In celebration of life Slobs vs Snobs on Film

In honor of my birthday which I share with John Wayne, James Arness and Sissy Spacek I will do another version of Slobs vs Snobs on film. We will discuss some popular films with our resident film aficionados and the regular readers.

I view film as entertainment. Our resident film experts are into the medium as art. No doubt the
use of Monument Park and others is ancillary to conveying a good story and entertaining the audience. One of our critics is a fan of nudity in film. Our other expert is Poultry who likes every cliche leftist. We are going to put them to the test with some of the favorite films of Beakerkin.
It will be interesting to see the clash of Snobs vs Slobs in interview style.

Expect the unexpected. We do not have the cavalry in this segment. However, we could have Mr. B, Justin, The Editrix and perhaps Mac arriving over the hill.

This is my Birthday Gift to the readers.

1) I am a big fan of the film The Searchers. The opening and closing sequences are classics and the use of Monument Park are memorable. What is memorable is John Wayne arguably at his best. He named one of his children Ethan after the character. This film is hated by Dr. Yeagley for its ugly portrayal of Comanche.

Historically there were raids and abduction of children and women. The most famous of these is the mother of Quanah Parker. I do not know if this film would be made today. The notion of Indians being evil is not PC. Sonia could point out the death of the sister in law and niece would
be more graphically portrayed. Ford manages to get the imagery across without needless disturbing imagery. Folks like Yeagley miss the image of Chief Scar is the mirror image of Wayne. We hear of his family being killed and the analysis is simplified. Wayne takes his niece home and walks away with his life's work finnished.

Would this film even be made today? How would the film be different if it were produced today.

2) I want to talk about a fine actor who seems to be lost in the discussion of time. Robert Shaw
has a nice body of work from playing the crusty Quint in Jaws. I was hoping the shark would eat the hippie bum portrayed by Richard Dreyfus and have a bad LSD trip. He played the villain in
the great movie the Sting. The Duck probably will not forgive him for playing a heroic Israeli who
jumps on a blimp to save Americans from a Palestinian terrorist attack. That is probably another film that would never be made today where Arab terrorists and their communist sympathizers are misunderstood. I also enjoyed one of his last films The Deep. What are your views on the film legacy of Robert Shaw.

3) The film Once Upon a Time in the West is often lost in the discussion of great Westerns. The Musical score is excellent and Henry Fonda does a decent job playing a villain. Claudia Cardinale was breath taking and Charles Bronson does a memorable job as harmonica. The ending of the film is classic Leone and those of you who have seen it are not apt to forget the reason Bronson carries the Harrmonica. Has this film been lost in a discussion of the Great Western Films?

4) Lets talk once again of books vs film. I can say that reading Drums Along the Mohawk was much better than the film. However, QB7 was a much better film than the Dreadful film. Lord of the Rings was excellent in both versions. Name some films that were better than the book and the converse. TMW has stated she feels Ben Hur the book was even better than the excellent film.

5) Lets talk about the Native American in film. The pendulum has swung from the Indian being the blood thirsty Savage to the all wise knowing man in touch with Nature. The Book Drums Along the Mohawk does accurately convey the terror of the colonists created by the Indian raids of Joseph Brandt. The book also portrays the role of the Oneida as friend and ally of the Patriots.
Sadly in the film this is almost invisible. The film does not even portray the Battle of Oriskany which was perhaps the most brutal in the Revolutionary War because a thunderstorm made all the gunpower unusable. It was hand to hand fighting and the book does not mention the heroic efforts of the Oneida heroes. Has the pendulum swung too far in the other direction of making Indians into all wise shamans. At least we have gotten to the era of Native Americans playing themselves. Is reality too complex to be conveyed by Hollywood in this area.

6) Nazis seem to be the only good film villains. Are we ever going to get a film where communists are portrayed as evil. It was certainly fun watching Forrest Gump and John Wayne punch out commies. Why have commies become passe as bad guys in film? Of course we have never had a single film about Che shooting prisoners without trial. There was less truth in the portrayal of films about the criminal Black Panthers than in the notoriously inaccurate Jesse James films. I think films with Muslim terrorists are also passe. The Duck probably has not forgiven Burt Lancaster for portraying Leon Klinghoffer in one of his last films.

