Beer and the Wheel . . . Thx Gary I !

Subject: Beer and the Wheel BEER and the WHEEL The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel.  Beer required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.  The wheel was invented to get man to the beer and vice versa.  These two were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups: 1/ Liberals and 2/ Conservatives.  Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.  Other men who were less skilled at hunting (called 'vegetarians' which was an early human word meaning 'bad hunter') learned to live off the Conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hairdressing. This was the beginning of the liberal movement.   Some of these liberal men evolved into women. Others became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that Conservatives provided.  Over the years, Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass for obvious reasons.  Conservatives drink real beer. In order to be more productive and increase their profit, ancient Conservatives also invented the wheel.  Later, they improved upon the design and motorized it – allowing for beer compatible cultural activities such as the drive-in movie, fast food eateries, and NASCAR. As a species, they prefer red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are members of the military, big game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, engineers, corporate executives, athletes, airline pilots, and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other Conservatives who want to work for a living.  Liberals produce very little or nothing at all. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when Conservatives were coming to the New World. They crept in after the American wild west was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.   Over time, liberals evolved into devout Marxists. In America, they were called Democratic Socialists.  Finding it difficult to breed in sufficient numbers to survive, they changed their herd mating call to “Progressive-Progressive”.  American progressives are easy to spot. They like lite beer (with lime added), and many prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard progressive fare. They are attracted to participation trophies, celebrity award shows, and love demonizing anyone not of their herd.  Most college professors, social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, film makers in Hollywood, group therapists, and community organizers are progressives.  Progressives meddled in our national pastime and invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.  Another interesting evolutionary side note: many progressive women have higher testosterone levels than their men.   While small (but vocal) in number, progressives recently ruled this continent after Conservatives produced so much wealth that many forgot how it was produced in the first place.  Taxes were levied upon beer and the wheel again and again.  Regulation upon regulation was also issued until the wheels of commerce became rusty, forcing many beer manufacturers to move overseas.  Drive In movies died, imported beer costs skyrocketed, until costs finally impacted the average joe’s capacity to hit the drive-thru for a burger.  Conservatives awoke as if from a dream.  They became angry and began to mobilize. They threw down their game boy joy sticks; re-read the US Constitution and remembered this simple truth….   “Beer is good. Wheels are good.”   Down with the elitist tyrants (and don’t talk to pollsters!).    Votes were cast. The crowd cheered. And, in November, an embarrassing loud whine emanated from ivory towers on both coasts (and Chicago – but it was drowned out by gunfire). This will be known to future historians as the Barack Clinton death wail.   Thus ends todays history lesson.   It should be noted that a today’s Progressive may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to this post.  A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be shared immediately to other true believers and to just piss off their more progressive friends.  Let your next action reveal your true self.  Conservatives -  reclaim your freedom.  For me, I’m taking my wheels to buy a steak and some beer.

Definition of a Friend. . . . Thx Pat W!

Definition of a Friend

 

 

 

DEFINITION  OF FRIEND.
 I think this is the greatest and truest description I've ever heard for a Friend...

 

Friends ...  They love you,
But they're not in love with you

 

They care for you,
But they're not from your family

 

They're ready to share your pain,
But they're not your blood relation.

 

They are ... FRIENDS!  !!!!

A True friend...
Scolds like a DAD....
Cares like a MOM...

Teases like a SISTER...

 

Irritates like a BROTHER...

 

And finally, loves you more than a LOVER.

 

  The nicest place to be is in  someone's THOUGHTS!

  The safest place to be is in someone's PRAYERS!

 

  And  the best place to be is in GOD'S HANDS
  Wonderful antidote to all the horrible stuff on the  news












  

 

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Those who Served . . . Thx Paul C! - All Hollywood guys from the past . . .

I can only send this to people of our generation, since most of today’s people don't have any idea who these men were...and that's a pity.  They were all heroes in their own right and made America great in it's own right!   Back then Hollywood went to war!

