: 1 The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we >> >were at war. My husband looked at our son and then looked >> >at me. >> > >> >My husband and I were in the Army during the Gulf War and >> >we would be honored to serve and defend our country again >> >today. I knew that my husband would give him a good explanation. >> > >> >My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to >> >go stand in our front living room window. >> > >> >He told him: "Son, stand there and tell me what you see?" >> > >> >"I see trees and cars and our neighbors houses." he replied. >> > >> >"OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our >> >yard is the United States of America and you are >> >President Bush." >> > >> >Our son giggled and said "OK." >> > >> >"Now son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that >> >every house and yard on this block is a different country." >> >my husband said. >> > >> >"OK Dad, I'm pretending." >> > >> >"Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and >> >see that man come out of his house with his wife and he has >> >her by the hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and >> >crying. He hits her in the face, he throws her on the ground, >> >then he starts to kick her to death." >> > >> >"Their children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are >> >crying, they are watching this but do nothing because they >> >are kids and afraid of their father. You see all of this son.... >> >what do you do?" >> > >> >"Dad?" >> > >> >"What do you do son?!"! >> > >> >"I call the police, Dad." >> > >> >"OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations and >> >they take your call, listen to what you know and saw but >> >they refuse to help. What do you do then son?!" >> > >> >"Dad, but the police are supposed to help!" my son starts >> >to whine. >> > >> >"They don't want to son, because they say that it is not >> >their place or your place to get involved and that you should >> >stay out of it," my husband says. >> > >> >"But Dad...he killed her!!" my son exclaims. >> > >> >"I know he did...but the police tell you to stay out of it. >> >Now I want you to look out that window and pretend you >> >see our neighbor who you're pretending is Saddam turn >> >around and do the same thing to his children." >> > >> >"Daddy...he kills them?" >> > >> >"Yes son, he does. What do you do?" >> > >> >"Well, if the police don't want to help, I will go and ask my >> >next door neighbor to help me stop him." our son says. >> > >> >"Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and >> >refuses to get involved as well. He refuses to open the door >> >and help you stop him," my husband says. >> > >> >"But Dad, I NEED help!!! I can't stop him by myself!!" >> > >> >"WHAT DO YOU DO SON?" >> > >> >Our son starts to cry. >> > >> >"OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street >> >saw you ask for help and saw that no one would help you >> >stop him. He stands taller and puffs out his chest. Guess >> >what he does next son?" >> > >> >"What Daddy?" >> > >> >"He walks across the street to the old ladies house and breaks >> >down her door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets >> >her house on fire and then...he kills her. He turns around and >> >sees you standing in the window and laughs at you. WHAT >> >DO YOU DO?!!!" >> > >> >"Daddy..." >> > >> >"WHAT DO YOU DO?!!!" >> > >> >Our son is crying and he looks down and he whispers, >> >"I close the blinds, Daddy." >> > >> >My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and asks >> >him..."Why?" >> > >> >"Because Daddy.....the police are supposed to help...people >> >who need it....and they won't help....You always say that >> >neighbors are supposed to HELP neighbors, but they won't >> >help either...they won't help me stop him...I'm afraid....I can't >> >do it by myself...Daddy.....I can't look out my window and >> >just watch him do all these terrible things and...and.....do >> >nothing...so....I'm just going to close the blinds....so I can't >> >see what he's doing........and I'm going to pretend that it is >> >not happening." >> > >> >I start to cry. >> > >> >My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the >> >window, looking pitiful and ashamed at his answers to my >> >husband's questions and he! tells him...."Son." >> > >> >"Yes, Daddy." >> > >> >"Open the blinds because that man....he's at your front >> >door..."WHAT DO YOU DO?!!!!" >> > >> >My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes. >> >He balls up his tiny fists and looks his father square in the >> >eyes, without hesitation he says: "I DEFEND MY FAMILY, >> >DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY >> >SISTER, DAD!!! I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA >> >FIGHT HIM!!!!!" >> > >> >I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he grabs my >> >son to his chest and hugs him tight, and cries..."It's too late >> >to fight him, he's too strong and he's already at YOUR front >> >door son.....you should have stopped him BEFORE he killed >> >his wife. You have to do what's right, even if you have to do >> >it alone, before......it's too late." my husband whispers. >> > >> >THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war with Iraq. >> >When good men stand by and let evil happen is the