Comments on: The Professional Class http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/ Sun, 27 May 2012 07:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: splashy http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-257363 splashy Mon, 19 May 2008 18:50:50 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-257363 That is so true about Arkansas. I can't tell you how many degreed people I have known that drive beat up old cars/trucks, dress like farmers or worse, and are major liberals that have a core of practicality based on the common good. They were the first to protest the war, the first to work toward alternative energy generation, and work for all those other good liberal ideas. They have been doing it for decades now. To look at them, you would think they were none of those things. And most of them don't buy the Obama line. They want practical solutions, in detail, because they have seen all kinds of flowery petals thrown around for years passing as policy that doesn't go anywhere. Clinton has come in contact with people like that many times, knows the hills are full of them, and knows how to communicate with them. Obama, not so much. That is so true about Arkansas. I can’t tell you how many degreed people I have known that drive beat up old cars/trucks, dress like farmers or worse, and are major liberals that have a core of practicality based on the common good. They were the first to protest the war, the first to work toward alternative energy generation, and work for all those other good liberal ideas. They have been doing it for decades now.

To look at them, you would think they were none of those things. And most of them don’t buy the Obama line. They want practical solutions, in detail, because they have seen all kinds of flowery petals thrown around for years passing as policy that doesn’t go anywhere.

Clinton has come in contact with people like that many times, knows the hills are full of them, and knows how to communicate with them. Obama, not so much.

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249995 Iron Man Fri, 16 May 2008 19:31:53 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249995 I guess whats most disturbing is groups of so-called democrats sitting around plotting the demise of a potential nominee at this stage and then doing all they can to contribute to it. I made a bet with an african american friend early in this campaign. He bet me that many white democrats would never stand for a black nominee and some would never vote for him but others would find a false reason not to. I took the bet because I thought he was wrong. I'm not so sure anymore. When I hear people impugning the intelligence of a man who is obviously intellent, it tells me that something else is going on here. When I hear attacks on the candidates wife when Bill Clinton (who lets face it, has been disbarred) moes unscathed and is never discussed, it tells me that somethings going on here. Maybe this will be the end of the democratic party coalition of Blacks, Hispanics and Whites. Maybe the coalition never really existed. Seems that it was ok when we asked blacks and hispanics to support our white nominees year after year after year. but now that the shoe is on the other foot, some of us say it can't be done. Just something to think about. I guess whats most disturbing is groups of so-called democrats sitting around plotting the demise of a potential nominee at this stage and then doing all they can to contribute to it. I made a bet with an african american friend early in this campaign. He bet me that many white democrats would never stand for a black nominee and some would never vote for him but others would find a false reason not to. I took the bet because I thought he was wrong. I’m not so sure anymore. When I hear people impugning the intelligence of a man who is obviously intellent, it tells me that something else is going on here. When I hear attacks on the candidates wife when Bill Clinton (who lets face it, has been disbarred) moes unscathed and is never discussed, it tells me that somethings going on here. Maybe this will be the end of the democratic party coalition of Blacks, Hispanics and Whites. Maybe the coalition never really existed. Seems that it was ok when we asked blacks and hispanics to support our white nominees year after year after year. but now that the shoe is on the other foot, some of us say it can’t be done.

Just something to think about.

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249979 Iron Man Fri, 16 May 2008 19:20:07 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249979 Why would Obamas campaign make you angry on that basis? Because there is a non-functioning Black mayor, Obama is responsible. Does Bush bear the burden of the countless number of corruprt and inept white politicians? Think about it. Why would Obamas campaign make you angry on that basis? Because there is a non-functioning Black mayor, Obama is responsible. Does Bush bear the burden of the countless number of corruprt and inept white politicians? Think about it.

