No, He Can't- Phyllis Orth Sparks e-mail

Racism goes both ways in black and white. A fairly long but interesting read.

Sam


Subject: No He Can't!
Anne Wortham is Black, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Illinois State University and continuing Visiting Scholar at Stanford University 's Hoover Institution. She is a member of the American Sociological Association and the American Philosophical Association. She has been a John M. Olin Foundation Faculty Fellow, and honored as a Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. In fall 1988 she was one of a select group of intellectuals who were featured in Bill Moyer's television series, "A World of Ideas." The transcript of her conversation with Moyers has been published in his book, A World of Ideas. Dr. Wortham is author of The Other Side of Racism: A Philosophical Study of Black Race Consciousness which analyzes how race consciousness is transformed into political strategies and policy issues. She has published numerous articles on the implications of individual rights for
civil rights policy, and is currently writing a book on theories of social and cultural marginality. Recently, she has published articles20on the significance of multiculturalism and Afrocentricism in education, the politics of victimization and the social and political impact of political correctness. Shortly after an interview in 2004 she was awarded tenure.


This article by her is another point of view......



No He Can't
by Anne Wortham


Fellow Americans,
Please know: I am black; I grew up in the segregated South. I did not vote for Barack Obama; I wrote in Ron Paul's name as my choice for president. Most importantly, I am no t race conscious. I do not require a black president to know that I am a person of worth, and that life is worth living. I do not require a black president to love the ideal of America .


I cannot join you in your celebration. I feel no elation. There is no smile on my face. I am not jumping with joy. There are no tears of triumph in my eyes. For such emotions and behavior to come from me, I would have to deny all that I know about the requirements of human flourishing and survival, – all that I know about the history of the United States of America, all that I know about American race relations, and all that I know about Barack Obama as a politician. I would have to deny the nature of the "change" that Obama asserts has come to America . Most importantly, I would have to abnegate my certain understanding that you have chosen to sprint down the road to serfdom that we have been on for over a century. I would have to pretend that individual liberty has no value for the success of a human life. I would have to evade your rejection of the sl ender reed of capitalism on which your success and mine depend. I would have
to think it somehow rational that 94 percent of the 12 million blacks in this country voted for a man because he looks like them (that blacks are permitted to play the race card), and that they were joined by self-declared "progressive" whites who voted for him because he doesn't look like them. I would have to wipe my mind clean of all that I know about the kind of people who have advised and taught Barack Obama and will fill posts in his administration, – political intellectuals like my former colleagues at the Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.


I would have to believe that "fairness" is the equivalent of justice. I would have to believe that man who asks me to "go forward in a new spirit of service, in a new service of sacrifice" is speaking in my interest. I would have to accept the premise of a man that economic prosperity comes from the "bottom up," and who arrogantly believes that he can will it into existence by the use of government force. I would have to admire a man who thinks the standard of living of the masses can be improved by destroying the most productive and the generators of wealth.


Finally, Americans, I would have to erase from my consciousness the scene of 125,000 screaming, crying, cheering people in Grant Park, Chicago irrationally chanting "Yes We Can!" Finally, I would have to wipe all memory of all the times I have heard politicians, pundits, journalists, editorialists, bloggers and intellectuals declare that capitalism is dead – and no one, including especially Alan Greenspan, objected to their assumption that the particular version of the anti-capitalistic mentality that they want to replace with their own version of anti-capitalism is anything remotely equivalent to capitalism.



So you have made history, Americans. You and your children have elected a black man to the office of the president of theUnited States , the wounded giant of the world. The battle between John Wayne and Jane Fonda is over – and that Fonda w on. Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern must be very happy men. Jimmie Carter, too. And the Kennedys have at last gotten their Kennedy look-a-like. The self-righteous welfare statists in the suburbs can feel warm moments of satisfaction for having elected a black person. So, toast yourselves: 60s countercultural radicals, 80s yuppies and 90s bourgeois bohemians. Toast yourselves, Black America . Shout your glee Harvard, Princeton , Yale, Duke, Stanford, and Berkeley. You have elected not an individual who is qualified to be president, but a black man who, like the pragmatist Franklin Roosevelt, promises to – Do Something! You now have someone who has picked up the baton of Lyndon Johnson's
Great Society. But you have also foolishly traded your freedom and mine, – what little there is left, – for the chance to feel good. There is nothing in me that can share your happy obliviousness.

PHS 50 Classmates- Tom & Carolyn Lynch e-mail

Thanks Carolyn and Tom. I didn't know. Bad news and funeral visits are our social life anymore. Occasionally, a young relative"s wedding.

Jerry lost his wife last year. I haven't seen Bob since high school. This PHS '50' sinner will pray for each of them.

Sam

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom and Carolyn Lynch
To: Sam ; tatru@roadrunner.com
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 11:17 PM


You probably already know this, but Gwili just called us and said Gerry DeArmond fell and broke his hip. I think just happened yesterday and he is coming home tomorrow. Said he is doing good. Also, Bob Whitehouse passed away about January 20th. Thought you would be interested if you didn't know. "Talk" to you soon.

Poem- Winter in Ohio- E-mail Deloris Salyers

Deloris Salyers is second from the left in this New Boston Photo

WINTER Poem

It's winter in Ohio
And the gentle breezes blow
Seventy miles an hour
At thirty-five below.

Oh, how I love Ohio
When the snow's up to your butt
You take a breath of winter
And your nose gets frozen shut.

Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around
I could never leave Ohio
I'm frozen to the ground!

Found this interesting- Sarah Dupuy Rapp e-mail

----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Rapp
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Found this interesting...!




Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 12:04 AM
This will blow your mind.
Immigrants Over 65

Immigrants 65 or older can now apply for SSI and Medicaid and get more than a U.S. citizen born in the 1920s. For example, a typical American born in 1924 with a median income who worked from 1944 to 2004 receives only $791 a month. Incredibly, the federal government provides a single refugee with a monthly allowance of $1,890. In addition, each immigrant can obtain $580 in social assistance for a total of $2,470 a month. This contrasts to a single American taxpayer who, after contributing to the growth and development of this country for 40-50 years, receives a monthly maximum of $1,012 in old-age pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement. Maybe U.S. citizens who have paid into the social security fund over a lifetime should apply as refugees!

Does anyone have any doubt why our social security fund will be running out of money soon?

Consider sending this to all your American friends so we can all be sufficiently motivated to reverse this situation by getting the refugee handouts reduced to $1,012 and the compensation for U.S. pensioners increased to $2,470. This way, American citizens can start enjoying some of the hard-earned money we were forced to involuntarily contribute to the government over the last 40-60 years.

Please forward this e-mail to20every American friend you know so we can expose what our elected politicians have been doing during the past 11 years to us over-taxed Americans.

Medical alert- E-mail from Sarah Taylor

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Read the tips at the bitter end!











