Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jan 18, 2020 13:12:18 GMT -5
Fox offered zero context regarding the stats. The chart the Trump campaign should be 'plastering absolutely everywhere': Deirdre BoltonThere is one chart that President Donald Trump's re-election campaign should be "plastering absolutely everywhere," said Fox Business host Deirdre Bolton on Fox Nation's "Deep Dive" on Thursday. The graph shows the average unemployment rate in the first 35 months of each president's first term going back five decades. The average unemployment rate nearly three years into President Trump's administration is 3.9 percent -- a 50-year low. The next best employment statistic was recorded during President George W. Bush's first term at 5.5 percent. The chart the Trump campaign should be 'plastering absolutely everywhere': Deirdre Bolton
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Post by oped on Jan 18, 2020 13:43:57 GMT -5
Context? What an old fashioned concept...
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Post by happyhoix on Jan 18, 2020 17:00:15 GMT -5
It's mostly senior citizens who watch Fox, and I guess they've mostly forgotten about the shit storm economy Obama inherited from Bush Jr.
Bless their hearts.
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Post by busymom on Jan 18, 2020 18:23:03 GMT -5
This administration (i.e., the guy in the White House) lies so often, it wouldn't shock me if they were doctoring their statistics. I can tell you the community I currently live in most likely has a higher rate than the one being posted here. I know a number of people who are job hunting, or looking for a job that pays better than the one they're at.
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Post by kadee79 on Jan 18, 2020 18:56:26 GMT -5
It's mostly senior citizens who watch Fox, and I guess they've mostly forgotten about the shit storm economy Obama inherited from Bush Jr. Bless their hearts. Excuse me....don't put all us seniors in one group. Neither my DH nor I watch Fox unless it's sports! Some of us still have our memories too. And we aren't the only ones like us...there are many all over the country. PS, I know several mid-range age folks that watch nothing but Fox...my son is one of those!...and I didn't raise him like this.
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Post by happyhoix on Jan 18, 2020 19:17:21 GMT -5
It's mostly senior citizens who watch Fox, and I guess they've mostly forgotten about the shit storm economy Obama inherited from Bush Jr. Bless their hearts. Excuse me....don't put all us seniors in one group. Neither my DH nor I watch Fox unless it's sports! Some of us still have our memories too. And we aren't the only ones like us...there are many all over the country. PS, I know several mid-range age folks that watch nothing but Fox...my son is one of those!...and I didn't raise him like this. Not all seniors watch Fox, but most Fox viewers are seniors. And 100% of the Fox viewers will not remember/chose to forget the state of the economy when Bush Jr left office. (And my SIL and nephew are avid watchers, so yes, there are some people who are not seniors who watch, too).
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Post by kadee79 on Jan 18, 2020 22:14:19 GMT -5
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Post by mroped on Jan 19, 2020 14:06:48 GMT -5
Average for Fox viewers age means nothing to me. People could watch Fox News for comparison purposes or for entertainment purposes. Also being a Fox News watcher has very little to do with age and more to do with upbringing and education. Discerning between a blatant lie and the possible truth is typically increasing with the age. More and more of the younger generations are leaning harder on progressive side because they have information at their fingertips now. They do t even have to sit down and grab a remote to listen to some racist bulshit or hear/view/read about progressive ideas. The backdraw on all this is that the divide between progressives and conservatives(although they misunderstand the concept) is growing constantly.
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Post by dezii on Jan 19, 2020 14:56:13 GMT -5
It's mostly senior citizens who watch Fox, and I guess they've mostly forgotten about the shit storm economy Obama inherited from Bush Jr. Bless their hearts. Excuse me....don't put all us seniors in one group. Neither my DH nor I watch Fox unless it's sports! Some of us still have our memories too. And we aren't the only ones like us...there are many all over the country. PS, I know several mid-range age folks that watch nothing but Fox...my son is one of those!...and I didn't raise him like this. Same here..Never, ever watch it except the sports...interesting how one segment so good for me and the other is along the lines of a root canal procedure...
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Post by dezii on Jan 19, 2020 14:58:39 GMT -5
It's mostly senior citizens who watch Fox, and I guess they've mostly forgotten about the shit storm economy Obama inherited from Bush Jr. Bless their hearts. Excuse me....don't put all us seniors in one group. Neither my DH nor I watch Fox unless it's sports! Some of us still have our memories too. And we aren't the only ones like us...there are many all over the country. PS, I know several mid-range age folks that watch nothing but Fox...my son is one of those!...and I didn't raise him like this. I attribute it to they hear what they want to hear...Actual true facts are not wanted...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 19:18:08 GMT -5
They should also post the National debt/deficit with it. Supercharging the economy on massive debt is not gonna end well.
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Post by tallguy on Jan 19, 2020 19:37:28 GMT -5
Context? What an old fashioned concept... Do you mean like... Yes, unemployment is higher when a new Democratic administration takes over because unemployment went up during the Republican administration which preceded it. It is lower when a new Republican administration takes over because it went down under Democrats. Do you mean like that kind of context?
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 20, 2020 17:50:07 GMT -5
Context? What an old fashioned concept... Do you mean like... Yes, unemployment is higher when a new Democratic administration takes over because unemployment went up during the Republican administration which preceded it. It is lower when a new Republican administration takes over because it went down under Democrats. Do you mean like that kind of context? Except for Reagan. He inherited a mess of an economy. I think his policies have been harmful in the long run, but let's not forget the double digit inflation and gas lines.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jan 20, 2020 20:39:20 GMT -5
yeah, the first 35 months under Obama was horrendously difficult. probably the most difficult first 35 months since FDR. and he handled it pretty well.
the only thing Trump has going for him is that he didn't fuckup what Obama started. that might be enough to carry him over the finish line, but i seriously doubt it.
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Post by djAdvocate on Jan 20, 2020 20:40:02 GMT -5
Do you mean like... Yes, unemployment is higher when a new Democratic administration takes over because unemployment went up during the Republican administration which preceded it. It is lower when a new Republican administration takes over because it went down under Democrats. Do you mean like that kind of context? Except for Reagan. He inherited a mess of an economy. I think his policies have been harmful in the long run, but let's not forget the double digit inflation and gas lines. and the double digit interest rates.
Stag-Flation
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 21, 2020 15:05:36 GMT -5
Except for Reagan. He inherited a mess of an economy. I think his policies have been harmful in the long run, but let's not forget the double digit inflation and gas lines. and the double digit interest rates.
Stag-Flation
Lol - if I was a betting person, I would have lost money insisting I did write double digit interest rates. Interest, inflation, tomato, potato.
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