Shut Uppery, Fairness Doctrine, and Obama the 46-Year Old Political Virgin

(H/T AGB)

Andrew Klaven of PJTV brilliantly & entertainingly explains Net Neutrality, The Fairness Doctrine and the Liberal intent of well...shutting us up. Check it out:

Klaven also exposes the crap Obama is shoveling:

Aren't the American People Sick Of It?

Sent in by that Great American, AGB

IMAGINE! This guy is teaching, I mean, PROPAGANDIZING, your children...and you and the American taxpayer is paying for it all. Geez!

Everything is RACE to these characters. All Roads Lead to Rome...er, I mean...to RACE.

And I ask of whites and Orientals and others...why are YOU so afraid to speak about RACE when it is not you who raised the race issue in the first place and you are not guilty of bias?

Why are you not DIRECTLY confronting the racialists who are using the system AGAINST you as they pick your pockets? It is not you, who are the racists. THEY ARE THE RACISTS! Wake up!

Why do I say it is THEY, and not YOU, who are the racists?

BECAUSE THEY RAISE THE RACE ISSUE EACH AND EVERY TIME! That is why. They are the ones who want to manipulate and rip off the system BECAUSE of racial beefs, mostly imagined, most of which do not even exist. That does not mean that all beefs do not exist. Most however do not.

Turns out Gates is just another idiot (literally) and con man. An idiot because he and his partisans actually believe we cannot see through his act. He, like his partisan defenders, and his president, have provably BAD JUDGMENT based on false assumptions. This scam is just one among many.

And if you read the police reports you'll find that likely Gates PROVOKED the whole thing. In other words, he is like the rest of the racial arsonists...a seething HATER...SCAMMING the system to ENRICH themselves...to get publicity...and predeterminedly to SUE the municipality to MAKE money off YOU!...the taxpayer....for himself.

Why one might ask, are these people like this, why do they behave the way they do? I say, a huge inferiority complex is at the core of it all and the ENTITLEMENT mentality. They are entitled to the wealth of the system...and to YOUR money.

Affirmative action got him into Yale. Not competitive test scores or scholarship. He scored LOWER than the fellow/lady who got rejected.

Of course, Gates got in at the cost of keeping a legitimate and intelligent white or Oriental student out. Gates got to where he is BECAUSE of racial politics...without which he'd be a nobody. He is a phony, a phake, and a phraud!



Note the next video. Savage has a higher education than Gates, two PhDs...and not a result of affirmative action...and he speaks directly and honestly (unlike that worm Gates)...listen to the whole tape and decide for yourself and read the police report below:

Dinner With Obama, A Parable.......

(thanks AGB for this great email & parable)

-Author Unknown

Once upon a time, I was invited to the White House for a private dinner
with the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that
produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There was
some talk that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration,
but I paid it no mind. I live in a free country. There's nothing that
the government can do to me if I've broken no laws. My wealth was earned
honestly, and an invitation to dinner with an American President is an
honor.

I checked my coat, was greeted by the Chief of Staff, and joined the
President in a yellow dining room. We sat across from each other at a
table draped in white linen. The Great Seal was embossed on the china.
Uniformed staff served our dinner.

The meal was served, and I was startled when my waiter suddenly reached
out, plucked a dinner roll off my plate, and began nibbling it as he
walked back to the kitchen.

"Sorry about that," said the President. "Andrew is very hungry."

"I don't appreciate..." I began, but as I looked into the calm brown
eyes across from me, I felt immediately guilty and petty. It was just a
dinner roll. "Of course," I concluded, and reached for my glass. Before
I could, however, another waiter reached forward, took the glass away
and swallowed the wine in a single gulp.

"And his brother Eric is very thirsty." said the President.

I didn't say anything. The President is testing my compassion, I
thought. I will play along. I don't want to seem unkind.

My plate was whisked away before I had tasted a bite.

"Eric's children are also quite hungry."

With a lurch, I crashed to the floor. My chair had been pulled out from
under me. I stood, brushing myself off angrily, and watched as it was
carried from the room.

"And their grandmother can't stand for long."

I excused myself, smiling outwardly, but inside feeling like a fool.
Obviously I had been invited to the White House to be sport for some
game. I reached for my coat, to find that it had been taken. I turned
back to the President.

"Their grandfather doesn't like the cold."

