A History of America in Cigar Consumption

Footbag · 02-27-2010, 08:32 AM

Very interesting, but I found two things a bit odd...
First, they referred to Pierre Salinger as a lackey. He was a press secretary and JFK's campaign manager. Not what I'd call a a lackey.
Also, they refer to 1994 as being the beginning of the dot com bubble. Bubbles don't really have a beginning. It should be referred to as the boom, and if they chose to refer to the bubble, they should point to its peak. The beginning of the bubble would be difficult to nail down.
These are two things the Economist should get right, and not be loose with the facts.

02-27-2010, 08:32 AM	#19
Footbag I Need My Space Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Adam Location: NEPA Posts: 1,216 Trading: (7)	Re: A History of America in Cigar Consumption Very interesting, but I found two things a bit odd... First, they referred to Pierre Salinger as a lackey. He was a press secretary and JFK's campaign manager. Not what I'd call a a lackey. Also, they refer to 1994 as being the beginning of the dot com bubble. Bubbles don't really have a beginning. It should be referred to as the boom, and if they chose to refer to the bubble, they should point to its peak. The beginning of the bubble would be difficult to nail down. These are two things the Economist should get right, and not be loose with the facts.