JUST HOW GREEN CAN WE GET -- Just A MInute Radio for Friday 10-30-0

Howdy… it really *is* Friday… and the last one like this until next October…

 

And so the seasons change and the little poems in the Old FARMER’S ALMANAC tell us it’s just about time to switch the clocks back on Standard time. How many can remember when we used to call it Eastern War Time?  I’m not sure but I think they ran on EWT all through WWII with the idea that it was better for production… and we sure needed that.  But I wonder if it really did help … or did we just think so because we had to get up in pitch blackness?

 

Who remembers Eben Eugene Rexford? – He’s a poet who wrote: “A day for dreams / By leaf-strewn streams.”

Sounds nice and quiet doesn’t it… and rather like Autumn. He’s better known for writing “Silver Threads Among the Gold” – in 1970 inducted into the Song Writer’s Hall of Fame… wrote with Ira Sankey, Homer Rodehaver, Billy Sunday and others… Born in New York State, died in Green Bay Wisconsin of Typhoid fever October 18, 1916 – things you might never know if you didn’t stay up with JUST A MINUTE… (J)

 

            You know there’s probably somebody in your book of friends who today would appreciate a call, or a visit or perhaps just a card telling them you’re thinking of them – remembering them, and if it’s appropriate for your friendship (it usually is) to tell them you pray for them.  We wouldn’t be having the atmosphere filled with hot-air and hate, if there was more of that kind of relationship going on.

 

            Well… gotta go – Have a great weekend… Be back with us on Monday,, Lord willing.

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

 

            Jack.

 

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JUST HOW GREEN CAN WE GET

          Just a Minute – John Fund, an astute conservative political pundit, who writes for the Wall St. Journal, poses a question from a pair of New Zealand professors who title their controversial book: Time to Eat the Dog?  They won a UN Global 500 Award for environmental achievement.  The book says the carbon dogprint for the typical canine is equivalent to two SUV’s being driven 6000 miles a year – mainly because of all the energy which goes in to raising meat for dog food.  (Maybe they never read the dog food labels to see how much bran and cereal end up in the feeding bowl.)

          Anyway, these two Victoria University professors, Robert and Brenda Vale, say owning two hamsters is as bad for the planet as owning a plasma TV.  They argue pet owners should swap dogs and cats for chickens or rabbits – which could be eaten and compensate for the impact of other things on our environment."

          My take is: apparently, not all the kooks live in the northern hemisphere.  

          <> I’m Jack Buttram.

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A DOG'S LIFE AT THE WHITE HOUSE - Just a Minute Radio for Wednesday 10-28-09

G’day everybody…

 

They said it was going to be pretty wet… is that how it turned out at your house?  Seemed that way around here.

One of the first forecasts that’s been right in a spell.

           

Seems like we get fairly sated with heavy news for a while and have to have something lighter… like the Presidential puppy having a birthday party in the rose garden. Well at least it’s interesting to hear something other than Nancy Pelosi or Senator Searchlight Harry giving the latest score on Health Care reform to the point where people say they don’t care any more… only come next tax season they’ll wish they’d paid more attention and spoken upittle more forcibly.

 

Well… we let them rush us into it… now comes the time for leisurely repentance – as we pitch our tents in the parks… and ride a moped because that’s all the gasoline we can afford.  It ain’t that bad yet… but it shore can become that bad – Those are the words I pick up floating across the fish dock at the Bait Shop and Sushi Bar.

 

Homer’s worried the White House may cut off popular netsites or weblogs in order to reduce broadband use so emergency nets can carry traffic. I’m afraid I can foresee it coming to the time ham radio operators may have to set up their own networks in order to maintain communications. And if the government gets real sticky about it – things border on the cusp of pirate or illegal (read that as unregulated) operations. Certainly those are not pleasant things to contemplate.  In most papers you read an occasional story of the spike in gun and ammunition sales all across the U.S.  Will they become the next site for ‘official shortages’ and restricted supplies?

 

Got to get to some other chores. Hope you have a good day and evening… We’ll talk more on Friday (DV)

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

 

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A DOG’S LIFE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

 

MizP: Jist a Minit – Did you see the birthday party the Obama’s had at the White House, Mr. Jack?

Jack: No – I didn’t know any of the family had a birthday.

HOMER: Yeah… hit wuz th’ Dawg… The dog named “BO.”

BB:  Yeah… hit’s a Portugese Water Spaniel … Never heered of one.

Jack: Well what’s the scoop?

