Washington Post Completely Oblivious on Social Security
By on Jun 22nd, 2005 at 10:16 am
Washington Post Completely Oblivious on Social Security
Yesterday, President Bush told Sen. Bob Bennett he didn’t object to Bennett introducing a Social Security reform bill without private accounts. This morning, here’s how the Washington Post editorial reacted to the move:
[T]he president appears suddenly open to solutions that do not include his signature personal accounts.
White House Spokesman Trent Duffy, 6/21/05:
This in no way should be interpreted to mean that the president is backing off of personal accounts. He is not.
The Washington Post decided to interpret it that way anyway.
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I think the Wash Post and the Bush administration are colluding in double-speak. The President and his cabal are experts at saying a few vague words on a topic, then immediately turning the sentence in the other direction, saying something equally vague that implies the opposite. Then the MSM reports this vague statement that could be interpreted in two opposite ways, as if it was fact.
It’s no wonder the public gets lost and falls asleep when talking heads begin discussing this vagueness. It’s intended to lull us into a haze.
June 22nd, 2005 at 10:51 amOne more comment on this theme – I don’t think it’s an accident that Bush talks like a 5th grader. It’s intentional and carefully crafted. The President’s mangling of the English language is his strength. It lets him say something while saying nothing that anyone can get him on.
June 22nd, 2005 at 10:53 amThe Washington Post Company’s goal, Donald Graham, Chairman: “We aim to grow by creating new businesses, attracting more customers, and operating more efficiently. To achieve these goals we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and a realization that not every venture is going to succeed.”
I don’t see anything about news, public service, or the truth.
June 22nd, 2005 at 11:08 am