Quote of the Day II
Major Asshat . . . oops I mean . . . . Major Garrett of Faux News asked the following question to President Obama last night. Pay close attention to the second paragraph.
Good evening, Mr. President. Thank you. Taking this economic debate a bit globally, senior Chinese officials have publicly expressed an interest in an international currency. This is described by Chinese specialists as a sign that they are less confident than they used to be in the value and the reliability of the U.S. dollar. European countries have resisted your calls to spend more on economic stimulus.
I wonder, sir, as a candidate who ran concerned about the image of the United States globally, how comfortable you are with the Chinese government, run by communists, less confident than they used to be in the U.S. dollar, and European governments, some of the center-left, some of them socialist, who say you’re asking them to spend too much?
– Major Garrett
Oh, I get it, what you’re saying is that President Obama is so far to the left that not even the Communist and Socialists like what he is doing. How droll.
I guess I got it right the first time, it is Major Asshat.
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It’s like watching a cat toy with a mouse.
Garrett didn’t get the chance to ask his back-up question:
What is your plans to combat Global Warming here on Earth?
“Reports from Punahou School in HI indicate that you wrote a book report on ‘Das Kapital’ in the 11th grade. Moreover, I believe Hawaii is closer to China that any other state – if in fact Hawaii is an actual, official US state. Can you comment?”
And Major Asshat isn’t even following the story.
1. Other counties not wanting to spend more are thinking that it is the US’ job to get its house in order and somehow that will make the rest of them OK. If you saw the AIG counterparties list, you might think they have a point.
2. The Chinese are asking people to think about a world reserve currency that is somehow pegged to a basket of currencies that is backed by the UN.
Read that again.
This isn’t even a serious threat given that the Chinese base a good portion of the value of their own currency on the dollar. They could change that, but they’d have to live with their currency actually rising to what it may really be worth. Not good for their export business.
Somebody really needs to ask Rupert Murdoch if he thinks that a UN backed currency is one he would want to do business in.
Who names their kid Major, anyway?
Who names their kid Major, anyway?
A Lieutenant.