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Yep, PB and others, I'm copying and pasting a story that was e-mailed to me.  Read 'em and weep!  I think Americans need to know as much as possible before November.  To you others who are able to see the light, please read on.....

According to Snopes.com,   Princeton  was requested to put a 'restriction' on distribution  of any copies of the thesis of Michelle Obama (a/k/a/ Michelle laVaughn Robinson) saying  it could not be made available until November 5, 2008 but when it was published on a  political website they decided they would  lift the restriction.

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tics/obama/thesis.asp

Subj: Thesis - Michele Obama aka Michelle LaVaughn Robinson

OBAMA'S MILITANT RACISM REVEALED

In her senior thesis at Princeton , Michele Obama, the wife of Barack Obama stated that America was a nation founded on 'crime and hatred'. 

Moreover, she stated that whites in America were 'ineradicably racist'.   The 1985 thesis, titled 'Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community' was written under her maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson.

Michelle Obama stated in her thesis that to 'Whites at Princeton , it often seems as if, to them, she will always be Black first...' However, it was reported

by a fellow black classmate, 'If those 'Whites at Princeton ' really saw Michelle as one who always would 'be Black first,' it seems that she gave them that impression'. 

Most alarming is Michele Obama's use of the terms 'separationist' and 'integrationist' when describing the views of black people.

Mrs. Obama clearly identifies herself with a 'separationist' view of race.  'By actually working with the Black lower class or within their communities as a result of their ideologies, a separationist may better understand the desperation of their situation and feel more hopeless about a resolution as opposed to an

integrationist who is ignorant to their plight.'

Obama writes that the path she chose by attending Princeton would likely lead to her 'further integration and/or assimilation into a white cultural and social structure that will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society; never becoming a full

participant.' 

Michele Obama clearly has a chip on her shoulder. 

Not only does she see separate black and white societies in America , but  she elevates black over white in her world. 

Here is another passage that is uncomfortable and ominous in meaning:

'There was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the black community, I am obligated to this community and will utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit the black

community first and foremost.'

What is Michelle Obama planning to do with her future resources if she's first lady that will elevate black over white in America ?

The following passage appears to be a call to arms for affirmative action policies that could be the hallmark of an Obama administration.

'Predominately white universities like Princeton are socially and academically designed to cater to the needs of the white students comprising the bulk of

their enrollments.'

The conclusion of her thesis is alarming. 

Michelle Obama's poll of black alumni concludes that other black students at Princeton do not share her obsession with blackness.  But rather than

celebrate, she is horrified that black alumni identify with our common American culture more than they value the color of their skin.  'I hoped that these findings would help me conclude that despite the high degree of identification with whites as a result of the educational and occupational path that black Princeton alumni follow, the alumni would still maintain a certain level of identification with the black community.  However, these findings do not support this possibility.'

Is it no wonder that most black alumni ignored her racist questionnaire? 

Only 89 students responded out of 400 who were asked for input.

Michelle Obama does not look into a crowd of Obama supporters and see Americans. She sees black people and white people eternally conflicted

with one another.

The thesis provides a trove of Mrs. Obama's thoughts and world view seen through a race-based prism.  This is a very divisive view for a potential first lady that would do untold damage to race relations in this country in a Barack Obama administration.

Michelle Obama's intellectually refined racism should give all Americans pause for deep concern.

Now maybe she's changed, but she sure sounds like someone with an axe to grind with America .  Will the press let Michelle get a free pass over her obviously racist comment about American whites?  I am sure that it will. 

PS: We (You & I) paid for her scholarship.

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What the hell is this world coming to?  Another mom faking her child's cancer to get money?  Let me tell you low-life mothers out there something.... that is a horrible thing to do, not only to the people you swindle, but to those poor children!  How DARE you use the disease as a way to make fast cash!  This subject really hits home with me right now as my husband is battling stage 4 cancer and aggressive chemotherapy and let me say, it's not a pretty sight and a horrible thing to watch a loved one go through.  Yet, I certainly am not out there begging for money because of it.  We are doing what we can to get through this.  I would never in a million years go begging for money for the disease my husband TRULY has, nor would I use my child to swindle others like that, either.

