Apparently when it comes to Barack Obama and high gas prices, hope has its limits.
At a time when gas prices have now reached $4.00 per gallon in the City of Chicago and American families are hoping for relief at the pump, Barack Obama is intent on opposing John McCain’s plan to place a moratorium on the federal gas tax. . . .
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Cinco de Mayo
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York .
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico . But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico , who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico . But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico , who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo
DNC schedule of events
2008 Democratic National Convention Schedule of Events
7:00 pm ~ Opening flag burning.
7:15 pm ~ Pledge of Allegiance to the U. N.
7:20 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
7:25 pm ~ Nonreligious prayer and worship - Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Oprah Winfrey
7:45 pm ~ Ceremonial tree hugging Darryl Hannah
7:55 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
8:00 pm ~ How I Invented the Internet - Al Gore
8:15 pm ~ Gay Wedding Planning Rosie O'Donnell
8:35 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
8:40 pm ~ Our Troops are War Criminals - John Kerry
9.00 pm ~ Memorial service for Saddam and his sons - Cindy Sheehan and Susan Sarandon
10:00 pm ~ "Answering Machine Etiquette" - Alec Baldwin
11:00 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
1 1:05 pm ~ Collection for the Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund - Barbara Streisand
11:15 pm ~ Free the Freedom Fighters from Guantanamo Bay - Sean Penn
11:30 pm ~ Oval Office Affairs - William Jefferson Clinton
11:45 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
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11:50 pm ~ How George Bush Brought Down the World Trade Towers - Howard Dean
12:15 am ~ "Truth in Broadcasting Award" - Presented to Dan Rather by Michael Moore
2:25 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
12:30 am ~ Satellite address - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
12:45 am ~ Nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton - Nancy Pelosi
1:00 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
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1:05 am ~ Coronation of Hillary Rodham Clinton
1:30 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
1:35 am ~ Bill Clinton asks Ted Kennedy to drive Hillary home
7:00 pm ~ Opening flag burning.
7:15 pm ~ Pledge of Allegiance to the U. N.
7:20 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
7:25 pm ~ Nonreligious prayer and worship - Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Oprah Winfrey
7:45 pm ~ Ceremonial tree hugging Darryl Hannah
7:55 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
8:00 pm ~ How I Invented the Internet - Al Gore
8:15 pm ~ Gay Wedding Planning Rosie O'Donnell
8:35 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
8:40 pm ~ Our Troops are War Criminals - John Kerry
9.00 pm ~ Memorial service for Saddam and his sons - Cindy Sheehan and Susan Sarandon
10:00 pm ~ "Answering Machine Etiquette" - Alec Baldwin
11:00 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
1 1:05 pm ~ Collection for the Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund - Barbara Streisand
11:15 pm ~ Free the Freedom Fighters from Guantanamo Bay - Sean Penn
11:30 pm ~ Oval Office Affairs - William Jefferson Clinton
11:45 pm ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
.
11:50 pm ~ How George Bush Brought Down the World Trade Towers - Howard Dean
12:15 am ~ "Truth in Broadcasting Award" - Presented to Dan Rather by Michael Moore
2:25 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
12:30 am ~ Satellite address - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
12:45 am ~ Nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton - Nancy Pelosi
1:00 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
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1:05 am ~ Coronation of Hillary Rodham Clinton
1:30 am ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
1:35 am ~ Bill Clinton asks Ted Kennedy to drive Hillary home
Sunday, April 27, 2008
JIMMY CARTER IS IT LOVE WITH THE AXIS OF EVIL
Jimmy Carter met with Mahmoud Zahar, a top Hamas gang leader... he hugged and kissed Nasser Shaer, an unscrupulous apostle of slaughter... then he laid a wreath on Yasser Arafat's grave, calling the late terrorist "a peace fighter" and "a dear friend."
But that wasn't enough. Carter's most outrageous act was his meeting with Hamas's exiled leader, Khaled Meshal, whom our government has officially designated "a terrorist," responsible for the deaths of at least 26 Americans.
And yet, only a few lone voices on Capitol Hill seem willing to do something about Carter's treacherous antics.
Representative Sue Myrick has asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to pull Carter's passport.
