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I’m not finished with Iran just yet, so expect the next installment on our bamboozlement Real Soon Now.

That’s ‘cuz I want to talk about family history.

Mine.

As in, my illustrious forebears were… the biggest bunch of scum that ever graced a family tree – or at least swung from one. They all should have been drowned at birth. Thieves and cattle rustlers. We were the biggest bunch of pirates you ever saw.

Of course, that was pretty much life with the border clans of Scotland and England. And, we were big on horses – probably because we stole ‘em.  

I’m not finished with Iran just yet, so expect the next installment on our bamboozlement Real Soon Now.

That’s ‘cuz I want to talk about family history.

Mine.

As in, my illustrious forebears were… the biggest bunch of scum that ever graced a family tree – or at least swung from one. They all should have been drowned at birth. Thieves and cattle rustlers. We were the biggest bunch of pirates you ever saw.

Of course, that was pretty much life with the border clans of Scotland and England. And, we were big on horses – probably because we stole ‘em.  

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Carter deserves every bit of the criticism that Tedders was handing out. Every bit and more. Unfortunately, Carter isn’t the whole story.

Carter rose to power because America was suffering from a crisis of morality. He won the Democrat Party’s nomination because the other Democratic nominees were found to be morally suspect.

And, the Democratic Party won the Presidency because Ford felt that he had to pardon Nixon.

Carter deserves every bit of the criticism that Tedders was handing out. Every bit and more. Unfortunately, Carter isn’t the whole story.

Carter rose to power because America was suffering from a crisis of morality. He won the Democrat Party’s nomination because the other Democratic nominees were found to be morally suspect.

And, the Democratic Party won the Presidency because Ford felt that he had to pardon Nixon.

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We started our story with Dr. Sick, but it continues with another interesting character: a pistachio farmer.

Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is pistachio farmer. I love pistachios, but I think that I like them a Little less now because Rafsanjani helped put us where we are.

Rafsanjani is a religious zealot that doesn’t see corruption as contradicting that zealotry. Here’s a clip from the article Mullahs vs. Mullahs (Part 1) by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi and Elio Bonazzi:

We started our story with Dr. Sick, but it continues with another interesting character: a pistachio farmer.

Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is pistachio farmer. I love pistachios, but I think that I like them a Little less now because Rafsanjani helped put us where we are.

Rafsanjani is a religious zealot that doesn’t see corruption as contradicting that zealotry. Here’s a clip from the article Mullahs vs. Mullahs (Part 1) by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi and Elio Bonazzi:

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I promised to go into how we’ve been bamboozled, so here I am.

Our tale starts with a guy with a really appropriate name: Gary.

For some reason Gary has a thing about Iranian mullahs. He can’t get enough of them. He serves on boards that support them. He has their ambassadors appointed as faculty to Columbia University. He even supports them when they want to overthrow the secular government of an ally.

Yep, he’s really into them.

I promised to go into how we’ve been bamboozled, so here I am.

Our tale starts with a guy with a really appropriate name: Gary.

For some reason Gary has a thing about Iranian mullahs. He can’t get enough of them. He serves on boards that support them. He has their ambassadors appointed as faculty to Columbia University. He even supports them when they want to overthrow the secular government of an ally.

Yep, he’s really into them.

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Okay, I’m back – again.

I’ve taken on a short-to-medium term contract for a major company in Indianapolis which has rearranged my writing schedule here. Yup, back to being a wage slave. 

Gotta change those circadian rhythms. Anyway, let’s hope that I can get there, ‘cuz I like doing this blog.

Ciao!

  – John 

Okay, I’m back – again.

I’ve taken on a short-to-medium term contract for a major company in Indianapolis which has rearranged my writing schedule here. Yup, back to being a wage slave. 

Gotta change those circadian rhythms. Anyway, let’s hope that I can get there, ‘cuz I like doing this blog.

Ciao!

  – John 

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