Best Tribute...

To our Vet's that I've ever seen.

http://www.coastalwebdesign.com/WeSupportU.htm

Make sure that you have your sound on.

Yeah, Right !

After reading this story I wondered why I didn't 'buy' it. Then I looked at my drivers liscense and saw that I wasn't born yesterday.....

Annan's son never touched UN oil-for-food contracts in Iraq: Cotecna

GENEVA (AFP) - A spokesman for the firm that employed the son of UN chief Kofi Annan (news - web sites) denied that Kojo Annan had ever touched contracts related to Iraq (news - web sites), or was involved in a scandal-plagued oil-for-food scheme. more....

Optimist Club disbands after 24 years

Wonder how this last meeting will go ....

For an organization called the Quakertown Optimist Club, the future wasn't looking hopeful.
Fewer members agreed to help with the club's sporting and scholastic events for local children. And Quakertown's youngsters were losing interest in them.

Last summer, when only three members agreed to help organize the Optimists' annual golf outing, club President Bernard Kensky knew its 24 years of community service were coming to an end.

The Optimists will hold their last meeting Thursday. more....

Open letter to Europe By Herbert E Meyer. The American Thinker

Hi. Are you nuts?

Forgive me for being so blunt, but your reaction to our reelection of President Bush has been so outrageous that I’m wondering if you have quite literally lost your minds.

One of Britain’s largest newspapers ran a headline asking “How Can 59 Million Americans Be So Dumb?”, and commentators in France all seemed to use the same word – bizarre -- to explain the election’s outcome to their readers.

In Germany the editors of Die Tageszeitung responded to our vote by writing that “Bush belongs at a war tribunal – not in the White House.”

And on a London radio talk show last week one Jeremy Hardy described our President and those of us who voted for him as “stupid, crazy, ignorant, bellicose Christian fundamentalists.”

May I suggest you stop frothing at the mouth long enough to consider just what are these ideas we hold that you find so silly and repugnant?

We believe that church and state should be separate, but that religion should remain at the center of life. We are a Judeo-Christian culture, which means we consider those ten things on a tablet to be commandments, not suggestions.

We believe that individuals are more important than groups, that families are more important than governments, that children should be raised by their parents rather than by the State, and that marriage should take place only between a man and a woman.

We believe that rights must be balanced by responsibilities, that personal freedom is a privilege we must be careful not to abuse, and that the rule of law cannot be set aside when it becomes inconvenient.

We believe in economic liberty, and in the right of purposeful and industrious entrepreneurs to run their businesses – and thus create jobs – with a minimum of government interference.

We recognise that other people see things differently, and we are tolerant of their views. But we believe that our country is worth defending, and if anyone decides that killing us is an okay thing to do we will go after them with everything we’ve got.

If these beliefs seem strange to you, they shouldn’t. For these are precisely the beliefs that powered Western Europe – you - from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance, on to the Enlightenment, and forward into the modern world.

They are the beliefs that made Europe itself the glory of Western civilization and – not coincidentally – ignited the greatest outpouring of art, literature, music and scientific discovery the world has ever known including Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare, Bach, Issac Newton and Descartes

Europe is Dying

It is your abandonment of these beliefs that has created the gap between Europe and the United States. You have ceased to be a Judeo-Christian culture, and have become instead a secular culture. And a secular culture quickly goes from being “un-religious” to anti-religious. more...

MUST READ

The G.O.C. at Obnoxious Droppings recommended a story that we should all read found at A Sailor in the desert's site . Here's the story from The Collegiate Patriot .....

Damned if they do, Dead if they don't..."


Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it." --Thomas Paine

In their latest campaign to eradicate Jihadi vermin on the Iraqi warfront with Jihadistan, U.S. Marines and Army infantry have, in the last two weeks, purged Fallujah of more than 5,000 terrorist insurgents who were dug in throughout the city. The combat has been fierce.

A week into the Fallujah operation, an NBC photographer embedded with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, recorded video of a young combat-hardened Marine entering a room in a mosque where he found several insurgents on the floor under covers. Unable to determine if these enemy combatants were injured, dead or preparing to ambush his unit, the Marine raised his rifle in preparation to defend himself and his fellow Marines. When he detected movement from one of the combatants, the Marine yelled, "He's (expletive) faking he's dead! He's faking he's (expletive) dead!" and killed the Jihadi -- and that is where this story should have ended.

As it turned out, however, the Jihadi had been wounded the day before and the NBC photographer, Kevin Sites (whose photographs are featured on many anti-war Website), stepped up to get his 15 seconds of fame. Sites turned the video over to his network, telling them that he did not think the Jihadi was a threat, and within 24 hours, Lefty lynch mobs were forming to hang themselves a Marine.

Notably, the loudest protests of "war crimes" were from those who have never been closer to combat than the distance between their living-room lounge chairs and TVs. (Of course, it is a war crime to store weapons in a mosque as was documented, but the Lefties are not protesting that.) Indeed, the Leftmedia's mindless promotion of this video (as with the Abu Ghraib feeding frenzy: see -- http://FederalistPatriot.US/alexander/edition.asp?id=258) was tantamount to shaking a hornet's nest -- making the task of our fighting forces in Fallujah and elsewhere in the region all the more difficult. Actions have consequences, and the exploitation of this video empowered Jihadis in the region -- in effect, making life very difficult for our Armed Forces.

But what you're not hearing from NBC's Tom Brokaw or any other Leftmedia talkingheads in their wholesale condemnation of this incident is that Jihadis (knowing that U.S. military personnel have the decency to tend to wounded enemy combatants) have routinely booby-trapped the bodies of dead insurgents. In fact, one member of the Marine squad now being scrutinized was killed (and five others wounded) when attempting to check on a wounded Jihadi only days earlier. In addition, the Marine now being questioned for killing this wounded Jihadi suffered a wound to his face a day earlier when an injured Jihadi fired on him.

These facts notwithstanding, the Left and their media minions have now made this young Marine their poster boy for U.S. atrocities. Here, we would remind these hypocrites that a few short weeks ago, they were doing all in their power to support John F. Kerry's campaign for the most powerful office in the world. This would be the same JFK who received a Silver Star (with and erroneous "V") for chasing a wounded Vietcong combatant (described as a young boy in a loin cloth) around a hutch and shooting him in the back.

While we have strenuously questioned the merits of John Kerry's Silver Star for this action, we have never questioned his decision to kill this VC enemy, whom he judged to be a threat to his boat crew. By the Kerry standard, the young Marine in question should get a Silver Star. (Of course, enlisted personnel really have to do something spectacular to pin one of those on.)

Now that the Left is once again decrying military actions to liberate Iraq, please take a moment and join more than 115,000 grateful Americans who have already signed An Open Letter in Support of America's Armed Forces in support of our Patriots in uniform. These American Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen have plowed the ground for liberty while protecting their countrymen back home. We remain the proud and the free because they have stood bravely in harm's way and remain on post today.

For this, we, the American People, offer our heartfelt thanks. Please support our troops -- let your voice be heard! Join fellow Patriots on the front lines in defense of our liberty and national sovereignty. Link to -- http://PatriotPetitions.US/USMIL(If you don't have Web access, please send a blank e-mail to: Each e-mail sent to this address will be counted as one signature for the petition.)

Memo to the Pentagon: Leave the reporters embedded, but have them check their cameras in the rear. Otherwise, the resulting Leftist hype will continue to jeopardize our mission -- and jeopardize the lives of American military personnel.

Quote of the week...

"Some 40 Marines have just lost their lives cleaning out one of the world's worst terror dens, in Fallujah, yet all the world wants to talk about is the NBC videotape of a Marine shooting a prostrate Iraqi inside a mosque. ... The al-Zarqawi TV network, also known as Al-Jazeera, has broadcast the tape to the Arab world, and U.S. media have also played it up. The point seems to be to conjure up images again of Abu Ghraib, further maligning the American purpose in Iraq. Never mind that the pictures don't come close to telling us about the context of the incident, much less what was on the mind of the soldier after days of combat. Put yourself in that Marine's boots. He and his mates have had to endure some of the toughest infantry duty imaginable, house-to-house urban fighting against an enemy that neither wears a uniform nor obeys any normal rules of war. ... When not disemboweling Iraqi women, these killers hide in mosques and hospitals, booby-trap dead bodies, and open fire as they pretend to surrender. Their snipers kill U.S. soldiers out of nowhere. According to one account, the Marine in the videotape had seen a member of his unit killed by another insurgent pretending to be dead. Who from the safety of his Manhattan sofa has standing to judge what that Marine did in that mosque?" --

The Wall Street Journal

Wanted: a Liberal Party

I've agreed with this for some time...........

