'TIS THE FIRST WEEK IN A GOLDEN SEASON

Well since we’re in the autumn season the might as well try the dictation program again and see if it will work in the season as well as in the summer I hope I’m getting better I’m not sure the program is. So far I think it’s performing exceptionally well I’m the one who’s having the problem. Paragraph I tried using it to make some email plans and things like that and I did more work very well probably because I don’t have the right protocol to make the commands correct.

 

This has been a very tough weekend with my pet peeves as far as getting programs together and of course we still have our son cam in hospital and their various issues that have to be resolved there and that’s taking not so much of my time but it really is putting Linda his wife in the cold showers only speak and giving her very very busy. All that to say I really don’t have time to write a very sensible blog today.

 

I’m visiting my own family doctor today for some tests because am having some difficulty with things I don’t think I’ll be having difficulties with but that happens. So if you’ll pardon me I will go to bed and start of the making all these mistakes with the programs, and the problems compounded by my errors. So I let this go for today hope you enjoy the make a Old Farmer’s Almanac information we send along to you today to make a bit of a break in all this political brouhaha – boy that’s neat the program put in brouhaha on its own motion I guess it fits as well as anything. So see you tomorrow Lord willing enjoyed being with you today hope you have a good day in the Lord.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

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 ©120924FirstWeekOfAutumn .doc

“JUST A MINUTE”

‘TIS THE FIRST WEEK IN A GOLDEN SEASON

            Just a Minute: Saturday marked the first day of the Autumnal season. So may I share with you some  Old Farmer’s Almanac – non-political poetry. Here goes… in the month of September  2012:

            Thunder is tolling, busses are rolling, sunshine spilling on scholars unwilling. Lads and lasses wear sweaters to classes. Afternoons burning leaves turning. Showers: the night’s 12 hours! No more flowers.

            Here some other things you might learn by leafing through September in  the Old Farmer’s Almanac: ABC cancelled  the TV show American Bandstand 1n1987 after 30 years; the first international lifeboat race took place in New York City in 1927; cranberry bog harvest begins in Cape Cod Massachusetts on the eighth of September;  Ford Motor Company introduced the Pinto in 1970; and you’ll be interested to know, in case you didn’t  on the 11^th  September the  typewriter ribbon was patented in 1886

If you want more information their telephone number in Dublin, New Hampshire is 603-563- 8111

                        <> I’m Jack Buttram.

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ARE WE RECRUITING THESE "USEFUL IDIOTS"? -- Just a Minute Radio for Friday 120921

As I put out in the promoline – some days go better than others – but this one went well (knock knock) after a couple of hours of searching and fingernail biting (L)!

 

As we draw on toward the end of the election process… it’s been a LOOOONG time from where I sit. I’m not sure I can go through another of these --- OTOH it’s one of those things we really don’t want to miss === *especially* if we can win and I’m trusting the Lord we can—we must!.

 

This particular program has been both hard and easy. It took a while to get started but then I sailed right through it when I finally got the idea and the right material. I also must say I’m happy to have my dictation tool along with me and it’s working right for the parts I know how toI work. Now if I can just get my brain to catch up with my mouth or vice versa things will go swimmingly.

 

I knew what I wanted to write about for this weekend program but I did not  know just where to find the ideas that I had in mind. Finally after two hours of searching and taking notes I came to the one group I thought would work. And with a little editing and so forth it did. I still don’t quite know how to work the commands on this thing but it’s coming.

 

You probably get tired of me fooling around with this learning but it does have the promise of saving  me a lot of time. Let me know what you think if you want to drop me a line the email address is right at the bottom of the script signature.

 

Hope you have a good weekend, get to church and all that -- we’re looking forward to a beautiful weekend this fall now that the equinox is here and tomorrow about 1030 in the morning it’s time for the first day of fall to begin. Hope you have a wonderful weekend and will look for you Monday God bless you.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

 

Jack & Barbara

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© 120921Who’sStandingBehindThe Curtains.doc

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ARE WE RECRUITING THESE “USEFUL IDIOTS”?

            Just a Minute: In 1916, an outspoken advocate for liberty, William Boetcker, wrote: “You can’t bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift or strengthen the weak by weakening the strong; or help the poor man by destroying the rich, neither do you encourage brotherhood by instigating class hatred .”These elements are too often employed, surreptitiously in political campaigns.

