Let's suggest that Hillary doesn't 'arrive' to run, and this ends up as a simple socialist versus capitalist versus Starbucks kingpin. The likely outcome:
1. Bernie and his team can crush most of the normal Democratic voters and their non-socialist candidates. Without Hillary....Bernie ought to clear through the lesser-known crowd easily.
2. Schultz doesn't need to match the money count for Trump or Bernie....he just needs to use social media in a smart way, and win toward roughly 20 of the fifty states (my humble opinion). His strategy is to take just enough of the Electoral College to ensure a second-place vote (after Trump). In this strategy.....Bernie needs to take eight to ten states. The election goes to the House because there is no Electoral College winner, and the top two candidates would then advance for a House situation. If you have a choice of Trump or Schultz......House-wise, I think 25 states can be procured with the state-by-state 'count', for Schultz.
3. For Schumer and Pelosi, I doubt if either want to deal with Bernie, as President....so their 'hope' is based on Schultz winning in the end.
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
The Alma Story
This is one of those historical essays that I'll write and tell a particular story that you probably haven't ever heard of.
So....in 1862....out in Kinniconick, Kentucky....Mollie Alma Bridwell was born. Considered a fairly clever teenager....around the age of 16 to 17...she got converted into the Wesleyan Methodist Church during a revival.
For most who've never been to a revival....there tends to be a lot of intense talk.....heated chatter....and continual prayers for lost souls (a lot of them). Alma's take probably went to the extreme level.
Her family was doing well, and two years later....she went off to the ladies college in Millersburg. Upon graduation, an aunt who lived way out in the Montana Territory (very unchristian surroundings) tried to convince the six other sisters of Alma....to come out give life a go in the territory. Alma was the only one who seemed up for the adventure.
She ended being a teacher in the local community. Later on....she moved over to the Salt Lake City Methodist seminary. There, she met up with Kent White, a student in the seminary, and married.
Over the next decade or so....she and Kent did well....living in the Denver area where Kent was a minister for the local church.
Around 1907, there was some friction going on with the Methodist and Pentecostal community, and someone with farmland had decided to start up a religious community in Zarephath, New Jersey. The name of the new religious 'movement'? Pillar of Fire Church.
I know....it's a catchy name. In simple terms, these Pillar of Fire folks felt that the Pentecostals were simply not fired-up enough. Yes, as radical as you might see Pentecostal folks of today....in this era....they were actually seen as laid-back and 'chilled-out'.
Alma became the bishop and chief spokesperson of the Pillar of Fire Church. The curious path ahead for the church? Well....they were to be by 1918....solidly hooked up to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Yep....real solid with them.
It would be correct to say that virtually everything Alma preached upon....revolved around white Protestant women and the Bible mandating supremacy, and suggested immigrants were not of the same level.
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s....the Pillar of Fire Church continued on. Alma attended Klan rallies and cross-burnings. As many of the religious figures were doing in this era....Alma didn't hesitate to suggest prophecies were underway, and key events were to occur.
What aided growth of the group? In the late 1920s.....they went out and purchased a transmitter and radio equipment in Colorado, to send their message across central Colorado.
All of this continued on for the most part until 1946 when Alma passed on.
The church today? Still in existence, but with mostly a neutral theme. I kinda doubt that the vast majority of members have ever heard of the racism slant or the KKK attachment.
So....in 1862....out in Kinniconick, Kentucky....Mollie Alma Bridwell was born. Considered a fairly clever teenager....around the age of 16 to 17...she got converted into the Wesleyan Methodist Church during a revival.
For most who've never been to a revival....there tends to be a lot of intense talk.....heated chatter....and continual prayers for lost souls (a lot of them). Alma's take probably went to the extreme level.
Her family was doing well, and two years later....she went off to the ladies college in Millersburg. Upon graduation, an aunt who lived way out in the Montana Territory (very unchristian surroundings) tried to convince the six other sisters of Alma....to come out give life a go in the territory. Alma was the only one who seemed up for the adventure.
She ended being a teacher in the local community. Later on....she moved over to the Salt Lake City Methodist seminary. There, she met up with Kent White, a student in the seminary, and married.
Over the next decade or so....she and Kent did well....living in the Denver area where Kent was a minister for the local church.
Around 1907, there was some friction going on with the Methodist and Pentecostal community, and someone with farmland had decided to start up a religious community in Zarephath, New Jersey. The name of the new religious 'movement'? Pillar of Fire Church.
