Whirlwind of Opinion
I was perusing MSNBC.com a few moments ago, and saw a few headlines that arounsed responses in me. I thought I would post them here.
1) New Orleans is not going to be moved. I heard people talking about it on the O'Reilly Factor radio show a few days ago, and the whole thing is ludicrous. It's a practical idea, but you have to factor in the human quotient- we're too damned stubborn to let a little thing like logic get in our way. So we'll rebuild, and 100 years from now it'll be destroyed again. You heard it here first.
2) Ray Nagin actually apologized for something? The fact that he was re-elected after Hurricane Katrina really eviscerates the weak underbelly of democracy. It's based on people- sometimes, really stupid ones who vote for stupid reasons.
3) Survivor is dividing up their "tribes" by race this season. Which is a gimmick. Because the creator of Survivor knows that people like their gimmicks in America. Gimmicks equal dollars. Whether it's a good or bad idea- as so many people like to discuss- is moot. People are talking about Survivor. As a result, Jeff Probst can now afford that new jet he's been eyeing. Sigh. Note to self: I really need to train my seal to tap dance to Michael Jackson tunes while riding a llama.
4) I saw a picture of the "mystery" animal on Boston Globe's site. It looked like a weird dog. Kinda wolfish. Some type of dog/wolf combination. I don't think Mendel has a problem with that.
5) Islamic fascists want to kill us. That statement is true. Islamic fascists will try to kill us in Iraq. That statement is true. Islamic fascists will try to kill us in America once we leave. That statement is true, but not as true as the first two. They don't seem to have much of a beef with Australia. But now that we're there, we're a target whether we leave or not. So we shouldn't leave, but we also shouldn't fight with one hand behind our back a la MacArther in the Pacific theatre. Nor should we be building schools and taking manpower away from our armed forces while combatants are killing our troops. We have the technology and the people to turn any country in that region into a parking lot. I'm not saying we should do that, but maybe err on the side of war when it comes to destruction. Politically correct wars are ineffectual wars. We weren't worried about camera angles when we ended Hitler's reign. We can foster goodwill after all the bad guys are rendered harmless.
6) There's some 14-year old boy in Nepal who is 20 inches tall. That's not a misprint. 20. As in Twenty. As in I've eaten sandwiches that were over half his height. My prediction- his dream to be a sherpa is going down the tubes in very short order. Pun intended.
7) Jerry Springer is going to be on Dancing With the Stars. Didn't Orwell write something about this somewhere? Or was it Huxley? I forget. Lesson- start packing up you canned goods.
8) There's a Hurricane threatening Mexico and Ernesto is restrengthening. Since Hurricane Katrina, news organizations get excited when kids play ring-around-the-rosy while the winds blowing. History has taught us the next "big one" will come after all the hype has died down.
9) Apparently Katie Couric is going to host CBS New's flagship news show soon. I don't understand the excitement- a robot could do that job. She's a reporter the same way the real estate agent is on the construction crew. Reporters dig out the truth. People who had cameras at the World Trade Center were reporters. People who showed the footage later are relaters, exhibitors, informers, but not reporters. Blah.
10) Wal-Mart is trying to go upscale, to compete with Target. Wait, Wal-mart already makes more than a gabillion dollars more than Target. So why compete? Cater to your clientele. They'd be wiser to invest in new ways to fit more pickles in a jar, and better barbecue sauces. Because the average Wal-mart customer is not looking for upscale. If they wanted that, they'd go somewhere else- say Target- and gladly pay more money. Wal-mart is for the pennypincher who is one level above thrift stores. Basically, 85% of the general population. Sam Walton is turning over in his grave.
1) New Orleans is not going to be moved. I heard people talking about it on the O'Reilly Factor radio show a few days ago, and the whole thing is ludicrous. It's a practical idea, but you have to factor in the human quotient- we're too damned stubborn to let a little thing like logic get in our way. So we'll rebuild, and 100 years from now it'll be destroyed again. You heard it here first.
2) Ray Nagin actually apologized for something? The fact that he was re-elected after Hurricane Katrina really eviscerates the weak underbelly of democracy. It's based on people- sometimes, really stupid ones who vote for stupid reasons.
3) Survivor is dividing up their "tribes" by race this season. Which is a gimmick. Because the creator of Survivor knows that people like their gimmicks in America. Gimmicks equal dollars. Whether it's a good or bad idea- as so many people like to discuss- is moot. People are talking about Survivor. As a result, Jeff Probst can now afford that new jet he's been eyeing. Sigh. Note to self: I really need to train my seal to tap dance to Michael Jackson tunes while riding a llama.
4) I saw a picture of the "mystery" animal on Boston Globe's site. It looked like a weird dog. Kinda wolfish. Some type of dog/wolf combination. I don't think Mendel has a problem with that.
5) Islamic fascists want to kill us. That statement is true. Islamic fascists will try to kill us in Iraq. That statement is true. Islamic fascists will try to kill us in America once we leave. That statement is true, but not as true as the first two. They don't seem to have much of a beef with Australia. But now that we're there, we're a target whether we leave or not. So we shouldn't leave, but we also shouldn't fight with one hand behind our back a la MacArther in the Pacific theatre. Nor should we be building schools and taking manpower away from our armed forces while combatants are killing our troops. We have the technology and the people to turn any country in that region into a parking lot. I'm not saying we should do that, but maybe err on the side of war when it comes to destruction. Politically correct wars are ineffectual wars. We weren't worried about camera angles when we ended Hitler's reign. We can foster goodwill after all the bad guys are rendered harmless.
6) There's some 14-year old boy in Nepal who is 20 inches tall. That's not a misprint. 20. As in Twenty. As in I've eaten sandwiches that were over half his height. My prediction- his dream to be a sherpa is going down the tubes in very short order. Pun intended.
7) Jerry Springer is going to be on Dancing With the Stars. Didn't Orwell write something about this somewhere? Or was it Huxley? I forget. Lesson- start packing up you canned goods.
8) There's a Hurricane threatening Mexico and Ernesto is restrengthening. Since Hurricane Katrina, news organizations get excited when kids play ring-around-the-rosy while the winds blowing. History has taught us the next "big one" will come after all the hype has died down.
9) Apparently Katie Couric is going to host CBS New's flagship news show soon. I don't understand the excitement- a robot could do that job. She's a reporter the same way the real estate agent is on the construction crew. Reporters dig out the truth. People who had cameras at the World Trade Center were reporters. People who showed the footage later are relaters, exhibitors, informers, but not reporters. Blah.
10) Wal-Mart is trying to go upscale, to compete with Target. Wait, Wal-mart already makes more than a gabillion dollars more than Target. So why compete? Cater to your clientele. They'd be wiser to invest in new ways to fit more pickles in a jar, and better barbecue sauces. Because the average Wal-mart customer is not looking for upscale. If they wanted that, they'd go somewhere else- say Target- and gladly pay more money. Wal-mart is for the pennypincher who is one level above thrift stores. Basically, 85% of the general population. Sam Walton is turning over in his grave.
posted by Yorick at 9:26 PM
1 Comments:
That is so funny that you posted #10 ... as I was in Walmart yesterday I noticed that they had reorganized their whole store ... and what did it make me think of ... TARGET! No joke! I actually said to myself "Self, this looks like a Target store". How funny.
Should be interesting for Walmart, since there's no Target here in Canada.
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