An atrocious jobs report was released this morning, as President Obama jaunts off to yet another campaign stop. Laser. Like. Focus.
President Obama: Hello, Golden Valley! It is good to be back in Minnesota.
— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) June 1, 2012
One of the fifty-seven states!
Obama opens with "Prayer never hurts, it helps!" (Talking Vikings, no mention of jobs yet)
— Sarah Boxer (@Sarah_Boxer) June 1, 2012
Obama talking about pie right now. Very Twin Peaks
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) June 1, 2012
President Obama speaking on jobs now in MN
— Sarah Boxer (@Sarah_Boxer) June 1, 2012
Follow the spin attempt from the campaigner in chief along with Twitchy. We’ll update as new remarks and on the scene tweets come in.
Update:
More laser like focus…on himself.
Obama: "I've noticed" it's an election year. Crowd starts to chant "four more years."
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) June 1, 2012
When it comes to creating jobs, Pres Obama says "we’ve got a lot work to do before we get to where we need to be."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2012
Yes. The work of getting you out of office.
Obama says we can't control events in Middle East, EU — then moves to his old jobs plan and tax hikes on rich
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) June 1, 2012
Class warfare alert! Rich people are fine, though, if they can cough up $50,000 per plate for a fundraising dinner.
Pres Obama says "there's no excuse" for Congressonal failure to act on his proposals to promote job creation.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2012
Sigh. Tired and lame blame-gaming. Dude, the buck stops here.
Obama: Maybe they'll replace some thingamajig for their furnace….
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) June 1, 2012
Obama: If they have some money, maybe they'd buy that thing…
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) June 1, 2012
Yes, indeed, Honeywell does make furnace thingamajigs.
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) June 1, 2012
Smartest. Man. Alive.
"My message to Congress," says Pres Obama, is now is not the time to play politics or sit on our hands.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2012
Uh. He has a “to do” list and everything!
Barack the Mad returns. I wondered when he'd show up. RT @trscoop: Obama just said clean energy companies are hiring
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 1, 2012
Oh, dear.
Wow, this is a terrible speech, not that he has anything much else to say.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 1, 2012
Pres Obama presses Congress to enact his legislative "to do list" including creation of a Veterans Jobs Corps.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2012
More “to do” list! Problems solved. Via Post-it.
Anyone who thinks Bush had anything to do with Obama's bad job report should not be allowed to operate a motor vehicle.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 1, 2012
This includes President Obama.
Yes, Mr. President, veterans could indeed be great manufacturing workers. Why do you suppose they can't find work?
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 1, 2012
Pesky reasoning!
Pres Obama gives campaign-style address on the economy & job creation to workers at Honeywell plant in MN.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2012
Same old, same old. Who really cares about jobs when Obama has a campaign to run?!
Obama's pleading with people to buy stuff, to stimulate job creation. He STILL doesn't understand how jobs are created.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 1, 2012
Has never made a payroll in his life. Plus, thinking about real life outside of an ivory tower is hard!
Pool: 1,700 attended POTUS' speech at Honeywell thingamajig factory.
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) June 1, 2012
Delicious snap.