We're both exhausted, I just hit the send button to the 150th e-mail contact.  Tomorrow I'll have to "identify" letters and numbers to make my e-mail work again.  Have several accounts which helps. 

This sounds crazy, that's what we expect from Stein since I lost it 2 years ago- if you go to the last thread I posted on the Guatanimo, or just say Gitmo and don't worry about spelling, I mention Ronald Reagan Sr.  I'm getting a feel for you more and more.  I'm a big admirer of Ronald Reagan Jr not to mention his mother.  They seem to have worked out their political differences why the hell can't everybody else?  Saw Ron on TV last week and he was excellent as usual, he's got a big burden to carry, people dismiss him.  Gotta go and "clean offices"   That's what I do for a living.  Wish I had your access.  Will get back to you when I get home later, there was more to your thread that I'd like to respond to.  I consider you a new friend.

Was loading up the truck to go to work and had the records spinning.  You have Air America and R. Reagan Jr. all I have is old Frank Sinatra records and inspiration from his old friend and my hero R.R. Sr.   Anyway I depend on small things to keep "hope alive" (and Jesse Jackson if I can't get this boycott thing going my self, what do bloggers say, LOL) and "Aqua de beber" give the flower water to drink.  Never really listened to the words before but I know the perfect place to post that song...will explain later.  Not a big deal it can wait...

Back from the job and in a frenzy as usual.  Check this message

"Stein for Governor, thanks will post these lyrics on contact page of web site of the ultimate underdog, Gary Stein for Governor in New Jersey. I'll leave a blog message anywhere, even here, that's how you get the word out friends."

on this site,

http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/frank_sinatra_lyrics_2329/the_complete_reprise_studio_recordings_-_disk13

(gonna post the actual music too)

one day Dave I'll hit the saturation point with or without you going to Mexico with me.  have to make supper, want to address those other points I said I'd get to earlier.  Check out my profile on other site, no one will ever see it- that's if I keep it to myself?  Thinking of getting back on the Daily Kos and giving change.org a plug.  You should see the peanut gallery over there, very risky business blogging there, but that never stopped me, tisk tisk.

Strike one. The link didn't work but that was my comment up above that was posted on that web site.  Maybe if someone with nothing else to do wanted to click the link to "Drinking Water" by Sinatra my comment could be seen.  Maybe that comment and profile will show up on google when I'm famous and everybody is googling the Governor.

Dave if I may, I said I’d like to respond to some things you said in your first thread.  You say you’re getting traction, the question I think is who’s going to get to the finish line first, the tortoise, me, or most likely you, the hare, you, an activist lawyer who everyone expects to be out front pushing a cause, not to take anything away from you, and the smart money would be on you too.  A lawyer beats a janitor.  But what if I’m the guy- the janitor running first for congress, then governor, then congress- who breaks out?  There might be no stopping me, you know like Joe the Plumber or that idiot Sarah Palin. The catch is I need a guy like you, or if not you  I’ll find another someone to point out the unexpected, a janitor running for Governor, making sense, going about his crusade in a deliberate, never say die, not to mention crazy- way.  The one person- this is what’s amazing to me- I’m the one person putting amnesty out there as an issue. And nobody gets it.  Ammmmmmnesty.   At the end of the day nobody is going to vote for Dave Bennion, he’s not on the ballot, but people for all different reasons could go into the voting booth and pull the lever for what I represent- disgust with Washington and Trenton, doesn’t have to have anything to do with amnesty, although I’m for a secure border (doesn’t hurt, and ridiculing Mexico, oh the moderates might like that, and it just happens to be my honest opinion, and I haven’t budged one iota in 2 years.)  I’m that confident of the position, why, because of where I was when I was down there.  No Americans go there, so nobody is talking like me.  There’s a pro running as a 3rd party candidate, Chris Dagget, a former government EPA administrator or something, he’s raised probably close to a half a million dollars by now.  When this guy gets 2% of the vote nobody is going to care less.  What if the janitor got 2% of the vote?  I’m not at this rate!

