Tuesday, August 13, 2002

Ari Fleischer said on 7/30: "Of course, as the President has noted and as he said in his remarks today, that many of the measures that make up the strength of the economy are solid, and that includes low inflation, low interest rates, growth, the growth in the economy for the first quarter in excess of six percentage points. Tomorrow, there will be new figures released for what the economy grew in the second quarter -- I think it's tomorrow or maybe Thursday we get the newest GDP figures for second quarter growth. And so there are plenty of signs to look to in the economy to see the strength that the President sees." The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on 7/31 that the first quarter GDP growth had been revised down to 5% and that the second quarter GDP growth was only 1.1% Dubya said on 8/7: "The foundations for economic growth are strong in America. Inflation is low, monetary policy is good, productivity is up, there is growth in our economy" The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on 8/9 that productivity in the second quarter was only 1.1%, down from 8.6% in the first quarter Please Dubya, quit talking about low inflation and low interest rates!  Keep it up and they will go next! 11:25:46 PM    comment []

The Dallas Morning News has an opinion piece that is so bad it is funny. Poor telemarketers - everyone hates them.  Blah, blah, blah.  "Why? Because it is claimed they invade the privacy of homes." Claimed?!?  Like there is any doubt? "Yet telemarketers gladly will disappear with a simple 'No, thank you.'" After you have interrupted your dinner and you have wasted 2 minutes of your precious at-home time.  And then many of them won't accept no. The same can't be said of gross TV ads at dinnertime promoting diarrhea medicines, male impotency, adult diapers and a host of other sickening conditions. As my TV is off at dinnertime, I can't say I have ever been bothered then by TV ads. "Consider this: Telemarketers contribute $662 billion to a shaky economy and provide 6 million jobs to employees so eager to work they endure daily humiliation." 1 out of every 22 jobs in America is due to telemarketing?  I don't think so. Telemarketers are such wonderful people.  "One thing they almost all have in common is a fierce work ethic. They refuse to go on welfare. They are determined to work as hard as they can to secure a better life for themselves and their loved ones." You can say the same thing about the people who work in the tobacco, liquor, gambling and legalized prostitution industries.  And legalized prostitution doesn't interrupt people's dinners. "These people are good, hard-working Americans. They only ask a little tolerance. Is it too much to ask to treat them with respect and either listen to what they have to say or simply reply, 'No, thank you'? " If they respected my quiet time at home, sure. 10:38:16 PM    comment []

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