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Well… the game draws on ‘apace.’  We have an intermission and then a weekend and then a ‘SUPER TUESDAY’.

 

Within this  next week or so there will be a continual re-chewing and accusing and from all I can tell no repentances – well maybe I’d better hope there will be… but the protestations of the candidates left standing is: There will be none. (L) So what will ensue?  Hard to tell. I keep telling myself I’m no ‘prognosticator.’ Nobody pays me money to stick out my neck.  (And I’m not at all sure it would be profitable considering the “Buttram Luck.” 

 

What does that mean? You ask… Well you get a hint when you consider the Buttram family slogan has always seemed to work out along the lines of “Buy High – Sell Low” – not exactly a wall hanging from either the Rockefeller or the Buffet mansions – Bill Gates might have something similar set up in his garage where he and his buddies invented Microsoft. 

 

My rambling thoughts – when it comes to political times like this – are to ‘forget it’.  Stick to your knitting. Do your job and forget trying to see around the corner …. Leave that to the Gallups the Rasmussens and the Drudge report – Even the Pew Foundation earns a better score than we do.  But … I’m not complaining – just totally giving up on gambling. (J) Even punchboards and pinball machines never paid off enough to attract me to them as a smart way to make money.  The better idea was to learn how to plant a garden… tend an orchard … or pay attention to the farm.  With all of those you may have a bad year but normally things come back.  I guess I’m thinking the hard times come when you have three or four hard years in a row. That’s where I think we are now.  So…what’s the solution?

 

Here is a solid gold promise from the creator of the Universe and All things. It resides in the book of Psalms…. It’ is the 55^th one and while the whole Psalm has great value… I find verse 22 to be the most encompassing one easiest to remember – and it covers everything well.

 

Psalm 55:22 -- Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

 

What promise from *anyone* can be more encompassing, more trustworthy, more valuable to you or me in time of need.

 

Thanks for reading… God bless us… everyone.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack Buttram

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CAN WE STAND THE ‘GREATEST FUTUROLOGIST’?

          Just a Minute: Editorialists at the National Review asked Newt Gingrich to abandon his ‘fly in the ointment’ role in the Republican Primary last week and take up his role of the ‘Greatest Futurologist’ in the world.  At least that seems the objective of Columnist R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. writing last week in a blog.

          Tyrrell aimed squarely at “Newt” urging him to drop out since he’s only come in first in one contest so far compared to four racked up by Santorum. He’s generally down there with Ron Paul.  Conversely, Sunday I heard Mr. Gingrich twice within ten minutes accuse Mr. Romney as the candidate of ‘no ideas’ while simultaneously wrapping himself in the toga of every idea in the bazaar.  Thus far no one has tagged Newt with the label of being “too humble” – apparently it ‘lies below his pay grade.         

          Since this is ‘President’s Day’ one observes possibly Newt would have not only admitted cutting down the cherry tree – but presented his father with a slice of the pie he’d baked with the salvaged wood.

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IT'S TIME FOR MORE *DOWN HOME WISDOM* -- for JUST A MINUTE on Friday 120217

Great to have you here joining in a bit of relaxation.

 

It’s been mentioned to me several times that folks like a break from the overstuffed political information that comes to us day by day – even from the folks over in Playfair at the Bait Shop and Sushi Bar where they’re usually always ready to talk things over for a  while.

 

But a steady diet of ‘who shot John’ or who is it who wants to fill John’s britches with a bit of bird shot… well that gets old quick.  And with this infernal non-schedule of beginning one campaign right smack up against another one ending wears out the ear drums or reading glasses or whatever.

 

Anyway the Bait Shop & Sushi Bar folks like to talk about something else besides the political world now and then – and we have access to some random thoughts and short bits of wisdom that come in over-the-transom … so we’re glad to pass them along. That way it might start another conversation in another direction and you’d get a bit of relief.

 

So… here goes… the tape will start playing and you can give us your reaction whenever it’s convenient. I hope you like the material. We didn’t hire a gaggle of gag writers to work it up… these are just plain observations by just plain people and I pick ‘em out at random. Hope you enjoy. Let me know one way or ‘tother .