            In its wake comes confusion, uncertainties mistaken motives and what can grow into class warfare. Joseph Stalin was adept at using these tools – and unfortunately, it’s often used today in political campaigning.  Fact is government cannot give to anyone what has not been taken from someone else. Thomas Jefferson noted, a government big enough to give you anything, is also big enough to take it away.

            Put another way George Bernard Shaw said:, "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."

            All of this comes to the fore as a purloined, behind-the-curtain film, of Mr. Romney’s fundraiser talk to a private group is been circulated by  Jimmy Carter IV, grandson of the former President.

            <> I’m Jack Buttram.  (END) 

             

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THE KINDS OF THINGS MIT *COULD* SAY -- Just a Minute Radio for Thursday 120920

Today has been a very heavy day and so I’m going to have to make this short.

 

For reasons unknown to me, I could hardly get any of the things I had planned to undertake done today because there were so many interruptions. So I’m just taking a bit of time at the end of the day to try and let you know what my thoughts are on the matter of Mr. Romney being photographed and surreptitiously recorded through the curtains at a fundraiser. In my view it’s a scurrilous thing to do and not that of a worthy opponent. [I’m NOT saying Mr. Obama had anything to do with it.]

 

There are a lot of things that are being changed in my specific situation and I’m having to adjust to them with more adjustments to come later – none of this involves elections or matters in that regard I’m just having to dodge around the immovable objects and the things that have to be taken care of.

 

I’ve done speechwriting for several different senators at various times in my career so it’s not exactly a foreign world to me but it’s not one I particularly have enjoyed but appreciated the need for skill in writing for the clients needs. I think Mr. Romney is an excellent speaker and certainly a talented businessman and probably is probably an excellent strategist. I just don’t consider myself someone to give him advice. However every now and then some things become fairly obvious and I just want to throw in my two cents worth for clarity.

 

Just take it for what you feel is worth, utilize it or ignore it, as the case may be and we’ll both sleep better tonight. Time dictates the available space so don’t think I’m just being cute.

 

All the best,  

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

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© 120920WhatMittMightSay.doc

“JUST A MINUTE”

THE KINDS OF THINGS MITT COULD SAY

            Just a Minute: Mr. Romney’s had too many “coudda-woudda critics” --  ’would be’ speech-writers who’ve never  been unchained from the on-deck circle. Here are some thoughts that could be useful. For instance:   You could say:

 

            "One tragedy of the Obama Presidency is how many more Americans have become dependent on the government. I know it's not their fault. Most want to be self-sufficient, and provide for their families, but there aren't enough jobs…. Yet..!   

            "That's why 40% have been  unemployed – out of  work six months or more. It’s the smallest share of the population looking for work any time since 1981.” You could add: "This is a national scandal. Not because those fellow Americans are free-loaders, but they can’t latch on to a good enough job to be self-sufficient fulfilling their human potential.”

            People long to hear you say: "I want Americans to be less dependent on government … but  Americans need to be independent enough to realize the pride of accomplishment --  the dignity of work – to  contribute their God-given talents toward building a stronger, better country.   The success of a Presidency should be measured by how many fewer people need food stamps, …  not how many MORE need food stamps.”

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HOW COME THE EQUINOX ISN'T EQUAL? - Just a Minute Radio for Wednesday 120919

Tough sledding here as we’re about to wind Summer down. This has been a tough summer and early autumn for us with our #2 Son Kim in hospital since July 4^th and difficulties still to be surmounted.  But Praise the Lord we believe they can be – at the very least in “trusting HIM – the Lord” who is merciful and understanding and works all things out for Kim’s good and the Lord’s glory – praise the Lord for all that.

 

The Election as it is progressing is not easy to take in all its aspects too. Somehow I feel personally hurt by the needless deaths and betrayals by those who are supposed to be our allies – and for whom we have seen much blood spilled and families bereaved.  We it not for the Holy Spirit’s comforting scriptures left for our comfort and HIS presence we would be troubled indeed.

