THIS IS A LITTLE LONG, BUT A VERY GOOD READ.
CLAY
I just got this. Some people would probably go ballistic when reading this. I didn't. In fact, I laughed at the logic and phrasing, if not the actual argument itself. The sheer audacity of this guy for taking on the subject matter! Anyway, I thought you'd find it interesting and provocative.
Cheers.
As you will recall, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Harvard professor who
got arrested by Cambridge Police a month or so ago.
Fred Reed was a police reporter for one of the large Washington
newspapers. He now writes a column which can be googled ~ "Fred on
Everything."
Fred published a weekly online column in which he got to say the things
his editors would never, ever have let him write in the paper. His stuff
is iconoclastic and various articles have probably offended everyone ...
regardless of political orientation. So, with the warning that "This is
definitely not politically correct," here comes Fred.....
The following is an essay regarding the failings of a system and a
culture. Please note that he elegantly describes the mood of many
Americans and he does so without prejudice.
Slavery Reparations ...........by Fred Reed!
On the Web I find that Henry Louis Gates Jr., the chairman of
Afro-American Studies at Harvard, is demanding that whites pay
reparations to blacks. It's because of slavery, see. He is joined in
this endeavor by a gaggle of other professional blacks. I guess
he'll send me a bill, huh?
I feel like saying, "Let me get this straight, Hank. I'm slow. Be
patient.
You want free money because of slavery, right? I don't blame you."
I'd like free money too. Tell you what. I believe in justice ... I'll give
you a million dollars for every slave I own, and another million for every
year you were a slave. Fair enough? But tell me, how many slaves
do you suppose I have? In round numbers, I mean...say to the nearest
dozen. And how long were you a slave?
Oh. In other words, I owe you reparations for something that I didn't
do and didn't happen to you. That makes sense. Like lug nuts on a
birthday cake.
Personally, I think you owe me reparations for things you didn't do and
never happened to me. I've never been coated in Dutch chocolate and
thrown from the Eiffel Tower. I'll bet you've never done it to anyone.
I want reparations. Kind of silly, isn't it?
But if we're going to talk about reparations, that's a street that runs in
two directions. You want money from me for what some other whites did
to some other blacks in another century?
How about you guys paying whites reparations for current expenses
caused by blacks? Not long ago blacks burned down half of Los Angeles,
a city in my country. Cities are expensive, Hank. Build one sometime and
you'll see what I mean. Whites had to pay taxes to repair Los Angeles for
you. You can send me a check.
Now, yes, I know you burned LA because you didn't like the verdict in
the trial of those police officers. Well, I didn't like the verdict in the
Simpson trial. But I didn't burn my house and loot Korean grocers, or
burn down a city.
Over the years blacks have burned a lot of American cities: Newark,
Detroit, Watts, on and on. Now add in the fantastic cost over the years
of welfare in all its forms, the cost of all of those police calls
people had to make, for cells and jails and security systems in department stores.
I can't live in the capital city of my own country because of crime
committed by blacks. Toss in the cultural cost of lowering standards in
everything for the benefit of blacks. See what I mean?
Now, I'd view things differently if you said to me, "Fred, blacks can't get
anywhere in a modern country without education. We know that. We
need better schools, smarter teachers, harder courses, books with smaller
pictures and bigger words. Can you help us?"
I'd say, "Hallelujah! Hoo-ahh! Not just yes, but hell yes. Let's sell
an aircraft carrier and get these folks some real schools and get them
into the economic main-stream.' I'd say it partly because it would be the
right thing to do, and partly because I'd like to add you guys to the tax
base.
The current custodial state is expensive. I'd just love for blacks to study
and learn to compete and stop burning places. But is it going to happen?
You may not believe it, but I, and most whites, don't like seeing blacks
as miserable and screwed up as they are.
I spend a fair amount of time in the projects. Those places are ugly.
It's no fun watching perfectly good kids turn into semi-literate dope
dealers who barely speak English. It just plain ain't right. But, Hank,
what am I supposed to do about it? I can't do your children's homework.
At some point, people have to do things for themselves, or they don't get done.
Maybe it's time.
I'll tell you what I see out in the world, Hank ... I think blacks are
too accustomed to getting anything they want by just demanding it. True, it
has worked for over half a century. Get a few hundred people in the
street, implicitly threaten to loot and burn, holler about slavery, and
sadly the Great White Cash Spigot turns on.
Thing is, whites don't much buy it any longer. Most recognize that what
once was a civil-rights movement has become a shakedown game. Few
people still feel responsible for the failings and inadequacies of blacks.
Political correctness keeps the lid on -- but everyone knows the score.
Which scares me, Hank.
On one hand, blacks hate whites and incline toward looting and burning.
(The whites you hate are the ones who marched in the civil-rights
movement. Ever think about that?)
On the other hand, whites quietly grow wearier and wearier of it. Not
good, Hank.
On the third hand (allow me three hands, for rhetorical convenience),
blacks keep demanding things. As I write, you demand reparations for
slavery. Blacks in Oklahoma (I think it was) want money for some ancient
race riot.
Other blacks reject the Declaration of Independence. Blacks in New York
hint broadly at burning and looting over a trial, yet more demand the
elimination of the Confederate flag, and the federal equal opportunity
apparatus, which means blacks want to sue Silicon Valley for not hiring
nonexistent black engineers. That's a lot of demanding for one month,
Hank.
What happens if whites ever say, "No"?
Now, how about you? You've got a cushy job up there at Harvard, and you
can hoot and holler about what swine and bandits whites are. I guess
it's lots of fun, and you get a salary for it to boot. But don't you think
you might do blacks more good if you told them to complain less and study
more?
For example, if you want blacks to work in Silicon Gulch, the best
approach might be to find some really smart black guys, and get them to
study digital design ~ not Black Studies (as you teach). That's how everybody
else does it. It works. Then blacks wouldn't feel left out, and racial
tensions would decline. Sound like a plan?
Just out of curiosity, how many hours a week do professors of
Afro-American Studies spend in the projects, encouraging poor black
kids to study real-life sho-nuf subjects?
~~~
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Glen Beck's programs questioning our White House
Thanks John Massey. Have we lost all free speech in America? It seems our White House occupants intend so.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Massey
To: John & Yvette Massey
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:54 AM
Subject: Fw: Glenn Beck Has Brass Gonads by Doug Giles
John & Yvette Massey
1988 Marblecliff Crossing Court, Columbus, Ohio 43204-4966.
Telephone: 614-486-7102; E-mail:.
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "MaxDarbyOaks@aol.com"
To: MaxDarbyOaks@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:19:55 PM
Subject: Glenn Beck Has Brass Gonads by Doug Giles
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Glenn Beck Has Brass Gonads
by Doug Giles
Don’t you know Obama and his ilk wish to God (or whoever the heck they wish to) that Glenn Beck would fall into adultery with an Argentinean newswoman, or cut his jugular vein while shaving, or show up drunk, high and naked to his FOX show and forever be publically vilified, marginalized and thus muzzled?
Beck has formally joined Rush as an Official Pain in Barack Obama’s Backside (OPIBOB). (Are you an OPIBOB yet?) Yep, not only has Obama’s administration called Rush out, but the White House has now phoned Beck during his TV show in an attempt to get him to dial the heck down.
Glenn said this past week that Barack’s minions were actually calling his show while he was on air because he was being a meany. When I heard this I was sitting there eating pretzels and drinking a martini thinking: Are you kidding me? Is Perez Hilton running the White House? The White House is actually calling Beck during his program in an attempt to get him to cease and desist his digs? Wow . . . sounds, pretty gay to me. No offense to gay people, of course.
So, what’s next, Whine House? Are you gonna post an angry note on Beck’s Facebook wall? Are you going to place Glenn’s picture on the White House website and draw naughty stuff on his forehead? Unbelievable. Not only do we have to contend with and check a radical Socialist-in-Chief at every point, but we also have to a field a cheeky, paranoid, oversensitive staff that makes Nixon look like Andy Griffith’s Aunt Bee.
So, what’s all the hubbub about? Why is Beck under their epidermis? Well, it’s principally because he asks questions. And if there is one thing that derails the Hope and Change Train, it’s questions. Oh, I almost forgot: Facts also get them purty PO’ed. Questions and facts . . . can’t have that. Yep, both of those little damnable ditties are detrimental to Obama’s oligarchical grasp.
For those who missed Beck’s week of must-see TV, he boldly parleyed into the President’s court questions several million of us want to ask but don’t have a top-ranked TV show on the most watched cable news channel to get the proper respect and response. Here’s a little sample of Beck’s mischievous queries. On Monday he inquired:
- We are in so much debt, why spend more borrowed money on cap-and-trade and healthcare programs before we stop the flow of red-ink?
- The stimulus package funneled billions of dollars to ACORN. How does giving billions of dollars to ACORN stimulate the economy?
- If it was so important for congress to pass the stimulus bill before they even had time to read it, why has only a fraction of the stimulus money been spent 6 months later?
- Why won’t members of Congress read the bills before they vote on them?
- Why are citizens mocked and laughed at when they ask their congressman to read the bills before they vote on them?
- How did Van Jones, a self-proclaimed communist, become a special advisor to the president?
- Did President Obama know of Van Jones’ radical political beliefs when he named him special advisor?
- The Apollo Alliance claimed credit for writing the stimulus bill—why was this group allowed to write any portion of this bill?
- If politicians aren’t writing the bills and aren’t reading the bills, do they have any idea what these 1,000-page plus bills actually impose on the American people?
- If the “public option” health care plan is so good, why won’t politicians agree to have that as their plan?
- If town hall meetings are intended for the politicians to learn what’s on our mind—why do they spend so much time talking instead of listening?
- Is using the economic crises to rush legislation through congress what Rahm Emanuel meant when he talked about “not letting a crisis go to waste”?
- What are the czars paid? What is the budget for their staffs/offices?
On Tuesday Beck wondered aloud:
- Who is “surrounding” the President in the White House?
- Do any of the President’s advisers have criminal records?
- Are the President’s advisers working to better the country or their own ideals?
- Who are the anti-capitalists in Washington?
- What roles do they have in crafting bills?
- What was “STORM”? What happened to the founders, and where are they now?
- What qualifications must one have to be a Presidential adviser?
- Should a communist have the ear of the President of the United States?
- What role did the Apollo Alliance play in crafting bills?
- Does the President know the co-founder of the Weather Underground is a board member of the Apollo Alliance?
On Wednesday Glenn wanted to know:
- Why does the FCC have a diversity “czar”?
- Who is Mark Lloyd, and how does he plan to “balance” the airwaves?
- Will he bring back the Fairness Doctrine, or worse?
- Cass Sunstein once said he wants to balance the Internet; is that next?
- Will broadcasters who leave the airwaves be allowed to go to satellite or Internet without government regulation?
- Is there any place (that has a mass audience) where the government won’t regulate free speech?
- Why does it seem every member of the Obama advisory team hates capitalism, unless those companies (like G.E.) are in bed with the administration?
If Lloyd has his way, stations that don't comply with the government’s definition of the “public interest” will have to pay a massive fine—which helps support public broadcasting:
- What will be the definition of “public interest”?
- Who defines “public interest”?
- Why should it be balanced? Because it's public airwaves? (Well, there are public roads that go by my house, and I don't count how many Republicans and Democrats are driving on them.)
On Thursday GB thought:
- Why do we need a civilian force?
- Who is posing a threat to us?
- Who will this “force” be made up of?
- Who is the real enemy?
- Does the president know of a coming event? If not, who builds an army against an unrecognized enemy?
- Why won't the media get off their butts and look into these radicals in the White House? And into this civilian army?
(*For the full list visit: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/29631/) You see, Beck was just asking questions. Hey, White House . . . Can we not ask questions anymore? Is that verboten? Can we not ask our elected officials to explain themselves, elucidate a bit about their odd buddies and make clear their policies and proposals?
Can we not question you boys with boldness, hold to the truth, and speak without fear of reprisal? Huh?
In the words of my redneck hunting buddy, better known as the West Texas Warrior, “Why, hell we can!” Not only can we, ladies and gents, but we must.
Uh, correct me if I’m wrong, but this is our nation; this ain’t Cuba or Venezuela yet. We pay the government’s bills, and therefore they answer to us, they represent us—and if they don’t then we take their airplanes, limos, mistresses and five-star hotels away from them. Yeah, I believe that’s how it’s supposed to work.
Keep asking the hard questions, boys and girls. Don’t let them tread on you.
Great job, Mr. Beck.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Massey
To: John & Yvette Massey
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:54 AM
Subject: Fw: Glenn Beck Has Brass Gonads by Doug Giles
John & Yvette Massey
1988 Marblecliff Crossing Court, Columbus, Ohio 43204-4966.
Telephone: 614-486-7102; E-mail:
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "MaxDarbyOaks@aol.com"
To: MaxDarbyOaks@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 4:19:55 PM
Subject: Glenn Beck Has Brass Gonads by Doug Giles
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Glenn Beck Has Brass Gonads
by Doug Giles
Don’t you know Obama and his ilk wish to God (or whoever the heck they wish to) that Glenn Beck would fall into adultery with an Argentinean newswoman, or cut his jugular vein while shaving, or show up drunk, high and naked to his FOX show and forever be publically vilified, marginalized and thus muzzled?
Beck has formally joined Rush as an Official Pain in Barack Obama’s Backside (OPIBOB). (Are you an OPIBOB yet?) Yep, not only has Obama’s administration called Rush out, but the White House has now phoned Beck during his TV show in an attempt to get him to dial the heck down.
