Aug 21, 2008 | 8:19 AM
Category:
Sports
108 CONSECUTIVE WINS says a lot about a team!!!
I watch one of the most exciting games EVER last night. This game was thrilling, emotional and one of the best sporting events I had ever watched. Im talking about Womens Beach Volleyball in Bejing. What a thrilling game that was. It left me wanting so much more when it was over. The Chinese team were able to match us almost point for point which made for a very competive series. Even with the Chinese team leader and all her DRAMA they were no match for us. Nobody can match the best "team" in the world. Misty May and Kerri Walsh won the gold metal for the United States last night and won their 108 consecutive game. WOW 108 wins. I dont ever remember anybody winning 108 straight games in any sporting venue? It sure does make a huge statement.
Congratulation to the best team in sports. Misty May and Kerri Walsh for being the only team in vollyball history to win back to back olympic gold metals and for an incredible 108 consecutive wins and mostly for one of the most exciting games I ever did get to watch.
Aug 19, 2008 | 2:04 PM
Category:
Political
The hypocrisy of the US and NATO - currently occupying Afghanistan, for 7 years now, previously Serbia, where they carved out Kosovo - and the US, currently occupying Iraq, for 4 years now - is astounding. As well as the hate the US / Israeli supremacists have for Russia.The fact is Russia voluntarily gave up its empire (kudos!) and was promised that NATO would not expand into its former territory. These promises have all been broken by the LIARS in the US. This expansion fundamentally threatens Russia - which has been invaded horrifically by France and Germany, the primary NATO members, 3 times, and by the US and many other NATO countries on a smaller scale during the Bolshevik Revolution. Moreover Russia, which has a declining population, has a great number of ethnic Russians separated from her due to the border-crossing that occurred during the Soviet Empire days, and desires to protect them.This is Russia back yard. Russia is not the enemy. The Neo-cons are the enemy. These are the same type of neo-communist ideologues that brought Communism to Russia, and that are bringing us Big Brother, War of Terror, and the New World Order, in the meantime replacing Christian / Republican values with communist / materialist utilitarianism, ego-centrism and greed.The Neo-cons are the single biggest threat to humanity. They don't mind risking a nuclear war since they have underground cities to scurry into if things go bad. Do you?
Jul 25, 2008 | 9:40 AM
Category:
Political
A woman, married three times, walked into a bridal shop one day and told the sales clerk that she was looking for a for her 4th wedding.wedding gown
'Of course, madam,' replied the sales clerk, 'exactly what type and color are you looking for?'
The bride to be said: 'A long frilly white dress with a veil.'
The sales clerk hesitated a bit, then said, 'Please don't take this the wrong way, but gowns of that nature are considered more appropriate for brides who are being married the first time - for those who are a bit more innocent, if you know what I mean? Perhaps ivory or sky blue would be nice?'
'Well,' replied the customer, a little peeved at the clerk's directness, 'I can assure you that a white gown would be quite appropriate. Believe it or not, despite all my marriages, I remain as innocent as a first time bride...
You see, my first husband was so excited about our wedding, he died as we were checking into our hotel...
My second husband and I got into such a terrible fight in the limo on our way to our honeymoon that we had that wedding annulled immediately and never spoke to each other again.'
'What about your third husband?' asked the sales clerk.
'That one was to a Democrat,' said the woman, 'and every night for four years, he just sat on the edge of the bed and told me how good it was going to be......
but nothing ever happened...'
Jul 16, 2008 | 3:31 PM
Category:
Political
I don't know who wrote it but they should have signed it. Some powerful words. This woman should run for president.
Written by a housewife from New Jersey and sounds like it!
This is one ticked off lady!!
"Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we?" " Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11,
2001? "
Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ? !
Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they?
And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was 'desecrated' when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?...Well, I don't. I don't care at all.
I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.
I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia
I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for chopping off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.
I'll care when the cowardly so-called 'insurgents' in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.
I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide.
I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.
In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care.
When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don't care.
When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don't care...
When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed 'special' food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being 'mishandled,' you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don't care.
And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled 'Koran' and other times 'Quran.' Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and-you guessed it-I don't care !!
If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your E-mail friends. Sooner or later, it'll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior!
If you don't agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you choose the latter, then please don't complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add:
'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem' -- Ronald Reagan
I have another quote that I would like to add AND.......I hope you forward all this.
