As you know, the Biden White House has been busy attempting to change the traditional definition of what constitutes an economic recession, and the media’s been doing its part to help them out when it comes to carrying the water.
Politico economic writer and CNBC contributor Ben White will make the Biden White House happy with his contribution to the effort:
The White House is pretty obviously right that even two quarters of shrinking GDP would not show the economy is currently in recession.
Getting people to understand that and the nuances of our strange, vexing, economic moment is just really hard. By me.https://t.co/SWyuSG2IMS
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) July 27, 2022
However, White was spotted having had a different opinion about what constitutes a recession not all that long ago. This is from 2020:
Ben White now. Ben White then. (HT @TheAgeofShoddy) https://t.co/VMPkq9sgAa pic.twitter.com/knDqDMycn2
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 27, 2022
A sudden pivot is taking place:
It’s hard because it’s a non-intuitive argument that flies in the face of both public experience and dozens of examples of the accepted standard within the field, including *your own*, and is very obviously being done at the behest of the party in power for political purposes. https://t.co/hxjplwOl1S pic.twitter.com/lsQFqJPUHM
— The End Times (@TheAgeofShoddy) July 27, 2022
It’s as shameless and transparent as the pivot from “abolish police” to “you ain’t pro-cop if you don’t support us,” with just as much implied contempt for the memory and self-respect of the audience.
Remember: you never get back the credibility you burn of your own free will.
— The End Times (@TheAgeofShoddy) July 27, 2022
Here’s one from about a month ago:
You wrote this in June pic.twitter.com/PfIKPv1Eio
— Jeff Billman (@imjustabillman) July 27, 2022
The response? There are technical aspects that people don’t understand:
I did. Should have elaborated further on the "technical" bit. Mea culpa.
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) July 27, 2022
The “technical” aspect wouldn’t be that a Democrat is in office now instead of a Republican, would it?
I cannot fathom why people don’t trust the me(D)ia to report without bias.
— Dawgs&SeaPolitics (@DawgsWhy) July 27, 2022
Behold, this absolute masterpiece of hackery. pic.twitter.com/Yohd8jebUT
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 27, 2022
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Regime propagandist.
— Xi Jinping’s Bat Dealer (@GameOnJD) July 27, 2022
So if you’re keeping score at home, always remember the rule:
If it’s a republican administration it’s a recession, if it’s a democrat administration, it’s complicated. https://t.co/PxvHl6tY1h pic.twitter.com/B1tBkdRAsJ
— Biden ruined the economy. (@jennyjupite) July 27, 2022
And of course calling out media bias will often get the usual response from “journalists”:
Ah. pic.twitter.com/IvO7WOp9pq
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 27, 2022
How very unsurprising!
The propaganda this week is amazing. This must be a terrible quarterly report. https://t.co/t4MhNfvc9G
— Kathleen (@Calibamawife) July 27, 2022
Stay tuned.
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Recession:
Paul Krugman says we should ignore the two-quarter rule defining a recession
Karine Jean-Pierre confirms the US is NOT in a recession or even anywhere near one
THERE it is! Biden seems to be setting the stage for who the WH will blame for a recession
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