Friday, September 30, 2011

I received this from Sandy Grave` and it bears repeating, Please click here for a speech by Mr. Herman Cain.)


This may well help us understand why the Candidate for President, Mr. Herman Cain is so well respected in the poll's.

What you may not know about Herman Cain who is running for president....

"He’s not a career politician (in fact he has never held political office). He’s known as a pizza guy, but there’s a lot more to him. He’s also a computer guy, a banker guy, and a rocket scientist guy.
Here’s his bio:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science.
• Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics (making him a rocket scientist).
• Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola.
• VP of Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury (this is the top of the ladder in the computer world, being in charge of information systems for a major corporation).

All achieved before reaching the age of 35. Since he reached the top of the information systems world, he changed careers!

• Business Manager. Took charge of Pillsbury’s 400 Burger King restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which were the company’s poorest performers in the country. Spent the first nine months learning the business from the ground up, cooking hamburger and yes, cleaning toilets. After three years he had turned them into the company’s best performers.
• Godfather’s Pizza CEO. Was asked by Pillsbury to take charge of their Godfather’s Pizza chain (which was on the verge of bankruptcy). He made it profitable in 14 months.
• In 1988 he led a buyout of the Godfather’s Pizza chain from Pillsbury. He was now the owner of a restaurant chain. Again he reached the top of the ladder of another industry.
• He was also chairman of the National Restaurant Association during this time. This is a group that interacts with government on behalf of the restaurant industry, and it gave him political experience from the non-politician side.

Having reached the top of a second industry, he changed careers again!

• Adviser to the Federal Reserve System. Herman Cain went to work for the Federal Reserve Banking System advising them on how monetary policy changes would affect American businesses.
• Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. He worked his way up to the chairmanship of a regional Federal Reserve bank. This is only one step below the chairmanship of the entire Federal Reserve System (the top banking position in the country). This position allowed him to see how monetary policy is made from the inside, and understand the political forces that impact the monetary system.

After reaching the top of the banking industry, he changed careers for a fourth time!

• Writer and public speaker. He then started to write and speak on leadership. His books include Speak as a Leader , CEO of Self , Leadership is Common Sense , and They Think You’re Stupid .
• Radio Host. Around 2007—after a remarkable 40 year career—he started hosting a radio show on WSB in Atlanta (the largest talk radio station in the country).

He did all this starting from rock bottom (his father was a chauffeur and his mother was a maid). When you add up his accomplishments in his life—including reaching the top of three unrelated industries: information systems, business management, and banking"

Herman Cain may have the most impressive resume of anyone that has run for the presidency in the last half century.'


STACK THAT UP AGAINST THE 'COMMUNITY ORGANIZER'....

(NEW POST ABOVE, CLICK ON THE HEADER FOR A SPEECH TO THE NRA BY MR. HERMAN CAIN.)



It speaks for itself my friends.

Tom Ford

NO. 942

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Please join me in welcoming our new City Administrator, Ms. Petree Eastman to Crestwood.

The Board of Alderman voted unanimously to approve Mayor Schlink's candidate for City Administrator, Ms. Petree Eastman. From what I understand Ms. Eastman comes to us by way of the Municipal League, and a prior stint as the Assistant City Administrator of University City, Mo.

Ms. Eastman is well qualified for the position with experience many facets of Municipal Government, and as a bonus is an attorney.

I am not sure of her start date as of this writing as the necessary ordnances and remaining paperwork will have to be adopted and completed, but please join me in welcoming her to to our community.

Tom Ford

NO. 941

Friday, September 23, 2011

WARD TWO TOWN HALL MEETING 9/27/11, 5:30 TO 7:00 PM IN THE BOA CHAMBERS, CRESTWOOD CITY HALL.

Ladies and Gentlemen, here is the proposed agenda for the Ward Two meeting Tuesday Night from 5:30 to 7:00 PM as listed above.

1) local vandalism and vehicle break in's in Crestwood. (Police Chief Mike Paillou)

2) St. Louis County emergency warning siren test. (Police Chief Mike Paillou)

3) Crestwood Veterans memorial Monument. (Veterans committee, Police Chief Mike Paillou)

4) New Tax Rates for Crestwood, (Jackie Stock, Tom Ford, Alderman Steve Knarr)

5) Making an anonymous complaint to City hall. (Jackie Stock)

6) Open floor forum for questions, ideas, concerns, and comments.

