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October 01, 2011

The Obama Presidency - By The Numbers [John E.]
— Guest Blogger

My latest infographic has "dropped" (that's what the kids say, right?). This is my second stab at creating one; the first was a timeline of the Solyndra scandal.

In this infographic, I took a look at various statements and promises made by Barack Obama (and a few others) during both the 2008 campaign and early on in his Presidency. These statements were then set against current statistics and those from inauguration day or 2008 for annual stats.

Open it up below the fold. I tried to keep the width down to avoid blowing up the blog. The larger version is available here. Feel free to embed it on your own website (just toss my Flickr page a link, please).

Posted by John E.

Posted by: Guest Blogger at 10:02 AM | Comments (202)
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1 Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: weew at October 01, 2011 10:04 AM (7RbIF)

2 Anyone else creeped out that the numbers Obama mentioned are very surprisingly accurate... just in the opposite direction. That scares me....

Posted by: AFlyingSQRL at October 01, 2011 10:07 AM (nOuoC)

3 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure

Posted by: phreshone at October 01, 2011 10:07 AM (T3vCe)

4 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.It can't be repeated too often.

Posted by: steevy at October 01, 2011 10:07 AM (fyOgS)

5 This helps me how?

Posted by: The Prez at October 01, 2011 10:08 AM (OGQrv)

6 hence SCOAMF!

Posted by: Krazy Kat at October 01, 2011 10:08 AM (I/MzF)

7 Very nice! I think you may have misspelled Brazilian in the deficit item.

Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 01, 2011 10:09 AM (cbyrC)

8 SCOAMF

Posted by: SCOAMF at October 01, 2011 10:09 AM (I/MzF)

9 Excellent work Johny. We should all send this to our liberal friends.

Posted by: dananjcon at October 01, 2011 10:09 AM (zt3lR)

The cognitive dissonance is deafening.

Posted by: Boots at October 01, 2011 10:10 AM (neKzn)

11 I think you may have misspelled Brazilian in the deficit item.

I think Brillion comes after Trillion, no? I'll fix.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:11 AM (nRTou)

12 Wow, I he really am is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure, aren't I isn't he?

Posted by: Barry O. at October 01, 2011 10:12 AM (3Okgs)

13 John E be good!

This is an awesome take-down, beautifully rendered.

Are we allowed to put this on Facebook and what would be the best way to credit it?

Posted by: MissTammy at October 01, 2011 10:12 AM (SsG4J)

14 Unprecendented. Change. B+ Presidency

Posted by: Barack Obama in his own words at October 01, 2011 10:13 AM (FBr/C)

15 I think Brillion comes after Trillion, no? I'll fix.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 02:11 PM (nRTou)

No, it's gazillion. Damn and I thought you people were edumacated.

Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 10:13 AM (kEjRX)

16 You soft Americans. You can't handle small decreases in income along with minor increases in inflation, unemployment time/rate, and the poverty rate?

You weak willed linguni-spined Americans! You should listen to me!

Posted by: Emperor Obama the 1st at October 01, 2011 10:15 AM (obxtM)

17 Are we allowed to put this on Facebook and what would be the best way to credit it?

Sure. Knock yourself out. Link here or my Flickr. Either is fine.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:15 AM (nRTou)

18 I was wrong when I said, "Very nice!" This is truly a work of art. Thank you!

Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 01, 2011 10:15 AM (cbyrC)

19 #2

Don't worry, by the end of his administration, the numbers will be a lot worse, much worse than simply the negative of his promises.

Posted by: zmdavid at October 01, 2011 10:16 AM (rEP5x)

20 Excellent overall, but 2 points: Didn't Stretch Pelosi make the idiotic comment about unemployment benefits stimulate economic growth? In your unemployment graphic, you use the U-3 for pre-SCOAMF and the U-6 for SCOAMF. You should use the same for both. Granted, the U-3 is less dramatic since it's at about 9%, so use U-6 for both. I would imagine U-6 under Bush was very low.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 01, 2011 10:17 AM (UlUS4)

John E-

Commendable work.

It should be disseminated far and wide.

The 'rons and 'ettes need to spam every Republican candidate with it.

Every Obama ass kissing/Republicans suck article and opinion piece from the NYT to the local fish wrap deserves a link.

I'm on it.

Posted by: CozMark at October 01, 2011 10:17 AM (HK4Kc)

22 So in essence the country is being robbed by a bunch of Chicago radicals. I think the greed will get in the way of the socialist agenda. There is a huge rift between the CBC establishment due to the fact the gravy train they have been riding for 50 years has finally been derailed buy this Chicago crew scaring the bear. I think old guard African American CBC will be a big factor in ousting Obozo. Nothing for these guys to do but go all dictatorship on us now.

Posted by: SCOAMF at October 01, 2011 10:17 AM (I/MzF)

23 It'll be unavailable for a couple minutes while it updates...

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:18 AM (nRTou)

24 I'm waiting for the debt to get it into the Quadrillions.

Posted by: steevy at October 01, 2011 10:19 AM (fyOgS)

25 Holy hell. This is the best graphic and use quotes I've ever seen. I hope this goes far & wide. I just put it up on my twitter page under your flicker page.

Fantastic work, John E.

Posted by: lu at October 01, 2011 10:20 AM (tF7q1)

26
Stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure?
Nope, doesn't ring a bell.

Posted by: Charles Gibson at October 01, 2011 10:20 AM (MSYq6)

27 John, I purchased a web address months ago and started to set it up and never got anywhere with it. The purpose of the website was to do exactly what you've done here; keep track of the numbers.

The web address is Keeping Track of Barack.com. I'm not going to use it and others, such as yourself are doing a better job with it anyway. I can just hand it over to you if you're interested.

Posted by: As If! at October 01, 2011 10:21 AM (piMMO)

28 John, I purchased a web address months ago and started to set it up and never got anywhere with it. The purpose of the website was to do exactly what you've done here; keep track of the numbers.

The web address is Keeping Track of Barack.com. I'm not going to use it and others, such as yourself are doing a better job with it anyway. I can just hand it over to you if you're interested.

