Category Archives: Media
Wedding Party
American TV networks flocked to the Royal Wedding even though viewers had to rise at 4 am to see it live. The crowd outside Westminster Abbey was pegged at 1 million. Easy for them, they were on London Time. I settled for the replay.
Strange that royalty should be so popular here in the land of the Tea Party. It’s complicated.
Carnival Barker-in-Chief
The president accused the media of being carnival barkers who focused on silly distractions rather than serious issues like the budget. Then he flew off in Air Force One for an Oprah appearance. As it happens, according to Poynter, 39% of stories last week were about the economy while only 4% were about the birther thing. James Carville hopes this is a shrewd move by Obama to make Trump look good enough to win the Republican nomination.
Call Forward Your Life
Isn’t it cool that you can track your lost I-phone. Um, how does that happen?
It turns out your I-Phone has a stalker app. It watches your every move and records the information in a database.
Then it watches you late at night.
S&P
S&P downgraded the U.S. today. Kind of. It’s not that they don’t think we’re exceptional. They’re just starting to wonder if we can pay our bills.
