly encounter reality and accountability for the first time in 47 years of existence.
LegendHasIt on February 12, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Hardy har har!!!!
Obama is looking like a harpooned whale.
I was actually out working today –
doing my part to stimulate the economy.
izoneguy on February 12, 2009 at 7:59 PM
George Bush is having a wonderful day in Texas. And well-deserved.
sherry on February 12, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Can anybody name an incoming administration this screwed up and incompetent? Anybody? Anybody?
highhopes on February 12, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Robert Mugabe’s?
Bishop on February 12, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Liberal co-worker of mine today accused Tapper of being biased and “having an agenda”. I wish I was joking.
LastRick on February 12, 2009 at 8:01 PM
I wonder how cool and collected Obama is in private while all of this is going down. I’ve known people like him before. Who here thinks the dog is beginning to shy away when O steps into the room?
genso on February 12, 2009 at 8:02 PM
How soon,will tapper get kicked off AF/1!
Has he stopped drinking,the mandatory Kool-Aid
drink,prior to Hopey’s talkin points!
And if he does,I bet its via,the back door,
ala,The Newt episode redo!!Ahem.
canopfor on February 12, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Sweet! Two black eyes in one day! What now, sucka?
NoLeftTurn on February 12, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Unqualified success!
Jim Treacher on February 12, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Oh! Let’s enjoy the big picture.
Today was supposed to be all about the “bipartisan” economic stimulus legislation. Today was supposed to be Congress getting together and giving the filthy liar an agreed upon way to give government an even more intrusive presence in everyday life……
House Republicans objected to the idea of voting on legislation Nancy Pelosi refuses to let them see.
Senator Gregg withdraws without giving the filthy liar prior notice.
There are rumors, leaked to the media, that all the objectionable stuff to the economic stimulus bill are back in the final product (which will cause a firestorm of wrath if true).
The fact that the idea that Caterpillar’s CEO calls out the filthy as a filthy liar is just icing on the cake.
The filthy liar couldn’t f**k up his honeymoon period anymore if he were trying to do so.
highhopes on February 12, 2009 at 8:05 PM
FIFY.
Actually, the wife is probably not shying away – she’s likely sharpening her bat’leth, eating some gagh, and preparing to challenge Gregg to ritual combat.
Jim62sch on February 12, 2009 at 8:05 PM
At what point do we get to call stupid, well stupid?
The media heads are still spewing the BS that this guy is off the charts brilliant… This guy is exactly what we thought he is; a rookie politician in way over his pay grade.
Truth is, Pelosi is calling the shots. Obama is just a front man for Pelosi and Reid. Obama is their own personal clown; no matter what they dress him up in, the man’s a clown. Enough with the “smartest president eva” mantra!
Keemo on February 12, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Too damned funny. +10
genso on February 12, 2009 at 8:06 PM
I am sure this will be the CEO that will get fired first.
promachus on February 12, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Understatement of the thread!
Bob's Kid on February 12, 2009 at 8:08 PM
I am sure this will be the CEO that will get fired first.
promachus on February 12, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Barney Frank will demand that Mr. Caterpillar appear before a congressional investigative committee to discuss “irregularities” in the company that were recently discovered by the IRS.
Bishop on February 12, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Look, when it comes down to it, whether Caterpillar rehires or not is irrelevant to the big picture.
After all, even assuming that Caterpillar got all the stimulus money it wanted tomorrow, and Monday rehired all of its laid-off workers and even expanded by 10,000 jobs…
How would that help Michelle Obama’s children?
malclave on February 12, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Oh, the irony… How many big-wigs donated their money and votes to Obama? I’d bet they all did. Chickens coming home to roost!
Keemo on February 12, 2009 at 8:11 PM
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