Friday, May 15, 2009

Have a Heart

Here's my gripe of the day:

I'm watching NBC this morning, and a commercial comes on promoting our local news team. They were highlighting Guy Gordon in this one. So they show him wearing a dress shirt and tie, sitting at a desk, researching his latest and greatest breaking news item. Anyway, his co-anchor walks up and looks to the camera, and she says, "Don't let the white shirt fool you. He has a blue collar heart."

Did she just insult "white collar" workers? What's wrong with having a "white collar" heart? Not as big? Am I reading too much into this? If I am, I blame it solely on you two. Thoughts?

49 comments:

Summer said...

Hey Linda, thanks so much for the B-day gift. You Know I will be wearing the Survivor buffs when I win. Love the card. You rock!!!

Linda said...

"..when I win." Ha! You're very welcome..glad you got it ok. They really do come in handy sometimes...hope you can use em. Do rags are much more gangsta than pink hats, too. :)

Linda said...

Ha! It's my turn to say thank you!!
The fruit bouquet just got here..oh my gosh..it's so pretty I hate to eat it! We've never gotten one of these before..the boys'll be home any minute, they're gonna LOVE it! Very cool. Thanks you guys!!
yum....

Nestor said...

Is it a diss to white collar folk. An underhanded one yes. It's hard to know if they meant it to come out that way. It's like when women diss men and vice versa. Sometimes it's meant that way. I guess though, Michigan seems to me to be VERY blue collar. So in a place like that, they are probably trying to show that they can relate to their audience. Kinda the opposite of Keith Olbermann. You know: "YOU ARE A LIAR, SIR!" That doesn't connect with the middle class so much.

Linda said...

Yeah, I tend to agree with you, N, about the audience thing. I'm sure that's where they were going with that. It just felt too "us vs. them" where it was unnecessary, bordering on inappropriate.

Linda said...

Just saw Survivor..what a riot. Man, that coach is somethin else. At the risk of sounding insensitive to his pain...the DRAMA coming off the standing immunity challenge! Geez!

I'll do totals in a bit.

Linda said...

B just came in from garage saling down the street and he was showing me what he bought. My favorite was the "chucking rhino". (A little beanbag rhino.) After looking at him inquisitively, he explained.."You chuck it at people and it hurts." Lol!

Linda said...

points:
new:
R:12
S:18
D:20
L:14

old:
R:42
S:56
D:43
L:48

You realize I could totally be making up these numbers.

Summer said...

Must be the buffs bringin me good luck. I think this is the first time i have ever been in the lead .

RecknHavic said...

if I werent dead last I'd think you were.

Ok, it was buffs, not buses..don't ask.

I wanna chunkin bean bag!

RecknHavic said...

I think the blue collar thing is kinda like the workin poor..the news people (& politicians) LOVE the workin poor.

Yes L, you're becomin more like us everyday..Bwa ha ha ha !!

Linda said...

There's a live band in the woods behind my house. Ok, maybe they're not IN the woods, but it sounds like it. Not half bad, but I had to draw the line when they played the Macarena.

RecknHavic said...

Ahhh...Macarena!

Boys In The Wood?

Linda said...

Ha! Good one.

Just went and saw the new Star Trek movie. LOVED it! 2 thumbs up..go see it.

Linda said...

Hey, when you get a minute, can you help me remember (yeah I know who I'm talkin to) how we made picks for the last show? 2 rew and 2 imm and 2 go homes and who wins?

Summer said...

I was fixin to ask u the same, cant remember if we did two outs &rewards or final three

Linda said...

I think we did 2rews, 2imm, and out first, second, then picked who one. It sorta came to me as I was typing my question. I don't think we needed the 2 rews, but we did it in case.

Summer said...

sounds good to me

Linda said...

D: steven rew
taj rew
steven imm first
erinn imm second
taj out first
jt out second
steven wins

L:steven rew
jt rew
jt imm
steven imm second
erinn out first
jt out second
steven wins

whew. If there's one reward, I'll take your first reward pick, not your second. Must be in order as far as immunities. I think that covers it. I'll have the totals by September.

