tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56928212011-12-28T13:48:22.562-08:00Meartz gives you his view of the world from his tube floating in the lake...<br>"Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice" --Barry GoldwaterDr. Paul Meartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041228118859388912noreply@blogger.comBlogger821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692821.post-29621137610946995772011-12-22T07:50:00.001-08:002011-12-22T07:52:23.502-08:00

The American media is rife with talk of the inability of the current Congress to work out compromises coupled with the dominance of ideology. The media moans that the public is dissatisfied with the Congress over this inability to compromise. In a nation where the familiar phase describing the work of Washington has been “compromise, compromise, compromise,’ since President James Madison

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It is presidential election time we hear.  The gang is naturally a set of Ron Paul.  His appearance on Jay Leno last night (Dec 16, 2011) only confirmed that.  Alive and active and the most supporter believer in the abilities of people among all of the candidates.  While most candidates of both parties believe people are useless and stupid,  only capable of being guided through life, Paul

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The gang at the lake as been taking a look at the new trend at CBS Evening News after liberal Katie Couric left.  The show made it clear it was going to try and regain the sparking sense of journalism it had when Walter Cronkite was in charge.  Scott Pelley seems wonderfully suited for the task and has done the job.  The news appears far more balanced and centrist.  While achieving the aura of

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On the Today Show, Monday November 7, 2011, it was wonderful--and near stunning--to see Newt Gingrich put liberal Ann Curry in her place. She kept questioning him about Herman Cain’s sexual harassment issues and he politely tried to put the discussion back to issues impacting his campaign, like jobs. He finally pointed out the anonymous nature of the complainants at the time and how it violated

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The continual chant of Class War related statements from the Obama regime have now brought violence and damage to several parts of the country.  One does wonder if Obama is so out of touch with his supporters that he vastly underestimated their potential for violence?  Does he still see the left as old hippies content on some drugs and watching the sunset?  Well out of touch sort of comes

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Is this the most divisive time in our History?  Tom Brokaw, talking to Ann Curry on the NBC Today Show (Nov 1, 2011), said it was the worst he has seen.  Having gone through periods like Watergate, Vietnam, and more; the gang tends to agree.  The problem Brokaw did not address is that the older divides focused on more center of the road actions by government.  Those of today are focused on

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The old phrase "a new broom sweeps clean" rings so true today. It is time for all congresspersons, senators, and the executive wing to go home and get real jobs. They are all dedicated to making the US Government their home economic base and to do that means all policy is aimed at growing government. All should go home. All should lose office. We need a totally new crowd not committed to

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Very odd items we live in. For the first time I agreed with some far leftists, including Dennis Kucinich and Racheal Maddow. This is unknown territory. And now many celebrate the spending of billions on Libya and revenge. Is that a good lesson to display for American kids. Revenge is good. Go for it? So odd.

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The non-Libertarian Right and to the Left are all wrong. The US has no place involving itself in Libya. First our military is over extended already. Second, how can we afford more? Third, a dollar invested in friendship or humanitarianism in the Islamic Middle East only bring $10 back in hate. To help is to hurt. Simple as that. No US in Libya. Not a plane, not a missile, not a

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If it had much, the supreme court has now lost any position of respect it once held. The Westboro Church decision has rendered public debate totally free of any sense of civility. Rights have always come with limits but they have now shed speech of any requirement to be civil or maintain any element of decency. The supreme court is now dead as a force of good in American society. They join

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The simple answer to our problems is that if you do not want people to get heated and angry, do not do and propose things that make them that way. Both sides have a role to play.

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Shameful. Obama's talk in Tucson asks us to accept the view of the third grader and just accept the programs and values of those who have won. He ignores the fact that the "partisan bickering" he bemoans was and is there because his party and himself stretched America's sense of itself from one of independence and freedom to that of dependence and government support. He champions a near

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Election Day is underway and the gang is pulling out of the bunker. Voting was heavy, one person ahead in line. Turn out must be heavy. In between election results tonight we have Punkin Chuckin 2008 and Punkin Chunkin 2009 to watch. Wednesday we can relax with I'd Do Anything on BBC America, where they cast the role of Nancy in Oliver in the West End.