Here's what she said:
"Former President Carter has acted in contradiction of international agreements to isolate Hamas. He has acted in defiance of both United States policy and international policy."
In 1981 Congress granted this power to the Secretary of State and the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the statute.
And then there's Representative Joe Knollenberg, who has introduced legislation in the House that would stop the federal government from spending our tax dollars -- $19 million so far -- to fund the Carter Center.
"America must speak with one voice against our terrorist enemies. It sends a fundamentally troubling message when an American dignitary is engaged in dialogue with terrorists. My legislation will make sure that taxpayer dollars are not being used to support discussions or negotiations with terrorist groups."
There are still a few Members of Congress who are not afraid to be conservatives and patriots.
We have an obligation NOT to let them stand alone.
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the leadership in the House and Senate.
Tell them this time Jimmy Carter has gone too far. Urge them to support Rep. Sue Myrick's efforts to urge Secretary Rice to pull Carter's passport. And, demand they immediately vote on Representative Knollenberg's legislation to stop the federal government from doling out our hard-earned tax dollars to the Georgia-based Carter Center. Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be used to support activity that runs contrary to U.S. interests, including meetings with terrorists.
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Carter Thumbed His Nose At Congress
When Carter announced his little trip, some members of his own party joined with Republicans in signing a letter begging him NOT to meet with Hamas -- an anti-Semitic, hate-America gang of terrorists.
Representative Bill Shuster introduced a "sense of Congress" resolution which reads in part that Congress "disapproves of former President Jimmy Carter's freelance diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, which contradict the stated foreign policy position of the current Administration."
Two other Democrats, Representatives Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Gary Ackerman, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Mideast subcommittee, wrote Carter imploring him NOT to meet with Hamas.
"This visit will undermine the Middle East peace process... the legitimacy and prestige that Hamas will derive from your visit will be seen in the region as a clear demonstration that violence pays.
More than 50 House Members -- in all -- wrote Carter urging him NOT to meet with Meshal, calling him the man behind the deaths of 26 Americans.
Yet there was Carter: striking poses for TV cameras, mouthing far-left platitudes, playing the role of the benevolent peacemaker, flashing his nauseating grin.
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the leadership in the House and Senate.
Tell them this time Jimmy Carter has gone too far. Urge them to support Rep. Sue Myrick's efforts to urge Secretary Rice to pull Carter's passport. And, demand they immediately vote on Representative Knollenberg's legislation to stop the federal government from doling out our hard-earned tax dollars to the Georgia-based Carter Center. Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be used to support activity that runs contrary to U.S. interests, including meetings with terrorists.
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Any Friend of Hamas Is No Friend Of Mine
Former President Carter's behavior is nothing new.
Using the prestige of his presidency and millions and millions of YOUR tax dollars, Carter has traveled the world, and REPEATEDLY met with America's most dangerous enemies against our nation's interest.
Hamas is no social club! It's a terrorist organization whose hands drip with the blood of innocent Israelis and Americans.
Hamas launches suicide bombers and murders innocent women and children with wild-eyed glee -- particularly if their targets are Jewish or Christian.
After Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections and took control of the Palestinian "nation," the United States -- along with the United Nations, the European Union, and Russia -- called on Hamas to recognize Israel and honor previous agreements to coexist peacefully.
The leaders of Hamas were defiant. They made it clear that they intended to keep on killing Jews, Americans, and everyone else that got in the way of their fanatic agenda.
Jimmy Carter is critical of President Bush -- a man who has made the defeat of terrorism his legacy -- but Carter never misses an opportunity to meet and greet international terrorists.
Join us in sending a message to Carter... Stop him from feeding from the government trough. TODAY!
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the leadership in the House and Senate.
Tell them this time Jimmy Carter has gone too far. Urge them to support Rep. Sue Myrick's efforts to urge Secretary Rice to pull Carter's passport. And, demand they immediately vote on Representative Knollenberg's legislation to stop the federal government from doling out our hard-earned tax dollars to the Georgia-based Carter Center. Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be used to support activity that runs contrary to U.S. interests, including meetings with terrorists.
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More Carter Treachery...
That's not all.
In January of 1984, a bitter Jimmy Carter met secretly with Anatoly Dobrynin, the Soviet ambassador to the United States.
