полезный идиот

Today's Tids Issue 2,210
Opening Stuff:

There is a term sometimes attributed to western sympathizers of Lenin’s ideologies -- полезный идиот or “Useful Idiots. It has come to identify all those naïve or elite minds being manipulated by political movements, hostile governments and terrorists looking for support of suspect but emotional causes. It was recently mentioned to describe the reason for Obama’s latest college tour – rounding up the useful idiots.

Here’s a rule of life you can count on: “A pot roast on Sunday assures gravy for the rest of the week.”

When a snowstorm cancels all flights it is called a Winterruption!

The Question:
Who was the Guest Host on the first telecast of Saturday Night Live? Name three things for which he was known.

The Headlines:

--It’s Hold Your Breath time In Chile; Rescuers Ready To Haul Out Survivors.
--Seniors Expected To Cut Down On Spending After Learning Of SS Freeze.
--Transportation Unions Expected To Shut Down France In Response To Sarkozy Move To Raise Retirement Age By Two Years.
--New Study Says Too Much TV Harms Children; Bloomberg Mulling Banning Of TV IN NYC.
--Attentions Seeking Author Hurls Book At Obama; Prez Employs Full george Bush To Avoid Missile.
--Market Futures Pointing Down.
--Unemployed Lack New Skills Necessary For Available Jobs.

Back to More Stuff:
This Food Stamp thing in NYC is just the tip of an iceberg that could sink the good ship America. As the Big all encompassing government pays for more and more of the groceries they gain the right to tell you what groceries to buy. Be that wall street firms and banks, auto companies, energy companies, doctors, healthcare facilities, towns and cities. When you accept the government dough, you are in for plenty of woe. It’s just the way it works. And too many people these days want it to work that way.

All this talk about the yuan is a big yawn. But, in fact it should be a wake up call for the US Economy.

Politicians talk about bringing jobs back to America. Actually it is easy, but that is the one reason why they will never tell you how it can be done. Jobs will flow back if wages in America go down. All of this global talk is great for a select few. But remember, the oceans are global and they are all at the same level. That’s just economics 101.

Newspapers covered that national convention of litterbugs – you know the “The one nation working together rally” in response to the Glen Beck rally – with reverence. In fact a letter to a local newspaper points out that the photo of people peacefully holding innocuous signs accompanying an AP article, was far from the whole story. The writer said that other signs just out of sight were for groups that included “National Conference on Socialism”, “Socialistalternative.org”, “Socialism for the 21st Century”, “Ohio U. For Democratic Socialists”, “Capitalism is failing, Socialism is the alternative” and “Organizacion Marxista-Leninista de los Estados Unidos”. It’s a new world out there and there are plenty of Useless Idiots to support it.

Things are changing too fast for me. In fact, I think the vegans have taken over the ant-acid business. Do you realize how hard it is to find a Tums that isn’t fruit flavored? Another push into berry-ville? What’s that all about? Don’t they know that peppermint, wintergreen and spearmint are leaves. Are green leaves supposed to be good for you? It’s getting tough to live in this world.

The big news for 2012 isn’t going to be about which republican is going to run against “Prime Time” but whether or not 0-Man is there after The Hill challenges him for the Dem nomination. .

Seismologists are reporting that there actually no earthquakes in southern cal. It is an odd cultural occurrence that produces’ the simultaneous revving up high bases car radios in South Central LA that is rattling the buildings.

The Answer:
I rank George Carlin up there with the funniest of all time. First, George could be very funny while being clean. Although he was widely known for his 7 words you can’t say on TV and for a long list of names for a certain part of the female anatomy. Mostly, though he could comment humorously on simple acts or facts of daily life. Like “If the Cincinnati Reds were really the first major league baseball team, who did they play?” And, “A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.” Check out http://blogzarro.com/2007/05/100-greatest-george-carlin-quotes/ for a long list of Carlin Quotes.

And, Carlin has a good close for today’s start: “Think how stupid the average person is, and realize that half of them are stupider than that.”

Come back America.

Today's Tids Issue 2,195
Opening Stuff:

Frankly, I can understand the reaction of the Jet Blue employee who just got fed up with discourteous passengers and said No Mas! I have, as I’m sure you have too, seen some of these inconsiderate, maniacal people clamoring for overhead space and wildly cramming oversized stuff in the meager shelves. Elbowing people aside, squashing the things of other people who were already secure (They thought) in the storage space. Air travel is the most blatant continuing example of the de-civilization of society.

BTW: Incase you have noticed, Jet Blue flight attendant Steve Slater is America’s latest folk hero. And he will make millions. Guaranteed. And he was right. Maybe he’d like to take on state and local governments next!

