I sat there last night and observed the Trump-Putin press conference, and there's probably twenty-odd things that you could observe. Toward some point, some news journalists stood up and asked Putin....if he had 'compromising' material on Donald Trump. Putin just started to grin, and then talk to a topic that had nothing to do with the question.
The press? Well, today....they've gotten hyped up to suggest that the answer was 'yes'.
I sat and pondered over this. The plain blunt truth is that Putin has an entire library of compromising material over President Trump, President Obama, Hillary Clinton, George Bush, Senator McCain, and at least 20,000 present and former American characters. Just the folder with Bill Clinton's compromising information alone is probably over 3,000 pages. They probably even have a folder for former Alabama governor Bentley and his paramour gal, which goes into the range of four pages.
Putin mostly grinned because he could just blow away the entire audience by admitting that he's got hundreds of thousands of pages of material, and it's way more than he could read in his entire lifetime. He might have spoken up on some fistfight between Joe Biden and some associate back in 1959.
The problem with the press is that they are just stupid enough to hear something and twist it one way.....not realizing the massive problem at the other end of the spectrum, and that most of the public doesn't buy their angle to the story anymore.
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Cold War Talk
I sat and watched about 20 minutes of the McLaughlin Report (7/15/2018), which feature Pat Buchanan. The hype? This Helsinki meeting with Trump and a discussion over the necessity (oddly enough) to recreate a cold war, which Pat points toward liberals for 'desiring' (my word for the humourous suggestion).
Back around the spring of 1992, I got this note from the Air Force personnel office that I'd been awarded the Cold War Victory Medal. Basically, anyone who served between 2 September 1945 and 26 December 1991....got the medal. At the time, when I was given my medal....I displayed it to a couple of folks and it was commonly observed that the 'look' of the medal was some older lady sitting in a lawn chair with a sword, facing a rising sun, with COLD WAR written out.
Of all my medals, it kinda rates there with the Good Conduct Medal, which you typically got as long as you didn't misbehave or get arrested for a DWI.
Most folks will suggest that from 1992 to the last year....we've been in Cold War II. Some folks might even suggest that we are approaching Cold War III, where it's all mostly hyped up fake chatter over some fake war brewing. Even this talk over NATO needing to exist....is only driven because of the fake war suggestion. It's just odd, that conservative folks are almost to the point of agreement, and the liberal folks are to the point of hyping war potential.
The odds of some idiot sitting there now and designing Cold War Victory Medal II? I would imagine there is such a guy, and that by the end of 2018.....another medal will be authorized (yes, I might actually get a second medal, having been retired for 19 years).
As for Pat's suggestion of this fake chatter over a non-existent Cold War? It is the amount of disrespect by the public now....toward the news media, that drives this whole discussion. Thirty years ago, the news folks could have driven this easily into your living room and convinced you. Today? I doubt if they can convince more than 30-percent of the nation of this 'doom' scenario. Maybe that's the bigger story here.
Back around the spring of 1992, I got this note from the Air Force personnel office that I'd been awarded the Cold War Victory Medal. Basically, anyone who served between 2 September 1945 and 26 December 1991....got the medal. At the time, when I was given my medal....I displayed it to a couple of folks and it was commonly observed that the 'look' of the medal was some older lady sitting in a lawn chair with a sword, facing a rising sun, with COLD WAR written out.
Of all my medals, it kinda rates there with the Good Conduct Medal, which you typically got as long as you didn't misbehave or get arrested for a DWI.
Most folks will suggest that from 1992 to the last year....we've been in Cold War II. Some folks might even suggest that we are approaching Cold War III, where it's all mostly hyped up fake chatter over some fake war brewing. Even this talk over NATO needing to exist....is only driven because of the fake war suggestion. It's just odd, that conservative folks are almost to the point of agreement, and the liberal folks are to the point of hyping war potential.
The odds of some idiot sitting there now and designing Cold War Victory Medal II? I would imagine there is such a guy, and that by the end of 2018.....another medal will be authorized (yes, I might actually get a second medal, having been retired for 19 years).
