[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Goodbye City life

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Goodbye City life
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1154704835.shtml


   A bad idea from [1]Chris Matthews: move the UN to the World Trade
   Center, so "if they hit us again, they're hitting everybody."

   Let's ignore, for the moment, the fact that hitting people who live in
   a city where English is rarely the primary language is already
   "hitting everyone". Let's also ignore the fact that most New Yorkers
   would love to see the old UN building made into condos - a condo
   association where residents pay for the privilege of being there;
   where they also pay for their parking tickets.

   Karol of [2]Alarming News says:

     I don't even want the UN in the same city, let alone on that site.
     Jayzussssss, way to work me up on a Wednesday afternoon, Chris
     Matthews, way to work me up.

   Commenter Von Bek had a [3]good suggestion:

     If there is to be a UN, it should be in the world's greatest
     nation, the US of A. But why have it in New York? We need to have
     it in a real American city like Des Moines or Birmingham or Boise.
     That way we can ask the UN delegates if they are saved, what they
     think the Bronocos will do this year, if they think the Commodore
     gets it in the next Pirates film and make them spend Friday nights
     at Chili's and Walmart as opposed to tawdry Upper East Side
     restuarants and Lincoln Center. They'll either be thrown into the
     cement mixer and become more pro-America or never want to spend
     time at the UN. Either way, we win!

   Due to rural flight, towns in [4]Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and South,
   North Dakota are offering free land to anyone who wants it.

   [5]greenacres2 

   Way to solve a lot of problems at once.

References

   1. http://mediamatters.org/items/200608020004
   2. http://www.alarmingnews.com/archives/005014.html
   3. http://www.alarmingnews.com/archives/005014.html#comments
   4. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-02-08-land-cover_x.htm
   5. file://localhost/files/whataretheysaying-greenacres2.jpg