House of Saud and House of Obama

One year ago Congress approved a 10 year $60 Billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia. The other day it was announced that the Obama Administration was starting to fulfill that deal by sending $30 Billion worth of F-15 Fighter Jets.

That's 84 new fighter jets in the hands of the House of Saud. If you need more information on the House of Saud.......go to the following link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Saud

The arms package includes helicopters, missiles, delivery systems, radar warnings and night vision goggles.

The treatment of women in Saudi Arabia should nullify any form of supplying arms......then toss in the fact that a huge percentage of terrorists funding seems to originate from that Sunni Muslim country and one has to ask.........

ARE WE ARMING OUR ENEMIES? AND ARE WE ONLY DOING THIS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BUYING FROM RUSSIA AND CHINA?

I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY IN SAUDI ARABIA TO BUY FROM EVERYONE.....AND THEY PROBABLY ARE.

Of course there's the oil dealio and arms for oil might be the actual reality bond.

I realize that calling Saudi Arabia our enemy might be a bit harsh....but please remember Bin Laden and 15 of the 19 terrorists from 9/11 were Saudi nationals.

Israel cannot be pleased by this action.

The fact that Congress approved this deal a year ago makes me wonder where the money ends up. Are these jets being built by the military?....probably not.....does the government contract McDonnell Douglas like a private label endeavor?

When the administration says they are selling Jets are they selling the jets or is McDonnell Douglas?

My guess is that this is one of those deals where every person in Congress gets a taste of the action....or they all bought stock in McDonnell Douglas right before the deal was finalized.

Welcome to cynicism at it's highest level.

But....... if you don't think that kind of thing goes on......then fairy tales, Santa Claus and the Easter bunny are still very much apart of your life.

I've previously warned about the amount of munitions being bought and sold worldwide and it seems to be moving toward a time when all that weaponry needs to get used in order to buy newer versions.

God help us.......and I mean it.....

Please God help us!

We seem to be out of control and America seems much more interested in oil and jets then it is in helping to secure the rights of women in countries controlled by Kings and their deeply extended families.

The House of Saud is not our friend and they sure as hell are not friends with the State of Israel.

They are simply a business partner and sometimes business should be trumped by morality and human rights issues.

I'm disappointed in the Obama Administration and Congress....but then again I'm definitely not alone in that arena.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

14 days until Christmas

Just in case you can't quite decide on what to get me for Christmas....I thought I'd narrow it down for you.

I would really like to see one of the front running Republican candidates start to address issues that affect the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and the bullshit we listen to that has nothing to do with the health of ourselves....our children.....their children and especially their children's children. There is so little concern for the future of humanity within the Republican Party (and probably a majority of Democratic incumbents) that cynicism has reached an all time low among the American voters.

A recent Gallup poll put Congress into a record number.......76 percent of people polled said MOST representatives do not deserve to be reelected.

I would really like to see someone with power in the Middle East become a true humanitarian and subscribe to this one universal truth.

No one can do anything about anything that has happen before this moment right now.....so learn from he historical mistakes and make up a future that includes love and tolerance of different ideologies and belief systems. Maybe belief systems should be suspended for a few years so that the healthy acceptance portions, of those belief systems, can become fully actualized.

I would really like to see human beings stop blaming GOD for their actions.

WE DON'T KNOW GOD'S WILL AND WE MUST STOP SAYING THAT IT'S WRITTEN DOWN SO THEREFORE IT'S GOD'S WILL THAT CERTAIN THINGS SHOULD BE DONE TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO READ A DIFFERENT BOOK.

A book is a book and some are much better written than others, but please.....a book is a book.

BOOK.......what a funny word and then on top of the nonsensical sound...... it becomes an item which controls the very essence of billions of people's hearts and souls....and oddly enough there's only a couple of books that seem to have that type of mind control.

The sound advice on how to live one's life in a loving and responsible manner can be retrieved from millions and millions of books. It can also be a new book written by.............. you.

Divine inspiration is there for the asking. Just takes a bit of calm concentration and breathing.

I would really like to see a lot more calm concentration and breathing.

I would really like to see a tremendous reduction in weapons. In every corner of the planet.

This Christmas wish is so unrealistic that I hate even bringing it up but someone has to....and I sure don't hear anyone anywhere with political power......talking about less weapons.

(And the United States continues to be a huge supplier in this area.)

I would really like the Pope to take up a reduced planetary weapons position as part of his 2012 postulating.

I would really like the concept of ending hunger to become a topic of conversation in every political debate over the next 10 months. America could just start with American children and then move on to other geographical areas after taking care of business at home.

The number of children going hungry in America every night ranges from 1 million to 17 million. If you research the problem you will discover a very wide range of numbers.

THE POINT IS ................THE NUMBER SHOULD BE.......ZERO

or as close to that number as humanly possible.

I would really like the concept of Solar and Wind Power to become something less than a speculative gamble on the part of high profile energy suppliers. The truth is....they both work and they are both safe renewable sources of energy and NOBODY should disagree with that reality....and all forces, both within the government and private enterprise, should cut the crap and just make it happen......everywhere.

I realize my list is kinda short but that should make it easier to fill.

I can't wait to look under my tree on Christmas morning.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Take a look

For those of you on the West Coast I highly suggest getting up at 5:30 am.... put on some warm clothes and journey outside to witness the lunar eclipse. Get as close to the ocean as you can or as high up on a mountain as possible.

The event starts at 6:06 and lasts until 6:57......but of course the process will take a few hours.

Partial stuff always looks cool and that starts around 4am.