Apples

Protects your heart

prevents constipation

Blocks diarrhea

Improves lung capacity

Cushions joints


Apricots

Combats cancer

Controls blood pressure

Saves your eyesight

Shields against Alzheimer's

Slows aging process


Artichokes

Aids digestion

Lowers cholesterol

Protects your heart

Stabilizes blood sugar

Guards against liver disease


Avocados

Battles diabetes

Lowers cholesterol

Helps stops strokes

Controls blood pressure

Smoothes skin


Bananas

Protects your heart

Quiets a cough

Strengthens bones

Controls blood pressure

Blocks diarrhea


Beans


Prevents constipation

Helps hemorrhoids

Lowers cholesterol

Combats cancer

Stabilizes blood sugar


Beets

Controls blood pressure

Combats cancer

Strengthens bones

Protects your heart

Aids weight loss


Blueberries

Combats cancer

Protects your heart

Stabilizes blood sugar

Boosts memory

Prevents constipation


Broccoli

Strengthens bones

Saves eyesight

Combats cancer

Protects your heart

Controls blood pressure


Cabbage

Combats cancer

Prevents constipation

Promotes weight loss

Protects your heart

Helps hemorrhoids


Cantaloupe

Saves eyesight

Controls blood pressure

Lowers cholesterol

Combats cancer

Supports immune system


Carrots

Saves eyesight

Protects your heart

Prevents constipation

Combats cancer

Promotes weight loss


Cauliflower

Protects against Prostate Cancer

Combats Breast Cancer

Strengthens bones

Banishes bruises

Guards against heart disease


Cherries

Protects your heart

Combats Cancer

Ends insomnia

Slows aging process

Shields against Alzheimer's


Chestnuts

Promotes weight loss

Protects your heart

Lowers cholesterol

Combats Cancer

Controls blood pressure


Chili peppers

Aids digestion

Soothes sore throat

Clears sinuses

Combats Cancer

Boosts immune system


Figs

Promotes weight loss

Helps stops strokes

Lowers cholesterol

Combats Cancer

Controls blood pressure


Fish

Protects your heart

Boosts memory

Protects your heart

Combats Cancer

Supports immune system


Flax

Aids digestion

Battles diabetes

Protects your heart

Improves mental health

Boosts immune system


Garlic

Lowers cholesterol

Controls blood pressure

Combats cancer

kills bacteria

Fights fungus


Grapefruit

Protects against heart attacks

Promotes Weight loss

Helps stops strokes

Combats Prostate Cancer

Lowers cholesterol


Grapes

saves eyesight

Conquers kidney stones

Combats cancer

Enhances blood flow

Protects your heart


Green tea

Combats cancer

Protects your heart

Helps stops strokes

Promotes Weight loss

Kills bacteria


Honey

Heals wounds

Aids digestion

Guards against ulcers

Increases energy

Fights allergies


Lemons

Combats cancer

Protects your heart

Controls blood pressure

Smoothes skin

Stops scurvy


Limes

Combats cancer

Protects your heart

Controls blood pressure

Smoothes skin

Stops scurvy


Mangoes

Combats cancer

Boosts memory

Regulates thyroid

aids digestion

Shields against Alzheimer's


Mushrooms

Controls blood pressure

Lowers cholesterol

Kills bacteria

Combats cancer

Strengthens bones


Oats

Lowers cholesterol

Combats cancer

Battles diabetes

prevents constipation

Smoothes skin


Olive oil

Protects your heart

Promotes Weight loss

Combats cancer

Battles diabetes

Smoothes skin


Onions

Reduce risk of heart attack

Combats cancer

Kills bacteria

Lowers cholesterol

Fights fungus


Oranges

Supports immune systems

Combats cancer

Protects your heart

Straightens respiration









Peaches

prevents constipation

Combats cancer

Helps stops strokes

aids digestion

Helps hemorrhoids


Peanuts

Protects against heart disease

Promotes Weight loss

Combats Prostate Cancer

Lowers cholesterol

Aggravates
Diverticulitis


Pineapple

Strengthens bones

Relieves colds

Aids digestion

Dissolves warts

Blocks diarrhea


Prunes

Slows aging process

prevents constipation

boosts memory

Lowers cholesterol

Protects against heart disease


Rice

Protects your heart

Battles diabetes

Conquers kidney stones

Combats cancer

Helps stops strokes


Strawberries

Combats cancer

Protects your heart

boosts memory

Calms stress









Sweet potatoes

Saves your eyesight

Lifts mood

Combats cancer

Strengthens bones









Tomatoes

Protects prostate

Combats cancer

Lowers cholesterol

Protects your heart









Walnuts

Lowers cholesterol

Combats cancer

boosts memory

Lifts mood

Protects against heart disease


Water

Promotes Weight loss

Combats cancer

Conquers kidney stones

Smoothes skin









Watermelon

Protects prostate

Promotes Weight loss

Lowers cholesterol

Helps stops strokes

Controls blood pressure


Wheat germ

Combats Colon Cancer

prevents constipation

Lowers cholesterol

Helps stops strokes

improves digestion


Wheat bran

Combats Colon Cancer

prevents constipation

Lowers cholesterol

Helps stops strokes

improves digestion


Yogurt

Guards against ulcers

Strengthens bones

Lowers cholesterol

Supports immune systems

Aids digestion





7 don'ts after a meal












* Don't smoke-Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).

* Don't eat fruits immediately - Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1 hr before meal.

* Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.

* Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted &blocked.

* Don't bathe - Bathing will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.




* Don't walk about - People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true. Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.
* Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.

FINALLY DONT JUST KEEP THIS EMAIL....
PLEASE FORWARD IT TO YOUR FRIENDS.




LET THEM BE AWARE!!

French Underground-Greatness among the French

I must research the French underground people. They were brave beyond measure and were shown in many WWII movies from time to time. The French have accrued a name of cowardice, but it was not universally so.

Pat Richards mentions below that "greed" may ruin our great nation. Our politicians come out of office now with a heckofalot more than Harry Truman did. They 'represent us' ? but darn well take care of themselves very well!

Such greed can and may ruin our great nation unless a few brave souls are vigilant.

Harry Truman- Pat Richards Whitehead

My first option as a voter was Mr Truman. I never regretted it as I
have all others since.I have spoken with him twice and had the opportunity
to shake his hand once.. The experience, both times was as it might be when
you and I meet. I consider that he , probably, saved my life and 100's of
thousands others by ordering the dropping of the A bombs on Japan to end WW
11.I remember him as presidential patriot and not a democrat of the present
day variety.Ol "Giv em hell Harry was m ykinda guy.

Jack Plymale





Sam
I was just reading your blog and saw that you posted this. I was going to make a comment but I still don't know how. I was just going to say that I agree with your brother that Harry was a great president. He was such a humble man and very honest. I wish we had more honest people running our government . I am afraid greed will ruin this great Nation of ours if it alread hasn't.
Pat


HowPat is to click on Comments and proceed. Sam


My brother George is right. Harry was the last great Democrat- President or whatever. Thanks Pat! I hope my comment doesn't personally hurt you.

Sam


Subject:Harry Truman
A humble man who entered the limelight, took care of business,
then returned to being what he was; a humble man.

Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as
many important decisions regarding our nation's history as any of the other
42 Presidents. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did
after he left the White House.

The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which was in

Independence , Missouri . His wife had inherited the house from her mother
and other than their years in the White House, they lived their entire lives there.

When he retired from office in 1952, his income was a U.S. Army pension
reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was
paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an 'allowance'
and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year.

After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and Bess drove home to
Missouri by themselves. There was no Secret Service following them.

When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating,
"You don't want me. You want the office of the President, and
that doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the American people and it's not for
sale."

Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the
Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing,
"I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any
award, Congressional or otherwise."

As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses and food.
Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on the
Presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today, many in Congress also have
found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their
offices. Political offices are now for sale.

Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, "My choices in
life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference."

John Updike Dies at 76-KSR 1-28-09 His basketball poem

This sounds like Highland school yard in Portsmouth. I wasn't quite the player Flick was.

Ex-Basketball Player
by John Updike


Pearl Avenue runs past the high-school lot,
Bends with the trolley tracks, and stops, cut off
Before it has a chance to go two blocks,
At Colonel McComsky Plaza. Berth’s Garage
Is on the corner facing west, and there,
Most days, you'll find Flick Webb, who helps Berth out.


Flick stands tall among the idiot pumps—
Five on a side, the old bubble-head style,
Their rubber elbows hanging loose and low.
One’s nostrils are two S’s, and his eyes
An E and O. And one is squat, without
A head at all—more of a football type.


Once Flick played for the high-school team, the Wizards.
He was good: in fact, the best. In ’46
He bucketed three hundred ninety points,
A county record still. The ball loved Flick.
I saw him rack up thirty-eight or forty
In one home game. His hands were like wild birds.


He never learned a trade, he just sells gas,
Checks oil, and changes flats. Once in a while,
As a gag, he dribbles an inner tube,
But most of us remember anyway.
His hands are fine and nervous on the lug wrench.
It makes no difference to the lug wrench, though.


Off work, he hangs around Mae’s Luncheonette.
Grease-gray and kind of coiled, he plays pinball,
Smokes those thin cigars, nurses lemon phosphates.
Flick seldom says a word to Mae, just nods
Beyond her face toward bright applauding tiers
Of Necco Wafers, Nibs, and Juju Beads.



John Updike, “Ex-Basketball Player” from Collected Poems 1953-1993. Copyright © 1993 by John Updike. Reprinted with the permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.

Source: Collected Poems, 1953-1993 (1993).

An acclaimed and award-winning writer of fiction, essays, and reviews, John Updike has also been writing poetry for most of...
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The 1955 Trojan Alumni Prints- Feb 2009

I enjoy being thought of as a writer, particularly as I have interviewed and written about athletes and people from the Cultural Center of OUR Universe- Portsmouth, OH.

Much of the time I spent growing up during the Depression and WWII years in P'Town, I felt myself to be the proverbial "urchin". I was of the Mound Park variety of Urchin- a poor, mischievous kid from the city. It was once deserving of being called a city and I don't want to demean any of the fine citizens there now who still contribute to the good culture which remains.

Frank Hunter, Blaine Bierley, Gene Lucas, and their benefactor, Tom DuPuy- do our city proud as they report events in "The 1955 Trojan Alumni Prints", a tabloid which has been a welcome monthly addition in our household here in Westerville, OH.

These people have added so much to our culture.

The 1955 class included my brother, George, and there weren't many PHS classes which didn't have one of my siblings, normally every other year. There were nine kids to Forest and Mary Kegley on McConnell Ave, as well as my half-brother, Ted Dunham.

If you don't subscribe to the "Prints", please avail yourself of a wonderful bargain in reading by sending $7 to Gene Lucas at 1419 Second Street, Portsmouth, OH 45663. You can send info for the paper to Frank Hunter, 450 bonifay Ave., Orlando, FL 32825.

This is a non-solicited commercial.

Why we forward Jokes- Tom & Carolyn Lynch

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery,
when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.

After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the
road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a
tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.

When he was standing before it he saw a
magnificent gate in the arch that
looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like
pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a
man at a desk to one side.

When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?'

'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered.

'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked.

'Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought
right up.'

The man gestured, and the gate began to open.

'Can my friend,' gesturing toward his dog, 'come in, too?' the
traveler asked.

'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.'

The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the
way he had been going with his dog.

After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt
road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed.
There was no fence.

As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and
reading a book.

'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?'

'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.'

'How about my friend here?' the traveler gestured to the dog.

'There should be a bowl by the pump.'

They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand
pump with a bowl beside it.

The traveler filled the water bowl and20took a long drink himself, then he gave
some to the dog.

When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing
by the tree.

'What do you call this place?' the traveler asked.

'This is Heaven,' he answered.

'Well, that's confusing,' the traveler said. 'The man down the
road said that was Heaven, too.'

'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.'

'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?'

'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave
their best friends behind.'

Soooo ..Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without
writing a word. Maybe this will explain.

When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? You
forward jokes.

When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward
jokes.

When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know
how, you forward jokes.

Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important,
you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?

A forwarded joke.

So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just
another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your
friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.

You are all welcome @ my water bowl anytime.

Google Directory Assistance- E-mail Jim Kegley (Bro.)

Thanks Jim,

The link wouldn't open for me but the number works. I just got the Westerville
community center. Right! Leave it to Google.

Sam


> Leave it to Google to come up with something
> like this!
>
>
> Here's a number worth putting in your cell
> phone, or your home phone speed
> dial: 1-800-goog411 (1-800-466-4411).
> This is an awesome service from Google, and
> it's free -- great when you are
> on the road.
>
> Don't waste your money on information calls,
> and don't waste your time
> manually dialing the number.
> Let's say I'm driving along in my car and I
> need to call the golf
> course and I don't know the number. I hit the
> speed dial for Google
> Information phone number that I have
> programmed.
>
>
> The voice at the other end says, "City &
> State." I say,
> "Garland, Texas." He says, "Business, Name, or
> Type of
> Service." I say, Firewheel Golf Course." He
> says,
> "Connecting" - and the golf course answers the
> phone.
> How great is that? This is nationwide and it
> is absolutely free!
>
>
> Click on the link below and watch the short
> clip for a quick demonstration.
>
>
> http://www.google..com/goog411/

A great Lesson here- Theresa Kusner e-mail

Thank you for visiting my SamKat blog.

Theresa Kusner is a teacher and tutor at Columbus State Community College. She and JoAnn Hensley are two of my favorites there at CSCC among a very wonderful group of teachers. They send me many good messages. I continue tutoring with them in the Developmental Education Math Lab.

I would love to teach as I did for several years until I couldn't hear well enough. Mr. McGear can't hear, you know. I have forgotten so much of the wonderful things Terri has told me about her dad, Elmer Bukey, but I remember that he had war experience in the Big One. Elmer and
Terri's mother live in FL. I appreciate Mr. Bukey's message here.





----- Original Message -----
From: Theresa Kusner
To: Debbie Barie ; Patricia Cass ; Jennifer Dragoo ; Sue Hargrove ; JoAnn Hensley ; JeanAnn Hilbert ; Sam Kegley ; Theresa Klein ; Alice Kusner ; Betsy O'Connor ; Annetta Zeman
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 7:42 PM
Subject: Fw: A Great Lesson Here





From: Elmer Bukey
Subject: A Great Lesson Here
uckeye55@cfl.rr.com
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 3:43 AM



A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience,
raised a glass of water and asked:
'How heavy is this glass of water?'
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.
If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the
heavier it becomes.'
He continued,
'And that's the way it is with stress management.
If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later,
as the burden becomes increasingly heavy,
we won't be able to carry on. '
'As with the glass of water,
you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.
When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.'
'So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down.
Don't carry it home.
You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you're carrying now,
let them down for a moment if you can.'
So, my friend, put down anything that may be a burden to you right now.
Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.
__________________________________
Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
*
* Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
and some days you're the statue.
* Always keep your words soft and sweet,
just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff that will make you look good
if you die in the middle of it.
* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be
recalled by their maker.
* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,
it was probably worth it.
* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply be kind to others.
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse gets the cheese.
* When everything's coming your way,
you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good for you.
The more you have, the longer you live.
* You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person.
* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
* We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty
and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors,
but they all have to live in the same box.
*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
*
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you
today...I did.






