I found these questions on GuyK's site, and since I'm still having trouble in the creative writing department, I thought, what the heck; it's SOMETHING postable.

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1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?

Only while I was in training at the Police Academy

2. Do you close your eyes on a roller coaster?

No way!, half the fun is thrill of fear of seeing whats coming

3. When's the last time you've been sledding?

1979

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone?

Depends on how I feel at the moment...I've been sleeping alone for some months now, and I have to admit that having the room in the bed is nice....but having a warm body next to you can be great too....

5. Do you believe in ghosts?

I've never seen a ghost, but I'm willing to admit the possibility of their existance

6. Do you consider yourself creative?

Yes, although not in ways that are generally acceptable in polite company.

7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife?

WITHOUT RESERVATION

8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie?

Angie, but I wouldn't kick either of them out of bed.

9. Can you honestly say you know ANYTHING about politics?

I think I know more about the mechanics of how it's SUPPOSED to be done than the average American, but then again, I've never been privy to the back rooms of the political class. I think most of us would be pretty disillusioned if we ever got that opportunity.

10. Do you know how to play poker?

Kind of. I've never been much of a card player. I know the rules, but I'm not proficient at the game.

11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?

MANY times. my personal record is 84 hrs straight. I really have trouble sleeping sometimes.

12. What's your favorite commercial?

The Toyota? commercial where every vehicle that a car transport passes just rusts away. I HATE commercials, but at least that one appeals to me on some level. Not that effective a commercial when I can't really be sure which company it's advertising though.

13. Who was your first love?

Lori Ellen Stanley was my first true love. She broke my heart.

14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around you, do you run a red light?

Not usually, but there have been exceptions.

15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?

Doesn't everyone?

16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees?

I don't give a rats ass about baseball.

17. Have you ever been Ice Skating?

Yes but I did it badly and am not all that motivated to do it again. I like to stay OUT of the ER.

18. How often do you remember your dreams?

Almost never. I do remember if they were good or bad though.

19. What's the one thing on your mind?

Making it just one more day, preferrably without causing anyone else pain.

20. Do you always wear your seat belt?

Yes, it's ingrained in me to put it on. I've worked too many accident scenes NOT to. And the way I drive, it's a comfort to be held in firmly, or so I've been told by my passengers. I am a professional driver, I know my limits, and usually drive close to them.

21. What talent do you wish you had?

I wish I could play an instrument and sing.

22. Do you like Sushi?

It's one of my favorite foods, especially Octopus.

23. What do you wear to bed?

Usually just my skivvies.

24. Do you truly hate anyone?

On a personal level, only one person, it was an instant feeling the moment we met, and I believe the feeling is mutual. On the macro level, I despise the Socialist Nanny-State Moonbats that are destroying our country.

25. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be?

Sophia Loren in her heyday.

26. Do you know anyone in jail?

Yes; and some of people I put there too.

27. What food do you find disgusting?

Yogurt

28. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back?

Yeah, but I make fun of them to their faces too!

29. Have you ever been punched in the face?

Yes and it makes me see red instantly. You would not like me when I'm that angry!

30. Do you believe in angels and demons?

I believe in the possibility of their existance.

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A man who just died is delivered to an Oxford, Mississippi mortuary wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit.

The Rebel mortician asks the deceased's wife how she would like the body dressed.

He points out that the man does look good in the black suit he is already wearing.
The widow, however, says that she always thought her husband looked his best in Ole Miss blue, and that she wants him in a blue suit with a whiteshirt.

She gives the mortician a blank check and says, "I don't care what it costs, but please have my husband in a blue suit with a white shirt for the viewing.

"The woman returns the next day for the wake. To her delight, she finds her husband dressed in a gorgeous blue suit with a subtle chalk stripe and a beautiful white silk shirt;
the suit fits him perfectly.

She says to the mortician, "Whatever this cost, I'm very satisfied. You did an excellent job and I'm very grateful. How much did you! spend?

"To her astonishment, the Rebel mortician presents her with the blank check.
"There's no charge," he says.

"No, really, I must compensate you for the cost of that exquisite blue suit and wonderful white shirt!" she says."Honestly, ma'am," the mortician says, "it cost nothing.

You see, a deceased gentleman of about your husband's size was brought in shortly after you left yesterday, and he was wearing an attractive blue suit. I asked his wife if she minded him going to his grave wearing a black suit instead, and she said it made no difference as long as he looked nice.

H/T to Jack

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I've had some really bad days in my working life...and there are only I few I can think of that I can smile about even today, but THIS takes the cake!

This is even funnier when you realize it's real!

Next time you have a bad day at work ... think of this guy..Rob is a
commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana. He performs
underwater repairs on offshore Drilling rigs.
Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio station
103.2 on FM dial in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, who was sponsoring a 'worst job
experience' contest.
Needless to say, she won.

