Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
For Super-Sized Kids, a McGym Is New on the U.S. Menu
December 14th, 2006Pushing the limits of absurdity, in Jesus Land and beyond! Via: Yahoo/AFP: US fast-food giant McDonald’s, often accused of catering to expanding waistlines, has a new item on its menu for kids — gyms. The company is testing R Gyms — in-restaurant mini-gyms with stationary bicycles hooked to video games, obstacle courses and aerobics exercises […]
New on the Web: Politics as Usual
December 4th, 2006Politicians are now buying bloggers. And if you thought it was cheap for a corporation to buy a politician, wait until you see how cheap it is for a politician to buy a blogger (chart)! Via: NY Times: “THE Netroots.” “People Power.” “Crashing the Gate.” The lingo of liberal Web bloggers bespeaks contempt for the […]
Lou Dobbs: North American Union Orwellian Brave New World
December 2nd, 2006After you watch this Lou Dobbs piece, check out the new Visa commercial. People who use cash cause the machine to break down! Trouble makers. Terrorists?
Gingrich: Reexamine Freedom of Speech to Meet the Threat of Terrorism
November 29th, 2006Would you like an order of freedom fries with that? Via: Union Leader: Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich yesterday said the country will be forced to reexamine freedom of speech to meet the threat of terrorism. Gingrich, speaking at a Manchester awards banquet, said a “different set of rules” may be needed to […]
U.S. Carried Out Madrasah Bombing
November 27th, 2006Imagine my shock. Via: Sunday Times: THE bombing of a Pakistani madrasah last month, in which 82 students were killed, was carried out by the United States, a Pakistani official has admitted, writes Christina Lamb. The madrasah in the tribal agency of Bajaur was bombed during a visit to Pakistan by the Prince of Wales […]
No More ‘Hungry’ Americans: U.S. Government Says
November 21st, 2006You’ll love this. Via Breitbart: The US government has tweaked its terminology in referring to the nearly 11 million Americans who face a constant struggle with hunger to refer to them as people with “very low food security.” According to a report released this month by the US Department of Agriculture, roughly 35 million Americans […]
