Opening Stuff:
I think one of the reasons that Santorum is looking so good in public forums on TV and on the campaign trail is that in addition to being pretty smart and having some facts, he actually believes in what he is saying.
Our myopic main stream media just assumes that everybody protesting in the streets is right. And, that the protestees are wrong. This blind stance is often an injustice to courageous people who are willing to take on the mistakes of the past and fix them.
People yesterday had fun remembering fondly with smiles on their faces, favorite TV couples of the Past and present. Readers reminded me of a few we missed: Gretchen Kelley and Jack Bauer, Ozzie and Harriet, Jim & Margaret Anderson, Tom Brady and Giselle, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul, Spongebob and Patrick Star, Jaide and Beck, Sam Pucket and Freddie Benson (I Carly). For those last three, the reader/sender and mother ended by breaking down in tears and moaning, "I want to be an adult again. I want to be an adult again." Over and over. It was sad.
The Question:
Harris Interactive just interviewed 17000 people in its 13th annual Reputation Quotient Study. Name the top five US companies on the "Most reputable" list.The Headlines:
--Iran Trumpets Nuclear Advances.--0-Man Considering Reducing Nuke Arsenal by 80%.
--Greek Leadership Battling To Salvage Bailout Plan.
--Pols Reaching Deal On Reducing SS Contributions And Continuing Jobless Benefits.
--Lexus Tops Dependability Rankings; Most Other Brands Also Showed Improvement.
--China Lays Claim to Lin.
--Houston Relatives Nix Bobby Brown's Attendance At Funeral; WH Fans Applaud.
--0-Man Budget To Eliminate Dozens Of Biz Tax Breaks.
--UN And US Military Analysts Say Syria Not Like Libya; Army Much Better, And Loyal.
--Little Hair Ball "Malachy" Wins Westminster; Peke Beats the Big Guys..
FaceBook Slammed Department:
Most interesting in Harris Survey mentioned in the "Q" above is the major league lack of confidence in FaceBook! The company's Rep waned considerably because 25% of the public hold a negative perception of the company on a wide range iof issues including "Trust and Respect." There are countless privacy concerns with people not trusting FB to do the right thing if there is a problem; FB not maintaining high ethical standards; FB not sincere in its communications; FB not transparent in communicators. Only 7% of FB users would buy stock if offered and...0% would recommend buying stock. Yikes! I have another one -- Why would anybody want to open their lives to the world in the first place?
What part of "There's no more money left in the Treasury" don't Greek Public employees unions (And US State and Local PE Unions) understand?
There is a new TV Channel -- "Dog TV". How much further down will civilization tumble? First, dogs already have humans following them around with little plastic bags. And now they are gaining control of the remote! "Mom, I want to watch Spongebob, but Spot is watching "The Hydrant Chronicals" and growls every time I come in the room."
The fact remains that for the past five years or so during the crucial last minutes when everything is on the line, foes of the NE Patriots have scored at will to win games. And yet, I hear people bickering about the need for a deep threat receiver!
With "friends" like Alan Iverson's, who needs enemies. The basketball star, who made $154 Million, can't pay his bills. He spent most of it financing his entourage of 50 "friends" and for jewelry for his mother. Makes you wonder about the economics of huge salaries for anybody. Too much of it is just spent because it's there -- whether a rock musician, athlete or corporate executive. Too much of it doesn't do enough for the society that endorses free enterprise.
Get this. Yesterday the University of West Virgina agreed to a plan to pay The Big East $20,000,000 so the University could break it;s contract and get to the Big 12 in time for the 2012 Football Season. "$20 Mill!" There must be a lot of money in these student athlete clashes.
There is still tons of money around. America just seems to have forgotten how to get it to the Middle Class.
Irony Department:
Now that Politicians have pretty much put the USA, state and local governments in jeopardy of financial failure because of a consuming addiction to spending, they are turning to gambling as a tax producing solution; Essentially hoping that citizens will become as addicted as they are.
Scientists still can't replicate the materials that spiders use every day to make webs. And every day they hope they can find the key for this material that that could transform construction, product development and medical innovations. Interesting isn't it...Scientists say that God didn't create the world, that it is all an evolution based on natural science . Yet scientists can't figure out how to replicate God's spider juice.
Power Mad Department:
Did you hear about the North Carolina Mother who was irate when her 4 year old daughter came home and said the Teacher told her that her lunch was "bad"! Inside the lunch bag, lovingly prepared by Mom in the morning, was an note: If you dodn't provide healthy meals for your child, we will feed her and bill you $1.25 per day.Just read that statement again. Now, if your stomach has fianlly stopped roiling, think about what is happening here. The Education Department of America is trying to usurp the Free Will of Americans. Get rid of the Department of Education and nannyism.. Oh, the Mom's lunch included a turkey & cheese sandwich, a banana, potato chips and apple juice -- which perfectly meets the USDA standards. BTW, the school substituted chicken nuggets for that and billed the mom!
While we're on the subject, why with distressed school budgets that may lay off teachers, are officials being forced to hire and pay for Food Inspectors anyhow?
The Answer:
This year, Apple bumped Google form the top spot. The rest of the five are Coca Cola, Amazon and Kraft. Notably J&J for the first time in the 13 years did not rank 1 or 2, tumbling to 7. The bottom of the list was JP Morgan Chase, B0fA, Goldman and AIG. It was noted that the bottom three now have a reputaion on the elvel of Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia and Global Crossings. Ugh. But hey, the "What Me Worry" execs still make tons of dough.I've just about had it with ABC News. In fact am dubbing them: Anchoring Barak's Campaign!
