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Do You Want Her To Look Like A Bag Lady?

Posted by Jay R on Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:29:22 PM
October 23, 2008
This new gripe by the Democrats about the Republican Party engineering a professional appearance for Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential candidate is the same have and have nots argument that was once the reason criminals broke into cars on the Upper West Side of Manhattan because the parked car had an owner who enjoyed having an elaborate stereo system. It is boiling a pot  for the class system that that will evolve quickly under an Obama Administration. Even though her clothes are earmarked for charity, the argument that the Republicans should send her to the Burlington Coat Factory and then go out on the stump for the next President of the United States, John McCain is a patently absurd and proletariat delusional nickle and dime premise. Sarah Palin has a concrete pillow to sleep on. On the rare occasions I actually see one of her journalist or old time women's lib detractors make it on to the screen, I find them frumpy, out of date and soon to be on the chuck wagon line in Branson, Mo. Let's look at Golda Meir, Endira Ghandi, Margret Thatcher, and Eva Perone you get the sense that women have done this kind of work before and in a big way too. Sarah Palin has been absolutely trashed by the MSM who question her ability to lead and of all things, her intelligence. These observations impress me as being figuratively psychotic on the part of these naysayers. She is college educated, a Governor of a critical state, a journalist and an American success story. She is as well spoken as Mort Sahl was, quick witted, high IQ but because she is woman and a Republican, these commentators who are for the most part Obama supporters, will always portray her as the Lucy Ricardo of American politics. With all this poppycock going through the meat grinder, Sarah Palin remains as a bigger than life and a more interesting persona in this Election 2008 than even the great rock star who needs a new single to rejuvenate his career.
 
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The New York Times Puts Out Another WC Fields Attack

Posted by Jay R on Sunday, October 19, 2008 2:48:54 PM
October 19, 2008
Now the New York Times is practicing "The Stigma" that at it worst moments acted as a hurtful tool furthered against people with emotional problems even at such time when they evolve to being recovered individuals. The reporter even went so far as to contact one of Cindy's kids to obtain his outdated and arcane information, about a common event in most families at some point.  Do they want to get Obama elected so badly that they would stoop to these hideous tactics?. Why do they not ask the insurance companies why people with past mental or addiction issues  are excluded from acquiring life insurance policies?. What is a shame is  that individuals like Cindy McCain can only defend themselves against stigmatizers like the Times who minimize people with problems and turn their illness against them like a battering ram is to be more successful than them. This Times guy is hurling his mud from a desk while being peppered by his boss and will be probably laid off soon while Cindy strolls down Rodeo Drive and gets a Revlon makeover. Believe me, she could not care less what this Times Reporter wrote about but knowing her probably cares more about Mr. Recovered Man who after being discharged cannot get a job or life insurance or the respect of his neighbors. We have progressed so far medically and  through pharmaceuticals in America that this whole subject is becoming easier and easier to overcome. Somehow, people that experience these types of problems(millions in the USA) have a separate intellect and abilities that are even more advanced than Times reporters. Finally, absent Cindy McCain, the Times may want to have its corporate lawyers do a study with respect to The Americans With Disability Act (Under the jurisdiction of the Justice Department) as opposed to their Second Amendment Rights. You still have libel laws as well and all kinds of reasons why anybody may be challenged for inappropriate conduct toward someone who  may be impaired in a  federal determination , even in a historical or De facto sense. The public eye nuances that often create impregnable defense strategies are not always infallible.
 
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I am watching the debate winding up

Posted by Jay R on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:38:32 PM
October 15, 2008
 
Although Senator McCain was always the doddering old man as portrayed by the Democrats, he's looking like a fired up Sugar Ray Robinson picking apart a lightweight trying to move up in class tonight. He is sharp, very informed and way ahead on points. His apparent Senator Government quip will stick tomorrow. Also Obama was wishy washy on his associations, only one unearthed tonight so as not to seem extreme. He seemed tentative on partial birth abortion and he seemed to wince every time McCain got in a good one. Oil policy, forget it, we all know that we have to drill now big time and Obama still went environmental. Also, Obama's revelations about the NAFTA discrepancy involving Canada and a flip flop did not jive with what I remember about the situation back in the primaries. Finally,
I think John McCain showed leadership and honesty and was the clear winner.
 
