Author: DOuG pRATt

An end to confusion

At The Guardian in the UK, Michael Tomasky explains our confusion here in the US with how the GOP characterizes the McCain and Obama tickets:

If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you’re “exotic, different.”

Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers — a quintessential American story.

If your name is Barack you’re a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track — you’re a maverick.

Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

Attend five different small colleges before graduating, you’re well grounded.
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Monte Schultz wins $5000!

Hey, way to go, Monte!

Monte Schultz Wins $5000 in 49er Rotary Duck Race

Author: 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City
Published on Sep 13, 2008 – 3:06:11 PM

Saturday, September 13, 2008 – Nevada City resident Monte Schultz is the $5000 first place winner in “Ducks Down Under,” the 17th Annual Gold Country Duck Race, held Saturday (Sept. 13) on Deer Creek in Nevada City.

Schultz, who was out of town and unavailable for the check presentation, will be given his prize this week. He held the ticket for the pink racing duck that emerged from a field of more than 9000 ducks to take top honors in [the] annual event.

Katherine Carpenter won the $1000 runner-up prize and Jocelyne Pletto placed third, winning $500. Many other cash and merchandise prizes were also awarded.

Paulette’s Country Kitchen was the winner of the sponsor’s race.

The duck race is sponsored by the 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City. The race is the club’s largest annual fundraiser, providing financial assistance to numerous school youth and community groups.

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Hey, wait a second. “Schultz”? That’s not right, yet a quick check of something leads me to conclude that this really is about our friend Monte Schulz.

Follow-up: Yes, it’s Monte! This line was missing from the original article.

Schultz is a novelist and the son of the late “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles Schultz.

I can’t believe people still get “Schulz” wrong.

TV Reminder: The ’60s Live!

Today on PBS is The ’60s Live!: My Generation, My Music. Petula Clark sings — you guessed it — ‘Downtown.’ Petula is in Manila for the first time, and a fan has written a review of her show last night. Pet does it all again tonight. In fact, given the time difference, it’s already happened.

The Zombies got a repeat appearance from My Music: The British Beat, but no Petula! I must have gotten bum information.

Calling 911

It’s been seven years since that awful day. We were having our kitchen remodeled, and on 9/11 the wall tile was being installed. When we got home we saw one of the new cabinet doors had been destroyed. Very weird. I don’t know what happened, but it caused a significant delay, because we had to wait for a replacement to be delivered from Canada. The tile contractor had to cover the extra cost, of course.
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The History Channel had a very dramatic special about the World Trade Center, made up of raw footage, and I’ve spliced together a few minutes from it.

George W. Bush promised he would bring Osama bin Laden to justice, but he didn’t. He failed utterly. Instead, Bush got Saddam Hussein, who had nothing whatsoever to do with the attack on America on 9/11/2001.

If McCain is elected in November there will be no investigation into what really happened to lead us to invade and occupy Iraq. We must find out with absolute certainty, and putting the Obama/Biden ticket in office is the only hope we have of doing that.