You people are scum who do this kind of thing and ought to have your children removed from your custody and you tossed in a tin can and never let out.  That is just a horrible, disgusting thing to do!  Get a job like we ALL should do to survive and quit trying to swindle people to get free hand-outs.  What's the matter?  Our government not giving you enough freebies already?  How disgusting!

Okay, I've seen many complaints in the past regarding talking on cell phones and driving.  That's nothing compared to what I've seen quite often recently - people actually texting on their phones while trying to drive!  Frankly, that is FAR more distracting and dangerous than talking on the phone.  What the heck is wrong with people?  I would just LOVE to stop someone like that, pull the phone from their hands, and shove it in their ear!

Pull over if you must text, but please, quit doing it while your car is in motion!  You're endangering other drivers on the road!

Okay, I've been trying to understand each candidate's "promises" for Presidency.  However, I'm really stumped on one issue and maybe you Obama supporters can enlighten me.  What change, exactly, is this man talking about?  I mean, what CHANGES does this man keep talking about which can benefit the U.S.?  So far, I see NO benefits and all I keep hearing is "Vote Obama for Change" but I never really hear from any of you as far as what CHANGES provoke your support!

Universal healthcare?  I don't see a change for the better!  I don't believe in it (sorry) and especially if I'm expected as a middle-class working citizen, to give others a free ride while I work so hard each day.

Raising taxes to send overseas?  How does that benefit us?  I mean, don't we have our own issues right here that need attention?

Education - I don't see anything he has said which will benefit our declining educational system.

What about gas?  A temporary cut?  Won't work!  The cut is only in the taxes, but these companies will continue to raise their prices to make up for it.  And, why is it temporary?  Why not do something permanent?

Going "Green" - well, that's all fine and dandy if the man can lower the cost to do so.  Right now, I think going green costs way too much and if he feels that it would better benefit this country, why wouldn't he do something to control the pricing?

These are just a few of my questions.  So far, the only "change" I see benefits either the ones who refuse to work, other countries, or the gas companies and research companies for what I see as a total gimmick!

I'd love to hear from some of you who fully support Obama in detail.  I mean, FULL detail as to WHY you feel he's the man for the office.  I'm tired of hearing "because he's about change."  Please elaborate!

You know - where it seems to rain practically every single weekend when most people are off work and be nice through the week?  If so, I'm going to re-think my work schedule!

Come on, Mother Nature, give us working folk a break!  Weekends are just about the only time when most of us can get some serious "outdoorsing" done!

These garage sale posts are ridiculous on here!  It has GOT to stop!  Come on, Fox Mediators, where the heck are you guys?  Let's get this under control and put a stop to it!  There is a place for these posts and they aren't here!

HEY PEOPLE!  QUIT CLOGGING THE BLOGS WITH YOUR ADVERTISEMENTS AND SPAM!

HEY FOX!  GET OFF YOUR DUFF AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!

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The Jihad Candidate

by Rich Carroll

Conspiracy theories make for interesting novels when the storyline is not so absurd that it can grasp our attention.  'The Manchurian Candidate' and 'Seven Days in May' are examples of plausible chains of events that captures the reader's imagination at best-seller level.  'What if' has always been the solid grist of fiction.

Get yourself something cool to drink, find a relaxing position, but before you continue, visualize the television photos of two jet airliners smashing into the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan and remind yourself this cowardly act of Muslim terror was planned for eight years.

How long did it take Islam and their oil money to find a candidate for President of the United States ?  As long as it took them to place a Senator from Illinois and Minnesota ?  The same amount of time to create a large Muslim enclave in Detroit ?  The time it took them to build over 2,000 mosques in America ?  The same amount of time required to place radical wahabbist clerics in our military and prisons as 'chaplains'?

