First the candy, then the bullets Mark Morford

[madokie]

Good news, meet bad news. How do you parse and spit and swallow?

Here's what you need to know:

Right now, candy sales are off the charts. There are simply not enough bullets to go around. Far too many people believe Wal-Mart is the one corporation that best symbolizes America. Upwards of 75 percent of students in Oklahoma cannot name the very first president of the United States. Then again, 25 percent can. Maybe we should be impressed.

How many snippets of ugly do you want? How do you sift and sort the various specious spitwads of untoward reality? The machine keeps churning, the news wires keep pumping and it's an endless cavalcade of hope and woe, pain and stupid, divine and beautiful, same as it ever was, except completely different. Shall we dance?

Cancer rates are way down, overall. Did you know? Also, the murder rate in New York City is as low as it's been in nearly 50 years and no one can really understand why, considering how desperate and depressed and murderous everyone is supposed to be these days. Who wants candy? ...



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[malaise]

1. Must read

Love the section on teen pregnancy.
Rec

[madokie]

3. As is usual for Morford

he hit another one out of the park. :hi:

[pipoman]

2. The murder rate nationwide is at 40-50 year lows...CDC & FBI stats n/t