Monday, September 14, 2009

re NPR commentary on Obama's Wall St. speech

posted at npr.org :

re npr commentary re prez re fiscal policy:

I wish reporters and commentators would stop blindly adopting fiscal newspeak. For instance, managing "risks." When an amendment to the Indiana Constitution to repeal prohibition of gambling was up for a vote, I kept thinking, "But we permit high stakes gambling, also known as Wall Street." How about using plain street talk when reporting on political/expert spin on using politically correct terms? We're talking about hot to manage high-stakes global gambling with ownership, as of homes and jobs. Let's name it and own it. love and peace--hal

to be posted at pepinsky.blogspot.com

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