Glenn said this past week that Barack’s minions were actually calling his show while he was on air because he was being a meany. When I heard this I was sitting there eating pretzels and drinking a martini thinking: Are you kidding me? Is Perez Hilton running the White House? The White House is actually calling Beck during his program in an attempt to get him to cease and desist his digs? Wow . . . sounds, pretty gay to me. No offense to gay people, of course.
So, what’s next, Whine House? Are you gonna post an angry note on Beck’s Facebook wall? Are you going to place Glenn’s picture on the White House website and draw naughty stuff on his forehead? Unbelievable. Not only do we have to contend with and check a radical Socialist-in-Chief at every point, but we also have to a field a cheeky, paranoid, oversensitive staff that makes Nixon look like Andy Griffith’s Aunt Bee.
So, what’s all the hubbub about? Why is Beck under their epidermis? Well, it’s principally because he asks questions. And if there is one thing that derails the Hope and Change Train, it’s questions. Oh, I almost forgot: Facts also get them purty PO’ed. Questions and facts . . . can’t have that. Yep, both of those little damnable ditties are detrimental to Obama’s oligarchical grasp.
For those who missed Beck’s week of must-see TV, he boldly parleyed into the President’s court questions several million of us want to ask but don’t have a top-ranked TV show on the most watched cable news channel to get the proper respect and response. Here’s a little sample of Beck’s mischievous queries. On Monday he inquired:
- We are in so much debt, why spend more borrowed money on cap-and-trade and healthcare programs before we stop the flow of red-ink?
- The stimulus package funneled billions of dollars to ACORN. How does giving billions of dollars to ACORN stimulate the economy?
- If it was so important for congress to pass the stimulus bill before they even had time to read it, why has only a fraction of the stimulus money been spent 6 months later?
- Why won’t members of Congress read the bills before they vote on them?
- Why are citizens mocked and laughed at when they ask their congressman to read the bills before they vote on them?
- How did Van Jones, a self-proclaimed communist, become a special advisor to the president?
- Did President Obama know of Van Jones’ radical political beliefs when he named him special advisor?
- The Apollo Alliance claimed credit for writing the stimulus bill—why was this group allowed to write any portion of this bill?
- If politicians aren’t writing the bills and aren’t reading the bills, do they have any idea what these 1,000-page plus bills actually impose on the American people?
- If the “public option” health care plan is so good, why won’t politicians agree to have that as their plan?
- If town hall meetings are intended for the politicians to learn what’s on our mind—why do they spend so much time talking instead of listening?
- Is using the economic crises to rush legislation through congress what Rahm Emanuel meant when he talked about “not letting a crisis go to waste”?
- What are the czars paid? What is the budget for their staffs/offices?
On Tuesday Beck wondered aloud:
- Who is “surrounding” the President in the White House?
- Do any of the President’s advisers have criminal records?
- Are the President’s advisers working to better the country or their own ideals?
- Who are the anti-capitalists in Washington?
- What roles do they have in crafting bills?
- What was “STORM”? What happened to the founders, and where are they now?
- What qualifications must one have to be a Presidential adviser?
- Should a communist have the ear of the President of the United States?
- What role did the Apollo Alliance play in crafting bills?
- Does the President know the co-founder of the Weather Underground is a board member of the Apollo Alliance?
On Wednesday Glenn wanted to know:
- Why does the FCC have a diversity “czar”?
- Who is Mark Lloyd, and how does he plan to “balance” the airwaves?
- Will he bring back the Fairness Doctrine, or worse?
- Cass Sunstein once said he wants to balance the Internet; is that next?
- Will broadcasters who leave the airwaves be allowed to go to satellite or Internet without government regulation?
- Is there any place (that has a mass audience) where the government won’t regulate free speech?
- Why does it seem every member of the Obama advisory team hates capitalism, unless those companies (like G.E.) are in bed with the administration?
If Lloyd has his way, stations that don't comply with the government’s definition of the “public interest” will have to pay a massive fine—which helps support public broadcasting:
- What will be the definition of “public interest”?
- Who defines “public interest”?
- Why should it be balanced? Because it's public airwaves? (Well, there are public roads that go by my house, and I don't count how many Republicans and Democrats are driving on them.)
On Thursday GB thought:
- Why do we need a civilian force?
- Who is posing a threat to us?
- Who will this “force” be made up of?
- Who is the real enemy?
- Does the president know of a coming event? If not, who builds an army against an unrecognized enemy?
- Why won't the media get off their butts and look into these radicals in the White House? And into this civilian army?
(*For the full list visit: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/29631/) You see, Beck was just asking questions. Hey, White House . . . Can we not ask questions anymore? Is that verboten? Can we not ask our elected officials to explain themselves, elucidate a bit about their odd buddies and make clear their policies and proposals?
Can we not question you boys with boldness, hold to the truth, and speak without fear of reprisal? Huh?
In the words of my redneck hunting buddy, better known as the West Texas Warrior, “Why, hell we can!” Not only can we, ladies and gents, but we must.
Uh, correct me if I’m wrong, but this is our nation; this ain’t Cuba or Venezuela yet. We pay the government’s bills, and therefore they answer to us, they represent us—and if they don’t then we take their airplanes, limos, mistresses and five-star hotels away from them. Yeah, I believe that’s how it’s supposed to work.
Keep asking the hard questions, boys and girls. Don’t let them tread on you.
Great job, Mr. Beck.
For those who celebrated the 911- Dan Baird e-mail
You have probably read this before, but it's well worth reading again. The second part is new so please read the whole thing and then pass it on.
TRUST ME, THIS IS WONDERFUL!!! READ ON……………………
The Budweiser Story
(not a joke)
This is TRUE!
How Budweiser handled those who laughed at those
who died on the 11th of September,
2001...
Thought you might like to know what happened
in a little town north of Bakersfield , California
After you finish reading this,
please forward this story on to others
so that our nation and people around the world
will know about those who laughed
when they found out about the tragic events
in New York , Pennsylvania , and the Pentagon.
On September 11th,
A Budweiser employee was making a delivery
to a convenience store in a California town
named McFarland.
He knew of the tragedy that had occurred
in New York when he entered the business
to find the two Arabs, who owned the business, whooping and hollering to show their approval
and support of this treacherous attack.
The Budweiser employee went to his truck,
called his boss and told him
of the very upsetting event!
He didn't feel he could be in that store with those
horrible people. His boss asked him,
'Do you think you could go in there long enough
to pull every Budweiser product and item
our beverage company sells there?
We'll never deliver to them again.'
The employee walked in,
proceeded to pull every single product his
beverage company provided and left
with an incredible grin on his face.
He told them never to bother to call for
a delivery again.
Budweiser happens to be the beer of choice
for that community.
Just letting you know how Kern County
handled this situation. And Now
The Rest Of The Story:
It seems that the Bud driver and the Pepsi man
are neighbors. Bud called Pepsi and told him.
Pepsi called his boss who told him to
pull all Pepsi products as well!!!
That would include Frito Lay, etc.
Furthermore, word spread and
all vendors followed suit! At last report, on June 26, 2009,
Fareed Katib closed the store and filed bankruptcy!
Good old American
Passive-Aggressive A$$ Whoopin!
Pass this along, America needs to know
that we're all working together!
If you can read this.
Thank a teacher...
If you are reading it in English....
THANK A SOLDIER!!!
TRUST ME, THIS IS WONDERFUL!!! READ ON……………………
The Budweiser Story
(not a joke)
This is TRUE!
How Budweiser handled those who laughed at those
who died on the 11th of September,
2001...
Thought you might like to know what happened
in a little town north of Bakersfield , California
After you finish reading this,
please forward this story on to others
so that our nation and people around the world
will know about those who laughed
when they found out about the tragic events
in New York , Pennsylvania , and the Pentagon.
On September 11th,
A Budweiser employee was making a delivery
to a convenience store in a California town
named McFarland.
He knew of the tragedy that had occurred
in New York when he entered the business
to find the two Arabs, who owned the business, whooping and hollering to show their approval
and support of this treacherous attack.
The Budweiser employee went to his truck,
called his boss and told him
of the very upsetting event!
He didn't feel he could be in that store with those
horrible people. His boss asked him,
'Do you think you could go in there long enough
to pull every Budweiser product and item
our beverage company sells there?
We'll never deliver to them again.'
The employee walked in,
proceeded to pull every single product his
beverage company provided and left
with an incredible grin on his face.
He told them never to bother to call for
a delivery again.
Budweiser happens to be the beer of choice
for that community.
Just letting you know how Kern County
handled this situation. And Now
The Rest Of The Story:
It seems that the Bud driver and the Pepsi man
are neighbors. Bud called Pepsi and told him.
Pepsi called his boss who told him to
pull all Pepsi products as well!!!
That would include Frito Lay, etc.
Furthermore, word spread and
all vendors followed suit! At last report, on June 26, 2009,
Fareed Katib closed the store and filed bankruptcy!
Good old American
Passive-Aggressive A$$ Whoopin!
Pass this along, America needs to know
that we're all working together!
If you can read this.
Thank a teacher...
If you are reading it in English....
THANK A SOLDIER!!!
Friendly Skies- George Kegley and Fred Ramsey
Thanks brother George and Fred Ramsey! Good comments for us 'sometimes' flyers of the friendly skies.
----- Original Message -----
From: speck6085@aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 6:04 AM
Subject: Fwd: Friendly skies
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Ramsey
Sent: Mon, Aug 31, 2009 12:52 am
Subject: Friendly skies
Airline Announcements?
United Flight Attendant announced, 'People, people we're not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!
*************************************
On landing, the stewardess said, 'Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have. '
*************************************
'There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane'
*************************************
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a 'Thanks for flying our airline.' He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane.
She said, 'Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?'
'Why, no, Ma'am,' said the pilot. 'What is it?'
The little old lady said, 'Did we land, or were we shot down?'
***************************************
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: 'Whoa, big fella, WHOA!'
*******************************************
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, 'Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because sure as hell everything has shifted after a landing like that.'
*************************************
Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: 'We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.'
*************************************
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo , Texas on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo .. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!'
***********************************
'Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments.'
***********************************
'As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses........except for that gentleman over there.'
******************************************
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City . The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, 'That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt.'
****************************************
After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix , the attendant came on with, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.'
****************************************
Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: 'We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of US Airways..'
****************************************
Heard on a Southwest Airline flight - 'Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing and if you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em.'
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This is for those of you who like to fly the friendly skies of civilian airways..........CFR
A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport . After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, 'Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles . The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax.... OH, MY GOD!' Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry i f I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!'
A passenger in Coach yelled, 'That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!'
=
----- Original Message -----
From: speck6085@aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 6:04 AM
Subject: Fwd: Friendly skies
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Ramsey
Sent: Mon, Aug 31, 2009 12:52 am
Subject: Friendly skies
Airline Announcements?
United Flight Attendant announced, 'People, people we're not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!
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On landing, the stewardess said, 'Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have. '
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'There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane'
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An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a 'Thanks for flying our airline.' He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane.
She said, 'Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?'
'Why, no, Ma'am,' said the pilot. 'What is it?'
The little old lady said, 'Did we land, or were we shot down?'
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As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: 'Whoa, big fella, WHOA!'
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After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, 'Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because sure as hell everything has shifted after a landing like that.'
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Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: 'We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.'
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Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo , Texas on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo .. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!'
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'Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments.'
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'As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses........except for that gentleman over there.'
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Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City . The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, 'That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt.'
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After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix , the attendant came on with, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.'
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Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: 'We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of US Airways..'
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Heard on a Southwest Airline flight - 'Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing and if you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em.'
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This is for those of you who like to fly the friendly skies of civilian airways..........CFR
A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport . After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, 'Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles . The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax.... OH, MY GOD!' Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry i f I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!'
A passenger in Coach yelled, 'That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!'
=
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thanks Tom & Carolyn!
----
You Might Be a Redneck...a different take
We have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It's time to take a reflective look at the core � beliefs of a culture that values home, family, country and God. If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who threaten my life, I'd choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up. Tire irons, squirrel guns and grit -- that's what rednecks are made of. I hope I am one of those. If you feel the same, pass this on to your redneck friends. Ya'll know who ya ’ll are.
You might be a redneck if: It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, 'One nation, under God.'
You might be a redneck if: You've never protested about seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places.
You might be a redneck if: You still say ' Christmas' instead of 'Winter Festival.'
You might be a redneck if: You bow your head when someone prays.
You might be a redneck if: You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play the National Anthem.
You might be a redneck if: You treat our armed forces veterans with great respect, and always have.
You might be a redneck if: You've never burned an American flag, nor intend to.
You might be a redneck if: You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You might be a redneck if: You respect your elders and raised your kids to do the same.
You might be a redneck if: You'd give your last dollar to a friend.
If you got this email from me, it is because I believe that you, like me, have just enough Red Neck in you to have the same beliefs as those talked about in this email.
God Bless the USA !
�
Keep the fire burning, redneck friend.
IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM .
IN GOD WE TRUST
You Might Be a Redneck...a different take
We have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It's time to take a reflective look at the core � beliefs of a culture that values home, family, country and God. If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who threaten my life, I'd choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up. Tire irons, squirrel guns and grit -- that's what rednecks are made of. I hope I am one of those. If you feel the same, pass this on to your redneck friends. Ya'll know who ya ’ll are.
You might be a redneck if: It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, 'One nation, under God.'
You might be a redneck if: You've never protested about seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places.
You might be a redneck if: You still say ' Christmas' instead of 'Winter Festival.'
You might be a redneck if: You bow your head when someone prays.
You might be a redneck if: You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play the National Anthem.
You might be a redneck if: You treat our armed forces veterans with great respect, and always have.
You might be a redneck if: You've never burned an American flag, nor intend to.