greatest >> >EVIL of all. >> > >> >Our President is doing what is right. We, as a free nation, >> >must understand that this war is a war of humanity. WE must >> >remove this evil man from power so that we can continue to live >> >in a free world where we are not afraid to look out our window >> >and see crimes on humanity. So that my nine year old son >> >won't grow up in a world where he feels that if he just "closes" >> >the blinds the atrocities in the world won't affect him. >> > >> >Today, the second day of "WAR on IRAQ" I felt compelled to >> >write this and pass it along. Hopefully, you will understand >> >the lesson my husband tried to teach our son. >> > >> >"YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT! >> >EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE!" BE PROUD TO >> >BE AN AMERICAN! BE PROUD OF OUR PRESIDENT! >> >BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS!! SUPPORT THEM!!! >> >SUPPORT AMERICA!! SO THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR >> >CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS...." >> >>
1 Hr. ( Best story of the year??????) > > > > Star 100.7 Radio Station was doing one of their "is anyone listening > > who"......... > > bits this morning. The first one was, "Ever have a celebrity pull the > > 'do you know who I am' routine?" > > > > A lady called in and said that when she was visiting her cattle > > rancher Uncle in Billings, MT a few years ago, they went to dinner at > > a restaurant that does not take reservations. The wait was about 45 > > minutes. Lots of other rancher types and their spouses were already > > waiting. > > > > In comes Ted Turner and Jane Fonda. They want a table. The hostess > > says they'll have to wait about 45 minutes. Jane Fonda asks if she > > knows who she is? "Yes, but you'll still have to wait 45 minutes." > > Then Jane says, "Is the manager in?" > > > > The manager comes out, "May I help you?" "Do you know who I am?", ask > > both Jane and Ted. "Yes, but these folks have all been waiting already > > and I can't put you in ahead of them." > > > > Then Ted asks to speak to the owner. The owner comes out. Jane again > > asks, "do you know who I am?" > > > > The owner says "Yes, I do.... Do you know who I am? I am the owner of > > this restaurant and a Vietnam Veteran. Not only will you not get a > > table ahead of all of my friends and neighbors here, but you also will not > > be > > eating in my restaurant tonight or any other night. Good bye." > > > > Only in America, what a great country! > > > > > >
Re: : 1 Excellent post Lbrown, now we just have to right the wrongs on humanity in: Iran, Syria, Israel, China in Tibet, Russia in Chechyna, Libya, India, Kashmir, Angola, Ethiopia, South Africa (still), Cuba, and the countless other countries in Africa. Then finally evil will be abolished in the world and our children will be able to sleep peacefully at night.
Re: Re: : 1 You forgot one country, humblemarc. The one with which, arguably, we should start. wajaba
Re: Re: : 1 Liberal NitWits strike again. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2003/apr/24/042410939.html Illinois governor considers taking over casinos By MAURA KELLY ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Thursday he is considering an unprecedented state takeover of Illinois' casinos and hiring a company to operate them for the state's profit - an idea immediately called absurd by experts in and out of the gaming industry. He also said he is considering auctioning off the nine licenses currently in use to raise money to fill the state's $5 billion budget deficit. The casino industry immediately called the proposals "preposterous." The governor said his legal, budget and policy teams are "aggressively" exploring the idea of taking back the casino licenses. He pointed to a casino in Ontario, Canada, that is state-owned but run by a separate management firm. There ya have it. Once you become a liberal, even confiscating legal privately owned businesses becomes Okee Dokee. After all, who gives a shit about someone else's private property when there's gold in them thar hills. LOLOL OH BUT WAIT: ""Sometimes you have to say, 'Can you get more money for schools by taking an approach that maybe you wouldn't do at other times,'" Blagojevich said. " It's for the lil chillens. I guess that makes it ok then. buwahahahahaha
Re: Re: : 1 Man, Butch, your GOPoints tally must be, like, through the roof. Forget the baseball hat; go for the sweatshirt! (And before you go taking that as a barb or insult, in the immortal words of Krusty the Clown, "I kid because I love.") Interesting article, though. Political desperation is never a pretty sight, regardless of party affiliation. wajaba
one Hr. DJs Suspended for Playing Dixie Chicks A Colorado radio station has suspended two disc jockeys for playing the Dixie Chicks.
one Hr. New Saddam Tape Possibly Made 2 Days Ago An audiotape purportedly recorded this week by deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein calls on the people of Iraq to reject the "invaders," while promising that victory is coming. THE END ** *** ** LB 59
one Hr. Breakthrough: U.S. Finds Iraqi Germ Warfare Lab U.S. forces in Iraq have found a trailer built by the toppled government of President Saddam Hussein as a mobile biological weapons laboratory.
