MARKET WATCH COLUMNIST
“This Is America,” Ellis Henican Column, am/NewYork, July 3, 2009
California’s paying its employees with Mickey Mouse money.
That’s America.
Minnesota has a new senator, just in time for his re-election campaign.
That’s America.
Mississippi is still the fattest, but Alabama’s closing the flab gap fast.
That’s America.
Mark Sanford is suffering from a dual addiction — one to other women and another to blabbing about it.
That’s America.
Willie Mays lived longer than Billy Mays did, but he couldn’t shout as loud.
That’s America.
Vibe’s vibe says quit publishing a hip-hop magazine.
That’s America.
Lear is filing for bankruptcy, but it’s the car-seat Lear not the jet-plane Lear. The jet-plane Lear is already owned by Canadians.
That’s America.
Six years after the Iraq invasion, U.S. troops are coming home.
That’s America.
Karl Malden proved that even a plain-looking guy could be an Oscar-winning movie star.
That’s America.
A third of the workers may be illegal: No wonder those American Apparel hoodies are cheap!
That’s America.
Tailed by the U.S. Navy, suspected North Korean weapons ship Kang Nam is headed back to harbor with who-knows-what aboard.
That’s America.
Smokers get another excuse not to quit: FDA says some anti-smoking drugs can drive you crazy (if quitting smoking doesn’t do it).
That’s America.
We still don’t have a health care plan, an energy plan or a bunch of other desperately needed plans.
That’s America.
Simon Cowell is offered $144 million to stay on “American Idol.”
That’s America.
The private sector shed another 473,000 jobs in June.
That’s America.
Michael Jackson’s memorial will never be at Neverland.
That’s America.
The Jackson family fight over Michael’s millions is already getting rough. First to court? Mother, Katherine Jackson, who’s demanding that she be in charge of her late son’s trust.
That’s America.
Diana Ross finds herself in an unfamiliar position, singing backup. Michael’s 2002 will says if something happens to his mom, Diana, 65, gets custody of Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael Katherine, 11; and Prince Michael II, 7.
That is America.
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