As for Pat's suggestion of this fake chatter over a non-existent Cold War? It is the amount of disrespect by the public now....toward the news media, that drives this whole discussion. Thirty years ago, the news folks could have driven this easily into your living room and convinced you. Today? I doubt if they can convince more than 30-percent of the nation of this 'doom' scenario. Maybe that's the bigger story here.
This Park Idea
Folks in Alabama....sometimes do crazy things.
I was reading a piece today that the city of Birmingham, and the state Department of Transportation are going to have a discussion over this idea of creating a 10-block "pedestrian-friendly entertainment district."
Naturally, this would beg the question where, and the city is suggesting this to be UNDERNEATH the new interstate bridges being built for Interstate 59/20.
Right off the bat, they let you know that this walkway has a name....BHAM, but they just aren't sure about the purpose. Some folks suggest a skate park. Some folks are suggesting some kind of water landscape (like water fountains), and all of this would draw folks to come and visit other folks.....under the interstate.
In general, Alabama folks will mingle and socialize on front porches, back porches, patios, city parks, picnic grounds, state parks, national parks, and so on. But it's the first time that I've heard the idea that Alabama folks would go and socialize under interstate bridges.
It just seems like some boondoggle where you'd go and wast six to ten million dollars to create a fake park, where mostly homeless folks would hang out, or dope-dealers would conduct commerce, or hookers would entice you. Course, maybe all of this is supposed to lead to some unusual bar zone called the "UNDERPASS" with disco, country and rock all piped in and 8,000 Alabama folks hanging out under some interstate. You just can't tell.
I was reading a piece today that the city of Birmingham, and the state Department of Transportation are going to have a discussion over this idea of creating a 10-block "pedestrian-friendly entertainment district."
Naturally, this would beg the question where, and the city is suggesting this to be UNDERNEATH the new interstate bridges being built for Interstate 59/20.
Right off the bat, they let you know that this walkway has a name....BHAM, but they just aren't sure about the purpose. Some folks suggest a skate park. Some folks are suggesting some kind of water landscape (like water fountains), and all of this would draw folks to come and visit other folks.....under the interstate.
In general, Alabama folks will mingle and socialize on front porches, back porches, patios, city parks, picnic grounds, state parks, national parks, and so on. But it's the first time that I've heard the idea that Alabama folks would go and socialize under interstate bridges.
It just seems like some boondoggle where you'd go and wast six to ten million dollars to create a fake park, where mostly homeless folks would hang out, or dope-dealers would conduct commerce, or hookers would entice you. Course, maybe all of this is supposed to lead to some unusual bar zone called the "UNDERPASS" with disco, country and rock all piped in and 8,000 Alabama folks hanging out under some interstate. You just can't tell.
Monday, 16 July 2018
Trump - Putin
After watching the whole press conference between the two, there are four observations I can make:
1. Mueller better prepare now because Trump's going to light a fire to build an extradition treaty, then force the Justice Department to present evidence to the Russians. You can figure that it'll take three to six months but I suspect a treaty will exist by spring of 2019. I kinda have my doubts that the State Department and Justice Department will be happy.I think Mueller may have played the wrong hand here. Somewhere out there, I would suspect that Russia laid out two or three more 'traps', and Mueller hasn't figured that depth of the mess out yet.
2. Trade talk. Well.....it might occur and wouldn't that be shocking? What if the Russians figured out an industrial way to take off and take some Trump-magic over to their side?
3. Cold War II over? Putin says yes. If it is over....why cover for NATO? The pro-NATO crowd in Europe are probably shaking their heads over this.
4. Trip to Europe score? Out of a one to ten episode....I'd say it's a pretty safe '8'. For the fall election situation....no damage.
1. Mueller better prepare now because Trump's going to light a fire to build an extradition treaty, then force the Justice Department to present evidence to the Russians. You can figure that it'll take three to six months but I suspect a treaty will exist by spring of 2019. I kinda have my doubts that the State Department and Justice Department will be happy.I think Mueller may have played the wrong hand here. Somewhere out there, I would suspect that Russia laid out two or three more 'traps', and Mueller hasn't figured that depth of the mess out yet.
2. Trade talk. Well.....it might occur and wouldn't that be shocking? What if the Russians figured out an industrial way to take off and take some Trump-magic over to their side?
3. Cold War II over? Putin says yes. If it is over....why cover for NATO? The pro-NATO crowd in Europe are probably shaking their heads over this.
