Winning Words 6/29/12
“I love judges.  They typify on earth what we shall meet hereafter in heaven under a just God.”  (William Howard Taft)  We got a flier in the mail today showing pictures of two judges.  The tagline read: “Most voters can name only one of these judges.”  One was Judge Judy.  Can you guess the name of the other?  Several of my friends are judges.  I gave each a copy of Deuteronomy 1:16,17 to have on their bench.    ;-)  Jack


DEUTERONOMY 1:16,17   -  Listen to the disputes that come up among your people.  Judge every dispute fairly, whether it concerns only your own people or involves strangers who live among you.  Show no partiality in your decisions; judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who he is.  Do not be afraid of anyone, for the decisions you make come from God.

FROM ATTORNEY TRIHARDER:  Really?////FROM JACK:  Notice who was quoted.  Maybe you have to be a judge in order to understand it.  Judgments are not always comprehensible.  That could apply to the Great Judge, too.

FROM CL IN MICHIGAN:  My guess would be John Roberts.////FROM JACK:  And you would be right.  Our voters are the only voters we've got, and that's the way it is.

FROM TRAVELIN' MARY:  That’s always a prayer (in less eloquent words) for our leaders.////FROM JACK:  The followers need prayers, too.  The old song has these words, "Where he leads me, I will follow."

FROM PLAIN FOLKS CHESTER:  Don't forget  Flip Wilson... here come da judge.////FROM JACK:  Not all judges are created equal.

 FROM ME IN NEWPORT BEACH:  Probably Chief Judge Roberts.  He surprised many people 2 days ago.////FROM JACK:  The ad was created before the Roberts' decision.  I used it in WWs, because I thought that the timing was ironic.  I suppose you watch Judge Judy in your spare time.

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  GOOD ADVICE FOR A JUDGE: THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO DO!  WE HAD A JUDGE IN ONE OF OUR CHURCHES, WHO TOOK A REAL SHINE TO BILL, AND TOOK HIM ALONG TO THE MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT, TO WHICH HE HAD YEARLY TICKETS. WE OFTEN HAD SUNDAY DINNER TOGETHER, EITHER AT OUR HOUSE, OR HE TOOK US OUT, AND OCCASIONALLY TALKED ABOUT A TROUBLING CASE WITH BILL.  HE IS IN A NURSING HOME NOW, 94 YRS. OLD, AND STILL KEEPS IN TOUCH. HAS A TERRIFIC SENSE OF HUMOR!  I'M SURE YOUR FRIENDS VALUED YOUR INPUT AND FRIENDSHIP!!  AND LIKE THE QUOTE SAYS, THE "GREAT" JUDGEMENT IS COMING...HOW DID YOU LOVE THE HUNGRY, THE SICK, THE POOR AND IN PRISON...
////FROM JACK:  Judges and pastors are people, too.  No wonder that they can cannot.  Oftentimes "the public" doesn't see them as such.

FROM HONEST JOHN:  Don't tell me that you have a pix of Samuel....where did you get it?    I knew you were old but I didn't think that you were that old!!!////FROM JACK:  No, it wasn't a picture of Samuel Alito, it was one of John Roberts.  You guessed the wrong Supreme Court justice.