Right wing talk show host shows his ignorance on Hardball

On Hardball with Chris Matthews, blowhard radio talk show host Kevin James sought to attach the "appeaser" label to Barack Obama. Trouble is, he doesn't know what the term meant.



This just confirms and puts to rest what a lot of people have known for a long time about these conservative attack-dog talk show hosts. By using tactics that include hysterics and excessive decibel levels, not permitting the other side any time to respond, they distract from their ignorance of the subject matter at hand. Even if the other side does somehow get a chance to defend themselves, their arguments are tossed aside and any attempt to bring it back to the table is drowned out with an even louder and abrasive repetition of their slogans. Eventually their opponent gives up out of disgust.

That's not an open debate. It's a deplorable practice, they shouldn't be able to get away with it for as long as they have been. It's good that once in a while someone calls their bluff and puts their idiocy to shame.

Bank of America goes pink

Here's why basic color theory is important. I've been seeing some changes at some of my local Bank of America branches lately. The corporate banners have changed, from the old high-visibility blue text on white background:

to this godawful clashing, eye-searing blue text on a red background:

The letters are now very difficult to read, because of the dissonant combination of colors. Moreover you can't even see the American flag anymore, now that it's drowning in that sea of red.

The banner went from being that which is fitting for a respectable commercial institution to that of... I dunno... my first thought was along the lines of... "Where did my bank go? Did it get replaced by a gaudy gay sex shop?"

Who approved this design? Did they have even the faintest grasp of color theory? The color red, when you stand next to blue like that of the "Bank of America" text, will appear to be pink. PINK!

While pink is a fun color for little girls' birthday parties, it is not a color you want to be associated with an institution that's going to safeguard your life savings.

If you were to open a new savings account and you saw the two following banks next to each other, which one would you entrust with your hard-earned cash?

This Bank

That Bank

If you were most people, you'd probably avert your eyes from the one on the left , and once you finish your epileptic vomiting, head for the one on the right (sporting the color scheme of Washington Mutual btw).

Poor Bank of America. I wonder if BofA are now going to give out free hot pink dildos to new customers when they open a new savings account.