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The Kennedys you say

The gimp wonders what the slew of Kennedy endorsements for Obama means.
The Kennedys are considered to be Democrat royalty, quite possibly more in their own estimation than anyone elses.
It crossed my mind that the Sen. S(wimmer) Kennedy-D Chapaquiddick endorsement of Obama might just be the kiss of death to OB's campaign hopes. Who knows? The head of the other Democrat royal family (in their own minds), the Clinton 'would be king' is not beyond putting his pal Swimmer up to something like that.
I'm just wondering here. What say you all?
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Was that incandescent or flourescent?

The gimp is wondering if the light bulb that suddenly switched on in her head the other day was the old fashioned incandescent type, or the new florescent kind? Which ever kind it was, it was bright, very bright, illuminating, one might say.

I think I figured out the answer to a question that has been plaguing me for years. I've often wondered why so many countries are so prone to totalitarian types of governments, even when handed some form of democracy on a silver platter. The answer is simple and has it's roots back in the glory days of kings, kingdoms, and serfs. Way back then people were pretty much owned by their 'lords and masters' and told what to do, when and how to do it. If memory serves, some few of those serfs decided there was a better way, and demanded and got some freedoms. Magna Carta, anyone? This new fangled notion of free people caught on, mostly in what is now Western Europe, but, never really got too far in other parts of the world, notably, Russia, and the ex communist block, and the Arab world.
The new Americans took things to the next level, with several European countries just a bit ahead, and more coming along slightly later. The gimp thinks that the problem with Putin's Russia today is mostly that communism under the Soviets was, in essence, just another form of serfdom and that as a people they were never allowed the freedom to make their own decisions. and take responsibility for themselves, and that now they are letting Putin take over again. They just don't know what do  on their own and want someone to tell them. There is comfort in staying a child with no worries.
As to the Arabs, they were (are) tribal people and their chiefs ran their lives, even in their hayday when the Moors were busy conquering the world. They were dependant on their chiefs and landowners for everything. It wasn't that long ago that all the land in this part of the world was owned by wealthy effendis and the people worked for them and paid taxes to them. They never ever owned anything of their own. The rulers of the new Arab countries still run things pretty much the same way.
The first taste the indigenous Arabs here had of any kind of freedom came when the Jews started building up the Land here. The down side was that they were not pleased when their absentee landlords starting selling the land they had lived and paid taxes on for centuries to the Jews, who, on the one hand were displacing them by buying 'their' land (even though they never owned it, and at exhorbitant prices) while at the same time offering them freedoms, economic and cultural they had never dreamed of. That also pretty much explains why the modern day chieftains hate Israel so much. We showed their people that there is another way. While the Arabs who settled here, are getting used to their new found freedoms, they also have a memory of the 'old days' and are very afraid that what is happening to their brethren in the West Bank and Gaza will happen to them too. The paradox is that rather than take full advantage of their freedoms, they revert to the old ways. Fear plays a major part in that. They know perfectly well what will happen if they don't 'obey' their so called leaders.
Independence is a scary thing. Ask any 20 year old who finds himself on his own, having to be completely responsible for himself. It's scary while at the same time quite wonderful. Some people revel in it, others run home for the security while giving up their independence out of fear.
The gimp wonders if maybe just maybe, it really is just that simple?
Rulers do not like to give up their power and the ruled like the comfort of being ruled and not having to responsibilty for themselves.
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Something is very wrong here

The gimp is wondering what's wrong with Town Hall. I've only been blogging here for a bit less than a year and am not as prolific some, but, have never in my short blogging life run into a site as difficult to use as this one. I have two blogs over at Blogger and while there have been the occasional glitches over there, it's been nothing like the hourly frustration here.
Being a gimp of the wondering sort, it has passed through my admittedly damaged mind that, either the powers that be at TH don't really care about their 'baby bloggers' or that sabotage is afoot. What ever the answer is, TH should be doing more to make their site work better or to find the saboteurs. I know that I'm not the only one here with these issues. I also know that emails on the subject have been sent to all and sundry at TH who just might be in a position to either bring about a fix or tell us what the problem is.

TH, hear my cry. We 'baby bloggers' like the oppotunities this site gives us to express ourselves. We do not like the difficulties we run into almost every time we try to post either a blog post or a comment here. Please do something about or tell us what the problem is.
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Will it ever stop?

The gimp is wondering if this post will be as coherent to anyone else as it is to her.
I am well and truly sick and tired of the primary coverage. It's more of the same old same old but has it's uses as a sleep aid.
It has even invaded the news programs over here. YAWN. The Republican candidates are only ever mentioned as an after thought. The irritating thing about that is that everone assumes that Amricans living here are all for Hillary winning both the primary and general election. I take great pleasure in telling everyone who makes that assumption in my presence just how wrong they are. I have no use for the Democrats in general and even less for the Clintons. They scare me and I don't scare easy.
Slick Willie who I have rechristened Slick Dick really gets my motor running. His latest, taken slightly out of context here got me to wondering if he wants his wife to win or is trying to sabotage her efforts. (I have no problem with that). Just by using the phrase that some old fashioned people still believe that one person's vote chould count as one vote, even in the context it was used was just one more sign that he should be put under lock and key in perpetuity. What an insane idea. One person, one vote. It'll never catch on. 'Scuse me, gotta barf. He is one scary dude and his wife is an even scarier dudette. And I don't scare easy, but I'm more scared of those two than anything or one in the known or unknown universe.
I had no sooner started wondering over that bit drivel, when the accident with thebus carrying casino workers to their jobs came up on the news. I don't believe in coincidenses, so the accident stopped my wondering dead in it's tracks and onto another set of tracks entirely. It also sent me rolling full speed to Peppermin't Place where Buck posted a list of dead people who had been involved with the Clintons. Of course that accident could have been just that, an accident. It has made me a little nervous about posting this. If I should disappear under suspicious circumstances, please add my name to the following list. Thanks to Peppermint and Buck. The royalty check  is in the mail with BrianR's. I hope wondering isn't as dangerous as what those on the list below did. I really can't help what the first thought that jumps into my twisted wondering mind is, can I?

