Claim: The "Obama misery index" that Mitt Romney says is at a record doesn't really exist, except as political talk. That's what we discovered, to our surprise, when we contacted his spokesman, Eric Fehrnstrom, to ask exactly how Romney calculates his index, and to find out what number Romney currently assigns to it. "It is a rhetorical reference," Fehrnstrom told us, and not an actual economic index. It's rhetoric that the former Massachusetts governor has been using since at least March 8,
Fact-check: Romney's 'Rhetorical' Misery Index - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the "obama misery index" that mitt romney says is at a record doesn't really exist, except as political talk. that's what we discovered, to our surprise, when we contacted his spokesman, eric fehrnstrom, to ask exactly how romney calculates his index, and to find out what number romney currently assigns to it. "it is a rhetorical reference," fehrnstrom told us, and not an actual economic index. it's rhetoric that the former massachusetts governor has been using since at least march 8,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2011-06-03T20:01:28