'If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.' Also by.. Ronald Reagan
One last thought for the day:
In case we find our selves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... and how many want out.'
The last thing, by the way, that we should do is to elect a person of muslim blood as President of the United States, someone who claims to love America yet, does NOT salute the flag, does NOT want to pledge allegience to our flag, and sat in a church listening to a 'pastor' that damns America! Are you Freakin' kidding me?
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
MAY I ADD THAT A VOTE FOR OBAMA IS A VOTE FOR ISLAM AND I QUITE FRANKLY DO NOT WANT TO LIVE WITH SHIRA-LAW
Jul 16, 2008 | 8:48 AM
Category:
Political
TAXES Proposed changes in taxes after the 2008 General election:
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.
OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales
How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.
DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN 15% (no change)
OBAMA 39.6%
How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.'
INCOME TAX
MCCAIN (no changes)
Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250
OBAMA (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
Under Obama, your taxes could almost double!
INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)
OBAMA Restore the inheritance tax Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes.
NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA
New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet.
New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already)
New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity)
New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not least....
New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!!
You can verify a lot of the above at the following web sites:
http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/in
dex.html <http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/i
ndex.html>
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxe
s.html
http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes
<http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes>
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http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/article
s/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html
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s/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html><
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http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candida
tes/barack_obama/ <http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candid
ates/barack_obama/>
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candida
tes/john_mccain/ <http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candid
ates/john_mccain/>
Jun 17, 2008 | 9:14 AM
Category:
Political
The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in
one of its releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were
living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and
20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a
look at New Orleans It's amazing what you can learn with some simple
division Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the
Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number,
what does it mean?
A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of
New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you
each get $516,528.
B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family
gets $2,066,012.
Washington , D.C . HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax, Building Permit Tax, CDL License Tax, Cigarette Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Dog License Tax, Federal Income Tax, Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA), Fishing License Tax, Food License Tax, Fuel Perm it Tax, Gasoline Tax, Hunting License Tax, Inheritance Tax, Inventory Tax, IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax), IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax), Liquor Tax, Luxury Tax, Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax, Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Service charge taxes, Social Security Tax,
Road Usage Tax (Truckers), Sales Taxes, Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax, State Income Tax, State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone Federal Excise Tax, Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax, Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax, Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax, Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax, Telephone State and Local Tax, Telephone Usage Charge Tax, Utility Tax, Vehicle License Registration Tax, Vehicle Sales Tax,
Watercraft Registration Tax, Well Permit Tax, Workers Compensation Tax..
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened? Can you spell 'politicians!'
And I still have to 'Press 1
for English!
I hope this goes around THE USA at least 1 BILLION times!!!!!
Jun 9, 2008 | 10:01 AM
Category:
Political
Dr. Emanuel Tanay, Psychiatrist
A man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War ll owned a number of large industries and estates. When asked how many German people were true Nazis, the answer he gave can guide our attitude toward fanaticism. 'Very few people were true Nazis' he said, 'but many enjoyed the return of German pride, and many more were too busy to care. I was one of those who just thought the Nazis were a bunch of fools. So, the majority just sat back and let it all happen. Then, before we knew it, they owned us, and we had lost control, and the end of the world had come. My family lost everything. I ended up in a concentration camp and the Allies destroyed my factories.
We are told again and again by 'experts' and 'talking heads' that Islam is the religion of peace, and that the vast majority of Muslims just want to live in peace.
Although this unqualified assertion may be true, it is entirely irrelevant. It is meaningless fluff, meant to make us feel better, and meant to somehow diminish the spectra of fanatics rampaging across the globe in the name of Islam. The fact is that the fanatics rule Islam at this moment in history. It is the fanatics who march. It is the fanatics who wage any one of 50 shooting wars worldwide. It is the fanatics who systematically slaughter Christian or tribal groups throughout Africa and are gradually taking over the entire continent in an Islamic wave. It is the fanatics who bomb, behead, murder, or honor kill. It is the fanatics who take over mosque after mosque. It is the fanatics who zealously spread the stoning and hanging of rape victims and homosexuals. The hard quantifiable fact is that the 'peaceful majority', the 'silent majority', is cowed and extraneous.
Communist Russia was comprised of Russians who just wanted to live in peace, yet the Russian Communists were responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The peaceful majority were irrelevant. China's huge population was peaceful as well, but Chinese Communists managed to kill a staggering 70 million people. The average Japanese individual prior to World War ll was not a warmongering sadist. Yet, Japan murdered and slaughtered its way across South East Asia in an orgy of killing that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians; most killed by sword, shovel, and bayonet. And, who can forget Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery. Could it not be said that the majority of Rwandans were 'peace loving'?