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249968 Iron Man Fri, 16 May 2008 19:12:40 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249968 So because it looks like she may not be the nominee, its "pack up the marbles and lets not play" time? How do you justify when there's a set of rules and one person looks like they're gonna win under those rules, saying I'm not playing anymore. As much as you want to point out obama's warts, don't think that Hillary has none. You can't really have forgotten all of the Clinton baggage can you? That doesn't mean she can't be a good president, but I am baffled by this intense hatred of Obama, seemingly just because he's out in front and is likely to win. And now, people are actually saying vote McCain?? How did Hillary get to be the last hope? Obama didn't deserve to be ahead? Why not? People voted what they felt and at least early on they didn't feel she was the one. Why is this concept so troubling to everyone here? So because it looks like she may not be the nominee, its “pack up the marbles and lets not play” time? How do you justify when there’s a set of rules and one person looks like they’re gonna win under those rules, saying I’m not playing anymore. As much as you want to point out obama’s warts, don’t think that Hillary has none. You can’t really have forgotten all of the Clinton baggage can you? That doesn’t mean she can’t be a good president, but I am baffled by this intense hatred of Obama, seemingly just because he’s out in front and is likely to win.
And now, people are actually saying vote McCain??
How did Hillary get to be the last hope? Obama didn’t deserve to be ahead? Why not? People voted what they felt and at least early on they didn’t feel she was the one. Why is this concept so troubling to everyone here?

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249933 Iron Man Fri, 16 May 2008 18:57:14 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249933 Does it matter what Israel is feeling about the Bush Statement? The real issue is breaking with policy that says you don't attack a candidate or sitting president's policy on foreign soil. You can't really be siding with Bush on this can you. Meanwhile he's negotiating with Libya, North Korea and everywhere else Does it matter what Israel is feeling about the Bush Statement? The real issue is breaking with policy that says you don’t attack a candidate or sitting president’s policy on foreign soil. You can’t really be siding with Bush on this can you. Meanwhile he’s negotiating with Libya, North Korea and everywhere else

]]> By: Iron Man http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249928 Iron Man Fri, 16 May 2008 18:54:13 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249928 Did she say anything different than BO? Seems they both say the same thing about getting out of Iraq. Did she say anything different than BO? Seems they both say the same thing about getting out of Iraq.

]]> By: Susaninbosque http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249543 Susaninbosque Fri, 16 May 2008 15:59:06 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249543 Oddly this morning I woke up with a sense of certainty - I had lost my last two months of wondering what the hell is going on. I felt a certain sense of clarity in the realization that we don't have a real Democratic nominating process right now. Obama has been so insanely and irrationally backed by the media and various groups that we were certain could see through him or would notice the empty suit that it suddenly hit me with real clarity: Obama is at least a Republican in the midst of all of this. At least a Republican - probably something much worse in many ways - but at least a Republican. Karl Rove did not stop being intelligent a year ago- he just realized that he had to fight a different kind of battle and that if the Republicans could get Obama nominated as a Democrat then we would have a wonderful state of affairs in which he - Karl Rove et al - could not lose. He would have two Republicans running against each other and large numbers of the voters in this country would NOT understand that there was NO Democratic nominee at all in 2008. Words are not reality, folks. We have to use them to communicate but we have to be very careful with them. If we do not have Hillary as the Democratic nominee, there will be no choice there except between two fronts of the same power structure. We aren't talking politics here folks, we are talking money. If you peel away enough layers, you find that the same monied interest in this country (and outside of it) are running both John McCain and Barack Obama. WE ARE LOOKING AT NO CHOICE AT ALL in the end. And now, I believe that all of the sense of rushing the nomination - of trying to push Hillary out - of vast amounts of dirty politics from the Obama camp is really a confusion over NOT JUST what small tidbit about Obama gets out (like maybe he is bisexual) but it is a rush to make sure that old Obama himself not slip up and let everyone know who's holding the puppet strings. While I'm not sure Obama actually knows whose holding his puppet strings, he does know that he isn't the real thing - he does know he's a fraud and that the light could accidently shine the wrong way on him. It seemed very clear to me this morning. And the koolaide folks probably won't notice it but with no Hillary, it is only the Republicans against the Repulicans. At some level, Obama has learned to talk like a Democrat but the cracks are beginning to really show up in the armor. There is no Democratic nomination race: there is only the hope of Hillary as our only choice (and one that I firmly and enthusiastically support - a surpport that she won from me herself) and two Republicans: Barack Obama and John McCain. This is scary stuff but it works for General Electric and everything that this one company stands for in the civilized world. Not sure we can leave any affiliation with the DNC because not sure they exist at all any more. Oddly this morning I woke up with a sense of certainty – I had lost my last two months of wondering what the hell is going on.

