Today's Tids Issue 3,359
Opening Stuff:
You don’t have to go
far to hear a stock market super star saying something like, “Of course I
still live by my year end prediction for stocks.(2,250 for the S&P). But,
of Course July profit reports will tell it all.” Be careful about finding which
part of those statements the media reports. More and more July is being tied to
predictions large and small.
About 5 or 6 months
ago the mighty Tids Political department stuck out its neck and rated all
of the Repub candidates. It is time to revisit, and what we see clearly is that
nothing has changed, probably meaning that nobody seems to have caught the
imagination of America. It could indicate mediocre candidates, but more likely
that the media can only see one candidate! And it’s not the Elephant…or…nah, I
won’t say it. My crackerjack political team saw at that time Rand Paul and
Scott Walker as strong possibilities because they stand out for doing something
more than talking. I started writing this thing yesterday before the Bush
announcement, and would have said Jeb has failed to excite anybody, but he
still has the Bucks (And perhaps the worng backers?). I have always doubted
that America could vote for yet another Bush, especially after the national vitriol
against bro George. The Libs will pounce on his candidacy mainly because of that.
(They like acid in their mouths) But, yesterday he did a better than a
commendable job, looking bright with many good one liners and facing up to all
of the hot issues including his own perceived weaknesses. Marco shines through
from time to time, and may emerge after the dust settles from the debate free-for-all.
The rest I lump together as a big gray mass. Hey, they all can at any given moment
say something that gets my agreement, but we’re talking about running against a
tornado here. Frankly, the only new light I can see is that of Ben Carson and
Carly Fiona and neither of them have moved the needle. I like Kasich at times,
and Santorum and Huck will motivate their people into rapture. Ted Cruz can
also move people, but scares others, a lot of others. I think Perry is much
better than he is portrayed in the press. I would vote for him. And today, we
bring in the entertainment as The Donald and his hair take over the podium. If
we want to be sensible about this, all of these Repub gurus should be looking for
only the candidate who can move the Indies, the key swing bloc who understand
the truth about the disingenuous Hill. The indies are key, not the
conservatives who in 92 shot down GHWB on principle giving the victory to a
shallow president who would be impeached. Let’s hope that the conservatives
realize that their perfect person probably can’t win.
(Sorry, for the rambling.
It is the Republican’s fault. If they didn’t have so many candidates, I
wouldn’t have to write so much!)
It appears that the
John Ellis Bush handlers will just be using the name “Jeb” on the campaign
trail, banking on the USA short attention span forgetting anything about the
name Bush.
I think pretzel rolls
are overrated.
The Question:
Triple “Q” Day! 1.
After which war was Arlington National Cemetery Established? 2. What was the number one song for the
year 1959? 3. Name five Helen Hunt
Movies. For which of those did she win an Oscar? Super Bonus: See if you can catch this one—which author said, “Just
because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.”
The Headlines:
--Apartment Balcony Collapses In Berkley Californian Killing
5; 8 others seriously Injured With Life Threatening Injuries; All Of dead and
Most of Injured Were Irish Citizens.
--New US Drone Strike Kills #2 In Yemen.
--Greek PM Attacks Creditors For Trying To Humiliate
Country.
--Demand For Apartments Is Pushing the Housing Start Index
Higher; Other reports Show Americans Having Problems Affording Rents.
--Boston Red Sox Players Say They Will Boycott Media;
Learning How to Play Well Was Too Hard, Said A Spokesperson.
--IRS Refuses To Release 6.400 Lerner Emails.
--Taliban Issues Warning To IS Not To Interphone In
Afghanistan.
--Bill Bears Down On Texas Coast As Battered Inland Prepares
For More Floods; Still A Tropical Storm.
--Chicago Blackhawks Shut Out TB To Wing Stanley Cup.
--There are Some Signs That A Jihad Movement Is gaining
Strength In Saudi Arabia.
The problem I have
with modern society is that too many people seem to be loving Guacamole.
Have you ever read
the facts about all of the giving surrounding the funeral of Chris Kyle –
free rooms, air fare and food for Seal families. Nolan Ryan sent in his cook
team complete with barbecue smokers and ovens. Prez George and Laura met one on
one with every seal team member. Jerry Jones donated the Dallas Stadium for the
service. This is just the tip of the iceberg of feeling and giving associated
with celebrating the life a true hero, who didn’t always like what he was doing
but loved all of the lives he saved. As I read this I was thinking that there
would be cultural elitists in all
corners of the country who would think it all hokey. And, that would include
the current White House. We need to
bring a few Ho-downs to Forty Second Street.
I always worry about
the long range stability of an economy when some people are making better
than average incomes putting cucumbers on eyes, mud on cheeks and stones on
backs.
News Flash! This Just
in: ESPN is reporting that because of overwhelming fan rejection of Jenner
for the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, they are now planning on giving it to Rachel
Dolezal. A spokesperson adds, “Al Sharpton made us do it.”
The good news on the
international scene seems to be that the various terror groups like
Taliban, al-Qaida and ISIS seem more interested in fighting each other instead
of become more formidable as a united fighting force with footholds in many
coutries..
A poll of adult world
travelers has concluded that Americans are the worst behaved. The rest of
the “ugly”" tourists are British, Chinese, Canadian and German. So, now
you know why I sit home and write the Tids.
Hillary is all for
Freedom of the Press as long as she can manage it.
As we and The Street
watch Janet Yellen hem and haw over fixing a date for rate increases, It is
pretty obvious that Wall Street has become addicted to welfare and doesn’t
quite know how they will behave without it.
Oops, I missed
Bobby Jindel in my Repub slate analysis. Talk about being Invisible.
I see that many comedians are jumping on
Seinfeld’s bandwagon after he railed at the over-concentration of Political
Correctness among younger audiences. And many of them sound like “Victims” in
doing it. Poor funny guys.
The Answer:
1. Secretary of
Defense Stanton established Arlington National after the Civil War. 2. The Top 5 songs of 1959 were #1
Johnny Horton – Battle of New Orleans 2. Bobby Darin – Mack the Knife 3. Lloyd
Price - Personality 4. Frankie Avalon –
Venus 5. Paul Anka – Lonely Boy. This was a year that began with the number one
song – The Chipmonks singing…what else…The Chipmonk Song. My personal favorite
was the #1 song from 8/23/59 to 9/19/59: The Browns singing The Three Bells. 3. The Hunt movies rated from best to
worst are Pay it Forward, Twister, As Good as it Gets, Cast Away, What Women
Want, The Sessions, Project X, Bobby, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Watedance,
Quarterback Princess, Next of Kin, Sexual healing, Soul Surfer and #15 Roller
Coaster. She made 5s in all, winning an Oscar for Best Actress in “As Good As
It gets”. Super Bonus: Joseph Heller
in Catch 22 made the observation. It is being resurrected as the big eye in the
sky gets bigger.
That reminds me – In a references to the “Little Sister’s of
the Poor confrontation with the White House a year or so ago, Jeb in his speech
yesterday said, “I’ll take the Little Sisters over Big Brother any day!”
You gotta figure that
people of the fifties who elevated the Chipmonks to number 1 are having a
hard time with down and dirty Hip Hop.
Grab your partner,
and smile!
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