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 Senator BARACK OBAMA was invited to address a major gathering of the American Indian Nation two weeks ago in upstate New York.  HE spoke for almost an hour on HIS future plans for increasing every  Native American's present standard of living, should HE one day  become the President.  HE referred to his career as a  Senator, how he had signed 'YES' for every Indian issue that came to his desk for  approval. 


Although the Senator was vague on the details of his  plan, he seemed most enthusiastic about his future ideas for helping  his 'red sisters and brothers'.

At the conclusion of his speech, the Tribes presented the Senator with a plaque inscribed with his new Indian name - Walking Eagle. The  proud Senator then departed in his motorcade, waving to the crowds.

A news reporter later inquired to the group of chiefs of how they came to select the new name had given to the Senator. They explained that  Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of [...] it can no  longer fly.


I just hope the American people are as smart as the Indians!

If I had witnessed anyone doing this to an animal, I would have taken action first and then called the SPCA, the lady might could have saved this poor dogs life.   I hope they catch those little sicko kids who did this as they are just a few years away from becoming mass murderers.

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A disturbing act of animal cruelty has many residents in Olney disgusted.

Officials with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said that two kids were spotted lighting a live dog on fire Thursday night.

The SPCA got a call from a woman who spotted the burning dog on train tracks near her house.

Investigators found the body of one dog still smoldering and the body of a second dog in a trash bag nearby.

The SPCA is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with

 American Flag - 11 Sep

 

Please join us in this FLY THE FLAG campaign and PLEASE forward this immediately to everyone. We have a little less than one week and counting to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America .

 

THE PROGRAM:

 

On Thursday, September 11th, 2008, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States . Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this seventh anniversary of one our country's worst tragedies. We do this honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.

 

In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds

 

Action Plan:

 

So, here's what we need you to do ...

 

(1) Tell  everyone you know (at least 11 people).  Take a moment to think back to how you felt on 9/11 and let those sentiments guide you.

 

(2) Fly an American flag of any size on 9/11. Honestly, Americans should fly the flag year-round, but if you don't, then at least make it a priority on this day.

 

Thank you for your participation. God Bless You and God Bless America !

 

Leave it to a man.....to take this sort of message :) 
Someone from the gyna colleges called.  
They said the Pabst Beer is normal. 
I didn't even know you liked beer

1 My life is likely to last 10-15 years ~ Any separation from you is likely to be painful ~

2 Give me time to understand what you want of me ~

3 Place your trust in me ~ It is crucial for my well-being ~

4 Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment ~

You have your work, your friends, your entertainments, but I have only you ~

5 Talk to me ~ Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me ~

6 Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it ~

7 Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to ~

8 Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me~ Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I may have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak ~

9 Please take care of me when I grow old ~ You too, will grow old ~

10 On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please ~ Never say you can't bear to watch ~ Don't  make me face this alone ~ Everything is easier for me if you are there ,~

 

Take a moment today to thank God for your pets ~ Enjoy and take good care of them ~ Life would be a much duller, less joyful experience without

God's critters.  

We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love and joyfulness.

It is here on earth and has four ( or just 2 ) legs!

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face ...

Or a kitty in your lap purring ...

Or the soft snicker  of a horse as you enter the barn---

Live Well ~ Love Much ~ Laugh Often

Sickening... this woman isn't paying for her crime, she is the  same as she was before the baby died.... just  laying in the bed watching TV and eating.... I would throw in a couple of hundred dollars to have her  a cell built.  Just to see her pay.   Maybe they should restrict her food.... Judge allows house arrest for indicted half-ton woman 11:46 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Associated Press

EDINBURG, Texas – A nearly half-ton Texas woman charged in the death of her 2-year-old nephew will remain in her house because the county jail lacks a large enough cell or the medical resources, prosecutors said.

A state district judge on Monday agreed not to send Mayra Rosales, who weighs nearly 1,000 pounds, to jail provided she wear a global positioning system tracker until her trial.

Rosales, 27, was indicted last week on capital murder charges in the March 18 death of Eliseo Gonazels Jr. Prosecutors say the toddler was hit at least twice in the head while in the care of the bedridden Rosales.

Sergio Valdez, Rosales' attorney, did not immediately return messages left for him Tuesday.

Prosecutors said the possibility of checking Rosales into a hospital and putting her under 24-hour surveillance was ruled out due to the prohibitive cost, the McAllen Monitor reported.

Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino has argued that incarcerating Rosales would be impossible because the county jail does not have a cell large enough to hold her or medical staff equipped to handle her medical needs.

Prosecutors allege 20-year-old Jamie Rosales, Eliseo's mother, left the toddler with his bedridden aunt even though she knew that the woman was incapable of caring for him. She faces one felony count of injury to a child, punishable by life in prison and $10,000 in fines upon conviction.

A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan .One of the courses had a professor who was a vowed atheist and a member of the ACLU.
One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes."   The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God. I'm still waiting."  It got down to  the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.
The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence.   The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"
The Marine calmly replied, "God was too busy today protecting America 's soldiers who are defending your right to say stupid [...] and act like an [...]. So, He sent me."

