In context: 'The private sector is doing fine'

PolitiFact by Louis Jacobson | Jun. 9, 2012 (Fact Check)

Mitt Romney and other Republicans pounced on a line from a June 8, 2012, press conference in which President Barack Obama said "the private sector is doing fine."

Romney, speaking at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, shortly after Obama’s press conference, said of Obama’s comment, "He said the private sector is doing fine. He said the private sector is doing fine. Is he really that out of touch? … For the president of the United ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin - via PolitiFact

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: U.S. Congress, U.S. Economy, Obama Administration, Mitt Romney, Presidential Election 2012
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jun 8, 2012 - 7:56 PM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jun 10, 2012 - 3:09 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 12, 2012

A bit disjointed writing, but allows a clear statement form Obama beyond the sound bite the RobMoney campaign was seizing upon.

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