Obamateurism of the Day
posted at 8:05 am on October 7, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Jim Geraghty points out this lesson in the danger of counting one’s chickens before they hatch. Here’s Barack Obama proclaiming that the US was “on the path to recovery” a month ago:
Since then, we found that:
- Unemployment hit 9.8%
- Job-seeker to job opening hit worst ratio in a decade
- Durable goods orders and housing resales plunged
- Mass layoffs increased 24.7%
Maybe it would be better to quit predicting the beginning of the recovery. Obama doesn’t seem to be any better at that than he does at predicting how the stimulus will impact unemployment.
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Obama: Clueless
Jeff from WI on October 7, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Frankly, I think it’s likely true we really are on the path to recovery. It’s just the POTUS and friends seem to be taking us on a helluva detour.
apostic on October 7, 2009 at 8:09 AM
oboobi is very good at talking out his arse.
SHARPTOOTH on October 7, 2009 at 8:11 AM
He lies.
elduende on October 7, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Here is a man without a moral compass–one who will say or do anything to advance his public image, irrespective of the truth of those words or actions. He is the embodiment of truthiness.
Crusader Rabbit on October 7, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Obama believes he is some kind of supernatural being, and that because he says a thing it will come to pass. The IOC rejection of Chicago must have come as one he11 of a surprise to him… Reality is really really going to hurt this narcissistic fool…
doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:14 AM
I’m not so sure we can truthfully call him a liar.
He appears to be utterly clueless about how our economy actually works, and thus may actually believe the drivel he puts forth.
For him, it may be the truth….
Naaah, he lies!!
VelvetElvis on October 7, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Well. we found out he’s not related to Nostradamus. Heck, he’s not even related to Carnac the Magnificent.
kingsjester on October 7, 2009 at 8:18 AM
But unemployment is a lagging indicator, so Jim’s full of hot air, all is well! uhhuh.
NickelAndDime on October 7, 2009 at 8:18 AM
The Joker acted stupidly.
(I could just make that my one recurring post for the next 3+ years!)
SagebrushPuppet on October 7, 2009 at 8:19 AM
Baghdad BobObama,there are no Americans in Baghdadthe economy is recovering…doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:21 AM
VelvetElvis on October 7, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Yup, he do tell some whoppers.
Crusader Rabbit on October 7, 2009 at 8:21 AM
+1000
ladyingray on October 7, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Ok, that ‘MeFeedia’ ad is a serious pain in the azz.
Bishop on October 7, 2009 at 8:26 AM
pathetic
maverick muse on October 7, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Nope, it would have to ascend by several orders of magnitude to reach merely pathetic, disgraceful is more like it…
doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:29 AM
If it was just unemployment, I’d give him a pass because we all know that is a lagging indicator. The rest, however, is cluelessness.
Kafir on October 7, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Yup, Ed should de-link it….
doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Disgraceful, yes. Surprising? Nope.
JetBoy on October 7, 2009 at 8:31 AM
The “green jobs” are coming you racist simpletons. Why do you fight the One? You ignorant rethug’s don’t have a clue how the world works. Like Polanski, the One is an Auteur, now lay back and enjoy it.
/perhaps over-the-top sarc
Doorgunner on October 7, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Morning Jetboy, long time no see… sigh, sadly you are 100 percent correct… This is one of those times when it really hurts to be right isnt it…
doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Mission accomplished on the economy!
Caper29 on October 7, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Our president is a comedian. And a liar as well. We won’t even get into the fact that he surrounds himself with completely inept fools who’s grasp on reality melted away long ago.
Griz on October 7, 2009 at 8:35 AM
At least the President is consistent.
yoda on October 7, 2009 at 8:37 AM
I’ll take what was the mission for $1000.00 Alex…
doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Yeah, good to see you’re still around…whether we’re agreeing on something, or not. Well, we agree on this. Gotta say, The One is totally living up to all my expectations of him.
And he’s only 1/4 of the way through his term…lots more disasters to come!
JetBoy on October 7, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Sis – Boom – Bah
What sound does an exploding sheep make ???
Jerome Horwitz on October 7, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Let me be clear, I inherited the economy
/
BHO
nyx on October 7, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Aint that the frightening truth…
doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:43 AM
The economy acted stupidly
/
BHO
nyx on October 7, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Yo… BO… you broke it… you own it…
doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM
When Obama and Biden lose their jobs, we’ll be on the road to recovery, not before.
There is no way any business is going to hire or expand while the Democrats control all three branches (with the exception of major Democrat donors that Congress will shovel taxpayer dollars to in a pay-off scheme, but those are phony jobs).