I'm actually working on putting together my own site, but thanks.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:22 AM (nRTou)

29 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 01, 2011 02:17 PM (UlUS4) Oops. I'm an idiot. I didn't read the graphic correctly. Perfectly done, John E. Anyway you can link these to Facebook so I can piss of my Commie-drone friends?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 01, 2011 10:22 AM (UlUS4)

30
Holy f*ck. I never saw that quote about how poverty was the issue that led him to a life of public service 25 years ago. Twenty-five years ago was 1986, the second term of Ronald Reagan. Without having any numbers handy, I could easily guess that we were at the height of our wealth then. And this bozo thought poverty was the big-ass issue.

Why didn't he join the Peace Corps or become some sort of missionary (what, doesn't that Trinity United Church of Christ have African missions?) or join Lawyers Without Borders and work to abolish agricultural subsidies that put African farmers out of business or -- I mean, he's so consumed with the tragedy of poverty that he goes to America's second city to tackle it?

A new ray of stupid every day. Someone ought to create a desk calendar of Obamanisms.

Posted by: arhooley at October 01, 2011 10:23 AM (ymPoE)

31 "I think old guard African American CBC will be a big factor in ousting Obozo." I've been thinking the same for a long while. The CBC corruption fiefdoms are disgusting in terms of size and scope, but they are milked. Obama and his minions are trying to kill the cow. The same goes for the unions and the venture socialists, but only the CBC can point out that Obama is not really black. The CBC needs to hang him out to dry soon if they want to keep their game going.

Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 01, 2011 10:23 AM (cbyrC)

32 #22 Ayers, you sneaky little bastard. What pipe bombs and temper tantrums could never do, the slow brainwashing of American youth over the course of 40 odd years might very well do. You and Soros really are fucking twisted.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 01, 2011 10:24 AM (UlUS4)

33 Citizen John E, vee have been vatching your subversive behavior and vee do not like it. Stay vere you are. Vee are coming...

Posted by: Propaganda Czar at October 01, 2011 10:24 AM (nxptv)

34 Just need to capitalize "american" in one of the quotes. Other than that, it's perfect and a great graphic.

Posted by: MBH at October 01, 2011 10:24 AM (RwpbN)

35 "Just need to capitalize 'american' in one of the quotes." That was Obama speaking. Does anyone believe that piece of shit thinks of America with a capital A?

Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at October 01, 2011 10:26 AM (cbyrC)

36 A thing of beauty. The graphic, not the numbers.

Posted by: Slublog at October 01, 2011 10:26 AM (E1Iq4)

37 Oops. I'm an idiot. I didn't read the graphic correctly.

Perfectly done, John E. Anyway you can link these to Facebook so I can piss of my Commie-drone friends?

Okay, good. You had me frantically rechecking my sources.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:26 AM (nRTou)

38 Facebook informs me it is either too tall, or too skinny.

Is there a way I can shrink it, or otherwise make it fit?

Posted by: MissTammy at October 01, 2011 10:27 AM (SsG4J)

39 I haven't read all the comments but, has anyone noted that Barry is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure yet?

Posted by: that guy that doesn't read all the comments at October 01, 2011 10:27 AM (GTbGH)

40 Facebook informs me it is either too tall, or too skinny.

You can link directly to it. It'll be to hard to read shrunk down.

http://bit.ly/o7NugV

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:29 AM (nRTou)

41 Really, really nice work John E! Wow.

Posted by: lauraw at October 01, 2011 10:30 AM (DbybK)

42 John E. of Spades HQ FTW!

And yes, Osama Obama continues to be a stuttering clusterf*** of a miserable failure.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 01, 2011 10:31 AM (YjjrR)

43
Well done, Johnny.

If the RNC and GOP candidates don't borrow what you've done it is their loss.

Posted by: soothie at October 01, 2011 10:31 AM (sqkOB)

Johnny (John E.),

This is f'n brilliant......Frilliant! .....Well done.

Posted by: ConservativeMenAreJustHotter at October 01, 2011 10:32 AM (WOnSm)

45 Most excellent. You didn't even spill any hobo blood on the thing, but I'll overlook that.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:34 AM (AZGON)

46
It befuddles me as to why we (the AoS commenters) aren't being begged to run campaigns.

Posted by: soothie at October 01, 2011 10:34 AM (sqkOB)

47 Spectacular JOHN E

Posted by: MikeTheMoose at October 01, 2011 10:35 AM (GE1+K)

48 Arrgh. There are too many facts in pictures in this post for me to forward it entirely to my liberal friends. I'll need to piecemeal it for them to digest.

Welcome to the big-time John E. Don't let it go to your head please.

Posted by: Sheep Dip at October 01, 2011 10:37 AM (CbC5p)

49 Thanks, I'll link directly!

Did I mention you are teh awesome?????

Posted by: MissTammy at October 01, 2011 10:38 AM (SsG4J)

50 Great graphic.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 01, 2011 10:38 AM (vXr7p)

51 Be sure to re post this on Monday so the weekday shift can disseminate as well.

Posted by: dananjcon at October 01, 2011 10:39 AM (beZqk)

52 John E., beautiful work, as usual.

Posted by: Ima Wurdibitsch at October 01, 2011 10:39 AM (otfJ1)

53 Gosh, this makes Obama look very, very bad. You know what would help him? Another speech!

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:40 AM (AZGON)

54 InDesign, John E?

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:40 AM (AZGON)

55 46 Most excellent. You didn't even spill any hobo blood on the thing, but I'll overlook that.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 02:34 PM (AZGON)

You can print a copy at home with LOCAL hobo blood- just refill an empty inkjet cartridge with the leftovers from your last hunting trip. Our pals on the left like to keep it local and in this case I support that.

Posted by: Ms Choksondik at October 01, 2011 10:41 AM (nxptv)

John E:

An excellent graphic that is scary as hell. As bad as those numbers are, the raw data is being diddled in order to reduce the magnitude of the SCOAMF's disasterous regime.

By the time Obama gets his pink-slip, the acronym "SCOAMF" will probably become an adjective.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at October 01, 2011 10:42 AM (M0NzJ)

57 The graphics are fantastic.
The data itself does not bode well for our nation.

I wish someone could tie this in somehow with Rush's declaration of wishing Obama to fail.
Because......this is what Rush was warning the nation about.
In a format that most people can get their brains around.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 01, 2011 10:43 AM (ZfMzu)

58
Free shit we much.

Posted by: King Soetoro the Scoamf at October 01, 2011 10:43 AM (MSYq6)

59 Excellent visuals.

In keeping with the Carter comparisons, remember this? "Poor, poor Jimmy....The presidency is just too darn big for one man."

