"Boots on the Ground" Now Favored by American People

Contrary to what we have come to believe, the Pope doesn't have any more say over the Catholic Church than Obama has over our own government and congress.  Because Pope Francis was forced by right wingers in the church to "back down" from a statement Francis made yesterday saying that gays can be looked on in a constructive way as an important component to contribute their own unique gifts to the church" or some such thing.  But now we are informed that "Those words were from a trial document in progress not ready for prime time" or some such balderdash.  Of course the Church defines itself by the statements it makes on subjects.  It also defines itself by the statements it retracts.

DON'T BE FOOLED concerning the markets now.  The news media prompted by right wing finance manipulators (and I don't often use that word) are trying to STAMPEDE you into selling your stocks right now.  DON'T DO IT!  The next few weeks will be an excellent BUYING OPPERTUNITY in the financial markets.  People like the Koch Brothers are dumping stocks right now to drive the market down for POLITICAL PURPOSES to make the public think the democrats have screwed up the economy just BEFORE the election, thinking after the Republicans win next month- - that the turnaround in the market AFTER ELECTION DAY will vindicate their words and dire forecasts- - which they will say have been averted because the people "voted the right way" by electing Republicans on election day.  Don't be a dope and fall for their schemes.  Also vote YES on propositions 45, 46, and 47 and No on 48.   The lie index on props 45 and 46 particularly are setting new records for the pinochio awards!  Just remember this.  Voting yes on 45 will LOWER your health insurance rates, and this is what the No on 45 people are trying to PREVENT from happening.  Don't fall for it.  Be smart.  Get the dopes out of the medical profession, and hopefully get the dopes out of talk radio, too!

I will agree with Sean Hannity that President Obama should institute a ban on Americans traveling to Liberia, Sierra Leonne, and Guinea.   And also ban travel from those countries to the United States.   Aside from the now heightened seriousness of this Ebola outbreak, it’s the only politically expedient thing to do.  The CDC can merely state that “We have now reassessed the situation and concluded that it’s a substantially more serious situation than we had previously believed”.   Sixty percent of democrats want such a travel ban, including many democratic congressmen.   Sixty-eight of the general population favor a travel ban to and from these three African nations,  and 76% of Republicans favor a travel ban to and from these nations.  We now have the second health care worker infected.   This appeared on the news this morning – announced by the hospital just hours ago.  Apparently the nurses aren’t wearing their protective gear properly.  Meanwhile Texas wants to dump their hospital waste products in Louisiana and Louisiana doesn’t want it, obviously.   Of course the credibility of the center for desease control has been in question for weeks, and I am forced to conclude that it is political and sugar coating everything to an alarming and misleading extent- - and withholding the true serious nature of the problem from Americans.    For something a little lighter- - some large panels of the interior of an airliner just kind of popped and broke apart in an explosive manner, but passengers were never in any danger because air pressure was constant, and the outside hull was never breached.

In news which should surprise no one, the American people have shifted from being against "boots on the ground" against ISIS to now favoring "boots on the ground" as long as the ones making the sacrifice aren't people they actually know or care about, much less they themselves.   In short, the American people are very generous with other people's lives.  And it proves the adage of dictators everywhere from Stalin to Hitler, that all you need as justification for a whole new war is a lot of repeated media propaganda.  You know the adage "If you tell a lie often and persistently enough, the people will come to believe it".   So it is with their position reversal of "Boots on the Ground".  This is Tuesday October 14, 2014 and it’s “Beatle moon” day according to what we wrote last January.  I will not post today.  It’s after seven and Jeopardy is on.  On the ABC network news they talked about that nurse and her dog in separate quarantine.  There have been a lot of violent thunderstorms in the south and tornadoes.  There is the first hurricane in the Atlantic, a “G” one, slated to hit Bermuda on Friday in an arcing path.   US bombing raids me be changing the tide on whether Kabani near Turkey is slated to be taken by ISIS or not.  The ISIS black flag on the hill has been removed.  And apparently Jerry Brown doesn’t like Kashkari running ads reminding voters that Brown sued and lost in a teacher’s union case diverting tax payer money that could have been used to help the children.  