This is what happens when you have dirt on Clinton:

1 - James McDougal - Clinton 's convicted Whitewater partner died
of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was
a key witness in Ken Starr's investigation.

2 - Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July
1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown. The murder happened
just after she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment
in the White House .

3 - Vince Foster - Former white House councilor, and colleague of
Hillary Clinton at Little Rock's Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot
wound to the head, ruled a suicide.

4 - Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman who
had a serious disagreement with Clinton. Reported to have died by
impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the investigation
reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown's skull
resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was
being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a
deal with prosecutors.
5 - C. Victor Raiser II and Montgomery Raiser - Major players in
the Clinton fund raising organization died in a private plane crash
in July 1992.

6 - Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director
found dead in a hotel room in Little Rock, September 1992... after
a serious disagreement with Clinton. Described by Clinton as a
"Dear friend and trusted advisor."

7 - Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 deep
in the woods in VA of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide.
Ed Willey died on the same day after his wife Kathleen Willey
claimed Bill Clinton groped her in the oval office in the White >>House. Ed Willey was involved in several Clinton fund raising
events.

8 - Jerry Parks - Hea d of Clinton's gubernatorial security team
in Little Rock. Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection
outside Little Rock. Park's son said his father was building a
dossier on Clinton. He allegedly threatened to reveal this
information. After he died the files were mysteriously removed from
his house.

9 - James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported
that he had a "Black Book" of people which contained names of
influential people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas.
Although the book was seen by several p ersons, it disappeared.

10 - James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent
hanging suicide. He had ties to Whitewater.

11 - Kathy Ferguson, ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson,
was found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to
her head. It was ruled a suicide even though there were several
packed suitcases, as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson
was a co-defendant along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones
lawsuit. Kathy Ferguson was a corroborating witness for Paula
Jones.

12 - Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and fiancee of Kathy
Ferguson. Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancee, he was
found dead in June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at
the grave site of his fiancee. There were no powder burns.

13 - Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton 's friend Dan Lassater,
died by jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His
client was a convicted drug distributor.

14 - Florence Martin - Accountant & sub-contractor for the CIA, was
related to the Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case. He died
of three gunshot wounds.

15 - Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when
he was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the
back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her
death.

16 - Paula Grober - Clinton's speech interpreter for the deaf from
1978 until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car
>>acciden t. She told a friend that Clinton made advances.

17 - Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena
Airport and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his
wrists, apparently, in the middle of his investigation. Before his
death, he claimed to have found a shattering story involving
Clinton.

18 - Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating corruption at Mena
Airport with Casolaro and the 1980 "October Surprise" was found
dead on a toilet June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment. Had
delivered a shocking report to Janet Reno three weeks before his
death.

19 - Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution
Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlingt on, Virginia
apartment balcony August 15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan
Guarantee scandal.

20 - Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely
with Ron Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died
November 29, 1996. Her bruised, nude body was found locked in her
office at the Department of Commerce.

21 - Charles Meissner - Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave
John Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a
small plane crash. The plane had been tampered with.

22 - Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National Chiropractic
Health Care Advisory Committee, died with his attorney Steve
Dickson in a small plane crash. Again, tampering with the plane.
Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton's advisory council
personally treated Clinton's mother, stepfather and brother.

23 - Barry Seal - Drug running pilot out of Mena Arkansas, death
was no accident.

24 - Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill
Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found
dead after his car had hit a utility pole. Apparently he was dead
before the car hit the pole.

25 - Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guarantee. His death
was a purported suicide and his report was never released.

26 - Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund raiser died March
1, 1994 when his plane exploded. This happen two days after an
argument with Clinton.

27 - Kevin Ives and Don Henry - Known as "The boys on the track"
case. Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas
airport drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of
death said, due to falling a sleep on railroad tracks. Later
reports claim the two boys had been slain before being placed on
the tracks. Many linked to the case died before their testimony
could come before a Grand Jury.

THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD INFORMATION ON THE IVES/HENRY CASE:

28 - Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle apparently slammed into
the back of a truck, July 1988. No one saw the accident and the
bike was not damaged.

29 - Keith McMaskle - Died stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988

30 - Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound January 1989.

31 - Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a
trash dump in April 1989.

32 - James Milan - Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled
his death was due to "natural causes."

33 - Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death in the front seat
of his pickup truck in June 1990.

34 - Richard Winters - A suspect in the Ives / Henry deaths. He was
killed in a set-up robbery July 1989.

THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD:

35 - Major William S. Barkley Jr.

36 - Captain Scott J. Reynolds

37 - Sgt. Brian Hanley

38 - Sgt. Tim Sabel

39 - Major General William Robertson

40 - Col. William Densberger

41 - Col. Robert Kelly

42 - Spec. Gary Rhodes

43 - Steve Willis

44 - Robert Williams

45 - Conway LeBleu

46 - Todd McKeehan

 
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Working on a post

The gimp wonders why it is taking so long to get back to her usual non normal self after the rotorooter. After all, they only slit my neck open and did some routine plumbing chores before stapling the slit back together. I really should be all better now. It has been week already.
I do have a couple of posts half written in my head, but don't want to post them, until they are ready to fly out of my head, and through my fingers straight onto the page. Until they are ready, I think I'll just keep on reading everyone elses blogs and posting 'drive by' comments.
The gimp wonders when she'll be ready, but, does know that the day isn't far off. You have been warned!
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