"I accept his apology. It was sincere. It was meaningful. And it was nice of him to say that. Every athlete out there is just being the best they can...I bowl just for fun. The last time I bowled, I think I scored a 245. I actually could kick the president’s butt at bowling. But I wouldn’t make fun of him if I did.” - a Special Olympic athlete
Dear friends,
While I find it silly and petty for the mainstream media to make such a big deal out of President Obama's joke with Jay Leno Show on the Tonight Show, on the link below, the short piece from the Boston Herald makes it apparent that Obama’s quip was not planned, because, actually, it made no sense.
Therefore, it should have been left alone. President Obama was wrong, but what kind of integrity do government- and corporate-controlled media have, if they feel that that was "news"? Moreover, why are so many print journalists, for example, whining about possibly losing their jobs, because newspapers are not selling, when these type of tattle-tale stories about the president are all that they have to share?
One Love,
G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1160032&srvc=news&position=0
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
A response to my comments on President Obama's "State of the Nation" address
He doesn't at all sound like a former community organizer when he talks economics.
Dear friends,
The brief comments below were sent to me, via e-mail, in response to comments that I posted here on this blog on February 24(2009). They are in regards to President Obama's "State of the Nation" address last month (February). The author of the comments is someone who is very special to me, but who does not want to go on record in public, at this time, with criticisms of President Obama. Nevertheless, while he will remain anonymous, he has given me permission to print the missive. It is just too powerful for me not to share it.
Cheers!
G. Djata Bumpus
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Interesting. I didn't listen to his speech, but it seems like there is no intention of any real discussion of real change. In that respect I think he's most guilty of trying to appease those in power.
He doesn't at all sound like a former community organizer when he talks economics. I'm hoping at least there is some sincerity in his education policy. I knew he was going to be weak against the military when he started talking about Afghanistan. One thing that no one is even going to consider addressing is why has this country so thoroughly entrenched itself in dependence on war. This is the real problem with the way this economy is organized. They have never been without a war and don't appear to be capable of existing without it as the major outlet and control for the economy.
The last couple of Bush years brought this to stark reality. Was it complete stupidity or just incredible incompetence that the US embarked on a war in which we ended up with a trillion dollar deficit while those we were fighting against came out of it with billions in surplus? Is not economics a major military front? Don't they use sanctions and embargoes and other economic weapons as part of a complete military strategy in the modern world? Then how did this come about? I choose to believe that the Bush family are and have for many generations been war profiteers. They certainly didn't lose money. Why couldn't they see to it that this country's people didn't lose and suffer? The whole charade is disgusting.
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Dear friends,
The brief comments below were sent to me, via e-mail, in response to comments that I posted here on this blog on February 24(2009). They are in regards to President Obama's "State of the Nation" address last month (February). The author of the comments is someone who is very special to me, but who does not want to go on record in public, at this time, with criticisms of President Obama. Nevertheless, while he will remain anonymous, he has given me permission to print the missive. It is just too powerful for me not to share it.
Cheers!
G. Djata Bumpus
*****************************************
Interesting. I didn't listen to his speech, but it seems like there is no intention of any real discussion of real change. In that respect I think he's most guilty of trying to appease those in power.
He doesn't at all sound like a former community organizer when he talks economics. I'm hoping at least there is some sincerity in his education policy. I knew he was going to be weak against the military when he started talking about Afghanistan. One thing that no one is even going to consider addressing is why has this country so thoroughly entrenched itself in dependence on war. This is the real problem with the way this economy is organized. They have never been without a war and don't appear to be capable of existing without it as the major outlet and control for the economy.
The last couple of Bush years brought this to stark reality. Was it complete stupidity or just incredible incompetence that the US embarked on a war in which we ended up with a trillion dollar deficit while those we were fighting against came out of it with billions in surplus? Is not economics a major military front? Don't they use sanctions and embargoes and other economic weapons as part of a complete military strategy in the modern world? Then how did this come about? I choose to believe that the Bush family are and have for many generations been war profiteers. They certainly didn't lose money. Why couldn't they see to it that this country's people didn't lose and suffer? The whole charade is disgusting.
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AIG giving back money...what's that all about?
"At least to me, from "gay marriage" to "global warming" to the latest red herring issue "AIG bonuses", our federal government has yet to provide any relief to everyday citizens, in a variety of areas..."
Dear friends, At least to me, from "gay marriage" to "global warming" to the latest red herring issue "AIG bonuses", our federal government has yet to provide any relief to everyday citizens, in a variety of areas. Only the big banks and equally large businesses from here to Europe seem to be receiving benefits. Meanwhile, the consistently useless politicians of the US Congress are cashing in on our illusory "tax dollars", by holding "committees" and other such nonsense about making sure "the people's money" is being spent properly. Right.
What a laugh. The same Congress that enabled the impropriety now has imposed punitive taxes on the same people that the former were claiming to be helping by authorizing the "Bailout" in the first place. Worse yet, at least some of these people who received bonuses are not even in this country. Moreover, what will "giving back the money", which is 165 million dollars out of a “Bailout" package of almost 800 billion dollars, do for the current economic shortfalls of Americans?