You might be a redneck if: You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You might be a redneck if: You respect your elders and raised your kids to do the same.
You might be a redneck if: You'd give your last dollar to a friend.
If you got this email from me, it is because I believe that you, like me, have just enough Red Neck in you to have the same beliefs as those talked about in this email.
God Bless the USA !
�
Keep the fire burning, redneck friend.
IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM .
IN GOD WE TRUST
Mark Story's LHL article about the "Fencing Posture"
I played my last softball game two years ago. I had just clumsily fell back when going after a fly ball and whip-lashed the back of my head onto the relatively soft grass in the outfield. I had a head injury (concussion and subdural brain hematoma). That was the first inning of a double header for the championship of the Columbus over 70 league. I was momentarily out and I know not if I exhibited the "Fencing Posture", but I continued and our team won the Championship. I think I helped.
After a subsequent few days in the hospital, when the spot was discovered and didn't go away, I thought that maybe it was better to live on doing other things than playing the game I dearly love. I was fortunate in that the hematoma went away on the follow-up brain scan 30 days later. Some are not that fortunate, and the bleeding expands and causes serious problems, even death.
A University of kentucky researcher may have hit upon something to tell coaches and authorities when it is too dangerous for these young players to continue playing immediately when they exhibit the "Fencing Posture" after a head injury.
SamKat
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YouTube videos help UK researcher identify concussions
Youtube 'knockout videos' reveal evidence of head injuries
Mark Story - Herald-Leader Sports Columnist
University of Kentucky researcher Jonathan Lifshitz may be about to dispel one of modern society's few ironclad certainties.
It has been a truth rarely debated that nothing productive ever comes from watching videos on YouTube.
Until now.
Charles Bertram | Staff
UK researcher Jonathan Lifshitz displayed a YouTube video of former Wildcat Myron Pryor delivering a crushing hit on Georgia's Mario Raley in a 2006 game, at the University of Kentucky Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building,
See an example of the fencing response
Lifshitz and associates may have discovered a way to help ensure the safety of football players and other athletes who suffer head injuries during athletic events.
And it all began from a bit of mindless fun watching clips of crushing tackles from football games on YouTube.
Lifshitz, a Ph.D working as an assistant professor in UK's Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, said he caught one of his assistants, Ario Hosseini, on the video-sharing Web site.
"Ario was watching big helmet-to-helmet tackles, some hits from MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) matches, things where guys got knocked out," Lifshitz said recently.
Seeing a teachable moment, Lifshitz encouraged Hosseini and other staffers to see if they could see anything in common from the "knockout hits" they were viewing on YouTube that might help detect symptoms of concussions.
Once they really started looking, they did.
After watching some three dozen "knockout videos" on YouTube, Lifshitz, a 35-year-old father of three, and his team kept noticing that frequently just after the blow to the head there was an involuntary movement of an arm into a position similar to the en garde pose in fencing.
They now call the phenomenon The Fencing Response.
You can see an example of "fencing" in a crushing hit Pittsburgh's Ryan Clark put on Baltimore's Willis McGahee in last season's AFC Championship Game.
"That was a massive helmet-on-helmet hit," Lifshitz said. "You can clearly see McGahee's arms fencing after the collision."
Another example of fencing was apparent when Kentucky defensive tackle Myron Pryor obliterated Georgia wide receiver Mario Raley on an inside screen play in UK's 2006 upset of the Bulldogs.
While on the ground immediately after the hit, you can observe Raley's left arm assuming the en garde posture.
"That wasn't a part of our study because we didn't know about the video at that time," Lifshitz said. "But it is a great example of 'fencing.'"
Of 35 YouTube videos that featured hits that Lifshitz and Co. knew yielded concussions, 66 percent of the people on the receiving end of the blows displayed fencing.
Next, the UK researchers used lab rats to see if the phenomenon also existed with them.
At moderate impact applied to the rats' heads, 39 of 44 showed a fencing response; at mild impact, zero of 19 rats did so.
Helping trainers say no
For a layman's explanation of why the fencing phenomenon occurs, Lifshitz said the impact on the part of the brain that causes a concussion also can affect a nearby area that controls arm movement.
Lifshitz said he hopes his study can help athletics trainers, especially at the high school level, by providing another objective criteria to say no if coaches and/or parents are pressing for a player who suffered a potential concussion to return to a game.
"If the trainer can say, 'No, he fenced and that's usually a sign of a concussion,' then that is one more weapon in the arsenal to make sure athletes aren't put in dangerous situations," Lifshitz said.
The UK researcher cautions that an absence of an arm assuming the fencing position after a blow to the head should not be taken as a certainty that the player has not suffered a concussion.
"If there is no fencing, there can still be a concussion," he said.
Jim Madaleno, UK's director of sports medicine and the head trainer for the Wildcats' football team, said he has notified other Southeastern Conference schools of the fencing posture study.
"I believe they are on to something," Madaleno said. "I do think there needs to be further study in terms of how (a fencing posture occurrence) translates into severity of injury and return-to-play decisions."
Madaleno said he is gathering several years of UK practice and game tape to turn over to Lifshitz for additional study.
In addition to football and other contact sports, Lifshitz believes knowledge of the fencing posture could be helpful to the U.S. military in deciding when to return service people who receive head injuries back to combat.
But in the short term, "I really hope we can get the word out to high school football trainers," Lifshitz said. "I think this could make a big difference for them in return-to-game (decisions)."
And to think: The whole study began with goofing off on YouTube.
Reach Mark Story at (859) 231-3230 or 1-800-950-6397, Ext. 3230, or mstory@herald-leader.com. Your e-mail could appear on the blog Read Mark Story's E-mail at Kentucky.com.
After a subsequent few days in the hospital, when the spot was discovered and didn't go away, I thought that maybe it was better to live on doing other things than playing the game I dearly love. I was fortunate in that the hematoma went away on the follow-up brain scan 30 days later. Some are not that fortunate, and the bleeding expands and causes serious problems, even death.
A University of kentucky researcher may have hit upon something to tell coaches and authorities when it is too dangerous for these young players to continue playing immediately when they exhibit the "Fencing Posture" after a head injury.
SamKat
Please read the following story by Mark Story of the Lexington Herald Leader in today's newspaper:
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Sports - Sports Columnists - Mark Story
Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009
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YouTube videos help UK researcher identify concussions
Youtube 'knockout videos' reveal evidence of head injuries
Mark Story - Herald-Leader Sports Columnist
University of Kentucky researcher Jonathan Lifshitz may be about to dispel one of modern society's few ironclad certainties.
It has been a truth rarely debated that nothing productive ever comes from watching videos on YouTube.
Until now.
Charles Bertram | Staff
UK researcher Jonathan Lifshitz displayed a YouTube video of former Wildcat Myron Pryor delivering a crushing hit on Georgia's Mario Raley in a 2006 game, at the University of Kentucky Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building,
See an example of the fencing response
Lifshitz and associates may have discovered a way to help ensure the safety of football players and other athletes who suffer head injuries during athletic events.
And it all began from a bit of mindless fun watching clips of crushing tackles from football games on YouTube.
Lifshitz, a Ph.D working as an assistant professor in UK's Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, said he caught one of his assistants, Ario Hosseini, on the video-sharing Web site.
"Ario was watching big helmet-to-helmet tackles, some hits from MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) matches, things where guys got knocked out," Lifshitz said recently.
Seeing a teachable moment, Lifshitz encouraged Hosseini and other staffers to see if they could see anything in common from the "knockout hits" they were viewing on YouTube that might help detect symptoms of concussions.
Once they really started looking, they did.
After watching some three dozen "knockout videos" on YouTube, Lifshitz, a 35-year-old father of three, and his team kept noticing that frequently just after the blow to the head there was an involuntary movement of an arm into a position similar to the en garde pose in fencing.
They now call the phenomenon The Fencing Response.
You can see an example of "fencing" in a crushing hit Pittsburgh's Ryan Clark put on Baltimore's Willis McGahee in last season's AFC Championship Game.
"That was a massive helmet-on-helmet hit," Lifshitz said. "You can clearly see McGahee's arms fencing after the collision."
Another example of fencing was apparent when Kentucky defensive tackle Myron Pryor obliterated Georgia wide receiver Mario Raley on an inside screen play in UK's 2006 upset of the Bulldogs.
While on the ground immediately after the hit, you can observe Raley's left arm assuming the en garde posture.
"That wasn't a part of our study because we didn't know about the video at that time," Lifshitz said. "But it is a great example of 'fencing.'"
Of 35 YouTube videos that featured hits that Lifshitz and Co. knew yielded concussions, 66 percent of the people on the receiving end of the blows displayed fencing.
Next, the UK researchers used lab rats to see if the phenomenon also existed with them.
At moderate impact applied to the rats' heads, 39 of 44 showed a fencing response; at mild impact, zero of 19 rats did so.
Helping trainers say no
For a layman's explanation of why the fencing phenomenon occurs, Lifshitz said the impact on the part of the brain that causes a concussion also can affect a nearby area that controls arm movement.
Lifshitz said he hopes his study can help athletics trainers, especially at the high school level, by providing another objective criteria to say no if coaches and/or parents are pressing for a player who suffered a potential concussion to return to a game.
"If the trainer can say, 'No, he fenced and that's usually a sign of a concussion,' then that is one more weapon in the arsenal to make sure athletes aren't put in dangerous situations," Lifshitz said.
The UK researcher cautions that an absence of an arm assuming the fencing position after a blow to the head should not be taken as a certainty that the player has not suffered a concussion.
"If there is no fencing, there can still be a concussion," he said.
Jim Madaleno, UK's director of sports medicine and the head trainer for the Wildcats' football team, said he has notified other Southeastern Conference schools of the fencing posture study.
"I believe they are on to something," Madaleno said. "I do think there needs to be further study in terms of how (a fencing posture occurrence) translates into severity of injury and return-to-play decisions."
Madaleno said he is gathering several years of UK practice and game tape to turn over to Lifshitz for additional study.
In addition to football and other contact sports, Lifshitz believes knowledge of the fencing posture could be helpful to the U.S. military in deciding when to return service people who receive head injuries back to combat.
But in the short term, "I really hope we can get the word out to high school football trainers," Lifshitz said. "I think this could make a big difference for them in return-to-game (decisions)."
And to think: The whole study began with goofing off on YouTube.
Reach Mark Story at (859) 231-3230 or 1-800-950-6397, Ext. 3230, or mstory@herald-leader.com. Your e-mail could appear on the blog Read Mark Story's E-mail at Kentucky.com.
Explaining death- Pat Richards Whitehead e-mail
I love the profound things of life, Pat. You bring a lot of them to my table. thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 10:42 PM
Subject: What A Wonder Way To Explain Death
I have never heard it quite this way but it is a beautiful way to explain it!
~DEATH~
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY
TO EXPLAIN IT ..
A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to
Leave the examination room and said,
'Doctor, I am afraid to die.
Tell me what lies on the othe
r side.'
Very quietly, the doctor said, 'I don't know.'
'You don't know? You're a Christian man,
and don't know what's on the other side?'
The doctor was holding the handle of the door;
On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining,
And as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room
And leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
'Did you notice my dog?
He's never been in this room before.
He didn't know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,
And when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death,
But I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough.'
May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God
that you are exactly
Where you are meant to be.
I believe that friends
are quiet angels
Who lift us to our feet
when our wings
Have trouble remembering
how to fly.
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 10:42 PM
Subject: What A Wonder Way To Explain Death
I have never heard it quite this way but it is a beautiful way to explain it!
~DEATH~
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY
TO EXPLAIN IT ..
A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to
Leave the examination room and said,
'Doctor, I am afraid to die.
Tell me what lies on the othe
r side.'
Very quietly, the doctor said, 'I don't know.'
'You don't know? You're a Christian man,
and don't know what's on the other side?'
The doctor was holding the handle of the door;
On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining,
And as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room
And leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
'Did you notice my dog?
He's never been in this room before.
He didn't know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,
And when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death,
But I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough.'
May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God
that you are exactly
Where you are meant to be.
I believe that friends
are quiet angels
Who lift us to our feet
when our wings
Have trouble remembering
how to fly.
Bill to control the internet- Thanks Marge.
____________________________________
Subj: oh boy......
CNET NEWS
August 28, 2009 12:34 AM PDT
Bill would give president emergency control of Internet
Internet companies and civil liberties groups were _alarmed_
(http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10200710-38.html) this spring when a U.S. Senate
bill _proposed_ (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:s.00773:)
handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from
the Internet. They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting
behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft of
S.773 (_excerpt_
(http://www.politechbot.com/docs/rockefeller.revised.cybersecurity.draft.082709.pdf) ), which still appears to permit the president to
seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called
cybersecurity emergency
The new version would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity
emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and do what's
necessary to respond to the threat. Other sections of the proposal include a
federal certification program for "cybersecurity professionals," and a
requirement that certain computer systems and networks in the private sector be
managed by people who have been awarded that license.
"I think the redraft, while improved, remains troubling due to its
vagueness," said Larry Clinton, president of the _Internet Security Alliance_
(http://www.isalliance.org/) , which counts representatives of Verizon,
Verisign, Nortel, and Carnegie Mellon University on its board. "It is unclear what
authority Sen. Rockefeller thinks is necessary over the private sector.
Unless this is clarified, we cannot properly analyze, let alone support the
bill."
Representatives of other large Internet and telecommunications companies
expressed concerns about the bill in a teleconference with Rockefeller's
aides this week, but were not immediately available for interviews on
Thursday.
