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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx</link><description>From NBC's Mark MurrayAs expected, Republicans have seized on today's job-loss news, blasting out statements that criticize President Obama's handling of the economy (even though, as we pointed out this morning, that the huge job losses began back in</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985100</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:30:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985100</guid><dc:creator>Terry, Disabled Vet, Des Moines, IA</dc:creator><description>They ought to be careful because they own this mess as well!!!!!!!!!!!!</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985108</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:32:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985108</guid><dc:creator>GP NW Indiana</dc:creator><description>Oh, and unemployment is still less than it was at its peak during the Reagan administration! &amp;nbsp;It took Reagan quite a while to get that number back down, so, we should give Obama the same courtesy. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What's good for Reagan, is good for Obama! Pat Huntington NY (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:45 AM)&lt;br&gt;----------------------------------------------------&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And the kicker is people complaining about the spending that obama is doing...Reagan rose the national debt by 300% but yet that's never mentioned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985109</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985109</guid><dc:creator>Greg P. NW Indiana</dc:creator><description>Who will pay for this? &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I don't want to drown people in numbers, but if you divide the 10 year projected cost ($1.1 Trillion) by the number of people in the US (360 Million) the cost is expected to be ~$30,000 PER PERSON &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That's an additional $3,000 per year, or $254/month - PER PERSON, not per taxpayer! &amp;nbsp;If you have a family of 4 - that's another $1,000/month! &amp;nbsp;(Remember that 1965 Medicare cost projections were off by a factor of 12 by 1990) &amp;nbsp;It will cost more than $1.1 Trillion! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We're broke! &amp;nbsp;California is progressive in social policy and tax policy, and they are issuing IOU's. &amp;nbsp;How long until the Feds have to do the same? &lt;br&gt;Tom Cooper, Germantown MD (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:36 AM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-----------------------------------------------------&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here I'll make you feel better...your math is wrong.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1 trillion divided(the cost is actually 980 billion) by 110 million taxpaying families is 9090.00&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Divide that over 10 years, that is 909.00 every year, or 75.00 every month. &amp;nbsp;Not including any additional savings from streamlining medicare or overpayments.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So now you can stop worrying. &amp;nbsp;And tell all your friends...it's not as bad as you think.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985110</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:34:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985110</guid><dc:creator>Brian, Cedar Hill, TX</dc:creator><description>Where are the jobs, Boner? I don't know, ask Bush who started it in the first place. Also, why don't you get off the golf courses and start suggesting your solutions other than NO!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hey, did you notice that Boner's tan matches his dog?</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985111</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:35:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985111</guid><dc:creator>GP NW Indiana</dc:creator><description>House Minority Whip Eric Cantor: &amp;quot;House Republicans laid out a serious and substantive agenda that put jobs first. House Democrats, along with the White House, instead took an unfocused, ‘go it alone’ approach that has fallen well short of its goals and has failed to create jobs.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;-----------------------------------------------------&lt;br&gt;Is he seriously talking about that 2 page plan that detailed out programs without any numbers attached??&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Really? &amp;nbsp;Mr. Cantor? &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985114</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:37:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985114</guid><dc:creator>Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL</dc:creator><description>As expected, Republicans have seized on today's job-loss news, blasting out statements that criticize President Obama's handling of the economy&lt;br&gt; (even though, as we pointed out this morning, that the huge job losses began back in 2008).&lt;br&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Another example as to why reading should be fundamental! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;***Yawn*** more of the same from the party of lame!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Next...&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985115</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:37:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985115</guid><dc:creator>Union baby, Tennessee</dc:creator><description>Gosh John, maybe they are at the golf courses you frequent - tip your caddies and bartender, and waitress better then maybe other jobs will open up too.