Ari Melber: "All talk little action on job creation" (video)

MSNBC-Dylan Ratigan, video (04:18).

"Mr. President we need JOBS now" (video)

wastatelc, with video (02:26):

JOBS were the focus of nearly 1,000 people who gathered outside President Obama's fundraiser in Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. Labor, community groups, seniors and everyday people rallied to support the President and to hold him accountable in his promise to protect the middle class, create jobs and not cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Howie P.S.: Jay Inslee appears at the end of the video to express his support.

From 1-22-2010: "Combative Obama pushes job creation bill" (with video)

AP with video (02:48):

A combative President Barack Obama exhorted Congress Friday to pass a new job-creation bill, taking a populist appeal to America's recession-racked Rust Belt in an effort to recapture the excitement of his campaign.

Obama weaved us-against-them rhetoric into his appearances, telling a town hall audience that he "will never stop fighting" for an economy that works for the hard-working, not just those already well off. MORE...

Howie P.S.: I still can't believe this is from 1-22-10.

UNLESS HE CAN END THE BUSH TAX CUTS: "Obama faces tight restraints in crafting jobs plan"

AP:

Hamstrung by budget cuts and a tight debt ceiling, President Barack Obama is preparing a September jobs package with limited tools at his disposal to prime the economy and crank up employment.

At a minimum, the president's plan will call on Congress to extend current payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits, spend money for new construction projects and offer incentives to businesses to hire more workers. But economists say that while that would eliminate some drag on the economy and maintain the status quo, it won't be enough to propel it to new heights. MORE...

"Obama's Pivot to Jobs Long Overdue"

Ari Berman (The Nation):

The Obama Administration is currently making the curious argument that cutting spending and restructuring the social safety net will make it easier for them to pivot to the issue of jobs.

Jonathan Bernstein [1] finds some credence to this claim, but count me as a skeptic. For two years a stubbornly high unemployment rate has been the gravest problem facing this nation. The Obama administration shouldn’t need to pivot to the issue of creating jobs—it should have been the top priority for the administration from day one and every day since. MORE...