 

I see the wounded soldiers and airmen and all…and my heart goes out to the families. I pray for them and their loved ones. We have no ways except by God’s grace to know what difficulties and triumphs they are exposed to. We can only pray God’s blessed assurance upon them and their families too. How this works out we do not know until Heaven.

 

We are praying too for those who bear the heavy burdens of leadership and sending young men and women into ‘harms way’ – what a dim picture of the terror, pain and immediate as well as long term crosses to bear are here and now. As well as remembering the families and soldiers, sailors and Marines who have fought and shed blood for the freedoms we enjoy. May the Lord God be with and comfort them all.

 

I’m afraid I cannot bear up under these thoughts any further today – so may the Lord’s blessing rest upon each family and each person suffering this time is my fervent prayer.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

The Jack & Barbara Buttram Family

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“JUST A MINUTE”

HOW COME THE ‘EQUINOX’ ISN’T EQUAL?

BB: Jist a Minute: Ah got a brain-tickler, Mr. Jack.

Jack: Uh oh, you’re springing a hard one on me!

BB: Naw Mr. Jack – but ah don’t think you’ll get hit,

MizP: Jist a minute – Beelie – let me try hit. .

Homer: Ah’ll bet Miz Pearlie’s got the answer.

Jack: How can you say that Homer…she doesn’t

   know the question yet. You aren’t acusing’ Miz

   Pearl of cheating? Are you?

BB: Jist ‘cause hit’s ‘lection time don’t mean ever-

  -body’s tellin’ lies.

Homer: Ah hope not? Ah missed mine las week.

MizP: If’n ah guess rite, whut’s the prize Homer?

Homer: since you’re such a sweet thang…

BB: Now don’t go softnen up th’ judge.

Jack: That’s against the rules – not allowed.

Homer: Ah know – Ah’s jist a-joshi MizP. 

MIzP: If’n Ah gits hit rite how ‘bout a jelly do-nut.

Jack:  And if you don’t?

MizP: Then Homer’ll get a hepin of my Peach pie.

BB: Whut about me? Hit’s MY question,

Homer: Oh Yeah I fergot ‘bout you.

BB: If’n she don’t git hit rite then Ah git th’ pie.

MizP: If’n you don’t brush up on your manners

   You mite git it but not eat it.

Jack: Uh,oh – sounds like a debatable question.

MizP: Oh Ah’m jist kiddin’ Ah’ll make one fer the

   whole bait shop. Whassa question we’s runnin’

   outta time.

BB: Oh Yeah… the question

MizP: Yeah… the Question…

BB: Equinox means equal nite an day don’t hit?

MizP: Why shore from spring to summer an

   summer to fall – rite?.

BB: Right – as far as tha-ut goes.

Homer: Well hit takes the same time fer the sun

   to go up as to go down don’t hit?

MizP: That-ut souns right… but somehow Ah thank

   hit’s a trick question.

Jack: In this day of political questions I think

   you’re right to be cautious.

Homer: OK less… do hit like this – Ifn’ I’m rite

   Jelly donuts fer everyone –

BB: And If Miz Pearl guesses right then it’s her

   Pecan er peach pie.

Jack: And we’ll all enjoy paying the bill for the coffee

   Time’s up… see you next week. I’m Jack Buttram

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CAN THIS BECOME A BENEFICIAL CONFLAGRATION -- Just a Minute Radio for Tuesday 120918

Yesterday I guess I  had been watching far too many bonfires and demonstrations in North Africa. I suppose it was mild depression from hearing so much on the TV and radio about the bad news from Libya and particularly from Benghazi.

 

The pictures from Cairo from Libya and the news of the four Americans who had been killed and Benghazi was just overwhelming. But I read an article in the Wall Street Journal’s opinion page with the headline “Amid chants of Free Libya, Terrorists Out, A nation at a crossroads”. – And  the news that Ambassador Stevens and three of his comrades had been killed --- it was just overwhelming.

 

Couple that with more pictures from Lebanon, more bad news there and also Syria – not to mention several other lesser stories and more pictures but still pictures of American flags being desecrated – it made for a terrible way to start the week.

 

However: – "There hath no temptation [testing] taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (1Cor 10:13, KJV)

 

I don’t use that verse to make excuses but I’ll tell you – It’s like a life-raft in a storm. It has rescued me innumerable times when I just could not *see* my way out. He (the Lord) provides the way out.