Dobrynin wrote in his memoirs that Carter told the Soviet diplomat he was worried about President Ronald Reagan's military build-up and thought the world would be better off with someone else in the White House .
Of course, Reagan understood the world better than Carter.
Our build-up forced the Soviet Union to escalate its own military preparations; but the communist system couldn't compete with our free-market system, and the Evil Empire fell to pieces before the world's delighted eyes.
I guess one could view it as Ronald Reagan's victory over communism and... over Carterism.
And, in 2005, while in Birmingham, England, Jimmy Carter, the left-wing moralist, was at it again, echoing al-Qaeda and other anti-American voices when he said:
"I think what's going on at Guantanamo Bay and other places, is a disgrace to the USA... it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts."
Those are the words of a former President of the United States!
Another case in point: The Carter Center agreed to monitor the Venezuelan election -- an up-or-down vote on communist dictator Hugo Chavez.
Carter's report may have well have been written by the three monkeys -- see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil -- an election with a few minor glitches, but a glorious triumph for Marxist democracy.
More perceptive observers described stalled lines, technology that failed and Chavez's soldiers hassling and bullying voters.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Carter Center and the OAS audited only a fraction of the voting machines they agreed to audit.
Venezuelan News and Analysis added this grim footnote:
"Then Jimmy Carter said he planned to leave Venezuela to celebrate his wife's birthday the day before opposition protestors were shot at point blank [range] as they protested [the fraudulence of] the referendum results."
Maybe Carter loves Chavez because Chavez hates George W. Bush.
See the pattern?
Congress should make sure this is no longer permitted... It should not be allowed... Our tax dollars should not support it!
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the leadership in the House and Senate.
Tell them this time Jimmy Carter has gone too far. Urge them to support Rep. Sue Myrick's efforts to urge Secretary Rice to pull Carter's passport. And, demand they immediately vote on Representative Knollenberg's legislation to stop the federal government from doling out our hard-earned tax dollars to the Georgia-based Carter Center. Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be used to support activity that runs contrary to U.S. interests, including meetings with terrorists.
But that wasn't enough. Carter's most outrageous act was his meeting with Hamas's exiled leader, Khaled Meshal, whom our government has officially designated "a terrorist," responsible for the deaths of at least 26 Americans.
And yet, only a few lone voices on Capitol Hill seem willing to do something about Carter's treacherous antics.
Representative Sue Myrick has asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to pull Carter's passport.
Here's what she said:
"Former President Carter has acted in contradiction of international agreements to isolate Hamas. He has acted in defiance of both United States policy and international policy."
In 1981 Congress granted this power to the Secretary of State and the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the statute.
And then there's Representative Joe Knollenberg, who has introduced legislation in the House that would stop the federal government from spending our tax dollars -- $19 million so far -- to fund the Carter Center.
"America must speak with one voice against our terrorist enemies. It sends a fundamentally troubling message when an American dignitary is engaged in dialogue with terrorists. My legislation will make sure that taxpayer dollars are not being used to support discussions or negotiations with terrorist groups."
There are still a few Members of Congress who are not afraid to be conservatives and patriots.
We have an obligation NOT to let them stand alone.
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the leadership in the House and Senate.
Tell them this time Jimmy Carter has gone too far. Urge them to support Rep. Sue Myrick's efforts to urge Secretary Rice to pull Carter's passport. And, demand they immediately vote on Representative Knollenberg's legislation to stop the federal government from doling out our hard-earned tax dollars to the Georgia-based Carter Center. Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be used to support activity that runs contrary to U.S. interests, including meetings with terrorists.
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Carter Thumbed His Nose At Congress
When Carter announced his little trip, some members of his own party joined with Republicans in signing a letter begging him NOT to meet with Hamas -- an anti-Semitic, hate-America gang of terrorists.
Representative Bill Shuster introduced a "sense of Congress" resolution which reads in part that Congress "disapproves of former President Jimmy Carter's freelance diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, which contradict the stated foreign policy position of the current Administration."
Two other Democrats, Representatives Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Gary Ackerman, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Mideast subcommittee, wrote Carter imploring him NOT to meet with Hamas.
"This visit will undermine the Middle East peace process... the legitimacy and prestige that Hamas will derive from your visit will be seen in the region as a clear demonstration that violence pays.
