Are you a salesperson, trucker or someone that spends a lot of time on the road? Well, then you get a lot of information from your radio whether it be satellite or terrestrial. You might have time to scan a newspaper or two over a quick dinner. Maybe you get the opportunity to talk to your customers or the "guys" on the dock. Truckers certainly b.s. around the truck stop counter. And all this is good. Perhaps you listen to Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Shawn Hannity, Glenn Beck, Bubba and others. But friends, beware. This is all entertaining. But you must be aware that all of what you are listening to is, shall we say, slanted. Sure, you might think Fox News is "fair and balanced", but it is definitely not. And I don't care. That's their shtick, and if you like it, fine. But we're "coming off" of eight long years of a Republican administration, that, well, screwed the pooch. To be fair, Congress, specifically the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate did a really lousy job too. Bush, Palosi and Reed make quite a trio. But, friends, I need you to step back a moment, turn off the radio, put down the newspaper and think for yourself. Yeah, yeah, she's a woman, he's a war hero and he's Black. But try to blow all the smoke and mirrors away. Forget the latest "gaff." Candidates are people too. They get tired, angry and are under a constant microscope. Cut come they slack. Really think about who is going to make your life better? Most of the folks you listen to on the radio and tv are millionaires. Of course, they don't want to pay more taxes, if they even pay any taxes. Many corporations here in the US don't. What about health insurance? If you lose your job tomorrow, will you have health insurance? And I'm not talking about that absurd Cobra plan that most Americans cannot afford. Please think people. We have a $407 billion dollar deficit. Our government has $53 trillion dollars of "unfunded liabilities." Sending our manufacturing jobs to China, the Pacific Rim, India, and Mexico has resulted in the worst most unbalanced trade deficit in history. Our real estate values have plummeted and now our government is in the mortgage business with "their" takeover of Freddie Mack and Fannie Mae. And with less than 60 days to the election, our outgoing President announces a troop withdrawal from Iraq while sending more troops into Afghanistan. Bin Laden still remains at large. Friends, I don't think this is a Democrat or Republican "thing." What does your "gut" say to you. Do you remember Ron Paul? How are we going to get out of this mess? Are you undecided? Overwhelmed perhaps? I warn you, think carefully, please. Turn off the "noise" and spend some time with yourself and vote for the best candidate. Use the internet and do some of your own research. This election deserves more than you just listening to the radio. Remember that they're a lot of smart (wicked) folks out there who know who to pull the wool over your eyes and convince you that their way is the "right"way. Watch out. Again, think for yourself, please! The credit for the photo of Karl Rove http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Warning: think carefully...
Are you a salesperson, trucker or someone that spends a lot of time on the road? Well, then you get a lot of information from your radio whether it be satellite or terrestrial. You might have time to scan a newspaper or two over a quick dinner. Maybe you get the opportunity to talk to your customers or the "guys" on the dock. Truckers certainly b.s. around the truck stop counter. And all this is good. Perhaps you listen to Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Shawn Hannity, Glenn Beck, Bubba and others. But friends, beware. This is all entertaining. But you must be aware that all of what you are listening to is, shall we say, slanted. Sure, you might think Fox News is "fair and balanced", but it is definitely not. And I don't care. That's their shtick, and if you like it, fine. But we're "coming off" of eight long years of a Republican administration, that, well, screwed the pooch. To be fair, Congress, specifically the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate did a really lousy job too. Bush, Palosi and Reed make quite a trio. But, friends, I need you to step back a moment, turn off the radio, put down the newspaper and think for yourself. Yeah, yeah, she's a woman, he's a war hero and he's Black. But try to blow all the smoke and mirrors away. Forget the latest "gaff." Candidates are people too. They get tired, angry and are under a constant microscope. Cut come they slack. Really think about who is going to make your life better? Most of the folks you listen to on the radio and tv are millionaires. Of course, they don't want to pay more taxes, if they even pay any taxes. Many corporations here in the US don't. What about health insurance? If you lose your job tomorrow, will you have health insurance? And I'm not talking about that absurd Cobra plan that most Americans cannot afford. Please think people. We have a $407 billion dollar deficit. Our government has $53 trillion dollars of "unfunded liabilities." Sending our manufacturing jobs to China, the Pacific Rim, India, and Mexico has resulted in the worst most unbalanced trade deficit in history. Our real estate values have plummeted and now our government is in the mortgage business with "their" takeover of Freddie Mack and Fannie Mae. And with less than 60 days to the election, our outgoing President announces a troop withdrawal from Iraq while sending more troops into Afghanistan. Bin Laden still remains at large. Friends, I don't think this is a Democrat or Republican "thing." What does your "gut" say to you. Do you remember Ron Paul? How are we going to get out of this mess? Are you undecided? Overwhelmed perhaps? I warn you, think carefully, please. Turn off the "noise" and spend some time with yourself and vote for the best candidate. Use the internet and do some of your own research. This election deserves more than you just listening to the radio. Remember that they're a lot of smart (wicked) folks out there who know who to pull the wool over your eyes and convince you that their way is the "right"way. Watch out. Again, think for yourself, please! The credit for the photo of Karl Rove http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove
