All is not Lost

My weekend in Europe did not go as well as I expected.  There wasn’t much traction in Paris nor in Berlin.  The laptop crapping out on me did not help matters.  The laptop would have come in handy campaigning at a cemetery near downtown Berlin.  My experience is that people only communicate in one language once they pass away.  My German is limited to “Bier” without the laptop to help me translate.

While my weekend went pretty much wasted in Europe, my running mate has helped strengthened the campaign with a rally in Corpus Christi, TX.  I have to admit that I have never heard him give a speech (I haven’t even met him yet), he has done a masterful job speaking to a major demographic.

The lady on the left listened intensely to Albee Thayer’s speech in Corpus Christi, TX. She was later spotted downtown handing out campaign literature.

My computer is currently undergoing repairs.  I am blogging from the library today and probably tomorrow.  If the computer cannot be fixed, I will be going to buy a new one.  Hopefully the next one can take the weight of cargo being dropped on it should I decide to fly overseas again.

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Debate Summary

I was a little slow towards the end of the debate and I apologize.  Forgive my bias, but I think I won the debate.

I will be commenting on President’s speech on jobs tomorrow at 7:00PM Eastern in a chat room on Facebook.  All are invited to attend and ask me questions.

Slight Change of Plans

Forget the first poll I posted yesterday.  I will now be able to watch both the Republican debate and President Obama’s jobs speech live and comment on both in real time.  There are a few things I was wrong about the Republican Debate:

• The debate will be held at the Ronald Reagan Library.  The library is in southern California, not South Carolina.  At least I knew it wasn’t in Idaho.
• The debate will be carried by MSNBC.  I had previously mentioned that it would be carried by either Fox or the Cartoon Network Both networks are watched mostly by Republicans)

The second poll from yesterday is still valid.  Instead of having you check out the page again to find the poll, I will just repost it here:

Next Wednesday – Republican Debate  (8:00PM Eastern)

Next Thursday – President Obama’s Jobs Speech (7:30PM Eastern)

Next Friday – Ahmnodt Heare’s Summarizes the Debate and Jobs Speech (11:00PM Eastern)

Speech or Debate? (And Other Questions)

President Obama will be revealing his latest job plan next Wednesday at 8:00PM Eastern (5:00 PM Pacific).  At the same time, Republican presidential candidates will be debating in South Carolina (Or Idaho, I get those states confused.)  I will watch one live and summarize the other the following day in this blog.

As a man of the people, I will let the people choose which they want me to discuss live and which they prefer I summarize the following day.  Below are some poll questions that will help me make an informed decision.  The poll questions will include “other” as an option.  If you choose “other”, please reply in the comments of this blog as well as the question you are answering.

 

 

Nothing to Show for It

Some of the best things in life are unplanned.  (I am not referring to the lack of birth control.)  What started out as a trip to the mall ended up with my giving the most positively received speech I had ever given.

I had gone to the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown, NY to meet up with a college friend at the Johnny Rockets restaurant in the mall.  Heavy traffic brought me to the upper level of the mall and I parked by the movie theater.  A teen-aged couple approached me when I entered the mall by the cinema multiplex.  They wanted me to decide between “The Last Exorcism” and “Machete.”  I told them they would be better off grabbing a bite to eat at Johnny Rockets than to waste their movie on a Cinemafia produced movie.  I wasn’t sure, but I thought I heard someone say, “It’s Ahmnodt Heare!” I suddenly went into speech mode.  Below is an excerpt of what I thought I said:

Once upon a time, movies were good and I found enjoyment in watching them.  Then one day somebody decided that not only was “Forrest Gump” the best movie in 1994, but Tom Hanks was the best actor.  I went and rented the other movies that were nominated.   There were a few things I noticed… Forrest Gump was the best movie, Tom Hanks was the best actor, and neither were as good as movies in the late ’70s and early ’80s…

…Not only has the quality of movies gotten worse, but it costs a lot more to see a poor movie today than it did to watch a quality movie twenty years ago.  One would think that the extra money would go towards the ticket-taker or one of the fine people working the concession stand or even the person who cleans the theater.THe only people seeing the extra money are the Cinemafia, and in a few cases, the theater owners.

By the time I had finished my speech, there were 50 or 60 people listening and applauding.  I was given a standing ovation.  (I don’t know if that was because they really loved the speech or that because there were no seats around.)  The friend i was supposed to meet was there and was filming the speech with an old camcorder.

We were going to have lunch at Johnny Rockets, but it had suddenly become crowded (mostly with people who were listening to the speech.)  It was off to the food court where we had lunch.  He told me that he was shocked that I had decided to run for President.  Most people who knew me in college would be equally shocked.  I was too interested in college life and having fun to think about politics.  I couldn’t tell you who my mayor was, but even then I knew I had no governor or senator because I lived in Washington DC.

My friend called me an hour ago with bad news:  The camcorder he used to tape my speech did not have any videotape in it.  He was going to transfer the video from VHS to a .mp4  and post the video on YouTube.  But since there was no tape, there will be no YouTube video link for me to post.

There is nothing additional to post besides this blog entry.  I blame most of this on myself because I did not bring my camcorder or my camera to record any of my actions.  It was a nice gesture by my friend to bring his camcorder even though he forgot the film.  This is a painful reminder to bring some sort of video recording device everywhere I go.  Excuse me while i go to the bathroom…

Subliminal Endorsement

NOTE TO MEDIA:  I will be available for interviews starting tomorrow at 9:30AM Eastern.

I usually do not like people who try to do subliminal messages.  This is why I have the utmost respect for Tom DeLay putting his neck out on the line endorsing me last year.

I understand why Sarah Palin  could not endorse me verbally at the Tea Party convention last night.  It would seem awkward if after she was paid $100,000 to speak to a group and openly endorsed somebody who didn’t belong to the group.  Pictures from The Mudflats

While Sarah Palin was talking about conservative values, she held her hand open and people could see scribble on her hand.

A closeup of her hand shows what she really wanted to say at the convention.

I would like to thank former Governor Palin for continuing to be mavericky and to covertly get the message out.

Some Updates

There are a few things I have to take care of that I have neglected.  Although I moved the campaign headquarters from Michigan to New York, there were things I had to take care of.

• I tried to get Governor Jennifer Granholm to endorse me for 2012.  Unfortunately she is a Democratic Party hack and a Canadian.
• There are no signs of Humpback Dolphins in Lake Michigan.  No charges have been filed against those responsible for killing off the dolphins.
• Peasant Tim is currently the Michigan campaign manager.  I haven’t heard from him lately, but he is still the man.
• The Hell’s Angels meeting that I was supposed to have in Stockholm did not materialize.  They found me and told me the meeting is now tomorrow in New York City and it would be in my best interest not to miss it.

I hope this is everything I had left behind.  The campaign will be moving forward.