tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6069282264428979900..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Just the same old lowNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67645355263529772032015-06-10T05:42:03.745-05:002015-06-10T05:42:03.745-05:00Thanks. Rocky Mountain National Park.Thanks. Rocky Mountain National Park.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46024989382026185812015-06-09T21:55:42.776-05:002015-06-09T21:55:42.776-05:00Lovely, scenic pic up on top now.Lovely, scenic pic up on top now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60949469732283197482015-06-09T19:21:28.873-05:002015-06-09T19:21:28.873-05:00so trueso trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62535643744701257002015-06-09T19:19:05.791-05:002015-06-09T19:19:05.791-05:00Ah yes, the bags of gold parable. ( I had to go lo...Ah yes, the bags of gold parable. ( I had to go look it up first.) Various religions use the greed excuse cover quote. Not saying investment is wrong but the parable doesn't cover the AIG fiasco some years back where many lost savings investments/ pension or the stunts big banks pull on consumers or the city of Chicago. Same goes for Madoff. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-32446024332595443132015-06-09T19:12:23.142-05:002015-06-09T19:12:23.142-05:00I wonder what the upcoming column or blog will be ...I wonder what the upcoming column or blog will be that ties into that sign above.<br /><br />Wendy, well said about how the wealthy would have it. As a quote in today's paper said in regards to Rauner, you can use the Fitzgerald quote how the rich think they are better than us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63245725551650561102015-06-09T18:41:26.011-05:002015-06-09T18:41:26.011-05:00“The Briefcase literally forces the American lower...“The Briefcase literally forces the American lower class to compete with itself for table scraps bestowed on it by wealthy people who work in television.”<br /><br />Well, that's how the wealthy would have it; minimum wage jobs for all and be grateful for your poverty status. So, I guess this is real even if the actors are fake.<br /><br />BTW, I've never watched "Reality TV". It's the lowest form of entertainment out there, even surpassing the WWE.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82528704992864709132015-06-09T18:03:49.805-05:002015-06-09T18:03:49.805-05:00Either fame junkies or people with no sense of pri...Either fame junkies or people with no sense of pride. <br />Who wants to watch these people humiliate themselves?<br />There is so much bullshit in the world; why spend your time watching these miserable bastards when you could be wallowing in your own misery? If you need to see "reality" tv in order to feel better about yourself................<br />I just can't.<br />As miserable or joyous as life can be, I'd rather experience it myself than do it vicariously through the tube..Paul Fedrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384556977324071639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58230802578519144642015-06-09T17:27:08.024-05:002015-06-09T17:27:08.024-05:00Of course, there's this: Matthew 25:14–30.Of course, there's this: Matthew 25:14–30. Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-159437225999349572015-06-09T17:02:42.841-05:002015-06-09T17:02:42.841-05:00Wow, you really are up there, Gary. I've read ...Wow, you really are up there, Gary. I've read of Murrow in History books. Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />A pox on O'Reilly and Faux News. Brian is just a narcissist on his network. Glad he's gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48272352594309622882015-06-09T16:59:08.629-05:002015-06-09T16:59:08.629-05:00good onegood oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9495211021828221112015-06-09T16:42:28.236-05:002015-06-09T16:42:28.236-05:00It's true, it's not a new low, just the sa...It's true, it's not a new low, just the same low. Yet when Queen for a Day was airing, the "Tiffany Network was courageously broadcasting Edward R Murrow's takedown of Joe McCarthy. Do today's O'Reillys and Brian Williamses compare? Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-86693455040501237282015-06-09T16:35:35.478-05:002015-06-09T16:35:35.478-05:00Jesus saves.