Folks this meeting is for the residents of Ward Two (and all of Crestwood) to show our support for our City Officials, and to assist them where ever possible. We will be in the Board Of Alderman chambers from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Please remember that there are no food or drinks allowed in the Chamber, and the chairs must stay in order for the BOA meeting at 7:00 PM.

Please join your neighbors and find out what is in store for Ward Two, and what we can do to help.

Click on the header for the agenda for the 7:00 PM BOA meeting and plan to stay for it as well. Hope to see you there!


Tom Ford

NO. 940

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

WARD TWO TOWN HALL MEETING 9/27/11, 5:30 TO 7:00 PM IN THE BOA CHAMBERS, CRESTWOOD CITY HALL.

Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Jackie Stock and I will be again hosting a Ward Two Town Hall meeting to address concerns, and questions from Ward two residents. The meeting will start promptly at 5:30 PM and last till 7:00 Pm at which the regular BOA meeting will take place.

We have the Crestwood Police Chief coming to address the recent vandalism, and car break ins in Ward two and what each of us can do the help our Police catch the culprits. Also in attendance will be The mayor Mr. Jeff Schlink, and Ward Two Alderman Mr. Steve Knarr (Alderman Pickel has not responded yet) to address your questions and concerns.

We will be posting a complete agenda for the meeting in the next day or two, so please watch the Blog for it. If you have any questions or concerns that you would like to see on the agenda, please advise me (314-341-2307) and I will see that they are addressed.

This is a prime opportunity for us to meet with our chosen leaders and tell them what we would like to see in Crestwood, so please make every effort to attend, and bring your questions and comments. More as the agenda fleshes out.

Tom Ford

NO. 939

Monday, September 19, 2011

Things in America that will soon be history! (Please click here for the article, long but worth it.)

Very sad, but very true my friends. This is a long read but well worth your time to do so. The America our Grand Children will grow up in will be vastly different than the one we knew and loved.

I will cease further comments as the piece speaks for it's self.

Tom Ford

NO. 939

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Mr. Ray Hoffstetter believes "Big Oil" doesn't "pay it's fair share' of taxes, (click here for the letter to the Sun Crest Call,)

I find it interesting that it's always "BIG' something that is blamed for not "paying their fair share" of taxes (read tribute) to the Government coffers!

I am wondering if Mr. Hoffstetter (and others) has / have ever looked into the cost of doing business as an oil company? As I am sure he is aware there is the exploration, the retrieval costs, the Government regulations, the labor costs, the R&D costs,the maintenance costs, and certainly not last their fiduciary responsibility to their share holders.

I am not now,nor have I ever been associated with an oil company, but I do work for them from time to time and I can assure you that their cost of doing business is tremendous by comparison to most businesses.

I am wondering why Mr. Hoffstetter has not mentioned General Electric who paid ZERO taxes last year but their CEO was invited to sit with the First Lady (and did) during Mr. Obamas jobs speech? He has a couple of jet's, vacation homes, and a ridiculous salary, yet he and his company get a pass, why is that?

Please, Mr. Hoffstetter do not fall into the "class warfare" trap so artfully laid by certain factions in Washington, as I have never seen or heard of a POOR PERSON giving a job to anyone in the 70 years I have been on the planet!

Think about it sir!

Tom Ford

NO. 938

Thursday, September 15, 2011

THREE YEAR OLDS placed on Government data base if they exhibit raciest-homophobic tendency's (Please click here for the story!)

I have been to a county fair or two, two goat roping's and a car wash in my time but never, ever have I read or heard of ANYTHING like this!

From now on it would seem the progressive / Liberal establishment in England (how ling before it's here?) will be monitoring the speech and behavior of your THREE YEAR OLD for tendency's not "acceptable" to the "new thinking!"

Are we to accept the premise that a three year old really has complete and full knowledge of what the are saying, or is it possible they are repeating what they heard somewhere else?

At any rate if these lame fools get their way kids will be entered into a "data base" THAT MAY WELL HAUNT THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES, ALL THANKS TO INSANE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!

When do we all rise up and say enough is enough!

