Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd

"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.

If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....

When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............




Thursday, December 26, 2013

Duck Dynasty

I have been asked to comment on the present upheaval created by a person or persons on Duck Dynasty.

First, let me say this, I have never watched it and know nothing about any of it. I did notice, by the front door, a room, at Walmart, devoted to their merchandise, and the selling thereof. That did whet my appetite as to what it was about, but not enough to watch it or even ask what it was all about. Apparently, their merchandise sale are tremendous.

The name "Duck Dynasty" conjures up thoughts of, well, ducks. I thought it might be associated with Ducks Unlimited, but apparently not. Knowing nothing of it, I cannot imagine what a Duck Dynasty might be.

I saw photographs of people, wearing camo clothes, some with beards, apparently living in the woods, and then, one told of his beliefs and it caused an uproar. I would surmise that their billions of dollars in sales and apparently a high TV rating, would somehow overshadow his personal convictions, maybe not.

I heard that Sarah Palen commented on the situation having NOT read what he said. A Politician commenting on something he/she knew nothing about. What was new about that? Obamacare has had billions of words directed at it, and few, if any, have ever read it.

From what I have seen and heard, it indicates, to me, that he lacks .... "common sense" ...., or, he has amassed enough money to not care, and apparently feels that people are concerned with his opinions and his philosophy on life. He was not aware that airing ones opinions, in this day and age, are going to offend, someone, somewhere, and we are in a "slow news cycle" and any comment will be aired in the hopes that it may be controversial, and thus, be "analyzed" by the thousands of "news analysts" who have nothing much to do.