Eclectic Writer

What Have I Got to be Happy About

Last night I heard good news. Olberman Lambasted Bill O’Reilly and Fox news. What is good about that? Well, other than hearing someone say something about the Fox Propaganda outlet, it proved that a story “Voices From Above Silence a Cable TV Feud” was either grossly wrong or simply made up.    I mean, I wouldn’t have been surprised if Corporations like Fox and GE colluded to remove some unflattering bit of information about their respective corporations.  But I was disappointed.  Now, I am not surprised that the New York Times (falsely accused of being a liberal news outlet) would print a story that has proven to be so wrong.  But my happiness over hearing Olberman’s O’Reilly voice wins out.

Sad

For years, I have hung out at a virtual place on the web called “WrestoftheStory.” This wonderful community grew up in the aftermath of the 2006 Israeli/Hamas war. It became a place where we could hang out, talk, argue, and fight cosmic battles over the nature of the world we live in. I met great people like Spencer, Donna, Joe, Kathy, Lance, Mark, Senator Hatrack, Black Rain, Bryan, Al, Sandy, Martha, and way too many to name here. It has been one of the most valuable experiences of my life and changed me for the better. I did not always agree with these people. With some of them, the disagreements were epic. But as the Wrest closes its doors I find myself remembering all of them fondly. I will miss this place and I will miss those that I will never talk with again. May you all live long and prosper.

Say What?

From the Republican party has come the strategy to ship conservatives from around the country into town-hall meetings where Democrats are seeking to answer questions from their constituents. This originated in a leaked memofrom Robert MacGuffie. The right knows that a huge percentage of Americans want the health-care system fixed. Rather than try to put forth their own ideas or discuss rationally, Republicans and Conservatives have chosen to sell terror. This plan to ship in a tiny minority to terrorize those who disagree with them politically and make people think that they are actually large group goes back to 1921 and the formation of the Sturm Abteilung by Adolf Hitler. The people we see storming the town hall meetings are modern day brown-shirts, and that is the best thing I can say about them.