On December 14, 2007 I announced that Obama would win (You read it here first: Obama will win).
I based that prediction on the fact that Oprah had anointed him with her endorsement.
Today I can confirm that I was right because today I am joined by the kids who vote in the Weekly Reader poll.
They gave Obama 54.7 percent of the vote, McCain 42.9 percent and others 2.5 percent. Obama won 420 electoral college votes from 33 states, including Ohio and McCain's home state of Arizona, and McCain got 118 electoral votes from 17 states.
Weekly Reader kids have accurately predicted winners in 12 of the past 13 presidential elections.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
Fallout from Hillary's "monster" victory
Calling Hillary Clinton a monster is being unnecessarily kind. But that is the sin of Obama's former adviser on foreign affairs.
Samantha Power said it in an unguarded moment while being interviewed by a newspaper in Scotland. She immediately told the reporter (Gerri Peev, a female) that the remark should be off the record, but the reporter and her editors determined that such forgiveness wasn't in accordance with pre-established rules; namely, it had been previously agreed that the interview was to be on the record.
Gotcha! The Scotsman published that slip of the tongue and, for good measure, took pains to publicize the aside volunteered by Ms. Power in which she used the f-word.
The fall-out was, as everyone already knows, that Obama feigned shock and fired Ms. Power. That clearly indicates two things: Obama is a weak-ass when it comes to supporting folks on his team and, two, Ms. Power wasn't all that much of an asset anyway.
But the fall-out goes deeper for anyone who cares about media and reportage.
Off-the-record information for the reporter normally is used as backgrounding for better understanding of the subject at issue. It can be specified in the interview agreement, but if not, it is generally understood to be the way of doing business. Only a publication with an agenda or a penchant for making a splash for itself would violate this trust over something so shallow as an unguarded little name-call.
If calling Billary a monster were consequential enough to report, it surely is important enough to follow up with questions about why this term applied to the candidate. It was not that consequential, however. It was a Gotcha! pure and simple. (See the MSNBC report.)
The uproar that followed was loud enough to inspire the editor of the Scotsman to proclaim "we are certain it was right to publish (the monster comment)." Not so certain were folks who read the story and offered their opinions because commenting was suspended "due to repeated abuse of our terms and conditions."
Not so certain, also, are professional journalists who understand that The Scotsman's behavior intensifies distrust of media by news sources and intensifies the perception among consumers that many, if not most, big-media reporters are hypocritical and fraudulent.
Samantha Power said it in an unguarded moment while being interviewed by a newspaper in Scotland. She immediately told the reporter (Gerri Peev, a female) that the remark should be off the record, but the reporter and her editors determined that such forgiveness wasn't in accordance with pre-established rules; namely, it had been previously agreed that the interview was to be on the record.
Gotcha! The Scotsman published that slip of the tongue and, for good measure, took pains to publicize the aside volunteered by Ms. Power in which she used the f-word.
The fall-out was, as everyone already knows, that Obama feigned shock and fired Ms. Power. That clearly indicates two things: Obama is a weak-ass when it comes to supporting folks on his team and, two, Ms. Power wasn't all that much of an asset anyway.
But the fall-out goes deeper for anyone who cares about media and reportage.
Off-the-record information for the reporter normally is used as backgrounding for better understanding of the subject at issue. It can be specified in the interview agreement, but if not, it is generally understood to be the way of doing business. Only a publication with an agenda or a penchant for making a splash for itself would violate this trust over something so shallow as an unguarded little name-call.
If calling Billary a monster were consequential enough to report, it surely is important enough to follow up with questions about why this term applied to the candidate. It was not that consequential, however. It was a Gotcha! pure and simple. (See the MSNBC report.)
The uproar that followed was loud enough to inspire the editor of the Scotsman to proclaim "we are certain it was right to publish (the monster comment)." Not so certain were folks who read the story and offered their opinions because commenting was suspended "due to repeated abuse of our terms and conditions."
Not so certain, also, are professional journalists who understand that The Scotsman's behavior intensifies distrust of media by news sources and intensifies the perception among consumers that many, if not most, big-media reporters are hypocritical and fraudulent.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Obama will win in Ohio
To my mind, and not because I necessarily like him as potential President, Obama has delivered the right stuff to the right places in my neighborhood.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Something about the White House that makes a person stupid
... Take Hillary, who spent eight years there, for instance.