Even though several of our readers yesterday in response to the title of the Tids -- “Chocolate or Gin” --overwhelmingly went for Gin (Or vodka), it flew in the face of what’s really going on in the world. A report this morning from a contributing Tids economist and nationally recognized women’s business leader tells me that the Nestle Company is reporting world wide increases in the sales of their yummy products. And a profit increase to $5.2 Billion. Sales are up 11.7% in Asia, Africa and Oceana and 7.5% in the USA. As our contributor says, “When the going gets tough, the tough eat chocolate.”

Vanity Fair is about to publish a puff piece on the 0-Admin offering many excuses about why things aren’t going well there. The big excuse, released early for publicity purposes, is that the “Job is too big for one man.” That doesn’t seem very supportive.

The Question: Since the Kennedy Family prime time show is just about ready to “Jump the Shark”, I thought I’d give you a quickie quiz on the American publicists favorite dysfunctional family. Name Mom and Dad and all the original kids.

The Headlines:

--Stock Markets Down 60 On Jobless News and Cisco Report.
--First Time Jobless Benefits Claims Rise Again.
--GM Posts $1.33 Billion Q2 Profit; Ready To Go Public And Pay Back Tax Payer (Just in time for November elections.)
--This Just In: GM CEO Whitacre To Step Down In September.
--Cal Judge Vaughn Walker To Rule Today On Whether To Stay Prop 8.
--Kusinich Joins Liberal Attacks On Gibbs.

Back to More Stuff:

Actually, I try to keep chocolate in my golf bag, but by the time I need it, It’s melted. While most people mark their balls with dots, lines or squiggles, I just say mine’s the one with the brown stain.

The big question this morning as the USA PGA Tournament begins its four day competition at the tough and imposing Whispering Straights on the shore of Lake Michigan: Will another affable foreign golfer win yet another Major? Remember the times past when all American players and teams had to do was walk on the field, court or course? And the rest of the world stood in awe.

As bad as it appears in golf it is worse in tennis. After the Williams sisters in women’s tennis, you have to go to #57 to find Melanie Oudin. Rounding out the top 5 are #75 Varvara Lepchenco and #91 Bethanie Mattek-sands. And the men are even a little more discouraging with Andy Roddick the first to show at #11. Next are those household names John Isner (19) followed at 21 by Sam Querrey. Rounding out the top 5 American men are old warhorses Mardy Fish at 33 and Taylor Dent at 81. There must be a whiz kid awaiting down in Florida somewhere.

So, it was nice yesterday after watching 10 year old Jackie Evancho to see that the US kids talent scene is a lot more than a bunch of cookie cutter teen pop songsters. She was so good that it was hard to believe that such a powerful, mature voice was coming out of this child. Wouldn’t it be great for the rest of the world to see that American teens are capable of applauding a talent beyond the cute music promoter’s vehicle of the Month. If you haven’t seen her here’s a place to go: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/08/11/jackie-evancho-on-americas-got-talent-tiny-angel-with-a-mature-voice/

The “Jobs” bill assures us that the US is rapidly becoming Greece.

When you take the “Free” out of Free Enterprise and replace it with “Government” as in Government Enterprise (Where we appear to be moving at a rapid pace) you get a system that just can’t work. Could this admin be trying to destroy capitalism with spending.

As the Veggie-Burger gang ups the war against lovable old meat eaters it is good to remind our selves that lysteria monocytogenes bacteria risk from Salads is much more prevalent than any bacteria from a good burger with bacon and cheese…and maybe a few crispy French fries on top. Hold your ground and don’t let the veggie vandals get to you.

Did you hear about the marathon runner who won by such a large margin that he had to wait ten minutes for “a rival arrival”!

Seriously…I never buy factory bagged lettuce or factory boxed hamburgers.

The “Jobs” bill has virtually destroyed any chances that we taxpayers had of reforming the out of control budgeting habits of state and local governments.

The Answer: 
Of course everybody remembers dad, Joseph P. Kennedy a lovable womanizer and barely legal businessman with alleged ties to mob bosses through his bootlegging operations;. And of course the saintly Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy who had to close her eyes to the exploits of hubby Joe, And then there were the children. Joseph Jr. who was killed in WWII; President JFK who was essentially responsible for the Kennedy barrage of the senses; The tragically lobotomized Rosemary Kennedy; Kathleen Cavendish Marchioness of Harrington who died in a plane crash in France; Eunice Shriver; Patricia Lawford; The liberal darling Bobby; Jean Smith; And of course the Chappaquiddick Kid. That said, I still believe that JFK was far and away the best President at Press conferences and public occasions. Except for that trumped up birthday party at MSG. So how many of the kids could you remember?

The End:
I f you haven’t noticed by now, this “Jobs” bill thing really, really bothers me. It is a firm kick in the butt to all of those who think that the citizens have something to do with the running this country. I have had it today. Tonight I’ll eat chocolate and tomorrow will be sweeter. Guaranteed.