How does Kare 11 help you to understand Minnesota's bonding bill? Go to their website and watch the video to find out. From John Croman:
"It would be a lot easier to explain it if only they were talking about a different kind of 'bonds.' Say Barry Bonds, or James Bond, Gold Bond Powder, or denture bonds, even U.S. Savings Bonds or classic rocker Gary 'U.S.' Bonds."
This list of punny uses of "bonds" certainly helped me understand the issue more clearly. Actually, I'd like to be one of the staff writers that came up with a list of alternate meanings of "bond." And was it too much trouble getting the stock photos for those different "bonds"? That's fine, that's fine: that's just what you should be using your news budget for.
The segment ends with mention of a possible governor's veto:
"You might say the governor hasn't 'bonded' with this bill."
Puns are awesome.
This segment also features Croman holding up pieces of paper with words on them (because we wouldn't know what he's talking about if he just said them), and footage of a polar bear swimming around.
This isn't a Sesame Street bit. It's not even for a middle school Civics class. It's real news, targeted to real adults.
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