There’s a lot of hype, misdirection, and lies on this campaign, and while there’s been a lot of ink spilled on Sarah Palin’s life and political foibles, all around us the economic sky is apparently falling — or so it seems from last night’s Charlie Rose Show. Do you watch Charlie Rose? He’s one of my favorites because it’s a round table discussion without any screaming and incivility. The conversations remain at a high level, at times it gets wonkish, but overall it’s probably one of the best news analysis shows produced. It’s on PBS, but because “appointment viewing” is so passe, and most programming is time shifted (i.e., DVR, You Tube, or Video Podcasts), through the magic of HTML code, I can feature last night’s segment on my blog!
Watch Nouriel Roubini’s sharp, but ultimately, depressing analysis of how we got into the mess we’re in. And yes, this interview will make you want to move somewhere, anywhere but here.
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September 9, 2008 at 2:46 pm[…] of one pretty big issue that the politicians SHOULD be discussing, check out Ted’s blog post, here. Hint: It’s the economy, stupid. And it’s not getting better quickly. (Almost […]
J
September 9, 2008 at 3:22 pmGosh, hearing them say “great depression” and “worldwide recession” and “pessimistic” and ‘job loss’ over and over again sure was scary, huh?
Ted
September 9, 2008 at 4:10 pmIt’s a doomsday prediction that a certain group of economists tend to forecast every few years, but this time things seem bad enough to look somewhatplausible.
Autumn's Mom
September 10, 2008 at 10:19 amThey just echo what I already feel inside. Sigh, and there is nowhere to hide. Thanks for the downer Ted! 😀 Just kidding. The recession isn’t your fault.
Lalunas
September 12, 2008 at 9:27 amGee I’ve been wanting to move for some time now. Good grief that is depressing…