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Tx4obama

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15. You can read the last paragraph up in the OP excerpt, instead of making up your own numbers n/t

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Clint Eastwood LIED. U.S. Labor Department counts 12.8 million people as unemployed - not 23 million [View all] Tx4obama Sep 2012 OP

IIRC, 23 million jobs were *created* under the Clinton administration. CJCRANE Sep 2012 #1

Maybe, It is close to the number of jobs created under Clinton. Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #7

I'm inclined to think your inclination Cha Sep 2012 #17

Surprised? elleng Sep 2012 #2

Who determines "they are not actively looking for work"? I suspect it is directly tied to UI Benes Vincardog Sep 2012 #3

I wonder if he got the 23 million number from the Romney people. gulliver Sep 2012 #4

Don't blame Clint johnnie Sep 2012 #5

LOL! n/t LeftofObama Sep 2012 #8

But I believe by most non-gov't sources, the Lionessa Sep 2012 #6

You are defending Clint and Romeny staff ... Really? DURHAM D Sep 2012 #9

There's the U3 numbers and the U6 numbers. Zalatix Sep 2012 #12

Evidently the U6 is about 15% right now.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #20

The way I'm looking at it, I'm defending the 12.5 million uncounted un- Lionessa Sep 2012 #14

You can read the last paragraph up in the OP excerpt, instead of making up your own numbers n/t Tx4obama Sep 2012 #15

I wonder how many of those "unemployed" that are even "accurately" reflected in the numbers zbdent Sep 2012 #10

imagine that, a lyin' teabugger spanone Sep 2012 #11

Hint: he's an ACTOR! Hi profession is to deceive. fascisthunter Sep 2012 #13

Yeah, he's a MF Liar just like mitt and mini mitt. Cha Sep 2012 #16

That might actually be a low number Hydra Sep 2012 #18

Eastwood is a Republican. Terra Alta Sep 2012 #19

Depends on what he means by "unemployment." Igel Sep 2012 #21

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