tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57367614219094561252023-06-20T06:49:00.631-07:00Lost in CarcosaPolitics, culture and the struggle of surviving in the free fall of America.
Milk River Madmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03488717739676864113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736761421909456125.post-22839130633051228332014-03-06T19:07:00.000-08:002014-03-06T19:07:26.060-08:00What's next?With all that is going on in America, where does one start with what to concentrate on? The ACA is a complete failure. Liberals will not even begin to admit it. Recently in the comment section of the local I asked " if the ACA so great, why won't the president allow it to be fully implemented?" I was not answered. Not surprisingly I might add.<br />
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We have a major scandal with the IRS and all the press can talk about is that Issa wouldn't let Cummings ask questions after the hearing was adjourned. No mention of Lois Lerner taking the fifth. She claims she did nothing wrong. Fair enough. But if you didn't do anything wrong, why do you need to take the fifth? It's quite a quandary.<br />
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We have Benghazi. Our ambassador was murdered there in case you've been in a cave. Here's a fun fact, the last time an ambassador was murdered was in 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Not really a coincidence as Barry is Jimmy Carter without the talent.<br />
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Now we have the Ukraine. Looks like Putin wants to get the band back together. Georgia and now the Ukraine. Call me Ishmael but I don't think Obama really strikes much fear in what Putin wants to do. That will be fun to watch.<br />
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And this is just the tip of what is happening in the erosion of DC. <br />
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<br />Milk River Madmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03488717739676864113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736761421909456125.post-23159364686294174342014-02-23T17:36:00.001-08:002014-02-23T17:36:48.383-08:00Shave and a haircut is two bits.Part of the problem with being born 100 years to late, aside from not being alive when women couldn't drive or vote, is also missing out on a time when the barbershop was the main meeting place for men. It's is where they met almost daily, not just for a clean straight edge shave, but to keep aware of the town happenings. The barber was a man you trusted with a sharp instrument close to a place on your body that bleeds very easily and where you don't necessarily want a lifetime scar.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>It's has been many years since I've needed the services of a barber. Before I grew to appreciate their services and when I still required professional grooming, I employed the services of a "stylist". She was, and sill is, a good friend of mine. She was the girlfriend of my lifelong friend EJ though they would part ways. Joey had her own salon where I was a patron.<br />
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My monthly visits required trimming by beautiful brown hair as well as coloring out the premature gray I had been cursed with at an early age. The coloring part is a secret I am only now sharing as it has been kept in the vault these many years. My vanity was much more prevalent at the time and honestly, I was noticeably gray in my temples at 26. I quit having it colored when the majority of my hair had decided that it wanted a permanent vacation from my head.<br />
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On a rare occasion when I was lazy or on the road, I would pay someone to shave my head. Either clip it with no guard, my winter cut, or shave it in the summer. Having your head shaved by a great barber is a tremendous treat and one I would give myself more frequently if I was not so cheap<br />
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To become a barber one must go to school, learn the trade and pass some sort of professional exam to obtain a professional license. Barbers have a skill I do not possess nor could probably learn with all the hand eye coordination and what not. They are a valuable part of society. They employ people and keep us presentable.<br />
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Now lets talk about the antithesis of the barber. The modern day journalist. I don't know if I can put into words the loathsome disrespect I have for this so called "profession".<br />
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Here are some questions. Why do you have to go to college in order to get a journalism degree? What do they contribute to society? Who gets to define "journalistic integrity"? And from that definition, do any journalists practice it as defined? Would anyone stop me if I hit Bob Costas? Dan Rather?<br />
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The biggest problem with the modern day journalist is their total lack of regard for facts and the way they are in the tank for today's liberal/progressive movement. They are unabashed in their criticism for all things conservative.<br />
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A great example of their obvious bias is their coverage of Scooter Libby versus that of Benghazi. One of these two stories is a real cover-up where lives were lost and presidential inadequacy was on full display. The other was a made up controversy of a leaked name. Guess which one the New York Times covered in great detail and put on the front page 51 times. guess which one cost a man his job. Guess which one lead to an indictment. Hint: it wasn't Benghazi.<br />
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The other problem I have with his "profession" is the attitude they all share that somehow they are doing something the rest of us are incapable of doing. This isn't rocket science or brain surgery, this is talking to somebody about something they deem newsworthy and then telling us what they found out, or at least that's what it should be. The hubris and disdain they have for people with a computer and opinion is almost laughable and they do it performing a skill anyone reading this can do. <br />
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The divisiveness of the nation has come not from the reporting of so called journalists, but their complete lack of it. Now that all of us have access to information at our fingertips, we can prove how idiotic they are and they don't like that. I wonder what kind of country we would live in if the same amount of attention was paid by the MSM to things like Obamacare as opposed to what Ted Nugent is saying.<br />
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Journalists contribute very little to the betterment of our nation. I have more respect for bathroom attendants in the airport. Much, much more.Milk River Madmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03488717739676864113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736761421909456125.post-29347112266203427902014-02-20T20:21:00.000-08:002014-02-20T20:22:48.011-08:00We are becoming lost.I decided to start a new blog for a couple of reasons.<br />
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The first is because I miss blogging. I really do. I miss the exchange of ideas the group that I followed had as well as the positive interaction and common views we all hold. I have found a few on facebook (or they have found me) and that has been wonderful, but I do miss being able to just go off and vent when I had the mood.<br />
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The second is because I wanted to dedicate a blog to what is happening to our great country. Though Crown on the Rocks (which is a great blog) covered some of that, this will be almost entirely devoted to what is happening to the politics of the United States.<br />
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We are in a free fall to social oblivion. The press is not only complicit but fully compliant to making us Russia without the breadlines (yet).<br />
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Expect opinion backed with facts, some swearing where needed, and lots of comments in parenthesis.<br />
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My goal is two or three good posts a week and will link them to my FB account and hopefully not get blocked from Zuckerburg for my opinions.<br />
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If you want to know about the title, google it. It's from a short story by Ambrose Bierce and was mentioned on the great series on HBO "True Detectives". Sidebar, my creative writing teacher at Malta High was a huge fan of Bierce. I liked him as well and stole his short story collection from the school library. Funny how Ambrose and I have come full circle.<br />
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Safe journeys,<br />
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