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WHAT A DIFFERENCE CHARACTER MAKES: Black Tie Black Eye
BlueStarBase.org ^ | April 27, 2003 | Barbara Stanley

Posted on 04/27/2003 9:37:38 AM PDT by EveningStar

Every year there is a black tie ‘do’ in DC that has the president making a few self-deprecating remarks for the press people to gloat about and then some entertainment and everybody goes home laughing. But not this year and not with this president. Hallelujah, I’m a happy camper at last!

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: barbarastanley; beltway; bush; character; press; pressclub; washingtonpress
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To: EveningStar
I assumed that you had read it. The BTT! was for your post. THe read the whole thing, was intended for everyone else.

I should have added ; All in the to:block, but didn't, sorry.
21 posted on 04/27/2003 10:36:14 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (When I mean all, I should say all, when I mean all I should say all, when I mean all I should say...)
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To: EternalVigilance

One of the things that has always bothered me the most about DC is the railing against each other by day and then going out for a drink together in the evening.

How can you really believe in something for hours during the day and then put those strong beliefs away in the evening? I have had a few try to explain this to me and condescendingly at that, that this is “politics” and I’m just some dumb skirt, pat me on the head and I’ll go to my sewing.

Here's how and why. President Bush is aware of it and leads a rational class act from the top down.

 

Issue 101 -- Chaos House of Cards

How is it that people and society in general have prospered and increased their well being for decades yet the politicians and bureaucrats say we must have another 3,000 laws and regulations each year on top of the 100,000+ laws already on the books... That without them people and society face "disaster". People and society have done quite well without next year's 3,000 new federal laws and regulations. Why all of a sudden can people and society not continue to do quite well without them? The fact is, they'd be better off without 99% of them.

So who really benefits from 3,000 new laws and regulations each year? -- not to mention state laws and regulations. Politicians and bureaucrats. They create boogieman problems and with a complicit media towing their boogieman problems cast a net of false fear and unwarranted despair in people.

Quite literally, they create problems where none exist. They're sick in that they chose to frighten people and foist false despair on them and do that to collect their unearned paychecks. Their job security is predicated on deceiving as many people as possible.

It cost more than just two trillion dollars a year to fund government abuse. That abuse hinders people's development, especially children being indoctrinated rather than educated, harms the economy and is largely responsible for causing false booms and reality-adjusting bust cycles in markets.

Flushing that money down the toilet -- save for military defense spending -- would be better for individuals, their families and society. That's a different way of saying, can't we just pay congress to stay home and not leave their houses. Surely we'd be better off. Politicians and bureaucrats are sick and need your help.

Fully integrated honesty is key. That we have the government we have -- delivered by both Democrats and Republicans -- that has gone so far off course from the government the founders created, is a product of irrationality and dishonesty. Changing the laws via the system is almost completely useless. Politicians create dozens of unconstitutional laws before even considering repealing just one unconstitutional law.

That is not a system -- it's a quagmire of deception, irrationality, fraud and abuse.

Politics is not the solution -- politics is the problem.

Who are the parasites?
Who are the producers?
Ostracizing the parasitical value destroyers
Praise the value producers

Step one for helping politicians and bureaucrats:
Get your head out of their sandbox.

Step two: Demand that they address Issue 101. Do the same with the media.

Step three: Ostracize government officials that fail to honestly address Issue 101. Do the same with the media.

Step four: Champion science and business communities -- often under relentless attack by the government. For they create jobs, necessities, luxuries and ever greater advancements that support human life, family and society -- natural order.

How can you really believe in something for hours during the day and then put those strong beliefs away in the evening?

Their job security is predicated on making it appear that they are solving problems. Since they can't or don't dare touch on the root cause of 99% of the problems it demonstrates that they don't really believe their jobs are to actually solve real problems. Whether either side of the aisle or individual is right or wrong on any given issue is mostly inconsequential.

The plain fact is, at the root of the problem, with a very few exceptions, they're all wrong.

Continued in part two:

The New-era Trend and
How Much Does Character Count?


22 posted on 04/27/2003 10:38:26 AM PDT by Zon
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To: EveningStar; litehaus
Great post, in my haste I attributed it to EV for his transcript. Good job and thank you.
23 posted on 04/27/2003 10:47:20 AM PDT by BOBTHENAILER (Just like Black September. One by one, we're gonna get 'em.)
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To: Stand Watch Listen; GummyIII
ping
24 posted on 04/27/2003 10:52:07 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
Agree this is excellent and written so well.
I don't think you missed much with Ray Charles - I left the living room and went to the kitchen to clean up.
GWB sure did look handsome and Laura was breathtaking, as usual.
We are indeed lucky this is the couple in the White House.
25 posted on 04/27/2003 10:57:41 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Thank You Rush
Anyone know if the steaming plie of Michael Moore was there last night? There was a thread from a few days ago saying he might be.
26 posted on 04/27/2003 11:01:10 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Read Hillary's hips. I never had sex with that woman.")
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To: BlueOneGolf
I grew up in a cowboy town.

