Short Notes – June 2008
HARVEY KORMAN
The wonderfully funny talented actor passed away last week. He left behind many great comedic moments in film and television. We’ll always remember him for his immortal quote, “That’s Hedley.”
THERE WILL BE GREED, PART III
Has anyone noticed that the price of oil per barrel dropped $13 over the last few weeks? Also, did anyone hear that gas consumption in the United States fell by 11 billion drive miles this year – the largest drop since they began tracking drive miles in 1942? I was just wondering because apparently the executives running the oil companies didn’t get this information.
Okay, so what’s the problem now, oil execs? We listened to your stories about gasoline prices being where they should be given the laws of supply and demand. Fine, so the good little boys and girls of America adjusted their lives accordingly. We’re driving less, and taking buses, trains and trolleys more than we used to do. So, you know, we expected to be rewarded with lower prices at the pump. THIS HASN’T HAPPENED! I suppose now you’ll tell us well, there’s a lag time between when crude oil futures are set and the time when that gasoline actually gets to the pumps. Or perhaps you’ll tell us oh well, yes, demand is dropping here, but elsewhere in the world demand is growing and that still impacts our cost here. Blah, blah, blah! Just tell us the truth: you’re nothing but a bunch of greedy capitalistic pinheads who don’t give a damn about anyone but your own bottom line. At least we’ll respect you in the morning if you admit that much!
FORMER BUSH PRESS SECRETARY SCOTT MC CLELLAN PUBLISHES TELL-ALL BOOK ABOUT HIS EXPEREINCES IN THE BUSH WHITE HOUSE; BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS SHAKES ITS HEAD SADLY
Scott McClellan recently published his memoir about serving as a press secretary in the Bush administration, and now everyone in said administration is acting like they were stabbed in the back. His experiences confirmed what everyone outside the Bush inner circle knew all along regarding this administration's incompetent factor. Good for him!
Washington insiders are wondering why he didn’t speak up sooner when he was serving in the White House. Okay, I’ll take a stab at this. He may have tried to speak out sooner, believing that he could best effect change by remaining in the belly of the beast. Or perhaps he realized that the Bush White House working environment was not conducive to whistle-blowing or even constructive criticism, so why speak up when he would be rewarded with unemployment. Or perhaps it just took awhile for his conscience to bother him. Others are criticizing why he took so long to say all this when he quit his White House post two years ago. The answer is: it takes time to write tell-all books.
Well, I guess we can cross Scott McClellan’s name off the White House Christmas card list this year!
The wonderfully funny talented actor passed away last week. He left behind many great comedic moments in film and television. We’ll always remember him for his immortal quote, “That’s Hedley.”
THERE WILL BE GREED, PART III
Has anyone noticed that the price of oil per barrel dropped $13 over the last few weeks? Also, did anyone hear that gas consumption in the United States fell by 11 billion drive miles this year – the largest drop since they began tracking drive miles in 1942? I was just wondering because apparently the executives running the oil companies didn’t get this information.
Okay, so what’s the problem now, oil execs? We listened to your stories about gasoline prices being where they should be given the laws of supply and demand. Fine, so the good little boys and girls of America adjusted their lives accordingly. We’re driving less, and taking buses, trains and trolleys more than we used to do. So, you know, we expected to be rewarded with lower prices at the pump. THIS HASN’T HAPPENED! I suppose now you’ll tell us well, there’s a lag time between when crude oil futures are set and the time when that gasoline actually gets to the pumps. Or perhaps you’ll tell us oh well, yes, demand is dropping here, but elsewhere in the world demand is growing and that still impacts our cost here. Blah, blah, blah! Just tell us the truth: you’re nothing but a bunch of greedy capitalistic pinheads who don’t give a damn about anyone but your own bottom line. At least we’ll respect you in the morning if you admit that much!
FORMER BUSH PRESS SECRETARY SCOTT MC CLELLAN PUBLISHES TELL-ALL BOOK ABOUT HIS EXPEREINCES IN THE BUSH WHITE HOUSE; BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS SHAKES ITS HEAD SADLY
Scott McClellan recently published his memoir about serving as a press secretary in the Bush administration, and now everyone in said administration is acting like they were stabbed in the back. His experiences confirmed what everyone outside the Bush inner circle knew all along regarding this administration's incompetent factor. Good for him!
Washington insiders are wondering why he didn’t speak up sooner when he was serving in the White House. Okay, I’ll take a stab at this. He may have tried to speak out sooner, believing that he could best effect change by remaining in the belly of the beast. Or perhaps he realized that the Bush White House working environment was not conducive to whistle-blowing or even constructive criticism, so why speak up when he would be rewarded with unemployment. Or perhaps it just took awhile for his conscience to bother him. Others are criticizing why he took so long to say all this when he quit his White House post two years ago. The answer is: it takes time to write tell-all books.
Well, I guess we can cross Scott McClellan’s name off the White House Christmas card list this year!
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