Re: Re: : 1 Wed May 7, 3:24 PM ET Judge Finds Link Between Iraq and 9/11 Attacks U.S. District Judge Harold Baer [ A devout liberal BTW - one very unlikely to accept the link in the first place ] says: "My decision reflects no more than that the facts and the available inferences meet the plaintiff's burden of proof." http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030507/ts_nm/attack_iraq_lawsuit_dc_2 Prosecution Now Rests.
Musta been Muslim right wing extrem Team of 19 al-Qaida Members Linked to Attacks Saudi authorities linked a 19-member al-Qaida team to carnage at three foreign compounds in the Saudi capital - simultaneous car bombings that killed 29 people, including seven Americans. ============== Musta been Muslim right wing extremist.
The Eulogy ----------- The old man had died. A wonderful funeral was in progress and the country preacher talked at length of the good traits of the deceased, what an honest man he was, and what a loving husband and kind father he was. Finally, the widow leaned over and whispered to one of her children, "Go up there and take a look in the coffin and see if that's your pa."
WeSupportU2. http://www.pressaprint.com/som/WeSupportU2.htm http://www.pressaprint.com/som/WeSupportU2.htm THE END ** *** ** LB 59
Boeing Alarmed By 'Disturbing Surveillance' http://member.compuserve.com/news/s...20030524/211658369.htm&photoid=20030516EMT104 Boeing's head of security sent his staff an e-mail this month warning that Middle Eastern people had been conducting "very disturbing surveillance" of the company's facilities in the Seattle area and elsewhere http://member.compuserve.com/news/default.jsp?floc=MM7-topnews
It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet >> > > > > Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. That was >> > > > > a 51-day operation. >> > > > > >> > > > > It took less time to find evidence of chemical >> > > > > weapons in Iraq than it took Hillary Clinton to find >> > > > > the Rose Law Firm billing records. >> > > > > >> > > > > It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and >> > > > > the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard >> > > > > than it took Teddy Kennedy to call the police after >> > > > > his car sunk at Chappaquiddick. >> > > > > >> > > > > It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count >> > > > > the votes in Florida!!!!!! >> > > > > >> > > > > Damn our military is GREAT! >> > > >
I just can't help it. These guy's are entirely too hilarious!!! Dean Regrets Quip About Club Break-In http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/articles/A25868-2003Jun24.html The Associated Press Tuesday, June 24, 2003; 11:17 AM BURLINGTON, Vt. - Presidential candidate Howard Dean is berating himself for saying he wanted to break into the country club of Democratic Party insiders. The remark to Vermont reporters Monday came several days after Dean's 17-year-old son, Paul, was charged with aiding in a burglary at the Burlington Country Club. Vermont's former governor cut short a campaign swing on Friday to return home after his son was picked up by police along with a group of his friends. Dean made the country club comment Monday just before formally kicking off his campaign for the presidency.