MizP: They had parhty hats.

HOMER: An Bo had a cake made out’n veal stuff.

BB: Veal stuffin?  I never heered of that either…

MizP: An they’s a-havin’ this parhty while th’ Congers cain’t git hitsef to’gether ta' vote on stuff.

Homer: Well.. ah don’t thank that has ennythin’ ta' do wif hit Miz Pearl.

MizP: Well suppose you coun’t pay your phone bill, er lite bill er buy gas… wud you be givin’ a …

Jack: Excuse me Miz Pearl… but you know those girls… they love that little dog and a party…

HOMER: Yeah… hit’s sumpin’ they wanted ta' do.

MizP: Well … maybe they ourt ta' invite Mr. Frank, er Mr. Shahapton… they’s allus lookin’ unhappy.

Jack: Whoa… maybe we’d better change the subject.

Homer: OK… I did wanna ask ifn’ you’s upset about Miz Scozzafava runnin’ last up in New Yawk State?

BB: Oh my Homer, you is th’ bearer of bad news ain’t you?

Homer: OK… I jist thought Mr. Gingerich din’t make th’ smartest news when he endorsed her

BB: Yeah… even when she votes mosly Demicrat… but she *is* agains* gun control –

Jack: So what does that mean?

BB: Well… mos of these librals they kinder stumble over the huntin’ rifles.. people don’t like you messin wif ‘em.

MizP: At’s rite… I’se seen quite a few mess up thangs when they start a foolin’ wif people’s guns.

Jack: Well… it is in the Constitution you know …

BB: Yeah so is free speech… but these lefties is a-tawkin’ ‘bout cuttin’ off people’s use of th’ Internet.

HOMER: Yeah .. they’s a sayin’ hit mite be needed fer Emergency service…

BB; Well… Ah thank tha-ut mite fly as well as telling Newpapers they cunt publish cause we gotta save trees.

Jack: Oh boy… we’re off in the weeds again.  Maybe we’d better come back next Wednesday. I’m Jack Buttram.

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HOLD ON THAR QUICK DRAW ! -- Just A Minute Radio for Monday October 26, 2009

Good Day… it’s Monday… and we’re starting off fine…

 

We started off the promo this morning reminding people (of a certain age) of the ‘olden’ days of Radio… [some think of it as the Golden Days … I guess that includes me. I grew up with Jack Armstrong the All American Boy… and the Lone Ranger… and Terry and the Pirates… Oh… I’m sorry… fell off into the nostalgia pond again. Sorry about that.

 

Anyway … the headline this morning came from a TV cartoon… but our boys were quite small when “Quick Draw McGraw – and Deputy Dawg” were high entertainment on Mr. Monty’s “Lil’Rascals “ local  black and white TV program… at least I think that’s where they were… I know it wasn’t silent black and white… But life was quite a bit simpler… and we were quite a bit younger.  

 

“The Breakfast Club”… I think you can still find clips on the Internet from a couple of seasons when they tried to make it go on TV… but the things that “worked well” on radio… well… they were just too tame for the big eye box… and so things progressed. --- Or did they? I’m glad Mr. Rogers came along… and Mr. Green Jeans with Capt. Kangaroo… but for the most part … well.  As you can surmise… I don’t see a lot of TV entertainment…mainly because there isn’t much as far as I can tell.  But… we’re on the radio… and that’s where I’m happy. I think it’s good for the nation too… that we have that medium available… Otherwise… We’d probably have to go back to Boston Harbor and stage a tea-party on our own… and that would be a lot harder. (L)…

 

We of a “certain age” will just have to content ourselves with reading Beatrix Potter’s tales of Peter Rabbit and the Gardner… and simple things like that. Although I believe reading to the kids… especially the little ones --  is one of the most rejuvenating things we ‘seniors’ can do… It’s just tough to get the world to slow down enough so I can get on without breaking an ankle.  

 

Have a great Monday everybody… If we look to the Lord… everything’s going to come out right. If we don’t… it won’t! There’s something like 7000 or so years of recorded history to back that up. (J) You can check it out… You have one of those books around… it may have some dust on it if nobody’s touched it lately.  Good idea to check it out.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

 

Jack

 

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HOLD ON THAR ‘QUICK DRAW’!

          Just a Minute: Sarah Palin, joined the upstate New York fray on Thursday by doing what Newt Gingrich was afraid to do – Endorse Conservative Doug Hoffman over Republican Dede Scozzafava in a special election for New  York’s 23^rd Congressional District.      

