tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post6149888001045298821..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Obama: Let them eat California rollRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-78980333270491689162007-08-07T12:06:00.000-05:002007-08-07T12:06:00.000-05:00I presume Iowans know "GHW Bush amazed by laser sc...I presume Iowans know "GHW Bush amazed by laser scanner" made the <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.htm" REL="nofollow">urban legends</A> pages.Terrence Berreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867275234105879358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-68593183170199224232007-08-07T11:19:00.000-05:002007-08-07T11:19:00.000-05:00It's not about Iowa. It's about Obama.It's not about Iowa. It's about Obama.Rick Esenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-34166023817031678502007-08-07T10:26:00.000-05:002007-08-07T10:26:00.000-05:00Well, there's only two in Wisconsin, one in Madiso...Well, there's only two in Wisconsin, one in Madison, one in Milwaukee, both not far from the UW campuses. Would it have made a difference if he'd said a different grocery's name? Think they sell arugula at Hy-Vee? I was in a big grocery in Dubuque a few weeks ago and it compared quite well with the bigger stores in Madison and Milwaukee.Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-51551348160304796482007-08-07T08:28:00.000-05:002007-08-07T08:28:00.000-05:00I don't see why Iowans should be familiar with Who...I don't see why Iowans should be familiar with Whole Foods since there isn't one in the entire state. I am not suggesting that they don't "know about" arugula. But do they care?Rick Esenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-67263959157054129282007-08-06T22:11:00.000-05:002007-08-06T22:11:00.000-05:00Now that the Shark heads into the Ivory Tower, the...Now that the Shark heads into the Ivory Tower, the elitism has been turned up a notch.<BR/><BR/>Did you hear about the Iowan who was too stupid to know what gelato was?<BR/><BR/>Oh, never mind, you've probably heard this one before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-10974830849976572852007-08-06T16:07:00.000-05:002007-08-06T16:07:00.000-05:00You presume that an Iowan doesn't know what Whole ...You presume that an Iowan doesn't know what Whole Foods is, or what arugula is? The <A HREF="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/obamas-down-on-the-farm/" REL="nofollow">original piece</A> is less biased and spun, and shows that Obama readily admitted he was no expert on agriculture.<BR/><BR/>In 1992, GHW Bush expresses "never seen that before" amazement at a laser-scanning grocery check-out. Then there's the "price of milk" question. Always a favorite question for a lazy reporter. In April 2007, <A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18053711/" REL="nofollow">Guiliani</A> thinks "A gallon of milk is probably about a $1.50, a loaf of bread about a $1.25, $1.30." Maybe someday we'll have a candidate who answers "2% or whole, with or without price supports and counting the ag subsidies?"Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.com