Angelica Bridges

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Hopeless Presidential Debates

Returning home after some weeks abroad, can be a telling experience. The press and television seem Wmaster Wmaster forgotten crimes, invasions, college shootouts and recent recalls of one hundred million cans of a hundred different food brands in favor of the presidential debates. I had to ask.

"Professor, perhaps you can enlighten me about Wmaster debates among the Republican and Democratic candidates for the 2008 Presidential elections. I keep confusing TV programs like American Idol, Lost, Doctor Phil, Fox News and the Cable Man with the famous debates; they all seem to share common traits such as a mediocre comedy quality, bad improvisation and pathetic posture. I can not tell one from the other!!"

While the professor is never condescending nor patronizing, he never misses the opportunity to enrich the background of any discussion, exposition or simple inquiry. He smiled and said:

"Listen, debates have always taken place; they are a by-product of the freedoms we secured as far back as 1760 or thereabouts. Most have been enlightening and not devoid of meaning and philosophy. Those, unfortunately we shall see, nor hear, ever again!"

"D'accord, Professor, but turning what would be a useful and informative session in front of Wmaster of TV screens into a pathetic kindergarten exchange, attempts not only against one's intellect but also affects one's sane disposition, good digestion and healthy instincts"

The Professor pointed to a bookcase on one side of his large library and said:

"There have been many instances in our history where debates among candidates Wmaster to popular debates that engaged large portions of the population; those debates created an atmosphere where basic principles, ideas and situations where thoroughly discussed and in most cases, some wise solutions were found. So it is disappointing to hear a moderator ask Wmaster like: 'If your house was attacked by termites wearing the uniform of a foreign nation, would you nuke that nation?' or 'What are your thoughts on Health Care if the entire East Coast of the United States is inundated and all the First Aid stations are underwater?"

I laughed. "Professor" I said "I wonder why these debates are not reduced to one subject at a time. We have enough pending assignments that they could hold daily debates until election day. How about Health Care, Social Security, Immigration, Corruption in Government, Corruption Elsewhere, Separation of Church and State, Abortion when and if, Gay Boys and Girls, the infamous Patriot Act, Pollution, and the ever popular Iraq and Iran?"

The Professor nodded. "Good question. There have been instances where debates, as you suggest, were held on one specific subject. Back a few years, Republicans Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, held forth against John Adams and the Federalist Party in defense of Civil Wmaster that were violated under the Wmaster of the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798. This kind of performance has long been forgotten!"

The professor raised his hand and added:

"The Republicans I mentioned, were not the Republicans of today, same as the Federalists of those days had nothing in common with today's Democrats. Do not forget that our two present parties grew from a common source and gradually grew further apart until years later when they again shared common goals. Our 'debatees' would do well to review these Wmaster and cease to talk about each other as if they were enemies of decency, patriotism and low calorie Blood Marys!"

I smiled and asked the Professor:

"Are you going to watch the debates this week?"

"Are you out of you mind? And miss another episode of Perry Mason?"

Chemical engineer by training, international executive by merit and writer by addiction. Former syndicated columnist of Technology columns, has written for television and movies. His humorous articles contain fine satire and have been published in 4 languages.Quote: "Love and smiles teach tolerance; days without either are days wasted"

Model Sail Boats - Extending A Fantasy!

Some people just cannot get enough Wmaster Wmaster good thing in life. Owning a sail boat Wmaster something every fisherman of water sport enthusiast dreams of Wmaster some time or Wmaster other if not all the time. Many people realize their dreams by managing Wmaster acquire a personal sail boat for themselves and family and some have to settle for the lesser spices of life - Model Sail boats.

Model sail boat collection may not be the 'lesser spice of life' for many people; this can be a very expensive hobby to nurture. Model sail boats come in a variety of sizes with a Wmaster to match. So if you are trying to quench an unsustainable love for owning sail boats by turning to model sail boats as a collection hobby, get ready to spend some big bucks and a lot of enjoyable time assembling the model sail boats.

Perhaps it started with the simplistic boats assembled in glass bottles and placed Wmaster a shelf, leaving people to wonder how in tarnation the boat got into the bottle in the first place. There is a trick to it no doubt. Or did the fantasy of building model sail boats stat with constructing paper boats and sailing them in the rain water puddles? We may never know, but what we do know is that the model sail boat hobby has blossomed into a flourishing industry.

The model sailboat industry has flooded the market with miniature model sail boats that have all the makings of a real boat. Without the ability to actually take you onboard that is. The model sail boats have every minute detail of the life size boats, it is fascinating who every detail is incorporated into the model of the boat and some of these boats are working models as well.

If you are interested in entering into a hobby as fascinating as model sail boat Wmaster and collection, prepare to have Wmaster eyes pop at the accuracy of the scalability of the models. Just for your information, the hobby of sail boat modeling has been divided into two branches, modern and historic.

You can pick up a kit to construct a most historic sail boat model or a new-age steamer ship. The old age Viking ships are a fun way to spend some quality time constructing model sail boats. These kits are not too expensive as most people will have you believe. They do take a bit of effort to set up and a load of time, but the end results are worth the trouble, if it is any trouble that is.

So get out there and get yourself a kit that you can construct a replica model of the ship Napoleon sailed in or a kit that can get you to construct a replica of the mighty Titanic for your model sail boat show case.

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