Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Brain-Dead Economic Reporting: If Wall Street
Approves of Obama's Plan, It Must Be a Winner!

http://www.alternet.org/workplace/133246/brain-dead_economic_reporting%3A_if_wall_street_approves_of_obama's_plan%2C_it_must_be_a_winner!/?page=entire

Our press corps has discovered an important scoop: Rich people approve of using taxpayer money to help rich people.

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Please also see:

Who Cares About Wall Street Numbers Anyway?
http://thebloodofpatriotsandtyrants.blogspot.com/2009/03/who-cares-about-wall-street-numbers.html

So yeah, this is really just following up on the kind of flagrant collaboration we can expect from U.S. "journalists."

Most people really don't give a shit about Wall Street. Yes, retirement plans pegged to Wall Street are a factor - and a mistake. But really, people don't care.

But they *REALLY* want you to care. A lot!

The rich need your money.