The Democrats still don’t get it! I believe a two-party system is healthy. Most Democrats are good people, and I hate to see a once great party self-destruct. I would love to see a third party, called the Liberal Party, form as an alternative to Democrats and Republicans. Instead of destroying the Democrats, it could oppose the conservatives of both parties and allow mainstream Americans the choice that liberals so favor.

Liberalism is the reason I left the Democratic Party many years ago. I agreed with some positions but they came with too much liberal baggage. Seventeen percent of Americans admit that they are liberals (only 5 percent during elections) yet they manage to dupe nearly 50 percent of the voters through negative campaigning and fear tactics, not by promoting an agenda.

The new Liberal National Committee (LNC) could be headed by Michael Moore, with co-chairperson Molly Ivins. Their spiritual mentors could be Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Howard Dean, who likes Job of the New Testament, could be top strategist and John Edwards could sue any liberals who vote otherwise. Only when the liberals quit feeding at the DNC trough can Democrats once again become the party of the people! Remember the DNC memo telling Democrats to claim voter fraud even if none was present? No wonder some Democrats really believe they were cheated!

Frank Bush Anderson

The 10 Worst Things About Being John Kerry.

LETTERMAN REPLIES: KEEP YOUR DAY JOB

10. Those smarmy “I could've beat him” looks I keep getting from Hillary.

9. All those scuzzy rappers from the Vote or Die campaign think we're homeys now and want to hang out at my crib.

8. At the Failed Democratic Candidates Support Group meetings, that ass Dukakis hogs all the jelly doughnuts.

7. When at parties at the Kennedy compound, I always hear Awnuld whisper something about “girlie man,” and everyone looks at me and giggles.

6. The voters have spoken and they think I have even LESS charisma than Al Gore.

5. If I want to see Bruce now, I have to buy a ticket.

4. Now that he's no longer my running mate, I no longer have any excuse for inappropriate physical contact with John Edwards.

3. God what was I thinking with that goose? That was lamer than Dukakis in the tank.

2. Since I dissed him in the debates, Al Sharpton won't let me be a contestant on that I Hate My Job show.

1. More quality time with Theresa.

European govts seek ways to promote moderate Islam

Welcome to the club.

PARIS: With concern growing about radical Islam in their midst, governments in western Europe are debating how to ensure that Muslim prayer leaders preach in the local language and spread messages of moderation rather than hate.

The killing two weeks ago of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh, an outspoken critic of Islam, has prompted Dutch parliamentarians to call for a ban on foreign imams in future and for the local training of preachers committed to western ideals of tolerance. more....

UN Defends Decision to Withhold Oil for Food Program Evidence

The UN isn't obstructing, they're just holding back evedence.

United Nations officials have rejected charges that they are obstructing outside investigations into the Iraq Oil for Food program. The world body is vigorously defending a decision to withhold evidence from U.S. Congressional investigators.

The head of the U.N. panel investigating alleged fraud in the Iraq Oil for Food program has informed a U.S. Senate subcommittee that he will not turn over evidence or share witnesses until his probe is completed. more...

Tension Between Lurch and Swimmer (From Rush Limbaugh)

My friends, I'm happy to report to you that tension has developed here between Lurch and The Swimmer. That would be John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. The Lurch returns to the Senate today, "basking in his national profile." What is this, basking in his national profile? But he's once again laboring in a long shadow cast by the swimmer, Ted Kennedy. "Political insiders will be scrutinizing the delicate post-election political dance unfolding between Kennedy and Kerry with great interest. The pair are friendly rivals, but their staffers have clashed in the past as their divergent ambitions collided. Kennedy was miffed when Kerry profusely thanked his campaign staffers but failed to mention him during the Faneuil Hall concession speech, sources said. Some Kerry insiders, meanwhile, have privately grumbled about Kennedy's failure to raise more money for Kerry - a charge Kennedy allies dismiss."

Can you believe the pettiness? I can, but it's just amazing. Here's Kerry conceding, not thanking Ted Kennedy. If I were Ted Kennedy, I'd be thankful to be left out of that list of people. Thanking a bunch of people who actually engineered a defeat, along with the candidate, probably a sign of respect for Senator Kennedy to leave him out of the list. Or, you know, Bob Shrum and Mary Beth Cahill are the Kennedy wing of the Kerry campaign and Bob Shrum, who basically writes speeches for presidential losers, probably wrote Kerry's concession speech and there may be some hidden thing that we don't know about that Senator Kennedy was left out of that speech, but whatever, there's now tension between these two Massachusetts dinosaurs.

Legion to Pentagon: Stand up for Scouting

Finally, someone is standing up to the ACLU.

To: National Desk
Contact: Ramona Joyce, 202-263-2982, or Joe March, 317-630-1253 or 317-748-1926 (cell), both for The American Legion
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 16, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The leader of the nation's largest military veterans organization today admonished the Pentagon (news - web sites) and America's leaders to stand firm against another move by the ACLU against the Boy Scouts of America who it claimed "engage in religious discrimination."

In a strongly worded letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, American Legion National Commander Thomas P. Cadmus responded to news that the Pentagon has agreed to warn military bases worldwide that they should not directly sponsor Boy Scout troops, partially resolving claims that the government has improperly supported a group that requires members to believe in God. more...

If you want the true story of the middle east

It can be found at middle east facts .

May Arafat be remembered for the death and destruction of both Jews and Arabs, rather than his fake "peace" gestures. Arafat is an evil man and should be remembered as such.

French consider naming streets after Arafat

Several French municipalities governed by communist and left-wing majorities are considering naming a street or a square after Yasser Arafat.

The French police intelligence service, Renseignements Generaux, reportedly warned the Ministry of Interior that such initiatives might trigger heated polemics and tensions between Jews and Muslims, especially neighborhoods ridden by ethnic violence. Gee, Ya think?

In several suburban cities near Paris and Lyons governed by communist mayors, large Muslim and Jewish populations live side by side.

An Open Letter to Maureen Dowd

Dearest Elite and Most Enlightened Maureen:

Ours is a Nation wherein we are the drooling, Neanderthal, war-mongering Red-Staters. You are the freethinking, lucid, peace-loving Blue-Staters. We are the toothless, barefoot, OshKosh B’Gosh Conservatives. You are the handsome, well-cultured, stylish Liberals. We are the hate-filled, dogmatic, fanatical Christians. You are the tolerant, agnostic, atheist, new age, pantheist, moral relativist…whatever…(man that’s a mouth full! Pick one will ya!?). These are the “truths” you hold to be self-evident – that not all American’s are created equal.

But alas – woe, so very woe are we. There’s a rift in the time/space continuum. Our respective worlds have been turned upside down! Red Staters are troubled and confused! We’re concerned for both ourselves, and for you disenfranchised Blue-Staters. Our anxiety to wit: Your formerly pithy column has of late, betrayed your complete loss of control and forecasts your looming political self-destruction. As Document Daddy Dan Rather might have put it – you’re madder than a rattlesnake in juggling contest. How can we help? What can we do? Maureen, your apoplectic … inhale … breathe… think happy thoughts … happy thoughts! more...

1994 Nobel Peace Prize winner Yasser Arafat Dies

May he Burn in Hell.

Very few people know that 30 years ago, Arafat's Al Fatah had a terrorist arm called Black September which was responsible for the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a brutal deed that shocked the world. Still fewer know that in March 1973, Arafat ordered a Black September attack on the Saudi embassy in Sudan, where our Ambassador Cleo Noel, our Deputy Chief of Mission George C. Moore and Belgian diplomat Guy Eid were taken hostage at a reception. They were brutally murdered, said to have been shot in a way that made their deaths especially agonizing.

These murders were front-page news for days, but Arafat's role is little known because it was discovered in super-secret communications intercepts of the National Security Agency. It was kept secret for years until James J. Welsh, who was the NSA's Palestinian analyst, decided that his obligation to let the truth be known outweighed his pledge to keep his work secret. He revealed that he worked on the intercepts of Arafat ordering the murder. more....

Russia has pledged to write off part of Iraq's national debt

I guess you can't say that Russia isn't doing their fair share in Iraq anymore. They're relieving some of the debt. owed by the 'Iraqi people' , and working out a payment plan for the rest. Oh, and of course because of that, they 'd like some more oil deals.......

