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Channeled surfed around this morning and caught a little of Morning Joe. Please don’t tell me this passes for good morning TV.
Scarborough praising the virtues of the NYT as the greatest newspaper on earth. He says its only problem is they are not charging enough. What an economic genius and Olympic medal world class suck up! That guy would say anything to be liked. Sure raise your price when your business is going down the toilet faster than day old coffee. He should be on the Geithner team of bumbling clueless economists, He’d be a star. Did he ever here about the obvious bias at the NYT on the news pages!
NYT, Editor Abrams, reports the NYT is highly profitable and doing just great. Stock $3.81 today and heading for bankruptcy. Talk about an extreme case of denial of reality. No credibility surprises here very consistently wrong.
Barnacle, suggesting that the government should run the auto companies because GM is not planning to build enough of the new (very expensive) Chevy Volts. Mike is an economic genius I guess. Mike must like the Amtrak and US Postal service model of running a business. Meanwhile on CNBC they report that the car lots are brimming with fuel efficient cars that nobody wants/buying.
Eugene Robinson rejoices and enthralled with everything the lord Obama administration has done so far He even thinks the Geithner plan is a stroke of genius. Things could not be better according to Gene. While over at CNBC, even the liberals begrudging admit that consumer confidence in this administration’s economic plan is rock bottom and only getting worse. Dah. The stock market is a leading indicator, its saying change course and nobody seems to be listening in the echo chamber. We are seeing left wing ideological puritans implement their dream social welfare state program no matter what the costs or how many people it hurts.
Buchanan, to feeble and asleep to mumble out a sane argument or contrary POV. Obviously, wants to keep his contract with MSNMC and play the (pet conservative) dolt who has no ideas or answers.
I sure hope the economy has enough resilience to bounce back despite all the damage being done by these drunken sailors. Unfortunately, the more reckless the government is the more frightened and tight fisted the average consumer will be and that is precisely the counterproductive behavior that is deepening this recession. On top of that, any businessman would be a fool to hire new workers now when things are tanking and Washington does not have a clue of a plan for a private sector growth strategy.
You can check the above document to find which channels switched from analog to digital today. This could effect some channel lineups on various cable systems.
The Volt is a halo car, intended to convince people that America can spearhead 21st Century automobile technology. Many shoppers will leave with the more affordable and still fuel-efficient new Cruze, a Malibu Hybrid, or the new Camaro. Maybe even a hybrid truck. Nobody expects huge sales for the Volt or any profit from it. Toyota still doesn’t make money on the Prius, but it established them as a “green” car company and helped them sell millions of cars and trucks to buyers who couldn’t afford or couldn’t find a Prius.
CNBC’s comment about unsold fuel-efficient cars is silly. Nobody’s buying ANY cars right now. Combine tight credit, unemployment, and the fact that everybody who wanted a new car during the boom years has one – and you get the current auto market. We have an ’06 Honda Civic and ’08 Toyota Yaris. There’s no reason other than pure car-lust for us to trade these for 7-10 more years. There’s a lot of people out there thinking the same thing.
Digital Stations in my market:
KHAS (NBC) went digital December 1 ,2008
NET (PBS) went digital before February 17
KOLN/KGIN (CBS/MyNetworkTV) last night
KHGI (ABC, Kearney) this morning
KTVG (Fox) sometime between now and June 12, digital content to be simulcast on a KHGI subchannel
KLKN (ABC, Lincoln) June 12
L & J, good observations, but are you sure Scarborough wasn’t kidding by giving praise to the NYT? I thought he hated them!
And another thing – did anyone see the Bristol Palin interview w/Greta yesterday? She came out and said that abstinence was not possible for most teens. Maybe it’s not easy; what is? Enough kids ARE abstaining or are at least not having children in their teens. I fear that many kids will look to her as a role model, and see her comments as permission to go about having sex.
I am one of the few conservatives who does not worship at the altar of St. Sarah, and I do think she should have been paying attention to her family more closely. We conservatives often dump on Hillary as if her husband’s philandering was her fault; why no such outrage with this family?
Yes, I am being judgmental today, as I truly think kids will take Bristol’s comments and follow suit. Seriously. And I wish Greta would have been a little more probing in her questioning, such as asking who is supporting the child, whether the father is involved in childrearing; what happened to the plans for marriage, are the parents still in school? The way the whole interview was handled was just wrong, showing no down-side whatsoever for an unmarried teen having a baby.
Joe your right on the money regarding the Volt. It will be a loss leader, the more they sell the more they will lose, and hopefully it will bring in customers that switch to the lower cost fuel efficient models you mentioned. The thing that got me is Mike Barnacle complaining about GM’s plans and then saying the solution was the government nationalizing the industry. He is real loose cannon and has never been the sharpest tool in the shed. BTW, I had pictured you enjoying life driving a convertible Volvo with a NPR and W buster bumper stickers on the back. I see you have a conservative side to you. BTW, Carter said today he was against the fairness doctrine. Once in awhile he gets it right!
