1932

1st September 1932

The New York City Mayor James Walker who had been the Mayor since being elected in 1926 is forced to resign following charges of graft and corruption in his administration 

In 1932 the economy continued to deteriorate and unemployment increased further in 1932 to 24.1% , there were few jobs and many ordinary Americans were forced into living in the streets or in old cars. Towards the end of the year in November the American voter used the power of Democracy to show Herbert Hoover what they thought of his term of presidency during these bad times and voted strongly in favor of Franklin D Roosevelt by 472 electoral votes to 59. Around the world changes also occurred when the British jailed the Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi , also in Britain the first ever splitting of the Atom occurred , and in Russia major problems with the agricultural policy caused mass starvation and death.

How Much things cost in 1932
Average Cost of new house $6,510.00
Average wages per year $1,650.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $18.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 7 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 10 cents
New Car Average Price $610.00

Mark's Wondering

“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”-Mark Twain

Roger Ebert

"Clint, my hero, is coming across as sad and pathetic. He didn't need to do this to himself. It's unworthy of him." —

Film critic Roger Ebert, in a tweet, after Clint Eastwood ad-libbed to an audience of millions — and one empty chair — on stage at the Republican National Convention in a bizarre, rambling endorsement of Mitt Romney.

Musical Chairs, with ONE chair

I'm seeing some posts where an empty chair on the lawn is being used like a political sign. Some think it represents Obama, others Romney.

What do you think?

There is no "political" law about a chair on the lawn, so it is a good political statement.

I saw an ardent Democrat put one on her lawn thinking it was a positive for Obama. I personally think the empty chair is a positive for Romney. The presidential chair is empty, if that is not a negative for Obama I don't know what is. The president is not there, the chair has been vacant for four years.

But a lot of political ads I see I really can't determine who they are for, anyway. It used to be you never mentioned your opponent, especially by name. Now, you only talk about your opponent, negatively, but sometimes it has been hard to discern the difference.

I prefer the good old days, but put that chair out in your yard, if nothing else, it shows you have an extra chair and you are politically knowledgeable, may just not know who you are voting for.

Just some thoughts on Friday

I really can't comment on the recent convention, I watched none of it. Another gigantic waste of money. All the speeches, all the rhetoric, what was the hit of they show, an old actor making a questionable speech. I am assuming it was questionable from the comments I have seen this morning.

I have been around for almost 80 years and am at the point where I would like to see everyone, and I do mean everyone, put their collective heads together and repair the wrongs that are so obvious in this country of so much of everything.

Six billion spent on political campaigns, which to me is obscene. Floods in Louisiana, homes devastated, but, in our infinite wisdom, the government will probably rebuild them, again, and again, and again. The drama there is like seeing the same Broadway play, or the same movie, every five or six years. Anyone think of moving them to higher ground?

Now the Democrats take the spotlight, I wonder who their nominee will be?

Mitt Romney has a new campaign plane

LAKELAND, Fla.—Mitt Romney finally has his own campaign plane.

Just hours after Romney officially accepted the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign unveiled a MD-83 passenger jet painted with the slogan "Believe in America" and the address of Romney's campaign website.

The plane's tail also features the candidate's red, white and blue "R" logo, which has been compared to the logo for Aquafresh toothpaste.

Rep. Paul Ryan, Romney's vice-presidential running mate, will fly on a smaller version of the plane—though it features a less elaborate paint job.

Romney and Ryan will hold a convention send-off rally here in front of the planes on Friday morning.

Romney's first trip on his plane will be to New Orleans, where he'll tour storm damage caused by Hurricane Isaac.

Whatever happened to buses and trains, remember motorcades and parades. I wonder how many unemployed and homeless people the plane will fly over. He will be able to do a lot of good in New Orleans by ...... a ..... well ......... a ..... I guess he really can't do anything but campaign, but, maybe those flooded folks will feel better when they see his plane .............. 

CNN camerawoman speaks about RNC flap

By Max Zimbert

The black CNN camerawoman who had nuts thrown at her at the Republican National Convention said she's "not surprised" by the incident.

"This is Florida, and I'm from the Deep South," Alabama native Patricia Carroll told journalist Richard Prince of the Maynard Institute. "You come to places like this, you can count the black people on your hand. They see us doing things they don't think I should do."

Carroll, 34, was doing her job inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Tuesday when two RNC attendees threw nuts at her and said: "This is how we feed animals." They were immediately removed from the forum and were later ejected from the convention, according to media reports.

Carroll said CNN has supported her throughout. And she told Prince that this "could happen to me at the Democratic convention or standing on the street corner. Racism is a global issue."

This should be a wake-up call, she said.

"People were living in euphoria for a while," she told Prince. "People think we've gone further than we have."

Supersonic Flying Wing

An aircraft that resembles a four-point ninja star could go into supersonic mode by simply turning 90 degrees in midair. The unusual "flying wing" concept has won $100,000 in NASA funding to trying becoming a reality for future passenger jet travel.

The supersonic, bidirectional flying wing idea comes from a team headed by Ge-Chen Zha, an aerospace engineer at Florida State University. He said the fuel-efficient aircraft could reach supersonic speeds without the thunderclap sound produced by a sonic boom — a major factor that previously limited where the supersonic Concorde passenger jet could fly over populated land masses.

"I am hoping to develop an environmentally friendly and economically viable airplane for supersonic civil transport in the next 20 to 30 years," Zha said. "Imagine flying from New York to Tokyo in four hours instead of 15 hours."

I shed a few tears today ...

I shed some tears a little while ago. As we had driven by a local funeral home we notice a large funeral, with a white horse drawn carriage at the door. We went to the bank, and on our way home, a traffic stop, the funeral procession was leaving and heading our way.