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack & Barbara

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IT’S TIME FOR MORE DOWN HOME WISDOM

          Just a Minute: Several folks have told me they enjoy a break from “too much politics” when we quote some random thoughts from just plain folks: So here are some to savor over the weekend.

n     I had to look up what ‘parlous’ meant: it means perilous; dangerous or obsolete. – I had to wait ‘till Age 80 to find out.

n     A woman can stand anything but being forgotten, or not needed. – Age 89

n     Picking out a lunch box for an eight-year old is a major decision. – Age 30

n     It’s never too late to start reading the Bible. – Age 34

n     If you throw ten socks in the washer only nine will come out. – Age 27

n     My prayer most often is: “Lord please keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.” – Age 34

n     Last one: When I’ve acted really dumb and I think no one’s watching, the guy I wanted most to impress is.  – Age 13

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ARE WE SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING OUR CASE? -- Just a Minute Radio for Thursday 120216

It’s hard to tell when writing this script at night if it really *is* going to rain tomorrow…

 

But we’ll trust the weather guys out at the airport to do us right. If we say there’s a 90% chance… let’s get with squeezing the clouds guys and gals. I think some of the lakes are not full as yet.  And of course we don’t want the Spring fishermen to be denied getting those early trout soon.

 

Today’s program of Just A Minute is parallel to a story that moved from the United Kingdom over to this side of the Atlantic day before yesterday… or was it a day earlier?  It’s hard to tell sometimes.

 

In any case Dr. Richard Dawkins’ name is mentioned most of the time whenever the subject of evolution or intelligent design comes up. In this instance I believe it was BBC Four who scheduled him to comment on the state of Christianity in the UK – although I didn’t hear the program, just a few video clips that escaped the cutting room floor as the good Doctor discussed how ridiculous he feels Christians are who don’t believe in evolution.

 

Somehow he got in a debate with the Rev. Giles Fraser, who had taken the side opposite to Dr. Dawkins. The discussion got to the point of Rev. Mr. Fraser mentioning no matter how Dr. Dawkins disparaged Christians, he did not think the situation was comparable to the disdain Dawkins imposed upon it. And to illustrate his idea he told Dawkins he was sure he (Dawkins) would have no trouble identifying the name of the first book about this subject Darwin had penned. Dr. Dawkins said “Oh certainly…” But when he was asked to recite it … he only got as far as “On the Origin of the Species….” before his memory waxed too thin.

 

Well it is a hard title to hold in one’s memory. It is “On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for life” – I did see that part of the debate and it’s obvious Mr. Dawkins is a learned man. He is a biologist by training and quite brilliant. But he is outspoken in his defense of his favoured authority Dr. Darwin – and brooks no deviation from the ‘science’ as it was when he first wrote about it. [Things have changed a bit since then.]

 

I’m not qualified to adjudge the quality of Dr. Darwin’s theory. But I think there is plenty of *evidence* it is off the track – as well it should be since science advances so far and so fast. That indicates to me he should be more open minded about what lies in that corner. But men who worship at the altar of science are tough nuts to crack and Dr. Darwin’s assertions particularly are particularly so.

 

Perhaps we’ll have more to say in other days.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack Buttram

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          Just a Minute: If I quote the atheist biologist Richard Dawkins -- many will recognize his fame. Seldom is there a debate on evolution when his name is not cited. But in an embarrassing moment on BBC 4 with an Anglican cleric, he forgot the title of Charles Darwin's most famous book.

          Challenge to repeat it he replied -- “Oh certainly…” but reached only to:  “On the Origin of the Species …” when he muttered … “Oh god…” illustrating his inability. Dawkins was engaged in debate two days ago with Rev. Giles Fraser, former canon chancellor of London’s St. Paul's Cathedral.

          Actually the title’s not easy to remember: It is: “On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.” Press releases issued by Dawkins claimed Christians in Britain tend to be more secular than the so called "Christian lobbyists" who speak on their behalf.

          Possibly Dr. Dawkins should take a leaf from 1 Kings 20:11 before scoffing … it says: “Let not him that girdeth on his ‘armour’ boast himself as he that putteth it off.”

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ARE WE SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING OUR CASE? -- Just a Minute Radio for Thursday 120216

It’s hard to tell when writing this script at night if it really *is* going to rain tomorrow…

 

But we’ll trust the weather guys out at the airport to do us right. If we say there’s a 90% chance… let’s get with squeezing the clouds guys and gals. I think some of the lakes are not full as yet.  And of course we don’t want the Spring fishermen to be denied getting those early trout soon.

 

Today’s program of Just A Minute is parallel to a story that moved from the United Kingdom over to this side of the Atlantic day before yesterday… or was it a day earlier?  It’s hard to tell sometimes.