You said you where exhausted, we’re both exhausted.  I have this theory.  Obama and Felipe Calderon are probably exhausted too, they’re only human.  This issue has to come to their attention in bold way or they’ll stick to the tired old game plan.  And what about health care and the drug cartels, seems both are pre-occupied.  Bold would be a boycott, that would rouse them.  Hey I’m going on and on, I’m boring myself and I know my place, right now I’m just a crackpot independent candidate lucky to have an audience of one…just watch this link below, and it’s not more music either.  I saw this movie on a 20 hour bus ride in Mexico. It’s in Spanish, Beto did some translation, I didn’t need it, I lived it, I loved it, I laughed so hard, and so did all these other Mexicans on the bus.  I’m one of them, and I’m telling you every last one of us on the bus would be unimpressed if you asked us about Calderon meeting Obama and (I’ll look up his name….) oh, I’ve been referring to him as the President, correction that would be Prime Minister Stephen Harper (ana lisa would be appalled that I didn’t know that) of Canada.  These people expect zilch from the politicians!  Watch this clip, I discovered there’s very, very serious amateur take offs of this movie, showing real life, lock you in jail throw away the key.  You’ll see if you look at related videos, maybe you have someone who speaks Spanish.  I don’t speak it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDvyG_8DYLM&feature=related  this is part 3, Mexican-Americans going back to see the father’s very ill brother and see it as an opportunity to get “re-connected” with their roots.  Part 1 and 2 takes place in U.S., part 3 they get stopped by American police…nooooooo problem…..just move the cursor and go to 6 minutes and 51 seconds in, it’s  the last good moment they’d have during the trip.  Guess how it ends, yes, they swim back across the border with just the shirts on their backs.

p.s. don’t know if you read thread in Gitmo story but Beto still hasn’t been able to send me that e-mail I wanted.  Told me last night his younger brother (the semi-professional soccer player, boy does this guy have the bearing of an athlete) who  Beto sent a lot of money home so that he could get his teaching degree, finally got a spot, 2 hours away and the bribe was relatively minor.  A piece of land that Beto owns.

p.s.s  I will call every phone number concerning Herta on Monday if I can, definitely by Tuesday.  Monday have to go to Trenton and hand in that 500 word essay.  Found out it goes on the back of the sample ballot, big deal, thought it went out in a special mailing. Can post it here tomorrow if you’re interested.  Call for amnesty and there’s a reference to Ronald Reagan.  Mention single payer universal health care, and I’d love to tell you why I despise government.  I’m a handful aren’t I?

Gary,

Thank you for taking the time to make phone calls on behalf of Herta. I do appreciate it – we all do.  I think those of us in the pro-migrant movement can relate in some way to your campaign because we are trying to achieve the seemingly impossible in a climate that is fairly  anti-immigrant at the moment. Actually, I don’t believe it is truly impossible -- it is just going to take some time to build our movement for civil rights on behalf of immigrants.

I must admit that your story rather intrigues me. I do think you would make an absolutely great character for a screenplay, novel or short story, if you’ll forgive me for saying so.  I’m not sure that I will be the one to write it, but I am very curious. Unfortunately, I have so many projects on my plate right now, I don’t know if I’ll ever get to it. But I may ask to interview you at some point, if you would be willing to do it (but it would be well after the election). Would you agree to that?  Anyway, I like the way you’ve set the story up yourself:

You say you’re getting traction, the question I think is who’s going to get to the finish line first, the tortoise, me, or most likely you, the hare, you, an activist lawyer who everyone expects to be out front pushing a cause, not to take anything away from you, and the smart money would be on you too.  A lawyer beats a janitor.  But what if I’m the guy- the janitor running first for congress, then governor, then congress- who breaks out?

If I do write this, and there’s no guarantee that I will, it would be solely for creative writing purposes -- not to promote your campaign. The other thing is, whatever story I write would not be your story per se. It would be about a man somewhat like you, but he would be my own invention. The character I’m envisioning would probably discover that his problem is not getting someone like Dave Bennion to go down to Mexico with him, nor finding a reporter. The complication would be more personal and interior –maybe something to do with failed dreams or a relationship. So, the transformation would occur in him, not with the town, the Mexican government or the Mexican people.

Perhaps he would succeed at getting a small crew to accompany him to go down to Mexico to meet Beto and other folks…but he is the one who would be changed by the town (not the people or the government or anyone else). Anyway, that’s the idea. Did you ever see that classic film, King of Hearts? It’s not exactly the story I have in mind, but something along those lines.