First a car, then the white horse drawn white carriage, some children dressed in white, a gentleman in black, and a small white casket on the front seat in the carriage. I choked up a bit when I saw that. I was not familiar with the story, but I imagined  that perhaps,  a child had planned her own funeral.

I came home, found this article.

 On Friday August 24, 2012 The Lord came to lift 3-year-old Ja’Naziah Marie Harris, born Dec. 9, 2008 from her mothers arms after her long hard battle with AML Leukemia.  Although only the age of 3, Nae Nae was an inspiration to so many and touched the heart and souls of everyone who had laid eyes on her.  She was given the gift of knowledge and wisdom beyond her years and the ability to love stronger and deeper then anyone.  A smile that would light up the sky at even a midnight hour, a voice of song that would lift the spirit of even the most wounded hearts.

One wish Nae Nae had was to go to the ocean to find the mermaids and see the whales and dolphins, yet that wish did not come.  But on July 20^th 2012, sweet Nae Nae told her mother, “Mama, I don’t want to go to the hospital anymore, I want to go to heaven and see Jesus”.  My sweet baby, God has now granted you a gift mommy never could and it is the greatest gift of all, to walk on golden streets holding the hand of our Savior.

More tears .... I doubt I shall ever forget the image of that little white casket, riding on that carriage ..........

U.S. Firms Move Abroad

By John D. McKinnon

More big U.S. companies are reincorporating abroad despite a 2004 federal law that sought to curb the practice. One big reason: Taxes.

Companies cite various reasons for moving, including expanding their operations and their geographic reach. But tax bills remain a primary concern. A few cite worries that U.S. taxes will rise in the future, especially if Washington revamps the tax code next year to shrink the federal budget deficit.

"We want to be closer to where our clients are," says David Prosperi, a spokesman for risk manager Aon plc, which relocated to the U.K. in April.

Aon has told analysts it expects to reduce its tax rate, which averaged 28% over the past five years, by five percentage points over time, which could boost profits by about $100 million annually.

Since 2009, at least 10 U.S. public companies have moved their incorporation address abroad or announced plans to do so, including six in the last year or so, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of company filings and statements. That's up from just a handful from 2004 through 2008.

The companies that have moved recently include manufacturer Eaton Corp., oil firms Ensco International Inc. and Rowan Cos., as well as a spinoff of Sara Lee Corp. called D.E. Master Blenders 1753.

Pretty Flowers

Really digging for something to say on my blog. I am finding the Republican Convention extremely boring. I am beginning to wonder why they even hold it. Does anyone think there will be any surprises in the upcoming Democratic Convention. That six billion going to be spent during this campaign didn't even include the cost of the conventions. What a great waste of funds that could be put to better use. Who actually wins, television.

These flowers were a Mother's Day gift to my wife from our son Brad and his wife Bernie. You can't even see the pot they are in now, and we were originally instructed to transplant them all in the ground. Glad we didn't do that. Not sure what we will do with them this Winter though. They have attracted Hummingbirds and I have thoroughly enjoyed their visits observing them through that window.

Newark High School, our local high school, played their first football game last Friday. Well, after they play their first game, the leaves start to turn color, it gets dark, earlier, it gets colder and it signals that Labor Day is just around the corner. 

Soon we will have Halloween, followed by Thanksgiving, then Christmas, New Years, and shortly after that, we will have Spring, and then start the cycle again.

I am almost 80, when some event happens, I have a tendency to wonder  if I will still be here when it rolls around again. I'm  going to quit thinking that way, they roll around so fast, I know I can do it. Now, putting my sights on 90.

THE BEST French Fries

There are certain foods that are better when not made at home, like french fries. To achieve golden-brown perfection, you have to fry them twice: first at a low temperature, to poach them; then at a high heat, to crisp them up. Very tasty, very much a pain in the neck. A few years back, I read about how French chef Joel Robuchon supposedly does it at his house: He puts sliced potatoes in a pot of cold oil, turns on the heat, and lets them go. It sounds too simple to work. But as the temperature rises, the potatoes cook from the outer layer in until the fries are wonderfully crunchy outside and creamy in the center. You'll never make fries any other way-even if you've never made them before. 

Preparation 

Peel 2 lb. large russet potatoes; cut into long french-fry sticks, about 3/8x3/8 inches thick. Rinse; shake off water. 

Transfer potatoes to a large deep heavy pot, spreading potatoes so they're no more than 2 layers deep. Pour in safflower or vegetable oil to cover potatoes by 1". Place pot over medium heat. Cook for 15 minutes (oil will begin bubbling gently). Continue cooking, occasionally loosening potatoes from the bottom of the pot with a heatproof spatula, until potatoes are very tender, 25-30 minutes more. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until golden and crisp, about 15 minutes longer (oil will bubble more vigorously). 

Using a slotted spoon, transfer fries to paper towels to drain. Season with coarse sea salt. 

One suggestion. My wife is on a "low salt" diet. We have learned that at most fast food places we can order "no salt" fries. They cook a batch fresh,  just for you, NO SALT. And, they are fresh and hot and we have learned to appreciate the flavor of the fry and not the salt. We have really learned to appreciate the flavor of the foods, sans  salt.

APPLE SANDWICHES WITH GRANOLA AND PEANUT BUTTER

Ingredients: 
2 small apples, cored and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch thick rounds
1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
3 tablespoons peanut or almond butter
2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
3 tablespoons granola

Method: 
If you won't be eating these tasty treats right away, start by brushing the apples slices with lemon juice to keep them from turning brown.

Spread one side of half of the apple slices with peanut or almond butter then sprinkle with chocolate chips and granola. Top with remaining apple slices, pressing down gently to make the sandwiches. Transfer to napkins or plates and serve.

First Time Sex............

A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday night to meet, and have a dinner with her parents.

Since this is such a big event, the girl announces to her boyfriend that after dinner, she would like to go out and make love for the first time.