Russia is "prepared to substantially reduce the debt and also to reach agreements on the repayment of the remaining part of the debt", Fedotov said. However, he conceded that negotiations on the amount of the debt have not yet begun.

In exchange for Iraqi debt writeoff, Moscow now expects some benefits from helping to rebuild the country, notably oil deals. Russian government and oil-industry officials have made it no secret that they expect more oil deals in post-Saddam Iraq, but this is where things might get sticky. Negotiations on the amount of the Iraqi debt Russia will forgive could eventually unearth a sensitive issue for Moscow: allegations of graft in the UN-run oil-for-food program in Iraq. more....

If You want some interesting reading today....

Especially if you're a marine, former marine, patriot, conservative, or even a liberal who want's to understand what values that are held in the vast majority of the people of this great land, may I suggest a visit to Obnoxious Droppings .

The U.N.'s Fallujah Folly

In an extraordinary letter to the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and Iraq, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan wrote of his concern at "reports of major military offensives being planned by the multinational force in key localities such as Falluja." (Find excerpts of Annan's letter here.) Annan cautioned that,

The threat or actual use of force not only risks deepening the sense of alienation of certain communities, but would also reinforce perceptions among the Iraqi population of a continued military occupation… This is the moment for redoubling efforts to break the cycle of violence and open a new chapter of inclusiveness and national reconciliation. more....

Here's a good letter to the editor..

Seems that the democrats (aka losers) want the nation to be 'healed' by adopting their solutions to the issues. Here's a letter to the editor outlining what WILL be done.

Here's the agendaNot surprise that your lead editorial on Nov. 3 was headlined "The healing time." There is nothing wrong with that, but I doubt that's what it would have been if John Kerry had won. So let me outline some of the things I think the winners voted for.

They want the war on terror prosecuted as a war, and not as a law enforcement problem. They want a free and democratic Iraq to further the spread of freedom and peace in the Middle East. They want Social Security and health care programs fixed the right way. They want the tax cuts made permanent, especially the death tax cut, in order to continue to fuel a growing and prosperous economy. They want the current tax code reformed. They want the investigation of the fraud involved in the U.N's handling of the Oil for Food program concluded expeditiously, so we can identify the guilty and find out who our true allies and friends are. And finally they wanted a president who would never turn over the security of our nation to foreign countries and a corrupt U.N.

So let me suggest we all work together on these endeavors and maybe we can then consider ourselves healed.

Jeopardy question -

What leader does Jessie Jackson and Lewis Farrakhan fear will be looked up to and take away much of their influense, so much so that they agreed to appear on TV together?

Who is Barack Obama .

Some of our democratic friends now understand.

Here are some arguments that are being made that the Democratic party has simply not responded to, in the larger sense of the word "response":

Whatever the UN was, might have been, or should be, it now isn't. Genocidal tyrannies are on the Human Rights commision. Saddam Hussein funneled over 1.7 billion dollars to various decision makers and world leaders to weaken his sanctions program. One out of every three votes is about Israel. Until the UN is significantly reformed, you shouldn't take its decisions seriously.

If we view 1000 or even 10,000 dead soldiers as unacceptable, we will never be able to fight a real war again.

Proportional response with no preemption allows the other side to set the pace of the battle.

Throughout history, governments have had a strong interest in promoting long-term child-rearing heterosexual relationships. That is why governments create a legal definition of Marriage and provide lots of benefits to heterosexual couples who enter into it. This has been true for States throughout history independent of the religious beliefs of the populace. Worrying about changing that definition, even to the point of deciding against a change, is not automatically sexism or bigotry.

If you never are willing to draw a line where human life starts, there will be no line.

Just because it says something in the Bible doesn't mean there are no ancillary arguments supporting it. And just because someone uses the Bible as a source of their morality doesn't mean that any particular view of theirs is wrong. Actually, stuff that's lasted for thousands of years is more likely to be useful than stuff that was dreamed up in a French philosophy book.

I am not saying that all these arguments should win. But I do not hear enough Democrats elucidating reasoned counterarguments to these positions. "Bush insulted our allies and the UN," "Bush lied, people died," "We have become the aggressor," "Homophobia," "Religious nut." These are not responses, these are dismissals. When Democrats start actively responding, we will succeed. Until then, we will be increasingly ignored as irrelevent.

The article is titled To My Fellow Democrats . I found this link to it on The Best View.

Election spared us the worst; let's rethink to achieve the best

Can you imagine what it would be like to have a Massachusetts liberal filling the federal courts across the country, including the Supreme Court, with liberal judges who would be turning more criminals loose for decades to come, as well as repeatedly overruling the voting public's right to govern themselves on such things as gay marriage? more....

Daley: Tax Increase Could Be In City's 2005 Budget

This is why I have to move to one of them 'RED' states....

CHICAGO -- Mayor Richard M. Daley said Thursday that Chicago residents may end up paying higher taxes as the city tries to balance its 2005 budget.

Daley said increasing sales taxes and raising property taxes are two of many options being considered. How about looking further into corruption, or better yet, like every citizen does - control spending.

Alderman Thomas Allen said raising the sales tax to 9 percent would gain revenue, but it could also could hurt the city's retailers because some shoppers might go to the suburbs for big-ticket items. - YA THINK ?? more....

Going out of Town for a week

I'll be back on Saturday 11/6. Y'all come back now, Hear?

Take heart America. John Kerry is too smart to make the kind of mistakes George W. Bush has made.

His election (should it come to pass) will signal the dawn of a new era in which sophisticated internationalists will restore America's place in the world with skillful diplomacy and sound multilateralism. It will be the kind of administration that will make The New York Times and CBS News proud.

For starters, President Kerry will persuade France and Germany to send troops to Iraq so that our guys can get a little R-and-R on the Riviera. Though it may have seemed that France was firmly opposed to liberating Iraq; and though it looked like France truly intended to set herself up as the counterweight to American global influence; and though France, Russia and China were lobbying to remove all sanctions against Iraq; and while some cynics may have noticed that many French concerns were doing extremely well on the UN's corrupt oil-for-food program; Kerry will overcome all of that.

He'll also somehow finesse the small matter that the populations of France and Germany are adamantly opposed to the Iraq venture (as indeed was Great Britain's -- Blair supported us at considerable personal risk). Unlike Blair, Chirac and Schroeder agree with their people. Still, John Kerry is very bright. He is fluent in French and can say s'il vous plait. And presumably that clever Richard Holbrooke can say bitte.

Further, Kerry will restore our standing with the United Nations. Why just in the last few days, Kerry has seized upon a report (which now turns out to be false, but that's a detail) provided by Mohamed el-Baradei, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The U.N. report claimed that the United States had failed to secure 380 tons of high explosives at the Al-Qaqaa site. Kerry demonstrated his confidence in the U.N. by immediately accepting the report as true and declaring it to be "one of the great blunders of this administration."

Except that, oops, it seems there were only 3 tons of missing explosives, and all of it probably disappeared before Operation Iraqi Freedom began.

Still, if there's one thing John Kerry knows, it's that the United Nations is the font of international legitimacy. When young Kerry first ran for Congress in 1970, he told the Harvard Crimson: "I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations." He has matured in the intervening years, and yet ... In 1994, when President Clinton was contemplating U.S. action in Bosnia, Sen. Kerry was asked whether the Balkan War was worth losing American lives. He said: "If you mean dying in the course of the United Nations effort, yes, it is worth that. If you mean dying American troops unilaterally going in with some false presumption that we can affect the outcome, the answer is unequivocally no."

Now that should make Kofi Annan (whose son seems to have made out really well on the oil-for-food program, too, but never mind), Jacques Chirac and all the mullahs of Iran fairly glow with pleasure!

Note Kerry's assumption that if the United States acted "unilaterally" it would necessarily be doing so under a "false presumption that we can affect the outcome." Why is the presumption that American action can affect an outcome false, but an identical U.N. presumption true? And just wondering, wasn't American action rather decisive in World War I, World War II, the Gulf War, Grenada, Panama and too many other places to name?

While Kerry dresses his foreign policy as "internationalism" and "working with allies," in fact it amounts to distrust of American arms. Kerry opposes actions that smack of American self-interest. He was against the re-flagging of Kuwaiti oil tankers, the Gulf War, the liberation of Grenada (which he called a "bully's show of force against a weak Third World nation") and the bombing of Libya following that country's terrorist attack on our troops in Germany, and he now says he's against the Iraq War. This reflexive suspicion of America's need to defend herself is bad enough in a college professor. In a president, it could spell disaster.