"I know nothing about it," Clinton told ABC affiliate WFAA. "This is in the public domain. But let's just stop and ask yourself: 'Why are you -- why is anybody concerned about this?'"
Clinton said that she found questions about whether her campaign leaked the photo (of Obama dressed in African clothing) to be "really laughable."
Mrs. Clinton is another Bill - another liar, only more shrill and even more annoying than Bubba.
... Take George W. Bush, who spent nearly eight years there, for instance.
"I understand the mentality of the American people," Bush told attendees at the Republican Governors Association annual dinner. "I'm confident we'll hold the White House in 2008."
The man seems no longer trying to feign rationality. Nobody has ever been more distant from the mentality of the American people. And no President has ever done a more exquisite job of setting up his political party for a crushing defeat than has Bush. He no longer makes any sense whatever.
"I know nothing about it," Clinton told ABC affiliate WFAA. "This is in the public domain. But let's just stop and ask yourself: 'Why are you -- why is anybody concerned about this?'"
Clinton said that she found questions about whether her campaign leaked the photo (of Obama dressed in African clothing) to be "really laughable."
Mrs. Clinton is another Bill - another liar, only more shrill and even more annoying than Bubba.
... Take George W. Bush, who spent nearly eight years there, for instance.
"I understand the mentality of the American people," Bush told attendees at the Republican Governors Association annual dinner. "I'm confident we'll hold the White House in 2008."
The man seems no longer trying to feign rationality. Nobody has ever been more distant from the mentality of the American people. And no President has ever done a more exquisite job of setting up his political party for a crushing defeat than has Bush. He no longer makes any sense whatever.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Dispatch reader explains high gasoline prices
"It really steams me that not one presidential candidate has addressed the price of gasoline." So begins a letter to the editor of today's Columbus Dispatch, written by Jack Crowley of Nelsonville, OH.
Crowley has hit our country's economic problems head-on by enumerating the ways in which the United States government, at the behest of President Bush, is screwing Americans in the pocketbooks and in the comfort zones because he holds this magic wand over gasoline prices. It is universally explained away as the effect of "supply and demand," though such principles can apply only to an open, unfettered and unregulated marketplace.
It is astonishing that the Presidential candidates never mention the price of gasoline and diesel fuel as the basis of our economy's present catastrophe; nor does Congress; nor do mainstream media; nor are there demands for reform from citizens.
This sham operates from behind the smoke and mirrors called "supply and demand." That it goes unchallenged demonstrates the incredible degree of incompetency of our society. (For a plethora of thoughts on this theme, go to the search box above and type in "gasoline.")
We are simply eating the Big Weenie of Bush and his buddies - as though it's to be expected with an oil-rich President and as though nobody can reign him in.
Only one other person in the entire U.S. seems to understand that, and his name is Jack Crowley. Go read his letter.
Crowley has hit our country's economic problems head-on by enumerating the ways in which the United States government, at the behest of President Bush, is screwing Americans in the pocketbooks and in the comfort zones because he holds this magic wand over gasoline prices. It is universally explained away as the effect of "supply and demand," though such principles can apply only to an open, unfettered and unregulated marketplace.
It is astonishing that the Presidential candidates never mention the price of gasoline and diesel fuel as the basis of our economy's present catastrophe; nor does Congress; nor do mainstream media; nor are there demands for reform from citizens.
This sham operates from behind the smoke and mirrors called "supply and demand." That it goes unchallenged demonstrates the incredible degree of incompetency of our society. (For a plethora of thoughts on this theme, go to the search box above and type in "gasoline.")
We are simply eating the Big Weenie of Bush and his buddies - as though it's to be expected with an oil-rich President and as though nobody can reign him in.
Only one other person in the entire U.S. seems to understand that, and his name is Jack Crowley. Go read his letter.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Hillary: Meddling in personal affairs to benefit big business
It seems impossible that Hillary could get a single vote toward her candidacy for President after she was quoted by AP 2/3/08 that "she might be willing to garnish the wages of workers who refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans."
But it didn't cause a stir. Americans are used to this kind of meddling though few, I think, see it as a bare-faced bribe for corporate support, in this case the health insurance industry.
