“What kind of a man eats his hamburger without ketchup? That was the big question yesterday on talk radio, after President Obama visited an Arlington, Virginia, hamburger place on Tuesday and ordered his burger with spicy mustard.” Apparently Texans and Republicans also prefer mustard to ketchup as their condiment of choice: In Texas: “Texans traditionally eat hamburgers [...]
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In Mustard They Trust: Obama, Texans, Republican Lawmakers Prefer Mustard to Ketchup
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Thy Name is “Black Alabama”: Amazon Kindle Mispronounces Barack Obama
Posted in Books, Magazines & Newspapers, Obama, Science & Technology on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The Amazon Kindle, an electronic reader, has been lavished with praise by hopeful newspaper and book executives who say they believe it has the potential to do for newspapers and books what the iPod did for music. “But if the Kindle, which not only displays the news but also speaks it with a computerized voice, is ever to be [...]