More than 50 House Members -- in all -- wrote Carter urging him NOT to meet with Meshal, calling him the man behind the deaths of 26 Americans.
Yet there was Carter: striking poses for TV cameras, mouthing far-left platitudes, playing the role of the benevolent peacemaker, flashing his nauseating grin.
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the leadership in the House and Senate.
Tell them this time Jimmy Carter has gone too far. Urge them to support Rep. Sue Myrick's efforts to urge Secretary Rice to pull Carter's passport. And, demand they immediately vote on Representative Knollenberg's legislation to stop the federal government from doling out our hard-earned tax dollars to the Georgia-based Carter Center. Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be used to support activity that runs contrary to U.S. interests, including meetings with terrorists.
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Any Friend of Hamas Is No Friend Of Mine
Former President Carter's behavior is nothing new.
Using the prestige of his presidency and millions and millions of YOUR tax dollars, Carter has traveled the world, and REPEATEDLY met with America's most dangerous enemies against our nation's interest.
Hamas is no social club! It's a terrorist organization whose hands drip with the blood of innocent Israelis and Americans.
Hamas launches suicide bombers and murders innocent women and children with wild-eyed glee -- particularly if their targets are Jewish or Christian.
After Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections and took control of the Palestinian "nation," the United States -- along with the United Nations, the European Union, and Russia -- called on Hamas to recognize Israel and honor previous agreements to coexist peacefully.
The leaders of Hamas were defiant. They made it clear that they intended to keep on killing Jews, Americans, and everyone else that got in the way of their fanatic agenda.
Jimmy Carter is critical of President Bush -- a man who has made the defeat of terrorism his legacy -- but Carter never misses an opportunity to meet and greet international terrorists.
Join us in sending a message to Carter... Stop him from feeding from the government trough. TODAY!
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the leadership in the House and Senate.
Tell them this time Jimmy Carter has gone too far. Urge them to support Rep. Sue Myrick's efforts to urge Secretary Rice to pull Carter's passport. And, demand they immediately vote on Representative Knollenberg's legislation to stop the federal government from doling out our hard-earned tax dollars to the Georgia-based Carter Center. Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be used to support activity that runs contrary to U.S. interests, including meetings with terrorists.
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More Carter Treachery...
That's not all.
In January of 1984, a bitter Jimmy Carter met secretly with Anatoly Dobrynin, the Soviet ambassador to the United States.
Dobrynin wrote in his memoirs that Carter told the Soviet diplomat he was worried about President Ronald Reagan's military build-up and thought the world would be better off with someone else in the White House .
Of course, Reagan understood the world better than Carter.
Our build-up forced the Soviet Union to escalate its own military preparations; but the communist system couldn't compete with our free-market system, and the Evil Empire fell to pieces before the world's delighted eyes.
I guess one could view it as Ronald Reagan's victory over communism and... over Carterism.
And, in 2005, while in Birmingham, England, Jimmy Carter, the left-wing moralist, was at it again, echoing al-Qaeda and other anti-American voices when he said:
"I think what's going on at Guantanamo Bay and other places, is a disgrace to the USA... it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts."
Those are the words of a former President of the United States!
Another case in point: The Carter Center agreed to monitor the Venezuelan election -- an up-or-down vote on communist dictator Hugo Chavez.
Carter's report may have well have been written by the three monkeys -- see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil -- an election with a few minor glitches, but a glorious triumph for Marxist democracy.
More perceptive observers described stalled lines, technology that failed and Chavez's soldiers hassling and bullying voters.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Carter Center and the OAS audited only a fraction of the voting machines they agreed to audit.
Venezuelan News and Analysis added this grim footnote:
"Then Jimmy Carter said he planned to leave Venezuela to celebrate his wife's birthday the day before opposition protestors were shot at point blank [range] as they protested [the fraudulence of] the referendum results."
Maybe Carter loves Chavez because Chavez hates George W. Bush.
See the pattern?
Congress should make sure this is no longer permitted... It should not be allowed... Our tax dollars should not support it!
Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each and every one of the Republican Members of the leadership in the House and Senate.
