TO HECK WITH BECK! Today I watched one of Glenn Beck’s trademark presentations where he stands in front of his pet magnetic chalkboard. With or without the sound turned up, Beck’s exaggerated gestures and facial expressions suggest someone who has mentally gone-over-the-edge… Is Beck “MAD”—as TIME Magazine detracts? Probably not. But Beck is definitely over- extended in his self-appointed role as the exposer-of-last-resort of every bad motive of anyone ever associated with Barack Obama, his circle of advisors, or the supposed top Democrats. Is there corruption in Washington? What else is new!
Glenn Beck’s problem is that he has far too many hours of… ‘talk time’ per week to fill. His over-active mind keep churning out rationales of corruption that he supposes his listeners are hungry to learn about. After I recorded and listened to his TV shows over several weeks, it is obvious that Beck has little or no idea what good his preoccupation with the bad motives of others could possibly have toward correcting the more-and-more-obvious total dysfunction of our government. That said, Beck has urged others to become involved. The numbers of concerned American who showed up at the 9/12 Washington rally was probably due, at least in part, to Beck’s repeated urgings that Americans get involved. And that’s a good thing! A not so good thing is how Glenn Beck uses an arty reproduction of the first page of our Constitution to legitimize his own motives to keep- exposing-the-bad-motives of others. Recently, Beck referred to our country as a “democratic” republic. Those two words are conflicts of terms. If Beck’s witch hunt has the high purpose of championing our Constitution—it’s one which he has hardly read and doesn’t appear to understand very well. For the record, a republic is where a small group represents the interests of a larger number of people. A (dysfunctional) representative republic, like our government is, is where—as closely approximated as possible—the persons doing the representation are apportioned to a specific segment of the population. Unfortunately, the mode of apportioning representatives has at least 5% error, plus or minus. And such error can account for the erroneous outcome of at least half of the elections in the USA, including the supposed election of Barack Obama. That doesn’t seem very… “democratic”, now, does it? Glenn Beck might could save his commentator persona if only he would pattern his shows more after Shawn Hannity and Gretta Van Susteren. Those two remain largely cool, though objective; aren’t know-it-all; and actually form at least part of their rationales on issues while doing interviews with actual people. When Glenn Beck has actual people in his audience, he still does 90 plus percent of the talking while seeming to expect that audience to agree with his rationale— which they often do. At last week’s “mothers” show, Beck kept proposing that those mothers should be upset at the suggested requirement that all school kids get vaccinated for H1N1. Finally, one mother pointed out that schools already have a long list of shots kids must take in order to attend school. Beck seemed taken aback. At present there are “5”, as yet unnamed, “re founders” agreeing to aid Beck in his nebulous goal of correcting what’s wrong with Washington. I may have missed the show, but has Beck ever explained what those 56 party-neutral patriots are supposed to do to correct our government? Doesn’t he realize that all of those individuals are officials in our government, now? So, why can’t they go ahead and correct things without first joining Beck’s exclusive club? The truth of the matter is, Beck has zero idea how to reform our government. His huge ego won’t allow him to acknowledge that the ratification of my well-conceived New Constitution is the simplest and surest way to fix our broken government for the ages. Beck would be amazed to learn that our Constitution, in the main, can be attributed to just one man, not all of 56 (actually only 55) delegates that he idolizes. That patriot is James Madison. And the rather-nice-at-the-time wording of our Constitution is the work of one other man, Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania. Considering the 14 years of continual attention to detail that I’ve spent in writing my New Constitution, I have approximately thirty times more total man hours of thought on my work than those 55 delegates spent during the sixteen weeks it took to write the Constitution. And I have had the benefit of hindsight, plus the glorious power of my word processor! At every turn I’ve kept asking myself: “Would Madison and the other founding fathers approve of what I am writing?” If they could have had the foresight to envision how off-course government would eventually drift from being controlled by the People, they would agree wholeheartedly! My guess is that Glenn Beck will continue to bark about the minutiae of corruption until he either has a heart attack or a stroke. His only audience is those of like mind who also have little notion how our broken government can be fixed. One thing is for sure, broken government can’t be fixed will leaving the powers-that-be controlling things. The seniority system must go, along with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reed. My New Constitution will get all of the out-of-tough, egotistical and incorrigible CAREER politicians out of Washington within four years! And 100% of the senate will be gone from day one! The