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February 5, 2007:

Nifong:

He was charged with withholding DNA evidence. The State Bar Association of North Carolina has brought charges against him. I am given to wonder what causes pure malevolence. How can a person get to the point where he wants to win so badly that no evil deed is beyond him? What happened to him to make him develop that degree of meanness?

It is not as extreme, but I have had to deal with pure malevolence a few times. I can remember my computer being brought down more than once by an internet virus or worm. I cannot comprehend the mentality that does evil for no reason at all. Nifong, of course, is way beyond that, in attempting to destroy the lives of these kids. He is consciously evil.

Little Ellie:

This kid and her parents were thrown off an airplane because the mother could not control her. The kid was crying loudly and would not stop. The parents tried to make a big federal case out of it, but they failed to make their case. Even as the mother was whining to the media about her ordeal, her kid was out of control, flopping all over the place and being a general distraction. In this case, I agree with the airline. I think about my being on that plane and having it take off with that squalling kid on board. Imagine spending 2 or 3 hours in that confined space with that screaming monster. No thank you!

Troops:

The administration is still playing the game of using the troops as pawns. If you disagree with us, you are undermining the moral of the troops, you are aiding and abetting the enemy. The most recent administration toady to say that was Gates. The only ones who really are undermining the troops are the administration madmen. Imagine how emotionally debilitating it must be to know you are in a situation where you cannot win. Imagine not knowing what your goals are or who your enemy is until he shoots at you. That is an emotionally crushing burden.

Big Blue:

We have another case of the studied ignorance of our local channel 12 news team. This big shot anchor was reporting on the situation with the Detroit auto industry. He was pointing out Ford’s hemorrhaging of money. They lost 12.7 billion last year, that’s billion. This hotshot anchor said, there are more blues for Big Blue. I guess no one told him that Big Blue is IBM, not Ford. IBM has been known as Big Blue for five decades. Ford has never been called Big Blue until now. All he had to do was type the phrase into an internet search engine. Maybe no one taught him how to do that. Duh!

On the same show, another lesser reporter called Ford Credit a credit union. No, dumb reporter! Ford Credit is a loan company. Dearborn Federal Credit Union is a Credit Union. A credit union helps you save money. Ford Credit helps you spend money. Double duh!

A New Diet:

Every year it seems there is a new book by some doctor offering a super special diet that does everything. Not to be outdone, I can make my own contribution to that outpouring. This is a variation on anorexia nervosa. On this diet, you can eat anything you want in any amount. Instead of sticking a finger down your throat to induce vomiting, you drink beer until you get sick and puke. The next day, you can start over again. You should not drive a vehicle or operate machinery while you are on this diet.

Newton and Newton:

Everyone knows about Isaac Newton who is the guy who invented gravity. It seems Isaac was just floating around one day when he said, “It’s time I got down to earth.” So he invented gravity and “plop” he came right down to earth where he spent the remainder of his life. Now, of course, all of us are down to earth except for a few liberals who float around everywhere and a few archconservatives who like to operate below the surface. For his scientific achievements, Isaac Newton was knighted and became Sir Isaac Newton. Because of that, all the kids have to learn about him in school.

What many people don’t know is Isaac had a brother named Fig. Because the father had died young, the Newton folks fell on a bit of hard times. Therefore, Fig was sent off to apprentice to a Baker in a far away village. Now Fig was a bright and industrious lad and he stayed to learn the trade, even though the baker was a mean man who treated Fig poorly. However, when Fig came of age, he left the baker and one-upped him by inventing a delicious new cookie which he named after himself. When Fig sent a box of his Fig Newton treats to William III, the king was delighted and promptly knighted Fig. So, Fig became Sir Fig Newton. Now you know the whole story.

This Week:

That is the name of the Sunday morning news show that I usually call the Stephanopoulos show. I don’t watch it on Sunday morning. Mrs. Gaffer tapes it and we watch it while we are preparing for Sunday dinner. It’s our substitute for the mind numbing sports show.

Joe Biden, the chairman of the Foreign Relations committee, was on the hot seat this time along with Richard Lugar, a senior member of the committee. Biden is opposed to the opposition to the troop surge, whatever that means. I’m not sure where Lugar is. The favorite word for these guys is movement. They use it whenever they want to make you believe something good has happened. They talk about the troops in Iraq, and about Maliki and they say, “We can see some movement there.” It’s almost like they were describing a lower bowel activity. For sure, there has been movement. What I have yet to see, is progress.

Charles Gibson:

Charles did a special show from Detroit on the domestic auto industry, or lack thereof. It was kind of a town meeting forum. There was a gang of big shots on the stage with Charles and a gang of disgruntled victims in the audience. The whole thing was an embarrassment to Detroit. The only people on that stage who behaved like intelligent adults were Charles and the channel 7 news guy. The rest of them made complete asses of themselves. The Ford representative, Charlie Holleran, was particularly embarrassing. He babbled on and on and said nothing useful. No wonder Ford is failing. When the camera panned the audience, I could see the disgust and resignation on the faces of the victims of these buffoons.

Gibson talked about a perception that the foreign cars are more reliable and better built than the American cars. That is not just a perception dear Charles. It is a demonstrable fact based on returns-to-dealer for problems and failures. The Foreign cars are better. That’s all!

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