I know....it's a catchy name. In simple terms, these Pillar of Fire folks felt that the Pentecostals were simply not fired-up enough. Yes, as radical as you might see Pentecostal folks of today....in this era....they were actually seen as laid-back and 'chilled-out'.
Alma became the bishop and chief spokesperson of the Pillar of Fire Church. The curious path ahead for the church? Well....they were to be by 1918....solidly hooked up to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Yep....real solid with them.
It would be correct to say that virtually everything Alma preached upon....revolved around white Protestant women and the Bible mandating supremacy, and suggested immigrants were not of the same level.
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s....the Pillar of Fire Church continued on. Alma attended Klan rallies and cross-burnings. As many of the religious figures were doing in this era....Alma didn't hesitate to suggest prophecies were underway, and key events were to occur.
What aided growth of the group? In the late 1920s.....they went out and purchased a transmitter and radio equipment in Colorado, to send their message across central Colorado.
All of this continued on for the most part until 1946 when Alma passed on.
The church today? Still in existence, but with mostly a neutral theme. I kinda doubt that the vast majority of members have ever heard of the racism slant or the KKK attachment.
Saturday, 16 February 2019
The 'Santa-is-Dead' Syndrome
Viewing the general landscape of America today, I would suggest a new mental health syndrome exists.....which I will call...the 'Santa-is-dead' syndrome.
There are immature folks....most between the ages of 18 and 30....who believe that on any given moment of the day, that something can be said to unhinge them and cast them into a world of doubt. So imagine if you went to a six-year-old kid and just told them Santa died this morning (heart-attack from over-eating, or he fell down the steps into the North Pole basement).
How did this syndrome start? I think it actually started in the 2000 to 2010 era. It might have been via some movies, TV programs, or just idle chatter of young kids. Then along came college professors who motivated the syndrome to advance further, and social media to help turoboize it.
The reality now? Highly immature kids who seem to have a 'vote', can't handle much pressure or stress in life, and lack common sense.
There are immature folks....most between the ages of 18 and 30....who believe that on any given moment of the day, that something can be said to unhinge them and cast them into a world of doubt. So imagine if you went to a six-year-old kid and just told them Santa died this morning (heart-attack from over-eating, or he fell down the steps into the North Pole basement).
How did this syndrome start? I think it actually started in the 2000 to 2010 era. It might have been via some movies, TV programs, or just idle chatter of young kids. Then along came college professors who motivated the syndrome to advance further, and social media to help turoboize it.
The reality now? Highly immature kids who seem to have a 'vote', can't handle much pressure or stress in life, and lack common sense.
Friday, 15 February 2019
2020 Senate Race
There are 34 Senator spots up for grabs....the GOP holds 22 of them. The Democrats hold 12.
So far, there are only two incumbent Republicans retiring....meaning a higher risk for those two states (
The Alabama race? It's likely a lose situation for the Democrats, with a plus-up of one seat there.
Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (Mitch ought to retire but won't), Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming....are all considered safe for the GOP.
Maine's Susan Collins? She likely loses. It wouldn't surprise me if she declines to run and annouces this by December.
Colorado and Arizona are both in the 50-50 situation for the GOP.
For gaining Democratic seats? Michigan and New Hampshire are the more likely places where the GOP could put effort and time.
The strategy of Trump campaigning in various states? In the case of Alabama and Michigan....it's the big dynamic and ought to bring the GOP those two seats.
So far, there are only two incumbent Republicans retiring....meaning a higher risk for those two states (
The Alabama race? It's likely a lose situation for the Democrats, with a plus-up of one seat there.
Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (Mitch ought to retire but won't), Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming....are all considered safe for the GOP.
Maine's Susan Collins? She likely loses. It wouldn't surprise me if she declines to run and annouces this by December.
Colorado and Arizona are both in the 50-50 situation for the GOP.
For gaining Democratic seats? Michigan and New Hampshire are the more likely places where the GOP could put effort and time.
The strategy of Trump campaigning in various states? In the case of Alabama and Michigan....it's the big dynamic and ought to bring the GOP those two seats.
The 2016 Coup
“I was speaking to the man who had just run for the presidency, and won the election of the presidency, and who might have done so with the aid of Russia, our most formidable adversary on the world stage, and that was something that troubled me greatly,”
-- Andrew McCabe, to 60 Minutes
It's one of those quotes that you read over a dozen times, and try to imagine how this intelligent guy fell into this line of thought, and what sequences occurred over his past twenty years.....to make him this 'stupid'.
