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McPolitics

Monday, June 30, 2003

• TITLE: "McPolitics" The prefix "Mc..." is derived from the ubiquity of the hamburger chain Mcdonald's. Even though McDonald's is the standard for ... standards (every hamburger in every McDonald's in the US tastes exactly like every other McDonald's hamburger served in the US) the "Mc..." prefix is now used in the US to denote something which is lacking substance.

  My first memory of this construct was in conjunction with USA Today newspaper when it first appeared. It was derogatorily known as "McNews."

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• "... A Trip to Paris ..." Here are the links to

  Chapter 1: I'm My Own Grandpa.
  Chapter 2: What's the Difference between First Class and Coach?.
  Chapter 3: Not Much About Paris.

• "...Amazon.com Top Ten..."

  1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling
  2. East of Eden (Oprah's Book Club) by John Steinbeck
  3. Treason by Ann Coulter
  4. The Essential 55 by Ron Clark
  5. The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston
  6. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
  7. Living History by Hillary Clinton
  8. Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-4) by J. K. Rowling
  9. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
  10. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

• "... McClinton Here's a link to the Clinton op-ed in the New York Daily News over the weekend.

• "�Howard Kurtz �" Here's the link to Howie Kurtz' discussion of the Moveon.org poll.

• "... MoveOn.org Here are the results of the MoveOn.org straw poll:

  Braun		  7,021	 2.21%
  Dean		139,360	43.87%
  Edwards		 10,146	 3.19%
  Graham     	  7,113	 2.24%
  Kerry		 49,973	15.73%
  Kucinich	 76,000	23.93%
  Gephardt	  7,755	 2.44%
  Lieberman	  6,095	 1.92%
  Sharpton	  1,677	 0.53%
  Other		  6,121	 1.93%
  Undecided	  6,378	 2.01%
   TOTAL	    	317,647	100.00%
  

• "...Kuwait City..." Here are the forecast highs for Kuwait City this week:

  Wed  July 02 - 117�  
  Thu  July 03 - 118�  		
  Fri  July 04 - 117�  		
  Sat  July 05 - 117�  	
  Sun  July 06 - 118�  		 
  Mon  July 07 - 116�  

• Mullfoto of the Day:
  
  At the Books-a-Million bookstore on King Street in the People's Republic of Alexandria, Virginia, I came across this window display on Sunday afternoon.

  All these Hillary books, and no Harry books.

  I walked in and asked about it. I was told it was because they had plenty of Hillary books but "only a few" Harry Potter.

  How many is a few?

  Three. Three copies of Harry safely stashed behind the counter.
  
  
  

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•     Mullings' Catchy Caption of the Day:
  
  Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas, right, walks with US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice prior to their talks in the West Bank town of Jericho Saturday.

  It may not be perfect, but it's working.

  (AP Photo/Awad Awad, Pool ) ____________________________________________________________________________________