          Old line Republicans had largely lined up behind Republican Dede Scozzafava, despite the fact her voting record as a state legislator put her well to the left most Democrats there. Others who joined Ms. Palin are former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, Fred Thompson, and Rep. Michelle Bachman of Minnesota, all backing Conservative Doug Hoffman.

          The former Alaska Governor – running mate to John McCain – pointed out Ms. Scozzafava was selected by county chairmen and not by a primary vote.  She wrote to her Facebook supporters when she announced her decision: "Unfortunately, the Republican Party today has decided to choose a candidate [who] … blurs the lines, and there is no real difference between the Democrat and the Republican … [that’s] why Doug Hoffman is running on the Conservative Party's ticket."

          Way to go Sarah… keep it up.!

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AND... uh... IN *MY* OPINION...uh -- *I* THINK......UH, IT'S ... Just A Minute for Friday, October 23rd 2009

            Hello there… welcome to FRIDAY:

 

            It’s been a fascinating week. The war(s) go on in Iraq, Afghanistan, and FOX NEWS! The latter one, some suspect, is a make-big-smoke-and-noise exercise to steal away attention from the so-called ‘health care REFORM’ debate.

 

            Not much of a debate when they won’t let any news people, Republicans or anyone likely to know what’s going on in there with them – despite the President’s promise for this to be the most ‘transparent’ Administration in history.  [Perhaps no one at Harvard ever explained what ‘transparent’ meant?]

 

            In any case, it’s becoming apparent to even casual observers that attacking a smaller entity (as in US Govt. vs. FOX News… or teabaggers…) or any *smaller*entity -- makes on be perceived to be themselves smaller… and stirs empathy for the one attacked. You learned that at recess on the school ground in first grade.

 

            Charles Krauthammer, pointed out in yesterday’s column how *unsuccessful* was the White House attempt to get the rest of the press corps there to join in an effort to freeze out the Fox Correspondent to a staged briefing on health care finances. Here’s part of what Krauthammer wrote:

 “On Thursday, the administration tried to make them complicit in an actual boycott of Fox. The Treasury Department made available Ken Feinberg, the executive pay czar, for interviews with the White House "pool" news organizations — except Fox. The other networks admirably refused, saying they would not interview Feinberg unless Fox was permitted to as well. The administration backed down.”

 

There’s an inexorable rule in DC – “What goes around comes around…” – and when it comes around it usually bites with a vengeance – where it hurts! Mr. Obama and his advisors have not yet made it fully through that initiation -- yet – but give it time.

 

No sense in spoiling your weekend. We’ve already had a great time visiting with part of the family we’ve not seen in a while.  You do something like that too… it’s refreshing… the world’s still turning. God is still on the throne.  Amen!

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

 

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AND… UH… IN *MY* OPINION…UH -- *I* THINK… UH IT’S …

Just A Minute – Some press aides believe *they* are ordained to occupy center stage – not fathoming their job is just to deliver the essence of what The President thinks.  That’s it!  -- Bob Gibbs, has used up more Ah’s and Uh’s than he’s allowed in four years not nine months.

Thursday, Gibbs, slammed former Vice President, Dick Cheney, for a “failed policy” on Afghanistan.  It was a day after Cheney said the Administration was “dithering” on a troop surge.  Gibbs called Cheney’s comments ‘curious’ –fired his cap pistol – and blamed the Bush Administration.            Cheney calls it dithering, President Obama claimed it’s his solemn responsibility.  Gibbs said: "I think we've...” – HOLD IT !

Who cares what Bob Gibbs thinks about Dick Cheney?  Gibbs pauses on the lip of every third word figuring out what he thinks.  How refreshing it would be to hear Dragnet’s Jack Webb, saying: “Just the facts, Mister.”

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FAKE NEWS CONFERENCE AT NPC -- Just A Minute Radio for Wednesday October, 21, 2009

Hello in the middle of the week – hump day!!

 

The hand grenades are flying over the walls at the White House as the Administration digs in to fight its own personal war with Fox News.

 

So far the President has been “studying” what to do in Afghanistan, where he’s already sent his personally picked General McChrystal, but left him hanging waiting while the President professes not to be ‘hurried’ while his troops await his orders and reinforcements.  What’s so confusing he said back in March and reiterated in August that *he* was installing a new strategy in Afghanistan where the war began in 2001.