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I Am Not So Sure That We Can Call It

Posted by Jay R on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:55:44 AM
October 15, 2008
 
On the eve of this crucial debate in Long Island, no matter if John McCain fulfills all the marching orders of his party and the MSM, I still do not think that despite all attempts to orchestrate his performance it will allow us to handicap this race. Having worked as a cold calling salesman for 20 years I learned how to listen twice and speak once. I am hearing nomenclature that never in my life I have noticed in a Presidential Election. People in the street are saying Manchurian Candidate, Sleeper Spy, "we do not know him or where he has been", The word "indoctrinated", although I do not know the context it is being used also shocks me. Additionally, a bird is now singing and  in that tune may exist a heavy, defeating bit of information. Jesse Jackson is an adversary and bringing up matters that may lead to a McCain victory in Florida. The NAFTA flip flop with Canada and the numbers of Hillary supporters in Ohio who may have voted for her for a specific reason, should put McCain in the winner's circle. Virtually all of the red states he has now are certain. Ronald Reagan was down in 1980 about the same margin and won by just two points. In 1960, if just one solitary voter in each election district had changed their minds, Nixon would have won over Kennedy. This voter fraud issue may turn the election into another hanging chad. Some of the voters may be giving duplicitous answers to pollsters and surveys and exit polls during the primaries. Obama asks Americans whether we are better off now than four years ago and credits Reagan. I ask, if Obama pulls this off, are we going to be better off after January 1 with higher taxes, little drilling and spreading the wealth around. Will American voters who already have a diminished perception of Congress agree to Pelosi, Reid, Franks and Obama running the country. My argument above is that John McCain is not flamboyant, a quintessential debater or a rock star. He will keep America safe, although he has had his moments, he is clean and presidential. In the next few years I would rather not ponder emigrating to Australia for the the same reasons my ancestors came to America.
 
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Tonight's Debate

Posted by Jay R on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:54:27 PM
October 7, 2008
 
Tonight's debate was as expected a push except for just one little bit of formidable importance offered by John McCain. Did you notice that he was confident and specifically aware of where the perpetrators of most of our terrorist issues are located. Obama when faced with the same question was general in his answer and most probably does not have any idea where the bad guys are considering he has never once during the campaign expressed this knowledge. From what we know of John McCain having close ties to the military and evidently the intelligence services, it is understandable that John McCain was telling the truth. Granted, Obama with his movie star looks and statuesque appearance will always have the advantage in most debates if you want to dwell on his physical presentation. But think about this, John McCain knows where to go and what to do to ensure our safety and maybe save our very lives. America should put their shoulder to the wheel (An Alan Ginsberg paraphrase from his epic work "America") and start to really quantify these two candidates. I would not let the economy, which has many emotional components cause you to make a uninformed decision that you will live to regret.
 
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Guilt By Association

Posted by Jay R on Sunday, October 05, 2008 11:32:52 PM
October 5, 2008
 
Not being a licensed attorney I can only suggest that my impression as a layman of guilt by association indicates that you cannot charge or convict an individual by virtue of their being socially associated with another who is found guilty of a crime. Guess what, we the American people are not contemplating a case with this Presidential Election whose venue is in District Court in Anytown USA. This election is for keeps and determines the health of the economy, two or three wars and your safety right here in the Homeland. It is being more and more troubling as Sarah Palin began the new procedures about exposing Obama and his past connections and acquaintances. I personally would stop at nothing to get at the truth and I am sure that under normal  circumstances, a presidential candidate is not going to be convicted of anything. I do not consider vetting of this kind guilt by association. If something is going on with someone who may end up as the leader of the Free World, let's stop parsing legality or etiquette, the voters must be informed of any matter that portends any implication that would be potentially adverse to our nation.
 
