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He used the 5.4% figure in the first debate liberal N proud Oct 2012 #1
I don't recall ever hearing that figure before. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #2
Same place he got the $25,000 deductions. liberal N proud Oct 2012 #3
"I'll just pick a number" as he waves his hand in the air. Avalux Oct 2012 #4
LOL. Yes, that does appear to be the place from where it emanated. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #5
off topic - LiberalElite Oct 2012 #11
thanks AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #18
That $25,000 deduction was $17,000 when he first proposed it. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #15
Outta his ass. That same ass that PBO Cha Oct 2012 #20
I thought it smelled funny. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #25
Its a made up number Firebirds01 Oct 2012 #6
it is such a hailstorm of bullshit Cosmocat Oct 2012 #7
Where the number came from exboyfil Oct 2012 #8
So 2 economists before joining the O admin predicated this before he was sworn in. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #9
I looked at Worldbank inflation adjusted exboyfil Oct 2012 #10
Well if the gop hadn't met the night Obama was Inaugurated and Cha Oct 2012 #21
Probably should bring it up at debate exboyfil Oct 2012 #22
Yes, it's freaking swill..he didn't do it in Mass and Cha Oct 2012 #27
Mitt is an idiot. First of all, ProSense Oct 2012 #12
Thanks for the background on this. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #17
The incomming Obama team issued a report in Jan. 2009 projecting a 5.5% rate by the end of 2012 former9thward Oct 2012 #13
Roemer was the one who said it would be under 8%. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #16
Which if you read read my post Obama endorsed. former9thward Oct 2012 #23
How do you endorse a guess? AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #24
Romney would send ground troops to war - DRAFT Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #14
You didn't think he was going to keep the same number after we beat it, did you? NCLefty Oct 2012 #19
Here is the comeback to that line of attack Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #26
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