I felt a certain sense of clarity in the realization that we don’t have a real Democratic nominating process right now. Obama has been so insanely and irrationally backed by the media and various groups that we were certain could see through him or would notice the empty suit that it suddenly hit me with real clarity:

Obama is at least a Republican in the midst of all of this. At least a Republican – probably something much worse in many ways – but at least a Republican.

Karl Rove did not stop being intelligent a year ago- he just realized that he had to fight a different kind of battle and that if the Republicans could get Obama nominated as a Democrat then we would have a wonderful state of affairs in which he – Karl Rove et al – could not lose. He would have two Republicans running against each other and large numbers of the voters in this country would NOT understand that there was NO Democratic nominee at all in 2008. Words are not reality, folks. We have to use them to communicate but we have to be very careful with them.

If we do not have Hillary as the Democratic nominee, there will be no choice there except between two fronts of the same power structure. We aren’t talking politics here folks, we are talking money. If you peel away enough layers, you find that the same monied interest in this country (and outside of it) are running both John McCain and Barack Obama. WE ARE LOOKING AT NO CHOICE AT ALL in the end.

And now, I believe that all of the sense of rushing the nomination – of trying to push Hillary out – of vast amounts of dirty politics from the Obama camp is really a confusion over NOT JUST what small tidbit about Obama gets out (like maybe he is bisexual) but it is a rush to make sure that old Obama himself not slip up and let everyone know who’s holding the puppet strings.

While I’m not sure Obama actually knows whose holding his puppet strings, he does know that he isn’t the real thing – he does know he’s a fraud and that the light could accidently shine the wrong way on him.

It seemed very clear to me this morning. And the koolaide folks probably won’t notice it but with no Hillary, it is only the Republicans against the Repulicans. At some level, Obama has learned to talk like a Democrat but the cracks are beginning to really show up in the armor.

There is no Democratic nomination race: there is only the hope of Hillary as our only choice (and one that I firmly and enthusiastically support – a surpport that she won from me herself) and two Republicans: Barack Obama and John McCain.

This is scary stuff but it works for General Electric and everything that this one company stands for in the civilized world.

Not sure we can leave any affiliation with the DNC because not sure they exist at all any more.

]]> By: workingclass artist http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249321 workingclass artist Fri, 16 May 2008 14:02:48 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249321 Ehemmm.......Protecting it's own ? I graduated with an MFA from The first college esablished for the common man in this country by our foremost commonman founding father...Ben Franklin....The University of Pennsylvania ( Penn ) Yalies, Princes, and Harvardians treat us as the bottom o the barrel in the Ivies....Perhaps tis true....Hard to be much of a snob when your Football Team is called...THE FIGHTING QUAKERS....no ?...chuckle... Ehemmm…….Protecting it’s own ?
I graduated with an MFA from The first college esablished for the common man in this country by our foremost commonman founding father…Ben Franklin….The University of Pennsylvania ( Penn )
Yalies, Princes, and Harvardians treat us as the bottom o the barrel in the Ivies….Perhaps tis true….Hard to be much of a snob when your Football Team is called…THE FIGHTING QUAKERS….no ?…chuckle…