Government and business are partners in plunder, as I wrote here 9/27/06, and it's worth a revisit:
A column published today by John Stossel draws a bead on the business-government connection. He mentions only big business, but I assure you the connection exists at all levels and can be seen in much of what happens in the execution of local, regional, and state taxpayer-supported projects. Though I'm surprised that Mr. Stossel seems to have discovered this truism only recently and then only skims the top of what really happening, his presentation is certainly recommended reading.
Here's the link.
But it didn't cause a stir. Americans are used to this kind of meddling though few, I think, see it as a bare-faced bribe for corporate support, in this case the health insurance industry.
Government and business are partners in plunder, as I wrote here 9/27/06, and it's worth a revisit:
A column published today by John Stossel draws a bead on the business-government connection. He mentions only big business, but I assure you the connection exists at all levels and can be seen in much of what happens in the execution of local, regional, and state taxpayer-supported projects. Though I'm surprised that Mr. Stossel seems to have discovered this truism only recently and then only skims the top of what really happening, his presentation is certainly recommended reading.
Here's the link.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Iowa explained
If you're as sick of hearing about candidates for the next Presidential election as I am, you have been shutting out as much media clatter as possible. Now that Iowa primary is finally over, Peggy Noonan has written the how and why of it in a way that makes sense.
Friday, December 14, 2007
You read it here first: Obama will win
Media analysts and politicians should pay attention to the Oprah card. If that card doesn't get trumped, Obama is next President.
Strategists who would influence American voters believe it takes only enough glitz and glamour, a candidate who offends the fewest interest groups and minorities, while promising them the most government handouts, the one with the sexiest look and slickest delivery.
They view American voters as shallow and manipulatable. Maybe, but America has chosen Oprah, a supremely soulful lady, as one of its most cherished icons.
America believes in her honesty and goodness. She makes sense in a way that media analysts and editorialists cannot: She is believable and trustworthy.
Oprah has nothing to gain from political parties, donations, PAC's, lobbyists, or profiteers. She a person who has no reason not to tell the truth, not unless I'm missing something.
Before voters will be influenced in how they vote they must trust those who would influence. America trusts Oprah.
That simple equation puts Obama in office, unless Obama gets out-Oprah'ed.
Strategists who would influence American voters believe it takes only enough glitz and glamour, a candidate who offends the fewest interest groups and minorities, while promising them the most government handouts, the one with the sexiest look and slickest delivery.
They view American voters as shallow and manipulatable. Maybe, but America has chosen Oprah, a supremely soulful lady, as one of its most cherished icons.
America believes in her honesty and goodness. She makes sense in a way that media analysts and editorialists cannot: She is believable and trustworthy.
Oprah has nothing to gain from political parties, donations, PAC's, lobbyists, or profiteers. She a person who has no reason not to tell the truth, not unless I'm missing something.
Before voters will be influenced in how they vote they must trust those who would influence. America trusts Oprah.
That simple equation puts Obama in office, unless Obama gets out-Oprah'ed.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Looking for conspiracy? Check for media-government connections
Most baffling to me about my fellow citizens is their inability to make themselves heard about energy prices. It is not an issue among Presidential candidates; it is not a concern of Congress; newspapers lay it to "supply and demand." I say it's conspiracy.
If 81 percent of Americans believe it is "somewhat likely" or "very likely" that oil companies conspire to keep the price of gasoline high, (as has been determined by a Scripps Howard News Service/Ohio University poll and reported in the Columbus Dispatch this morning), why aren't they communicating about this to their government? And if they are communicating to their government about it, why isn't government investigating? And if they're not investigating, why isn't media investigating?
Here's my conspiracy theory: That not only are oil companies conspiring, but international governments are also conspiring, and our President is a ringleader. Not only is that conspiracy dogging us at the gas pump, but so is another: that big media is in on it too.
You'll wipe that snicker off your face if you'll go read the report on how the New York Times withheld a story about Pakistan for three years because Bush said so.
Now consider the biggest story ever about what I think is the biggest conspiracy of the Bush Administration, which is oil-price finagling, and guess why there are no meaningful media reports on why gasoline is $3+ per gallon.
If 81 percent of Americans believe it is "somewhat likely" or "very likely" that oil companies conspire to keep the price of gasoline high, (as has been determined by a Scripps Howard News Service/Ohio University poll and reported in the Columbus Dispatch this morning), why aren't they communicating about this to their government? And if they are communicating to their government about it, why isn't government investigating? And if they're not investigating, why isn't media investigating?