Kerry is right about one thing: He would certainly not make the kind of mistakes George W. Bush has made. Bush's errors (and of course, being human, he has committed some) are those of a man with a passion to defend America. Kerry's errors would be those of a livelong dove who has shown himself very wary of expanding America's power. I know which mistakes

I'd prefer.

THE BEST OSAMA COULD DO

The 9/11 attack was intended principally to provoke a swift, indiscriminate American military response so terrible it would provoke the Muslim masses to rise against moderate Islamic governments in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.


But while America's response was swift, it was disciplined, targeted and extraordinarily effective.

There were no uprisings.

No governments fell, except two; the Taliban and Saddam Hussein's.

And while it is true that Osama remains free — however temporarily — it is also true that he's also now the world's most famous homeless person.

Moreover:

* Individual al Qaeda-linked cells throughout the world have no central base to which to turn for aid.
* Training camps are closed.

* Funding sources have dried up.

* The medieval regime that offered him succor is itself gone. Afghanistan just held its first democratic elections.

* Iraq is moving toward free elections — doubtless to Osama's chagrin. more...

Excerpts from Usama bin Ladin's speech

Usama bin Ladin must be listening to Kerry. He also criticizes Bush for taking too long at the school to react.


"It never occurred to us that the commander in chief of the American forces [Bush] would leave 50,000 citizens in the two towers to face those horrors alone at a time when they most needed him because he thought listening to a child discussing her goat and its ramming was more important than the planes and their ramming of the skyscrapers. This had given us three times the time needed to carry out the operations, thanks be to God. more...

Kerry's Global Test 

Where did the explosives go? Let's ask Russia..

Russia tied to Iraq's missing arms

Russian special forces troops moved many of Saddam Hussein's weapons and related goods out of Iraq and into Syria in the weeks before the March 2003 U.S. military operation, The Washington Times has learned. more....

A check of the V.P. candidate's "resumes":

Conventional wisdom is that people don't base their vote on who the candidate for Vice President is. That's probably true but it doesn't mean it should not be a factor in the choice we make. At some times in our history it becomes a more critical factor than others.

Twice in my lifetime the VP has "unexpectedly" become the President. Also, given the current world situation (including the hate-filled extremists wallowing in our domestic fever swamps) the President is a major target. This makes our selection of VP unusually important.

A check of the candidate's "resumes":


John Edwards:

Born in Seneca, South Carolina and raised in Robbins, North Carolina

He earned his bachelor degree from North Carolina State University and a law degree University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

For the next 20 years he was a private practice attorney.

Elected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina in 1998.

Served on numerous Senate Committees and Sub-committees.

Married his wife Elizabeth whom he met when both were law students at Chapel Hill, in 1977. They have
three children, Catharine, Emma Claire, and Jack.


Dick Cheney:

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 30, 1941 and grew up in Casper, Wyoming.

He earned his bachelor's and master's of arts degrees from the University of Wyoming.

Began his career in public service in 1969 when he served in a number of positions at the Cost of Living Council, at the Office of Economic Opportunity, and within the White House. In August 1974, served on the Presidential Transition Team and later as Deputy Assistant to the President.

In November 1975, he was named Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff. Elected to serve as Wyoming's sole Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1977. He was re-elected five times and served in the House for 10 years.

Served on numerous House Committees and Sub-committees.

Elected to serve as Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee from 1981 to 1987.

Elected Chairman of the House Republican Conference in 1987.

Elected House Minority Whip in 1988. Secretary of Defense from March 1989 to January 1993. Directed two of the largest military campaigns in recent history - Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East. He was responsible for shaping the future of the U.S. military during the period of significant and rapid change as the Cold War ended.

For his leadership in the Gulf War, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on July 3, 1991.

Served for 5 years as Chief Executive Officer of Fortune 200 company with over 100,000 employees operating in over 100 countries.
Has served as Vice President of the United States for the past 3+ years.

Has served a total of four Presidents and as an elected official. He married Lynne Ann Vincent, who he met in high school, in 1964. They have two grown daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, three granddaughters and one grandson.

Is the U.N. Meddling in the U.S. Presidential Election?

Why did the IAEA decide to inform the Security Council of the Iraqi letter a full two weeks after receiving it and just a week before the U.S. presidential election?

How and why was sensitive information leaked to the New York Times and CBS?

What role was played by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the U.N. Secretariat in the decisions regarding the timing of the report to the Security Council and any leaking of information to the U.S. media? more.......

Paratroopers Capture Enemy Suspects in Afghanistan

PATKIA, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2004 — Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division depend on speed and stealth to accomplish their mission. They strike hard and strike fast, before the enemy has a chance to realize what is happening to him.
Just as the sun began to peak over the mountaintops of eastern Afghanistan on Oct. 15, 2004, the paratroopers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment did just that. They captured four suspected terrorists and six of their accomplices in a simultaneous assault on three compounds in a matter of minutes. more.....

Paratroopers patrol a village in Paktia Province in eastern Afghanistan, where they recently captured a group of anti-Coalition fighters. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Johnnie French
 

Time for getting rid of United Nations

India has the right idea

Time may have come when the United Nations does not have much significance any more. According to many it is plagued with corruption as manifested with Iraqi oil for food program. Iraq war, America’s disregard for UN bodies and subsequent UN inaction and lack of ability to do anything in Iraq, all suggest that the UN as it stands today, may have lost its face value. more....

"George Bush Ruined My Life"

As posted on Teri O'Brien's Website


Bush cost me my job, my kids and my houses

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak my mind. I lost my job this past year. When Clinton was president I was secure and prosperous, but in the last year, we had to close our operations. We simply could not compete with foreign labor. This foreign labor worked for low pay under very bad conditions.

They worked very long shifts, and many even died on the job. This competition could hardly be called "fair." I was forced out of the place where I had worked for 34 years.

Not a single government program was there to help me. How can Bush call himself "compassionate?" Far worse, I lost two of my sons in Bush's evil war in Iraq. They gave their lives for their country, and for what? So that Bush's oil buddies can get rich. My pain of losing my sons is indescribable.

While it is trivial next to the loss of my sons, I regret to say that I also lost my home. I simply have nothing left. How can Bush call himself a Christian when he neglects people like me? I am a senior citizen with various medical problems.

I'm not in a position where I can begin a new career. I was reduced to the point where I had to live in a hole in a ground, all because of President Bush.

And when the authorities found me there, did they have any compassion for my misfortune and ailments? No, I was arrested. Mr. Bush, I dare you to look me in the face and tell me you are a compassionate man! I dare you to look me in the face and tell me you are a Christian. If I had any money left, I would donate it to the Democrat Party.

If Al Gore had been elected in 2000 I would still have a job, a home, and most importantly, my dear sons!

Regards,Saddam Hussein

Isn't this a kick in the pants....

Another blame America story, only a little unbelievable

Iraq Blames US-Led Forces for Army Massacre

We believe this issue was the outcome of major neglect by some parts of the multinational (forces)," he said without elaborating.

A statement by the U.S.-led multinational forces in Iraq blamed the killings on "terrorists." more.....

Schwarzenegger Laughs at Kennedy's Weight

This in spite of the comment by Arnold that he's been cut off by Maria for awhile

"My kids just brought home a beautiful pumpkin, but you know what? I'm going to return it because it's a Democratic pumpkin. It has the orange color of John Kerry's tan, and the roundness of Teddy Kennedy," said the Republican governor. more.....

Condi

"For some it is a limited engagement whose goal is to go after Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, assume a more defensive posture at home and one day be able to put it out of our mind. But this is not the struggle that we face. The global war on terror calls us, as President Bush immediately understood, to marshal all elements of our national power to beat terror and the ideology of hatred that protects them and recruits others to their ranks."

-- Condoleezza Rice, National Security Adviser

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Coming soon to an elementary school near you: mandatory indoctrination in Islamic customs and practices

Muslim Re-Education: Coming to an Elementary School Near You.

According to The Kansas City Star, third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in Herndon, Virginia, are to be given lessons in the three Rs: Reading, ‘Riting, and Ramadan. During this instruction, public school children will play act being Muslims, and, perhaps unwittingly, convert to Islam. more.....

Islamic Terrorism - 7 Things That You Need To Know

I ran across this while surfing the net. I'd be interested in any comments you may have.