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Where is the AMA and other special interest groups?

Posted by Jay R on Sunday, October 05, 2008 11:16:10 PM
October 5, 2008
I have always felt that Mr. Obama's Great Society plans are hypothetical and fundamentaly speaking, "The best laid plans of mice and men". His extravagant health plan is a proposal and if we consider it from a historical vantage point is a long ways away from being signed into law. But the way Obama speaks of his deeper voyage into socialism in America he phrases his health care plans in a manner that six pack Joe thinks it is going to happen January 2. Nobody mentions the American Medical Association and how they are going to react to Obama's views should he win the prize. Doctors today are not the millionaires of yesteryear due to astronomical insurance costs, the expenses of running and maintaining a practice, the hours they have to put in, the new laws that affect their vocation and the legal costs to worry about. Fairly big staffs are required to run medical offices and these are specialized and trained people making strong money and benefits. While it is true that there are vastly wealthy specialists, there are also doctors still paying off their medical school tuition. How come Obama does not bring the American people into his confidence and let us know if his plan will cause less earnings for the medical profession which is already diminished by the insurers. That being the case, by the time the medical lobbyists and pressure groups and pharmaceutical conglomerates get through with Obama's idealistic outline, it's going right down the shredder.
 
Of course you know that I support McCain-Palin and their health plan which I think will win over the Md's and individuals like myself who have retired from government and have the plans that are unlimited in coverage and virtually pay it all so to speak. I worked in a government facility for about 17 years to earn my retirement and benefits. Because McCain offers choice based on tax benefits, he presents a benefit to all Americans especially those of us who do not want some watered down government issued, rest in the hallway, we're  cleaning your room health card which I suspect we will get should we not elect him. Just to set the record straight, unlike one of the Democratic leaders that I saw on Fox the other day who claimed that health insurance for a family of four costs upwards of $15,000 which was his way of arguing for Obama, I must disagree with him by thousands going down. I am not suggesting that all of us should pay for our health insurance but I am guessing that the Democrats will try to absurdly elevate the cost of a private plan in an attempt to further Obama's idea which again is not a law yet. If you recall the specificity issue from the primaries, you better believe that non-specificity has not exited yet.
 
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A Biden Beauty

Posted by Jay R on Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:03:35 PM
October 2, 2008
 
Did any of you get that Biden silioquy which included a Jesse Helms crippled family member in braces? I never could put straight a Rubic's cubic either. Also, Joe may consider engaging an opthomologist because it seemed  like his eyes appeared to be like slits. Anyway Sarah Palin was the Green Bay Packers and Vince Lombardi in the old days when they were unbeatable. She was glowing and enthusiastic and I understand that impact as I was a salesman and a Dale Carnegie graduate, the former for 20 years. Also I think Sarah Palin was played some dirty tricks by the anchor people and general left leaning media. Maybe Katy Couric slipped her a mickey the other day but this was a different Sarah. Tonight she was an Executive Branch leader and she made all Americans proud. Obama ducking Congress on cell phone detail and tonight's victory for Sarah Palin will filter into the polls within 48 hours.
 
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John McCain Was 100% Right-Keyword Fundamentals

Posted by Jay R on Monday, September 22, 2008 9:28:35 AM
September 22, 2008
 
John McCain only referred to the FUNDAMENTALS of the economy being good. You would have to be an old time stock picker like me or have knowledge of the economy or Wall Street to realize that McCain was only referring to the underpinnings of the economy such as unemployment, interest rates, GNP, consumer sentiment and other typical data that we see from time to time on our local news. Look at these figures as of the date McCain made a statement that the public did not understand because they are not versatile enough in prior economics1 education, the media too failed to investigate semantics and the Democrats thought was a big pound of fish and you will understand that the fundamentals are good. Of course there is a housing crisis, a credit crunch and layoffs, American people suffering and a troubled economy. So why is John McCain being drawn and quartered for something he never referred to and a statement that was true. McCain was too highbrow by separating the mitigating features of the total economic picture, not realizing that he was addressing an audience needing improved education, something the Obama campaign is banking on.
 
