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Barroom Brawl Ethics

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How many politicians talk to the homeless?   We have seen one member of the Berkeley City council talking to a homeless man recently, but when was the last time that President Obama talked to a homeless person?   When was the last time the governor of California talked to a homeless person?

 

In the movie "Charlie Wilson's War," a turning point came when the congressman got some fellow politicians to visit a refugee camp and talk with some of the victims of the Russian Invasion of Afghanistan.  

 

Wait!   There is a subtle difference here.   The one percenters can make a profit on a war in a foreign country and feel good about helping the poor wretches who live near the battlefield, but they are also making scads of money on the foreclosure trend so why change that?

 

If the owners of the Golden State Warriors can turn a profit on the valuable real estate, could any subsequent sizable campaign contributions they might make to the politicians who helped expedite the change of venue be misconstrued as being "commission checks"?  

 

The fact is that capitalists don't care who get hurt by their ruthless pursuit of increased profits, but barroom brawlers do have some regard for innocent bystanders.   In the aforementioned donnybrook in the gin mill, in the mid Sixties, the columnist and his buddy were surrounded by ten to fifteen pairs of guys engaged in fisticuffs, but since we were perceived as two outsiders (it was our first visit to that city and that "watering hole"), who were not recognized by either of the fray's rival factions, as being members of the opposition group, we were able to stroll away from the fracas unscathed.   Our reaction was to resort to the common clichà © of "wow that was just like a scene in a John Wayne Western."

 

[Note from the Photo Desk:   Reportedly the Golden State Warriors will use the Bay Bridge in their new logo.   The Golden Gate Bridge will celebrate its 75 birthday this weekend.  

 

If the battleship Iowa's departure for its new home in San Pedro and the Golden Gate Bridge's birthday celebration occur simultaneously, during the Memorial Day Weekend; do ya think that an aerial photo showing the Iowa approaching the Golden Gate Bridge (this will be the last time an American battleship ever passes under the Golden Gate Bridge) will be used above the fold on page one of the next day's edition of the New York Times?   That image for the Memorial Day issue would be priceless.]

 

Oliver Goldsmith wrote:   "Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law."

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BP graduated from college in the mid sixties (at the bottom of the class?) He told his draft board that Vietnam could be won without his participation. He is still appologizing for that mistake. He received his fist photo lesson from a future (more...)
 

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