7) I was watching some clips of the Marx Brothers on you tube. I do not think that we have seen anything before or after quite like them. The films mixed well defined character based comedy with musical interludes. Then again the Marx Brothers were from Vaudeville and had to do more than just tell jokes to entertain the crowd. What makes the Marx brothers different from all the other comedy films? Will we ever see anything quite like them again.

8) The disaster film is a forgotten genre. I enjoyed the Poseidon Adventure with Ernest Borgnine who was in a few great films that I remember and the Towering Inferno. What was your favorite film in this genre.

9) The Producers is one of my favorite films. The hidden part that gets lost in the later versions was the portrayal of Hitler as a hippie by Dick Shawn. Mel Brooks is a mixed bag as I enjoyed Blazing Saddles but was not a fan of Space Balls. What are your thoughts on the Producers and work of Mel Brooks.

10) The era of the Vietnam films did not quite pan out the way the lefties in Hollywood intended.
My generation saw the Vietnam veteran as screwed by bad governmental policy and by traitorous protesters. Apocalypse Now was not received in quite the manner it was intended. Eventually the Vietnam Vet morphed from the troubled vet in the first Rambo film onto a hero that was larger than life. What are your favorite films from the Vietnam era? Mine are Apocalypse Now ( had nothing to do with Gomer Kerry), Hamburger Hill, Good morning Vietnam and the sidebar in Forrest Gump.

11) Is the epic a lost art form. I was not a fan of the English Patient but did enjoy the Last Emperor. Are they still being produced today and I haven't noticed. My favorite still remains Dr Zhivago.

12) Are there films that you shouldn't like but just do. I enjoyed Born in East LA and surprisingly so did my parents. I was surprised they enjoyed Borat as well. What films that are clearly not classics do you enjoy.

13) Musicals are still around but do not seem to capture the magic of the earlier generation. The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum was good in spite of a reduced number of songs. Were Musicals of the older generation just better?

14) We generally do not spend much time on the era of films set in China. My personal favorite is The Sand Pebbles. The Last Emperor, 55 Days in Peking and Blood Alley getting honorable mentions. What are your views on the above films.

15) Have too many James Bond Films been made? I did enjoy the goofy Clifton James playing the comic Sheriff JW Pepper in two films. That aspect of the clueless local and later goofy sidekick seems lost in the latter films.

16) Which athlettes stand out as great actors? I am going to prepare for a major groan as the Duck is probably going to use this spot to praise Stalinist imbecile Paul Robeson. Merlin Olsen and Rosey Grier didn't do much film work but he could act. Jim Brown is a better actor than OJ and has a classic film role under his belt. Kareem Abdul Jabar and Wilt Chamberlain were in bad films, but I liked Chamberlains performance in the second Conan film. Oddly, I can not recall any baseball players being in a movie.

17) Are there any actors or actresses that are in more film roles in memorable films than one would expect. Michael Caine has literally been everywhere in his career. I can think of at least four or five decent films with Ernest Borgnine. Is there anyone whose body of work is probably better than we would guess.

18) Is there ever a film that you wonder why it was made Moulin Rouge was a bore? I would pay not to see Yentyl or anything with Streisand in it. She is a pain to watch and I will take Celine Dion as a singer.

19) I do not get Van Hefllin? Perhaps I am missing his best films.

20) How many years after the Iraq war will it take for this conflict to make the silver screen?

21) I did enjoy watching Young Abe Lincoln in Illinois as a kid. Would a comedic spoof called Young Bill Clinton in Arkansas make money? I could even see Bill Clinton enjoying a ribbing about trailer parks, smoking pot and dodging the draft.

22) Is Hollywood trying to sneak gay scenes in needlessly? Did we need a gay Sherlock Holmes or James Bond being bisexual. I don't think these scenes added to the film.

23) What film stands out with having the best soundtrack. The films of Sergio Leone stand out. I am convinced that Superfly will remain in history as the only film that has a soundtrack that grosses more than the film.

24) What are your views on the Indiana Jones franchise? My favorite by far was the Third film.
The scene with Adolph Hitler giving an autograph at a book burning was classic. This is the rare film where the sequel was much better than the original.

25) Name three actors and actresses you feel should find alternate vocations.

