JerryBaumchen

Hi Robert, Remember how Lee Iacocca was so against air bags? Then a few years later, his ads had him praising them as the best safety improvement Chrysler ever came up with. Jerry Baumchen

Hi John, And interestingly, for those who pay attention, how that has been so different since 20 Jan 2021. Jerry Baumchen

Hi John, Re: Here's my short ass post about privilege. OK, here's mine. I was born in 1940; so my youthful years were the 40's & 50's. Privilege was ( while we did not know it then ) : Free, white & over 21. Some of you may remember that term. As I look back up my family tree, I am the first to ever graduate from college. Looking back at the guys I ran around with in grade school/high school, I am the only one with a college education. There are times when I wonder, 'Why did I do it?' Probably, as I have mentioned, I did not want to end up on the wrong end of a shovel. That means I abhor manual labor. One other major factor is that at 19, I enlisted in the military ( three yrs, 10 months & 24 days; but who's counting? ). The military provided me the maturity to do something in life. The most influential person in my life was my maternal grandmother. She loved reading; and until her dying days, could carry on a decent discussion of the news of the world. From her, I got my love of reading. Additionally, probably because of her is why I post here. While I never was smart enough to get a scholarship, I did get the GI Bill ( every little bit helped ); and once got a $50 scholarship because of my grades in college. Like Bill V, I have been privileged to have been born white and in this country. I do not take these things for granted. I have been fortunate and I am thankful for that. I believe that no matter what job you have, be the best that you can be at it. I ( now ) believe that tuition at a community/junior college should be free. As long as one keeps their grades up. This country still needs good, skilled trades workers. I often think about how I struggled to get the money to keep going to college. For the most part, it was that I simply refused to quit. However, my success also made it so that I could provide my children with their college educations, at no cost to them. I even paid for my son's three years of law school. For this, I am also grateful. I am a strong believer in going as far as you can in education. So far, I have given nearly $100,000 to each of my two grandchildren's college funds. To be able to do this, I am also grateful. Life has been good to me. When you walk up to my front door to ring the doorbell, you will see the photo attached. Jerry Baumchen

Hi John, Oregon is going to a lottery for getting vax'd. The best part is that it includes those already vax'd, not just the holdouts. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Oregon to introduce lottery, with $1 million top prize, to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations (usatoday.com) Jerry Baumchen

Hi Keith, Since it is the 'medical profession' that produces birth certificates, it seems to me that it is at birth. 'At birth' is what I go by. However, I am willing to listen to an argument as regards something around the 6th - 7th month. I was born at 7 months. I doubt if I could be more pro-choice. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Joe, Re: Texans, not government, should decide I guess he does not consider the office of governor a part of 'government.' Jerry Baumchen

Hi Joe, Don't you mean a happy face? Jerry Baumchen

Hi Joe, I went to high school with a stutterer; his last name was Struthers. You can probably guess the hell endured. I have great admiration for Joe Biden for his overcoming his stuttering; few can do it. I am just fine with 'someone who sometimes has difficulties speaking.' Jerry Baumchen

Hi Bill, Stassen was later best known for being a perennial candidate for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States, seeking it nine times between 1944 and 1992. Harold Stassen - Wikipedia He was forgotten; he just could not admit it to himself. It happens. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Phil, Re: It was inspired by Republicans. ~55 yrs ago ( about when I joined the Republican Party ), they would not have been called 'Republicans.' They would have been called 'nut-cases.' Times do change. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Looks like the old trifecta might not have the clout it would like to have: House GOP divisions were on full display Wednesday as dozens of Republicans broke with their party leadership and former President Donald Trump to support a proposed commission investigating the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol. GOP defections over Jan. 6 commission deliver rebuke to McCarthy - POLITICO As I posted before: Trump - The Forgotten Person - Speakers Corner - Dropzone.com The next two yrs will be telling. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Once again, Moscow Mitch makes the list: McConnell turns Senate Republicans against Jan. 6 commission - POLITICO This makes it a trifecta: Former President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy are also against the commission proposal. Wouldn't want the American public to actually know the truth would they? Jerry Baumchen

Hi Robert, From the letter: Their failure to understand basic election processes is an indication you didn’t get the best people to perform in your political theatre. IMO says it all & could not be more correct. Jerry Baumchen

i Bill, Once again, from my original post: I think that by 2024 elections, his so-called 'power' will be completely dissipated Jerry Baumchen

Ho Joe, From my original post: with only the true nut-cases still believing in him. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, I am one of those that believes Trump's days in the limelight & power are behind him. I think that by 2024 elections, his so-called 'power' will be completely dissipated, with only the true nut-cases still believing in him. An example: McKissick defeats pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood to remain South Carolina GOP chair (msn.com) Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Found this: Microsoft Word - INSTRUCT. V3SE Reserve Pin Cover Field Modification REV 1.docx (uptvector.com) Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Just got this in the mail: 2021-09-09.pdf (faa.gov) Jerry Baumchen

Hi Robert, You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons. => 74 million who voted for Trump Jerry Baumchen

Hi Keith, More than just one man's opinion. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Robert, And, this would be a bad thing???????? Jerry Baumchen PS) More than one way to quit smoking.

Hi folks, Re: Throwing Liz under the bus: There is an old saying about 'eating your own, that I do not completely remember. And, here is another example: South Carolina Bans 'Vaccine Passports,' Mask Mandates : Coronavirus Updates : NPR It's almost if they are trying to become extinct. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, ‘Cold-Blooded Fraudster’ ‘Cold-Blooded Fraudster’: Founder of ‘Students for Trump’ Gets Time Behind Bars for Posing as Lawyer, Scamming ‘Clients’ (msn.com) Maybe he thought it was Halloween: Gets Time Behind Bars for Posing as Lawyer Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Not looking so good for Wayne: The National Rifle Association cannot use bankruptcy to reorganize in gun-friendly Texas U.S. judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy in victory for New York (msn.com) I would like to see them sued out of existence. Jerry Baumchen

Hi airdvr, From the rules about posting in SC: External text from other sources: Copying and pasting the words of somebody else is not a conversation. At the very least, the person should make a comment in relation to the wall of text they've copied and posted so we know where the poster himself stands in relationship to it. Give it some context so you aren't simply acting as a copy and paste meat robot on behalf for some PR firm, lobbying group, or news site. It doesn't have to be much, but at least it gives us somebody we can converse with. We can't converse with the author of the wall of copy and pasted text, because that person simply isn't here Jerry Baumchen