IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD! - Just A Minute Radio for Friday 9-25-09

Hello again…on this lovely FRIDAY!

 

I’m not just sure what I’m so cheerful about – but a friend keeps reminding me ‘cheerfulness is a choice.’ So… I desire to spread happiness around and here I am. I’m so glad you’re here too!

 

Thursday evening I remarked to Barbara, my lovely wife of 56 years and counting, that I really feel confused at times… with the health care debate… the having both the Czar of Iran and the Czar of Libya in the country is pretty overwhelming. On whichever day the President spoke to the UN I dutifully decided I’d try to catch what he said… but dropped off to sleep.  I’m sure that’s my fault not his… but I woke with a strange voice, not fully recognizable to me… who sounded like he was having a terrible time reading his script.

 

As it turned out he was the translator… and the person for whom he was trying to translate had wrinkled and mixed up yellow pages that resembled what I carried to the teacher when I used the excuse: “My dog ate my homework!”

 Needless to say my teacher didn’t believe me – and neither did I… believe what I was hearing which ranged from the assassinations of “Lee Oswald” [the Harvey was left out]; Jack Ruby and JFK. That was followed if I can remember by a long exhortation about how lousy America was, but how we should thank America for hosting this meeting, but we should hold it somewhere else – like Africa – “where I come from” … So I had to go do other things – but I came back by to hear the news people say his speech which was supposed to be between 15 and 20 minutes had gone on for over 90 minutes. As to length it’s only been exceeded there by Fidel Castro’s 4.5 hour marathon.

Dr. Gaddafi, was dressed all in dirt-desert brown from his collar to his foot… except for the DimSum black hat he wore which magnified his oddity. Well… enough…

 

And then the next day comes Hugo Chavez, saying he ‘doesn’t smell sulphur around the UN anymore.’ What a charming guest to have in our country. What a master of the ‘cheap shot.’ I’m glad for it. It shows us how fortunate we are.

 

So much for confusion… at least for a while it took our minds off ‘health care reform’ but I think that three-ring circus is likely to be engaged for further “enjoyment.” After all this entertainment we all – especially the seniors – get to stick around (maybe) long enough to work on paying the bills.

 

Anyway… sorry – too much confusion to sort out and fit into JUST A MINUTE. We’ll give it another shot on Monday. God bless you all – and if you want to wash out your mind… somewhat like washing your hands – just get the Bible in front of you read almost anywhere…Try Ps. 2 verse 4 and see how the Lord is laughing. You’ll be struck by the Scripture’s beauty and especially its orderliness. The more I read it the more I find it so. The Psalms are particularly worthy of meditation morning and evening.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack and Barbara Buttram

 

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IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

            Just A Minute – ABC reported the Vice President told a fundraiser in Arizona for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, last Monday -- if Republicans take back 35 traditional GOP House seats currently occupied by Democrats, it would mean doomsday for the President’s agenda.

            Biden says Republicans are counting on flipping these seats and observed: (quote) "If they take them back, this [is] the end of the road for what Barack and I are trying to do…,"        Well it’s reassuring to know both Republicans and Biden are smart enough to figure this out.

But columnist Michael Medved,  thinks it would be the best thing that could happen to Obama’s administration and would help him find a cooperative, unifying path rather than continue on the hyper-partisan course of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.

That does make more sense than crediting Biden who believes a Democrat victory would spring “hidden Republicans” from Democrat ranks who don’t have the courage to vote against the party pressure -- says: “It will break the dam and you will see bipartisanship.”

Hmmm – Well, I expect if pigs had wings, indeed they might fly.

<> I’m Jack Buttram

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