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    Obama to take jobs plan on the road

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will take his jobs plan on the road next Friday in a visit to Richmond, Va.

    The trip on Sept. 9 will allow the president to begin selling the plan to the public a day after unveiling it before a joint session of Congress. It was confirmed by a White House official speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of a public announcement.

    Obama will face a tough lift getting congressional Republicans to sign off on his proposals, which are expected to include a mix of tax credits and spending on infrastructure. He could benefit if he gets public sentiment behind the plan.

    It comes as the economy is looking even weaker, with a new jobs report showing employers stopped adding jobs in August.

     

    164 comments

    • Mark  •  8 mths ago
      Obama called Bush adding 4 trillion to the debt in 8 years unpatriotic and irresponsible. Obama has added 4 trillion more to the debt in just 2 1/2 years and now he wants to spend $1/2 trillion more on things that didn't work last time? We're going to be downgraded again. What does that make him?
    • Mark  •  8 mths ago
      Mr. President, just make the argument to the public that borrowing $4 billion a day is still necessary and sustainable — and explain how it came to be that this post-recession recovery on your watch is the weakest since World War II.
    • Greg  •  8 mths ago
      PAY BACK the TRILLIONS Stolen from SS and Medicare throughout the years.
      The 2 Largest Drains on the American Taxpayers are
      $750 Billion Budget+ $500 Billion for 2 Wars/ The Military, Industrial Complex
      We have been at war since Desert Storm and Desert Shield in the 1990s.
      $388 BILLION in Services Given To and Stolen By Illegals
      THESE 2 ALONE WOULD DO MORE THAN A L L OTHER CUTS!

      NOT COUNTING THE WARS IN LIBYA, Pakistan, AND NOW YEMEN!!

      GE, Big Oil, and MOST other Corporations pay NO TAXES...get the Money they owe!
    • PIT  •  8 mths ago
      obbie the bi sexual clown wants your money.
    • don s  •  8 mths ago
      OBA..MA...GEDDON: Everyday he's in your FACE telling you how wonderful he is.
    • A Ashtar  •  8 mths ago
      It might be better if Obama would just park this jobs plan in a closet.
    • BHO Sux  •  8 mths ago
      OBAMA is your $1.3 Million (tax dollar) BUS Smoking or Non-Smoking ???
      • janie3 8 mths ago
        It really doesn't matter as he isn't on it long enough to even have a smoke. He jumps on and off for appearances, but doesn't actually travel/sleep/eat on it.
    • BHO Sux  •  8 mths ago
      GOOD...take the PLAN DOWN the ROAD...........and LEAVE IT........your plan sux obama
    • Dixie  •  8 mths ago
      On the road? How about on the campaign trail.
    • We apologize an error has ...  •  8 mths ago
      Now he is going to spend millions running around the country lying to people.
    • z-force  •  8 mths ago
      His tires already flat and he is going on the road-trip I need a seat in the nose-bleed section~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Dracula Dracula  •  8 mths ago
      The guy is good at acting and pretending. Look at his performance during the speech. Obama stayed up all night to practice that performance.
    • Fuzzy Thinker  •  8 mths ago
      # The Bleachers are Filled. . Families
      # The Team’s Owners are. . .Voters
      # The Line Positions are. . . .Congress Chairwo/men
      # The Back Positions are. . .Cabinet Departments
      # Quarterback Position is. . .Mr. President
      # Center Position is. . . . . . .Mr. Speaker
      # The Receiver Positions. . . Export Businesses
      # The Ball is. . . . . . . . . . . .Unemployed
      # The Goal is. . . . . . . . . . . Everyone Makes Money
      # The Team’s Coaches are. ‘D’ & ‘R’ Parties
      # Sideline Support are. . . . .Everyone Else
      GO TEAM GO!!!
    • FemmeBaby2k1  •  8 mths ago
      Election time. Another promise.
    • Dracula Dracula  •  8 mths ago
      Why did Pelosi ask Obama to exempt her district from Obamacare? Health care cost went up in California after Obamacare became law of the land. Seriously, Barack, do your homework on Obamacare. It's making things worse.
    • Dracula Dracula  •  8 mths ago
      Obama's idea of being president is reading prepared speeches from an overused teleprompter.
    • Dracula Dracula  •  8 mths ago
      "Obama to take jobs plan on the road"

      On the road to sell his bull sh*t. His plan will prevent the government from paying existing programs and services. America is a welfare country. That's Obama gift to a nation that gave him the presidency.
    • Hope  •  8 mths ago
      Sell it, Barack, sell it! The proof is in your previous solutions, policies, regulations, and Obamacare.....ALL FAILURES, ALL JOB KILLERS!
    • Cruzin'  •  8 mths ago
      Correction: Obama and the American Media will flood the American airwaves, newspapers and websites with thousands of propaganda pieces about the beloved leader and his brilliant ideas. Daily denials will be broadcast about this being a reelection campaign.
    • oakland  •  8 mths ago
      "Obama to take jobs plan on the road" in his Canadian built, taxpayer funded campaign buses, campaigning for himself. His jobs plan will probably go down as one of his biggest failures, because he will probably ask for a 2 trillion stimulus plan -- to pay back his campaign contributors.
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