Ding Hao



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Your Mother- E-mail from Sarah Taylor

We should all fully agree, Sarah. Sadly, there are some of this world who can't. Thank god for mothers of us who can believe.

Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Taylor
Subject: FW: YOUR MOTHER







A very special thought of a very special person in your life!!!! Cherish her now. . . or remember her.

cjp





Your Mother is always with you!

She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street, she's the smell

of certain foods you remember, flowers you pick and perfume that she wore,

she's the cool hand on your brow when you're not feeling well, she's your

breath in the air on a cold winter's day. She is the sound of the rain that

lulls you to sleep, the colors of a rainbow, she is Christmas morning.

Your Mother lives inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop.

A mother shows every emotion...happiness, sadness, fear, jealousy, love, hate,

anger, helplessness, excitement, joy, sorrow... and all the while, hoping and

praying you will only know the good feelings in life.

She's the place you came from, your first home, and she's the map you follow with

every step you take. She's your first love, your first friend, even your first enemy,

but nothing on earth can separate you. Not time, not space......... not even death!


PASS THIS ON TO ALL THE MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS AND SONS YOU KNOW.... MAY WE NEVER TAKE OUR MOTHERS FOR GRANTED.

'The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or touched. They must be felt

with the heart.'

Psalms 84 New International Version

I simply dart boarded the middle of my Bible web site on my desktop and came up with this:

New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society


Psalm 84 (New International Version)

Psalm 84
For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. [a]
1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.
Selah

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.

6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools. [b]

7 They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.

8 Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty;
listen to me, O God of Jacob.
Selah

9 Look upon our shield, [c] O God;
look with favor on your anointed one.

10 Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.

12 O LORD Almighty,
blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Footnotes:

Psalm 84:1 Title: Probably a musical term
Psalm 84:6 Or blessings
Psalm 84:9 Or sovereign

Fixing the Fence- Pat richards Whitehead e-mail

Subject: : FIXING THE FENCE







Government solicits bids for White House Fence repairs:

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in DC: One is from Chicago, another is from Virginia and the third, is from Alabama. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence.

The Virginia contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

The Alabama contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Alabama to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the government official. And that, my friends, is how government contracting works!

Inner Peace- Jack Plymale

From the old Trojan warhorse lineman Jack Plymale via Keith and Pat Booker:


* Inner Peace*


*
If you can start the day without caffeine,

If you can get going without pep pills,

If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,** *
*
If you can resist complaining and** boring people with your troubles, *
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If you can eat the same food every** day and be grateful for it, *
*
If you can understand when your loved** ones are too busy to give you any
time, *
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If you can take criticism and** blame without resentment**,
**
If you can resist treating a rich friend** better than a poor friend, *
*
If you can conquer tension** **without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor, **
**
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,** *



...Then You Are Probably The Family Dog!


*And you thought I was going to get all spiritual on ya!!!!! *

A little Boy's explanation of God- Pat Richards Whitehead

Subject: Fw: A Little Boy's Explanation of God This is good



A Little Boy's Explanation of God

A Little Boy's Explanation of God -- Fabulous!!!
I certainly don't think an adult could explain this more beautifully!







THIS IS FABULOUS!!!

It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to 'explain God.' I wonder if any of us could have done as well?
[ ..... and he had such an assignment, in California , and someone published it, I guess miracles do happen ! ... ]


EXPLANATION OF GOD:
'One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.'


'God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off.'


'God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.'


'Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista . At least there aren't any who come to our church.'

'Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.'


'His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.'


'You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.'

'You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God!


Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach untilnoon anyway.'


'If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.'


'But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases.


And...that's why I believe in God.'



(If you believe in God, please pass this on, and may God bless you too.)

Have an awesome day, and know that someone has thought about you.

Ice Cream- E-mail Judi cole

*From teacher in the Nashville area

We are worried about "the cow" when it is all about the "Ice Cream."

The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third
gradethis year. The presidential
election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I
decided we would have an election for a class president.

We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the
class would vote.

To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members.
We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We
got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for
the top spot.

The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were
good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of
parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother.

The day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie went first. He
had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by
promising to do his very best. Every one applauded. He sat down and Olivia
came to the podium.

Her speech was concise. She said, "If you will vote for me, I will give you
ice cream." She sat down.
The class went wild. "Yes! Yes! We want ice cream."

She surely would say more. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How
did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure. Would her parents
buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn't know. The class really
didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.

Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a land slide.

Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he offers ice cream and sixty
percent of the people react like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The
other forty percent know they're going to have to feed the cow and clean up
the mess.*

Pelosi so what's new? Sarah Rapp FW----- Original Message -----

----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Rapp



-----Original Message-----
From: Dom Stamegna



Saw a lot of this before but stuff about the bailout has been updated - Wouldn't you think that the taxpayers should start a full blown revolt to congress about this BS - Don't worry BO will cover the smell over congress starting on Tuesday - I also have a bridge to sell

Dom
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Subject: Fw: PELOSI -So what has Changed?

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's home district includes San Francisco .

Star-Kist Tuna's headquarters are in San Francisco , Pelosi's home district.

Star-Kist is owned by Del Monte Foods and is a major contributor to Pelosi.

Star-Kist is the major employer in American Samoaemploying 75% of the Samoan work force.

Paul Pelosi, Nancy 's husband, owns $17 million dollars of Star-Kist stock.

In January, 2007 when the minimum wage was increased from $ 5.15 to $7.25, P elosi had American Samoa exempted from the increase so Del Monte would not have to pay the higher wage. This would make Del Monte products less expensive than their competition's.

Last week when the huge bailout bill was passed, Pelosi added an earmark to the final bill adding $33 million dollars for an 'economic development credit in American Samoa '.

Pelosi has called the Bush Administration "CORRUPT" ? ?

How do you spell "HYPOCRISY" ? ?

EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD GET THIS E-MAIL. IT IS ENOUGH TO MAKE A HOLY PERSON ANGRY ENOUGH TO GO THROW THEM ALL OUT ON THEIR BEHINDS.http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/americansamoa.asp

The Rest of the Story- E-mail Judi Cole

You'll like this true story!

**

In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new

voice came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at register 4.

Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided

to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile

caught his eye, the new check-out girl was beautiful. She was an older

woman

(maybe 26 and he was only 22) and he fell in love.



Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock to

find

out her name. She came into the break room, smiled softly at him, took her

card and punched out, then left. He looked at her card, BRENDA. He walked

out only to see her start walking up the road. Next day, he waited outside

as she left the supermarket, and offered her a ride home. He looked

harmless enough, and she accepted. When he dropped her off, he asked if

maybe he could see her again, outside of work. She simply said it wasn't

possible.