The last natural phenomenon of 2011 should be marvelous.

Peace on Earth and goodwill to all..........

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Continuing with the smart guy

Click on this link and you can read the NEW Contract with a America.

http://www.newt.org/contract/legislative-proposals

If you take each item and read it, while reading between the lines, you can pretty much determine which political party you should support. Of course it's very important to read between the lines and sentences of ANY POLITICIAN.

I'm still looking for the word environment or the phrase ecological responsibility.

Brings me back to a joke I made up years ago.

WHAT'S THE SMALLEST POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD?

Republicans to Save the Whales......one guy in Washington D.C. waiting for the phone to ring for the first time.

Back to the smart guy's contract.......

I like the first one about repealing Obamacare and putting in a replacement that saves lives and money by empowering patients and doctors, not bureaucrats and politicians.

NEWTON lEROY McPHERSON GINGRICH was a congressman from 1979 to 1999 and from 1995 to 1999 he was the Speaker of the House. I sure don't remember any REPLACEMENT idea that NEWT introduced that would have helped fix a broken health care system in the wealthiest country on earth.

Obama's health care plan might have flaws and it might be expensive BUT IT'S A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.......BECAUSE IT'S A MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION.

I'm not going to address each point of the document all at one time....but over the next few months I will take the different points of light (sic) and offer suggestions on what the content says between the lines of Leroy's contract.

Of course there's a good chance that you don't want to hear the other side of the story and if that's the case I'm glad I could link you up with the smartest man in politics.

See you on the campaign trail!

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Could be a problem

I saw this picture last week and it summarizes the photography portion of my artistic persona.

I used to always have a camera in my possession and now I don't even have a phone that shoots pictures. I realize this sounds absurd to most people under the age of 60 but in truth they still make phones that don't have cameras built into them.

They still build cars that don't have phones built into the sound system.

Of course if you pay more....you get more....and that's why I'm currently OMH............OCCUPYING MY HOME.

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My recent conversations with Republicans seem to focus on two issues. Obama is the worst President we've ever had....and Newt Gingrich is the smartest man in politics.

I suppose it's their way of saying that if Romney can't pull off the nomination then Newt is a great second choice because he's so damn smart.

So damn smart! Newt Gingrich helped create a Contract with America in 1994

The Contract with America was a document released by the United States Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign. Written by Larry Hunter, who was aided by Newt Gingrich, Robert Walker, Richard Armey, Bill Paxon, Tom DeLay, John Boehner and Jim Nussle, and in part using text from former President Ronald Reagan's 1985 State of the Union Address, the Contract detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Many of the Contract's policy ideas originated at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. (Wikipedia)

When that Contract with America was introduced I distinctly remember reading it and noticing that the word ENVIRONMENT was never mentioned.

NEVER MENTIONED!

Some of the SMARTEST guys in the Republican Party construct a contract for their vision of America's future and the word ENVIRONMENT is not mentioned once!

THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF AMERICA'S FUTURE MIGHT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE WILL NEED TO DEAL WITH IN THE NEXT 20 TO 50 YEARS.

Somewhere in a Contract with America one would think an interest in environmental issues might at least appear within the structure of said contract.

AFTER ALL....THESE ARE THE SMARTEST GUYS....AND OF THOSE SMARTEST GUYS......SUPPOSEDLY NEWT IS THE SMARTEST.

I've just learned that Newt has made a new Contract with America for the 21st Century. I will once again read the contract and see if he has included anything related to the enviromental issues that face not only America but the entire planet.

I suggest you read the new contract and see if the smartest man in politics has started to use that brilliant mind.

The 2012 Presidential election is going to be a humdinger........families and friends will be divided like never before.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

New Talent

I started Mind Jazz on Christmas of 2006 and since that time I've had at least three people read my "articles"..........

At least three............and only two of those people have left comments.

I'm understating the amount of readers I have simply to make a point.....

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY READERS I HAVE......IT MATTERS HOW MANY COMMENTS ARE LEFT.

I RARELY GET A COMMENT....WHICH MEANS ONE OF TWO THINGS.....and neither of those things means anything because you still won't leave a comment.

I'm not really sure why responses aren't included on a regular basis from my regular readers except for the fact that maybe there's nothing left to say after finishing one of my pieces....which is absurd because most people I talk to, in person, seem to be in disagreement with most of my viewpoints....so you would think that leaving a curt note or a sweet comment would be natural.

I'm not looking for strangers to leave their opinions because in truth I don't know them and don't have time to uncover their life stories.

I'm wondering why the people I know don't leave their comments.

It could have something to do with ME.

This current piece is a piece to introduce you to a new writer on the blog scene.....and this person happens to be one of my favorite people on the planet. (I have a nice long list and she's been on it since her birth)

Her name is Laura Fairly

http://lefairly.wordpress.com/

Her first entry is a request for people to leave comments. I can't tell you if she has ever read one of my "articles"....because she has never left a comment.

Most likely she might read this one because it's about her.....but I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't. I actually think her boyfriend has read more than her and I think he actually left a comment a few years ago. Yes, he also has a blog and yes I did leave a commnet or two.

Someday everyone on the planet might write a blog....and there won't be time to read them all and there sure won't be time to leave comments......but today and tomorrow there's still time.

I highly suggest you go to
http://lefairly.wordpress.com/ and read her work....and then I highly recommend you leave a comment or you'll end up with another insecure wordsmith (objective of exercise sans the grammatical license I take) asking for.....
commentcharity.

Michael Timothy McAlevey