Tell them this time Jimmy Carter has gone too far. Urge them to support Rep. Sue Myrick's efforts to urge Secretary Rice to pull Carter's passport. And, demand they immediately vote on Representative Knollenberg's legislation to stop the federal government from doling out our hard-earned tax dollars to the Georgia-based Carter Center. Our hard-earned tax dollars should not be used to support activity that runs contrary to U.S. interests, including meetings with terrorists.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Lookie Lookie Liberals Numbers are up
U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
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No. 293-08
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2008
DoD Announces R
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Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 2008
In-Depth Coverage
The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of March.
Active Duty Recruiting.
March Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of March (below) and have surpassed goals for fiscal 2008 to date.
March 2008 Accessions Goal Percent
Army 6,066 6,000 101
Navy 2,909 2,909 100
Marine Corps 2,234 1,632 137
Air Force 2,093 2,093 100
Active Duty Retention. Army and the Marine Corps retention continued with a strong showing this month; both are exceeding year-to-date goals.
Reserve Forces Recruiting.
March Monthly. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals through March 2008.
March 2008 Accessions Goal Percent
Army National Guard 6,048 6,040 100
Army Reserve 4,304 3,543 121
Navy Reserve 865 865 100
Marine Corps Reserve 553 553 100
Air National Guard 946 784 121
Air Force Reserve 720 719 100
Detailed information on specific recruiting data can be obtained by contacting the individual military recruiting commands at
(502) 626-0164 for Army,
(210) 565-4678 for Air Force,
(703) 784-9454 for Marine Corps and (901) 874-9049 for Navy. The reserve components can be reached at the following numbers: National Guard Bureau (703) 607-2586; Army Reserve (404) 464-8490; Air Force Reserve (703) 697-1761; Navy Reserve (504) 678-6055; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.
http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=11826
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. 293-08
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2008
DoD Announces R
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recruiting and Retention Numbers for March 2008
In-Depth Coverage
The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of March.
Active Duty Recruiting.
March Monthly. All services met or exceeded recruiting goals for the month of March (below) and have surpassed goals for fiscal 2008 to date.
March 2008 Accessions Goal Percent
Army 6,066 6,000 101
Navy 2,909 2,909 100
Marine Corps 2,234 1,632 137
Air Force 2,093 2,093 100
Active Duty Retention. Army and the Marine Corps retention continued with a strong showing this month; both are exceeding year-to-date goals.
Reserve Forces Recruiting.
March Monthly. All six reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals through March 2008.
March 2008 Accessions Goal Percent
Army National Guard 6,048 6,040 100
Army Reserve 4,304 3,543 121
Navy Reserve 865 865 100
Marine Corps Reserve 553 553 100
Air National Guard 946 784 121
Air Force Reserve 720 719 100
Detailed information on specific recruiting data can be obtained by contacting the individual military recruiting commands at
(502) 626-0164 for Army,
(210) 565-4678 for Air Force,
(703) 784-9454 for Marine Corps and (901) 874-9049 for Navy. The reserve components can be reached at the following numbers: National Guard Bureau (703) 607-2586; Army Reserve (404) 464-8490; Air Force Reserve (703) 697-1761; Navy Reserve (504) 678-6055; and Marine Corps Reserve (504) 678-6535.
http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=11826
Obama Gives Tips on Armed, Bible-Toting Voting
Obama Gives Tips on Armed, Bible-Toting Voting
by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · 21 Comments
(2008-04-22) — Democrats in rural Pennsylvania, still bitter about the state of the economy, will receive helpful voters’ guides today, published by Obama for America, with tips on how to cast a primary ballot while clinging to a Bible, a gun or both.
“We don’t want anything to stand in the way of your desire to vote for change,” according to the pamphlet distributed at polling places by Obama volunteers. “With a little planning, and flexibility you can cling to your firearm and the Word of God, and still operate a touchscreen voting machine.”
Here’s an excerpt from the tract entitled Barack Obama’s Ballot Primer for Bitter Voters:
Rifle or Shotgun Voting Position
Tuck the Bible under your right arm. Use your right hand grip the stock of your shootin’ iron just behind the trigger guard. If you have difficulty supporting the weight of the weapon, rest the upward-pointing barrel on the top edge of the voting machine. This leaves your left hand free for voting, while keeping your trigger finger ready to harvest any wild game that might appear.
