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The Water Cooler
“We’ve been here before
...only to be sucked back
into the mire.”
— Then-State Economist Arun Raha
on the tenuous nature of Washington
state’s economic recovery. (1)
“The United States is
fighting terrorism — one
snow cone at a time.”
— Headline in a Michigan paper after
it was discovered the West Michigan
Shoreline Regional Development
Commission purchased 13 snow cone
machines for $11,700. The agency
is responsible for managing and
administrating the homeland security
program for 13 Michigan counties. (2)
“If you’re there to get arrested, pipe down and get it done. And no biting.”
— Just one of several helpful protesting tips to the “Occupy Olympia” movement from Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review’s Olympia bureau chief. (3)
“President Obama returned
home to the U.S. after a
nine-day trip to Asia. Yeah.
Well, he got to see some
stuff he never sees at home,
like jobs.”
— NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (4)
“At one point, a protester
suggested maybe they
should leave and return
when the Senate was in
session … But that idea was
quickly vetoed.”
— Austin Jenkins in his blog, “The Washington Ledge.” reporting on the Occupy Olympia
protestors taking over the Washington State
Senate galleries. (5)
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