Posted by: elliot m at October 01, 2011 10:43 AM (zPich)

60 In the second quote bubble, "american" needs to be capitalized. Also, perhaps, when attributing quotes, instead of saying simply "Barack Obama, 2008", go the extra length and say with absolute precision when and where the damning quote originated. ESPECIALLY when it originated with the liberal lamestream media itself! The O-bots will, you can be sure, accuse you of fabricating quotes. It's a lot harder when there's a full attribution along the lines of "Barack Obama, August 14th, 2008, _New York Times_, page A-3." Those minor quibbles notwithstanding, this is beautiful work.

Posted by: torquewrench at October 01, 2011 10:43 AM (aWrFJ)

61 Credit to John E for the greatest visual on Barky the Bumblefuck to date.

And credit to ace for attracting the wittiest, smartest, most badass commenters around.

Posted by: lu at October 01, 2011 10:44 AM (tF7q1)

62 I'm on my Blackberry, so I could very well be missing a big link or something, but do you have the Sources for all those numbers/statements as a footnote or something? Helpful for the inevitable pushback from Libs.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 01, 2011 10:46 AM (roFKc)

63 Would this be of any use to you, John E? Making a 3D map of the US with statistical values: http://bit.ly/rtjLUs

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:46 AM (AZGON)

I love how you've used the same colors set forth in Obama's own original campaign graphics.....in this damning illustration of the damage that he has done.

Colors are an important component in visual communication. ...Very nicely done, John E.

Posted by: ConservativeMenAreJustHotter at October 01, 2011 10:46 AM (WOnSm)

65 InDesign, John E?

Photoshop

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:47 AM (nRTou)

66 Listen, pal ...

Posted by: AttaaackWaaaaaatch at October 01, 2011 10:47 AM (QoR0i)

67 I'm actually working on putting together my own site, but thanks.

YW. I'm sure your site will be a thing of beauty.

This is fantastic work you're doing.

Posted by: As If! at October 01, 2011 10:48 AM (piMMO)

68 65.....well shit, I screwed that up. *Colors

Posted by: ConservativeMenAreJustHotter at October 01, 2011 10:48 AM (WOnSm)

SCOAMF: "Yeah but it could have been worse guys. If you would all just work a little harder and complain a little less...cause I am LeBron baby, I can do this!" (Might have paraphrased a bit)

Great graphic!

Honestly, sometimes should tell him to go sit in a corner and take a time-out until January 2013, that way at least he could not do or say anything to make things worse.

Posted by: David of PA at October 01, 2011 10:48 AM (HUxtO)

Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Beautiful display of the proof, John E!

Posted by: stillwater at October 01, 2011 10:48 AM (0GpN4)

71 Those minor quibbles notwithstanding, this is beautiful work.

I'll fix "american" later (replacing an image on Flickr kills embedding for a little while. I was doing copy/paste and missed it.

Most of the quotes are sourced on the bottom.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:49 AM (nRTou)

72 OT... Stop it already. Republican Huckabee asked to run for president Fri, Sep 30 2011 By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mike Huckabee has been approached by conservative activists unhappy with the current crop of Republican and presidential hopefuls, sources told Reuters, but the former Arkansas governor said he is not seriously considering a run. snip After Reuters reported that Huckabee had been approached recently, he said he was unlikely to enter the race. "I don't see it happening," Huckabee told Fox News, unless he said, someone presented him with 50 million dollars up front. "I don't see the pathway financially and organizationally, you know, to get there." snip A top official for HuckPAC, a Huckabee fundraising group, said there is no truth to the notion that he would jump in. "The governor is still content with his decision to stay out of the race," the official said.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:50 AM (AZGON)

73 Would this be of any use to you, John E?

Hmm. I'll have to look at that. CAC is throwing some data at me later today, so we'll have another map tonight, I think.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:50 AM (nRTou)

74 Dammit! I still can't see it. I'm blaming Microsoft.

Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 10:51 AM (kEjRX)

75 I want to applaud the graphic, and then I think about the real people who make up the numbers and I want to cry. By the way have I mentioned Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure? No? BARACK OBAMA IS A STUTTERING CLUSTERFUCK OF A MISERABLE FAILURE

Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at October 01, 2011 10:51 AM (6X6L2)

76 CAC is throwing some data at me later today, so we'll have another map tonight, I think. I know how to use blender, in case you don't, to generate such a map.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:52 AM (AZGON)

Someone not somtimes*

Geese, maybe I should lay off the Ace(tm) lifestyle when I type.

Posted by: David of PA at October 01, 2011 10:53 AM (HUxtO)

78 I know how to use blender, in case you don't, to generate such a map.

I might as well learn!

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 10:53 AM (nRTou)

79 blender is awesome and free blender.org

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:54 AM (AZGON)

80 Just sent the link to Rush.
Who knows, it can't hurt.....right?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 01, 2011 10:55 AM (ZfMzu)

81 "If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition.".

FYI - President for life is one term.

Posted by: zmdavid at October 01, 2011 10:55 AM (rEP5x)

82 John E. is Exhibit A when you wonder why Libs hate the Blogosphere.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 01, 2011 10:55 AM (vXr7p)

83 FYI - President for life is one term. There are two ways to read that. That's all I'm going to say.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:56 AM (AZGON)

84 John E - Fabulous! How can we make that into a bumper sticker?

Posted by: Lemon Kitten at October 01, 2011 10:57 AM (0fzsA)

85 Fabulous! How can we make that into a bumper sticker? We're gonna need a bigger bus.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 10:58 AM (AZGON)

73 OT... Stop it already.

This is getting truly bizarre. ....It's like the behind-the-scenes players are trying to bring all fundraising to a screeching halt. ....Fundraising for the declared candidates, that is.

The media is also saying that "Christie is reconsidering getting in". .....wtf?