Here's my conspiracy theory: That not only are oil companies conspiring, but international governments are also conspiring, and our President is a ringleader. Not only is that conspiracy dogging us at the gas pump, but so is another: that big media is in on it too.
You'll wipe that snicker off your face if you'll go read the report on how the New York Times withheld a story about Pakistan for three years because Bush said so.
Now consider the biggest story ever about what I think is the biggest conspiracy of the Bush Administration, which is oil-price finagling, and guess why there are no meaningful media reports on why gasoline is $3+ per gallon.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
New lobby law, Hillary lies, more government intrusion, how did our mystery senator vote on screwing consumers?
New lobby law
Here's the link to a web site on which you will find a copy of the "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007" and also wealth of information that relates to this subject.
Hillary can't quit lying because her last name is Clinton
No matter what kind of weaseling Hill attempts, she just can't hide the fact that she's a Clintonian liar. In the Des Moines forum where a question for her was planted she denied knowledge of it.
Sure.
Next spectacular lie is the waitress tip bugger-up. Someone forgot to tip a waitress during a "Middle-Class Express" pit stop in Iowa. Think about it. That's no big deal. It surely was a mistake and all they had to do was admit it. Not the Clinton way. Next day's report by AP declared that Hill's people did leave a tip with the manager who took the fall for the Senator, saying it was his fault the waitress didn't get the tip. The controversy and the weaseling continued in an NPR report, the most significant statement of which came from the waitress who said, "Why would I lie about not getting a tip?" And why would Hillary lie? Because that's the Clinton way to do things.
So, when Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland endorsed her and put out a feeler for becoming her VP, he didn't exactly collect voters' points. But the veracity of the both of them came through quite well in this USA Today report:
Asked if she would consider Strickland as a running mate, Clinton said such talk was "premature." For his part, Strickland made a strong and Sherman-esque statement – he is not interested in being the running mate to Clinton or anyone else.
Pffft
Vaccination or jail
Go read this report if you want to get pissed off about government intrusion into lives of citizens. Bureaucrats in Prince George's County VA, (bordering Washington DC) are threatening to jail parents of school children who have not gotten vaccinations as required by the state.
Electric customers shafted by Ohio Senate
An AP report in the Advocate a few days ago begins:
"COLUMBUS (AP) — Subtle changes buried in an energy bill plotting the future of Ohioans’ electricity rates guarantee that today’s prices will never fall and make it nearly impossible for producers of green power to gain a foothold in the state, [the Plain Dealer] reported Monday.
"The amendments were added by the Ohio Senate to Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposed energy bill, which the Ohio House has scheduled to debate at the leisurely pace of one hearing per week into the new year."
The bill also continued deep discounts for big industrial users, weakened the muscle originally given to PUCO, and other stuff.
I attempted to learn on-line if our state senator (can you name him?) (whose name is Tim Schaffer and who lives in Lancaster and who replaced Jay Hottinger last election and whose e-mail address is SD31@mailr.sen.state.oh.us) had voted for this senate Bill.
Getting this info on-line seems impossible. I can't find the source if there is one. Of course neither the Dispatch nor the Advocate think it important enough to report. Which is exactly why Tim and Jay do whatever they damned well want. Nobody knows.
So I wrote an e-mail to Tim three days ago and I politely asked if he voted for this bill and he didn't answer. Which means, I'm pretty sure, that he's not proud of his vote.
We really should know more about this man. In fact, it would be nice to know anything at all about our mystery senator of whom we've heard nothing since his election.
Here's the link to a web site on which you will find a copy of the "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007" and also wealth of information that relates to this subject.
Hillary can't quit lying because her last name is Clinton
No matter what kind of weaseling Hill attempts, she just can't hide the fact that she's a Clintonian liar. In the Des Moines forum where a question for her was planted she denied knowledge of it.
Sure.
Next spectacular lie is the waitress tip bugger-up. Someone forgot to tip a waitress during a "Middle-Class Express" pit stop in Iowa. Think about it. That's no big deal. It surely was a mistake and all they had to do was admit it. Not the Clinton way. Next day's report by AP declared that Hill's people did leave a tip with the manager who took the fall for the Senator, saying it was his fault the waitress didn't get the tip. The controversy and the weaseling continued in an NPR report, the most significant statement of which came from the waitress who said, "Why would I lie about not getting a tip?" And why would Hillary lie? Because that's the Clinton way to do things.
