Posted on 02/24/2009 8:30:56 PM PST by Steelfish
Edited on 02/24/2009 8:49:57 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Weird, cause’ I thought there were business interests nationwide and whole communities developed around the railroad. In fact, there winners and losers based on where the rail lines would run. Oklahoma City became the capital of Oklahoma, instead of Shawnee and Tulsa became a more important city than some town in the play of Oklahoma.
Additionally, being near a University founded by one of the partners in the Central Pacific Railroad, hmmmm.... oh yeah, Stanford, I thought they had a business interest in pursuing a means of transporting goods for other business partners such as Charles Crocker, the founder of Crocker Bank. I only know that story because one of my first accounts as a young man was at the Crocker Bank in Scotts Valley.
Anyway, most of the railroad barons forced right of acquisition through state and federal acts that enable them to acquire land by means similar, I say similar to, emminent domain.
Had to inform them that it was a preview and a speech to the joint session of congress and the real speech was cumin’.
I then asked how they like the additional $410 million proposed by the congress just this week alone. All I got was a, Huh? I then asked how they would feel about the coming budget and pork bills, just goofy. they have zero information or they are putting their head in the sand.
All I get the rejoinder, “well your president, GW, spent blah, blah, blah,”.
I tell them first GW had problems with the veto and I attempt to educate them about the Constitution.
The White proposes and the Congress disposes.
I just don't get it.
Who cares? If Obama has his way the incentive for anything to be invented in this country will be gone by the end of March.
I know where that is, I think. I was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1997-2000. Island style, right?
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Sorry, I just realized you are in NZ. Beautiful beach, looks like one on the Big Island.
A Frenchman invented the automobile using a steam engine in the early 19th Century. Drove it though the streets of Paris until he lost control and smashed it into a building causing the first automobile accident.
“Am I the only one who did not hear Obama speak tonight? Busy partying...”
I was doing what 0 isn’t doing... stimulating the economy: I went shopping.
“Obama Errs in Saying Americans Invented Automobiles”
Since I didn’t watch, is it assured that he was referring to the US?
Barack Obama spent his formative years in Indonesia and Kenya. When he got here he became a member of Jeremiah Writes congregation and formed a close relationship with Louis Farrakhan. He admits that among his early heros was a communist pervert who sold marijuana.
He got his American history from people who hate America. No wonder he made a mistake about America inventing the automobile. After all, running for president since his Chicago organizing days forced him to cram history into his real agenda, becoming President of the United States.
> How come nobody is on the beach? Why is it so empty?
(HUGE GRIN!!!) All of the beaches in New Zealand are like that. Every beach in New Zealand is free for the public to use: there are no private beaches at all, anywhere.
Piha is a West Coast beach, which means that it gets big surf — so not ideal for swimming, great for surfing. And because it is on the West Coast, it has black sand: this gets quite hot. We can always spot the tourists because they’re the ones doing the Mexican Hot-foot Dance!
Piha is probably my favorite place on the planet. The gummint has passed special bylaws to prevent Piha from being developed — which is also why there aren’t huge hotels and movie star mansions all over it.
We like it the way it is.
The beaches on the East Coast have no surf to speak of, and are ideal for swimming. Clean white sand and again, all of them free for public use.
> Sorry, I just realized you are in NZ. Beautiful beach, looks like one on the Big Island.
NZ is alot like Hawaii. The natives even speak similar languages and — apparently — can understand each other.
Was that before or after he updated his blog on the internet?
I really was not ready for the slobbering love affair. Boy, was it disgusting!
That line about inventing the Automobile was the last straw for me. Turned the TV off then. We really have the Third Stringers running this show. Went from Suspense to Comedy to Tragedy. Batten down the hatches.
Pretty pathetic for a major speech to not fact check. Thought he was the smartest man in the world, yet doesn’t even know something that basic.
Pray for America
Thanks, Diehard, for the reply. And, I KNOW about hot sand - I’d probably be one of those hoppers! Been there, done that. It sure is beautiful - you are truly blessed. :-)
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