History lessons are often incredibly simple and blunt, yet for all our powers of reason we often miss the most basic and uncomplicated of points: Peace-loving Muslims have been made irrelevant by their silence. Peace-loving Muslims will become our enemy if they don't speak up, because, like my friend from Germany, they will awaken one day and find that the fanatics own them, and the end of their world will have begun.
Peace-loving Germans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians, Rwandans, Serbs, Afghanis, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians, and many others have died because the peaceful majority did not speak up until it was too late. As for us who watch it all unfold, we must pay attention to the only group that counts: the fanatics who threaten our way of life.
Lastly, at the risk of offending, anyone who doubts that this issue is serious and just disreguards this information without contemplating it. That is the passiveness that has allowed the problem to expand. So, extend yourself a bit and GET THIS INFORMATION OUT THERE! One can only hope that thousands, worldwide, read this - think about it and pass it on, or god forbid SPEAK UP AND QUIT BEING THE SILENT MAJORITY. get involved, change the world, one mind at a time!
May 15, 2008 | 8:08 AM
Category:
Political
John McCain and Hillary Clinton were walking down the street and came to a homeless person. The Republican, John McCain, gave him his business card and told him to come to his office for a job. He then took $20 out of his pocket and gave it to the homeless person. Hillary was impressed, so when they came to another homeless person, she stepped forward to help. She gave him directions to the welfare office, then reached into McCain's pocket and got out another $20. She kept $15 for administrative costs and gave the homeless person $5.
Now, do you understand the difference?
Apr 17, 2008 | 2:59 PM
Category:
Political
A PERFECT SUMMATIOIN OF WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY.
I really tried to find something in this that I did not agree with, but could not. Also, I felt that everything that is written in this supports my own view, that we need term limits and that includes both democrats and republicans. One term and they are out, they spend not one day in office running for re-election. Maybe then, decisions will be made based on what is good and right and the constitution. I hope we wake up before it is too late. Factual, Accurate, Truthful and Pitiful! Just plain pitiful.
RE-ELECT NOBODY! Worthy of your time and attention regardless of your Party Affiliation. 545 Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why? If both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, why do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, then why do we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does. One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices – 545 human beings out of the 300 million – are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country. I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank. I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce(loose term) a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes. Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is NOT THEIR FAULT. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of INCOMPETENCE AND IRRESPONSIBILITY. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ. If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way. There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do. Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are THEIR BOSSES – provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!
CAN I GET AN AMEN!!!.
Apr 3, 2008 | 6:47 AM
Category:
Political
The Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, while
visiting a primary school class, found themselves in
the middle of a discussion related to words and their
meanings.
The teacher asked both men if they would like to lead
the discussion of the word 'tragedy'. So the
illustrious Rev Jackson asks the class for an
example of a 'tragedy'.
One little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best
friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field
and a runaway tractor comes along and knocks him dead,
that would be a tragedy.'
No,' says the Great Jesse Jackson, 'that would be an
accident.'
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus
carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing
everyone inside, that would be a tragedy.'
I'm afraid not,' explains the exalted Reverend Al.
'That's what we would call a great loss. ' The room
goes silent. No other children volunteered.
Reverend Al searches the room. 'Isn't there someone
here who can give me an example of a tragedy?'
Finally at the back of the room little Johnny raises
his hand. In a stern voice he says: 'If a plane
carrying the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton were
struck by a missile and blown to smithereens that
would be a tragedy.'
Fantastic!' exclaims Jackson and Sharpton, 'That's
right. And can you tell me why that would be a
tragedy?'
'Well,' says little Johnny, 'because it sure as hell
wouldn't be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be
an accident either.
Mar 20, 2008 | 1:55 PM
Category:
Political
President Obama?
Michael Reisig is a local author of several books about the 'end of
times'.
You can find his books at www.michael-reisig.com or www.amazon.com.
He is also the editor of our paper The Polk County Pulse in Mena,
Arkansas where he wrote this article. I have heard some of these things
before about Obama but Michael put a different angle on it. A little
long, but a good read.
This was in the paper on February 20, 2008...
President Obama .