Concealed Handgun Voting Position
Slip your dominant hand up under your loose-fitting outer garment, insert the thumb between your body and the grip of your concealed pistol and rest the heel of your hand on the backstrap. Balance the Bible on your head, and vote with your weak side hand.
Muzzle-Loader Position
Let’s face it, you’re going to need two hands free in case you need to reload. So, hold the weapon in the standard rifle-voting position, but grip the Bible between your knees.
by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · 21 Comments
(2008-04-22) — Democrats in rural Pennsylvania, still bitter about the state of the economy, will receive helpful voters’ guides today, published by Obama for America, with tips on how to cast a primary ballot while clinging to a Bible, a gun or both.
“We don’t want anything to stand in the way of your desire to vote for change,” according to the pamphlet distributed at polling places by Obama volunteers. “With a little planning, and flexibility you can cling to your firearm and the Word of God, and still operate a touchscreen voting machine.”
Here’s an excerpt from the tract entitled Barack Obama’s Ballot Primer for Bitter Voters:
Rifle or Shotgun Voting Position
Tuck the Bible under your right arm. Use your right hand grip the stock of your shootin’ iron just behind the trigger guard. If you have difficulty supporting the weight of the weapon, rest the upward-pointing barrel on the top edge of the voting machine. This leaves your left hand free for voting, while keeping your trigger finger ready to harvest any wild game that might appear.
Concealed Handgun Voting Position
Slip your dominant hand up under your loose-fitting outer garment, insert the thumb between your body and the grip of your concealed pistol and rest the heel of your hand on the backstrap. Balance the Bible on your head, and vote with your weak side hand.
Muzzle-Loader Position
Let’s face it, you’re going to need two hands free in case you need to reload. So, hold the weapon in the standard rifle-voting position, but grip the Bible between your knees.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I guess Liberals Don't Need to Pay Taxes
Franken's corporation didn't file tax returns in Calif.
Associated Press - April 16, 2008 1:44 PM ET
ST. PAUL (AP) - Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken's personal corporation didn't file corporate income tax returns in California from 2003 to 2007.
A spokesman for the California Franchise Tax Board says the corporation, Alan Franken Inc., owes a minimum of $800 per year as well as penalties and interests to the state of California.
A campaign spokeswoman says Franken was operating under the advice of an accountant who believed when the corporation stopped doing business in California that no further filing was required.
The Franchise Tax Board spokesman says if that's the case the corporation was required to formally dissolve and never did.
The corporation's forfeited status was publicized by the Minnesota Republican Party.
Franken previously paid a $25,000 fine to the state of New York after learning his corporation was out of compliance with that state's workers compensation laws.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
Associated Press - April 16, 2008 1:44 PM ET
ST. PAUL (AP) - Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken's personal corporation didn't file corporate income tax returns in California from 2003 to 2007.
A spokesman for the California Franchise Tax Board says the corporation, Alan Franken Inc., owes a minimum of $800 per year as well as penalties and interests to the state of California.
A campaign spokeswoman says Franken was operating under the advice of an accountant who believed when the corporation stopped doing business in California that no further filing was required.
The Franchise Tax Board spokesman says if that's the case the corporation was required to formally dissolve and never did.
The corporation's forfeited status was publicized by the Minnesota Republican Party.
Franken previously paid a $25,000 fine to the state of New York after learning his corporation was out of compliance with that state's workers compensation laws.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Jimmy Carter's New Job
Bush to Appoint Jimmy Carter Ambassador to Hell
by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace ·
(2008-04-15) — As former President Jimmy Carter meets this week with Hamas leaders in the West Bank and Syria, sources at the State Department say President George Bush will soon honor Mr. Carter’s decades of freelance diplomacy by appointing him as the first U.S. Ambassador to Hell.
“Bush just wants Carter to go there,” said an unnamed State Department source, “and to set up an embassy, and try to be a good listener, open a communication channel, find common ground.”
Mr. Carter has said his discussions with prominent Hamas member Nasser al-Shaer today and with the group’s exiled leader Khaled Mashaal on Friday will seek to discover areas of flexibility on the part of the terrorist organization which exists to destroy Israel.