1) John Travolta painful to watch any of his films other than Grease.
2) Ben Afleck dreadful
3) Richard Dreyfus- about as fun as root canal or when the doctor buts on the white glove.

1) Streisand over rated abomination that is probably a form of torture in some cultures
2) Nicole Kidman Beautiful but a total bore
3) Cher- Why does this woman think she is beautiful? Lousy actress in anything other than Moonstruck.

The NYT report Europe a mess

Our birdbrained impaired Communist Duck has denied that Europe is turning into a economic mess due to entitlements. The European mess has been done without huge defense budgets and foreign wars by a system of socialist graft.

Now most of us agree that the government should provide some goods and services to the needy.However, retirement at 50 for civil servants is not something we can afford. The exception to this rule is in uniformed services like Police, Military and Firemen who need to be in peak condition. The retirement benefits are scandalous and many early retirees merely work a second job.

As for me I intend to go as long as possible. Retirement for me is 65 before I can collect or another 21 years if it has not been raised by then to 70. I am in better shape than most as I will collect a federal pension and some social security. In this lost generation the downturn is hitting some in their prime earning years.

Now the question remains who has turned the governments of Europe into a giant Ponzi scheme.
The answer is it is the legacy of Socialism. Universities would churn out mind impaired zombies
repeating Marxist cliches and handed out benefits while encouraging dependency. Restrictive workplace rules were created that hurt business and confiscatory taxation did the rest.

While Europe's financial crisis was blowing up the far left salonistas yawned and said "Praise Chavez and Cuba, bad Jooooo and America is eeeevil". Once again Beamishomics triumphs over socialism.

Entitlements and an industry aimed at keeping people on the dole has placed Europe in dire financial straits. Will we see euthanasia for the elderly with costly medical issues? Will we see
workfare in Europe? Not likely, but it should be interesting listening to the true believers now that the Bolshevik Times has had to admit the truth.

Bloomberg for President???

I am starting to think this country needs a kick in the pants. It needs someone who is beholden to
no parties and has proven he can govern and run things effectively.

It is true I do not share Bloomburg's green mania or his war on Sodium. Those positions are abominations, but are better than the status quo.

We need an outsider who will look at our current mess and demand results. Bloomburg understands and hires the best. He is forgiving of people who make errors because they are trying too hard, but woe unto thee who is a slacker on the public dole. Our nation needs professionalism and accountability in government and Bloomburg is uniquely able to provide this. He looks to surround himself with the best and brightest administrators.

If he decides to run I may go to work for the campaign. This is not about left or right in my case. It is about a government that is unaccountable, unfocused and needs professional guidance. He has proven he can deal with intransigent unions and get the job done.

The question is what do we get for our tax dollars? What is the plan for growth and getting America back on track? Bloomburg can handle those questions even if his green goofiness and war on sodium are inane.

The Tea Parties Paul Problem

I have been to Tea Party events and no bigotry and I went looking for it. The Paul problem is caused by the Tea Party crew's identification with the kooky Paul family. Rand Paul does not share his fathers mania about Israel. However, his comments and floundering on the Civil Rights Act is disturbing but not shocking.

Rand Paul's repeated appearances on Alex Jones radio show that features Tuther material that is frequently antisemitic is cause for concern. This would not be a problem if Paul were not the son of a crank who has accepted support from KKK types.

Hopefully, Rand Paul will be asked these questions in the coming days. Truthers have no place in any respectable group.

It is obvious who is obsessed with whom

The ancient rabid mongrel has an obsession with this site and CM. We have not commented on Yeagley's site for quite some time. The subject of his idiotic writings does get raised by commenters
such as the Duck.

CM is well liked by the readers and participants here. We do not have any of the nasty types of squables and tiffs those who are familiar with Batty Ann are quite familiar with.

Any attempt to sue anyone from the rabid mongrel will be met with a counter suit.

This site is above the IQ of the rabid mongrel and the gourd dancer.

Before you start bashing CM on her looks you should look in the mirror. Your recent pictures
are nothing to brag about. You look like a Chia Pet on steroids. Unlike Chia Pets that are loved you are loathed. How many ex husbands committed suicide just to get away from you.

Maybe Batty Ann can start a fresh round of Yeagley is gay rumors.