 

That’s the way it’s going to be for those who are trusting the Lord in these puzzling and challenging situations. May I as a 80-year-old Christian who’s been in the Lord’s care since I was about 15, assure you that He never fails to come up with the solution to any problem. But it may take time. We don’t see the ‘end from the beginning as the Lord does!

 

So that’s why I feel like we will come out of these problems with the Lord’s help if we pray and trust Him!  God bless you and keep on trusting.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

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“JUST A MINUTE”

CAN THIS BECOME A BENFICIAL CONFLAGRATION?

            Just a Minute: Yesterday I was filled with despair for Libya and Egypt and other countries in turmoil. Today, I see a spark of hope with the potential to light a candle of peace in place of the present bonfires of wickedness which light the Mediterranean sky.

            Years ago I broadcast a daily program in Northern Virginia called Faith and Hope Time originated by the pastor of our family’s church. Today the piece I read in the Wall St. Journal reminded me of the powerful resources available by prayer for Christians.

        Two academic writers on Monday’s “OPINION” page wrote about  “Pro-USA” demonstrations and say the “hateful video” is a minor item in Libya --  and Americans are more loved there even than Canadians. James Pack and Andrea Khalil drew their interviews from dozens of observations in Libya and I’d suggest you read their report in the Journal.  Mr. Pack is President of Libya analysis[dot].com and Mrs. Khalil on a Fulbright Scholarship to Tunisia. We need far more balanced and alert reporting than we’re getting. These reporters tell us only “intense engagement can help restore momentum to the political transition that’s already underway.” <> I’m Jack Buttram

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CRYING 'FIRE' IN A CROWDED THEATRE -- Just A Minute Radio for Friday 120914

Well, we’re working our way is through to the end of the week. Seems like this week has been longer than most.

 

Four-star general, and former Director of the CIA Michael Hayden had an exclusive interview with Newsmax TV on Wednesday. They discussed events in Libya and Gen. Hayden said: “I’m reminded of Secretary of State Powell’s comments about Iraq … : it’s the Pottery Barn theory – “if you break it you own it !”

 

The idea is if you rush into an area willy-nilly you’re liable to and up with more hornets and bees buzzing around than you thought possible. That’s what’s happening in the Middle East these days. Gen. Hayden was trying to remind Pres. Obama that it was not wise to rush in to the Middle East and say so many things that you were not sure how it would come out. This week we found out the beginning of how they would come out.

 

The Middle East with Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and all those places is really a fragile tender box. With all the crosscurrents and animosities it’s like picking your way through a room full of porcupines.

 

Egypt and Libya are two of the offenders right now and Libya has been the hotbed that killed the American ambassador in Libya Chris Stevens in a safe house refuge in Benghazi. From all the crowds and smoke and fireworks I saw near our embassy in Cairo last night on TV last night it looks like we’re in a war already. We certainly have nations at odds with each other as well as at odds with us and there’s no quick way out.

 

The State Department under Pres. Obama is so confused and uncertain about what to say it’s hard to know what the situation is in Egypt and Libya. We already have four American casualties. It appears that possibly the strike against Egypt and Libya was a way to get back at the USA for being so hard on the attackers of September 9-11. However, having over 3000 people killed on that day is no small problem. It demands America stand up and make sure no one does that to us again. Now we’ve added four more people to account for. This is how American affairs become so entangled in a very short time and we’re seeing it happen before our eyes.

 

How do we get out of a mess like this? Christians know the best road out is trusting the Lord, not in our own wisdom. This world is not our home as Christians to use the old hymn words “we’re just a-passing through.” Let us keep that in mind as we travel the road on these difficult days when danger looms all about-- we must know our trust needs to be only in the Lord.

 

Have a great weekend.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack & Barbara

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©120914WhoOwnsTheRiots.doc

“JUST A MINUTE”

CRYING ‘FIRE’ IN A CROWDED THEATRE

            Just a Minute: In an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV on Wednesday, former CIA Director and 4-star General Michael Hayden, discussed events in Libya saying:  “I’m reminded of Secretary of State Powell’s comments about Iraq going back almost a decade: It’s the Pottery Barn theory --  if you break it you own it.”
                        Hayden has cautioned higher ups when it comes to the Middle East,  and particularly Libya, one has to be careful what is said or intimated in such a fragile and inflammatory section of the world.

