Let's remember last year, BAC called Obama a liar for saying the recession was the worst since the great depression and then (when data proved him right) BAC called him a liar for it being worse than Obama had stated.
You know, joobz, every time you post this you only end up making a fool of yourself. I'll just review what I posted the last time you tried this dishonest tactic. And please note, everyone, that joobz made no attempt to actually address the substance of the current OP because this is ALL he has.
I called Obama a liar in
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135124 because at the time he made the claim, on February 5th, that "all of the indicators show that we are in the worst recession since the Great Depression", numerous indicators (unemployment rate, inflation rate, the delta in real GDP, the delta in industrial production, the 30 year mortgage rate, and the "misery index") actually were far less severe than during the recession in the early 1980's. And you didn't contest any of those figures in that thread, joobz. And haven't since.
In particular, unemployment, which seems to be the parameter of most concern, was at the time far less than the peak (over 10%) that occurred in the 80's recession. In fact, I linked you a February 27th issue of the leftist New York Times that supported my assertion. It stated (
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/business/economy/28recession.html?_r=1) "
Current conditions are not even as poor as during the twin recessions of the 1980s, when unemployment exceeded 10 percent". So I hate to bust your balloon (AGAIN), but Obama clearly lied. And you'd have to be SOS not to see it.
In fact, Obama lied even earlier than February 5th of last year because on January 11th, 2009 he stated to ABCNews (
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a3YMkstD3JzA ) that "Whether it’s retail sales, manufacturing,
all of the indicators show that we are in the worst recession since the Great Depression". That statement was simply not true at that time. Given that a President has to have been apprised of the real facts, a rational person should conclude that the statement was a lie intend to garner public support for his leftist spending agenda.
As further proof he was lying, just consider the fact that in selling the stimulus bill in February, his own administration claimed that without the stimulus, the peak unemployment would rise to about 9% ... still well below the peak unemployment that was actually reached in 1981-82 recession. That being the case, how can he have claimed the recession was already worse than any since the Great Depression? He had to have known that number at the time, else we can only conclude he and his staff are incompetent. Is that what you'd like us to believe, joobz? That Obama and his staff or woefully incompetent? That's hard to believe given their education. So yes, I still stand by my claim that Obama LIED when he told the public back on January 11th and February 5th of last year that "all of the indicators show that we are in the worst recession since the Great Depression".
Finally, this has to be at least the 7th time you've now attacked me in this manner on one of my threads … threads that otherwise you ignored. Which doesn't speak well for you ability to learn from your mistakes or
your honesty. Maybe you like Obama so much because you're kindred souls, joobz.