So, when Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland endorsed her and put out a feeler for becoming her VP, he didn't exactly collect voters' points. But the veracity of the both of them came through quite well in this USA Today report:
Asked if she would consider Strickland as a running mate, Clinton said such talk was "premature." For his part, Strickland made a strong and Sherman-esque statement – he is not interested in being the running mate to Clinton or anyone else.
Pffft
Vaccination or jail
Go read this report if you want to get pissed off about government intrusion into lives of citizens. Bureaucrats in Prince George's County VA, (bordering Washington DC) are threatening to jail parents of school children who have not gotten vaccinations as required by the state.
Electric customers shafted by Ohio Senate
An AP report in the Advocate a few days ago begins:
"COLUMBUS (AP) — Subtle changes buried in an energy bill plotting the future of Ohioans’ electricity rates guarantee that today’s prices will never fall and make it nearly impossible for producers of green power to gain a foothold in the state, [the Plain Dealer] reported Monday.
"The amendments were added by the Ohio Senate to Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposed energy bill, which the Ohio House has scheduled to debate at the leisurely pace of one hearing per week into the new year."
The bill also continued deep discounts for big industrial users, weakened the muscle originally given to PUCO, and other stuff.
I attempted to learn on-line if our state senator (can you name him?) (whose name is Tim Schaffer and who lives in Lancaster and who replaced Jay Hottinger last election and whose e-mail address is SD31@mailr.sen.state.oh.us) had voted for this senate Bill.
Getting this info on-line seems impossible. I can't find the source if there is one. Of course neither the Dispatch nor the Advocate think it important enough to report. Which is exactly why Tim and Jay do whatever they damned well want. Nobody knows.
So I wrote an e-mail to Tim three days ago and I politely asked if he voted for this bill and he didn't answer. Which means, I'm pretty sure, that he's not proud of his vote.
We really should know more about this man. In fact, it would be nice to know anything at all about our mystery senator of whom we've heard nothing since his election.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Question: Who are Democrats pandering to?
Answer: Anyone who will listen
Hillary 9/28/07 -
Taxpayers will give every newborn child $5,000.
Obama 10/4/07 -
explains that he stopped wearing an American flag lapel pin because it had become a substitute for "true patriotism."
Bubba Clinton 10/5/07 -
Bubba Clinton claims that if Hill wins, she would aks him to "go out and immediately restore America's standing, go out and tell people America was open for business and cooperation again"
Obama 10/5/07 -
calls the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy "outdated."
Hillary 10/9/07 -
Hillary gives up the idea of $5,000 for babies, but now would give $1,000 a year in tax cuts for 401k accounts, paying for it with higher estate taxes
Hillary 9/28/07 -
Taxpayers will give every newborn child $5,000.
Obama 10/4/07 -
explains that he stopped wearing an American flag lapel pin because it had become a substitute for "true patriotism."
Bubba Clinton 10/5/07 -
Bubba Clinton claims that if Hill wins, she would aks him to "go out and immediately restore America's standing, go out and tell people America was open for business and cooperation again"
Obama 10/5/07 -
calls the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy "outdated."
Hillary 10/9/07 -
Hillary gives up the idea of $5,000 for babies, but now would give $1,000 a year in tax cuts for 401k accounts, paying for it with higher estate taxes
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Ann Coulter on the warpath - funny stuff
"Woo" is the mating call of rotund liberal women, according to Ann Coulter, when she writes about "the same oddball collection of teachers' union shills and welfare recipients you see at all Democratic gatherings."
Maybe Democrats shouldn't read this, but here it is...
Maybe Democrats shouldn't read this, but here it is...