4. Trip to Europe score? Out of a one to ten episode....I'd say it's a pretty safe '8'. For the fall election situation....no damage.
My Circus Scenario
So with the twelve 'evil' Russian dudes who hacked into all the servers (three) and maybe broke in six-plus state listings of registered voters....what if the twelve volunteer to show up in court, and admit that act?
Then in the middle of this act, they admit that they helped to create an extra two-million Hillary votes out of thin-air, and that apparently....that was not enough. So they reveal the states, and numbers.....then the experts suggest that instead of 30 states....Trump actually won 35 states. The Electoral College? Closer to 350 votes.
The circus that we've seen for the past 18 months? The tent would collapse in a matter of hours.
Odds of this? Unknown. But it's hard to believe that the Russians would go and do this.....to hurt Hillary.
Then in the middle of this act, they admit that they helped to create an extra two-million Hillary votes out of thin-air, and that apparently....that was not enough. So they reveal the states, and numbers.....then the experts suggest that instead of 30 states....Trump actually won 35 states. The Electoral College? Closer to 350 votes.
The circus that we've seen for the past 18 months? The tent would collapse in a matter of hours.
Odds of this? Unknown. But it's hard to believe that the Russians would go and do this.....to hurt Hillary.
The Heat Question
I noticed this over the weekend, in some health report.....that a couple of researchers at Harvard University went out asked the question....are you more stupid during heat-waves?
Well...yes.
What they say is that your brain is about thirteen-percent slower in extreme heat.
Naturally, you'd ask how this worked for an experiment. Well, they found 44 college kids who were willing to be part of this experiment, and they were used in the summer of 2016.
Course, you would reflect upon this and ask....is your brain faster in cold weather? And they didn't say that occurs.
Being from Bama, I reflected upon this. You see, being around a number of folks in the summer months....I came to this idea of slower thinking way back in the early 1970s. Although in my thinking....I put the blame on dehydration.
But this ought to make you wonder...are we making more bad decisions in June, July and August? Are we accepting more risks in these months? Are we exposing ourselves to more hazards? Are we accepting a higher potential for disaster in these summer months?
My dad often operated with three mental stages....there were fun-to-risk situations....there were extreme-risk situations....and there were intense-to-ultimate risk situations. On a farm, you could get away with things like this. Looking back, it could be that these intense-to-ultimate risk situations all occurred in July and August....amid the summer stress of heat.
So the question comes up in my mind....is civilization different today because a couple of guys sitting around in the African heat for thousands of years....get up one day and just start walking north, and get out of the hot zone? Did we advance as a society....because 'Marvin' and 'Larry' for the betterment of society....left the heat, for a more preferred climate?
It might be worth asking the question.
Well...yes.
What they say is that your brain is about thirteen-percent slower in extreme heat.
Naturally, you'd ask how this worked for an experiment. Well, they found 44 college kids who were willing to be part of this experiment, and they were used in the summer of 2016.
Course, you would reflect upon this and ask....is your brain faster in cold weather? And they didn't say that occurs.
Being from Bama, I reflected upon this. You see, being around a number of folks in the summer months....I came to this idea of slower thinking way back in the early 1970s. Although in my thinking....I put the blame on dehydration.
But this ought to make you wonder...are we making more bad decisions in June, July and August? Are we accepting more risks in these months? Are we exposing ourselves to more hazards? Are we accepting a higher potential for disaster in these summer months?
My dad often operated with three mental stages....there were fun-to-risk situations....there were extreme-risk situations....and there were intense-to-ultimate risk situations. On a farm, you could get away with things like this. Looking back, it could be that these intense-to-ultimate risk situations all occurred in July and August....amid the summer stress of heat.
So the question comes up in my mind....is civilization different today because a couple of guys sitting around in the African heat for thousands of years....get up one day and just start walking north, and get out of the hot zone? Did we advance as a society....because 'Marvin' and 'Larry' for the betterment of society....left the heat, for a more preferred climate?
It might be worth asking the question.
