What a difference less than a year makes, huh?
Obama campaign, 2012: "Romney wanted to—and would have—“let Detroit go bankrupt” http://t.co/u2cS3lapO8 Via @mattdizwhitlock
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) July 18, 2013
President Obama: “We refused to throw in the towel and do nothing. We refused to let Detroit go bankrupt.” http://t.co/rkodE4WA
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 13, 2012
Whoops.
Well, this is awkward RT @BarackObama: Obama: “I wasn't going to let Detroit go bankrupt. Or Toledo go bankrupt. I bet on American workers.”
— Tyler Seuc (@SeucT) July 18, 2013
Damn near made it a year. Good job. Good effort. “@BarackObama: Obama: “I wasn't going to let Detroit go bankrupt."
— Ryan Hillesland (@Hillesland358) July 18, 2013
Toledo and Lordstown are screwed: https://t.co/b7E9z7uaMy #Detroit #Bankrupt
— Andrew T. Lane (@AndrewTLane) July 18, 2013
Didnt we bail out Detroit so they wouldn't go broke? Thought things were booming according to @BarackObama
— Reaganette (@Ezinger44) July 18, 2013
Hey @BarackObama great job preventing Detroit from going bankrupt!
— Brady N. R. Sprague (@BradySprague) July 18, 2013
Yeah, so about this… MT @BarackObama: Obama: “I wasn't going to let Detroit go bankrupt."
— Bill Murphy (@billmurphy) July 18, 2013
@BarackObama you bet on Detroit, Solyndra and others as well.. #Fail
— Nancy Pelosi is SATAN ?⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@drdrjojo) July 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/Reaganista/status/357973894889611265
https://twitter.com/DanLynch902/status/357974687336243201
Oops, I've done it again! BarackObama: Obama: “I wasn't going to let Detroit go bankrupt. Or Toledo go bankrupt. I bet on American workers.”
— Palmer (@Jonijam) July 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/357967074204725249
Ouch.
At least he closed Gitmo, right?RT @zerohedge: "I Refused To Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" – Barack Obama, October 2012 http://t.co/mSFLrLrz0W
— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) July 18, 2013
Yeah … with his track record, he really ought to lay off the promises.
So I guess that "Obama saved Detroit" talking point needs a really big asterisk.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) July 18, 2013
@JonahNRO As your colleague @jimgeraghty would say, "All Obama statements come with an expiration date. All of them."
— We are screwed…from a distance (@PornPops69) July 18, 2013
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