‘Business’ Archives
White Barbie Doll Cheaper Than Black Barbie Doll at Wal-Mart: An Economics Lesson for Race Pimps
Jesse Jackson is en route as we speak: Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half of that of the doll’s white counterpart at one store and possibly others. A photo first posted to the humor Web site FunnyJunk.com and later to the Latino Web site Guanabee.com shows packages of Mattel’s [...]
Denny’s Grand Irish Slam
I’m of Irish descent, and as such am used to the traditional references about the Irish so this kind of stuff rolls off my back. But what I do find amazing is that ad agencies continue to fail to thoroughly think through some “jokes” they use in their ads. Maybe the fact that we Irish are traditionally thick-skinned and [...]
CNN in Jeopardy: Huge Ratings De-Klein
CNN did as well in the February ratings period as Wolf Blitzer performed on Celebrity Jeopardy. From Real Clear Politics: Get out the defibrillator quick: CNN is dying. What other conclusion can be drawn from the Nielsen ratings from February, which showed the once dominant news network finishing in fifth place for the first time ever- and now [...]
Postal Service May Ration Mail Delivery: Welcome to a Glimpse of Your Possible Government Health Care Future
The government corners like an aircraft carrier in dry-dock, and as such is incapable of keeping up with business trends (or, possibly worse for you, with medical trends), but this is an indication of the same mindset that might someday be in charge of your health care, and the inevitable rationing thereof: The U.S. Postal Service plans to propose [...]
Today’s Fortune: There Is No Escaping the Government
You can’t even top off a dinner of Chinese food without hearing from the government anymore: SEATTLE, Feb. 18 (UPI) — A Seattle fortune company cookie has unveiled a line of cookies bearing messages on behalf of the U.S. Census Bureau. Tsue Chong Co. said the five census messages, revealed during a Thursday ceremony, will appear on the [...]
Congrats to Michelle Malkin: Hot Air Sold to Salem
Sounds to me like congratulations are in order: CPAC hasn’t even officially started and already its making news. Mediaite has learned that leading center-right web site Hot Air has been acquired by Salem Communications for an undisclosed sum. Sources close to the deal claim that Michelle Malkin, the conservative pundit and sole owner of Hot Air, [...]
Congrats to Michelle Malkin: Hot Air Sold to Salem
Sounds to me like congratulations are in order: CPAC hasn’t even officially started and already its making news. Mediaite has learned that leading center-right web site Hot Air has been acquired by Salem Communications for an undisclosed sum. Sources close to the deal claim that Michelle Malkin, the conservative pundit and sole owner of Hot Air, [...]
Scott Brown Action Figure (Pickup Truck Sold Separately)
Inevitable, I suppose: Seizing on Brown’s hero status within the GOP following his upset victory in Massachusetts, a custom dolls company has created a new action figure modeled after the truck-driving Republican lawmaker. The Boston Herald’s Inside Track column reported that Herobuilders.com will release the Brown action figure on [...]
Michigan Taxpayers Subsidized Capitalist Michael Moore’s Anti-Capitalist Movie
As a Michigan taxpayer, I’m thrilled to know that I subsidized Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story” movie. I mean, what better way to fight corporate greed than by having my money taken from me and given to Michael Moore’s corporation so he can get rich exposing the evils of capitalism? Moore’s anti-greed [...]
Michael Bloomberg Actually Has a Good Idea
I’m not a fan of New York Mayor Bloomberg, but every now and then even a blind squirrel finds a nut: President Barack Obama’s demand Thursday that Congress clamp down on the size of banks and their investments got major blowback from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said it could cause layoffs and hurt the city. It’s a [...]