Monday, July 30, 2007
Where Dave Barry, presidential candidate, stands on key issues
Dave Barry is sometimes known as a very funny newspaper columnist, at least on his better days. But just now he's also known as a presidential candidate (again). And just to demonstrate that he's dead serious, he's fielding questions from citizen-voters, questions such as:
Q - Dear Mr. Barry, As president, would you be willing to make the personal sacrifice necessary in order to ensure that pictures of your colonoscopy become front page news? And, if so, would you agree that "The Five Benign Polyps" would be an excellent name for a rock band ?- Concerned Citizen, San Francisco, CA 7/25/07
A - There would be one entire TV channel devoted full-time to broadcasting high-definition color images of my various internal and external organs. -Dave Barry 7/28/07
Q - If "elected" President of the good old U.S. of A., can Americans expect a chicken in every pot? - Salt Lick Slim, Wendover, Utah 7/27/07
A - My feeling is, if you give a man a chicken, he will eat for a day. But if you teach him to fish for chicken, you will probably never see him again.- Dave Barry 7/28/07
Q - Dave, in our recent elections, states that vote Republican were called Red States and those that vote Democrat were called Blue States, or maybe it was the other way around. What color will the states be that vote for you? - Mark, Arlington Heights, IL 7/27/07
A - Beer-colored. - Dave Barry 7/28/07
Q - Mr. CandiDave, billions of dollars are flowing out of the United States, worsening our already sucky balance of trade deficit, to feed an increasing American dependence on a commodity not produced within our borders: Harry Potter. If elected, what will you do to get all that money back? - Anonymous 7/27/07
A - I will start a crash program to develop Harry Potter books right here in America, made from ethanol. - Dave Barry 7/28/07
Q - I hate Fox news but they have the hottest girls, can you as president force CNN to hire good looking news anchor chicks? - Jose, Puerto Rico 7/26/07
A - This will be my highest priority - Dave Barry 7/26/07
Q - Dear Mr. "Next-to-Be President" Dave - Yesterday, I took an informal poll at my local Walmart, and out of the 40 people questioned, not one knew anything about you. Do you think you may have a name recognition problem or did I just happen to pick 40 stupid people? - Jim George, Summerville SC 7/26/07
A - Big deal. I don't know them either. - Dave Barry 7/26/07
Q - Dear Dave - Since Michael Vick is probably finished as an NFL quarterback, would you consider him good candidate for a manned mission to Pluto? - Jim George, Summerville SC 7/23/07
A - Yes, but he cannot go alone, which is why we will also be sending Nancy Grace. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
Q - Dave, if you had just one wish for the American people, what would it be? And conversely, if you had one wish for the rest of the world, what would that be? - Heidi, Boston, MA 7/23/07
A - Very simply, I would wish, on behalf of all the people of the world, that I would be happy. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
Q - Dave, what or who will be your Official White House pet, if you are elected? - matthew, jericho 7/24/07
A - Dennis Kucinic. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
Q - Our current President once said... "God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of Us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear." (4 Mar 2004, Los Angeles.) Mr. Barry, are you capable of this kind of emotional commitment? - Dr. Scott David Milkey, Ashburn, VA 7/23/07
A - After a few beers, sure. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
Q - Please tell us something ethical so we can judge your family values and upstanding-ness. I was not impressed with the nasty photo of you groping that bear. - Dejenerated, Boston, MA 7/23/07
A - That was a consenting bear. At least at first. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
OKAY - If that didn't satisfy your curiosity about the Dave Barry candidacy, go on over to his Q&A forum and read all questions and responses. You can even ask your own question, since you're probably just wasting time at work anyway.
Q - Dear Mr. Barry, As president, would you be willing to make the personal sacrifice necessary in order to ensure that pictures of your colonoscopy become front page news? And, if so, would you agree that "The Five Benign Polyps" would be an excellent name for a rock band ?- Concerned Citizen, San Francisco, CA 7/25/07
A - There would be one entire TV channel devoted full-time to broadcasting high-definition color images of my various internal and external organs. -Dave Barry 7/28/07
Q - If "elected" President of the good old U.S. of A., can Americans expect a chicken in every pot? - Salt Lick Slim, Wendover, Utah 7/27/07
A - My feeling is, if you give a man a chicken, he will eat for a day. But if you teach him to fish for chicken, you will probably never see him again.- Dave Barry 7/28/07
Q - Dave, in our recent elections, states that vote Republican were called Red States and those that vote Democrat were called Blue States, or maybe it was the other way around. What color will the states be that vote for you? - Mark, Arlington Heights, IL 7/27/07
A - Beer-colored. - Dave Barry 7/28/07
