The Republican Mantra: Do Not Tear the Boy Down!

I keep thinking about the cost of war and what it mean to tear the president down during his tenure, both of them.

This before and after I visited Karl Rove, and his ranting and raving about William Mckinley and how he really took on big corrupt forces. I made a point to listen to Rove intently and treat him like he was W. Himself. I focused specifically on not having any hateful animosity toward Mr. Rove. What I found was what I expected, I was just another sucker in the audience, buying into the fallacy. Yet still I felt a sense of accomplishment. I felt guilty for all those year of antimosity for Bush, and now here was Karl Rove lecturing, and in his own style wa smaking me guilty for all those years of hateful thinking towards him as well.

America's policy on Iraq, of course is the legacy. All that oil flowed through and might made right. Now, I have to ask, without any sense of hate was it worth it? Was the Cost of War Worth it? Was it worth propelling millions into wealth, and the great divide? Not between rich or poor, because people make and lose fortunes everyday. No, I am talking about living in the know,  and having the knowledge that the "fools" do not.

I blamed the media in 2004, and I stopped following the elections after 2006. No one trusts congress anymore, especially those of newly drinking age. The Bush family was right in the thick of it, but that is about as far the story will go. Without observing the campaign firsthand, accounts come Iowa state Television and that Godawful Howard Dean/Ron Paul trademark of Down Home Politics, of which they will make you wait for the sequel, like a silver-screen remake. Neither of these will ever give a good a true picture. Journalist on all sides will spin these things into high heaven. It is their nature, it cannot be stopped.

I still blame the media. Yet I why should they be subjected to elements worse than they need be.  Then again, I always distinguish between the Media and the Press. The media is a conglomerate of large corporations and spin at every level. The press core consist of journalist of all sorts who are forced to choose as not to upset their employer, the media. Sound familiar, well I think a few talented individuals in the creative fields are in a similar bind.  That is not to say the press is a group of innocent angels, on the contrary, they live for the kill, yet when they are corralled and cut off from their true calling, which is finding- the truth, they start ravenously attacking whoever comes in front of them, including concerned citizens, young and old. In 2004 I make my case against them, but was corralled into something different. Instead of tearing me down, they just shook there head at me like I would be unable to put the puzzle together. They had the money behind them and that means they have the vision, and they did not stoop to my level, of tearing the president down. Who cares though, if you spin the heart enough, eventually the scent of coffee will become irresistible.


I for one now am certain that the world has a supply and demand on what a rich person pieces together as opposed to anyone else. That would mean of course, fear,  corruption, and it is not for you to find out. Now lets take it down to the level that only the communists will talk about. Nepotism. That is right folks, it is what got Mr. Rove his golden goose, the second term. All those nice folks in tax brackets sniffing around their finances, and trying to get above the threshold. Which one, the buy ratio. That is one where if you reach it, you are no longer vulnerable. Your money can grow and you can sustain your lifestyle in a matter befitting, and people will follow you. This is not the 1% folks. This is the level beneath. This is two generations of hard corporate work and small businesses, and Unions, Award winning salesman, Doctors, Lawyers, Police Chiefs, Mayors, Congressman, Movie Makers, Movie Stars, Museum Curators, Successful Artists, Highly Paid Journalists, and of course a Threshold of Supervisor in all Levels of Government.

So well the Communists are talking about it, and the work-week, and the minimum wage, but not about what it means to stop being scared of other misfortunes. The mirror is very telling, it shows that the freedom to move around and not be scared of being near the "less fortunate" can vainly lead a person to think that the are in the right, but what if those people were fewer and far between? In that case, the boredom would set in, ordinary life, and that is not worth living without all the bells and whistles.

Here is the real point. All those people we feel sorry for  not having a job, will eventually find a job, they might have to move, but that is another story altogether. Once those poor-downtrodden individuals find a new job, they will be back where they started, as if nothing happened. All those pity seekers, however, will have the satisfaction of knowing, that at that place, and that time, they were victims of extreme misfortune.