Anyway, do you mind if I ask you a question. I’m just curious to know how you met Beto and how he came to be so important in your life. I think you mentioned that he works as a cement mixer, no? You don’t have to answer that if you don’t feel like it -- just thought I’d ask. Oh, and I’d also love to hear how your conversation went with the owner of that restaurant.

p.s. Just so you know, I've only had one short story published.  The only reason I dare call myself a writer is that I spend so much at it, it really defines who I feel myself to be. But that would be for you to judge (see my one published piece, Deaf Orchestra):

http://issuu.com/prseitz/docs/prsb_june_2008/3

just lost everything I'd just written, can't believe it.  No matter how many times that happens I never learn to always write this stuff in a word document first.  this is what I remember, 1. told you to talk to Dave 2) i agree ....Ben Stiller should play the part 3) exchanged e-mails with a conservative small potatoes radio show dj from California , some how he saw one  of my web sites and used the contact page.  invited me to listen to his broadcast using the internet.  i did, listening to it as background while i sent out my usual days worth of e-mails to the "elites."  so why should i hate this guy even if he had some stupid bumper music  about Obama (we'll leave it at that) at least he's talking to me. maybe not any more, I invited him to go to Mexico, probably pissed his pants.  this is where i lost the comment before- after i said i'd copy his comment to me and i'd leave out his name.... and then i had trouble, "Getting ready to do an interview on the Old ***** Radio network right now.  You can listen live through our website at www.**********   I can talk to you after the interview. 

other thing i remember saying was that i was tired and that this 5 minute thread will wind up as 15 minutes, and it has.  oh, and i said that if it wasn't for beto and mexico, i'd be nothing and wouldn't be doing this and that's why Dave could round out his experiences by go down there with me.  did you see the link to that resort?

ana lisa, have you seen this you tube from my web site.  have you even been there.  you know half the screen play is written, have you seen the mishegoss from the daily kos.  you never asked why i was banned. and lastly, calling it a night, i will tell you about the mex. rest. owner in the morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_vAwKnFlQk

all kidding aside that song is my favorite, that's little Gary for governor all the way.

come on- ana lisa, since you gave me a little encouragement (and that’s all I need to bug everyone with more boring details of my life story, never mind that it’s only 3 of us in on this, you, me and dave.   I’ll figure out how to get Mark Lindley back in the discussion, watch me try) “we” should be up and at em, no sleepy heads here.

Was sipping my morning instant coffee thinking of my to do list.  Doesn’t include any real work around the house, fooling with cars like I used to (made nice pocket change that way-Rubinstein the 73 old ex transmission guy, the funny one, the one I told you also used to say “what am I going to do with you,” he’s still wheelin and dealing, not me.  I’ve saved all his phone voice mails;  him pretending to kowtow to me as the next congressman and now governor.  Did you ever see the old Rockford Files and the way the show starts with wacky messages on his answering machine?  You never know about that movie about little Gary, it’s possible?  The inside joke in the house here between Tiny, the Rat and Angel is that the name of the movie is “there is no movie”  The insistence on my end that there is has led to some hilarious exchanges around here.  I’d say to them that the worse I’m ignored the more I’m convinced that my determination could be a plot line.  Tiny’s response of course is, “that’s nice, so it’s  always going to be a win-win” as she’s thinking- you asshole do some real work around the house, find a job with real health insurance!

The "to do" list, seriously, the first order of business was to write a circuitous thread and post.  I’ve done that already, and haven’t touched on one anything I was planning on just 10 minutes ago!  1) find out where the business moved to that Beto used to work for.  He wants me to send him a recommendation from the owners of the pre-cast company; I stopped there on the way to Trenton to hand in my 500 worder (Trenton another story).  Place was deserted, first thing I thought of was that the place got raided by ICE, someone on the street thinks they just moved, but it sounded like they moved far away if they are even still in business..  ICE had me thinking of Mark Lindley, plus I’m thinking of the one account we have where the Central American workers are all he absolutely legally (none Mexican) and one of the owners, Paul Savini, spent a small fortune to have it done that way.  The general manager, Skip Fox, is a real funny guy.  As I’m sweeping around in the office (I go in while some of them are still there, they work their asses off- unlike the one account for the gov’t. we also visit during business hrs. (with no illegals) where they hardly do any work at all, how interesting).  One of the M1 3-4 workers, whatever the heck they’re designated, sticks his head in the office where Skip is working and says he’s “out of here,” in terrible English.  Says- so in so- in the back just helped himself to 3 boxes of seafood, and I forget Skip’s simple, funny response.  I said Skip you do the same shtick with the Spanish guys that you do with everyone else, he said he has a better time kidding those guys than us.  I always tell Skip that when the movie gets made Skip is going to play Skip.  You should here the raunchy back and forth between Rhonda (a classy woman with 3 children whose husband is an athletic director), Skip and Ryan.  When Skip steps outside to have a smoke he’s back in after about one minute and 10 puffs so he really doesn’t have time to look when I tell him that’s there’s nudity on the Stein for Governor web site, which there is……………………….here’s the other half of why I was thinking of Lindley. Getting back to where Beto worked, an experienced carpenter who worked there also, and by coincidence who lives on my street, was laid off from the pre-cast concrete about 3 years ago.  Displaced by cheaper “foreign workers”  When Beto told me that, I’d already heard stories from him about a lot of black guys who’d already been swapped out  and a few of them had complained to the proper authorities.  Don’t forget, I mentioned Beto paid a lot of taxes- he was definitely on the books and Uncle Sam was happy to collect BUT none of these guys were on the books the way they are over at Rastellis Seafood.  Paul spent 10’s of thousands of dollars getting the proper paperwork. 

