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Pelosi: 500 million Americans lose their jobs EVERY MONTH?

Posted 04 Feb 2009 in Democrats, incompetence, Nancy Pelosi, stupidity, unemployment, wise quotes

House Speaker (and Crypt Keeper) Nancy Pelosi demonstrates the breathtaking stupidity that makes her unfit for office. Via CNN:

“Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package, 500 million Americans lose their jobs. I don’t think we can go fast enough to stop that. The president asked for action, swift and bold. And that is what we are doing.”

Umm, excuse me…500 million Americans become unemployed every month? Well, geez, that explains why we need to throw $1 TRILLION dollars at the problem, huh?

Rus Thompson runs the numbers:

Given that the current US population accourding to the US Census Bureau is 305,742,092. That makes for an unemployment rate of 164%. If you add up the population of the US, Canada, Mexico, and the part of Iceland that is on North America, you get less than 500 Million. At this rate in less than 2 weeks we will all be out of a job.

I know Democrats are prone to exaggerate while fear-mongering, but the entire world population would be unemployed within 13 months if things were moving at that rate. So hurry! Get that porkulus bill passed now!! Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain (he’s out of work, anyway)!

To Speaker Pelosi, I can only say that she should heed the words of the Great Emancipator:

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” ~Abraham Lincoln

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UPDATE: DrewM. at Ace of Spades HQ observes the media hypocrisy:

Imagine for a moment if Sarah Palin had said this. It would have been the lead story on every netework and Keith Olbermann would have gone into a snark induced coma (which may be a fair trade when you think about it). But now? Not even crickets.

Allahpundit asks:

“Which of the 57 states will be hit hardest by the downturn?”

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12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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