Posted by: ConservativeMenAreJustHotter at October 01, 2011 10:58 AM (WOnSm)

87 First get a really big car...

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 01, 2011 11:00 AM (q1Tbv)

88 Ah! There it is! Nice work John E.!

Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 11:02 AM (kEjRX)

89 johnny wow......seeing it makes living it even worse.......

Posted by: phoenixgirl at October 01, 2011 11:04 AM (eOXTH)

90 Leave Barack alone! I'm turning you in to Attack Watch! Cordially...

Posted by: Rick at October 01, 2011 11:05 AM (Gfgj6)

61 .... The O-bots will, you can be sure, accuse you of fabricating quotes. It's a lot harder when there's a full attribution along the lines of "Barack Obama, August 14th, 2008, _New York Times_, page A-3." Those minor quibbles notwithstanding, this is beautiful work.

But that would clutter up the simplicity of it, Torquewrench.

You make a good point.....but the beauty of a Graphic such as this, is the simple readability of it.

So I hope that John E. keeps it as is, and simply has those long-form "full attributions" handy, if the O-bots try to accuse him of fabricating quotes.

Posted by: ConservativeMenAreJustHotter at October 01, 2011 11:07 AM (WOnSm)

92 54 Gosh, this makes Obama look very, very bad.

You know what would help him?

Another speech! Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 02:40 PM

fap fap fap fap fap fap fap

Posted by: Chris Matthews at October 01, 2011 11:08 AM (Y+DPZ)

93 So I hope that John E. keeps it as is, and simply has those long-form "full attributions" handy, if the O-bots try to accuse him of fabricating quotes.

Most of the sources are at the bottom. I still have them all filed locally as well. I hope they try.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 11:09 AM (nRTou)

94 Most of the sources are at the bottom. I still have them all filed locally as well. I hope they try.

They won't. They're allergic to facts and quotes. So they'll just scream at you; accuse you of being something ending in -ist or -obe. They have nothing else.

Posted by: lu at October 01, 2011 11:11 AM (tF7q1)

95 I know that everybody has a favorite candidate (I'm for Perry), but everybody should send this to the candidate of their choice. Or the RNC. This makes it so simple to see the damage done-so far-and shows how important this election is. And this is just the economic part.

Great job, Johnny E. Very scary and very impressive.

Posted by: chillin the most for Perry at October 01, 2011 11:13 AM (6IV8T)

96 We shall disseminate - good work John E.

Posted by: Jornolist at October 01, 2011 11:13 AM (r24Sh)

97 In fact - we shall pass on to one Seamus Kraft.

Posted by: Jornolist at October 01, 2011 11:17 AM (r24Sh)

98 This sort of amateur haymaking is not helpful.

Posted by: Karl Rove at October 01, 2011 11:18 AM (AZGON)

99 Hah! Beat me to it: 91 Leave Barack alone! I'm turning you in to Attack Watch! I'll report it again, anyway.

Posted by: JimK at October 01, 2011 11:19 AM (XKKhw)

100 Fabulous! How can we make that into a bumper sticker?

It might be a bit large for a bumpersticker, but I'd love to have a pdf to print and hang on my office wall.

Posted by: As If! at October 01, 2011 11:19 AM (piMMO)

101 It appears The Obama admin has dealt us a full house.

Posted by: Jornolist at October 01, 2011 11:20 AM (r24Sh)

102 Very nice. Very powerful.

Posted by: chemjeff-husker at October 01, 2011 11:21 AM (s7mIC)

103 Hell, on second thought, I'd make a yard sign out of it.

Posted by: As If! at October 01, 2011 11:21 AM (piMMO)

104

Great work.

For an encore - Jan 2007 - 2010 Dems took control of Congress.

Posted by: davod at October 01, 2011 11:22 AM (C5U9L)

105

94 ....I hope they try.

Hah. Cool......I hope this gets spread throughout the blogosphere, and seen by a couple million eyeballs.

Have you thought about sending it to Fox? Neil Cavuto would love this, so would Stuart Varney or Eric Boling. ....They also put things like this up on Fox Nation. ....You've already done the work for them, John E.....they oughta love it.

Posted by: ConservativeMenAreJustHotter at October 01, 2011 11:23 AM (WOnSm)

106 For an encore - Jan 2007 - 2010 Dems took control of Congress.

This is an excellent idea. The idea to repost this on Monday for the weekday crowd is also imperative.

Posted by: chillin the most for Perry at October 01, 2011 11:25 AM (6IV8T)

107 Oh and Mr. McDonough - you may want to think about hiring a good defense lawyer. I recommend Robert Bennett. Seems you also got your mammary in the ringer.

Posted by: Jornolist at October 01, 2011 11:25 AM (r24Sh)

108 John E,

Nice work. I have only one suggestion. In the headline, replace Odumba with SCoaMF so the morons will know who you are talkin' about.

Posted by: sTevo at October 01, 2011 11:26 AM (VMcEw)

109 O/T,

Don't forget to watch the Lions win their 4th game in a row tomorrow.

Posted by: chillin the most for Perry at October 01, 2011 11:28 AM (6IV8T)

110 The Penis Farmer was out in his canoe, styling in his mom jeans, when in jumped a killer hobbit. The P.F. was armed with a paddle, which he dropped so that he could flutter his hands and shriek impotently. Later, in an interview with Playboy magazine, he recounted the event and the philosophical insight that followed from it.

Posted by: Wm T Sherman at October 01, 2011 11:29 AM (SYrAh)

111 Have you thought about sending it to Fox? Neil Cavuto would love this, so would Stuart Varney or Eric Boling. ....They also put things like this up on Fox Nation. ....You've already done the work for them, John E.....they oughta love it.

Hmm. I could try.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 11:29 AM (nRTou)

112 This will be up on one the top conservative sites in Chicago in 24 hours. Thank you very much.

Posted by: Jornolist at October 01, 2011 11:30 AM (r24Sh)

113 Breitbart - you feel us?

Posted by: Jornolist at October 01, 2011 11:32 AM (r24Sh)

114 Who scored all this shit? Really.

It all runs off the MFM like water off a duck's back.

