Warren Buffett buying BNSF railroad (w/poll)

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Tuesday November 03, 2009 · 7:18 AM PST

2009/11/03 · 07:18

The nation's second biggest railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, is about to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire's chairman, the investor (and Democratic supporter) Warren Buffett, announced the news this morning. Breaking news, so just a couple of quick thoughts after the jump.

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106 votes Show Results

Good sign for the economy?

106 votes Vote Now!

Good sign for the economy?

Yes

74 votes

10 votes

Who cares?

8 votes

Other (explain in comments)

7 votes

Is that the pie train I hear coming?

7 votes

Are you done contributing to Fox News? (with poll)

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Friday October 23, 2009 · 8:23 AM PDT

2009/10/23 · 08:23

It's pledge week in public radio, and the ask is on. So kossacks are declaring that NOT ONE THIN DIME of their money is going to support those "nice polite Republicans."

But if you have cable or satellite TV, you already do support conservative media. And unlike public broadcasters, Fox don't even have to ask. Thanks to your cable company, every week is pledge week at Fox News!

Let me tell you about the FoxTax™ buried in your cable bill.

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98 votes Show Results

I'm ready to cut off:

98 votes Vote Now!

I'm ready to cut off:

NPR and Fox News both

31 votes

Fox News but not NPR

42 votes

NPR but not Fox News

5 votes

Neither NPR nor Fox News

13 votes

Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish

7 votes

Change the game: Broadcast MSNBC over the air

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Monday May 04, 2009 · 6:16 AM PDT

2009/05/04 · 06:16

I saw several diaries recently about the rough treatment MSNBC's getting from some cable/satellite providers. And how the game appears to be rigged against MSNBC.

So why not change the game? Why not broadcast the channel, for free, on a DTV subchannel - as well as carry it over cable?

Multicasting is one of the big selling points for DTV. Let's explore, on the flip, why it might just work for MSNBC.

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218 votes Show Results

Broadcast MSNBC?

218 votes Vote Now!

Broadcast MSNBC?

Absolutely!

168 votes

Sure, why not?

30 votes

Wouldn't matter.

11 votes

No.

8 votes

I don't watch TV

1 vote

Chrysler to go bankrupt - CNN (updated)

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Thursday April 30, 2009 · 6:50 AM PDT

2009/04/30 · 06:50

Just moved over the wires. Here's CNN's story:

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Saturday September 06, 2008 · 4:05 PM PDT

2008/09/06 · 16:05

Let's assume, just for the length of the diary, that Gov. Sarah Palin is a decent human being with some positive and even admirable traits - but who is completely unfit for the job of vice president.

But enough about her.

Rather than focus on whatshername, let's put the focus on the person who stuck her in this untenable position. Who made her the James Stockdale of 2008.

Return with us to 1992, over on the flip.

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65 votes Show Results

Stockdaled?

65 votes Vote Now!

Stockdaled?

Lets her off too easy

13 votes

Lets McCain off too easy

24 votes

Sounds about right

20 votes

Doesn't work (explain below)

8 votes

Limerick Time! We don't have our running mates yet

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Thursday August 21, 2008 · 7:24 AM PDT

2008/08/21 · 07:24

But rather than getting upset
State your case. Make it terse.
You've got five lines of verse.
Take your marks, rhymers. Ready, get set!

(Shout out and a hat tip, by the way, to kossack Granny Doc, who is the regular curator of the limerick museum and already has a diary up today, I watched it so you don’t have to.)

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34 votes Show Results

And . . . go!

34 votes Vote Now!

And . . . go!

I'm just in the tank for Tim Kaine

2 votes

Make it Hillary or I'll go insane

2 votes

I'm a Joe Biden guy

10 votes

Anybody for Bayh?

1 vote

Someone left the pie out in the rain

19 votes

Julie Myers, doin' a heck of a job

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Tuesday November 06, 2007 · 2:18 PM PST

2007/11/06 · 14:18

We once had a Joint Chiefs chairman named Richard Myers, who has a niece named Julie Myers. The president nominated her to be assistant DHS secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The thinness of her resume raised enough questions--even among Republicans like George Voinovich--that the president snuck her in as a recess appointment.

Even Michelle Malkin, of all people, called this a "monumental political and policy blunder."

Now we know she's not fit to judge a costume contest.

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24 votes Show Results

Cheap shot?

24 votes Vote Now!

Cheap shot?

20 votes

Maybe

0 votes

Yes

0 votes

Hell yes--delete diary

4 votes

Big Brother can now disable your car--remotely.