Find a candidate who can get away with lying about their father being a 'freedom fighter' when he was actually part of the most corrupt and violent government in Kenya 's history.  Find a candidate with close ties to The Nation of Islam and the violent Muslim overthrow in Africa , a candidate who is educated among white infidel Americans but hides his bitterness and anger behind a superficial toothy smile.  Find a candidate who changes his American name of Barry to the Muslim name of Barak Hussein Obama, and dares anyone to question his true ties under the banner of 'racism.'  Nurture this candidate in an atmosphere of anti-white American teaching and surround him with Islamic teachers.  Provide him with a bitter, racist, anti-white, anti-American wife, and supply him with Muslim middle east connections and Islamic monies.  Allow him to be clever enough to get away with his anti-white rhetoric and proclaim he will give $834 billion taxpayer dollars to the Muslim controlled United Nations for use in Africa .

Install your candidate in an atmosphere of deception because questioning him on any issue involving Africa or Islam would be seen as 'bigoted racism;' two words too powerful to allow the citizenry to be informed of facts.  Allow your candidate to employ several black racist Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan followers as members of his Illinois Senatorial and campaign staffs.

Where is the bloodhound American 'free press' who doggedly overturned every stone in the Watergate case?  Where are our nation's reporters that have placed every Presidential candidate under the microscope of detailed scrutiny; the same press who pursue Bush's 'Skull and Bones' club or ran other candidates off with persistent detective and research work?  Why haven't 'newsmen' pursued the 65 blatant lies told by this candidate during the Presidential primaries?  Where are the stories about this candidate's cousin and the Muslim butchery in Africa ?  Since when did our national press corps become weak, timid, and silent?  Why haven't they regaled us with the long list of socialists and communists who have surrounded this 'out of nowhere' Democrat candidate or that his church re-printed the Hamas Manifesto in their bulletin, and that his 'close pastor friend and mentor' met with Middle East terrorist Moammar Gaddafi, (Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)?  Why isn't the American press telling us this candidate is supported by every Muslim organization in the world?

As an ultimate slap in the face, be blatant in the fact your candidate has ZERO interest in traditional American values and has the most liberal voting record in U. S. Senate history.  Why has the American main stream media clammed-up on any negative reporting on Barak Hussein Obama?  Why will they print Hillary Rodham Clinton's name but never write his middle name?  Is it not his name?  Why, suddenly, is ANY information about this candidate not coming from main stream media, but from the blogosphere by citizens seeking facts and the truth?  Why isn't our media connecting the dots with Islam?  Why do they focus on 'those bad American soldiers' while Islam slaughters non Muslims daily in 44 countries around the globe?  Why does our media refer to Darfur as 'ethnic cleansing' instead of what it really is; Muslims killing non Muslims!  There is enough strange, anti-American activity surrounding Barak Hussein Obama to peek the curiosity of any reporter.  WHERE IS OUR INVESTIGATIVE MEDIA!?

A formal plan for targeting America was devised three years after the Iranian revolution in 1982.  The plan was summarized in a 1991 memorandum by Mohamed Akram, an operative of the global Muslim Brotherhood.  'The process of settlement' of Muslims in America , Akram explained, 'is a civilization jihad process.'  This means that members of the Brotherhood must understand that their work in 'America is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion is made victorious over all other religions.'

There is terrorism we can see, smell and fear, but there is a new kind of terror invading the United States in the form of Sharia law and finance.  Condoning it is civilization suicide.  Middle East Muslims are coming to America in record numbers and building hate infidel mosques, buying our corporations, suing us for our traditions, but they and the whole subject of Islam is white noise leaving uninformed Americans about who and what is really peaceful.  Where is our investigative press?  Any criticism of Islam or their intentions, even though Islamic leaders state their intentions daily around the globe, brings-forth a volley of 'racist' from the left-wing Democrat crowd.