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985116</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:37:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985116</guid><dc:creator>OBAMA'S INCESTUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA ...</dc:creator><description>THE GOP HAS TO DO IT BECAUSE THE MEDIA IS IN BED WITH OBAMA --- PHONEY QUESTIONS AND ALL.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;IT IS A SAD DAY WHEN A &amp;quot;CBS REPORTER&amp;quot; HAS TO BE THE ONE TO FINALLY CHALLENGE OBAMA ON HIS &amp;quot;FIXED&amp;quot; PRESS CONFERENCES AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;OBAMA IS A 'SCAM ARTIST' FROM CHICAGO AND RAHN EMANUEL IS HIS 'FIXER'.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;GOV. BLAGO IS MORE HONEST THAN EITHER OF THOSE TWO.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985118</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:37:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985118</guid><dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator><description>got to love the deliverance music.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985119</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:38:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985119</guid><dc:creator>Pete, Salinas,CA</dc:creator><description>Hopefully Obama's not that stupid. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Fat Ben &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh sure. Are you watching this clown trying to act and I do mean ACT like he knows what he's doing?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The world was afraid of Bush which wasn't right. Now the world is laughing at Obama and his antics as he looks totally lost in his efforts to lead. It's something we will all eventually see as a bad mistake made by angry voters. We will recover from his blunders and move on, but there is truly a price that will be paid for this lunacy. Mark my word.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985120</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:39:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985120</guid><dc:creator>cindy, las vegas, nv</dc:creator><description>Steele, Cantor &amp;amp; Bonehead - but out! &amp;nbsp;We've heard enough of your dribble, start focusing on how you can help Americans, not going against them. &amp;nbsp;You all might want to think about getting out of the problem (the party of NO) and into a solution. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985121</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:40:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985121</guid><dc:creator>Clairvoyant Chuck</dc:creator><description>If you look at the chart by month of the job losses, the heavy losses started in November/08, right after Obama got elected. Looks like businesses knew a huge tax burden on them was coming.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985122</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:40:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985122</guid><dc:creator>Greg P. Nw Indiana</dc:creator><description>If it weren't for George Bush's illegal war in 2003, i'm thinking that chart from the jobs data link would look more like a ski slope. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I like how it dramatically starts to trend up from the point of Obama's Inaguration...but hey he's not helping anything.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I love data.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985126</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:41:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985126</guid><dc:creator>Still waiting</dc:creator><description>Still waiting for a Republican to propose a new plan instead of criticizing what was already done. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985127</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:41:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985127</guid><dc:creator>no joe, no bo, nj</dc:creator><description>It's not just the GOP-the American public is also hammering him on unemployment. &amp;nbsp;Watch those polls.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Speaking of which-you engaged in some 'selective reporting' on the Quinnipiac poll. &amp;nbsp;You touted the 72% approval of the 'pbulic option', but left out the important part-how to pay for it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Quinnipiac reports that 3% of people are willing to pay between $1000 and $3000 for it; 15% are willing to pony up between $500 and $1000; 27% up to $500; and 45% are willing to pay-nothing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Those numbers are per year, folks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You also neglected to mention that the number of people who agree that 'the government has a responsibility to make sure everyone has health care is currently 53%. &amp;nbsp;That sounds good, until you compare it to the number who aggred with that statement in February 2007, (64%), or even in May 2008 (61%). &amp;nbsp;It seems that the more people hear, the less they think of it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh, and don't forget-58% think that government health care would be a 'bad thing'.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In interpreting the data, Quinnipiac states &amp;quot;there sems to be a disconnect between the projected price tag. . .to overhaul the health system, and how much the vast majority of Americans are willing to pay for it. . .(I)t raises questions about whether the American people understand the financial enormity of what is under consideration.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;By the way, Obama's approval of his handling of health care is 46% approval, 42% disapproval.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Don't take my word for it. &amp;nbsp;Go to the Quinnipiac site, and read it for yourselves. &amp;nbsp;First Read's selective reporting notwithstanding, Obama care does not have much wind behind its sails.