Memo To CNN: It's (Understanding) The Economy, Stupid.

[JABBS]

Homework might have helped CNN's John Roberts, who instead provided Labor Secretary Elaine Chao with a platform to provide administration talking points.

To read how Roberts let Chao spin lackluster job- and wage-growth numbers, click here.

[yourout]

1. Who says he did not want to allow her to spin away?

The cynical side of me says he knew what he was doing and was right on script.

[acmavm]

2. You think you're being cynical? I don't. I'd say more on the realistic

side.

[Kahuna]

3. Yesterday I heard him say there's still a debate on whether Saddam

had WMDs, so I definately put him in the freeper camp now.

[butterfly77]

4. They have been giving her lessons on how to lie...

when she first began as labor secretary she was as scared as hell everytime she would make an appearance and would keep on repeating the same things over and over. This morning while being interviewed by Soledad o'brien she kept saying thats not true, and then she would give over and over the statistics that her old ugly ass husband Mitch Mc Connell has given her. She doesn't know shit her husband does her job, that old bastard has been there for years and everytime the republicons give some speech his old evil ass is somewhere in the background. His lying ass was on face the nation yesterday to spew some more lies.

[JABBS]

5. her interview with roberts

was merely a recitation of talking points available on the white house web site. it was so obviously rehearsed that it almost felt like state-run television.