I wanted to shout- that was my coat! But again, I looked at the placid
smiling face of my host and decided I was being a poor sport. I spread
my hands helplessly and chuckled. Then I felt my hip pocket and realized
my wallet was gone. I excused myself and walked to a phone on an elegant
side table. I learned shortly that my credit cards had been maxed out,
my bank accounts emptied, my retirement and equity portfolios had
vanished, and my wife had been thrown out of our home. Apparently, the
waiters and their families were moving in.. The President hadn't moved
or spoken as I learned all this, but finally I lowered the phone into
its cradle and turned to face him.

"Andrew's whole family has made bad financial decisions. They haven't
planned for retirement, and they need a house. They recently defaulted
on a subprime mortgage. I told them they could have your home. They need
it more than you do."

My hands were shaking. I felt faint. I stumbled back to the table and
knelt on the floor. The President cheerfully cut his meat, ate his steak
and drank his wine. I lowered my eyes and stared at the small grey
circles on the tablecloth that were water drops.

"By the way," He added, "I have just signed an Executive Order
nationalizing your factories. I'm firing you as head of your business.
I'll be operating the firm now for the benefit of all mankind.. There's
a whole bunch of Eric’s and Andrews out there and they can't come to you
for jobs groveling like beggars."

I looked up. The President dropped his spoon into the empty ramekin
which had been his crème brulee. He drained the last drops of his wine.
As the table was cleared, he lit a cigarette and leaned back in his
chair. He stared at me. I clung to the edge of the table as if were a
ledge and I were a man hanging over an abyss. I thought of the years
behind me, of the life I had lived. The life I had earned with a
lifetime of work, risk and struggle. Why was I punished? How had I
allowed it to be taken? What game had I played and lost? I looked across
the table and noticed with some surprise that there was no game board
between us.

What had I done wrong?

As if answering the unspoken thought, the President suddenly cocked his
head, locked his empty eyes to mine, and bared a million teeth,
chuckling wryly as he folded his hands.

"You should have stopped me at the dinner roll," he said.

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"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln

Baskin-ROBBIN

You gotta love the humor of my Great American friends, such as AGB who sent this in.
And for more political humor in the same vein, don't miss
It's All About The Ice Cream
Also sent in by a true Patriot.

Enjoy!



(author unknown)

In honor of the 44th President of the
United States, Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream
has issued a new flavor, "Barocky Road".

Barocky Road is a blend of half Vanilla,
half Chocolate, and surrounded by
Nuts and Flakes.

The Vanilla portion of the mix is not
openly advertised and usually
denied as an ingredient.

The Nuts and Flakes are all very
bitter and hard to swallow.

The cost is $100.00 per20scoop.

When purchased it will be presented
to you in a large beautiful cone, but
then the Ice Cream is taken away and
given to the person in line behind you.

Thus you are left with an empty Wallet,
no change, holding an empty cone,
with no hope of getting any Ice Cream.

Aren't you feeling stimulated?

Firearms Refresher Course

Sent in via email from that Great American, Anne Bryant.

Preface: This is an old email, but worth thinking about again. The quotes (mis) attributed to Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson may not be verifiable but are included because the sentiment of the quotes are laudable and shared by many Freedom loving Americans.

Enjoy.
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." -Benjamin Franklin, 1759



"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~ Thomas Jefferson



FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE:

1. An armed man is a citizen.. An unarmed man is a subject.



2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

3. Colt: The original point and click interface.



4. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?



6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.

7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.



8. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any.

9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

10. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.

11. What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you not understand?



12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.

13. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

14. Guns only have two enemies; rust and politicians.



15. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety..

16. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

17. 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.

18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.

19. Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.

20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.

21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

22. You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.



23. Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don't make more.

24. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.



25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

In the true spirit of a viral email:

PASS THIS 'REFRESHER' ON TO TEN FREE CITIZENS!

11 Most Expensive Catastrophes in History

(Sent in via email, thanks AGB)

# 11. Titanic - $150 Million

The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident in the world. But it barely makes our list of top 10 most expensive. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage and was considered to be the most luxurious ocean liner ever built. Over 1,500 people lost their lives when the ship ran into an iceberg and sunk in frigid waters. The ship cost $7 million to build ($150 million in today ' s dollars).


# 10. Tanker Truck vs Bridge - $358 Million

On August 26, 2004, a car collided with a tanker truck containing 32,000 liters of fuel on the Wiehltal Bridge in Germany . The tanker crashed through the guardrail and fell 90 feet off the A4 Autobahn resulting in a huge explosion and fire which destroyed the load-bearing ability of the bridge. Temporary repairs cost $40 million and the cost to replace the bridge is estimated at $318 Million.

