Here we are in the middle of the week… it's not forecast to be real pretty this morning… but maybe later…
Last night was the usual SOTU speech… except it was the large economy size. I've heard longer I think… but I have this tendency to doze off. I suppose if I were in the hall and the applause and jumping up an down was going on…. But I have this … well… I inherited it from Dad. (L)….
Probably I wouldn't be a good judge of State of the Union Messages. I think I dozed off even during the "Great Communicator's" offering one time. Although I think they were generally shorter than last night's example.
But I'm non-partisan when it comes to dozing. I was a couple of months old when FDR was inaugurated as (I started to write – "I recall…") but I really don't remember. They were still putting President's in their places in March of 1932 (I think). I'm really not terribly excited about speeches anyway… even though I did participate in preparing them from time to time as a Senate staffer. [I didn't go to sleep during my own speeches…. Things were too hectic etc.]
Now I've jumbled things up so badly… you'll probably think I wrote speeches for FDR… but that's not correct. I did write a eulogy for Dwight D. Eisenhower's commemoration at the
Well --- back to the present. I've heard so much about this coming speech over the last week… its sort of dead to me – and probably to you also. No need for me to spoil your day. Perhaps this will go down in somebody's album as the speech of the century. I don't think I'll be a party to that. It wasn't that bad… it's just the form I don't care for. I don't think I could pleasurably sit still while someone read a speech for over an hour… but I know it can be done… in fact is probably done week by week in pulpits and lectern across America. I just don't seek them out. (J)
Forgive me if I've punctured a 'sacred cow' for you. But from the remarks televised from
So… while that was a phase of history unfolding… I think we're in for two pretty full years of speechifying – and what is even more difficult to contemplate is that if Mr. O should win the WH for another term …. Well… I hesitate to even contemplate it. Not him particularly… just 'it' – as I said above… reading a speech of anything over say five minutes… isn't my cuppa tea.
Thus… I've done my chore for today… and will leave it to your own wrestling match. Have a great day.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack Buttram
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"JUST A MINUTE"
THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU JUST HAVE TO CRY OVER
Homer: JUST A MINUTE: – Mr Jack, did-ja git ta hear the Prezidint a-speakin?
JACK: I did Homer – what did you think of it?
Homer: Ah asted you firs
JACK: Well… it was long.
BB: Ah'll go 'long wif tha-ut. …
Jack: Right Billy-bob – What did you thank of it?
BB: Ah saw one of 'em fokust groups in
Homer: But everbody done figgered out Mr. Obama spells investmint different.
Jack: Oh… how does he spell it?
MizP: Ah…know…. Ah know.
Jack: OK you tell us how you spell investment?
MizP: Ah ain't shore… but ever time he said hit… hit sounded like spendin' ta me.
… ever thang he cawled investmint – come out ta be spendin!
BB: Yeah… Ah believe Miz Pearl is rite… Oh… an didja notice Justice Ginzberg?
Homer: Ah thank I saw her sleepin' on th' frunt row.
MizP: Mebbe tha'ts jist whut happens wif her when speeches go's purty long.
Homer: Ah thank at's whut done happened.
MizP: She's purty show-art ya know.
Homer: Yeah Ah reckon so.
BB: Hit'd be hard fer me ta stay awake a-sittin in court on a bench.
MizP: Well she's hafta larn how ta fake hit Ah reckon… .
Jack: I checked and education costs have jumped up by 150% since 1970…
MizP: Oh an is th' kids a whole lot smarter?
Jack: Actually … there are no increase in the scores in math, reading or science.
BB: Oh … that's a bummer… lots more spent … but no improved reezults.
Jack: Well – Be back with us next Wednesday everybody . <> I'm Jack Buttram. (End)
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