RANDOM THOUGHTS

I often wonder about the so-called investigative reporters who write those incredible articles for the weekly super market tabloid publications like: People, US, Star, National Enquirer, etc.

Apparently these writers have a very narrow and specific brand of expertise. It seems when one reveals things like, "President Obama Meets With Barbara Bush in a Virginia Love Nest", - none of the other periodicals even had a clue.

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You got to love the logic of the guy who was appalled at Senator Jim Bunnings stand against additional spending until we had a plan as to how we were going to pay for it - even having the gall to suggest we take it out of unused ill-advised stimulus money.

The guy wrote, "And, now Bunning tried to block a bill because he didn't know where it was going to come from? Where did it come from to wage war in two countries?"

Obviously, the guy wisely finds fault with us taking on large expenditures without knowing how we will pay for them - but, concludes:

"What the heck? We did it before - so why not now?

"Yeh, I did carjack you and beat you up. But, if I hadn't done it - someone else would have."
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Apparently, the US Postal System is in trouble again. Somebody had the nerve to suggest perhaps they might want to concentrate their efforts on waste within their system.

Don't know how much the P.O. has changed in the past 50 years. Even a college kid lucky enough to work in the Post Office during Christmas and Summer vacations, could have helped the investigators way back then.

After graduating I worked for PNB Bank and went to various government buildings in Pittsburgh to comfirm Bankruptcy & Receivership status as well as perform DSB checks to identify liens and judgments that had been filed.

I had two kids then and one on the way. I couldn't help noticing while doing my investigating that many of the government "employees" (appointees?) read newspapers, magazines, and paperbacks. A few were also knitting things large enough to suggest it might be a Volkswagen.

Now, if the situation is still the same, maybe some government worker could possibly recount his/her whistleblowing stories in a "small" readable book that included a few vampires and some thinly clad women on the cover. Then we'd all be wiser - particularly our kids.
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I recently received an E-mail entitled "Why I'm Glad I Am White" ( the subject of a future blog.)

The E-mail attributes all of it's conclusions to actor Michael Richards during a court speech, defending his rantings. I cannot locate any such court case.

Included in the long E-mail is much manifested in the statement: "We're not allowed to call ourselves Whites.".

The rationale is that Whites cannot have : A White Miss America contest - a United White College Fund -a White History month - White Entertainment Television - White Pride Day - A White College -etc, . It states : "if we tried to, you (whoever you are) would call us racists."

The E-mail concludes: We have lost most of our rights in this country because we won't stand up for ourselves! We need to "BE PROUD TO BE WHITE." Their point was that people of color - mainly blacks - could join various organizations to celebrate being black - but, whites couldn't.

Now, I don't know if "Kramer" actually said these things or not. If so, I'd like to call upon some really strange people who owe me favors and then seek out Mr. Richards .

I would tap him on the shoulder, and as the color transformation all over his body was taking place , say, "OK - You be black now, Michael!"
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Have a great Monday!