IS THAT BILL BRYAN? Just a Minute Radio for 10-01-08

            Hello – for a new Month of October – with it’s ‘bright blue weather’ [according to the poet.]

 

            We’re stuck in the time-warp of things that go ‘bump’ in the night… like the ‘meltdown’ of the markets that has been forecast and re-forecast, and re-forecast. Something like a John Kerry Video loop that just keeps playing and playing and playing.

 

            This is a real bi-partisan effort to get people to kick the Internet habit. It is a MEDIA CRISIS of *minimal proportions* no matter how they try to scare us. There are enough smart people out there (outside of Congress) who know the market mumbo-jumbo that scares the bejeebers out of those who have not weathered a sufficient number of market storms to know, ‘This too shall pass away.’

 

            I’m very impressed with Representative Cantor of Virginia (my home state) who has held his ground with dignity and not been intimidated by all the economic and talking-heads authorities enough to keep his – and simply go on and persevere. I’m also impressed that Neal Cavuto of FOX has done a good job of not just mindlessly following the mainstream and gives good evidence of thinking for himself. And the numerous times in the last two or three days when Dave Ramsey has made appearances on the tube to reassure people of his being grounded in enough economics to refute the “big boys.” I’m glad the cable outlets are making a dent in the major nets and giving the vox populii a genuine opportunity to express themselves in a way that means something.

 

            In a couple of weeks this will be mostly behind us – it may linger until the ballots are counted November 4^th – and then we’ll all be caught up in formation of a new Administration and Congress and all this financial fluff will be forgotten like last year’s cotton candy.

 

            In the words of P.P. Bliss’ famous hymn written in the wake of a terrible family tragedy in which he lost children at sea --
“Be not dismayed what ‘ere betide – God will take care of you!” – Amen

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

 

            Jack Buttram

 

http://www.jebcovoice.net/audio/jama10-01-08.mp3

 

http://www.jebcovoice.net/scripts/jamt10-01-08.doc

 

 

“JUST A MINUTE”

IS THAT BILL BRYAN?

BB: JUST A MINUTE – Mr. Jack do you ree-member Bill Bryan?

Jack: Bill Bryan? – Do you mean William Jennings Bryan?

BB: At’s th’ feller. In school we wuz told he argued against backin’ our money with gold.

MizP: Did he really do that–ut,  Mr. Jack?

Jack: He did make a speech called the “Cross of Gold” to the Democrat Convention of 1896 I believe.

Homer: So he was a Demicrat?

Jack: That’s what I’ve been told. I’m not old enough to have been there.

MizP: Oh we know that Mr. Jack – but did he have somethin’ ta' do with this crack-up we heah so much about?

Jack: I don’t think you can blame that on Mr. Bryan – He passed away a long time ago.

MizP: Haz tha-ut got sumpin’ ta' do wif all this chin-waggin’ a-goin’ on about gas prices an th’ stock market?

Jack: I’m sorry -- You’re asking more questions than I have answers.

BB: Th’ way Washin’tn is a workin – Ah thank I’ll git my coin c’lection out’n th bank -- nothin’s holdin’ t’gether.

Homer: I don’t thank there’s any worry ‘bout tha-ut Mr. Bill.

BB: Ah don’t know who ta' trust.

MizP: You kin trus Sec-etary Paulsen … he’s a Demicrat.

Homer: No he ain’t Miz Pearl – He’s a Ree-publican.

MizP: But I thot…

BB: He was appinted to th’ job by Prezidint  Bush.

MizP: Oh.

Jack: Just leave ‘em in the lock box, Bill… we’ll talk about it next week.

BB: Oh -- OK.  They’ll be safe ‘till then?

Jack: I believe so --- I’m Jack Buttram

(END)

 

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