Q - Mr. CandiDave, billions of dollars are flowing out of the United States, worsening our already sucky balance of trade deficit, to feed an increasing American dependence on a commodity not produced within our borders: Harry Potter. If elected, what will you do to get all that money back? - Anonymous 7/27/07
A - I will start a crash program to develop Harry Potter books right here in America, made from ethanol. - Dave Barry 7/28/07
Q - I hate Fox news but they have the hottest girls, can you as president force CNN to hire good looking news anchor chicks? - Jose, Puerto Rico 7/26/07
A - This will be my highest priority - Dave Barry 7/26/07
Q - Dear Mr. "Next-to-Be President" Dave - Yesterday, I took an informal poll at my local Walmart, and out of the 40 people questioned, not one knew anything about you. Do you think you may have a name recognition problem or did I just happen to pick 40 stupid people? - Jim George, Summerville SC 7/26/07
A - Big deal. I don't know them either. - Dave Barry 7/26/07
Q - Dear Dave - Since Michael Vick is probably finished as an NFL quarterback, would you consider him good candidate for a manned mission to Pluto? - Jim George, Summerville SC 7/23/07
A - Yes, but he cannot go alone, which is why we will also be sending Nancy Grace. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
Q - Dave, if you had just one wish for the American people, what would it be? And conversely, if you had one wish for the rest of the world, what would that be? - Heidi, Boston, MA 7/23/07
A - Very simply, I would wish, on behalf of all the people of the world, that I would be happy. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
Q - Dave, what or who will be your Official White House pet, if you are elected? - matthew, jericho 7/24/07
A - Dennis Kucinic. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
Q - Our current President once said... "God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of Us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear." (4 Mar 2004, Los Angeles.) Mr. Barry, are you capable of this kind of emotional commitment? - Dr. Scott David Milkey, Ashburn, VA 7/23/07
A - After a few beers, sure. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
Q - Please tell us something ethical so we can judge your family values and upstanding-ness. I was not impressed with the nasty photo of you groping that bear. - Dejenerated, Boston, MA 7/23/07
A - That was a consenting bear. At least at first. - Dave Barry 7/24/07
OKAY - If that didn't satisfy your curiosity about the Dave Barry candidacy, go on over to his Q&A forum and read all questions and responses. You can even ask your own question, since you're probably just wasting time at work anyway.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Obama: Dredging the bottom for votes
Obama stooped to a new low in dredging for black votes. Recently he promoted more riots - as in 15-years-ago riots - as a way for blacks to express themselves.
"This administration was colorblind in its incompetence," Obama said at a conference of black clergy, according to an Associated Press report.
He repeatedly talked of riots for past injustices that had nothing to do with Bush - Rodney King beating, for instance - alluding to the riots that followed, which, of course, has nothing to do with the President's incompetence.
Obama's point was, in the words of the reporter, "Bush administration has done nothing to defuse a 'quiet riot' among blacks that threatens to erupt just as riots in Los Angeles did 15 years ago."
Threatens to erupt? Says who? Why that would be the man who wants to become our President.
Threatens to erupt? Yes, but only now, because Obama is promoting rioting by this speech.
But it pleased the crowed. His blather "got ovation after ovation" from the black clergy at Hampton University.
Election points? Not from anyone who sees rioting, quiet or otherwise, as a really stupid way to communicate.
No. But the more Obama has the misfortune to open his mouth in public, the more he is seen as just another person who will assume any pose for the sake of votes.
We already have rosters full of them in both of the political parties.
"This administration was colorblind in its incompetence," Obama said at a conference of black clergy, according to an Associated Press report.
He repeatedly talked of riots for past injustices that had nothing to do with Bush - Rodney King beating, for instance - alluding to the riots that followed, which, of course, has nothing to do with the President's incompetence.
Obama's point was, in the words of the reporter, "Bush administration has done nothing to defuse a 'quiet riot' among blacks that threatens to erupt just as riots in Los Angeles did 15 years ago."
Threatens to erupt? Says who? Why that would be the man who wants to become our President.
Threatens to erupt? Yes, but only now, because Obama is promoting rioting by this speech.
But it pleased the crowed. His blather "got ovation after ovation" from the black clergy at Hampton University.
Election points? Not from anyone who sees rioting, quiet or otherwise, as a really stupid way to communicate.
No. But the more Obama has the misfortune to open his mouth in public, the more he is seen as just another person who will assume any pose for the sake of votes.
We already have rosters full of them in both of the political parties.
Friday, May 18, 2007
What's wrong, Bunky?
The staff writers at Editor & Publisher asked "What's going on?" in view of a new surge in American angst.