 

In any case Dr. Richard Dawkins’ name is mentioned most of the time whenever the subject of evolution or intelligent design comes up. In this instance I believe it was BBC Four who scheduled him to comment on the state of Christianity in the UK – although I didn’t hear the program, just a few video clips that escaped the cutting room floor as the good Doctor discussed how ridiculous he feels Christians are who don’t believe in evolution.

 

Somehow he got in a debate with the Rev. Giles Fraser, who had taken the side opposite to Dr. Dawkins. The discussion got to the point of Rev. Mr. Fraser mentioning no matter how Dr. Dawkins disparaged Christians, he did not think the situation was comparable to the disdain Dawkins imposed upon it. And to illustrate his idea he told Dawkins he was sure he (Dawkins) would have no trouble identifying the name of the first book about this subject Darwin had penned. Dr. Dawkins said “Oh certainly…” But when he was asked to recite it … he only got as far as “On the Origin of the Species….” before his memory waxed too thin.

 

Well it is a hard title to hold in one’s memory. It is “On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for life” – I did see that part of the debate and it’s obvious Mr. Dawkins is a learned man. He is a biologist by training and quite brilliant. But he is outspoken in his defense of his favoured authority Dr. Darwin – and brooks no deviation from the ‘science’ as it was when he first wrote about it. [Things have changed a bit since then.]

 

I’m not qualified to adjudge the quality of Dr. Darwin’s theory. But I think there is plenty of *evidence* it is off the track – as well it should be since science advances so far and so fast. That indicates to me he should be more open minded about what lies in that corner. But men who worship at the altar of science are tough nuts to crack and Dr. Darwin’s assertions particularly are particularly so.

 

Perhaps we’ll have more to say in other days.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack Buttram

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          Just a Minute: If I quote the atheist biologist Richard Dawkins -- many will recognize his fame. Seldom is there a debate on evolution when his name is not cited. But in an embarrassing moment on BBC 4 with an Anglican cleric, he forgot the title of Charles Darwin's most famous book.

          Challenge to repeat it he replied -- “Oh certainly…” but reached only to:  “On the Origin of the Species …” when he muttered … “Oh god…” illustrating his inability. Dawkins was engaged in debate two days ago with Rev. Giles Fraser, former canon chancellor of London’s St. Paul's Cathedral.

          Actually the title’s not easy to remember: It is: “On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.” Press releases issued by Dawkins claimed Christians in Britain tend to be more secular than the so called "Christian lobbyists" who speak on their behalf.

          Possibly Dr. Dawkins should take a leaf from 1 Kings 20:11 before scoffing … it says: “Let not him that girdeth on his ‘armour’ boast himself as he that putteth it off.”

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WHAT IN THE WORL KIND OF BUDGET IS THA-UT? -- for Just a Minute Radio on Wednesday 120215

Sometimes these intros get a little tangled – especially later in the day.

 

I would guess that’s the way Congressmen; Women and Senators feel similar mental pangs when things go fast --- and wrong!  That seems to be the plight of those dealing with regulations included in legislation. The language is so formal with no humor, and such robotic, legalistic and impenetrable wording and phraseology one might readily use a page or two instead of “Somiex” or one of the other anti-insomnia medications.

 

In fact I tried looking up some tips on falling asleep or winning a battle against lying awake when I know I’ve got work to do tomorrow… etc. etc.

 

It’s those etc. etc. etc. that march across the inside of your eardrums and summon up ear warts called worries. Best thing I find is to get out of bed and go to the kitchen for a small drink of milk … even mix in a spoonful of chocolate syrup and pretend it’s an anti-insomnia medication guaranteed to provide a refreshing sleep… or something else you think up.

 

I finally went to sleep remembering Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday!  Now it’s all gone… Good Night!

 

See you tomorrow Lord willing!

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

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WHAT IN THE WORL KIND OF BUDGET IS THA-UT?

MizP: Jist A Minit: What crazy kind of budgit was you

               pronoun-cin yestiddy, Mr. Jack?

Jack: I was presenting an  ‘Alice in Obamaland’ White Queen

               budget .

BB: Hit wuz one of th’ craziest programs Ah done ever heered.

Jack: It was a mite little off the track – but I thought…

MizP: Mr Jack but air you shure you’re awl rite?

Jack: Perfectly fine Miz Pearl.  It’s just the winter season…

Homer:  Mr. J, we ain’t had a season like this

               …since Harry Truman lef th White House.