Post the 9/11/01 Islamic terrorist attacks on America the major television networks began filling the airwaves with interviews with consultants that specialize in Islamic issues. The majority of them have been less than candid about the role of Islam in spawning international terrorism. more....

Guardian Underestimates Americans

Guardian calls it quits in Clark County fiasco

The Guardian yesterday ran up the white flag and called a halt to "Operation Clark County", the newspaper's ambitious scheme to recruit thousands of readers to persuade American voters in a swing state to kick out President George W Bush in next month's election.
The cancellation of the project came 24 hours after the first of some 14,000 letters from Guardian readers began arriving in Clark County. The missives led to widespread complaints about foreign interference in a US election. more.......

'UN' believable..... It's more honorable to fight under the UN flag than the US flag

In a 1994 interview, Kerry said that the lives of U.S. soldiers lost are 'worth it' if they are fighting for a UN cause, and if they fight unilaterally the answer is "unequivocally no." more.....

School kids pick Bush, TV kids choose Kerry

Competing polls of U.S. children reveal strikingly different results

Two national polls of American children have markedly different results this year, one showing President Bush a clear winner, and the other predicting an even bigger win for Sen. John Kerry.
Interestingly, both unscientific surveys proclaim historical accuracy in presidential prognostications. more........

I love this quote......

Now that Kerry went hunting, do you think he'll let us know when his goose is cooked?

Hidden enemy: U.S. official says insurgents in Iraq fueled by Saudi cash

'Bout time this story comes to the front of the line. Maybe after the election we'll be able to concentrate on the REAL issues.

WASHINGTON - Iraq's new security forces are heavily infiltrated by insurgents, and the guerrilla groups have access to almost unlimited money to pay for deadly attacks, according to a U.S. defense official who provided new details on the evolution of the rebels.
A significant part of the insurgents' money is coming from sympathizers in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi government is neglecting the problem, said the official, who was authorized by the Pentagon to speak on the issue this week, but only on condition of anonymity. more.....

Kerry Conundrum The hardest tumble

Kerry's not releasing his military records has more to do with his discharge than his medals.

The U.S. Constitution's Article 3, Section 3, defines treason as "giving aid and comfort" to the enemy in time of warfare. The Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3, states, "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President having previously taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, [who has] engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemy!" The details of Kerry's military record disaster have been floating through cyberspace for a couple of months thanks to A. L. "Steve" Nash, MAC Ret, UDT/SEAL SEAL Authentication Team. more.....

Something to think about....

A friend heard this comment on the radio.

When they were asked about the women in their lives Kerry told a story about talking to his mother when she was on her deathbed. Her three words of advice to him were: "Integrity, integrity, integrity."

Would a person on her deathbed be lecturing her son about a part of his character that she was completely certain about? Perhaps she knew he was a little thin in that department.

Before I heard this my initial take on Kerry's response was that he had another long conversation with Clinton during his debate prep. It was sooooooo Bill Clinton. Right down to the finger pointing for emphasis. "Now come-on John. Yer gonna need a little boost in the women's vote for you to even hope to win this thing. I'm tellin' ya, find a place to work that story in."

Third option is that the whole thing was a total lie he just made up on the spot.

Fourth option is that it was completely true. Wait, now I gotta loop-back to the 'mother's insight' theory.

We just don't know, do we?

Canada deals blow to cheap US drug imports

More than 30 Canadian internet pharmacies have decided not to accept bulk orders of prescription drugs from US states and municipalities.

The move delivers a potentially serious setback to US politicians most notably Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry campaigning to give Americans easier access to cheap drugs from Canada. more.....

Is John Kerry fit to serve as Commander-in-Chief?

About the author Joseph Boudreau: I spent just under 24 years in the Navy, 9 on active duty, the rest in the Naval Reserves. From paygrade E-1 I advanced to paygrade O-4, and retired as a Lieutenant Commander.

Is John Kerry fit to serve as Commander-in-Chief? According to U.S. laws, he is not even fit to serve in the electoral college, let alone as Congressman, Lieutenant Governor, or Senator. That is not my opinion, that is U.S. law. more......

Navy Stripped Kerry Of Security Clearance!!!!!! Unauthorized Contacts With Enemy Agents!

Kerry Lost Security Clearance!

From Freerepublic.com

Just spoke with reporter friend in DC. She is talking with former USN ONI types who worked on DOD/USN investigation that resulted in total loss of Kerry’s Navy security clearance.
Kerry had been granted a Top Secret by the Navy on October 11, 1967 based on a routine background investigation by Office of Naval Intelligence. A top secret clearance was required for his work at that time.
Obtaining and holding a security clearance of any level, especially TS or above, requires certain terms, obligations, commitments and conditions from the holder. One of the most important is the holder of the clearance must promptly and fully any contacts with any foreign officials, agents, etc.
Lieutenant Kerry left active duty with the Navy on January 3, 1970, but he still carried those obligations as a commissioned officer of the Naval Reserve. Without telling anyone and without receiving permission from superiors,FBI or counter-intelligence officers, he traveled to Paris in the summer of 1970. He claimed the purpose of his trip was a honeymoon with his first wife, Julia Thorne, but there was another hidden purpose. more....

LINK TO SIGN A PETETION TO REQUEST KERRY SIGN THE FORM BEFORE THE ELECTIONS!

EVERYONE should sign this, even if you plan on voting for him. You should know what he is hiding from you. It is your right to know this. DENY IGNORNACE!

Reportedly, for example, there are between 30 and 100 pages being withheld by the Navy because Kerry has not authorized their release. Then there are records allegedly out of his control that Kerry says are covered by a contract with the author of his autobiography - a contract the author himself has said does not preclude Kerry from making any and all "secret" documents available to the press. Kerry has been disingenuous on this matter but the press has not tagged him for it.

http://thiscause.org/p/step2.php?petition=Smith94263DB

ABOUT KERRY'S DISCHARGE

It's time to examine Kerry's questionable discharge and the possible reason he hasn't authorized the release of his records.

A front-page story in this morning's New York Sun by Thomas Lipscomb points to a document indicating that John Kerry initially received a less than honorable discharge from the U.S. Naval Reserves:
An official Navy document on Senator Kerry's campaign Web site listed as Mr. Kerry's "Honorable Discharge from the Reserves" opens a door on a well kept secret about his military service.
The document is a form cover letter in the name of the Carter administration's secretary of the Navy, W. Graham Claytor. It describes Mr. Kerry's discharge as being subsequent to the review of "a board of officers." This in it self is unusual. There is nothing about an ordinary honorable discharge action in the Navy that requires a review by a board of officers. more....

Rapper: Blacks 'cheered when 9-11 happened'

Here's more of the 'It's America's fault' as reported in Drudge

If Osama bin Laden ever buys a rap album, he'll probably start with a CD by KRS-One.The hip-hop anarchist has declared his solidarity with al-Qaida by asserting that he and other African-Americans "cheered when 9-11 happened," reports the New York Daily News. more......

Strange bedfellows - U.S. Marines, Iraqi special forces share awkward partnership

The Iraqi special forces troops assigned to the U.S. Marines here fight, live, sleep and learn alongside their Marine counterparts, sharing personal stories, jokes and training tips.

Enemies during the two-week battle for Nasiriyah in southern Iraq in late March and early April of 2003, the Marines and Iraqis now find themselves on the same side of the razor wire in a partnership that U.S. officials are trying to replicate throughout Iraq, one that pairs U.S. training and discipline with indigenous forces. more.....

Kerry Backfire

New TV Stations Want to Air Vietnam Film.

Complaints against the Sinclair broadcasting network by John Kerry's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee may have backfired, with non-Sinclair TV stations now expressing an interest in airing the documentary "Stolen Honor." more...

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What Happened in Kerry's Vietnam Battles?

ABC news want's to get to the bottom of the debate about what Kerry really did in the war, so instead of asking true american medal bearing heros, they go to our former enemy of which Kerry is honored as one of their own war heros


Oct. 14, 2004 -- In the controversy over Sen. John Kerry's service in Vietnam, Americans have heard from Kerry, from the crew of the Navy Swift boats he commanded and from other Swift boat veterans who question the official account of a 1969 incident for which Kerry was awarded a Silver Star. But there is one group they have not heard from: the Vietnamese who were there that day. more of this BS.....

I'm back!!

Had surgery to have a stent put in so I can walk a little better. It was a success, and I'll be back publishing tomorrow.

