I should be snoozin' right now, but I can't help but opine about a couple news items from what was a pretty eventful day:
(in no particular, you know, order)
1. Stocks crashed for like the 11th time in the past 9 trading days. Economists, who have never been more popular, are saying that this "recession" will be "deep." When pressed for details they used penetrating words like "bad" and "long." Seriously, is there a big different between an enconomist and a psychic?
Psychic: "I sense that somebody in the audience will have an experience, a bad one . . . in the future."
I guess the difference is that when economists open their mouths bad things actually happen (see first sentence).
2. Tonight was the final of the 439 presidential debates in an election that began in the the spring of 1992 and is quickly coming to a close. I was lucky enough to only catch the last 30 minutes. Something struck me while I was watching it - there is absolutely no chance that these guys can possibly be telling the entire truth here - and they HAVE to know it. Still they must have reason to think that we're not bright enough to figure out who is stretching the truth the most. In the immortal words of Charlie Young (The West Wing Season 2) - "Everyone gets treated like they're stupid in an election year." That's probably truer than we'd like to admit.
At one point Mccain accused Obama of inventing cancer and Barak let us all know that John had been Hitler's campaign manager way back when. I'm pretty sure people don't like hearing these intriguing allegations because when they were mentioned the "hypnotic tracking signal" that CNN shows had both gender lines go off the bottom of the screen.
But the oddest thing was that some guy named Joe the Plumber had a staring role in the debate. He was mentioned twice by Barry and NINE TIMES by JohnyMac. He kept coming up regardless of the topic Bob threw at them. Pretty sure he's gonna be in somebody's cabinet.
So here's to all of you economists and plumbers out there - we've apparently never needed you more!
4 comments:
I probably only got through 45 minutes before the CNN signal gave me permission to skip AC 360 & told me it was time to get to sleep.
Oh, i just got your plumber joke! hahah
sorry - it's early!
I absolutely refuse to watch the debates. They are uncomfortable, at best. Plus, as my dad so perfectly stated, "It's just one guy trying to out-lie the other."
I LOVE the tracking signal! I seriously need one of those at ALL TIMES. Especially at work when I'm speaking during conference calls.And at home, with my 16 y-o. and with my husband. and....
Post a Comment