Remember one Sunday at church when I was a very small girl fidgeting and bored until the cowboy from Montana got up to the pulpit to give his talk.

He was tall and dark, wore a bolo tie, cowboy boots and talked with the classic western drawl apologizing that he wasn't good with words.

He pulled out a deck of cards and proceeded to do some real fancy card tricks (don't think that didn't get everybody's attention). And then told the "Cowboy's Deck of Cards."

See this link:

http://www.randalee.com/bbs/index.cgi?read=10650

He ended with saying a few words that have stayed with me my whole life:

"My momma didn't have much learnin', but she was a good woman and taught us good. She said son, you'll only go through your whole life with two people: yourself and God. So be good to them both."

After all these years, I have never forgotten those words of truth.

For more on the Codes of the West, see the below link:

http://www.dimensional.com/~phantomr/bwestern/creeds.htm

President Bush is indeed a cowboy.

27 posted on 04/27/2003 11:19:20 AM PDT by EverOnward
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To: EveningStar
President George W. Bush..
The REAL DEAL.

Thank God, we finally have a man that can be and should be taken seriously.

Semper Fi
28 posted on 04/27/2003 11:21:05 AM PDT by river rat (War works......It brings Peace... Give war a chance to destroy Jihadists...)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Truthfully I didn't spot any familiar faces with the exception of Colin Powell and very few others from government; unlike other years. I think the cameras panned around to find familiar faces and couldn't come up with many or perhaps my eyes weren't working right. At least Carville didn't show up on camera. Helen Thomas was seated to the left at the head table and the President and Laura Bush had to walk in behind her chair. She had a "cute, little white barret" in her hair - maybe borrowed from a great, great, great grandchild.

I'm sure I saw "Munch" (Law and Order) standing with sunglasses on - did anyone else see this? I must say the crowd was noisey and rude while speakers were at the podium. Reminded me of watching congressional sessions when they are gaveling for order and asking people to take their seats or leave the room. Very disrespectful - to me it's true insight into how seriously they take their work and our right to have serious representation.
29 posted on 04/27/2003 11:31:57 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: dwilli
I think the reason there was no comedian or joking was due to our troops still in combat situations and getting killed or injured daily.

You are correct. He laughed and scratched with the best of them last year but of course this year is different. We are still fighting a war and it is a somber time for all.

30 posted on 04/27/2003 11:40:25 AM PDT by blackbart1
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To: EveningStar
Thanks so much for posting this excellent analysis of last evening's speech!!
31 posted on 04/27/2003 11:57:21 AM PDT by DrDeb
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To: rintense; ohioWfan; lawgirl; Howlin; azGOPgal
Refreshing read Ping!
32 posted on 04/27/2003 12:05:29 PM PDT by Maigrey (Member of the Dose's Jesus Freaks, Purple Aes Sedai , Jack Straw Fan Club, and Gonzo News Service)
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To: EternalVigilance
I can imagine the stunned reaction as the press heard that email home from one of their own using the name of Jesus. They never would have suspected that he harbored such weirdness.
33 posted on 04/27/2003 12:08:56 PM PDT by arthurus
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To: EternalVigilance
Why was Jennifer Love Hewitt there? And although I know Bo Derek is a Republican , where was her hottie boyfriend? She was sitting with Tom Homeland Defense.
34 posted on 04/27/2003 12:13:52 PM PDT by JustPiper (Womb to Tomb! Birth to Earth!!!)
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To: Astronaut
excellent bump
35 posted on 04/27/2003 12:27:15 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Do not play polo with George W. Bush.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
...Yes, Michael Moore attended but got falling down drunk.
36 posted on 04/27/2003 12:32:23 PM PDT by Consort
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To: EveningStar
Thank you for posting this.

I am bereft of words.

37 posted on 04/27/2003 1:56:13 PM PDT by happygrl (Praying without ceasing)
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To: 2rightsleftcoast
I'm glad someone other than me thought Ray Charles was terrible. He was a great entertainer in his prime, but age catches up to all of us. Meaning no disrespect to Ray Charles, but age most definitely has not been kind to his singing ability. The President, on the other hand, was magnificent. I simply do not know how to respect and admire a person more than I respect and admire our Dubya, and I eagerly look forward to working hard for his reelection.
38 posted on 04/27/2003 2:27:15 PM PDT by Wolfstar (Bush-Cheney: four more years!)
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To: wardaddy
...even though he stumbles into the moderate pothole from time to time.

Don't we all. God never made a perfect human being. So, since all humans are imperfect, every last one of us "stumbles into potholes from time to time."

39 posted on 04/27/2003 2:29:56 PM PDT by Wolfstar (Bush-Cheney: four more years!)
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To: sd-joe; Cicero
clinton sponsored numerous little wars and one pretty big one. I fail to remember any occasion when he spoke to the press with dignity.

Clinton and dignity just don't go together.

I was thinking of hitting the "abuse" button on that too, joe--but it wasn't in the same sentence and x42 wasn't capitalized. So I guess Cicero gets a pass. Barely.

40 posted on 04/27/2003 2:39:25 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion
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