]]> By: workingclass artist http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249246 workingclass artist Fri, 16 May 2008 13:19:16 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249246 I agree...There is a world of difference between the North and the South...still...I am a cracker from the South ( Texas is kinda a strange part of the South...well it's kinda a strange land unto itself...chuckle ) Now we have our problems but like mucH of the South have been working steadily to improve...But I can tell you from my own experience that if I moved to the North I would be in for endless lectures about my ignorant racist cracker crimes of the past by AA's who have often been no closer to the South than driving on a highway....A Carpetbagger mentality is not based on skin color.. I lived in Philadelphia...and love the North...I've lived in the Mid-West. But many AA's that I have known from the north especially from the colleges in the North keep lookin at me like I have a closet full of hoods and ready stash of crosses to burn....I have gotten this from elitish Jews as well....WASPS just assume I'm retarded....Once Italians and Irish know I'm Catholic generally we are one big family... Never had a problem with Hispanics as they are culturally intergrated like much of the southwest, california and florida...We blend.... THIS IS WHY OBAMA AND HIS CAMPAIGN MAKE ME SO ANGRY.... THE MAJORITY OF ELECTIVE OFFICE IN MY TOWN ARE HELD BY AA'S OR HISPANICS....THE DA IS AA AND IS OVERTURNING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS....THE SHERIFF IS A LATINA WOMAN THERE IS PROGRESS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE.....OBAMA IS AN INSULT TO THIS PROGRESS.....HE ACTS AS IF WE LIVE IN 1965 I'm just sayn'.....OBAMAS WAY AINT' THE WAY TO PROGRESS.... AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF BETTER AA'S I'D GLADLY ELECT TO POTUS. I agree…There is a world of difference between the North and the South…still…I am a cracker from the South ( Texas is kinda a strange part of the South…well it’s kinda a strange land unto itself…chuckle )
Now we have our problems but like mucH of the South have been working steadily to improve…But I can tell you from my own experience that if I moved to the North I would be in for endless lectures about my ignorant racist cracker crimes of the past by AA’s who have often been no closer to the South than driving on a highway….A Carpetbagger mentality is not based on skin color..
I lived in Philadelphia…and love the North…I’ve lived in the Mid-West.
But many AA’s that I have known from the north especially from the colleges in the North keep lookin at me like I have a closet full of hoods and ready stash of crosses to burn….I have gotten this from elitish Jews as well….WASPS just assume I’m retarded….Once Italians and Irish know I’m Catholic generally we are one big family…
Never had a problem with Hispanics as they are culturally intergrated like much of the southwest, california and florida…We blend….
THIS IS WHY OBAMA AND HIS CAMPAIGN MAKE ME SO ANGRY….
THE MAJORITY OF ELECTIVE OFFICE IN MY TOWN ARE HELD BY AA’S OR HISPANICS….THE DA IS AA AND IS OVERTURNING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS….THE SHERIFF IS A LATINA WOMAN
THERE IS PROGRESS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE…..OBAMA IS AN INSULT TO THIS PROGRESS…..HE ACTS AS IF WE LIVE IN 1965
I’m just sayn’…..OBAMAS WAY AINT’ THE WAY TO PROGRESS….
AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF BETTER AA’S I’D GLADLY ELECT TO POTUS.

]]> By: workingclass artist http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249221 workingclass artist Fri, 16 May 2008 12:49:18 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249221 The easiest way to tell if someone is elitist is if they demand what they are unwilling to do themselves because it is beneath them.... One of the wealthiest self-made citizens ( restaurants ) of my home town drives the van with volunteers one night each week to an underpass to feed the homeless...and hand out food from the restaurants he owns...Our town still has no residential homeless shelter....This is among the other charties this citizen does....His volunters feed the homeless on Fri. and Sat. nights because this is the only food they can get after the soup kitchens and the day shelter ( closed on weekends ) closes....The local churches fill the gap on Sundays.... This is not a photo-op for this citizen....He has been doing this every week for over 10 years....And he owns a multi million national corp. **** THAT IS WORKING CLASS VALUES IN ACTION ***** The easiest way to tell if someone is elitist is if they demand what they are unwilling to do themselves because it is beneath them….
One of the wealthiest self-made citizens ( restaurants ) of my home town drives the van with volunteers one night each week to an underpass to feed the homeless…and hand out food from the restaurants he owns…Our town still has no residential homeless shelter….This is among the other charties this citizen does….His volunters feed the homeless on Fri. and Sat. nights because this is the only food they can get after the soup kitchens and the day shelter ( closed on weekends ) closes….The local churches fill the gap on Sundays….
This is not a photo-op for this citizen….He has been doing this every week for over 10 years….And he owns a multi million national corp.
**** THAT IS WORKING CLASS VALUES IN ACTION *****