What a wonderful day

I spent the afternoon with the Tranquil Sea and the Beloved Sprite. Once again I ordered from the West Indian Chinese place up the block. I usually order on more dish than we have people. In theory it is easy as The Beloved Sprite Likes poultry, Tranquil Sea likes Shrimp and I will get some type of poultry and on rare occasion lamb with Chinese Vegetables. The Beloved Sprite likes Baby Corn so I gave her mine. I always try to block out three hours of time. Last week I was too exhausted from the Guyana community fundraiser.

I will be finishing the Book on Oneida history. If one is keeping track I started it way back but some other books with many of the same people popped up. If the Kenneth Roberts books arrive I will bump them to the front.

On the music front the Surf Instrumental sound drives the Vegan up the wall. I like the sound and the original fresh quality some of the Instrumental Rock songs have. Sometimes the songs have one or two words like the song Church Key.

I will see if the Guyana community has an independence day event.

Moving on to With Musket and Tomahawk by Louusz

This is an amazing book that reads as well as any Mitchner work. I recommend this for Summer reading or as fare for students of the Revolutionary War. We do not think of New York State in terms of rugged Wilderness. However, even today this region is somewhat wild in many areas. If you have not lived or traveled in the area it is made somewhat easier by roads. The rugged woods that were a part of the Battle remain.

I have driven in and around this region many times. Its rugged beauty persists till the current era.One does not need to go to Maine to see the primeval woods. It is much closer in Adirondak Park.

Onto an amazing part of the book. This area should have been fairly well known to the military in the UK. Many Battles were fought in the Ticonderoga and William Henry area. Armies had to contend with these obstacles in the French and Indian War.

Saratoga marks the last major campaign in the Northern region. There were plenty of raids, but the focus was elsewhere.

Shorts

Once again we have a Democrat trying to boost their resume by telling stories about their service in Vietnam. At least Gomer Kerry actually served for three months and has stopped slandering the people who served with him for 33 years. Kerry is part of a generation that never grew up and defines itself by Vietnam. Horowitz, by contrast has learned from the serious errors and has evolved beyond cartoon form Marxism.

Long term readers know my birthday is coming up. I share my birthday with John Wayne, James Arness and Sissy Spacek. More interestingly and fittingly it is also the date of independence for my adopted country Guyana. I have been adopted by the local Guyanese community long before my relationship with the Tranquil Sea and the beloved Sprite. I have attended community functions and charity events and am looking forward to a trip to Guyana in the fall. Note where I am going is far from Hugo's crack den terrorist state. Should I encounter any Chavezistas they can not be killed and fed to local wildlife. As many Chavez supporters are huge drug addicts the effect of feeding drug addicts to carnivorous reptiles, fish and mammals is unknown. It would also represent unthinkable cruelty to animals that we do not endorse.

Maybe I can find a clip of John Wayne and James Arness punching out Commies in Big Jim McClain for my birthday.

I may do a special post for my birthday. We used to do an event known as a cyber roast. I will combine it with my tribute to radio host Bob Grant and call it a GAB post ( Get at Beakerkin).
Other than the banned commenters such as Greg, Gertie, John Brown, Uptown Steve, LWB and the satanic and hack writer Socrates you can let all the fur fly so long as you do not repeat yourself and are original.

I will do a smaller post where the readers can interview me below that.

There will be no B Team adventure Last of the Mobeakans or Beakerambo Stars is Hamlet and Eggs over Reds. Over Memorial Day I will see if I can round up Sonia and do another round of Slobs vs Snobs on Film. The focus will be entirely on popular films and the Duck will likely show up if only to skewer the host. In other words it will be those who view film as art vs those who view it as entertainment in that episode.

In Defense of David Horowitz

David Horowitz is a respected author and friend. People like the antisemitic Marxist Duck do not like him because he speaks the truth. Communists are fairly similar to Muslims in that they are obsessive and petty to people who were fellow Commies who reject Marxism.

The charge Horowitz is a bigot must be amusing to a man who marched in the famed Civil Rights Marches of the 60's, worked with the Black Panthers and has Black in laws and grandchildren. Horowitz break with the left started when he was disillusioned with the Black Panthers who were little more than a criminal gang with great PR. Contrary to film stories violence including the murder of a book keeper who Horowitz recommended are quite real. One can read the true story in Pearson's shadow of the Panther.