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A NOUVEAU WATERGATE MAY BE BREWING

Posted by Jay R on Friday, September 19, 2008 8:53:43 AM
September 19, 2008
 
From what I am seeing on Fox when I got up this AM, we may be seeing political involvement in the breaking and entry of Sarah Palin's computer, then electronic gathering of of personal information, some described as conceivably classified and then the posting of said material on a separate web site for public inspection. I do not know who these jerks were who committed what appears to be a "wrong way Corrigan" offense but I'll bet the farm that when they are arraigned and then if brought to State and Federal courts to face charges if indicted they will be looking at a Bird Man of Alcatraz stretch if found guilty in all those court systems and the countless counts that may arise. Sarah Palin'computer may turn out to be the Watergate Hotel of the 21 Century. Also, Michelle lost the tempo again when she started a new tactic of innuendo or subliminal  advertising when she joked about a reference to Sarah Palin, a Vice Presidential Candidate and middle aged woman as being "cute", just like Obama used the word  "sweetie" at an airport, addressing a woman he did not know and then in a gauche and unsolicited manner obtained her phone number and gratuitously called her at home to make political hay. Did these two really have Harvard Law Degrees.? From what I have seen through Election 2008 I would go pro se in a corporate fraud deal in a State Supreme court rather then having them on the case. Please consider this, I have never won one solitary argument in my own 30 year marriage. Voters also, are beginning to figure out that if elected, Obama's wife Michelle will be the Dick Cheney of his administration. I will give you one of those New York City expressions that people living in other states will not recognize, if the Obamas somehow wind up in the White House, we are all "going down the tubes". Okay, the tubes are trains that go from Manhattan to Hoboken, New Jersey.
 
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The Fundamentals Of The Economy

Posted by Jay R on Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:33:28 AM
September 18, 2008
Ever since I got married I never had any cash but plenty of stock playing ability which runs in my family.  I retired at 56 so here's my take about what John McCain's much criticized statement when Wall Street had another bad day and Obama blamed him for it really alluded to. I'll will take the position that John McCain s disposition was absolutely on the mark point by point.
 
1. The unemployment number in the US is a little past 6%, slightly elevated but nothing to indicate the terrible Depression that is off in the stratosphere, and that some man in the street interviews unknowingly spoke of on the networks.
2. Interest rates are historically low,certainly supporting McCain's statement
 
3.The Federal Reserve, which just recently showed an inclination to jump in, held steady a few days ago which shows their belief that this is another cyclical recession, maybe, but certainly no one human being or administrative policy in Washington can cure most components of these events. We all have been through these periods before but now that we have outsourced our jobs and become a service economy, these are two of the culprits.
 
4. When I started working for local government and began my 403B, the Dow was at 700 in  1991. We have had 500 point drops in
 1987 and I believe 1998 and scores of 200 and 300 drops. Corrections are sometimes are healthy and give intuitive stock players a chance to buy low and years later go down to Bimini for good.
 
The debacle  was not a stock market thing, the market does not desire uncertainty such as Obama being our next President. The only problem is AIG although people not familiar with Wall Street blew this up into being a run on the banks. AIG apparently had to be bailed out which may amount to 85 billion. That is a separate and unrelated issue to the other mergers and buyouts. I am now with Merrill Lynch for 20 years and our life savings are situated with my excellent financial advisor who from the beginning has been nothing more than a valued friend and practically a member of my own family. When I heard about Bank America buying them,I finished eating breakfast, called my friends at Merrill and simply told them that we will now have a stronger concern with our new owner but if my broker is not there I won't be a client either.
So the bottom line is that John McCain was only referring to the fundamentals or underpinnings of the economy, not the housing crisis, the credit crunch or any other attendant issues so he was right. Obama played the blame game and was wrong on every point. Take this advice, if you watch CNBC or Fox Financial or Bloomberg for one hour a day forever and you are shrewd enough, you can do anything with finances today and forever more.
 
