In an interview yesterday, Senator Jim DeMint made the following comments while discussing the possible auto bailout:
"We’re going to have riots. There are already people rioting because they’re losing their jobs when everybody else is being bailed out. The fairness of it becomes more and more evident as we go along. The auto companies may be hurting," he said, but "there are very few companies that aren’t hurting and they’re going to hurt. We don’t have enough money to bail everyone out." (emphasis mine)
Wow! People are rioting because of the bailouts? Where have I been?
Flash to google. Quick Check “US riot”…..response
….Greek riots
….Chinese worker riots
….Iceland riots
….Zimbabwe riot
….Afghans riot
…Iraqi riot
…Thailand riot
….Quiet Riot
Huh, can’t find a darn thing about US riots.
I agree with DeMint’s sentiment that the bailouts need to cease. The government has tried everything and have found nothing that works. However, inserting this level of hyperbole into an issue that does have high emotion and large consequence attached to it does nothing but diminish the credibility of DeMint’s usually clear thinking.
Fight the fight Senator DeMint, but leave the “over the top” language for those who have no facts and are left to argue only with emotion.
