The election is over. Now What?
OK where do we go from here? Bush got reelected and is on a roll. Personally I think we need to keep very close watch on him to make sure he doesn't go overboard. I think that we should watch his advisers as they are the ones pulling the strings, not Bush. Do the decisions ultimately come down from him or someone else, that is the question? I really don't think that the decisions are totally his.
We now have the Republicans and the Radical Right with a firm hold on government policy making. They want as much control as they can get and they will do it any way they can. So far they are doing just that. As an independent and more or less a centrist I tend to take the middle view. I tend to be one who takes the Devil's Advocate point of view a lot of times in order to get or force people to think about the issues at hand, I think it is imperative that we keep careful watch on what is happening. Those of us who tend to be more on the moderate side (if that is the right term) need to act as a brake in order to slow the process down in order to analyze the situation so that we do the right thing. By that I mean not going overboard with our zealousness and overreaction to current situations.
For those leaning to the left, you need to groom a leader who is more decisive and firm on the issues. It think that is one of the reasons Kerry lost. I also think someone with a less controversial past would be good too. By that I mean someone who's past actions don't contradict the issues now. He wavered way too much and relied too much on other opinions right up the last second before he would make a concrete decision. Only once did I see Bush waver and that was on the Gay issue of marriage. Other wise he stuck to his guns.
At least that is the way I see it.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Thursday, November 11, 2004
My theory about Arafat
Don't you think it is a little unusual that the illness that Yassar Arafat has been kept secret from the public? It does me. This is my theory. MY THEORY IS THAT HE WAS ASSASSINATED.
The mysterious illness was probably caused by some sophisticated pathogen that would never be detected once administered. All it takes is a small pin prick to administer a fatal dose of a poison that can kill a person and then be metabolized and become undetectable.
Who did it we may never know. Was it one of his own or someone from another nation? Its useless to point fingers. The deed is done and he is gone. We do know that there has been constant fighting between Palestine and Israel and it seems that there is no end in sight. If Arafat remained in power I doubt if peace would come at any time. If he was assassinated it could pave the way for negotiations between the two and eventually lead to peace or at least an equitable settlement. Lets all hope that is the outcome.
Don't you think it is a little unusual that the illness that Yassar Arafat has been kept secret from the public? It does me. This is my theory. MY THEORY IS THAT HE WAS ASSASSINATED.
The mysterious illness was probably caused by some sophisticated pathogen that would never be detected once administered. All it takes is a small pin prick to administer a fatal dose of a poison that can kill a person and then be metabolized and become undetectable.
Who did it we may never know. Was it one of his own or someone from another nation? Its useless to point fingers. The deed is done and he is gone. We do know that there has been constant fighting between Palestine and Israel and it seems that there is no end in sight. If Arafat remained in power I doubt if peace would come at any time. If he was assassinated it could pave the way for negotiations between the two and eventually lead to peace or at least an equitable settlement. Lets all hope that is the outcome.
So what is the truth? Will we ever know?
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Whacko Scientists
Ok so they found a Midget or Dwarf skeleton which is thousands of years old. They are calling it a major find. What are they thinking? They are saying that they are smart just because of their brain size? Don't dwarfs heads seem much bigger than their bodies? Like Duh? These guys are supposed to have impressive College Degrees for pete sake. Give me a break. You mean to tell me that there weren't any dwarfs back in the stone age? Come on Guys, this isn't Rocket Science. I think someone is having a Major Brain Fart or they are way off track. I went to College too, but at least I use the gray matter God gave me. I think someone is pulling our leg.
This is a Joke right? Personally I think someone should start questioning this supposed find. You just found the first midget. Get over it. Big Deal. Here is the link if you want to read the article for yourself.
Moving right along
Ok so they found a Midget or Dwarf skeleton which is thousands of years old. They are calling it a major find. What are they thinking? They are saying that they are smart just because of their brain size? Don't dwarfs heads seem much bigger than their bodies? Like Duh? These guys are supposed to have impressive College Degrees for pete sake. Give me a break. You mean to tell me that there weren't any dwarfs back in the stone age? Come on Guys, this isn't Rocket Science. I think someone is having a Major Brain Fart or they are way off track. I went to College too, but at least I use the gray matter God gave me. I think someone is pulling our leg.