Maybe a trip to prison would  save her life vs. kill her, I mean, at that weight she is already in her own personal prison, losing a few pounds in one of ours won't hurt her, in fact, it may help her escape her own-  either way, she needs to pay.    How is it that criminals feel they can get away with things because of medical conditions or disabilities?

Bedridden, Obese Woman Indicted in Toddler's Death
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EDINBURG, Texas  --  A grand jury indicted a nearly half-ton, bedridden woman Thursday in the death of her 2-year-old nephew.

Mayra Lizbeth Rosales, 27, was indicted on one count of first-degree murder and on one count of injury to a child in the death of Eliseo Gonzalez Jr. Rosales previously had been charged with capital murder.

The grand jury indicted her after a full autopsy confirmed investigators' suspicions that the child died March 18 because he had been struck. Investigators believe the toddler was struck at least twice, crushing his head.

Authorities recommended Rosales' bond be set at $150,000.

The boy's mother Jaime Rosales, was charged earlier with injury to a child because she allegedly left her son alone with his aunt. Her bond has been set at $100.000.

Prosecutors have to work out how Mayra Rosales will be detained and prosecuted because she weighs nearly 1,000 pounds. She is unable to fit through a door to leave her home. As of Thursday evening, she was not in custody.

Both Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra and Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino promised that Rosales would somehow face the charges but they had little details about how that would happen. Trevino said holding her at the Hidalgo County Jail for her trial would be impossible because she needs extensive medical care.

"She would die," said Trevino in Thursday's online edition of The Monitor in McAllen.

Nevertheless, she will soon face arrest, he said.

While I haven't gotten here quite yet, it was still hilarious as I know a few who have:

http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-walt-babyboomer
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It's taking out the Trash Thursday again..... Texas takes out the Trash on Tuesday and Thursday's....

Too bad your moral compass wasn't working the time you had your wife killed over lust for a coed, who I am sure was worth every drop of your poor wives blood. There's no fool like a old fool and for an old fool like yourself to think that a young coed would be seriously interested in you to the point of having your wife eliminated, shows just how stupid a fool you really are. Too bad your moral compass was busted the night you helped kill Officer Hawkins- I agree with Officer Hawkins wife... it's a little too late. Mr. Rodriguez, volunteering to die doesn't make you any better than the remaining 5 who will be taking the same one way flight to hell that you will, you will just get there first. The only one who should be given any recognition at all is Larry Harper, who did us all a favor and killed himself vs. being taken alive and costing the tax payers 7+ years of upkeep for a gang of sorry losers. If I were a member of your wife's family or the wife of Officer Hawkins, I would have gladly "volunteered" to be the one to insert the needle into your arm tonight and watch your miserable, cold blooded, selfish and evil life end. Good Riddance...

Now Texas... let's see you expedite the executions of the other 5- I am tired of paying for them.

"Texas 7" Fugitive Volunteering to Die Thursday
Last Edited: Thursday, 14 Aug 2008, 6:32 AM CDT Created: Thursday, 14 Aug 2008, 6:32

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- Michael Rodriguez's downfall began with an infatuation.

If he follows through with his plans to be held accountable, it ends Thursday evening in the Texas death chamber.

Rodriguez, 45, a key member of the "Texas 7" -- a group of seven fugitives who broke out of a South Texas prison in one of the state's most notorious escapes -- has dropped all his appeals and is volunteering for execution for his part in the killing of a Dallas-area police officer almost eight years ago.

"Whatever we do, there's restitution to be made," Rodriguez, 45, told The Associated Press in a recent interview outside death row. "But in this situation, the only thing I can do is be held accountable and express sincere condolences."

Rodriguez's execution, the eighth this year in the nation's busiest death penalty state, would cap more than two years of efforts he initiated to short-circuit the appeals process and accelerate his punishment.

"Sadly, a lot of people got hurt," Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez would be the first of the six surviving members of the infamous "Texas 7" to be executed.

At the time of the December 2000 escape, Rodriguez was serving a life term for hiring a hit man to kill his wife, Theresa, 29, to collect her life insurance proceeds. She was gunned down in 1992 getting out of her car outside their San Antonio home. The triggerman, Rolando Ruiz, also is on death row.

Rodiguez was taking college classes and wanted to get rid of his wife because he'd been smitten with a younger female student.

"The lust of a coed," he said. "I can't explain it. My wife was a wonderful person and didn't deserve this. I fell for a coed. It was stupid. ... But I was a willing participant. ... I really thought I would get off, like a lot of people who are deluded."

His father, who would be convicted of helping the escaped convicts, arranged to have a vehicle waiting near the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Connally Unit south of San Antonio after the inmates got out.

The gang was captured in Colorado in January 2001 after six weeks on the run. One of them, Larry Harper, killed himself rather than surrender to authorities.

By then, however, they were involved in the fatal shooting of Aubrey Hawkins, an Irving policeman, during a Christmas Eve 2000 robbery of a sporting goods store in the Dallas suburb.