Authors of the article seemed baffled because "Gallup reports today a sudden plunge in its regular 'satisfaction' index. Only 25% of Americans now say they satisfied with the state of their country -- down 8% in just one month -- and one of the lowest ever measured.
"'The current 25% satisfaction level is very low by historical standards,' Gallup explained. 'Since Gallup first asked this question in 1979, the average percentage of Americans saying they are satisfied with conditions in the country is 43%.'"
Let's see. What could possibly have put Americans in such a funk?
Could it possibly be no-longer-affordable gasoline?
Could it be an out-of-control congress and a crazy president?
Perhaps it has something to do with idea that Americans know they were lied to about the war, and are still being lied to, we have repeatedly sent that message but we remain stuck another Vietnam with no light at the end of the tunnel? Meanwhile, our youngsters spill blood for government which views itself as having no allegiance whatever to middle-class tax-paying voting citizens. Could that be it?
Could it be that government has given and still is giving this country over to millions of criminal aliens for the sake of business profits?
Could it be that about one in three Americans now are considered "minorities," causing much unpleasant socio-economic upheaval, not to mention the burden to taxpayers of vast welfare entitlements and unnecessary overcrowding?
Could it be that corruption in government, lying politicians, taxes for pork, lobbyists who determine how our legislators vote, stupid tax laws, and on and on until everyone is just beat down and there's nothing to be proud of anymore and nobody we can trust? And no Presidential candidates that are a bit better than recent failures who've occupied that office? Could that have something to do with it?
I think it might.
Authors of the article seemed baffled because "Gallup reports today a sudden plunge in its regular 'satisfaction' index. Only 25% of Americans now say they satisfied with the state of their country -- down 8% in just one month -- and one of the lowest ever measured.
"'The current 25% satisfaction level is very low by historical standards,' Gallup explained. 'Since Gallup first asked this question in 1979, the average percentage of Americans saying they are satisfied with conditions in the country is 43%.'"
Let's see. What could possibly have put Americans in such a funk?
Could it possibly be no-longer-affordable gasoline?
Could it be an out-of-control congress and a crazy president?
Perhaps it has something to do with idea that Americans know they were lied to about the war, and are still being lied to, we have repeatedly sent that message but we remain stuck another Vietnam with no light at the end of the tunnel? Meanwhile, our youngsters spill blood for government which views itself as having no allegiance whatever to middle-class tax-paying voting citizens. Could that be it?
Could it be that government has given and still is giving this country over to millions of criminal aliens for the sake of business profits?
Could it be that about one in three Americans now are considered "minorities," causing much unpleasant socio-economic upheaval, not to mention the burden to taxpayers of vast welfare entitlements and unnecessary overcrowding?
Could it be that corruption in government, lying politicians, taxes for pork, lobbyists who determine how our legislators vote, stupid tax laws, and on and on until everyone is just beat down and there's nothing to be proud of anymore and nobody we can trust? And no Presidential candidates that are a bit better than recent failures who've occupied that office? Could that have something to do with it?
I think it might.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Who "won" last night's debate among Democrats?
A Daily News columnist claims Sen. Barack Obama (see Obama works too hard at passing the "black like us" test) pulled from the pack in the last few minutes of last night's debate to show "why he is the surprise of the political season," and won the first round on points, but just barely. Michael Goodwin wrote an easy-reading and understandable review.
Obama works too hard at passing the "black like us" test
I thought for a while that Obama might be the man. But then he revealed his abortion sympathies and - worse - began sucking for "black (bigot) votes."
John H. Bunzel wrote in the Mercury News that
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who ran for president in 2004 and became "president of black America," has said that Obama doesn't pass Sharpton's "black-like-us" test. "Just because you are our color," he said, "doesn't make you our kind."
Maybe he hasn't yet passed the Sharpton test, but he's obviously trying.
Goodbye, Barack Obama. I never liked either of your names anyway.
(Reprinted from Newark Tea Party Page One)
John H. Bunzel wrote in the Mercury News that
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who ran for president in 2004 and became "president of black America," has said that Obama doesn't pass Sharpton's "black-like-us" test. "Just because you are our color," he said, "doesn't make you our kind."
Maybe he hasn't yet passed the Sharpton test, but he's obviously trying.
Goodbye, Barack Obama. I never liked either of your names anyway.
(Reprinted from Newark Tea Party Page One)
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