]]> By: ChrisXP http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249220 ChrisXP Fri, 16 May 2008 12:48:52 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249220 Carville is a little different (Cajun culture isn't the norm, being of a French/Catholic/Protestant mix), but he's from the South and knows Bubba's way of life. To tell the truth, I didn't even discover Tabasco sauce until the 80s -- it's just not the spice used in cooking in middle Georgia. Heck, even tried to get sage sausage from the butcher, as he rarely makes it since the prefered sausage is the GA country blend (something like Jimmy Dean sausage with a little more pepper). :/ It's an old world, each state a little country in itself, right down to what we eat (never mention BBQ, unless you're willing to defend your locale's version of it! I'm a heathen and prefer beef to pork, but it must have my locale's tomato based sauce, otherwise it's just not BBQ...eat that SC...Vinegar slop sucks!!). Wouldn't trade this part of the world for nothing. Carville is a little different (Cajun culture isn’t the norm, being of a French/Catholic/Protestant mix), but he’s from the South and knows Bubba’s way of life. To tell the truth, I didn’t even discover Tabasco sauce until the 80s — it’s just not the spice used in cooking in middle Georgia. Heck, even tried to get sage sausage from the butcher, as he rarely makes it since the prefered sausage is the GA country blend (something like Jimmy Dean sausage with a little more pepper). :/

It’s an old world, each state a little country in itself, right down to what we eat (never mention BBQ, unless you’re willing to defend your locale’s version of it! I’m a heathen and prefer beef to pork, but it must have my locale’s tomato based sauce, otherwise it’s just not BBQ…eat that SC…Vinegar slop sucks!!).

Wouldn’t trade this part of the world for nothing.

]]> By: workingclass artist http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249213 workingclass artist Fri, 16 May 2008 12:34:19 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249213 Working Class Values are ingrained in the sensibility often throughout generations....Whether these come from the Farm...The Factory....or the Merchantile Class.... The overiding Working Class value that was ingrained in me is the idea of THE FAIR SHAKE....THAT EVERYONE WHO IS WILLING TO WORK HARD AND PLAY FAIR SHOULD GET THE FAIR SHAKE... This is why as a student ( scholarship ) I could pay to be a card carrying member of the ACLU and Amnesty Intl' and NOW.... THIS IS WHY I DESPISE THE TACTICS USED BE OBAMA AND HIS SUPPORTERS. The Working Class built and maintained this country....We are the Natural Check and Balance in the Class Struggle between the Ultra Rich and The Ultra Poor... I have rarely heard The Working Class demand more than the Fair Shake.... That is the difference that the Elite and those that demand Entitlements don't get.... THIS VALUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INCOME....ALTHOUGH WEALTH AND STATUS CAN CORRUPT IT..... The Working Class Common Sense springs forth from this principle.... IMHO....This is our greatest AMERICAN VIRTUE.... Working Class Values are ingrained in the sensibility often throughout generations….Whether these come from the Farm…The Factory….or the Merchantile Class….
The overiding Working Class value that was ingrained in me is the idea of
THE FAIR SHAKE….THAT EVERYONE WHO IS WILLING TO WORK HARD AND PLAY FAIR SHOULD GET THE FAIR SHAKE…
This is why as a student ( scholarship ) I could pay to be a card carrying member of the ACLU and Amnesty Intl’ and NOW….
THIS IS WHY I DESPISE THE TACTICS USED BE OBAMA AND HIS SUPPORTERS.
The Working Class built and maintained this country….We are the Natural Check and Balance in the Class Struggle between the Ultra Rich and The Ultra Poor…
I have rarely heard The Working Class demand more than the Fair Shake….
That is the difference that the Elite and those that demand Entitlements don’t get….
THIS VALUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INCOME….ALTHOUGH WEALTH AND STATUS CAN CORRUPT IT…..
The Working Class Common Sense springs forth from this principle….
IMHO….This is our greatest AMERICAN VIRTUE….

