Friday, November 14, 2008

Maybe We Should Call You Neel "Cash-and-Carry?"


The Really: Neel Kashkari (Assistant Bailout Czar) needs a bailout from the crazy mean Congressmen today.

Congressmen tear Neel a new one. Video to follow.
"I assure you the secretary is passionate about this," Kashkari said.
"Passionate about what?" Kucinich said.
"About helping homeowners," Kashkari replied.
"Where?" Kucinich asked, sarcastically. "What country?"
"We are using all the tools available to ease the credit crises," Kashkari said. "Let me give you an example..."
Kucinich interrupted Kashkari and continued his harangue.
"Maybe this is a game to some people in the administration. They're on their way out of office and they can do whatever they want," said Kucinich who tried to launch impeachment proceedings against Bush. "Meanwhile, people are hoping against hope" for help with their mortgages.

Aniston Called Uncool For Uncool Comment By Totally Cool Brad Pitt



The Really: How uncool is it to call someone uncool?

Whoa. Brad called Jen to say: "Uncool, girlfriend." Didn't Brad uncoolly split with Jen with another woman he was making a movie with? How uncool was that? So if what Jen said in Vogue was uncool; do two uncools make a cool?

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Don't Count Your Mooses Before They Hatch


The Really: Sarah Palin has it all figured out during her many interviews she doesn't rule out stepping into the the seat of now and future king Ted Stevens...

But wait. Although Palin and others continue to say Stevens has won, the outcome is not only in doubt but starting to tide towards Begich. Read Mudflats on the most recent vote count here.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Dear GM: That Hummer Was A Great Idea


The Really: You still make that thing?

Saying that GM deserves to get a bailout (Hey! Whatever happened to the bad mortgages getting taken care of) has as much support from the general public as Sarah Palin getting an invitation to a Mensa meeting. It just SEEMS wrong.

Yet it will still be cheaper to save them than to let them go under. But who is answering the questions about how the bailout monies are being used?

Monday, November 10, 2008

DHL: What's It Stand For?


The Really: Maybe it is too late to ask the question but, "What do the letters DHL stand for?

No bailout for delivery companies, but since nobody is buying anything, there is no reason to ship stuff and because companies are doing less shipping documents around, they moved to REALLY learning how to use pdfs and email.
So as 10K people (be honest Wilmington, Ohio, didn't you guys vote for Bush: TWICE!) get laid off and US operations cease, what did DHL stand for?

The company was founded in 1969 by Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Generation O: The Nowhere Generation Changes The World


The Really: The Millennials know about computers and stuff and also how to change the world.

The hipster world of veganism, alt music and with more curiosity about their Facebook pages than about work schedule has been pretty much maligned as naive and self-important.

Well a really good attitude about political possibilities and a lack of cynicism helped them make the difference in the historic election which voted Barack Obama into office.

The New York Times having watched too much Current TV, has decided to name them. I would be mad if I was them. Generation O: For Oprah or Obama or Zero?

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Reading, Writing And Arithmetic Alaska Style



The Really: The voting numbers in Alaska's elections make no sense?

Nate Silver of the of fivethirtyeight.com says they don't make any sense and he nailed the national election results with precision. At Mudflats there is an excellent recap of what is so funny. The funny is: fewer Alaskan's voted in the presidential and senatorial elections than voted in the primaries and the poll numbers are 15-22 points off where as they were darn close in the lower 48. With your Governor on the ticket 14% fewer people voted? Really? I mean REALLY??!!