Missy, I’m with you regarding Palin, I think the party can come up with someone with allot more depth. However, I thought the media unfairly applied a double standard and sexist attitude toward her in the campaign. In reality she is about as qualified and as bright as Biden but that’s not the high standard I would be happy with. Unfortunately, she does not appear to be in the Ronald Reagan mold.
Nationalizing the auto industry is a little ridiculous, but they do need support. One thing Congress needs to do is find out what’s really going on with American cars. “I had a Ford that always broke down” is not helpful. The cars we’re making today aren’t the cars we were making in 1985. Most of them are well made, reliable and fairly priced. The problem is with perception. It takes a generation to establish an automotive reputation, and without some financial backup, as well as some intelligent pronouncements from politicians about the current product, that generation won’t happen.
If the Volt works well and holds up over the long haul, its reputation will trickle down to other Chevys. We’re a good five years away from that first step succeeding. Hopefully there will still be a Chevy around then. I will be thrilled to buy one. I was never a Buy American Only guy when everybody was making money. Times have changed. Oh, make mine a hybrid/turbo Camaro. No, it doesn’t exist yet, but I hope it will.
I just read earlier that Chrysler is going to quit making the Dodge Durango/Chrysler Aspen and Chrysler PT Cruiser as part of their viability agreement. GM may be cutting their product lines to four.
Yes, I am being judgmental today, as I truly think kids will take Bristol’s comments and follow suit. Seriously.
That’s presuming they’re following. I really don’t think Bristol Palin is leading the way here. She’s just going along with the herd.
And this isn’t exactly a new breakdown of morality – teens have been having sex (with or without contraception) since there’s been people. In fact, in the olden days, you HAD to get your child-bearing out of the way in your teens because you might not live much past thirty.
And I wish Greta would have been a little more probing in her questioning, such as asking who is supporting the child, whether the father is involved in childrearing; what happened to the plans for marriage, are the parents still in school? The way the whole interview was handled was just wrong, showing no down-side whatsoever for an unmarried teen having a baby.
all this would have been interesting. I strongly suspect that as the Palins fall off the radar screen, Bristol will see less and less of young Levi. It’d be great to be wrong, but teen boys? …
February 17, 2009 at 8:29 am
I was just checking in with The Strategy Room and noticed Rick Folbaum is hosting this hour. I guess he is back.
February 17, 2009 at 8:53 am
As I mentioned yesterday, he will be filling in for Jon Scott starting tomorrow.
February 17, 2009 at 9:10 am
Thanks Johnny….glad he’s back
February 17, 2009 at 9:10 am
Channeled surfed around this morning and caught a little of Morning Joe. Please don’t tell me this passes for good morning TV.
Scarborough praising the virtues of the NYT as the greatest newspaper on earth. He says its only problem is they are not charging enough. What an economic genius and Olympic medal world class suck up! That guy would say anything to be liked. Sure raise your price when your business is going down the toilet faster than day old coffee. He should be on the Geithner team of bumbling clueless economists, He’d be a star. Did he ever here about the obvious bias at the NYT on the news pages!
NYT, Editor Abrams, reports the NYT is highly profitable and doing just great. Stock $3.81 today and heading for bankruptcy. Talk about an extreme case of denial of reality. No credibility surprises here very consistently wrong.
Barnacle, suggesting that the government should run the auto companies because GM is not planning to build enough of the new (very expensive) Chevy Volts. Mike is an economic genius I guess. Mike must like the Amtrak and US Postal service model of running a business. Meanwhile on CNBC they report that the car lots are brimming with fuel efficient cars that nobody wants/buying.
Eugene Robinson rejoices and enthralled with everything the lord Obama administration has done so far He even thinks the Geithner plan is a stroke of genius. Things could not be better according to Gene. While over at CNBC, even the liberals begrudging admit that consumer confidence in this administration’s economic plan is rock bottom and only getting worse. Dah. The stock market is a leading indicator, its saying change course and nobody seems to be listening in the echo chamber. We are seeing left wing ideological puritans implement their dream social welfare state program no matter what the costs or how many people it hurts.
Buchanan, to feeble and asleep to mumble out a sane argument or contrary POV. Obviously, wants to keep his contract with MSNMC and play the (pet conservative) dolt who has no ideas or answers.
I sure hope the economy has enough resilience to bounce back despite all the damage being done by these drunken sailors. Unfortunately, the more reckless the government is the more frightened and tight fisted the average consumer will be and that is precisely the counterproductive behavior that is deepening this recession. On top of that, any businessman would be a fool to hire new workers now when things are tanking and Washington does not have a clue of a plan for a private sector growth strategy.
February 17, 2009 at 9:25 am
You’re welcome Kath. Now that I think about it I don’t know for sure it’s Wednesday but it will be sometime this week.
February 17, 2009 at 9:25 am
http://www.fcc.gov/021609AttachmentA.pdf
You can check the above document to find which channels switched from analog to digital today. This could effect some channel lineups on various cable systems.
Spud: Three stations in our area took the plunge.
