Greg Palast-The Brown Stuff

[realFedUp]

(this reads like its from the Onion, but I have
to count on Greg for not being a satirist)

www.gregpalast.com

THE BROWN STUFF
Thursday Sep 4, 2003

by Greg Palast

I couldn't make this up. This morning, the US Department of the Interior is turning over the Mall in front of the Washington Monument to Pepsi-Cola Corporation to promote their new "Pepsi Vanilla."

This has gotten the Washington Post's liberal columnists' knickers in a twist. But they don't know the half of it.

Beyond renting the Monument grounds to Pepsi, President Bush has agreed to re-name the looming recession, "The Pause That Refreshes."

Furthermore, as part of a larger "re-brand America" campaign, the National Institute for Health has announced that the fourth new food group in the 'nutrition pyramid' after dairy foods, meat and fiber will be, Fizzy Brown Stuff.

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[Fredda Weinberg]

1. Get used to it

I enjoyed the puerile humor.

[realFedUp]

2. Can you translate that?

Get used to what? And the puerile humor was in the headline?

[Fredda Weinberg]

3. I spoke to him this week

A couple of times this month, which we haven't done for a while. He's different and this new style reflects that.

Yes, it's a lot like the Onion, but it's got an element of truth you easily recognize. It doesn't appear in the Observer or the BBC or Harper's, so he's free to ... well, hopefully the humor eased the harsh reality.

[realFedUp]

4. hmmmm.

confusing for him to be doing this without some
asterisk saying it's satire.

but we'll look forward to his new writing
as long as he sticks with investigative stuff too
which he's desperately needed for.

[Cocoa]

6. keep his day job, you mean

yeah, I agree. :-)

[Myra]

7. Hi Fredda

Aren't you working with Greg anymore?...

I heard you were now working with Will Pitt;
I don't know if that's true.

Myra in Seattle

[Wetzelbill]

5. Palast has

got a sharp, dry humor. His book is a classic. This guy is flat out great at what he does.