Many of his critics do not bother to have read his books. I have read most of them except for his earliest writing. His books are all excellent and the only problem he has is that when he has written so many good books at a certain point you compete against yourself.

There are those who point at his publishing of the disturbed Dr Yeagley. Many of us wanted to believe in Yeagley. Sadly, he was just not up to the lofty goals of Bad Eagle. As soon as he found out that Yeagley was preaching idiocy about race he was dropped. FYI One can also see numerous examples of my dealing directly with Yeagley on this issue. One can not see any examples of the Duck taking Commies to task over the most blatant forms of antisemitism including claims that a Jewish Cabal blew up the WTC and he has supported claims of organ theft.

Onto Horowitz and Islam, some of us see a threat to America from the far left and militant Islam.
One can listen to the calls for racist revolution from commie turd Gochez of Larazza. The Duck
pretends that this is something else while in a bird brained stupor about Tea Party types. Similarly, there is a serious problem that exists in the Islamic community in the USA and abroad. Were every Muslim as noble and tolerant as Stephen Schwartz there would be no problems. Unfortunately, a religion that is based upon submission lends itself to all types of political opportunists who seek power via violence and want to replace our civilization with Theocracy. Communists aid and abet these fanatics by openly stoking mostly false history and grievances. One can meet plenty of rational Muslims who just want to live in peace. Unfortunately, commies like the Duck have found stoking populist Joooo hatred a force multiplier. Even far left blogs like Troutsky are openly linked to a Nazi blog that makes fun of the Holocaust and whose posts are printed on Stormfront. Unlike, my vocal criticisms of Yeagley
who has never commented here one can never see a critical comment by Commies against Nazis so long as he echoes the Bad Joooooo, Pseudostinian as the center of the Universe myth.

Onto the dishonest bird brained Duck. Chomsky first lied about supporting Holocaust Denier Faurison claiming his support was free speech. Chomsky when faced with the words in his endorsement of the book has stated Holocaust Denial is not antisemitic. He is also the mentor of the planets most well known and documented antisemite Norman Finkola who just happens to leave the Maoism off his resume. He is also the only Marxist who manages to get fired in higher ed multiple times. The later feat is his true achievement.

The Duck also has echoed the theme of commies that the Jooooos use the Holocaust to shake down money and silence critics of Zionism. As commies welcome people who make Holocaust jokes on their blogs and it takes zero effort to find Holocaust deniers at peace protests this is not surprising. More to the point the Duck would never dream of telling Blacks, Indians and Hispanics who use their history in a way that furthers his Marxist liberation theology agenda that they are using their history to create a scam. The Duck's real problem with Yeagley is he is anticommunist and doesn't buy into Palestinians as center of the Universe. David Duke's articles are printed in pro Palestinian sites in the UK. Only Harry's Place has ever held this group accountable. At various times the Duck has been less than charitable to Thomas Sowwel, Larry Elder, Condi Rice and Clarence Thomas. He feels his bigotry like calling Condi Rice Aunt Jemimah or calling Yeagley Gay is somehow justified.

Sorry, but I have donated to Horowitz and he has been generous with his time in responding to short questions. I am proud of those donations and of the good work he does each and every day.
Maybe, I should make my next donation in honor of the bird brained Duck.

How does anyone take a person who regularly calls Condi Rice Aunt Jemimah seriously. Perhaps he can see how close his rant about organs is to the classic blood libel. Than again unlike lab rats commies do not learn until they ditch Marx.

Moving on to With Musket and Tomahawk by Louusz

This is a remarkably well written book that is history, but reads as easily as great historical fiction in the tradition of Mitchner and Roberts. The book is punctuated with the rugged wilderness and the tougher people that lived there. Even today much of this area remains wild. The area is today described as Adirondack National Park. This is not an area one wants to walk through off road. I have been to many of the places described such as Schroon Lake, Fort Anne and Benington.

One part the book describes is the brutal murder and scalping of Jane McRae. What is taught is that patriots used this murder to gather up people sitting on the fence. McRae was engaged to a loyalist named David Jones and living with a large older woman who was a Patriot but a first cousin of British General Fraser named Mrs. McNeal. Jones sent some Indians to pick up his fiance. Along the way they encounter another group of Indians and someone shoots and kills Jane McRae. McRae is then scalped by an Indian Wynadot Panther. The older woman is stripped and beaten, though not raped and brought into Burgoyne's camp.

