Obama: I Built Tha...Um, Er, Ah, No, Republicans Built That!

"Right now, our economy is growing..." - President Barack Obama, 14 January 2013

 

"You see that economic growth?  I BUILT THAT!"

- President Barack Obama

"The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the economy contracted at an annual rate of -0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. That's a sharp slowdown from the 3.1 percent growth rate in the July-September quarter.  The surprise contraction could raise fears about the economy's ability to handle tax increases that took effect in January and looming spending cuts." 

- Associated Press, 30 January 2013



"We have seen consistent job growth over almost three years. Home prices are starting to climb back, consumer confidence overall has been rising, consumer spending have been rising, but there is more work to do, and our economy is facing major headwinds, which goes to your point. And that is: Republicans in Congress."  

Jay Carney, White House Spokeskid, 30 January 2013

“You see that economic contraction. I, I, I DIDN’T BUILD THA…UM, ER, AH, NO, REPUBLICANS BUILT THAT!!! That’s the Republicans’ fault because they want dirty air, dirty water, kids with autism to fend for themselves, elderly people to eat catfood, children to have to walk 50 miles to dilapidated schools all so that they can spend government money on tax cuts for hedge fund managers, bankers, CEOs, corporate jet owners, Big Oil, Big Coal, and doctors, who just RIIIIPPPPPP out tonsils with their bare hands and charge $500,000 for an amputation! They don’t believe that everyone should have a fair shot, a fair share. They think that it is unpatriotic to ask people like me to give ‘just a little bit more of the money that we don’t need’ to fund school breakfasts and lunches so that poor children will know what a hot meal feels like in their mouths. So, when you see that contraction, you just remember who built it!”

- President Barack Obama, 30 January 2013