Obama moves jobs speech back one day

US President Barack Obama delivers the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 25, 2011, left, and Republican presidential candidates pictured (L-R) former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; businessman Herman Cain; Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.; former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty; former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the Iowa GOP/Fox News Debate on August 11, 2011 at the CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa. This is the first Republican presidential debate in the state ahead of Saturday's all important Iowa Straw Poll. / Getty Images

US President Barack Obama delivers the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 25, 2011, left, and Republican presidential candidates pictured (L-R) former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; businessman Herman Cain; Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.; former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty; former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the Iowa GOP/Fox News Debate on August 11, 2011 at the CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa. This is the first Republican presidential debate in the state ahead of Saturday's all important Iowa Straw Poll.

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Amending his request to speak before a joint session of Congress about jobs, President Barack Obama has agreed to move the date of the speech back one day to Thursday, September 8th.

Originally, the president had requested to speak on September 7th, but he made the request for the same day in which a Republican presidential candidate debate had long since been scheduled.

In a statement, the White House said:

"Today, the President asked to address the Congress about the need for urgent action on the economic situation facing the American people as soon as Congress returned from recess. Both Houses will be back in session after their August recess on Wednesday, September 7th, so that was the date that was requested. We consulted with the Speaker about that date before the letter was released, but he determined Thursday would work better. The President is focused on the urgent need to create jobs and grow our economy, so he welcomes the opportunity to address a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, September 8th and challenge our nation's leaders to start focusing 100% of their attention on doing whatever they can to help the American people."

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The White House said the timing of the president's original request was a coincidence, although it still managed to spark a partisan spat, with Republicans claiming Obama was trying to overshadow the GOP presidential candidates.

The spokesman for Republican candidate Jon Huntsman told CBS News: "Desperate political times for the President call for desperate political measures. His latest purely political maneuver won't work though, because voters know his economic policies have failed."

Speaker of the House John Boehner had objected to the president's earlier request, saying that there was a lack of sufficient time to prepare the chamber for his address. The Obama administration amended its request after negotiations between White House Chief of Staff William Daley and Boehner, reports CBS News White House correspondent Norah O'Donnell.

While the new timing of Obama's speech may appease the GOP to some degree, it will now happen on the same day as the opening night of the NFL season. The Green Bay Packers are scheduled to host the New Orleans Saints in a match-up of the last two Super Bowl winners. The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET.

That said, the president's speech will not conflict with the game, O'Donnell reports. The exact timing of the speech is not yet known though.

[JV1970]

forsanity1 I disagree with you! By promising to improve the economy Obama was indeed promising to create jobs. He failed to improve the economy. It's no better than when he was elected and the unemployment rate is worse. The only thing he succeeded in doing is get an unconstitutional healthcare bill passed that no one wants and that the Supreme Court is likely to declare unconstitutional any time now due to the clause that forces the citizens to buy health insurance whether they want it or not


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by forsanity1 September 1, 2011 12:32 PM EDT
Nope JV.

The economy has improved. Even unemployment has improved from it's lowest point back in 2009. The loss of jobs is not on any one person's plate -- not Bush, not Obama, not any ONE person.

You can not call something unconstitutional, sorry -- that isn't your place. The courts are split on this issue and only one segment of the law is open for removal as unconstitutional. Contrary to what you hear in right wing circles, this might be good for the overall cost savings and effective implementation of the law.

As I said, you are not someone who I trust to make an objective judgment of anything Obama does. That stands.

[JV1970]

forsanity1 I don't know what planet you live on but it's certainly not this one! Jobs are still as hard to come by as they were when Obama took office and the price of groceries is higher than it was when he took office.

Also the constitution gives me the same freedom of speech that you have. That means I'm free to call something unconstitutional if I want to. I'm not the only one who has that opinion of the health care bill. I remind you that a federal court had the same opinion a few weeks ago although they didn't rule the entire bill unconstitutional. It was just the clause that forces the citizens to buy health care whether they want it or not that they found unconstitutional. The entire bill was then forwarded on to the Supreme Court and we are now awaiting their ruling. It's likely they'll follow the federal court's ruling and declare it unconstitutional too.

