Nice way to start the day, even if it’s followed by a doctor’s visit.
(CNN) – The U.S. economy added 165,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said Friday. Unemployment rate slipped to 7.5% from 7.6% in March.
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Today’s Quickie:
Will someone tell me why MSNBC is treating the Popey Changey thing as a coming attraction trailer for a movie or a promo for a new reality series?
I flipped over to the cable news network during a break from the Stephanie Miller Show on Current. My bad. They introduced the “Selection of the Pope” segment with choir voices singing over a bright white graphic of the heavens, complete with sun rays and white fluffy clouds. I can’t recall the title, but the overall impression I got was of a glossy pre-Oscar ad.
Shortly thereafter, this headline appeared in BIG BOLD LETTERS across the screen:
CONCLAVE MANIA!
Seriously. This is what cable news has come to.
Via art.1stdibs.com
That was today’s Quickie. Will you still respect me in the morning?
Today’s Quickie:
Via an email alert from FoxBusiness.com:
The Labor Department reports weekly jobless claims fell 7,000 to 340,000, declining for a second straight week. Economists expected claims to rise to 355,000. Continuing claims rose to 3.094 million from 3.091 million the week prior.
Blame Obama.
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Today’s Quickie:
This Moment of Good News comes from, of all places, Fox, by way of an email alert:
New claims for unemployment benefits fell to 344,000 last week from an upwardly revised 366,000 the week prior. Claims were expected to fall to 360,000 from an initially reported 362,000.
Blame Obama.
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Today’s Quickie:
All the Republican “big names” have said no to a run for John Kerry’s Senate seat in the Massachusetts June 25th special election. Not one wants to take a shot. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Bupkes.
Do we all agree that that’s pretty amazing?
It’s embarrassing.
And it’s another sign of the disarray the party finds itself in after a string of tough election losses in 2012.
Yes, embarrassing, too. Embarrassing works.
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Today’s Quickie:
WaPo:
Massachusetts Republican senator Scott Brown will not run in the special election for outgoing Democratic Sen. John Kerry’s seat, according to a Republican source familiar with his plans. Brown’s decision means Kerry’s seat is very likely to remain in Democratic hands.
He may run for governor, though. More info at the link.
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Today’s Quickie:
The conservative Club for Growth said Friday that it will punish House members who voted for a flood insurance measure aimed at helping pay for Hurricane Sandy’s damage.
How many of those Club for Growth members call themselves “pro life”?
Of those members, how many call themselves hypocrites?
That was today’s Quickie. Was it good for you?
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