            It’s now evident the violent protests in Libya and Egypt that claimed the life of the Ambassador Stevens, and three other Americans who died after Islamist gunmen attacked the U.S. consulate and a safe house refuge in Benghazi on Tuesday night --  were in large measure the result of President Obama’s decision to intervene in Libya.             Hayden, was appointed CIA director by President George W. Bush in 2006 and served until 2009. He made no secret the information was available should have been obvious to President Obama in his speeches and attitudes expressed internationally.

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BEN STEIN PROPOSES A SPEECH FOR MITT ROMNEY - Just a Minute Radio for Thursday 120913

Something’s gone crazy in my computer sent box. Things are all ‘jiggered’ around and I can’t figure what’s going on – but I’ll do my best.

 

Perhaps it’s the things going on in the Middle East. Have you ever seen things get so turned inside-out so quickly. I think it does have something to do (eventually we’ll find out more or less) with Al//Quida (however ‘tis spelled) snafuing all the main lines. We’ll see when the covers get snatched off one of these days.

 

Meantime we’ll blunder along – so if you’re wondering what’s happening – that’s it. And it’ll probably continue happening.  For me… I’m just subscribing to Obama’s slogan of ‘Hope and Change’ – I’m hoping we’ll get CHANGED from him being President… -- that’s real and it’s urgent – IMO.

 

Today’s program has a portion of a speech or letter or something like that made up by Ben Stein – who once was a staffer at the Reagan White House – is a retired humorist…even tho he is still humorous – and apparently does well in economics (which I suppose is the science of having enough money to get around to where you want to be.  At least that’s what I derive from reading his columns – which for the most part are his thoughts on what he’d like to see happening – and in a modified way that’s what I’d like to see happening too.

 

Today -and this week actually-- I’ve been fooling around with this dictation program to see if I’m gonna get any better at it.  I don’t see much progress but then that’s the way I usually am. But it may be just me.

 

I’ve had a couple of the small operations done on my forehead and face getting rid of various kinds of skin cancers and the result is the got a be okay I think but in the meantime there’s a bit of misery involved so while I’m feeling miserable I think I’ll just a call it a day here on just a minute and will see what we can say about things tomorrow.

 

Progress is pretty slow and so rather than bore you with a lot of fiddling around with the computer I think I’ll just say good night and like Edward R Murrow used to say good luck.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

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“JUST A MINUTE”

BEN STEIN PROPOSES A SPEECH FOR MITT ROMNEY

            Just a Minute: Here’s most of a speech Ben Stein proposed Mitt Romney make when choosing to have Secretary of State Clinton meet this international outrage apologizing to the mobs:

            "Let me be clear about this: Mr. Obama is wrong. We have complete freedom of speech in this country. We do not apologize to mobs of thugs and bullies for our residents having free speech. As I take office in the next year the era of apologizing to foreign thugs and bandits for the United States of America and our freedoms is over.   "We expect governments of Egypt and Libya and others to do their duty and protect our embassies. If they can't, we will.  We will not apologize for our Constitution.”

            Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, plead for a face to face meeting in New York or Washington  [but] Mr. Obama brushed Premier Netanyahu, aside saying his schedule did not permit it [but It turned out] Mr. Obama did have time to have a comedy interview with David Letterman.

            Mr. Romney, you didn’t make that speech but it's not too late.

            <> I’m Jack Buttram.  (END) 

             

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TRYING TO GET SMARTER ON LINE - Just A Minute Radio for Wednesday 120912

Now -- we’re trying something a little different today.

 

I’ve been getting some feedback that we’re not making our points very well in this blog. So in the program where trying to incubate a Little More Interest from the characters that appear here on Wednesdays.

 

Let me know what you think about the discussion at Earl and Lester’s Bakeshop and Sushi Bar on this Wednesday. Certainly we want to keep things interesting here on Wednesdays especially because that’s when all our folks from Playfair come and visit.

