Monday
May242010
Weinerweb explodes with WeinerFacts!
Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:15AM
I walk into Tiffany’s—flush with blogging income–and purchase their very reasonable 18k Gold Paloma’s Marrakesh Bangle (inspired by the intriguing patterns of Morocco) for $4,950. Later I discover to my horror that the melt value of the gold is significantly less than $4,950. Now that I think about it, there were no signs telling me this in the store, although the salesperson did prattle on quite a while about “craftsmanship."
Do I have legal recourse?
...I know the point is self-evident. The invested labor, aesthetic quality and artistry of said bangle adds value beyond that of the raw materials required to produce it. When combined with the relative supply of said bangle, factored against demand for the item, we arrive at a price. This is not the exclusive province of scheming gold-peddlers and their gullible clients. Any ten-year-old who collects baseball cards or has a stamp collection understands this with perfect clarity.
Beck created WeinerFacts.com a part of the "world wide weiner net" in retaliation. The site, operated by staff, according to Mediaite, mixes "facts" with pictures of Weiner's face superimposed on hot dogs.
Beck finally settled down and got semi-serious, noting that Goldline is a company he trusts and that Weiner does not exactly have a clean economic slate, either: “Here’s a guy, who one of his main people used to work for Media Matters– which is great– but also, here’s a guy who’s trying to tell an A+ Better Business Bureau-rated company how to do business when he has been nailed twice for financial improprieties.”
O’Reilly took on a paternal concern over Beck when he read that Weiner had been to the White House to chat with the President, worrying that there was an concentrated effort against him. “That’s not a joke, Beck,” he scolded, “Then I have to get in and defend you!”
Whether you agree or disagree, like or dislike Glenn Beck, you have to ask yourself does he rate the attention of a U.S. Congressman? New York Democrat, Anthony Weiner is among the latest now launching an organized attack against the sneaker-wearing Fox News host. As if the White House, Van Jones, Jim Wallis, NBC-MSNBC-CNBC, Apple Computer and two national unions, SEIU and the AFL-CIO weren’t enough! This time, it’s over one of Glenn’s sponsors, Goldline. So comical is this latest attack that Beck launched a new website, www.weinerfacts.com to poke fun at this moron.