The boy is ecstatic, but he has never had sex before, so he takes a trip to the pharmacist to get some condoms... He tells the pharmacist it's his first time and the pharmacist helps the boy for about an hour. He tells the boy everything there is to know about condoms and sex.

At the register, the pharmacist asks the boy how many condoms he'd like to buy, a 3-pack, 10-pack, or family pack.

The boy insists on the family pack because he thinks he will be rather busy, it being his first time and all.

That night, the boy shows up at the girl's parents house and meets his girlfriend at the door.

"Oh, I'm so excited for you to meet my parents, come on in!"

The boyfriend goes inside and is taken to the dinner table where the girl's parents are seated.

The boy quickly offers to say grace and bows his head. A minute passes, and the boy is still deep in prayer, with his head down.

10 minutes pass, and still no movement from the boy.

Finally, after 20 minutes with his head down, the girlfriend leans over and whispers to the boyfriend, 'I had no idea you were this religious.'

The boy turns, and whispers back,

'I had no idea your father was a pharmacist!'

My 80th Birthday coming up

Thanks to all who have asked, YES, my 80th birthday is coming up in September, the 30th. A Facebook Event has been started https://www.facebook.com/events/129721747174482    Unfortunately, I had to start it myself, but hope to have some fun with it.

Justin Smith

Justin Smith lived in Chicago

Was a staunch conservative

and

Voted straight line Republican

Until the day he died.

Now, he votes Democrat.

He doesn't live here any more!

One sunny day in January, 2013,an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue where he'd been sitting on a park bench. 

He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama." The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr. Obama is no longer President and no longer resides here." 

The old man said, "Okay," and walked away. 

  

The following day the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama." 

The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Obama is no longer President and no longer resides here." 

The man thanked him and again just walked away. 

  

The third day the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying, "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama." 

  

The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Obama. I've told you already that Mr. Obama is no longer the President and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?" 

The old man looked at the Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."

The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow, Sir. 

A Hurricane, in Florida, in August ... no way

I would like to know what JACKASS made the decision to have a convention in Florida during the hurricane season. There are so many locations in the country that had a much better chance of not having a weather  problem. There are never any guarantees, but it is probably an omen of things to come for the Republican party this year.

Not sure if Vegas made book on what the weather conditions would be during the convention, but a hurricane would NOT have been a long shot.

Isaac storm surge could put $36 billion worth of homes at risk

By Ben Berkowitz  Reuters) - The latest track of Tropical Storm Isaac puts more than $36 billion in Gulf Coast residential property at risk of flooding from storm surges, with southeastern Louisiana at greatest peril of huge losses, residential data analysis company CoreLogic said on Sunday.

Isaac bore down on the Florida Keys Sunday afternoon, with the latest National Hurricane Center forecasts suggesting a Mississippi landfall Wednesday morning as a Category 2 hurricane.

Some of the computer models used by meteorologists put Isaac on a more westerly track, though, bringing it directly into or just west of New Orleans.

Either way, CoreLogic said conditions were increasingly unfavorable along the Gulf Coast for storm surge, which is the water that a hurricane pushes forward as it moves toward land.

The firm estimated nearly 223,000 New Orleans-area properties worth $30.44 billion were vulnerable to flood damage from a Category 2 hurricane hitting the region. Across the broader Gulf Coast, more than 269,000 properties worth around $36 billion were endangered.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, First Man to Walk on Moon, Dies at 82

Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step on to the moon. The modest man who had people on Earth entranced and awed from almost a quarter million miles away has died. He was 82.


Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969, capping the most daring of the 20th century's scientific expeditions. His first words after setting foot on the surface are etched in history books and the memories of those who heard them in a live broadcast.


I still remember that "step." I think it ranks high in with other "events" we have seen, and in my 80 years I have witnessed  many such events. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," Armstrong said.

Humor from around the country .....

Georgia
The owner of a golf course in Georgia was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help.
He called her into his office and said, "Y'all graduated from the University of Georgia and I need some help. If I wuz to give yew $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?"
The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everthang but my earrings."
Louisiana
A senior citizen in Louisiana was overheard saying ... "When the end of the world comes, I hope to be in Louisiana ."
When asked why, he replied, "I'd rather be in Louisiana 'cause everythang happens in Louisiana 20 years later than in the rest of the world."
Mississippi
The young man from Mississippi came running into the store and said to his buddy, "Bubba, somebody just stole your pickup truck from the parking lot!"
Bubba replied, "Did y'all see who it was?"
The young man answered, "I couldn't tell, but I got the license number."
North Carolina
A man in North Carolina had a flat tire, pulled off on the side of the road, and proceeded to put a bouquet of flowers in front of the car and one behind it. Then he got back in the car to wait.
A passerby studied the scene as he drove by, and was so curious he turned around and went back. He asked the fellow what the problem was.
The man replied, "I got a flat tahr."
The passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?"
The man responded, "When you break down they tell you to put flares in the front and flares in the back. I never did understand it neither."
Tennessee
A Tennessee State trooper pulled over a pickup on I-65. The trooper asked, "Got any ID?"
The driver replied, "Bout whut?"
Texas
The Sheriff pulled up next to the guy unloading garbage out of his pick-up into the ditch. The Sheriff asked, "Why are you dumping garbage in the ditch? Don't you see that sign right over your head."
"Yep," he replied. "That's why I'm dumpin' it here, 'cause it says: 'Fine For Dumping Garbage.' "

Now this is really cute .......

A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out
of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he pushed it to 80 mph,
enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left.
"Amazing," he thought as he flew down I-95, pushing the pedal even more.

Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a Florida State Trooper, blue
lights flashing and siren blaring. He floored it to 100 mph, then 110,
then 120. Suddenly he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this!"
and pulled over to await the trooper's arrival.