Posted by: I'm in a New York state of mind at October 01, 2011 11:34 AM (4sQwu)

115 There is a better Obama quote out there for the health insurance section. He talked about reducing premiums by 3000%

http://tinyurl.com/yzyltw5

Posted by: Bob Saget at October 01, 2011 11:35 AM (dBvlk)

116 The stuttering clu ..., Okay he doesn't stutter when he's reading from the TOTUS. He reads and enunciates well. His brain is entirely focused on reading well and has no attention left for what he is actually saying. So when TOTUS displays Michael, instead of Michelle, he calls his wife Michael and never even notices it.
At 35 seconds, http://tinyurl.com/3asaqrv
From The American Thinker.

Posted by: snookered at October 01, 2011 11:35 AM (0cBMc)

117 Ducks don't much matter these days.

Posted by: Jornolist at October 01, 2011 11:35 AM (r24Sh)

118 There is a better Obama quote out there for the health insurance section. He talked about reducing premiums by 3000%

That was obviously a gaffe. The "$2,500" number was used a lot in his speeches.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 11:37 AM (nRTou)

119

So when TOTUS displays Michael, instead of Michelle, he calls his wife Michael and never even notices it.

I'm on that like stink on shit!

HAHAHAHA!

Not.

Posted by: The MFM at October 01, 2011 11:38 AM (kEjRX)

120 O/t What should we be drinking when the indictments go down?

Posted by: Jornolist at October 01, 2011 11:41 AM (r24Sh)

121 Have you thought about sending it to Fox? Neil Cavuto would love this, so would Stuart Varney or Eric Boling. ....They also put things like this up on Fox Nation. ....You've already done the work for them, John E.....they oughta love it.

Hell, the Redeye folks would love this. Who wouldn't?

Ace, if I'm not mistaken, has contacts. I believe Andy Levy drops by here now and then.

If I were you, however, I'd slap a big ol' CONTACT ME FOR USAGE RIGHTS on it. Even if you don't charge, it will help protect your data.

Posted by: As If! at October 01, 2011 11:42 AM (piMMO)

122 I bet Drudge would put this on his site. This is really too good to not get out to the masses. The RNC should put it on a billboard or campaign fliers. A great blog to send it to is Michellesmirror.com. I would, but I don't know how.

Posted by: chillin the most for Perry at October 01, 2011 11:42 AM (6IV8T)

123 Meanwhile, CNN would like you all to know that Troy Davis's funeral is today.

We've a message for you, people, and you had better be listening.

Posted by: I'm in a New York state of mind at October 01, 2011 11:43 AM (4sQwu)

124 He calls his wife Michael and never even notices it.
At 35 seconds, http://tinyurl.com/3asaqrv
From The American Thinker. Posted by: snookered

If the Teleprompter fucks you up, so will the piece of paper.

Precedentin' is hard. For the tard.

Posted by: Dang at October 01, 2011 11:46 AM (TXKVh)

125 I like the work, but why aren't you sizing things proportional to their particular numbers?

Visualizations can make the half of the argument the statement of the number itself can't... but we have to be honest with them.

Posted by: Former Mass Resident at October 01, 2011 11:53 AM (BeB0s)

126 Nice work, John E. I even like the color scheme, even though it's been perverted by the philistines...if I were still in school, I'd use this as a primary data source.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 01, 2011 11:54 AM (7rP1z)

127 Very nice work, John E.

Posted by: KG at October 01, 2011 11:55 AM (LD21B)

128

John E.

On the bar graphs, you may want to consider turning them so they are side by side with (0) at the bottom of the bar graph with the debt figures at the top. Vertical side by side bar graphs have a more immediate impact when displaying diparate numbers.

Posted by: Journolist at October 01, 2011 12:01 PM (734Ld)

129

John E.

I was referring to the last two bar graphs of debt and deficit.

Posted by: Journolist at October 01, 2011 12:02 PM (734Ld)

130 On the bar graphs, you may want to consider turning them so they are side by side with (0) at the bottom of the bar graph with the debt figures at the top. Vertical side by side bar graphs have a more immediate impact when displaying diparate numbers.

I had them that way, but the spacing made it look clunky. Plus, it would have made the graphic even longer.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 12:03 PM (nRTou)

131

John E.

Cool got it.

This is amazing stuff what you did. Just amazing.

Posted by: Journolist at October 01, 2011 12:06 PM (734Ld)

132 OT: Mittens can be such a little bitch.

Seriously.

A senior adviser to Mitt Romney, the Texan's main rival, said that Mr Perry had embarked on "a careless candidacy prompted by his wife" and campaign consultants.

Posted by: lu at October 01, 2011 12:08 PM (tF7q1)

133 Nice job John E. I just stole your stats and put them in the comments at the seattle times. I did it for the liberals, I'm a giver like that.

Posted by: robtr at October 01, 2011 12:14 PM (MtwBb)

134 Very nicely done John E. I think you also owe a big thanks to the SCoaMF himself, as he said "You should be thanking me."

He's the one that generated all this powerful information to work with.

Posted by: GnuBreed at October 01, 2011 12:21 PM (ENKCw)

135 OT- Is this the best way for these women to get their point across? I don't think so...

'Slutwalk' protest hits Union Sq. day after NYPD warns women to cover up in B'klyn
Instead of these self-serving "slutwalks", how about trying to get the NYPD to increase B'klyn patrols or, God forbid, getting the local gov't to provide more ways for these women to defend themselves?

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 12:23 PM (obxtM)

136 I doubt that even pictures will educate the liberal assholes at this point.

They want their free shit, and fuck you if you try to tell them it's bad for the country.

Posted by: Unclefacts Out Of Commenting Retirement Just For This One Thing at October 01, 2011 12:24 PM (6IReR)

137

The losers occupying wallstreet are confused.

Occupy Wall Street protest, swelled by Radiohead hoax, marches on NYPD HQ, but gets lost

http://tinyurl.com/6yptjcb

Posted by: robtr at October 01, 2011 12:25 PM (MtwBb)

138 John E, Just mindboggling brilliant. I'm passed it on from my small site. I hope many others here and elsewhere do the same. Many thanks for your hard work. You are a patriot. Sincerely, Gerard Van der Leun

Posted by: vanderleun at October 01, 2011 12:27 PM (6nI7u)

139 My moonbat cousin posted on Facebook just now that they are protesting Troy Davis' execution on this his funeral day by making their FB profiles black. Oy. The comments on this creep make him out to be a harmless martyr. Disgusting. Libtards are on the wrong side of EVERYTHING. There is no educating them because they never learn.