onw Hr. Fwd: IF YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE WITH A SOLDIER : > >If you're not in love with a soldier, >you can't know adventure. >You don't know smelly gray PT uniforms that require a >daily washing. >You can't understand green and brown camouflaged bags >flooding your >bedroom >floor. > >If you're not in love with a soldier, >you can't understand the meaning of the >phrase "going to the field" and the weeks you spend >away from each >other. > >If you're not in love with a soldier, >you can never imagine the hole in your >heart when that phone call comes|"Honey, I am leaving >tomorrow to go >overseas. >I don't know how long I will be gone or exactly where >I am going, but I >want you to know that I love you - always!" > >If you're not in love with a soldier, >you don't know what it's like to say that final >good-bye. >You don't know what it really means to be glued to the >television. >You don't understand fear and you can't possibly >understand >the sleepless nights of endless crying wondering if >you will ever see >the >love of your >life alive again. > >If you're not in love with a soldier, >you can't know the immense joy, the uncontrollable >smile, or the >butterflies in your stomach >when you see your soldier march into the family >waiting area upon >redeployment. >You can't understand the self-control it takes to >stand on the other >side >of the room as some >higher-up gives a seemingly endless welcome home >speech while all the >soldiers stand in formation. >You don't know what it's like to have that second >first kiss >or what it's like to experience puppy love all over. > >If you're not in love with a soldier, >you can't truly understand how to make every moment >count >because you never know when that phone call may come >again. > >If you're not in love with a soldier, >you can never really understand how >very delicate life is! > > ______________________________________
onw Hr. Subject: $$$$$$$$$$$ > > > Subject: Voting Records of Arabic/Islamic States > > Listed below are the actual voting records of various Arabic/Islamic > States. > > These voting records are recorded in both the US State Department and > United > > Nations' records: > > > > Kuwait votes against the United States 67% of the time. > > Qatar votes against the United States 67% of the time. > > Morocco votes against the United States 70% of the time. > > United Arab Emirates votes against the U. S. 70% of the time. > > Jordan votes against the United States 71% of the time. > > Tunisia votes against the United States 71% of the time. > > Saudi Arabia votes against the United States 73% of the time. > > Yemen votes against the United States 74% of the time. > > Algeria votes against the United States 74% of the! time. > > Oman votes against the United States 74% of the time. > > Sudan votes against the United States 75% of the time. > > Pakistan votes against the United States 75% of the time. > > Libya votes against the United States 76% of the time. > > Egypt votes against the United States 79% of the time. > > Lebanon votes against the United States 80% of the time. > > India votes against the United States 81% of the time. > > Syria votes against the United States 84% of the ti! me. > > Mauritania votes against the United States 87% of the time. > > > > US Foreign Aid to those that hate us: > > > > Egypt, for example, after voting 79% of the time against the United Sta! > > tes, still receives $2 billion annually in US Foreign Aid. > > > > Jordan votes 71% against the United States and receives > > $192,814,000 annually in US Foreign Aid. > > > > Pakistan votes 75% against th! e United States receives > > $6,721,000 annually in US Foreign Aid. > > > > India votes 81% against the United States receives > > $ 143,699,000 annually in US Foreign Aid. > > > > In the last year The Taliban terrorized the people of Afghanistan and gave > > safe haven to Osama Bin Laden, they received > > $143,000,000 in US Foreign Aid. > > > > Sudan voted 75% against the United States and received > > $1, 121,000 in US Foreign Aid. (The US State Department stated that the > > Sudanese government is guilty of providing a haven for a variety of > > terrorist groups including Osama Bin Laden's organization, The Egyptian > > Jihad, The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hamas. The Islamic government > has > > also conducted a literal reign of terror against the Christians living in > > the southern part of the country.) > > > > The Palestinian Authority will receive $500 million dollars in US Foreig! > n > > Aid over the next five years(!!!) This happened due to the Oslo > "Agreement" > > of 1993, a deal which was endorsed and avidly supported by now New York > > Senator Hillary Clinton, who was then First Lady. The Clinton > Administration > > sought to establish good relations with terrorist groups despite their > > support of terrorism and anti-Western stances. The Palestinians were seen > on > > ABC News openly celebrating and dancing in the streets at the news of both > > suicide bombings on Sept. 11th. > > Israel, it must be noted, receives three billion in US Foreign Aid. > However, > > for the last five years it has an average record of voting with the United > > States 94% of the time. > > > > There is clearly no incentive for most countries to support the United > > States, as they will receive US Foreign Aid regardless of their stances. > > > > Perhaps it is time for the United States to deny things such as money, > > scientific, technological, medical expertise, and education to nations who > > simply will not assist or protect American interests? Worse yet, your > > Federal dollars go to and support all of the anti-American groups trying > to > > destroy the "American way of life". > > This may still not balance the budget, but it seems a good place to start. > > Send this to all your congress people and have your friends do the same. > > BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD PERSCRIPTION DRUG SUBSIDY FOR SENIORS!!!!!!!!!!!! > >