Pulling in behind him, the trooper got out of his vehicle and walked
up to the Corvette. He looked at his watch, then said, "Sir, my shift
ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a new reason
for speeding--a reason I've never before heard -- I'll let you go.."

The old gentleman paused then said: "Three years ago, my wife ran off
with a Florida State Trooper. I thought you were bringing her back.

"Have a good day, Sir," replied the trooper.

NO GO for Lennon's Killer

John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, was denied parole today for the seventh time.

"You shot and killed an innocent victim, an international music star," the New York State Board of Parole wrote to Chapman. "Your actions clearly demonstrated a callous disregard for the sanctity of human life."

Chapman, 57, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years to life for gunning down the Beatle outside of his Manhattan apartment complex on Dec. 8, 1980.

For his seventh parole hearing, Chapman was interviewed by video conference at the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility at the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, N.Y., where he is being held.

The parole board noted that Chapman's record does not have any prior convictions and that they took into consideration his good conduct in prison, educational accomplishments, his remorse, letters of support and "significant" opposition to his release.

But the board decided that "parole shall not be granted for good conduct and program completions alone."

"Therefore, despite your positive efforts while incarcerated, your release at this time would greatly undermine respect for the law and tend to trivialize the tragic loss of life which you caused as a result of this heinous, unprovoked, violent, cold and calculated crime," the board wrote.

At Chapman's last parole hearing in September 2010, he told the board that there were other names on his list of potential targets, including Johnny Carson and Elizabeth Taylor and two others he could not recall.

"I was going through that in my mind the other day; I knew you would ask that," Chapman told officials during the 2010 hearing. "Johnny Carson was one of them. Elizabeth Taylor. I lose memory of perhaps the other two."

"If it wasn't Lennon, it could have been someone else," he said.

Isaac may shut down the BIG show ....

Florida Gov. Rick Scott today sought to calm fears about a possible hurricane's threatening to close down the Republican National Convention next week in Tampa, telling reporters this afternoon that "right now there is not any anticipation there will be a cancellation." Republican Scott said it is "still too early" to know exactly where Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to intensify into a hurricane by Friday, will hit Florida and, thus, too early to make evacuation plans or call off the convention. By most predictions, bad weather looms ahead for Tampa next week as heavy rains and strong winds are likely to pound the city early Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours after the start of the Republican National Convention. Tropical Storm Isaac is heading along a western track, dumping rain on Puerto Rico this morning and swirling about 1,200 miles off the Florida coast as of 11 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center. "The hope is this is going to go away, but if it doesn't, the convention is ready, the state is ready and the local communities are ready," Scott said.

Obama spent stimulus money on ads

The Labor Department paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulus funds to a public relations firm to run more than 100 commercials touting the Obama administration’s “green training” job efforts on two MSNBC cable shows, records show.

The commercials ran on MSNBC on shows hosted by Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann in 2009, but the contract didn’t report any jobs created, according to records reviewed recently by The Washington Times.

Spending reports under the federal Recovery Act show $495,000 paid to McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations LLC, which the Labor Department hired to raise awareness “among employers and influencers about the [Job Corps] program’s existing and new training initiatives in high growth and environmentally friendly career areas” as well as spreading the word to prospective Job Corps enrollees.

IMPOSSIBILITIES IN THE WORLD.

IMPOSSIBILITIES IN THE WORLD.

1. U can't count your hair.

2. U can't wash your eyes with soap.

3. U can't breathe when your tongue is out.

Put your tongue back in fool.

10 Things I know about you...

1) U are reading this.

2) U are human.

3) U can't say the letter ''P'' without separating your lips.

4) U just attempted to do it.

6) U are laughing at yourself.

7) U have a smile on your face and you skipped No.5

8) U just checked to see if there is a No.5

9) U laugh at this because you are an idiot & everyone does it too.

10) U are probably going to send this to see who else falls for it.

Still wondering?????

Still wondering, and no one seems to question, WHY can Obama use OUR (Taxpayers) airplane, gas, crew, etc., to campaign on AFone, or whatever it's called. He is campaigning using taxpayers money, and that makes NO sense to me. Why have fundraisers when you just take what you need from the Treasury.

I remember once, our local Mayor sent out a letter of "Official" stationary, that could be construed as having ties with his campaign. Another state officer was chastised for campaigning on "company" time. I see no difference. Romney has to pay for his transportation, why not Obama?

I guess he does not have to account for anything else, why not let him use the plane, he seems to be able to get away with anything else he wants to, so why not that.

Romney calls on Akin to drop out of Senate race

Mitt Romney on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of Republican Rep. Todd Akin and called on the congressman to drop out of the Missouri Senate race because of his recent, controversial remarks on rape and abortion.

"As I said yesterday, Todd Akin's comments were offensive and wrong and he should very seriously consider what course would be in the best interest of our country," Romney said in a statement. "Today, his fellow Missourians urged him to step aside, and I think he should accept their counsel and exit the Senate race."

Romney's statement came after Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri released a joint statement with four former Republican Missouri senators calling on Akin to step aside.

"We do not believe it serves the national interest for Congressman Todd Akin to stay in this race," the Missouri politicians said. "The issues at stake are too big, and this election is simply too important. The right decision is to step aside."

An aide for Romney's running mate Paul Ryan said that Ryan agrees that Akin should exit the race.

Another trip down "Memory Lane"

I have gotten gas out of a pump like this, many years ago.

You would tell the attendant, "five gallons," or whatever. There was a handle on the side of the pump and he would hand pump that amount up into the top. He would then put the nozzle into the car's tank, and gravity would do the rest. No electricity involved, hand pumped and gravity would take over. Need one of those when the electricity goes out.

I remember a time back when the power was lost in Reno, and one old station kept right on pumping, using a pump like this. Cars were lined up for miles. Then some of the smart ones realized they could hook up their power lawn mowers and use them to run the pump.

