You people are really nuts
Sometimes I wonder what has happened to that most precious and rare of commodities, common sense. The other morning, I was driving to work, listening to NPR and the story being reported on was Tipgate, the recent Clinton campaign faux pas.
If you somehow missed this story, it seems that Ms. Clinton and Co. dined in Iowa in October at the Maid-Rite. Ms. Clinton sat at the counter, and was waited on by Anita Esterday, a supporter of the candidate. Following the group's meal, a staffer settled the bill with a credit card, and the group left. So, the story would read Campaign Eats Lunch! or, Local Eatery Serves Lunch! but now, it comes out, that maybe the waitress that served the candidate didn't actually leave a tip for the waitress. Maybe she did, though. Spokespeople say that a over-generous 60% ($100 on a $157 check) was left for the staff to split. Apparently, the candidate or her staffers regard this a a serious hoop that they ned to jump through - a staffer was back in town, speaking with Anita and another person from the Maid-Rite this past Thursday, and when told that they had not been given any gratuity on the day, both were awarded $20 in cash.
So, justice done, right? A mighty evil vanquished from the land, Truth Justice and The American Way is again successfully defended, yes?
Then, why is it that the only one I don't find myself able to laugh at is the waitress? Quoted in the NY Times on Friday, Ms. Esterday seemed to reflect my thoughts. “There’s kids dying in the war, the price of oil right now — there’s better things in this world to be thinking about than" this crap.
People in the media are wondering about who will be our next President, and rightly so. None of them seem to know, or maybe they just don't have the chutzpah to come out and say: there isn't a candidate out there that looks or acts like a President. Small wonder that Stephen Colbert is polling ahead of so many viable candidates.
As for NPR's coverage, I ended up turning it off before they got to the end of the story. I tried, but was finding I was glaring at the radio, much the way I yell at the TV when I turn on the Faux Noise channel. I couldn't believe that they felt this story rated so much time on their broadcast. Or any, for that matter. Yet, they are still one of the best sources out there.
Even so, Anita Esterday had it right on the money on this one, "You people are really nuts."
If you somehow missed this story, it seems that Ms. Clinton and Co. dined in Iowa in October at the Maid-Rite. Ms. Clinton sat at the counter, and was waited on by Anita Esterday, a supporter of the candidate. Following the group's meal, a staffer settled the bill with a credit card, and the group left. So, the story would read Campaign Eats Lunch! or, Local Eatery Serves Lunch! but now, it comes out, that maybe the waitress that served the candidate didn't actually leave a tip for the waitress. Maybe she did, though. Spokespeople say that a over-generous 60% ($100 on a $157 check) was left for the staff to split. Apparently, the candidate or her staffers regard this a a serious hoop that they ned to jump through - a staffer was back in town, speaking with Anita and another person from the Maid-Rite this past Thursday, and when told that they had not been given any gratuity on the day, both were awarded $20 in cash.
So, justice done, right? A mighty evil vanquished from the land, Truth Justice and The American Way is again successfully defended, yes?
Then, why is it that the only one I don't find myself able to laugh at is the waitress? Quoted in the NY Times on Friday, Ms. Esterday seemed to reflect my thoughts. “There’s kids dying in the war, the price of oil right now — there’s better things in this world to be thinking about than" this crap.
People in the media are wondering about who will be our next President, and rightly so. None of them seem to know, or maybe they just don't have the chutzpah to come out and say: there isn't a candidate out there that looks or acts like a President. Small wonder that Stephen Colbert is polling ahead of so many viable candidates.
As for NPR's coverage, I ended up turning it off before they got to the end of the story. I tried, but was finding I was glaring at the radio, much the way I yell at the TV when I turn on the Faux Noise channel. I couldn't believe that they felt this story rated so much time on their broadcast. Or any, for that matter. Yet, they are still one of the best sources out there.
Even so, Anita Esterday had it right on the money on this one, "You people are really nuts."
Labels: abuse, backbone, customer service, Iraq war, Katrina, lame marketing campigns, poetry, political ploys, politics, stupidity, White House
posted by Fuzzy2k at 11/11/2007 09:45:00 AM
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