I lay a lot of the blame on the news media that evolved out of the 1990s, and worked to convince people of false realities. Some of the blame ought to go over to both the Democratic and Republican Parties.....for creating a fake reality of politics and theatrical-type 'fears'. Then you have to go and ask about his education acquired from Duke University (1990), and St Louis University (1993). Did the professors 'gift' him some marginalized logic or thinking process?
The sad thing here, is that this guy and another wide assortment of characters....were all lining up to conduct a 'coup', and 'save America'. Never once did anyone in this group stop and think over the consequences.
So you come to the dramatic end of the coup business, where the conspirators and the news media need to stand up and admit their stupidity, and they don't seem to be able to produce that moment of regret.
Here's the obvious left at the end....all of these remarkable and clever individuals....hyped up still....that Russia is the evil one in the room. In all likelihood.....all of them still believe that today. How much brain-washing was required, to get them to that level, and keep them there....even today? And these people still linger there, trying to be part of some future in government work?
Thursday, 14 February 2019
Explaining Ineptocracy
Let's say that a deteriorated socialized 'republic' came to exist. This would be triggered by public discontent, confusing political statements, journalists behaving more as provocateurs, social chaos, and economic events spiraling into various directions.
In the midst of this chaos, you....the voter...would decide upon radical changes and revolutionary paths to the future. You would go and vote upon leaders who were in simple terms....the least capable of doing the actual job. Maybe they were good at speeches, but you weren't able to determine their real qualifications. Perhaps their resume were just four lines, and these were mostly people doing work that they were not qualified for. Maybe these were gifted bus-drivers, who would quickly progress up the line to be President of Venezuela. Or perhaps they were medium-level investment portfolio handlers who would invent their own political party and run for President of France.
In simple terms, they were the least capable leaders, who had the least favorable plan for moving ahead. But because people were confused, and unable to really get solid answers....the radical path ahead made perfect sense.
So in the days, weeks and months ahead....the chief act of this government (not just one person, but literally hundreds of the least capable)....was to take, confiscate, and redistribute the wealth....mostly to just enrich themselves or the friends who got them elected.
This form of government? It's called Ineptocracy.
Some people have the opinion that we've entered a Ineptocracy in the past two years. Some people have the opinion that we've been in a Ineptocracy for at least ten years. Some people believe for the past fifty years or more, we've been in a Ineptocracy. Some believe that Britain, France, and Germany....are today in a Ineptocracy.
An evil thing? No, Ineptocracy is simply the solution to a rocket-science type problem. It appeared to you that only one individual in the room looked and behaved like a rocket-scientist, so he or she is the logical person to lead the group. It's like some corporal coming out of a war situation.....walking into a pub....delivering a five-star speech, and no one asking what they really did prior to the speech (like that moustached Austrian guy at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich).
In all matters, common sense ought to prevail, but it seems to be in limited or marginal quantities.
In the midst of this chaos, you....the voter...would decide upon radical changes and revolutionary paths to the future. You would go and vote upon leaders who were in simple terms....the least capable of doing the actual job. Maybe they were good at speeches, but you weren't able to determine their real qualifications. Perhaps their resume were just four lines, and these were mostly people doing work that they were not qualified for. Maybe these were gifted bus-drivers, who would quickly progress up the line to be President of Venezuela. Or perhaps they were medium-level investment portfolio handlers who would invent their own political party and run for President of France.
In simple terms, they were the least capable leaders, who had the least favorable plan for moving ahead. But because people were confused, and unable to really get solid answers....the radical path ahead made perfect sense.
So in the days, weeks and months ahead....the chief act of this government (not just one person, but literally hundreds of the least capable)....was to take, confiscate, and redistribute the wealth....mostly to just enrich themselves or the friends who got them elected.
This form of government? It's called Ineptocracy.
Some people have the opinion that we've entered a Ineptocracy in the past two years. Some people have the opinion that we've been in a Ineptocracy for at least ten years. Some people believe for the past fifty years or more, we've been in a Ineptocracy. Some believe that Britain, France, and Germany....are today in a Ineptocracy.