There was a consistent aroma in old stations such as this, gas  and oil and cigar smoke, that memory still lingers in my mind.

There was generally a bench out in front of old stations like this where you could sit and watch the cars go by and talk with the locals that hung out there. I remember an old station in Mooresville, Indiana, my brother had gotten gas, and a few locals, my brother and I were sitting out in front talking about Indiana, basketball, Branch McCracken, the IU coaching legend, and the local Mooresville hero, John Dillinger, of bank robbing fame. The name Dillinger was prominent around Mooresville, gifts from John. His old barber cut my hair that day. They said the John had done a lot of good for the town. I think there was a Dillinger Park that  he had donated.

Woolworth's Lunch Counter

Anyone have any memories of the lunch counter at your local Woolworth's? Kids certainly miss out on many great memories. Cherry Cokes, grilled cheese sandwiches, tuna salad sandwiches. I ate many a meal or a snack at a counter like this, always a "treat." W.T. Grants had a  store here in Newark, ate many a lunch there. They did fried chicken on Friday, excellent, had to call early to order, sold out by lunchtime. 

Remember what these are???

What are these things?

Used to water the grass?

Used by the Army to detect mines?

Fire  Department call boxes?

Used on a Frisbee Golf Course to measure distance?

Used by the US Weather Department to determine wind velocity?

Used by the PGA and the LPGA to record scores on each hole?

Now, doesn't that look good

Pecan Praline

French Toast

French bread and praline sauce have ranked this breakfast from Kate Shepard House one of “Alabama's dishes to eat before you die."

Augusta has two new members

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in its 80-year history,Augusta National Golf Club has female members.

The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of its all-male membership, invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Mooreto become the first women in green jackets when the club opens for a new season in October.

Both women accepted.

"This is a joyous occasion," Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said Monday.

The move likely ends a debate that intensified in 2002 when Martha Burk of the National Council of Women's Organizations urged the club to include women among its members. Former club chairman Hootie Johnson stood his ground, even at the cost of losing Masters television sponsors for two years, when he famously said Augusta National might one day have a woman in a green jacket, "but not at the point of a bayonet."

The comment took on a life of its own, becoming either a slogan of the club's resolve not to give in to public pressure or a sign of its sexism, depending on which side of the debate was interpreting it.

Phyllis Diller has died at 95

Phyllis Diller, groundbreaking comedienne, has died at 95. Her longtime agent Fred Wostbrock confirmed the news.

"It is a great loss today," Wostbrock told NBC. "She was a true pioneer and the first lady of standup. She paved the way for Chelsea Handler, Roseanne Barr, Joan Rivers and Ellen DeGeneres. She was the best. The first female standup to play Vegas. She was on Broadway, she made movies, she did it all."

A housewife turned advertising copywriter turned internationally renowned performer, Diller's career stretched from live stand-up to televion and movie appearances. She often candidly discussed her plastic surgery, using herself as the butt of her jokes.

Born Phyllis Ada Driver on July 17, 1917 in Lima, OH, Diller received her break in 1955, when at the age of 37, she took a substitute stand-up spot at San Francisco's now-defunct Purple Onion nightclub. “When I went on, the room went totally quiet and I knew that I had this magnetic thing that you had to be born with,” Diller told EW in 2005. “You can’t buy it or even learn it.”

DIller passed away at her Los Angeles home at 9.30 a.m. Monday morning, her manager Milt Suchin told E!, adding: "She passed away in her sleep. She passed away peacefully. Her son Perry found her." Diller is also survived by two daughters.

BREAKING NEWS - Senate Candidate "misspeaks"

Sen. Claire McCaskill is probably having a pretty good day. Her opponent in the Missouri Senate race, Republican Rep. Todd Akin, has spent most of the day backtracking after saying that victims of "legitimate rape" cannot biologically become pregnant and thus do not need access to legal abortions.

"First of all, from what I understand from doctors, pregnancy after rape is really rare," Akin told KTVI-TV in defense of his stand that rape victims should not be allowed to access abortions. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."

Akin said that even if a rape victim does somehow become pregnant, "I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child."

I think that this clearly shows that there are NO qualification of any kind, to enter in to politics. Well,  perhaps one, a mouth big enough to put your foot in  ...............

Homemade Potato Chips- Microwave

The key to the perfectly crispy chip is the mandolin. You need to get the potatoes really, really thin, so unless you have the knife skills of a ninja, a mandolin is the way to go. You don't need a fancy one -- a simple $20 slicer works perfectly. Just make sure you get one with a guard, and don't worry that you can't use that last little chunk at the end of each potato. Just set it aside for soup, and save your fingertips!

Russet potatoes are best.You'll love the microwavable version of this recipe, which makes a small batch of super crisp chips in about 2 minutes.

These chips are great with a sprinkle of sea salt

3 medium russet potatoes
Oil baking spray
Sea salt or Baked Potato Chip seasoning, to taste

1. Slice the potatoes into very, very thin rounds using a porcelain slicer or mandoline (always use the guard!). I use the 1.3mm setting. Place the slices in a large bowl. Cover with cold water, swish and then drain.

2. Place the slices in a single layer on a towel, and then roll it up to lightly dry them. Keep the slices rolled up in the towel as you cook off batches to keep them from oxidizing and turning brown.

3. To microwave your chips, spray the potato slices with an oil baking spray and place in a single layer on a microwave safe plate (sprayed with a bit more baking spray). Cook on full power for 1 to 2 minutes. You'll likely need to do this in many small batches. Be careful when you remove the plate because it will be very hot.

O'brien to Ryan to Goldburg

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn't go well for the GOP when President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005.

In his 2010 "Road Map for America's Future," the Wisconsin congressman proposed a plan to allow younger workers to divert more than one-third of their Social Security taxes into personal accounts that they would own and could will to their heirs.

