Paulette,
Welcome to the forum and thank you for taking time to make such great programs. I am actually one of the few people on this forum who has been to Salinas. I drove through there on a trip from San Jose to LA on 101 a few years ago. I have also been to the outlets at Gilroy a few times. Driving down 101 you see how fertile California is. Lots of food being produced there and I wonder why we need to import any with so much in CA.
You talk about the plague that is Wal-mart. Well if anyone ever wants to see Wal-mart/Target infestation beyond understanding then drive to Sunnyvalle/Silicon Valley. Those type of places are always PACKED up there.
I am also a huge baseball fan. Ever since I was very young and the Orioles won the world series in 1983. By 1993 I was familiar with the stats of every player in the American league. It is true that there are a lot of Dominicans in Baseball but they are good players. I say let Dominicans focus on baseball and let Americans focus on getting smarter. One reason there are so many foreigners in baseball is because American Blacks play basketball and football much more than before and no longer make MLB teams as much. I think there are some teams now that only have 1 or 2 American born blacks on their teams now! The Dominicans fill the void.
Your point about women voting for women just because they are women is a great one and it really plagues some inner cities on the local and state level like Baltimore.
Keep up the good work.
Hi- WOW- You have been to Salinas!! Yes, it WAS rich in fertile land, you would NOT believe what it is like now, it is TERRIBLE. Houses all over, on rich produce land- these houses were mortgaged with that STUPID idiotic 'no-interest' loans.. you should SEE all of the foreclosures- just AWFUL, and the ILLEGAL situation is FILTHY and very scary, it is much more dangerous in Salinas, CA then here, in NYC- NO JOKE.. I know the dominicans are great players, I really thought that Pedro Martinez was a FABULOUS pitcher.. I am very sad that they cannot seem to find the Americans that play baseball anymore, really? it is probably because they give trophies to ALL the kids now, so who knows who the best player is anymore?? This is REALLY affecting baseball more than any other sport.. Baseball takes a lot more skill and accuracy, a keen eye- so maybe these poor little boys can't even play anymore, because it is too mind boggling ie: playstation and x-box- who knows???!!!??? I am very bad with the teams and having a favorite now- I am either with the underdog, or the one that has the greatest pitcher- pitching is my passion, I throw FIRE- all part of that Scot in me.. we throw well-
~I could go on and on about baseball, TRULY- ~but what I would REALLY like- please.. please... see, I LOVE people that are critical, it only makes one become better if the person is open.. I am very open to any type criticism- especially negative, because negative turns to positive- at least for me- So I ask if you would oblige me in this: PLEASE tell me where I am off- because it is imperitive to JTF, Israel/America and myself- I do NOT do any type rehersing - rehersing leaves out REAL emotion that one is feeling- so please- stay the way you are and please point to me where I am off, because I WILL correct it the next time, and be MUCH more aware.. Our nation is in terrible trouble, so it matters not if my 'vanity' is a little wounded, in the GRAND scheme of things, it means nothing. Yes., Women are really RUINING things here in USA- their time is at an end.. this is NOT a 'ladies' nation anymore, it WILL take MEN to take this nation back- NOT WOMEN..Women and their FEEEEEEEEEELINGSSSSSSS have really messed this nation up so bad, just think of all the problems- (and I know that this is NOT 'popular' to say, but I can take the heat) women are just ruled by emotions and not reason which is WHY I will not EVER run for ANY type office in this date and time in history...Many people differ with me on this, and thats ok... but ever since women got in power- NOW EVERYTHING is 'social equality' and this is just NOT reality. Women are really at their BEST when standing WITH a great man.. not as a trophy, thats not my point- but as a great helper- I am just very old-fashioned. I DO NOT condone any mistreatment of women at all, but I hope that you follow my general idea. G-d Bless, and THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Paulette Anne