Black Sunday

I will preface this post by saying if this had happened as the public was descending upon Congress and demanding an end to the occupations and immediate war crimes trials I would be a proud American. But it's not.

Such sick souls as we did it over SHOPPING!!! What an OUTRAGE!!! And now, one day later, the incident has devolved to a BRIEF!!

Hey, wouldn't want to put a DOWNER on that HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON!! That's why the cable tv news is ONE LONG COMMERCIAL for AmeriKa's malls and retailers!!!!

"Police review video in trampling death

NEW YORK - Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify who trampled to death Wal-Mart worker Jdimytai Damour after a crowd of post-Thanksgiving shoppers burst through the doors at a Valley Stream store and knocked him down. Criminal charges were possible, but identifying individual shoppers in Friday's video may prove difficult, said Detective Lieutenant Michael Fleming, a Nassau County police spokesman. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers stepped over him and became irate when officials said the store was closing because of the death, police and witnesses said. At least four people, including a woman who was eight months' pregnant, were taken to hospitals for observation or minor injuries (AP)."

Oooooh, I'm so proud!

"Holiday shopping got strong start, data show" by Ashley M. Heher, Associated Press | November 30, 2008

CHICAGO - The holiday shopping season got off to a surprisingly solid start, according to data released yesterday by a research firm. But the sales boost during the post-Thanksgiving shopathon came at the expense of profits; the nation's retailers had to slash prices to attract the crowds in a season that is expected to be the weakest in decades.

Yeah, except for one guy (actually, make that three -- and their families)! Kinda spoils it for me, sorry!

Sales during the day after Thanksgiving rose 3 percent to $10.6 billion, according to preliminary figures released yesterday by ShopperTrak RCT Corp., a Chicago-based research firm that tracks sales at more than 50,000 retail outlets. Last year, shoppers spent about $10.3 billion on the day after Thanksgiving, dubbed Black Friday because it was historically the sales-packed day when retailers would become profitable for the year.

But this year, many observers were expecting consumers to spend more time browsing than buying, amid contractions in consumer spending and growing fears about economic uncertainty and trouble in the global financial markets.

"Under these circumstances, it's truly amazing when you think about all the news that led into the holiday season, it certainly appears that consumers are willing to spend more than most expected," said Bill Martin, ShopperTrak co-founder.

While it isn't a predictor of overall holiday season sales, Black Friday is an important barometer of people's willingness to spend during the holidays. Last year, it was the biggest sales generator of the season, while the Thanksgiving shopping weekend of Friday through Sunday accounted for about 10 percent of overall holiday sales. --more--"

Yup, that's what the HOLIDAYS -- you know, PEACE on EARTH and GOOD WILL TOWARD FELLOW MAN -- are ALL ABOUT!!!

And why does the paper have to LIE ABOUT CHRISTMAS?!!!!

Black Friday takes a hit from the economy

Why do they have to LIE about EVERYTHING (blog author practically sobbing)??