I haven't commented much on the presidential candidates because I felt like the field was too big and they started way too early, worse than Walgreen's dragging out the Christmas merchandise right after Halloween. But now we have the primaries coming up and we're less than a year away from the 2008 presidential election.
One thing that has really bugged me about this crop of candidates is why anyone thinks Giuliani is a viable candidate. One thing I hear constantly is that "Well, we want someone who knows how to handle terrorists."
Let me be very, very clear here.
RUDY GIULIANI DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE TERRORISTS!
He knows how to clean up after them.
Even I found him to be a reassuring presence after 9/11, but 9/11 also happened on his watch. Yes, I do want a president who can keep a clear head in a crisis, but I also want a president who will keep us out of a crisis. His latest ad campaign using Iran as a background is disgusting. He's basically telling us, look, things are going to get worse, here are the bad guys, I'm here to help. If by help you mean clean up after they mess us up good, then, yeah. Stop using fear to sell your goods. I have had enough of that for the past seven years to last me a lifetime (which won't be much longer if another war-monger is elected).
THE BS NEWS QUIZ OF THE DAY
Friday, I asked...
"A New York gourmet grocery got embarrassed when it was discovered they accidentally put a sign near a ham display that said what?"
11% said "Day Old"- Ham can survive a nuclear blast. I don't think being a day old is much of a problem. Unless you meant the pig was a day old. Then its a delicacy.
11% said "We Got You, Babe!"
- Kill a talking pig if you have to, but don't go bragging about it.
No one said "Used"
- Yeah. Maybe a little dented or scratched is okay. But not used.
78% got it right with "Delicious for Hannukah"
According to Yahoo News, Balducci's grocery store in Greenwich Village has been forced to take down advertising after a customer noticed they were promoting ham as "Delicious for Hannukah" Jewish dietary laws prohibit the consumption of ham or any other product derived from pigs. The director of marketing, Jennifer Barton, issued an apology for the gaffe via the company website and promised that the company would be making changes to staff training. Changes like,learning to read?