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They Are Making A Concerted Effort RE:Sarah Palin

Posted by Jay R on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 9:03:45 PM
September 17, 2008
These scammers on the e-mail incident today who illegally hacked into Sarah Palin's private e-mail account are the criminal countervailing
force to the legitimate destroyers from the old, burn the bra feminist movement and the big time journalists from Washington DC and the far left all of whom are independently vying to destroy Sarah Palin's integrity because they know they will lose the election if they do not bring her down and there goes  their agenda.. Sarah Palin will go on as the Vice Presidential candidate serving under the great Senator from Arizona, John McCain, who has served his country in the most magnanimous manner conceivable in military history to win the Election 2008 in November. The best thing to do with these sleazy hackers, and forgotten and antiquated frustrated former activists who I have yet to see on network television is to completely ignore them and in the case of the hackers, let the authorities do what they do best. When a top movie critic deliberately writes nothing about an actor, the thespians' career is over. Sarah Palin should just not comment on all these characters trying to demean her because for the most part they are afraid of her. They fully realize that the American people see Obama as a disorganized individual who due to his abject inexperience (he blamed John McCain for Wall Street being Wall Street) could not possibly handle today's problems either globally or domestically. I suggest Sarah Palin play the part of the disinterested high profile candidate who is the very politician that the media and voters are talking about continuously. The detractors as we used to say in Sheepshead Bay, couldn't get arrested in Brooklyn.
 
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McCain-Palin Is Starting To Look Good

Posted by Jay R on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:05:10 PM
September 16, 2008
 
When I saw the polling numbers on Fox tonight, even though it is early, I started to feel confidence and enthusiasm. The McCain campaign in my view should really turn it up because it is still politics and although I am sure the ticket will overcome a faltering and inexperienced candidate who actually blamed John McCain for essentially what was in reality a mismanagement with respect to an unimaginable and an unforgettable shakeup and realignment on Wall Street. This convoluted impression on Obama's  part of how the US economy probably pushed  the McCain-Palin ticket upwards. He has consistently hurled ageism remarks at John McCain which only serve to enrage senior citizens, the most reliable voters in America. The nationwide polls are still tight but New York and New Jersey beyond anyone's expectation may swing for McCain. In some states McCain is building up impressive leads and astoundingly is up there with Obama in Minnesota. Young voters, once an Obama cinch are not so cohesive now. Many specific voting blocks pinpointed by race and gender are  indicating a tide across the nation for McCain. But just remember Truman  Dewey and Kennedy Nixon, the poll that counts is when it's 9pm in my neck of the woods on November 4 and the machines are opened. The McCain-Palin campaign should take this uplift and run it hard all the way to the finish line.
 
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Our Country Depends On Voter's Due Diligence

Posted by Jay R on Monday, September 15, 2008 11:38:14 PM
September 15, 2008
I never understood why when polled, voters give so much praise to Obama as the Lone Ranger who is better for the economy than John McCain who is better at keeping Americans. safe. Let's judge John McCain by his checkmate and strategic pick of Sarah Palin as opposed to Obama picking a good diplomat with no military experience. I have virtually lived off the stock market for years along with other pickers in my family. The market is our genetic gift but buy and hold is where you make your money. Do not be swayed by today's horrific debacle on Wall Street. I am 57 and I have never seen anything remotely resembling the blood that was on the floor today. Still, no matter what, the market historically has always come back to be an investment with the best average annual return. Still, it is the biggest casino in the world so if you cannot stand the bumps put your loot in a money market. Getting back to Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain, nobody on the tickets is an economist or a CPA or has worked in a Federal financial agency. I would not allow Obama to pull the blame game tomorrow, the US Economy is a cyclical phenomena and it is impossible to blame anyone for all of it. Obama or McCain, whoever is the victor will be thoroughly advised. To hear Obama tell it, he insinuates to his base that he will be the lynch pin. Even a community organizer cannot predict the direction of unemployment when  we no longer manufacture much in our service economy.
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