 I listened to the Norman Goldman show.  In a continued case of “burn out” Norman mused on whether, three weeks before the election he should abruptly drop politics and take up another topic like basket weaving or flower arranging.    I think it’s only a matter of time before he pulls himself off the air.  He is speaking of “radio talk show fatigue” by the viewers at large.  And since right wingers are the only ones on regular radio, the barb is aimed at the five main conservative hosts.  I looked them up.  They are Savage Nation, Mark LeVin, Sean Hannity. Rush Limbaugh, and Glen Beck.  Savagte, Levin and Beck each have seven million viewers per week.  Hannity has twelve million and Rush Limbaugh has over thirteen million, and not the advertised nine million by liberal hosts.  But I failed to find confirmation of any “fatigue” of listeners but the numbers seem to be “progressively” rising.  It’s just wishful thinking to believe that ditto heads all over America would begin switching off their radios in droves.   Of course you can be anybody with no talent and the right wingers will subsidize you by buying your books, no matter how crappy they are.  “This sort of support system simply does not exist with liberals”.   Liberal rich people in no way mirror the financial support of the Koch Brothers and Rupert Merdock.    But people still want to read any whacko right wing political rag- - and people pass this bogus material around to everybody they meet.

Bill Carol wins the idiot of the day aware for yesterday.  He claims that he bought some airline stock by a fly by night company (pardon the pun) just before 9 – 11 and naturally blames that because the stock crashed from $25.00 to two dollars.  At that point Bill sold the stock.  Years afterward the stock finally “came back” in price, but Bill didn’t own it then.  The minute he said "It's a hot stock tip from a friend" I knew this story would not have a happy ending because the number one law in finance is 'Never buy on the recomendation of a hot tip from a friend".   You could buy major airlines now, because they're raking in the money by being chincy with passengers in so many 'economizing" ways.  But if you like an industry- - to cash in on that "industry" you buy the best or at least most typical stocks IN that industry- - and not some risky start-up venture.  Only Mitt Romney does things like that and he knows how to jimmy the financial regulations in the way the rest of us can only dream about, if that.  Rick Edelman finally got his act together and he says "Don't be spooked by the past".  Of course they are still advertising that gold will be over two thousand dollars by the end of the years, and it’s been around twelve hundred the entire year.  They said that oil is now down to eighty-two dollars a barrel.  This is really bad news for the war and panic mongers, of which over the air talk radio abounds.  But then Bill, in yet another attempt to demonstrate his genious says “I plan to get rich by suing my doctor.  That’s how I’m going to do it”.  Of course proposition 46 hasn’t passed yet.   Maybe this is a dumb remark but why should WE the patients pay, because a rogue doctor screws up?   Why do professions of cops, attorneys or doctors- - rally around a bad apple?   This is the practice that needs to change.  But more to the point- - ANYBODY who has ever been involved in a legal suit- - will tell you it’s a horrible experience they wouldn’t wish on their worst enemy.  There are tons of depositions and court dates and legal wrangling and stipulations.   And economically it doesn’t pan out at all.  It’s usually not worth it, which is why so few people do it.   Bill Carol in even making this remark is saying “Hey everybody look at Me - - I’m a total Asshole!” – and believe me he is. 

I looked tword the liquor store and waited in the front room a little, and also got my medication.  But just like yesterday - - this time when I was back in my room I had some sort of a panic and nausea attack.   OK the chronology is that I got my meds from Federico.  Had it been Christian, I would have asked about how come the Resperidol apparently hasn’t been doubled as promised.  The evening dose still had a quarter tablet for a quarter milligram.  That time last week I asked if the medication had been increased in the past few days and Christian said no it hadn’t.   Apparently it STILL hasn’t been increased and I’d like to talk to Dr Messina about that today.  I went to the store which showed no signs still at a few minutes to seven of opening, so I went to the bakery and got a medium coffee (which is basically “large”) for $1.25.   I took the cup back to my room and after a few sips is when I had the nausea attack.  Yesterday I had the nausea attack - - actually I thought I’d try swallowing some mouthwash to see if that would calm my stomach but it got worse when I was out on the back benches.  I mused perhaps there was rubbing alcohol in the mouthwash or something, or at any rate ingesting it was a bad idea.  But the same thing happened this morning but only with sipping coffee.  I just watched the Today Show and finally came down to the dining room with the still nearly full cup of coffee.  We had corn flakes for breakfast followed by two pancakes, not particularly large ones either, and a sausage link.  Teresa gave me a third pancake so I feel I got enough to eat.  There was also the usual coffee and OJ.   I then paid Richard a quarter for the cigarette I was about to borrow, and a prior one that I had borrowed.   There was moisture in the air and it felt like rain, but now the sun is out.