Comments on: Obama says economy is sound http://www.isthisthechangeweneed.com/webblog/admin/obama-says-economy-is-sound/ Articles about Obama's Presidency and other points of interest Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:00:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marian Schwartz http://www.isthisthechangeweneed.com/webblog/admin/obama-says-economy-is-sound/#comment-5362 Marian Schwartz Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:35:07 +0000 http://www.isthisthechangeweneed.com/webblog/?p=384#comment-5362 "If he does not sound confident in his own country, foreign countries will pull their investments out. If he lies about our economy and says it is “fundamentally sound,” foreign countries will continue to invest, and we will be permitted to prolong our economic hegemony a little longer." Subtlety, side-stepping, inaccurate reporting, evasion, misapprehension of the facts--all express a dishonest passiveness in an activity which is anything but passive. Lying seems to be so normal, and even expected in realms of political entertainment. We adhere to the old addage, I know he is lying because his lips are moving. However pervasive this form of non-communication might be, I still find it unsettling that foreign powers would be more disturbed by the possibility that American investments may not be the safest place to put money right now, than the fact that the head of that great state may have told blatant lies in order to lure that money into our coffers. Honor and integrity are still keenly felt disciplines. The courage to do the right thing when all seems to be going wrong is a character trait we haven't seen in our so called leaders in a very long time. "If he does not sound confident in his own country, foreign countries will pull their investments out. If he lies about our economy and says it is “fundamentally sound,” foreign countries will continue to invest, and we will be permitted to prolong our economic hegemony a little longer."

Subtlety, side-stepping, inaccurate reporting, evasion, misapprehension of the facts–all express a dishonest passiveness in an activity which is anything but passive. Lying seems to be so normal, and even expected in realms of political entertainment. We adhere to the old addage, I know he is lying because his lips are moving.

However pervasive this form of non-communication might be, I still find it unsettling that foreign powers would be more disturbed by the possibility that American investments may not be the safest place to put money right now, than the fact that the head of that great state may have told blatant lies in order to lure that money into our coffers.

Honor and integrity are still keenly felt disciplines. The courage to do the right thing when all seems to be going wrong is a character trait we haven't seen in our so called leaders in a very long time.

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