A spokesman for Rockefeller also declined to comment on the record
Thursday, saying that many people were unavailable because of the summer recess. A
Senate source familiar with the bill compared the president's power to
take control of portions of the Internet to what President Bush did when
grounding all aircraft on Sept. 11, 2001. The source said that one primary
concern was the electrical grid, and what would happen if it were attacked from
a broadband connection.
When Rockefeller, the chairman of the Senate Commerce committee, and
Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced the original bill in April, they _claimed_
(http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&Pr
essRelease_id=bb7223ef-1d78-4de4-b1d5-4cf54fc38662) it was vital to
protect national cybersecurity. "We must protect our critical infrastructure at
all costs--from our water to our electricity, to banking, traffic lights
and electronic health records," Rockefeller said.
The Rockefeller proposal plays out against a broader concern in
Washington, D.C., about the government's role in cybersecurity. In May, President
Obama _acknowledged_ (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10252154-38.html)
that the government is "not as prepared" as it should be to respond to
disruptions and announced that a new cybersecurity coordinator position would be
created inside the White House staff. Three months later, that post remains
empty, one top cybersecurity aide _has quit_
(http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/08/white-house-cyber-czar-quits.html) , and some wags have
begun to wonder why a government that _receives failing marks_
(http://news.cnet.com/DHS-scores-F-on-cybersecurity-report-card/2100-1009_3-6050520.html)
on cybersecurity should be trusted to instruct the private sector what to
do.
Rockefeller's revised legislation seeks to reshuffle the way the federal
government addresses the topic. It requires a "cybersecurity workforce plan"
from every federal agency, a "dashboard" pilot project, measurements of
hiring effectiveness, and the implementation of a "comprehensive national
cybersecurity strategy" in six months--even though its mandatory legal review
will take a year to complete.
The privacy implications of sweeping changes implemented before the legal
review is finished worry _Lee Tien_ (http://www.eff.org/about/staff) , a
senior staff attorney with the _Electronic Frontier Foundation_
(http://www.eff.org/) in San Francisco. "As soon as you're saying that the federal
government is going to be exercising this kind of power over private networks,
it's going to be a really big issue," he says.
Probably the most controversial language begins in Section 201, which
permits the president to "direct the national response to the cyber threat" if
necessary for "the national defense and security." The White House is
supposed to engage in "periodic mapping" of private networks deemed to be
critical, and those companies "shall share" requested information with the
federal government. ("Cyber" is defined as anything having to do with the
Internet, telecommunications, computers, or computer networks.)
"The language has changed but it doesn't contain any real additional
limits," EFF's Tien says. "It simply switches the more direct and obvious
language they had originally to the more ambiguous (version)...The designation of
what is a critical infrastructure system or network as far as I can tell
has no specific process. There's no provision for any administrative process
or review. That's where the problems seem to start. And then you have the
amorphous powers that go along with it."
Translation: If your company is deemed "critical," a new set of
regulations kick in involving who you can hire, what information you must disclose,
and when the government would exercise control over your computers or
network.
The Internet Security Alliance's Clinton adds that his group is
"supportive of increased federal involvement to enhance cyber security, but we
believe that the wrong approach, as embodied in this bill as introduced, will be
counterproductive both from an national economic and national secuity
perspective."
_http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-773_
(http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-773)
Subj: oh boy......
CNET NEWS
August 28, 2009 12:34 AM PDT
Bill would give president emergency control of Internet
Internet companies and civil liberties groups were _alarmed_
(http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10200710-38.html) this spring when a U.S. Senate
bill _proposed_ (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:s.00773:)
handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from
the Internet. They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting
behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft of
S.773 (_excerpt_
(http://www.politechbot.com/docs/rockefeller.revised.cybersecurity.draft.082709.pdf) ), which still appears to permit the president to
seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called
cybersecurity emergency
The new version would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity
emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and do what's
necessary to respond to the threat. Other sections of the proposal include a
federal certification program for "cybersecurity professionals," and a
requirement that certain computer systems and networks in the private sector be
managed by people who have been awarded that license.
"I think the redraft, while improved, remains troubling due to its
vagueness," said Larry Clinton, president of the _Internet Security Alliance_
(http://www.isalliance.org/) , which counts representatives of Verizon,
Verisign, Nortel, and Carnegie Mellon University on its board. "It is unclear what
authority Sen. Rockefeller thinks is necessary over the private sector.
Unless this is clarified, we cannot properly analyze, let alone support the
bill."
Representatives of other large Internet and telecommunications companies
expressed concerns about the bill in a teleconference with Rockefeller's
aides this week, but were not immediately available for interviews on
Thursday.
A spokesman for Rockefeller also declined to comment on the record
Thursday, saying that many people were unavailable because of the summer recess. A
Senate source familiar with the bill compared the president's power to
take control of portions of the Internet to what President Bush did when
grounding all aircraft on Sept. 11, 2001. The source said that one primary
concern was the electrical grid, and what would happen if it were attacked from
a broadband connection.
When Rockefeller, the chairman of the Senate Commerce committee, and
Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced the original bill in April, they _claimed_
(http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&Pr
essRelease_id=bb7223ef-1d78-4de4-b1d5-4cf54fc38662) it was vital to
protect national cybersecurity. "We must protect our critical infrastructure at
all costs--from our water to our electricity, to banking, traffic lights
and electronic health records," Rockefeller said.
The Rockefeller proposal plays out against a broader concern in
Washington, D.C., about the government's role in cybersecurity. In May, President
Obama _acknowledged_ (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10252154-38.html)
that the government is "not as prepared" as it should be to respond to
disruptions and announced that a new cybersecurity coordinator position would be
created inside the White House staff. Three months later, that post remains
empty, one top cybersecurity aide _has quit_
(http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/08/white-house-cyber-czar-quits.html) , and some wags have
begun to wonder why a government that _receives failing marks_
(http://news.cnet.com/DHS-scores-F-on-cybersecurity-report-card/2100-1009_3-6050520.html)
on cybersecurity should be trusted to instruct the private sector what to
do.
Rockefeller's revised legislation seeks to reshuffle the way the federal
government addresses the topic. It requires a "cybersecurity workforce plan"
from every federal agency, a "dashboard" pilot project, measurements of
hiring effectiveness, and the implementation of a "comprehensive national
cybersecurity strategy" in six months--even though its mandatory legal review
will take a year to complete.
The privacy implications of sweeping changes implemented before the legal
review is finished worry _Lee Tien_ (http://www.eff.org/about/staff) , a
senior staff attorney with the _Electronic Frontier Foundation_
(http://www.eff.org/) in San Francisco. "As soon as you're saying that the federal
government is going to be exercising this kind of power over private networks,
it's going to be a really big issue," he says.
Probably the most controversial language begins in Section 201, which
permits the president to "direct the national response to the cyber threat" if
necessary for "the national defense and security." The White House is
supposed to engage in "periodic mapping" of private networks deemed to be
critical, and those companies "shall share" requested information with the
federal government. ("Cyber" is defined as anything having to do with the
Internet, telecommunications, computers, or computer networks.)
"The language has changed but it doesn't contain any real additional
limits," EFF's Tien says. "It simply switches the more direct and obvious
language they had originally to the more ambiguous (version)...The designation of
what is a critical infrastructure system or network as far as I can tell
has no specific process. There's no provision for any administrative process
or review. That's where the problems seem to start. And then you have the
amorphous powers that go along with it."
Translation: If your company is deemed "critical," a new set of
regulations kick in involving who you can hire, what information you must disclose,
and when the government would exercise control over your computers or
network.
The Internet Security Alliance's Clinton adds that his group is
"supportive of increased federal involvement to enhance cyber security, but we
believe that the wrong approach, as embodied in this bill as introduced, will be
counterproductive both from an national economic and national secuity
perspective."
_http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-773_
(http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-773)
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*Remembering the Darker Side of Teddy Kennedy *
By Mona Charen
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*http://www.JewishWorldReview.com |* The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, we
are being told, should strengthen our resolve to act in a bipartisan
fashion. Many of the tributes, from former presidents and Republican
colleagues, have stressed the late senator's willingness to find "common
ground." Well, since ancient Rome we've been exhorted not to speak ill of
the dead. But neither should we completely disfigure the truth.
Before offering some less than hagiographic reflections on the late Sen.
Edward Kennedy (may he rest in peace), one pleasant memory: About a decade
ago, I was late for a party in northwest Washington D.C. — a neighborhood
not known for abundant parking spaces. After circling the block several
times, I spied a cramped space and determined that somehow I was going to
fit my minivan into it. Just then, a large man approached walking two
Portuguese Water Dogs. He stopped, saw my predicament, and proceeded to
guide me into the space with lots of laughter, encouragement, and a little
bit of teasing. I knew (obviously) that my Good Samaritan was the senior
senator from Massachusetts. I have no reason to think he recognized me.
So I have personal experience of Teddy Kennedy's charm and affability. The
many stories of his personal kindnesses to others (including those with whom
he disagreed politically) speak well of him — to a point. But Kennedy was a
politician who too often permitted his own sense of righteousness to
overwhelm the large reservoir of decency that he is reported to have
possessed. He could trample on conservatives with, it seems, hardly a pang
of conscience. He may have been the "great liberal lion" of the U.S. Senate,
but some of us cannot forget that his tactics were often low and
dishonorable.
Former President George W. Bush was characteristically gracious about
Kennedy ("a great man") in his comments since his death, but Kennedy went
after Bush utterly without scruple. Consider Kennedy's shrill attacks on
President Bush's decision to invade Iraq. In 2002, Sen. Kennedy himself had
said, "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein's regime is a serious danger,
that he is a tyrant, and that his pursuit of lethal weapons of mass
destruction cannot be tolerated. He must be disarmed." But just a year
later, Kennedy was saying, "This was made up in Texas, announced in January
to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going
to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud." In 2004, Kennedy
said, "Before the war, week after week after week we were told lie after lie
after lie after lie … the president's war is revealed as mindless, needless,
senseless, reckless."
Kennedy did not — perhaps could not — accept that the Bush administration
had made a good faith decision to use military force (as his brother did in
the Bay of Pigs and Vietnam). Instead, he contributed to conspiracy theories
about Bush's true motives. Echoing the most inflamed leftist websites,
Kennedy alleged that "the President and his senior aides began the march to
war in Iraq in the earliest days of the administration, long before the
terrorists struck this nation on 9/11."
When the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison came to light, disgust and abhorrence
were expressed pretty universally and certainly bipartisanly. But Kennedy,
unable to resist a cheap political shot, actually compared the U.S. to
Saddam Hussein, saying, "Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam's torture
chambers reopened under new management — U.S. management."
Sen. Kennedy's rhetorical ruthlessness was perhaps most famously displayed
within minutes of the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.
The world now knows that Bob Bork is one of the most intelligent, witty,
reasonable, and civilized men in America. But at the time, few knew anything
about him. Kennedy rushed to the Senate floor to introduce a grotesque
bogeyman: "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced
into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters,
rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids,
schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists
could be censored at the whim of the Government, and the doors of the
Federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens for whom
the judiciary is — and is often the only — protector of the individual
rights that are the heart of our democracy."
Judge Bork recounted later that when he met privately with the senator,
Kennedy mumbled, "Nothing personal." When you have calumniated a man before
the entire world, you cannot claim that it isn't personal.
One hopes that the Kennedy family will find comfort in the days ahead. But I
cannot join those who uphold Teddy Kennedy as a model public servant, far
less as an exemplar of any sort of bipartisanship.
By Mona Charen
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*http://www.JewishWorldReview.com |* The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, we
are being told, should strengthen our resolve to act in a bipartisan
fashion. Many of the tributes, from former presidents and Republican
colleagues, have stressed the late senator's willingness to find "common
ground." Well, since ancient Rome we've been exhorted not to speak ill of
the dead. But neither should we completely disfigure the truth.
Before offering some less than hagiographic reflections on the late Sen.
Edward Kennedy (may he rest in peace), one pleasant memory: About a decade
ago, I was late for a party in northwest Washington D.C. — a neighborhood
not known for abundant parking spaces. After circling the block several
times, I spied a cramped space and determined that somehow I was going to
fit my minivan into it. Just then, a large man approached walking two
Portuguese Water Dogs. He stopped, saw my predicament, and proceeded to
guide me into the space with lots of laughter, encouragement, and a little
bit of teasing. I knew (obviously) that my Good Samaritan was the senior
senator from Massachusetts. I have no reason to think he recognized me.
So I have personal experience of Teddy Kennedy's charm and affability. The
many stories of his personal kindnesses to others (including those with whom
he disagreed politically) speak well of him — to a point. But Kennedy was a
politician who too often permitted his own sense of righteousness to
overwhelm the large reservoir of decency that he is reported to have
possessed. He could trample on conservatives with, it seems, hardly a pang
of conscience. He may have been the "great liberal lion" of the U.S. Senate,
but some of us cannot forget that his tactics were often low and
dishonorable.
Former President George W. Bush was characteristically gracious about
Kennedy ("a great man") in his comments since his death, but Kennedy went
after Bush utterly without scruple. Consider Kennedy's shrill attacks on
President Bush's decision to invade Iraq. In 2002, Sen. Kennedy himself had
said, "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein's regime is a serious danger,
that he is a tyrant, and that his pursuit of lethal weapons of mass
destruction cannot be tolerated. He must be disarmed." But just a year
later, Kennedy was saying, "This was made up in Texas, announced in January
to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going
to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud." In 2004, Kennedy
said, "Before the war, week after week after week we were told lie after lie
after lie after lie … the president's war is revealed as mindless, needless,
senseless, reckless."
