We should stop him now! Thanks Alma!

This tells it like it is. Chilling.

**
*Dinner with Obama, a parable**

Once upon a time, I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with
the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that produces
memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There was some talk
that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration, but I paid it
no mind. I live in a free country. There's nothing that the government can
do to me if I've broken no laws. My wealth was earned honestly, and an
invitation to dinner with an American President is an honor.

I checked my coat, was greeted by the Chief of Staff, and joined the President
in a yellow dining room. We sat across from each other at a table draped in
white linen. The Great Seal was embossed on the china. Uniformed staff
served our dinner.

The meal was served, and I was startled when my waiter suddenly reached out,
plucked a dinner roll off my plate, and began nibbling it as he walked back
to the kitchen.

"Sorry about that," said the President. "Andrew is very hungry."

"I don't appreciate..." I began, but as I looked into the calm brown eyes
across from me, I felt immediately guilty and petty. It was just a dinner
roll. "Of course," I concluded, and reached for my glass. Before I could,
however, another waiter reached forward, took the glass away and swallowed
the wine in a single gulp.

"And his brother Eric is very thirsty." said the President.

I didn't say anything. The President is testing my compassion, I thought. I
will play along. I don't want to seem unkind.

My plate was whisked away before I had tasted a bite.

"Eric's children are also quite hungry." With a lurch, I crashed to the
floor. My chair had been pulled out from under me. I stood, brushing myself
off angrily, and watched as it was carried from the room.

"And their grandmother can't stand for long."

I excused myself, smiling outwardly, but inside feeling like a fool. Obviously
I had been invited to the White House to be sport for some game. I reached
for my coat, to find that it had been taken. I turned back to the President.

Their grandfather doesn't like the cold."

I wanted to shout- that was my coat! But again, I looked at the placid smiling
face of my host and decided I was being a poor sport. I spread my hands
helplessly and chuckled. Then I felt my hip pocket and realized my wallet
was gone. I excused myself and walked to a phone on an elegant side table. I
learned shortly that my credit cards had been maxed out, my bank accounts
emptied, my retirement and equity portfolios had vanished, and my wife had
been thrown out of our home. Apparently, the waiters and their families were
moving in. The President hadn't moved or spoken as I learned all this, but
finally I lowered the phone into its cradle and turned to face him.

"Andrew's whole family has made bad financial decisions. They haven't planned
for retirement, and they need a house. They recently defaulted on a
sub**-**prime
mortgage. I told them they could have your home. They need** **it more than
you do."

My hands were shaking. I felt faint. I stumbled back to the table and knelt
on the floor. The President cheerfully cut his meat, ate his steak and drank
his wine. I lowered my eyes and stared at the small grey circles on the
tablecloth that were water drops.

"By the way," He added, "I have just signed an Executive Order nationalizing
your factories. I'm firing you as head of your business. I'll be operating
the firm now for the benefit of all mankind. There's a whole bunch of Erics
and Andrews out there and they can't come to you for jobs groveling like
beggars."

I looked up. The President dropped his spoon into the empty ramekin which
had been his Creme Brulee. He drained the last drops of his wine. As the
table was cleared, he lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair. He
stared at me. I clung to the edge of the table as if were a ledge and I were
a man hanging over an abyss. I thought of the years behind me, of the life I
had lived. The life I had earned with a lifetime of work, risk and struggle.
Why was I punished? How had I allowed it to be taken? What game had I played
and lost? I looked across the table and noticed with some surprise that
there was no game board between us.

What had I done wrong?

As if answering the unspoken thought, the President suddenly cocked his head,
locked his empty eyes to mine, and bared a million teeth, chuckling wryly as
he folded his hands.

"You should have stopped me at the dinner roll," he said.*

Thanks Alma Moll!