Posted by: Vince, The Slapchop Guy at October 01, 2011 12:29 PM (jucos)

140
Just tell to think of Troy Davis being aborted instead executed. That'll make 'em feel better.

Posted by: soothsayer at October 01, 2011 12:32 PM (sqkOB)

141 Just tell to think of Troy Davis being aborted instead executed. That'll make 'em feel better.

Posted by: soothsayer at October 01, 2011 04:32 PM (sqkOB)

So true. So true. I am suprised that cognative dissonance doesn't make their heads explode.

Posted by: Osama bin Truck Monkey, TEArrorist Son of a Bitch at October 01, 2011 12:37 PM (jucos)

142

RASMUSSEN

VA- PRES

Romney: 46%
Obama: 45%

Obama: 50%
Perry: 40%

3rd straight poll showing at least 1 GOP candidate beating Obama in Virginia-

Roanoke College Romney +8 Quinnipiac Romney +2

More important Rasmussen is now FINALLY starting their state by state polling, a great counterweight to Democratic pollster PPP.

I suspect more polling averages are going to skew back to where they should now (particularly Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina)

Posted by: CAC at October 01, 2011 12:38 PM (mOV5+)

143 Bush left a $1.3 trillion annual deficit where it remains today.

http://tinyurl.com/yh92n8l

As a Hayek follower the truth must be told.

Posted by: Buck Hayek at October 01, 2011 12:40 PM (z0HdK)

144 Posted by John E.

Posted by: CAC at October 01, 2011 04:38 PM (mOV5+)

I love this place. It's like a one stop shop for data.

Posted by: Tami at October 01, 2011 12:41 PM (X6akg)

145

More important Rasmussen is now FINALLY starting their state by state polling, a great counterweight to Democratic pollster PPP.

I suspect more polling averages are going to skew back to where they should now (particularly Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina)

Posted by: CAC at October 01, 2011 04:38 PM (mOV5+)

I'm not sure that Rasmussen is such a great counterweight. They have been giving Obama higher approval numbers than The New York Times even.

Posted by: robtr at October 01, 2011 12:42 PM (MtwBb)

146 For an encore - Jan 2007 - 2010 Dems took control of Congress. Posted by: davod at October 01, 2011 03:22 PM (C5U9L) This x1000. It's not just the man, it's the ideology.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of Thunder and Lightning at October 01, 2011 12:45 PM (bxiXv)

147
Bush left a $1.3 trillion annual deficit where it remains today.

okay, birdbrain, thanks for the link to Obamafact and thanks for the laugh

Posted by: soothsayer at October 01, 2011 12:47 PM (sqkOB)

148 now this would be an awesome chart for one of the R candidates to pull out on stage in a Ross Perot kinda way at the next debate - fuck this should be on every R candidate's web site.

Posted by: x11b1p at October 01, 2011 12:48 PM (nVLlM)

149 JEPOS..ruining the country one day at a time.

Posted by: USS Diversity at October 01, 2011 12:48 PM (aD5Kx)

150 well it looks like houses - er I mean "Homes" are becoming more affordable.

Posted by: jeanne! with two N's and an E at October 01, 2011 12:51 PM (Yr8tq)

151 *SCOAMF: Acronym used to define President Obama in 2011 until today; Stuttering Cluster Fuck of A Miserable Failure, sourced to AOSHQ Hey libs - imagine that footnote in our history books in 10 years

Posted by: x11b1p at October 01, 2011 12:57 PM (nVLlM)

152 Bush left a $1.3 trillion annual deficit where it remains today. Bullshit from beak to asshole. 2008 deficit $458.55B 2009 deficit $1412.69B Guess which party and which shithead was in charge during 2009. http://blog.heritage.org/?p=4210 http://www.fms.treas.gov/annualreport/index.html President Bush expanded the federal budget by a historic $700 billion through 2008. President Obama would add another $1 trillion. President Bush began a string of expensive finanÂcial bailouts. President Obama is accelerating that course. President Bush created a Medicare drug entitleÂment that will cost an estimated $800 billion in its first decade. President Obama has proposed a $634 billion down payment on a new governÂment health care fund. President Bush increased federal education spending 58 percent faster than inflation. PresiÂdent Obama would double it. President Bush became the first President to spend 3 percent of GDP on federal antipoverty programs. President Obama has already inÂcreased this spending by 20 percent. President Bush tilted the income tax burden more toward upper-income taxpayers. President Obama would continue that trend. President Bush presided over a $2.5 trillion increase in the public debt through 2008. Setting aside 2009 (for which Presidents Bush and Obama share responsibility for an additional $2.6 trillion in public debt), President ObamaÂ’s budget would add $4.9 trillion in public debt from the beginning of 2010 through 2016. UPDATE: Many Obama defenders in the comments are claiming that the numbers above do not include spending on Iraq and Afghanistan during the Bush years. They most certainly do. While Bush did fund the wars through emergency supplementals (not the regular budget process), that spending did not simply vanish. It is included in the numbers above. Also, some Obama defenders are claiming the graphic above represents biased Heritage Foundation numbers. While we stand behind the numbers we put out 100%, the numbers, and the graphic itself, above are from the Washington Post. We originally left out the link to WaPo. It has now been added. CLARIFICATION: Of course, this Washington Post graphic does not perfectly delineate budget surpluses and deficits by administration. President Bush took office in January 2001, and therefore played a lead role in crafting the FY 2002-2008 budgets. Presidents Bush and Obama share responsibility for the FY 2009 budget deficit that overlaps their administrations, before President Obama assumes full budgetary responsibility beginning in FY 2010. Overall, President ObamaÂ’s budget would add twice as much debt as President Bush over the same number of years.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at October 01, 2011 12:57 PM (AZGON)

153

I'm not sure that Rasmussen is such a great counterweight. They have been giving Obama higher approval numbers than The New York Times even.

Posted by: robtr at October 01, 2011 04:42 PM (MtwBb)

Rasmussen overshot last year, and is being wisely more cautious.

PPP was the most accurate in the final days of polling and using Likely Voter samples. So in the mean time, this is what we will get.

