Moogie's Blog

Election campaigns are like parties.  There are the invitees, there are those you invite because you "have to"  and there are the party-crashers. 

We had a bunch of contenders for the nominations of both political parties.  Some we liked, and some we felt we had to invite.  Hillary belongs in the latter category.  Barack Obama is sort of like a party-crasher.  The good guests, the ones you really enjoy, circulate, socialize,  and go home.   You always wish they could have stayed longer.   The "have-to" invitees seem to consume way too much food or alcohol, talk too much and too loud, and stay too long.  Once in a while, one of the party crashers has a fascinating story that I want to hear, but that is usually the story that is overwhelmed by some boring discourse. 

In the next few weeks, we shall see Hillary over-staying her welcome.  It is a symptom of not having sensitivity.  I am not saying she won't get the nomination, she very well may still pull something out of the air. 

What I am talking about is this tendency of politicians to just assume they are the center of the universe.  Hillary thinks it is "her turn."   That is why politicians are not in entertainment.  They haven't learned "always leave them wanting more."  Who said that?  It is never anyone's "turn." 

I think Hillary has her eyes on re-stocking her bank account somehow with the hundreds of thousands of $10 contributions that have been sent to Mr. Obama.  Don't do it please Mr. Obama.  Those people didn't send their $10 to her.  They sent it to you to run against her. 
If she's so interesting and full of ideas, she can write another book.  Of course, maybe we've had enough.

There's a Persian saying "It's better to have a smart enemy than a stupid friend."  I was praising Mr. Obama for having enough sense to stay away from Al Sharpton (a smart man), and Jesse Jackson (a hypocrite), but Reverend Wright does not grasp which side of the bread to which to apply the butter. 

It is not the side on which the bread is going to land when it is dropped.  Ok dumb dumb? 

Evidently Reverend Wright (I hope I spelled his name right) does not fear a John McCain Presidency, or else he is having his pockets relined at a New York tailor shop !

Funny, old Ralph is at the spoiler game again. He is known to be a Hillary-basher, so one would have thought he would choose to support an opponent of hers who now has a chance at defeating her. He will hand the Presidency to John McCain, won't he?

Ralph's followers are misinformed, in most cases. Ralph does not own a car, or real estate, it is true. But he is smart and well-provided-for, so what is true on paper is not the true picture. Wake up, wanna-be warriors !

Ralph claims to live on $25,000 per year. I know many people who could manage that, if their housing were FREE, meals were FREE, transportation were FREE. That leaves clothing (FREE?) and with $25,000 free money I would feel like a millionaire-ess!

Obama supporters may be starry-eyed, Hillary's may be determined, but Ralph's are delusional !

PS Thank you, hard working and underpaid Ralph-led researchers, who over the years have made cars safer!

What does everyone think of the ongoing political process? 

I would like to point out that Senator Obama's body language is very expansive and authoritative.  Senator Clinton, with her shorter stature, cannot match him on this point.  She seems rigid.  

Someone also dressed her like a bell hop. 

   Do I mean bell hop, or car hop?

On a matter of substance, I would also like to

THANK YOU SENATOR OBAMA,

for pointing out that then-First Lady Hillary Clinton probably actually

 DERAILED comprehensive health care reform because of the

SECRETIVE and DEVISIVE way

she mishandled the one important duty she was handed during her husband's administration. 

But, if Senator Obama makes any mis-steps, I am on the volunteer list to drive Senator Biden to Denver.

Well, now i have some serious thinking to do.  The only person I had even considered for President so far had been Senator Joe Biden (D) Delaware. (yes Paul you had me pegged).

However, Senator Biden has seen fit to throw in the towel after a poor showing in Iowa. 

Uhhh.  Now what?   I value Senator Biden's brutal honesty.  Yes, I am aware of questions about his academic career.  He outgrew that.  Which of our candidates now possess qualities that I admire?

First, I'll tell you what I have thought about.

1.   I admire people who can pronounce important words.  My favorites are nuclear, Iraq, and Iran. 

Nuclear is pronounced "new clee ar" -- not "new q lur". 

I accept anything that does not contain a "q" sound. 

Iran is pronounced "eee-ron"  not " I  ran".  Same with Iraq, which is pronounced "eee-raq" not "I  rack".  

I will accept any pronunciation which does not begin with an "eye" sound.

2.  I appreciate people who are able to visualize everyone on their level (or themselves on everyone's level).  I do not admire politicians who assume everyone outside their circle is a complete idiot.

3.  People's voices seem to affect my overall perception.

4.  People's gestures or body language must appear to be natural, or they can refrain.

5.  Pathological lying is a no-no.

Now, the first half of the debate, the Repulican half, is over.  Here's how some of the candidates struck me.

Mitt Romney has a voice like dry ice.  I perceive no warmth, although I am sure there is some.

John McCain does not have me as his audience.  He can save his dial-a-personality for the VFW.

Fred Thompson knows how to pronounce nuclear ! 

 

Was Rudy Guliani there?  How about Ron Paul?

Ok, the guy from Arkansas, he has a wit.  A quick wit is a good sign, but...nope, cannot vote for a mentalist.

 

The second half, the Democratic half, is ongoing.  Here's what I think, so far.

Hillary Clinton lied. 

Barack Obama called her on it.

Bill Richardson is smart.

 

John Edwards is still an ambulance chaser, in my mind.  True that he is not a fraud on the scale of say, a Stanley Bauman, but that does not make him the philanthropist of the year.

 

I might write more later.   Please convince me to think about this more seriously.