 

Alan Hale - Jr. - US Coast Guard. Aldo Ray . US Navy. UDT frogman- Okinawa . Art Carney - US Army. Wounded on Normandy beach- D-Day  Limped for the rest of his life. 
Brian Keith - US Marines. Radioman/Gunner in Dauntless dive-bombers. Buddy Hackett - US Army anti-aircraft gunner. Burgess Meredith - US Army Air Corps. Clark Gable - US Army Air Corps. B-17 gunner over Europe . Cesar Romero - US Coast Guard. Coast Guard. Participated in the invasions of Tinian and Saipan on the assault transport USS Cavalier. Charles Bronson - US Army Air Corps. B-29 gunner- wounded in action. Charles Durning - US Army. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. Shot multiple times, so awarded the Silver & Bronze  & 3 Purple Hearts. Survived Malmedy Massacre. Charlton Heston - US Army Air Corps. Radio operator and aerial gunner on a B-25.   Aleutians (Alaska). Chuck Connors - US Army. Tank-warfare instructor. Claude Akins - US Army. Signal Corps. - Burma and the Philippines . Clifton James - US Army- South Pacific. Was awarded the Silver Star- Bronze Star- and Purple Heart. Dale Robertson - US Army. Tank Commander in North Africa under General Patton’s command. Wounded twice. Battlefield Commission. Danny Aiello - US Army. Lied about his age to enlist at 16. Served three years. DeForest Kelley - US Army Air Corps. Dennis Weaver - US Navy. Pilot. Denver Pyle - US Navy. Wounded in the Battle of Guadalcanal . Medically discharged. Don Adams - US Marines. Wounded on Guadalcanal - then served as a Drill Instructor. Don Knotts - US Army- Pacific Theater. Don Rickles - US Navy aboard USS Cyrene. Earl Holliman . US Navy. Lied about his age to enlist. Discharged after a year when the Navy found out. Ed McMahon - US Marines. Fighter Pilot. (Flew OE-1 Bird Dogs over Korea as well.) Eddie Albert - US Coast Guard. Bronze Star with Combat V for saving several Marines under heavy fire as pilot of a landing craft during the invasion of Tarawa . Efram Zimbalist Jr. - US Army. Purple Heart for a severe wound received at Huertgen Forest . Ernest Borgnine - US Navy. Gunners Mate 1c- destroyer USS Lamberton. 10 years active duty. Discharged 1941- re-enlisted after Pearl Harbor . Fess Parker - US Navy and US Marines.  Booted from pilot training for being too tall- joined Marines as a radio operator. Forrest Tucker - US Army. Enlisted as a private- rose to Lieutenant. Frank Sutton - US Army. Took part in 14 assault landings- including Leyte- Luzon- Bataan and Corregidor . Fred Gwynne - US Navy. Radioman. Gene Autry - US Army Air Corps.  Crewman on transports that ferried supplies over "The Hump" in the China- Burma-India Theater. George Gobel - comedian, Army Air Corps, taught fighter pilots.  Johnny Carson made a big deal about it once on the Tonight Show, to which George said "the Japs didn't get past us.” George Kennedy - US Army. Enlisted after Pearl Harbor - stayed in sixteen years. Harry Carey Jr - US Navy. Harry Dean Stanton - US Navy. Served aboard an LST in the Battle of Okinawa . Harvey Korman - US Navy. Henry Fonda - US Navy. Destroyer USS Satterlee. Hugh O'Brian - US Marines. Jack Klugman - US Army. Jack Palance - US Army Air Corps.  Severely injured bailing out of a burning B-24 bomber. Jack Warden - US Navy- 1938-1942- then US Army- 1942-1945. 101st Airborne Division. Jackie Coogan - US Army Air Corps. Volunteered for gliders and flew troops and materials into Burma behind enemy lines. James Arness - US Army. As an infantryman- he was severely wounded at Anzio - Italy . James Gregory - US Navy and US Marines. James Stewart - US Army Air Corps.  Bomber pilot who rose to the rank of General. Jason Robards - US Navy. was aboard heavy cruiser USS Northampton when it was sunk off Guadalcanal.   Also served on the USS Nashville during the invasion of the Philippines - surviving a kamikaze hit that caused 223 casualties. John Carroll - US Army Air Corps.  Pilot in North Africa.  Broke his back in a crash. John Wayne - Declared "4F medically unfit" due to pre-existing injuries- (from playing football @ Southern Cal) - he nonetheless attempted to volunteer three times (Army- Navy and Film Corps.) so he gets ‘honorable mention’. Jonathan Winters - USMC. Battleship USS Wisconsin and Carrier USS Bon Homme Richard.     Anti-aircraft gunner- Battle of Okinawa. Karl Malden - US Army Air Corps. 8th Air Force- NCO. Kirk Douglas - US Navy. Sub-chaser in the Pacific.  Wounded in action and medically discharged. Larry Storch . US Navy. Sub tender USS Proteus with Tony Curtis. 
Lee Marvin - US Marines.  Sniper.  Wounded in action on Saipan .  Buried in Arlington National Cemetery - Sec. 7A next to Greg Boyington and Joe Louis. 
Lee Van Cleef - US Navy.  Served aboard a sub chaser then a mine sweeper. Mel Brooks - US Army.  Combat Engineer.  Saw action in the Battle of the Bulge. Mickey Rooney - US Army under General Patton’s command.  Bronze Star. Mickey Spillane - US Army Air Corps - Fighter Pilot and later Instructor Pilot. Neville Brand - US Army- Europe.  Was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. Norman Fell - US Army Air Corps.- Tail Gunner- Pacific Theater. Pat Hingle - US Navy. Destroyer USS Marshall Paul Newman - US Navy Rear seat gunner/radsioman- torpedo bombers of USS Bunker Hill. Peter Graves - US Army Air Corps. Randolph Scott - Tried to enlist in the Marines but was rejected due to injuries sustained in US Army, during World War I. Robert Altman - US Army Air Corps.  B-24 Co-Pilot. Robert Mitchum - US Army.

