Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Obama's first big speech of the economic series today

Expect demagoguery toward Republicans and watch for straw men: "Some say..."

Morning Bell: 3 “Kitchen Table” Topics for Obama’s Speech Today 
"Obama told supporters earlier this week that his speech today will focus on the economy. He said: “There is no more important question for this country than how do we create an economy in which everybody who works hard feels like they can get ahead?”
"For liberals, that usually means that one person’s “getting ahead” is going to come at the expense of a hard-working taxpayer.
"But it doesn’t have to be that way."....

ABC News; Obama to Try to Focus Public Attention on Economy  
American Enterprise Institute; 8 ways for Obama to jumpstart the economy Here is one of their suggestions. Do you see Obama doing this?
President Obama should approve the Keystone XL pipeline, as suggested by official analyses, which would expand employment among skilled blue-collar workers. Moreover, the evolving administration policies on ‘carbon’ should be rethought fully and subjected to analysis far more rigorous than has been the case thus far.” Ben Zycher

The 'economy tour': It happens every time his polls drop 
"Does this guy know that he's been president for the last 5 years?  or that he passed a "stimulus" in the spring of 2009?
"President Obama is doing a little more distraction than unveiling anything new about the economy:" Read more.

The Weekly Standard; Obama 'Pivots' for 19th Time


Carney: Obama focused on economy not ‘phony scandals’  " “He’s not focused on pretend scandals.”... Carney engaged in a heated discussion with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, who said the administration was trying to downplay legitimate probes into the IRS targeting scandal. “What we’ve seen is inappropriate activity that the president came out and forcefully said he would not tolerate,” said Carney."

Americans for Prosperity; Obama’s Talking Tour Proves Obamanomics is in Full Retreat   "Of course, the president has political reasons to divert the public’s attention away from touchy security issues.  A slew of scandals — Benghazi, IRS conservative targeting, and NSA data collection — have harmed the administration’s reputation and dominated media coverage for much of 2013."

Victor Davis Hanson; Lying in the Age of Obama  "When the president uses emphatics like “make no mistake about it,” “let me be perfectly clear,” and “in point of fact,” we know what follows will be untrue."....

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