She Wuz Robbed !

Another example of how major media malfeasance robbed Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Presidential nomination burst into the news. The major media "now" reports that John Edwards had an extramarital affair as late as 2006. This story was first reported in October 2007 by a quite reliable source [yes !] for these matters - the National Enquirer. But it was covered up by the major media.

In January 2008, Obama won the Iowa caucuses with 38% of the vote, John Edwards came in second with 30% and Hillary came in third at 29%. These results showed vulnerability for Hillary and gave Obama a huge boost of credibility. But what would have happened if the news of Edwards' affair had been widely known ? I suggest that his support would have been nonexistent, as his knavery while his wife was seriously ill would have shown him to be such a rat that he would have had to withdraw. Giving Hillary the Edwards vote seems reasonable as any Obama voters were quite committed to him already. So Hillary would win Iowa, then win New Hampshire and have such a lead in credibility that Obama might never have gotten his compaign the necessary momentum to win.

Hillary was robbed of the nomination by this press cover-up of Edwards' affair.

So the major media is so corrupted and so part of candidates' teams they hide news that might harm "their guy". Despicable.

The "What Goes Around, Comes Around" Department

EU and US policy on Serbia and Kosovo provides Russia with a near perfect justification of its attacks on Georgia. The foolish President of Georgia sent in troops to seize control of Ossetia, which had de-facto independence since 1991. Russia opposes this vigorously, just like the US and EU did for Kosovo, even bombing Georgia, just as the EU and US did bomb Serbia.

Obviously US diplomatic policy has serious problems. US policy is simply far too interventionist in far away places.

PS: Krypto Fund model wanted me to buy some gold & silver, but there was no obvious source of funds - so I will wait until new money comes in later this month.

Word of the Day

"Perspicuous" - adjective [$10] and (more common) "Perspicacious" - adjective [$10]
Perspicuous means 1. easily understood, clearly expressed; 2. (of a person) expressing thoughts clearly.
Perspicacious means having mental penetration or discernment.
Sentences: (A) Ronald Peagan's perspicuous speeches taught the American public that his policies were fundamentally based on increasing human freedom. (B) Obama speaks in such vague generalities that one must wonder if he is sufficiently perspicacious to understand the meaning of their details or perhaps he is hiding them like a mountebank hides the fact that his patent medicine is mostly alcohol.

Bonus Word

"Cwm" - noun [$10] pronounced "kum" with the "u" as in "put" [ and not as in "putt" for those with dirty minds ! ]
Cwm means 1. in Wales, = "coomb" or "combe" - a. (British) a valley or hollow on the side of a hill; b. a short valley running up from the coast; 2. (Geographical) a cirque = a deep, bowl shaped hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside.
Sentence: In the "western" film genre, an Indian ambush often occured in a cwm as the cavalry blindly rode into it without first scouting ahead.