I wondered if it was worth seeing Karl Rove. I think it was. He seems amicable and nice enough. I will not read his book, but I will take his point. I almost wanted to commend him for admitting that greed and corruption are a big part of this countries problems, although he does partake in it.  Then again, that's why people will pay good money to get a glimpse of his vision, you know the one that comes from a huge pile of money, and is running the government.

Late Start!

It should not be out of the ordinary to be concerned about the Political race revving up, after the entire populace snoozed through the primaries. Well it is gearing up, and honestly it is just as I predicted, a show of second best options.

The issues, of course, and especially what is hot right now are touching topics. The facebookers are releasing and spinning the videos of the police brutality actions. Without passing judgement, I must confess, that they look very disturbing.  The economy is in hush mode, now, but it will make a loud stink eventually. There were a few shootings, but then again, numbness is the word that can best describe attitudes toward those element.

 I think the most important concern which is high on the Trump horse, is the establishment. People are tired of being jerked around. Corrupt schools mandated through Washington, the banking industry that spun the economy to a halt and then picked up as if it was business as usual, greasy concessions being sold to China, and of course the Middle East. But these is for the young at heart to squabble over. The rest of us should steer clear of  passionate issues  lest we be labeled wrongly. No the appropriate thing  to do is to find a "safe ground"  and piece of mind.

Truth be told no one really has a clue anymore. All we hear is 1% nonsense from the radical side, but nothing else. I guess it is all about being on the right side, the side that does not get fooled. This side is like a piece of pie, some get large portions, but mostly it is for crumbs. Crumbs and the satisfaction of not being played for the fool, for now. If things change, however, the fool will be those left with crumbs in their pockets, so it is in their best interest to go with the tide.
If the presidential race is lost, State, Congressional, and local races might hold some promise. How many candidates have been riding the Sanders, Trump tide. Has anyone been manning these stations? Are there any candidates that are genuinely concerned with change? With the upheaval of one race, did everyone forget that local races are in full swing also?


My focus is shifting heavily to numbers, I am looking to get a solid hold on the state of the economy, poverty levels and crime. I also would like to know what is happening in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, but that is even more difficult to attain. In the meantime, Bernie Sanders continues to push following his "Mathematical" defeat by Hilary Clinton. Minorities heavily supported Hilary Clinton, despite her probably not being the best candidate for them. Furthermore, polarization between Trump and Clinton, will not make for good discussion on issues. It will be fuel for division, and one can wager that this fuel will be ignited in coming months.

The watery, bogged down cycle of the election keeps chugging on by the hijackers of our government. As of course the crooked victory leaves a crushing sense of concern on the  side of most people. Thinking maybe another year, someone will come along and start making the desperately needed changes. In the meantime the other side will be campaigning in full garb the importance of not going against the current regime. I am convinced that propaganda is rearing its ugly head upon us, and am worried that it will accelerate if something is not stopped. That is the bone-picking for now, see you when things start heating up.

Legacy Costs!

I keep thinking about what has been transpiring in politics and subsequently the entire country. It is Legacy of family, as a backdrop, to "not tearing the boy down" taken to extremes, by that I mean a place of nurturing, trust, and of course a soft cushion.

It is time to think about it. Why! Well a double generation swindle is taking place, and now it is the Clinton's turn. Let's turn the clock back again to Bush, getting into Yale, getting C's and then getting into Harvard Business School. Let's turn the clock back a little more to his Father, running for Congress, then Senate. Now Lets think about what his Father accomplished before him. Somebody, I will not name names, here resented this type of exclusivity. A few cycles later Bush's father gets the office, followed by his son who welcomed in a drove of exclusivity riding along. This needs confirmation, however, and no one in the media wants to touch the new "Power and Money".

Bush Sr. was about power, but he was not really about the money, you can damn well bet that Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, Rice, Wolfowitz and the bandwagon were about both. So here we are with a Husband wife team, swept away on this legacy thing, hoping that it will work for them. Trump comes from there. He claims to hush it down a bit, believing him is another thing entirely. Enter the Chinese, why, well it is about time we discussed them and wealth because they will hunker down and hide behind it until kingdom come.