Frankly I can't wait until PPP shifts over but that wont be for another 11 months.

Posted by: CAC at October 01, 2011 01:00 PM (mOV5+)

154 Excellent graphic!

If the GOP is smart, they are working overtime to blast some ads using this info when the campaign starts in earnest.

If they can't hoist Obama on his own petard, they don't deserve to win.

Posted by: PJ at October 01, 2011 01:01 PM (FlVA8)

155 FY 2009 began on Oct 1, 2008 and the CBO forecast a $1.3 trillion deficit at the time.

Obama was inaugurated four months later. Bush was Big Gov from NCLB to the Medicare Prescription Welfare Plan and DHS.

We needed a Chris Christie in 2001 and got a Texan LBJ type - no doubt about it.

Posted by: Buck Hayek at October 01, 2011 01:02 PM (z0HdK)

156 Great work. It's a go to piece of work when summarizing to liberal friends that, no, I'm not racist, I just HATE the SCoaMF's policies.

Is there any data available to use the quote about "electricity prices will necessarily increase"? I think that's a very damning quote.

I'll be bookmarking it!

Posted by: someone at October 01, 2011 01:04 PM (bqjJT)

157

There have been an increase in double rainbows (all the way) since the Immaculation.

The real reason Obama didn't intercede in the Troy Davis case is that Davis was going to launch a primary challenge for the soul of the Democratic party.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 01, 2011 01:05 PM (7rP1z)

158 Guest hell, take over the blog, best graph evah at AoSHQ.

Ace stay at the spa.

Posted by: Billy Bob, the guy who drinks in SC at October 01, 2011 01:05 PM (byD2Y)

159 Is there any data available to use the quote about "electricity prices will necessarily increase"? I think that's a very damning quote.

He was discussing the Cap & Trade bill, which ultimately failed to pass. So, I thought it wasn't really relevant.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 01:06 PM (nRTou)

160 The poverty rate was reported as 15.1% in the last week or so. That is the same poverty rate as at the beginning of LBJ's "Great Society" some 45 years ago.
This means that the "War on Poverty" is either a "quagmire" or an "EPIC FAIL" .. take your pick.

Posted by: Barney Frank at October 01, 2011 01:13 PM (e8kgV)

161 Is there any data available to use the quote about "electricity prices will necessarily increase"? I think that's a very damning quote.

He was discussing the Cap & Trade bill, which ultimately failed to pass. So, I thought it wasn't really relevant.

Gottcha.

Posted by: someone at October 01, 2011 01:18 PM (bqjJT)

162 As I noted in another thread, CNN is doing its best to pick a RINO for us. All the other candidates are "extremists", and this meme will be used unabated until Nov. 2012. They (panel of 4 liberal guys) laughed outloud when one fella stated the TEA party would not exist if it were not for Bush 11 killing the economy. Dolts. The horrifying part of this is that say these things with a straight face. I almost believe they are serious. So will viewers.

Posted by: LonelyConservativeIn MI at October 01, 2011 01:20 PM (rZZA3)

163 A nitpick about your gas prices section: Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't recall gas being anywhere near 1.82 a gallon in the last several years, and if it was it wasn't that low for long. Even factoring in inflation I doubt that section is accurate.

Posted by: Stan at October 01, 2011 01:34 PM (hUUPm)

164 A nitpick about your gas prices section: Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't recall gas being anywhere near 1.82 a gallon in the last several years, and if it was it wasn't that low for long. Even factoring in inflation I doubt that section is accurate.

Look here.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at October 01, 2011 01:42 PM (nRTou)

165 WellI guess those who told us Obama's term would be historic were right. What a corrupt, lying, Muslim, walking taco this community organizer is.

Posted by: Molon Labe at October 01, 2011 01:44 PM (S7K8x)

166 A nitpick about your gas prices section: Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't recall gas being anywhere near 1.82 a gallon in the last several years, and if it was it wasn't that low for long. Even factoring in inflation I doubt that section is accurate.

It is accurate.

Posted by: As If! at October 01, 2011 01:46 PM (piMMO)

167 144 Bush left a $1.3 trillion annual deficit where it remains today.

http://tinyurl.com/yh92n8l

As a Hayek follower the truth must be told.

Posted by: Buck Hayek at October 01, 2011 04:40 PM (z0HdK)

I rest my fucking case.

Posted by: Unclefacts Out Of Commenting Retirement Just For This One Thing at October 01, 2011 01:54 PM (6IReR)

168 Excellent work John E.

Posted by: motionview at October 01, 2011 02:08 PM (i+DU3)

169 Devastating graphic, John!

Posted by: Y-not at October 01, 2011 02:47 PM (5H6zj)

170 Late to the party here, but that graphic is full of win (showing the SCoaMF to be a SCoaMF). Great job.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 01, 2011 03:24 PM (ycuSb)

171 The progs will look at the graphic as reading Arabic. Right to left it looks good.

Posted by: Buffalobob at October 01, 2011 03:25 PM (vjyVi)

172 Saw John E's work over at American Digest.

Posted by: sTevo at October 01, 2011 03:39 PM (VMcEw)

173 Really good visuals! And very concise and to the point. Bravo John E!

Posted by: macintx at October 01, 2011 03:53 PM (ucs8Y)

174 I think National Review pointed out that the poverty rate is taken before we've helped the poor with food stamps, welfare, school lunches, etc.

It's a frickin' scam. "Poverty" in America means fridges, microwaves, and air conditioning. It is nothing like poverty in say, Bangladesh.

Posted by: Arms Merchant at October 01, 2011 09:36 PM (NZMKc)

175

Accounting tricks were used to grossly understate the deficit in 2008.

Federal government debt increased by $1.47 trillion in 2008.

Source: debt to the penny

1 Jan 2008: $9,229,172,659,218.31
1 Oct 2008: 10,124,225,067,127.69
31 Dec 2008: $10,699,804,864,612.13

In the last 3 months of 2008 debt increased by over $575 billion, that's over $6 billion a day, equivalent to an annual deficit of over $2.3 trillion.

Conclusion: the budget had gone to hell before Obama took office.

That's the problem with these 'Obama And The Economy' graphs and such - the vast majority of Americans blame Republicans (for good reason), current and former, for the economic hardships. Charts like these just remind people why they hate politics, especially from the Right. They know they don'y have anyonw would running for president, NO ONE! So lies, smears, andname-calling is all they have, and it's pathetic!

