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Sep. 24th, 2008 09:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drpaisleyVia Boing Boing, the 25 Harshest Reactions to the Wall Street Bailout:
http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2008/09/24/25-harshest-reactions-to-the-wall-street-bailout/
The picture at the top deserves a Pulitzer.
I actually watched our National Deer in the Headlights address the country on the financial crisis tonight. It was patently obvious that:
1) He was reading (badly, and possibly phonetically) from a teleprompter
2) He had no clue what he was saying; at one point he endorsed several of Senator Dodd's alternatives to the administration'smanifesto bill without any visible signs of cognitive dissonance (i.e., his head asploding)
3) He's learned the lessons of the McCain campaign: lie early and often. He referred to action he took, even though all reports last week stated that Paulson and Bernanke acted, thenpantsed briefed him.
In other news, Senator McPOW has suspended his campaign (except for all the appearances he made after the announcement*) and tried to get the debate Friday postponed, due to the crisis. Senator Obama's camp was polite enough not to use the phrase "walk and chew gum" in their response.
This has passed the "car wreck" stage, and is approaching "circus train derails and plows into a convoy of buses full of nuns" territory. John Stewart and his writers must be delirious with joy.
*McCain blew off Letterman ('cause he had to get back to Washington for the first time since April), but took the time to stay in New York and chat with Katie Couric. Tune in to Letterman tonight for Dave's comments.
http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2008/09/24/25-harshest-reactions-to-the-wall-street-bailout/
The picture at the top deserves a Pulitzer.
I actually watched our National Deer in the Headlights address the country on the financial crisis tonight. It was patently obvious that:
1) He was reading (badly, and possibly phonetically) from a teleprompter
2) He had no clue what he was saying; at one point he endorsed several of Senator Dodd's alternatives to the administration's
3) He's learned the lessons of the McCain campaign: lie early and often. He referred to action he took, even though all reports last week stated that Paulson and Bernanke acted, then
In other news, Senator McPOW has suspended his campaign (except for all the appearances he made after the announcement*) and tried to get the debate Friday postponed, due to the crisis. Senator Obama's camp was polite enough not to use the phrase "walk and chew gum" in their response.
This has passed the "car wreck" stage, and is approaching "circus train derails and plows into a convoy of buses full of nuns" territory. John Stewart and his writers must be delirious with joy.
*McCain blew off Letterman ('cause he had to get back to Washington for the first time since April), but took the time to stay in New York and chat with Katie Couric. Tune in to Letterman tonight for Dave's comments.