More flotsam

There is an ad for Zocor (Zokor?) that appears regularly on CNN. I swear that the woman speaking at one point actually says, "If you have had a heart attack or have heart problems you should talk to your doctor." I feel better already. When are they gong to do something about these totally ridiculous pharmaceutical ads that drive up the cost of drugs and are absolutely unnecessary? Probably never? You are probably right.

There is another ad that runs frequently, an ad for Toyota. It features a picture of a new and very fine Toyota plant and part of the text says something to the effect that "Toyota has created 200,000 jobs in the U.S." Now what I want to know is, if Toyota can build and enormous new plant and create 200,000 jobs in the U.S., why do so many U.S. Corporations find it necessary to move overseas? There is something about this that makes no sense whatsoever. Is Toyota paying slave wages? Do they actually have slaves? Can you manufacture cars cheaper than shirts, pants, and shoes? Please, someone, explain this to me.

There is a really find article today on Smirking Chimp by Ken Sanders of Uruknet that deals with the war crimes of Bush/Cheney et al, as well as with the question of impeachment. Everyone should read it.

I have just watched the Woody Allen movie, The Front (actually I had watched it many years ago but more or les forgotten most of it). In my TV guide this movie is listed as a comedy. It is about the blacklist and the problems writers had when they were blacklisted, not a very funny theme. Zero Mostel, in a fine performance as a blacklisted actor, eventually jumps to his death from a hotel room because he cannot find work. Woody Allen goes to jail. Ha, ha, ha. Very funny. I guess if Woody Allen appears anywhere that means it must be a comedy. Someone should investigate the meaning of "comedy" in TV guides and movie reviews.

I have just learned from our local rag (newspaper) that a majority of people in North Idaho are too fat. And quite a few are actually obese. It turns out that men are more apt to be fat than women, but women are more apt to be obese. What does this mean? It means to me that large numbers of people here have no interest either in their appearance or their health. If you live here for a time this becomes pretty obvious. No doubt our Republican controlled legislature will find a solution just as they have for education. It's just a bunch of liberal lies. Sigh!