 

Perhaps you’re not familiar with all the characters but there is Ms. Pearl and Homer and Billy Bob. They’re pretty recognizable as characters from Playfair and friends of mine. I grew up in Virginia but my mother is from South Carolina and I was born in Virginia of South Carolina Virginia mother and an Alabama father and I married a Pennsylvania girl -- so I’m pretty well ensconced in American history at least by my parents.

 

If this paragraph seems a little stilted and awkward it’s because I’m trying to learn a new computer program which lets me translate speech into printed word. Problem is my brain doesn’t work that fast. Perhaps in a day or two or week or two more months or two it’ll catch up with what it’s supposed to look like but at least the dictation is faster than my typing usually is and that’s the difficulty I’m trying to overcome.

 

Anytime you feel like you’d like to contribute something by way of the suggestion or some changes like to hear made on just a minute please write to me and care of WMUU and will see what can be done for you. Meantime I’ll try to get used to dictating rather than typing and we’ll see if things can go better.  We appreciate always your tuning in and we appreciate any suggestions that you may have.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack & Barbara

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©120911BB#37ThingsLearned.doc

“JUST A MINUTE”

TRYING TO GET SMARTER ONLINE

Homer: Jist a Minute: Mr. Jack, I’m gittin

   mighty tired of politics.

MizP: Ah second tha-ut motion.

Jack: That seems to be in the atmosphere.

BB: I ain’t never seed grown ups tawk like

   poiticos do to one another.

Jack: I understand Mr. Bill, Miz Pearl.

Homer: Do they do tha-ut awl the time?

Jack: In the heat of campaigning, Homer, I

   would guess it’s most of the time.

MizP: Caint we do enny thang about hit?

Jack: Well, Miz Pearl since it is the political

   season we could play a quick little game

   that might change the mood of things.

MizP: Oh that’d be so nice.

Jack: I brought along some topics and you

   pick what you want to.

MizP: Oh goody kin Ah go first?

Jack: You won’t have much time to pick a

   Subject…

MizP: Oh you jist pick one fer me.

Jack: OK Guys?

GUYS: OK --- Fine by me

MizP: Here goes: Ah found out Ah shunt

   Play with Mom’s glue gun at the table.

Homer: Oh My thass an good un.

Jack: Ok Homer you want to pick or should I?

Homer: You go ahead.

Jack: OK here’s yours ---

Homer: Ah larned I shood keep my words

   Soft an tender  Ah mite have ta eat them …

Jack: How old was th writer…’

Homer: He’s 84 … older’n you Mr. Jack.

Jack: Your turn Mr Biellie..

BB: Ah’m ‘bout ta be left out….here goes.

   Ah’s learned Ah drive faster when country

   Music plays on the radio. – Age 22.

MizP; Well at’s innnerestin’—better’n politics

   Ah’d say.

Jack: and the time has just flown.

Homer: An we’ve awl larned sumpin’ I reckon.

Jack: I reckon so too Homer…. But we’ve all

  Learned something I hope…. Happy politics ‘

  I guess….. I’m Jack Buttram (END)

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CHRISTIAN GIRLPERSECUTED IN ISLAMABAD -- Just A Minute Radio for Tuesday 120911

We’re switching focus overseas just to let you know some things are still going on elsewhere – important things.

 

I really don’t know just how or why this story caught my eye. It was supposed to show up in the Wall St. Journal for Monday – but try as I might I couldn’t find it in the ‘unabridged’ version – but checking other news sources I did find the story coming out of Islamabad.  What’s the significance of this showing up in another place? I’m not sure.

 

Obviously there are Christians who exist there – but it is the largest city in Pakistan and carries the title of ‘gamma’ or world city. To have this story of a young girl, who is suspected of burning pages out of a “Holy Book” and then being ‘protected’ or excused from this in a place where there would normally be persecution possibly even death – it’s more than a bit puzzling.

 

Then to have the story carried around the world via wire services and news organizations… well I don’t know what to make of it. ‘

 

Our news machine at the moment is busy with Congress coming back into session, and most of the news services are crowded with political information – just a little with the anniversary of the September 11^th Anniversary… -- and loads of stories crowding the wires with domestic stories… Well, I just don’t know what to make of it.

Perhaps we’ll find out before too long. I’m not one to make things up or shove them out there with no explanation. I just can’t explain – aside from the ‘human interest’ angle – why this unusual Pakistani story should make world wide papers and interesting headlines. Let’s pray for the young Christian girl and her family. Undoubtedly they are in need of some kind. God answers prayer.

