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	<title>Washington D.C. Metblogs &#187; stimulus package</title>
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		<title>Daily DC Item: Stimulus Package Has Jumped The Shark</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not many Presidential catch phrases become part of the mainstream. President Clinton has his &#8220;I did not have sexual relations with that woman&#8221; debacle; President Bush has his &#8220;Mission Accomplished&#8221; banner which is now enshrined for all eternity in Wikipedia; and President Obama will forever be known for &#8220;Yes We Can.&#8221; But how about now? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-8184" src="http://dc.metblogs.com/files/2009/03/dsc01972-300x225.jpg" alt="dsc01972" width="300" height="225" />Not many Presidential catch phrases become part of the mainstream. President Clinton has his &#8220;<a href="http://" target="_blank">I did not have sexual relations with that woman</a>&#8221; debacle; President Bush has his &#8220;Mission Accomplished&#8221; banner which is now enshrined for all eternity in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>; and President Obama will forever be known for &#8220;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY" target="_blank">Yes We Ca</a>n.&#8221;</p>
<p>But how about now? In the face of economic chaos will we forever remember the words &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulus_Package" target="_blank">stimulus package</a>?&#8221; Is this going to be on of those vocab words high school students will have to remember years from now?</p>
<p>The moment I realized that those words were going to become a part of pop culture for the next year (maybe more) is when I received a free gift certificate in the mail for the local <a href="http://champps.com/default.aspx?tabid=271" target="_blank">Champps</a> restaurant. See where they cleverly referred to the current economic times in their copy?</p>
<p>So many places are having sales and bargains and just dropping the phrase, or perhaps playing with it to seem hip and cool. Last week the Orioles unveiled their <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/03/02/daily48.html" target="_blank">Birdland Stimulus Package</a>, a promotion to help raise declining attendance numbers.</p>
<p>I know there are so many more retailers and businesses using the stimulus package phrase, however they have glossed over me right now as most advertising does. Anyone else know who else is playing the stimulus package card?</p>
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		<title>Uncle Sam A One Trick Pony?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Oscars are only days away but the recession is now. My friends at Funny Or Die couldn&#8217;t wait to poke some fun at another possible hero that will rise from the ashes- Uncle Sam. In a shot by shot parody of The Wrestler Trailer, Seth Morris and Alyssa Milano show us what would the film [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0d308ebcbb/the-uncler-w-uncle-sam-and-alyssa-milano"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7998" src="http://dc.metblogs.com/files/2009/02/untitled-1.jpg" alt="untitled-1" width="400" height="225" /></a>The Oscars are only days away but the recession is now. My friends at Funny Or Die couldn&#8217;t wait to poke some fun at another possible hero that will rise from the ashes- Uncle Sam.</p>
<p>In a shot by shot <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0d308ebcbb/the-uncler-w-uncle-sam-and-alyssa-milano" target="_blank">parody of The Wrestler Trailer</a>, Seth Morris and Alyssa Milano show us what would the film look like if it was a true American icon making a comeback. A lot of the videos I put on the web are often rip offs of video styles I enjoy so I have a lot of the respect for the piece. However I agree with the friends that watched it with me, I believe Alyssa Milano does a good Marisa Tomei but she should try channeling her character a bit more.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also really interesting how The Wrestler easily compares to our current economic times, metaphorically, &#8220;two words: Stimulus Package.&#8221;</p>
<p>What do you think? Funny or Die?</p>
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