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Yours Truly
Janet Fauble at home

Friday, November 20, 2015

Paranoia Sweeping America

The recent Paris attacks have had a very bad effect on average America which has produced an even stranger reaction from politicians both in government and those aspiring to become President.  It is as if the attacks are some kind of barometer by which we the public can measure both political reaction but also our fellow citizens over reactions.

The two frontrunners of the Republican party have attracted large polling numbers  amongst the GOP. One cannot help but wonder why.  Neither man has been elected to any political office and knows virtually nothing about domestic policy or foreign policy at all. Both are green behind the ears and demonstrate it all the time.  It is making democracy look like the most foolish means of self government imaginable if these poll numbers turn into votes in the primaries and caucuses.  One cannot help but wonder if a voter should not be screened as thoroughly as the suggested means of screening refugees who want to participate in this strange democracy being played out before us.

Donald Trump drew a large number of backers for his harsh stance against illegal immigration from south of the border.  How many so called ISIS or al qaeda have already come through our porous borders from either the north or the south?  Nobody knows.  Anyone can come in, disguise themselves and infiltrate our borders.  It is not merely unwanted and underemployed poor Central Americans (Latinos) but it can be any person who can forge or doctor papers to pass through a system that is only a nod and glance.  At any rate, Donald appears angry and determined to end illegal immigration so he caught the fancy of many who agree with him that this must end.

Dr. Ben Carson is the other male candidate who has drawn a lot of support for his soft spoken and often ridiculous and inane statements that seems to attract a large part of the poorly educated and easily persuaded GOP voters.  One cannot help but wonder at who these voters are who fall so easily for the idea that a man who is clearly a fish out of water could possibly think clearly enough to lead the American nation when he personally believes that the pyramids were made as storage for grain instead of tombs for royals.  My Lord!  One wonders at his depth of education and knowledge of world events beyond that of learning how to use a scalpel and have steady hands!  What kind of electorate do we have with the gullible GOP voters!

Unfortunately, those who have served time in positions as governor, representative, or Senator have not attracted interest from the fickle voter.  Occasionally, a few strong statements from a deep bass voice seems to cause some voters to take notice of either Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio.  Both have similar backgrounds, sons of Cubans, and junior senators with only a little experience.  But each knows how to deliver speeches that are emotional and sometimes even intelligent, but it is so obvious that they are lightweights that nobody wants to entrust either one of them with the task of the presidency.  Rand Paul is another senator who often gets a moment's notice with his even more lightweight and often divisive attacks who is generally written off before he opens his mouth.


So that leaves us a few experienced who one might trust: Jeb Bush or John Kasich.  Both again are not volatile or unreasonable in their attitudes and decisions so they get little support.  They are both a part of the body of politics that GOP voters seem to reject.  Why is a good question.

It is easy to understand that Bush has the handicap of his father and brother who preceded him in office and both took us to war in the Middle East.  Some believe that the cause for our intervention in these wars is both monetary and power hungry, and also somewhat vengeful.  Few people can really appreciate today the results of this which has brought about the destruction of the World Trade Center and now an attack in Paris.

Had Desert Storm never happened, it is likely that 9/11 would not have happened or 11/13.  But Desert Storm has taken us there and so we are now at the point to where we must decide between a Democrat Hillary Clinton or whoever the Republicans decide. Hopefully, it will be between Jeb Bush or John Kasich since experience and sensibility does matter.   The others are all too patently paranoid to be trusted.  Joe Biden should have opposed Hillary Clinton but for personal reasons decided against it.

It leaves America in the worst situation possible.  We need a strong leader at this time.  Nobody seems to fit that need.  Americans are going to have a rough future if this election does not bring about the best instead of the worst in people.

The Late Show with Colbert

Last evening I watched the Late Show with Stephen Colbert who had as his guests Jane Fonda and Andrew Lloyd Weber.  He had earlier spent his monologue discussing the refugee problem which he turned into a joke even using the previous Biblical passage in his humor.  I said a silent thank you to him for having the nerve to do it.

Jane Fonda then appeared looking younger than she had at 48.  She is now 78 years old.  She has taken care of herself well, having been a fitness expert at one time so that she says she feels the best she has ever felt in her life.  Her attitude is what has she got to lose?  I learned that she and Lily Tomlin have a show of their own on Netflix.