RecknHavic said...

our picks...

S:steven-rew; JT-imm; erinn out
JT-rew; JT-imm; Taj-out
steven wins

R:i gotta think a sec

RecknHavic said...

i know, ive seen S's pics, so sue me

RecknHavic said...

drum roll please...

R:Erinn-rew; Taj-imm; JT out
Steven-rew; Erinn-imm; Steven out
Erinn wins

that's called, rollin the dice!

RecknHavic said...

D's got Taj winnin reward after she was voted out.

Linda said...

R> "D's got Taj winnin reward after she was voted out."

THAT'S called rolling the dice.

I'll tell him. Good job..this'll be fun!!

Linda said...

Best. Glenn Beck dream. EVER.

Also had farmtown dreams which cracks me up.

Best one tho, was Nestor and his kids were at my cottage and I asked him why both his kids had blonde hair and blue eyes. Lol! (sorry, Nestor..that was very rude of me.)

RecknHavic said...

You & your dreams!

I had me a Lost epiphany (thanks sp ck).
Jack's dad's, Christian, body wasn't there after the original crash..so, I surmise he went back in time (durin the crash; much like Jack, Kate, Hurley & Siyad) and THAT"S why hes walkin around now. He wasn't dead in the past.

Linda said...

Sorry bout the game. Now you're time's freed up for the Wings! Nah..not really an upside, but I tried.

I guess so, but why would he be so nonchalant about being on the island? Why wouldn't he be freaking out? Why was he all "hey, I'm Christian, speakin for Jacob."?

That part isn't explained in your theory. I can't allow it to be classified as an "epiphane" until you clear up that part. So get on that and we'll talk again.

Linda said...

hmmm.why didn't spell check catch my epiphane? Ha..did that time. Never mind.

RecknHavic said...

Well, if Christian appeared on the island 30+ yrs back, I assume he'd be adjusted.

No worries, was great makin it outta trhe first round & makin the Lakers play a full 7 was gravy.

Go Wings!

Linda said...

Gettin a late start, but will catch up with ads. Couldn't decide which buff to wear. Went with green.

Linda said...

That's a good attitude. I try to be like with the wings, but man, it's hard. Win, dang it!!

Linda said...

D went to bed...can I come over?

RecknHavic said...

Bed? I'm votin him out.

We're at the end of the 2nd imm challenge btw

Linda said...

I'm just at the start of it.

Linda said...

Yea JT!!

RecknHavic said...

Done yet?

Linda said...

Yep...caught up. Watchin the reunion thing.

RecknHavic said...

The bromance lives!

Glad JT won. Have they shown the bit about the Dragon Slayer yet?

Scores! We want scores! Ok, I really don't cause I know where I finished.

Linda said...

Ha..I told ya...September!

Ok, fine...but not tonight.

Yea JT!! Happy.

Linda said...

Who wants to do a draft for The Bachelorette?? C'mon!! You get points when your player says "she's amazing" or "you look amazing" or just..."amazing"!!

RecknHavic said...

Ha! Either that or The Cougar. You get a score if they score.

RecknHavic said...

How can I so consistently finish in the cellar. My one victory was such a fluke.

Linda said...

Why have I never heard of The Cougar? I know all the trashy reality shows! This one got by me.

It's been pretty evenly spaced I think. I think we've all won one orig. draft now, right?

RecknHavic said...

I was thinkin this was the third one. If so...

Nestor said...

Got your DVR set for Glenn on teh View?

Linda said...

Heck yeah!!

Linda said...

Hmm...3, eh? I could have sworn I won one, but maybe not. Maybe I dreamt it. I'll have to try to go back and check sometime. Scores tomorrow..I promise! (?)

Linda said...

WINGS 3-2 IN OVERTIME!!!

RecknHavic said...

Don't go by my memory!

Yeah Wings!