The Obama administration has agreed to release high ranking Taliban leaders from Guantanamo in exchange for opening a 'Peace Office' for further talks. There was no mention if the only American soldier held by the Taliban was included in this.
Does anyone out there understand why this horrid president is so exasperating?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Meaningless Victory
Are you jackin' me around? After all the hype only 120,000 frost bitten souls bothered to attend the Iowa Caucus and vote their preference. It's not like Iowa is North Dakota, population of one. There are over 3 million in the state. That means a good two-thirds have to be over eighteen and of voting age. So what's all the fuss? Wanna know the best thing about the Iowa Caucuses? They are over! Done! Kaput! There are no more robo calls. The radio and TV commercials are extinct. The good people of Iowa can go back to their regular lives and do the things they enjoy most: cheering on the Cyclones and Hawkeyes and preparing themselves for the most important post-winter event of the year; the girl's state high school basketball championships. Which leads me into my own salute: "Go, Boone High Toreadors".
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Iowans: We R Dum
You all know Andrea Mitchell. She's an NBC'er who lives in New York. Andrea baby released a statement on why the Iowa caucuses mean very little. Since I'm a born and bred Iowan I've lumped my self in the mix. According to Ms. Mitchell Iowans are too white, too evangelical and too rural to understand what's going on in the political scene. As one of my favorite 'Animal House' movie characters, Bluto Blutarsky said, "Andrea, eat me"!
pic from iowntheworld
Vacation
On vacation for a couple of days. Will return when I've rejuvenated the AAA batteries; two days probably
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Forrest Gump: "Stupid Is As Stupid Does
LEXINGTON, N.C. – Do you have change for a million-dollar bill?
Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart.
Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal that 53-year-old Michael Fuller tried to buy a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items. Store employees called police after his insistence that the bill was legit, and Fuller was arrested.
The largest bill in circulation is $100. The government stopped making bills of up to $10,000 in 1969.
Fuller was charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretense and uttering a forged instrument. He is in jail on a $17,500 bond, and it isn't clear if he has an attorney. He is scheduled to be in court Tuesday.
Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart.
Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal that 53-year-old Michael Fuller tried to buy a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items. Store employees called police after his insistence that the bill was legit, and Fuller was arrested.
The largest bill in circulation is $100. The government stopped making bills of up to $10,000 in 1969.
Fuller was charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretense and uttering a forged instrument. He is in jail on a $17,500 bond, and it isn't clear if he has an attorney. He is scheduled to be in court Tuesday.
What A Waste Of Time
Finally, the Iowa caucuses are about to come to an end. What a waste of time and money for the candidates. Considering that a very small percentage of Iowans participate in the event this should be reason enough to put it to bed--permanently.
The only benefit to come out of the entire process is service industries see an increase in profits; motels, restaurants, casinos and whatever.
Let me illustrate how ridiculous this fiasco has become. Last night Fox News had a reporter, obviously from another state, visiting Decorah(pronounced: Duh-core-uh), Iowa. The town of 8,000 is quaint with beautiful scenery surrounding the many antique shops. It's nestled in the bluffs and foothills of northeast Iowa. The on sight reporter informed us that he was in "Dek-ruh". If a national news operation can't get the pronunciation of a voting town correct then forget about it.
If you are not familiar with how this ystem works follow closely. Residents who care, go to a meeting place, a school, for instance. Then on command people move to a specific room or area for their candidate of choice. Votes are tabulated for their guy or gal then they go home. That's it.
In the 2008 caucus The Bamster was running and since Illinois, his home state, borders Iowa, hundreds upon hundreds of his followers inundated the state to vote for him. You don't have to show an ID or proof of state residency. All that's required is to be there and raise your hand on command. Ridiculous, isn't it?
I happened to be watching a television newscast a few days ago and the segment was all about Ron Paul. Forget for a minute that he's a dunderhead. The entire piece of five minutes was about how passionate the Ron Paul supporters were about his candidacy. Four people were interviewed; one from Minneapolis and three from Texas.
That, in a nutshell, explains the futility of the Iowa caucus system.
I guess a state has to have at least one fault. Other than this: Go Hawks!
The only benefit to come out of the entire process is service industries see an increase in profits; motels, restaurants, casinos and whatever.
Let me illustrate how ridiculous this fiasco has become. Last night Fox News had a reporter, obviously from another state, visiting Decorah(pronounced: Duh-core-uh), Iowa. The town of 8,000 is quaint with beautiful scenery surrounding the many antique shops. It's nestled in the bluffs and foothills of northeast Iowa. The on sight reporter informed us that he was in "Dek-ruh". If a national news operation can't get the pronunciation of a voting town correct then forget about it.
If you are not familiar with how this ystem works follow closely. Residents who care, go to a meeting place, a school, for instance. Then on command people move to a specific room or area for their candidate of choice. Votes are tabulated for their guy or gal then they go home. That's it.
In the 2008 caucus The Bamster was running and since Illinois, his home state, borders Iowa, hundreds upon hundreds of his followers inundated the state to vote for him. You don't have to show an ID or proof of state residency. All that's required is to be there and raise your hand on command. Ridiculous, isn't it?
I happened to be watching a television newscast a few days ago and the segment was all about Ron Paul. Forget for a minute that he's a dunderhead. The entire piece of five minutes was about how passionate the Ron Paul supporters were about his candidacy. Four people were interviewed; one from Minneapolis and three from Texas.
That, in a nutshell, explains the futility of the Iowa caucus system.
I guess a state has to have at least one fault. Other than this: Go Hawks!
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