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The vapidity of cable news, part 938

17 Mar 2008 09:14 am

MSNBC anchor: "The futures markets are about as low as they've been in a long time. We'll stand by to see if they rebound on what the president says."

I am trying to imagine what George Bush could possibly say, other than "Wake up, America! You were just having a nightmare . . . " that would make us feel better about all this.

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And you do realize that Bush and Greenspan are the main ones responsible, right? And Bill Clinton is to blame too.

Maybe he just needs to grab a bullhorn and say it. People seemed to like it when he did that.

I am trying to imagine what George Bush could possibly say, other than "Wake up, America! You were just having a nightmare . . . " that would make us feel better about all this.

Buy signal.

How 'bout, "Don't worry America, I'm out in 308 days and counting!"

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