 

Meanwhile we’ll be back tomorrow with our usual group from Playfair – perhaps they have unusual news notes also.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

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“JUST A MINUTE”

CHRISTIAN GIRL PERSECUTED IN ISLAMABAD

            Just a Minute: A Pakistani court granted bail last Friday to a young, mentally deprived Christian girl who was accused of insulting Islam by burning pages of Islam’s holy book. The court granted leniency last week to a 14 year old – who was alleged to have mental capacity of only 7 years and accused of blasphemy.

            This is seldom charged in a Muslim-majority country where allegations like this are often manufactured in order to persecute minorities or just to settle personal disagreements. Activists warmed to the decision because the case highlights propensities of the harsh Pakistan blasphemy laws used to persecute enemies or minorities or to get back at other individuals. 

            Judge Mohammed Azam Khan set bail at about $10,500, a very impossible sum, in a nation where many families must live on only a few dollars a day. A coalition of prominent Muslim clerics as well as the Interior Minister, virtually pronounced the girl innocent because of her mental situation.

<> I’m Jack Buttram.  (END) 

             

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JAY IS BIG ON BELLY LAUGHS -- Just a Minute Radio for Friday 120907

Great to have you along for the clean up.  Folding all the chairs – cleaning up the trash – paying all the bills that have come at taxpayer expense. [How did we ever get in that fix?] They say it’s all due to the security measures we have to take to protect and take care of all the governmental people. Well, I suppose that’s good for something!.

 

Frankly, I’m not used to staying up late and turning out the “good stuff” after midnight. So I think I’ll be turning in early on this shift. We have a lot of things to take care of.

 

In case you hadn’t noticed – school terms have started for the fall season. Which means I have to take up my traffic safety duties again… which I’m glad to do. Since we have a traffic accident victim in the family…since a July 4^th accident – it seems the time is slowly dragging by.  I feel so sorry for my #2 son Kim who was hit by a car on the evening of the 4^th of JULY.  (I suspect most who are reading this know that already) And it looks as if we have a LONG way to go for him to get well.  

 

I get somewhat emotional when I think my son is trapped in that body unable to talk or communicate –at least we’ve not been able to discern it… and we’re into the third month of this tube feeding and all the other ‘connections’ that have to go along with that.  We are thankful for the folks who have helped care for KIM and we’re just praying for a recovery ASAP if that is in the Lord’s will.  It will be miraculous when he comes out – and that is what keeps him going I suppose and I know the Lord has blessed his wife and other loved ones – for whom we are so thankful.

 

So our only efficient activity at this distance is praying and how we are thankful for those who have sacrificed their time and effort to bless the family with their help and presence – how wonderfully the Lord provides.  We know if Kim comes through normally it will be only by the Lord’s direction and protection. There’s much to be learned in situations like this and how thankful we are for the Lord’s blessings and care.

 

Our thanks and love to all of you who have and are praying for Kim’s recovery and have contributed in time and effort and indeed in financial help. We cannot thank you enough for your concerns and generosity. May the Lord bless you richly.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Barbara and Jack Buttram

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“JUST A MINUTE”

JAY IS BIG ON BELLY LAUGHS

        Just a Minute: OK … The old saying in show business is: “Always leave ‘em wanting more.”  Since I mentioned David Letterman in yesterday’s program … this phone call came from someone named “Leno” accusing me of being unfair – so looking at the speech last evening I gathered these beauties from ‘Jay’: --

            “It is day two of the Democratic convention, and apparently they had a huge lighting problem in the convention hall today. They worked all day on it. They still couldn't get President Obama out of Bill Clinton's shadow.

            “President Obama's re-election campaign said that this year they'll knock on 150 percent more doors than they did in 2008. Well, of course they will. They have to. There's so many foreclosures it's tough to tell where people live.

            “They announced today that they moved President Obama's speech last night indoors, from the 74,000-seat stadium to a smaller venue due to the possibility of severe weather. See, apparently the campaign is concerned about this well-known weather phenomenon known as empty seats. “

.           Th…th…That’s all folks. <> I’m Jack Buttram.     (END)

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