Blizzard:
“The
scale of the rout over the last week appears to have persuaded an
increasing number in global markets that the fall in commodity prices
over the last few months is less a benign transfer of wealth from
producer countries to consumer ones, than a symptom of the world
economy’s inability to generate enough demand to absorb everything
that’s being produced” It
would have been quicker to say “Panic!”
U-Turn:
Perhaps you've noticed how quickly falling global demand has changed
much of the world from emerging to submerging nations.
Cross
To Bear:
Ohio abortion opponents (for which read “Republicans”) have
passed a law prohibiting a woman from terminating a pregnancy to
avoid giving birth to a child with Down Syndrome, because they –
speaking for god – think she deserves to be punished and the world
needs more people with Down Syndrome. Too bad there's not a genetic
test to prevent people from developing into this type of zealot.
Interrogation:
Does
Capitalism cause
poverty?
Yes. How can we move
low-paid workers into the middle class? Pay
them more money.
Demographic
Disaster
Averted: A
quick and easy solution to the problem of aging populations in
developed countries is banging on the doors – all those eager
immigrants from the Middle East, Latin America, and North Africa who
simply want a place to settle down, work and raise families. Add in
several tens of millions of refugees
from rising sea levels and the problem becomes an opportunity.
Takes
One To Know One:
Pennsylvania's Attorney General, Kathleen Kane, will be tried for
leaking grand jury material to the press, perjury, and obstruction of
justice by illegally keeping tabs on the investigations into her
crimes.
Corrected:
Duke freshmen
refuse to read their
class asignmnet,
Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel “Fun Home”,
because they
don't want to be exposed to new ideas.
they are not ready for a university education.
its sexual images and
themes goes against their Christian beliefs. Wait'll
they get to Lolita. Or
Oedipus
Rex. Or
recent Supreme Court rulings. And
philosophy 101...
En
Garde:
In an attempt to draw publicity away from Donald Trump, Ted Cruz
plans to lead
100,000 pastors in 50-state attack on
women
Planned Parenthood.
Symptom:
The student loan debt/repayment problem gets all the attention when
what really needs fixing is tuition costs, which in turn means
hacking away at the bloated
administrative costs and realizing that a lot of people simply don't
need college degrees – there aren't any jobs for them.
Porn
O'Graph:
Apparently we're not going to make it up with volume.
1 comment:
re "En Garde": "in an attempt to draw publicity away from Donald Trump. . . " and further the tactic of distraction, to avoid discussion of real, pressing, issues. . .
As the days pass, the run-up to the primaries appears more and more like a contest for Knee Jerk City High School student body president. Without the originality and maturity.
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