Oh no she di’int! Today on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Barack Obama’s illustrious deputy campaign manager claimed that “over the past, you know, 27 months we’ve created 4.5 million private sector jobs. That’s more jobs than in the Bush recovery, in the Reagan recovery.”
Is that so? Cutter must have spent the past 27 months in another dimension, because she’s sorely mistaken. The American Enterprise Institute’s Jim Pethokoukis set her straight:
3 years into Reagan Recovery, 9.8M jobs were created (w/ smaller population). 3 years into Obama recovery … 2.7M or 4M, depending
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) August 22, 2012
Good heavens, Reagan Recovery created 1.1 million jobs in Sept. 1983 alone
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) August 22, 2012
There is no metric, no matter how tricksy, that will make the Obama recovery look better than the Reagan Recovery
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) August 22, 2012
I think Obama should try to sell that "My recovery is better than Reagan's " line. Sell it hard
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) August 22, 2012
Go the full "Morning in America" route
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) August 22, 2012
During Reagan Recovery, laborforce participation and employment-pop. ratio rose. Both have plunged during Obama recovery
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) August 22, 2012
Obama to Reagan: You didn't build that!
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) August 22, 2012
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Stephanie Cutter may not have much to offer by way of honesty, but don’t ever let anyone try to tell you the lying liar who lies is good for nothing. After all, Ms. Cutter inspired evil genius Iowahawk to create the #StephanieCutterFacts hashtag game, and for that, we’re most grateful.
#StephanieCutterFacts The Cleveland Browns have won 317 Super Bowls.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts The top box office star of all time: Yahoo Serious.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts assuming an infinite multiverse, there exists a parallel reality where Barack Obama created jobs. #ThroughtheWormhole
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts It sounds less hallucinate-y if you yell it straight at the camera without blinking.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts there are so many jobs now available that people are paralyzed into unemployment by the glut of opportunities.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts to prepare for a studio interview, bring along 3×5 index cards of blotter acid.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 22, 2012
Others quickly joined in and kept the momentum going:
#StephanieCutterFacts Abraham Lincoln was the most retweeted President to ever personally tweet from his blackberry
— Kurtis Marsh (@kurtismarsh) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts: Obama has created more non-racist jobs than Bush, Reagan, Coolidge and God, PUT TOGETHER.
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts Lance Armstrong first man to walk on moon.
— Flora Duh (@FloraDuh1) August 22, 2012
https://twitter.com/NormBoardman/status/238416705825681408
#StephanieCutterFacts The sky is that shade of blue because God knew it would match the Obama/Biden campaign posters @iowahawkblog
— Jason Hart (@jasonahart) August 22, 2012
Under @BarackObama, America has enjoyed record surpluses. #StephanieCutterFacts
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts since being elected President Obama has created 1 BILLION jobs in the solar energy sector
— ThinkingClearly (@alan_reese) August 22, 2012
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/238413224947621888
#StephanieCutterFacts Since President Obama took office, every child in America has received a unicorn.
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts: Lesbian Unicorns have gained more civil rights under Obama than any other imaginary animal.
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) August 22, 2012
#StephanieCutterFacts High-speed rail has really taken off in America, creating eleventy brazillion jobs in the process.
— JimDelRey #ChiComDelendaEst (@JimDelRey) August 22, 2012
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https://twitter.com/LastBrainLeft/status/238416344775815168
#StephanieCutterFacts I was hired solely for my skills as a spokesperson and stuff
— Andrews Dad (@Andrew_Dad) August 22, 2012
What time is it when Stephanie Cutter opens her mouth? Time to get a new spokesperson. But not right away — we’re enjoying the gigglesnortage way too much to give it up just yet. More, please!
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