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I am thinking of joining the small group of folks who beleive the Constitution was illegally adopted. This would put us back under the Articles of Confederation thus robbing the low lifes running our country of their cushy permanent sources of corruption. It is time this week to show the Thomas Jefferson video in class and get back to politicians you actually might have some chance of meeting

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Obama's statement on building the mosque/center near Ground Zero is one of the signal remarks of our age. He correctly points to the fact that the group has the right to build the mosque/center, but did not pursue the "sensitivity" issues most argue about and people of his ilk have been focused upon in many different causes for decades now. Obama has signaled the end of "PC" or "political

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Given the nature of the borders of the United States, with a leaky nature fully supported by the Democrats and some of the civil rights community, how long will it be before the first prosecutor asks that bail be denied in even lesser crimes because all people have access to leaving the country. That taking the passport is meaningless right now. If you can get in, you can get out. Of course

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Of course the voting rights case cited below will be foreign to you if you watch NBC, ABC, CBS, or read the New York Times [Source: FOX}. They seem to think Africa-Americans threatening Caucasian voters is acceptable. Odd how they read the civil rights granted us all.

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The Arizona case continues to point the way for the Obama’s regime’s promotion of internal violence. While an Obama Regime victory is 50/50 or less, the case points to some racist violence the regime wishes to promote. First, some parts of Arizona are no longer controlled by the government. Citizens are warned to avoid some park areas. [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/16/

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Amazing how low will the racist Obama regime go? The gang hung their heads in wonder at the dropping of charges against the two “Black Panthers” videotaped standing in dark clothing with clubs in their hands our side as Pennsylvania voting precinct. Now revealed is that the regime has decided that no charges against “Blacks” shall be made in such cases. What they may fail to realize is that

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One deeply wonders why the NBC crowd, the reminder of the liberal media for the most part, and liberals in general have racism on their minds so much. To oppose sending the country into bankruptcy is racist. To oppose the taking away of freedom is racist. To oppose the Democratic Party's march toward socialism is racist. To even label an "Islamic Terrorist" an "Islamic Terrorist" is racist (

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One does have to wonder at times if the liberals are just plain confused. The Fargo Forum had letters saying people did not grasp what the Tea Party movement was about. All they had were mental notes of violence, fed by the liberal media, of course. It occurs to us that it just could be that a group asking for smaller government and to be left alone is beyond the comprehension of those who

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This Fall's election is shaping up to be the ugliest in American History. The Health Care anger is only the tip of an iceberg of anti-socialst/coimmunist activity waiting to spill into a public struggle. The liberals have decades of rude behavior to their records [from the anti-war protests, language, and attacks to the violence they cast at President Bush] and now stand aghast as that same

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If Obama called for change during the campaign, maybe Nancy Pelosi's smirk saying essntially that campaign promises are just the useless lies that most have always thought them, confirms that Obma is just another "Chicago Style" politician. Change meant not the change of heart and style most assumed, but just a change of sides in a shameless battle. As in Chicago, one can ask is someone getting

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The loss of Kelly struck an amazingly hard blow at the whole show. The gang has never felt like watching less since the second or third show of the whole series when they began watching. The March 16 show was one, if not the, worst show of the entire saga. Of course they featured the music of what they thought was that great bubble gum/lullaby band The Rolling Stones. I doubt most of them had

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So You Think You Can Dance pulled a unfairness this week. Ashley got hurt and got numerous mentions to play to the sympathy vote, based on no dancing. Mollee, who had the best dance of the season with Jacob Tuesday, got tossed. How unfair. At least Russell, the best of the men, is still in the mix. Mollee's dance with Jacob could hav e been plunked in any Love Story type college movie and

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The gang came out from the fall retreat, my the leaves are nice, to start wondering about this Obama. The main focus is whether he is the "New Nixon" with his enemies list especially the Fox Network, the "New Fascist" with his attempt to control thought as with the NEA grants, or the "New Marxist" with his obvious set of marxist advisors and redustribution of wealth advisors. So hard to figure

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The gang was horrified to see the health care debate turn racist over night. The supporters of Obama;s plan are now equating opposition to it with racism. Jimmy Carter has joined this crowd. We knew Obama's friends would be his worst enemies. We never could expect they would be this controlling and dictatorial in their attempts. If you do not want the government running your health care, you