Robert Montgomery - US Navy. Robert Preston - US Army Air Corps. Intelligence Officer Robert Ryan - US Marines. Robert Stack - US Navy. Gunnery Officer. Robert Taylor - US Navy. Instructor Pilot. Rock Hudson - US Navy. Aircraft mechanic- the Philippines . Rod Serling - US Army.  11th Airborne Division in the Pacific.  He jumped at Tagaytay in the Philippines and was later wounded in Manila . Rod Steiger - US Navy.  Was aboard one of the ships that launched the Doolittle Raid. Ronald Reagan - US Army.  Was a 2nd Lt. in the Cavalry Reserves before the war.  His poor eyesight kept him from being sent overseas with his unit when war came so he transferred to the Army Air CorpsPublic Relations Unit where he served for the duration.Russell Johnson - US Army Air Corps. B-24 crewman who was awarded Purple Heart when his aircraft was shot down by the Japanese in the Philippines . Soupy Sales - US Navy.  Served on USS Randall in the South Pacific. (that’s the ship which transported Elvis Presley...who was a tank driver in the U S Army from 1957-1960...to Bremerhaven, Germany.  In 1959 I also traveled from Southhampton, England to New York on the USS Randall.)   [ Chuck Allen...USAF aircraft radio repairman 1962-1966) ] 
Sterling Hayden - US Marines and OSS.  Smuggled guns into Yugoslavia and parachuted into Croatia. Silver Star. Steve Forrest - US Army. Wounded- Battle of the Bulge. Steve Reeves - US Army - Philippines . Ted Knight - US Army- Combat Engineers. Telly Savalas - US Army. Tom Bosley - US Navy. Tony Curtis - US Navy.  Sub tender USS Proteus.  In Tokyo Bay for the surrender of Japan . Tyrone Power - US Marines.  Transport pilot in the Pacific Theater. Victor Mature - US Coast Guard. Walter Matthau - US Army Air Corps. B-24 Radioman/Gunner and cryptographer. Wayne Morris - US Navy fighter pilot- USS Essex.  Downed seven Japanese fighters. Wiliam Holden - US Army Air Corps. William Conrad - US Army Air Corps.  Fighter Pilot.

 

And of course we have Audie Murphy, America's most-decorated soldier, who became a Hollywood star as a result of his US Army service that included his being awarded the Medal of Honor.

