For Veteran's Day: A vet who understands the enemy we face

President Obama this week once again called Islam "a great religion" which has been "distorted" by a small number of "extremists" to justify committing acts of violence against the West.

But the Qur'an (or Koran) itself, the holy book of Islam, contains over 100 verses calling for violence against Christians and Jews. To give just one example, Sura 9:5 says, "Slay the idolaters wherever you find them."

During a panel discussion sponsored by the Hudson Institute last January, retired Army Lt. Colonel Allen West, who did combat duty in Iraq, responded to a Marine who asked the question, how do you answer people who say that terrorists are following a "warped" version of Islam?

The panel consisted of a number of former military personnel, who fumbled around trying to answer the question. Col. West finally stepped forward answered the question directly and truthfully. Listen to the words of a former military man who understands the nature of the enemy we face:

Notice again Col. West's straightforward assessment: "This is not a perversion. They are doing exactly what this book (i.e., the Qur'an) says."

Col. West, by the way, was elected last week to Congress, to represent Florida's 22nd congressional district. He will be the first African-American Republican congressman to represent Florida since 1870.

If you would like to add your signature to our "thank you" letter to Col. West for speaking frankly about the nature of the enemy we face, you can do so here. Don't forget to give a special "thank you" on this Veteran's Day to every member of the military you encounter.

If you'd like to see the full, unedited video of the exchange, which includes the Marine's question and shows the discomfort felt by every other member of this panel in responding to the question,Click Here


If you would like a form where you can email Ret. Lt. Col. Allen West please go Here

Veterans

 The makers of this little video are  trying to get 50,000 views before
Memorial Day.  It is pretty  poignant and is one o our buddy Seth's projects.
Kindly forward  so more can view it.


 You need to view the whole thing to be counted. Seth  has been working on a
full-length feature documentary  about a program to honor WWII vets and has now
released


 a trailer, and it would really help out if you watched it in full, and spread
it around to other folks who would enjoy it. Working on this  has been a very
emotional


 experience, because the story is so, so  powerful. I think you'll agree. We
are losing 1,000 WW II vets a day and they will all be gone soon.

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Ducks quack- Eagles soar! Thanks Sharon Lundy!

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From: "Cheri Hunkemoeller"

Date: May 13, 2011 7:40:40 AM EDT

To: "Erin UD" , "Hanton, Shelley" , "Herb/Lisa Kettenacker" , "Jack Hunkemoeller" , "Karla Vandegrift" , "Keri Apking" , "Linda Luman" , "Mary Taylor" , "Popel, Vira [JJCUS]" , "Sandy Urquhart" , "Sharon Lundy" ,

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Awesome!









Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar



No one can make you serve customers well.....that's because great

service is a choice. Harvey Mackay, tells a wonderful story about a cab

driver that proved this point.



He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up,

the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a

bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly

pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to

open the back passenger door for Harvey ..



He handed my friend a laminated card and said: 'I'm Wally, your driver.

While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my

mission statement.'



Taken aback, Harvey read the card.. It said: Wally's Mission Statement:

To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and

cheapest way possible in a friendly environment...



This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of

the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!



As he slid behind the wheel, Wally said, 'Would you like a cup of

coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.' My friend said

jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.' Wally smiled and said, 'No

problem I have a cooler

up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice..' Almost

stuttering, Harvey said, 'I'll take a Diet Coke.'



Handing him his drink, Wally said, 'If you'd like something to read, I

have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.'



As they were pulling away, Wally handed my friend another laminated

card, These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd

like to listen to the radio.'



And as if that weren't enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air

conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him.

Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that

time of day. He also let him know that he'd be happy to chat and tell

him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with

his own thoughts.



'Tell me, Wally,' my amazed friend asked the driver, 'have you always

served customers like this?'



Wally smiled into the rear view mirror. 'No, not always.. In fact, it's

only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent

most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I

heard the personal growth guru, Wayne Dyer, on the radio one day.



He had just written a book called You'll See It When You Believe It.

Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad

day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. He said, 'Stop complaining!

Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don't be a duck. Be an

eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd..'



'That hit me right between the eyes,' said Wally. 'Dyer was really

talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided

to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other

cabs and their

drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the

customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a

few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.'



'I take it that has paid off for you,' Harvey said.



'It sure has,' Wally replied. 'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my

income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it.

You were lucky to get me today. I don't sit at cabstands anymore. My

customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message

on my answering machine. If I can't pick them up myself, I get a

reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action.'



Wally was phenomenal. He was running a limo service out of a Yellow

Cab. I've probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over

the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to

their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like

ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn't do any of what I was

suggesting..



Wally the Cab Driver made a different choice. He decided to stop

quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles.