# 9. MetroLink Crash - $500 Million

On September 12, 2008, in what was one of the worst train crashes in California history, 25 people were killed when a Metrolink commuter train crashed head-on into a Union Pacific freight train in Los Angeles . It is thought that the Metrolink train may have run through a red signal while the conductor was busy text messaging.. Wrongful death lawsuits are expected to cause $500 million in losses for Metrolink.

# 8. B-2 Bomber Crash - $1.4 Billion

Here we have our first billion dollar accident (and we ' re only # 8 on the list). This B-2 stealth bomber crashed shortly after taking off from an air base in Guam on February 23, 2008. Investigators blamed distorted data in the flight control computers caused by moisture in the system. This resulted in the aircraft making a sudden nose-up move which made the B-2 stall and crash. This was 1 of only 21 ever built and was the most expensive aviation accident in history. Both pilots ejected safely.

# 7. Exxon Valdez - $2.5 Billion

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was not a large one in relation to the world ' s biggest oil spills, but it was a costly one due to the remote location of Prince William Sound (accessible only by helicopter and boat). On March 24, 1989, 10.8 million gallons of oil was spilled when the ship ' s master, Joseph Hazelwood, left the controls and the ship crashed into a Reef. The cleanup cost Exxon $2.5 billion.

# 6. Piper Alpha Oil Rig - $3.4 Billion

The world ' s worst off-shore oil disaster. At one time, it was the world ' s single largest oil producer, spewing out 317,000 barrels of oil per day. On July 6, 1988, as part of routine maintenance, technicians removed and checked safety valves which were essential in preventing dangerous build-up of liquid gas. There were 100 identical safety valves which were checked. Unfortunately, the technicians made a mistake and forgot to replace one of them. At 10 PM that same night, a technician pressed a start button for the liquid gas pumps and the world ' s most expensive oil rig accident was set in motion.

Within 2 hours, the 300 foot platform was engulfed in flames. It eventually collapsed, killing 167 workers and resulting in $3.4 Billion in damages.

# 5. Challenger Explosion - $5.5 Billion

The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after takeoff due on January 28, 1986 due to a faulty O-ring. It failed to seal one of the joints, allowing pressurized gas to reach the outside. This in turn caused the external tank to dump its payload of liquid hydrogen causing a massive explosion. The cost of replacing the Space Shuttle was $2 billion in 1986 ($4.5 billion in today ' s dollars). The cost of investigation, problem correction, and replacement of lost equipment cost $450 million from 1986-1987 ($1 Billion in today ' s dollars).

# 4. Prestige Oil Spill - $12 Billion

On November 13, 2002, the Prestige oil tanker was carrying 77,000 tons of heavy fuel oil when one of its twelve tanks burst during a storm off Galicia , Spain . Fearing that the ship would sink, the captain called for help from Spanish rescue workers, expecting them to take the ship into harbour. However, pressure from local authorities forced the captain to steer the ship away from the coast. The captain tried to get help from the French and Portuguese authorities, but they too ordered the ship away from their shores. The storm eventually took its toll on the ship resulting in the tanker splitting in half and releasing 20 million gallons oil into the sea.

According to a report by the Pontevedra Economist Board, the total cleanup cost $12 billion.

# 3. Space Shuttle Columbia - $13 Billion

The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space worthy shuttle in NASA ' s orbital fleet. It was destroyed during re-entry over Texas on February 1, 2003 after a hole was punctured in one of the wings during launch 16 days earlier. The original cost of the shuttle was $2 Billion in 1978. That comes out to $6.3 Billion in today ' s dollars. $500 million was spent on the investigation, making it the costliest aircraft accident investigation in history. The search and recovery of debris cost $300 million.

In the end, the total cost of the accident (not including replacement of the shuttle) came out to $13 Billion according to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

# 2. Chernobyl - $200 Billion

On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the costliest accident in history. The Chernobyl disaster has been called the biggest socio-economic catastrophe in peacetime history. 50% of the area of Ukraine is in some way contaminated. Over 200,000 people had to be evacuated and resettled while 1.7 million people were directly affected by the disaster. The death toll attributed to Chernobyl , including people who died from cancer years later, is estimated at 125,000. The total costs including cleanup, resettlement, and compensation to victims has been estimated to be roughly $200 Billion. The cost of a new steel shelter for the Chernobyl nuclear plant will cost $2 billion alone. The accident was officially attributed to power plant operators who violated plant procedures and were ignorant of the safety requirements needed.