Dennis Miller Rant 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' Feb. 25, 2003

"I would call the French scum bags, but that, of course, would be a disservice to bags filled with scum."

You know something? These pricks are now putting — they're putting swastikas on our flag in France. You've got all those boys buried in Normandy. And after we had the good taste to chisel thearmpit hair off the Statue of Liberty you gave us, you know something, I — always thought that tint was oxdized copper. Little did I know it was green with envy. more.....

More hypocrisy from the Democrats

On December 20, 2001, the US Senate passed H.R.3061, titled "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002."

Information on this bill can be found here.

What is interesting is what is called Section 510 of this bill, which addresses the ethical definitions placed on federal funds for embryonic stem cell research. The pertinent text is here and states:


Sec. 510. (a) <> None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for-- (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).


(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo or embryos'' includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells.

Here is the recorded Senate vote for the Senate version of the bill.

The Senate offered an amendment which resulted in a House-Senate conference. After that conference, the House and Senate had to vote on the final version (from which the text above is derived.)


Here is the recorded vote for the final version (after conference).

Both John Kerry and John Edwards voted for passage of this bill, which clearly defines the ethics associated with research funding for embryonic stem cells. Now Kerry claims that instead of the President merely standing up for his principles based on sanctity of unborn life, that George W. Bush is being driven by "right-wing ideology." Kerry claims it is wrong for President Bush restrict this funding. But funding hasn't been restricted, only the ethics of the research that the US Government will fund have been defined.

I wonder if Kerry and Edwards are also wrong, since they voted for this law? And since the Catholic Church supports this ethical definition and Kerry professes to be a Catholic, is Kerry calling the Catholics "right wing?"

The simple answer of course is that Kerry and Edwards are hypocrites and are using this issue as another attempt to drive wedges into the American populace.

If John Kerry played paintball

Based on recent media reports about John Kerry's personality, character and record in Vietnam, we put together a humorous look at what Kerry may do if he was a paintball player.Firstly, Kerry would realize how manly a game like paintball may make him look in front of the ladies and would volunteer to go. He would be the most vocal proponent of paintball at family gatherings and would talk about how manly he is to his high school buddies.

Once at the field, Kerry would be the guy who brings the MiniDV video camera and have his friends video tape his heroic actions, to show the ladies at a later date. At the end of the day, after realizing that none of the footage showed him doing anything heroic, he would attempt to reinact the scenes and "act out" his great moves. Later that night, he would upload his footage to his blog, so that everyone can see how heroic and courageous he is.As the games continue, John would hunker back. He would "volunteer" to defend the base, as any patriotic paintballer would do. As his team slowly began eroding, he would take a paintball out of his hopper, squeeze it until it burst, then wipe the paint on his mask. "I'm out, I'm out!" he would shout as the other team gets within fifty yards of his position.In other games, he would volunteer to play forward, run out like a madman when the game begins, and as soon as the first shots are heard, he would raise his hands and call himself out.

On the way out, he would grab some old paint off the ground, rub it on his chest, and proceed to tell everyone how the opposite team spent hours hunting him down and finally eliminated him.Later, he would use his fabricated stories about his "fantasy moves" to try to get some type of award or certificate saying he had courage. When he realizes that he only needs a couple more of these stories to be viewed as the ultimate paintball hero, and never have to play again, he starts accelrating the rate of his "self-inflicted outs." While paintball doesn't award any Purple Hearts, he still feels that these stories bode well for his reputation, and will go a long way in impressing very rich ladies that he could eventually marry and mooch off.

To cap it all off, at the end of the game, he would go to the referees and complain that his own team mates were cheating, wiping paint, shooting at eliminated players and shooting wildlife. He even claims that one of his buddies took off another player's mask and shot him in the face a few times.After getting married to the rich young lady of his dreams and living off her family's fortune, that is hidden in off-shore Swiss Bank accounts, he would declare that he is against the game of paintball and would speak in front of congress and lobby for the end of paintball. He would attempt to use his "glorious" paintball past in an attempt to fortify his claims.In the future when he decides to run for president of the National Association of Paintball Players, a group of his buddies start to lobby against him. Eventually, no one knows who to believe and he ends up with a tarnished reputation and the incumbent president has to calm everyone down and wins the election.I would like to thank http://www.paintballtimes.com for this article.
posted by Crazy hat guy

Is this what Kerry would have said on 9/11 ? 

Here's my youngest son Steve and his girlfriend Taylor going to their homecoming. 

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John Kerry reveals his true elitist colors

I'm pledging I will not raise taxes; I'm giving a tax cut to the people earning less than $200,000 a year.
Now, for the people earning more than $200,000 a year, you're going to see a rollback to the level we were at with Bill Clinton, when people made a lot of money.
And looking around here, at this group here, I suspect there are only three people here who are going to be affected: the president, me, and, Charlie, I'm sorry, you too...

Um, how exactly does he know how much someone makes just by looking at him/her? I, for one, wouldn't have known Teh-Ray-Za was a gazillionaire by her looks.

Here's Russia's take on the oil for food scandal errr... I mean program...

Since the issue is within the jurisdiction of the UN, ONLY the UN can pass judgement.

Russian fuel industry boss criticizes CIA oil-for-food inspection

MOSCOW. Oct 8 (Interfax) - Executive Director of the Information and Cooperation Council for the Fuel and Energy Complex, Yevgeny Yagulets, said inspections and assessments of the implementation of the UN oil-for-food program for Iraq should be exclusively within the UN jurisdiction.
"This issue is within the jurisdiction of the UN, the body under which this program was implemented. Only it can pass judgements on this program rather than some outsider," Yagulets told Interfax.

Kerry’s Fairy Tales About Clintonomics

Kerry says vote for him because he'll restore what Democrats talk about as Bill Clinton's "just-right, Goldilocks" economy. "Let's not forget what we [Democrats] did in the 1990s," he's been telling folks on the campaign trail and may well repeat in one of the next two debates. "And we can do it again."But the splendid ’90s were not splendid because of the Democrats or Clinton or even Clinton's much ballyhooed Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, now a Kerry adviser. It's a nice party myth, but it's far from accurate. more.........

Time to put to rest the rumor of a 'secret' draft

House rejects bill to restart military draft

The House of Representatives yesterday overwhelmingly rejected a Democrat-sponsored bill to revive a military draft in a last-minute vote scheduled by its Republican leadership to squelch rumors that the Bush administration is planning to reinstitute mandatory military service. "For two months — especially on college campuses — they've used the draft as a fear tactic to get people to vote against George W. Bush," House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas Republican, said of Democrats. more......

Maryland faces 40 percent loss of physicians

The high cost of healthcare - here's the real cause

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland's largest association of doctors said yesterday that as many as 40 percent of the state's physicians will close or leave the state if lawmakers do not soon address rising costs brought on by increasing medical malpractice premiums. The dire prediction, the key finding of a statewide survey of doctors, was announced yesterday, the same day that surgeons at Prince George's Hospital Center — frustrated about the rising premiums — announced a plan to stop performing non-emergency surgeries starting Nov. 15. more.......

Union for UN staff objects to Iraq duty

Let's hurry up and get Kerry in there so that he can talk these people into helping out in Iraq.


On Wednesday, staff union representatives released a letter to Secretary General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) urging that no more staffers be sent to Iraq (news - web sites) and that the 32 people recently deployed there to help prepare for January elections be withdrawn as soon as possible. more.......

Saddam paid off French leaders

More about Kerry's friends....


Saddam Hussein used a U.N. humanitarian program to pay $1.78 billion to French government officials, businessmen and journalists in a bid to have sanctions removed and U.S. policies opposed, according to a CIA report made public yesterday. more......

Another prayer for our troops.....

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

TERROR TV SHOW TICKING

It looks like Showtime want's to show the 'human side' of terrorists. Another liberal 'why do they hate us', blame America first series. This ought to recruit more people to kill Americans. Wasn't it Showtime who aired the Reagan movie - trying to bring him down from his hero status.
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Cable channel Showtime is quietly at work on a new series about the personal lives of an Islamic terrorist cell in the United States, The Post has learned. The series — to be called "The Cell" — will be told from the view points of a group of European and American converts to Islam who are plotting terror attacks here.

"We're trying to look into the minds of these [terrorists] and the issues driving them, beyond a black-and-white portrayal," says Showtime entertainment president Robert Greenblatt, who will decide next month whether to commit to a series.

