The internet and the human psyche

I am humbled as to how the internet has expanded my world.

An Ode to Google
What can words say
To convey the results of a Google search
Culminating nerve connections that makes you smile
“Is someone there?”
Another you, you seize upon
“Hear me”, the reply, “I too speak.”
Streams of resolve saturate your thoughts

Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB

Super Pacs and Mainstream Media

It was last Thursday or Friday Rush Limbaugh said that Mainstream Media (MSM) has always been a Super Pac. This was an eye-opener for me! He went on to say Super Pacs are not new, they have always been around and used almost exclusively by our MSM. Of courses the name Super Pac was not used in those days.

This information suggest to me the 2010 landmark decision of Citizens United Vs. FEC only leveled the political playing field and I note the decision was rendered by a Republican dominated U.S. Supreme Court.

Prior to 2010, MSM was the hidden donor promoting a favored candidate and his agenda. A less favored candidate would be demonized and possibly destroyed due to a lack of resources. And with no meaningful access to a megaphone as big and as powerful as that of MSM, the defenseless opponent was like the preverbal snowball in hell, so to speak. He simply did not have a chance.

As things now stand and with the passage of ‘Citizens United’ chugging along full throttle, whomever the political media darling is can now be effectively challenged by the Super Pac of his opponent. There is, however, an irony in this situation: the Super Pac has to pay large sums of money before it can use the big and powerful megaphones of MSM.

I can not help but wonder how different our political scene would be if Howard Dean and John Kerry had Super Pacs back in the day. (Sigh) There is an old saying, “You can’t win’em all!”
As always,
BB
P.S. I further note MSM had un-limited funds wherein private donors had limitations and other restrictions on their funds.

Bob Beckel farts on ‘The Five’ set

Last evening, Mr. Beckel had his sphincter muscle in the middle of his face and to my horror, expelled all of its contents while ranting about a recent speech of Rep. Allen West.

*Mr. Beckel appeared emotionally un-stable while pointing and shaking his finger both admonishing and advising Rep. West to stay in his (negro) place. To their credit, the other four panel members remained civil and rendered a masterful and highly sophisticated job of protecting their own reputations as well as those of their show.

I recently started watching Fox News on a regular basis after seeing host Neil Caputo interview Presidential candidate Herman Cain with effortless respect. Later I saw Presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul get the same respect and shortly after that, I thought I was in Objective Heaven when I discovered Judge Napolitano consistently rendering un-biased accounts of Dr. Pauls’ campaign.

Enter Bob “Ol' Sphincter face” Beckel. Sad.

Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
P.S. In my opinion, what Mr. Beckel did was analogous to the seventh grader farting in class as the other students, with lightening speed, head for the door; desks and chairs in their path be damned!

*Political face-off: Beckel bashes Allen West’s comments
View tape:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-five/index.html