Former Obama Economic Adviser on Downgrade: We're 'Pretty Darn [expletive] [profanity in article]

NewsBusters ^ | Noel Sheppard

[RatherBiased.com]

Christina Romer, the former chair of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers on Friday offered a rather strong opinion concerning the announcement by Standard & Poor's that the credit rating agency downgraded America's debt to AA+.

Appearing on HBO's "Real Time," Romer said we're "pretty darn f--ked" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no commentary needed):

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BILL MAHER, HOST: So, excuse my language, but we used to do a segment on this show called “How F—ked Are We?”

(VIDEO CLIP)

MAHER: I didn’t expect that there. This, just before we went on the air they said our rating got downgraded.

CHRISTINA ROMER, FORMER CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS, OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: So, pretty darned f—ked.

[Laughter and applause]

MAHER: Ooh.

ROMER: I’ve been hanging around Tim Geithner too long.

[Laughter]

MAHER: Why, does he swear like a sailor?

ROMER: Oh, like a seventh grade boy.

[Syncro]

ROMER: I’ve been hanging around Tim Geithner too long.

[Laughter]

MAHER: Why, does he swear like a sailor?

ROMER: Oh, like a seventh grade boy.

Exactly how he deals with the economy.

What else can we expect when a egotistical narcissistic selfish child-man occupies the greatest political position in the world?

Brings in the least qualified for each position that he fills or creates (czars, re Van Jones 911 truther, proclaimed radical [Marxist\communist activist etc]) such as little Timmie, a tax cheat.

[TheOldLady]

Donate and feel great

[steve8714]

Obama’s thekibd who would do us in the butt and not have the courtesy to give us a —#@&&& reacharound.
Paraphrasing R. Lee.

[grey_whiskers]

[ianmb]

I’m very sorry to hear about your wife’s passing. She sounds like a wonderful woman.

[cashless]

She's an academic and a part of the Intelligentsia wing of the ruling party. She is a closet Marxist. She has made her money and she does not give a crap about you, me, or this country. In her little pea brain, America is the reason for all the problems in the world and is DELIGHTED that we are in the situation we are in. She know that only a massive cut in current expenditures will stop the deadly, downward spiral but refuses to endorse it because she wants it to happen. She is the white, female Barracq Obama. Why do you think he chose her? For her good looks or girlish figure?

[gaijin]

If they can laugh at that, it means the effects haven’t yet struck them personally. So...the problem is highly ABSTRACT.

That’s funny cuz libs invest SO much energy in the notion that they “feel the pain” of others.

Let’s see if they’re still laughing in a year.