Brodie hides from the “Spin”

I curled up nose to tail in front of the wide-screen to watch the second presidential debate (debate???really???)…in St. Louie…town hall forum.   The zingers began adding up…I started scratching my ears and placing my paws over my eyes as I listened to the “Spin and the Pivoting”…and then I sequestered myself…hiding in the closet.  I kept waiting for the “going high part”…

Twenty minutes in…ending in the nearest closet was a good move for me.  Each of the candidates moved me to go high in my own way…so my golden self decided to move away…leave it…drop it… Sometimes going into a happy place can help us all.  The closet became that spot.

Next time you hear from me…I’ll share with you some information about polling and how it “should work.”  Look for it.  Paws up!

Brodie offers humane and effective training lessons to main stream media

When you think there is no more political underbelly available…just when you think the stream of information?!?… provided to you by the media… as they fill their role in reporting and shaping public opinions has hit bedrock…the basement…surprise…it’s not over till the last vote is cast???  Well, I have a golden idea to stop this gutter bleed…some of the media simply needs some golden training and constructive feedback.

I have and continue to do my best to avoid distractions while I am on the lead.  In other words, when I am out in public, socializing and being a solid companion, distractions have been my nemesis..my falling like a rolling rock speeding down hill…distractions keep my off target…distractions rob me of my focus and my ability to contribute in a fine dog way…you know strut my stuff…get the pets and praise that simply make my world a happy place.  So…we should offer very basic training lessons to the media, print..tv…talk radio…major networks…lessons that address “How to Avoid Distractions” while reporting on the issues…I know these are good folks, smart folks, folks that strive to inform and with that said, getting some help for these folks would help to put us all in a better place in this race to the White House.

Please know that I continue to strive to avoid distractions…I am so easily tempted but even my slightest successes give me hope.  Paws up!  Be hopeful.

Brodie shares a sparkling story out of the White House

My golden heart overflows with happiness because of this uplifting story…an inspirational share…

Drop all of your treats, get your head out of the feeding bowl and READ this illuminating article about a man dedicated to his job, his family, his prideful approach to everyday and to serving his presidents.  Stewart Stevens, Sr. your bright life gives us all hope for a better tomorrow.

Thanks to Hamil R. Harris for this shinning piece of journalism found on 10/6 in The Washington Post. Hamil you found the good.

Brodie barks for your questions

“Meet me in St. Louie, Louie meet me at the” second face-off between  Mr. T and The Lady on October 9, 2016: Presidential Debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.  This second debate has a different format.  Get this…

They’re trying something new…”Heads Up” average voters…”the Networks” have agreed to consider the 30 most popular questions…yes… Americans will be able to submit and then vote on questions online at PresidentialOpenQuestions.com,… ABC and CNN have agreed to consider (hocus-pocus perhaps abracadabra, who knows…) the 30 most popular queries when they jointly plan the debate.

Here’s your opportunity…my golden ears will listen for your question.  Ponder this:

“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.” Thomas Jefferson

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” Albert Einstein

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”  Abraham Lincoln

Questions please…

 

 

Brodie masters the political numbers

52 pick-up is a blast.  I love playing cards and just lately I have found myself saying  “deal me in.”  And lately, I have been working on my numbers…yeah…I have a canine history right out of the litter of not being on top of my math facts.  I have tried to better myself and have recently been working on place value comprehension.  See the past few days…my dog ears hear ad nauseam about… no taxes paid…dodging the process…dirty dealing…shifty books…?! And the numbers ranked way out of my golden brain…so I motivated myself to improve…saw an opportunity! So, I got the one’s place, got the 10’s place, got the 100’s place, got the thousands…but when reading numbers out loud that roll into the millions…I’m stumped…The number I practiced with is 915,729,293…whooper correct!!! So, the ingenuity in me said tackle this from another angle and so…I started focusing on rounding up and I slammed that down!!! Got it! 916,000,000 and to make it even easier…916 million (dollars).  See there is more than one way to get an egg from a chicken…forget that saying about a cat…it’s unkind.

Paws up…be sure to take yourself to Longwood University, Farmville, VA to experience the veep candidates debate.

Brodie gets into action

My golden ears have been hearing this…I can’t take either The Lady or Mr. T…I can’t cast my vote…I won’t vote…forget it.  Well…donkeys and elephants come on now… this is an important time in your human life…so much is at stake.  Ok…so you don’t think either party deserves your support. You are disgusted by the process.  So in your interest, I dug up some quotes by some famous earthlings that could perhaps inspire you out of inaction…If this does not apply to you then “Good Golden On Ya!”

