Vanilla Berry Parfaits and the Observer
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Good afternoon breakfastpoppers. Today is still Thursday, June 9, 2011. I have been trying to serve breakfast all day, but I do believe I can put it on the table now. Scotty, our alien friend, and I have been sailing the Caribbean for the last two weeks. Scotty spent all of his time talking to the passengers and crew and he has made some observations that he is anxious to share with us. Let's prepare Vanilla Berry Parfaits for breakfast and meet at my house. You will need 2 (8 ounce) containers of vanilla yogurt, 1 (10 ounce) package of frozen mixed berries, 2 tablespoons crushed graham crackers and 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg. Cover the bottoms of 2 glasses with a layer of yogurt. Cover the yogurt with berries. Repeat until both glasses are full, ending with a berry layer. Sprinkle with graham crackers and nutmeg. Oh, if only life could be this simple. Bring the parfaits over to my place. Hand one glass to Scotty and I will replace it with an Irish Coffee.
Hello, my dear earthling friends. I met quite a few people on the ship, but I would like to tell you about one special person from the Phillippines. His name is Don Juan, not that I believe that, but he is a hardworking bartender and the father of four boys. We spoke every night over wine that he poured and I drank. I found his insight into how we elect a president to be quite interesting. Forgive me for taking the liberty of using the term "we", but I have to say that I feel a kinship to your wonderful country. I have adopted the United States as my own. Don Juan told me that he and his people were not particularly interested in American politics but that they were invested in who was elected president. Why? The Phillippines counts on America's money in the form of aid. Don expressed great dismay in the elevation of Barack Obama to the White House. Given all the information that was available to the electorate before the election, he couldn't understand why anyone would find Obama qualified to lead the country. He spoke of Obama's obvious lack of experience, his complete disinterest in and ignorance of economics, his poor and highly suspect choice of associates, his obvious respect for his mentor Rev. Wright, his tendency to bow to our enemies and trash our allies and his obvious lack of respect for our military. Don wondered why the American people elected this man in the face of all this knowledge.
I told Don Juan that, clearly, a majority of the people who went to the polls were lazy and satisfied with the superficial. They liked Obama's appearance and the way he spoke. They chose to either ignore or remain ignorant of the facts that were out there and they just didn't assign much importance to who was in the Oval Office. I think they thought that nothing much would really happen to upset the apple cart.
They thought wrong. Plenty has gone awry. My adopted country is on the verge of financial collapse. Our representatives are trying to solve the problem but they are just spinning their wheels and placing all of us in jeopardy. Far too many of them are living in the same la-la land as the president who recently said that he is not at all concerned about a double dip recession. He says our economy is in recovery, a recovery that has encountered a minor snag on the jobs front. He is disengaged, uninvolved, ambivalent and ignorant and if Congress doesn't pull a rabbit out of their collective hats we are headed for certain disaster.
Don Juan shook his head in frustration and resignation. The American people deserved President Obama because they didn't demand someone better. We can't afford to make the same mistake again. Just ask Don Juan. NA, NU, NA, NU...SCOTTY...NU, NA, NU, NA...POP.
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Always fascinating to hear the perceptions of those outside our own country, and their razor sharp questions. Welcome back from vacation, glad to have you writing again!
Dear drbj,
That is really scary and the slide will continue as long as these fools are in power. Thanks for the welcome. I tried to publish all day but couldn't. Thanks for sticking with me. See you at the Inn. It may just be the two of us!
Poppy, we've got a real "weiner" for a president! We already had a disaster in the making with the mid-term elections of 2006 when Pelosi and Reid gained control...Obama showed up just in time to fire the rockets. I am sure all these countries receiving monetary aid from the U.S. are very worried...just like the Social Security and Medicare folks back home. Here we are on the right hand side of the aisle going through a plastic process to make Mitt Romney our man...might as well jump off a cliff...you have a better chance of survival. The world has come down to the likes of our present "Big Top PeeWee"...Anthony Weiner. Thank God, I need some relief! LOL! WB
Dear abbysmom,
I feel the same way. I find way too much of the time that people from other countries are more up to speed than our own citizens. That may explain our election results! See you at the Inn. I missed you.
Dear Wayne,
Glad to see you at the "dinner" table. I spent most of the day trying to cook "breakfast" but nothing worked. Seems like a metaphor for our government. See you at the Inn. We have to catch up. Beer and hamburgers on me. No "weiners" allowed!
Ha! Classic. Already I feel there is also a Kansas City Shuffle going on with Sarah Palin to disrupt the election and the current candidates running. There is a wolf and sheeps clothing running amoung the sheep. That is for sure. Time to seek the Sheperd.
Pop and Scotty,
Don Juan sounds like a very astute young man to me. Obama knows that by definition we really never had a job recovery so we can't have a "double dip" recession. On the other hand Biden and Weiner may be Dem double dips.
Welcome back.
Pop, just got back from the Doc. and I got a good to go stamp on my ass. He gave me a stoopid shot as a going away present, since the girls are stripped to their panties trying to cool off, I'm gonna try to get on Big John and ride to the bar we can get more fuqued up drinking a few and exchange war stories, 50
Dear Sam,
We need to clean the slate, wipe out the fakers and get some real people in office who give a damn about our country. See you at the inn. I need to catch up.