Trump and the Odds of Getting a Royal Flush
In the game of poker, there is a statistical average on you getting a hand tossed to you....and it being a Royal Flush (meaning a king, a queen, a jack, an ace, and a 10....all of the same color). It's a .19-percent chance. A real poker player will tell you in 20,000 games of poker that he's played....it might have come up two or three times. In plain language, it's just awful rare, to have a Royal Flush come up.
Today is 542 days since 19 January 2017.
It's reached a point where you just have to question how the guy (President Trump) can sit there and draw a Royal Flush almost daily, and the news media is basically whacking itself in the head because they can't slow the guy down, or derail his agenda.
The best and brightest of the Democratic on this whack-the-Trump game? Some folks actually have a fairly routine visit schedule now to CNN to be the 'whacker', and seem to work hard at the fake 'whacks'. It's still worth an occasional viewing, but it's almost demoralizing to see adults in this frame of mind, and unable to really do much other than some theatrical act (my term for it).
I sat and pondered at this dozen-Russian indictment that the Justice Department threw out there last week. I can think of forty-odd Republicans (plus Bush I and II), who would have freaked out and this would have caused tremendous pain for them. Trump? It's like you were took a plastic hammer to his limo and just lightly whacked it. Nothing much really came from that.
The news media efforts? Most folks will stand there....in a slight daze and talking over some admiration now of Trump. It's like a guy getting thrown out of bed at 1 AM....house on fire....fire department can't do a lot to save the place, and at 6 AM....the local TV news folks have come out. Betty Lou is interviewing the stoic guy, and his take? With the camera showing a totally burn-out house in the background....the guy says it could have been worse. Then he says that he's already gotten invited to have a hearty-bacon-breakfast with the neighbors with fancy-brewed coffee....some widow gal offered up some NY City clothing for the guy to wear, and he's dreamed all his life of being on TV (while grinning at Betty Lou). He just sees everything as one big long positive. In a way, that's Trump whole scene. Things just can't go negative.
Tomorrow? Something will fall into a negative look.....then Trump will turn to the good Lord, and ask for another Royal Flush, and then remark that he's got such-and-such pardon ready to sign, or ready to flush out a bunch of crooks in the FBI. Folks pour a cup of coffee, and get up....they feel some kind of 'Royal Flush' feeling themselves. In a way, we are becoming a nation of folks on some kind of weird Trump-enthusiasm.
Today is 542 days since 19 January 2017.
It's reached a point where you just have to question how the guy (President Trump) can sit there and draw a Royal Flush almost daily, and the news media is basically whacking itself in the head because they can't slow the guy down, or derail his agenda.
The best and brightest of the Democratic on this whack-the-Trump game? Some folks actually have a fairly routine visit schedule now to CNN to be the 'whacker', and seem to work hard at the fake 'whacks'. It's still worth an occasional viewing, but it's almost demoralizing to see adults in this frame of mind, and unable to really do much other than some theatrical act (my term for it).
I sat and pondered at this dozen-Russian indictment that the Justice Department threw out there last week. I can think of forty-odd Republicans (plus Bush I and II), who would have freaked out and this would have caused tremendous pain for them. Trump? It's like you were took a plastic hammer to his limo and just lightly whacked it. Nothing much really came from that.
The news media efforts? Most folks will stand there....in a slight daze and talking over some admiration now of Trump. It's like a guy getting thrown out of bed at 1 AM....house on fire....fire department can't do a lot to save the place, and at 6 AM....the local TV news folks have come out. Betty Lou is interviewing the stoic guy, and his take? With the camera showing a totally burn-out house in the background....the guy says it could have been worse. Then he says that he's already gotten invited to have a hearty-bacon-breakfast with the neighbors with fancy-brewed coffee....some widow gal offered up some NY City clothing for the guy to wear, and he's dreamed all his life of being on TV (while grinning at Betty Lou). He just sees everything as one big long positive. In a way, that's Trump whole scene. Things just can't go negative.
Tomorrow? Something will fall into a negative look.....then Trump will turn to the good Lord, and ask for another Royal Flush, and then remark that he's got such-and-such pardon ready to sign, or ready to flush out a bunch of crooks in the FBI. Folks pour a cup of coffee, and get up....they feel some kind of 'Royal Flush' feeling themselves. In a way, we are becoming a nation of folks on some kind of weird Trump-enthusiasm.
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