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Former Verizon Wireless CEO Denny Strigl on the economic debate within the presidential election.
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He darted in Dallas unity dads -- the former CEO says is -- -- recovery is a very real and present danger former Verizon Wireless both.
-- -- says that voters should be hanging up on the presidential attacks and focus on either presidential candidates plan.
To attack this slowdown com.
But it's turned it.
-- something else -- could feel very very very good to be with you.
First of -- if we look at what that what the facts are.
So eight per cent unemployment now for 41 consecutive months.
We have a GDP growth now that has been revised downward for the first quarter to one point 4%.
We have sixteen trillion dollars -- debt.
Which equates to about 50000 dollars or more for every citizen in the United States in retail sales.
That for the third consecutive month are down.
We have a real problem here and we have a president who is not at all focused on fixing this it.
And I think he's a good market in this respect tonight maybe you can -- of doctors CO days if you had a bad quarter didn't have to 200.
Wouldn't you want a broad sense of -- yes but we so.
X number more widgets than we expected in that quarter -- would you like to focus on the good news -- -- -- quarter.
So the president might be saying.
All right.
Quit paying attention this economy focus on whether this -- up to separate again if you don't like many.
Well -- to be honest I would focus on the downside as well as whenever the upsides are.
Based on this it's amazing -- -- lasted as long as you -- deal based on this president's results in the business world he would have been fired two years ago.
And we have an opportunity this fall to do just that.
And I'd suggest to you that most people who think in this country they know how to vote.
But if you argue that then what he's saying that they half of Americans -- Who like the president are given a slight edge well I think unlike what happened four years ago -- I think we will have a more enlightened public.
People know what's happened people whether you are middle class of whatever kind of classes he's trying to create.
Understand.
That this president has done nothing other than talking in his around -- Has effectively relayed that message to -- -- good that he maybe doesn't have your passion for.
Spelling this out and I took a lot of people who love the guy dearly think the world of intensity is -- business genius.
But he's just not connecting he's not selling Neil if first of all -- -- to in my opinion he has a very good -- He has had a strong business background he's had a strong background in -- that's not what I'm asking.
I effectively selling Neil I hear you and I would suggest he used that between now and November 6 he will he effectively sell.
-- don't think he's dithering in the summer hoping to people.
Focus back in the fall by then an impression.
Earlier not it's -- to them now to shape sure -- it is an opinion being formed as of yet yes it -- But I think he has plenty of time.
To make sure that the public in the voters line up on his side.
You know what -- when my grandparents.
And the -- -- and parents of of many people came to this country.
Years and years ago they came here because it was the land of opportunity.
They came here because they were attempting to build a better life for themselves and further -- and and they knew that the way to do that was to work hard.
Thanks mark and do their jobs and that is not.
What we've created over the last four years and they hear that the presence -- without the government and not wouldn't have been possible.
You know what -- -- hit the hidden in my opinion obviously there needs to be.
Laws of the land and I don't want you to say embarrassing stuff so you can YouTube.
Talk Hindustan -- here before the vendor before.
I think.
That by the time November 6 rolls around we're going to see a good result and my prediction is Mitt Romney will win this election hands down.
Really hands down yes demonstrated -- our regardless people's political viewpoints were gentlemen and a scholar.
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