Excellent observations! It is great to have you back, Pop. I have been in need of a Bloody Mary since you left. Glad you had a great vacation!
Dear Tom,
Don Juan is actually 57 years old. He worked on ships for 20 years in order to put his 4 sons through college. He was funny, astute and amazing and frankly he had a better grasp of our situation than most of our countrymen. I missed you Tom. See you at the Inn.
Dear 50,
I am so happy about the good news. Say hello to all the girls and give yourself a big hug and a kiss from me.
Good morning Dexter,
Thanks so much. I missed the pleasure of your company at breakfast. It's amazing how astute people from other countries can be about our government. If only more of the voters were as informed.
Right on and welcome back.
The Frog
Dear Frog,
Thanks....
POP: I thought Scotty would come back with a tan, but instead he has a shade of purple to him....too much wine?
Welcome back - I missed you.
Good morning Pino,
Yes, definitely too much wine. I can attest to that..Hic! See you at the Inn. We need to catch up.
I smell a bull sh!t cover up, he he he he eh? Pino Krisio? and Pop, I know what you did, but I ain't telling,
ha ha ha 50
Dear 50,
No one can pull the wool over your eyes. You are the one and only Desert Man!
Pop,
Good to have you back girl. Scotty. I missed you too little buddy. Scotty, Obama came on the stage at the right time. After 8 years of Bush, America hungered for something fresh. Us conservatives had .. well John McCain. The liberals had a fresh new package with a billion dollar wrapping, and quite simply were able to get more liberals to get out there and vote than us. Timing is everything they say. I don't know if it is everything, but it DOES have a lot to do with things. I'll be a guest speaker at the Tea Party Mega Rally July 30th. My message is this. "Candidates don't win elections, voters win the elections." Have a tea party, and make a committment not only to vote, but to take at least two people with you to the voting booth." Word is, Obama's got 2 billion bucks this time, but if we do what I suggested he'll get smoked by who ever is pitted against him.
Great to have you both back!
jim
Dear jim,
A little due diligence on the part of the electorate could have stopped the Obama train,, but maybe that's asking too much. Next time I want to see the voters really win! See you at the Inn. We need to catch up. Are you speaking at the rally in Iowa?
Pop,
Yes I am P. The founder asked me to speak, so I'll be up there dressed in NO Pants attire. (white blazer and red jockies) with the old base ball cap turned around, and laying out some "No Pants" politics. All the candidatets and the national media will be there, giving me the exposure (no pun intended) that I need. Hamming it up in front of 25,000 people will be super cool. I've never been in front of a crowd that size. I'll have to watch it so I don't go overboard. (laughing)
jim
Dear 50
Love it!
Dear jim,
How cool. We are on the same team it seems. I was asked to write for them. Good luck. You rock!
Me too. (laughing) Ken put Colt on that. Harlan contacted me on it, and was supposed to send me something on word press, but it's been a while. You rock too my little sister with a giant brain!
jim
Obama may be the most accomplished president in our history. He set out to destroy America and he is doing it in less than 4 years. What a guy!
Pop, young Jim will get pummeled with Wiener jokes, especially if he gets a woody on stage FLMAO! I'm wanting to see this and wishing him good results and you with your writing should be a fun deal! 50
Pop, for Jim, he needs to play it in the background,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGzfvA0Unk&NR=1
50
50: SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
So glad you're feeling better. I was worried.
Dear jim,
Thanks. Together again!
Dear 50,
I hope Jim gets the message....
Scotty came back with some good information as usual. Obama sure seems to be deliberately destroying out country. We must get him out of office! Awesome hub.
Good morning Pamela,
I was struck by how well informed people from other countries are about our politics. Now if only the voters were up to speed when they put Obama in office.
50,
I wouldn't have had a problem with that if you hadn't come up with it darn it. You know how that is with a guy. The harder I try to put it out of my mind, the worse it will get. If I walk out there in front of 25,ooo people completely wooded up, it's your fault. (laughing)
jim
Let me just state for the record that I in 100% agreement with the assertions of Don Juan here about our current president. Let me also state for the record that my agreement has nothing to do with the fact that I am a republican and our president is a democrat. It has nothing to do with the fact that I am white and our president is black. Lo and behold it has everything to do with the fact that he's a lousy president, and I have already asserted the notion that if my country, this beloved United States, allows this man to be reelected, I will promptly and gladly defect to Canada. Hey, maybe Canada isn't much better, but if I DO defect, it's not really the America I remember that I'm defecting, so my departure from her borders doesn't really count. I would no more want to stay in a room with a dead man rotting than stay in a country who has abandoned her ideals.
Don Juan gets it. (Pun intended??)
So does a friend of ours from India who states, "Obama is a great disappointment to the world".
Dear Springboard,
I understand everything you are saying. We didn't get to be the greatest nation in the world by abandoning our core values. That is something Obama doesn't possess.
Dear Ghost,
Now let's hope the American people begin to "get" it.
drbj Level 8 Commenter 11 months ago
Welcome back, bp. Here's a scary fact I picked up today from an economics periodical: every dollar in our pockets is 21% weaker than it was at this very moment on June 9, 2010.
Obama and the Fed and his minions broadcase any tiny shred of positive news they can find but at the same time they are purposefully ignoring the ugly reality that each one of us has lost approximately 1/5 of the purchasing power of our savings. That's scary!