Re: [acb-chat] The Midnight Cry: a voice in the wilderness

Just goes to show you, Eric. Bob called it garbage and you called it
priceless. But the question remains, is it news or is it fake news,
or is it just the wanderings of an old man's mind?
These days we hear a great deal about "Fake News". Like it suddenly
popped up out of nowhere. Well, forgetting the news prior to 1935,
the year I blessed the world with my appearance, Fake News has been a
way of life, here in the good old US of A.
My most favorite Fake News came back in 1948...I know, I know, most of
you folks were not even in Fetus status yet. But there it was,
shouting out from the front page of the Chicago paper. "Dewey Wins!
Yes my gullible young Pips, Thomas Dewey had just become the 33rd
president of these United States of America. But, just as it will be
with so much of the Donald Trump True News, by sun down Thomas Dewey
was looking a lot like Harry Truman. Of course for you young
Historians, we could travel a bit further into the mists of Time, to
that day when President Herbert Hoover assured Americans that we would
all be taken care of through the "Trickle Down" of the riches being
amassed by the top millionaires of our Great Nation. As a boy, during
the Second World War, my dad took me to see the remains of the
collection of shacks dubbed "Hooverville" on the tide flats of Elliot
Bay. So much of our Great Nation's wealth had been sucked up to
enrich the rich, that it took ten years and a world war to bring the
Middle Class back from near death. Another "Fake News" item was one
of many, "Not a cough in a carload", or, "So round, so firm, so fully
packed, so free and easy on the draw", or L S M F T, Lucky Strike
means fine tobacco" or finally, "Nine out of ten doctors smoke Old
Gold". Even Santa Claus smoked Chesterfields instead of his pipe.
And the tobacco industry bought themselves a roomful of scientists and
doctors who told us that smoking would not cause cancer or heart
failure or consumption. And what about the Fake News that warned
Americans that Labor Unions were hotbeds of Communism? And the Fake
News that taught children that rich men were rich because they were
more intelligent and worked harder than the rest of the lazy
Americans...especially the non white ones.
Well, Eric, the trouble with all of this is that Bob will not explore
the news to figure out which is fake and which is real. As old
Chester A. Riley used to say on his radio program, "My head is made
up. Don't confuse me with facts."
Have a most rewarding day, Eric, and everyone. We really can debate
the news and still respect one another. So I close with respect for
Bob's opinions, as well as for Eric's.

Carl Jarvis



On 12/24/17, Eric Calhoun via acb-chat <acb-chat@acblists.org> wrote:
> Carl, that was priceless! I loved it.
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> From: Bob via acb-chat <acb-chat@acblists.org>
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> CC: Bob <buildyourownwealth@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [acb-chat] The Midnight Cry: a voice in the wilderness
> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 21:29:07 +0000
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> Hello Carl:
>
> One would think that you would have better things to do with your
> life on Christmas Eve than post garbage like this. Is this your
> creativity or did you steal it from CNN?
> It is garbage like this, along with fake news, that perpetuates the
> unrest and dissention in this nation.
> Fact: Minority unemployment is at a 20 year low.
> Fact: Illegal immigration is down significantly.
> Fact: Contrary to what is reported by the press, low to middle
> income earners will receive larger paychecks next year.
> Fact: several corporations have already raised their minimum wage
> and paid bonuses to their employees since the passage of the tax
> reform act. Yes, the supposed rich and corporations receive bigger
> tax breaks: They should: they pay most of the taxes in this country
> and generate most of the employment.
> Fact: With the passage of the new tax reform act, many lower/middle
> income people will pay no taxes at all.
> One can argue about Trump's style: However, to date, it is difficult
> to argue with his results.
> Finally, when the liberals/progressives stop their obstruction to
> legislation, This country will reap far greater benefits. Doesn't it
> just amaze you that the democratic leadership in the senate pulls the
> strings of its puppets? At least, there were a few independent
> thinkers in the house.
> Politicians should put the welfare of the country first rather the
> welfare of the party.
> Just keep that hand extended.
>
> Bob
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>
> On 12/24/17, Carl Jarvis via acb-chat <acb-chat@acblists.org> wrote:
>> As 2017 comes to a close, I offer my thoughts on the coming Greatness of
>> 2018.
>>
>> All Hail the Mighty Emperor!
>> Heil...uh, I mean Hail, Hail, Hail.
>> The mightiest emperor Donald Trump, Last in a long line of mostly Ho
>> Hum presidents, and First of the Emperors of the American Corporate
>> Empire(ACE).
>> His vow to "Make America Great Again," sends a war whoop through the
>> White Men of this Promised Land. It sends a shudder through the
>> Black, Indian, Mexican, Asian and Jewish Americans. It has the Muslim
>> Americans and the Gay Community scrambling for shelter. It has many
>> mothers buying chastity belts for their daughters, and for themselves,
>> too.
>> And even as the White Men raise their voices and their glasses to this
>> new Emperor, somewhere a little child's voice whispers a little song,
>> "Jesus loves the little children. All the children in the world. Red
>> and Yellow, Black and White, they are precious in His sight. Jesus
>> loves the Children of the World".
>> Carl Jarvis
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