Soda a la King again kiddies!

I really hate these ads. But they also make me laugh, particularly after learning some more about them.

They are paid for by “Americans Against Food Taxes”, which is basically paid for by convenience stores and beverage companies.

From Sourcewatch:

“Americans Against Food Taxes is a coalition funded by the beverage industry which consists of major restaurant chains, food and soft drink manufacturers and their associated lobbying groups. It was organized by the American Beverage Association to fight a proposed three to ten cent tax on soda, sugary drinks and energy drinks to help fund health care reform in the United States … its extensive membership consists mainly of lobbying groups for packaged food and soda companies, chain restaurant corporations and the world’s large food and soft drink manufacturers and distributors, including the Coca-Cola Company, Dr. Pepper-Royal Crown Bottling Co., PepsiCo, Canada Dry Bottling Co. of New York, the Can Manufacturers Institute, 7-Eleven Convenience Stores, and Yum! Brands.”

Anyway, on to the comedy. First off, you gotta love it when people link their corporate shit on YouTube and refuse to allow for comments or voting. So much for that two-way conversation the internet was supposed to allow!

First off, we’ve got Angry Lady who looks and talks like she wants to shiv the nearest federal representative that comes to her cul de sac. The recession has definitely hit her family. Her perm has gone to shit and it looks as if all she can afford is generic lime soda.

Next we have a family camping. Or that’s what the “Liberal Media” would like you to think. What really happened is that this family was crippled by a two cent tax on their soda pop that they are now forced to live out of a tent.

Poor bastards.

Here’s an idea. Why don’t you drink some milk, or even water. You know what else you can use water for? Tea! See? Now you don’t have to go around dehydrated!

Countdown:Emotional battle over medical debts

In short, Republicans who soullessly say we should not reform health care are complicit in allowing things like the following happen.

Yeah, I know, it may be an unfair generalization, but these are the same folks who stand in the same party as racists, bigots, wife beaters, child rapists, misogynist “compassionate conservatives”, folks okay with gang rapes brought to you by Halliburton, Talibangelicals, gay murderers, etc.

At some point, some of the shit has to stick.

These health care stories happen every day. Don’t believe me? Do a quick search on HuffPo, or Bob Cesca’s site. Troll the internet. Americans are suffering and the bastards cashing checks from the health and insurance lobbies are complicit in this, regardless of party affiliation.

Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families

This was a pretty intriguing series on the modern family farm.

Here and Now covered the series last week. Links to each day’s audio follow.

Monday – Craig and Lavon Griffieon, near Ankeny, Iowa

Tuesday – Eddie and Dorothy Wise, Nash County, North Carolina

Wednesday – Hager Family, Colrain, Massachusetts

Thursday – Pecusa Family, Hopi Reservation, Arizona

Friday – Jeff and Annie Main, Yolo County, California

John Mayer: I’m going to forcefully sodomize your editor.

This is both heartbreakingly brilliant and pathetic all at the same time.

Q: These are questions my editor wanted me to ask. I’m trying to build my journalistic career here.

A: You’re not building a journalistic career. You’re making yourself look like a moron and you’re not a moron. Who’s your editor?

Look, I have no idea who Christianna Ablahad is, nor do I really care. And I don’t care who her editor is either. That sad, if you are stupid enough to ask these loaded, inane questions to anyone, much less a musician who is only wanting to talk about his music, then you deserve all the abuse you get. If anything, this twit got off light.

As for John Mayer, I suddenly want to go to a bar with this guy and watch him get us both in a fight with some cute girl’s boyfriend that he is sure to piss off.