Quote of the month – Sep 08

October 1, 2008

The fundamentals of our economy are strong.

John McCain on September 15, the day after Lehman Brothers failed and Merrill Lynch was taken over. You know what’s happened since then.

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1 Jack October 2, 2008 at 12:03 am: As boneheaded as that was, I could swallow that platitude if he meant that we should not panic, or the free market would eventually make its way back or that we’ve survived worse in the past. But then he and Palin went on to redefine fundamentals to mean the American workers and it just made them look inept.

Jack’s last blog post..links for�2008-10-01

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2 ellaella October 2, 2008 at 6:36 am: I agree. I believe he said it three times and at first I just chalked it up to campaignspeak, even though he’s admitted economics isn’t his strong suit. But when it took days — and Congressional leaders hearing the word “collapse” in that first night time meeting — for him to either grasp or admit the severity, I knew he wasn’t just trying to sound reassuring.

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3 Paunchiness October 2, 2008 at 4:18 pm: I can’t wait for the VP debate… I’m sure youtube will be abuzz with gaffs tomorrow. this is going to be so good.

Paunchiness’s last blog post..High Fructose Corn Syrup is Bad For You.

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4 ellaella October 2, 2008 at 6:04 pm: I’m not taking anything for granted, but seeing the moose-in-the-headlights look would be very sweet!

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