Lies and deception behind a master plan - the ingredients for 'The Manchurian Candidate' or the placement of an anti-American President in our nation's White House?  Is it mere coincidence that an anti-capitalist run for President at the same time Islamic sharia finance and law is trying to make advancing strides into the United States ?  Is it mere coincidence this same candidate wants to disarm our nuclear capability at a time when terrorist Muslim nations are expanding their nuclear weapons capability?  Is it mere coincidence this candidate wants to reduce our military at a time of global jihad from Muslim nations?

Change for America ?  What change?  To become another 'nation of Islam'?

That is a question I've been pondering for a week, now.  My husband, a 20-year veteran of the USAF (both active and reserve), was diagnosed with cancer and had to begin an aggressive form of chemotherapy recently.  Because he felt it was the right thing, he informed his supervisor and the medical personnel of his base in Youngstown of his condition (otherwise, they were probably going to be none the wiser).  But, because he's an honest individual who felt it necessary to divulge the situation, he now has seen what 20 years of his loyalty, as well as his honesty, has paid off to be.

He had previously submitted his paperwork for retirement which goes into effect in December of this year.  He was told by his doctor that he is permitted to continue on with his monthly weekend duties during his treatment for his last 6 months.  He submitted his medical records to the USAF so that they had everything, including a statement from the doctor indicating that there should be no issue of him continuing to pull duty.  My husband is in a supervisory position with a pretty high enlisted ranking and is not required to do heavy physical work for them.  He basically has a desk job as his days of working on the flight line were pretty much done, and has been for a while.

Last weekend, he reported as required and was set to meet with the base doctors concerning the condition and to go over the records submitted by Ireland Cancer Center.  With no hesitation, the doctor meeting with my husband told him in an official "nice" military way, that they were giving him the boot because they can't use and abuse him in whatever fashion they want.  Why?  Because he wasn't deployable due to his disease?  Probably.  But, they fail to see over the last 20 years all the times he HAD been deployed, including his time spent for the Iraqi war.  Now he's got 6 months to go for retirement and they most likely wouldn't have deployed him, anyhow, since they generally don't with members who are in process for retirement.

Last year, a guy in my husband's shop had cancer and had undergone treatment.  The Air Force permitted him to remain on duty under a P-3 status - allowed to participate, but non-deployable.  After this guy's treatment, the condition was reassessed and when his health was back to 100%, they took him off of profile.  The status at which they put my husband is called P-4 - or no pay, no points.  In other words, my husband will be losing pay toward his hard-earned retirement and other benefits because he is not permitted to participate at all for his last 6 months.

His supervisor has been fighting with them to reinstate my husband, but still has not been successful.  My husband has an excellent record with the military and has never once had a black mark against him.  He served with honor and dedication to our military and even after he was diagnosed with cancer, he was still determined to finish out his final 6 months toward retirement.  Being a chemo patient is hard enough, not just physically, but emotionally.  Quite often, the effects of chemo will tend to lower a person's self esteem.  Because my husband was so determined to fight through and finish his term as a military member, it gave him drive and a goal in that he wouldn't allow this disease to get him down and kept a positive attitude toward his disease high.  An attitude which is very important to the fighting and recovery with cancer.

Now, he feels betrayed by our military as he gave 20 years of his life - always healthy and never a problem - and for what?  So that his retirement for which he worked so hard could be ruined because our military does not care about its members?  We've talked to other military personnel who have either seen first hand, or experienced, situations similar to my husband's and has said that it was always standard practice for the P-3 status of a member with an illness, but who could still physically perform their duty while on treatment.

Is this our government's way of getting out of paying money which was hard-earned and well deserved by someone who has shown true dedication, honor and patriotism?  It really makes me wonder where our government's true dedication lies - to its people who dedicate their lives serving?  Based on this scenario, I don't think that's the case.  They never even gave him a chance to prove he could do it.

What is with people today?  Is there THAT much laziness in this world when you're supposed to live in a decent community and expect things to be kept up, only to see the same people over and over neglect their properties?  It's the same ones, year after year, who don't cut their grass, their houses have peeling paint, garages falling down, and just trash everywhere!  It's plain disgusting and unfair to those of us who work hard with our own property upkeep.