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985130</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:43:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985130</guid><dc:creator>Nashville_fan</dc:creator><description>These comments are all painfully predictable, no?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I appreciate the President of the United States DOING SOMETHING in an ATTEMPT to help the American people.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For too long, the leadership of the Republican Party has been running the country using idealogical voodoo . . . believing that markets regulate themselves. . . believing that the government that they are running is always bad . . . believing that only the ONLY way to create jobs was to give businesses unrestricted authority and cut their taxes . . . and now we have reaped the results.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Until these FALSE IDEOLOGIES are abandoned, the Republican Party cannot be trusted to lead.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;P.S. For jawillie . . .what do I love about America? Wide open spaces, unlikely friendships, the ecclectic mix of sounds and flavors, and having the FREEDOM to express ourselves! Happy Independence Day to all!</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985131</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:43:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985131</guid><dc:creator>Heather Tison, MT</dc:creator><description>They ought to be careful because they own this mess as well!!!!!!!!!!!! &lt;br&gt;Terry, Disabled Vet, Des Moines, IA &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nope - it's all on the Democrats now. Obama has already spent $1.5 trillion dollars he does not have, and is on track to spend another $1.8 trillion of deficit spending in the next year. And still, no jobs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Didn't Obie or that half-wit VP of his say they were going increase the spending of the stimulus money? Looks like that hasn't happened either. </description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985135</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:44:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985135</guid><dc:creator>Chris - IL</dc:creator><description>Well Mr Boehner, that is an excellent question. Where are the 3.1 Million jobs lost the last year your party controlled the White House?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here's my question to Mr Boehner. . . &lt;br&gt;A few miles from where I live, there is a huge resurfacing project going on up and down Cicero. This resurfacing project was funded by the Recovery Act. I see people working on the road every time I go past. Where would those people have been working if they weren't working on the stimulus funded project? Where are their wages being spent and is it possible that those wages are supporting additional jobs?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The problem with his outrageous rhetoric is that it talks in absolute terms. As in, republicans had absolutely NO input into the stimulus plan, it is an absolute failure, and has created absolutely NO new jobs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This line of attack has very little credibility! But then maybe that is why the republican party is in such shambles today!</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985136</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985136</guid><dc:creator>Tom Winn, Erea, Oregon</dc:creator><description>Still waiting for a Republican to propose a new plan instead of criticizing what was already done. &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;Still waiting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Still waiting for the Democrats to propose something that isn't a massive takeover of private industry. </description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985138</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985138</guid><dc:creator>Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL</dc:creator><description>***Worth Reposting***&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I've noticed something very troubling as of recent. &lt;br&gt;There are an increasing number of late day posts that just out and out distort and misinform the masses. &amp;nbsp;My belief this is an organized action. &amp;nbsp;It's like clockwork. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;FR stops updating around EST 4:00pm- 4:30pm, you'll notice the last story of the day, there is someone jumping on the first few posts with absolute garbage. &amp;nbsp;These are the same doofuses that parrot chain email talking points and have absolutely zero facts to back up their claims. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The reason for this I believe is that this is the most seen area of FR for the evening hours...people who browse this area after work will only scan the last few stories of the day, and their attention will be focused on the first few posts. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm sending out a bat signal to all my tried and true regulars. &amp;nbsp; Nash, Fiesty, Jawillie, Eagle, Clara, Anita, Eric, Chris, Tzarlaran, Ron, Ed, Pat, &amp;nbsp;and all others I've missed to work and watch this time of day so that we can combat outrageous claims and misinformation. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Don't let the dittoheads Game FR's board!! &lt;br&gt;Greg P. NW Indiana (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:24 AM)&lt;br&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;br&gt;Actually, I think it's just maybe one or two dittoheads who post under 5 or 6 different IDs. &amp;nbsp;If you look at the writing styles of some of them, you'll note similarities. &amp;nbsp;Besides, I believe the &amp;quot;masses&amp;quot; are paying attention this time, which is why they're no longer paying attention to the &amp;quot;lunatic fringe&amp;quot;.