News talk 2013-12-26: McDonald’s quiets employees

Come on, CNN, why the dirty fingernails in this image? It’s not part of the story.

I love McDonald’s. And it has nothing to do with food quality. They were there “back in the day” with those 15-cent hamburgers when I really needed them. Loyalty can stretch for many decades.

I’m probably the only person who ever opted out of a gourmet dinner with Jack Binion at the World Series of Poker to walk up the street, with $40,000 stuffed in my pockets, to order a Big Mac. I like other stuff there, too. Egg McMuffins, the on-and-off-sale McRib (and I know what it’s really made from), and more. — MC