BB: Yeah…An he run on th’ “doo nothin’ Congers ticket” too!

Jack:  I’ve certainly heard that said.

MizP: Ah’m kinda cornserned ‘bout you Mr. Jack.

Jack: You needn’t be. Miz PearI’ve just been working  late

     -- tryin to figure out what course the campaign will ta …

Homer: Hit’s ‘bout as clear as a cow path.

BB: And twiced as crookeddy.

MizP: Ah don’t thank Ah’ve heered tha-ut word b’fore.

BB: “Crookedy?”  Why my GrandPap youster say tha-ut

               awl th time!

Homer:  Ah thanks WE gits hit Mr. Bill… hit’s jist tha-ut

               but sum of ‘th folks fru up norwth won’t.

MizP: Probly sum don’t unnerstan rite now….

Jack: Probably true. But lets have your thoughts about th...

BB: About th’ budgit? You said Mr. Bama han’t produced a

      Budget in two hunnert days – but hit’s a thousan’ an 23.

Jack: OK… I counted wrong. But the main point is he’s not

     following the duties of the President. 

 Homer:  Mr. Jack… you’s prezakly rite. We

       needs ta git onna bawl an do whut’s ‘spected of us.

MizP: Whut  IS we gonna do?

BB: Hit’s th answer Mr. Jack says ever almos ever week.

MizP: You mean pray?

Jack: I do – but also time’s up for this Wednesday –

      See you all next week. <> I’m Jack Buttram      (END)

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HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S VALENTINES'S DAY -- For Just A Minute Radio on Tuesday 120214

When I’m in the process of writing today’s program – I got a bulletin it was going to snow.

 

Well… I don’t believe it… at *little* sleet had only about a 50 percent chance after a faked out precip forecast of snow after 4 AM – or 3AM – Well I hope you didn’t think I was going to wake up and get up to check *that* out.  No … I read a story just yesterday that said old people particularly [Of course I wasn’t *sure* they were writing about me… But you never know.] Old people are particularly in need of a good 7 to 8 hours sleep and get up *refreshed*.

 

I thank them fully for their thoughtfulness… but I do think it’s rather ‘chilling’ to do all that on Valentine’s day.  In elementary school (Wasena Elementary – American Indian name – in Roanoke Virginia which made the first and lasting attempt at my education.] I definitely remember the piles of valentine cards the girls collected. In the second third or fourth grades… you don’t think of Valentine cards – as a boy. 

 

Now “Mars Bars” or chocolate covered peanuts… that’s something else. But mushy, cut out hearts and flowers… why the playground terror “Joe” would have rubbed my nose in the gravelly dirt if I had brought him a red heart Valentine on February 14^th…. I’d rather stand out in the snow collecting snowflakes – or making paper cutouts of snow flakes – BUT NOT Valentine’s cards…. I’d be counted a sissy.

 

However…if Betsy Skinker had brought me a card…. I would have felt bad not to have had one for her…or some kind of gift.  But I don’t think I ever mustered up the courage.

 

Now I did get a small penny Valentine my Sophomore year in college… Yes… the cute girl that is now my wife gave it to me… and signed it ‘Fido.’  What kind of a love-dovey card is that?  She thinks I didn’t remember… but I did – and do.

 

Well – we have a little fun with JUST A MINUTE today… so I hope you’re listenin’.  And have a HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

Smilin’ Jack

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HOW DO WE KNOW IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY

          Just a Minute: We know it’s Valentine’s day because we still have the totally incompetent, distant, and disconnected person holding the tiller of the ‘Ship of State’ and instructing his Chief Senate Majority Leader to say he’s not really interested in presenting a budget.  

          There’s no paragraph of Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” that makes less sense than the present crew at the helm of our National Republic. Mr. Obama should send out the chief law enforcement officer – the Attorney General – and require him to bring in the White Queen. She’s the one who tells Alice: "When I was your age, I always practiced impossible things for half-an-hour a day. Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

          I daresay Mr. Obama himself likely exceeds that record. Why his Administration has gone the last one thousand and twenty days without *ever* presenting a budget. Still he travels the Nation in his own air bus fleet cutting trillions of dollars over the next ten years. That certainly exceeds the White Queen’s record.

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IMPORTANT GOODBYS -- for JUST A MINUTE RADIO - Monday 120213

Mondays always start early at our house because I’m up early Monday morning… like 1 AM or 2 AM  Finishing up writing the Monday program.