When the woman arrived in the British camp she cursed the entire planet and raised such a stir the General Burgoyne and Fraser had to interrupt a meeting. Fraser immediately placed a cape on his first cousin who was irate. Jones picked up a tomahawk backed by his loyalist friends and wanted to kill the Indians. Meanwhile Mrs. McNeal was so livid several troops were required to get her into a tent and calmed down.

Burgoyne wanted to kill the Indian responsible for the death of McRae. Fearful of losing his allies he relented, but only allowed Indian Raids to proceed accompanied by a British Officer. Officer David Jones and his brother asked to be discharged and are refused. They desert and head back to Canada. Many Indians do not feel appreciated and desert as well.

Soldiers are killed in upcoming battles with notes left by the patriots referencing revenge for McRae.

The moral of the story should be do not mess with women of the frontier. In several places they are seen defending their homes from loyalist and Indian raiders.

Book Review The Battle of Cowpens by Kenneth Roberts

This book is the last book by the famed author of Northwest Passage. Like Mitchner he is a historian but his writing style is less ornate than. He writes a very short straight forward military
analysis of the battle which lasted about an hour. It is a very pleasant book that can be read in an hour or two.

Those of you familiar with Arnold's march to Canada and the Saratoga campaign will see the final battle of Daniel Morgan. Morgan like Arnold and Stark was denied the rank their actions had merited. We also learn that his hatred of the British was caused by receiving 499 lashes.

Morgan's technique was to aim for the officers and the enlisted men would panic. His men were well known for their accuracy.

Commies and the Islamo Genocide Bit

All of us should oppose any groups that are seeking genocide. David Horowitz had an exchange with a Muslim student activist that illustrates the support for killing civilians and genocide amongst some of the so called student activists.

The far left deans did deem it appropriate to discipline this student in the usual manner. We have seen students suspended and sent to sensitivity training for far less than this. Of course when a Muslim talks of killing civilians or exterminating Jews the Marxist left fosters this for political expediency.

All this being said it is not difficult to find decent Muslims who many of you know from your daily lives. I am convinced that the nexus of Marxist and Anarchist instigation and Petrodollar monarchy dollars has prevented peace for its own reasons. These groups need Israel as a catch all evil for their own reasons.

To CM

Mark Winters is a friend of mine. I have different views than he does but he has never
endorsed some of the racial and other lunacy of Yeagley. I am starting to think Yeagley is either insane or doing some form of stand up comedy and hasn't let the rest of us in on it.

The truth is that Bad Eagle was once a great place. It was great because of the people who wrote brilliant pieces. To a certain extent their presence kept Yeagley's demons in check. When a brilliant poster writes a post on a subject it raises the bar and keeps the discussion at adult level.

The reason I left has little to do with the rabid senile smelly mongrel Batty Ann. She is an imbecile and I suspect her degrees are from a rectal thermometer.

More amusing is her claim I want to be an Indian. I am an American and no other term is needed.

I want to point out the real beauty of America. I spent Friday night at a Guyanese community event raising money for an orphanage. I was there with the Tranquil Sea eating West Indian food, dancing to salsa, Indian and American music. I did laugh at the West Indian singer singing country music classics with an unusual accent. I also entertained folks with some borscht belt humor and my speaking in the West Indian patios is considered quite funny. Everyone banded together to raise money for a good cause.

The beauty of America is that we do not have second class citizens. Most of us live and love as our heart and soul dictates. The important part is that we respect these differences. I do enjoy
my time with the Tranquil Sea and being a father to the Sprite. As a matter of respect I do not eat beef or pork in their presence. I tend not to eat pork anyway, but if it is served I do not reject it. The reason is I respect the religion and culture of my adopted community. The subject
of my eating beef was discussed with the beloved Sprite. It is part of my culture that I do on occasion. I do not do it around you or your mother because we share a meal and bond together.
On my own I order poultry most of the time by taste.

What Yeagley misses in his warped paranoid mind is that Blacks and mixed race, multi ethnic people are very much a part of America. His aversion and notions of racial purity would have perplexed and been considered strange by the real Bad Eagle. I am reading the history of Western NY. There are scores of mixed race people who are considered valued community members such as Hon Yerry and the children of Molly Brandt. The heroic Green Mountain Boys
had Black members. There were patriots from every country of Europe including some Jews and Italians.

