OK this is a Kosher photo from my files. The other Romney photo was apparently "yankable" at any times unbeknownst to me. There is also a psychedelic version of this photo but I guess I've used neither before.
I wasn't sure this thing would paste but it did.
Mitt Romney is now in first place in Iowa with Ron Paul in at second. But the third place is a surprise, which is Santaurum. That drops Newt Gingrich to fourth, which means if these numbers remain unaltered the next six days, Newt is all washed up. So what is clear that certain Christians who fell rapturously in love with Newt are in for a big disappointment next week. They are in for other disappointments, too. President Obama is the most admired man in America and Hillary Clinton continues to reign as the most admired woman in America. What this tells me is that for all the protestations of the Tea Party on how they have their finger on the pulse of America, they don't. If you heard some of the things people in Iowa have actually said about health care, for instance, you would realize that these people are not nearly as "out of sympathy" with the President's 2008 campaign promises as the Tea Party would have you believe. By Ron Paul's coming in a strong second we learn that there are a whole lot of people concerned about the ongoing violations of our Civil Liberties by the Courts and by the Government, especially the Executive branch. They don't use those X ray porno scanners, for example, in Israel, and if any nation would be expected to deal with an ongoing threat it would be Israel. I think a lot of people are looking for a government less concerned with what they do in they do in the bedroom and more concerned about things like Congressmen using inside information to get rich from the stock market. People have an inherent dislike of political crooks, even in this day and age. People what to see their Congressmen as servants and representatives of they, the people and not as some rich aristicratic overlords. People are tired of this ongoing "war on drugs". They are tired of the other kind of war, too. It could well be that President Obama may feel the need to take some agressive action in Iran to avoid the closing of the straits of Hormuz or whatever strait it is. Perhaps the President is of a mind set that he wants "another clincher event" to impress the right wing with, even if he has to manufacture it. Of course you know what they say, don't you - - never trust brown skinned men not born in America who are also Socialists and who give away free medical care. Of course I'm talking about Jesus. It's kind of funny how they now like the term Marxist rather than Communist. Because Karl Marx never advocated the sort of a system they have now in Red China, where if the workers manage to get any rights or higher wages, then Republicans in this country complain that they are "betraying their Republican roots" in China or whatever and are no longer that Corporate paradise with no retirement pensions that Michelle Bachman admires them for. But returning to Ron Paul for a moment, many of the things he advocates are appealing to many libertarians of the liberal bent. There is no doubt about that. In this wide open primary era (which I have advocated against for twenty years) you may find many unexpected people voting for Ron Paul, assuming the caucus people let them in. I don't know what their requirements are.
Here are some additional remarks from earlier today:
. Thom Hartman has a new show but there isn’t a lot new in the news this week beside the cat fights in the political commercials they are doing on Iowa television. Now there is a Sarah Palin Iowa earthquake movement. At this point it’s hard to envision any of the many candidates pulling over thirty percent.. But if Ron Paul does well it will make the race interesting and show there are still believers in civil liberties out in hick land. None of those roomers about Iran I put in my blog have panned out- - yet. We are hearing about protests in Russia against Vladimir Putin now. There seems to be a stalemate in Syria as we stay aloof from that. The guests have been boring.
Of course it has been shown that vote flipping is not just a theory but fact. Many report that they voted for John Kerry in 2004 and the machine flips their votes to George W Bush, over and over. I've been hearing stories like this for years. Now some thirty states are taking steps to reduce voter registration to only certain people whom the tea party considers "worthy". Two years ago the liberals were in a state of stunned shock and for this reason they stayed home. But Thom Hartman points out that another influence played on the results of the 2004 election and that is every time John Kerry would rise in the polls, the Bush government would hike the securety level warning from Yellow to Orange, or something. If President Obama were really smart he'd compile a list of all the perogatives at his disposal as President to manipulate and tilt the voter turn out next November in a manner more conducive to a Democrat sweep in all offices. There is one more thing people haven't thought about. We have for months heard an exaustive catalogue of all the doubts and worries of what might happen if Obama gets elected to another term. We've heard no plans and no offers of hope, of course, but we've heard this hysterical list of complaints. We hear Obama is not firm on the subject of terrorism and he is. We forget that the President has deported more illegal aliens than any previous president and that there have been fewer Wall Street prosecutions under this President than with George Bush. Obama could change this latter statistic by getting more agressive with Wall Street crooks and give the media a few heads on a pole to parade around before the people. We have not had the Democratic Convention yet with their "Presentation" of everything that President Obama has accomplished for Americans. When the people see this, the tide will swing even more favorably in the President's favor.