 

You’d think I’d wise up and do it earlier in the weekend… but somehow it often slips into the wee hours of Monday because we’ve had company – or I’m working on something else that just has to be put on the ‘send’ basket. Such is the life of a ‘procrastinator’.  But this weekend it was because the story of a Wall St. Journal former writer – columnist rather – who was born in the Philadelphia area and started out in newspapering in Florida… ending up living much of his time in the upper mid-west…

 

He had been up to Elmira, MI and on a snowy road lost control of his car – it is reported – which was then hit by a semi-trailer. He was fatally injured at age 53. His name is Jeffrey Laslow.

 

I did quite a bit of looking him up because I somehow had missed his turns as a columnist and then a writer for Midwestern papers as well as the Wall St. Journal.  Not very observant I guess.

The first information I had about his fatal accident was from videos put on the Wall St. Journal internet appearances. They all lauded him for his writing skills and his apparently friendly demeanor.

 

He won a prize to write an ‘advice’ column for one of the Chicago papers. And was apparently excellent ferreting out ‘human interest’ stories or stories about well known people and writing at some length about people in the public eye like Gabby Giffords, or “Sully” Sullenberger who skillfully brought in his aircraft to a water landing in the Hudson river without any loss of life.

 

He co-wrote a book with Professor Randy Pausch after the Professor knew he had a fatal appointment with pancreatic cancer.  Dr. Pausch died in 2008 but his book sold some 5 million copies in English as well as being translated into 40 languages or so. At 53 he is survived by his wife Jai and three children.

 

Death had a lot of input into my one minute JUST A MINUTE – but since there little of a definitive nature in politics – at least as far as I could tell… this was a good chance to take a break (again) from writing and reading politics and return to an important message – the inevitability we all face until the Lord returns – DEATH. 

 

Death faces us all unless the Lord returns to earth before mortality runs out for us individually.  We’re all on the same track. So… I decided to take this – another opportunity to call attention to the important question we all face: Where will you/I spend eternity? 

 

I’ll not go over the same ground again… but I am amazed at how many people the Devil has talked into ignoring the question until it’s too late. I’ll communicate with anyone at any mutually attainable time to go over the basics. I don’t want to ‘bend your ear.’ I do want to spend whatever ability I might have to persuade you or acquaint you with what’s happening as outlined in the Bible – and listen to what you think.

 

Well… that’s the invitation – you’re free to take it up. We all need to have the question answered.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

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IMPORTANT GOODBYS

          Just a Minute: Usually the Monday news is slim however Friday morning at 9 AM a Wall St. Journal columnist, Jeffrey Zaslow, -- 53, father of three daughters  --  died in a snowy car/truck crash in Northern Michigan.

          He co-wrote with Professor Randy Pausch, “The Last Lecture” – while dying of pancreatic cancer. It remained on the New York Times best seller list for three years and sold more than five million copies in English.

          Mr. Zaslow teamed up with other very inspirational people telling their stories, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger – who ditched his aircraft in New York City’s Hudson River saving all passengers and crew.

          But Mr. Zaslow was not able to deliver his ‘last column’ to an appreciative university audience; nonetheless it should instruct anyone hearing this program to realize we too are on a trip to the mortuary: it is absolutely vital we live the life God has given in accord with His guidance by the Holy Spirit and the Bible and obey that message.

          Today is the best day to start. <> I’m Jack Buttram.  (END)  

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'TIS HARD FOR A MEETIN' -- NOBODY CAME! -- Just A Minute Radio for Friday 120210

And here we are at the end of the week again. Today I thought my mailbox would be overflowing….

 

But such was not the case. I had one lonely message that said the message should be “Anybody BUT Obama.” – but I guess the rest of the people who had an opinion don’t want ‘bad feelin’s from the White House.’  Can’t blame them for that… but we do have to respond to the situation as it develops.

 

Speaking of ‘developing situations’ – apparently the White House doesn’t want to say too much more (at least Jay Carney the President’s mouthpiece didn’t) about the President’s disagreement with the Catholic Bishops over what was going to be the case of treatment of Catholic “Institutions” (as contrasted with churches” in regard to ‘Obama Care’s’ treatment of contraceptives being mandated for their churches. The temperature in the West Wing went hot and cold and hot again as the Bishop of Washington let it be known that the President had ‘broken his word’ – at least that was the language I understood from his appearance on FOX NEWS Thursday evening.

