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Default CNBC says Smithfield has a Chinese buyout offer

On Wed, 29 May 2013 16:02:54 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms
> wrote:

> On May 29, 2:46*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> > On 29 May 2013 18:43:00 GMT, notbob wrote:
> >
> > > On 2013-05-29, Sqwertz > wrote:

> >
> > >> Hopefully they put Paula Dean on the ship with the next outbound herd.

> >
> > > Is she desicated enough, now? *

> >
> > > Pretty funny. *China won't buy our poisoned pork, but has no problem
> > > selling us tainted toothpaste and dubious dogfood.

> >
> > The company that's trying to buy Smithfield was caught in a scandal
> > last year butchering and selling diseased pork that were quarantined
> > by the agriculture ministry and were supposed to be trashed.

>
>
> Damn, the Chinese are learning the nuts and bolts of capitalism in a
> hurry, aren't they?


No. They emulate, but they don't innovate.

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