Saturday, July 31, 2004

This is "funny"/"scary"

I find, if I am away from the blogs for more than a few hours, I feel "out-of-touch"....

THAT IS SCARY!

The "news", as presented by the "normal media" and the "normal websites" is just not something I believe!!!!

Why????

Cause they tilt everything to the left so FAR as to make it NOT NEWS!

You need to magic device to detect this.....
Just look at the headlines....."Budget Deficit Sets Record"
The real story......"Budget Deficit less than projected by 10%"

This is REAL Folks.....not makebelieve!
Check your blogger sources and see what I mean!


Friday, July 30, 2004

Bounce??????

The Demo convention is OVER!!!!!

I, for one, am glad..........that means I have no reason to express an opinion on the content of this exercise in "FUTILITY"!

Conventions have become so very, very, OUT-OF-TOUCH!

They are kindergarten recitals of the obvious.....

I remember (as I am an old fart) the conventions of the 60s.....WHEN the vote of delegates meant SOMETHING!


McCain/Lieberman????????

Some of the fellow-bloggers have developed a theme of "if WE had a choice!"......

Of course, it will not work, however.....it makes one think, and if you look at it in depth...
WE need a valid 3rd Party!....not the "shoot-myself-in-the-foot" Libertarians who seem to have a Presidential candidate who is fighting the govt. by not filing tax returns!!!!

I, a long-confirmed fan of the late Paul Simon, of Illinois, find the facts to be that Mr. Obama of Illinois could be the fellow for the future.....many have compared him to Simon....That would get my attention....
I simply hope the future holds more than I see now!

Thursday, July 29, 2004

sKerry's "ship" might be taking on water!

Today it was announced......the book by the "other" fastboat crew who were originally pictured by John Kerry.......They are shooting down his efforts, his "purple hearts", and his comments....
The book will be out in time for a month or two lead on the election....

This most certainly will cause Kerry some real problems.....and, it makes one wonder why, when he knows these folks are out there, he continues to strut his "veteran hero" status....

I am amazed.....

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Enough????

Of course, we are bombarded by the media with the coverage of the Demo Convention....
But, Thank the Gods that be, we are spared most of the hours of the convention.....

Even the GODS (by their own perceived ideals) of the media are finding the convention BORING!!!!

As some have already speculated.....this may mark the LAST of the major importance conventions.

If the candidates are chosen ahead of time, then what is the point?????

Tuesday, July 27, 2004

& They're off!

Demo Convention is underway......

Only three days to go......

Seems the approach to the convention was forever, and I am sure the GOP will be similar. While i have defined opinions of who I shall vote for, I am finding this election year and its volumes of words/attacks/media coverage (Liberal to the nth degree) just way over the top....at least we only have just over three months til election! Will any of us survive?

Thursday, July 22, 2004

Does anyone read the polls?????

I am amazed that we have ALREADY had at least five months of polls on the Presidential election.

Amazed as the actual nominations are still to come......

I seem to recall, correct me if I am wrong as I am an official OLD FART!, that the actual nomination used to be the event which kicked off the campaign. Now it seems the event for nomination is a sort of "pre-game bonfire" which is used by the "cheerleaders" of both parties to highlight their particular candidate in glowing terms and launch him/her toward greatness!!!! &, of course, election!

I will HATE the election, the candidates and the parties by the time the actual event  arrives!.......Will this dislike of the current process translate into voter apathy ?????


HELP, HELP.....The GOP Is leaking our wrongs!

What a strange thing.....the media....Liberal as it may be....is touting the story that the primary item in the Berg(L)er story is the fact the GOP "may have" leaked the story NOW......

NOTHING about the actual story......a man TOOK, Illegally!!!!!!! Documents from the National Archives.....documents he had beeen "sworn" to protect and NOT divulge.....in his previous post at National Security Advisor to Clinton!

Some of my favorite themes from this....

His storage of items in his socks must have been "footnotes"
He is a "Berg(L)er"
and many more.....

Love it!

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Just the facts....Long as I decide what IS fact!

I find it enormously amusing....while I also am ANGRY!
 
Clinton's National Security Advisor is being investigated for STEALING a number of quite revealing documents from the National Archives.....
 
& that story is being reported....though most media report it as "accidently taken items".....
 
2 Things are missing from most of the media....
 
THIS MAN IS THE ANNOUNCED "ADVISOR" to John sKerry!!!!! A Current title!
 
&
 
He stuffed these items into his pants....shoes, etc. Even though he had a briefcase with him.....it was FILMED!
 
Let me think.....if that had been Rumsfeld, or any other GOP political front person for Bush.....the cry would have been Horrendous & constant from both the Demos and the Media.......you know...like it was when Wilson was still being believed!

Sunday, July 18, 2004

sKerry gives another promise of money....

My main concern here, with JFK2......Mr. sKerry, is his ability ot promise to ALL and EVERYONE....Money!
 
Latest is he has told the Native Americans that he will increase their income by $40,000 EACH!.....but he declined to detail any of his actual plans/proposals to do so....
 
He is either:   
 
a) LYING!!!!!
b) Taking this country into hock FOREVER!
 
Man what a planner........"If you THINK you need it, I then promise it!"
 
Help us thru this!

Saturday, July 17, 2004

BIG BROTHER Is Watching!

This is scary........even more so than sKerry himself!
 
Florida had actually begun printing a brochure to give to pest-control techs, repairmen, etc. which would have them checking homes in which they work for "signs of terrorism & child abuse"....
 
My God!
 
I am astounded.....what next, thought police?
 
Now every disgruntled, or religious zealot in such a capacity will image themselves as "police" officers.........
 
This is I am sure unconstitutional as it in effect is giving the people power to inspect homes without a search warrant! The arguement of our state government is that they are not "searching" the homes....just observing!
 
Stick around for updates!

Off to see "Pops"

Off today to Bradenton to see "Pops", Son-in-law's grandfather, 91......
A neat fellow who is still active (played golf til three years ago), and sings in a barbershop chorus!.....
 
Last of two-week visit by our Houston daughter and family (two grandkids, ages 3 and 10 months).....
 
Rainy in Florida, and by the look of the national picture, going to be this way til Tuesday!
 
Check next post for some thoughts on Florida's effort to bring on "BIG BROTHER".....

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Pekin Prattles

Welcome to my little corner of the world.....

Long a blogger fan, I feel the need to produce some of the information/opinions which I enjoy/hate, and/or find interesting......plus some family notes.....

The Title?????

I will only say that I am a native of Pekin, Illinois.....and currently part of a group of sort-of bloggers who use email among our 50-60 active members to express opinion, remembrances of our times in school, and sometimes a LOT more....we are held together by a fellow who uses lots of his time to forward emails and responses to the entire group!

However, I find my interests are more broad and I need to include political, speculative, and other forms of communication. This, thus, becomes my outlet for said and same.

More Later today......right now yard work calls...in this awful heat!