If that happens, the bill will probably be sent back to congress where it will likely be ditched.

And another thing, it doesn't matter to me what you think of my judgment. I have just as much right to voice my opinion on these comment boards as you have. You are free to agree or disagree with me as you want and I have the same freedom with your comments. I will just continue to voice my opinion as always. Your opinion of my judgment doesn't matter.

[peter_out]

I'll be watching football and don't hold your breath waiting for Obama to fix anything. Join me, enjoy football, baseball, cycling, or track and field. We can catch up on another Obama speech after the game, or anytime, but just the highlites. Skip all the same old.

[bobnjersey]

[While the new timing of Obama's speech may appease the GOP to some degree, it will now happen on the same day as the opening night of the NFL season.]
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republican debates ... football games ... cliffhangers for stupid reality shows.

god forbid anyone's tv watching is interupted.

does anyone really care ... or are they all just looking for something to b!tch about?

[noloyalisti]

It turns out that Obama contacted Bonehead at 10:30 in the morning and then heard NO PROBLEMS from his office so then they announced the date around noon.

ONLY LATER did then Boner, disrespect the office of the President (yet again) and ask for the address time to be changed (FIRST TIME IN HISTORY).

The fact is that the if the fake Republicons cared about jobs (which they clearly don't) they change THEIR plans.

[noloyalisti]

I am here for the entertainment of the poster LOL (Mortarman). I have to hand it to the chess playing Obama, while the little kids in the Republicon House are playing checkers (or it is rubber duckies)?

Obama will now be able to make fools of these Republicons who will all try to outdo one another for big corporate contributions. ANd spout their ridiculous mantra that giving welfare to the already rich creates jobs. Now THAT is worth LOL.

[noloyalisti]

LOL!

[PourpaixPourpaix]

Here's the deal. I have it from an absolutely reliable source whose credibility cannot be questioned. Apparently, a coven of three witches has infiltrated Congress. We must identify and remove this coven before they bring down America. I've done some research, and this is how to proceed. One by one, each Congressman is handcuffed to a concrete block with a three foot chain, and thrown into a 20 foot pool. If the Congressman surfaces within 30 minutes, we know we've identified one of the witches. Repeat for every Congressman until we've identified all three witches. Seems simple enough ..... we must do it for national security!

[noloyalisti]

Remember that the President is only a puppet for the giant corporations who own and run the country for their profits. At least Obama has done some good for the workers, student, poor and middle class. That is more than you can say about any Republicon.

[JV1970]

Exactly WHAT has he done to help the poor? The unemployment rate is still over 9% and the minimum wage is still the same as it was when he took office. And while we're at it, what has he done to help the elderly and disabled on social security? They haven't received raise in over three years!

[spike54321]

He will say all the right things in front of congress and the public while his hands take actions that do the exact opposite. Another case in point is his new policy of granting work permits to those here illegally. Yes- that will really help unemployed Americans. Pay no attention to the liar that will speak to you about jobs. He is saying 1 thing and doing the opposite. Many are still duped by this charlitan, hopefully not for long.

[spike54321]

They cut out the beginning of my comments. His NLRB has taken action against Boeing for trying to create jobs in south carolina. His dept. of justice is now on record against Gibson guitar, saying, we will drop legal action against you if you offshore these jobs to Madagascar. This man is a bald faced liar.

[noloyalisti]

Obama can now trash the awful failed Republicons the next day. He will expose these loser big corporate slaves for the anti-jobs, anti-worker, anti-middle class fiends they are. This after all was the party of the disastrous Bush Crime Family that was the source of our current depression.

[newnameagain]

Since being in office obozo has given 66 interviews 36 on the TV 3 times as much as clinton and bush together and every time hs shows that stupid smirk his numbers drop hope he keeps it up.

[Birdman04]

Any politician with a consonant next to their name is a dim wit idiot as far as I'm concerned. That narrows the field considerably. They all play games and are puppets to special interest groups. I have no use for the lot of them.