NoDonkey on October 7, 2009 at 8:46 AM
More like on the road to serfdom.
the_nile on October 7, 2009 at 8:48 AM
This page needs a little fixing.
Buy Danish on October 7, 2009 at 8:49 AM
The economy is racist.
Jeff from WI on October 7, 2009 at 8:50 AM
And apparently unrepentantly so… Lions and Tigers and racist economies Oh My…
doriangrey on October 7, 2009 at 8:52 AM
jbh45 on October 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM
“Where’s my inhalator?”
Akzed on October 7, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Hey, I know ….let’s spend a ridiculous amount of money on imaginary green jobs ‘n’ stuff, since it worked so well the first time.
hillbillyjim on October 7, 2009 at 8:57 AM
I noticed a Progressive car insurance ad at the top of this page. Anyone that’s interested should know that Progressive is 50% owned by Democrat operative/funder George Soros. The other half is owned by a clone of Soros. I wouldn’t get Progressive car insurance if it was FREE.
bradley11 on October 7, 2009 at 8:59 AM
If every American had a nickel for all of the whoppers The 0ne told, we would all be rich.
tanvec on October 7, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Let’s see. McCain was ridiculed by the media last year during the campaign for saying that “the fundamentals of the economy are strong,” one time. Obama and his underlings repeatedly claim the economy is improving, while each month brings worse and worse data. Yet only now are we seeing the beginning of teh most mild criticism of Obama in the traditional media (e.g. Bob Herbert’s NYT column in the headlines).
jwolf on October 7, 2009 at 9:00 AM
I’m just waiting for the administration to break out the “c” word (crisis) in order to attempt more socialized economic maneuvers.
It’s coming.
hillbillyjim on October 7, 2009 at 9:01 AM
I just had to move from Michigan for the sake of employment. Governor Jennifer Granholm has spent her entire time in office (just about 7 years at this point) blaming her predecessor for all her incompetence and corruption. I fully expect the filthy lying coward in the White House to spend the rest of his life finding others to blame for his own clear inadequacies.
highhopes on October 7, 2009 at 9:06 AM
I’m willing to see if the job market will recover over the next year. But my concern is that it cannot. There’s not a solid foundation anymore.
AnninCA on October 7, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Is Obama trying to figure out a way to vote “present” on Afghanistan?
joedoe on October 7, 2009 at 9:11 AM
People need to tell the govt to (as Galt would say) get the hell out of my way. We won’t have recovery until Obambi calls his Marxist dogs off of small business.
We are being ruled by imbeciles.
Mojave Mark on October 7, 2009 at 9:18 AM
I’m beginning to feel about Obama like I felt toward Clinton
if his lips are moving chances are he is lying.
ArthurJ on October 7, 2009 at 9:26 AM
I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. The government can’t go into massive debt like they are and not have economic repercussions. Most of us still remember the misery index.
Beaglemom on October 7, 2009 at 9:26 AM
The President can’t vote present. The filthy lying coward is simply ignoring the situation. Troops are dying but that doesn’t matter so long as he can fuel up Air Force One and head off to Europe for parties and fun.
highhopes on October 7, 2009 at 9:31 AM
I challenge that statement. Extreme hubris typically prefers to march to it’s death rather than admit error. The story related by survivors who spent the final days of WW2 in the bunker with Hitler, are that he was issuing orders to counter-attack to non-existent units. Air Wings and Panzer units that had been destroyed were getting orders to strike the Allies and no one around him dared tell Hitler the truth.
There was an excellent film entitled “Blind Spot”, which was an interview with Hitler’s personal secretary. The film was a German production available with English sub-titles. If you’ve not seen it, I recommend it highly.
oldleprechaun on October 7, 2009 at 9:34 AM
A fool with our money will soon part it.
Laura in Maryland on October 7, 2009 at 9:37 AM
I’m not so sure that the filthy lying coward is that committed to anything. When things blow up in the rat bastard’s face, like the Olympics bid, he shifts blame and changes the story. Hence- Chicago didn’t get the Olympics because of Bush but they really didn’t want them anyway.
highhopes on October 7, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Sorry but he just reads what TOTUS tells him. TOTUS is the liar. The filthy coward in the White House is just the affirmative action fill that is killing the country.
highhopes on October 7, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Barack, open your window and listen to that roar in the distance.
That’s 15 million unemployed people yelling “YOU LIE”.
Yoop on October 7, 2009 at 10:17 AM
I’ll tell you what.
