[MNJohnnie]

Umm NO utter absurd NONSENSE. The ONLY thing they have been even more pathetically incompetent at then Foreign Affairs reporting IS Domestic Economic Reporting.

Compare and Contrast their Reporting of the mythical "Clinton Economy" with their trash talking of the Economy during both Reagan and Bushs 2 Presidency. Based on just the basic economic data the Economy performed better under Reagan and Bush then under Clinton.

The difference was under Reagan or Bush the reporting is "here is the good news now listen while we spend all our time spinning the good news as not really all that good"

Compared with the Clinton years where the "Journalists" spend all their time on the verge of verbal hysteric over what was not really such good economic news.

Washington Post touts low unemployment, strong economy; credits President [FLASHBACK]

Washington Post Archives | May 4, 1996 | John M. Berry; Washington Post Staff Writers

Posted on 01/07/2006 8:14:50 AM PST by nwrep

In sharp contrast to yesterday, when the 4.9% unemployment rate was described by the MSM as "weak numbers", the media was tripping over itself in 1996 while reporting the 5.6% unemployment under President Clinton in 1996 as evidence of a rosy economy and good policies by the administration. Below is how the Post described the news. Notice that it buried the weaker than expected payroll growth deep in the report, while yesterday it lead most of the major newscasts, which downplayed the unemployment numbers.

The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent, its lowest level in 14 months, the government reported yesterday, capping a week of good economic news for the country -- and great news for President Clinton's reelection bid. Wages are rising at their fastest pace in five years, consumer confidence is soaring, and business and consumer spending has fueled an unexpectedly strong burst of economic growth.

[HonestConservative]

"The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent, its lowest level in 14 months, the government reported yesterday, capping a week of good economic news for the country -- and great news for President Clinton's reelection bid. Wages are rising at their fastest pace in five years, consumer confidence is soaring, and business and consumer spending has fueled an unexpectedly strong burst of economic growth. "


Very important quote MN, thank you.

"....and business and consumer spending has fueled an unexpectedly strong burst of economic growth. "

Liberals inadvertantly admitting that money in the hands of the people causes economic growth and conversly, if not in their hands, it will cause stagnation.

Very key. Thanks, again.

Happy Birthday, Mr. President.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

"Nothing makes the watchdog bark more readily than a downturn in the economy," Clayman said.

Oh, come on now. Nothing makes Big Journalism challenge the president like the president being a Republican. Period.