Kyl: It’s ‘dangerous’ and ‘careless’ to describe a potential depression as a ‘catastrophe.’»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/07/kyl-obama-words/


Kyl: It’s ‘dangerous’ and ‘careless’ to describe a potential depression as a ‘catastrophe.’»


The economy is currently experiencing what may be the longest recession since the Great Depression and is edging closer to another depression. In his weekly video address today, President Obama argued that “if we don’t move swiftly to put” his economic recovery plan “in motion, our economic crisis could become a national catastrophe.” Despite the seriousness of the moment, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) doesn’t like the stark language that Obama is using to describe the potential consequences of inaction, telling the New York Times that Obama is using “some dangerous words“:

“In discussing with the American people his approach to the stimulus of our economy, he has first really used some dangerous words,” said Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, the No. 2 Republican. Mr. Kyl added, “It seems to me that the president is rather casually throwing out some careless language.”

This isn’t the first time that Kyl has complained about Obama’s choice of words. After the Inauguration, Kyl told an Arizona radio station that Obama’s speech was “low-brow” for proclaiming “an end to the petty grievances and false promises” of the Bush years.

[SpiralHawk]

1. "You know how we Republicons HATE facts." - Sen. Kyl (R)

"All you fact-based lib-rul truth tellers had better just shut up and sit down, so our Republicon-owned corporate media propaganda outlets can continue to spew crapola into the minds of the American people. Smirk."

- Sen. Kyl (R)

[Eurobabe]

2. Screw you assholes, you 'FEARED' us to DEATH for eight years

:mad:

[global1]

3. I Didn't Hear President Obama Say 'Mushroom Cloud' or 'Dead or Alive' Did You.......nt

[TwilightGardener]

4. "Catastrophe" is dangerous? In what way? And how can you describe

not just American, but GLOBAL economic collapse any other way?

[bluestateguy]

5. Not patrioitic to try and tell the president how to do his job

He is kindly requested to keep quiet.

[stray cat]

6. Can we fire him and take his pension and health care and see if he still thinks the same?