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The passing of Ted Kennedy brings another pause for the gang. So many of the names the gang has grown and lived with are leaving us. Never supporters of Ted Kennedy, for obvious reasons, he nonetheless has been there with so many others. The gang noted that in the Fargo Forum, when you left the fronyt page for the remainders of the articles on Kennedy, and ad for alcohol products took the

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The gang has noted a growing rebellion. They also have noticed that the same Liberals who shouted down conservatives these last years are now crying and moaning that someone is doing the same thing back to them and how terrible it is. Health care is very personal to people. You can range far and wide on tiopics like Iraq, but health is near to home. As the phrase goes, "All politics is local"

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The gang has been in the basement, feeling locked in by work. They were shocked to finally come up the stairs and find the sun shining. It was short lived. Obama’s stimulus package might spend something on jobs in a year or so, but the debt load is staggering. Is there enough money to actually cover it? After surveying the world, the gang debated whether to go back in the basement, launch a

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The gang at the lake has been busy sitting back and watching it all happen. Obama is in and things seem to be settling down. Of interest to the gang is that Obama does not seem so bad so far. He seems to be following his predicted pattern subject to the economu taking some steam out of his more socialist plans. Even Marx would have said captialism has to be well advanced to provide for all,

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On the massively long awaited eve of the election, it is time to review this newly extended period of American life. The calm may last all the way to March 7 and Obama’s second walk on the waters of tehe Potomac; except that this time he sinks. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, in scuba gear, will provide the weight to make him sink. Obama’s promise of change as the people see it is in such a

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The gang at the lake has been compiling their comments on the election while engaged in their fall search for the best recording by Julie London. The energy has been high and the debates fierce. The gang divided further with each new London song they hear. Oh wait, this was to be about the election. Sorry.The first conclusion is that neither candidate has a chance of producing the change in

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The gang at the lake was amazed as they came in from the beach to find that the presidential election had already started. The gang unanimously recalled this all once flowing to a convention, followed by a vacation, followed by the start of the campaign on Labor Day. That the September-October race is already on, in a campaign that has been here near two years, was viewed with displeasure.

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Watching a great film again [Midway], the gang discussed how it must just gaul the stuffing out of most current media people in the United States that no reporter was able to break into the US code rooms and alert the American Public that we figured out that AF in many Japanese coded messages meant Midway Island. How could the press people of the time not realize the constitutional mandate to

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The current anti-smoking drive may have the ultimate and unexpected result of providing evidence support the arguments of people who see any first step in regulation or control of guns as being the first step toward elimination. The U.S. has gone from warnings from mom, to warnings on packs, to age restrictions, to tax increase messages, to limited bans, to full public bans, to finally bans on

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The gang at the lake loaded into the vehicle and motored to Itasca State Park in Minnesota Saturday. The leaves were in the same mixed up mode that North Dakota leaves seem to be in. But; so what? Nature was at its most beautiful and certainly spectacular. Some of those rare lavender leaves were spotted, among a lot of bright yellows and rare reds. While some areas were faded green, others

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Is it time to call for a withdrawal of troops and a pullout in the War on Poverty? Begun in the 1960s by then President Lyndon Johnson, this ill conceived move by the Democrats has had a near 40 year record of failure without notable success. Poverty still exits, and in some places like Appalachia, various reservations, and in sections of major cities; it is still endemic and severe. If 40

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A recent ad in U.S. News & World Report stressed the persecution of Christians in today’s world. Seemingly out of place in a nation where Christianity dominates, it sadly is a very real aspect of the liberal left’s drive to rebuild society based on a sense of freedom based upon license rather than liberty. Christianity, with its stands on traditional morals, is in the way of liberalism’s drive

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Rudy Giuliani seems to have a very positive set of proposals as outlined in the September 10, 2007 [p24] issue of U.S. News and World Report. He notes that the Democrats might already be having a negative impact on U.S. investment in the United States because the threat of tax increases by the party likely to win can currently be taken as real. He points out that a business can go to much lower

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It is time for the gang at the lake to come out of that winter shell they get into, and start to join the fray. It was brought to our attention that the ND Democrats have a link to us, and we feel some need to provide them with the opionions they need to see the light and approach the new world with optimisim. We are, of course, listed among the rightist blogs. The obvious spot for a blog with