How about us? Smile, and the whole world smiles with you... The ball

is in our hands! A man reaps what he sows. Let us not become weary in

doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not

give up... let us do good to all people.



Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar.



Have a nice day, unless you already have other plans. SORROW looks

back, WORRY looks around, and FAITH looks UP... "Life isn't about

waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the

rain." And while in the storm, give it to God and let him handle it.























--



"I am the Lord your God...you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and

I love you." Isaiah 43:3-4

Non-Representatives raping America! Thabnks Tom & Carolyyn!

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Subject: FW: Are we nuts!!!write your congress Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 10:48:19 -0400







Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 09:24:49 -0400



Subject: Fwd: Fwd: Are we nuts!!!write your congress







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Are we nuts!!!











Entitlement my ass, I paid cash for my social security insurance!!!! Just because they borrowed the money, doesn't make my benefits some kind of charity or handout!! Congressional benefits, aka. free healthcare, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays , three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days, now that's welfare, and they have the nerve to call my retirement entitlements !!!!!!.....scroll down................















What the Hell’s wrong???







WAKE UP AMERICA !!!!







Tuesday's Daily Bulletin paper, ran two articles on the front page side by side :







1- Calif 's 20 Billion Dollar Budget Deficit







2- The Calif Supreme Court ruling that ILLEGALS can attend college and get benefits.







Why don't they just deport them when they arrive to register?







3- Last year they ran an article on the yearly costs to Calif Taxpayers from Illegals using Hospital Emergency Rooms for their general health care -







At just one hospital the cost to tax payers totaled over 25 million a year







Someone please tell me what the Hell’s wrong with all the people that run this country!!!!!!







We're "broke" & can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless etc.,???????????







In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile, and Turkey . And now Pakistan ......home of bin Laden. Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!







Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income' receive no aid nor do they get any breaks while our government and religious organizations pour Hundreds of Billions of $$$$$$'s and Tons of Food to Foreign Countries!







They call Social Security and Medicare an entitlement even though most of us have been paying for it all our working lives and now when its time for us to collect, the government is running out of money. Why did the government borrow from it in the first place?







We have hundreds of adoptable children who are shoved aside to make room for the adoption of foreign orphans.







AMERICA: a country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed hungry, elderly going without 'needed' meds, and mentally ill without treatment -etc,etc.







YET......................







They have a 'Benefit' for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations, ships and planes lining up with food, water, tents clothes, bedding, doctors and medical supplies.







Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT* gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries.







Sad isn't it?







99% of people won't have the guts to forward this.



I'm one of the 1% -- I Just Did











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Subject: FW: Are we nuts!!!write your congress Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 10:48:19 -0400







Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 09:24:49 -0400



Subject: Fwd: Fwd: Are we nuts!!!write your congress







--Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 16:40:33 -07 Subject: Fwd: Are we nuts!!! To: atomlin1@cinci.rr.com







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Begin forwarded message:> > Date: May 9, 2011 1:10:45 PM Subject: Fw: Are we nuts!!!











Are we nuts!!!











Entitlement my ass, I paid cash for my social security insurance!!!! Just because they borrowed the money, doesn't make my benefits some kind of charity or handout!! Congressional benefits, aka. free healthcare, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays , three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days, now that's welfare, and they have the nerve to call my retirement entitlements !!!!!!.....scroll down................















What the Hell’s wrong???







WAKE UP AMERICA !!!!







Tuesday's Daily Bulletin paper, ran two articles on the front page side by side :







1- Calif 's 20 Billion Dollar Budget Deficit







2- The Calif Supreme Court ruling that ILLEGALS can attend college and get benefits.







Why don't they just deport them when they arrive to register?







3- Last year they ran an article on the yearly costs to Calif Taxpayers from Illegals using Hospital Emergency Rooms for their general health care -







At just one hospital the cost to tax payers totaled over 25 million a year







Someone please tell me what the Hell’s wrong with all the people that run this country!!!!!!







We're "broke" & can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless etc.,???????????







In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile, and Turkey . And now Pakistan ......home of bin Laden. Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!







Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income' receive no aid nor do they get any breaks while our government and religious organizations pour Hundreds of Billions of $$$$$$'s and Tons of Food to Foreign Countries!







They call Social Security and Medicare an entitlement even though most of us have been paying for it all our working lives and now when its time for us to collect, the government is running out of money. Why did the government borrow from it in the first place?







We have hundreds of adoptable children who are shoved aside to make room for the adoption of foreign orphans.







AMERICA: a country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed hungry, elderly going without 'needed' meds, and mentally ill without treatment -etc,etc.







YET......................







They have a 'Benefit' for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations, ships and planes lining up with food, water, tents clothes, bedding, doctors and medical supplies.







Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT* gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries.







Sad isn't it?







99% of people won't have the guts to forward this.



I'm one of the 1% -- I Just Did



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