https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2011/07/08/oversight-video-fact-checks-obamas-twitter-forum/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 16:36:49 -0400<![CDATA[The GOP caucus on the House Oversight and Reform Committee watched Barack Obama&#8217;s Twitter townhall with care, and now have a short video fact-check response available. The first check relates directly to today&#8217;s jobs report. Asked what he would do differently in handling the recession, Obama insists that passing Porkulus was &#8220;absolutely the right thing to do.&#8221; Bzzzzzt! Obama promised that the jobless rate wouldn&#8217;t rise above 8% after passing that trillion-dollar turkey; unemployment hasn&#8217;t dropped below 8% since its passage, not even after millions left the workforce and made the rate look better than it actually is. With only 18,000 jobs added in June and only 25,000 in May (when it takes a minimum of 100,000 new jobs a month to keep up with population growth), we&#8217;re going backwards, and we&#8217;re nearly a trillion dollars more in debt for the effort:]]>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:05:39 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2011/07/08/oversight-video-fact-checks-obamas-twitter-forum-n179317