Not that any additional proof is needed that haughty liberal elitists are indifferent to the economic concerns of the little people, but Mehdi Hasan, one of the rich snobs at MSNBC offered it up anyway but soon deleted his tweet mocking a restaurant owner’s concerns about a recession.
Hasan, who hosts the “Mehdi Hasan Show” at the far-left cable network, took to Twitter on Friday to express his dismay over the unnamed “local restaurant” owner daring to suggest that he may not be reaping the benefits of President Joe Biden’s wondrous economic policies, grumbling about the economic woes of real people who are being crushed by record gas and food costs and whose grumbling fails to show the proper degree of reverence to dear leader.
According to Hasan, “I went to pick up food from a local restaurant yesterday.”
“Me: “did you guys survive the pandemic craziness?” Hasan wrote, recounting the conversation. “Owner: “yeah we did but now we have this new craziness, the recession.”
“There is no recession. The US has been breaking records on growth and jobs. But, y’know, vibes,” he concluded, brushing off the remarks from someone whom he clearly believes is beneath him for a technicality.
(Image: Screengrab/Twitter)
In another tweet, Hasan sought to explain his remarks to critics who apparently weren’t smart enough to properly digest his pearls of wisdom.
“yes, inflation is high. Inflation does *not* equal *recession* he wrote. “”yes many people are still struggling in America. They always have been. That’s *not* a recession. And if you care about struggling Americans, join me in backing M4A and a higher minimum wage,” mixing in a generous dollop of Democratic Party talking points.
To my critics:
1) yes, inflation is high. Inflation does *not* equal *recession*.
2) yes many people are still struggling in America. They always have been. That’s *not* a recession. And if you care about struggling Americans, join me in backing M4A and a higher minimum wage.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 11, 2022
Needless to say, reactions weren’t kind to the arrogant talking head.
Inflation means that most Americans are suffering. The government may not declare this as a recession but it is for most of us
— Shaun B. (Starlight City Ent.) 🇧🇧🇧🇲 (@blackmetronome) June 11, 2022
imagine being the idiot who doesn’t understand that increasing the minimum wage will negatively impact the business owner he claims to care about and understand.
— laura (@fancythis) June 12, 2022
Being pedantic about the definition of recession doesn’t change the fact that people are hurting and perceive us to already be in recession.
— MerrickAU (@Merrick_AU) June 11, 2022
Guy dying on the street: “This nuclear war is killing us”
Medhi: “Actually sir, it’s the nuclear FALLOUT that is doing the damage. SMH”
— The Commander-in-Cheeks (@lmw_337) June 11, 2022
OMG. biz owner prob barely survived the pandemic just to have people cut down on dining out bc they can’t afford their gas. Why is this hard to understand? Seriously, who got you this job? your mom or dad?
— Brooklyn Mom Sorta Kinda (@graciefacelove) June 11, 2022
A small business owner doesn’t need a lesson on economics to know they are struggling financially. Pointing out the difference makes no difference to their bottom line.
— Not not Hilljac (@CoasterNorth) June 12, 2022
The latest official figures that were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week show that inflation is now at a level not seen in four decades, a major factor in the lives of small business owners like the restaurant owner who was jabbed by Hasan. And while the U.S. is at least not technically in a recession yet, there is no denying that people are hurting.
After two days of being flogged, Hasan cried “Uncle” and deleted his tone-deaf tweet.
“Ok I give up. Having been dunked on all weekend for using a badly-told personal anecdote to try & make a point about how widespread misinformation about the economy is right now, which made me come across to some as out-of-touch & insensitive, I deleted the tweet thread. My bad,” he wrote.
I do think we should be able to point out that there isn’t a recession, that inflation doesn’t equal a recession, & that the US economy is performing well on jobs and growth, without being accused of being Marie Antoinette, but still, that’s on me as a communicator to do better.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 12, 2022
“I do think we should be able to point out that there isn’t a recession, that inflation doesn’t equal a recession, & that the US economy is performing well on jobs and growth, without being accused of being Marie Antoinette, but still, that’s on me as a communicator to do better,” he added.
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what an asdhat!
What a MORON! It’s not about communicating better, it’s about understanding economics! What kind of idiots elected you?
Lyin’,, dog face, pony soldier!
The quote “News Snobs” from all the media will suffer from Obiden’s terrible economy if things don’t change, and will be measuring for a plot under an overpass for their tent. Why? Because no business will be “untouched” in the looming economic disaster their Prez O’biden has brought on this country. Even CNN an MSNBC can’t survive without all those advertising dollars coming in. And the economic trouble O’biden has brought … ad dollars is usually the first to be cut.
Just can’t stop can he?? Moron
Hey, idiot- retracting a statement then restating it again is not really a retraction. “I’m sorry for what I said and now I’m going to say it again.”
What do you expect from LSM, they only hire idiots. This jerk must like paying $20/burger.
So I said I’m sorry – but – I’m still going to point out that it’s NOT a recession and I’ll get the last word before I delete my poor misunderstood tweet.
Mehdi, you are nothing more than an elitist snob living in a bubble of an elitist city with no clue how the rest of America lives or works. Move out to Mid America for a month or two to see what it takes to Farm, Ranch, manufacture, etc., and transport the goods to your elitist cities, so you and the rest of your elitist cronies can consume daily without a thought of the effort expended and natural resources used to provide to you and your worthless utopian bubble world. It would be a life-changer for you, bud.
Well said!!!
The only widespread misinformation about the economy has been spread by Mehdi Hasan, Joe Biden, the Biden admin, etc.
Seriously, does my one really believe we are experiencing “record growth”? I’m old enough to remember that Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2022!
Hasan, like the others mentioned, is a stone cold liar.
“When you believe in things
That you don’t understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain’t the way” Stevie Wonder
I love how music can carry so much wisdom, even if a lot of what we get these days isn’t so clear (or good) as that!
Eating out is no longer affordable for my wife and me. We also have to conserve our gas for trips to our medical appointments, which we will combine into some hunt and gather food shopping at nearby stores. We used to stop on these necessary trips for lunch at a fast-food restaurant, but even that is no longer affordable. The Biden crime family bosses’ economic policies are trickling down to destroy the American Dream on the orders of his boss, the Chinese Communist Party.
OBiden’s build back better…Turning America into a 3rd world country.
The “wide spread disinformation” is coming from you and your American hating network.
higher gas prices and higher food prices = less money to spend on luxury items like eating at restaurants, this guy is a complete tool.
“I deleted the tweet thread. My bad” The only time you have ever said anything truthful!.
But notice he sure didn’t apologize!
Aren’t almost all the “new jobs” ones the government took away?
And since a recession is, as I remember it, what happens when the economy shrinks, Mr. Hasan’s unnamed target was right. An economy like this one can’t possibly be growing.