]]> By: workingclass artist http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249204 workingclass artist Fri, 16 May 2008 12:13:00 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249204 I agree with you....You can have a po cracker ( baptist ) who can claim to be a moral elitist....chuckle..... elite. n. 1. the choice, best, or most powerful members of a group or class. elitism. n. practice of or belief in rule by an elite...Random House Dictionary ** Nothin against Baptists....I just happen to live in the Buckle of the Bible Belt.....So they are numerous....Yikes !....I'm outnumbered....chuckle...** I agree with you….You can have a po cracker ( baptist ) who can claim to be a moral elitist….chuckle…..

elite. n. 1. the choice, best, or most powerful members of a group or class.
elitism. n. practice of or belief in rule by an elite…Random House Dictionary

** Nothin against Baptists….I just happen to live in the Buckle of the Bible Belt…..So they are numerous….Yikes !….I’m outnumbered….chuckle…**

]]> By: Retired http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249097 Retired Fri, 16 May 2008 08:05:56 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249097 Oh, before I forget, for about the last six months, the above-mentioned employee's excellent job performance has attracted some new clients into our partnership, generating enough additional income such that we just hired another employee (there are actually six of us now). Yet one more person off of the streets, onto a payroll and getting benefits like healthcare and a 401(k). Eat your heart out, Michelle! Neither of our two newest employees, although they are twenty-something females, are voting for your hubby. Oh, before I forget, for about the last six months, the above-mentioned employee’s excellent job performance has attracted some new clients into our partnership, generating enough additional income such that we just hired another employee (there are actually six of us now). Yet one more person off of the streets, onto a payroll and getting benefits like healthcare and a 401(k). Eat your heart out, Michelle! Neither of our two newest employees, although they are twenty-something females, are voting for your hubby.

]]> By: Retired http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2528/the-professional-class/#comment-249085 Retired Fri, 16 May 2008 07:51:47 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-professional-class/#comment-249085 Larry knows how to get in touch with me if the DNC comes to its senses. The Bush administration has done a fabulous job of turning my former profession into a dysfunctional mush of leaderless inexperience that only now is trying to right itself. In the meantime, I am doing what I can to create jobs and offer a hand up to those willing to grab it and hold on. I just spoke today to a young lady that a couple of years ago was a doped up unwed mother who woke up, took a look at her infant son one morning and realized that she was the only one standing between the little tyke turing out like her. My partner and I and our small town network of professionals took a chance on her and gave her a job, help with finding decent housing, transportation, and educational assistance. Now she's self-supporting and well on her way to becoming a licensed financial professional. I hardly recognize her as the stringy-haired punk who walked into our office two years ago with little more than a burning desire to see that her son didn't end up like her. That's the way we do it in America. Or at least that's the way we should be doing it. But it's certainly not the way that the entitlement elites would do it. They would keep her in susbsistence poverty and make her depend on a welfare check for the rest of her days. And to the extent that they could turn her son into a second generation of hopelessness, so much the better for their own kids' political aspirations. Sound cynical? I've seen it up close and personal, and it disgusts me. Larry knows how to get in touch with me if the DNC comes to its senses. The Bush administration has done a fabulous job of turning my former profession into a dysfunctional mush of leaderless inexperience that only now is trying to right itself.

In the meantime, I am doing what I can to create jobs and offer a hand up to those willing to grab it and hold on. I just spoke today to a young lady that a couple of years ago was a doped up unwed mother who woke up, took a look at her infant son one morning and realized that she was the only one standing between the little tyke turing out like her.

My partner and I and our small town network of professionals took a chance on her and gave her a job, help with finding decent housing, transportation, and educational assistance. Now she’s self-supporting and well on her way to becoming a licensed financial professional. I hardly recognize her as the stringy-haired punk who walked into our office two years ago with little more than a burning desire to see that her son didn’t end up like her.

That’s the way we do it in America. Or at least that’s the way we should be doing it. But it’s certainly not the way that the entitlement elites would do it. They would keep her in susbsistence poverty and make her depend on a welfare check for the rest of her days. And to the extent that they could turn her son into a second generation of hopelessness, so much the better for their own kids’ political aspirations.

Sound cynical? I’ve seen it up close and personal, and it disgusts me.

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