"13 Presidents"

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DATELINE October 15, 2013:

"13 Presidents"

By: Scoop Biggers

 

 

Just my Opinion, but here is what I think about the past 13 Presidents of the Good Old USA:

starting with FDR ...Scoop Biggers

 

32 FDR -Good & Bad - won WWII but created the Welfare State

33 Truman - Good & Bad - Lots of Integrity, but started the Cold War

34 Ike - Fair - War Hero and good golfer, but gave to much power to Nixon

35 JFK - Bad - Almost started WWIII while he was sleeping around on his wife

36 LBJ -Bad - killed a lot of people in Viet Nam and expanded the Welfare State

37 Tricky Dick - A Very Bad man with no morals who lied to the country

38 Gerry - Bumbling Fool who pardoned Tricky Dick

39 Cousin Jimmy - A very honest man but a Fool who gave away the country

40 Ronnie - Not Bad for an actor playing the Prez. - ended the Cold War

41 Geo H. - Fair - personified big business and big govt. "Thousand Points"

42 Slick Willie - Bad - could have been Good if he could have kept his pants up

43 Geo. W - Pretty Bad - kicked some ass but doubled the country's debt

44 Barry - Worst - More blunders than all others and has doubled the debt

 

 

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32		Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) [101][102][103]	March 4, 1933 (1933-03-04)	April 12, 1945 (1945-04-12) [n 3]	Democratic	37 (1932) [n 12]	Governor of New York (1929–1932)		John Nance Garner March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941
						38 (1936)
						39 (1940)			Henry A. Wallace January 20, 1941 – January 20, 1945
						40 (1944)			Harry S. Truman January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945
33		Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) [104][105][106]	April 12, 1945	January 20, 1953	Democratic		Vice President	Vacant[n 4] April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949
						41 (1948)			Alben W. Barkley January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1953
34		Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) [107][108][109]	January 20, 1953	January 20, 1961 [n 13]	Republican	42 (1952)	Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1949–1952)		Richard Nixon
						43 (1956)
35		John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) [110][111][112]	January 20, 1961	November 22, 1963 [n 9]	Democratic	44 (1960)	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts (1953–1960)		Lyndon B. Johnson
36		Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) [113][114]	November 22, 1963	January 20, 1969	Democratic		Vice President	Vacant[n 4] November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965
						45 (1964)			Hubert Humphrey January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969
37		Richard Nixon (1913–1994) [115][116][117]	January 20, 1969	August 9, 1974 [n 5]	Republican	46 (1968)	Vice President (1953–1961)		Spiro Agnew[n 5] January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973
						47 (1972)
								Vacant[n 4] October 10, 1973 – December 6, 1973
									Gerald Ford December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974
38		Gerald Ford (1913–2006) [118][119][120]	August 9, 1974	January 20, 1977	Republican		Vice President	Vacant[n 4] August 9, 1974 – December 19, 1974
									Nelson Rockefeller December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977
39		Jimmy Carter (born 1924) [121][122][123]	January 20, 1977	January 20, 1981 [n 2]	Democratic	48 (1976)	Governor of Georgia (1971–1975)		Walter Mondale
40		Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) [124][125][126]	January 20, 1981	January 20, 1989	Republican	49 (1980)	Governor of California (1967–1975)		George H. W. Bush
						50 (1984)
41		George H. W. Bush (born 1924) [127][128][129]	January 20, 1989	January 20, 1993 [n 2]	Republican	51 (1988)	Vice President		Dan Quayle
42		Bill Clinton (born 1946) [130][131][132]	January 20, 1993	January 20, 2001	Democratic	52 (1992)	Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992)		Al Gore
						53 (1996)
43		George W. Bush (born 1946) [133][134][135]	January 20, 2001	January 20, 2009	Republican	54 (2000)	Governor of Texas (1995–2000)		Dick Cheney
						55 (2004)
44		Barack Obama (born 1961) [136][137][138]	January 20, 2009	Incumbent	Democratic	56 (2008)	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Illinois (2005–2008)		Joe Biden
						57 (2012)

 

"Just my opinion"

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"Do Nothing"

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DATELINE September 12, 2013:

"Do Nothing"

By: Scoop Biggers

 

 

Down in Nankipooh we have a saying, that if a man don't know nothing about farming, or teaching, or running a store, or anything about work at all, then he must be a politician.  We have had plenty over the years that fit that bill, and I have found that the best of the "Know Nothings", are the "Do Nothings, because at least they don't make things worse!

 

When I was in California during Jimmy Carter's campaign for President, people out there asked me what kind of Governor he had been, and I said that as Governor of Georgia he had been pretty much a "Do Nothing" After his 4 years in office as President, many of us wished he had been a "Do Nothing" President.

