Archive for February 12, 2010
Why You’re Broke
You’re broke because you let HSN convince you that you had to have this gaudy thing, at $479.90 (plus S&H), even though you had no need for it when you woke up this morning:
You’re broke because you paid $50.00 (plus S&H) for these “diamond” earrings from QVC, which they convinced you you had to have, even though you could buy essentially the same thing at Target for $12.00.
The Love Affair Between Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin
Gawd, from GlennBeck:
Sarah Palin, two days ago:
Just think: These comrades can hug and kiss and commiserate about how to bring down the government while they hang out together in the lunch room at Faux. Awah.
Mattel’s “News Anchor Barbie” Has Got to be Modeled After the “Fox News Babes”
Mattel is out with a new Barbie, a “News Anchor Barbie.“
The only “news anchors” who wear clothes like that and who uniformly have blond hair are — you guessed it — the Fox News Babes. Oh, and there’s this too.
In all seriousness, this Mattel doll is disgusting and it sends a very bad message. The last thing we need in this age of an atrocious media is to teach young girls that journalism equals sex/sex appeal. Fox knows that and exploits it no end but I hope a time comes when “anchor Barbies” (and we news consumers) re-learn the definition of “news anchor,” as defined by the Society of Professional Journalists:
Everybody Hates Congress
Wow, these are stunning numbers, but not in the least bit suprising:
Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) — Just 8 percent of Americans want the members of Congress re-elected, according to a CBS News-New York Times poll taken nine months before roughly one-third of the Senate and the entire House face voters.
The Feb. 5-10 survey found 81 percent of respondents saying the lawmakers shouldn’t receive another term.
By 80 percent to 13 percent, Americans said members of Congress are more interested in serving special interests than the people they represent.
But given Citizens’ United, how in the world are candidates who will represent We the People going to find the money to run, much less beat, the candidates funded by special interests?
We are so screwed.
Only One Person Can Save Us: Sarah Palin
This would be what a nut case who was busted in Massachusetts this week for stockpiling just about every weapon known to man wrote online about Sarah Palin:
I believe that the ONLY —– ONLY —— potential presidental (sic) candidate I have seen with the sheer force of will and God-insprined (sic) rightous (sic) determination to bringdown (sic) this “War Powers” evil is Sarah Palin.
I tell you, Sarah Palin and the people who stoke anger and fear of the Tea Partier-types are playing with fire.
Note to Harry Reid: The Republicans Will Criticize You No Matter What
I was listening to the radio on my way home from the food bank. A reporter (CBS News) was talking about Harry Reid slashing the jobs bill, and he said something about how Reid did so because he was afraid Republicans would criticize Democrats if the cost was too high.
Note to Harry — Where Have You Been All Your Life — Reid: The Republicans will criticize you no matter what. If the bill is too expensive, they’ll say you’re running up the deficit. If the bill is too cheap, they’ll say you don’t care about creating jobs. It doesn’t matter what you do Harry, the GOP will criticize you no matter what you do.
My God. Is Reid BS’ing or does he really and truly not get this?
At the Food Bank
Totally exhausting day at the food bank today. No time to stock; families streaming through nonstop.
Visits are up 23% over last year but I think the Presidents’ Day holiday on Monday — the food bank will be closed — probably played a large part in that.
Why You Should Always Wash Your Salad Greens
You should always thoroughly wash those salad greens that come in a bag.
Larry King Wins Prize for Stupidest Question Ever Asked on Television
New York Governor David Paterson (who is blind), was on Larry King Live last night. During the interview, King asked Paterson this stunningly stupid question: Do “people have to read the headlines to you?”
Time (way, way, way past time) for Larry to retire.
Photos of the Year
Here are the winning photographs of the Telegraph’s (UK) “World Press Photo of the Year 2010” contest.
