Tag: politics

Last night on cable, the California debate for the Republicans went well enough with the twosome (John McCain and Mitt Romney) poking at each other like little roosters in heat of ‘who said what, when, where, why and how’ as per a similar comment made by Ron Paul, who once again was pretty much ignored by TPTB. And poor Mike Huckabee (who was farthest off to the left of the sideline from the three panel questioners) wasn’t given enough air time to discuss what little questions were asked of him.

To me, Mike and Ron are playing the referee. Like Mike (I love this rhyming slogan!), Ron too is the voice of reason among the sword rattling of the twosome. And Ron’s support of the ‘Founding Fathers’ constitutional idea based on freedom and democracy continues to remind the mindless listener how this nation appears to be the only one in the world to uphold the basic rights and civil liberties of its citizens and against the oppressive forces of tyranny.

Mitt was asked lots of questions and so was John, whom I sense has lots of anger in the tone of his voice just like Rudy Giuliani who has dropped out of the presidential race since yesterday. Arnold Schwartzenegger (Governor of the State of California) has endorsed John McCain, who (according to people in and around my neck of the woods) will end up continuing the stinky, smelly regime left behind George W. Bush.

This means the troops won’t come home from the Iraq et al… wars, by the way. And the economy might as well go deeper into recession since my understanding is that the Republicans haven’t done squat for the Americans since the early 20^th century. Maybe this explains why California is the largest state delegate. This mostly Democratic state happens to embody free-thinking writers and progressive-minded hippies, like me.

My previous blogs indicate whom TPTB wants installed as the next president. I won’t claim that I’m in the ‘know’ because quite frankly information overload via online articles and videos, newsworthy media and radio shows has already some disinformation. And what do I know about politics, the economy and worldwide affairs?

All I know is what I see and hear and that ‘heartbeat’, red line across the screen presentation by CNN is a telltale indicator of who is favored to win and who is not. I’m sure the best unit will come out as the victor in this presidential race for the ‘highest’ position in the government that noone wants to fix. It’s hard work, really.

Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

Well, I watched on CNN news for the two party (Republican first and Democrats second). All I know is that Fred reminds me of Ron as an actor and he does appear to bring some ideas across. I was impressed with what Mike said on a previous debate as shown on CNN last or two months ago, if I recall, and he was the leader back then but close to Mitt.

I would offer what I felt were the good choices for the Republican side but if y’all read my previous blogs I already hinted on what ‘they’ wanted as the next president. Furthermore, the three of us were exercising to the pirated tape from the Philippines. The Filipinos are noted as great imitators of popular singers and actors, by the way. So that limited my observation on what happened on live televised programming.

For the most part, Hillary did an excellent job with her debate as with her previous debates. She will be the next president for the election year of 2008 because in part of the Chinese astrological influence of yin for a female. Obama stumbled many, many times as before and, well, he lacked solid knowledge on detailed issues. I have no opinions of John because his name reminds me of JFK. And Bill, like Hillary, does have experience at many areas of governmental activities.

So there you have my ‘predictions’. For a few days now, I have heard over our local AM radio station — KGO 810 — about how the young people are easily swayed to vote for either Obama (Democrat and Ron (Republican) for that matter. All I know is that someone with experience is necessary to keep the world from blowing its self up with nuclear arms and by those radical, fundamental, religious fanatics of Islamic nations, for example. I’m keeping my eyeballs on North Korea, too.

For some reason, when I hear the word ‘tribe’ (as in the sectarian violence of the Middle East among different groups of various religious fanatics), I am reminded of the displaced ‘tribes’ of our own Native American Indians. If I’m not making sense, I tend to associate certain words (like ‘tribe’) to mean different (if not related) topics. My broad perspective involves why the United States is sticking its nose in the affairs of other regions for what appears to be another colonial conquest of foreign lands.

Copyright © 2008 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

Celebrities and sport stars should not be paid the millions or billions of what they are worth in light of the publicity surrounding their private lives. Justice to the society is best served when these irresponsible people are sentenced to jail time and/or community service. The punishment is to remove them for the eyes of public altogether. No special treatment should be given to anyone with the potential to harm others and themselves.

Dogfighters, such as with the Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, should not get away with harming animals. Animals are living creatures and should not be bred to harm each other. The evidence has been presented by the prosecutor and this black guy should receive full sentencing as allowed by the court. This sets a bad example for those who like killing as a hobby and this sends out a very bad image to their fans.