He pressed and she explained she had two children and she couldn't afford a

baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for the baby-sitter. Reluctantly she

accepted his offer for a date for the following Saturday.



That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell him that

she was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and canceled. To

which Kurtis simply said, "Well, let's take the kids with us."



She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but again

not

taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda brought him inside to

meet her children. She had an older daughter who was just as cute as a bug,

Kurtis thought, and then Brenda brought out her son, in a wheelchair. He

was born a paraplegic with Down syndrome.



Kurtis asked Brenda, "I still don't understand why the kids can't

come with

us?" Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from a woman with two

kids,

especially if one had disabilities - just like her first husband and father

of her children had done. Kurtis was not ordinary - - - he had a different

mindset.



That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to dinner and the

movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of him. When

he needed to use the restroom, he picked him up out of his wheelchair, took

him and brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the

evening, Brenda knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the

rest of her life with.



A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of her children.

Since then they have added two more kids.



So what happened to Kurtis the stock boy and Brenda the check-out girl?

Well, Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in Arizona, where he is currently

employed as the quarterback of the National Football League Arizona

Cardinals and has his Cardinals set for an appearance in the Super Bowl.



Is this a surprise ending or could you have guessed that he was not an

ordinary person.



It should be noted that he also quarterbacked the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.

Coach Billy C. Gillispie quotes Paul Brown

Coach Billy C. Gillispie (UK basketball) recently quoted Paul Brown in the coach's and the teams feelings about not being in the Top 25. Paul Brown said something to the effect that- When you are winning say very little. When you are losing- say even less.

Both coaches are heroes of mine.

Dear Lord- E-mail from Judi Cole

*You may have received this one before, but I want to send it again
anyway...


Dear Lord,

Every single evening
As I'm lying here in bed,
This tiny little Prayer
Keeps running through my head:

God bless all my family
Wherever they may be,
Keep them warm
and safe from harm
For they're so close to me.

And God, there is one more thing
I wish that you could do;
Hope you don't mind me asking,
Please bless my computer too.

Now I know that it's unusual
To Bless a motherboard,
But listen just a second
While I explain it to you, Lord.

You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds and ends;
Inside those small compartments
Rest so many of my friends.

I know so much about them
By the kindness that they give,
And this little scrap of metal
Takes me in to where they live.

By faith is how I know them
Much the same as you.
We share in what life brings us
And from that our friendships grew.

Please take an extra minute
From your duties up above,
To bless those in my address book
That's filled with so much love.

Wherever else this prayer may reach
To each and every friend,
Bless each e-mail inbox
And each person who hits 'send'.

*

*Do not worry about anything; instead
Pray about everything.
*Philippians 4:6

Justice Be Done- E-mail from Ramey Sonny Hoskins

The following is why so many now feel obligated to have a concealed carry license. This guy lived to tell about it because he had protection on his person from these loony-headed druggies. The ONLY deterrent they understand is force but there are still many law-abiding citizens who have yet to get that message.
******************************************
Posted to Craig's List Personals: To the Guy Who Mugged Me Downtown (Downtown, Savannah)
Reply to: pers-982078099@craigslist.org
Date: 2009-01-06, 3:43AM EST


I was the white guy with the black Burrberry jacket that you demanded I hand over shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings. I hope you somehow come across this message. I'd like to apologize.

I didn't expect you to crap your pants when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket. Truth is, I was wearing the jacket for a reason that evening, and it wasn't that cold outside. You see, my girlfriend had just bought me that Kimber 1911 .45 ACP pistol for Christmas, and we had just picked up a shoulder holster for it that evening. Beautiful pistol, eh? It's a very intimidating weapon when pointed at your head, isn't it?

I know it probably wasn't a great deal of fun walking back to wherever you'd come from with that brown sludge flopping about in your pants. I'm sure it was even worse since you also ended up leaving your shoes, cellphone, and wallet with me. I couldn't have you calling up any of your buddies to come help you try to mug us again. I took the liberty of calling your mother, or "Momma" as you had her listed in your cell, and explaining to her your situation. I also bought myself some gas on your card. I gave your shoes to one of the homeless guys over by Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all of the cash in your wallet, then I threw the wallet itself in a dumpster.

I called a bunch of phone sex numbers from your cell. They'll be on your bill in case you'd like to know which ones. Alltel recently shut down the line, and I've only had the phone for a little over a day now, so I don't know what's going on with that. I hope they haven't permanently cut off your service. I was about to make some threatening phone calls to the DA's office with it. Oh well.

So, about your pants.. I know that I was a little rough on you when you did this whole attempted mugging thing, so I'd like to make it up to you. I'm sure you've already washed your pants, so I'd like to help you out. I'd like to reimburse you for the detergent you used on the pants. What brand did you use, and was it liquid or powder? I'd also like to apologize for not killing you and instead making you walk back home humiliated. I'm hoping that you'll reconsider your choice of path in life. Next time you might not be so lucky. If you read this message, email me and we'll do lunch and laundry. Peace!

Alex

Alabama Judge roy Moore- E-mail Clay Vice

The following is a poem written by Judge Roy Moore from Alabama. Judge Moore was sued by the ACLU for displaying the Ten Commandments in his courtroom foyer. He has been stripped of his judgeship and now they are trying to strip his right to practice law in Alabama! The judge's poem sums it up quite well.





America the beautiful,
or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride;
I'm glad they'll never see.

Babies piled in dumpsters,
Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty;
your house is on the sand.

Our children wander aimlessly
poisoned by cocaine
choosing to indulge their lusts,
when God has said abstain

From sea to shining sea,
our Nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love
and a need to always pray

We've kept God in our
temples, how callous we have grown.
When earth is but His footstool,
and Heaven is His throne.

We've voted in a government
that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges;
who throw reason out the door,


Too soft to place a killer
in a well deserved tomb,
But brave enough to kill a baby
before he leaves the womb.

You think that God's not angry,
that our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait
before His judgment comes?

How are we to face our God,
from Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do,
but stem this evil tide?

If we who are His children,
will humbly turn and pray;
Seek His holy face
and mend our evil way:

Then God will hear from Heaven;
and forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land
and those who live within.

But, America the Beautiful,
If you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God
withdraw His hand from Thee..

~~Judge Roy Moore~~











This says it all. May we all forward this message and offer our prayers for Judge Moore to be blessed and for America to wake up and realize what we need to do to keep OUR America the Beautiful.

Pass this on and let's lift Judge Moore up in Prayer. He has stood firm and needs our support.

Detroit Lions- E-mail from Bob Looney

Were they as safe when they were the Portsmouth Spartans, Bob?



