Democrats....Stop it: (part 2)Tainted Dogtags-What were you thinking ???

You lost the election because you nominated Senator John Kerry.

There is no doubt that Senator Kerry got close to upsetting President Bush on November 2nd. It is amazing he did so well given his tainted reputation while in military service during the Vietnam era. There is a plethora of documentation regarding his conduct and behavior. The perception of his service being honorable or traitorous was left up to the voters.

There was the senate hearing, the Dick Cavett interview, his book, films, including his personal 8mm film, and then eventually his navy "buddies". None of his military background was new "news" on the political scene. It has been around for over 30 years.

Did the Party and democratic leaders expect it to simply go away because he was now a candidate for the office of President?

"What were you thinking ???

With all the democratic politicians, who had either an unclouded military background or no background, the party handlers selected Senator John Kerry.

Democrats - Stop it. Take a deep breath and Think....

You lost the election because you nominated Senator John Kerry.

Come up with all the excuses you need to justified some of the recent comments by the talking heads of your political party regarding the reasons why you lost, but the simple fact is you nominated the wrong candidate.

A Northeastern Senator........What were you thinking !!!

Not to take anything away from Karl Rove and the Republican campaign to relect George W., but you nominated a northeastern Senator. Look at recent (post Watergate) presidential election history. Presidents Carter, Clinton, George H, George W., Nixon, and Reagan were all from midwest, western, or southern states. Vice-president Gore, whose nomination didn't provide your party best choice to win the white house, nearly won in 2000 and he was from Tennessee.

Not convinced? Go back another 30 years to the post WWII presidential election history. Presidents Truman, Johnson and Nixon were from states other then the northeast. The exceptions being Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower. However, Ike, a career military man with roots in Kansas and Texas, ran as a republican and was a nonpolitical iconic war hero. JFK is the only exception, with historians crediting his victory to Nixon's dark eye shadows during the televised debates and Senator Johnson carrying Texas for the party.

Next Posting:

Tainted "Dogtags"..........What were you thinking !!!

-damifino
11/20/2004

Dedications: Presidential Library vs Bonfire Memorial

Date: November 18, 2004

Places:

Little Rock, Arkansas
College Station, Texas

Dedication Functions:

Little Rock: William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library
College Station: Texas A&M Memorial Bonfire


Attendence:

Little Rock: About 30,000 including the Clinton family, associated hollywood groupies, President Bush and 2 former presidents along with their security ontourages, and the usual horde of media talking heads.

College Station: About 50,000 members of the Aggie family including the Texas Governor, Rick Perry (class of 1972).

Purpose of the Events:

Little Rock:
Bill Clinton, America's first baby boomer president, opened his library Thursday with a rock 'n' roll gala that hailed the $165 million glass-and-steel museum as "a gift to the future by a man who always believed in the future." - Associated Press

College Station:
"...dedication of Texas A&M University's memorial to students killed and injured in the 1999 collapse of the Aggie Bonfire." - Houston Chronicle


Little Rock Comments:

The library celebrates eight years of peace and prosperity and dismisses Clinton's impeachment as a Republican vendetta. The 27-acre complex contains more than 80 million items, including 20 million e-mail messages "Two of them mine!" Clinton said. - Associated Press

"What it is to me is a symbol of not only what I tried to do but what I want to do with the rest of my life, building bridges from yesterday to tomorrow, building bridges across racial and religious and ethnic and income and political divides," said Clinton, accompanied by his wife and daughter. - Associated Press

College Station comments:

....A&M System Regent John White, who graduated from the university in 1970, noted that the tragedy had brought sympathy and support from people around the state and nation........."The 12 who perished," White said, "will not be forgotten. Their memories will not be erased by the inevitable passage of time. They, like us who love A&M, will be part of the Aggie family forever." - Houston Chronicle

"The Aggie spirit never has been stronger," Gov. Rick Perry, the first Texas A&M graduate to serve as governor, told those gathered at the university's polo field. "It is radiant in times of joy and refined in times of testing and turmoil........."I hope as visitors peer into the portals (of the memorial) they get a sense of the soul of Aggies. ...... There is wisdom, character, inseparable bonds and unique spirit." - Houston Chronicle

Perry, who graduated in 1972, said he anticipated the day when the Bonfire, a nearly uninterrupted 90-year tradition, would burn again on campus "not merely as a symbol of football rivalry but as a symbol of who we are." - Houston Chronicle

damifino comments:

Litte Rock: "After living through it for 8 years, it is doubtful there is anything I wish to see."
College Station: "We are the Aggies - the Aggies are we. True to each other as Aggies can be"

Historical Aggie Comments:

" Give me an army of West Point graduates, I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war!" - General George S. Patton Jr.


-damifino
"a proud member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 1972"

Viewpoint from Texas

11/18/2004

Yasser Arafat dead at age 75

WOW!!

First, being a Catholic I should pray for the salvation of his soul.... Let's see here. Okay, I am ready. I have a good prayer for the situation:

Amen! Amen! Amen! and Amen!

Well that didn't seem like a very heartfelt prayer. Maybe if I put it to music.

Mmmmm......the only thing that comes to my mind is the chant in the Wizard of Oz, where the munckins are singing something about the "wicked witch is dead".

Okay, now what is next?

Okay, I am sorry. I shouldn't be smiling. I should be respectful. I should have empathy for those that are grieving from his passing. So maybe I should offer my prayers for those individuals that are truly suffering a loss. Let's see, that would be.............

Gee! This is not easy. I don't know.

I guess it would be best if I just let this all sink in, before, I offer a prayer and any condolences. I would really feel bad if I screwed this up and offended someone.

However, there is this one line in a Mel Brooks movie that has been floating around my head for about a week and for some strange reason it reflects my overall being at the moment:

It is good to be the king!


-damifino
Viewpoint from Texas

It is good to be the King

George won.
It is good to be the King.

I suggest you not spend too much time searching for a strong connection between the above stated two comments.

I have enjoyed the last 6 days. I cannot fully appreciate what the "Beat Bush" faction have been suffering this week. All I know is that I am totally relieved and very happy with Bush re-election. I do have a vague memory of what I felt when Hillary, ahem - Bill, beat Father Bush in 1992. Oh, I am so grateful I don't have to go through that situation again.

It is good to be the King.

- damifino
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Harvest in Kansas 2003

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