Remember that old expression, “If you can’t say anything nice…”?
You don’t need to be an expert in economics to know that if the president bad mouths the economy enough times and the media keeps parroting the message, you’ll eventually see a self fulfilling prophecy.
Case in point. Check out these recent headlines:
Obama Says Economy a Disaster for Middle Class
Obama Calls Economic Slump “Continuing Disaster”
Obama Says US Economy “Very Sick”
Obama Says US Economy Likely to Get Worse
Obama Says Economy Will Worsen
Obama Warns of Crisis as Economy Shrinks
What are the words that stick out ?
DISASTER, SICK, WORSE, WORSEN, CRISIS, BAD NEWS.
This is the “politics of hope?”
During the inauguration, Obama said “We have chosen hope over fear.”
We have?
Really?