 

Would someone please remind me again how manyof today's Hollywood elite, sports celebs and politicians put their careers on hold to enlist for service in Iraq or Afghanistan?    The only one who even comes close wasPat Tillman, who turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million over three years from the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the US Army after Sept, 11, 2001 and serve as a Ranger in Afghanistan, where he died from tragic ‘friendly fire’ in 2004.   But rather than being lauded for his choice and his decision to put his country before his career, he was mocked and derided by many of his peers.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, I submit to you that this is not the America today that it was seventy years ago.   And I, for one, am saddened.

 

 

My generation grew up watching, being entertained by and laughing with so many of these fine people, never really knowing what they contributed to the war effort.   Like millions of Americans during WWII, there was a job that needed doing they didn't question.  They just went and did what they could to help win it.  Those who came home returned to their normal life and carried on, obviously.   Very few ever saying what they did...or saw.

 

They took it as their "responsibility".  Their duty to our country, to protect & preserve our freedoms & way of life.  Not just for themselves, but for all future generations to come.  They DID THE JOB!   I'm forever humbly in their debt

 

 

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Happy Trails !!

     Jon

obama, Chief Traitor of the USA to honor another traitor . . . Thx Paul C!

I am old enough to remember this.   For those of you who aren't, this is a must read.

A lot of people are too young to remember the Jane Fonda debacle and may wonder why Obama is honoring her.

Jane Fonda was talking about her new book this week. . . And how good she feels in her 70's. She still does not acknowledge what she did wrong.  Her book just may not make the bestseller list if more people know.

 

Barbara Walters said : Thank you all.  Many died in Vietnam for our freedoms.  I did not like Jane Fonda then and I don't like her now.  She can lead her present life the way she wants and perhaps she can try to forget the past, but we DO NOT have to stand by without comment and see her "honored" as a "Woman of the Century." NEVER FORGIVE A TRAITOR.  SHE REALLY WAS A TRAITOR!!

And now President Obama wants to honor her!   A TRAITOR IS ABOUT TO BE HONORED.  Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the "100 Women of the Century."

 

Barbara Walters writes:  Unfortunately, many have forgotten and still countless others have never known how Ms. Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War.

The first part of this is from an F-4E pilot. The pilot's name is Jerry Driscoll, a River Rat.  In 1968, the Commandant of the USAF Survival School was a POW in HoLo Prison, the  "Hanoi Hilton."

Dragged from a stinking cesspit of a cell, cleaned, fed, and dressed in clean PJ's, he was ordered to describe for a visiting American "peace activist" the "lenient and humane treatment" he'd received. He spat at Ms. Fonda, was clubbed, and was dragged away.  In 1978, the Air Force Colonel still suffered from double vision (which permanently ended his flying career)
From 1963-65, Col. Larry Carrigan was in the 47FW/DO. 
He spent 6 years in the "Hanoi   Hilton". . . The first three of which his family only knew he was "missing in action." 

His group, too, got the cleaned-up, fed and clothed routine in preparation for a "peace delegation" visit. They, however, had time and devised a plan to get word to the world that they were alive and still survived. Each man secreted a tiny piece of paper, with his Social Security Number on it, in the palm of his hand.  When paraded before Ms. Fonda and a cameraman, she walked the line, shaking each man's hand and asking little encouraging snippets like: "Aren't you sorry you bombed babies?" and "Are you grateful for the humane treatment from your benevolent captors?"

 

Believing this HAD to be an act, they each palmed her their sliver of paper. She took and kept them all.  At the end of the line, to the shocked disbelief of the POWs, she turned to the officer in charge and handed him all the little pieces of paper...  Three men died from the subsequent beatings.  Colonel Carrigan was almost number four but he survived.  We were Jane Fonda's "war  criminals."  

These first-hand experiences do not exemplify someone who should be honored as part of "100 Years of Great Women."

Lest we forget. . . "100 Years of Great Women" should never include a traitor whose hands are covered with the blood of so many patriots. There are few things I have strong visceral reactions to, but Hanoi Jane's participation in blatant treason, is one of them. 

RONALD D. SAMPSON, CMSgt, USAF 716 Maintenance Squad, Chief of Maintenance DSN: 875-6431 COMM: 883-6343

PLEASE HELP BY SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.  IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SEE THIS MAYBE HER STATUS WILL CHANGE.