"The leaders of the cell look like nice, normal people you would encounter in everyday life and never know were quietly putting together a power base," he says. "Our only hesitation was sensitivity to the subject matter, which was very scary. Several plot points have already come to pass." more.......

Money trail behind Kerry's Iran stance

Candidate has financial ties to backers of mullah regime


WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kerry's call for providing Iran with the nuclear fuel it seeks, even while the regime is believed to be only months away from developing nuclear weapons, is being linked to his campaign contributions from backers of the mullah government in Tehran.

Among Kerry's top fund-raisers are three Iranian-Americans who have been pushing for dramatic changes in U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. more....

Like the draft? Vote Kerry

John Kerry muttered something about President Bush bringing about a backdoor draft through the use of National Guardsmen in Iraq.
I've got news for you.
If you want to see the draft reinstated, vote for John Kerry.
"Why do you say that?" you ask.
Because if John Kerry is elected president, there is going to be a mass exodus from the U.S. military services. more.....

Teacher Booted for Displaying President's Picture

Since when can't you have a picture of the President in the classroom?


A New Jersey middle school teacher who displayed a portrait of the president of the United States in her classroom side-by-side with pictures of other U.S. presidents and the Declaration of Independence was thrown out of her school on Friday for refusing to take the Bush photo down. more.....

Next time the terrorists blow something up...

We can at least partially thank Bill Clinton, for appointing federal judge Victor Marerro to the bench. Marrero, making the bizarre argument that "personal security is as important as national security," took it upon himself to strike down a critical part of the Patriot Act (which, by the way, both John Kerry and John Edwards voted for).
Is personal security as important as national security? You tell me. Can you be personally secure if the nation you live in isn't? Just another reason to vote for President Bush and give him sixty senators. We need to keep these ACLU-loving judicial activists the hell off the federal bench. Had guys like him been around in the early years of our country, we wouldn't have a country. The government's ability to proactively and preemptively render enemies within our shores inoperative was critical to our nation in the years following the American Revolution, during the Civil War, and both World Wars. Had Judge Mareero and the ACLU their way, America the beautiful would today be America the pipedream.
Democrat judicial appointees: Preserving the rights of terrorists; putting us all at risk. Story...

Kerry's Grand Deception - The "War Hero" myth

The widely repeated myth of "John Kerry, the Vietnam Navy Hero" is one of the most dishonorable and dangerous deceptions ever perpetrated upon the American public.
John Kerry is not a hero. He built this facade with unabashed personal promotion, aided and abetted by a supportive liberal media ready and willing to repeat in print his gross exaggerations, distortions of fact, and outright lies about his abbreviated four-month, 12-day tour of duty in Vietnam.
Until the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth spoke up in press conferences, television ads, and with the now best-selling book, Unfit for Command, no one - not even the conservative media - seriously or effectively challenged the veracity of John Kerry's self-aggrandizement. Only now is his war-hero facade beginning to peel away.

Kerry arrived in Vietnam on November 17, 1968, with a strong anti-war bias and a self-serving determination to build a foundation for a future political career. Even a most casual review of his biography, Tour of Duty by Douglas Brinkley, will reveal that Kerry entered the Naval Reserve as a "vain intellectual" with contempt for military authority. more......

US 'endangers Australians' ????

US 'endangers Australians'
Roy Eccleston, Washington correspondentSeptember 18, 2004

JOHN Kerry's campaign has warned Australians that the Howard Government's support for the US in Iraq has made them a bigger target for international terrorists.Diana Kerry, younger sister of the Democrat presidential candidate, told The Weekend Australian that the Bali bombing and the recent attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta clearly showed the danger to Australians had increased. "Australia has kept faith with the US and we are endangering the Australians now by this wanton disregard for international law and multilateral channels," she said, referring to the invasion of Iraq. Asked if she believed the terrorist threat to Australians was now greater because of the support for Republican George W. Bush, Ms Kerry said: "The most recent attack was on the Australian embassy in Jakarta -- I would have to say that." The Weekend Australian ArticleFolks, I just got back up and running from the storm, catching up on what has been happening.. and what three things stand out in my mind the most since Weds?1. THIS ARTICLE2. Kerry's speech to the National Guard3. Moveon's Ad depicting a failing/surrendering U.S. SoldierWhat exactly do these people think they are doing? Do they believe that by destroying the trust of our allies, attacking our CIC to his OWN TROOPS, and showing our nation a mental image of our military as FAILURES, they are going to win 'the hearts and minds' of the American voter?This campaign has crossed every line of decency imaginable. This is NOT a political election.. this is a WAR for America, and every thing we ever held dear. These people have NO SCRUPLES, NO PATRIOTISM, NO CONSCIENCE, and display RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR THEIR COUNTRY, THEIR MILITARY and their NATIONAL SECURITY.HOW DARE THEY?!!

Politics cannot bring about peace.

Politics cannot bring about peace. Only culture can. Peace cannot come about through a decision from above. People have to change first, and they don’t change through orders. They change gradually, through a different perception of reality, their own and that of others. And it takes two to tango. Unless the antagonists meet halfway, unless goodwill develops across the divide, walls will remain in place.
Political decisions remain irrelevant unless people endorse them. Unless the common people change their mind, no change will come about. Culture and arts, literature and intellectual life must reflect the commitment to peace. They must address the hearts and minds of the common people. Peace will not prevail unless culture clamours against injustice within and across borders.
Education and the media are crucial. If given the right education, the young will grow up believing in peace, rejecting fanaticism, accepting others, recognising diversity. The media, for its part must fight injustice. The media has a responsibility to denounce fanaticism and disown terror in all its forms.

Thought for the day...

There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2030, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

Oliver North: War Without the Spin

LtCol Oliver L. North explains the spin..

Washington, D.C. - Last week, our nation mourned the one-thousandth U.S. death in Iraq. The Kerry campaign and the so-called mainstream media pounced on the report with partisan furor, using the "milestone" as "proof" that the war in Mesopotamia is going wrong - and that it's the fault of George W. Bush. more....

Verrrrrry Interesting.........

57 Varieties of Radical Causes

Teresa Heinz Kerry has in fact invested an enormous amount of tax-exempt grant money in “a laundry list of partisan causes and fringe political groups.” The grants speak for themselves.

Read about it here

Ever notice that whenever our troops attack.....

The Arab media says that all casulties were women and children (or elderly)..........


More deaths in US assault on Falluja


Three people have been killed and five injured in renewed US air strikes on the Iraqi town of Falluja amid widespread condemnation against the attacks.
The latest air strike by the US air force was launched on the Shuhada and industrial sectors of the city late on Friday, Aljazeera learned.

Earlier, Ahmad Hardan, member of the Local Council in Falluja, told Aljazeera of the three killed, two were an elderly couple.

Five people were also injured in the air strike which targeted the Dhubbat (officers) neighbourhood in the city, Hardan said.

"Three bodies were taken from the rubble," said one rescue worker. Another three people - among them two women and a child - were injured, ambulance workers said.

A US fighter jet dived over the city's Dhubbat district at around 1730 GMT and shortly afterwards a loud explosion rocked the area, said one resident.

Time to start holding the U.N accountable

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stated for the record that the US military attack of Iraq was illegal and a violation of the UN Charter.

Annan also said the decision to take action in Iraq should have been made by the Security Council and not made by the US and Britain alone.

I think it's time to turn up the heat and get to the bottom of the hardly ever reported oil for food program . Including supplying Sadaams Republican guard with liquor.

September 18, 2004 -- WASHINGTON — Saddam Hussein used the U.N. oil-for-food program to illegally import thousands of gallons of Johnnie Walker whiskey in order to keep his elite Republican Guard happy, according to a new report.
Fox News Channel, in a special report scheduled to air tomorrow night, quotes a U.N. whistleblower as revealing that Saddam was importing the expensive Scotch in the guise of humanitarian supplies right under the noses of U.N. inspectors.
"The Republican Guards had to be kept in good moods and they were so sophisticated in this regard that he couldn't supply them with cheap whiskey from the Far East," said Paul Conlon, who was fired in 1995 from the U.N. Sanctions Committee.
"He actually had to buy Johnnie Walker and export it via a supplier of various things to his son Uday," Conlon told Fox.
Conlon added the Scotch was probably disguised as chemicals needed for various humanitarian projects.

SMILE.........

