Monthly Archives: June 2010
Chris Gregoire Steals A Play
Taking a cue from Washington DC, Governor Gregoire commented on a story that she hadn’t read or seen but rather had been briefed on.
King 5 news has been covering since March of this year different ways that there is waste in the Washington State Ferry System. In their series titled “Waste on the Water” they have covered such things as ferry workers getting paid to commute to work, approving their own unnecessary overtime, and the inflated salaries. Continue reading
Filed under Washington
Ugly Is As Ugly Does
Helen Thomas is one ugly woman, and it doesn’t have anything to do with her looks. Update: Helen Thomas issued a statement concerning her comments. To call it an apology is to insult the idea that words have actual meanings. … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Journalism
God Help Us
What college-educated marketing genius wrote this grammatical nightmare? “Most rear-seat legroom than any compact crossover?” Really? I’m fervently hoping that no one was responsible for checking this…the alternative is that there are two college-educated marketing geniuses who can’t look at … Continue reading
Filed under Culture
Pravda on the Potomac
Saw this on Twitter (thanks to Bryan Myrick). It was not a good news story with which to start my day. Who holds the purse strings…pulls the strings. This has “BAD” written all over it.
Filed under Journalism, Politics
