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Today's Tids Issue 2,684

Opening Stuff:

Last night, I would say that the presidential campaign reached halftime. The underdog came out of the box strong and continued to apply the pressure throughout the night, making Repubs giddy and waking up several non-Fox, stoic journalists like Tom Brokaw, who said they were impressed. Personally, I liked the way that the Mittster would not let the Incumbent try to define him. Romney repeatedly asked for time to set the record straight. Did 0-Man forget that you can't make stuff up when the person you're making it up about is 10 feet away staring you in the eye? I also loved Romney's repeated references to letting the states do it. States Rights versus big suffocating governemt is a clear line of demarcation. But, it is only halftime, and a juggernaut machine like that behind the "0" will make adjustments. Repubs should stay cool and still do the hard work. It ain't over til Michell O eats lemons.

Are you aware that just about every TV talk show, and they are sprouting like mushrooms throughout the vast wasteland, has a resident psychoanalyst? Hey, it's great for their books and side income but is it really good to have one central figure analyzing all? Presenting generalist the worries that too many people may apply to themselves. People are different, for instance in NYC and Casper Wyoming. Frankly I think it is dangerous that an impersonal monolith can opinions that may be absorbed by the huddled masses. But, then we see it m ore and more in the growth of big government.

We hear a lot about how we are leaving a huge debt for our children and grandchildren to clean up. But, how about those poor politicians -- who if we dry up the big money machine will have nothing with which to bribe voters with free stuff.

The Question:
Name the female singers for the following bands. Fleetwood Mac, 10,000 Maniacs, Wind, Heart, Black Eyed Peas, Trick Pony, Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company,

The Headlines:
--Romney Looks Strong Against Listless President.
--New Jobless Claims Tick Up 4,000 To 367,000; Less Than Forecast..
--Turkey Continues Second Day Of Firing On Syrian Targets.
--Iran Currency Continues To Plunge; Citizens Protests Grow.
--Obama "Spin" Team Says Romney Came Off As Unlikeable; Romney Spinners Say It Was Because Obama Fell Asleep While he Was Talking.
--Former Gay Californian Sues State Over Law That Would Ban Gay Cure Attempts.
--RI Gov Chafee-Lite Endorses Gambling Expansion; Says He Likes To Friendly RI Gatherings; New Jobs Info Has RI 2nd To Last.

Last weeks rebound to 11-4 brought the record to date to a still quite miserable 32-31 -- but finally over 50%. I'm starting to see the reality instead of the flawed pre-season "Expert" analyses. How good is Arizona? That would be the question for tonight, if we didn't have to ask the same question about St. Louis. Tonight we have two surprise teams in a match to prove they aren't flukes. I gotta pick Arizona because they beat my team. For the rest I'm going Atlanta, Philly, Green Bay, NYG, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Carolina, Chicago, New England, San Fran, Houston and -- will it be San Diego or a first win for new Orleans? Hmmmmmm. I'm going NO at home.

I just read that Lizbeth Scott was 90 years old. Say it ain't so, John Hodiak. Lizbeth was one of the first movie stars I remember who sent me leaving the theater with stars in my eyes. The woman I protected when those playground arguments arose over best looking star. The first girl of my dreams. Like anyone cares.

One of our more inventive readers suggests one last government bailout before Romney gets into office -- Curt Shilling, And this reader is a Cleveland Indian fan living within the shadows of Tampa Bay Rays. BTW, can someone tell me what was wrong with "Devil Rays"?

Yesterday my email was weird and very slow. I turned off the computer and restarted it. I ran it through an anti-virus scan. Then in the afternoon a message kept appearing "Yahoo email is temporarily experiencing  difficulty". Nice to know it isn't your computer. But why didn't they tell me earlier! It's like the guy who at the very same time was upstairs in my abode installing some new bathroom fans for us. I went up to kibitz, and found him struggling a bit. the fan worked by the light didn't. I offered him a new light bulb. Bingo! He said that was the kind of things in his business that made him feel very happy.

The Leader of the Free World last night appeared as though debates were beneath him. Actually, at times he appears that the human race is beneath him.

Most of the so-called big national issues like abortion and gay marriages are really state issues.  To the Feds the states are numbers. To me, states are individualistic defined by the people who live there.  It's important for any enterprise as large as the US of A to have differences within,  -- differences found from state to state that are inherent, defined by heritage and environment. With there own educational needs. With there own poor. And, own health concerns. With their own aspirations. Arizona knows how to fix boarder problems. Iowa knows how to fix corn problems. Rhode Island knows how to...hey, wait a minute. Rhody doesn't know how to fix anything. Rats.

Hillary has been remarkably quiet since the Libya and other Middle East protests. Of course, about a week or so ago the leader of the free world subtly shifted the blame to her and her department.

Columbus Day is upon us, so get ready for the emergence of all those loonies rewriting history, and calling Columbus the worst thing ever to happen to the American continents. Insane.

This morning the Brzezinski woman said that "0" should have called Romney a "Liar".

The Answer:
There are many bands with female singers and often the singer is bigger than the band. You probably all got Stevie Nicks, Natali Merchant Donna Summer, Ann Wilson (Nancy her sister played guitar), Fergie, Heidi Newfield, Grace Slick and Janis Joplin.

I thought that Jim Leher lost control of the debate. A comedian observed that he was actually interviewing for an NFL ref job.

What I noticed most about the Obama arguments was that he continually supported his position by using one of the biggest lobbyists in Washington -- AARP. How many times did you hear him say "AARP says..."? AARP for cryin' out loud. The President of the United Sates is basing the biggest public expenditure and power grab in history on authentications by a lobbyist. God help us.

I read a story in the paper this morning calling Pennsylvania Avenue "America's Main Street." Say what? These people in DC have gone absolutely mad. They're grabbing everything in sight for their own.

My brain really hurts this morning. Oh, well, tomorrow it's back to real Tids without the gnawing intrusions of multiple debate opinions.