You can be nice and discuss this with these slobs, but they just give you a look like YOU'RE crazy and offer a very nice "F - U" look.  Sure, you can also call the City and complain, but nothing ever gets done.  Instead, you have these trouble makers (many of whom are younger) who feel THEY'VE been violated and begin creating all sorts of crap in the neighborhood.  These people who CLAIM they have no time to clean up their yards are the same people who, night after night, hang out and drink and party until all hours.

Each year, our taxes go up, but the service of the City goes down.  They claim they have walk-by inspections to issue citations to violators of their alleged code, but yet, the same people who supposedly get these citations, continue to allow their properties to become very run down and unkept.  Driving down my street, you'll see 3 or 4 really decent yards - nothing fancy or showy, but just basic upkeep and neat looking properties.  Then, after those 3 or 4, there's one or two bad ones where you know the people can't even take the time to cut their grass.  There's one yard where the weeds have grown almost to 4 feet tall!  But, from what I've been told by a city official, the inspectors go around, write their citations on these properties and charge a fine of $100.  Apparently, it's much easier for these slobs to pay the $100 because it seems once they do, they're untouchable for the rest of the year.

Come on, people!  There really is no excuse for not cutting your grass and keeping your lawn looking neat.  One doesn't need all sorts of fancy flowers and landscaping to have a nice looking yard.  And, what's up with the City?  Why are they allowing these people to keep getting away with this?  As a homeowner, I think people would want to be proud of their properties and keep it looking nice.  Owning a home is a big investment and I, for one, definitely want to keep my investment decent.

If they rent, my next question is, what the hell is wrong with these landords?  I mean, really - there is no excuse whatsoever.  It's called responsibility.  My next door neighbor is a young guy (mid-20's) who sponges off of grandma and doesn't even hold down a job.  He doesn't do a thing to help out that woman!  He parties very hard every single night and sleeps the entire day away.  Their yard looks like the city dump and the garage is ready to cave it because it's so neglected.  If it were just the old woman living there, I would not have a problem with helping her out by cutting her grass for her at least.  But, why should I?  I work long hours all week long, have a family to take care of, as well as my OWN property to tend and she has this young guy living there who won't do a thing?  No way!  I've tried to talk to her about it, but she just blows it out her @$$ and makes 50 million excuses for her grandson - excuses which are getting rather old and tiresome.

Then, we have a young family a bit further down the street - the couple is at best in their late 20's or early 30's.  Three kids, which the parents allow to run the streets like unruly and disrespectful kids - so much so, that these kids were busted throwing rocks at a house.  The parents, however, were offended when it was brought to their attention about their innocent little angels doing that.  The kids were caught red-handed and seen by many.  Give me a break.

Their yard is trashed - they never cut their grass and it's so weed infested.  They have weeds as high as their fence in their back yard and crap just thrown everywhere.  Again, this couple claims they just don't have time, but from what we all see, they certainly have time to sit with their buddies, drinking all night long or hibernating in the house doing God knows what all day long while the majority of the people on the street are out working to keep their properties tidy.

Sadly, one of the houses for sale on our street has yet to be sold due to the surrounding "eyesores" which has been noted by a few potential buyers.  And, I certainly do not want to sell my home and move, not just because the market is so rough right now, but because I don't have much longer before my home is paid off and I shouldn't HAVE to move because of these pigs.  Many of us here have attended council meetings, made formal complaints, and written letters and the like regarding this situation, but nothing has yet to be done or enforced.  Soon, what was once a nice neighborhood will end up looking like the inner city ones, run down and a complete sloppy mess.

Frankly, I think more cities should crack down on these situations and maybe we wouldn't see so many run down properties everywhere.  If their grass isn't cut after a period of time, the city should cut it and charge them heavily for the service.  If their sidewalks aren't shoveled or plowed, the city should do so and charge the residents a hefty fee.  If the fees rack up and are not getting paid, then the city should be permitted to file a lien on the property.

