Metal Sludge Gossip Board

They claim that since the employment level rose 873,000, the numbers have to be cooked. Over 3 months the increase is only 559,000 or 186,000 per month.
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starts with Jack Welsh tweet
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GE Ex-CEO Takes On White House Via Twitter Over Jobs Data
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-0 ... -data.html

Jack Welch used his Twitter account to challenge the Obama administration over the surprise drop in the September U.S. unemployment rate, saying the data were manipulated for political gain.

“The economy doesn’t feel like it added 873,000 jobs in September,” Welch told the Journal. “There are a number of things here that are open to discussion.”
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others meltdown
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Rep. Allen West: "In regards to today's Jobs report---I agree with former GE CEO Jack Welch, Chicago style politics is at work here."
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CNBC's Rick Santelli: "I told you they’d get it under 8 percent — they did! You can let America decide how they got there!".
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Fox's Laura Ingraham: "Jobs #s from Labor Secretary Hilda Solis are total pro-Obama propaganda--labor force participation rate at 30-yr low. Abysmal!"
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Jackasses don't realize how erratic the household survey is. The numbers are like a yo-yo month to month.

June 2012: 142415
Sept 2012: 142974 = 559,000 over 3 months

July: -195K
Aug : -119K
Sept: 873K

Oct 2007: -298K
Nov 2007: 649K
Dec 2007: -322K

Sep 2002: 597
Oct 2002: -294
Nov 2002: -487

May 1995: -524
June 1995: 101
July 1995: 294


The polls showing Obama is leading are fixed too:
http://unskewedpolls.com/

As usual the delusional insane Repukes have ZERO evidence for their brainless conspiracy theories!

I think it is quite hilarious. The same party that is actively trying to steal the election by preventing people from voting now want to yell "foul" and claim that the Labor Department is in some conspiracy to get the President re-elected.

MotleyMaiden wrote:I think it is quite hilarious. The same party that is actively trying to steal the election by preventing people from voting now want to yell "foul" and claim that the Labor Department is in some conspiracy to get the President re-elected.

Thankfully it's a victory for justice and freedom most of the voter ID restrictions have been struck down by the Supreme Court! Crucially the Pennsylvania voter ID was thrown out so the President is that much closer to 270.