February 17, 2009 at 10:46 am
The Volt is a halo car, intended to convince people that America can spearhead 21st Century automobile technology. Many shoppers will leave with the more affordable and still fuel-efficient new Cruze, a Malibu Hybrid, or the new Camaro. Maybe even a hybrid truck. Nobody expects huge sales for the Volt or any profit from it. Toyota still doesn’t make money on the Prius, but it established them as a “green” car company and helped them sell millions of cars and trucks to buyers who couldn’t afford or couldn’t find a Prius.
CNBC’s comment about unsold fuel-efficient cars is silly. Nobody’s buying ANY cars right now. Combine tight credit, unemployment, and the fact that everybody who wanted a new car during the boom years has one – and you get the current auto market. We have an ’06 Honda Civic and ’08 Toyota Yaris. There’s no reason other than pure car-lust for us to trade these for 7-10 more years. There’s a lot of people out there thinking the same thing.
February 17, 2009 at 11:21 am
Digital Stations in my market:
KHAS (NBC) went digital December 1 ,2008
NET (PBS) went digital before February 17
KOLN/KGIN (CBS/MyNetworkTV) last night
KHGI (ABC, Kearney) this morning
KTVG (Fox) sometime between now and June 12, digital content to be simulcast on a KHGI subchannel
KLKN (ABC, Lincoln) June 12
February 17, 2009 at 3:31 pm
L & J, good observations, but are you sure Scarborough wasn’t kidding by giving praise to the NYT? I thought he hated them!
And another thing – did anyone see the Bristol Palin interview w/Greta yesterday? She came out and said that abstinence was not possible for most teens. Maybe it’s not easy; what is? Enough kids ARE abstaining or are at least not having children in their teens. I fear that many kids will look to her as a role model, and see her comments as permission to go about having sex.
I am one of the few conservatives who does not worship at the altar of St. Sarah, and I do think she should have been paying attention to her family more closely. We conservatives often dump on Hillary as if her husband’s philandering was her fault; why no such outrage with this family?
Yes, I am being judgmental today, as I truly think kids will take Bristol’s comments and follow suit. Seriously. And I wish Greta would have been a little more probing in her questioning, such as asking who is supporting the child, whether the father is involved in childrearing; what happened to the plans for marriage, are the parents still in school? The way the whole interview was handled was just wrong, showing no down-side whatsoever for an unmarried teen having a baby.
February 17, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Joe your right on the money regarding the Volt. It will be a loss leader, the more they sell the more they will lose, and hopefully it will bring in customers that switch to the lower cost fuel efficient models you mentioned. The thing that got me is Mike Barnacle complaining about GM’s plans and then saying the solution was the government nationalizing the industry. He is real loose cannon and has never been the sharpest tool in the shed. BTW, I had pictured you enjoying life driving a convertible Volvo with a NPR and W buster bumper stickers on the back. I see you have a conservative side to you. BTW, Carter said today he was against the fairness doctrine. Once in awhile he gets it right!
Missy, I’m with you regarding Palin, I think the party can come up with someone with allot more depth. However, I thought the media unfairly applied a double standard and sexist attitude toward her in the campaign. In reality she is about as qualified and as bright as Biden but that’s not the high standard I would be happy with. Unfortunately, she does not appear to be in the Ronald Reagan mold.
February 17, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Nationalizing the auto industry is a little ridiculous, but they do need support. One thing Congress needs to do is find out what’s really going on with American cars. “I had a Ford that always broke down” is not helpful. The cars we’re making today aren’t the cars we were making in 1985. Most of them are well made, reliable and fairly priced. The problem is with perception. It takes a generation to establish an automotive reputation, and without some financial backup, as well as some intelligent pronouncements from politicians about the current product, that generation won’t happen.
If the Volt works well and holds up over the long haul, its reputation will trickle down to other Chevys. We’re a good five years away from that first step succeeding. Hopefully there will still be a Chevy around then. I will be thrilled to buy one. I was never a Buy American Only guy when everybody was making money. Times have changed. Oh, make mine a hybrid/turbo Camaro. No, it doesn’t exist yet, but I hope it will.
February 17, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I just read earlier that Chrysler is going to quit making the Dodge Durango/Chrysler Aspen and Chrysler PT Cruiser as part of their viability agreement. GM may be cutting their product lines to four.
February 17, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Yes, I am being judgmental today, as I truly think kids will take Bristol’s comments and follow suit. Seriously.
That’s presuming they’re following. I really don’t think Bristol Palin is leading the way here. She’s just going along with the herd.
And this isn’t exactly a new breakdown of morality – teens have been having sex (with or without contraception) since there’s been people. In fact, in the olden days, you HAD to get your child-bearing out of the way in your teens because you might not live much past thirty.
And I wish Greta would have been a little more probing in her questioning, such as asking who is supporting the child, whether the father is involved in childrearing; what happened to the plans for marriage, are the parents still in school? The way the whole interview was handled was just wrong, showing no down-side whatsoever for an unmarried teen having a baby.
all this would have been interesting. I strongly suspect that as the Palins fall off the radar screen, Bristol will see less and less of young Levi. It’d be great to be wrong, but teen boys? …
February 17, 2009 at 11:38 pm
How did Sarah “leave my family out of it, hey look at my cute family” Palin’s daughter end up on Greta?