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2010-01-02 -Short Attention Span Theater-

'Shovel ready' bites the dust as word-ban committee strikes

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Posted by Fred 2010-01-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Obama administration is itself "shovel ready" if you ask me.

Posted by crosspatch 2010-01-02 01:16|| 2010-01-02 01:16|| Front Page Top

#2 crosspatch, I just hope they get a real teachable moment in early November....

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2010-01-02 09:50|| 2010-01-02 09:50|| Front Page Top

#3 "Teachable moment"

I prefer to use "Paris-Hilton-Turns-50 moment, myself."

Posted by badanov 2010-01-02 10:34|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2010-01-02 10:34|| Front Page Top

#4 I nominate the use of the word "grow" as a verb for things outside the world of nature.

In a business context the words "build" or "advance" are much better. I always think it sounds stupid when executives talk about "growing a business". I mean, what? Did they feed the headquarters some Miracle Gro and provide plenty of sunlight?

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-01-02 12:08|| 2010-01-02 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, these seem to have 'grown' enough to require some cutting.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-01-02 12:15|| 2010-01-02 12:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Did they feed the headquarters some Miracle Gro and provide plenty of sunlight? One of the functions business-speak serves is to feed the public BS & keep them in the dark. The media cooperates by merely parroting jargon and re-printing it, rather than turning it into plain English. Wouldn't want the public to have a clearer understanding of what is going on behind closed doors. Read the NY Times archives from the crisis years of 1932-34 & notice the vast difference in the quality and clarity of everyone's writing about business & the economy compared to current publications.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-01-02 15:44|| 2010-01-02 15:44|| Front Page Top

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