Tom Ford

NO. 937

Saturday, September 10, 2011

September 11, 2001 we lost 3,000 of our fellow Americans to crazed radicals. (click here for the clips.)


I am sure you remember where you were on 9/11/01, I certainly do. Please take a look back via these videos linked to above and join me and my family in saying a silent prayer for the dead, and their families.

This was not a "fluke" by some radical group as some would have you believe, but rather the first shot in the "Jihad" to make America sub-servient to the Wahabbe belief in the return of the tenth Eman, and the associated "rule" by Sharia law that accompanies it.

In short the Nations (Iran, Libya, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan) that are TRUE believers in the Muslim way of life as well as Sharia law are in a protracted war to remove All infidels from the planet.

Does this mean ALL MUSLIMS are of that persuasion, NO it does not, no more than the Westbourough Baptist Church is mainstream in the Baptist faith. What it does mean is that certain elements of the middle eastern culture want us ALL dead, no ifs ands or buts.

We owe it to those who fell on 9/11/01 to keep their memory alive, and to continue the fight to preserve America for our children and grand children's sake. May God hold the fallen close and may their families know the eternal peace that the resurrection brings.

Tom Ford

NO. 936

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Remember when Congresswoman Gabby Gifford's was shot, and we were to tone down the rhetoric? (click here for the story.)


I guess "tone down the rhetoric" only applies to the Conservative and Tea Party groups they blamed for the shooting. Since that very sad day we have heard all sorts of really inflammatory comments coming out of the mouths of Progressive / Liberals in both the House and the Senate, but nothing like we heard from a union leader last Monday.

Maybe one of my progressive / Liberal friends can explain to me (and the readers here) why Mr. Obama or any of his buddies on his side of the aisle have not condemned this "HATE SPEECH?"

I guess we Conservative are expected to just sit by and wait for the attack, right? Well I really don't think that is going to happen my friends. Later tonight Mr. Obama will speak on "jobs," he will have no substance, or plan mind you, but he will speak;. Unfortunately most ALL of America will not be watching or listening as we have had it with the Bravo Sierra.

Mr. Obama your a one trick pony, we have seen the act, my suggestion is to start packing for the move back to Chicago as 2012 will be here before you know it!

Tom Ford

NO. 935

Monday, September 05, 2011

U.S. Postal Service may shut down this winter! Default on payments likely this month (click here for the story please.)


In a stunning report from the New York Times we see the reality of the rescission (depression?) we have been led into by the two party system known as Democrats and Republicans!

There are many reasons for the eminent collapse of the postal system, not the least of which is the surely attitudes displayed at the counter, and the out of control spending on things such as "New Logo's" (five million dollars.) The electronic age, texting on your I phone. fax data, emails, electronic signatures, ET AL have contributed to the pending demise as well.

Much like the transition between the buggy and the automobile, (buggy whip manufacturers lost out) the Postal system has failed to make the changes to adapt to the new societal whims of it's customers. I haven't been to a post office to buy stamps for six years now as I print my own at the "Postal service" I am writing on. That's right, I have a Certificate stating that I am a "licensed postal meeter" location, hence no need t go there.

This is but another in the long line of "indicators" that our so called "leader." and his minions are not exactly the "Hope and change" some wanted. No in fact this current crop of people in Washington are far to busy attempting to insure their legacy than doing what is right for America!

Folks the other shoe" is dropping as we speak, your vote is now more important than at any other time in American history! If were to survive this onslaught of "progressive" thinking we must go to the poll's and vote for the right person for the job. Forget the fact that "they have been there," and vote for the right person who is not afraid to correct the errors that got us here.


Tom Ford

NO. 934

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Have you ever wondered why the Japanese never attacked Oklahoma? (please click here for the video.)

Now I have given lectures and presentations to several groups on the Japanese military (my hobby) in world war two, but I didn't know about this.

It's amazing just how much you can find on the net now days. I thank my good friend, call sign "GOO," a Marine aviator (REO)for enlighten me on this most important piece of information.

Tom Ford

NO. 933

Friday, September 02, 2011

Do we think this is is a group of lost votes for Mr. Obama?



I think it's a sure bet that this family will not be voting for Mr. Obama in 2012.

God rest your soul Mr. Unsworth.



Tom Ford

NO. 932
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