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Arianna Discusses The Jobs Crisis On MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' (VIDEO)

Posted: 08/31/11 01:48 PM ET

Arianna appeared Wednesday on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' to discuss the country's jobs crisis.

Making the connection between Hurricane Irene and the jobs crisis, Arianna said, "we have not done what needed to be done around jobs. And what happened with Hurricane Irene can really be a lesson about how we can now act when it comes to basically Hurricane Jobs. Because it is a crisis that's blowing over the country. It's not going away."

She continued, "there is an enormous amount we can do, both at the federal, the state level, and in our own neighborhoods. So we need to start acting."

Arianna also explained that saving the middle class should not be a partisan issue. "There is nothing right or left about saving the middle class. Everybody wants to save the middle class, so this is another area where we don't need to be polarized and paralyzed," said Arianna.

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Arianna appeared Wednesday on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' to discuss the country's jobs crisis. Making the connection between Hurricane Irene and the jobs crisis, Arianna said, "we have not done what neede...
Arianna appeared Wednesday on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' to discuss the country's jobs crisis. Making the connection between Hurricane Irene and the jobs crisis, Arianna said, "we have not done what neede...
 
 
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06:03 PM on 08/31/2011
Joe could do well if every morning he woulld tell his republican people go back to washington and quit blocking every thing Obama is trying to do and start working with him instead of working against him. that is where the problem is.America is worth a whole lot more than the party.
05:12 PM on 08/31/2011
What exactly can the federal government do to create long term sustainable jobs? The answer is not much. Paving a road or building a bridge doesn't create real jobs. These are short term contractors. This issue is the dividing line between conservatives and liberals. Build roads for short term jobs to garner votes for the liberals. Cut taxes for business grouth to garner votes for the conservatives. Congress and the S&P got us in this mess over subprime mortgages. The best thing the government can do now if to get out of the way and balance its budget.
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12:16 AM on 09/04/2011
Paying a mortgage while starving some of the members of the family is not a solution.
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04:29 PM on 08/31/2011
Arianna is quite correct in suggesting that the activity and cooperation attendant to Hurricane Irene would be a good template for dealing with the jobs crisis. Agreed, as well, that America today may be better at "making things up" than actually "making things," although she does not doubt American ingenuity and drive. My only suggestion: don't waste her intelligent words on an interview with Piers Morgan who, after shamelessly flattering her, waited to the very end to ask her, in his characteristically sneaky way, about paying journalists, which she answered with her usual aplomb.
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War is a Racket - Smedley Butler
03:41 PM on 08/31/2011
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gee wiz, why not do that here?
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Politics is a contact sport. Play to Win or Leave!
02:48 PM on 08/31/2011
Knowing how the media cycle works, this "job crisis" discussion and Obama's job speech will disappear into the ether by the middle of Sept to be usurped and drowned out by deficit bickering/brinkmanship, the polarized super committee as well as the Republican nominees.

Because this Administration rarely frames the debate, sets the narrative and gets their message out, their solutions to our nation’s "job crisis" will fall into the ether as well. A job’s speech jobs will not change people's perception one iota about the lack of conviction from our government officials. We truly need an FDR leader to focus like a laser, knock some heads and hammer away at this topic daily, but that's never going under this Administration.

Remember, Obama’s whole economic team left him or did he leave them?? No one is left, so Obama will continue to push discredited Republican Voodoo policies and austerity measures which will do little to help the American people. And whatever progressive ideas he has will be capitulated away to be rendered ineffective.
02:47 PM on 08/31/2011
And as is usual, Mika contributed thoughtful, nuanced, articulate insights to the discussion (NOT)!
02:46 PM on 08/31/2011
Joe is insufferable. I cannot start my day with him.
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The American Dream is the opium of the people.
02:36 PM on 08/31/2011
Reagan didn't defeat communism. Gorbachev did. And Gorbachev could have done it faster if Ronald Reagan had not stockpiled the military.

Our military spending freaked out the war hawks in the Soviet Union and stalled Gorbachev's quest to end communism. It wasn't until Reagan was finally out of office that Gorbachev was able to end communism.

Conservatives are always trying to give Reagan more worth than he deserves. He did nothing.
03:08 PM on 08/31/2011
I'll take non sequitors for $200 Alex.
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Jason Wolfe
The American Dream is the opium of the people.
11:16 PM on 08/31/2011
You thought we would let Joe sneak that in unchecked?
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04:49 PM on 08/31/2011
The Sovets were on the ropes economically in the 1960's. Five year plans,never worked. They also had all of eastern Europe as a rope around there necks. Many companies use eastern Europe for cheap labor now.
02:28 PM on 08/31/2011
ariana is a genius...
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Smartest President ever ? ... not even close.
02:03 PM on 08/31/2011
It is absolutely "stunning" that Barack Obama is announcing his Jobs Plan in August 2011.

Stunning.

Why was this not his first priority ?
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01:43 PM on 08/31/2011
I enjoyed her "debate" with Ezekiel Emanuel. I'm certain he did too. Slam dunk for the doctor. :)
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Not in the mood to suffer fools
02:59 PM on 08/31/2011
He did well, didn't he? I was surprised.