&lt;br&gt;jawillie Philadelphia, PA (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:40 AM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;br&gt;What about that FR? When is this blog going to grow up and require registration for it posters? I find it most annoying when people hide behind stupid alias when they post&lt;br&gt;Anyone else have a problem with the wackos with their phony IDs? &lt;br&gt;Ed, FW, TX (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:02 AM)&lt;br&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Greg:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I’ve noticed the same thing &amp;amp; have been more than vocal about what the heck is going on around here @ FR! &amp;nbsp;I love this site and as you say the tried &amp;amp; true regulars! Count me in!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jawillie: &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I’ve been saying that for a long time… even though the talking dog disagrees - he’s the one that’s constantly whining about this site being hijacked ! &amp;nbsp;This week alone I’ve reposted 2 comments from newcomers (Try the Truth &amp;amp; Cathy M, Newport KY) who would like to join the conversation but can’t seem to get posted… instead we get more of the same cowards &amp;amp; their moronic babbling!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ed: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Excellent point about requiring registration? &amp;nbsp;That could send the lazy @ss cowards scurrying! &lt;br&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*****&lt;br&gt;Chuck/Mark/Domenico: &amp;nbsp;I think we would all be better served if you let some new talent on board and quit posting the same dittoheads who are hiding behind different monikers!! Ed has a valid point about the registration thing… food for thought?? Not to compare you to Huffington Post (I really don’t care for their format) but they do require registration…&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Example: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;yes, &amp;quot;Ed&amp;quot;, we need to insure that no conflicting opinions ever surface on our hallowed website. &amp;nbsp;Perhaps a government committee could oversee the registration. &lt;br&gt;Ivan Penname (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:22 AM)&lt;br&gt;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To all the REAL regulars on the board… what are your thoughts???&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985139</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985139</guid><dc:creator>Republicans keep spinning, and America is getting dizzy</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;Mark my word. &amp;quot; - Pete, Salinas,CA&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;=============================================&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ooooooooo, scary! Let's call a code red and invade Iraq!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;lol</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985141</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:46:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985141</guid><dc:creator>Andrea, New York City</dc:creator><description>i am constantly amazed our uninformed and ignorant many Republicans are.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is frightening to behold. The G NO P is so used to lying that they can't stop lying to themselves. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I look at MSNBC much less now.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am tired of seeing our world through the eyes of the minority. I know tension producing media is more profitable but I do not see a balance.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It make me angry to see so much negative press. It is very hard to believe that the Righties see NOTHING BUT WRONG with Obama ALL THE TIME. It makes no sense!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985143</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:46:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985143</guid><dc:creator>Rick, NC</dc:creator><description>You righties just take the cake...your party does nothing wrong...the economy was screaming along in January of this year...your party didn't give wall street trillions in welfare so they could raise rate and fees...your party didn't start and cheer on a voluntary war and then refuse to send your little brats to fight in it or pay for it yourselves...your party isn't made up of flag waving poorly educated faux patriots...</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985144</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:47:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985144</guid><dc:creator>Pete, Salinas, CA</dc:creator><description>Oh, and unemployment is still less than it was at its peak during the Reagan administration! &amp;nbsp;It took Reagan quite a while to get that number back down, so, we should give Obama the same courtesy. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What's good for Reagan, is good for Obama! &lt;br&gt;Pat Huntington NY&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You have to love the dumb Dem's who's only course of action is to alwasys play the &amp;quot;we want to be like republicans were&amp;quot; card. How many times do they reference a republican to justify their failures? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They are those bumblers who are without true leadership. A sad lot of whiners without direction.