Jay Kersting's Blog

It is kind of a sad statement that news of the US having a representative sitting at a meeting where the subject of Iran's nuclear program is being discussed with Iran bring no real news.

Then the news of a Presidential candidate who has talked about how Afghanistan IS the focus of the "War on Terror" actually goes to Afghanistan for the FIRST time renders no headlines.

Wow....what a weekend of, uh, nothing.

Oh wait, "The Dark Knight" had a big weekend at the box office, the biggest opening for a non-holiday weekend.  

And the Royals took 2 of 3 from the first place White Sox in Chicago.

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The biggest news of the weekend for me.  My parents have a contract on their house!!!  They are moving next month.  Sure, I lose my garage for a little while, but they did the same for us.  I am looking forward to having them stay with us for a little while.  AND more importantly, for them to be closer to us for the long term. 

Excited to have them closer....and soon.  

Now, I have to admit this.  Their willingness to travel to see us has made things so much easier in our first full year here in mid-Missouri. 

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I watched Fox News Sunday yesterday to see what Admiral Mike Mullen had to say about what is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Again, nothing real earth shattering there.  He seems like a sharp guy.  Chris Wallace asked him if it was safe to say that we were now winning in Iraq but losing in Afghanistan.  Mullen was quick to deny both of those points, essentially adding that either perspective was premature.  

But that was not my big takeaway from the show.

Then you had the panel segment with Brit Hume, Jill Zuckman, Bill Kristol and Juan Williams.  Sure there were some thoughts on Barack Obama's "Victory" tour of Afghanistan, Iraq and parts of Europe.  But even that did not stick with me.

What did stick with me was the "Power Player of the Week" segment at the end of the show.  Earl Morse is the founder of "Honor Flight".  If you are not familiar with "Honor Flight" programs, they take World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., on day trips to see the World War II Memorial on the National Mall.

Earl Morse learned from many vets that they were unable to make it, due to finances in many cases, health in others, so he recruited pilots to take the vets to DC.  Then others got word of the "Honor Flight" program and they have since expanded it.  

If you missed the segment, I think it is worth a peek.  Here is where you can find the video. It is called the "Power Player Plus" and you will see it about a third of the way down the page.

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114 to 48 is an amazing score, right?

Basketball?  Nope.

Certainly not football.

Baseball?  Of course not.  That would be a month long game.

So, what is that 114 to 48 score?

It is the number of minutes of time that the so-called "big three" network news programs have dedicated to the two presumptive nominees since they clinched the nomination.

Guess who got 114 minutes and who got 48 minutes?

Care to explain to me why this is acceptable?  

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