INVINCIBLE IGNORANCE

On an AOL message board thread about the economy, I posted the following to put Fredo's economy in perspective:

TOTAL PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
(IN THOUSANDS)

CARTER
JAN 1977 65636
DEC 1980 74563
NET == + 8927

BUSH 2
JAN 2001 111560
MAR 2006 113063
NET == + 1503


These numbers are from the Bureau of Labor statistics but still didn't make a dent on some of the BushBots. Here's a classic example of denial:

#7 - 5/08/06 07:31 PM (Msg Id: 455943:507910) Re:#1
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Second, I don't care what the figures say, I lived through the Carter adminstration and hope we never again have such an incompetent President of the United States. Jobs were more difficult to get then than they are today. I know, I was job hunting.