Elections in Europe this past weekend will have a massive effect on our lives here at home.   LK posits that the world may well be too interconnected.

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Cell phones and their radiation are a thorn in LK’s side, or more specifically, in the blood/brain barrier within his noggin.  And Ted Nugent should stick to Cat Scratch Fever, rather than the dog eat dog world of politics.

                          

Santorum got the poor evangelical vote but few other demographic groups.  One fascinating metric is that he did better with people who think the economy isn’t getting better, and Romney did better with those who think it is.

This initially seemed counter-intuitive,  as one would have thought that those who needed the economy to improve would lean towards the business oriented Romney.

However, after thinking it through,  it actually makes sense, as (and this is harsh, sad, and true) the poor, poorly educated and less employable take refuge in Santorum’s bigotries.

                          

In this case, we’ve clearly got a very troubled poor soul who didn’t wait for the “Post” part before directing, in the most tragic of ways, his Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome on other poor innocent souls.

In this case, 3’s definitely not the charm:

This is cold, politically way incorrect, and what I believe to be true:

                          

Newt, the “angry little attack muffin” (thank you Peggy Noonan) makes Thomas Eagleton look like the picture of mental health.  LK didn’t know he was one of the despised northeastern elite just because he rode the NYC subways, and no doubt his fellow strap-hangers will be equally surprised by Newt’s vituperations.

The European leaders get their economic marching orders from the same banks and hedge funds that got them into their mess, while the European people just get shafted.

The question isn’t whether Madonna should have done the Super Bowl halftime show, but what kind of damage control is now most appropriate.

All this, plus the pinball segment and some fresh bumper music make this yet another show that one misses at one’s own peril.

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“While the cat’s away the mice (or rats in this case) will play” is the theme of this week’s show.  While our psyche’s take a well deserved rest from the daily barrage of unsettling world events, that same world takes advantage of our dropped guard and reveals extreme behavior that would alarm and dismay us were we in our usual state of vigilance:

1.  The Chinese are planning to send men to the moon.  LK thinks they’re going to claim it as theirs.

2.  Iran claims to have produced a nuclear fuel rod and successfully test fired a long range missile.

3.  President Obama signs a bill that he vowed to veto that risks our basic constitutional rights.

Among other things.

                          

Situational rather than absolute ethics means that we’re a society which has at least misplaced, if not lost, our core values, and LK finds himself agreeing with the Pope, the type of authority figure who usually makes him bristle.

Dr. John Palumbo goes from Buddha to bourbon in the blink of an eye while addressing the new Kim and the old Pelosi and Boehner.

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Ding Dong, the son of a witch is dead.  Kim Jong Il has passed on to wherever twisted cognac loving despots with large video collections go.  LK is relieved to know that a kid who’s never seen 30 candles on a birthday cake is now the custodian of a nice little nuclear arsenal.  But the kid loves the NBA and Nike sneakers so all cities with franchises are in the clear.

The Iraqi veterans are getting the shortest end of the stick on record.  There’s a brat in Britain who threatened to kill Santa AND his reindeer if she doesn’t get what she wants because she’s psychotically entitled to every last item on her wish list.

Dr. John Palumbo is back, and relates his trip to the planet Apple.  He also fills LK in on “Who Do You Think You’re Foolin?’”, a new production of his that sticks it to the one per-centers, which can be found on the site here.

“Fungible” is the word of the day.  Crude oil and gold are fungible.  People are not, but governments and corporations haven’t gotten the word yet.  LK clues them in.

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a.  The anxiety attack Repubs and Dems alike no doubt had upon watching Saturday night’s Repub debate?

b.  The decadence of the price of pet accoutrements at Barney’s considering the number of people on food stamps, while the nose in the air pet-owners bitch and moan over a potential  luxury or “millionaire’s” tax?

c.  The US gov’t welcoming (and paying for) Iraqi students to come here to study before extending a helping hand to the servicemen and woman who sacrificed life and limb to attempt to make the place livable?

LK ends up ordering the complete dinner and manages to both devour the subject material and offer it up at the same time.  Dr. John Palumbo is absent with leave (not that he’s gotta ask) as he’s doing yet another one of his soulful good deeds.

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LK posits that it’s only a matter of time before corruption goes inter-galactic, as it’s pretty much saturated this globe of ours, while musing on the co-existence of decadent gourmet food markets and an increasing number of kids needing the safety net of school lunches.

The Eurozone’s gone fascist; ain’t no other way to describe it.

Dr. John is nothing if not provocative, and LK delivers some sobering news about the Japanese and their nuclear denial.

A jolly good time was had by all.

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