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Wednesday October 10, 2007 · 7:19 PM PDT

2007/10/10 · 19:19

General Motors' OnStar communications feature is a powerful tool. It can give you directions. It can unlock your doors. It can call 911 if the airbag deploys.

And now it can shut down your car via satellite.

Is this a good thing? Let's examine this after the flip.

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135 votes Show Results

What are you driving?

135 votes Vote Now!

What are you driving?

GM vehicle equipped with OnStar

5 votes

GM vehicle without OnStar

17 votes

Domestic vehicle not made by GM

36 votes

Imported vehicle

66 votes

Nothing - don't own a vehcle

11 votes

TVNewser: Countdown beats Billo in Friday ratings

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Monday September 10, 2007 · 2:42 PM PDT

2007/09/10 · 14:42

TVNewser's new editor, Chris Ariens, suggests that "maybe the idea of adding Keith Olbermann to the NFL on NBC roster is paying off for his MSNBC show."

NBC's first regular-season game was last Thursday. Did it work? Here are the ratings in the 25-54 age range for Friday, Sept. 7:

O'Reilly: 324,000
Countdown: 365,000

Keep in mind, Nielsen ratings are based on small samples and have lots of play in them. One day more or less isn't much to work with.

But it wasn't that long ago that O'Reilly and FNC were touting an insurmountable lead in "the demo"--shorthand for that key demographic category.

As Olbermann said in Friday's "Worst Person" segment, "Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted."

UPDATE AND A HAT TIP: To KingOneEye, who diaried "Countdown's" first ratings lead here.

Layaway: beginning of the end for Wal-Mart?

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Saturday September 01, 2007 · 3:51 PM PDT

2007/09/01 · 15:51

Wal-Mart's greatest buffer against its critics is the size and loyalty of its customer base. For years Wal-Mart has built a reputation for treating its core customers with friendliness and respect.

But today that reputation is in jeopardy. And one reason is a decision Wal-Mart made a year ago: to quit offering layaway.

MSNBC's Allison Linn examines the effect of this decision on some customers here. See the flip for some interesting excerpts.

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Tuesday July 24, 2007 · 7:05 AM PDT

2007/07/24 · 07:05

A la carte pricing for cable/satellite TV is an idea that's been around but is kinda stuck. This might get it moving.
Sirius and XM, the nation's two satellite radio services, want to hook up in the worst way. In order to get the FCC's blessing,

[the companies] said they would offer two "à la carte" pricing plans. One would enable consumers to purchase the best of the premium services now offered by each company — like professional football, baseball and basketball — for a monthly fee of $14.99. For $6.99 a month, the other would enable listeners to choose 50 of the nonpremium channels, with each additional channel costing 25 cents.

What this has to do with dkos and kossacks--and Fox News--on the flip.

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37 votes Show Results

A la carte pricing for cable/satellite is:

37 votes Vote Now!

A la carte pricing for cable/satellite is:

Good idea at any price.

6 votes

Good idea only if it allows me to cut my cable bill by dropping channels I don't watch

23 votes

Bad idea because it may increase my cable bill

2 votes

Bad idea because it will make new channels harder to launch

2 votes

Unnecessary: Cable companies already fund C-SPAN--what more do ya want?

0 votes

Irrelevant to me: I don't have, and don't plan to get, cable or satellite

4 votes

Other (in comments)

0 votes

Take Billo's hand out of your pocket (w/poll)

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Wednesday July 18, 2007 · 4:38 PM PDT

2007/07/18 · 16:38

Bill O'Reilly's JetBlue Jihad has certainly gotten us all talking. About boycotts, among other things. This is a good discussion to have--but it helps to know the economics of cable TV.

To be blunt, it's not enough to quit watching.

Just by having Fox News in your channel lineup, you've got Billo's hand in your pocket. Your cable company may be paying Fox News up to $9 a year in your name. Appalled? Detailed rundown and a few suggestions on the flip.

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160 votes Show Results

Are you ready to cut off Billo without a cent?

160 votes Vote Now!

Are you ready to cut off Billo without a cent?

Yes, by canceling my cable/satellite subscription

3 votes

Yes, by choosing a channel package that doesn't include Fox News

16 votes

No, because cable is included in my dues/rent/other

1 vote

No, because the other sentient beings in the house would revolt

6 votes

No, because I actually enjoy Fox News

22 votes

No, because that would mean losing channels I watch regularly

36 votes

Already did. I don't subscribe to cable or satellite.

24 votes

Already did. Fox News isn't in my channel package

5 votes

No need. My cable company doesn't even offer Fox News.

1 vote

I'll wait until a la carte pricing kicks in, and then buh-bye Billo.

44 votes

Other (explain in comments)

2 votes

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