Years of unending news stories on U.S. government programs of surveillance, rendition and torture have apparently chilled the speech of even top business executives in the United States.
Recently Jim Clifton, the Chairman and CEO of Gallup, an iconic U.S. company dating back to 1935, told CNBC that he was worried he might “suddenly disappear” and not make it home that evening if he disputed the accuracy of what the U.S. government is reporting as unemployed Americans.
The CNBC interview came one day after Clifton had penned a gutsy opinion piece on Gallup’s web site, defiantly calling the government’s 5.6 percent unemployment figure “The Big Lie” in the article’s headline. His appearance on CNBC was apparently to walk back the “lie” part of the title and reframe the jobs data as just hopelessly deceptive.
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With over 20 dead high level bankers in the past year I would be a little concerned also. Someone high up does not want economic truth to get out.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the deaths of too many associated with top politicos.
ReplyDeleteI pray this man stays healthy and safe. It took guts to say what he did.
It took courage to say this,now the Washington destroying machine,IRS,liberal agencies will try to discredit him and his business,good luck my friend.
ReplyDeleteIt won't matter about what was written...Half the eligible voters won't or can't read. Only half of those who can read and will vote will believe what he said anyway.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it alarm ANY of the sheep that so many bakers have been killed ("suicide") and high ranking business leaders OPENLY express their fear of the government arranging their "disappearance"??
ReplyDeleteI guess the sheep are busy checking to see if their EBT funds have hit their account....
Keep cheering....
Bet he has a fatal "ACCIDENT" soon.
ReplyDeleteThe patriot act and DHS are a set-up to criminalize the patriots when the doo doo hits the fan. They are all EVIL Men working for the forces determined to enslave us all.
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