ABC's "The Note...." rename it "The Joke?" ........swallowing for Bush

[buycitgo]

Good news for the college-aged Googling monkeys (and a certain President seeking to be re-hired by the American people):

The economy added more than 308,000 new jobs in March, exceeding the expectations of some economists and providing the White House a tangible, repeatable number to wave around.

According to ABC News' Ramona Schindelheim's tally, that's 513,000 new jobs since the beginning of the year. 759,000 since last August. Seven consecutive months of job growth, following seven months of job losses. The manufacturing sector did not lose jobs for the first time in 43 months.

The gains appear to be broad-based:

Per the AP: "Labor Department report released Friday showed widespread hiring in industries across the economy at a time when President Bush's re-election campaign, counting heavily on a pickup in hiring, jumped into high gear."

"For the first time in 44 months, the nation's factories did not shed jobs. But they weren't hiring either. March's figures show zero gains and losses for industries hammered by the economic downturn that began three years ago."

The unemployment rate nudged up to 5.7 percent.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html?POLITICSad=true

so, I guess they didn't bother to read ANY outside sources as to the real meaning of these numbers.

you know, the ones including about half of those jobs being part time, another 71K being back to work grocery strikers, another chunk being seasonally laid off construction workers.....stuff like that.

NOT ONE word about those numbers

surprised?

[buycitgo]

1. btw, has anyone seen up to date Krugman on this?

I heard him on with AlFranken, and he accepted the numbers as being authentic, without the above caveats.

any news on his digestion of these vitiating factors?

[buycitgo]

2. speaking of Krugman, ABC further enhances its dushbagginess thusly

"Paul Krugman of the New York Times takes on CNN for passing along a 'smear that it attributed to the White House' without holding the administration accountable. Or something like that. LINK"

what's the POINT Of couching its link in such demeaning terms?

I didn't see any such references to Bush-leaning references

liberal media my lilly white

[SoCalDem]

3. I sent The Note a ...tip

Before you go all "ga-ga" about the jobs... how 'bout doing a little research first.. I know the white house is sending the "koolaid", but before you drink it..read up..

The "method" of figuring the "new jobs" was changed after the dismal report last month...and lots of the "new jobs" were strikers going back to work ,assorted burger-flippers, government rent-a-soldiers, and wallyworld greeters.. Part time...no benefits...L O U S Y jobs... and lots of them were probably taken in desperation by unemployed people whose benefits ran out..

We all know that your jobs are on the line if you dare to cross the little bastard at 1600, but don't think that all of us are so naive.. Some people actually refuse the koolaid..

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[buycitgo]

4. excellent! especially the Wallyworld ref.....I love those

I gave up on ABC completely when they did their hatchet job on Clarke immediately after his testimony

their nightly news AND Nightline coverage (esp Nightline) concentrated on besmirching his rep and belittling his credibility

Nightline devoted about ttwenty minutes of their show to casting doubt on his motivations, more than his cred, actually, though they got on that, too.....didn't have a chance to bring in Frist, etal, as they hadn't had a chance to pile on yet

truly nauseating

but....just WAIT til Thursday, you shills.....contemplating staying home thurs, just to see it live

[grasswire]

5. I HATE the Note

The whole "Kool Kids" clique stuff is a slap at democracy. I just hate it, and have chided them repeatedly.

They really don't care what outsiders have to say, though. It's all a junior high grab-ass kissy-face party game. Perhaps that's why the press corps is what it is.

[buycitgo]

6. of course, dear

did you hear Helen Thomas on AirAm the other day?

they almost got her to admit as much, at least the part about the WH press corps' cliquishness/disconnect from real world/actual reporting

wish I'd taped it

the interviewers were prodding her to admit how SCARED they are of the WH, but she excused them by using 911, saying that's why he's gotten such a pass

she wouldn't come right out and admit what little weens they are