“This didn’t happen by accident. Because of the actions we took last year we achieved the fastest economic growth in nearly 4 decades.” President Joe Biden
GDP growth by President
Average Annual Real GDP Growth
Biden 5.7 %
Clinton 3.9
Reagan 3.0
H.W. Bush 2.2
W. Bush 2.2
Obama 1.6
Trump 1.0
Please share widely!
This is an important fact.
The “liberal” media will ignore this and focus on empty shelves and skyrocketing inflation….(that are not a reality)
“Nervous Nellies” was a term that was used by LBJ to denigrate opponents of the war in Vietnam. Are you comparing Biden’s opponents to war protesters, Fred? Or did you just not think about what you were writing?
Ever the sophist you are, Bob. No, I’m comparing Biden’s opponents to the lying, gutless, domestic terrorist traitors they are.
So, there is no connection at all between the words you use and the message you are trying to convey. Just checking.
LBJ has nothing close to a monopoly on that term. I use it all the time, but was not aware of how he used it.
Nevertheless, Johnson Chides “Nervous Nellies” – Budget Films
LBJ is the one who is most closely identified with the use of that term. I understand that Fred is using “nervous Nellies” because it sounds like an insult, even though no reasonable person would consider being worried about the economy a character defect.
I reject that LBJ is at all identified with the term. It is of common usage.
I think Bob is mostly looking for something to argue about.
I can’t say you’re wrong, Tom. I shouldn’t be picking a fight with a word salad.
Various sources report that the idiom “nervous nellie” was first used in 1925 to describe Frank Kellogg, then Secretary of State (https://dothaneagle.com/lifestyles/1926-nervous-nellie-protestant-ethic/image_6f4ae221-4555-53c2-ad26-1bd916d42b26.html).
Some sources suggest that it is derived from an older idiom “old nellie” to suggest an aging and docile horse.
The term was already at least four decades old when LBJ used it, and that was nearly six decades ago.
I’m not sure why any of us, including yours truly, have spent any time discussing this at all.
Not to argue with that analysis, Tom, but the most notorious use of the term “nervous nellie” was LBJ’s use of it to describe people who opposed the war in Vietnam. I’m sure you could find the term “fake news” in use long before Donald Trump used it. That doesn’t change the fact that someone who uses the term “fake news” is echoing Trump.
But if you and Fred want to go back to the 1920’s and link the term “nervous nellie” to someone who was afraid that the boom economy would crash . . . I can’t stop you.
You seem to be the only person who knows/remembers this.
If you google “LBJ, Nervous nellie” you will find it, Christopher. It’s entirely possible that among you me, Fred, and Tom, I am the only one who remembers it. So what?
But you can’t reasonably expect Fred to Google a common expression like that to make sure it was never used in a problematic manner. I think Tom’s right – you just like to argue over nothing.
Shakespeare said it best. In the final analysis it was Much Ado About Nothing. 🙂
“. . .you can’t reasonably expect Fred . . . ” My expectations for Fred are pretty low. But once in a while, I like to ask him what he is talking about, instead of just rolling my eyes at the meaningless, repetitive drivel.