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"Welcome to Peosta, President Obama" +
  0:45 web video from Aug. 16, 2011.

TEXT: “IOWANS TALK ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA”

Off-Camera Announcer: “Are things better or worse here than they were two years ago?”

Mike Nelson (Dubuque, IA): “Oh, much worse. Much worse. I just think Obama needs to learn how to lead.”

Rex Hanson (Peosta, IA): “I’m really frustrated with Congress in general and our president.”

TEXT: “U.S. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DROPS TO THREE-DECADE LOW AMID ECONOMIC HEADWINDS”
Bloomberg: “U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops to Three-Decade Low Amid Economic Headwinds” (“U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops To Three-Decade Low Amid Economic Headwinds,” Bloomberg, 8/12/11)

Ashley Harbaugh (Edgewood, IA): “The little people. The people that have, you know, no jobs and are trying to get jobs.”

Frank Lyons (Peosta, IA): “I mean, it’s like everywhere else, everybody’s just got to scrape a little harder to get by.”

Elizabeth Murphy (Springville, IA): “In my opinion, they got worse. You know, and he’s promised all these jobs to people. We’re not getting none of?out of that.”

TEXT: “AMERICANS’ BLEAK OUTLOOK ON JOBS”
CNNMoney: “Americans' Bleak Outlook On Jobs” (“Americans' Bleak Outlook On Jobs,” CNNMoney, 8/12/11)

Rex Hanson (Peosta, IA): “It’s not just jobs but it’s a lot of things with our country that are going in the wrong direction. I’m disappointed with where things are going.”


TEXT: “ECONOMISTS CUT US GROWTH OUTLOOK, RAISE JOBLESS FORECAST”
Reuters: “Economists Cut US Growth Outlook, Raise Jobless Forecast” (“Economists Cut US Growth Outlook, Raise Jobless Forecast,” Reuters, 8/5/11)

Frank Lyons (Peosta, IA): “Well, I never voted for him the first time but don’t count on my vote, I can tell you.”

Iowans: “Welcome”... “Welcome”...“Welcome to Peosta, President Obama.”

Notes: From the press release: "As President Obama brings his Magical Misery bus tour to Iowa, Iowans share their stories and concerns about President Obama’s failed policies."