Todays Tids Issue 3,170
Opening Stuff:
One of the great exhilarating
scenes is watching the young navel officers-to-be in their predawn workouts
and runs at the OCS school in Newport. Their energy, precision and enthusiasm
should be an example for all young Americans, maybe the role models more of
them need..
You may have noticed
from time to time that I lapse into some ethereal view of the world around me.
Sometimes you just gotta get away from the insanity of politics. Writing about
it triggers an enzyme, known commonly as the “Enigma Enzyme”, which when
stimulated by the vacuous utterings of our representative pretenders, leads to
the slow but inevitable eating away of the brain. No human with half a soul is
capable of understanding the justification of outright lying, mass manipulation
and unconscionable disregard for the broad electorate. The brain will rot from
irrationality, unless can sink into the world of waving daisies on green
rolling hills; beneath the magnificence violence of crashing waves and roaring
seas. Uh-oh, here I go again.
“Look at Gwyneth Paltrow
being named the most beautiful woman this year. She got Helen Keller and Stevie
Wonder to vote.” Because she is in the ICU, I read though a lot of Joan Rivers
one-liners, and didn’t find myself laughing as much as I thought I would.
The Question:
Who are the five Wealthiest People In Congress? Bonus: Guess who is coming to town tonight
for a $15K to $32.5 K per plate fundraiser. The key hint is the word “Fundraiser”. Double
Bonus: Also at the fundraiser will be a former speaker who stretches the
truth while she tightens her face and is adept at misleading the public and
obscuring facts. Who is it?
The Headlines:
--Anxiety Over Getting Out Increasing As Stocks Rise; Will September
Bring Crash?
--US Colleges Taking extra measures To Screen African
Students For Ebola.
--New Census: 1/3 Of Americans(110 Million) Receive Welfare
Benefits.
--England Raises Terror Attack Threat Level.
--President Obama Downplays Imminent Air Strikes For Syria;
Says” We Don’t Have A (Syria) Strategy Yet.
--Russia Shuts Down 12 McDonald’s.
--Joan Rivers Rushed to Hospital After Cardiac Arrest Episode
During Throat Surgery.
--New Numbers Show Americans Cutting back On Spending;
Increasing Savings; Spending Cuts seem to be Across the consumer Spectrum; New:
Consumer Sentiment Index Rises To 82.5.
--Iceland’s Bardarbunga Volcano Erupts Overnight; Airlines
Put On Red Alert.
Speaking of fundraisers,
ex Prez Jimmy Carter is hosting and another gathering dinner for the benefit of
his favorite Terrorist group, Hamas. Doesn’t he know that peanuts when combined
with “Billy Beer” has a profound effect on the stability of the brain!
A guy named Chuck
Wilson, a former local sportscaster is developing something that will contribute
to a new new norm that he considers basic to strong societies – honesty in
sports, especially for the wide eyed young who see achievers disregarding
honesty and decency to reach the top. He calls it “Even Field” and in his own words
says, “(we’re trying to) swing the pendulum back so the expectation is to behave
honorably.” He adds, If we develop values based thinking, we will have more
responsible, respectful, caring individuals.” Chuck’s group will travel anywhere, offering clinics
to sprots team groups. It will take time he says, but we have time and we know
it is important to get it done” I’m sorry Vince Lombardi, winning isn’t
everything if you lose your integrity and character along the way.
When compared to
working for a living, welfare looks pretty good to a lot, as a new government
report says the average benefit measured as an hourly wage is $20! The government
more than doubles the minimum wage paid to people who actually work for their
money. It is even a third higher that the proposed $15/hour min wage shich in itselv=f
is an economic travesty. So, how do you measure welfare in pure economic terms?
You cant because it makes no sense.
Is it me, or do
people in public just seem noisier than ever?
Reading between the
Lines Movie Reviews:
--The November man will be on my top-O-The-must-see list.
Any review that starts with CIA grabs me. In this one Pierce Brosnan a retired
agent living in Switzerland I lured out to prorcect a beautiful witness, only
to find that he becomes the target of his former friend and CIA Protégé. With
growing suspicion of a mole operating within, there is nobody to trust. I tense
as I type.
--As above, so below is an eerie little ditty in the dark
catacombs beneath he streets of Paris; a place where countless souls roam in their
eternal home. A group of explorers try to unravel the mystery of a newly
discovered pile of bones, only to uncover a dark secret that begins a journey
into madness and terror.
The Answer:
The five wealthiest congress pople are #5 rep. Michael
McCaul (R-Tex), #4 rep John K. Delaney (D-Md), #3 Rep Jared Polis (D-Col) and
#2 Sen Mark Warner (D-Va). The really, really big money guys is Rep Darrell
Issa (R-Cal) who averages about $464,115, 018 with a high of $598 Humdred K
plus. No wonder he’s leading the charge In the IRS investigation. Bonus: President Obama will be here tonight
for a Dem fundraiser at a local Oceanside mansion. The question is…with only 37
republicans in RI, why do they need a fundraiser? Double Bonus: Yes, The Pelosi will be in town too, and she will
entertain, showing how to wiggle her ears while moving her lips. So, when you
see wiggling ears, you know the American public is being sold a bad idea. It’s
called the rabbit syndrome.
All of the most
beautiful things in the world just don’t measure up to having good health
Have a great
weekend, E-v-e-r-b-o-d-y!!