&lt;br&gt;Hey, isn't that what they say the republicans are now? Funny! &lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985145</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:47:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985145</guid><dc:creator>Anna Molly</dc:creator><description>We don't need Boehner's bloodhound for this. &amp;nbsp;Everyone already knows that ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jimmy Carter was responsible for the oil crisis that began during the Nixon/Ford administrations. &amp;nbsp;Bill Clinton was responsible for September 11, the S&amp;amp;L scandal, Iran Contra, the recession that began in Bush 41's administration, and the recession that began in Bush 43's administration. &amp;nbsp;The economic collapse is Obama's fault, notwithstanding that it began in the fall of 2007, if not before. &amp;nbsp;Iraq is Obama's war, and don't even get me started on Afghanistan. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There you go. &amp;nbsp;Do we have it all straight, now? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sheesh.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985148</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:47:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985148</guid><dc:creator>What A Disappointment Barry Has Been</dc:creator><description>Gosh John, maybe they are at the golf courses you frequent - tip your caddies and bartender, and waitress better then maybe other jobs will open up too. &lt;br&gt;Union baby, Tennessee &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama golfs. All the time. Takes his wife on dates too, costing the American taxpayers millions. You'd think Barry would have some compassion for the common people of the country, try to make their burden less, but yet, he doesn't.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985150</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:48:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985150</guid><dc:creator>Curious</dc:creator><description>Isn't it interesting, that when President Obama's poll numbers are good, the media and the pundits say that it doesn't matter?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But if the poll numbers drop, no matter how small the amount of the decline, the size of the sample, or the accuracy of the pollster, it is suddenly VERY IMPORTANT . . .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wonder why that is?</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985152</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:49:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985152</guid><dc:creator>Fortunate Son</dc:creator><description>Boehner, affectionately known on First Read as the Tan Man, is the real deal. No wavering here and slamming Obama for job losses is not only the truth but shows the lack of direction the Obama adminisration has as he makes almost all of his decisions up as he merrily rolls along, totally unaware or not really caring about the consequences.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985153</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:51:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985153</guid><dc:creator>Lil H., Nashville Tennessee</dc:creator><description>And the kicker is people complaining about the spending that obama is doing...Reagan rose the national debt by 300% but yet that's never mentioned. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;GP NW Indiana&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Reagan, Reagan, Reagan, Bush, Bush, Bush, Reagan, Reagan, Reagan, Bush, Bush, Bush.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There now. Is it out of your system?</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985154</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:51:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985154</guid><dc:creator>Dennis, Columbus, Ohio</dc:creator><description>Oh, and unemployment is still less than it was at its peak during the Reagan administration! &amp;nbsp;It took Reagan quite a while to get that number back down, so, we should give Obama the same courtesy. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What's good for Reagan, is good for Obama! &lt;br&gt;Pat Huntington NY (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:45 AM)&lt;br&gt;/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks Pat … But we need to add the fact that inflation was over 10% at the same time and all the experts have said that this recession is worse and will take longer to recover.&lt;br&gt;Also Reagan started in 1981 with the National debt at 38% of GDP and by 1989 it was at 54%. His policies caused the debt to continue to rise to 68% of GDP by the start of the Clinton administration. See how well all those tax cuts helped the debt. &lt;br&gt;But let us not confuse the conservatives with facts.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985155</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985155</guid><dc:creator>You have to love the hypocrisy!</dc:creator><description>If you look at the chart by month of the job losses, the heavy losses started in November/08, right after Obama got elected. Looks like businesses knew a huge tax burden on them was coming. &lt;br&gt;Clairvoyant Chuck (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 11:40 AM)&lt;br&gt;__________&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh that is hysterical. &amp;nbsp;We aren't supposed to blame Bush for anything that happened after he left office, but you want to pin stuff on Obama that happened *before* he took office?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985156</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985156</guid><dc:creator>Eric, Salinas, CA</dc:creator><description>Agent Orange Boehner is just up to his habitual lying about President Obama causing these job losses that are the fault of him and his party of selfish jerks who think only of themselves. &amp;nbsp;Face it this is the Bushwhacked Economy and we're still suffering from the leadership of Clueless George and his evil elephant party's desire to outsource good paying unionized manufacturing jobs to China so they could break the back of the Democratic Party.