How to fix unemployment
August 23, 2009 at 9:36 pm | In Main Blog | Leave a CommentTags: Just For Men, Mustache Rides, Unemployment
Is your dad an unemployed loser? Make him watch this immediately. Thanks, Just For Men, for waiting until double-digit unemployment to release this very important PSA.
Another banner week for Philly
August 14, 2009 at 8:22 pm | In Main Blog | Leave a CommentBeer on Victorino’s head. Tony Danza in our public schools. MICHAEL FREAKING VICK. What other shenanigans will we be party to this week, Philadelphia? Thank goodness our hometown paper is here to record it all.
Well, which is it?
I am a longtime animal lover (of both furry and barbecued varieties) but I will not be pleased one bit to see PETA protesters out at the Linc. That’s like dropping some Daily Kos folks into a hockey game. Not a good fit.
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The Inquirer will use any excuse to post photos of hot white chicks
August 14, 2009 at 2:58 pm | In Main Blog | Leave a CommentTags: Chase Utley, Jenn Utley, Philadelphia Inquirer, Phillies
“Jen Utley, a board member of the Pennsylvania SPCA and the wife of Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, declined to comment last night specifically on the Vick signing….”
And yet…
As long as the Inky insists on searching out attractive ladies to put on its home page (this is not what media pros mean by “relevance,” BTW), can it seriously not throw an African American into the mix every so often? In a city that’s about equal parts black and white? (Beyonce doesn’t count, yoos guys.)
Oh yeah, Jen Jenn Utley debuts in that article at PARAGRAPH 9. JFC.
[UPDATE] Oh jeez, I just noticed the Birds’ thing. Great copy editing, there. And for the record, I lament the state of the Inky because it’s my hometown paper, not because I’m about to start working for the competition. So there.
[UPDATE2] Oh JFC come AWWWWWWWWWN. The Inky also misspelled Jenn Utley’s name. Seriously?? At least make us work for it sometimes…!
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The subconscious is a funny thing
August 6, 2009 at 12:08 pm | In Main Blog | Leave a CommentEarlier this week I resolved to phone my eldest aunt in Seoul. Been meaning to do this for weeks but work, life, whatever kept getting in the way. (Excuses.) Problem is my Korean is poor, so when I Skype her I do so with the help of a friend whose Korean is much better than mine. Texted her on Tues to see when she could come by and translate, we both decided on Thursday which, Yay, was what I’d been hoping for. Worked best for me, schedule-wise.
The reason I need to phone my aunt is to check in on her. She’s the oldest person standing on my mother’s side, nearly 70 I think though she looks about 50 (Asians). And I worry for her. It’s been a year since my mother, her youngest sibling, passed. Several more years since my other aunt died from a brain tumor. The three of them were thisclose, my eemo having raised my much younger mother since both their parents were dead by the time she (Mom) was 12. My mother’s death was sudden, too soon, and completely avoidable. It was needless and stupid. And my eemo took it extremely hard. Collapsed at the funeral, etc.
Horserace ‘08: You’ve Got To Know When To Hold ‘Em
September 26, 2008 at 5:09 pm | In Horserace '08 | Leave a CommentTags: bailout, Barack Obama, Bush administration, economy, John McCain
This week Kellie and I discuss John McCain’s decision to suspend (*COUGH*) his campaign, the absence of Barack Obama in recent political theater, and whether this is the new real game-changing moment in a season full of them.
Listen to this week’s roundtable here.
The Many Faces Of McCain, Plus Also Obama
September 25, 2008 at 4:39 pm | In Barack Obama, John McCain, MSM, Our Crappy Economy, WH '08 | Leave a CommentTags: Gretchen Morgenson, James Rainey, Ruth Marcus
Nevermind the debate tomorrow — will anyone finally explain where that $700 billion figure came from? Probably not until lawmakers push this bill through. I have a baaaaaad feeling about all of this, and the NYT’s Gretchen Morgenson isn’t making me feel better. Not even checking on my investments these days, too scared. And as for my money market accounts…. argh. I always used to joke that my late, great father hid his money in kimchee jars buried in the back yard. That’s looking like a brilliant idea. If only I had a back yard…
Bush Believes Public Wants To Hear From Him On Economy
September 24, 2008 at 3:01 pm | In Barack Obama, John McCain, Our Crappy Economy, President Bush, WH '08, WTF | Leave a Comment[UPDATE 7:01. I take the part about this maybe being a good idea back. An "economic 9/11" is still not 9/11. Plus everyone needs to quit pretending that any of this is a surprise.]
[UPDATE 3:10. McCain is "suspending" his campaign in order to come back to Washington and do his day job. That means "working with" the Obama campaign and possibly postponing their scheduled Friday-night debate. Is this McCain 1.0 or McCain 2.0? It seems like a good idea, but it's hard not to feel a little cynical about Shakey McMaverick these days.]
Why, that’s just so… so… adorable.
From Moon Rising Over Kilimanjaro
President Bush is going to interrupt TV broadcasts at 9 p.m. tonight to assure Americans that the economy will be OK and scold lawmakers for not passing the $700 billion federal bailout package the second he asked them to. (The nerve.) AP reports: ”Press secretary Dana Perino said the president wants to tell the American people how the crisis affects them and help them understand the depth of the problem.”
Yeah… only the American people have been fretting about the sky falling for at least a couple of years. Continue reading Bush Believes Public Wants To Hear From Him On Economy…
Horserace ‘08: When The End Feels Nigh
September 18, 2008 at 6:47 pm | In Horserace '08 | 1 CommentTags: Barack Obama, economy, John McCain
This week Kellie and I review how the chaos on Wall Street has forced Barack Obama and John McCain to recalibrate their campaigns.
Listen to this week’s roundtable here.
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