Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the gift that keeps on giving. As Ed Morrissey pointed out, today on Fox, she denies that unemployment went up under Obama.
No, really:
Morrissey points to these facts Gretchen Carlson spoke of:
- Jobless rate in January 2009: 7.8%. Jobless rate in November 2011: 8.6%.
- Number of employed in January 2009, in thousands: 133,563. In November 2011: 131,708
- Civilian participation rate in January 2009: 65.7%. In November 2011: 64.0%
- Unemployment level in January 2009, in thousands: 11,984. In November 2011: 13,303
- Number of people not in labor force, January 2009, in thousands: 80,554. In November 2011: 86,558
As John Adams said, facts are stubborn things.
[...] Speaking of living in an alternate reality, here is the Chair of the Democratic National Committee Debbie Wasserman-Schultz insisting that unemployment hasn’t increased since Barack Obama has been President. [...]