Ryan wrote that the accounts would provide workers an opportunity "to build a significant nest egg for retirement that far exceeds what the current program can provide." Workers 55 and older would stay in the current system.

Romney hasn't embraced the proposal and Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, didn't include it in either of the federal budgets passed by House Republicans the past two years. But now that Ryan is running for vice president, Democrats hope to capitalize on the issue.

40 percent of eligible voters unlikely to vote

A recent poll by Suffolk University found roughly 40 percent of America’s eligible voters said they’ll probably sit out the November election.

David Paleologos, director the Boston university’s Political Research Center, called the poll a survey of the “Other America.”

The roughly 90 million that make up that group bring mixed possibilities for President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney.

Of the 800 unlikely voters polled, 69 percent said they are registered to vote this year. And of those, 44 percent said they voted for Obama in 2008.

Obama Caught in yet Another Lie!

The Romney campaign charged Thursday that President Obama’s aides just got caught in a lie, after an Obama spokeswoman acknowledged the campaign knows the man in a controversial ad despite claims to the contrary a day earlier.

“The Obama campaign has now admitted that it lied to the media and the American people in a disgraceful attempt to conceal their connection to this shameful smear,” Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said.

Williams was referring to the ad by a pro-Obama super PAC that tied the death of a steelworker’s wife to Mitt Romney. Obama aides, initially questioned on the ad, said they had nothing to do with it and denied being familiar with the story of the ad’s subject, ex-steelworker Joe Soptic.

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Ticking time bomb in your bathroom?

By Claudine Zap

Your toilet could be a ticking time bomb. 

A problem with flushing mechanisms that causes toilets to explode has prompted a recall of 2.3 million toilets in the U.S. and 9,400 in Canada.

There have already been 304 complaints of exploding devices bursting, causing 14 "impact or laceration injuries," according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Flushmate, the company that installed the faulty flusher, has established a website for customers to enter the serial number of their toilets to find out if they need to replace their toilet. They can also receive a repair kit.

According to the company, "The affected Flushmate III Series 503 units can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure.This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact or laceration hazards to consumers and property damage."

Products with the bad flusher include toilets from Home Depot and Lowes, and those made from 1997-2008 by "American Standard, Crane, Kohler, Eljer, Mansfield, St. Thomas and Gerber."

A Las Vegas woman filed a lawsuit earlier this month against Flushmate, the Los Angeles Times reports. The complaint claims that the repair kit failed to fix her faulty toilet and seeks class-action suit status.

Former Democratic Rep. Artur Davis to speak at Republican convention

By Lucy Madison

The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Thursday announced six new convention speakers, including a handful of people thought to have been considered potential running mates for Mitt Romney as well as former Democratic Rep. Artur Davis, a co-chairman of President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and current Romney supporter.

According to an email from the RNC, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, and Ohio Senator Rob Portman will all speak this August at the convention in Tampa.

Connie Mack, who is running for Senate in Florida, was also added to the lineup.

"This exciting group of headliners includes two successful governors, two outstanding senators, the next senator from our convention state, and a former Co-Chairman of the 2008 Obama campaign," said Reince Priebus, RNC chair, in a statement. "The perspectives and ideas they bring to the convention stage will show all Americans that Romney and Ryan are the ticket to a better future."

Republican good news ...........Biden still aboard

(CBS News) In the wake of controversy surrounding recent comments by Vice President Joe Biden, a couple of prominent Republicans have offered the Obama campaign some unsolicited advice:

"The strategists there in the Obama campaign have got to look at a diplomatic way of replacing Joe Biden on the ticket with Hillary," said Sarah Palin, the 2008 vice presidential candidate, in a Wednesday interview with Fox News. "Joe Biden really drags down that ticket."

John McCain, who was at the top of the ticket with Palin, agreed that Clinton would be a good addition to the ticket - though he acknowledged there was little chance the Obama team would go for the idea.

"I think it might be wise to" replace Biden with Clinton on the ticket, he said on Fox, before adding that "it's not going to happen obviously, for a whole variety of reasons."

Asked in the daily press briefing if Biden is still President Obama's running mate, White House press secretary Jay Carney on Thursday confirmed McCain's suspicions, telling reporters that Biden remains on the presidential ticket - and taking a swipe at the Arizona senator in the process.

"Yes. And that was settled a long, long time ago," said Carney, when asked if the 2012 ticket was still Obama-Biden.

Beautiful country, what a shame .........

 Laura Zuckerman

(Reuters) - A wildfire roaring through mountainous terrain in Idaho's Boise National Forest headed toward a resort town on Thursday, as voluntary evacuations began and firefighters scrambled to make a last stand against the advancing flames.

The Idaho blaze, sparked by a utility vehicle that caught fire, has charred nearly 70,000 acres of sagebrush and woodlands east of Boise over the past six days, burning a rental cabin and six non-residential structures, authorities said.

The fire is one of dozens burning out of control across 10 drought-parched western states, including a blaze that destroyed more than 70 homes this week in Washington state and another that was threatening a town in Southern California.

So far this season, wildfires have consumed about 6.3 million acres (2 million hectares) across the country, over 1 million acres more than the 10-year average for this time of year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise.

No Thanks Joe Biden ...............

Chris McMurray, who just opened a ‘mom and pop’s’ bakery with his wife in May, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime. What opportunity was that, you ask? The opportunity was to host the vice president and his entourage as they came to town during the 2012 campaign. Apparently vice president Joe Biden’s advance team entered McMurray’s establishment “Crumb and Get It” to see if it would be OK for Biden and his entourage to come there to eat when he was in town. McMurray responded, “This is an opportunity of a lifetime but essentially I said ‘No offense to you or the campaign but I just decline you guys coming in here.”

At that time she said “Are you sure? There’s going to be a lot of press, a lot of activity.” Others would be asking the same thing, why would you turn down an opportunity like this? “Very simply, you didn't build that’” McMurray said. “Speaking of small businesses and entrepreneurs all across this country and actually last night my wife was up all night. No sleep, she’s worked a full 24 hours.”
 