# 1. 2008 Presidential Election-
$800 Billion in the first two months...

It's All About The Ice Cream

Wondering how the loons got into office?



Ponder this simple analogy delivered with levity and sent in via email by a Great American; Ann Bryant.

And for more Political humor in the same vein Don't miss the recent addition:
Baskin-Robbin

(Author unknown)

We are worried about "the cow" when it is all about the "Ice Cream."

The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president.

We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote.

To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot.

The class had done a great job in their selections. Both
candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother.

The day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Every one applauded. He sat down and Olivia came to the podium.

Her speech was concise. She said, "If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream." She sat down. The class went wild. "Yes! Yes! We want ice cream."

She surely would say more. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure.

Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn't know. The class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was the ice cream.

Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a land slide.

Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and fifty-two percent of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other forty-eight percent know they're going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess.

President Barack Obama Silent at Reverend Joseph Lowery's Racist Benediction Speech

President Barack Obama Silent at Reverend Joseph Lowery's Racist Benediction Speech


By Shanika

"When white will embrace what is right." Sorry Reverend Lowery, I guess I don't quite know what you mean with this line. See, from where I sit, that's pretty freaking racist.


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Ruminations About Today's "Historical Event"

I Swear!


By Andrew Benjamin

Ruminations about today's "historical event." (The quote has been repeatedly hyped by CNN and MSNBC and The New York Times, countless times, so I take the liberty to put it into perspective and, as usual, start off base to get to the conclusion.) It is not enough to witness history, it is also important to understand it.

Fiscal stimulus, as applied during WWII, lifted the nation out of the Great Depression. So goes the common wisdom. There is nothing common about wisdom.

However, there is no evidence whatsoever, that fiscal stimulus ever really worked. WWII took 12 million people off the unemployment rolls through conscription. That has worked. It put 12 million to work, not Obama's three. Obama will go on a fiscal stimulus orgy of unprecedented proportions and the results may not work as intended...otherwise known as the Law of Unintended Consequences.

Government is not the solution. It is the problem. As Ronald Reagan observed...and if anyone can recall, he took us out of a five year recession...without fiscal stimulus using the printing presses. Whenever new money is printed, it creates inflation. Carter left with 21% inflation. Within two years Reagan took that down to 4%.

To put that into perspective, 21% inflation will wipe out the value of your bank account in four years.

Let's think about this for a moment....before the orgy begins.

When asked about The Bush Doctrine, which has several components and has changed content and intent by declaration over the years, Sarah Palin answered citing just one component...and was resoundingly satirized for it. Of course, most people reading this don't even know one component, never mind several...and her inquisitor probably knew only the one he was going to judge her by.

Interestingly, the Soviet KGB understood it well even before George W. Bush doubled the required air time for his National Guard duties and flew jet fighters over North Carolina.

"The difficulty in planning against American doctrine is that Americans neither see fit to follow their doctrine nor even read their manuals." -- KGB Document

So what did the dastardly media expect of Palin...hmmm?

To judge her more harshly than even our mortal enemies would, that's what!

That my friends, is our "objective" media that got us to today's "historical event"...meaning the one they have campaigned for, glorified, hyped and unashamedly promoted since 2004 to the level that the American people will believe anything they want to believe.

Let me explain. You all saw the crowds attending the Obama inauguration. You can imagine the billions watching this on TV... Now ask: at least concerning the live attendees on Times Square: What is going on in their minds? What would make people wait for hours in below freezing temperatures, in snow and ice, to be present at either event?

Times Square on New Year's Eve? Or the hyped Obama Inauguration?

I submit. The very same emotions...and for the very same reasons!

These emotions will get you the very same results.

As the clock passes Midnight, what happens? Nothing.

Time is linear. So is history.

My prediction right now:

Nothing spectacular...meaning positive...will happen under Obama that couldn't have happened under any other leader without the American Idol persona and a given set of advisors and American policy set in place upon which our policies to stay on track. What you hear to the contrary is blathering. Hype.

On that note, I wish our new American President well and the best of luck -- he'll certainly need it -- and as long as he governs from the middle, and not from the radical left that got him elected, the same people who made up all those lies about the departing president, I will hold my peace...and I recommend for others -- even his political opponents -- to do likewise. We would all like to see an end to partisanship, though that wish too, could be viewed as not "practical."