Steroid users, such as with Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Greg LeMond, are other sports stars who should be punished for harming themselves. A recent death by a wrestling star, Chris Benoit, is an extreme case whereby the industry encourages its stars to represent the image of strength and vitality. The push for winning has taken a toll on the health of the drug users unfortunately and death is always a possibility whenever there is money involved to increase revenue.

Alcoholics are prevalent recently by popular celebrities, such as Paris Hilton, Nichole Ritchie and Lindsey Lohan. These people have personal problems but that does not mean they should potentially harm motorist, pedestrians and others while intoxicated and driving behind the wheels. There really is no excuse for those with lots of money and the beauty that goes behind this wealth to get the media attention in this manner. The message is clearly selfish and anti-social at best.

There is, however, a responsibility by these public figures not to disappoint their fans. These fans are mostly young and their minds are quite impressionable. They idolize and look up to these celebrities and sport stars in hopes of one day becoming as successful and popular as their imaginations would dictate. If these people cannot handle the limelight, there are others to take their places and set a better example for others to follow.

Once again and depending how the fans react, bad publicity could affect the income of the rich. And some, like the popular singer Michael Jackson, may end up in the poor house. The rich assume that they will not get caught and that people will not complain and file a lawsuit against any atrocities done – real or imagined. The media has allowed the public to realize that laws have been set up to protect some people (and animals) from any clear and present danger and any future harm by others and from themselves. Although the legal system is not always perfect, there is room for those willing to improve their behavior to better conform to the norms and standards of society.

I feel the sports and entertainment industry may not be worth the investment if certain people continue to misbehave badly and in public. Their actions cost us taxpayers lots of money to bring them to court. These are obvious menace to society and yet, because they are under public scrutiny, may have a delay in their sentencing and all because, once again, the rich have the means to weasel their way out of any sentencing or jail term by paying large sums of money. I believe the court system is making money in this manner one way or another from illegal activities by the rich.

The responsibility for celebrities and sport stars is both moral and ethical. They are in the public and are paid to represent their company well. The embarrassment endured by the family and friends may be avoided as well but noone is perfect. These types of people owe themselves a lot for putting up with the likes of photographers and interviewers. They especially owe society a perspective as to why they think they could continue to ruin an already well paid job or hard earned position among the elite. I really would like to know how they can smile for the camera after all the trouble of they have caused for being true to them selves.

Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

The Democratic Debate for the presidential election of 2008 appeared on Monday, 07-23-2007 at Charleston, South Carolina and was shown by CNN with questions from online participates via YouTube.com. I noticed that the Witch — H. Clinton of bug-eyed wickedness — and the Goat — O. Barack of darkened abomination — were situated in the middle. The ideals presented by all candidates were not heard fairly and unfortunately two other presidential candidates that were on either end of this line up during the debate were glazed over by the more charismatic candidates, who appeared in the middle of this televised programming.

I do not like either candidates from Democrats or anyone from Republicans because, once again, both parties tend to represent only the rich. No poor person could travel the Union without some sort of monetary support from its followers, I meant citizens. The hard working middle to poor classes, I meant citizens, should not merely cheer for their preference from the sidelines based on gender orientation or racial preferences. The vote should not go to either the Witch because she is female or the Goat because he is black.  Their religious affiliations should not have undo influence on the upcoming elections either.

I simply do not like how they were given more air space to air out their opinionated versions of how to run this fascist-like country through their blow holes. Once again, this particular media was paid well to stick the dynamic twosome into the middle while the ‘less than qualified’ ones were left to hold the ends. People should think well on how playing politics always affects the way business is run in this mostly male-dominated country and how fundamental principals of global peace could be carried out by those without any political experience or agenda. These people may actually be able to do something positive about issues both foreign and domestic.

As long as the newbie has reliable and honest advisors, unlike Attorney General A. Gonzales, the new president would be able to run an effective country unlike those seasoned, old farts. If our current but highly unpopular president G.W. Bush (representing the Republicans) is able to lead the country to self destruction, maybe we are ready for those who have nothing to loose but a sincere representation of a democratic society and without all those special interest groups, who try to lobby in order to influence the legislation for favors. Perhaps, Democrats or Republicans should be eliminated once and for all in order to allow new ones to emerge and have the chance to make their marks on the world.

Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.