AP Calls Obama Out On ‘Core Strengths’ Statement
Today I came across an Associated Press piece that called President Obama out for something he said about the U.S. economy earlier in the week, yet mocked an opponent for saying in the 2008 presidential election. Funny stuff. From the AP last night:
President Barack Obama said Monday the nation’s economy is in good shape for the long term thanks to “core strengths” such as its universities, its innovation and a dynamic workforce.
But he also noted again how 2009 has been a sobering year for millions of newly unemployed people.
“We cannot sit back and be satisfied given the extraordinarily high unemployment levels that we’ve seen,” Obama said in wrapping up a pre-Thanksgiving session with his Cabinet as other senior aides packed the meeting room. “We have only taken the first step in curing our economy.”
Expanding on that statement about “core strengths,” Obama said:
Something that our economic team emphasized is that there are core strengths to the American economy that will put us in good stead over the long term.
Such a phrase was similar to something said by John McCain last year— which the then-junior senator from Illinois made fun of, according to the AP article. From the piece:
Obama’s line about the underlying “core strengths” of the economy offered echoes of a phrase he mocked during last year’s presidential campaign. As the financial sector was collapsing in September 2008, Republican nominee John McCain assured Americans that “the fundamentals of our economy are strong,” a statement Obama quickly used as evidence that the Arizona senator was out of touch.
President George W. Bush had also been known for using that phrase.
Everyone says stuff they later regret.
Including the “Obamessiah.”
As for Dubya? Well, he sure had plenty of phrases in his arsenal.
“No question in my mind these are tough times for America. But there’s no question in my mind we’ll prevail. Right is on our side. And we’ll prevail, because we’re a fabulous nation, and we’re a fabulous nation because we’re a nation full of fabulous people.”
Absolutely fabulous…
Source:
“Obama: US economy has ‘core strengths’”
Associated Press, November 23, 2009
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