Prepare for more State Fair pig coverage.  I guarantee, you have not heard the last of the coverage of the swine flu threat at the State Fair.  Why?

10.  Because anything that happens in Falcon Heights, Minnesota in the second half of August gets ten times more news coverage than it deserves, and this actually deserves coverage.

9.  Because there are a lot of cutesy segues that news anchors will adore.  “Well, Frank, I hope you washed your hands after that Deep Fried Truffled Pigs Foot, because…”  “Well, Dr. Osterholm, to me this Swine Lard Mud Puppy Pickle they just brought me is to-die-for, and well worth risking a bloody worldwide pandemic…” Continue reading →