Gramm calls slowdown 'mental'
(The Politico) - Former Sen. Phil Gramm, a top economic adviser to presumptive GOP nominee John McCain, referred to the economic slowdown as "a mental recession" and called the United States “a nation of whiners.”
The comments, in an interview with The Washington Times, could hurt the campaign’s efforts to convince working-class Americans that McCain feels their pain.
John McCain strongly disavowed the comments today , saying Phil Gramm "does not speak for me — I speak for me."
The comments, in an interview with The Washington Times, could hurt the campaign’s efforts to convince working-class Americans that McCain feels their pain.
John McCain strongly disavowed the comments today , saying Phil Gramm "does not speak for me — I speak for me."
posted by BP News Bureau | 2:42 PM
4 Comments:
From National Review Online:
Sigh. When Phil Gramm declares that "we have sort of become a nation of whiners," it's like he's trying to help Americans forget that they embarrass Barack Obama when they visit a country where they don't speak the language.
At the very least, Gramm ought to have listed some of the figures who prompt him to declare us "a nation of whiners." He was talking about those who find the current economic slowdown disastrous, but he could have saved himself by listing some other folks who fit a common definition of whining.
Like the gay guy suing the Bible publisher for defamation. Or the guy who literally had to make a federal case out of the words "under God" being in the Pledge of Allegiance. Professional athletes who hold out for more money with years remaining on their contract. Hollywood celebrities who spend their lives striving for fame, and then complain about a lack of privacy.
Or the guy who didn't want the Democrats to change their convention schedule because he already bought his plane tickets.
From Real Clear Politics:
He's (Gramm) still got that '96 touch, doesn't he?
From the AmSpecBlog:
Is it too late to launch a Phil Gramm for President bandwagon?!
Gramm's comments remind me of Jimmy Carter's "Crisis in Confidence" speech (otherwise known as the "Malaise" speech) and you see how well that speech helped Carter.
Post a Comment
<< Home