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Puerto Rican April Unemployment Rate Dips to 14.8%: Most Jobs Come from Public Sector

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged Fox Broadcasting Company, Labor force, Luis Fortuño, Public sector, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Republican, United States on May 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

From first glance, you would think that the recent news of Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate dipping under 15% for the first time since May, 2009 (US Dept of Labor) would be good news for incumbent Republican and pro-statehood governor Luis Fortuño (although it is still in double digits). In a tough re-election campaign, he can begin to let [...]

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Sorry, Stossel: The Puerto Rican Economy Is NOT A Miracle Yet, You Might Want to Fact Check Next Time

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged Caribbean, Fortuño, John Stossel, Luis Fortuño, Mitt Romney, Puerto Rican economy 2012, Puerto Rico, United States, World Factbook on May 14, 2012 | 7 Comments »

What planet is FOX’s John Stossel on? This weekend, Stossel had Republican and pro-statehood Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño on to discuss the “economic miracle” or Puerto Rico. Stossel proudly stated in his fluff interview with Fortuño that the Puerto Rican economy was growing due to Fortuño’s austerity measures. The fact that Stossel didn’t even [...]

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Fortuño Appears on FOX’s STOSSEL and Presents a Bizarro Puerto Rico Full of Public Relations Fluff

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged Fortuño, Fox News Fortuño, John Stossel, Luis Fortuño, Mitt Romney, Public sector, Puerto Rico, Republican, United States on May 14, 2012 | 19 Comments »

There is journalism and then there is fluff. FOX’s “STOSSEL” show is fluff. One-sided agenda journalism at its worst. Republican and pro-statehood Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño, the incumbent who is trailing in polls to an opponent who has his own issues, is trying to put a spin on an economic situation on the island [...]

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