I recently stumbled upon some statistics on our economy, and how it is being portrayed by politicians. A few months old, but relevant to our political climate.
What's worse is how the opposition interprets the data:
“Our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades.” (President Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996)
“The bottom line is that this administration is the owner of the worst jobs record since Herbert Hoover." (Senator Charles Schumer, Press Release, March 7, 2008)
Even the media isn't immune - CNN tries to exaggerate the facts as well.
Certain folks will say whatever they can to advance their agenda. The sad part is that they don't actually care about these statistics, or even the American people, but only what spin they can put on the news to make themselves and/or their party look better. This also applies to any politician on the right that does the same, mind you.
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