That “filthy liar” label is effective.
I can’t think about Obama now without “filthy liar in the White House” popping into my head.
justltl on October 7, 2009 at 10:34 AM
I’m gonna try to not think of that phrase.
Let’s try a clip from a recent article.
“Congressional leaders left a rare bipartisan meeting with
President Obamathe filthy liar in the White House on Tuesday divided over what strategy the administration should adopt to fight an increasingly unpopular war in Afghanistan and how quickly it must do so to protect U.S. forces already on the ground.”See?
Can’t do it.
justltl on October 7, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Let me try again. This time harder.
“Congressional leaders left a rare bipartisan meeting with
President Obamathe rat bastard in the White House on Tuesday divided over what strategy the administration should adopt to fight an increasingly unpopular war in Afghanistan and how quickly it must do so to protect U.S. forces already on the ground.”OK, that’s progress.
justltl on October 7, 2009 at 11:02 AM
No doubt about it, the economy is racist!
jukin on October 7, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Predicting the beginning of the recovery. Health care takeover done by August. Cash for clunkers will give auto manufacturers a shot in the arm. Foreign nations will love us now. The IOC will give Chicago the Olympics out of deference to him. Etc., etc.
The Precedent needs to fire his psychic…or hire one.
SKYFOX on October 7, 2009 at 11:54 AM
You know at times like this, the President needs to roll up his sleeves, get down to business, and……give another speech.
I don’t think he has speechified this problem enough. Time to fire up the TOTUS and let P-BO do what he does best: recite lines off of mirrored glass.
Mallard T. Drake on October 7, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Welcome to the party, pal!
What took you so long? I’ve been here since June 2008.
Blacksmith8 on October 7, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Obooboo is like an armadillo in the road. If he does not decide, he will be roadkill.
Blacksmith8 on October 7, 2009 at 12:28 PM
So much material to chose from…. what about the white lab coats?
ultracon on October 7, 2009 at 1:02 PM
There will be no recovery at all until the idiots in DC stop screwing around with health care and cap and tax; no business..big OR small..is going to add to their payroll if they don’t know whether or not they’re going to have to pay out the ass to the government for anything going forward.
It’s that simple. And thanks for voting for this idiot if you did.
HAnthonyWayne on October 7, 2009 at 1:31 PM
As Obama said we are on the path to recovery, but he did not say we are on the path to recovery recovery.
DSchoen on October 7, 2009 at 2:11 PM
I don’t think he was counting chickens, I believe he was just lying (as usual) and expected (rightly so) that the MSM would just report what he was saying as fact.
Sickening.
RedNewEnglander on October 7, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Obama isn’t clueless. He’s ideological.
He knows better. He’s orchestrating this, and figures we evil middle classers deserve all this destruction. I think his predictions of recovery are nothing more than a way of jollying us along until his destruction of the American economy and his installation of Socialism is complete.
I hope to God that people turn out in droves in 2010. If they don’t, we’re done.
hachiban on October 7, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Well his spokeshole today said the delay was due to Obama not being “ready” to accept this request from Gen. McChrystal!
WTFO!
DSchoen on October 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Sorry guys…the plain Truth of the matter is that Barack Sovain Obama is doing his level best to destroy the economy in order to fundamentally change America from Capitalism to a living Hellism, from which he can rescue us with Communism.
He is doing what any good Marxist in his position would do.
Alan Keyes was right.
Alan Keyes: Stop Obama or U.S. will cease to exist..!
At least the US I have known and loved…
Obama is a liar and Truth is killing his Marxist agenda. We need to spread that Truth NOW!
Army Brat on October 7, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Obama’s just a believer in the power of positive thinking!!
tom on October 7, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Computers? Since when and where are we producing computers? I have been building computers for the past two decades and can not remember using a part that was manufactured in the United States. We assemble computers here from parts that are made in other countries; parts that benefit their economies. As for last month, stores that sell computers were stuggling to stay open due to a drastic loss in sales. It has not been any better this month, perhaps worse as those that will buy a computer, are holding off until the new Windows 7 is offered. Maybe they were looking at the ads of one of the main assemblers and thought we actually made the parts that go into our computers. Maybe they did know we didn’t make the parts, but felt that it sounded like something that the masses would be able to relate to. When your BS’ing a lie or deception is as good as anything else.
Franklyn on October 8, 2009 at 5:45 AM
Obamateurism of the day? Er, don’t politicians in Japan commit sekkupu over lesser failures than Obama’s?
{o.o}
herself on October 8, 2009 at 1:37 PM