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- Numbers! - Gallup decided to see who is actually buying crap today, Black Friday:
Only 18 percent of American adults said they plan to shop today, according to the survey, while 81 percent said they do not. Those who will brave the crowds to take advantage of the sales are generally on the younger side.
Thirty-four percent who said they will shop on “Black Friday” are under the age of 30.
A mere 11 percent of respondents between the ages of 50 and 64 said they intend to shop today, while the intention drops to 8 percent among those above the age of 65.
(Gallup)
- Inauguration debate - Aides to The Kenyan Usurper Hawaiian Devil Baby are urging the White House to accept corporate donations to fund the inauguration, which in 2008 they flatly rejected. Want to nip that anti-capitalism thing in the bud, or admit being a corporate stooge? (TPM)
- 2014 Goat Rodeo! - Hey guys, remember that time when the stuuuuupid people at the Komen Race for the Cure hired Ari Fliescher and he recommended that they hire Karen Handel who immediately cut off Planned Parenthood as a recipient because she is a Xristian Xrazie, and then the whole cluster-f*** happened, and now Komen is pretty much toast? Me Neither!, but anyway Karen Handel is considering bringing her magic to the US Senate, and challenging that pinko Sen. Saxby Chambliss! (Raw Story)
(Sorry for the lack of a morning vid – everything interesting was ad-riddled and set to autoplay — TG)
1). Could we see a demographic breakdown of Black Friday shoppers according to intellect?
2). Even if he plans to be the veriest of stooges — The Optics! The Optics!
3). To the good, Handel would be one less old, white guy, but won’t the Republican War on Women, which she supported, penalize her (I know, it sounds funny to me, too.) for being a woman?
Looks like the grand scheme for conspicuous consumption isn’t working.
I’d only buy anything today if I needed toilet paper or smokes which I don’t.
I think Obama should accept corporate money. But only if he agrees to have the names of the corporate sponsors tattoo’d on his ass, and, of course, he has to wear ass-less chaps when sworn in. And then we can start over. Constitutional convention anyone?