Post-election, most folks have been writing furiously about What It All Means, and/or How We Can Keep / Regain Power. Polimom can only take so much of that before going nuts; let’s take a break.
— In the midst of all the madness on election day, CNN burst forth with a crucial “Breaking News” event. It seems that Britney’s marriage was ending. (*gasp*) Lots of folks (like me) mentally tossed that into the full-to-overflowing “stupid celebrities nobody cares about” bin.
However, it turns out to have been a real problem for sincere, patriotic Americans — which just goes to show you why Polimom’s a lousy source for political analysis.
— A few months ago, Polimom posted about Wal-Mart, and why I don’t shop there. As often happens, several readers were unimpressed with my thoughts. I still owe you a follow-up post (sorry….), but in the meanwhile, I thought Amba’s post on the subject might give you something else to chew on:
— One of the less-rationally covered stories this week was a position paper from the Church of England called “The ethics of prolonging life in fetuses and the newborn” — primarily because most folks only read the Daily Mail’s version of events, which opened with the tabloidic headline that hysterically screeched about killing babies at birth!!!. Predictably, a number of folks looked no deeper than the tabloids… but hilzoy at Obsidian Wings took a calmer look at the situation. (BTW — I’ve added Obsidian Wings to my small list of the “(usually) politically sane”, partly on the basis of this post, but also because they’re hosting a number of views.)
— Last but not least, I stumbled across someone having a conversation with themselves online about the various search terms that brought folks in. I can’t find that post to link (and I think it was one of Polimom’s regular readers, so please tell me if it’s yours…), but it caught my attention.
It’s true; folks out there in the www occasionally search on some very strange phrases, and I often wonder what’s happening in the background to have prompted such thoughts. Here, for example, is one that brought Polimom a visitor recently:
Not only did this confirm that I really don’t understand search engines (sixth hit out of nearly 6 million???), I also couldn’t come up with the how/why of the term itself. Cannibalism? A Swiftonian social statement?? I drew a blank, so I decided to toss it out for your input. Discuss.
And enjoy your day…
Ok, so I haven’t yet read allthe links …..but this statement on Jon Swift’s post floors me: “As a singer, a mother and a die-hard supporter of President Bush and the Republican Party she has been an inspiration to young people.”
Role model? Heaven help all the young girls out there if Britney is their role model!
There is so much in that post that make my head hurt if it’s written in serioiusness. It isn’t —- is it?
Mermaid,
I rely on Jon exclusively for all my conservative analysis, because he gets all of his information from Rush Limbaugh and Fox.
Seriously.
Where do you *find* this stuff?!? I almost had a C&C incident all over the keyboard when I read Jon Swift’s article – and if I had been at Cafe du Monde when it happened, I would have been mightily annoyed, believe me!
~EdT.
Swift’s the best. I read his stuff to say sane.
So — no wifi from Cafe Du Monde?
Dunno – haven’t been there yet (but plan to go tomorrow.) But, no way in heck am I gonna take my Company-issued laptop into the Quarter. Too much hassle to get it replaced.
~EdT.
‘Morning Polimom – by the way, I made it! 🙂
~EdT.