Political Announcement

The Reform Party asked me if I would be interested in running for a state position.  I agreed.

I am officially running for Governor of Mississippi.

The rules and money are stacked against me - I am like the mocking bird trying to chase off the fat cat.  Still, I believe in Truth and Facts.  I believe in the state of Mississippi.  We can turn things around and pick our state up off the bottom of the good statistics and move away from the top of all the bad statistics.  I believe that government should be of Laws, rather than of Men. (Jaycee creed line)

I have started a Facebook Page and a Website - http://bobbykearan.com/vote

As I am a working man, not a lawyer or judge or politician, my time is limited to off-work hours.  This will not be a 'normal' campaign.  Read my website, ask questions, debate with me and we can arrive at a great platform to help get Mississippi Moving Up!  Grassroots all the way!  ( Buy a bumper sticker, button and flier! Tell your friends!)

I am the only candidate who will DECREASE the Governor's salary if elected.  I am running on Fiscal Responsibility, Education and Creating a Healthy Environment for Job Creation.

Listen to this!!!!

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Listen to this! Why this got lost, I don't know...

Worst Income Inequality

6. Mississippi
> Gini Coefficient: 0.470
> Median Income: $35,078 (Lowest)
> Households Earning $200,000+: 1.54% (Lowest)
> Population Living Below Poverty Line: 21.90% (Highest)

Mississippi has the greatest percentage of poor people in the nation, 21.9%.  The state has the greatest percentage of households making below $30,000 a year, 42.53%, and the smallest percentage of households making $200,000 or more, 1.54%.  Suffice it to say, poverty is a major issue in Mississippi and it is getting worse.  From 2007 to 2009, the state’s poverty rate increased from 20.6% to 21.9%.

Read more: The States With The Worst Income Inequality - 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/2011/04/21/the-states-with-the-worst-income-inequality/#ixzz1KpXPem35

So Long Sarah Jane

Elizabeth Sladen passed away after a battle with Cancer.

You will be missed, Sarah Jane Smith.

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Sad statement on Mississippi

This article appeared on Truthout.org - it is talking about how a Harry Potter fan club has become an active charity organization.  Great story.

However, in the story, we find some of their acts of charity described as :

They have donated more than 55,000 books to school libraries around the world, including the Mississippi Delta and Rwanda

So, we are on par with Rwanda.  Anyone still think Haley Barbour has done any good for the state whatsoever?

und the world, including the Mississippi Delta and Rwanda,

They’ve donated more than 55,000 books to school libraries around the world, including the Mississippi Delta and Rwanda,

They’ve donated more than 55,000 books to school libraries around the world, including the Mississippi Delta and Rwanda,

They’ve donated more than 55,000 books to school libraries around the world, including the Mississippi Delta and Rwanda,

Down with the Mega Banks!

So, Bank of America is convenient and you can find a branch just about anywhere, is that worth destroying the whole economy?

Umair Haque seems to think that complaint is a bit of a cop-out.  He tells us that we have the power to make the changes we want to see in the Financial sector.

Step one - Move your Money!  If you don't agree with how the mega banks treat you, your money or the national economy, move it.  There are Regional, State and Community Banks out there that do very well and have a lot more integrity than the Mega-Banks.  If you are looking for more BANG! for your "moving your money" protest, then check out your local Credit Unions.  You become an owner with your deposit, so they put your money to work for you, not for their board or shareholders.  Some even have Kasasa!

For Full Disclosure, I am very happy to report that the Bank that I work for (as a PC Technical Analyst) is endorsed by Move Your Money - a Regional Bank with a good rating.

Hope is a Republican Ideology

Hope!

Obama used it to win an election, but it is the staple of the Republican Agenda.

They give huge tax breaks to corporations and HOPE that they will create jobs - despite all evidence to the contrary and all historical facts that they will not do so.  Only by having a consumer base that has money to spend will jobs be created by the demand they place on businesses.  Giving tax breaks to consumers has a better chance to create jobs.

They give huge tax breaks and benefits to the ultra rich and HOPE that their wealth will trickle down into the economy - even though all evidence points to them putting all that money into more wealth generating fiscal entities such as savings accounts, money market or stocks.  The growing wealth and wage gaps that are mathematical fact do not seem to dissuade them from this idealogical hope.

And for some reading material for you :

Is Obama to blame for high gas prices? No.

GOP Exaggerates? Yes.

Who lost the most jobs? Bush.

And PolitiFact is always a good read.