I will track these owners down and get that recommendation for Beto, I can be determined.  After Beto went back to Mexico he was still owed about $750 dollars which he’d lent to the one Puerto Rican supervisor, another Louis, a guy I got to know at this point and liked.  You know how it goes, he thinks he’ll give Beto half his next paycheck and then realizes he can’t make do.  I hounded that guy for weeks, I never got mad either, and he eventually paid and I western unioned the money.

EVERYBODY READ THIS, EXTRA DETAIL YOU’LL NEVER HEAR ANYWHERE ELSE BUT FROM ME and truthfully it just came back to me.  One or two other American guys in that pre-cast, definitely not Louis, used to negotiate raises on behalf of the Mexicans while borrowing money from them.  Do you think they ever paid that money back to these guys?  For the Mexicans it was the cost of doing business.  The Americans would tell the owners who was working hard and deserved a raise and who wasn’t, the owners were rarely there.  The one and only, sometimes hands on owner, knew about Beto of course, Beto worked his behind off (and I just had to pause, if you know what I mean, thinking about him) and the owner took Beto out to a nice restaurant before Beto left to go back to Mexico where he tried to convince him and his brother Guadalupe, to stay (I called Beto- Bobby, and Guadalupe- Lou, and together you had Bob-a-lu).

2) Make those extra calls on behalf  of Herta 3) try to contact the dog rescue guy that was on the local NPR radio show when I was driving outside of Trenton, that show that was carried on the radio in place of the usual 10 am Diane Rehm show.  They were talking about Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles.  Ed Rendell among others, were guests making the convincing case for hiring Vick and then this guy got on last.  I’d already heard terrible details from Rendell etc, but this guy was something. Had to turn the radio down several times.  One thing I heard him say and complain about, was his anger that these same people making the case for Vick- while they’re describing the awful things he did- never ever, would answer this guy’s e-mails when he (the guy who rescued and either euthenized or fixed up dogs best he could) needed their help earlier.  Although he was grateful for the $1500 dollar check he received from Eagle’s owner, Jeff Laurie the other week, nonetheless, he questions their sincerity.  Wont get into the, (foremost want to tell him how he affected me after 5 other guests made great their great talks) the machinations that come to me to help promote his cause (not to mention mine, he’d have no idea, but I’m thinking a link to him on a blank new web site of Stein for Congress 2010 might be effective.  I’m the crazy man, I can do anything…amazing, just type in the words “I am the lizard king I can do anything, you tube” and bingo  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GA_FFoWp9o 322 views, people are idiots, not even the right song, unless Morrison says it at the very end, I’m not checking no time!

  ana lisa, hello, still there partner, a web site, even while I’m spinning my wheels running for Governor, of me, forming an exploratory committee, the Moose as chairman of course, and just blank “coming soon pages,” pictures of the cats, a you tube maybe of Moose attacking Tommy over and over and over, like he’s done as long as we’ve had Tommy the other hefty cat, when I put the food out- with something in title about “not the change” we have in mind.  And I got the perfect Sinatra songs from his last couple of albums for background music (you do know there’s a Sinatra element to all the web sites don’t you?)  There’s a 30% off sale at Go-Daddy until tomorrow.  The new web site (with the blank pages) would have to have a much fancier look than what we got now, just to confound anyone if there not already confused.  Think about it, if I ever get any traction, that web site, with the animal rescue theme, and link to this one saint and pictures of all the animals we know, would come up on the search engine next to Stein for Congress in 08, the yokel news, governor etc.  No one understands me, its F.U to the establishment.  Where’s any help for Beto in 2 years?