 

Now there has been a lot of criticism for a number of things the sitting President has done in the last five years, and now he is being taken to task because of things that he doesn't do. For instance the following quote from the AP:

 

By CHARLES BABINGTON | Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Some of President Barack Obama's top allies say the president misread a few crucial political forces when he asked Congress to support his bid to strike Syria.

Chief among Obama's missteps, they say, was underestimating the nation's profound weariness with military entanglements in the Middle East, fed by residual anger over the Iraq war's origins, and overestimating lawmakers' willingness to make risky votes 14 months before the next congressional elections.

"I can't understand the White House these days," said Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., an early and enthusiastic endorser of a strike against Syria over last month's chemical weapons attack."

 

Out of touch even with his own party, is right in line with being out of touch with the American people on almost every topic.  He makes Jimmy Carter look like a Rock Star!  Maybe Obama is on the right track after all, because the things he does are worse, than when he does nothing.

 

"Just my opinion"

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"Vacation"

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DATELINE August 15, 2013:

"Vacation""

By: Scoop Biggers

 

 

Hey Honey, pack the bags, we are headed off for our vacation.  I am mighty tired after fixing all the problems around here in Nankipooh, so me and the little lady are going to take a little time off, and head up to Mulberry Grove, to Camp Biggers, for some well deserved R&R!  If its good enough for the President, then its good enough for me.  He is up at Camp David getting a rest from all of his problem solving, and good for him.

 

Lets see now, what's the tally sheet on all of the problems he has fixed since his last vacation.  Well there is the healthcare program, that's been put on hold.  Of course there is a little un-rest in Egypt, but not many are being killed so far.  Then there is that bad guy in Syria who unleashed chemical weapons on the population and killed about a hundred thousand, but we gave the rebels some rifles, so they will be all right

 

Most of the fires over government scandals have been covered up to the point where they are only smoldering, so that will be OK.  There are those pesky folks in Korea, but they haven't fired off a missile in several weeks now, and those Arab Terrorists scared us a little last week with some threats, but they are on the run, so no worries there.  The economy is rocking along with only ten or fifteen million unemployed, and we did knock about 10% off of the amount of increase to our sixteen trillion in debt.

 

Of course that sore-head in Russia is still mad at us, but who needs them anyway?  Besides, cancelling that meeting gives your old Prerz a little more time for vacation anyway, and its good to relax in the hammock with a cold lemonade, and count up all that is right in the world!

 

"Just my opinion"

Scoop Biggers

 

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"Inshoreance"

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DATELINE July 31, 2013:

"Inshoreance""

By: Scoop Biggers

 

 

You know, if you hang out around the stump when the professional politicians are plying their trade, you can gather up a bushel basket of lies to be enjoyed at a later time.  The only thing is, when the chickens come home to roost, those professional liars ain't nowhere to be found.  Take for instance, all of the whoppers told while they were ramming the President's healthcare boondoggle down our throats.  I was just reading about it the other day, and found this piece about what Georgia's Insurance Commissioner had to say.

 

Cumminghome.com news release:

"Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced today that he has requested an emergency delay of the filing deadline for Obamacare rates from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and for her to show reasons why the rates submitted by Georgia health insurers are not justified by Obamacare.

“President Obama promised Americans that Obamacare would lower rates, but here in Georgia insurance companies are demanding massive rate increases up to 198 percent for some individuals” Commissioner Hudgens said.

“I was always skeptical of Obamacare”, Hudgens said. “But I never imagined that it would lead to rates being doubled or tripled."

 

Now, I do admit that I like to see the fox squirm when he gets caught in the henhouse, but friends, this is a little too serious to laugh about.  Middle-class America is already being slammed from every direction, from the Federal Reserve down to the County Commission, and we need some relief!  You can't afford to be sick in America today unless you are very rich or very poor, and if we have to pay for this new "Inshoreance", we will soon all be very poor!  That is of course, except for the very rich and the politicians.

"Just my opinion"

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"Headlines"

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Nankipooh, Georgia

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DATELINE July 10, 2013:

"Headlines"

By: Scoop Biggers

 

 

I was reading the Atlanta newspaper the other day, which is not as good as the Nankipooh Enquirer, but it does have a lot of news about what's going on in the world, and in the good old USA.  Of course most of it is not as interesting as the horse-shoe contest every Thursday at the Biggers General Store, down there in Nankipooh.  There are though, some pretty important things going on these days, and here are a few of the headlines:

 

"Senate passes Immigration Reform Bill"

"Supreme Court rules on Voting Rights Act"

"Civil war in Syria becoming regional conflict"

"Supreme Court rules on same sex marriages"

"Unrest turns to violence in Egypt"

"President make historic trip to Senegal"

 

Excuse me, but what is the President doing in Senegal ?  With all of the turmoil going on about him, he takes a trip to a second rate country in Africa for a photo-op.  Now that's what I call leadership!  Does it bother anyone that none of these headlines have anything to do with our country sinking further in debt every day, than the Titanic in a sea full of icebergs?  This, coupled with the fact that our government seems to be distracted by any issue which does not focus on reducing the deficit and balancing the budget, is all starting to make me worry.  I was just wondering if anybody else felt the same.  Pay attention America, don't take your eye off of the ball! 