Let's face it. McCain was endorsed by The New York Times for the Republican side, was a choice that most of us would make either holding our collective noses, or by having had taken sedatives. An endorsement by the conservative's enemy is like an endorsement of Mahmoud Ahmenijad by Benjamin Netenyahu...it is unbelievable.

McCain was no choice at all. At least not for Republicans. So the new President effectively ran unopposed with ten times the money, and the media in his pockets. The results given the unpopular war and the tanking economy at just the right time should have been expected. So anyone who actually HOPEd for a Bush to McCain transition were not "practical."

Our new chief, when asked during a 60 Minutes interview "Why do you want to become president?", hesitated, until he was asked the same question for the third time. He said, "Because I'm a practical man."

I cited the above because I too, am a practical man who sees things from a historical perspective of having had watched too many HOPEs dashed.

Unlike the vast audience attending today's historical event, full of HOPE without any basis for their hope, Times Square on New Year's Eve, I saw other vast crowds generating hope -- and seeing things that are just not so, illusions, smoke and mirrors, and magic tricks, a droppping ball that has no meaning -- to end with disastrous consequences.

Take Jimmy Carter....please...take him. I have others in mind but don't want to devolve this discussion to the level of MoveOn and Daily KOS, Paul Krugman and Frank Rich types.

View today's historical event as a Hollywood special effects film. Created by the very same people who hope, who have ...faith, belief, and are impressed by special effects like dropping balls. Luke Skywalker, Klingons, ET...when anything was possible.

Faith in man is meaningless and very dangerous. History has warned us especially about having faith in men with high ambitions and nice speeches.

Faith in America is not meaningless.

While the new chief spoke eloquently about the Founding and the founding documents, he has shown no inclination to obey its promulgations. In fact, he has shown disdain toward them. Accordingly, let's hope that his new assignment in life will provide him with some humbling reflection and introspection other than what he read from the teleprompter.

We, The People, still need to know...who Obama is. Where he was born, and to whom. We, The People, need to know if he supports what his mates are about to do....

... as our Congress is trying to pass a law that new bills proposed by Democrats will not be debated on the floor...and can pass in the dead of night...with no oversight....and no opposition...and be imposed on the American ...WE, The People....

as a bill, right now in committee...is coming up for a vote to remove the 22nd Amendment from our Constitution...removing term limits for presidents.Why bother with presidential elections when we can have a king...last time, King George...of the 18th century....

CHANGE? Surely, not the kind Americans who actually know what is going on would HOPE for.

And for those who would HOPE for any CHANGE, no matter what -- what one wants to see is what one gets...until reality rears its ugly head. And then it's too late.

Meanwhile, the only collective intelligence that can actually be measured voted today. The Stock Market. It is, unlike any other measure, it employs the collective intelligence of the international marketplace and is the only reliable forward-looking indicator. Today's market is the response of trillions of dollars to today's "historical event."

That collective intelligence has voted resoundingly.

Case closed.-AGB

We Can't Give In

Meet A Great American; Charlotte Kuchinsky. Her prose has the ability to inspire and captivate. We Can't Give In is a poem about 9/11.

We Can't Give In


By Charlotte Kuchinsky

Read Here

Huckabee vs Coulter

(h/t April Lorier)



On Saturday, January 10, Ann Coulter appeared on the Huckabee Show to promote her book Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America. Mike Huckabee seized the moment and Ann received her comeuppance for blasting him during the campaign.

Carpe Diem, Mike, carpe diem...

"This is my get even moment with you, Ann. I've been waiting for this for a long, stinking time." - Mike Huckabee

The Big Three

Image sent in by a reader, too good not to share.

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Follow-up story: Mombasa Imam who confirmed Obama’s birth place arrives in the UK

(Alerted by AGB a great American)

Found on African Press International (API)

The Imam who came forward to assist in the search of Barack Obama’s identity left Kenya secretly last night, and will arrive in the UK this morning. He will meet with a US contact person who will assist him in recording an asylum statement in the UK after handing over the documents that caused the blessing of Obama when he was born and to confirm the origin of the name Hussein.

The man will join relatives in the UK because his life will be in danger if he were to return to Kenya after removing the documents from the Mosque’s archives and taking them out of the country. The man has been informed about the on-going case filed in the US Supreme Court by attorney Philip Berg challenging Barack Obama’s citizenship.

When the man heard that Jerome Corsi was in Kenya a few months ago, he took a decision to try and meet him, but had to travel back to Mombasa from Nairobi on hearing that Corsi had been bundled and taken to the airport on deportation orders.