 

My guess is they badly misjudged the reaction of the New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, feeling personally betrayed. He appears to be a very cool calm and collected Archbishop – but also very determined to hold either the President’s feet to the fire on this ruling that the President had evidently given his word he would not do – or hold his nose to the grindstone until he changes the Catholic and other minds on this issue.

 

Well… these are things that pop up on the way to getting re-elected – or trying to get re-elected. I suspect neither the Archbishop nor the President expected this ‘bump in the road’ – but as it develops… I think it will turn out to be a BIG bump not a little one.

 

Times up for this week. See you Monday.

 

Cordially, in HIM

 

For  Jack & Barb

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‘TIS HARD FOR A MEETIN’ – NOBODY CAME!

          Just a Minute: Now I know where I stand in the ratings -- or nobody wanted their names read on the air today. Maybe they thought it would get back to The President.  

          Heretofore I’ve thought most of the troubles that plague the Nation now should be laid at the feet of the Obama Administration.  But the Rasmussen NATIONAL tracking poll has Mr. Obama three points ahead of the GOP front runner; Mr. Romney. That’s within what they call the ‘margin of error’.  -- I certainly don’t call that comforting.

          There was one somewhat lonely message in my e-mail box which said: “Anybody but Obama.” But I didn’t want to embarrass Mr. Smith… Oh…excuse me!

          I heard Sen. McCain say he lost 19 state contests before he won the nomination last time – so the results from the South Carolina primary were surprising.     I am concerned by the tenor of messages I read on the internet … we seem to enjoy tearing one another down rather than winning back the national leadership.

          The Lord knows and HE rules. <> I’m Jack Buttram (END)  

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VOICE ONLY -- CARTOON -- GUESS WHO'S TALKING

Here we are in a winter that just won’t quit being Spring.  But there’s not much to do about it except rejoice in lower heating bills. (J)

 

We’re also having an interesting time with the JAM program  -- guessing who might be the cartoon character who appeared this week in INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY explaining why and how he needed to be raising a Billion dollar campaign fund for himself,  on the public record denouncing the ‘too much money’ theme. He pronounced a similar anathema in 2008 and was thereby permitted under the rules in place to raise an unlimited amount of money since he didn’t take government funds… and rather vastly outspent his opponent Sen. John McCain.

 

So… we’re looking at this campaign “slog” – a term which I began to use in the Boy Scouts describing a long, muddy march up a hill or down a slick trail in the rain when pretty much everything you had got wet and clammy in anticipation of building your own shelter and sleeping out under the dripping trees all night, or sliding back down “Old Raggety” mountain after a dismal night trying to keep warm and dry.

 

Do you get the picture?  That’s why I’d sure like for the United States seek to shorten its Presidential campaigns to something like the U.K. does… only one month allowed for formal campaigning before the election is conducted. Strict limits on the amounts to be spent on campaign advertising and other constraints – and after all that crank up the machine and see if it’s still running OK.

 

But I suppose that coat from across the sea would fit us no better than having to commission another Buckingham Palace. I just am getting *very tired* of starting up a new campaign just when the old one has not even washed the laundry for the Lincoln bedroom.

 

Too bad… my cranky curmudgeon spirit is stirring again… and I need to quiet it down. (J)

 

The hour is late and the week has yet another program to be built so I’ll see you tomorrow. DV.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

Jack

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“JUST A MINUTE”

VOICE ONLY -- CARTOON – GUESS WHO’S TALKING

          Just a Minute: Today here’s a fun 60 second test – Guess who’s talking -- take notes if needed:

          (Quote) “By allowing freedom of speech in campaigns The Supreme Court has reversed a century of law. Which is why I took the unprecedented step of chastising the Supreme Court in my 2010 State of the Union Speech. American elections should not be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, which is why I’m raising a billion dollars for my Presidential campaign.

          “Super-pacs are evil. And against everything I stand for and everything I believe in. I oppose them on principle.

          “If you agree with me send your ­­unlimited contributions to:

           -- OBAMA SUPER PAC – 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW

          WASHINGTON D.C. 20500.” (Unquote)

 

               That’s the quote. The cartoonist is Michael Ramirez. It appeared in INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY. If you know who said it – send your name to: n4zhk@arrl.net  -- I’ll read your name on the air tomorrow at 11:30 and 5:15.

The e-mail address is n4zhk@arrl.net and <> I’m Jack Buttram (END)  

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