Dim Bulb: DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

Published December 12, 2011 5:00am ET



What: When confronted with the statement that unemployment has risen during President Obama’s term in office, she replied, “That is simply not true. In fact unemployment has now dropped below nine percent, its continuing to drop.” Why it’s Dim: Jobless rate in January 2009: 7.8 percent. Jobless rate in November 2011: 8.6 percent. Cure: Math.