arbiters of classism

The essence of winter is to survive it, which is so very good for the people who live in those large houses with fuel bills of multiple hundreds of dollars that are, for them, easily affordable.

But I, even if I were as warm as I would ever want to be, withdraw my essence deeper, bring everything inside that might be damaged by the cold out there, and wait, crowded in, for the season to change.

Meanwhile, I watch the local news as the vapid, overly socialized reporters tell me that I can save money by turning my thermostat down to sixty-five during the day and sixty or even fifty-five at night.

That does it. I snap. Who the fuck made the local news the arbiter of classism in America? If the poor (or the overly frugal) choose to live in a less than comfortable manner to save money, that's one thing.

But for the local news station to take it upon itself to suggest that we "cope" with bad economic times by turning down our thermostats... Why would they not, instead, ask us to write to our representatives?

"Dear So-and-so, Please inform me as to why, when we can least afford it, our utility bills keep going higher and higher while corporate CEO's get million dollar bonuses for declining profits."

That's the kind of thing that local (and national) news would suggest if they were really looking out for the working class. Instead, they gloss over real problems and deal with mere symptoms.

Because it's the role of TV in postmodern America (and around the world), not to agitate, but to appease; make people feel better about their declining health and wealth while the elite rake in the cash.

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whizzinator conspiracy

Makers Of Whizzinator Guilty Of Conspiracy
Monday, November 24, 2008

PITTSBURGH -- Two men whose company sold a male prosthetic known as the Whizzinator that helped men cheat on drug tests have pleaded guilty to conspiracy in federal court in Pittsburgh.

George Wills and Robert Catalano each pleaded guilty Monday to two conspiracy counts. The two men owned the California-based Internet company Puck Technology, which made and sold products including the Whizzinator.

U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan's office said the goal of the Whizzinator and a device called Number 1 was to help both men and women pass drug tests. The devices were sold from October 2005 through May 2008.

The men, both of whom are from California, are scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 20. They face up to eight years in prison, a fine of $500,000, or both.

This is the same fed bitch that prosecuted Tommy Chong for selling bongs. This is why conspiracy charges are so not right:

When a person is arrested, as likely as not, the arrest involves, not legitimate suspicion of guilt, but either prejudice or personal or political ambition. This is unacceptable; and it's the reason why citizens by and large do not trust the law enforcement community any more than they trust the government, which has proven by its long-term behavior over time that its spokespeople are going to always favor lying over telling the truth.

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laissez faire

Business interests (media business stooges) are complaining that, if Obama is elected, he will get rid of our free-market economy. But we haven't had a free-market economy in this country for a hundred years. If business wants a free market environment, it has only to look to itself to get it. What does business in America think it's going to end up with when it continually lobbies government as special interests for special favors and wheedles the government to bail it out every time it gets into a little bit of economic trouble as a result of its greedy, manipulative policies and practices? If business wants to operate in a free market economy, if it wants government to leave it alone, then it should leave the government alone. What goes around, comes around.

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