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hey Jonathan Flint - You need to start thinking more about your Libertarian Party's reason for why they have the positions they do. &amp;nbsp;Take the Drug War that you're against, it's not for egalitarian reasons that it's just plain wrong and ineffective or that you cite Portugal's 8 year experiment of decriminilization that has reduced the amount of drug usage and related deaths. &amp;nbsp;Nope it all boils down to you Libertarians being too cheap to pay for it. &amp;nbsp;Get rid of many government departments all because you're too cheap to pay for them. &amp;nbsp;Get rid of the Federal Reserve so that we end up with financial anarchy, I'll make sure my Eric dollars are more valuable than your Jonathan dollars. &amp;nbsp;Individualism was all fine and dandy during our founding father's time because we had a whole continent to explore and settle, now our continent is all explored and owned. &amp;nbsp;Our founding fathers could go out and hunt for their supper, now that's not the case especially for poor inner city people. &amp;nbsp;Now we're too interdependent upon each other and we need to act like a team, remember United We Stand, Divided We Fall. &amp;nbsp;You're all too willing to divide us so we can be conquered by China and Russia.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Everything the Libertarian Party stands for stems from one simple desire, the cheapskate desire to want to be stingy and not share. &amp;nbsp;We need to be Team America, not the nation of Hatfields and McCoys that you conservatives have turned us into.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Obama We Trust!</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985157</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985157</guid><dc:creator>Cathy, Charlotte</dc:creator><description>Still waiting for a Republican to propose a new plan instead of criticizing what was already done. &lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Still waiting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Keep waiting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We have the best health care system in the WORLD! Bar none! Who's is more efficient and effective?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Keep waiting and focus on why is Obama not able to lead as he said he could? Why all the lies in the campaign? He fooled many of us didn't he? Were you one of those deceived? &lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985158</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:53:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985158</guid><dc:creator>Bad Chihuahua</dc:creator><description>Great video.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;An obvious waste of spending by Obie and the merry mess called his administration. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sorry seems to be the hardest Obama word.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985159</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:54:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985159</guid><dc:creator>See and Say</dc:creator><description>Democrats - The party of NO!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;No choice on your health care plan&lt;br&gt;No choice on your schools&lt;br&gt;No choice on fixing up you home to government standards before you sell it&lt;br&gt;No chance of reading mega-bills in Congress before they are passed&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Democrat Says Noooooo!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985160</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:54:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985160</guid><dc:creator>But the GOP can't use truth these days, it isn't on their side</dc:creator><description>You also neglected to mention that the number of people who agree that 'the government has a responsibility to make sure everyone has health care is currently 53%. &amp;nbsp;That sounds good, until you compare it to the number who aggred with that statement in February 2007, (64%), or even in May 2008 (61%). &amp;nbsp;It seems that the more people hear, the less they think of it. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;______________&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Maybe it is because people aren't hearing the word &amp;quot;option&amp;quot;....it is one &amp;quot;option&amp;quot;...the way the GOP talks, they make it sound like you will have to go through the government to get to health care or you wont have any at all. &amp;nbsp;There is a big difference between it being one option and the only option.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Maybe if people were being presented with the truth, the poll would be different.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985162</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:56:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985162</guid><dc:creator>Marcus D., Chicago, IL</dc:creator><description>Republicans and the silent majority have a big suprise for Obama-Nation coming in 2010. Our future is at stake and we can't let this continue.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Word up!</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985164</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:56:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985164</guid><dc:creator>I report, you decide</dc:creator><description>A question for Heather Tison, MT:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If Vice President Joe Biden is a half wit, what is former President George W. Bush . . . a nit wit?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985166</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:57:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985166</guid><dc:creator>Pete Roleum, Detroit, MI USA</dc:creator><description>Name calling and backward finger pointing to Bush does not provide any constructive solutions or answers. The Democrats AND Republicans owe Americans some answers on where all this money has gone. The TARP that Bush rammed through AND the Stimulus Package that Obama rammed through- where has it gone?