Short Skirts And A Faltering Economy

by: bruce nix | published: 06 30, 2010

I am not sure you would call this story an article, as much as it should be called a “Rant”. I think that I have finally reached the limit on the amount of “B.S.” that a human being can digest in one sitting. With all of the monkey poop that has been thrown at the public from behind the cage doors of the liberal news media this past seventeen months following the immaculate election of PBO, with his delusions of success in everything from; the stimulus, to the bank and auto manufacturer bailouts, the grossly flawed number of jobs created or saved, coupled with; ”a world wide...the US really sucks tour” and now the oil spill that keeps on spilling, even though the government has been there from day one. I have finally reached a state of complete overload. This being brought about by over-hearing a radio newscast today, that made me pop my cork.

It stated the following: “Rising hemlines – along with upbeat songs on the radio – are signs of national optimism and can result in a happy outcome on both the economic and political scenes, according to a new research reported by the Daily Express."

"When women start wearing mini skirts and happy tunes rise high on the charts, this means the nation is feeling content, according to John L. Casti, author of “Mood Matters: From Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse of World Powers.”

“All social events ranging from trends in pop music and art to the outcome of elections and even the rise and fall of great civilizations are biased by the attitudes a society holds to the future,” he said in the Daily Express.

Well...what do you think about that? In the words of comedian Lewis Black, “Who the f--k knew?” John L. Casti, a mathematician /economist, thinks that short skirts are the answer to the nations economic ills. I had to sit back, digest that for a bit and then I screamed so loud, that I am almost certain my brain hemorrhaged! It is not the fact that Mr. Casti formulated this opinion that upset me so, he may very well think that short skirts are the answer to all things bad. There was a time in my life when I too could agree with him on this matter. No! What snapped my mind, was the liberal news media's attempt at yet another sugar coated news story. Their propaganda machine is cranking out their twisted views, at a rate rivaling that of Sir Elton John's prolific songwriting career. Give me a break!

Try telling that lame story to a man who has been out of work for the last year and a half or to the fishermen down in Louisiana, who have lost their way of life, as a result of the total in-competence of this administration. Take a long hard look at our increasing national debt and the willingness of this bunch of clowns in DC to spend even more of our hard earned money. What is next? Tax increases for sure, but even they will not pay down this over-whelming debt. $12.5 trillion! That's with a T! If this spending spiral does not stop soon, this great country and all of it's history of patriotism, freedom and economic success will fade to black. It doesn't take an economist to predict that! Common sense is enough and it looks as if that trait is rare in Washington these days.

So, the economy is faltering, there is zero job growth, we now have nationalized health care for everyone, the banks have been taken over by the government, PBO wants to kick somebody's a-- over the oil spill, instead of trying to stop it and Joe Biden just got through calling some poor schmuck, a smart a--, over his remark about lowering our taxes, even though he had just given the VP a free ice cream cone. Talk about your in-gratitude. After that colorful interlude from the VP, I would have insisted the Biden pay me for the cone!

Mr. Casti may very well be on to something! Maybe I just didn't reason it out well enough. Bring on the short skirts! Break out the booze and lets all have a party to forget this awful mess that we are in! Ignorance is bliss. Can you dig it?

http://www.stylelist.com/2010/06/26/short-skirts-economic-political-prosperity/

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  Ben H

  Howdy,
  I wanted to let you know that most media outlets that have reported on John Casti's book, Mood Matters, have erroneously misappropriated his intent on event causality when it comes to the hemlines. Short hemlines do not create or predict a rising economy, it is merely an indicator of the current optimistic expression (or social mood) of a society.

  For more, see his recent blog post: http://moodmatters.net/blog/2010/06/mood-matters-book/skirt-lengths-and-social-mood/

  
  

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