Posted by: Questionman at October 01, 2011 11:32 PM (ojWG1)

176 Hey #181, Get some sleep, dude. You're really cranky at 3:32AM.

Posted by: ?lady at October 02, 2011 10:40 AM (zgB7e)

177 I may be missing it because this IS bloody Mary Sunday, but how do I get the embed code for this graphic to put on my page? (with your flickr link of course)

Posted by: Susan Duclos at October 02, 2011 12:53 PM (7ugFV)

178 These data items seem like a list of things that are probably important to labor union bosses-- employment, wages, poverty rate, etc. Those of us that are in business care more about corporate profits, taxes, stock market indices, economic numbers such as GDP, etc. Why not show us THOSE?

Posted by: Josie at October 02, 2011 02:48 PM (IM4Jl)

179 Perhaps because this is about the (P)resident and his statements and results after those statements.

Nice try at a derail but you're as big a SCOAMF as the SCOAMF.

Posted by: Gmac at October 02, 2011 04:22 PM (SfsaY)

180 Your message has been rejected because long strings of unbroken text are very annoying. Use the space bar or tinyurl.com as appropriate.

Posted by: GK at October 02, 2011 06:25 PM (GidqY)

181 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/19/politics/bush_legacy/main4735360.shtml

Posted by: GK at October 02, 2011 06:26 PM (GidqY)

182 Average taxpayer income was down $3,512, or 5.7 percent, in 2008 compared with 2000
from:
http://www.tax.com/taxcom/taxblog.nsf/Permalink/CHAS-89LPZ9

Posted by: GK at October 02, 2011 06:26 PM (GidqY)

183 Dayam, that is good stuff.

Posted by: jlfintx at October 02, 2011 06:36 PM (Wnk4X)

184 " But i have been working so hard in the other 7 states, that not even I , Obama-Jesus can fix the other 50!"

Posted by: President Downgrade at October 02, 2011 06:37 PM (A8fPr)

185

" Now graph something I really care about. "

Rounds of golf I played from 2006 through 2008: 12

Rounds of golf I played FREE from 2009 till present: 81 !!!!

"This Presidenting stuff is awesome."

Posted by: President Downgrade at October 02, 2011 06:51 PM (A8fPr)

186 Number of Osama bin Ladens killed = 1

Number of skyscrapers brought down by terrorists = 0

Posted by: 2Wolves at October 02, 2011 06:57 PM (TBHwA)

187 Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable D- failure.

Posted by: Jerome at October 02, 2011 06:58 PM (ZW+sL)

188

" I will focus like a laser on creating birdies."

oops. . . . " I mean creating jobs."

Posted by: President Downgrade at October 02, 2011 07:14 PM (A8fPr)

189 Wow this could be two or three really good ads for the 2012 race, if you can get video of him saying these things and just do exactly like you did here it'd be stunning.

Posted by: Rbastid at October 02, 2011 09:04 PM (0GbmO)

190 My biggest concern is that the Alinsky teacher is using Alinksy tactics to bring our country down.

Maybe he isn't just a buffoon...maybe he is accomplishing exactly what he set out to accomplish...the destruction of the US as we knew it to be.

If he is supposed to be so smart (though we don't know that from any real data) then to me that is a more likely scenario.

Otherwise he's just an example of the Peter Principle taken to the highest seat on the planet.

Posted by: Dennis at October 03, 2011 03:33 AM (ofZQp)

191 ...in case it hasn't been mentioned recently, Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: ibid at October 03, 2011 05:19 AM (YU/fH)

192

Does anyone stop and think about these statistics?

Doesn't anyone take into account the current economic situation?

Who seriously thinks that the statistics shown are to blame entirely on the Obama administration? Just think of what economic mess the Bush administration left.

Obama is the first president in a long time who actually tries to involve the other party in making policy. You could, therefore, wonder what the republican influence on these figures has been.

Posted by: M at October 03, 2011 05:33 AM (bzNJq)

193 I'll be investing in a 72" flat screen and Jiffy Pop to watch the trials and executions in 2012.

Posted by: cuchieddie at October 03, 2011 07:47 AM (11l0O)

194 Great illustration! It's amazing to see Candidate Obama versus President Obama

Posted by: publicenemynumberone.us at October 03, 2011 09:13 AM (y6/rP)

195

Most people aren't going to understand the second graph: what exactly is "U-3" unemployment? Or "U-6" unemployment? Either explain these terms in the graph or drop the graph altogether.

Otherwise, this is a brutal and effective document.

Posted by: GrenfellHunt at October 03, 2011 09:26 AM (WYfTh)

196 "unemployment benefits . . . quickly flows from those who need help into local economies"

I.e, quickly flowing to those who need help from those who will soon need help.

Posted by: Quite Rightly at October 03, 2011 10:08 AM (NNM//)

197 You need to add some world standings stats to this. He's the one who said Bush made the world hate us. It seems like they hate us much more now, or are least not afraid to express it anymore. Afterall, what would he do about it?

Posted by: Tim at October 03, 2011 01:37 PM (Y8SXQ)

198

Who's funding the commercial to get this on the air?

Who's holding the press' feet to the fire for not reporting?

Posted by: Tim at October 03, 2011 01:39 PM (Y8SXQ)

199 This is incredible, very well done. I am definitely going to spread this around. Glad you put references on it as well.

Posted by: IS at October 03, 2011 01:40 PM (ws/db)

200 Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: braininahat at October 04, 2011 09:59 PM (2dotk)

201 WELL U WANTED CHANGE U GOT IT

Posted by: BUBBA at October 05, 2011 04:48 PM (bKEnk)

202

Obama is the byproduct of 1960s left wing radicalism and extremis wearing a Gucci suit and tie. By the lucky fate of his skin color, he was given a pass by those self-hating, guilt-ridden white liberals who would never have voted for him otherwise. Had he been white, his associations with left wing radicals, domestic terrorsits, and corrupt religious-facade community ghetto organizers would not have given him one minute of credibility as a Presidential candidate.

Posted by: mayhem at October 19, 2011 07:16 PM (cmXFA)

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