Whistling Past The Unexpected Graveyard
Am I alone with this, or has anybody else noticed how doggedly persistent the mainstream media has been with its liberal use of the word ‘unexpected.’ We’ve had unexpected downturns in home sales; unexpected slumps in stocks; and unexpected dips in consumer confidence.
Exactly what has been so unexpected about any of these events? I mean aside from the MSM’s manifest desire to spin a terrible economy in favor of the Obama Administration, by suggesting through bold headlines and biased reporting that it’s somehow all so – wait for it – unexpected.
And here we go again, this time with a slight variation just to keep things interesting, with the uptown paper’s online splash tease header: Unemployment claims rise more than expected.
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week rose by the most in a month, signaling growing weakness in the job market.
Applications rose by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 429,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the second increase in three weeks and the 11th straight week that applications have been above 400,000.
The article’s jump header – Unemployment applications jump by most in a month – would seem more appropriate; so why the initial teaser twist? Gee, I wonder.
Ask your neighbor, or a former co-worker, or the guy behind you in line at the cash register, who have all been looking for jobs going on eight, nine, thirteen months, or longer, if the rise in unemployment claims is more than expected.
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