Whoa! You gotta like this guy. He has class and backbone. He stood up for what he believed in and didn’t just talk about it, even though it probably cost him a great opportunity. Though from people covering his story, I’m sure he’ll do just fine in his business. The Biden campaign was able to secure “River City Grill,” which is just around the corner. What’s most telling about this is not Biden, the bakery or the McMurrays.

The Secret Service entered McMurray’s establishment after the advance team left and told McMurray “Thanks for standing up and saying no.” Then they bought a bunch of cookies and cupcakes!

McMurray said he’s hoping folks will understand he just didn’t want to be part of a photo op for an administration whose policies he doesn’t agree with. In an update to the story, WDBJ7 writes: After declining Biden stop yesterday, Radford bakery ran out of food today

Charisma

Why did Obama become  president of the United States? Notice that neither I nor others, now capitalize the word president. I have been in the printing business for much of my working life, and as I recall, always capitalized that word, out of respect. I now use all lower case letters for the word. The word president has lost my respect. 

It was always President Ronald Reagan, President Ford, President Bush, now it is president Obama. The office has lost the respect of the world. We now have a lower case president, that says something.

He was elected on charisma, and contrary to some optimistic thinking, I think he will do it again, and we, as a country, will never be the same.

Glenn Turner had charisma, and he founded a number of financial empires. L. Ron Hubbard had charisma, and he is responsible for the Church of Scientology. Many leaders had charisma, and in the long run, their ideologies failed. 

Remember, we don't always get what we want.

Deep sinkhole in Louisiana

A nearly 400-foot deep sinkhole in Louisiana has swallowed all of the trees in its area and enacted a mandatory evacuation order for about 150 residences for fear of potential radiation and explosions.

The 400-square-foot gaping hole is in Assumption Parish, La., about 50 miles south of Baton Rouge.
The sinkhole sits in the middle of a heavily wooded space where it has consumed all of the soaring cypress trees that had been there.

Flyover photos show some of the treetops still visible through the mud.

Authorities enacted a mandatory evacuation for between 100 and150 homes in the area, but most people have chosen to stay, according to the Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness. If any of the dangers seem to become more imminent, the order will be escalated to a forced evacuation.

While officials are not certain what caused the massive sinkhole, they believe it may be have ben caused by a nearby salt cavern owned by the Texas Brine Company.

After being used for nearly 30 years, the cavern was plugged in 2011 and officials believe the integrity of the cavern may have somehow been compromised, leading to the sinkhole.

Big bad Winter predicted

Last winter, big cities like New York and Philadelphia saved a lot of money because the Northeast had a snow drought. Not so this winter.

Yes, even while air conditioners are still running, meteorologists are beginning to focus on the long-term winter weather forecast. 

And, it looks as if the I-95-corridor cities from Washington to Boston will need to make sure the plows are gassed up and rock salt plentiful.

“I think the East Coast is going to have some battles with some big storms,” says Paul Pastelok, Accu-Weather’s lead long-term forecaster in State College, Pa.

However, Mr. Pastelok predicts the battles won’t start until January and then will extend into February. “November in the Northeast could be above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation, and December could be a transition month,” he says. “By January and February it’s going to get pretty cold.”

To Yolk or not to Yolk, that is the question

LONDON, Ont. – Yolk or smoke — the first is almost as bad for you as the second, London researchers have found. But the egg lobby very much disagrees.

When it comes to raising your risk of heart attacks and strokes, eating egg yolks is nearly as bad as smoking, the Western University researchers found.

"If you are at risk of heart attack and stroke, you shouldn't eat egg yolks," said Dr. David Spence, a Robarts Research Institute scientist.

"The problem is, if you expect to live a long time, you are going to be at risk of heart attacks and strokes," said Spence. "Why would you want to be eating something that makes the plaque in your arteries build up faster and make your heart attack and stroke come on sooner?"

The Western researchers studied 1,231 patients, using ultrasound to measure the plaque build-up on the inside walls of their arteries. Most heart attacks and strokes are caused when the built-up plaque ruptures.

Power

I can't recall anyone who has "enjoyed" being president more than Barack Obama. I think  more than being president he likes the "power" and the spotlight. Running the country be damned, "this is great." I wonder how many hours of actual running the country type work he has actually put in. I suppose being president is like being the football coach of a major university. The assistants do all the work.

There probably is no more powerful a job in the world as president of the United States, and that would be hard to give up. After that, nowhere to go but down, so of course, he wants to get re-elected, he is desperate to get elected.

But, why did he get elected in the first place? He was not qualified in any respect, to hold the office. What great force was behind him that enabled him to win the election? We don't know. Who pulled all the strings? We don't know. Is there more going on than we know about? We don't know.

I do know, however, if there is some deep dark plot afoot that we are not aware of, he will win again. Just think of all the things he could not do. He could not beat Hillary, he could not win, he could not get his health care bill passed, so many things he could not do, that he did.

So don't assume he can not win this election. He is desperate to hold on to the power of the office.

PHENOMENAL 2 LETTER WORD

I'm sure you will enjoy this. I never knew one word in the English language that could be a noun, verb, adj, adv, prep.    UP

This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is 'UP.' It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election (if there is a tie, it is a toss UP) and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen.  We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.

At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is blocked UP.

We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night.  We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with (UP to) a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now . . . my time is UP!

Don't screw UP.. Send this blog on to everyone you look UP in your address book . . . or not . . . it's UP to you.

Now I'll shut UP

How Republicans start their day

     
         

          1. Open a new file in your computer.
          2. Name it 'Barack Obama'.
          3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.
          4. Empty the Recycle Bin.
          5. Your PC will ask you: 'Do you really want to get rid of 'Barack Obama?'
          6. Firmly Click 'YES.'
          7. Feel better?

