Spin Class

Today's "Say WHAT?" headline is

AP: "Jobless Claims up because of bad weather"

Jobless claims rose "unexpectedly" (they are always unexpected for economists and our mainstream media cheerleaders). The AP's already sniffed out the cause for us with some crackerjack research. I did some quick investigating of my own and managed to find some excerpts from the due dilegence:

Reporter: "You just laid off another 10% of your workforce. Is that because of the snow?"
Employer: "Business is down 60% from last year, my line of credit has been cut off and the interest rate on the outstanding balance doubled, and half my clients are no longer in business. Revenue to replace those clients will have to be from some completely new source that hasn't materialized yet. I had to cut employees to allow what business and people I have left to work a few more months before we all go under."
Reporter: "But it was REAALLY snowing hard when you laid them off, right?"
Employer: "Yes".

Notice how our reporter ferrets out "the truth" while nimbly avoiding the subject's actual answer. Never let facts get in the way of a good Cause and Effect story. That's Spin 101 for today kids!

I wonder if you get a free "Kool-Aid" packet with your AP subscription to wash down the news with...