By Michael Reisig
Well, having observed the progress of the Democrat and Republican
Primaries I would have to say at this point, America is probably close
to electing Barak Hussein Obama as its next president. I understand the
need for change - but for all my observation of Obama I have yet to hear
any decisive, detailed plans - it all seems to be continual rhetoric on
the concept of change.
It's all rather a puzzlement to me, and more than anything I think this
phenomena is representative of the new Survivor/ Oprah Winfrey/American
Idol consciousness (where the bizarre is applauded as reality and image
is more important than substance), and it is undoubtedly brought about
by the overwhelming dissatisfaction Americans have for a government that
has cheated, lied and stolen from them for at least the last two
generations.
But for minorities, and in particular blacks, this election represents a
moment of long-awaited validation. There is no question that the
election of an African-American president will empower the blacks of
this country.
Don't misunderstand me - this is not a racist statement, this is just a
fact, and in many respects this could be a good thing. But there is no
denying the sense of audacious rebellion that constantly simmers in much
of the black community, particularly with the youth of the large
metropolitan areas. I have some concern that the election of a black
president will take us back to a consciousness that promotes the power
of race over intelligence, reason, and the value of law, and that this
may divide black and whites more than uniting them. I hope that I'm
wrong.
Obama speaks a lot about a uniting of black and white America, but the
church he has attended for years would contradict that. Although you
won't hear much of this on national television, one has but to go to
Obama's church of choice, Trinity United Church of Christ (go to the
website to check for yourself) to find, and I quote, 'An unabashedly
black congregation with a non-negotiable commitment to Africa. 'An
African people, 'true to our native land, the mother continent, the
cradle of civilization.'
Nowhere in the website is America even mentioned. Can you imagine if
one of the other white candidates for president were a member of a
church that declared itself 'unashamedly white?' What would the media
have done to them already?
I was also startled by a number of the points in Trinity United Church's
10-Point Vision:
*A congregation with a Non-negotiable Commitment to Africa.
*A congregation committed to Cultural Education (Africa).
*A congregation committed to the Historical Education of African People
in Diaspora.
*A congregation committed to Liberation.
*A congregation committed to Restoration. (Could this mean
restitution?)
In addition, Trinity's senior pastor Dr Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., is
considered by many to be a black racist, who, without question, preaches
radical Afro-centric theology.
It appears, by affiliation, that we have a man who wants to be president
of America while much of hi s loyalty is invested in black Africa.
But there is also a deeper, perhaps darker consequence in terms of
America and its multi-national population when we consider Mr. Obama as
our new leader.
Investigations have shown that Obama's father and stepfather were devout
Islamics. Both faithfully practiced their religion. His stepfather,
who had a much greater impact on Obama's upbringing, was a radical
Wahabbi Muslim. Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro, a Wahabbi
extremist who lived in Indonesia. When Obama's mother moved to
Indonesia - before she married her second Muslim husband - she enrolled
her son in Francis Assisis Catholic School. He was enrolled as a Muslim
because he was a Muslim.
Obama's campaign website has been hailed as a testament to the
candidate's transformative politics. But at least part of the senator's
online outreach, 'Muslim Americans for Obama '08' proposes installing
Muslim prayer areas in public pl aces and giving Muslims time off for
prayer, and has denounced Obama's colleagues in the U.S. Senate who
happen to be Jewish.
Further troubling are the issues and solutions on this site:
1. A Law against harassment of Muslim women wearing Hijab at the
Airport, DMV and other public arenas.
2. Institute a Law to allow Muslim Employees to take an hour off
from
work for Friday Jummah Prayer.
3. Make the 2 Eid's (Muslim festivals), recognized National
Holidays
on Calendars with days off from work.
4. Optional Halal meals in federal building, public schools and
colleges.
5. Provide prayer areas suitable for Salah and Jummah, in public
and
private facilities. (i.e. Malls, Airports, Universities and government
buildings.)
6. Organize a Muslim American group to assist in recommendations
for
US foreign policy affecting majority Muslim Countries.
I have to wonder how many encampments of Islamic extremists hidden in
the hill s of Afghanistan and quiet rooms of Baghdad and Tehran listen to
the news of America's primary elections with unadulterated glee,
considering first, that we may have a president who has virtually no
experience in managing a government, or attending to military/
international affairs, and secondly; the chance (as remote as it is) of
a quasi-Muslim president of the United States.
