Chris Wallace to Rick Perry: Your Jobs Plan Is 'Terrible'
Fox News' Chris Wallace told Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry that his goal of creating 2.5 million jobs in his first term was "terrible."
In Perry's first campaign TV ad last week, the candidate promised to create at least 2.5 million jobs over four years.
"Governor, here's what I don't get about that 2.5 million jobs: 2.5 million jobs is terrible," Wallace said to Perry Sunday. "That wouldn't be nearly enough for the first four years of the administration. We looked at it. We would roughly need six million jobs in the first four years just to stay even with population growth. So, 2.5 million jobs, the unemployment rate would increase. Jimmy Carter created 10.5 million jobs in his first four years."
"Listen, I think it's amazing when we've lost 2.5 million jobs in this country and there is another state that is juxtaposition to that, that created a million jobs, and for people to go, 'Well, that's not enough,'" Perry replied. "Let me tell you, any jobs at this particular point in time helps."
"But how do you answer this question?" Wallace pressed. "Two and a half million jobs doesn't even keep pace with population growth. Our unemployment rate would increase under this goal."
"I don't believe that for a minute," Perry insisted. "It's just absolutely false on its face. Americans will get back to work."
When the stimulus law was passed in 2009, President Barack Obama set the goal of creating 3.5 million jobs in less than two years. In July, the administration estimated that the law had created or saved up to 3.6 million jobs.
The Texas governor also defended the charge that his flat tax plan would actually make the deficit worse.
"There's nothing wrong with lower revenue," Perry argued. "We will pay off that deficit. Our plan balances this budget in 2020 and we will pay off that debt."
I hope the other clowns go to town with this...52,000 jobs a month in the first term is his goal!? I don't think he understood the question, or maybe he doesn't know how long a presidential term is.
So he gets until 2020 but President Obama had until March 2009???
Where's that good ol' 'Merkin exceptionalism 'Thugs are always crowing about?
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
right?
When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?
Not soon enough!
When it doesn't fit your beliefs, deny reality.
That is what "faith" is all about.
and the sky isn't blue, nor the grass green
with a lady pistol.
Who here can doubt him at his word.
"That's fu*#ing retarded."
Big City Mayor
"I know my jobs plan is terrible, but it makes all the other "jobs" plans out there seem so much better."
Corruption favors the wealthy.
Caption for this post could have been Perry doesn't believe his own BS. He said it himself, "I just don't believe that", when Wallace told him 2.5 million jobs wont even cover population growth. Then he says "we'll make lots of jobs"...........These bozos just make up numbers as they go......yep, uh huh, 250,000,000, look at all them zeeros that's got to be a big enough number!!
The first casualty of republicanism is the truth.
Party politics are not only undemocratic, they are antidemocratic.
Addition is just a theory.
Reproduction is just a theory.
"Go forth and multiply"
/smile
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
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This lying Kochsucker makes Yosemite Sam look like a Mensa member.
"No one ever said these people were logically consistent."
- watchdog -
he doesn't do well (that's a nice way of saying this scatterbrain has his ass handed to him), and he can't handle a right wing interview (which he gets to prepare for) either.
Did Texans just look for the dumbest person in the state to hold the governors office? Because that's pretty damn stupid, even by Texas standards.
The way the government of Texas is set up, the true power lies with the Lieutenant Governor. The Governor can't even pardon anyone (not that Governor Perry ever has) unless the Pardon's Board recommends a pardon first.
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If only we could have Molly Ivins back for 12 months.
She would have had sooooo much material to write about.
Ivins once said about bush: "(George Bush) is not dumb......he's just.....limited".
.
'Talk to the hand'
He's got his best scientists hard a work developing chickens without legs, so that there will be plenty of chicken legs for everybody.
More like "wish sandwiches and wonder bread..."
We in the 99% wish we had some meat, and wonder where the bread is.
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
This poor guy is at 5 or 6% in their thug polls. It's either time for him to drop out or do like newt and quiet it down to a whisper.
Is it the 21st century yet?
but your hair is faaaaaaaaabulous!"
Before enlightenment - chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment - chop wood, carry water.
"Did Texans just look for the dumbest person in the state to hold the governors office?"
They didn't have to look far, he was already the Lt. Gov. for W.
Sides, Governor of Texas is the best place to keep the dumb. Nothing to do but kill people.
...on your head, and you don't "believe in it",
does it still crush your skull?
The lefter I go, the righter I get...
I'm actually starting to feel sorry for Rick Perry. I'm watching this and thinking "Wallace, stop picking on the 'special' kid, already!"
are installed on a short bus, myself.
me-oww!
Ever wonder why FOX Corp. can lie, and lie, and lie?
Thom Hartmann: Why Fox News has the Right to Lie to Us
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
bare face lairs and then get upset when they prove they can't do the job.
"Aim at nothing, and you will hit it."
If Rick Perry shot an arrow into the air...
He'd miss.
In the marketplace of ideas, too many people shop in the bargain basement.
-- Thunder BlueRose
Why, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU
http://saxman.bravepages.com
"You're Fired!"
I guess you just do not understand!
Two and a half million jobs is NOT enough!
Perry only wants what has Failed numerous Times to Create Jobs and pay off the National Debt.
Donaldd
Perry figures that under a Perry administration tens of millions of people will die for lack of health care, malnutrition, or killing themselves out of despair. With a much smaller population, we won't need as many new jobs. Great plan, Governor.
Perry: "I just plain don't believe the facts for a second."
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