When I first saw the new Pepsi logo, I thought the bottle came from another country where the logos are sometimes different.
It wasn't.
But then there was something else that the new logo reminded me of.
Barack Obama's logo.
Granted, the pepsi logo is just a twist on its classic logo, that has evolved plenty over the years. And the positioning of the red, white, and blue is different in Obama's and Pepsi's.
So did Obama copy Pepsi, or did Pepsi decide to captitalize on the Obama logo's popularity and change its own logo to evoke similar feelings?
I'm not exactly sure what it means to be qualified for office. It seems this issue was raised during this presidential election in reference to Obama and Palin. Palin was dogged mercilessly about her lack of policy knowledge and of the world in general. She didn't grant interviews or engage in press conferences. When she did interviews, she came off as glib and uninformed.
Enter Caroline Kennedy, of all the Kennedys she has made it a lifetime habit of being a recluse and eschewing politics. Now she wants to be a New York senator. Who is she, what does she know? Do her name, fundraising acumen and Obama affiliation qualify her for this position?
I see no difference between Palin and Kennedy, in what is known of them in the public sphere. The difference I see is the leeway the press has given to Kennedy, who has made gaffes, and has extremely noticable verbal tics.
I do not know what to make of this egregious one-sidedness. Maybe it's a liberal/conservative thing or a Northeastern/Midwestern thing, it just seems odd that it's so apparent.
I had a text conversation about Citibank and the Auto industry and it went something like this
Me: Do u agree w/ what they're doing for citi? Him: I'm not sure .. it is one of the three major banks nationwide and they're international so I guess if they let them fail it would do more harm than good. Him: They also said they wanted to regain the confidence of investors. Me: Do u think it's a slap in the face of the car companies? They're international too. Me: Lol that's a joke ... Him: Practically speaking. Him: Two different industries ... lol u think it's funny Me: I'd be mad if I were the auto execs I mean everybody is seeing the gov't as one big free for all for ppl that don't deserve it. Me: Citi was reckless enough to gamble themselves into this situation, car companies, same thing. Who is more important? Me: Everybody getting bailed out what's to stop me as a tax payer that lives in a house I can affored and pays my mortgage on time to just stop paying it?
Conversation ended
My bottom line is this: $1 trillion for the financial industry pales in comparison to $36 billion for the auto industry. I did not believe in the bailout, on top of that the banks are not lending or spending the money that they have gotten, so the markets are still frozen.
What I think is odd is that even after an initial injection, Citi needed more money, the execs made telephone calls from the comfort of their Manhattan headquarters and got the financial assurances that they requested.
Compare this to the dog and pony show that Congress is making the car company executives put on to effectively turn them down for the loan.
I have just one question, what is the amount of contracts that the government has entered into with the big three for SUVs?
So now that Barack Obama is going to be the first Black president, there are some other things that should be integrated. Here's my top 3
The Rockettes. I have yet to see two consecutive years with Black Rockettes, or any other obviously non-white race or ethnicity for that matter.
Food Network. Yes, I know that this one is random, but I'm a foodie who is addicted to watching food shows. There have been tokens, but not consistent representation by non-white chefs.
Hockey. I can't say that watch it nor do I really enjoy the sport, but with if the Palin effect can cause non-athletic mothers to declare themselves hockey moms, and if Jamaica can have a bobsled team, then there can be more Black hockey players.
So will there be an Obama effect? Will this be an Obamanation? I don't know, but hopefully I'll be alive to see.
So, by now, I think that everyone has seen the administration questionnaire that potential high level employees must fill out to be considered for position. I took one look and decided it was a cruel joke, but apparently it wasn't.
Aside from consulting your pastor, spouse, psychiatrist, psychologist, elementary school teachers, jumpoffs, children, friends of your childrens, parents of the friends of your children, lawyers, publicists, God, all email records, phone records, college roommates, high school acquaintances, among others to accurately fill out forms; wouldn't it be great if they could intersperse some light-hearted questions?
For example, after number 18, which solicits information about affiliation with embattled financial institutions that are currently receiving government funds; wouldn't it be cool if it were followed up by question 19 which asks: "Over the last 10 years, how many times have you caught somebody checking your fresh?"
Aside from the the fact that people are withdrawing their names from consideration for positions, people are probably going to be planning on divorces by the time they are finished with this questionnaire. Others still will be bitch slapping skeletons back into closets.
It is reasonable to understand the motives behind the need for this information, however it is beyond evasive and borders on being unconstitutional. There is no way that the administration will know everything about a person's life, character or the character of their families and associates before they are hired. It is important with the popularity of the internet to request this information that can be quite easily accessed by fast fingered bloggers, but where and how do you draw the line without turning people away?
