3.13.2009

Obama "Highly Optomistic" about economy

Pass the crack pipe... - Ed.

A third strong day on Wall Street bolstered President Obama's remarks on his confidence in the economy as he addressed members of the Business Roundtable on Thursday afternoon. Media coverage of the President's comments, which included reports in two network newscasts, noted the President's "optimistic" message. On NBC Nightly News, Savannah Guthrie reported the President is "looking to engage the business community, who, let's face it, is a little bit skeptical of some of his proposals, particularly on tax increases, his plans to cap carbon emissions." ABC World News noted Obama "called the roller coaster economy of the past decade the illusion of prosperity, making the case that his program of aid to the financial system, stimulus, energy, and health care, is the answer to greater stability."

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