 

With the new strategy thus in place for 53 days he leaves everyone twiddling their thumbs in harms way while he attends fund-raisers, rambles off to Copenhagen to unsuccessfully bring the Olympics back to his home base of Chicago, has a quickie trip hither and yon to speak to school children and do things that profess to be high priority, and carries on a verbal chastisement with Humana and all the insurance companies on his must-do, government supported health reform option.  Talk about lack of focus – he appears to be trying to stuff film in his digital camera.

 

President Obama is rather well known for calling attention to his association with Abraham Lincoln – in fact the State in which he entered politics – Illinois – is known as the “land of Lincoln.” So to sum up I’ll use one of ‘Honest Abe’s’ quotations: You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack Buttram

 

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FAKE NEWS CONFERENCE AT NPC

 

MizP: Jist a Minit – Did you heer ‘bout th’ fake news conference at th’ National Press Club in Warshington Mr. Jack?

Jack: Nope… I used to belong to that. 

HOMER: They really got a surprise?

Jack: Big surprise?

Homer: Rite… the New Ninted States Chamber of Commerce come out big fer climate change.

Jack: You sure you got that right? I worked there…

Homer: Awl th’ news wires carried hit …

BB: I din’t thank th’ U.S. Chamber wud come out fer cap an trade – whutever tha-ut is.

MizP: You rite… they woun’t be fer hit.

HOMER: See these fellers rented a Press Buildin’ office an put out a logo  an a fake news release.

BB: Whut did hit say?

Homer: Hit was a press conference… an they had this feller sayin’ th’ U.S. Chamber had changed hit’s position. 

BB: Naw…. Tha-ut don’t sound rite.

HOMER: Hit wasn’t rite… an some of th’ ‘porters cawled up th’ Chamber an they sent over th’ *real* Chamber Presidint to confute hit.

MizP: An whut happened?

HOMER: See th’ news had already got out on th’ wires cause everbody’s so anxious ta' be firs see…

JACK: Blackberrying like crazy…

MizP: So th’ news was awready flashin’ ‘round th’ worl  the U.S. Chamber done switched position on global warmin’…

HOMER: Til the *real* Chamber prezidint busted in an said this is a fake… don’t be’leve him he’s lyin.

BB: Sounds like a free-fer-awl a-stormin’ up.

HOMER: One of th’ lady ‘porters says this feller don’t look familiar … I don’t b’leve him… lemme see your bidness card.

Jack: Sounds like confusion.

HOMER: And th’ wires was already a runnin…

MizP: Whut happened, Homer?…

HOMER: Hit was a group of ex-newsies cawlin’ them seves “The Yes Men.” An comin’ on th’ heels of the Boy in Baloon hoax…

BB: An has been a terrorist hoax alarum on th’ PoTomack …

Jack: And everybody pushing to be FIRST!

BB: Rite… so hit makes fer cornfusion.

MizP: Well fer MY money th’ whole place is cornfused.

Jack: On that note, I think it’s time we all better leave.  <> I’m Jack Buttram 

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EVERYBODY GOTTA LOVE SOMEBODY SOMETIME -- Just A Minute Radio for Monday October 19th 2009

Hello Everyone – It’s a *frosty* morning say the Weather Bureau Boys here on the Caroliner Line!

 

And the fellers at “Earl ‘n’ Lester’s Bait Shop and Sushi Bar” are all hangin’ close to the stove on this first morning that really *feels* like fall.

 

I don’t have nearly enough leaves in the yard for a stiff back yet.  I did have the young man who cuts the back 40 with his zero-turn mower for me, come chop up leaves and cut down the last crop of grass (I think) for the summer. But most likely I’ll need him to come back and make mulch out of those dratted yellow poplar leaves that started fallin’ in July. The water oaks never give up until sometime in March when the new buds finally push the old leaves off.

 

Seems like raking leaves ranks right alongside of bailing out the Atlantic with a teacup when it comes to seeing real progress… A good snowfall comes along and does the job of ‘neatin’ up the yard… but sometimes if it comes too early it bends too many bush branches… and deforms the evergreens with a heavy wet snow…

 

Well, if we didn’t have the weather to gripe about… we’d have to get started on the government… and fr’ gooness sake that’s a job like cleanin’ out stables… It *really* is never done.  [ I can see some of you have never cleaned out stables… so you don’t know what we’re talking about (J) – It’s just as well.]

