Do you agree with Peter Baker (NYT) who say that Americans will know

[senseandsensibility]

if the job market is bad. So basically, it doesn't matter if trump cooks the books.

The economist who's on Nicole's show with him(Ruhle is subbing for her) made the point that we need good numbers so that people can trust the information they're getting.

I think Baker is doing some of that normalizing we've been hearing about.

[BoRaGard]

1. I hear that our chocorations may increase next quarter

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Peter Baker, the writer who helped slow Trump's trials.

Little fucker on his own gave the defense all it needed to delay it up to John Roberts.

At the start in 2022:

https://prospect.org/politics/altercation-how-peter-bakers-feelings-become-news/

From there it's the heights!

[senseandsensibility]

3. I forgot about that

[Kid Berwyn]

7. Motherfuckers act like they forgot about DRE.

From The American Prospect:

P.S.: I searched for Baker’s name in the long section on Trump’s presidency in my 2020 book Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie—And Why Trump Is Worse and found this: “In another front-page analysis, Times White House correspondent Peter Baker described the drama of impeachment as playing out against ‘conspiracy theories,’ which he said were ‘everywhere,’ adding that ‘conspiracy theorists are in the White House and Congress,’ though he neglected to point to a single ‘conspiracy theory’ that did not emanate from the Republican side of the aisle.”

-- Eric Alterman

https://prospect.org/politics/altercation-how-peter-bakers-feelings-become-news/

[wolfie001]

4. Some posters here have said the labor numbers are scrutinized by political neutrals

I beg to differ. If tRUMP wants something done his way, he will stop at nothing to get his way. He's SHITLER!!!

[Nigrum Cattus]

5. Who cares what the NYT thinks ?

Everything matters ! They are all cowards. BS stats are
BS stats ! and they are worse than useless

[Prairie Gates]

6. Peter Baker is a Trump humping access journalist piece of shit

And that's all I have to say about that.

[bronxiteforever]

8. This is a function of government full stop.

There is no good reason to lie to the American public. Americans are busy working their ass off for the billionaire class and they are entitled to know the fucking truth about the economy.

[newdeal2]

9. The job market has been bad depending on your line of work

People are not leaving their jobs anymore, so there’s no openings and it’s an employer’s market.

[Jim__]

10. Of course, people always automatically know the truth. That's why schools are so unnecessary.

Yes,

[senseandsensibility]

11. Well, when you put it like that

his comment seems kind of stupid.

[choie]

12. He's become a hack.

[ITAL]

13. I mean I sort of agree with him

If you, or people you know, are out of work and have a tough time finding a job, you're gonna think the market is bad even if the official numbers might be good. A lot of economics of kind of "feels" more than reality - otherwise Biden would have been much more popular.

[blogslug]

14. When Peter Baker comes on

I turn off the program.