An old Adage from the South

"Y'all can't get the water to clear up, Until you get the mud out of the creek."

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Right idea, wrong guy ......... King Obama

We all need role models—people we can look up to, people who will show us the way as we develop and learn. Presidents are no different. When he took office, Barack Obama had available to him some excellent role models he could have chosen to emulate. Ronald Reagan comes immediately to mind. Unfortunately for America, the president he chose to emulate is a bad example: Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ).

As president, LBJ just wanted to be loved. Assuming the presidency in the aftermath of a highly-popular president’s assassination, LBJ was driven by feelings of inferiority. He wanted, some might say needed, to be loved by the American people and he wasn’t above dipping into the federal treasury in an attempt to buy that love—a strategy that failed miserably. Although he enacted more government entitlement programs than any other president in our nation’s history except FDR, LBJ left office reviled by those whose love he craved.

Barack Obama is following LBJ’s bad example of using the federal treasury to buy what he craves as president—not the love of the American people in his case, but power and perquisites. President Obama has no vision for America beyond his own personal vision of remaining in office so he can continue to exercise presidential power and enjoy the luxurious perquisites of being president. LBJ wanted to be loved by the American people. Barack Obama wants to rule them, not as their elected president but as their king.

So It Begins: Obama Lies, Claims Romney-Ryan Will Raise Your Taxes

When it comes to general elections, Democrats understand that they must campaign as Republicans on fiscal issues in order to be taken seriously. So suddenly the greatest tax-hiker in American presidential history, Barack Obama, is posing as a tax-cutter, and trying to position tax-cutters Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as tax-hikers.

To what, exactly, is Obama referring when he says that Romney and Ryan want to raise taxes for 95% of the American public? He’s talking about run-downs of the Romney tax plan by outside sites, not the Romney tax plan itself. Romney and Ryan are not interested in raising taxes on anyone – they’re interested in cutting taxes. Eliminating giveaways to those who do not pay taxes does not count as raising taxes.

In any case, the idea of Barack Obama and Joe Biden as middle class warriors is laughable (as is their Batman-and-Robin pose, complete with up-angled hero shot). The middle class has suffered under this administration as it has under no administration since FDR. Meanwhile, buddies of the Obama-Biden club receive large checks from the administration on the taxpayer dime.

Out of the mouths of babes ...................

Billy Graham

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A spokesman for Billy Graham says the 93-year-old evangelist has been admitted to a North Carolina hospital for an infection in his lungs.

A joint statement Sunday from Graham's spokesman and Mission Hospital says Graham was admitted overnight for evaluation and treatment of an infection thought to be bronchitis. The hospital is in Asheville, near his home in Montreat. Pulmonologist David Pucci says Graham is resting comfortably and his condition is stable. He is receiving antibiotics.

Graham spokesman Larry Ross says the evangelist was able to watch a television feed of his grandson, Will Graham, preaching on Sunday morning.

Graham was hospitalized for pneumonia last November. His staff says the evangelist's health has been good since his release, though he remains at home due to age-related conditions. He is working on a manuscript for an upcoming book.

He has prayed for and with so many, perhaps take a moment and pray for his speedy recovery. He would do it for you...................

Ryan or Biden

"Paul Ryan or Joe Biden?"

Twelve August in Ohio

Just took our dog Caleb outside for his morning stroll. I enjoy walking in the morning grass, barefooted, good way to start the day. August 12 and the grass was damp and cool with morning dew, mid August. Moisture on the windshield of our car, the state fair is over, football games are starting, Fall is not far away. Where did the Summer go?

How is it that Obama is able to fly all over the country in AF One, and campaign, at our expense. Must cost us a fortune. I would think his campaigning should be paid for by his campaign.

Paul Ryan, know nothing about him except that he is a fly fisherman. Fly fisherman are unique. They are focused, very focused. Not everyone can use a fly rod, takes practice and a special sort of person. I never met a fly fisherman I didn't like. Is that a great recommendation, or not?

The Olympics is drawing to a close. Another four years has come and gone. Another great event ruined, for me, be television. One Olympian promised a little five year old girl, who is ill, with I think Cystic Fibrosis, that if she won a medal she would sell her medal, and give the money to the little girl to help with her medical bills. She won Gold, and she is. Now that, to me, is a great story. I hope someone steps forward and gives that child some money so the Olympian can keep her medal.

Nice heart warming story. A Mother and her Son shoplifted over a million dollars from CVS stores by filling boxes with high priced items, and then paying the small price on the box. They hoped to steal money in all fifty states, and he was saving money, from the thefts, to take his Mother to Hawaii. Goal oriented folks. Wonder what she wanted him to steal and gave her for Mother's Day?

Still on our Low Salt, Low Sugar diet. Learning to love pasta and fresh veggies. The good news, still losing weight. Did have a few setbacks this week, bought a loaf of "white bread" and had some cheese sandwiches, a few with peanut butter also.

Learned this. When you go to a "fast food" place, order french fries with NO SALT. They put some in the basket, deep fry them, take them out and put them in your container. They are fresh and hot, and, I must admit, I don't miss the salt that much. But, fresh, hot fries.

OMNEY RYAN

I am not a graphic genius. I have been in the printing business for over fifty years. I have designed many logos, brochures and a great deal of political advertising.

I received this in an email tonight. What does it say to you?

To me, it says .................OMNEY
                                         RYAN

And, I personally think it is stupid and ineffective. Who the hell is OMNEY RYAN?

I may be the only one who sees it that way, but my guess is they spent thousands of dollars and did tons of research, and that is the best they could come up with.   OMNEY RYAN, and as it says, THE OFFICIAL ROMNEY RAY BUMPER STICKER, and, they wanted me to send money to get some.

To me, it is a pathetic start to their campaign together. What do you think?