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October 16, 2006:

Polls:

I have noticed there are two ways to conduct an opinion poll. One way is to select the demographic sample in a way that will produce the desired answer. This is the way targeted magazines and radio talk-show blowhards do it. Their sample is already selected by the political slant of the magazine or blowhard. They are pandering to a particular mindset. Another way is the way news shows do it. That is, to word the questions in a way that will produce the desired result. Only people with a particular mindset will bother to respond to the poll. Then there is the honest way. That is to refrain from conducting opinion polls and stop the pretense.

Hypocrisy:

It seems like it to me. At one time, America was the only nation that had an atomic bomb. We were the big kids on the block. Then, other big countries got the bomb and things got tense. Now any piss-ant nation can have a bomb if they want it. The technology, that was once so difficult, is well understood. Now the big kids are telling the piss-ants they should not have a bomb because it is too dangerous. Oh yeah? Dangerous to who? Has it been that long since the cold war when two big bully nations held the whole world as terrified hostages?

Coincidence:

I regret that I too frequently inject Michigan politics into these notes, but they just keep hitting me in the face. I cannot overlook them. I’m sure these things also happen wherever you are. I hope you notice them and act accordingly, doing whatever you can in favor of honesty.

This is the most recent Michigan bad joke. Suddenly, one month before the election, Michigan’s Secretary of State Land, has issued a papal bull to make buying a car easier. Instead of having to wait several days and make a return trip to the dealer, the licensing can be done on line immediately. The new owner can leave the dealership with his plates and all the necessary paperwork. I wonder why that could not have been done four years ago? Could it have anything to do with the Democratic challenger? Land wouldn’t do that, would she? Duh!

Politicians:

I do not discriminate. I despise all of them from the mad king to the Groveland Township clerk. I despise the Emperor of Russia, Putin, equally with King George. However, the ones I despise the most are the political bigots who pretend to be religious, like Jessie Jackson and Pat Robertson. All politicians are ugly. All dogs are beautiful.

Political Hacks:

Stephanopolous had two bigshot hacks on his show. One was a House Republicrumb and the other was a House Dumbocrat. They were supposed to be discussing Foley’s Folly, but they did not. All they did was shout accusations at each other. They both shouted at once and it is not clear at all what they intended to say. They simply wasted about ten minutes of the show time. Neither of them made a valid point. It don=t change much from year to year.

James Baker:

He was Secretary of State under Bush the Elder. He wrote another book and came to the Stephanopolous show to hawk it. He is against us pulling out of Iraq. According to him, if we pull out, there will be a great civil war in Iraq and all of the Middle Eastern countries will get into it. I say great! Let’s get out and let them go at it. The more Muslims kill each other the better it will be for us. We will only have to deal with the survivors.

Local Idiocy:

In a local city, a kid had a toy gun. A crazy man saw the kid with the toy and called the police. The cops came and yellow taped the whole area and locked down a nearby school. Now the kid has been charged with firearms possession and carrying a concealed weapon. Say what? Is this an overreaction or just normal police and bureaucratic stupidity? When I was a kid, all the kids had toy guns. Some were BB guns and some were just cap pistols. If the citizens and prosecutors had behaved the way they do now, every kid I knew would be in prison. What is going on? Stupid! Just stupid!

Another Preacher:

A local preacher got caught luring kids into his home so he could make child porn. He is pleading guilty. They say he will get 20 to 30 years. If I were God Emperor, anyone who messed with kids would get life without parole on the first offense. There would never be a second offense. I would apply the same penalty to people who covered for them, like Bishops and Hastert.

Insanity:

After the small plane crash in New York, we learned something new. At least it is new for me. It seems that small planes are allowed to operate in what are called visual sight corridors with no controller oversight. In New York and other large cities as well, that means the planes can legally fly below the tops of buildings. Pardon me, but I think that is beyond stupid. It is insane, especially now.

In my humble opinion, given the current international situation, small planes should not be allowed anywhere near metropolitan areas. Think of this. If I wanted to take out every key bridge in America, all I would have to do is get a bunch of insane Muslims to load small planes with nitro and fly them into the bridge foundations. Kaboom and woosh. No bridges! Mohammad would be proud.

Hey, hey, Uncle Mo,

Come and watch the bridges blow.

Did you know?

The first spark ignition gasoline engine was built and patented by Dr. N. A. Otto in 1876.
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