What an interesting development occurred in the race for the White House. In an interview in May, Mitt Romney said he expected the 47% of the public that receives some sort of assistance from the government to vote for Obama. The media has cast this as dismissive, divisive. I don’t know if it was wise, but it was truthful, although I doubt the entire percentage would vote for the President. I began receiving Social Security payments in July, and I will be voting for Romney. I’m sure there are others like me, but the Republican candidate does have a large constituency to overcome and it’s probably more than 40%. The media has sounded the death knell for Romney’s campaign over this supposed latest gaffe, emphasizing that Obama is the leader of all Americans, not just the remaining 53%. Several conservative pundits also lamented it. I don’t know who will win the election, but I do know there is a huge bloc that hopes Obama will not continue to lead us. What is the lesson here - politicians should not tell the truth? I hope Romney does not retreat on this. It would make him look like a fool.
The French government has closed many of its embassies worldwide, as a journal has printed cartoons that lampoon Muhammad. Doesn’t this negate the argument that there is moral equivalence between the western and Muslim worlds? Produced in the west: The Life of Brian, The Book of Mormon, Dogma, Michael, Piss Christ and the Dung Virgin, works deeply offensive to many Christians. There were protests, mostly to the press, but there were no riots and no one was killed. Free speech is sometimes a pain in the butt, but most of us in the west bear the rants from the fringes of society. It is far preferable to the alternative, and it must not become selective. Everyone or no one should be fair game.
All my book sales were in Russian today. Spasibo, folks. I did a two for one trade with Madeline, who I knew would be interested in Sylvia Brown's All Pets Go to Heaven. And Simon donated four pristine hardcovers. I reluctantly asked if he would donate only paperbacks from now on. They're so much easier to carry, unlike the air conditioners I just hauled to the curb at my sister's. Fortunately, it appears my hip incurred no damage.
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