After Indiana Jones found the Ark

of the Covenant and the government took it away from him and parked it in a warehouse where it probably resides to this day, according to the Hollywood movie, Old Indy was assured that it would be closely examined by 'Top men'. Of course, the government would not let Indy know who these so-called 'top men' were.

We all know it was a big snow job and that the Ark was destined to sit in the warehouse undisturbed for the next jillion years or so. My guess is that it sits next to the German stealth airplane we snagged at the end of WW2. The one we didn't let the stealth researchers know about lest it save us billions in taxpayer dollars.

The 'top men' snow job still goes on, though.

My favorite that I have seen in recent times is the one Oprah used from time to time, enter the 'noted authority' who in reality is nothing more than a self-appointed person who may or may not know a damned thing about the subject they are discussing.

I suppose they have to give these people, some of which looked pretty dubious to me, a title of some sort. 'Noted authority' sounds pretty impressive, but I simply want to know who noted them. I have never heard of any board that issued noted authority credentials. When you ask, they will often refer to the so-called noted authority's educational credentials.

"He has a master's degree from such and such," someone is apt to say.

OK, he has a Master's degree. What is it in? Botany? Business? Archeology?

So we have a guy here with a Master's degree in underwater basket weaving or business or botany here trying to pass himself off as an expert in gun violence in the inner city when his only real credentials are that he was in the hospital for a hemmoroid operation when a shot up gang banger was admitted and now he claims to know everything about inner city gun violence or something along these lines.

I hate a snow job. It is out and out dishonest and people have been doing this to the public for years and I am tired of it. I am tired of seeing so-called experts try and tell us how to live our lives and what to do when they have a big degree yet not enough sense to come out of the rain.

Some of these people try and propose that we all become nails instead of hammers and will come up with pie graphs and charts to prove it, yet any high school dropout carpenter will tell you that it is a lot better to be a hammer than a nail because the first day on the job he probably slammed a box full of 16d nails while framing a house up. He saw it first hand and probably has a little common sense.

There is a bumper sticker out there that says, "Question authority" and I think it's a pretty good one although it does seem like a red flag to policemen and that is why I do not have it on my car. Of course, the police themselves ought to question things, too. Higher up police supervisors are generally either appointed or elected and have political aspirations and will throw the officer to the wolves to further a political career.

You do have to think a little and snoop around when someone gets hearalded as some sort of amazing expert and check up on his credentials. Question the person and make sure he/she is not just some clown with a knack for self promotion.

Now what is it you wanted to tell me? Noted authority, huh? What noted authority board gave you your credentials?....Well, I'm listening.... A doctorate?.... In geneology? ...So I suppose that make you an expert in economics, huh?


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