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Hello, 'Mr. Less-than-expected'

Hello, 'Mr. Less-than-expected': We just had another first Friday and in came another visit from

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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) September 7, 2024

 We just had another first Friday and in came another visit from “Mr. Less-than-expected.” 

Let’s check it out:

The U.S. economy created slightly fewer jobs than expected in August, reflecting a slowing labor market while also clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later this month.

Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 142,000 during the month, down from 89,000 in July and below the 161,000 consensus forecast from Dow Jones, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

While the August numbers were close to expectations, the previous two months saw substantial downward revisions. The BLS cut July’s total by 25,000, while June fell to 118,000, a downward revision of 61,000.

Do you get the feeling that job creation is a bit slow? I guess we are now living the “vibes” of low job creation. Or maybe the consequences of hearing that everything was doing great when it fact it wasn’t.

And to make matters more interesting, President Biden confirmed what we all knew. The Inflation Reduction Act was never about reducing inflation but about climate change porkulus.  

Let’s hope that someone will ask Vice President Harris about both of these topics.   

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Remembering Buddy Holly! (1936-1959)

The late Buddy Holly was born September 7, 1936 in Lubbock, Texas. He is also buried there.

Buddy, along with Richie Valens ("La Bamba") and The Big Bopper, died in a plane crash in 1959.

Most of us learned of Buddy Holly's life because of Don McClean's "American Pie", a song that told the story of the day that Buddy Holly was killed.

He was only 22, a big recording star with huge hits: "That'll be the day", "Oh Boy", "True love ways", "Maybe baby" and "Heartbeat".

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Munich 1972 and the Israeli Olympic team members

Let’s take a break from current events and remember how the unexpected will always make its way on the front pages.

On Labor Day 1972, President Nixon looked like a man headed for re-election.  At the same time, I am not sure that people were predicting a 49-state sweep or winning the popular vote by 22 points.

Then something happened at the Olympics, and the world watched those horrific scenes from the Olympics in Munich: 9 Israeli hostages, 5 terrorists, and one German policeman were killed.

How much did this incident impact the 1972 election?  It’s hard to say, but it put experience and foreign policy in the minds of voters.  It was similar to that Beslan school shooting in 2004 in another presidential election.

Munich reminded us that terrorists knew no limits — not even young athletes in the Olympics.  It was the beginning of massive terror attacks, such as 9-11 here in the U.S.

Most of all, it reminded us that you never know what can happen in the last 60 days before an election.

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September 1975: Two assassinations attempts on President Ford

President Ford's tenure was short but very consequential.  He became VP when Vice President Agnew resigned in October 1973 and president when President Nixon resigned in August 1974.  Shortly after assuming the presidency, he pardoned President Nixon, saw the country through a recession and lost a close election to Governor Carter in 1976.

Back in September 1975, President Ford faced two assassination attempts.  The first one on this day and another on the 22nd.  Thankfully, both failed but it was a scary time for the country.

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