Archive for October 6, 2009
Stars Relieved — Tom DeLay Quits
Would you want to “dance” with that guy?
Depressed? Need a Lift? Turn to QVC
Bored? Lying on the couch in front of the teevee in your jammies? In debt? Depressed? Exhausted, overworked, overextended and feeling powerless? Hey, have I got an idea for you!
Buy this “status link” bracelet from QVC — for ONLY $1,065.00 — and feel like a million bucks. What? You didn’t start the day thinking you’d spend a thousand bucks on a piece of jewelry? Again, think about how the status link will improve your life. Come on now!
So sad to know that people who can’t afford this are nonetheless buying it.
Fox “Business News” Decides That Now is a Good Time to Post the Debt Clock
Wow, Fox”Business News.”com is stepping out with hot new innovative tech stuff. Like a debt clock so everyone can see what their share of the national debt is:
Gee. Wonder why they put it up now. (Hint: Obama.) After all, the lock has been around FOR 20 YEARS.
Wish There Was Some News On The Teevee
It’s 5:44 p.m. MT and I want to watch some news. Do I watch CBS, NBC or ABC? Do I watch Lou Dobbs? Do I watch Fox talking about ACORN? Do I watch MSNBC talking about David Letterman?
Humm… I think I’ll go to the Food Network and get my news from the Internets.
Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and “Special Comments”
Keith Olbermann announced yesterday that tonight his entire show will be a “special comment” about health care. I’m looking forward to it and I appreciate Olbermann for making a distinction between commentary and news.
Too bad the likes of Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly don’t have the same level of integrity.
UPDATE: Oops. I was wrong. Olbermann’s”Special Comment” hour is tomorrow — Wednesday.
Froot Loops as Health Food?
Have you seen that big green check mark on certain foods at your grocery store? Think some benevolent agency somewhere is looking out for you and your family and directing you to healthy food? Nope. Think again:
The Smart Choices program, which was released in August, has been underwritten by ten of the largest food companies doing business in the United States. One problem is that the Smart Choice check marks only appear on processed foods — which are typically not the healthiest choice. You won’t see a check mark on an orange, a carrot, or a bunch of spinach. Even though all fruits and vegetables automatically qualify for a Smart Choice check mark, they won’t be labeled that way in the grocery store.
A second problem is that the nutrition criteria used by the Smart Choice program are extremely problematic. Perhaps because the program is backed by food manufacturers, less healthy products like sugary cereal and salty packaged meals are able to qualify for the seal of approval.
(My emphasis.)
Unbelievable that a program created by food manufacturers to allegedly help people eat healthier food but that steers them to processed foods only, is allowed to exist, isn’t it? Love the “free market” huh? I suppose is would be “socialism” if the government were to pull the plug on this though. Gawd.
Breaking News on Fox
A few hours ago they made a Breaking News Alert about a Florida grandmother who was mauled by raccoons.
You know, you gotta watch Fox otherwise you’ll miss this really important stuff. Oh, and if there’s a high speed car case going on anywhere in the universe, they’ll cover it.
Levi Johnston’s Movin’ on Up
I would imagine that Levi Johnston, the guy who was supposed to be Sarah Palin’s son-in-law, is pretty darn happy that he got dragged into the circus that was last Fall’s Republican presidential campaign. Apparently, being used as a prop can, in his case at least, have its benefits:
No More Rail-Thin Professional Models
Beginning next year, Brigitte, Germany’s most popular women’s magazine, will ban the use of professional models in its photoshoots. It will only use “real women.”
It’s about time. How many women do you know who are 5′ 11″ and weigh 112 lbs.?