I could, but won’t (yet) tell you now a funny story about the young lady at the Trenton election office reading back part of my 500 word essay on the phone.  I was over the 500 word limit.  It was not your typical campaign essay.  I have no problem sharing it….if this all is not boring?  ana lisa, is it?  we have to decide if it’s boring. there’s lot of other stories floating around in my cebesa, are they humorous to just me?  that’s what we have to decide today. 

I haven’t even looked at this second web site Beto included in the text mail.  Doing it right now, not easy- the text moves across the screen   conanapa.pa.gob.mx, can’t do it. It’s a Mexican national (type) park; caves, and I’m quite sure nothing like it in the US.  All Mexicans there, no tourists from other countries that day I was there at least. Beto translated the guides funny stories, all the Mexicans where laughing and I was in the dark (figuratively and literally)  Did you see the one link that I could decipher from the cell phone text mail he sent?  the web site didn’t do it justice, it was a disgrace, they don’t have enough money or expertise- or something.  I’m telling you that economy needs help!!!!!! and by helping- Americans would make a lot of money.  THAT PART, HELPING REVIVE THE MEX. ECONOMY IS NOT GOING TO BE IN OBAMAS COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM PACKAGE!!!

Will wait to hear from you, we still have the tantalizing thread about the lady in the Mexican restaurant, the young lady in Trenton reading back my mishegoss (also called for amnesty, you better check back and ask) and hopefully a reaction from Mark Lindley to the story about displaced American workers like I mentioned above.  STILL NOT SURE IF THE GUY ON MY STREET HAS FOUND WORK YET. See him all the time walking his dog as I drive by.  He wouldn’t sign my petition to get on the ballot.  Did get his wife to sign when she had a yard sale in May.

ana lisa, walk me through how i read your piece, looked like a music publication.  have to go over to gitmo and contact mark.

I'm getting ready to make the calls for Herta and I don't know whether comments on this blog are available to be seen by others if they are not logged in?

here's an e-mail I sent to the animal shelter. and isn't their an animal rights section this site?  see how i get dizzy?

first there's this off the search engine..

Bill Smith, the cofounder of Main Line Animal Rescue, said yesterday on WHYY radio that Eagles owner Jeff Lurie made a $1,500 donation to the local animal welfare organization before the team announced that convicted dogfighter Michael Vick had joined the squad.

Vick spent 18 months in prison on dogfighting charges. Some of the debate about the decision to sign the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback involves the idea of rehabilitation and second chances.

"It's a football decision," Smith said on WHYY. "Pure and simple. We received a check from Jeff Lurie a week before this happened for $1,500. It was the first time he ever sent anything to Main Line Rescue. We don't even know if we're able to keep that money. Jeff Lurie doesn't care anything about rehabilitating Michael Vick. It's all about football."

Lurie was not available to comment, according to a team spokesperson. Team president Joe Banner said in a written statement that Lurie's contribution to Main Line Animal Rescue was unrelated to the signing of Vick and done in honor of longtime 6ABC sports anchor Gary Papa, who died in June.....

then my e-mail

" I was just  blogging on an immigration site and segued into a discussion about that conversation on Radio Times.

 Mr. Smith was unbelievable on the radio the other day.  I thought the others had made their case until Mr.Smith was interviewed.  Thinking of a way to help. Please acknowledge, did you get many calls and e-mails.

I am for better or worse, a candidate on the ballot this fall in the Governors race in New Jersey  www.steinforgovernor.com

I was just  blogging on an immigration site and segued into a discussion about that conversation on Radio Times."

......and my you tube of course, you have to know Sammy does this best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kpSIoV6M3s

my spelling  "their" instead of "there", the hazards! not even reading the rest, just like to check if the you tube works

Cracking up someone help me?  The deportation was stopped it seems, I'm not making the calls then, no time. and i see dave posted the interview with Ron Reagan JR. no time for that either. and no comments there- on the story..  Dave wake up! jump start all this by going to Mexico you'll come back possessed like me and really knowing your issue as it is BEHIND THE SCENES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER.  It will be you telling stories instead of me.

Gary,

Dave is a busy man.  He has clients with bigger problems than either you or I, so it's makes more sense for him to focus on them, no?  Listen, I will send you my email address, and you can talk to me about anything you like.  I have to finish writing my thesis, so I may not be able to respond to you all the time, but I will read what you write.  I suggest you send your stories to me instead of posting them here on this blog.  We're gotten too far off topic -- my fault for getting it started.  I'll talk to you via email from now on, k?