That is right, we forgot about them. The greasy concession that were sold to them. Now we wait for our jobs to return. Hustle the goods across the ocean, except for the beef. Meanwhile the methane blows, and the Port of Los Angeles is stacked with pretty much every material on the continent.  Chinese Legacies will be popping up pretty soon, and then we will be in real trouble.

Us Americans are perpetuating two distinct classes. They work together so as to scare the one in between and squeeze it out. Make blame a specific part of the lesson.  Make it so that if the fooling does not continue, then the world will end, oh and don't forget to set a few examples.

What we end up with is a hack mentality, because always underneath, there are a fair amount of rats. A rat, in today's world is a hero, someone who is above and beyond the struggle By virtue of being a rat, he or she can essentially climb to a place of "safety" and stay there until kingdom come. The rest of us have to keep clawing to get our piece of cheese. The rat and the boss, on the other hand know full well that victory is theirs if they keep going at it.

Enter the Oil Companies. They have intertwined themselves into our world. Corporation, well of course, they are the biggest Investors. On the other hand they are everywhere else too.  It is all about the virtue of digging an Oil well. Together, making the money that is worth it.  If dirty deeds need to be done, do them one the outside.

Well now Mr. Trump want to fix things. Or Hilary wants to bring things back to business as usual. Honestly, the disgust of Hilary is nothing compared to how we trusted and praised them when they were in power. They succeeded in duping a young generation, in feeling that by supporting them they were on the right track to change. The truth is that young people had and have nowhere to go. They had no one to vouch for what they feel is right. They still a have nowhere to go.

This is my rant for today. I have missed a very important rally by Hilary Clinton. I suspect that will be her game plan. "You should have called earlier, you should have spoken to that person when the time was right." She needs to pull herself out of the muck and start using her women president position as something very, very big. Like the first women president who stood up to the grease and took the country back, to atone for the years past.

The Spend Thrift Candidate!!

Now that Trump has become a proven success in the realm of politics he will attempt to catapult his spending wisely and use it as leverage to instigate the sense of Business Thrift.

Hillary will, in turn combat Trump through the channels she has always used. Trump will use this against her and point to her campaign being "bought". Hilary will not be able to say anything, because she is on the train that  cannot speak negatively about him. Trump will go very far with this, only to soon notice, that he is solely focused on a prize. That's right, making more money, for the United States, but not much else. He will sneer at the thought that people had the foresight to think of this ahead of the curve.

This is the conundrum. The only people who can see the danger are those who are on sound financial footing. What do I mean by this,simply put,  is that the bank accounts upholds a certain level of intellectualism. That is right, intellectualism is being held captive by rich people. Why? Well if necessary they can spend year sitting, reading, contemplating. That is not the problem however. Personal Growth is never something that should be discouraged. It is the like mindedness and thresholds of opinion, propped by a dumb tolerance for the nature of crookedness that should be heavily frowned upon.

This is where the Asian make economic headway. Their antics are tolerated. They manage to build tawdry glass building,condominiums,  "communities" as if it was the old country coming to save the day. This is a false assumption. The Asians are not here to build anything lasting, they can do that in Singapore. Here they are on the take. Some of them stay, but most go back to the country of origin. The Japanese have been doing good business with us for Decades, however, even they would never dream of bringing the depths of Tokyo to Los Angeles, for example. No those things stay where they are.

The economic battle with China is bound to veer off on some tangent. Hopefully not before the Election, because Trump  will capitalize on this through Tunnel Vision upheaval. Trump should not be treated poorly in the election cycle, or at the convention. He should be allowed to look presidential and he should be allowed to speak his mind. It will make for a great show and give the Clintons what they always wanted, a clean fight.

This will make for cohesion in Washington, even if all the incumbents steadfastly stay in their seats ready to pounce on the Clinton's. If the Sanders campaign is serious, they will need to find people who can get elected at the congressional level, in two years.