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The gang at the lake does not understand all the hassles that people have voting. I showed up and went immediately to the table for my ward. No line at all. Even before I could get my wallet fully out Jean, at the table, told me they wouldn't need that. She has known me for years. She pojnted out to the woman next at the table that this was Paul and his wife Sue had voted earlier. Our

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I think the world should take note of the fact that the American military is not going any where beyond where it is. It has no ability to engage in further combat. Let that idiot in North Korea know that if pushed the American military that is coming is a nuclear headed warhead. Since the world thinks we are barbarians, maybe they should realize that we cannot be pushed in the corner forever.

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I was really disappointed in Hillary Clinton yesterday (like it takes much). This is one of those times when any good American would recognize the need for bipartisanship in foreign policy, as we had years ago. To stand up and attack over the North Korena issue, set up one might poiint out by the failure of her husband's policy, shows her committment to an America that is disunited and unable

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Odd the contrast between Andrea Mitchell and Brian Williams on the NBC Nightly New on Monday. Brian reported on a government intelligence briefling that had been leaked. He told us all about it. When Mitchell started to talk all she could say about it was that it was legal only to say the title. Does this mean that Brian Williams was using stolen goods as he talked? It sure sounded like

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Amazing as it seems, one is probably right in detecting a sense of democracy bashing in the American press coming out of their Iraqi War coverage. I sometimes cannot believe my ears as I listen. Faith in democracy has been such bedrock in America. Now to hear open and clear hints that democracy is not for everyone is almost surreal. My third grade teacher would turn over in her grave, she

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It was interesting how focused the news media were on the gathering of Taliban in a town square in Afghanistan the other week. They made it seem like another aspect of inept Bush actions that no bombing took place. I noticed the next night that FOX pointed out at 5 that no bombing took place because there are U.S. rules against bombing funerals. Note the morality of US policy. Intersting to

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Some very illuminating items in the news today. The Pope spoke to a group of academics and quoted a Byzantine source concerning the evil and violent nature of Islam. He was not stating his view, but was referencing a source. What is interesting is that the Islamic world is up in arms over the use of the quotation. Of course, illustrating the non-violent nature of Islam, they have burned

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Not so good. Katie Couric's first night on CBS was not so good. The obvious look at the situation was that there was a reason she was always on the couch with Matt and not at the desk with Natalie or Ann. That certain something that the desk person has to have was not there. Watch any of the others and then Katire, and you can tell something is missing.CBS also seemed to take on NBC's move to

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Tricky times with the New York Times article letting the world know about our secret operations. That the Times thinks the nation and world need to know this can only enhance our belief that the Times is anti-American and supports the goals of Muslim Jihadists. Of course, the issues will be clouded by other media over the question of whether the Times or the supplier of the information is the

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Hurricane season is here again, and low and behold, the government is giving out the advice that every conservative since the 1700s and before would have given: be prepared to take care of your self. As Katrina showed us all, no government is big enough to do all that people expect in the face of massive disaster. Even the Democrats of Louisiana have conceded that people have to be able to do

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Is NBC politically pushing for the US to enter the Darfur crisis with troops? Given their display of George Clooney and his father going to Darfur, then their coverage of the demonstrations, and finally Darfur is the focus of one of the few major shows they have on the network: ER; it seems that their political push has extended beyond the news. The ER piece (May 4) was very powerful in

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The gang at the lake was outraged over the weekend by the scale of the move by the liberals to get the US into Darfur. Where has George Clooney been when his country needed support to relieve the Iraqi people of a genocidal leader? In opposition. Now the liberal press wants the US to step in and solve the problem in Chad/Sudan. The US should let its non-involved allies like France and

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Just a quick note to the Washington crowd. The Constitution of the United States entrusts the military to civilian control. Any student of Truman, now claimed as great by both parties, knows that his fight with MacArthur was over this very issue during the Korean War. The reaction of the liberal press and the liberals in general, as with Ted Kennedy this morning on the Today Show (NBC April 12

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Here is a neat political quiz I found on Sheri’s “In My Opinion” blog. Try it out at World’s Smallest Political Quiz. Identifying one's place in the spectrum is a problem for so many. In these days of political polarization, it is important to know one's place. The gang at the lake is probably best received by those placng themselves in the right area of the top Libertarian space.