>> Tiger Woods, a true patriot !!!
>>
>> TIGER WOODS SPEECH AT THE 2009 INAUGURATION:
>>
>> Tiger Woods received a special invitation to speak at the
>> inauguration. His inviters were stunned, shocked when he did not
>> deliver the message they expected. A brief read and you will
>> understand why the media swept Woods' remarks under the rug with no
>> further ado and why the liberal left of our American society was
again displeased with Tiger.
>>
>> His speech was entitled:
>>
>> "You'll Never Walk Alone" [text is word-for-word as posted on Tiger's

>> web site]
>>
>> "I grew up in a military family - and my role models in life
were
>> my Mom and Dad, Lt. Colonel Earl Woods. My dad was a Special Forces
>> operator and many nights friends would visit our home. They
>> represented every branch of the service, and every rank.
>>
>> In my Dad, and in those guests, I saw first hand the
>> dedication and commitment of those who serve. They come from every
>> walk of life; from every part of our country. Time and again, across

>> generations, they have defended our safety in the dark of night and
>> far from home.
>>
>> Each day -- and particularly on this historic day -- we honor

>> the men and women in uniform who serve our country and protect our
freedom.
>> They travel to the dangerous corners of the world, and we must
>> remember that for every person who is in uniform, there are families

>> who wait for them to come home safely.
>>
>> I am honored that the military is such an important part, not
>> just of my personal life, but of my professional one as well. The
>> golf tournament we do each year here in Washington i s a testament to

>> those unsung heroes.
>>
>> I am the son of a man who dedicated his life to his country,
>> family and the military, and I am a better person for it.
>>
>> In the summer of 1864, Abraham Lincoln, the man at whose
>> memorial we stand, spoke to the 164th Ohio Regiment and said: 'I am
>> greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call

>> of their country.'
>>
>> Just as they have stood tall for our country - we must always
>> stand by and support the men and women in uniform and their families.
>>
>> Thank you, and it is now my pleasure to introduce the US Naval
>> Glee Club ..."
>>
>> ====
>> Tiger Woods' 2-minute, 5-second tribute to the our nation's
>> military was delivered January 18th at the Inaugural Celebration in
>> Washington, DC!
>> He had been subjected to intense pressure to attend and offer
remarks.
>> Especially so by liberals who have demeaned and criticized him for a

>> decade for not joining their ranks.
>>
>> Yet, at the Lincoln Memorial, instead of paying homage to Barack
>> Obama, Tiger paid tribute to our soldiers. Not once did Tiger
>> mention Obama, the inauguration or the new administration. He had
>> to understand expressing his love for America and appreciation for
>> our military men and women would disappoint the national news media
>> and the liberal left. But Tiger is his own man; his father taught
>> him to be his own man.
>>
>> Somewhere over that cold, gray Washington sky, Colonel Earl Woods was

>> smiling down on his beloved son. And there will be one more crying
>> hug waiting for Tiger when the time comes he passes through heaven's
>> gates into God's arms.
>>
>> What? You did not previously know what Tiger said? You did not see a

>> video clip of him speaking on a national television network, you did

>> not see a photo of Tiger at the Lincoln Memorial offering his
>> remarks, you did not read a story in the NY Times? His appearance
>> at the Inaugural Celebration had been widely hailed and promoted in
>> advance by the Obama inaugural organizers. yet January 18 when he
>> came and spoke . . .
>>
>> Oh, well.
>>
>> WELL...If you are as tired of this liberal media as I am,
>> change the channel, and pass this on.
>>
>> I checked this out on Snopes and it is true. If anyone has
>> ever doubted whether Tiger is a classy guy then this should help
>> erase the doubt. If you want to read about it then check out Tigers
>> web site or http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/tigerwoods.asp

Stay! Alma Nash Holl

Stay !!!

I pulled into the crowded parking lot at the Local Shopping Center and
rolled down the car windows to make sure my Labrador Retriever Pup had
fresh air.




She was stretched full-out on the back seat and I wanted to impress upon
her that she must
remain there.

I walked to the curb backward,
pointing my finger at the car and saying emphatically,
'Now you stay. Do you hear me?'
'Stay! Stay!'

The driver of a nearby car, a pretty blonde young lady,
gave me a strange look and said,


'Why don't you just

put it in park ?