 

"Just my opinion"

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"Listening In"

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DATELINE June12, 2013:

"Listening In"

By: Scoop Biggers

 

 

When I was just a kid, growing up on the old farm down in Nankipooh,our first telephone was a party line shared with the Smiths, Cartlidges, and Rogers families, and you knew whose phone was ringing by the number of rings. The Biggers phone was three rings, and the Rogers was four, Smiths two, and the Cartlidges was one.

 

You had to listen pretty close to hear the number of rings so you didn't answer somebody else's phone, and you couldn't make a call going out if somebody was already on the line. Of course, there were those who listened in on other folk's calls, and since everybody knew each other there were very few secrets kept. As a matter of fact I believe that Grandma Biggers invented the first "Conference Call", since she and Aunt Helen Rogers, and Mrs. Evelyn Smith, and Mrs. Dora Cartlidge used to all get on the phone together every Wednesday at 2 pm to discuss the grocery shopping for the next Thursday. Of course there were very few secrets in those days, but it didn't matter because everybody knew each other. However if you had a piece of news that you did not want spread around, you had best not talk about it on the telephone.

 

We have come a long ways since those days of the party line, but maybe not as far as we might think. It appears that today we have a lot more to worry about, than having Dora Cartlidge find out that we thought the hat she wore to church last Sunday was kinda funny looking. For instance if you have some criticism of the government, you best not discuss it with your brother on your cell phone, since you might end up on a list somewhere, if your call happens to be one of the billion or so that the government is listening in on.

 

I did not mind putting up with the party line back in the 50's, but I draw the line at some contractor for the CIA monitoring my political opinions. I believe that if this were put up to a vote, the majority of Americans would agree with me. Back in the day, that would have included Mr. Washington, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Franklin. I hesitate to think what Mr. Patrick Henry might have to say about this. Folks, this really doesn't sound like America, does it?

 

"Just my opinion"

 

Scoop Biggers

 

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"Law and Order"

The Nankipooh Enquirer "Covers the South like Sorghum Syrup" P. O. Box 1849 Nankipooh, Georgia Editor in Chief: Colonel Bascomb Biggers Ace Reporter : Scoop Biggers  bascombbiggers@bellsouth.net  DATELINE March 11, 2013: "Law and Order" By: Scoop Biggers I have been thinking quite a bit of late about all of the press the various local sheriff's department have been getting, and that applies whether you are talking about Nankipooh, or up near the Nantahala.  It seems that during hard times ,citizens are more concerned than ever about "law and order".   It reminds me of my own experience in law enforcement.  I was a member of the School Safety Patrol back when I was in the sixth grade at Nankipooh Elementary School.  As we called it back then, I was a Patrol Boy, in charge of the biggest street crossing in front of the school, which was the Fortson Road, a Muscogee County main thoroughfare headed north out of Columbus on its way past Nankipooh toward Fortson, Georgia.   One day when I was "on patrol", two boys crossed the road north of my crossing, where there was no cross-walk, which was strictly against the rules.  I raced up to them, and after a brief struggle, I was able to "collar" them and haul them back to the school. There I brought them before the Vice Principal, "Old Lady" Powell, who was also the sixth grade teacher, but was in charge since the principal had gone home for the day.  After learning that I had used un-due force in apprehending the two suspects, she released them and took my Patrol Boy's badge from me.   The next day I was arraigned before Nellie Smith the School Principal. Nellie told me that she was going to return my badge, but that I had been up for promotion to sergeant, and under the circumstances, and also to appease "Old Lady" Powell, the promotion would be given to someone else.   Now when she heard that my badge had been returned, "Old Lady" Powell was outraged, and declared that as extra punishment, I would not be allowed to appear on the local TV station the following week, where our sixth grade class was scheduled to preform a demonstration of square dancing.  Now this was quite a blow to me, since the class had been rehearsing for this big event for more than six months.  After that, my career in law enforcement was never the same.  I was bitter because everyone in the sixth grade was on TV except me, and I never made officer in the Safety Patrol either.  Who knows, if I had made sergeant in the sixth grade, I might have been promoted to lieutenant, or maybe even captain in the seventh grade.   Now I am reminded of this story because I realize how hard it is to enforce the law, and stay within the boundaries which maintain the safety of the citizens, and also insure the peace.  However, I remind those in law enforcement of their responsibility to do their job according to the law, and also in the best interest of the citizens.  After all, you never know when "Old Lady" Powell might be watching, and come for your badge.  She was called "Old Lady" Powell because she was the meanest teacher in Muscogee County.  But who knows, she might also have been the best teacher in the county.

"Just my opinion"

Scoop Biggers

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