>>> The coach had put together the perfect team for the Detroit Lions. The only> thing that was missing was a good quarterback. He had scouted all the> colleges and even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he couldn't find a ringer> who could ensure a Super Bowl win.>> Then one night while watching CNN he saw a war-zone scene in Afghanistan. In> one corner of the background, he spotted a young Afghan Muslim soldier with a> truly incredible arm. He threw a hand-grenade straight into a 15th story> window 100 yards away.>> KABOOM!>> He threw another h and-grenade 75 yards away, right into a chimney.>> KA-BLOOEY!>> Then he threw another at a passing car going 90 mph.>> BULLS-EYE!>> "I have GOT to get this guy!" Coach said to himself. "He has the perfect> arm!">> So, he brings him to the States and teaches him the great game of football.> And the Lions go on to win the Super Bowl The young Afghan is hailed as the> great hero of football, and when the coach asks him what he wants, all the> young man wants is to call his mother.>> "Mom," he says into the phone, "I just won the Super Bowl!">> "I don't want to talk to you, the old Muslim woman says. "You deserted us.> You are not my son!">> "I don't think you understand, Mother," the young man pleads "I've won the> greatest sporting event in the world. I'm here among thousands of my adoring> fans.">> "No! Let me tell you!" his mother retorts. "At this very moment, there are> gunshots all around us. The neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two> brothers were beaten within an inch of their lives last week, and I have to keep> your sister in the house so she doesn't get raped!">> The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says, "I will NEVER forgive you for> making us move to Detroit.>

UK Cheerleaders win 17th National Championship

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UK Cheerleading Continues Dominance, Wins 17th Championship

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Win 17th national title, Dance Team places seventh overall

Dominance is the only word that is needed to describe the UK cheerleading team. For the 17th time in school history, the Kentucky Wildcats are home of the Universal Cheerleading Association National Championship trophy.

The back-to-back national champions have now claimed the national championship trophy 13 times since 1995. During that stretch, Kentucky only lost possession of the trophy in 2007 and 2003. Before 1995, Kentucky won the 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1992 national championships.

Kentucky won the competition by a margin of 14.5 points on Sunday night. Kentucky finished with a score of 473.5 out of 500 with the next closest being Alabama with 459 points and UCF with 454 points. Rounding out the top five was Memphis in fourth, and Louisiana and Kansas tied for fifth. Other Southeastern Conference schools in the top 15 were Tennessee, who tied for eight with Cincinnati, and Mississippi State and Mississippi finishing 11th and 12th, respectfully.

"This one was special for us because this year there were seven really good teams here," cheerleading Coach Jomo Thompson said. "We had a great routine, but Alabama and UCF drilled their routines as well, so for us to win by 14.5 really is something special."

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Posts: 999 It's actually hard to fathom UK not winning the UCA national title. They've won so many times now, every time I see their banner in Rupp, I think to myself that it should be an automatic win. They've got a great coach in Jomo.
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Posts: 1,879 The athleticism of the female and male UK cheerleaders is amazing. I cringe a little on flips and catches of these human bodies. One miss can be devastating and it has been to a few cheerleaders in the past. Nevertheless, nothing stands in the way of each of them performing more perfectly. I aplaud our coach and cheerleaders. Each participant wants to be part of a Championship season. Cherish is the word for remembering Championships. Many UK Alumni Cheerleaders have so much to cherish in 17 Championships.

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Ports. baseball banquet for Mural Maintenance PDT

Baseball banquet boasts big names
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Shown above is a collage of the special guests at the Portsmouth Murals Baseball Banquet held Wednesday at the Friends Center. Shown are Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman, center, broadcaster Chris Welsh, top left, Kansas City pitcher Josh Newman, top right, and Dayton Daily News sports writer Hal McCoy, bottom right, are shown among others.
slideshow The fifth annual Portsmouth Murals Baseball Banquet was held Wednesday at the SOMC Friends Community Center. The event was a sellout with approximately 450 people in attendance.

The event is held each year to raise money for maintenance and up keep of the murals on Front street. There are have two baseball related murals, one of Branch Rickey, who signed Jackie Robinson and another depicting various players and umpires from Greenup County and Scioto County.

Headlining this year's banquet was Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman. Brennaman has been with the Reds since 1974 and shared stories with the crowd about his late partner, Joe Nuxhall. The broadcasting duo held the honor of being the longest running radio tandem in baseball history.

The long-time voice of the Reds viewed the murals for the first time recently.

"You hear about murals," he said. "It doesn't prepare you for what you folks are so proud of, those of you that live in the area. It's really impressive. I was amazed. The tour was wonderful... I am amazed. That a town this size can have an event of this size is truly impressive."

Brennaman wasn't the only hall of famer in attendance. Baseball Writers Association Hall of Famer Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News was also present.

Other dignitaries included Reds T.V. broadcaster for Fox Sports Net Chris Welsh, Kansas City Royals pitcher Josh Newman, former Cincinnati Bengals place kicker Doug Pelfrey and a host of other former and current major and minor league players, umpires and scouts.

In his welcome to the crowd, Bob Morton, president of Portsmouth Murals Inc., talked about the importance of the banquet.

"The banquet benefits the murals by paying for our maintenance costs," he said. "There's a lot of maintenance involved because there is 2,000 feet of murals and we're adding some every year."

Former major league umpire Terry Craft, a native of South Shore, Ky., talked more about what the murals mean to the community.

"Last year when I was here Bob Morton ... gave me a history of (the murals) and how they came to pass and also the story behind the murals," Craft said. "I didn't realize there was that much history in this community."

Craft, Al Oliver, Don Gullett and Gene Bennett, the honorees depicted on the baseball mural, shared some of their most memorable stories for the crowd.

Craft talked about standing in one of baseball oldest cathedrals, Fenway Park.

Al Oliver, a former Pittsburgh Pirate and 1982 National League batting champion shared his moment of seeing one grandson throw and the another catch the ceremonial first pitch at PNC Park in Pittsburgh last season.

Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher and later Reds pitching coach Don Gullett told the crowd about his only career home run in a playoff game against the Pirates in 1975, drawing a groan from Oliver and a laugh from the crowd.

Last of the mural honorees to speak was Gene Bennett of Wheelersburg. Bennett, a special senior assistant to the Reds general manager, talked about being inducted into the Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame and earning an award from the Reds Hall of Fame. Bennett is slated to be honored with the first-ever "Legend of Scouting" award at an event in Los Angeles this weekend.

In an interview, Morton explained more about mural maintenance.

"If you drive down and look at the murals you'll see several of them that have cracks in them," he said. "The big thing with the maintenance is repairing those cracks."

Morton went on to credit Bennett for bringing out the stars.

"Several of these major league people have been here before," he said. "They're friends of Gene Bennett and that gets them out.

"I think (the banquet) really does (put Portsmouth on the baseball map)," Morton added. "Gene gets all his Reds friends and MLB fans from all over."

The event also included a music video entitled "Talking Portsmouth Baseball," a silent auction and a catered dinner.