Mr. Bush reportedly chose Mr. Carter as U.S. Ambassador to Hell because it’s a post that will allow the aging former president “to just keep on doing what he’s been doing on the foreign relations front for many years.”
by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace ·
(2008-04-15) — As former President Jimmy Carter meets this week with Hamas leaders in the West Bank and Syria, sources at the State Department say President George Bush will soon honor Mr. Carter’s decades of freelance diplomacy by appointing him as the first U.S. Ambassador to Hell.
“Bush just wants Carter to go there,” said an unnamed State Department source, “and to set up an embassy, and try to be a good listener, open a communication channel, find common ground.”
Mr. Carter has said his discussions with prominent Hamas member Nasser al-Shaer today and with the group’s exiled leader Khaled Mashaal on Friday will seek to discover areas of flexibility on the part of the terrorist organization which exists to destroy Israel.
Mr. Bush reportedly chose Mr. Carter as U.S. Ambassador to Hell because it’s a post that will allow the aging former president “to just keep on doing what he’s been doing on the foreign relations front for many years.”
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Yo Liberals this is what we do
Bush gives Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
Tue Apr 8, 6:25 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Navy SEAL Michael A. Monsoor had fast thinking to do when a live grenade came out of nowhere to bounce off his chest: Take the clear path to safety that he had but his comrades didn't, try to toss it safely away, or throw himself on top of it.
With barely an instant's hesitation on that Iraqi rooftop, Monsoor took the last course, sacrificing his life to save the men around him. For that, President Bush on Tuesday awarded him the Medal of Honor.
In an East Room ceremony, Bush presented the nation's highest military honor to Monsoor's still-grieving parents, Sally and George Monsoor. About 250 guests, including his sister and two brothers, fellow SEALS, other Medal winners, many friends and GOP Sen. John McCain and other members of Congress, looked on quietly.
"The Medal of Honor is awarded for an act of such courage that no one could rightly be expected to undertake it," Bush said. "Yet those who knew Michael Monsoor were not surprised when he did."
Bush has awarded the medals to 10 people during his presidency. Monsoor is only the third from the Iraq war, and Bush's lip trembled and tears streamed down his cheeks as the official citation was read with the details of his bravery.
The emotional proceedings at the White House came as the top U.S. general and diplomat in Iraq opened two days of testimony across town on Capitol Hill on the status of the war, which has killed more than 4,020 U.S. military personnel.
Gen. David Petraeus said security in Iraq is still too fragile to allow announcements of troop levels going below 140,000 before September. Bush is giving a speech on Thursday to announce whether he accepts Petraeus' recommendation to suspend troop withdrawals for 45 days after the current round completes in July. He is expected to do so.
In brief remarks, Bush told the story of Monsoor's service-oriented upbringing and determined youth.
Monsoor became a Navy SEAL, the military's most elite fighting force, in 2004.
"His teammates liked to laugh about the way his shiny Corvette would leave everybody in the dust," Bush said. "But deep down, they always knew Mike would never leave anybody behind when it counted."
By spring 2006, Monsoor was deployed to Ramadi in Iraq's dangerous, then-al-Qaida dominated Anbar Province, as an automatic weapons gunner and communications operator — a double assignment that often landed him more than 100 pounds of gear to carry in the hot desert.
In May, Monsoor ran through heavy enemy fire to pull a wounded SEAL to safety. He earned a Silver Star, the third-highest award for combat valor, for that action.
It was only four months later, on Sept. 29, 2006, that Monsoor and his two American teammates, plus members of the Iraqi Army, were on a rooftop in a Ramadi residential area known as a stronghold for the Sunni insurgency. They were providing early warning and sniper cover for a mission aimed at trying to clear the neighborhood.
After a long day of back-and-forth engagement and evidence that the enemy was closing them off, Monsoor and the two other SEALS moved to a confined outcropping of the roof for a better lookout position. An unseen insurgent lobbed a grenade, which hit Monsoor in the chest and landed on the floor in front of him. He yelled a warning, but quickly saw that his fellow SEALS, not positioned near the exit like he was, wouldn't be able to get clear in time. Monsoor fell onto the grenade just as it exploded, absorbing the blast with his body and dying from the injuries about 30 minutes later. Others suffered shrapnel wounds, but no one else was killed.