“I never worry about action, but only inaction.” Winston Churchill

“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction.” John F. Kennedy

“Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.” Will Rogers

 

“Eat, love, vote.” Golden Brodie

 

Brodie leaks on the process to elect

We are getting closer…moving in on Tuesday, November 8th..the big day…the colossal finale to this presidential race to the White House.  Can’t wait for that day…literally I could not wait…and I leaked all over the process.  It was an accident…I was not paid in golden coins.  There was no ill-gotten gain.  I have no allegiance to either the donkeys or the elephants. So…how am I different from the other leakers?  Well…the golden in me experienced self-evaluation and I’ll pay attention to not letting myself get into such a position again.  I received good training and understand the good.  I wasn’t chasing some promise of shiny dog toys or yummy snacks. My four legs also came forward and spilled it…told you what I did.  So…what have we learned…well…I’m going to curb it.

Brodie slurps up the “debate buffet”

We’re getting all ready for the first presidential debate between The Lady and Mr. T. with Lester Holt as the designated driver. We’ll be in front of our large screen with surround sound…flicking back & forth between baseball, football & the political parley.  We’re planning a menu fitting this national face-off.

I requested red and blue balloons for ambiance… but… sadly that won’t be happening.  Then I asked for servings of hot dogs…just seems fitting…but once again I was denied my wish.  Then I suggested we have black-eyed peas and collard greens…you know…for good luck and lots of money?!?!…I was told that only happens on New Year’s Day…my bad.

Eggs are a favorite food of Hillary Clinton
A favorite food of The Lady
Fast food is a favorite of Mr. Trump
Fast food is a favorite of Mr. T

So, we’re having scrambled eggs…The Lady says she can’t cook…but she makes a mean mess of eggs and McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Combos and perhaps some Burger King cheeseburgers with fries…Mr. T chows on that stuff…even has it brought onto his private plane.  Both representative foods sound like a winner to my golden palate…but then I’ll swallow just about anything…including carelessly tossed chicken bones covered with ants found along the sidewalk.

Flaps up…Let the games begin.

 

Brodie ponders which dog gets into the White House

I became curious about the lucky dogs that have lived in the The White House…lots of them..some more famous than others… for a host of different reasons that had nothing to do with the dog and everything to do with the folks who occupied the “People’s House.”  So…I began my research…My source was dog time.com that lists dogs owned by presidents that resided in the White House…beginning with John Adams all the way through Barack Obama…lots of furry friends… all flavors and sizes…an impressive list I must say.  We dogs have established quite a track record for residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue…racing up and down the formal staircase…laying under the desk in the Oval Office…lounging under the Portico of the West Wing…leaving steaming dumps on the lawn for Secret Service folks to manage…

So…which dog(s) will be next…well the Lady has two dogs…Tally, a toy-poodle mix and Maisie, a curly mix.  Mr. T has a Labrador retriever, Spinee, who underwent extensive surgery this past summer…yes…Spinee has shared his medical records.

Now… you could always add this variable to your voting criteria…Which dog do I want to see in The People’s House?!

Remember the write-in information I researched for you???… well…consider this..do you know how to spell golden retriever? (i before e except after c)… I’m just saying…

 

Brodie barks: Write in “DUCK” for President

According to the latest on the Internet…43 states allow a Write in Ballot for the President of the USA.  Which 7 don’t?…Arkansas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota.

Per Bloomberg…most States require a candidate to register, however; Vermont, Wyoming, Oregon, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Iowa, Delaware, and Alabama do not require registration.

Thirty-five states require that a write-in candidate must submit some form of affidavit and, sometimes, a filing fee at least one month before the election. In North Carolina, these candidates must circulate a petition. Then their names are posted on a list at the polling place, though not on the official ballot. Other write-in votes become trash.

So, my best golden treats are going to “Duck for President”…and why not?!! Duck has a clean bill (ha) of health…he has no funny money anywhere…(He has no money.)…he has no body/company/bird/in his pocket…(He has no pockets or political feathers on his body.)…he’s a possible alternative to those who refuse to cast their vote for either the donkey or elephant candidate…I understand…and if Mr. J or Mrs. Green don’t work either…then practice writing “DUCK” in preparation for voting day.

First debate coming up this Monday, September 26…hold the pate & foie gras.

“A Fresh Bill on Capitol Hill…Duck for President” by  Doreen Cronin is a wonderful teaching tool for lower school students.  Ms. Cronin additionally wrote Click, Clack, Moo…Cows that Type.