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Watching the Americans struggling along the US border with Mexico is suggesting some scary thoughts. The main thrust of the story was that the illegal-immigrants are leaving a massive amount of litter, but the side issue was that the government is doing nothing to help these people. They are living in fear and the value of their property has been reduced to zero by government inaction. The

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The gang at the lake has been noting the massive memory failure among the Democrats concerning how it was they who insisted, against White House wishes, that FEMA be put into Homeland Security as part of the response to the 9/11 report. Everything had to be enacted or the country was going to fall apart. They insisted upon another layer of administration. As any real conservative knows, the

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I wondered about an article this weekend saying our offer of aid to earthquake victims in Iran was being refused. I am torn between out sense of humanity and the realization that the end of every effor t to help in the postmodern world results in out being blamed for something. In the end the result of being blamed for every problem on earth has left the gang at the lake on the side of

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The Today Show [March 31, 2006] carried an interview by a lawyer launching his lawsuit against the tanning lotion industry because the marketing claims to not match the reality of using the product. That is why we have instructions! Everyone knows that one applies and applies through the day. Every bottle tells you to put enough on. A request ot NBC to let people know about the proper ways in

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It was sad to see Lisa go, but it was predictable. Lisa can sing but she just never had that crowd grabbing something or it. She certainly was a pro about losing out. She needs some showbiz training and she will be back and on fire. She might just have been too young and vulnerable. Three larger show items took place last night: 1. Seacrist did not reveal how many phone votes they took in.

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The Fargo Forum noted this week that the lawyers for bankrupt Northwest and Delta are expected to get $276 million dollars for their work of reinventing the wheel. Hard working people are going to lose their shirts, and these vultures make such big earnings. At least the oil companies spread it out to stock holders and new investments. All the lawyers do is write memos to themsleves on topics

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With all the grief in the world, it is comforting to have American Idol going full strength. The gang at the lake is backing Paris and Taylor, although admits that Chris has the best shot at the idol spot. Paris has the training and background to sing what she wants to sing to the pleasure of the audience. Taylor is gray and that counts. He is a Joe Crocker of years ago. A favorite at the

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The gang at the lake is on edge about the increasing danger the world is in. Not since the early 1960s and the bomb scares has the gang felt so close to disaster. Vitisting those bomb shelters had a real impact, but the news is worse now and actually more real than then. The Soviets were actually never going to bomb us, but now the case is different.The world of Islam has shown little

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American Idol V has been underway for some weeks now. The gang at the lake has eagerly awaited each and every episode. After sorting through the usual gang of wanabes, the final 12 has emerged, down to 10 tonight.Paris is the favorite among the gang. This young 16-year-old has the genes of a singing family and the pipes to win. She took a Gladys Knight and the Pips song [I Heard it Through

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The world has missed a giant point being made by America over the last year, the era of restraint is over. With the bogging down of the military in Iraq and Afghanistan, the negative reaction to use of the military in America, the down turn in recruitment, law suits filed over National Guard reimbursement, the attack of the media on American power; the role of the American military is likely to

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The gang is saddened by the death of Don Adams. Yet another icon of the 60s moves on. Get Smart was a great show. It took the dominating Sean Connery James Bond films [fully loved by the gang] and made fun of them. The gang appreciates the joke."Would you believe" was a catch phrase of great power. It made Max Smart loveable. He was inept like we all are, yet he got the job done. There was

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Of late the gang at the lake has been focused on the British sitcom “Keeping Up Appearances.” In KUA, Hyacinth Bucket [pronounced “Bouquet”] is determined to overcome her lower class beginnings by being as arrogant as she can. Her husband Richard takes it and takes it from her. He dishes it back quietly. Hyacinth lives in a world of her own. She is totally oblivious to the fact that every

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While watching a concert of 1960s singers and singing groups on PBS, I was struck by the fact that they just stood there. Not that this was new to me, because that is what most acts did back then, but the striking comparison to MTV’s wild actions was splendidly clear. Jimi Hendrix was one of the filmed participants. Considered a leader of musical direction in his times, he just stood

