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Jared was on Rachel last night and she took him apart (4.00 / 2)

He just prevaricated instead of answering her question Econ 101 question about the folly of tightening during recession. He evaded her by talking around it instead of answering it.

I used to think that Jared was a progressive. He should either speak the truth or resign.

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by: tjfxh @ Tue Jan 26, 2010 at 11:50:52 AM CST

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Yup, it was painfully embarrassing. (0.00 / 0)

Maddow correctly point out that virtually all serious economists see this as a big mistake in the current situation. And all Bernstein had to offer as defense was a long list of pograms where the administration wants to INCREASE spending. Not a single detail about where they want to cut something! Bernstein really came through as shockingly insane.  

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by: Gray @ Tue Jan 26, 2010 at 12:42:06 PM CST

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Two Things (0.00 / 0)

(1) You say this like the video clip wasn't in the body of the diary.

(2) On further reflection, I'm now thinking that this was part of a deliberate strategy, and I'm working on a diary for weekend, "Why say 'freeze' when you mean 'cap'?"

Jared's not the primary target here, but it does make him out to be more a wanker than a fool.

Rachel, OTOH, was really earning her paycheck last night.


"You know what they say -- those of us who fail history... doomed to repeat it in summer school." -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 6, Episode 3

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by: Paul Rosenberg @ Tue Jan 26, 2010 at 13:01:56 PM CST

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