Watching and Waiting
Watching and waiting cos here theres lot of room for doing Soon you will see me
For a friend to play with The things youve always been denied cos Ill be all around you
Why have I been alone so long Look and gather all you want to But where I come from I cant tell Mole he is burrowing his way to the sunlight Theres no one here to stop you but don't be alarmed by my fields He knows theres some there so strong trying and my forests
Theyre here for only you to share
Ignored by the AC Press once again, I remain undeterred.....
Written on Feb. 24, and this being 3/06/2010 the letter went unpublished (once again).
I even offered to shorten it... but alas... no reply
From: gary stein (thebigmoosenj@hotmail.com)
Sent: Wed 2/24/10 4:35 PM
To: letters@pressofac.com
Did you know the AC Press has (on-line) blogs by among others, this editorial page’s J.Perskie and C.L.Calloway. The other day Mr. Perskie wrote a short- bittersweet- blog expressing dismay with our popular new Governor for appointing a crony- at an outrageous $195,000 a year salary- to an agency Chrisite is considering abolishing??!! Mr. Perskie's summed it up as more of the same old, same old; “Sorry, it’s all more proof that only the names — and the initials after the names (D or R) — ever change.”Haven’t you folks in the press had enough?? In 2010, I challenge you to endorse me, the real anti-incumbent candidate- an unknown Everyday Joe, who’s had terrific ideas in the past, but hardly any coverage when I ran for Congress in 2008, and Governor in 2009. This time be different, call the endorsement a protest, and say you’ve never felt more liberated.
In the Hall Institute of NJ on-line governors debate, I wrote in my closing argument..
“Change,” that’s one trivialized word, ever since our politicians latched onto it last year. But change isn’t coming anytime soon, and political hacks should be the last ones to brag up the word. Come next week, are we likely to get a different outcome other then more status quo, if we elect either Corzine or Christie? No and no…."
That was a line Mr. Perskie could endorse; and I continued… "I’m as mad as, or madder than, most thinking New Jersey citizens. I got into this race for other reasons, better explained elsewhere in this forum; or simply type in any internet search engine, the words Stein plus immigration reform, driver’s licenses, amnesty, or boycott Mexico."
Please folks, if you're tired and disappointed with the so called political professionals, please go to my web site and meet the candidate that looks most like you, at http://www.steinforcongress2010.com. Mexico is barely on my radar screen this time, and Frank LoBiondo is several terms beyond the “term limit” time frame he set for himself, and unfortunately for us it’s showing. There's 8 months till November and he has questions to answer concerning his part in the housing bubble and banking crisis that's left us all reeling over the last two years.
Gary Stein
Mullica Tsp., NJ 08215 cell day or night 609-703-****
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C'mon Jim, I'll give you some play on my site, if you give me some on yours!!
Jim Perskie's Editorial Blog
Sudden acceleration: You mean the fix is this easy?
Posted: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 | 1 comment.
If I were in the market for a car right now, I’d buy a Toyota. Really. The price will be right, and the truth is, Toyota makes a good car. Always has. I have no doubt the company will fix its sudden-acceleration problem, and this whole thing will fade pretty quickly.But meanwhile, Toyota’s troubles have prompted calls for a software change in all cars that would automatically deactivate the throttle when the brake pedal is pressed. Which prompted this thought: You mean cars don’t already work like this? Apparently not. Toyota drivers have reported pressing the brakes to no avail when then their cars took off. So now the U.S. government is looking into requiring that all cars have brakes that override the gas pedal (Toyota has already said all models sold in the United States will have the override by 2011, and many recalled cars will be retrofitted with it). But it’s absolutely amazing that this was not done long ago. It’s an inexpensive fix. A software change. We’re talking electrons here — and they’re free.
I would think this change would also prevent those accidents that occur when people somehow manage to step on the brakes and the gas simultaneously. No I’m not an engineer, and I venture onto this topic with some trepidation. But if a simple software change would deactivate a throttle anytime a brake pedal is pressed, the change should have been made a long time ago.
Congressman (18) posts 11:40 amMr. Perskie, here's where I part ways with you- I'm usually on board! And here’s where "I" lose votes this coming election if this sneaks out (lol). If you can forget for a few seconds the poor folks killed in this preventable mishap, Toyota got what was coming! They're arrogant, and Japan doesn't trade fairly with the United States....and if this blog was set up properly (I keep making suggestions) we'd have a great discussion going on this controversial topic, wouldn't we? It’s not just the government (and Toyota) that’s slow to respond- please for your sake,promote this blog already!
As far as the accelerator issue, why are accelerators electronic? Because it's technologically feasible; that's all- plain and simple. Complexity for complexity sake, it seems to me. Go back to a simple accelerator cables and
those Toyota customers would still be alive. Signed Congressman, not Frank and not Abe.
