Word: fodder
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...were stark—Pring-Wilson is the son of two prominent attorneys, with an illustrious academic career and aspirations of entering law; Colono was a convicted crack cocaine dealer of Puerto Rican descent who fathered a child at 15—the socioeconomic, racial divide was more media fodder than in-court strategy...
...could be funnier. But it’s more significant that they’re being made at all. Prior to Summers’ dog days, swipes at the president had generally been as harmless as coy plays on his name. Now he has firmly established himself as prominent fodder for satire. Such is the innate difference between this year and last...
Moreno's critics are scratching their heads. Why would an owner who last season generated so much good will, and extra revenues, by cutting ticket prices and signing American League MVP Vladimir Guerrero provide fodder for late-night comedians? (Craig Ferguson joked of another name change: "The San Francisco Giants on Steroids"). More important, why would Moreno potentially alienate an affluent suburban fan base in Orange County? Says Anaheim mayor Curt Pringle, a red T shirt that reads THE ANAHEIM ANGELS OF ANAHEIM hanging in his office: "We're sad, and we're very disappointed...
...distinctly American one; in no other country are lawsuits so prevalent as in America, where, according to Citizens for a Sound Economy, a lawsuit is filed every ten seconds of every working hour. These lawsuits are a problem, and not simply because they give cynical Canadians (like me) fodder for making fun of American culture. By perpetuating a mindset that is over-eager to assign blame to others, frivolous lawsuits are exceedingly costly, and give Americans a great excuse not to take ownership of their own lives and fates...
...Bronze Plan: If you’re just looking for cannon-fodder, try sophomores who participated in e-Recruiting. The student body generally looks down on them, and none of them have jobs anyway because they ignored application guidelines...