Of course the founding fathers were fighting for a set of shared ideals and those ideals and their example is lost on the clueless Yeagley.

About Time Israel Bars Chomsky

Israel has had a rare showing of common sense and barred hack Communist Noam Chomsky from entry. No State should ever require entry of a person who supports terrorism against that State from entry. In fact if this were an American supporting armed contras against the narco terrorist
state of Venezuela or the Castro regime the person would be jailed.

In reality freedom of speech should only be limited to citizens. If you are here on a student visa and are arrested at violent demonstration the student visa should be terminated.

So called expert opinions

I returned from a family function and am amazed at the ignorance of some relatives who have not been gainfully employed in two decades. My nephew drummaster is graduating tomorrow with a degree in criminal justice. He wants to follow my path and become a government investigator. This is an admirable goal and I am glad he is following my example. He will be a great officer in whatever agency he chooses. He has a more mild temperament than I do and similar abilities.

I am utterly astonished at the dangerous and idiotic advice imparted by people who have never sat for a security clearance. The sad truth about government is that in an ideal world it follows its own rules and regulations. However, as a union activist this is seldom the case and the best advice one can give is be vanilla. The slightest thing can lead to problems later on. Every trip outside of the country must be accounted for.

The truth is this person unlike many people has actively chosen to be unemployed. This person who is an expert on everyone's career has an accounting degree and could have easily found any number of jobs. How a person who has not worked in two decades while their spouse works three jobs became an expert remains unknown.

Of course when this person gives unsolicited advice I nod and walk away. Sorry, but people who have been out of gainful employment for two decades should impart advice only when asked.

The High and the Mighty and Beakerkin in the Age of Obama

I went to have lunch with an old employer of mine. He was under the impression that I hated him.
The truth was that I was always fond of his family and considered them friends. His younger brother was my boss out of college. I worked my way up very quickly. His brother was smart enough to allow a talented associate the freedom to use his talents while he played golf and took it easy. When there was a huge task we all worked together and it was as fine a crew as I ever worked with. Most of us went our seperate ways, some of us into more interesting lives others into obscurity.

Unlike, the rest of my peers I was in the trade by choice. My degree meant survival in an age where the industry around us collapsed. I moved onto a bigger stage and then vanished for a long time. Few new my actual path when I sought out a new career and left it all behind to travel to Vermont. As I surveyed the wreckage of the industry I left, my choice was correct.

Still I have nostalgia for the old way of life and a forgotten time. Much like a cowboy reminisces about the end of an era a part of me yearns for one last push. I did a weekend with another former employer who learned the hard way about his poor judgment in the people around him.
I did a small job easily and when the envelope was handed to me I returned it back. It was on the house for closure and old times. Judging the people around you correctly must be a lost art as it is a running theme and the wrong choices often have a lasting impact.

My former boss was glad to see a face from the past who looked upon him fondly. I reminded him it is Officer these days but it was said with a smile. I reminded him of the time the first business went out and I treated the partner they blamed for the failure of the company with love. My cousin did not take it well and she shorted me five figures.

My former boss asked if I ever spoke to my cousin. Our paths crossed again and it wasn't pretty, but I had no regrets. I climbed higher in the industry without her help. In fact my relationship to her was a hindrance. My continued success became an irritant to her. She was asked multiple times about her mysterious cousin. I was asked multiple times that I am my own person.

When this new business venture failed this business partner was blamed by my cousin. It was quite predictable and in character for her to do so. Times haven't been too kind to the partner who works for someone else. I told him my version of the story and we both laughed. She offered me the sum I was owed and I informed her it was my price of freedom. From that point I was no longer related. She merely told her partner that I blamed him and told her to keep the money.

My former boss wanted to pick up the check, but I insisted. It is easier for a man like myself to handle adversity than for a man who was a prince. I told him I consider his brother and himself to be long lost members of my family.

I left the business at the right time. I do miss some friends and a different set of challenges and being a man of action at times. Another former boss insisted on talking and offered me a small fortune to work abroad. I declined and stated I am proud of my new job and I will never leave the Tranquil Sea or the Sprite for adventure. The new frontier for my former vocation is abroad
and reputations are earned and worth more than ever. My reputation grew legendary after a mysterious departure.