The Garden Grove, Calif., native, was only 25 years old.
"Mr. and Mrs. Monsoor: America owes you a debt that can never be repaid," Bush said. "This nation will always cherish the memory of your son."
Tue Apr 8, 6:25 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Navy SEAL Michael A. Monsoor had fast thinking to do when a live grenade came out of nowhere to bounce off his chest: Take the clear path to safety that he had but his comrades didn't, try to toss it safely away, or throw himself on top of it.
With barely an instant's hesitation on that Iraqi rooftop, Monsoor took the last course, sacrificing his life to save the men around him. For that, President Bush on Tuesday awarded him the Medal of Honor.
In an East Room ceremony, Bush presented the nation's highest military honor to Monsoor's still-grieving parents, Sally and George Monsoor. About 250 guests, including his sister and two brothers, fellow SEALS, other Medal winners, many friends and GOP Sen. John McCain and other members of Congress, looked on quietly.
"The Medal of Honor is awarded for an act of such courage that no one could rightly be expected to undertake it," Bush said. "Yet those who knew Michael Monsoor were not surprised when he did."
Bush has awarded the medals to 10 people during his presidency. Monsoor is only the third from the Iraq war, and Bush's lip trembled and tears streamed down his cheeks as the official citation was read with the details of his bravery.
The emotional proceedings at the White House came as the top U.S. general and diplomat in Iraq opened two days of testimony across town on Capitol Hill on the status of the war, which has killed more than 4,020 U.S. military personnel.
Gen. David Petraeus said security in Iraq is still too fragile to allow announcements of troop levels going below 140,000 before September. Bush is giving a speech on Thursday to announce whether he accepts Petraeus' recommendation to suspend troop withdrawals for 45 days after the current round completes in July. He is expected to do so.
In brief remarks, Bush told the story of Monsoor's service-oriented upbringing and determined youth.
Monsoor became a Navy SEAL, the military's most elite fighting force, in 2004.
"His teammates liked to laugh about the way his shiny Corvette would leave everybody in the dust," Bush said. "But deep down, they always knew Mike would never leave anybody behind when it counted."
By spring 2006, Monsoor was deployed to Ramadi in Iraq's dangerous, then-al-Qaida dominated Anbar Province, as an automatic weapons gunner and communications operator — a double assignment that often landed him more than 100 pounds of gear to carry in the hot desert.
In May, Monsoor ran through heavy enemy fire to pull a wounded SEAL to safety. He earned a Silver Star, the third-highest award for combat valor, for that action.
It was only four months later, on Sept. 29, 2006, that Monsoor and his two American teammates, plus members of the Iraqi Army, were on a rooftop in a Ramadi residential area known as a stronghold for the Sunni insurgency. They were providing early warning and sniper cover for a mission aimed at trying to clear the neighborhood.
After a long day of back-and-forth engagement and evidence that the enemy was closing them off, Monsoor and the two other SEALS moved to a confined outcropping of the roof for a better lookout position. An unseen insurgent lobbed a grenade, which hit Monsoor in the chest and landed on the floor in front of him. He yelled a warning, but quickly saw that his fellow SEALS, not positioned near the exit like he was, wouldn't be able to get clear in time. Monsoor fell onto the grenade just as it exploded, absorbing the blast with his body and dying from the injuries about 30 minutes later. Others suffered shrapnel wounds, but no one else was killed.
The Garden Grove, Calif., native, was only 25 years old.
"Mr. and Mrs. Monsoor: America owes you a debt that can never be repaid," Bush said. "This nation will always cherish the memory of your son."
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Years
On the first day, God created the dog and said:
'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years'
The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'
So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the monkey and said:
'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.'
The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'
And God agreed.
On the third day, God created the cow and said:
'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.'
The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'
And God agreed again.
On the fourth day, God created man and said:
'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.'
But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten
the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'
'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'
So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service.
'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years'
The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'
So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the monkey and said:
'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.'
The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'
And God agreed.
On the third day, God created the cow and said:
'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.'
The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'
And God agreed again.
On the fourth day, God created man and said:
'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.'
But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten
the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'
'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'
So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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