"They say John Kerry is the first Democratic presidential candidate in history to raise $50 million in a three-month period. Actually, that's nothing. He once raised $500 million with two words: 'I do.'" —Jay Leno

"You see the pictures in the paper today of John Kerry windsurfing? He's at his home in Nantucket this week, doing his favorite thing, windsurfing. Even his hobby depends on which way the wind blows." —Jay Leno

"'Shrek 2' made over $120 million during its first week. In a related story, John Kerry asked Shrek to marry him." —Conan O'Brien

"Lot of people wondering if John Kerry supports gay marriages. Here's a hint ... he gets $1,000 haircuts." —Craig Kilborn

"John Kerry's wife Teresa Heinz is on the cover of Newsweek magazine this week and they said that if he is elected president, she will be the oldest first lady in American history. But that doesn't bother John Kerry, he said, 'To me, she looks like a million bucks'" —Jay Leno

"Well the good news for Democrats, now over half the country can identify a picture of John Kerry. The bad news, the majority still thinks he's the dad from 'The Munsters."' —Jay Leno

Just think... If John Kerry becomes president, he will not only give the State of the Union Address - he'll also give the rebuttal afterward - Wayne from Downers.

Th-Th-Th-That's all folks !

Here's some news that you won't hear about

Iraqi Air Force Conducts First Solo Operational Mission
By U.S. Army Sgt. Jared Zabaldo / Multinational Security Transition Command, Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2004 — The Iraqi air force conducted its first solo operational flight in southern Iraq, Sept. 15, with the flight of one of the country’s two SB7L-360 Seeker reconnaissance aircraft, flying over infrastructure assets in the area.

Prior to the mission, multinational force trainers accompanied all flights; the trainers assisted the Iraqi government train and mentor the country’s pilots and support personnel .

The flight, a two-hour reconnaissance mission in the early morning hours manned by two Iraqi pilots from Iraqi Air Force Squadron 70, was reportedly successful, ultimately providing intelligence on an expanding oil pipeline spill in the region.

“It may seem a simple step, but it is a huge deal for the people of Iraq,” Iraqi Air Force Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Kamal Al-Barzanjy, a former pilot in Iraq’s old air force.

“It is a step forward in a good direction - the right direction,” Al-Barzanjy said.

The air force, still in its early stages of development, currently consists of two aircraft with the first deliveries of another eight similar planes slated to begin arriving in November.

The force of 10 should receive another eight similarly fitted reconnaissance aircraft in the coming months, in addition to delivery of a gift from the United Arab Emirates of four helicopter and eight aircraft in December.

The Iraqi air force currently stands at roughly 160 pilots and support personnel.

“These Seekers,” Al-Barzanjy said, describing the light reconnaissance Australian-made aircraft, “give us three types of reconnaissance: visual, video, and infrared night vision.
“So they will help to protect our oil, electricity, borders, and other different important places,” he said.

The single-engine Seeker aircraft include live observation feedback capabilities to ground forces and also carry digital video recording hardware and other reconnaissance technology. Their employ will be coordinated with Iraqi and multinational force efforts on the ground and will eventually include operations all over the country as the Iraqi government deems necessary.

Pilots from the flight reported that they were extremely proud to be patrolling the skies over Iraq.

“Eventually we will have aircraft from the south to the north of Iraq,” Al-Barzanjy said.

Prayer for our Soldiers

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

Kerry Skimps on his own Income Taxes

After years of Democrats demanding that the wealthy pay their "fair share," billionaire couple John and Teresa Kerry last year paid only 12% in income taxes. Apparently, Kerry, who rakes in just over $158,000 a year as a U.S. Senator, and his Heinz-heiress wife don't consider themselves "rich."

Americans for Tax Reform reported recently that though the Kerrys earn more than enough to be in the highest tax bracket, they found loopholes and write-offs in order to significantly decrease their taxes. In fact, they lowered their total tax rate to a level below that of most middle class Americans.

ATR also noted that "John Kerry has declined to pay a small, voluntary tax in his home state. The Massachusetts state income tax code contains a provision allowing payers to contribute an extra .6% of their income to benefit the commonwealth. Kerry has consistently failed to pay the extra money, which would have amounted to $687 dollars last year."

The Pope need not worry........

About Catholics not going to mass on Sundays and thus not thinking of the Lord because of football. Your Holiness, I know many Chicago Bear fans that do a lot of praying while watching the game.

It's been said before, but worth repeating, and remembering.....

Will we still be the Country of choice and still be America if we
continue to make the changes forced on us by the people from other countries that came to live in America because it is the Country of
Choice??????

Think about it . .

All I have to say is, when will they do something about MY RIGHTS?

I celebrate Christmas, but because it isn't celebrated by everyone,
we can no longer say Merry Christmas. Now it has to be Season's
Greetings.

It's not Christmas vacation, it's Winter Break. Isn't it amazing how
this winter break ALWAYS occurs over the Christmas holiday?

We've gone so far the other way, bent over backwards to not offend anyone, that I am now being offended. But it seems that no one has a problem with that.


This says it all!


IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT.

I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending
some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans.

However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.

I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone
who is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants.

However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.

This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only
to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.
As Americans, we have our own culture, our own society, our own
language and our own lifestyle.

This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.

We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!

"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian,
right wing, political slogan.. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools.

If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.

If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you
should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We
are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really
don't care how you did things where you came from.

This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle.
Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so.

But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life,
I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great American
freedoms,

THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.

AMEN

Islamists say rock concert is 'immoral'

This is from the 'You've got to be kidding' department. No mention or condemnation of terrorist acts, but the concert would encourage hedonism and moral degradation especially among youths.....


KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Islamists are planning to protest at a concert by the German rock band Scorpions because it is "immoral and un-Islamic", say officials.

"We will be distributing pamphlets to the concert-goers, advising them to avoid social ills, not to participate in drugs and other activities," Islamic Party (PAS) youth chief Salahuddin Ayub says.

In a letter to the government the youth wing of the opposition party said the concert was an "insult" to Malaysian Muslims because it would be held just a day after an Islamic religious event, Isra' Mikhraj.

PAS had called for the concert's immediate cancellation and urged the government to apologise to Muslims, who make up some 60% of Malaysia's 25 million population.

"Such concerts would encourage hedonism and moral degradation especially among youths," Salahuddin said.

We will never forget 

Why you my son

Dedicated to my son, Dave ....written by someone else, but it sure does apply to you. We love you Dave


I stand before you and ask,
Why you, my son?
Why have you chosen this path in life?
To be one of many that have chosen to defend our liberty
at all costs?
To go to strange and foreign lands?
You are so very young to know such awesome responsibility.

It seems but yesterday that your main loves
were hanging out with your friends.
And the sounds of you playing soccer
and your laughter filled our home...

I am so fearful for your safety,
But yet...my heart is filled with immense pride
For who and what you are.

You stand there and you look at me,
with your soft brown eyes,
filled with knowledge, gained through experiences,
way beyond your 20 years.

You take my hand in yours, and say...

Why me ?
Because you raised me to be the man you see before you today.

Remember when we would go to parades
when I was a boy,
You taught me to cover my heart
When Old Glory went by...

Our home has always been adorned with flags.
Top most was the American flag,
Snapping in the wind, so proudly.
I heard all the stories
and the pride in your voice as you told them.

Remember, how you taught us all that
The United States of America, was our beloved country.
The best country in the world,
and that She must be defended at all costs?

You always erupted in fury,
when you wittnessed demonstrations of 'flag burnings'
Or any show of disrepect for our country?
You showed us this was a disgrace...

All my life, I have heard from you
That love of my God, my Country and my family,
are the three most important things in life.
That my honor and pride are two things no one could ever take from me.

Your eyes burn into my heart down to my soul,
As you say as you hold me close...
Why me ???
Because you raised me this way.
To be a man, strong and true,
when my country called..
To stand tall with pride
And look the world square in the eye,
And say 'I am proud to be an American"!

That is why I must go.
To do what you raised me to do..
To be what you raised me to be..
A man, a marine, and most of all your son.

I'll be back, safe and sound.
After all the others like me,
and I
Show the evil tyrants
That you DON'T MESS with the finest country in the world.
My country!!! The U.S.A.!!!

Then I step back and absorb the sight of you..
to carry with me in my heart , while you are gone.

You turn, pick up your duffle bag and throw it over your shoulder,
And after one final hug you turn and start to walk away.
But you pause and turn to me once more and say..
I Love You.
I will be back safe and sound.
And why me??
Because you are who you are
and all the parents like you,
I am the man you made me into today...
And I thank you...