http://global.nationalreview.com/images/logo_corner_080610_square.jpg
lol
― Andre Gunder Frank 3000, Saturday, 7 August 2010 19:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't ever change, Andy:
Andy McCarthyAugust 07, 2010 11:25 AMBy Kathryn Jean Lopez
issues another Ground Zero mosque warning.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 7 August 2010 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/243052/judging-books-their-covers-jonah-goldberg
i can't decide which is funnier, Jonah's pretensions to intellectualism or his total lack of self-awareness (okay these things are probably connected)
― Andre Gunder Frank 3000, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 19:39 (thirteen years ago) link
his whole shtick is one giant straw-man argument conducted in a vacuum. why of course, jonah, you don't need to read those liberal's books or listen to the arguments they "may" counter you with - they're wrong. they're liberals.
I've gone from finding the corner perversely amusing to being really annoyed by these people, which I guess is their point. delete bookmark.
― the legendary sirius trixon (m coleman), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
The new design isn't helping. I'm hoping things get more batshit as election time approaches. Don't give up hope, m@ark!
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
The speakers are booked!.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Buy the Book, Cruise with the Author
hiyo
― da croupier, Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
can't decide which is funnier, Jonah's pretensions to intellectualism or his total lack of self-awareness
http://global.nationalreview.com/images/logo_corner_081310_square.jpg
― the legendary sirius trixon (m coleman), Friday, 13 August 2010 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Chickening Out Hurts the Bottom LineAugust 18, 2010 3:10 PMBy John Hood
The suits at KFC — the restaurant chain that used to be called, proudly, Kentucky Fried Chicken — have claimed that their 2009 decision to emphasize grilled chicken and sandwiches was based on “extensive consumer research.” I don’t find their assertion credible. I think they were trying to adjust the company’s direction and marketing strategy to their perception of the prevailing political and social attitudes about obesity. I don’t think the execs carefully considered how their consumers would react, particularly to ad campaigns that explicitly repudiated the fried-chicken brand of KFC.
I’m not alone in drawing these conclusions. KFC franchisees are livid about the resulting loss of business. They have sued the parent company to wrest control of KFC marketing from execs who fail to understand that, in the words of one franchisee, “by and large the general public doesn’t give a damn how many calories are in it.” After all, dieters and health-nazis are unlikely to make up a significant share of the KFC customer base in any event.
What’s the larger significance of KFC’s internal battles? In both the public and private sectors, far too many decisions are made on the basis of silly fads, partial glimpses of nebulous trends, a temptation to placate powerful interest groups, or a pathetic desire to be seen as enlightened. In the private sector, companies sometimes waste time and money on pointless public-relations exercises, senseless recycling programs, and the like. But subjected to the rigors of competition, these firms tend to pay the price over time and adjust their behavior accordingly. In the public sector, however, politicians don’t have to worry as much about losing ground to competitors. Their absurdities persist. Their pretensions multiply.
Leaders who make hard-headed decisions on the basis of valid empirical evidence, logical reasoning, and sound priorities tend to do well. Leaders who chicken out and pander tend to fail in the long run — except in safe political districts, where they can afford to screw up, hang around, and accumulate rent-controlled apartments.
― goole, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
the restaurant chain that used to be called, proudly, Kentucky Fried Chicken
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:01 (thirteen years ago) link
There would be mass suicide at the NRO offices if KFC ever went out of business.
― ô_o (Nicole), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link
KFC-Jean Lopez.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link
'mass' as in a lot of people, or just by weight?
― goole, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link
lol has the dude not seen the DOUBLE DOWN
― How could you forget the crazy hooker? (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
here's the article linked in there
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_34/b4192019553596.htm
― goole, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Leaders who chicken out
Oh the wit.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
What a bunch of mothercluckers.
― ô_o (Nicole), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
so proud I never fell for that recycling fad
― bnw, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
The sun's not red, it's chicken.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Someone use their Photoshop powers and do something with K-Lo and a bucket of KFC chicken.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
god no
― How could you forget the crazy hooker? (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Bucketgirl
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Here play with this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsequies/2605265939/
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:49 (thirteen years ago) link
AUGH xp
― funny hats were good enough for monk, goddamit! (zorn_bond.mp3), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I hate you so very much, Ned Raggett
― How could you forget the crazy hooker? (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Ah well.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
"Hey there, Alfred...pass the potatoes..."
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/ColonelLopez.jpg
― My totem animal is a hamburger. (WmC), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:04 (thirteen years ago) link
:o
― bnw, Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
lol at the hair
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:10 (thirteen years ago) link
holy christ. This is like Laura Dern's face in Inland Empire -- it will haunt me for the rest of my days
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Now just replace 'chicken' with `Lopez.'
I don't think Jonah is being given enough credit as a KFC fan.
― cackle of rads (Nicole), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:16 (thirteen years ago) link
This is like Laura Dern's face in Inland Empire -- it will haunt me for the rest of my days
You're far too kind. My shop skills have gone way downhill since Tuomas Is Real and Breakdancin' Ken.
― My totem animal is a hamburger. (WmC), Thursday, 19 August 2010 02:21 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ucVjoTr_7s&feature=related
― Jaw dropping, thong dropping monster (kingfish), Thursday, 19 August 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
K-Lo's secret blend of herbs and spices.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 August 2010 03:15 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tijuana+picnic
― joygoat, Thursday, 19 August 2010 04:14 (thirteen years ago) link
oh no no no no no no no(lol)
― How could you forget the crazy hooker? (HI DERE), Thursday, 19 August 2010 04:17 (thirteen years ago) link
This fucking guy.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 August 2010 17:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Wait is it Star Trek week again over there?
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 20 August 2010 17:44 (thirteen years ago) link
The cruise is next week! Get your cabin, Ned!
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 August 2010 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Only if I can install a black hole in it.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 20 August 2010 18:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't talk about Dan that way!
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 August 2010 18:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Andy McCarthy: QQ
Having worked for a very long time with moderate Muslims, I can tell you it’s disheartening to be called an Islamophobe. Not by the CAIR types — who cares what they say? No, it’s when the charge (or at least the whiff of it) comes from thoughtful people, people like Ron Radosh, whom I admire. When that sort of thing happens, it tells me two things: first, the smear tactics of the CAIR types work; second, maybe I haven’t been clear enough — although God knows I have tried to be — about my position.
― Andre Gunder Frank 3000, Sunday, 22 August 2010 03:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Christ, what an asshole.
― a black white asian pine ghost who is fake (Telephone thing), Sunday, 22 August 2010 03:28 (thirteen years ago) link
some of his best friends are moderate Muslims!!!!!
― horseshoe, Sunday, 22 August 2010 03:30 (thirteen years ago) link
he was even okay with letting his daughter date a moderate muslim!!!
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 22 August 2010 03:36 (thirteen years ago) link
― k3vin k., Sunday, 22 August 2010 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link
"When someone at work tells me I'm wrong, I tend to accuse him of misinterpreting me."
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 22 August 2010 03:48 (thirteen years ago) link
"When that sort of thing happens, it tells me two things. Oddly, neither or them are ever 'I might be wrong here.'"
― gross rainbow of haerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Sunday, 22 August 2010 03:55 (thirteen years ago) link
NRO-related LOL in the NYT book review today, an indignant letter to the editor complaining about last week's review of a Norman Podhoretz review identifying him as "an embittererd paranoid old crank" signed by Rich Lowry and other conservatives: "it debases the national discourse." FFS nobody connected w/the Corner can complain about THAT.
― what happened in the 80s stays in the 80s (m coleman), Sunday, 22 August 2010 13:10 (thirteen years ago) link