At 08:20 PM Monday 9/1/2008, Doug Pensinger wrote: >Ronn! wrote: > >The "4% inflation is unacceptable" statement was the Democrat's >ridicule of Ford's "Whip Inflation Now!" campaign and it's "WIN" >buttons. I'm sure they picked the worst figure they could find, just >as whoever from the other side who came up with the "Carter said 4% >inflation was unacceptable, then he got into office and ran it up to >20%" statement back then probably picked the worst spot figure they >could find or fudge. > >Your statement had no caveats or explanations nor did it have an attribution >and its implication was that inflation jumped from 4 to 20% during the >Carter Administration. I'm sorry if I'm being didactic, but you're a >respected member of the list and people listen to what you have to say.
Sorry for the confusion. I really expected that of all of the people on the list who report having lived through and remembering the Carter years at least one other would remember that series of exchanges . . . . . . ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
