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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Thorpe

Did you know that The Wizard of of Oz was considered a flop, for some time after it was made?

Also, King Vador never got any credit, but was involved, as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Vidor

My mother used to tell me that someone involved with the screenplay, for the Wizard of Oz, lived close to Hillside and Central, where she grew up.
I forget the name, however.

No big surprise, a large number of people involved in “The Wizard” never got much credit for it. They did not fight very hard, for credit, since the movie lost money for a long time!

Obama is a liberal, but an honest liberal.

Ben
RUN RALPH RUN!

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I agree with you on this one Paul!

A man I’ve known for over 25 years told me recently if the ticket is McCain vs. Obama he will vote for Obama; if the ticket is McCain vs. Clinton he will vote Independent. I didn’t know this man was even aware there were candidates without an “R” beside their name, at least not any worthy of mentioning in polite company. I don’t have the proper words to tell you are partisan he is!

So I repeat your mantra!

RUN RALPH RUN!

By the way, in the original The Scarecrow represented US farmers, who wanted dollars denominated in silver instead of gold (the change would have reduced the balance of their loans to banks, since as gold appreciated in price so did the amount of their loans).

The Scarecrow needed brains because, according to some, farmers were too stupid to realize that non-fiat moneys, especially those backed by a promise of a precious metal like gold or silver, are subject to de facto inflation. That is, as more gold (or whatever) is discovered, the less current stocks are valued. So if today say a Troy ounce of gold is equivalent to $1,000, then tomorrow if a huge gold mine were opened it then tomorrow you could buy the same ounce for something less than $1,000.

This is the biggest reason any “return to the gold standard” candidate is called a screwball, btw. Rightfully so, too.

“Cross of Gold” ?? Surely that speech was not by someone related to you?

William Jennings Bryant?

Yes, Wizard of Os was about ag/industrial/monetary issues.

I always thought the “flying monkeys” were Democrats and the Witch was the foreign powers that Democrats want to please!

Just kidding! Lighten up!

By Ralph Nader …

Only by the Right-wing extremists. Not by anyone else.

As for gold standard – I agree with you Paul. Interesting that it was a reletive of mine who campaigned long ago to get the US OFF of the gold standard to get the economy moving again. Obviously that was long ago – and the original Wizard of Oz book related to that story. In the book Dorothy’s slippers were not ruby. Anyone know what they were?

The up side of that current system is that our dollar can have whatever value is subjectively put on it.
As to the value of the item you are buying it with. That means you can one day get five dollars for the item today and twenty dollars tomorrow. It is a sale-ers market, as such the value of the dollar is based on what the sale-er sets it at. The down side is that because the value is subjective the item that is worth twenty dollars today, tomorrow can be worth five dollars.

The up side of the Gold standard is that the value is more stable and its fluxes at a slower process and is not subject to a dramatic change over a shorter period of time. The down side is that it actually limits the number of dollars available. Otherwise saying that any U.S. currency held by a foreign investor is no longer within the U.S. and is subject to a calling for the gold backing it. Now if they call under our current system they end up with the above mention hand full of toilet paper.

You pointed out that in the possibility of a complete failure that Gold maybe the only valuable substance left and that is pessimistic. But if the mad Max end does not come the dollar would still have a real value to it. One that is solid and has establishes value and a real backing worldwide.

George Herbert Walker Bush used to be pro-choice and changed his mind.

I do not think that Romney is “pandering”.

Also, take a hard look at how McCain is tacking RIGHT right now.

I take pride in the fact that McCain, a candidate nearly certain to get the NRA and Right to Life endorsements, is considered the liberal candidate.

That speaks volumes about the success of the conservative activists in this country.