February 2012
3 posts
January 2012
12 posts
The Surprising Importance of Airport Fast Food
Two McDonald’s locations were closed at the MSP airport:
For Hod Irvine, a local business executive and frequent flier, no more McDonald’s means no more picking up his favorite french fries as he’s leaving town. “It’s just not there. It’s not anywhere [in the airport],” he said.
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And a missing Golden Arches is huge deal for families looking for...
“Mitt well captures the belief of the majority of people in the country that the...”
– Don’t Be Stupid: It’s Not About The Money (via tpmmedia)
“God knows how much money we’ve given to Obama and the Democrats and yet they’re...”
– Hollywood’s Obama Donors On President’s Piracy Stand: Not Give A Dime Anymore (via joshuanguyen)
The irony is that The Media Companies are behaving as if Google, Netflix, EBay, Amazon, and the like DON’T dominate the Internet. They do and the digital space is a neighborhood with different...
WatchConfrontational question on the campaign trail: “What will you do to support the 99%….?” Romney replies by saying the questioner (and Obama) are actually *causing* division within the country, because they’re pointing out the *already-existent* division between economic classes. In other words, “Stop saying that! You’re making it worse! USA! USA!”
December 2011
4 posts
November 2011
12 posts
Watch
“In the aftershock of 2008, large numbers of Americans feel exploited and abused....”
– one-time G.W. Bush speechwriter and conservative think-tank pundit David Frum, as quoted by Andrew Sullivan
““Just a quick note about Grover Norquist,” Simpson testified. “If Grover...”
– Cantankerous, plain-talking former Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY) grousing about conservative fealty to Grover Norquist.
“While we are a Blu-Ray household with 4 total BD players (living room, MBR,...”
– An Amazon review by MaryKate of Wisconsin, complaining about the quality of a Harry Potter DVD release
October 2011
14 posts
““Who do you think pays the taxes?” said one longtime money manager. “Financial...”
– NYT: “In Private, Wall St. Bankers Dismiss Protesters as Unsophisticated”
“Democrats constantly undermine their brand. During elections, they market to the...”
– source
You can't, you won't, and you don't stop.
When politicians or pundits dismiss the OWS protests as aimless slackers without a coherent message, what they’re really saying is “Stop pointing out the obvious problems with banks, corporations and the government.”
But whether you take to the streets, post something online or keep spreading the word in general, what you’re really saying is “No, we will not...
“You can almost always count on Republican presidential candidates to be united...”
– A Taxing Situation: Why The GOP Is Advocating A Tax Increase On The Middle Class (via tpmmedia)
"So now vitamins are dangerous? U scientist sees...
That’s the headline of this Strib article, which attracts eyeballs and increases worry with things like:
Sub-headline: “Jaakko Mursu’s study documents increased risk of death among older women who took dietary supplements.”
Second paragraph: “…dietary supplements actually increased the risk of death for older women.”
Third paragraph: “Vitamin B6...
September 2011
10 posts
3 tags
“A 2008 poll of 1,400 Americans by the Cornell Survey Research Institute found...”
– Suzanne Mettler: Americans think they don’t rely on the government, but actually do (via jonathan-cunningham)