This is a Joke right? Personally I think someone should start questioning this supposed find. You just found the first midget. Get over it. Big Deal. Here is the link if you want to read the article for yourself.
Moving right along
Saturday, November 06, 2004
Will the President meet the same fate as Kennedy?
Now its just speculation, but if President Bush keeps going in the same direction he has, my bet is that he may just face the same fate as Kennedy. It is a grim possibility that he must take into consideration if he wants to serve for four more years.
The question is where will it come from? I predict it may come from the extreme right or left who believe that Armageddon is upon us and that the Bush has emerged as the Beast of Revelations. That this is the beginning of the End Times. Or perhaps someone else is pulling the strings, not Bush but someone more sinister from inside.
Sounds pretty scary and far out doesn't it? The question is, can we be sure about that? Only time will tell.
Now its just speculation, but if President Bush keeps going in the same direction he has, my bet is that he may just face the same fate as Kennedy. It is a grim possibility that he must take into consideration if he wants to serve for four more years.
The question is where will it come from? I predict it may come from the extreme right or left who believe that Armageddon is upon us and that the Bush has emerged as the Beast of Revelations. That this is the beginning of the End Times. Or perhaps someone else is pulling the strings, not Bush but someone more sinister from inside.
Sounds pretty scary and far out doesn't it? The question is, can we be sure about that? Only time will tell.
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Let 'em gloat. Its Gorilla warfare time
The right wing republicans are gloating. "We won, we won." The narrow minded religious extremists are feverishly planning their next attack on American freedom. Right wing news commentators are gloating over their victory at the polls while the rest of America walks away with their tails between their legs, or at least it seems that way.
The truth is that more Americans went to the polls than any time in recent history. They only won by three percentage points. Three percentage points. That tells me something and it should tell you something too. Regardless of the outcome of the election, the American people are fed up with the right wingers. We lost the election but we have not lost the fight. We must keep on fighting even harder than before if we want to keep what we have. We cannot stop.
We did get the word out and the American public is listening. Why do you think the election was so close. I for one will not listen to the doom sayers who claim that all is lost. It is not. We didn't win but we didn't lose either. The tactic now is to throw cold water on their plans and stop them in their tracks before even more damage is done. We need to challenge them at every turn and make them work for what they want. We have now got to make it very difficult for them to succeed. Its time for Gorilla warfare. Lets take it to the streets. Shout from the rooftops. Expose them for who they are. Dig up every piece of mud we can and fling it back in their faces. Its our time to take off the gloves and slug it out.
Down but not out by any means
The right wing republicans are gloating. "We won, we won." The narrow minded religious extremists are feverishly planning their next attack on American freedom. Right wing news commentators are gloating over their victory at the polls while the rest of America walks away with their tails between their legs, or at least it seems that way.
The truth is that more Americans went to the polls than any time in recent history. They only won by three percentage points. Three percentage points. That tells me something and it should tell you something too. Regardless of the outcome of the election, the American people are fed up with the right wingers. We lost the election but we have not lost the fight. We must keep on fighting even harder than before if we want to keep what we have. We cannot stop.
We did get the word out and the American public is listening. Why do you think the election was so close. I for one will not listen to the doom sayers who claim that all is lost. It is not. We didn't win but we didn't lose either. The tactic now is to throw cold water on their plans and stop them in their tracks before even more damage is done. We need to challenge them at every turn and make them work for what they want. We have now got to make it very difficult for them to succeed. Its time for Gorilla warfare. Lets take it to the streets. Shout from the rooftops. Expose them for who they are. Dig up every piece of mud we can and fling it back in their faces. Its our time to take off the gloves and slug it out.
Down but not out by any means
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Bush has got to go
Its almost as if I told you so. The cost of the war in Iraq is going to bankrupt the country. And who should come out from hiding but Osama Bin Laden voicing his opposition to the Bush administration. "So we are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Allah willing, and nothing is too great for Allah."
This has been and continues to be an unnecessary war, a war no one wanted except the blood thirsty Bush administration and the extremeist religious right. I was my opinion then as it still is now that our nation is going down the toilet under this administration.
With that I say "Vote as if your life depends upon it." Bush MUST be voted out of office. It is my sincere hope that John Kerry will do the right thing and get out of this mess before it is too late. If you don't believe me, read the complete speech by Bin Laden for yourself here http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/79C6AF22-98FB-4A1C-B21F-2BC36E87F61F.htm
I told you so. Ain't that the truth?
