Black Friday: The Slaughter Continues...

Two more of America's finest consumers have perished in a gunfight at a Toys 'R' Us in Southern California. They died valiantly, as each struggled to secure the season's hottest new toy, "Gag Me Elmo". The two men simultaneously shot each other to death. They will likely receive a Presidential honor as exemplary role models of pure American fanaticism, petty materialism, and testosterone driven decision making.

Some people are struggling to understand how this could happen. From the AP article: "I think the obvious question everyone has is who takes loaded weapons into a Toys "R" Us?" he said. "I doubt it was the casual holiday shopper." Au contraire. I can't help but ask, why didn't any of the other toy shoppers have their guns with them? What happened to all of those assault weapons everyone bought after Obama got elected?

Read the Associated Press story here.

wal-mart worker trampled to death by black friday crowd

Wow. This is powerful stupid. Is this the logical result of rampant American consumerism? Rabid, frothing-at-the-mouth, "bargain hunters" (as Fox News has dubbed them), crushing the greeter to death to save a few bucks on twinkies? Now let's watch as Walmart denies insurance privileges to the massacred worker's family.

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a Wal-Mart worker has died after being trampled by a throng of unruly shoppers shortly after the Long Island store opened Friday.

Nassau County police say the 34-year-old worker was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 6 a.m., an hour after the store opened. The cause of death was not immediately known.

A police statement says a throng of shoppers "physically broke down the doors, knocking him to the ground." Police also say a 28-year-old pregnant woman was taken to a hospital for observation.

Read the full story here.