It is what we called in the field of Journalism a time of deep contemplation. With what appears to be dark days, and certain disaster, comes  a sense of great relief. Relief that can only be justified by a reward, reward for tolerating the political antics of previous decades.

Not the Poor!!

People speak of the 1%, then they complain of  a shrinking middle class. Yet no one blames poverty and their shameless propensity to shame and bully middle class people. That's right, growing up poor entitles you to make life less desirable for others. Directing their anger to the soft middle class. I think of that Kinks Song- Where the poor kids are threatening to beat up Santa Claus, if he does not give them money.  Yet the  little rich boys,  they are often given a free pass, to not be bothered. The rest of us have to live with the stern warning that we will be their underlings if we "*&#!" up, or worse yet quit our jobs.

A corrupt school system helps lead things along, forcing them to learn things "from the streets".

In the end it is a choice, to not fall into the trap of poverty or to choose to move away from it. It starts with schools that offer fair shots to all students. The sad nature of schooling is that the best and brightest do not belong to the richest group.They are in the middle, and many are in the poor. What happens is select kids from the realm of the poor are recognized and propelled, if not to intimidate and discourage those who have propensity to think a little. Moreover design of curriculum supports wealthier, so they can be star students too, with less effort but all the recognition. This does not serve well on merit. What ends up happening is droves of Asian students fight through this quagmire and become lawyers, doctors and engineers. Which is a hard fought testament of perseverance. The wealthy kids go with the flow, get the grades and settle into their jobs hand tailored for them. Some poor kids make it with crushing debt , and in between, people are scratching their heads with nothing but contempt for the system. 

The bottom line is that people who are supposed to be successful are burdened with shame, failure, and of course "a failed economy." It is all about keeping your job now, lest you become less than the poor people, because you never were one of them. It is also about Hollywood, and product, and things to be consumed.

Few people notice prices have going up despite the financial system failing which should have checked prices. Fewer people notice that poor people go to Wal-mart and buy the same products as the rest of us, living day to day without knowing where their next meal will be coming from, probably the dollar menu at the McDonalds near the entrance of the superstore
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Poverty and its vices is an  American tradition brought from the Political Machines of New York Chicago, the history of the South. African Americans have a stigma attached to success, along with the Uncle Tom Attitude. Meanwhile, bad behavior and unproductiveness is rewarded. This is not the case for hispanics. They have single handedly purchased South Central and made many thriving neighborhoods. More and more hispanics are graduating college and landing successful jobs. However corruption is rampant in many communities, and there is a service mentality ingrained into the culture.

It is not a good idea to point fingers. Yet the truth is that some people want it this way. I assume it is the insecure rich who want to even the playing field. Either way it is a significant problem, dragging the country down. It has a root in ignorance and is spreading and stalling the strengths of our country.  To fight it we have to stop things from happening. The schools from churning out nonsense, the predatory job market docking wages and extending hours, and of course the cultural feces that uses poverty as a springboard, and ignorance as a fuel gauge.

 There is a mad man running on the loose saying he will fix things. Meanwhile Hillary is coming up slowly, insulting the Koch brothers, as if not for Trump she would not be on their Yacht accepting checks. If she wins she will steer the ship in some awkward direction, thanks to Bernie Sanders moving her away from her comfort zone. It will be a continuity of what is happening and a show of appeasement, yet not at full force, because both her and her husband are reaching their Golden Years. If Trump wins, god help us. The planet is doomed, and he will be picking fights with whoever chooses to squabble He will be fixing the schools however, and the above problems will be solved. What's a nuclear holocaust when your country is back on track!!!

 

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

The unhinging of the republican party has them on the heels of voting graft victory. This is the time to buckle down, and to hell with it all, we will get this Golden Goose. In essence it is the zero hour, and Trump has nestled himself into the thick of it. He gets to see what will happen, certain people, including myself will look out for him, even if we would not vote for him come a cold day in hell. 

