A visibly frustrated President Obama addressed the press briefly tonight after meeting with the leaders of the House and Senate in fiscal cliff talks. Obama called it “mind boggling” that legislators hadn’t been able to conclude a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, noting that “ordinary folks, they do their job. They meet deadlines.”
All those private sector jobs he's had taught him that. RT @jamiedupree Obama: "Ordinary folks do their jobs; they meet deadlines"
— Brandon Kiser (@Kiser) December 28, 2012
President #Obama keeps referring to "this town" and "ordinary folks." May soon write a Springsteen song. #fiscalcliff
— Trent Mitchell (@TrentKMitchell) December 28, 2012
Plenty of ordinary folks were watching and decided to take advantage of the spotlight the president cast on them to share some other things ordinary folks do and don’t do.
Obama: "Ordinary folks do their jobs." – And that is what makes you so special.
— Stephen_Perkins (@Stephen_Perkins) December 28, 2012
@jamiedupree ordinary folks balance budgets. don't invoke ordinary when you as pres have no idea what you are talking about
— Steve Siegel (@halfamp) December 28, 2012
Ordinary folks balance their own budgets @policygal
— William Trivelpiece (@trouttp) December 28, 2012
Yes, ordinary folks meet deadlines, Mr. Prez. Ordinary folks also don't print money or steal from their kids.
— lizbuddie (@lizbuddie) December 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/284795373413859328
Obama: ordinary folks meet deadlines. Me: Reid hasn't passed a budget in the Senate for three years.
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) December 28, 2012
Obama says ordinary folks meet deadlines! I guess our government is not ordinary they have no balanced budget 4 years! Deadlines??
— Linda Lukens (@lindalukens) December 28, 2012
"Ordinary folks" also have budgets and pay their bills, mostly on time. The federal government doesn't. #fiscalcliff #FAIL
— David Linnehan (@dglinnehan) December 28, 2012
@jamiedupree and ordinary folks can't print their own money
— William Trivelpiece (@trouttp) December 28, 2012
he said after jetting back from Hawaii RT @jamiedupree: Obama raps the Congress: "Ordinary folks do their jobs; they meet deadlines"
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) December 28, 2012
@JamilSmith Ordinary folks don't take taxpayer funded vacations during national fiscal crisis like Obama did.
— ?Greg A? (@RhymesWithRight) December 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/gwardhome/status/284802137362415617
#ordinaryfolks try to spend less than they make
— doug phillips (@dougsdroid) December 28, 2012
@NerdyWonka And ordinary folks dont get paid and/or lose their jobs if they dont do their work…
— ?~StarBaby~? (@stardazedfla) December 28, 2012
Ordinary folks work so others can sit on their asses…“Obama raps the Congress: "Ordinary folks do their jobs; they meet deadlines"”
— Jeremy Edmonds (@jeremyedmonds) December 29, 2012
https://twitter.com/chelseagrunwald/status/284798762734481408
You people!
https://twitter.com/citizensmitt/status/284797213811539968
"Ordinary folks" why do politicians say this. It is endlessly irritating.
— onekade (@onekade) December 28, 2012
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