Lou Dobbs' Jargon

This past week I witnessed the Lou Dobbs report in which Lou held a special on the "concern" with China's recent passing of Germany on the list of largest economies. Lou went on and on about how the rise of China is just another blotch on the Bush administration. Lou also commented on the United States' massive importation of Chinese goods. What Lou failed to mention was that it was Nixon who opened the gates with China. Mr. Dobbs, acting as if he knew more about China's economy than any cabinet member of the current presidential administration, referred to China's currency as the Chinaese "yen," not the "yuan." In watching the Lou Dobbs report I became very frightened. I was not frightened concerning the growth of China, but that Lou's so called esteemed and professional opinion is conveyed to and believed by the majority of television viewers. It is scary to think that a man in Lou's position, whose opinion impacts many lives, is him himself naive and miseducated on the current happenings in Asia.