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The gang at the lake has been a little down over the passing of Sandra Dee. While made fun of in places like Grease, she is an icon of the early boomer age. Her life was not filled with the happiness that should have followed some of the characters in her movies through life. My favorite is A Summer Place. I watch it several times a year. In it she is filled with angst over the sexual issues

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The gang here at the lake just finished watching Dick Proenneke's 1968 travels to wilderness Alsaka in Alone in the Wilderness. What a wonderfully exciting experience. Traveling to a beautiful place, one isolated from people, and living alone for decades; what a challenge. He builds his cabin using materials found at the site. He makes handles for those tools he did bring in. He is visited

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While the gang at the lake spent most of Oscar time watching Love Story given its recent purchase in the $5 bin at Wal-Mart, the end of the evening in Hollywood was worth a peak. When Million Dollar Baby won for best picture, three old guys in bald or gray hair took the award. How refreshing. Clint Eastwood, in particular, looked a little hagard like us all; and here he was walking away with

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Simon Cowel on American Idol has the role of playing the non-American who does not have to worry about the self-esteem of the contestants. In this role he is great. Notice how gingerly Randy and Paula back their way into telling any one they did not like something. Typical Americans these days. That no one would pay a dime for a record by the non-competitive contestant means nothing. They want to

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The Notebook [2004] is one great picture. It follows Duke [James Garner] reading what appears to be a book to Allie [Gina Rowlands], while the screen shifts back and forth to the action of the “book.” The story has been accused of being smaltzy, but who cares. If Hollywood burned good smaltz movies, the town would fit in a desert garage. The mystery of the book becoming just a notebook

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With all the specualtion concerning media bias during the 2004 election, I noticed an oddity during the State of the Union address on Feb 2, 2005. During the speech I often swithch channels to see if there are altenative camera angles. Last night I noticed that the Fargo FOX and ABC channels had a louder volumne than the NBC and CBS outlets. While this could be the choice of engineers in Fargo

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Phantom of the Opera is worth your time. While an old story, this version really grabs you and takes you along. The singing is of top quality. The sets are fantastic. Paris can easily be beautiful, but the fading in and out through time is done with true skill.. The only ding on the surface is that the scenes can seem to jump at times. Why is she standing there when she was in another place

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The web offers so many things to do that as I try them out I keep finding that time runs short to do them all. My blog has been one of those lost souls. A lot has taken place, but expressing myself is one of those things that has to come back. It has been a year under a rock. More to come...

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The new DVD version of Metropolis is fantastic. Kino International has taken the bits and pieces that they can find of the original epic length film and produced a remade classic worth a look by everyone. The anti-machine message is so vividly clear. The impact of it all is powerful. One of the most striking images is that of the animated downtown scene. The artistic quality of the images

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Football is coming to an end. The Packers lost the most crucial game of the year. I wonder if all the talk about Brett retiring led him to hesitate about winning the game? I will miss it. Coupling is gone, too. It overloaded the American viewer. With all of the reality junk, you wonder why Coupling would fail.

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While the critiics have widely given Coupling an "F", I was amused by its exposure of the widespread shallowness of Americans. It actually seemed like the anti-Dawson's Creek. The Creek had young people talking in terms well beyond the average for their age; that was one of the show's most appealing aspects. It did seem unreal when cast against the language of average people the age of the

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The real cost of this whole process of removing Christianity from our public life could be an increasing withdrawl of the Christian community from the American community. In this I look not just to the more active Christian crowd, but the larger silent Christian community. In larger perspective, the removal of the monument in Alabama is just one tiny piece of a gigantic attack on anything of

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This has been a week of adjustments to new computer programs at the college I work at. It did not go well for most. The new records system does not seem to have been created by people who efficiently want to get the job done. Records are hard to access in the sense that it takes a bunch of clicks and the filling in of three to four blanks to accomplish what one would expect to do in a couple

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I am amazed that things like power outages are connected to political figures. Congressman Dingell pointed out that we had no power outages like the recent one during the Clinton administration. That is the kind of remark that makes it hard for people to generate respect for the political process and political people. People on the networks were also so bent out of shape that Bush was not at

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