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"Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise."
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RICH'S RANTS
I don't know how it happened, but I assure you, unlike
things you need to point to 50 years ago, this change is
more recent. I don't doubt for a minute that the mass media
always consisted of a lot of people who thought they had the
solutions to all the world's problems, but until recently
they realized their job was to keep the first 3 branches in
line. They are the overseers, or used to be. Lately they
have let their opinions color their once-noble "profession".
Last month Bryant Gumbel exposed himself on natl TV,
calling a conservative guest a f**king idiot for defending
the Boy Scouts of America. Last week, Rush Limbaugh nailed a
couple dozen more those hypocrites when they all used the
archaic term "gravatas" to explain George W's selection of
Dick Cheney as a running mate. Obviously all these so-called
newsmen were reading from the same hymnal sent them by the
religion of our liberal government would-be oppressors.
IMHO and the spirit of openness, all news anchors should
be required to identify themselves like the politicians do.
You know, something like Dan Rather (D-CBS), Brokaw (D-NBC)
and Bruce Jennings (D-ABC) agree with Larry King (D-CNN),
Jeff Greenfield (D-ABC) and George Stephanopolous (D-ABC),
that George W. Bush has no gravatas. You've got to know
something is wrong when a whole industry is more deceptive
than politicians.
Sort of reminds me when these same dopes accused a
certain WW II Navy fighter pilot of being a "wimp". I dare
anybody who thinks that landing on about 1/3 of a 900 foot
aircraft carrier bobbing up and down in the middle of the
ocean is wimpy, to attempt what this same senior citizen
did last month, parachute from a perfectly good airplane.
It does separate the men from the mice, does it not?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Who cast the most vetoes, George H. Bush or William
"Bill" Clinton? How many vetoes will Clinton have cast if he
keeps his promise to veto the Marriage Penalty Tax Relief
Bill?
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO, Hmmm in the night
A couple of decades ago the fedl govt made the Midwest
convert from coal to natural gas because it effected the air
in the Northeast. Perhaps now it's the Northeast's turn to
return the favor by converting from oil to electric due to the
shortage of gas in the Midwest?
Things you can't say aloud---because the answer might scare you.
Before Rowe Vs Wade became part of the Constitution via
Judicial fiat, most states, including California and New
York, regulated legal abortions. After Rowe Vs Wade, Texas
and the other pro-life states were forced to comply to the
new aborted version of the Bill of Rights. The truth is:
most women were living in states where abortion was legal
before the infamous abortion case, and most other women
lived within traveling distance of such a state.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Bank America and Wells Fargo have started to roll out
their new customer grading plan on the West coast. Bank
customers will be graded based on how much they add to the
bottom line. Big accounts will get the perks, such as
talking to a live person, while personal checking account
numbers will spend more time in queue listening to ads
from the loan dept. I wonder how people with a lot of
bounced checks @ $25 per will rate in their new system.
There used to be a law against such discrimination. A few
decades ago, Continental Bank of Chgo was allowed to break
the banking laws and turn down non-business accounts to
avoid bankruptcy. Discrimination, coming to a bank near you.
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