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Sanity -> Obama & Immelt laugh about failed stimulus (6/13/2011 2:23:24 PM)
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Video - Obama yucking it up with his buddy Jeffrey Immelt (CEO of General Electric) at the "Jobs Council"
quote:
Obama Jokes at Jobs Council: 'Shovel-Ready Was Not as Shovel-Ready as We Expected'
President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met today in Durham, NC at Cree Inc., a company that manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting. One of the Council's recommendations to President Obama was to streamline the federal permit process for construction and infrastructure projects. It was explained to Obama that the permitting process can delay projects for "months to years ... and in many cases even cause projects to be abandoned ... I'm sure that when you implemented the Recovery Act your staff briefed you on many of these challenges." At this point, Obama smiled and interjected, "Shovel-ready was not as ... uh .. shovel-ready as we expected." The Council, led by GE's Jeffrey Immelt, erupted in laughter.
The Obama administration promised the Recovery Act ("the stimulus") would prevent the jobless rate from going over 8%. It now stands at 9.1%.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/06/13/obama_jokes_shovel-ready_was_not_as_shovel-ready_as_we_expected.html
A sub text to this is that this video segment should be a real eye opener for those who try to argue that government bears no responsibility for a lack of jobs in the United States. Something else thats of interest to me is that this bit of comedy isnt being widely reported for whtever reason.
Could it be that CBS and CNN and MSNBC and ABC etc etc etc deliberately withold any news they deem to be unflattering to their chosen candidate in the 2012 elections?
Or maybe they just didnt get the joke.
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