The fact of the matter is: none of the "Bailout" money has any genuine "value" anyway. That is, through unconscionable maneuvering that makes Bernie Madoff look like a petty thief, the president. Congress, and the Federal Reserve Bank, like gangsters in a cellar, are simply printing up more and more money and giving facilitating more and more credit to big banks and companies.
And so, , for example, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said about one aspect of the "Bailout", called the Supplier Support Program, "...will help stabilize a critical component of the American auto industry during the difficult period of restructuring the lies ahead...The program will provide supply companies with much-needed access to liquidity to assist them in meeting payrolls and covering their expenses, while giving the domestic auto companies reliable access to the parts they need."
In other words, the "Bailout" money is simply more finance capital (please peruse my post called "The Federal Bailout - a panoply of illusions", re-posted on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009). Allowing banks to control the flow of capital of businesses will, inevitably, lead us right back to the present situation. Businesses must perform. Otherwise, let them go out of business! That is the way that it works for ordinary (i.e., smaller) businesses, after all.
Still, it is no accident that former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson who was Bush's guy and Geithner both have intimate connections with Goldman Sachs, a recipient of "Bailout" dollars. So why is Goldman Sachs not being asked to return their "Bailout" money, in what is so obviously a conflict of interests? Meanwhile, the other day, Bloomberg.com reported, "March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the largest U.S. securities firm to convert to a bank, closed above $100 in New York trading for the first time since Oct. 24 as investors gained confidence the company will become profitable. "
Finally, we are being told that American taxpayers own 80% of AIG? They also told us about Santa Claus. It is only military might that matters. Everything else is hogwash. That answers the question from my dear friend in the previous post.
One Love,
G. Djata Bumpus
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Dear friends, At least to me, from "gay marriage" to "global warming" to the latest red herring issue "AIG bonuses", our federal government has yet to provide any relief to everyday citizens, in a variety of areas. Only the big banks and equally large businesses from here to Europe seem to be receiving benefits. Meanwhile, the consistently useless politicians of the US Congress are cashing in on our illusory "tax dollars", by holding "committees" and other such nonsense about making sure "the people's money" is being spent properly. Right.
What a laugh. The same Congress that enabled the impropriety now has imposed punitive taxes on the same people that the former were claiming to be helping by authorizing the "Bailout" in the first place. Worse yet, at least some of these people who received bonuses are not even in this country. Moreover, what will "giving back the money", which is 165 million dollars out of a “Bailout" package of almost 800 billion dollars, do for the current economic shortfalls of Americans?
The fact of the matter is: none of the "Bailout" money has any genuine "value" anyway. That is, through unconscionable maneuvering that makes Bernie Madoff look like a petty thief, the president. Congress, and the Federal Reserve Bank, like gangsters in a cellar, are simply printing up more and more money and giving facilitating more and more credit to big banks and companies.
And so, , for example, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said about one aspect of the "Bailout", called the Supplier Support Program, "...will help stabilize a critical component of the American auto industry during the difficult period of restructuring the lies ahead...The program will provide supply companies with much-needed access to liquidity to assist them in meeting payrolls and covering their expenses, while giving the domestic auto companies reliable access to the parts they need."
In other words, the "Bailout" money is simply more finance capital (please peruse my post called "The Federal Bailout - a panoply of illusions", re-posted on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009). Allowing banks to control the flow of capital of businesses will, inevitably, lead us right back to the present situation. Businesses must perform. Otherwise, let them go out of business! That is the way that it works for ordinary (i.e., smaller) businesses, after all.
Still, it is no accident that former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson who was Bush's guy and Geithner both have intimate connections with Goldman Sachs, a recipient of "Bailout" dollars. So why is Goldman Sachs not being asked to return their "Bailout" money, in what is so obviously a conflict of interests? Meanwhile, the other day, Bloomberg.com reported, "March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the largest U.S. securities firm to convert to a bank, closed above $100 in New York trading for the first time since Oct. 24 as investors gained confidence the company will become profitable. "
Finally, we are being told that American taxpayers own 80% of AIG? They also told us about Santa Claus. It is only military might that matters. Everything else is hogwash. That answers the question from my dear friend in the previous post.
One Love,
G. Djata Bumpus
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More from Black Doctor Website
10 Best Fitness Tips For The Summer
Dear friends,
On the link below are some tips for the upcoming summer season, from a great
newsletter.
One Love, One Heart, One Spirt,
G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.blackdoctor.org/articles.aspx?counter=26133
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Elmer Smith on Madoff versus Ali Baba and the rest (originally posted 1/28/09)
"It's hard to gauge another man's needs. But after the first $30 billion or $40 billion, you'd think he could push back from the table..."
Dear friends,
There has been much fanfare, deservedly so, about Bernie Madoff, a person who is accused of bilking investors out of some $50 billion. On the link below, the incomparable Elmer Smith of the Philadelphia Daily News articulates this whole affair, as only he does. Enjoy!!!
G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20090116_Elmer_Smith__Madoff_deserves_respect_-_from_other_inmates_serving_life_terms.html
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