latter was the biggest mistake made by our otherwise well-intended founding fathers. While our spend-only President appeals over-seas to have the 2012 Summer Olympics be held in… bankrupt Chicago, thinking Americans should ask themselves these five simple questions: (1.) Is government responsive to the Will of the People? (2.) Is government honest and trustworthy? (3.) Does government consider who must pay the costs? (4.) Do lobbyists have more influence on government than… the People? (5.) Can the needed changes be made by voting in better congressmen? When you readers realize that the answer to each of those questions is NO, please start telling your friends, relatives and associates that a South Carolina man has penned and polished a New Constitution which, when ratified—and in just a single day—will return the control of government to the People. Having democracy-on-demand on every issue of controversy should allow our having a wise and more just government. For the first time ever: “… government of the People, by the People and FOR the People!” — John A. Armistead — > On Aug 31, 12:13 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > I, like millions of Americans, was glued in front of the TV > listening to, and watching, the many tributes to the life and legacy > of Edward M. Kennedy, the senior senator from Massachusetts. I was > especially moved by the scene on the Capital steps where many of his > former and present staff waited patiently for hours just so they could > say a final goodbye. His wife, Vickie, showed a nobility and a > graciousness worthy of her being a First Lady. > By Friday night it was probably obvious to most viewers that they > themselves—at least for a while—had been witnesses to Teddy Kennedy’s > life of public service. Such had been so exceptional as to call forth > glowing tribute after tribute, often highlighting Kennedy’s honesty > and his big heart—in both his personal and professional lives. > Because the sentiments of admiration and thanks to Teddy Kennedy were > so National in scope, it’s easy to understand why those people who > could, decided to line the route from Washington, DC to Arlington > National Cemetery so that they, too, could pay personal tributes to > that exceptional man. Once I realized the length and breadth of the > appreciation for Teddy, it’s easy for me to state, with conviction, > that Edward M. Kennedy was probably THE best liked person to have ever > served as a US Senator! > It was oft-repeated that Teddy had been a senator for nearly 47 > years. He was the third longest serving senator behind J. Strom > Thurmond of South Carolina, and Robert C. Bird of West Virginia. > Bird, age 92 and looking frail, was waiting at the Capital steps in a > wheelchair to bid goodbye to his friend and colleague, Teddy. > However, the glories of those friendships can’t negate the collective > damaging effects that the US Senate has had on this country from day > one. The anti-democracy senate never should have been brought into > existence, nor allowed to continue to exist, when our Constitution has > as its founding spirit: “The supremacy of democracy and fair play.” > The three gravest errors by the Founding Fathers in writing the > Constitution were: (1.) Having a US Senate at all; (2.) Their > making the impeachment process so complicated as to be practically > useless; and (3.) Their making the processes for amending the > Constitution too restrictive to have allowed such to correct, early > on, some of its fundamental flaws. > All of his life, Teddy Kennedy enjoyed the sport of sailing. > During one of Friday’s tributes, it was humorously related how Kennedy > had also liked to race. Win or loose, he was a game-player. In the > Senate he lost more than he won. But he was good natured about > either. Probably, more than any other person, Teddy had the > personality and the temperament to be outstanding in the Senate. > Caroline Kennedy, on the other hand, was more of a shy introvert. She > lacked her uncle’s love of person-to-person contacts and didn’t have > the wrangling spirit that’s so necessary to be an ‘effective’ Senator. > Where she not Secretary of State, former senator Hillary Rodham > Clinton has been mentioned as a strong-personality, consensus-builder > type who might could have filled Teddy’s shoes—figuratively, of > course. For far too long, their has been this notion that electing > strong and powerful representatives and senators is what people need > to do. That erroneous notion, unneeded in a democracy, has kept-in- > place the anti-democracy ‘seniority’ system. Since those with prior > governmental experience seem better equipped to go to Washington and > FIGHT for the voters, this country is largely “represented” by CAREER > politicians, who are out-of-touch with the common man. > There are a dozen or so US Senators whom any person would feel > privileged to know. Republican Orrin Hatch is certainly one. He’s > also serious-minded enough that his political ideas should be valued, > highly. In contrast with Kennedy, Hatch admitted having had a modest > background. He graduated from the ‘Harvard of the West,’ Brigham > Young University. > Senator Robert C. Byrd, already mentioned, was an entertaining, > perhaps hypnotic presence who knew when to pull out his fiddle, or to > dance a jig, to keep himself getting re elected. He was notorious in > how he could get earmarks and grants for pet projects for his state. > And he was notorious