While I have not been a big fan of ANY of the candidates for Presidency this term, I only hope that those of you out there who fully support Obama are right in your decisions should he become our next President.  My hope is that Obama WILL, indeed, live up to what he's portrayed himself to be and help this country out of its horrid rut and not just be another young guy who will allow power go to his head, break all of his promises made during his campaign, and further screw this country more than it already has been over the last 8 years.  I'm not saying that Hilary or McCain can do any better, but I've heard so much hype about Obama and how totally wonderful he would be as our President in making all of these great changes.  I really hope he doesn't let all of you Obama believers down out there!

My question is, will his alleged changes benefit Americans or just other countries, leaving our country as bad off, if not worse, than it already is?  Will Americans have to pay out more to support other countries while the state of our own is in shambles with nothing being done to rectify the mess?  And, what about these gas prices?  I have not heard ANY candidate make a "promise" that they would PERMANENTLY fix the situation.  Will outsourcing stop?  I mean, truly stop so that we may keep jobs here, where they belong?

I don't trust any politician any further than I can throw them - no matter what seat they take.  They make promise after promise, but for some strange reason, once they are in office, those promises made during their campaign is long forgotten and thus, never fulfilled.

So now we have the candidates for the two parties pretty well decided - Obama vs. McCain.  Are they really any good?  You have McCain who is a duplicate of G.W., an old fart who will probably drop before the end of his term, and probably will continue to run this country into the ground.  Then, there's Obama.  The new kid on the block, still wet behind the ears and, really, is this man aware of what he's about to get himself into?  Can he really make good on his promises?

And, before you all get your panties in a tizzy, this has nothing - and I mean NOTHING - to do with his race or religion, but merely about his ability to hold up his promises and live up to everyone's expectations.  It seems like he is upheld as being this super politician who can do no wrong, but my gut tells me that he will fail should he win the election.

This has been one of the most exhausting and frustrating campaigns I can ever remember since I've been a voter.  Quite honest?  I don't know for whom I would vote.  I think they're both dirty and only out for the power and money and not out for our best interest, which is what MY opinion of any elected official should be - out for their people.

But to all of you Obama supporters out there, I can only say that I sincerely hope he doesn't let you down.  Not just for your sake as his supporter, or the sake of other countries, but for the sake of the United States and the welfare of her citizens.

Just wondering how many of you were crazy enough to be a part of the Papa John's Pizza event today?  To me, it's just not worth it, but I'm sure plenty did get into it.

I'd love to hear from people who may have participated today as far as what the places were like.  Which one did you go to?  How was the wait?  Were there plenty of nuts there?

For those of you who didn't participate, but may have gone by a Papa John's, what did it look like from your view?

I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except

numbers.. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory

are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black

Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things

like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White

Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what

happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.

Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You

can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to

ban you from driving to the ball game.

I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, which is why

there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU

LISTENING MARTHA BURKE ?

I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it

is an opinion.

I have the right 'NOT' to be tolerant of others because they are

different, weird, or tick me off.

When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling; it is the Law

of Probability.

I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes,

a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of

fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak

English!

My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the

countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.

I think the police should have every right to shoot you if you threaten

them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word

'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the above lines.

I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you are

qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank

loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop,

trinket store, or any other business.

We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our

lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they

could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document;

and open to their interpretations.

I don't hate the rich and I don't pity the poor

I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That

doesn't stop you from watching them.

I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and

continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next

operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.

It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does

take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds

when necessary, and say 'NO!'

I think tattoos and pierc ing are fine if you want them, but please

don't pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home

until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly

infected mouth as you serve me French fries!

I am sick of 'Political Correctness.' I know a lot of black people, and

not a single one of them was born in Africa ; so how can they be

'African-Americans'? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around

saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else

And if you don't like my point of view, tough...

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore I have a very hard time understanding why there is such a problem in having 'In God We Trust' on our money and having 'God' in the Pledge of Allegiance. Why don't we just tell the 14% to BE QUIET!!!