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Home Front: Politix
500 Million Americans lose jobs every month: Pelosi
2009-02-04
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#19  Third option. She's not lying. She didn't misspeak. She just doesn't have any idea. She probably doesn't know the population of the US or the world for that matter. She probably doesn't know what a gallon of gas costs or how many liters are in a gallon. She doesn't know the difference between a fixed and variable rate mortgage. She doesn't know jack shit about the world, which is why she has the perfect job for her qualifications.
Posted by: Iblis   2009-02-04 16:37  

#18  Yep - right behind Joe Biden.
Posted by: mrp   2009-02-04 14:40  

#17  This is probably a good time to remind ourselves that as Speaker of the House Ms. Pelosi is two heartbeats from the Presidency.
Posted by: Matt   2009-02-04 14:02  

#16  I'm sure she just mis-spoke, and she doesn't really think that--and I say that as someone who can't stand the woman and would crawl over landmines to vote against her.

...but if Sarah Palin had said something similar, it would have been irrefutable proof of her unsuitability for elective office, right?
Posted by: Mike   2009-02-04 13:41  

#15   It was just an honest mistake.

Honest mistake? Sheeit. 500 million is close to twice the population of the United States which is a tad over 300 million - and that includes everybody, not just the employed. And every month?
Posted by: SteveS   2009-02-04 13:02  

#14  She got the numbers from the "prestigious" Lancet...
Posted by: Bright Pebbles the flatulent   2009-02-04 12:25  

#13  She's actually said it twice...

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/02/04/will-media-report-pelosis-claim-500-million-lose-jobs-each-month

At least Wallace called her on it. Must be Freudian...
Posted by: tu3031   2009-02-04 12:24  

#12  And now we know how the Fed's budget is formulated.
Posted by: ed   2009-02-04 12:19  

#11  NaTzi Pelosi is in Congress, where thousands are paltry numbers. Think billions for a while and millions become paltry. Lawyers are't noted for being good at math or economics either.
Posted by: Muggsy Glink   2009-02-04 12:18  

#10  Silly R'burgers!
Nancy was including the work force in Obama's 57 states:

51) China
52) India
53) Brazil
54) Indonesia
55) Kenya
56) Somalia
57) Pakistan
Posted by: Frozen Al   2009-02-04 12:12  

#9  She's probably right. Youse guys aren't counting the population of these here 57 United States.
Posted by: mrp   2009-02-04 12:12  

#8  So...did anyone there call her on it?
Why do I doubt it?
Posted by: tu3031   2009-02-04 12:11  

#7  It was just an honest mistake.. I question any number that ever gets spieled by anyone. It depends where the number comes from and what their agenda is..
Posted by: Tom- Pa   2009-02-04 12:07  

#6  I mean, she appears to be quite serious and very confident in those numbers. She looks as though she really believes what she's saying.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2009-02-04 12:04  

#5  Is she from a different planet, or what?
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2009-02-04 12:03  

#4  Well,she has included Mexico....ha ha ha..
Posted by: crazyhorse   2009-02-04 12:01  

#3  Wow, considering there are only about 180 million WORKING Americans out of 300 million. Talk about turn over.

Or talk about Pelosi pulling random numbers out of her ass again.
Posted by: DarthVader   2009-02-04 11:51  

#2  And that's just in California!

Imagine if she included the rest of the nation in that total!
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2009-02-04 11:44  

#1  Well that's obviously wrong.
I think she meant to say 500 billion...
Posted by: tu3031   2009-02-04 11:10  

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