Kennedy did not — perhaps could not — accept that the Bush administration
had made a good faith decision to use military force (as his brother did in
the Bay of Pigs and Vietnam). Instead, he contributed to conspiracy theories
about Bush's true motives. Echoing the most inflamed leftist websites,
Kennedy alleged that "the President and his senior aides began the march to
war in Iraq in the earliest days of the administration, long before the
terrorists struck this nation on 9/11."
When the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison came to light, disgust and abhorrence
were expressed pretty universally and certainly bipartisanly. But Kennedy,
unable to resist a cheap political shot, actually compared the U.S. to
Saddam Hussein, saying, "Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam's torture
chambers reopened under new management — U.S. management."
Sen. Kennedy's rhetorical ruthlessness was perhaps most famously displayed
within minutes of the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.
The world now knows that Bob Bork is one of the most intelligent, witty,
reasonable, and civilized men in America. But at the time, few knew anything
about him. Kennedy rushed to the Senate floor to introduce a grotesque
bogeyman: "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced
into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters,
rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids,
schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists
could be censored at the whim of the Government, and the doors of the
Federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens for whom
the judiciary is — and is often the only — protector of the individual
rights that are the heart of our democracy."
Judge Bork recounted later that when he met privately with the senator,
Kennedy mumbled, "Nothing personal." When you have calumniated a man before
the entire world, you cannot claim that it isn't personal.
One hopes that the Kennedy family will find comfort in the days ahead. But I
cannot join those who uphold Teddy Kennedy as a model public servant, far
less as an exemplar of any sort of bipartisanship.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Texas Health Care- Tort Reform
----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph Hovermale
To: Ralph Hovermale
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:26 PM
Subject: HC Reform That IS Working In Texas - Why Not A National Plan?
Health care reform that actually works!
By William Tate
"Where's the Republican plan?"
It's one of the red herrings that apologists for Obamacare pull out of their bag of clichéd talking points when pressed to justify Democrats' attempt to grab control of 18% of the nation's economy.
Well, here's a modest proposal. Rather than looking to Massachusetts or Tennessee for examples of health care reform, why not look to Texas ?
The Lone Stare state has its problems, but in recent years it has made major progress in improving health care availability, especially in predominantly poor and minority regions. Being Texas , the solution wasn't budget-busting, either.
Their answer? They got rid of the lawyers.
Not literally. But they did take on that perennial pillar of the Democrat Party, the trial lawyers.
In an Op-Ed published in the San Francisco Examiner earlier this month, Texas Governor Perry points out that in 2003 the state implemented laws that shielded health care providers from trial lawyers "anxious to make a quick buck."
"We capped noneconomic damages at $250,000 per defendant, or up to $750,000 per incident, while placing no cap on more easily determined economic damages, such as lost wages or costs of medical care due to injury.
"We ended the practice of allowing baseless but expensive lawsuits to drag on indefinitely, requiring plaintiffs to provide expert witness reports to support their claims within four months of filing suit or drop the case...
"Changes were seen immediately, and continue to be felt. All major liability insurers cut their rates upon passage of our reforms, with most of those cuts ranging in the double-digits. More than 10 new insurance carriers entered the Texas market, increasing competition and further lowering costs.
"As a result, Texas doctors have seen their insurance rates decline by an average of 27 percent.
"The number of doctors applying to practice medicine in Texas has skyrocketed by 57 percent."
At a time when a debate rages over whether the U.S. has enough doctors, Texas has seen its number of doctors leap by about 15,000. And Perry points out that tort reform has brought service to critically underserved, predominantly minority and poor communities.
"The number of obstetricians practicing in rural Texas is up by 27 percent, and 12 counties that previously had no obstetricians now have at least one. The statistics show major gains in fields like orthopedic surgery, pediatrics, neurosurgery and emergency medicine.
The Rio Grande Valley has seen an 18 percent growth in applications to practice medicine, adding about 200 doctors to this critically underserved area."
According to state Representative Joe Nixon, many of Texas ' news physicians have moved to rural or underserved areas, and " Texas , once listed as 47th worst state in the ratio of doctors per citizen, will soon be in the lower 30s and improving."
Perry says Texas tort reform has had other benefits to patients:
"And what about the money that used to go to defending all those frivolous lawsuits? You can find it in budgets for upgraded equipment, expanded emergency rooms, patient safety programs and improved primary and charity care."
Further, according to the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, tort reform has resulted in an improvement in the quality of health care in Texas , with the percentage of complaints about medical care actually going down.
Yet, despite the striking evidence of tort reform benefits in the nation's second most populous state, this simple, basic and essential component of health care reform is completely missing from all Democrat proposals.
According to opensecrets.org, Democrats received over $178,000,000 from lawyers' donations during the 2008 election cycle -- three times what they donated to Republicans. Over $43,000,000 of that went to the Obama campaign.
Forty-three million reasons why Obamacare doesn't include the one component of health care reform that has been proven to work: tort reform.
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From: Ralph Hovermale
To: Ralph Hovermale
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:26 PM
Subject: HC Reform That IS Working In Texas - Why Not A National Plan?
Health care reform that actually works!
By William Tate
"Where's the Republican plan?"
It's one of the red herrings that apologists for Obamacare pull out of their bag of clichéd talking points when pressed to justify Democrats' attempt to grab control of 18% of the nation's economy.
Well, here's a modest proposal. Rather than looking to Massachusetts or Tennessee for examples of health care reform, why not look to Texas ?
The Lone Stare state has its problems, but in recent years it has made major progress in improving health care availability, especially in predominantly poor and minority regions. Being Texas , the solution wasn't budget-busting, either.
Their answer? They got rid of the lawyers.
Not literally. But they did take on that perennial pillar of the Democrat Party, the trial lawyers.
In an Op-Ed published in the San Francisco Examiner earlier this month, Texas Governor Perry points out that in 2003 the state implemented laws that shielded health care providers from trial lawyers "anxious to make a quick buck."
"We capped noneconomic damages at $250,000 per defendant, or up to $750,000 per incident, while placing no cap on more easily determined economic damages, such as lost wages or costs of medical care due to injury.
"We ended the practice of allowing baseless but expensive lawsuits to drag on indefinitely, requiring plaintiffs to provide expert witness reports to support their claims within four months of filing suit or drop the case...
"Changes were seen immediately, and continue to be felt. All major liability insurers cut their rates upon passage of our reforms, with most of those cuts ranging in the double-digits. More than 10 new insurance carriers entered the Texas market, increasing competition and further lowering costs.
"As a result, Texas doctors have seen their insurance rates decline by an average of 27 percent.
"The number of doctors applying to practice medicine in Texas has skyrocketed by 57 percent."
At a time when a debate rages over whether the U.S. has enough doctors, Texas has seen its number of doctors leap by about 15,000. And Perry points out that tort reform has brought service to critically underserved, predominantly minority and poor communities.
"The number of obstetricians practicing in rural Texas is up by 27 percent, and 12 counties that previously had no obstetricians now have at least one. The statistics show major gains in fields like orthopedic surgery, pediatrics, neurosurgery and emergency medicine.
The Rio Grande Valley has seen an 18 percent growth in applications to practice medicine, adding about 200 doctors to this critically underserved area."
According to state Representative Joe Nixon, many of Texas ' news physicians have moved to rural or underserved areas, and " Texas , once listed as 47th worst state in the ratio of doctors per citizen, will soon be in the lower 30s and improving."
Perry says Texas tort reform has had other benefits to patients:
"And what about the money that used to go to defending all those frivolous lawsuits? You can find it in budgets for upgraded equipment, expanded emergency rooms, patient safety programs and improved primary and charity care."
Further, according to the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, tort reform has resulted in an improvement in the quality of health care in Texas , with the percentage of complaints about medical care actually going down.
Yet, despite the striking evidence of tort reform benefits in the nation's second most populous state, this simple, basic and essential component of health care reform is completely missing from all Democrat proposals.
According to opensecrets.org, Democrats received over $178,000,000 from lawyers' donations during the 2008 election cycle -- three times what they donated to Republicans. Over $43,000,000 of that went to the Obama campaign.
Forty-three million reasons why Obamacare doesn't include the one component of health care reform that has been proven to work: tort reform.
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What o has done! - Nita e-mail
Thanks Nita!
Osama could do no worse things to our country than little o has done already. Are we set up for the kill which will dwarf 911? Am I insulting the mafia by suspecting they are in on this humongous diabolitical plot?
Our media were infiltrated through the libs in journalism schools throughout this once great country. They are happy with their win which set the proletariat, us- US- the conservative Americans into our dilemma.
Many libs will go down with us but that is small consolation. I want much better for them and for us.
Are none of these impeachable offenses?
Would that we had people truly representing our thoughts in "officialdom"?
God, please continue to bless America with common sense.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Nita Elliott
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 6:24 PM
Subject: Fw: Let's review an itemized list of some of Barack Obama's most recent actions since his inauguration
Whether you are an Obama fan,
or not, EVERYONE IN THE U. S. needs to know....
Something happened... H.R. 1388 was passed yesterday,
behind our backs. You may want to read about it. It
wasn't mentioned on the news... just went by on the
ticker tape at the bottom of the CNN screen.
Obama funds $20M in tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas
Refugees to the USA . This is the news that didn't make
the headlines....
By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the
expenditure of $20.3 million in "migration
assistance" to the Palestinian refugees and
"conflict victims" in Gaza .
The "presidential determination", which allows
hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to
resettle in the United States , was signed on January 27 and
appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.
Few on Capitol Hill, or in the media, took note that the
order provides a f ree ticket replete with housing and food
allowances to individuals who have displayed their
overwhelming support to the Islamic Resistance Movement
(Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006.
Let's review...itemized list of some of Barack
Obama's most recent actions since his inauguration:
His first call to any head of state, as president, was to
Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian
territory.
His first one-on-one television interview with any news
organization was with Al Arabia television.
His first executive order was to fund/facilitate
abortion(s) not just here within the U. S. , but within the
world, using U. S. tax payer funds.
He ordered Guantanamo Bay closed and all military trials of
detainees halted.
He ordered overseas CIA interrogation centers closed.
He withdrew all charges against the masterminds behind the
USS Cole and the "terror attack" on 9/11.
Now we learn that he is allowing hundreds of thousands of
Palestinian refuges to move to, and live in, the US at
American taxpayer expense.
These important, and insightful, issues are being
"lost" in the blinding bail-outs and
"stimulation" packages.
Doubtful? To verify this for yourself:
www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488
PLEASE PASS THIS ON... AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW
WE are losing this country at a rapid
pace.
Osama could do no worse things to our country than little o has done already. Are we set up for the kill which will dwarf 911? Am I insulting the mafia by suspecting they are in on this humongous diabolitical plot?
Our media were infiltrated through the libs in journalism schools throughout this once great country. They are happy with their win which set the proletariat, us- US- the conservative Americans into our dilemma.
Many libs will go down with us but that is small consolation. I want much better for them and for us.
Are none of these impeachable offenses?
Would that we had people truly representing our thoughts in "officialdom"?
God, please continue to bless America with common sense.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Nita Elliott
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 6:24 PM
Subject: Fw: Let's review an itemized list of some of Barack Obama's most recent actions since his inauguration
Whether you are an Obama fan,
or not, EVERYONE IN THE U. S. needs to know....
Something happened... H.R. 1388 was passed yesterday,
behind our backs. You may want to read about it. It
wasn't mentioned on the news... just went by on the
ticker tape at the bottom of the CNN screen.
Obama funds $20M in tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas
Refugees to the USA . This is the news that didn't make
the headlines....
By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the
expenditure of $20.3 million in "migration
assistance" to the Palestinian refugees and
"conflict victims" in Gaza .
The "presidential determination", which allows
hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to
resettle in the United States , was signed on January 27 and
appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.
Few on Capitol Hill, or in the media, took note that the
order provides a f ree ticket replete with housing and food
allowances to individuals who have displayed their
overwhelming support to the Islamic Resistance Movement
(Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006.
Let's review...itemized list of some of Barack
Obama's most recent actions since his inauguration:
His first call to any head of state, as president, was to
Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian
territory.
His first one-on-one television interview with any news
organization was with Al Arabia television.
His first executive order was to fund/facilitate
abortion(s) not just here within the U. S. , but within the
world, using U. S. tax payer funds.
He ordered Guantanamo Bay closed and all military trials of
detainees halted.
He ordered overseas CIA interrogation centers closed.
He withdrew all charges against the masterminds behind the
USS Cole and the "terror attack" on 9/11.
Now we learn that he is allowing hundreds of thousands of
Palestinian refuges to move to, and live in, the US at
American taxpayer expense.
These important, and insightful, issues are being
"lost" in the blinding bail-outs and
"stimulation" packages.
Doubtful? To verify this for yourself:
www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488
PLEASE PASS THIS ON... AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW
WE are losing this country at a rapid
pace.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Mother from Pat Richards Whitehead e-mail
Subject: Mother
> >
> > This is a truly BEAUTIFUL.
> >
> > Please read this at a slow pace, digesting every word
> and in leisure...do
> > not hurry....this is a treasure...
> >
> > For those lucky to still be blessed with your Mom,
> this is beautiful. For
> > those of us who aren't, this is even more beautiful.
> For those who are moms,
> > you'll love this.
> >
> >
> > The young mother set her foot on the path of life.
> > 'Is this the long way?' she asked. And the guide
> said: 'Yes, and the way is
> > hard.
> > And you will be old before you reach the end of it.
> But the end will be
> > better than the beginning.'
> >
> >
> > But the young mother was happy, and she would not
> believe that anything
> > could be better than these years. So she played with
> her children, and
> > gathered flowers for them along the way, and bathed
> them in the clear
> > streams; and the sun shone on them, and the young
> Mother cried, 'Nothing
> > will ever be lovelier than this.'
