MMA: Right-Wing Media Cheerlead Default To Defeat Obama In 2012

[pampango]

http://mediamatters.org/research/201107180013

Recently, right-wing media figures have advised congressional Republicans to refuse to compromise in the debt ceiling debate, even allowing the country to default, because, they argue, the consequences of a default could hurt President Obama in 2012. Economists agree that there could be severe consequences to the economy if the debt ceiling is not raised.

Erickson To Boehner: "Obama Knows Default Would Be His ... Legacy. ... Don't Blink. ... Hold The Freaking Line." In a July 14 RedState post, CNN's Erick Erickson offered the following message to House Speaker John Boehner:

Wash. Times: "Compromising On Taxes Would Be Disastrous, Possibly Guaranteeing President Obama's Re-Election."

Experts Agree That Failure To Raise Debt Ceiling Could Have Severe Economic Consequences

Zandi: "In A Post-Default World, Financial Markets Would Unravel And The U.S. And Global Economy Would Enter Another Severe Recession." In a July 15 Washington Post op-ed, Moody's economist Mark Zandi stated: "The Obama administration and Congress must raise the federal debt ceiling by Aug. 2. That's all there is to it." Zandi warned that failure to do so could create "another severe recession" in "U.S. and global econom."

[emulatorloo]

1. Rec - thanks for posting n/t

[Scurrilous]

2. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Atman]

3. Friend MM on Facebook...it's amazing to read the comments of the Teabaggers

and the Freepers and assorted righties. Just seem to deny the quotes in the article are even real, while the parrot Norquist and every Fox "News" talking point. These are some of the most ill-informed and uninformed people on Earth.

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[jwirr]

4. We are going to be able to save a lot of money on ads during the

campaign - they are writing them for us.

My guess is that they are the type of rw idiots who think that God will keep them safe when it all comes tumbling down. As far as I know there is no such promise in the bible. But plenty of stories about taking care of others.