I enjoyed the product placement for the car on White Collar a couple of weeks ago. It was blatant, but amusing to me.

Yeah, it sounds more like government largesse to meat producers -- which is an industry whose costs are already incredibly distorted -- rather than nutritional aid. Protein is available through lots of sources other than meat.

This doesn't surprise me - the original purpose of the food stamps program was to help the agriculture industry, nsm to feed poor people.

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Looks like the first one had a split: some stamps could be used for any food, some only for surplus.

When you've got too much food and hugry people you can address both those problems at once. Its pretty win-win, like cash for clunkers.

Half of U.S. children are going to be on foodstamps soon. Anyone who wants to lobby for further supplements should go for it.

The article isn't exactly without an agenda of its own. "Dumping food nobody wants" isn't exactly the only interpretation possible of what appears to be a combination of health concerns and people in a recession cutting back on more expensive foods. Not everybody considers all meat, dairy, eggs, and cheese akin to cigarettes as they are at the end of the article.

It's a little freaky when the first kid you babysat to teach you all about projectile vomiting friends you on fb and holy shit, he's a very attractive man. Like, seriously. It's just...weird. I changed his goddamned diaper. He barfed on me. Yet, seriously cut now. I can't reconcile the two.

Ugh - disappointing apple. And it's huge. I hate that!

Honey crisps from TJs. I've gone through 4 bags, and nary a bad one in there.

A good Macoun is the best apple ever, but many are Not Good.

It's getting late for Macouns. I had to miss the farmer's market this morning for Super reasons :( I hope there are still some next week.

Bones: did everyone else just get a commercial break, then about 30 seconds of show, then another commercial, then back to show?

Yep.