FLASHBACK: NYT Tried to Spin 1970s Stagflation to Protect Jimmy Carter Too

NewsBusters ^ | 6/10/2022 | Joseph Vazquez

[Conservat1]

Thanks for this piece.

[M Kehoe]

“Put on a sweater and turn down the thermostat.” - Mr. Malaise.

5.56mm

[ASOC]

Inflation was *a whole lot more* than 11% It was 13% in the assclowns first year.....

[John Milner]

Nope, just K C and the Sunshine Band 24/7.

And maybe they can bring back “Boogie Oogie Oogie” by A Taste of Honey. Remember them, they were the best new act of 1978 according to the Grammy voters. (Beating out Elvis Costello among others.)

“Radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesthetize the way that you feel.”

[nicollo]

If you ever thought that your FR posts are in a vacuum, remember that you are being read here. That’s why we take the time to post, comment and analyze the news.

I posted this 1979 NYSLimes article yesterday, Jun 9:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4069783/posts?page=16#16

Don’t need credit, and, possibly, coincidence, but do know that our posts and comments are being read and are influencing the nation.