We should be ashamed of ourself. This picture was inserted here to attract your attention; because what we say below is not very nice and the only way to suck you in is to catch your eye with a bit of beauty in this not best of all possible worlds. Now that you’re here you might as well delve in.
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THE EVIDENCE WILL SHOW:
Some Social Psychology studies reveal Liberals and Conservatives have different brain patterns. Unfortunately this got me to thinking…it’s not only Brain Patterns which are different…there might be some physical characteristics…
- I have noticed many people running for political positions this year, running on the Conservative side of the ticket…are way over-weight. There’s a monstrously obese Governor in West Virginia running for Senator…another former Governor of Maryland – obese as well – running for Senator. Look at that former Governor of New Jersey, the one who tried to run for President. It’s not just Governors. Many people In former President Trump’s advisory positions…Secretaries of State, Press secretaries, and more …obese…The former President himself…obese. Here’s my thought: Maybe there is something about being Conservative which causes one to gain weight. Me? Years ago, when I was leaning towards the right, I was a good deal heavier than I am now… Since I’ve become WOKE I’ve lost all excess poundage – without taking any wonder anti-diabetes drugs, or running in marathons and the like…Further to the point, look at the current President…look at his press Secretaries…look at his cabinet people…Thin, Thin. Maybe there is a new diet here. Money to be made. Political gains untold. Who knows where this line of thinking will lead?
- But wait! This just in! More factual analyses on the over-weighted Conservative problem. It turns out it is not just the politicians. Look at much of the physical presentation of the Conservative opinion & social media stars past and present. We first record it with Rush Lumbaugh. …He could have lost a few pounds. Then Lou Dobbs put on weight. …And remember that Cute Maria Bartiromo who read the market closings years ago?…Then she blew up to an enormity after she became MAGA…Look at that rich but bankrupt Jones fellow, and Bannon…Bannon seems very uncomfortable and can’t ever tuck in his shirt…Tucker was spot on weight when he split the hour with Rachel…but now is going Lumbaughian…Hannity has a heft on him that looks like he might have a stroke right there on air. Whereas, Morning Joe looks like he could do a triathlon and come back on air and wax on about how nice it is not to be a Republican anymore. I’ll bet Alex Wagner could swim a mile.…and so it goes.
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Some quotes:
- “…a despotism under a democracy could see ‘a multitude of men’, uniformly alike, equal, ‘constantly circling for petty pleasures’, unaware of fellow citizens…” -De Tocqueville, 1835
- A problem with Democracies is they tend to vote themselves out of existence.” -De Tocqueville, again
- “In America, the voters will get what they want; Good and Hard!” – -H.L. Mencken, Mid 1930’s
That’s it for the week. I’m off to the treadmill of life – to shed a pound or two. And a fond “Hello” to Chas-bo, wherever you are…
