May 27, 2005
Today's Wall Street Journal has a great editorial about New York's worthless governor already hijacking last week's Supreme Court decision regarding New York consumers' inability to buy wines where and when they want. So Bulldog decided to write the governor and the State Liquor Authority today:
Last week's Supreme Court decision made it perfectly clear that New York consumers must have more choices made available to them when it comes to purchasing wine. So why are you already letting the middlemen hijack our freedom of choice? To allow consumers only two cases of wine a month smacks of the same paternalism we New Yorkers have suffered for decades, suffered because alcohol distributors have kept us hostage from choosing how and where to buy alcohol. What if I have a wedding and want to order three cases of wine from one vineyard over the Internet? Your proposal goes against the spirit of the Supreme Court decision and its typical of New York's screwed-up economic policy.
Speaking of being held hostage, the most innovative wine store in Manhattan, that at Whole Foods Market at Columbus Circle, was forced to shut its doors recently because of an arcane law concerning exit doors. This was New York State's greatest wine store, because it allowed consumers to have that which the vast majority of Americans have enjoyed for decades: the right to buy wine in grocery stores. Your Liquor Authority was delighted to force it to close. How pathetic.
I strongly urge you not to cave in to pressure from alcohol distributors once again. You have a golden opportunity to give New Yorkers total freedom of choice when it comes to purchasing wine. Don't treat us in a paternalistic manner any further, and please spare us the specious argument that the State needs to protect minors from wines. Minors don't buy wine; they buy coolers, beer and spirits, and there are already plenty of controls in place to prevent them from making illegal purchases.
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May 26, 2005
Dog says: hop in your bitchin' Camaro and head for the Jersey Shore this weekend. Arf! It's Memorial Day and time for a hot dog.
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May 23, 2005
Andromeda tattoo on St. Marks Place made this modern primitive man what he is....time was you'd just get drunk, listen to punk and barf on St. Marks....
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May 23, 2005
He's built buildings, written books, married models and starred in a reality TV show. On Monday, Donald Trump announced his latest venture: Trump University. Don't expect ivy-covered walls or a football team. Trump University will consist of online courses, CD-ROMS, consulting services and Learning Annex-type seminars.
OK, but will he teach you how to declare bankruptcy multiple times? How to get corporations to pay for multiple weddings? How to run a hair club for men? How to rebuild a Freedom Tower with your name on it? Get your money's worth kids....
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May 17, 2005
The New York Times announced yesterday that it would offer a new subscription-based service on its Web site, charging users an annual fee to read its Op-Ed and news columnists, as the newspaper seeks ways to capitalize on the site's popularity. So what are the bloggers saying?
NYT: We Don't Want People to Read Our Op-Ed Columnists
Posted by Ernest Miller
At least that seems to be the strategy. According to MarketWatch (NYT.com to charge for Op-Ed, other content as of Sept):
The New York Times Co. (NYT) on Monday said that, starting in September, access to Op-Ed and certain of its top news columnists on the paper's NYTimes.com Web site will only be available through a fee of $49.95 a year. The service, known as TimesSelect, will also allow access to The Times's online archives, early access to select articles on the site, and other features. Home-delivery subscribers will automatically receive the service, the NYT said.
What are they thinking? Is Maureen Dowd, Tom Friedman, Paul Krugman and the rest worth $49.95/year? The easy is answer is: nope. I don't even think they'll be missed all that much. I'd say more, but others have made the most important points.
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