Category: Health

dead; Dennis Miller didn’t mean to start death rumor

http://twitter.com/#!/DennisDMZ/status/206917581406355456

Dennis Miller, celebrity death hoaxer?

Nah. But Sunday night, Miller inadvertently shocked his followers with a tweet that made it seem like actor Gary Sinise had died.

@DennisDMZ ????

— Tots4Masses (@Tots4Masses) May 28, 2012

RT @DennisDMZ: Gary Sinise is in a pneumatic tube to heaven.//What does that even mean? I just googled to see if he died. He didn't.

— Deb @dabadooey (@dabadooey) May 28, 2012

@DennisDMZ That is ABSOLUTELY going to start a rumor that he has passed. CAREFUL!!

— Chrissy Olinger (@oliewankanobe) May 28, 2012

@DennisDMZ "pneumatic tube to heaven" reads like he died. Had to check the news.

— Stanley Mcstanley (@reverendcaptain) May 28, 2012

Miller just meant that if anyone is ultimately Heaven bound, it’s Sinise. He tweeted a clarification before the death rumors got out of hand:

Sinise is fine! I just meant his good works will eventually rapture him at Defcon 1.

— Dennis Miller Show (@DennisDMZ) May 28, 2012

.@DennisDMZ hope you haven't started another dead celeb Twitter rumor!

— Will Turner (@WTWV) May 28, 2012

If you missed Miller’s second tweet, rest assured, Lt. Dan is alive and kickin’, doing great work to support our troops, veterans, and their families.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/28/gary-sinise-is-not-dead-dennis-miller-didnt-mean-to-start-death-rumor/

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Good thing Obama nixed the jobs council! Unemployment rises to 7.9%

http://twitter.com/#!/DavidMDrucker/status/297336548687486976

Good thing President Obama put his jobs council out of work yesterday!

So economy contracted, unemployment rate increased to 7.9% and the Jobs Council just got laid off.

— Joe Pounder (@PounderFile) February 1, 2013

Wonder what Obama’s job council thinks about this. Oh. Wait.

— Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) February 1, 2013

Obama: “Unemployment went UP?? Quick, call my Jobs Council!” *dialtone*

— Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) February 1, 2013

I wonder if the members of the now disbanded Jobs Council will be filing for unemployment. #tcot #TGDN

— Sean Kilroy (@seankilroy) February 1, 2013

The latest jobs report indicates that the president’s jobs council will have company down at the unemployment office. We suppose this is … unexpected.

I’m sure this rise in unemployment is ‘completely unexpected’ to the Democrats who claimed the economy was “roaring back”. #FORWARD

— Henry D’Andrea (@TheHenry) February 1, 2013

You can read the latest jobs/unemployment report at bls.gov/news.release/e…

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 1, 2013

As always, the invaluable Jim Pethokoukis reviews the numbers.

BREAKING: January Jobs Report: 7.9% unemployment rate | 157,000 net new payrolls

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

The broader U-6 unemployment rate was unchanged at 14.4%

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

Both the labor force participation rate and employment-population ratios were unchanged

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

While the % unemployed 27 weeks or longer fell to 38.1% from 39.1%, sharp increase in those unemployed 5-14 weeks, to 24.5% from 23.3%

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

10.8%: That’s what the unemployment rate would be if the labor force participation rate was the same as in Jan. 2009

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

Change in total nonfarm payroll employment for Nov. was revised from +161,000 to +247,000. Dec. was revised from +155,000 to +196,000

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

At 157,000 jobs a month, US economy would not return to pre-Great Recession employment levels until after 2025 hamiltonproject.org/jobs_gap/

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

Recall that according to Team Obama’s 2009 stimulus projection, we should be closing in on 5% unemployment right now

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

And, no, demographics probably don’t entirely explain the huge and sustained drop in the labor force participation rate over past 4 years

— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) February 1, 2013

Can anyone spare some hope … or change?

Last 6 months unemployment rates: Aug 8.1; Sep 7.8; Oct 7.9; Nov 7.8; Dec 7.8 and Jan 7.9%.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 1, 2013

Obama still isn’t working. And you know what that means? Spin, lapdogs, spin!

Remember the unemployment rate is “essentially unchanged.” Couple of tenths up/down is just noise.

— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) February 1, 2013

U.S. employment report points to steady economic growth reut.rs/XrZurq

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 1, 2013

Right on the money RT @neil_irwin: +157k. consensus nails it.”

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) February 1, 2013

Revisions are a huge win in this report. December up 40k, November up 86k!

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) February 1, 2013

Breitbart’s John Nolte translates Ezra Klein’s analysis.

What would I do without @ezraklein telling me unemployment increase is a good thing and more deficit spending will grow the economy?

— John Nolte(@NolteNC) February 1, 2013

Shorter @ezraklein: Now matter which way the unemployment rate goes, it means Obama is the Sun King.

— John Nolte(@NolteNC) February 1, 2013

Shorter @ezraklein: GDP contracts, unemployment rate increases = Obama is the Sun King.

— John Nolte(@NolteNC) February 1, 2013

Forward!

Progress! | RT @rorycooper: January 2009 unemployment rate: 7.8%. January 2013 unemployment rate: 7.9%.

— Sean Hackbarth (@seanhackbarth) February 1, 2013

Update:

Surprise! The White House says this is evidence of a healing economy!

White House says today’s jobless report shows “much work remains to be done but “further evidence” economy is healing from downturn wounds.

— PETER MAER (@petermaercbs) February 1, 2013

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/02/01/good-thing-obama-nixed-the-jobs-council-unemployment-rises-to-7-9/