The Imam is the grandson of the late Imam who blessed Barack Obama when he was born in Mombasa on the 4th of august 1961.

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Roe v Wade's Jane Roe: Change of Heart

Found on April's site, a Great American and an even better Christian.
http://aprillorier.blogspot.com/

"I'm one hundred percent sold out to Jesus and one hundred percent pro-life," Norma says. "No exceptions. No compromise."

Who is this Norma, and what did she do?

Norma McCorvey was "Jane Roe" on whose behalf the Roe verses Wade lawsuit was originally filed, alleging that the abortion law in Texas violated her constitutional rights and the rights of other women. The defendant was the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, Henry B. Wade.

Poor, pregnant, and desperate, Norma McCorvey fell into the hands of two young and ambitious lawyers. They were looking for a plaintiff with whom they could challenge the Texas state law prohibiting abortion, and Norma signed on. Little did she know that her signature would one day make her an international figure.

Though she was touted as a symbol of everything women could gain by being free to choose an abortion, the real Jane Roe was an embarrassment to the image that the Ivy League feminists tried so hard to project. Norma was uneducated, unskilled, a drug user, and an alcoholic. She became a helpless pawn in a powerful game.

Working inside the abortion industry, Norma saw how abortion degraded women; she was surprised at the exorbitant dollars that kept rolling into the doctors' pockets; she saw the blatant exploitation as abortion advocates put political rhetoric above safe medicine; and she eventually began to question the movement for which she once said she "lived and breathed."View More>>>

Millions of Credit Union Members Affected

By Clark Richards

Credit Union Version of FDIC Raised to $250,000
The Senate passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 contains benefits for Credit Union members
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Text of $700 Billion Bailout Plan

Click here: POLITICO MAFIOSO: All 110 Pages of the 'Proposed' $700 Billion Bailout "Boondoggle" Bill

Why I like “Dancing With the Stars”

By Fern Abbott
Sunday, January 13, 2007

As a rule, I don’t like reality shows. Watching people attempt to swallow something we’d normally step on or walk around, or vote a team-mate off an island (which under other circumstances might be tantamount to a death sentence), or yell at each other when one makes an error is, to me, plumbing the depths of humanity. It shows the worst of us in competition and sets a poor example for the impressionable.

Dancing with the Stars, on the other hand, encompasses, plays up and sends positive messages in ways that no amount of teaching/telling/preaching could get across.

1. If you want to succeed, you have to work, and work hard. Coasting or faking it won’t get you there. The finalists spent hours per day practicing, even with full time jobs (or other obligations) that they couldn’t take off from. Nothing - neither sickness, injuries or even deaths in the family stopped either the celebrities or the dancers.

2. You can’t break the rules and get away with it; there are consequences. Those celebrities who violated the rules were chastised by the judges and had points subtracted, even if the dance was popularly received or superbly entertaining. One celebrity, a few years ago, showed such a poor attitude and disregard of the rules that even his fans didn’t (or couldn’t or wouldn’t) keep him on the show.

3. Even though the stars were in competition, they showed professionalism and good sportsmanship at all times. They never bad-mouthed the competition, but praised them instead and acknowledged that the competition made them work even harder and more determined to succeed.
When their competitors were eliminated, although the staying stars were happy to stay, they were also sad to see their competitors leave. Those who were eliminated did not complain -not about the judging, personalities, the point system, how someone else was responsible for mistakes, the unfairness of life, etc.

4. Look at the female dancers - they’re in great shape and excellent physical condition, proving you don’t have to be anorexic to look good. In fact, one of the “stars” this season was a fashion model – thin, but woefully out of condition and didn’t have the muscle tone to compete. If this isn’t a very positive message for our daughters (sisters, nieces, granddaughters, etc.) I don’t know what is. And many, if not most of the celebrities commented that they’d lost weight as a result of the constant dance practice.

5. Just because you’re handicapped, or even older, doesn’t mean you can’t compete or be active. We’ve seen an amputee, someone who recently had hip replacement surgery, people with various conditions (stiff back, arthritis, etc), and of course, stars in their 40’s, 50’s and even 60’s and 70’s compete.

6. Men who dance are not sissies, less then manly, or homosexual – and there’s nothing unmanly about it. We’ve seen not only actors, but football players, fighters, boxers, and a race car driver compete, to name a few. The sports celebrities worked on their dancing footwork as much as they did their footwork in their sport.


My only complaint? The season is too short. I wouldn’t mind if ABC ran each season again as reruns. It sure bets some of the crap that’s on now.