"I'm glad we got caught, so no one else would get hurt," Rodriguez said.

His five remaining accomplices -- George Rivas, Randy Halprin, Donald Newbury, Joseph Garcia and Patrick Murphy -- also are there and awaiting the outcome of appeals. None of them has an execution date.

Rodriguez's punishment was expected to draw dozens of police officers to Huntsville to stand vigil outside the prison while Hawkins' widow, Lori, was inside watching the convicted killer die.

"I'll be there," she said. "Absolutely. I wouldn't miss this."

Lori Hawkins credited Rodriguez with being "the first one to really admit his guilt" but said his words of apology were "a little too late."

"It didn't have to happen," she said of the fatal shooting of her husband of four years. "Aubrey didn't need to die."

Rodriguez first wrote to a federal judge in Dallas in early 2006, mailing a hand-printed letter mailed asking that his appeals be stopped. Court hearings eventually were held to ensure Rodriguez was competent to make that kind of decision, but his execution was on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court considered a Kentucky case that stopped all executions in the country with a challenge arguing lethal injection was unconstitutionally cruel. When the justices in April upheld the method as proper, Rodriguez's death date was set for Thursday.

"I'm ready to go," he said.

Toby Shook, a former Dallas County assistant district attorney who prosecuted Rodriguez, said he thought the former restaurant operator in San Antonio was being "very pragmatic."

"It's going to happen," Shook said, describing the case against him and the other former fugitives as "iron tight."

"He's able to at least make one decision on his own," Shook said. "He's choosing the time."

The seven prisoners overpowered workers at the Connally Unit near Kenedy on Dec. 13, 2000, took the workers' clothes, then grabbed 16 guns from the prison armory and fled in a stolen truck. They ditched that truck for another that had been left for them by Rodriguez's father.

Then 12 days later, while robbing an Irving sporting goods store of cash, clothing and more weapons, they killed Hawkins, who was shot 11 times and then run over with his own patrol car.

Acting on a tip from a resident of a trailer park outside Colorado Springs, Colo., Rodriguez and three of his cohorts were captured there Jan. 22, 2001. Harper killed himself. The remaining two surrendered two days later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSZkJl0PXPw

Simply precious.  This will make you laugh through your tears.  This is one of the most precious little girls I believe I have ever seen.

Mexican, White, Brown, Red or Yellow... he's a rapist and a murderer and he got what was coming to him and as a victim and survivor of a violent rape myself,  he deserved a hell of alot more than a needle to the arm and put into a permanent slumber.   His victims weren't given such "humane" treatment.   He should have taken a dirt nap a long time ago with a bullet imbedded in his head.

Texas executes Mexican-born rapist, murderer 08:36 AM CDT on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 The Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Texas executed Mexican-born prisoner José Medellín late Tuesday night for the 1993 rape-torture slayings of two teenage Houston girls.

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"I'm sorry my actions caused you pain. I hope this brings you the closure that you seek," Mr. Medellín said to witnesses in the death chamber. He was pronounced dead a few minutes before 10 p.m.

The execution was delayed for several hours while the U.S. Supreme Court considered his appeal. He had claimed that he was denied treaty-guaranteed help from the Mexican Consulate when he was arrested.

The Supreme Court denied the appeal 5-4. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that to permit the execution would place the United States "in violation of international law and breaks our treaty promises."

Sign me up too.....


(Actual letter from an Iowa resident and sent to his Senator)

The Honorable Tom Harkin
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone (202) 224 3254
Washington DC , 20510

Dear Senator Harkin,

     As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance.  I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in a n effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.

     My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted.  If my understanding of this bill's provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United  States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years.  I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out.

  Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I'm exc ited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine.  Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively?  This would yield an excellent result for me and my family be cause we paid
heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.

   Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.

    Another benefit in gaining illegal status is that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as 'in-state' tuition ratesfor many colleges throughout the United States for my son.

 Lastly, I understand that illegal  status would relieve me the burden of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums.  This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my  car.

    If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal  (retroactively if  possible) and copies of the
necessary forms, I would be most  appreciative.

Thank you for your assistance.

             Your Loyal Constituent,



           Donald  Ruppert
             Burlington , IA

Men... you have been warned!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK2OakMoW_c

What a worthless piece of garbage....

This animal needs to burn.  You send him on down here to Texas we will take care of him.  We will put down whats left of him after the other Prison Inmates have taken their shot....

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CAMDEN, N.J.  --  Camden police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 4-year-old boy late Monday afternoon.

Slideshow: Images From Shooting Scene

Authorities issued a murder warrant for 20-year-old Donald Lindsey and took him into custody Tuesday morning, sources told Fox 29 News.

The child was shot at least once in the head around 5:20 p.m. Monday while he was walking with his mother. They were about two houses down from their home on Norris Street.

Authorities believe the boy was caught in an exchange of gunfire and that no one else was injured.

A Camden County Prosecutor's Office spokesman says several dozen shots were fired, but that authorities were still trying to determine how many shooters there were.