Posted on 04/25/2011 3:29:38 AM PDT by Son House
http://www.nysun.com/editorials/sarah-palin-for-the-fed/87317/
Sarah Palin for the Fed?
The big question as Chairman Bernanke gets set for his first quarterly press conference is how Sarah Palin was able to figure out sooner than everyone else that the Federal Reserve’s campaign of quantitative easing wouldn’t work. Disappointment in the Fed’s policies is being reported this morning at the top of page one of the New York Times. It reports that “most Americans are not feeling the difference” from the Fed’s “experimental effort to spur a recovery by purchasing vast quantities of federal debt.” It reports that “a broad range of economists say that the disappointing results show the limits of the central bank’s ability to lift the nation from its economic malaise.”
It’s a terrific story, and well-timed, given that on Wednesday Mr. Bernanke will break tradition and meet with the press. It is part of the Fed’s effort to get ahead of what is emerging as a public relations catastrophe, as gasoline is nearing six dollars a gallon at some pumps, the cost of groceries is skyrocketing, and the value of the dollars that Mr. Bernanke’s institution issues as Federal Reserve notes has collapsed to less than a 1,500th of an ounce of gold. Unemployment is still high. Shakespeare couldn’t come up with a better plot. But how in the world did Mrs. Palin, who is supposed to be so thick, manage to figure all this out so far ahead of the New York Times and all the economists it talked to?
She did this back in November in a speech at Phoenix, which the Wall Street Journal, in a laudatory editorial at the time, characterized as zeroing in on the connection between a weak dollar and rising prices for oil and food. “We don’t want temporary, artificial economic growth brought at the expense of permanently higher inflation which will erode the value of our incomes and our savings,” the Journal quoted Mrs. Palin as saying. “We want a stable dollar combined with real economic reform. It’s the only way we can get our economy back on the right track.” Now here is the New York Times quoting a raft of economists who have reached the conclusion that Mrs. Palin’s warning was right down the line.
Hillary had the same problem but learned to yell in a lower tone.
I actually enjoy her and find her to be a voice of truth. But I also find her followers that cant stand anything said bad about her to be more annoying than her voice. You guys are bordering on childish at times.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with disagreeing with some things a candidate might say. In fact I dont trust you if you think everything about her is perfect. Many people were that way about W and he did all kinds of things non conservative. Alot of women have a irritating or annoying voices, and couple hers with the Alaska Schtick and it will be compounded by election time. She can be down to earth and presidential if she just polishes it up some. Im just saying my opinion.
Tell me. Why does Sarah need tougher skin for defending herself but Trump ‘ is the man! ‘ for doing the same, esp. among Hollywood types?
Im pointing out she has a screechy voice on the stump....and she does....big deal, she can polish up and has already in my opinion somewhat, but still needs practice.
I guarantee Im not alone in that opinion, especially among men, and those of you who dont think it matters have your head in the sand. Most people that vote arent knowledgeable about the politics and vote for who they "like". Fact of life.
You slobbering entourage types? You should be nicer to the Trump for President folks.
Well said. Like it or not, how a person communicates is important to how others perceive him/her. One of Gov. Palin’s weaknesses is her communications skills.
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