ABC’s Klein Adopts Euphemism ‘Investments’ to Refer to Obama Spending Proposals

Newsbusters ^ | 1/24/11 | Brad Wilmouth

[Nachum]

On the January 23 World News Sunday, ABC News Senior Washington Editor Rick Klein used President Obama’s euphemism for spending as "investments" as he and anchor Dan Harris discussed how Republicans will likely respond to Tuesday’s State of the Union Address. Although the setup piece by correspondent David Kerley did allude to Obama’s word choice to call his plan "cut and invest" as having significance, noting that it "worries Republicans," after the piece had ended, Klein used the term "investments" as if it were straight, nonpartisan terminology. Klein: But when you get down to the policy, the President talking about

[sheik yerbouty]

Just more ‘bamanite lies..

[Lancey Howard]

Network Democrat scumbags like Klein also prefer the word “revenue” when talking about taxes.
Anyway, you and the other 5 or 10 people who watched this program shouldn’t get too upset about what the network mice have to say. Network news is (thankfully) dying.

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

Fee's, contributions and investments didn't work for Clinton/Gore and they won't work for O and what's his name.

People just gonna laugh.

[dennisw]

Check out the whole NewsBusters piece....This State of the Union will be sickening. Full of already tested buzzwords for his dimbulb masses to salivate and respond to. I rate this one a four shot minimum. Bourbon.

[haroldeveryman]

Do I go with “Barak Obama, Investment Advisor”, or “Bernie Madoff, Investment Advisor”? This might seem to most people like a Faustian choice , but at least with the latter investment advisor one had the option of not “investing” more money.

[Artie]

I rate this one a four shot minimum. Bourbon.

I’m going to be sipping on some Woodford Reserve

[ballplayer]

They have been using that term for Years,Obviously focus Grouped to show the Suckers or Morons whatever you want to call them Democrat Voters,fall for the BS all the time,So Much for Change,its the same Old Crap because they FALL for it EVERY time!

[norwaypinesavage]

The use of the term “investment” to describe wasteful government spending was invented by Bill Clinton, as I recall. When a “newscaster” uses it with anything but derision, I would never again trust any statement from that “newsman”, nor his network. It is a purely partisan term.

[TexasKate]

While Klein shouldn’t have used the “investments” term, the report is otherwise pretty objective. I questioned him about it on Twitter and he replied immediately, for which I give him high marks.

[WOBBLY BOB]

“There’s a lot of evidence you can sell people on tax increases if they think it’s an investment” -Slick Willy Clinton

...so what’s the ROI ?