Think of the possibilities. If you agree with this, I
hope you will at least make sure you vote. It really
scares me to think of Obama being president. It's time we as Christians
stand up and let our voices be heard. Let's stop being the silent
majority!
Feb 29, 2008 | 6:46 AM
Category:
Political
I saw this video from Joe Laguardi he is "theguyfromboston.com" and what he said was very troubling. There is this company that employ's 535 employee's. Of those employee's
29 are jearking thier boss around. 7 have been convicted and served time for fraud. 19 have bounced checks. 117 have bankrupt 2 companys (each). 3 have been convicted and served time for assult. 7 can not even get a visa/mastercard because they have bad credit. 14 have drug convictions. 8 have shoplifting convictions. 21 are current defendants for law suits against them. and the kicker is 84 have been arrested THIS YEAR for DUI.
What company do you think hires such awful people? We do, that's right you and me!!! For this bunch of bad apples belongs to.......THE U.S. CONGRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nancy Pelosi and her brood have the odasity to try and take away my right . To own a gun, they continueally want to raise my taxes, they refuse to take responsibility and protect me through our open borders, they don't do the job they promised while getting themselves elected, and this is the example they set?
HOW DARE THEM.
Feb 22, 2008 | 7:46 AM
Category:
News
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. 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
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. 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 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 piercing 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 while 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!!!
Andy Rooney- 60 Minutes, 2008
Feb 21, 2008 | 7:47 AM
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The Omnibus Spending bill pushed through Congress last December
gutted the Secure Fence Act.!!! But left intact were thousands of
"earmarks" that directed hundreds of millions of tax dollars to
pet-projects and preferred supporters--all without public debate
or even a vote in Congress. Outrageously, just two months into the New Year, lawmakers have already begun soliciting earmark requests for 2008!
++ 2007: A Banner Year for Pork
Citizens Against Government Waste reported that taxpayers
had funded 2,658 so-called "pork projects" for a whopping $13.2 billion!
-- $1 million for Hillary Clinton's "Hippie" museum
in New York honoring the events of Woodstock.
--$6 million to research new uses for wood.
--$1.3 million to Raleigh, NC to build a year round,
"climate-controlled" park carousel.
In each instance, Congress didn't debate them in the open, and
there was never even a public vote!
Please help me and send a message to our esteemed goverment officials
I have just signed a national grassroots-led petition to end
government earmarks, and I'm inviting you to join with me and
thousands of other Americans who want this corrupt system
brought to an end.
Click here to add your name:
http://www.grassfire.org/96/petition.asp?PID=15609601&
NID=1
Nativephoenician
Feb 4, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Political
If Hillary wins in 2008 and Bill is 'appointed' to fill her Senate seat and either live to retire 'they' (together or alone) would get two US Presidential retirement checks, two US Senate retirement checks, and a retirement check from the State of Arkansas .
About the only thing they MIGHT NOT get is a Social Security check....but I wouldn't bet on it....I understand ole Bill has earned $40,000,000 in the past six years. What a guy!
AND THE REST OF THE STORY... Hilarious Rotten Clinton, as a New York State Senator, now comes under the 'Congressional Retirement and Staffing Plan,' which means that even if she never gets reelected, she STILL receives her Congressional salary until she dies. (Would it not be nice if all Americans were pension eligible after only 4 years?)
If Bill outlives her, he then inherits HER salary until HE dies. He is already getting his Presidential salary until he dies. If Hillary outlives Bill, she also gets HIS salary until she dies. Guess who pays for that?
It's common knowledge that in order for her to establish NY residency, they purchased a million dollar-plus house in upscale Chappaqua, New York . Makes sense! They are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Still makes sense.
Here is where it becomes interesting( and just about chaps my hide). Their mortgage payments hover at around $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residence 'had' to be built within the acreage to house the Secret Service agents. The Clintons charge the Federal government $10,000 monthly rent for the use of that extra residence, which is about equal to their mortgage payment. This means that we, the taxpayers, are paying the Clinton's salary, mortgage, transportation, safety and security, as well as the salaries for their 12 man staff -- and, this is all perfectly legal!
As she runs for President, will YOU vote for her? I MOST CERTINALLY WILL NOT..but not because of this latest "retire in 4 years" B.S. but because I feel that Hillary has nothing to offer this country that resembles the office for which she covets so much. She is not Presidental material what so ever, she has no experence, she lies thru her teeth, and she has flipped-flopped so much lately that I simply can not in good conscience give her my vote.