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2009-02-04 Home Front: Politix

500 Million Americans lose jobs every month: Pelosi

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-02-04 11:06|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Well that's obviously wrong.
I think she meant to say 500 billion...

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-04 11:10|| 2009-02-04 11:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 11:44|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 11:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Well,she has included Mexico....ha ha ha..

Posted by crazyhorse 2009-02-04 12:01|| 2009-02-04 12:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Is she from a different planet, or what?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-02-04 12:03|| 2009-02-04 12:03|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 12:04|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 12:07|| Front Page Top

#8 So...did anyone there call her on it?
Why do I doubt it?

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-04 12:11|| 2009-02-04 12:11|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 12:12|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 12:12|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 12:18|| Front Page Top

#12 And now we know how the Fed's budget is formulated.

Posted by ed 2009-02-04 12:19|| 2009-02-04 12:19|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 12:24|| Front Page Top

#14 She got the numbers from the "prestigious" Lancet...

Posted by Bright Pebbles the flatulent 2009-02-04 12:25|| 2009-02-04 12:25|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 13:02|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 13:41|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 14:02|| Front Page Top

#18 Yep - right behind Joe Biden.

Posted by mrp 2009-02-04 14:40|| 2009-02-04 14:40|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-02-04 16:37|| Front Page Top

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