Watching the news is often frustrating to me. You have some joker in New York City, who has spent an entire day building a 60-second segment for some dimwit to mouth the obvious words to an audience sitting in lawn chairs down in Florida, sofas in Richmond, over-sized chairs in Shreveport, and rockers out in Branson.
You can imagine this segment piece....three in ten young people have returned home.....after high school and an attempted job.....after college and an attempted job....after a failing economy has destroyed their launch into life....etc. So here is Brian Williams of NBC. He wants you to listen to his words. He wants you to feel good....kids returning home because of the free food, the free shelter, and the clothing being washed by mom. It's all a pretty great thing.
I kept waiting for this little ending piece. If only the economy was working, then Wanda wouldn't be living at home. If the tire plant just had another shift, then Randy could pack up and leave home. If Clark could just find a dependable job. This ending piece never occurred. You just needed to feel good that the kids had a roof over their heads. It might have been nice to note how long this visit would last, but the guy who wrote the segment would prefer not to connect the dots on this one to a lingering problem with the economy.
I guess the guy writing the segment piece got his vision of the story across.....kids living with parents in an acceptable setting, and none of this much relates to the current economy. My once a month viewing of NBC news came and went.....nothing much special to note. I'll just keep waiting for real analysis to eventually occur.
Friday, 16 March 2012
Our Joe
This is what we know....months before Osama bin Laden met his death.....he had this plan which he detailed out to his faithful followers.....to attack the aircraft that carried President Obama and Gen. David H. Petraeus. From the media comments on this.....bin Laden felt that Joe Biden was totally unprepared for this job and with him.....the US would go into a deep crisis mood.
I sat and pondered over this, and can make these four observations.
First, I would imagine the President is sitting there in shock...having never really considered the scenario of VP Joe taking over. VP Joe was supposed to be the guy who got up early and talked on Sunday political shows, did funerals in foreign countries, and showed up at VFW conventions. That was it. So the President has to be a bit worried now.
Second, the media likely sits in shock tonight. VP Joe could have been placed in charge of America? That wasn't the scripted deal that they all understood back in 2009.
Third, Democratic voters are kinda wondering....does this mean that VP Joe is gone in the summer at the convention.....that some new VP emerges?
Fourth, after a long while of pondering....I came to view President Joe, as a likely healing source for the nation. He's like your Uncle Louie who invites you over to the garage and shares a case of beer with you....to talk over the chances of the Cubs winning the World Series. President Joe would likely wrap up each work day by 3PM, sneak out to a local golf course or bar by 5PM, and keep a forty case supply of beer somewhere in the White House.
I have to be honest....if I had a choice of any Republican candidate running, or President Joe.....I might just vote for President Joe. Joe wouldn't make frustrating speeches which anger half of the nation. Joe wouldn't be in campaign mode 365 days a year. Joe would show up at NASCAR races, hockey games, wrestling events. We might actually come to appreciate a couple of years where the media is stuck with a pretty boring Joe as President.
Bin Laden probably guessed wrong on his analysis here. Joe is the kind of guy who'd just look at the guy breaking into his house.....pull out a 45 and blast the guy right there in the hallway. So you have to wonder where bin Laden got his analysis and beliefs from? Fox News? Or Karl Rove?
I sat and pondered over this, and can make these four observations.
First, I would imagine the President is sitting there in shock...having never really considered the scenario of VP Joe taking over. VP Joe was supposed to be the guy who got up early and talked on Sunday political shows, did funerals in foreign countries, and showed up at VFW conventions. That was it. So the President has to be a bit worried now.
Second, the media likely sits in shock tonight. VP Joe could have been placed in charge of America? That wasn't the scripted deal that they all understood back in 2009.
Third, Democratic voters are kinda wondering....does this mean that VP Joe is gone in the summer at the convention.....that some new VP emerges?
Fourth, after a long while of pondering....I came to view President Joe, as a likely healing source for the nation. He's like your Uncle Louie who invites you over to the garage and shares a case of beer with you....to talk over the chances of the Cubs winning the World Series. President Joe would likely wrap up each work day by 3PM, sneak out to a local golf course or bar by 5PM, and keep a forty case supply of beer somewhere in the White House.
I have to be honest....if I had a choice of any Republican candidate running, or President Joe.....I might just vote for President Joe. Joe wouldn't make frustrating speeches which anger half of the nation. Joe wouldn't be in campaign mode 365 days a year. Joe would show up at NASCAR races, hockey games, wrestling events. We might actually come to appreciate a couple of years where the media is stuck with a pretty boring Joe as President.
Bin Laden probably guessed wrong on his analysis here. Joe is the kind of guy who'd just look at the guy breaking into his house.....pull out a 45 and blast the guy right there in the hallway. So you have to wonder where bin Laden got his analysis and beliefs from? Fox News? Or Karl Rove?
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