GET IN ON THE REAL DEAL -- Just A Minute for Thursday 10-30-08

            Getting’ close… Praise the Lord. I thought we’d never arrive at the station…  

 

            Campaign news says Barack has spent something like $150 million on TV and Radio ads in Virginia. It might work out better if you just handed out the $15 or $20 to each voter outside the polling place… No .. I think that’s illegal.

 

Wouldn’t it be delightful the Democrats would just nationalize Obama’s campaign chest – spreading the wealth around and cinch their standing with the population. Everybody could go to dinner on the Obama-bandwagon.

 

            My conclusion is: I can’t come to a good conclusion. The more I try to pin down data that would give a clear indication of *something certain* the more confused I get. I guess that’s why I never got a call back from Karl Rove to join his strategizing team. J

 

            I’m just getting *very tired* of this whole thing. It’s been going on entirely too long. I hear that from every quarter. I’d be in favor of starting a Gag-the-Gas-Bag campaign –make it a Federal offence to start campaigning for a Federal office prior to Labor Day in  the year of the election. Penalty would be to sit out the campaign in the hoosecow. (Now that’s an oldie… nobody uses that label any more for jail.)

 

            No kidding… If we could just harness the hot air and carbon footprints of the campaigners and their crowds we’d be a long way toward solving the energy crisis. Well – maybe that qualifies as “hot air” by itself.

 

            Today, I recommend looking up Monica Showalter’s audio interview about Sarah Palin. I’ve never heard a media member (not employed by a campaign) be so enthusiastic about a political person. Ms Showalter, who is a crack editorial writer for IBD, thinks Mrs. Palin really knows her stuff and knows how to get things done. I was really surprised to hear that interview on their RSS feed … Oct. 23. You can search it for yourself on the Investors Business Daily web site…it just takes a little tracking down. Ms Showalter did several interviews with the Alaska Governor prior to McCain picking her as a running mate.

 

            Personally, I just have a hunch, although the MSM effort is to boost Obama as their man – and it seems like 95% of the electorate has climbed on board – I believe it’s going to be a *very close* race and previous experience with last minute changes in the ‘undecided column’ – especially with these uncharted waters of race, inexperience and the pattern of associations that particularly rub up against issues of national security are just impossible to forecast. The Truman “Whistle Stop” campaign run from the back of an observation car criss-crossing the US was a first in American politics – a unique situation with a very unpopular President running against a suave, polished politician who had governed New York – a very sophisticated state – and everybody was surprised.  Gallup – about the only pollster in those days – quit polling about a week before the election. He was fooled by his own data.

 

            Truman’s next four years were difficult. He about popped Drew Pearson in the nose… avoiding getting charged with sending threats through the mail only because he sent his angry note about Pearson’s column critical of Margaret’s singing, via messenger. He left office still very unpopular succeeded by war-hero Gen. Dwight Eisenhower who had never won an elected office before.

 

            But now… when Presidents are ranked – Truman always comes in among the top ten. I just have the feeling some strong cross currents are running which have escaped being measured in a material way by a media largely entranced with its own self-importance to the deterioration of doing its job of *reporting.* Well…that’s ‘the old codger’s’ best guess.

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

 

            Jack

 

http://www.jebcovoice.net/audio/jama10-30-08.mp3

 

http://www.jebcovoice.net/scripts/jamt10-30-08.doc

 

 

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Just A Minute – I’m constantly needing to correct my propensity in political discussions, to “find what I’m looking for.” By that I mean backward reasoning – reasoning from the conclusion back to the cause.

But if you want to receive a clear-eyed, objective evaluation of Gov. Sarah Palin check out Monica Showalter, editorial writer for Investor Business Daily. Google www.IBDEditorials.com and look for Monica’s audio interview about the Governor. It’s excellent!

Meantime, if you want a copy of the script or audio of JUST A MINUTE contact me – the “how to get it” information is given every day at the end of the broadcast. It’s best to do it within a few days of the air date because my memory is terrible – just recall the date on which you heard it. Send me a message or call and I’ll get you one on the way as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, I remind you of Winston Churchill’s most famous speech ever – “Never give up. Never, never, never, give up… !”

<> I’m Jack Buttram

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