Vinyl 45 rpm Single orig. released with this B side on Reigel VI
She's Not There (Zombies)
- f - l - i - p -
You Just Don't Care (Santana)
I made Mal Evans drop the Federation B side because I hated the original song because I sang it myself with my own altered lyrics. Can you name it? That 45 vinyl disk was released in September of 1992 when - - oh yes, I had that strange (revelitory) dream about somebody back in July who had been a part of my life since July of 1988. There. That narrows it down for you..
It is said "Life is full of surprises". Do you think Death is full of surprises? Sometimes the funniest thoughts just occur to me. That whole Jeopardy thing tonight got me to thinking about the Zombie song "Beechwood Park" and how that song reminded me of Laura Hammil. Some relationships are meant to last a life time and others are not. But suppose Heaven was a "Time Warp" where you could go back to an earlier time and perhaps chart a different course? I know, Neil Savedra says there are no second chances in life and "God doesn't allow do-overs" and all that. I'll disregard the remark for now. I'm thinking of a saying that Dr. Phil has about "the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior". Rather than being transformed, aren't we as Christians supposed to presume that Heaven is like the hardening of the cosmic cement that's been opperative in our lives, and those whom we despize and despize us, ever since we all became Christians? For instance "The Walrus" made the spiteful remark lately that I somehow did not "deserve" my SSI increase, even though it will only end up netting me three dollars in spending money per month. But "The Walrus" as well as his current wife have been peppering me such such remarks for the past thirty-odd years. Often the tone of voice is more spiteful than the actual words said. So I got to thinking what if the Walrus and his wife get tired of each other and choose to go their separate ways in heaven. But then the Walrus sees me in love and someone in love with me and he makes the observation something like "Marcus- - you're lucky you're in heaven now because your life really sucked back there on earth in that board and care home. This move is a really big step up for you, isn't it. How do you rate? And the underlying remark like so many the Walrus has made, like many remarks Neil of KFI has made to his callers is "You really don't Deserve that kind of happiness". I've thought about Heaven. But the trouble if other Christians I've known are there it will kind of ruin it for me now, won't it? I mean, the whole thing - God, Heaven, the Trinity, it's all made up so don't give me any of this bunk about my not being "factual" or anything. Oppinions are like assholes. Everybody has them but that doesn't mean they're always worth exposing. And now what you want to know is the big "Secret meaning" behind the Zombies song "She's not there". Well you know the song "Hey, you've got to hide your love away". That's not bad advice if you're around Christians because they'll ruin it for you if you let them. A lot of Beatle songs are said to have secret meanings. Fixing a Hole is about shooting heroin, and Norweegen Wood is about a Lezbian, that kind of stuff. There is also a dark secret to the song "hey, you've got to hide your love away" I've heard from exactly one source, so it might not even be right. So the whole Zombie thing is about an etherial reality that hangs around like a fleeting ghost. Sometimes it's there and sometimes it isn't. Now what I was referring to as the Wally Mead factor in the song. Ah yes, the progenitor link, the cryptic utterance of Stephano Di Mira, the tea leaves that form such an odd pattern, the rich congressman who won the million dollar lottery three times in a row, the Jeopardy common bond, and all of that - all the way from Eugene Oregon - - go Ducks, and all of that.
FATHER & SON ASSHOLES, CHEEK TO CHEEK
In soap land John Black is being a perfect asshole of ingratitude tword Marlena and Raphael and Carrie for getting him out of jail. I can’t imagine he doesn’t regard it as a good thing that he had his good name back with the people of Salem, and that Abraham Carver’s campaign is saved, and that he gets to spend the night in bed with his wife and not behind bars, and doesn’t have an ankle bracelet but is free to go wherever he wants. His assets are unfrozen and again he has complete control over them. And this John counts as less than nothing??? Samantha worked for Madison James less than three months and the entire time the relation with Madison was strained. Madison had Sammy on a really short leash and rode her like a horse and almost fired her once, and would have, if not for Kate’s intervention with good advice. And she has the continual double awkward situation of competing with her Mother in law with a rival company, and also of having to live with her step brother and her boss carrying on romantically right there in the office with Madison having this “up yours” attitude when asked to show a little propriety. You know, leaving that job and going to work for Kate solves an awful lot of problems, not to mention pulling in twice the money to cover Christmas bills. But Brady, who is almost the hypocrite Sammy is, only sees Sammy as a traitor to Madison who “taught her everything she knows” which is a big, hairy lie. Samantha is nothing if not smart and a fast learner and assimilator. Her intuitive skills alone would be a great asset in any business.
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