ARE THE RICH REALLY DIFFERENT? - JAM for Friday May 23, 2008

Hello.. it’s FRIDAY>>> And I’m thankful… this has been a sort of wearing week… and it’s not over yet.

Well… we had to go through another of the same re-runs on election returns. Mrs. C. won overwhelmingly (65%) in KY… and Mr. O the same in Oregon. [But then it takes a lot of ‘quirkiness’ to travel in a covered wagon all the way from St. Louis across the mountains to the left coast. So… we should expect unusual character from the Pacific NW – and we get it. [g]] Just kidding folks.

Today Just a Minute takes a look in the files and finds out what was going on in this interminable campaign a year ago. Well.. there were a LOT more footprints in the sands. And with seven to ten people making daily speeches on both sides of the aisle… Well..it put 50,000 miles a year on eardrums. So you’ll be interested what turned up in the archives for almost a year ago. The script is right below… and the audio link below that plus a commentary line – which seems at time to be disconnected. [g]

Have a great weekend… Look for you Monday.

Cordially, IN HIM

Jack Buttram

“JUST A MINUTE”

ARE THE RICH REALLY DIFFERENT FROM YOU AND ME?

Just A Minute – It’s not quite a year since the San Francisco Chronicle revealed John Edwards – he of the two Americas, one rich the other poor – made a speech at the University of California Davis for which he charged fifty five thousand dollars. The title: "Poverty, The Great Moral Issue Facing America." He spoke at a total of nine universities that year earning $285,000.

I just thought you might want to know that since he’s inflated the possibility another run at the Vice President’s office - or something having now abandoned his coyness of not endorsing anyone by joining the Obama camp.

The Chronicle thought parents might be excused for wondering since the UC system hit students with a seven percent increase in tuition this past year. He could have helped out by giving the speech for gratis…But you know 400 dollar haircuts are not cheap; and it takes a heap of cash to keep up a twenty-nine thousand square foot mansion.

Besides, does anyone really expect candidates to live up to what they say nowadays?

<> I’m Jack Buttram

(END)

Jebco Editorial Service

www.justaminuteradio.blogspot.com

e-mail n4zhk@arrl.net

Audio link: http://www.jebcovoice.net/audio/jama05-23-08.mp3