Its almost as if I told you so. The cost of the war in Iraq is going to bankrupt the country. And who should come out from hiding but Osama Bin Laden voicing his opposition to the Bush administration. "So we are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Allah willing, and nothing is too great for Allah."
This has been and continues to be an unnecessary war, a war no one wanted except the blood thirsty Bush administration and the extremeist religious right. I was my opinion then as it still is now that our nation is going down the toilet under this administration.
With that I say "Vote as if your life depends upon it." Bush MUST be voted out of office. It is my sincere hope that John Kerry will do the right thing and get out of this mess before it is too late. If you don't believe me, read the complete speech by Bin Laden for yourself here http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/79C6AF22-98FB-4A1C-B21F-2BC36E87F61F.htm
I told you so. Ain't that the truth?
Sunday, October 31, 2004
The message from Osama Bin Laden
First I read the American newspaper interpretation of Bin Laden's message broadcast by Al Jazeera and the response by our presidential candidates. In typical response they said that we will hunt Bin Laden down and capture or kill him and that we will continue the war on terrorism for as long as it takes.
Now you and I know that we accomplished our task a long time ago by capturing Saddam Hussein and brought him to justice. Instead of leaving the country we have overstayed our welcome and now are trying to force our brand of democracy on a people who essentially don't want it. Their definitions of freedom and our definition of freedom are two different things. I really think that they resent having us shoving our form of democracy down their throats when they are not ready for it. They want to rule themselves the way they always have, simply put.
I would not be surprised that Osama saw Fahrenheit 9/11 too. Does that surprise you? It doesn't me. How do I know this? Well I did a search on the internet and read the speech on the International version of Al Jazeera newspaper. "Bin Ladin accused Bush of complacency during the September 11 attacks in 2001, mocking him for going on with a visit to a school."
Said Bin Laden "It never occurred to us that the commander in chief of the American forces [Bush] would leave 50,000 citizens in the two towers to face those horrors alone at a time when they most needed him because he thought listening to a child discussing her goat and its ramming was more important than the planes and their ramming of the skyscrapers."
"I am surprised by you. Despite entering the fourth year after September 11, Bush is still deceiving you and hiding the truth from you and therefore the reasons are still there to repeat what happened." All this taken directly from the speech by Osama Bin Laden which is printed in the Al Jazeera newspaper.
He blames American injustice on our actions "the injustice and tyranny of the American-Israeli alliance against our people in Palestine and Lebanon." An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
In the end he says "Your security is not in the hands of [Democratic presidential candidate John] Kerry or Bush or al-Qaida. Your security is in your own hands and each state which does not harm our security will remain safe."
Tit for tat, if you harm our security (terrorists) we won't harm yours. Sounds like Checkmate where neither wins.
How about a nice game of Chess?
First I read the American newspaper interpretation of Bin Laden's message broadcast by Al Jazeera and the response by our presidential candidates. In typical response they said that we will hunt Bin Laden down and capture or kill him and that we will continue the war on terrorism for as long as it takes.
Now you and I know that we accomplished our task a long time ago by capturing Saddam Hussein and brought him to justice. Instead of leaving the country we have overstayed our welcome and now are trying to force our brand of democracy on a people who essentially don't want it. Their definitions of freedom and our definition of freedom are two different things. I really think that they resent having us shoving our form of democracy down their throats when they are not ready for it. They want to rule themselves the way they always have, simply put.
I would not be surprised that Osama saw Fahrenheit 9/11 too. Does that surprise you? It doesn't me. How do I know this? Well I did a search on the internet and read the speech on the International version of Al Jazeera newspaper. "Bin Ladin accused Bush of complacency during the September 11 attacks in 2001, mocking him for going on with a visit to a school."
Said Bin Laden "It never occurred to us that the commander in chief of the American forces [Bush] would leave 50,000 citizens in the two towers to face those horrors alone at a time when they most needed him because he thought listening to a child discussing her goat and its ramming was more important than the planes and their ramming of the skyscrapers."
"I am surprised by you. Despite entering the fourth year after September 11, Bush is still deceiving you and hiding the truth from you and therefore the reasons are still there to repeat what happened." All this taken directly from the speech by Osama Bin Laden which is printed in the Al Jazeera newspaper.