It was an interesting return to my former friends. I did not return on my hands and knees begging for scraps. The story that insiders say is that nobody ever leaves on their own and they
always return looking for the next job. I guess that I never bothered to read the book or was too busy writing new chapters.

The recession is like an ice storm only some trees thought sturdy snapped this time. I am fortunate to be doing what I love even if it is frustrating at times. I see people who graduated ahead of me and lived the Wall Street Dream crushed. I see the obsolete IT displacement folks who thought the good times would last forever.

I hope to see this former employer again as well as friends from my old line of work. Our lives are like novels that have unpredictable story lines. I never believed the old axiom be careful of how you treat people on the way up as you may see them on the way down again. In the age of Obama this is just sadly very true.

Amazing but True

On a certain level Native Americans do need to get their history out there. I did go to a huge book in NYC specifically looking for decent readings on the history of the Oneida, but would have taken books on other tribes. I was amazed at how slim the offerings are in comparison to the shelves of books on African Americans and even more on the subject of Jewish history.

Some of this is a function of the local market. Jewish people read a lot of books and have many authors. There is a large Black community in NYC, but much of it is West Indian and African in origin. However, it is disappointing that a better selection of books was not available at such a fine establishment.

I went looking for the works of Kenneth Roberts and struck out. I am somewhat perplexed by the lack of military history books on the subject of the Oriskany battle. It is a very interesting story that most of us should be more familiar with. The half Oneida Patriot Thomas Spencer gave his life in Battle. Oneida Hon Yerry and his wife Two Kettles Together fought bravely and helped the patriots immeasurably.

Will be out for a while

Tonight I am at a charity fundraiser for the Guyanese community. I usually have a good time and
celebrate with good friends. The food is usually quite good. Interestingly, when I am with the Tranquil Sea I only eat poultry or fish out of respect. The locals eat as their religious whims or tastes dictate. In general Hindus like those who are Kosher or even Halal are not obnoxious as your bombastic vegans are.

Tomorrow, I will be spending some more time with the Tranquil Sea and the beloved Sprite. My time with her is fun even if I am just working in the garden or shopping. I am lucky that her interests in fine art are subjects that I have a passing knowledge in. Of course she likes Renoir better than Chardin as well. The only person who seems to have the other taste is Poultry.

On Sunday I will be at a barbecue with Drummaster and I might even drive my own car. I am looking at an 8 cylinder Impala with a Guyanese community friend. I do not drive much, but an Impala is a pleasure.

I also will be celebrating Guyana independence day in Queens later this month.

One thing I want to impart is that while reading the history of New York State from the 1750 to 1790 era one fails to grasp the terrain. Apparently this was also lost on the Brittish who thought that a trip down the Champlain Valley was a breeze. The area even today has deep forests that are by no means a walk in the Park. Adirondack Park which I regularly crossed is beautiful to look at but not easy to cross on foot. There is ample water and some swamps. It is not exactly easier on the Vermont side either. One can use Champlain and Lake George to go North and South until the Hudson River. The Indians were well aware of what rivers went where and commuted great distances.

The Government Cracks Down

It was fairly obvious that the Times Square Bomber had been receiving money from abroad. The USA needs to crack down on money laundering. In general this is one of the few areas of law enforcement that is cost effective.

The bomber quit his job makes multiple trips abroad and cash purchases. This situation seems fairly obvious, but now the hard part is getting people to talk.

About Homosexuality and Kagan

I could care less if this person is or is not gay. She is a first rate political hack academic with the usual idiocy. The policy of banning the military from recruiting on campus for its policy on gays
tells us about the real Kagan. Kagan's far left authoritarian ends justified the means approach denied the Army its right to recruit and present opportunities to graduates. Of course if the Army were to refuse to hire students who had attended the university of Bill Ayers Kagan would correctly see this as a violation of liberty.

Kagan is within her right to denounce the policy or any policy she deems worthy. However, she is
not free to deny others the opportunity to listen to career opportunities. This is especially loathsome given the wasted money spent by the government on loans and research grants in higher education. Sorry, but tax payer money should not subsidize the employment of Marxists
in Sociology or Anthropology departments.