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09 March 2009

President Obama Disses Economics Blogs (Another sentence that would be gibberish in the 1980s?) That the President of the USA actually acknowledges the debates taking place on the blogosphere, even in a dismissive reference, is pretty telling.

post by: jason's_planet at: 14:01 | 9 comments

Heh, awesome.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 09 March | 14:10

Blogs? We don't need no stinking blogs.

Hell no. The administration and Congress are right on track. Five Year Plan, here we come.

posted by trinity8-director 09 March | 14:11

Twitter feeds, on the other hand, are guiding Obama every step of the way.

posted by pokermonk 09 March | 16:29

BLOGOSPHERE SMASH!

OBAMASPHERE THINK SHASH CUTE!

posted by Lipstick Thespian 09 March | 17:11

If you need me, I'm over here, in the corner, with my fingers in my ears for the next four years.

*lalalalalalalala....lalalalala......*

posted by bunnyfire 09 March | 19:41

Just like the last eight?

posted by Ardiril 09 March | 20:41

That he's not that interested in the blogosphere is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather have him listening to actual economists.

posted by DarkForest 09 March | 21:35

I agree bunnyfire; the first 700 billion should have come Q2 08 along with new mortgage regulation and rules for, and to wind up, derivatives. By Q1 09 we should have been about 2 trillion in.

posted by arse_hat 09 March | 23:41

Riffing on DarkForest:

Being an economist is like being an blogger, except you have actual responsibilities.

Also, UNRELIABLE INFORMATION SOURCES ARE UNRELIABLE film at 11.

posted by Miko 10 March | 08:17

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