WTF – Ed Rendell
Two things happened this week that were the inspiration of a new series for Framing The Dialogue. The first was perhaps my favorite poster that was displayed at the September 12 TEA Party in Washington D.C. Our first president wondering “WTF.” Evand every time that I see this I just crack up. In case you did not know, “WTF” stands for “What the Freak” or something less printable on my blog.
The second incident was when I saw this headline “Gov. Rendell named one of Esquire magazine’s ’75 Best People.’“ That headline worked as I skipped to the article and sure enough our Gov. is one of the 75 best people “in the WORLD.” (emphasis added). I thought to myself “WTF” and a series was born.
My family went on a nature hike last weekend and I noticed that many of the oak trees are dropping their acorns. Happy Fall days are here for deer and squirrels, but not so great for 
Sesame Street premiered in 1969 and is the longest running series nearing its fortieth anniversary. Growing up in the city and long before cable, the PBS broadcast did not really reach my family so Sesame Street was not a big part of my formative years. I do, however, remember watching the show with my children as they grew up. 
A seemingly innocuous 
Similarly, the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers 
Update September 10, 2009: The original posting was about the co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, speaking out about the health care debate. Mr. Mackey made the serious mistake of offering very practical (and practiced by Whole Foods) solutions to some of the problems with America’s health care. He did not do as most on the left do and blindly spew the tenants of Obamacare. Big Mistake.