He blames American injustice on our actions "the injustice and tyranny of the American-Israeli alliance against our people in Palestine and Lebanon." An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
In the end he says "Your security is not in the hands of [Democratic presidential candidate John] Kerry or Bush or al-Qaida. Your security is in your own hands and each state which does not harm our security will remain safe."
Tit for tat, if you harm our security (terrorists) we won't harm yours. Sounds like Checkmate where neither wins.
How about a nice game of Chess?
Friday, October 29, 2004
The X-Factor
Guess what? The republicans are scared shitless. The reason is the X-factor, all those first-time voters, the youth who are just now coming of age to vote. Never before in the history of the United States has there been such an unprecedented rush to register new voters. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://www.jsonline.com posted an article about the stupendous turnout in Madison, Wisconsin for a Kerry/Bruce Springsteen political rally. Now I'm not saying some came to hear the 'Boss' but this is unusual. 80,000 people is a LOT of people to come to a rally. Look at the photo (enlarge it) and notice that there are people as far as the eye can see. This my friends is the X-factor that the Republicans are scared of. A factor the polls can't count and have no idea how they will vote. Might I point out that the polls only count the "known" voters. I personally work at a college in the City of Milwaukee and I think that the majority are in favor of Kerry. Most of them are sick and tired of the war and the fear-mongering of the Bush administration. They have been very active in a get out the vote drive and I am sure that they will cast their vote November 2nd for their favorite candidate. They call Wisconsin a Swing State and I think it will set the stage for the rest of the nation. This I'm sure is going to be an interesting election if not a contested one if the vote is close. My prediction is that it will not be. I predict it will be a landslide. My vote is for Kerry.
Guess what? The republicans are scared shitless. The reason is the X-factor, all those first-time voters, the youth who are just now coming of age to vote. Never before in the history of the United States has there been such an unprecedented rush to register new voters. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://www.jsonline.com posted an article about the stupendous turnout in Madison, Wisconsin for a Kerry/Bruce Springsteen political rally. Now I'm not saying some came to hear the 'Boss' but this is unusual. 80,000 people is a LOT of people to come to a rally. Look at the photo (enlarge it) and notice that there are people as far as the eye can see. This my friends is the X-factor that the Republicans are scared of. A factor the polls can't count and have no idea how they will vote. Might I point out that the polls only count the "known" voters. I personally work at a college in the City of Milwaukee and I think that the majority are in favor of Kerry. Most of them are sick and tired of the war and the fear-mongering of the Bush administration. They have been very active in a get out the vote drive and I am sure that they will cast their vote November 2nd for their favorite candidate. They call Wisconsin a Swing State and I think it will set the stage for the rest of the nation. This I'm sure is going to be an interesting election if not a contested one if the vote is close. My prediction is that it will not be. I predict it will be a landslide. My vote is for Kerry.
Monday, October 25, 2004
What makes a Leader?
Does the voting record of a candidate make a good leader? How about Vietnam? First of all I want to know why Kerry didn't vote before I make a decision. If he didn't vote, why not? Was he busy with something else? Was he apathetic? Or did he just plain forget? Only he can answer those questions. We on the other hand can only speculate. And what if our speculations are wrong, what then?
I question the swift boat veterans. Who's lying and who is telling the truth? Who was actually there and saw what really happened? Or is this another underhanded tactic cooked up by Karl Rove? Makes me wonder how he got the nickname 'Turdblossom?' Personally I think that this is another tactic to obfuscate the facts. Many of their credentials are questionable at best and many have already been discredited.
Remember there are a lot of lies and half-truths and downright dirty tricks being used during this election. You have to look at both sides of the equation, separate the wheat from the shaf, the lies from the truth, then and only then can you make an informed decision. Also don't let your emotions get the better of you for surely as I write this it will be a wrong one.
Bush and the administration are being manipulated by the likes of Karl Rove and the extremists (Ralph Reed comes to mind as a major player also). I think that Bush is basically a good person who believes what he is doing is right. He just isn't smart enough to realize that he is being manipulated, either that or he is in so deep he has no way out.
Kerry is far more intelligent than Bush and is very well aware of the underhanded machinations of the extremists and Rove. Neither is perfect, but I prefer Kerry to Bush any day.
The truth will set you free.
Do a search of Karl Rove aka Turdblossom. Also Ralph Reed. You may be surprised at what you find.