But Moses invests.Jesus saves.<br />But Moses invests.Steverinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31473166979158220052015-06-09T13:05:47.922-05:002015-06-09T13:05:47.922-05:00That's a good one, Anon not Anon and Tom.That's a good one, Anon not Anon and Tom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34235138801446021782015-06-09T10:48:32.734-05:002015-06-09T10:48:32.734-05:00Some years ago an English friend sent a sports pag...Some years ago an English friend sent a sports page headline about a soccer (football to the rest of the world) match involving a local team whose fortunes had been recently improved by the addition of players who had become stars in Madrid.. It read: "JESUS SAVES. GOMEZ SCORES ON THE REBOUND."<br /><br />Tom Evans<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12432336516086224772015-06-09T09:08:05.109-05:002015-06-09T09:08:05.109-05:00From the web, stated to be in the public domain:
...From the web, stated to be in the public domain:<br /><br />Jesus and Satan have a discussion as to who is the better programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold a contest, with God as the judge. They sit themselves at their computers and begin. They type furiously, lines of code streaming up the screen, for several hours straight. Seconds before the end of the competition, a bolt of lightning strikes, taking out the electricity. Moments later, the power is restored, and God announces that the contest is over. <br /><br />He asks Satan to show what he has come up with. Satan is visibly upset, and cries, "I have nothing. I lost it all when the power went out." <br /><br />"Very well, then," says God, "let us see if Jesus fared any better." <br /><br />Jesus enters a command, and the screen comes to life in vivid display, the voices of an angelic choir pour forth from the speakers. Satan is astonished. <br /><br />He stutters, "B-b-but how? I lost everything, yet Jesus' program is intact. How did he do it?" <br /><br />God smiled all-knowingly, "Jesus saves."Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39229025823183582012015-06-09T09:05:38.273-05:002015-06-09T09:05:38.273-05:00Doubt the banks are too fond of that USPS proposal...Doubt the banks are too fond of that USPS proposal. But no, while not blameless I don't think the banks are the biggest villians of the Great Recession or the Great Reset.Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76783433792795847162015-06-09T09:05:03.554-05:002015-06-09T09:05:03.554-05:00When I was a kid & we drove past that church s...When I was a kid & we drove past that church sign on Clark St. in Edgewater, my dad always said: Jesus saves, at what bank?<br /><br />As for Queen For A Day, I remember when it was in Chicago for a week & they filled up the Uptown Theater with over 4000 women watching that maudlin mess.<br />The show's host, Jack Bailey always reminded me of a sleazy used car salesman.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9458665958226362202015-06-09T08:54:38.139-05:002015-06-09T08:54:38.139-05:00Very good, ANA, at least you are disagreeing witho...Very good, ANA, at least you are disagreeing without being rude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10656616311917522482015-06-09T08:53:23.392-05:002015-06-09T08:53:23.392-05:00I see you are an apologist for the banks, A-N-A. I...I see you are an apologist for the banks, A-N-A. I think I know what your line of work must be.<br /><br />The middle class is indeed being hallowed out and it will get worse if we get a Repugnant in office in '16.<br /><br />Still, I don't like Billary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65312404998242317012015-06-09T08:20:27.886-05:002015-06-09T08:20:27.886-05:00Nitpicks: I still see a distinction: at least Quee...Nitpicks: I still see a distinction: at least Queen for a Day didn't put the agonizing decisions in the hands of the suffering and then, apparently (I haven't watched the show), hold them up for public scorn if they act "selfishly" and keep the money. And banks aren't the same as VanDerWerff's quote: they may be the equivalent of the "wealthy people who work in television" but they aren't forcing anyone to compete to get those rates. In fact, in contrast to "high yield money market funds," recently there has been some real competition by banks for lower income customers: look how much better a deal Walmart's refillable debit card is compared to what was on the market a couple of years ago. [PS there's a great proposal out there to let the USPS offer banking services, which could help keep more post offices open and give lower income people banking services without, or with greatly lowered, fees] I think the better "big bank" equivalent of those reality shows are those commercials currently running where the college graduation speaker mocks the grads about their bleak future. The ads end by saying half of college grads don't have jobs. So is the bank spending money to create jobs? Naw, they're offering job searching help - so now these modern day Hunger Games grads will be better armed in the arena and can vanquish the grad sitting next to them! <br /><br />Best reality show ever wasn't even real: The Joe Schmo Show (all seasons are great).<br /><br />Regardless, yes, we need more "thoughtful examination of the hollowing out of America’s middle class." Thus, another request for NS to revisit "warehouse workers and barista, I suppose." Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18093516890240611292015-06-09T07:53:43.338-05:002015-06-09T07:53:43.338-05:00No wonder I watch mostly PBS or TCM.No wonder I watch mostly PBS or TCM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80882379034170695052015-06-09T06:44:54.427-05:002015-06-09T06:44:54.427-05:00Yet another reminder of why I don't watch &quo... Yet another reminder of why I don't watch "reality" TV 😖Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797166372598217294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51737006701474734062015-06-09T06:08:45.840-05:002015-06-09T06:08:45.840-05:00I was a little kid, but as I remember, Queen had a...I was a little kid, but as I remember, Queen had a "heartline" telephone that would sometimes ring toward the end of the show and and as if by magic, a business would call and give something to one of the people who didn't win.<br /><br />If Carlin were still alive, I'm sure "reality TV" would be in his oxymoron routine.<br /><br />Doug D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com