So Many Summits, So Little Time
By Jason Zengerle, The New Republic
Lots of talk: No Jobs
Barack Obama convened his first official summit before he was even elected president. In October 2008, then-candidate Obama gathered a gaggle of business and political heavyweights–Paul Volcker, Eric Schmidt, Jennifer Granholm, Bill Richardson, etc.–in a Florida community college gymnasium for what his campaign billed as the “Growing American Jobs Summit.” “No cheerleading,” Obama admonished the 1,700 people who packed into the sweltering gym expecting a campaign rally. “We’ve got serious work to be done.” And then, for the next 90 minutes, Obama and the assembled worthies engaged in a wonky discussion that ranged from ideas for fixing the country’s electrical grid to calls for reforming its banking system.
It should hardly have been a surprise, then, that Obama would go a bit summit-crazy once he was actually in the White House. Little more than a month after taking office, he held a “Fiscal Responsibility Summit” where he solicited ideas for battling the deficit; a few weeks after that he hosted a “Health Care Summit” to kick off his drive for health care reform; and later still came the “H1N1 Preparedness Summit” and the “Distracted Driving Summit.”
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December 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
THESE SUMMITS ARE NOTHING BUT A BIG PR STUNT. UNEMPLOYMENT HAS ONLY DECLINED .5 PERCENT BECAUSE OF SEASONAL HIRING. THESE ARE ALL TEMP JOBS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO GO AWAY AFTER NEW YEARS.
December 4th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
He has not accomplished one GOOD thing for Americans. He is an empty suit that is incapable of leading. A man with no country and he doesn't care ! Lets send him "HOME" to Kenya where he was born !!
December 4th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
THIS JOB DEBATE WAS A FAKE-JUST TO HOPE PEOPLE WILL LIKE HIM.GLOBAL CHANGE IS FAKE AND OOBBAAMMAA IS A BIG ILLEGAL FAKE DOING NOTHING BUT FOLLOWING PUPPET DIRECTIONS FROM WRIGHT,AYERS,MUSLIM JIHADIST-COMMUNIST,MARXIST.HIS MAIN CONCERN IS TAKE DOWN AMERICA,DON'T LET MY BROS. AND SISTERS GET IN HARMS WAY AND TO HELL WITH AMERICANS. LETS SEE HOW FAR AND HOW MUCH I CAN RIP THEM OFF. GET RID OF HIM IN WHAT EVER MANNER IT TAKES. HE ISN'T NEEDED HERE. NOTHING BUT A BIG LIAR,LIAR,FAKER COMMITTING TREASON-DAILY. WE HAVE NO ONE TO HELP "WE THE PEOPLE"-EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF OBAMA – FOR SOME REASON. GET SOME "BALLS" AND STAND UP TO THIS COMMUNIST,MARXIST,JIHADIST-LIAR!!!
December 4th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
This evil marxists communists muslim boy needs to be sent back to kenya and all his czars with him
You misguided democrats and misguided so called Christians need to wake up if you do not believe you will be effected when Constitution is gone you are living in a make believe state of mind you will be effeced just like all of us
Pleas someone that has the capabilities to remove this evil muslim boy from the White House obama is carrying us where we do not want to go to
obama and bernanke are trying there best to make the dollar go down so they will control the new currency and the USA will be out of debt
December 4th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
This "SVUGGIE" and his minions would not know, nor do they know what a job is comprised of….They have never had one….All they have ever been is on the dole and he as well on the down low….
December 4th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Action speaks the will of the people. You can hide here and cry and wimper over the situation or you can get up, get out, stand behind America and take positive action, until then your getting exactly what you deserve. Quit complaining and peacefully march on DC and demand the removal of these people.
December 4th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I think these summits just make him look more stupid all the time. He doesn't know what to do, so have a summit! maybe someone else can come up with a solution that he can take credit for?
December 4th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Amen, Holly
December 5th, 2009 at 2:37 am
Good point James. Unemployment will probably go up after New Years. If this guy isn't removed, I'd hate to see what "10" holds.
December 5th, 2009 at 2:38 am
Just one BIG FAKE in the oval office. A LIAR at that. Joe Wilson was right.
http:http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/
December 5th, 2009 at 2:42 am
That's right Holly. He's still on the campaign trail I guess. "OOO" is putting up a smoke screen, so people will think he's really trying hard to make JOBS. All the while, he's doing everything to diminish the jobs in America. Copenhagen is one BIG example.