Great Mixed Media Spot

Local news tonight reported that there would be a 25-cent increase in the price of gas over the weekend, and that this was partly due to the plummeting value of the US dollar around the world.

The dollar's value relative to foreign currency is a total bromide to the population at large, but the price of gas is paramount, so tying the latter to the former is a stroke of accidental genius, alerting thousands of unsuspecting Americans to the precarious state of their economy.

Someone probably will get horsewhipped for that tip of the hand.