Craig Bieber

Fred Longcoor was introduced to the world in my novel, Saylor’s Triangle. He was introduced to me by my brother, Rocky, many years ago. His comments in Saylor’s Triangle, meant to be relative closings for each chapter in my book, were drawn from his unpublished works, Fred Longcoor’s Book on Life.

Because of the overwhelming feedback from readers who appreciated Fred’s wit and wisdom, I have dedicated this space for Fred to offer his views on life and happenings from around the world on a continuing basis.

Sometimes Fred gets a bee in his bonnet. Sometimes Fred sees something really good that he just can’t help but comment on. This is the first offering from Fred’s Corner. If you like it, let him know. If you don’t like it, let him know. Fred can take it!

October 12, 2009.  I really need a page just for Obama.  Nobel Peace Prize?  My ancestors must have been infiltrated by a Democrat Nobel Peace Prize Czar.  I liked the one I heard today: Obama watched a college football game Saturday, and now he is going to win the Heisman Trophy!  Have you heard about the true cost to the customers for Cash for Clunkers?  Average price paid per vehicle is over $3000 more per car than what you could have bought them for before Cash for Clunkers.

August 5, 2009.  Bill Clinton finally did something right.  I wonder who helped him.

July7,2009.  Well, Sarah’s got us all guessing…and I’m guessing she’s getting ready to make a run at all the inept Dems.  Sad day for Michael Jackson…fabulous talent…flawed man.

June 19, 2009.  Ahmadinejad, whether you hang onto your ill-gotten election victory(?) or not, you blew this one!

June 12, 2009.  Been a little busy, but I gotta say, some things are just right:  Ken Griffey Jr. back with the Mariners, South Dakota farm boy wins $232 Million Power Ball, Ahmadinejad may lose in Iran, Dow is in the black for 2009, United Autoworkers finally realize the crisis is for real…and some things are still just wrong: Madonna gets judges approval to purchase a 3 year old.

May 7th, 2009.  Manny, Manny.  You’re making $25 Million a year, and you do drugs.  So, you cost yourself $8 Million and your team loses it’s best player for 50 days…what are you thinking?

April 14th, 2009.  Kudos to the US Navy and the Navy Seals.   Try to imagine doing what they did…from the water.

April 9th, 2009.  Hijackers taking a US ship in international waters?  Kidnapping the captain?  Doesn’t Maritime Law cover piracy on the high seas?  Let’s get the F-16s headed that direction.

April 6th, 2009.  Alaska Senator, Ted Stevens, is vindicated.  He lost his senate seat, but regained his honor.  I’d guess he made some mistakes, but nothing that made him deserve what he was put through.  Political opponents who live in glass houses should not….

April 3rd, 2009.  The Justice Department moved to reverse the conviction of former longtime Senator from Alaska, Ted Stevens, claiming a “shocking admission of misbehavior by prosecutors.”  Does this smack of political high-jinks?  Do you think there is a possibility that this whole attack on Stevens was orchestrated by politics, and now that he has been defeated, it is time to throw out the trash?  Duh!

And you 50 million Social Security beneficiaries, the Congressional Budget Office says you are probably not going to get cost-of-living adjustments in 2010 or for at least two years beyond that because inflation will be so low that the corresponding cost-of-living increase will not be enough to justify an increase in benefits…even though rising health care costs far outstrip cost-of-living increases.  But…you will continue to help bail out banks, insurance companies, and upside down home owners!

March 30th, 2009.  I can’t help it, but when I see some rich, famous person who got rich and famous because they were fortunate enough to be living in the greatest country in the world go off to some foreign country and adopt a couple dozen kids, I get angry.  We’ve got lots of kids in America who are living in poverty and going to bed hungry every night.  Why not adopt a few of them?

And the TV commercials for prescription medicines.  Do they actually have to spend over half the time of the commercial telling us all the things the medicine may do to us?  Couldn’t the doctor or the pharmacy tell them that when they actually get to the point of buying the medicine?   I don’t want to hear about “oily discharge” while I’m eating my dinner!  And…there’s a time and place to talk about four hour…well, you know.