for wielding more… ‘power’ than even the > Constitution ever intended for a single senator to get. Though he > knew how to entertain and could wow others with his speeches, Byrd was > a negative influence on this country, as a whole, though he’s probably > not thought of that way in West Virginia. > SC Senator J. Strom Thurmond—from my home state—died in 2003. > Quite candidly, he was a bombastic simpleton, nothing more. He fought > for legislation, sometimes literally. His media prominence and > constituent services kept him in office till age 100. Though he had > often touted the virtues of honesty and integrity, he lacked both of > those qualities. And he lacked a conscience as well. Strom fathered > at least five bastard children. His ‘brain’ was located closer to his > loins than beneath his orange color hair. Sadly, his children value > their family name more than they value honesty. > Teddy Kennedy had his ’Joan’, while Strom had his ‘Nancy’… by- > hook-or-by-crook. To date, history book writers have been too > impotent to reveal that man’s true nature. Though he has a bigger- > than-life bronze statue in Columbia showing him walking—briefcase in > hand—Thurmond’s greatest legacy will be that HE is the primary motive > for my having written and polished the New Constitution of the United > States of America. The insights that I gained regarding our failed > and failing State and Federal Governments is the direct result of my > having gone head-to-head with the senator. While he lived, I lost… > But when a true history of that man is written, there won’t be many > South Carolinians who will be proud to have a bronze stature(s) on > public property legitimizing that scoundrel. > Because of his advanced age, Thurmond didn’t seek re election. > Instead, he chose to… ‘endorse’ the present scoundrel, Senator Lindsey > Graham. The following excerpts from my New Constitution relate to > political endorsements: > > … “It shall be a felony for any government official or employee, or > any celebrity or media idol—past or present—to publicly endorse or > campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office or job. > Exhibiting ideological bias in a job terminates the employment. > Candidates for public office shall be disqualified for soliciting new > voter registrants; and no campaign shall aid or organize the > transportation of voters to the polls.” > > I realized that there was a fishiness to Graham when I got a > unisex letter from him signed: “Lin.” Like a Jack-in-a-Box, Graham is > always popping up in front of the media. Several of Judge Sonia > Sotomayor’s speeches, apparently, had troubled Graham. But he > endorsed her anyway, and to the great detriment of democracy and fair > play in America… Since Graham approves of those who think that … > reverse discrimination—as against those New Haven firefighters—is > acceptable, then he is guilty of treason. After getting a fair trial, > he should be “hanged by the neck until dead“, along side Barack Obama, > Sotomayor, and others. > Last Saturday on Fox News, I heard Rush Limbaugh discussing how > he doesn’t enjoy not being supportive of Barack Obama. I, too, don’t > enjoy that I can’t patriotically assent to everything Obama proposes. > Nearly two years ago, I began telling the readers that that ego > maniac, Obama, will do wrong things, deliberately. The following > quote of mine seems apt for Obama: “The lust for power favors evil- > doing, because the glory of dictating good things must always be > shared with their unspoken moral imperatives.” Congress, too, keeps > enjoying doing the wrong things… > In that lovely gothic church in Boston, I got a brief glimpse of > the former senator from South Carolina, Fritz Hollings. I’m glad that > he seems to be doing OK. The present Junior Senator from SC is > Senator Jim DeMint. DeMint has said the if the present health care > reform doesn’t get passed, that such will spell the downfall of > Obama’s Presidency. It’s either Obama’s downfall, or the downfall of > the USA riding on the outcome of health care reform. No amount of > pleading by one of Kennedy’s young grandsons, during a responsive > reading, should be allowed to sway the voters away from their concerns > regarding the national debt and run-away government over-control of > everything. And no… emotional naming of the bill, as a ‘tribute’ to > Kennedy, should be allowed to cause to be passed a bill which could > well break the backbone of this country. > President Obama and Congress keep pushing our country deeper and > deeper into poverty. Like Glenn Beck, I pray that things will turn > out fine. This week Beck referred to the USA as: A Democratic > Republic. But what we actually have in this country is: A > DISFUNCTIONAL Representative Republic. We ‘elect’ officials who then > go to Washington to vote their whimsy without regard for the wishes of > the tax-paying constituents who elected them. > Wake up America! Underlying our growing discontent over health > care and government over-spending, is the UNITY that’s needed to > ratify my constitution. Talk it up! The corrupt politicians in > Washington will surely frown. But your grandchildren, and theirs will > thank you! > > Respectfully submitted, > > John A. Armistead > AKA NoEinstein on Google > > __________ > > Happy Days… > !http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics/browse_thread/thread/99033... > > Happy Days... ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