That is why I do not get to go to Wisconsin. Journalists of all shapes and sizes get to go, and observe first-hand, but I, I have to stay here and hope that my "salt worth" will get me into a rally in California, which may finally have a chance to decide something, not that it means a healthy political turn by any means.

I hope Trump Wins the Nomination, and I hope dearly that he loses in the General Election. The truth is risk, risk over Bush,  over every corrupt politician ever elected, Ted Cruz, or even if it means real change in political system.

What are the reasons for taking a risk? 

For what reasons:

First, he is rich attacking the rich. Second he is of Billionaire stock, you know the kind that can take the money and leave it. Third, he has that Star in the bag, . you know the one that is covetous.

Here is where the blame game starts. The game where scapegoats are manufactured, I stopped following politics circa 2006. A glaring mistake, because here, here a man must decide if he likes the war or not. I did not make my decision, therefore I was sort of a Cowboy Hamlet, tragic to the tune of Maybe he is not a winner. I tried following the John Kerry loss of "not any better." I was upset at the facade. Little did I know that billionaire clubmaking , lets in the husband. 

I am back,  I guess if spin is not in my blood I have no business in the core, the "press core"?.  It is back to basics now, fragmented media, false promises, pop up children's book violations, of rights that is, throw in some earnesty, forced beatings, and some nightlife.

The presidency fits better with Bernie than anybody else. He is a nice Jewish Boy who has stood his idealist ground, what more could you ask for.  I do not think he is a communist, much  more than I think of Trump as no longer a capitalist, but it is still there, to embrace

That brings us to the other side. That's right Ted Cruz. At his most dangerous, but only because Trump put the truth out on the table.  Cruz is like the Armenians of Glendale. Glendale in good nature, welcomed the starving armenians into their community, this was in 1982, whereas the last "starving armenian" was sighted, circa 1917. Similarly Texas, welcomed Ted Cruz in the 90's hoping it would up their Southern Status.

Let's talk about Arkansas, and Hillary Clinton, still making love to the people, and trying real hard to pave her own way. Yet a Trump 's Hollywood past has put her into a second best option. I am looking out for Trump, but not in the idealist, fight the power sense of the word, no it is more of the sense of not leaving him in the cold.

 He wants to go down in a books as turning the course of doctored election, made it so that the powers did not get their clutches on the last remnants of life as we know it, but if he's the man to do it we are in dire trouble, better someone take it from him, just have to hope that the American People...

Well Terrorist Scrofa is what they bet on. They bet that we would put ourselves in a position that would allow them to retaliate with their eyes closed.  So I think the bet is closed. Then again, action takes a whole knew meaning with the dirty swine running around loose and happy.
People like Linsey Graham want that. They want the Swine to live amongst us. It will erase the fact that they could not figure until it was too late. They assume that the course is always "going to war." despite the surroundings, and that if "War is Hell" then the distinction between coming and going in garb of civilization is what we really need. As if dirt and swine, are equivaent to the amazing dessert.. I caught him at the World Affairs council, whispering sweet nothings while he was attempting war, and I was on the enemies side. If he want to bring Arabia to the mojave he should think about the Lizards, but he does not figue
I would give him credit if he would only admit the truth? Did he lower the bar? But he thinks he has a time stamp on both the past and the future. So, in essence he thinks that he can say "You'll never work in this town again!"

Corporate Health?

Corporate America is structured to offer moral dilemmas every now and then. That is the American Way.

The Natural foods West Expo was a perfect example of Corporate America preying on the Natural Foods industry. Less organic farmers invited, and tons of whey and casein infused protein bars, milking the dairy industry to it finest. The consumer shopping in the midst of a convention was mind-boggling, get what you can and get out. It was intense, it was privilege at its best, it was a feeding frenzy. Poetic justice came when the two mouseketeers that had wandered from the real Disneyland to the adult Corporate Disneyland looking like a deers in headlights. Otherwise, endless roads of products, good for you too.

 So that is it for now. The farming distraction is over and back to the basics. The presidential race I coming to Arizona, I might be able to hitch a ride once I am there, but will I get there?