 

One of the most forgotten bits of news from about this time last year was when Candidate Obama was in Chester, Virginia promising as President he would handle negotiations on legislation like this:

“I’m gonna get everyone around a big wooden table – and it’ll be televised on C-span – so *everyone* can see who’s arguing for what… Who is representing who’s interests and all that… It’s time we had some TRANSPARENCY in government.”

 

Yeah…. That was then! This is now! Three Senators Dodd, Baucus and Reid are sitting around a table *behind closed doors* not a TV camera within 100 yards of the place.  They’ll be joined by Rahm Emanuel and somebody else – but you’ll never see any of it on any TV news show.  And this is what has happened to the ‘GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH’ – only I think that is the trademark of “Ringling Bros – Barnum & Bailey Circus.”

 

You guys in Congress… you’re going to get yourself a law suit for copyright infringement if you’re not careful.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack

 

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EVERYBODY GOTTA LOVE SOMEBODY SOMETIME

            Just A Minute – We hear Sarah Palin’s publisher, will make a Tuesday announcement -- her much anticipated book will hit the stands Nov. 17^th.  It presently tops major best-seller lists in advance orders.

          A print run of 1.5 million will launch “Going Rogue: An American Life.”  That matches the print-run for Teddy Kennedy’s memoir.

          Mrs. Palin’s book was reset from spring to November for the holiday gift-buying season.  She’s also riding a huge demand as a speaker and tops the current personality list for media interest.

          The whole family moved to San Diego to be near her collaborator, Lynn Vincent, formerly of World Magazine, while working on the manuscript.  Now the race for copy-editing and fact-checking is on to meet the stepped-up publishing schedule aimed to garner pre-holiday sales.   

          Where did the title “Going Rogue” come from?  Apparently, it’s part of Palin’s mischievous humor.  “Slate” writer John Dickerson tagged her with “Has Sarah Palin Gone Rogue?” last October.  She’s turning it into a badge of honor. 

          Way to go, Sarah.

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ROBERT REICH'S REVEALING SPEECH - Just A Minute Radio for Friday 10-16-09

            IT’S FRIDAY!!!! Shore nuff….

 

            Well it’s been a wet and somewhat mildewed week by my chart.  A bit more sunshine would be welcome – especially since we seem going full speed into the fall cooling season.

 

            In our family we have some Minnesota relatives visiting for a week or more… I know they feel like it’s balmy… and maybe it is. But the ‘nip’ in the air is present – and the pumpkins have indeed appeared.

 

            Although I walked into one home-improvement / hardware store this week…and a whole big corner up front was already full of CHRISTMAS TREES.  I couldn’t believe it.  I spoke to one of the clerks… he said it was an astonishment to him also. They took a clean jump, plumb over Halloween, Thanksgiving and the start of shopping – and cut to the *important stuff* -- gettin’ the folks to loosen their pocketbooks for Christmas!

 

            Well – if you’re a store owner and still got a lot of stuff left over from last Christmas… I guess I can sympathize… but frankly, Halloween isn’t our thing now that we don’t have little ones around… and I DO enjoy THANKSGIVING. I believe that’s for me the *real* beginning of the Season of Christmas and hit’s the target because giving THANKS is what we never get too much of. (Not a great grammatical pinnacle… but you get my drift.)

 

            We do have a great deal for which to be THANKFUL and I’d just as soon get started on that early – we can never fully appreciate what God has done for us – and how bountifully HE has blessed our nation. I’m only ashamed of how little we acknowledge HIM.

 

            Well… Let me hear from you if you have an opinion on today’s program. Your remarks are always welcome!

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

            Jack and Barbara

 

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ROBERT REICH’S REVEALING SPEECH

            Just A Minute – In a 2007 speech recorded at UC Berkeley, Robert Reich, from the Clinton Cabinet, gave his thoughts on the Democrat’s health care program, he thought candidates might conceal:

          (quote)"You… particularly you young people, particularly you young healthy people -- you're going to have to pay more.  And by the way, [when we all get] very old, we're not going to give you all that technology and all those drugs for the last couple of years of your life to keep you maybe going for another couple of months. [That's] too expensive . . . so we're going to let you die…” (un-quote)

          He further promised a government program will “force” drug companies, insurance and care providers … to reduce costs, which will mean less innovation, fewer new products … “which means you’re probably not going to live much longer than your parents."

          Hmm… Wonder if that has anything to do with the Republicans recently winning a total of six state legislative seats from Democrats in special elections this year, in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Delaware, Texas, New Hampshire and Virginia… think that’d make other Democrats nervous?

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