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So Far, So Good

Posted by newscoma | Posted in Tennessee | Posted on 05-02-2008

Juggling horrible weather and the primary.

Been a rough few hours.

Back to your regularly scheduled Newscoma a bit later.

Not Bad, Rosie

Posted by newscoma | Posted in Tennessee | Posted on 05-02-2008

First of all, I didn’t know Rosie O’Donnell could write with Capital letters. If she wrote like this more often, my eyes wouldn’t bleed. And what she says is well done on this Super Tuesday.

Hillary Clinton is not light on political experience or plans. Her deep knowledge, assured confidence, and personal strength shines through her speeches. While some would deride her for her background, few can argue that it hasn’t been substantial enough, or encompassing enough, to qualify her for the presidency, which is an argument that has been used against her chief opponent, Barack Obama.

Obama is invigorating. A silken-tongued master of hope-filled speech, an eloquent narrator of the American dream. “Yes we can,” he says, and the cheering crowd, inspired, rises to its feet. His background is more eclectic, and his roots more exotic than Clinton’s, but only two of his eleven years in politics were in the U.S. Senate. Is it enough? His proponents say it is, and even call his relative inexperience an asset — there’s no politics as usual if you take out the usual kind of politicians.

It’s still early yet, but so far I find both candidates believable. They are different, with a different mix of talents to bring to the political table, but they both seem to have the passion, plans, drive, and intelligence I want in my next president.

Not bad, Rosie. Not bad.

For What It’s Worth

Posted by newscoma | Posted in Tennessee | Posted on 05-02-2008

I thought the Buffalo Springfield classic would be appropriate today but I couldn’t find it on YouTube.

Instead, I found the Staple Singers singing “For What It’s Worth” and I had to go …

Whoa.

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Whoa.

Sense And Nonsense: Equal Value

Posted by newscoma | Posted in Tennessee | Posted on 05-02-2008

I’m getting my political happy dance on today as I’m sure some of you are.

My bold non-observations:

  • Bologna is only edible when fried hard in a pan with a ton of cheese on it.
  • I would marry someone who could make me a good crawfish bisque for me and only me on Thursdays. (I lie. I ain’t getting married but I’d tell you I would if you would cook me bisque.)
  • California governor Ah-nold hasn’t blinked in three years due to the plastic surgery on his eyes.
  • McDonalds’ french fries were much better when they were cooked in transfat animal grease. (Sorry vegetarian friends, but I’m an authority.)
  • Coors Light is not beer. It is what it is. I do like to watch the bottle change colors which Klinde and the German showed me one time which was fun. Of course we like beer and cheese and were easily amused at the time by this. Wait, maybe it was just me that was amused. Naaah, it was all of us.
  • Although I’m a lib, I like watching Ron Paul in debates.
  • Everyone should watch All The President’s Men, Shattered Glass and My Girl Friday if they want to be in journamilism.
  • Hot fruit, although a southern delicacy, makes some of us gag. Umm, that would be me. I’m an anti-cobbler advocate as well as, for those of you who have read awhile, anti-jello.
  • Varmit suppers are more common than you think.
  • I want a new template and my blog on a dedicated server but I don’t know how to do it I’m not sure it would redirect from the wordpress.com thing although I own newscoma.com and use it. At my advanced age, I’m having to school myself.  One reason is I want to put javascript on my blog.
  • Remember the name Adams Briscoe because he might, indeed, be a genius.

Yeah, I got nothing. Sense and Nonsense … That’s me.

I think someone should write a Jane Austin parody. Barry and I would star in the film.

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