Special guest Andrew Lloyd Weber sat at his piano and played a few samples of his famous works.  He could have stayed all night so far as I was concerned.

It was a good show! I liked the entertainment that Weber and Colbert produced at the piano.  Seems that the producers know how to keep the Late Show the leading night time show.

At Final Judgement


Matthew 25:31-46New International Version (NIV)

The Sheep and the Goats

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Paris Attacks have

It has been a long weekend.  Last Friday the attacks on Paris became the ongoing constant drumbeat that we have been hearing through the news media.  It is as if we become addicted to these tragedies so that we cannot get enough news and information about them.

I have tried to change the subject on my Facebook timeline but it is always seems that another post of some kind makes it way and I have to pass it along to share with others.  I pretty much know how people feel about the politics involved here, but there are times when I am supportive of Barack Obama's intent to keep body bags to a minimum.

I just sat and listened to his news conference in Turkey once again to be sure that I had heard right when this first came out. I know that even videos can be doctored later so I wanted to see if it had been.

Right now, I am writing these thoughts for myself more than to be shared or understood by others.  I need to get some things out of my system and onto paper perhaps to recall some time or other.

I had noticed when he had been talking about the Muslims the use of we even though in every other statement he made he used it too.  But in this video something seems missing to me, because I had noticed that he seemed to catch himself to try to cover his tracks.  This was noticeable missing when I watched this video.  I am wondering about that.

I interrupted this.

I did unload my feelings onto this but deleted it after I read it aloud.  It is a serious subject which I care about but I decided that google is not the place for it to be placed.

I will close for awhile to rewrite later.


Saturday, November 14, 2015

La Belle Equipe 1936 Jean Gabin

Paris Attack

ISIS has struck again!  Paris has been struck by  gunmen on Friday 13th to revenge grievances by Muslims who resent the insults to Mohammad that the Parisians have inflicted upon him.  This is their statement according to MailOnlineUK.  The concert goers were idolators so they deserved to die.

Rather than go into the specifics of this attack too much, I will say that I looked up the Concert Hall where the California group called Eagle Deathmetal was playing.  One of their aides did get killed but the band members themselves were able to escape immediately after hearing the gunshots.

Some interesting odd facts came from this story to make me instantly aware of oddities and peculiarities.  This will sound egotistical but so it goes.   I have to do my thing about this now.

Batalcan Theatre has an interesting history.It is located on 50 Voltaire in Paris, France. It was designed by Charles DuVal in 1864 and opened in February 03, 1865. It was originally a pagoda style building but the top of the building is gone today.  It is 150 years old.It was renovated in 1964.  The oddity and peculiarity to me is that it was opened on my grandfather's birthday.

Little did I know anything about this building until this terrorist attack that is now taking centerstage on the news media today.

Another target site is a place called La Belle Equipe.  When I first looked up this spot, I was directed to a movie that was released in 1936.  This movie alone made me laugh out loud.  It is a funny movie about a group of men who win a lottery, and/or plan how to spend the money amongst the group of them.  The two leading characters are a Jean played by Jean Gabin and a Charles played by Charles Vanel.  The director is a Julien Duvivier, and he and Charles Spaak wrote the script.  Another title for the movie is They were Five.

I can remember Omar saying so often Five, Five, Five. It is Five. Five.  Yeaow!  My first thought had been of Omar naturellement!  Paris knows.

There is a restaurant called LaBelle Equipe which is where another shooting occurred killing many.

Then at an Italian eatery on Rue de la Fontaine de le Roi called Costa Nostra, and more customers were hit as targets.  This is a branch street off the Rue du Faubourg de le Temple.   Translated in English to Temple Avenue/Street and King's Fountain.  Not Bellefontaine!  Oh,I could go on and on but as in mad magazine with fold in pages I can make out my last name from Faubourg  de la Temple, and so I did immediately, as i could see the female Janet from Jean and Charlene from Charles...After all, that is easy for me to do.

Do I feel as though this is a coincidence that I feel matched to this target somehow?

You bet your sweet ass I do but I will let it rest for now, as it actually hit me pretty hard to think that I could be considered so important to anyone anywhere to do this to me.  But thanks, Omar. I do think of you for it.