> >
> >
> > Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was
> dark, and the children
> > shook with fear and cold, and the mother drew them
> close and covered them
> > with her mantle, and the children said, 'Mother, we
> are not afraid, for you
> > are near, and no harm can come.'
> >
> >
> > And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and
> the children climbed
> > and grew weary, and the mother was weary.
> > But at all times she said to the children,' A little
> patience and we are
> > there.'
> > < STRONG>So the children climbed, and when they
> reached the top they said,
> > 'Mother, we would not have done it without you.'
> >
> > And the mother, when she lay down at night looked up
> at the stars and said,
> > 'This is a better day than the last, for my children
> have learned fortitude
> > in the face of hardness. Yesterday I gave them
> courage.
> > Today, I've given them strength.'
> >
> > And the next day came strange clouds which darkened
> the earth, clouds of war
> > and hate and evil, and the children groped and
> stumbled, and the mother
> > said: 'Look up. Lift your eyes to the light.
> > 'And the children looked and saw above the clouds an
> everlasting glory, and
> > it guided them beyond the darkness. And that night the
> Mother said, 'This is
> > the best day of all, for I have shown my children
> God.'
> >
> >
> > And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and
> the years, and the
> > mother grew old and she was little and bent.
> > But her children were tall and strong, and walked with
> courage. And when
> > the way was rough, they lifted her, for she was as
> light as a feather; and
> > at last they came to a hill, and beyond they could see
> a shining road and
> > golden gates flung wide. And mother said, 'I have
> reached the end of my
> > journey. And now I know the end is better than the
> beginning, for my
> > children can walk alone, and their children after
> them.'
> >
> >
> > And the children said, 'You will always walk with us,
> Mother, even when you
> > have gone through the gates.'
> > And they stood and watched her as she went on alone,
> and the gates closed
> > after her. And they said: 'We cannot see her but
> she is with us still. A
> > Mother like ours is more than a memory. She is a
> living presence.......'
> >
> >
> > Your Mother is always with you.... She's the whisper
> of the leaves as you
> > walk down the street; she's the smell of bleach in
> your freshly laundered
> > socks; she's the cool hand on your brow when you're
> not well. Your Mother
> > lives inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in
> every tear drop.
> > 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 and
> your first heartbreak,
> > and nothing on earth can separate you.
> > Not time, not space... not even death!< /B>
> >
> >
> > If you still have Her near, then Cherish and Adore
> Her, For once she's gone,
> > there's no going back!
> >
> > If she has passed, then never forget her, For when you
> have passed, she will
> > be the first waiting for you.
> >
> > PASS THIS ON TO ALL THE MOTHERS & CHILDREN YOU
> KNOW.
> > MAY WE NEVER TAKE OUR MOTHERS FOR GRANTED...
> >
> > Pass it on to the men...because they have
> mothers, too.
A Truthful Sign- Pat Richards Whitehead
Subject: A Truthful Sign
A smile is a sign of joy.
A hug is a sign of love.
A laugh is a sign of happiness.
And a friend like me???
Heck .....,
that's just a sign of good taste!!
A smile is a sign of joy.
A hug is a sign of love.
A laugh is a sign of happiness.
And a friend like me???
Heck .....,
that's just a sign of good taste!!
Dr. Ralph and his friend and the oil developments
This is from my good Kentucky friend, Ralph and his Montana friend, Darrell. This should not be botched by our elite elected people.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph Hovermale
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM
Subject: OIL (not a joke)
I hope Darrell doesn’t mind me forwarding his response regarding this extremely large oil reserve. We need an energy program that eliminates foreign oil while we develop other sources.
Regards,
Ralph
To: Ralph Hovermale
Subject: RE: OIL (not a joke)
Ralph, the oil is there and they are drilling for it. That is why North
Dakota has such a low unemployment rate. They have recently found
another large find that is below the bakken field. They have yet to
determine how large it may be. This combined with the natural gas
fields they have found in shale will certainly help our country. All
these are somewhat expensive to develop, but are there to help.
You might want to check out a small company called Synfuels International on the web. They have developed a method to convert
natural gas directly to gasoline or diesel and are building their first
plant in Texas. This potentially could open up significant reserves of
liquid fuels from natural gas around the world.
Darrel
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: rhovermale@columbus.rr.com
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:35:16 -0400
Subject: OIL (not a joke)
An old friend, Darrell Coverdale, who is a native of Montana told me a couple years ago that it is true that the oil is there. There is, however, an extremely high cost associated with getting it out.
Has anything changed, Darrell?
Regards,
Ralph
OIL (not a joke)
The U. S. Geological Service issued a report in April ('08) that only scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big. It was a revised report ( hadn't been updated since '95) on how much oil was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota ; western South Dakota ; and extreme eastern Montana ..... check THIS out:
The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska 's Prudhoe Bay , and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion barrels.. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... at $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5.3 trillion.
'When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see their jaws hit the floor. They had no idea.' says Terry Johnson, the Montana Legislature's financial analyst.
'This sizable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil field found in the past 56 years.' reports, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It's a formation known as the Williston Basin , but is more commonly referred to as the 'Bakken.' And it stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and into Canada . For years, U. S. oil exploration has been considered a dead end. Even the 'Big Oil' companies gave up searching for major oil wells decades ago. However, a recent technological breakthrough has opened up the Bakken's massive reserves.... and we now have access of up to 500 billion barrels. And because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL!
That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for2041 years straight.
2. And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next one should - because it's from TWO YEARS AGO!
U. S. Oil Discovery- Largest Reserve in the World!
Stansberry Report Online - 4/20/2006
Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the largest untapped oil reserve in the world. It is more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction. In three and a half years of high oil prices none has been extracted. With this motherload of oil why are we still fighting over off-shore drilling?
They reported this stunning news: We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on earth. Here are the official estimates:
- 8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
- 18-times as much oil as Iraq
- 21-times as much oil as Kuwait
- 22-times as much oil as Iran
- 500-times as much oil as Yemen
- and it's all right here in the Western United States .
HOW can this BE? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this? Because the environmentalists and others have blocked all efforts to help America become independent of foreign oil! Again, we are letting a small group of people dictate our lives and our economy.......WHY?
James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more oil in this very compact area than the entir e Middle East -more than 2 TRILLION barrels untapped. That's more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in the world today, reports The Denver Post.
Don't think 'OPEC' will drop its price - even with this find? Think again! It's all about the competitive marketplace, - it has to. Think OPEC just might be funding the environmentalists?
Got your attention/ire up yet? Hope so! Now, while you're thinking about it .... and hopefully P.O'd, do this:
3. Pass this along. If you don't take a little time to do this, then you should stifle yourself the next time you want to complain about gas prices .. because by doing NOTHING, you've forfeited your right to complain.
--------
Now I just wonder what would happen in this country if every one of you sent this to every one in your address book.
By the way...this is all true. Check it out at the link below!!!
GOOGLE it or follow this link. It will blow your mind.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911
--
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE...SOMEONE HAD TO PAY FOR IT
Life Is Too Short,
Break The Rules, Forgive Quickly,
Kiss Slowly, Love Truly,
Laugh Uncontrollably,
And Never Regret Anything
That Made You Smile.
Life May Not Be The Party
We Hoped For,
But While We're Here, We Should Dance...
If you can read this...thank a teacher.
If you can read this in English....thank a veteran.
God Bless America !
----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph Hovermale
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM
Subject: OIL (not a joke)
I hope Darrell doesn’t mind me forwarding his response regarding this extremely large oil reserve. We need an energy program that eliminates foreign oil while we develop other sources.
Regards,
Ralph
To: Ralph Hovermale
Subject: RE: OIL (not a joke)
Ralph, the oil is there and they are drilling for it. That is why North
Dakota has such a low unemployment rate. They have recently found
another large find that is below the bakken field. They have yet to
determine how large it may be. This combined with the natural gas
fields they have found in shale will certainly help our country. All
these are somewhat expensive to develop, but are there to help.
You might want to check out a small company called Synfuels International on the web. They have developed a method to convert
natural gas directly to gasoline or diesel and are building their first
plant in Texas. This potentially could open up significant reserves of
liquid fuels from natural gas around the world.
Darrel
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: rhovermale@columbus.rr.com
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:35:16 -0400
Subject: OIL (not a joke)
An old friend, Darrell Coverdale, who is a native of Montana told me a couple years ago that it is true that the oil is there. There is, however, an extremely high cost associated with getting it out.
Has anything changed, Darrell?
Regards,
Ralph
OIL (not a joke)
The U. S. Geological Service issued a report in April ('08) that only scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big. It was a revised report ( hadn't been updated since '95) on how much oil was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota ; western South Dakota ; and extreme eastern Montana ..... check THIS out:
The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska 's Prudhoe Bay , and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion barrels.. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... at $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5.3 trillion.
'When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see their jaws hit the floor. They had no idea.' says Terry Johnson, the Montana Legislature's financial analyst.
'This sizable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil field found in the past 56 years.' reports, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It's a formation known as the Williston Basin , but is more commonly referred to as the 'Bakken.' And it stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and into Canada . For years, U. S. oil exploration has been considered a dead end. Even the 'Big Oil' companies gave up searching for major oil wells decades ago. However, a recent technological breakthrough has opened up the Bakken's massive reserves.... and we now have access of up to 500 billion barrels. And because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL!
That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for2041 years straight.
2. And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next one should - because it's from TWO YEARS AGO!
U. S. Oil Discovery- Largest Reserve in the World!
Stansberry Report Online - 4/20/2006
Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the largest untapped oil reserve in the world. It is more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction. In three and a half years of high oil prices none has been extracted. With this motherload of oil why are we still fighting over off-shore drilling?
They reported this stunning news: We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on earth. Here are the official estimates:
- 8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
- 18-times as much oil as Iraq
- 21-times as much oil as Kuwait
- 22-times as much oil as Iran
- 500-times as much oil as Yemen
- and it's all right here in the Western United States .
HOW can this BE? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this? Because the environmentalists and others have blocked all efforts to help America become independent of foreign oil! Again, we are letting a small group of people dictate our lives and our economy.......WHY?
James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more oil in this very compact area than the entir e Middle East -more than 2 TRILLION barrels untapped. That's more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in the world today, reports The Denver Post.
Don't think 'OPEC' will drop its price - even with this find? Think again! It's all about the competitive marketplace, - it has to. Think OPEC just might be funding the environmentalists?
Got your attention/ire up yet? Hope so! Now, while you're thinking about it .... and hopefully P.O'd, do this:
3. Pass this along. If you don't take a little time to do this, then you should stifle yourself the next time you want to complain about gas prices .. because by doing NOTHING, you've forfeited your right to complain.
--------
Now I just wonder what would happen in this country if every one of you sent this to every one in your address book.
By the way...this is all true. Check it out at the link below!!!
GOOGLE it or follow this link. It will blow your mind.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911
--
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE...SOMEONE HAD TO PAY FOR IT
Life Is Too Short,
Break The Rules, Forgive Quickly,
Kiss Slowly, Love Truly,
Laugh Uncontrollably,
And Never Regret Anything
That Made You Smile.
Life May Not Be The Party
We Hoped For,
But While We're Here, We Should Dance...
If you can read this...thank a teacher.
If you can read this in English....thank a veteran.
God Bless America !
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Summer of discontent- Thanks Dr. Hovermale!
From a good friend. An East Coast Liberal. Sounds like he may be becoming a closet conservative.
Regards,
Ralph
Subject: summer of discontent, perfectly described
Obama's Summer of Discontent
The politics of charisma is so Third World. Americans were never going to buy into it for long.
By FOUAD AJAMI
So we are to have a French health-care system without a French tradition of political protest. It is odd that American liberalism, in a veritable state of insurrection during the Bush presidency, now seeks political quiescence. These "townhallers" who have come forth to challenge ObamaCare have been labeled "evil-mongers" (Harry Reid), "un-American" (Nancy Pelosi), agitators and rowdies and worse.
A political class, and a media elite, that glamorized20the protest against the Iraq war, that branded the Bush presidency as a reign of usurpation, now wishes to be done with the tumult of political debate. President Barack Obama himself, the community organizer par excellence, is full of lament that the "loudest voices" are running away with the national debate. Liberalism in righteous opposition, liberalism in power: The rules have changed.
It was true to script, and to necessity, that Mr. Obama would try to push through his sweeping program—the change in the health-care system, a huge budget deficit, the stimulus package, the takeover of the automotive industry—in record time. He and his handlers must have feared that the spell would soon be broken, that the coalition that carried Mr. Obama to power was destined to come apart, that a country anxious and frightened in the fall of 2008 could recover its poise and self-confidence. Historically, this republic, unlike the Old World and the command economies of the Third World, had trusted the society rather than the state. In a perilous moment, that balance had shifted, and Mr. Obama was the beneficiary of that shift.
So our new president wanted a fundamental overhaul of the health-care syste m—17% of our GDP—without a serious debate, and without "loud voices." It is akin to government by emergency decrees. How dare those townhallers (the voters) heckle Arlen Specter! Americans eager to rein in this runaway populism were now guilty of lèse-majesté by talking back to the political class.
We were led to this summer of discontent by the very nature of the coalition that brought Mr. Obama, and the political class around him, to power, and by the circumstances of his victory. The man was elected amid economic distress. Faith in the country's institutions, perhaps in the free-enterprise system itself, had given way. Mr. Obama had ridden that distress. His politics of charisma was reminiscent of the Third World. A leader steps forth, better yet someone with no discernible trail, someone hard to pin down to a specific political program, and the crowd could read into him what it wished, what it needed.