JOHN STEGEMAN can be reached at jstegeman02@hotmail.com

GA newspaper Story quotes Jodie after Tubby goes to MN

Gwinnett County, Georgia Tuesday April 17, 2007

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Meeks doesn’t blame Smith for leaving UK
04/17/2007

By Corey Clark
Staff Writer
corey.clark@gwinnettdailypost.com

When he signed the scholarship papers in November of his senior year at Norcross, Jodie Meeks thought he understood what University of Kentucky basketball was all about.
He thought he had a pretty strong grasp of just how tightly it gripped the Bluegrass State.
Then came his freshman season.
And now the former Daily Post Player of the Year has a firsthand knowledge of just how passionate and intense the entire fanbase is when it comes to the Wildcat program.
He watched as his head coach, the man who recruited him to Lexington, fell under a media barrage after his team failed to live up to expectations for the second season in a row.
Just days after Meeks and the Wildcats lost to Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, head coach Tubby Smith accepted the vacant job at Minnesota.
“I was kind of surprised,” Meeks said. “But at the same time, he did what was best for him and his family. ... I wasn’t angry at all.”
There was so much pressure, so much scrutiny for Smith in Lexington that he left perhaps the best job in all of college basketball to take over a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten team.
That should tell you plenty about the pressure he was feeling.
“I understand (why he left),” Meeks said. “I mean, we hear that stuff firsthand from the fans and everyone. When you’re losing, the fans get mad.
“And like I said, I wasn’t really mad at him. He had to do what’s best for him.”
The season itself was an unmitigated success for Meeks, who came on the last half of the season to be one of Kentucky’s most productive players.
Despite starting just one game, the 6-foot-4 guard averaged 8.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in just over 22 minutes per game.
He shot 36.4 percent from 3-point range and a team-leading 89.7 percent from the free throw line — which would have been good for No. 1 in the SEC and No. 11 in the country if he would have had enough attempts. He was named SEC Freshman of the Week three times and was chosen to the SEC All-Freshman team after the season.
“I came in last summer just hoping to get an opportunity to play,” said Meeks, who scored in double figures in 12 of the team’s last 15 games. “And I got my opportunity to do what I could do ... and at the end of the season I got picked for a couple of awards, which was nice.”
It was just about the only thing that was enjoyable at the end of the season for the talented guard.
Mere minutes after Smith publicly announced he was leaving for Minnesota, the media came out in swarms.
“Oh yeah, it was crazy,” Meeks said with a laugh. “Thirty minutes later, the TV people were outside our house, wanting to get comments. There were news reporters out there less than 30 minutes after it happened.”
If Meeks thought that was bizarre, he had no idea what was coming next. The entire state of Kentucky, and much of the rest of the nation, began a continuous Billy Donovan watch over the next two weeks.
Rumors began swirling almost immediately after Smith left that Donovan was going to be the next UK head coach. Even during his team’s run to a second straight national title, the Florida head coach was answering repeated inquiries about the Kentucky job.
For his part, Meeks said he and the players weren’t following the search as closely as the rabid fanbase was.
“We really didn’t worry about it,” he said. “We heard about Donovan and what people were saying, but we really didn’t worry about it because we didn’t have any control.”
In the end, Donovan stayed in Gainesville and Kentucky went with Texas A&M head coach Billy Gillespie.
“I knew a little bit about him, watching (Texas A&M guard) Acie Law play last year,” Meeks said. “He plays pretty much the same style we played last year. He lets his players play and he’s real strict on defense, like Coach Smith.”
Which is terrific news for Meeks, who said despite the turmoil of the last month he has really enjoyed his first season in Lexington.
“Oh, I’m really happy,” he said. “Even though Coach Smith is gone and we have a new coach, I’m still happy. And we’ll still be a good, if not better team. And hopefully next season we can contend for an SEC title.”
Which, as Meeks now knows firsthand, is what is expected up in Lexington.

Jodie Meeks Song

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You probably will have to type this in but it is worthwhile for Kentucky basketball fans!

British view of Obama victory- Judi cole FW

*The Daily Mail (UK) wrote this editorial about Obama on 1/6/2009.
**(confirmation,
Google "London Daily Mail Obama's Victory")** *

* Obama's Victory--A British view *

* ** A victory for the hysterical Oprah Winfrey, the mad racist
preacher Jeremiah
Wright, the US mainstream media who abandoned any sense of objectivity long
ago, Europeans who despise America largely because they depend on her,
comics who claim to be dangerous and fearless but would not dare attack
genuinely powerful special interest groups. A victory for Obama-worshippers
everywhere. A victory for the cult of the cult. A man who has done little
with his life but has written about his achievements as if he had found the
cure for cancer in between winning a marathon and building a nuclear reactor
with his teeth. Victory for style over substance, hyperbole over history,
rabble-raising over reality.*

* ** A victory for Hollywood , the most dysfunctional community in the
world. Victory for Streisand, Spielberg, Soros, Moore, and Sarandon. Victory
for those who prefer welfare to will and interference to independence. For
those who settle for group think and herd mentality rather than those who
fight for individual initiative and the right to be out of step with meager
political fashion.*

* ** Victory for a man who is no friend of freedom. He and his people
have already stated that media has to be controlled so as to be balanced,
without realizing the extraordinary irony within that statement. Like most
liberal zealots, the Obama worshippers constantly speak of Fox and Limbaugh,
when the vast bulk of television stations and newspapers are drastically
liberal and anti-conservative. Senior Democrat Chuck Schumer said that just
as pornography should be censored, so should talk radio. In other words, one
of the few free and open means of popular expression may well be cornered
and beaten by bullies who even in triumph cannot tolerate any criticism and
opposition. A victory for those who believe the state is better qualified to
raise children than the family, for those who prefer teachers' unions to
teaching and for those who are naively convinced that if the West is
sufficiently weak towards its enemies, war and terror will dissolve as
quickly as the tears on the face of a leftist celebrity. A victory for social
democracy even after most of Europe has come to the painful conclusion that
social democracy leads to mediocrity, failure, unemployment, inflation,
higher taxes and economic stagnation. A victory for intrusive lawyers, banal
sentimentalists, social extremists and urban snobs.*

* **Congratulations America !*

Smiles- Paul & Mary Kegley e-mail

Subject: Smile for the day



To my friends who may need some humor in their day, as I did today, thought
I'ld pass this along...

TWENTY NINE LINES TO MAKE YOU SMILE
1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he
was God and I didn't.
2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3.. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5.. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive!

6.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.

9.. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing.
10... Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.


11.. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning
medicine.
12.. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
13.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
14.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
15.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

16.. Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it!
17.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18 . Procrastinate Now!



19.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
20.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
21.. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

22.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23..They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
24. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD.

25. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand
times the memory.


26.. Ham and eggs...A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for
a pig.
27.. The trouble with life is there's no background music.

28.. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
29.. I smile because I don't know what is going on.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends! Life is
too short and friends are too few!

God said- Pat Richards Whitehead e-mail

I received this today from a friend and I thought you might apprecate it.

To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: GOD
Subject: YOURSELF
Reference: LIFE

This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.
I love you.

P.S. And, remember...
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not
attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God
to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but
in My time, not yours.

Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about
it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life
now.

Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched
their life in ways you will never know!
Now, you have a nice day.
God

God has seen you struggling,
God says it's over.
A blessing is coming your way. If you believe in God, please send to your friends

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And they asked- Lou flores e-mail

Rest easily- most of our congressmen are lawyers. They represent us and our voting record. Mama Mia!

Sam

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From: lou22flo@copper.net
To: Bill Hartman
Sent: 2009-01-16 10:05
Subject: SAY WHAT?




Too funny not to share!



Subject: SAY WHAT?




These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things
people ACTUALLY said in court, word for word, taken down and now published
by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges
were actually taking place. Unbelievable....

ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
_________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep,
he
doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty.
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WI TNESS: Are you shittin' me?
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh.... I was gettin' laid.
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Are you for real? Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney.
Can I get a new attorney?
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a b eard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Guess.
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition
notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
__________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead
people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to
rephrase that?
________ _ ________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
_________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an
autopsy
on him!
_________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Huh.....are you qualified to ask that question?
_________________________________________________________
And the best for last: DRUM ROLL PLEASE!


ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a
pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began
the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.








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Jefferson: A Funding Genius- Thanks Lou Flores!

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From: louflo22@yahoo.com
To: bhartman
Sent: 2009-01-15 22:56
Subject: Jefferson: A Founding Genius











A very smart man



Thomas Jefferson in some cases could be called a prophet.

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe,
We shall become as corrupt as Europe.
Thomas Jefferson


The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
Who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson


It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.
A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
Thomas Jefferson



I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
Government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense
Of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson

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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results
From too much government.
Thomas Jefferson


No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson


The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear
Arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson


The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
Patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson


To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which
He disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Thomas Jefferson


Very Interesting Quote


In light of the present financial crisis, it's interesting to read what Thomas
Jefferson said in 1802:

'I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than
Standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control
The issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and
Corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all
Property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers
Conquered.

Law of the Garbage Truck- Thanks Pat!

Patricia Richards (PHS 50) sent this nugget of wisdom. I have been there and done that. Let us each try to be kinder and gentler even in the ugliest situations.

Thanks Pat!

Good one to read and learn!




The Law of the Garbage Truck

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck." He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!
Have a blessed, garbage-free day.

A knowledgable lady speaks- from Sonny Hoskins

Yes & today our Obamination stated that the Government as the only one able to get us out of this mess. Yeah - Right !!


I have never read any of this lady’s books or other published articles, but I like this one. I hope all of you will read it and make up your own minds about its content.

J



Linda R. Monk, J. D., is a constitutional scholar, journalist, and nationally award-winning author. A graduate of Harvard Law School, she twice received the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award, its highest honor for law-related media. Her books include, "The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution, Ordinary Americans": "U. S. History through the Eyes of Everyday People,” and "The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide." For more than 20 years, Ms. Monk has written commentary for newspapers nationwide, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune



THE PARTY'S OVER

By Linda Monk



The Crash of 2008, which is now wiping out trillions of dollars of our people's wealth, is, like the Crash of 1929, likely to mark the end of one era and the onset of another. The new era will see a more sober and much diminished America. The 'Omnipower' and 'Indispensable Nation' we heard about in all the hubris and braggadocio following our Cold War victory is history. Seizing on the crisis, the left says we are witnessing the failure of market economics, a failure of conservatism. This is nonsense. What we are witnessing is the collapse of Gordon Gecko ('Greed Is Good!') capitalism. What we are witnessing is what happens to a prodigal nation that ignores history, and forgets and abandons the philosophy and principles that made it great. A true conservative (Rep or Dem) cherishes prudence and believes in fiscal responsibility, balanced budgets and a self-reliant republic. He believes in saving for retirement and a rainy day, in deferred gratification, in not buying on credit what you cannot afford, in living within your means.



Is that really what got Wall Street and us into this mess -- that we followed too religiously the gospel of Robert Taft and Russell Kirk? 'Government must save us!' cries the left, as ever. Yet, who got us into this mess if not the government -- the Fed with its easy money, Bush with his profligate spending, and Congress and the SEC by liberating Wall Street and failing to step in and stop the drunken orgy?



For years, we Americans have spent more than we earned. We save nothing. Credit card debt, consumer debt, auto debt, mortgage debt, corporate debt -- all are at record levels. And with pensions and savings being wiped out, much of that debt will never be repaid. Our standard of living is inevitably going to fall. For foreigners will not forever buy our bonds or lend us more money if they rightly fear that they will be paid back, if at all, in cheaper dollars. We are going to have to learn to live again within our means.



THE PARTY'S OVER! Up through World War II, we followed the Hamiltonian idea that America must remain economically independent of the world in order to remain politically independent. But this generation decided that was yesterday's bromide and we must march bravely forward into a Global Economy, where we all depend on one another. American companies morphed into 'Global Companies' and moved plants and factories to Mexico, Asia, China and India. We began buying more cheaply from abroad what we used to make at home: shoes, clothes, bikes, cars, radios, TVs, planes, computers. As the trade deficits began inexorably to rise to 6 percent of GDP, we began vast borrowing from abroad to continue buying from abroad. At home, propelled by tax cuts, war in Iraq and an explosion in social spending, surpluses vanished and deficits reappeared and began to rise. The dollar began to sink, and gold began to soar. Yet, still, the promises of the politicians come. Barack Obama will give us national health insurance and tax cuts for all but that 2- percent of the nation that already carries 50 percent of the federal income tax load.



Who are we kidding?



What we are witnessing today is how empires end. The Last Superpower is unable to defend its borders, protect its currency, win its wars, or balance its budget. Medicare and Social Security are headed for the cliff with unfunded liabilities in the tens of trillions of dollars. What we are witnessing today is nothing less than a Katrina-like failure of government, of our political class, and of democracy itself, casting a cloud over the viability and longevity of the system.



Notice who is managing the crisis. Not our elected leaders. Nancy Pelosi says she had nothing to do with it. Congress is paralyzed and heading home. President Bush is nowhere to be seen. Hank Paulson of Goldman Sachs and Ben Bernanke of the Fed chose to bail out Bear Sterns but let Lehman go under. They decided to nationalize Fannie and Freddie at a cost to taxpayers of hundreds of billions, putting the U. S. government behind $5 trillion in mortgages. They decided to buy AIG with $85 billion rather than see the insurance giant sink beneath the waves. Unelected financial elite are now entrusted with the assignment of getting us out of a disaster into which unelected financial elite plunged the nation. We are just spectators.



What the Greatest Generation handed down to us -- the richest, most powerful, most self-sufficient republic in history, with the highest standard of living any nation had ever achieved -- the baby boomers, oblivious and self-indulgent to the end, have frittered away.



Added Comments:



How do WE THE PEOPLE put the villains who are responsible under oath and sit them down at public hearings to determine whose necks should meet the guillotine?



Hypocritically, those who had oversight responsibility such as Senator Chris Dodd [Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee] and Barney Frank [Chairmen, House Financial Services Committee] who helped get us into this mess are on every TV channel voicing their righteous indignation and pompously sitting on their elevated platform glaring down at those they are chastising and grilling, trying to pass the blame to others.



WE THE PEOPLE should be on the elevated platform in judgment and execution of the likes of Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and the rest of the band of thieves and conspirators who are responsible for the financial collapse of the USA.



To name just a few of the culprits: Henry Paulson Jr, Secretary of the Treasury: Alan Greenspan & Ben Bernanke -- Chairman Federal Reserve: Christopher Cox, SEC Chairman.



But not to worry -- YOUR PUBLIC SERVANTS who fear being voted out of office will take their self-awarded Golden Parachute Congressional Retirement, give WE THE PEOPLE the finger one last time and head for their safe havens as the World Citizens they are. However, before they waddle off into the sunset, they will go on record one last time denouncing corporate greed, lavish salaries, and bonuses for their key felons at Fannie May, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers & AIG.



Meanwhile, 'WE THE PEOPLE' fiddle while Rome burns and we're too lazy and indifferent to vote them out of office.