Lawyer’s Full Employment Bill February 14, 2009
Posted by cybertao in Money, Politics.Tags: LinkedIn, Obama
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Thanks president Obama, for putting all the unemployed lawyers back to work. The legal industry has been hit hard by the recession, but that’s over now. What some people call the 1,100 page Stimulus bill is really the Lawyer’s Full Employment bill. Can you imagine how many lawyers its going to take to interpret it, explain it, write articles about it, find mistakes in it, be on talk shows about it? Then comes the regulations. Oh yes, any government agencies involved, like the White House Mall Sod Revitalization Administration, will want to write regulations, and who do you think will be writing them? Lawyers. After that we have the bidding process for the companies who want to revitalize the sod or build the skateboard park or supply the condoms. You have to have lawyers manage the process, but not to be greedy, maybe some accountants will be included as well. Don’t forget the fun part, the litigation – suing the government on behalf of aggreived parties who are not getting their fair share, beneficiaries suing each other, and finally, everybody suing everybody else. This is the best thing for the legal community since ERISA!
RNC Speeches September 3, 2008
Posted by cybertao in Politics.Tags: McCain, Palin, RNC
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Ok, so I just got back from Alaska shortly before McCain picked Palin and no I didn’t meet her, but believe it or not I was hoping he would pick her. For those people who said they never heard of her before, they haven’t been paying attention. She was one of the possible running mates mentioned months ago so it was somewhat of a surprise because I haven’t heard much about her lately, but not a total surprise.
Anyway, I thought her speech tonight was terrific. Her delivery was fantastic. Everyone talks about what a great speaker Obama is but personally, I don’t like the sound of his voice or his mannerisms. His delivery irritates me as it seems like he is preaching to the audience and talking down to it. With Sarah I felt like she was just being herself talking to me.
What about the others? Rudy was the same. He also hit it out of the park. He seemed so natural. Laura Lingle, the gov. of Hawaii, also did a nice job. Interesting that the governors of both Hawaii and Alaska are Republican women. Another Republican woman, Michelle Bachman the Congresswoman from Minnesota, also did a nice job. Neither of them showed the presence of Sarah, though. Huckabee was good, but not as good as Rudy. Joe Lieberman made a very inspiring speech. In the past, I have not liked his voice very much, finding it rather weak and whiney. Last night I thought he had a lot of energy and sounded the best I’ve ever heard him. You could tell it was hard for him to go against his party but he had to follow through with what he sincerely believes. Thompson did a wonderful speech as well. If he had spoken like this in his own campaign he might have lasted longer. One gets the feeling he has more confidence in McCain than he did in himself. I read liberal bloggers complaining that he cleared his voice 70-some times. I never noticed it. They’ll pick on any silly thing. I even thought GW did a good job. Of course he’s not great at presentation like Rudy, but he didn’t flub anything either. The only speaker I was disappointed in was Romney. He talked too fast like he was rushing through it and wanted to get it over with. I like him and thought he would be a good president or vice-president even though he is stiff. Stiff might not be such a bad guality in a president.
And did you get a look at that Palin family? Each one is better looking than the next! I’m sure I’ll be frustrated tomorrow when I read the liberal bloggers saying they’re ugly or some other hateful things about them.
Cindy McCain seemed very relaxed with the Palin family. Having raised seven kids herself, she was right at home. As much as I like Laura Bush, she always looks uncomfortable. Cindy seemed like she was having a wonderful time and really likes the Palins. Me too.
Obama Caught Sweating! July 27, 2008
Posted by cybertao in Politics.Tags: John McCain, McCain, Media, Obama
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Yes, it’s true. He’s not the Messiah. He does sweat like the rest of us. Have you heard about the latest media attempt to make Barry O seem more than human? First there were comments by reporters that they saw the big O play basketball “and he didn’t even sweat!” fueling rumors that he is the Messiah (although I never read in the Bible where it said Jesus didn’t sweat). Now comes this article in the German magazine “Bild” by reporter Judith Bonesky (I’m not touching that) who worked out (she says “trained”) with him just before his big speech. First he curls 35 pound weights, then 75 pound weights and then does 10 situps! You have to read how she says it http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/world-news/2008/07/24/Bild-was-in-fitness-studio/with-barack-obama-before-his-speech-in-berlin.html# I can’t write that breathlessly. She asked to take a picture with him and ends with: “I put my arm around his hip – wow, he didn’t even sweat! WHAT A MAN.” (her punctuation and emphasis) My wife made the comment that if all you do is a few curls and 10 situps and leave you wouldn’t have time to sweat. The funny thing is, though, the picture clearly shows a big sweat triangle on his chest. She lied just like the rest of the media lies about him. He does sweat. Either that or the media is so hynotized by his cult of personality that it can’t see the sweat on him.
I don’t pick a president by how much he works out or how much of a rock-star he is. Maybe he should stay there and be Chancellor of the Ministry of Euro-Fitness.
John McCain probably can’t do 75 pound curls because of his arms being broken as a prisoner of war while fighting for our country. NOW THAT’S A MAN!
Vote for Obama Because He is White. July 18, 2008
Posted by cybertao in Politics.Tags: McCain, Obama, race
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Should race or color be a factor, especially the deciding factor, in voting for a president? Just now I heard Al Sharpton say it should not be the reason for voting for someone, or perhaps he said it should not be the only reason. In the last election, Obama went to Maryland and told blacks race should not be a factor (the Republican candidate, Michael Steele, was black.) Then he went to Tennessee and told blacks race should be a factor (the Democrat candidate, Harold Ford, was black).
There are reports all the time of polls showing some blacks are going to vote for Obama because he is black. I don’t know, but that sounds racist to me. Obama said his candidacy will cause an increase in black registration and turnout. Isn’t that racist? They won’t bother to vote at all if they have to vote for a white guy? White people haven’t had to deal with that situation yet, but I am sure there would be some whites who would not bother to vote if their only choices were black.
Some whites are also going to vote for Obama because he is black. Why would they do that? I suspect it’s because of what Shelby Steele calls “white guilt.” For an example of someone with extreme “white guilt” see father (he doesn’t deserve a capital F) Phleger.
But Obama isn’t black. As we all know, when we think about it, he’s just as much white as he is black. This means if he wins there will have to be an asterisk by his name in the record books. How do you think the first real black president will feel? Won’t he or she feel cheated at not being called the first black president? It also means that if it’s legitimate to vote for him because he is black, shouldn’t we also vote for him because he is white? So everyone should vote for him – blacks because he’s black and whites because he’s white. But wait. It could just as well be the other way around. No one should vote for him. Blacks (and whites with “white guilt”) should not vote for him because he is white and whites should not vote for him because he is black.
Isn’t this whole idea of voting for someone because of his color ridiculous? Maybe we should all just forget about color and vote for McCain because there is no question of his patriotism and he is not a socialist like Obama (or at least not as much of a socialist). Now that makes sense.