Does the voting record of a candidate make a good leader? How about Vietnam? First of all I want to know why Kerry didn't vote before I make a decision. If he didn't vote, why not? Was he busy with something else? Was he apathetic? Or did he just plain forget? Only he can answer those questions. We on the other hand can only speculate. And what if our speculations are wrong, what then?
I question the swift boat veterans. Who's lying and who is telling the truth? Who was actually there and saw what really happened? Or is this another underhanded tactic cooked up by Karl Rove? Makes me wonder how he got the nickname 'Turdblossom?' Personally I think that this is another tactic to obfuscate the facts. Many of their credentials are questionable at best and many have already been discredited.
Remember there are a lot of lies and half-truths and downright dirty tricks being used during this election. You have to look at both sides of the equation, separate the wheat from the shaf, the lies from the truth, then and only then can you make an informed decision. Also don't let your emotions get the better of you for surely as I write this it will be a wrong one.
Bush and the administration are being manipulated by the likes of Karl Rove and the extremists (Ralph Reed comes to mind as a major player also). I think that Bush is basically a good person who believes what he is doing is right. He just isn't smart enough to realize that he is being manipulated, either that or he is in so deep he has no way out.
Kerry is far more intelligent than Bush and is very well aware of the underhanded machinations of the extremists and Rove. Neither is perfect, but I prefer Kerry to Bush any day.
The truth will set you free.
Do a search of Karl Rove aka Turdblossom. Also Ralph Reed. You may be surprised at what you find.
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Oil prices. Why is it so high?
I know about the war in Iraq and all that, but how is the outrageous price of oil tied to the war? Where exactly is it coming from? Is this war about Oil? Is it about Big Business? I wonder.
Surprisingly when you look at where all the worlds supply of crude oil comes from, it all or at least most of it comes from the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait with very little of it coming from elsewhere. Does this surprise you, it doesn't me.
Sure the war is about Osama, Al Qaida and the insurgents, but it is also about Oil and Big Business and our reliability on this vital resource. No one will admit it but this war in Iraq is about our access to the oil supplies in the middle east. That's why Bush wants to win the election so that we can institute some sort of democratic government, one way or another. That is the real hidden agenda behind this election.
The problem is that we rely way too much on Oil in this country. I think it is about time we looked to alternative fuels. It has to be done now or shortly after the election when all the hoopla dies down and the nation gets back to business at hand.
The largest resource of energy is all around us and that is water. Yes good old H2O If we could find a way to separate Oxygen and Hydrogen cheaply, we could have an almost unlimited supply of renewable fuel. You see Hydrogen when burned combines with oxygen to form water. No dangerous by products. It can be used again and again ad infinitum. The ultimate renewable energy source. Similar to the movie "Chain Reaction" starring Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves where they discovered a process to cheaply produce hydrogen as a source of fuel. That was science fiction, but I think that if we worked hard enough we can find a way to do it.
What a concept. Ain't that the truth?
I know about the war in Iraq and all that, but how is the outrageous price of oil tied to the war? Where exactly is it coming from? Is this war about Oil? Is it about Big Business? I wonder.
Surprisingly when you look at where all the worlds supply of crude oil comes from, it all or at least most of it comes from the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait with very little of it coming from elsewhere. Does this surprise you, it doesn't me.
Sure the war is about Osama, Al Qaida and the insurgents, but it is also about Oil and Big Business and our reliability on this vital resource. No one will admit it but this war in Iraq is about our access to the oil supplies in the middle east. That's why Bush wants to win the election so that we can institute some sort of democratic government, one way or another. That is the real hidden agenda behind this election.
The problem is that we rely way too much on Oil in this country. I think it is about time we looked to alternative fuels. It has to be done now or shortly after the election when all the hoopla dies down and the nation gets back to business at hand.
The largest resource of energy is all around us and that is water. Yes good old H2O If we could find a way to separate Oxygen and Hydrogen cheaply, we could have an almost unlimited supply of renewable fuel. You see Hydrogen when burned combines with oxygen to form water. No dangerous by products. It can be used again and again ad infinitum. The ultimate renewable energy source. Similar to the movie "Chain Reaction" starring Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves where they discovered a process to cheaply produce hydrogen as a source of fuel. That was science fiction, but I think that if we worked hard enough we can find a way to do it.
What a concept. Ain't that the truth?
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