The leader would be different things to different people. The Obama coalition was the coming together of disparate groups: the white professional liberals seeking absolution for the cou ntry in the election of an African-American man, the opponents of the Iraq war who grew more strident as the project in Iraq was taking root, the African-American community that had been invested in the Clintons and then came around out of an understandable pride in one of its own.
The last segment of the electorate to flock to the Obama banners were the blue-collar workers who delivered him Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. He was not their man. They fully knew that he didn't share their culture. They were, by his portrait, clinging to their guns and religion, but the promise of economic help, and of protectionism, carried the day with them.
The Obama devotees were the victims of their own belief in political magic. The devotees could not make up their minds. In a newly minted U.S. senator from Illinois, they saw the embodiment of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Like Lincoln, Mr. Obama was tall and thin and from Illinois, and the historic campaign was launched out of Springfield. The oath of office was taken on the Lincoln Bible. Like FDR, he had a huge economic challenge, and he bett er get it done, repair and streamline the economy in his "first hundred days." Like JFK, he was young and stylish, with a young family.
All this hero-worship before Mr. Obama met his first test of leadership. In reality, he was who he was, a Chicago politician who had done well by his opposition to the Iraq war. He had run a skillful campaign, and had met a Clinton machine that had run out of tricks and a McCain campaign that never understood the nature of the contest of 2008.
He was no FDR, and besides the history of the depression—the real history—bears little resemblance to the received narrative of the nation instantly rescued, in the course of 100 days or 200 days, by an interventionist state. The economic distress had been so deep and relentless that FDR began his second term, in 1937, with the economy still in the grip of recession.
Nor was JFK about style. He had known military service and combat, and familial loss; he had run in 1960 as a hawk committed to the nation's victory in the Cold War. He and his rival, Richard Nixon, shared a fundamental outlook on American power and its burdens.
Now that realism about Mr. Obama has begun to sink in, these iconic figures of history had best be left alone. They can't rescue the Obama presidency. Their magic can't be his. Mr. Obama isn't Lincoln with a BlackBerry. Those great personages are made by history, in the course of history, and not by the spinners or the smitten talking heads.
In one of the revealing moments of the presidential campaign, Mr. Obama rightly observed that the Reagan presidency was a transformational presidency in a way Clinton's wasn't. And by that Reagan precedent, that Reagan standard, the faults of the Obama presidency are laid bare. Ronald Reagan, it should be recalled, had been swept into office by a wave of dissatisfaction with Jimmy Carter and his failures. At the core of the Reagan mission was the recovery of the nation's esteem and self-regard. Reagan was an optimist. He was Hollywood glamour to be sure, but he was also Peoria, Ill. His faith in the country was boundless, and when he said it was "morning in America" he meant it; he believed in America's miracle and had seen it in his own life, in his rise from a child of the Depression to the summit of political power.
The failure of the Carter years was, in Reagan's view, the failure of the man at the helm and the policies he had pursued at home and abroad. At no time had Ronald Reagan believed that the American covenant had failed, that America should apologize for itself in the world beyond its shores. There was no narcissism in Reagan. It was stirring that the man who headed into the sunset of his life would bid his country farewell by reminding it that its best days were yet to come.
In contrast, there is joylessness in Mr. Obama. He is a scold, the "Yes we can!" mantra is shallow, and at any rate, it is about the coming to power of a man, and a political class, invested in its own sense of smarts and wisdom, and its right to alter the social contract of the land. In this view, the country had lost its way and the new leader and the political class arrayed around him will bring it back to the right path.
Thus the moment of crisis would become an opportunity to push through a political economy of redistribution and a foreign policy of American penance. The independent voters were the first to break ranks. They hadn't underwritten this fundamental change in the American polity when they cast their votes for Mr. Obama.
American democracy has never been democracy by plebiscite, a process by which a leader is anointed, then the populace steps out of the way, and the anointed one puts his political program in place. In the American tradition, the "mandate of heaven" is gained and lost every day and people talk back to their leaders. They are not held in thrall by them. The leaders are not infallible or a breed apart. That way is the Third World way, the way it plays out in Arab and Latin American politics.
Those protesters in those town-hall meetings have served notice that Mr. Obama's charismatic moment has passed. Once again, the belief in that American exception that set this nation apart from other lands is re-emerging. Health care is the tip of the iceberg. Beneath it is an unease with the way the verdict of the 2008 election was read by those who prevailed. It shall be seen whether the man swept into office in the moment of national panic will adjust to the nation's recovery of its self-confidence.
Mr. Ajami teaches at the School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University. He is also an adjunct fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Regards,
Ralph
Subject: summer of discontent, perfectly described
Obama's Summer of Discontent
The politics of charisma is so Third World. Americans were never going to buy into it for long.
By
So we are to have a French health-care system without a French tradition of political protest. It is odd that American liberalism, in a veritable state of insurrection during the Bush presidency, now seeks political quiescence. These "townhallers" who have come forth to challenge ObamaCare have been labeled "evil-mongers" (Harry Reid), "un-American" (Nancy Pelosi), agitators and rowdies and worse.
A political class, and a media elite, that glamorized20the protest against the Iraq war, that branded the Bush presidency as a reign of usurpation, now wishes to be done with the tumult of political debate. President Barack Obama himself, the community organizer par excellence, is full of lament that the "loudest voices" are running away with the national debate. Liberalism in righteous opposition, liberalism in power: The rules have changed.
It was true to script, and to necessity, that Mr. Obama would try to push through his sweeping program—the change in the health-care system, a huge budget deficit, the stimulus package, the takeover of the automotive industry—in record time. He and his handlers must have feared that the spell would soon be broken, that the coalition that carried Mr. Obama to power was destined to come apart, that a country anxious and frightened in the fall of 2008 could recover its poise and self-confidence. Historically, this republic, unlike the Old World and the command economies of the Third World, had trusted the society rather than the state. In a perilous moment, that balance had shifted, and Mr. Obama was the beneficiary of that shift.
So our new president wanted a fundamental overhaul of the health-care syste m—17% of our GDP—without a serious debate, and without "loud voices." It is akin to government by emergency decrees. How dare those townhallers (the voters) heckle Arlen Specter! Americans eager to rein in this runaway populism were now guilty of lèse-majesté by talking back to the political class.
We were led to this summer of discontent by the very nature of the coalition that brought Mr. Obama, and the political class around him, to power, and by the circumstances of his victory. The man was elected amid economic distress. Faith in the country's institutions, perhaps in the free-enterprise system itself, had given way. Mr. Obama had ridden that distress. His politics of charisma was reminiscent of the Third World. A leader steps forth, better yet someone with no discernible trail, someone hard to pin down to a specific political program, and the crowd could read into him what it wished, what it needed.
The leader would be different things to different people. The Obama coalition was the coming together of disparate groups: the white professional liberals seeking absolution for the cou ntry in the election of an African-American man, the opponents of the Iraq war who grew more strident as the project in Iraq was taking root, the African-American community that had been invested in the Clintons and then came around out of an understandable pride in one of its own.
The last segment of the electorate to flock to the Obama banners were the blue-collar workers who delivered him Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. He was not their man. They fully knew that he didn't share their culture. They were, by his portrait, clinging to their guns and religion, but the promise of economic help, and of protectionism, carried the day with them.
The Obama devotees were the victims of their own belief in political magic. The devotees could not make up their minds. In a newly minted U.S. senator from Illinois, they saw the embodiment of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Like Lincoln, Mr. Obama was tall and thin and from Illinois, and the historic campaign was launched out of Springfield. The oath of office was taken on the Lincoln Bible. Like FDR, he had a huge economic challenge, and he bett er get it done, repair and streamline the economy in his "first hundred days." Like JFK, he was young and stylish, with a young family.
All this hero-worship before Mr. Obama met his first test of leadership. In reality, he was who he was, a Chicago politician who had done well by his opposition to the Iraq war. He had run a skillful campaign, and had met a Clinton machine that had run out of tricks and a McCain campaign that never understood the nature of the contest of 2008.
He was no FDR, and besides the history of the depression—the real history—bears little resemblance to the received narrative of the nation instantly rescued, in the course of 100 days or 200 days, by an interventionist state. The economic distress had been so deep and relentless that FDR began his second term, in 1937, with the economy still in the grip of recession.
Nor was JFK about style. He had known military service and combat, and familial loss; he had run in 1960 as a hawk committed to the nation's victory in the Cold War. He and his rival, Richard Nixon, shared a fundamental outlook on American power and its burdens.
Now that realism about Mr. Obama has begun to sink in, these iconic figures of history had best be left alone. They can't rescue the Obama presidency. Their magic can't be his. Mr. Obama isn't Lincoln with a BlackBerry. Those great personages are made by history, in the course of history, and not by the spinners or the smitten talking heads.
In one of the revealing moments of the presidential campaign, Mr. Obama rightly observed that the Reagan presidency was a transformational presidency in a way Clinton's wasn't. And by that Reagan precedent, that Reagan standard, the faults of the Obama presidency are laid bare. Ronald Reagan, it should be recalled, had been swept into office by a wave of dissatisfaction with Jimmy Carter and his failures. At the core of the Reagan mission was the recovery of the nation's esteem and self-regard. Reagan was an optimist. He was Hollywood glamour to be sure, but he was also Peoria, Ill. His faith in the country was boundless, and when he said it was "morning in America" he meant it; he believed in America's miracle and had seen it in his own life, in his rise from a child of the Depression to the summit of political power.
The failure of the Carter years was, in Reagan's view, the failure of the man at the helm and the policies he had pursued at home and abroad. At no time had Ronald Reagan believed that the American covenant had failed, that America should apologize for itself in the world beyond its shores. There was no narcissism in Reagan. It was stirring that the man who headed into the sunset of his life would bid his country farewell by reminding it that its best days were yet to come.
In contrast, there is joylessness in Mr. Obama. He is a scold, the "Yes we can!" mantra is shallow, and at any rate, it is about the coming to power of a man, and a political class, invested in its own sense of smarts and wisdom, and its right to alter the social contract of the land. In this view, the country had lost its way and the new leader and the political class arrayed around him will bring it back to the right path.
Thus the moment of crisis would become an opportunity to push through a political economy of redistribution and a foreign policy of American penance. The independent voters were the first to break ranks. They hadn't underwritten this fundamental change in the American polity when they cast their votes for Mr. Obama.
American democracy has never been democracy by plebiscite, a process by which a leader is anointed, then the populace steps out of the way, and the anointed one puts his political program in place. In the American tradition, the "mandate of heaven" is gained and lost every day and people talk back to their leaders. They are not held in thrall by them. The leaders are not infallible or a breed apart. That way is the Third World way, the way it plays out in Arab and Latin American politics.
Those protesters in those town-hall meetings have served notice that Mr. Obama's charismatic moment has passed. Once again, the belief in that American exception that set this nation apart from other lands is re-emerging. Health care is the tip of the iceberg. Beneath it is an unease with the way the verdict of the 2008 election was read by those who prevailed. It shall be seen whether the man swept into office in the moment of national panic will adjust to the nation's recovery of its self-confidence.
Mr. Ajami teaches at the School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University. He is also an adjunct fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Joke of the day- Dr. Hovermale
> Al Gore, Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama go to heaven,
>
> >
>
> > God addresses Al first. ''Al, what do you believe in?''
>
> >
>
> > Al replies: "Well, I believe that I won that election, but that
> it was
>
> > your will that I did not serve. And I've come to understand that
> now..''
>
> >
>
> > God thinks for a second and says:
>
> > "Very good. Come and sit at my left.''
>
> >
>
> > God then addresses Bill.. "Bill, what do you believe in?''
>
> >
>
> > Bill replies: "I believe in forgiveness. I have sinned, but I
> have never
>
> > held a grudge against my fellow man, and I hope no grudges are
> held
>
> > against me.''
>
>
>
> >
>
> > God thinks for a second and says:
>
> >
>
> > "You are forgiven, my son. Come and sit at my right.''
>
> >
>
> > Then God addresses Barrack. "Barrack, what do you believe in?''
>
> >
>
> > Obama replies: "I believe you are in my chair."
>
>
> >
>
> > God addresses Al first. ''Al, what do you believe in?''
>
> >
>
> > Al replies: "Well, I believe that I won that election, but that
> it was
>
> > your will that I did not serve. And I've come to understand that
> now..''
>
> >
>
> > God thinks for a second and says:
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> > "Very good. Come and sit at my left.''
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> > God then addresses Bill.. "Bill, what do you believe in?''
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> > Bill replies: "I believe in forgiveness. I have sinned, but I
> have never
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> > held a grudge against my fellow man, and I hope no grudges are
> held
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> > against me.''
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> > God thinks for a second and says:
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> > "You are forgiven, my son. Come and sit at my right.''
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> > Then God addresses Barrack. "Barrack, what do you believe in?''
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> > Obama replies: "I believe you are in my chair."
>
Thanks Ramey!
George W. Bush has been called an idiot by many Democratic liberals who dislike him. It would be interesting to hear their comments about their choice to replace Bush now that he has been in office for only 7 months. The following are all the result of Obama and his administration and virtually all of the polls show his popularity is plummeting.
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If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how he inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?
If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?
If George W. Bush had misspelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and "potato" as proof of what a dunce he is?
If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?
If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?
If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt in one year, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in just 7 months -- so you have three years and five months to come up with an answer.
Now Obama and his administration cannot understand why the majority of the American people don't trust them on health care or any other proposal. What is the definition of "inept" again?
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If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how he inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?
If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?
