I've been watching lots of political ads in the mornings and wanted to thank our U.S. Supreme Court for opening the coffers of anonymous donors so we can be better educated about our political hopefuls. The information contained in the ads is pretty eye-opening.
There are a lot of candidates that just aren't like us. I suspect some are Kenyan muslims but the ads don't necessarily specify, they just raise the question.
I don't know why Baron Hill is still representing people of Indiana because they fired him once.
I was wanting to do a couple of ad examples, but couldn't figure out how to post a sound bite and give a link to it, so you'll have to use your imagination for the deep voice to narrate the ad.
"Baron Hill. Wasn't Christ our Lord crucified on a barren hill at Calvary? Why hasn't Baron Hill spoken up against against the crucifixion? What is he hiding?"
how about:
"Rand Paul. He wrote to his college newspaper under the name 'Randall Paul.' Some of his old college chums call him 'Randy.' Have you looked up the definition of 'Randy?' What is his real name and why won't he use it? What is he hiding?"
Since I have previously admitted my fascination with the Baby Paul (our own Little Lord Fauntleroy) I wanted to comment on something he said that has attracted no media attention.
He was speaking of the uselessness of mining safety rules and said that they are generally not needed because miners wouldn't take a job in a dangerous mine because its against their own self interest.
Seriously, he said that.
I would at least suggest that: (1) a miner may not know that a particular mine is dangerous without some previous inspection, presumably done by someone other that the mine company, and (2) people sometimes take dangerous jobs because of desperation-they must support their families and there's not an abundance of jobs in eastern Kentucky.
Paul's statement exhibits an enormous amount of naivety about the real world which seriously disturbs me. Its sort of like the Republicans blaming the poor people for not leaving New Orleans prior to Katrina. I heard some say, "Why didn't they just leave when they heard of the storm approaching?"
That's what I was thinking, too. Just have their driver pull the Mercedes around front.... no, wait, better use the Land Rover in case there's water on the road........
Randall Paul (could his real name be Paul Randall?) lives in a dream world filled with strong, individualistic types who were given a leg up by affluent parents but don't even realize it. A world full of unicorns and satyrs and low taxes and nothing to stop the rich from getting richer.
It was said of George W., and through the magic of Google I found this:
Time magazine's Susan Fraker, who wrote this in the May 30, 1983, issue about Superior Oil head honcho Howard Keck: "People who know him say that he can be vindictive and that he often acts capriciously. And like many very rich people, he is not accustomed to anyone disagreeing with him. The trouble with Howard, an acquaintance says, is that 'he was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.'"
Two weeks until the election. Get out and vote, and make your friends vote. Part of the Republican strategy is to keep the poisonous ads gushing so people think 'why even bother' so turnout is low with Tea Party enthusiasm high. And even if we're not too excited about our choices, think of it as your civic duty.
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