“Despite the challenges we face our economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience.” -President George W. Bush at Press Conference
“The economy continues to face numerous difficulties.” -Ben Bernanke to Congress
Something is defenitely wrong with these pictures and The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart has picked up on it. The president of our nation gives a press conference to say the economy is getting better while the Chairman of the Fed (um..a person who actually knows a little something something about the moo-lah) Ben Bernanke says otherwise. Signs that our nation leader knows what he’s talking about? The meter doesn’t seem to be leaning in his favor when it comes to this topic…or anything else. Don’t blame it on the soundbites.
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