Making a Carrier out of Negativity

Someone says that Richard Nixon "knew" Ed Musky would beat him so it was Nixon's plan to slip LSD in Ed Musky's coffee so he would hallucinate and start blubbering so George Mc Govern would win.  Now fast forward to today and Thom Hartman is convinced that the Koch Brothers have said to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker "You're our man".  They are apparently meeting right now with the Koch Brothers along with other candidates such as Bush and each one brags they are dirtier and more rotten than the last one.   Now the Koch Brothers want Scott Walker to win because he is the most 'Nixonesque' of any of them.  Scott Walker even cheated in elections in college.  He was on the verge of being indicted for campaign fraud last year.  I don't know what happened.  Among Scott Walker's accomplishments is not just gutting pension funds and sticking it to school teachers.  Walker just signed the "right to work for less" Union law.   Apparently there were protections against a seven day work week that were struck down.  He deleted references to a "living wage" in Wisconsin's constitution.   He also elimited the "pervailing wage" requirement in construction workers- - instituted by FDR.  Snyder of Michigan is worse.  He passed a law making it illegal for any City to institute higher minimum wage laws.  Walker should have thought of that.  He loosened "Pay Day" loan regulations causing more poor to go bankrupt.  Apparently he signed a thing saying that the Koch Brothers could put a dirty oil pipeline through Wisconsin from the tar sands.  And now all the Koch Brothers need is for some candidate to "Take out Walker's rivals".  So they sick Donald Trump on opponents Bush and Christie calling them bad leaders.  Scott Walker wants to sign everything now so he can say in the Republican debates next months all of his great "accomplishments" in Wisconsin.

They were bashing Bernie Sanders in the news saying he was doomed to failure.  The reason, of all things, is because he isn’t Black like Obama and so only gets nine percent of the Black vote.  This is the most absurd, defeatist form of racism.  Also Norman Goldman himself and a caller were tag team bashing Bernie Sanders.  It’s a whole year and a third out from the election and remember what the old adage is in politics.  “Six months is an eternity in politics”.  So to be writing Sanders’ epitaph is just completely premature and wrong.   People need to beware of the reality that people like Dr Levy who insist that people like Arleen rephrase their remarks to sound more polyannish - - are themselves highly lacking in optimism.   For instance Dr Levy was among those saying that this was a ten year long recession and jobs or real estate markets wouldn't improve for as long into the future as foreseable.  Dr Levy and others speak of how it's predestined that Israel and Iran hate each other because they are half brothers in the Bible and all of that.  Dr Levy wouldn't go to Israel because of a shelling problem they had one December which was very minor in nature and in a different part of the country.   Dr Levy hates Al Gore all because of one time Al Gore had a house that wasn't "made green' with energy saving retrofitting.  So that's his excuse to call Al Gore a hypocrite forever.   If there are any government cutbacks anywhere- - Dr Levy says "Oh it's all because of Obama Care".   And of course at Nancy Bell pointed out Dr Levy really isn't "tollerant" about religions seeing the best of all faiths.  No matter what evidence is presented even about Christianity- - - Dr Levy basically "shuts down" as the psychologists put it, and won't listen to anything he doesn't already believe.  Some pessimists are actually proud when - - things go bad because they see it as their one great vindication in life.  Some people seem to live for doom and gloom.  

The Confederate flag was officially taken down from the South Carolina state Capitol this morning, and a Black trooper led the honor guard that did it.  Someone said that the Confederate battle flag wasn't used that much but that the KKK brought the battle flag back in the fifties.  I sure never knew it wasn't the real confederate flag when I studied US history.  Of course the confederate flag has earned its status as a symbol of repression and racism which is why it was hoisted over the South Carolina state capitol in 1962 as a protest to integration and the upcoming Civil Rights legislation.   Here are other notes from earlier.  Today is a no overcast day so it will get hot.  We had Raison Bran for breakfast today.  That Columbian guy took the time to explain a little about his past and his children and visas involved.  He lived most of his life in Columbia.  We didn’t have hashed browns today but a heated up slice of bologna, a fried egg, and toast and butter and jelly.  

There is some ceremony involving saluting Southern soldiers, that President Obama routinely takes part in every year.  To me this seems highly perverse since after he is the commander and chief of the United States military that defeated the South.  And also Malaysia was upgraded as no longer guilty of “human trafficking” even though nothing is changed.  They did it so they could participate in the Trans Pacific Partnership.  This is a highly perverse action, and makes you wonder where the President’s head is at.

Donald Trump has not criticized Gov Scott Walker and there is a rumor that the experts ordered Trump to go easy on the race issue and also not criticize the eventual republican nominee Governor Scott Walker.  It would appear that Walker is the odds on favorite to win, even though he and Kazak are the only two candidates who still have not announced for President.    I read the Rude Pundit thing on Donald Trump, and the Confederate flag take-down bill is being signed today by the SC governor, which is a whole lot quicker than I ever guessed.  Meanwhile the House Republicans in Washington backed off a plan to allow the confederate flag to be flown in national cemeteries.   Are confederate flags sold in national parks?  They say you always want what you can’t have and Confederate flags are harder to get now.

Donald Trump is now dropped from the PGA from holding some golf tournament at one of his golf courses.  Trump thus has suffered a strong retribution for just some off hands about the nature of “some” Mexican illegals.  Last night it was Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune and Arrow.  My blogger numbers still suck.  I am in a major reader’s slump now.   I’ve had medication this morning already.   Right now we are about aqt the bottom of the page.