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama does not have some offset of Republican &amp;quot;bad deeds&amp;quot; against which he is given some credits or slack. Obama ran on this BS transparency and change motif which after six months has failed to materialize. The economy is still sliding to new lows not seen in a quarter century!!!! Take some responsibility Barack!! The press can’t cover for you forever. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bush is long gone. Obama and Pelosi have been given a free hand to put through radical agendas and they are spending incomprehensible amounts of money. The cowardly PC press walks on eggshells to make sure they don’t criticize the administrations plans and propaganda.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Do your job MSNBC. Stop looking in the Bush-Cheney rear view mirror.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WHERE HAS ALL THIS MONEY GONE? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WHY AREN'T MORE OF THESE BANK AND BROKERAGE HOUSE EXECUTIVES INDICTED?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WHEN WILL OBAMA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR TODAYS ISSUES?&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985167</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:57:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985167</guid><dc:creator>Keep the Change</dc:creator><description>Blame whoever you want, but Obama promised jobs and there are none. &amp;nbsp;I have a shovel that's ready, Obummer. &amp;nbsp;Where's my job?????</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985168</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:58:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985168</guid><dc:creator>Richard Weiss, Detroit</dc:creator><description>Ooooooooo, scary! Let's call a code red and invade Iraq! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;lol &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We already have enough to worry about with Obama-Biden at the helm. Get serious and see what's going on here. Lay off the bong for a few days.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985172</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985172</guid><dc:creator>Dan R., NYC</dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If a frog had side pockets, he'd carry a hand gun.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985173</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985173</guid><dc:creator>Washington Post selling access to Obama Admin Officials .. ?</dc:creator><description>*- Politico article details how the Washington Post is selling access to &amp;quot;key Obama Administration and Congressional leaders for $25,000 to $250,000-- &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The astonishing offer is detailed in a flier circulated Wednesday to a health-care lobbyist, who provided it to a reporter because the lobbyist said he feels it's a conflict for the paper to charge for access to, as the flier says, it's &amp;quot;health care reporting &amp;amp; editorial staff.&amp;quot;--- &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The offer, which essentially turns a news organization into a facilitator for private lobbyist-official encounters, is a new sign of the lengths to which news organizations will to to find revenue at a time when most newspapers are struggling for survival.&amp;quot;----- &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How can anything written in the WaPo be taken seriously anymore? One would think heads would roll after a revelation like this except the events are going to be taking place at the house of the publisher!--&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When it comes to a blatant violation of journalistic ethics this one beats all. First ABC, and now the WaPo have turned their media over to the Obama administration for purposes of advancing the White House agenda. And they're getting paid to do it. &amp;quot;Whore&amp;quot; is too nice a word for it.&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985470</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:44:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985470</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Caz</dc:creator><description>United we stand;Divide we fail.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We should only buy American--period. Until the economy is on the right track. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even the &amp;quot;trade&amp;quot; playing field and bring prosperity back to America instead of exporting it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985482</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985482</guid><dc:creator>Feel better?</dc:creator><description>Blame whoever you want, but Obama promised jobs and there are none. &amp;nbsp;I have a shovel that's ready, Obummer. &amp;nbsp;Where's my job????? &lt;br&gt;Keep the Change (Sent Thursday, July 02, 2009 11:57 AM)&lt;br&gt;_________&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I have a shovel ready job for you. &amp;nbsp;Start digging, and let us know when you find the GOP approval ratings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There, now you are employed for at least a year.</description></item><item><title>GOP hammers Obama on job losses</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/02/1985093.aspx#1985535</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1985535</guid><dc:creator>Chandler, Los Angeles</dc:creator><description>I was going to say something about Cantor's absurd suggestion that the Republicans offered a job making plan...when in reality it was 2 pages with no numbers, and made up entirely of tax cuts and sunny language meaning nothing. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;quot;GP NW Indiana&amp;quot; beat me to it, and said it perfectly!</description></item></channel></rss>