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I was looking for something to say as a follow up to my last post and ran across this posted on a blog 5 years ago. Somehow it seemed fitting to repost this since it is the common sense of the famous Will Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935). I wonder if people today know who Will Rogers was? He was the Jay Leno, or Conan of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was a Mark Twain sort of person, too. Back when you went to a town hall, or a music hall to get your entertainment, or read a newspaper to see what someone would comment using their right to free speech. His life was part of the silent film era, too, and he got to perform in those early films. Will Rogers was sought after for his skill with a rope, and his skill at commenting on the news of the day.
Those were the good old days? 1932 was not all that good according to the history books, but the USA survived it, and became stronger. Just as one day 2010 will be part of someone's good old days, when we could find information on computers, and had so many forms of entertainment it was mind boggling.

Here is the URL of the site where I found this article, and thanks to them for letting me quote it. About.com was the source and a site about liberal politics.

Rogers' advice, "Go Fishing Until the Election" is as true, and funny, today as it was in November 1932. Enjoy!
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"There should be a moratorium on candidates speeches.

They have both called each other everything in the world they can think of. From now on, they are just talking themselves out of votes. The high office of President of the United States has degenerated into two ordinarily fine men being goaded on by their political leeches into saying things that, if they were in their right minds, they wouldn't think of saying.

Imagine Mr. Hoover last night saying "any change of policies will bring disaster to every fireside in America." Of all the conceit. This country is a thousand times bigger than any two men in it, or any two parties in it. These big politicians are so serious about themselves and their parties.

This country has gotten to where it is in spite of politics, not by the aid of it. That we have carried as much political bunk as we have and still survived shows we are a super nation....

So you two boys just get the weight of the world off your shoulders and go fishing. Both of you claim to like to fish. Now instead of calling each other names until next Tuesday, why you can do everybody a big favor by going fishing, and you will be surprised , but the old US will keep right on running while you boys are sitting on the bank.

Then come back next Wednesday, and we will let you know which one is the lesser of the two evils of you."