washington business
“Don’t you hate it when reality imitates
The Onion?”
— Bellingham Herald writer John Stark reflecting on a Gallup Politics poll that the
American people’s trust in the American people is at an all-time low. The Onion is a
satirical news website. (6)
“We stopped the logging and now nature is taking
its course and we don’t like the course that nature
is taking. This is like us trying to interfere with
every country that’s having a revolution. Now
we’ve got to tell nature which owl it should save.”
— KIRO 97.3 FM host Dave Ross on the plan by federal wildlife officials to dispatch
armed bird specialists into Pacific Northwest forests this fall to shoot one species of
owl in an effort to protect another threatened with extinction. (7)
“This week China warned the U.S. not raising the
debt ceiling will hurt the Chinese economy. Then
the U.S. said, ‘No worries — we’ll just loan you
some of your money.’”
— Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (8)
(1) “Jimmy Kimmel Live,”
Sept. 30, 2013; (2) “The Daily
Show with Jon Stewart,” Oct.
21, 2013; (3) ”The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno,” Oct.
1, 2013; (4) “The Late Late
Show with Craig Ferguson,”
Oct. 1, 2013; (5) The Seattle
Times, September 30, 2013;
(6) The Bellingham Herald,
Oct. 3, 2013; (7) The News
Tribune, Oct. 8, 2013; (8)
“Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon,” Oct. 9, 2013.
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