An evil thing? No, Ineptocracy is simply the solution to a rocket-science type problem. It appeared to you that only one individual in the room looked and behaved like a rocket-scientist, so he or she is the logical person to lead the group. It's like some corporal coming out of a war situation.....walking into a pub....delivering a five-star speech, and no one asking what they really did prior to the speech (like that moustached Austrian guy at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich).
In all matters, common sense ought to prevail, but it seems to be in limited or marginal quantities.
Reading the Green Deal
I sat this morning and read the AOC 'Green Deal'. You can view it over at the government site.
My observations:
1. It reads like a first-year college research paper. There is a question about 20 lines into the paper, which is supposed to lead as a question to a paragraph: "Is getting to a greenhouse gas emissions neutral society in 10 years possible?" The answer below it.....doesn't explain how to reach the neutral society in ten years....it simply says it's politically possible.
2. It cites a test poll that says 92-percent of Democrats and 64-percent of GOP voters support the Green Deal.....however, it never says who did the poll, or where it was conducted.
3. It talks a great deal about expenditures and investments, but doesn't really say where the money slips into actual programs, to what levels, or where success (an end-result) will be. It does hint that this would all occur in ten years....but why ten?
4. At some point, it says in very clear and blunt language.....a guarantee will exist (one assumes here a right) to: (1) a job with family-sustaining wages, (2) family and medical leave, (3) vacations, (4) retirement, (5) security, (6) High-quality education, (7) High-quality health care, (8) Clean air, (9) Clean water, (10) Healthy food, (11) Safe, affordable, adequate housing, (12) An economic environment free of monopolies, (13) Economic security to all who are unable or unwilling to work.
I sat and that piece several times....you'd have to make this into a Constitutional piece, and right off the bat....you'd start to ask about the economic security angle to those who were unwilling to work. If fifty-percent of society chose not to work....what would happen?
The comment to high-quality health care? Well....this alone would get into the trillions.
Guaranteeing people a vacation? Where? Are we talking about a five-day trip to the Ozarks in a camp-ground? Are we talking about a Hawaii beach front hotel for $250 a night?
Healthy food? Don't we offer via Piggly Wiggly food already? Are we talking about free food? Are we suggesting that Potato Chips be banned because it's not a healthy food?
I hate to suggest it, but it reads like some three-page research paper, that was due on Monday and you were starting this on Sunday afternoon while sipping Bombay Sapphire Gin. It's not really clear where the goals lead onto, how the money really fits into this, and whether or not people would agree to the end-product.
My observations:
1. It reads like a first-year college research paper. There is a question about 20 lines into the paper, which is supposed to lead as a question to a paragraph: "Is getting to a greenhouse gas emissions neutral society in 10 years possible?" The answer below it.....doesn't explain how to reach the neutral society in ten years....it simply says it's politically possible.
2. It cites a test poll that says 92-percent of Democrats and 64-percent of GOP voters support the Green Deal.....however, it never says who did the poll, or where it was conducted.
3. It talks a great deal about expenditures and investments, but doesn't really say where the money slips into actual programs, to what levels, or where success (an end-result) will be. It does hint that this would all occur in ten years....but why ten?
4. At some point, it says in very clear and blunt language.....a guarantee will exist (one assumes here a right) to: (1) a job with family-sustaining wages, (2) family and medical leave, (3) vacations, (4) retirement, (5) security, (6) High-quality education, (7) High-quality health care, (8) Clean air, (9) Clean water, (10) Healthy food, (11) Safe, affordable, adequate housing, (12) An economic environment free of monopolies, (13) Economic security to all who are unable or unwilling to work.
I sat and that piece several times....you'd have to make this into a Constitutional piece, and right off the bat....you'd start to ask about the economic security angle to those who were unwilling to work. If fifty-percent of society chose not to work....what would happen?
The comment to high-quality health care? Well....this alone would get into the trillions.
Guaranteeing people a vacation? Where? Are we talking about a five-day trip to the Ozarks in a camp-ground? Are we talking about a Hawaii beach front hotel for $250 a night?
Healthy food? Don't we offer via Piggly Wiggly food already? Are we talking about free food? Are we suggesting that Potato Chips be banned because it's not a healthy food?
I hate to suggest it, but it reads like some three-page research paper, that was due on Monday and you were starting this on Sunday afternoon while sipping Bombay Sapphire Gin. It's not really clear where the goals lead onto, how the money really fits into this, and whether or not people would agree to the end-product.
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