If George W. Bush had misspelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and "potato" as proof of what a dunce he is?
If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?
If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?
If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt in one year, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in just 7 months -- so you have three years and five months to come up with an answer.
Now Obama and his administration cannot understand why the majority of the American people don't trust them on health care or any other proposal. What is the definition of "inept" again?
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Justice per an advocate
AN ACTUAL CRAIG'S LIST PERSONALS AD
To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah night before last.
Date: 2009-05-27, 1:43 a.m. E.S.T.
I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings. I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather important message.
< /div>
First, I'd like to apologize for your embarrassment; I didn't expect you to actually crap in your pants when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket. The evening was not that cold, and I was wearing the jacket for a reason. My girlfriend had just bought me that Kimber Model 1911 .45 ACP pistol for my birthday, and we had picked up a shoulder holster for it that very evening. Obviously you agree that it is a very intimidating weapon when pointed at your head ... isn't it?!
0D
I know it probably wasn't fun walking back to wherever you'd come from with that brown sludge in your pants. I'm sure it was even worse walking bare-footed since I made you leave your shoes, cell phone, and wallet with me. [That prevented you from calling or running to your buddies to come help mug us again].
After I called your mother, or "Momma" as you had her listed in your cell, I explained the entire episode of what you'd done. Then I went and filled up my gas tank as well as those of four other people in the gas station, -- on your cr edit card. The guy with the big motor home took 150 gallons and was extremely grateful!
I gave your shoes to a homeless guy outside Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all the cash in your wallet. [That made his day!]
I then threw your wallet into the big pink "pimp mobile" that was parked at the curb ... after I broke the windshield and side window and keyed the entire driver's side of the car.
Later, I called a bunch of phone sex numbers from your cell phone. Ma Bell just now shut down the line, although I only used the phone for a little over a day now, so what 's going on with that? Earlier, I managed to get in two threatening phone calls to the DA's office and one to the FBI, while mentioning President Obama as my possible target.
0A
The FBI guy seemed really intense and we had a nice long chat (I guess while he traced your number etc.).
In a way, perhaps I should apologize for not killing you ... but I feel this type of retribution is a far more appropriate punishment for your threatened crime. I wish you well as you try to sort through some of these rather immediate pressing issues, and can only hope that you have the opportun ity to reflect upon, and perhaps reconsider, the career path you've chosen to pursue in life. Remember, next time you might not be so lucky. Have a good day!
Thoughtfully yours,
Alex
=0 D
P.S. Remember this motto ... An armed society makes for a more civil society!
To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah night before last.
Date: 2009-05-27, 1:43 a.m. E.S.T.
I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings. I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather important message.
< /div>
First, I'd like to apologize for your embarrassment; I didn't expect you to actually crap in your pants when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket. The evening was not that cold, and I was wearing the jacket for a reason. My girlfriend had just bought me that Kimber Model 1911 .45 ACP pistol for my birthday, and we had picked up a shoulder holster for it that very evening. Obviously you agree that it is a very intimidating weapon when pointed at your head ... isn't it?!
0D
I know it probably wasn't fun walking back to wherever you'd come from with that brown sludge in your pants. I'm sure it was even worse walking bare-footed since I made you leave your shoes, cell phone, and wallet with me. [That prevented you from calling or running to your buddies to come help mug us again].
After I called your mother, or "Momma" as you had her listed in your cell, I explained the entire episode of what you'd done. Then I went and filled up my gas tank as well as those of four other people in the gas station, -- on your cr edit card. The guy with the big motor home took 150 gallons and was extremely grateful!
I gave your shoes to a homeless guy outside Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all the cash in your wallet. [That made his day!]
I then threw your wallet into the big pink "pimp mobile" that was parked at the curb ... after I broke the windshield and side window and keyed the entire driver's side of the car.
Later, I called a bunch of phone sex numbers from your cell phone. Ma Bell just now shut down the line, although I only used the phone for a little over a day now, so what 's going on with that? Earlier, I managed to get in two threatening phone calls to the DA's office and one to the FBI, while mentioning President Obama as my possible target.
0A
The FBI guy seemed really intense and we had a nice long chat (I guess while he traced your number etc.).
In a way, perhaps I should apologize for not killing you ... but I feel this type of retribution is a far more appropriate punishment for your threatened crime. I wish you well as you try to sort through some of these rather immediate pressing issues, and can only hope that you have the opportun ity to reflect upon, and perhaps reconsider, the career path you've chosen to pursue in life. Remember, next time you might not be so lucky. Have a good day!
Thoughtfully yours,
Alex
=0 D
P.S. Remember this motto ... An armed society makes for a more civil society!
Outsourcing the presidency
This may have been around before, but it is even more pertinent as we see "o" operate the Office. PUSA qualified... I don't think so.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph Hovermale
To: Ralph Hovermale
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 6:10 PM
Subject: The New President
The New President
Washington, DC -- July 2nd, 2009
Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of September 1, 2009.The move is being made in order to save the President's $500,000 yearly salary, and also a record $6 trillion in deficit expenditures and related overhead that his office has incurred during the last 3 months.It is anticipated that $13 trillion can be saved to the end of the President's term. "We believe this is a wise financial move. The cost savings are huge," stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-WA). "We cannot remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash outlay," Reynolds noted.
Obama was informed by email this morning of his termination.
Preparations for the job move have been underway for some time.Gurvinder Singh, a tele-technician for Indus Teleservices, Mumbai India, will assume the office of President as of September 1, 2009. Mr. Singh was born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at Niagara Falls, NY, thus making him eligible for the position. He will receive a salary of $320 (USD) a month, but no health coverage or other benefits.
It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle his job responsibilities without a support staff. Due to the time difference between the US and India, he will be working primarily at night. "Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at the Dell Computer call center," stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive interview.
"I am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be President." A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr. Singh may not be fully aware of all the issues involved in the office of President, this should not be a problem as Obama had never been familiar with the issues either.
Mr. Singh will rely upon a script tree that will enable him to respond effectively to most topics of concern. Using these canned responses, he can address common concerns without having to understand the underlying issue at all. "We know these scripting tools work," stated the spokesperson. "Obama has used them successfully for years, with the result that some people actually thought he knew what he was talking about."Obama will receive health coverage, expenses, and salary until his final day of employment. Following a two-week waiting period, he will be eligible for $140 a week unemployment for 26 weeks. Unfortunately he will not be eligible for Medicaid, as his unemployment benefits will
exceed the allowed limit. Obama has been provided with the outplacement services of Manpower, Inc. to help him write a resume and prepare for his upcoming job transition.
According to Manpower, Obama may have difficulties in securing a new position due to a lack of any real world experience successful work experience during his lifetime.
A greeter position at Wal-Mart was suggested due to Obama's extensive experience at shaking hands, as well as his special smile.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph Hovermale
To: Ralph Hovermale
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 6:10 PM
Subject: The New President
The New President
Washington, DC -- July 2nd, 2009
Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of September 1, 2009.The move is being made in order to save the President's $500,000 yearly salary, and also a record $6 trillion in deficit expenditures and related overhead that his office has incurred during the last 3 months.It is anticipated that $13 trillion can be saved to the end of the President's term. "We believe this is a wise financial move. The cost savings are huge," stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-WA). "We cannot remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash outlay," Reynolds noted.
Obama was informed by email this morning of his termination.
Preparations for the job move have been underway for some time.Gurvinder Singh, a tele-technician for Indus Teleservices, Mumbai India, will assume the office of President as of September 1, 2009. Mr. Singh was born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at Niagara Falls, NY, thus making him eligible for the position. He will receive a salary of $320 (USD) a month, but no health coverage or other benefits.
It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle his job responsibilities without a support staff. Due to the time difference between the US and India, he will be working primarily at night. "Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at the Dell Computer call center," stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive interview.
"I am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be President." A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr. Singh may not be fully aware of all the issues involved in the office of President, this should not be a problem as Obama had never been familiar with the issues either.
Mr. Singh will rely upon a script tree that will enable him to respond effectively to most topics of concern. Using these canned responses, he can address common concerns without having to understand the underlying issue at all. "We know these scripting tools work," stated the spokesperson. "Obama has used them successfully for years, with the result that some people actually thought he knew what he was talking about."Obama will receive health coverage, expenses, and salary until his final day of employment. Following a two-week waiting period, he will be eligible for $140 a week unemployment for 26 weeks. Unfortunately he will not be eligible for Medicaid, as his unemployment benefits will
exceed the allowed limit. Obama has been provided with the outplacement services of Manpower, Inc. to help him write a resume and prepare for his upcoming job transition.
According to Manpower, Obama may have difficulties in securing a new position due to a lack of any real world experience successful work experience during his lifetime.
A greeter position at Wal-Mart was suggested due to Obama's extensive experience at shaking hands, as well as his special smile.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Smiles from teaching friend Jo Hensley
Smiles:
A man went to church one day and afterward he stopped to shake the preacher's hand. He said, 'Preacher, I'll tell you, that was a damned fine sermon. Damned good!'
The preacher said, 'Thank you sir, but I'd rather you didn't use profanity.'
The man said, 'I was so damned impressed with that sermon I put five thousand dollars in the offering plate!'
The preacher said, 'No shit?'
Brenda and Steve took their six-year-old son to the doctor.
With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small penis.
After examining the child, the doctor confidently declared, 'Just feed him pancakes. That should solve the problem.'
The next morning when the boy arrived at breakfast, there was a large stack of warm pancakes in the middle of the table.
'Gee, Mom,' he exclaimed. 'For me?'
'Just take two,' Brenda replied. 'The rest are for your father.'
One night, an 87-year-old woman came home from Bingo to find her 92-year-old husband in bed with another woman. She became violent and ended up pushing him off the balcony of their 20th floor apartment, killing him instantly. Brought before the court, on the charge of murder, she was asked if she had anything to say in her own defense. 'Your Honor,' she began coolly, 'I figured that at 92, if he could screw, he could fly.'
A Doctor was addressing a large audience in Tampa. 'The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water. However, there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have eaten, or will eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?' After several seconds of quiet, a 75-year-old man in the front row raised his hand, and softly said, 'Wedding Cake.'
Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old blonde-haired woman who knocks everyone's socks off with her youthful sex appeal and charm and who hangs over Bob's arm and listens intently to his every word. His buddies at the club are all aghast. At the very first chance, they corner him and ask, 'Bob, how'd you get the trophy girlfriend?' Bob replies, 'Girlfriend? She's my wife!' They are knocked over, but continue to ask. 'So, how'd you persuade her to marry you?' 'I lied about my age', Bob replies. 'What, did you tell her you were only 50?' Bob smiles and says, 'No, I told her I was 90.'
Groups of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland . As they stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goat's milk was used. She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing. 'These,' she explained, 'are the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce.' She then asked, 'What do you do in America with your old goats?' A spry old gentleman answered, 'They send us on bus tours!
A man went to church one day and afterward he stopped to shake the preacher's hand. He said, 'Preacher, I'll tell you, that was a damned fine sermon. Damned good!'
The preacher said, 'Thank you sir, but I'd rather you didn't use profanity.'
The man said, 'I was so damned impressed with that sermon I put five thousand dollars in the offering plate!'
The preacher said, 'No shit?'
Brenda and Steve took their six-year-old son to the doctor.
With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small penis.
After examining the child, the doctor confidently declared, 'Just feed him pancakes. That should solve the problem.'
The next morning when the boy arrived at breakfast, there was a large stack of warm pancakes in the middle of the table.
'Gee, Mom,' he exclaimed. 'For me?'
'Just take two,' Brenda replied. 'The rest are for your father.'
One night, an 87-year-old woman came home from Bingo to find her 92-year-old husband in bed with another woman. She became violent and ended up pushing him off the balcony of their 20th floor apartment, killing him instantly. Brought before the court, on the charge of murder, she was asked if she had anything to say in her own defense. 'Your Honor,' she began coolly, 'I figured that at 92, if he could screw, he could fly.'
A Doctor was addressing a large audience in Tampa. 'The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water. However, there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have eaten, or will eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?' After several seconds of quiet, a 75-year-old man in the front row raised his hand, and softly said, 'Wedding Cake.'
Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old blonde-haired woman who knocks everyone's socks off with her youthful sex appeal and charm and who hangs over Bob's arm and listens intently to his every word. His buddies at the club are all aghast. At the very first chance, they corner him and ask, 'Bob, how'd you get the trophy girlfriend?' Bob replies, 'Girlfriend? She's my wife!' They are knocked over, but continue to ask. 'So, how'd you persuade her to marry you?' 'I lied about my age', Bob replies. 'What, did you tell her you were only 50?' Bob smiles and says, 'No, I told her I was 90.'
Groups of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland . As they stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goat's milk was used. She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing. 'These,' she explained, 'are the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce.' She then asked, 'What do you do in America with your old goats?' A spry old gentleman answered, 'They send us on bus tours!
Who is running this train?- Alma Holl
Who is in control of this Train Wreck?
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Just to sum it up-Ã
Obama's health care plan will be written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it,
passed by a Congress that hasn't read it and whose members will be exempt from it,
signed by a president who smokes, funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes,
overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that is broke.
What could possibly go wrong?
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Just to sum it up-Ã
Obama's health care plan will be written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it,
passed by a Congress that hasn't read it and whose members will be exempt from it,
signed by a president who smokes, funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes,
overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that is broke.
What could possibly go wrong?
Thanks Clay Vice- Harry is broher, George's, fav Pres.
Harry Truman
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 were 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. (sic. Illinois )
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!
I say dig him up and clone him!!
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 were 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. (sic. Illinois )
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!
I say dig him up and clone him!!
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