Hi Sue,
Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother.
Last week I had a bad day at the office. I know you've been feeling down
lately at work, so I thought I would share my dilemma with you to make you
realize it's not so bad after all. Before I can tell you what happened to
me, I first must bore you with a few technicalities of my job.
As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to the
office. It's a wet suit. This time of year the water is quite cool. So what
we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel powered industrial water
heater. This $20,000 piece of equipment sucks the water out of the sea. It
heats it to a delightful temperature. It then pumps it down to the diver
through a garden hose, which is taped to the air hose. Now this sounds like
a darn good plan, and I've used it several times with no complaints.

What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is take the hose and
stuff it down the back of my wet suit. This floods my whole suit with warm
water.
It's like working in a Jacuzzi.
Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt started to itch.
So, of course, I scratched it. This only made things worse. Within a few
seconds my butt started to burn.
I pulled the hose out from my back, but the damage was done. In agony I
realized what had happened. The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish
and pumped it into my suit. Now, since I don't have any hair on my back, the
jellyfish couldn't stick to it. However, the crack of my butt was not as
fortunate. When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually
grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my butt.
I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator. His
instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other
divers, were all laughing hysterically.
Needless to say I aborted the dive. I was instructed to make three agonizing
in-water decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes before I could
reach the surface to begin my chamber dry decompression. When I arrived at
the surface, I was wearing nothing but my brass helmet.
As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with tears of laughter running
down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as
soon as I got in the chamber. The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't
poop for two days because my butt was swollen shut.
So, next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much worse it
would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your butt.
Now repeat to yourself, "I love my job, I love my job, I love my job."
Now whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, Is this a jellyfish bad day?

H/T to Jack

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A 'touchy-feely' CNN reporter, while interviewing a Marine sniper asked, "What do you feel when you shoot a terrorist."?

The Marine shrugged and replied, "Recoil."

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The last post was a little heavy, so I think it's time for something to bring a smile to your face, and what better than something I received from that invenerate joke purveyor Jack?

A cop stops a car for traveling faster than the posted speed limit. He asks the man his name. "Fred," he replies.

"Fred what?" the officer asks.

"Just Fred," the man responds. The officer is in a good mood, doesn't smell alcohol, and thinks he might just give the fellow a break and write him out a warning instead of a ticket. So the officer then presses him for the last name. The man tells him that he used to have a last name but lost it. The officer thinks that he has a nut case on his hands but plays along with it.

"Tell me, Fred, how did you lose your last name?"

The man replies, "It's a long story, so stay with me."

"I was born Fred Dingaling. I know -- a funny last name. The kids used to tease me all the time. So I stayed to myself, studied hard, and got good grades. When I got older I realized that I wanted to be a doctor. I went through college, medical school, internship, residency, and finally got my degree, so I was Fred Dingaling, MD.

"After a while I got bored being a doctor, so I decided to go back to school. Dentistry was my dream! Got all the way through school, got my degree, so then I was Fred Dingaling, MD, DDS.

"Got bored doing dentistry, so I started fooling around with my assistant and she gave me VD. So now I was Fred Dingaling, MD, DDS, with VD. Well, the ADA found out about the VD, so they took away my DDS. Then I was Fred Dingaling, MD with VD. Then the AMA found out about the ADA taking away my DDS because of the VD, so they took away my MD leaving! me as Fred Dingaling with VD. Then the VD took away my Dingaling, so now I am Just Fred."

The officer walked away in tears, laughing.

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Professor Saul Cornell of Ohio State University has written an op-ed piece called Reconstructing the Second Amendment that purports to show that we should have stricter gun control laws to ensure that the citizenry has "less cause to fear gun violence".

He furthur posits that, historically,

"One of the many embarrassing
truths about the debate over the right to bear arms that neither side wishes to admit is that gun rights ideology is the illegitimate and spurned child of gun control."

Oh REALLY Professor?

He goes on to say:

If the Founders had imbibed the strong gun rights ideology that drives today's gun debate we would all be drinking tea and singing, "God save our gracious Queen."

In other words, he is saying that the Founding Fathers weren't all that keen on the individual's right to bear arms...and this guy purports to be a HISTORY expert?!?!

The Founders made it plain that the whole concept of a free state is that which requires security, but also a state (is) inherently free, from its own government if necessary. (emph. mine)

Let's see what those Founding Fathers had to say on the subject, and who can best explain the original intent of the Second Amendment, because they wrote it,:

Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison all understood the importance of private gun ownership in a free society.

Jefferson:

"And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms....The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants." (in a letter to William S. Smith in 1787. Taken from Jefferson, On Democracy p. 20, S. Padover ed., 1939)

Adams:

"Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense."

Hamilton:

"If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is no recourse left but in the exertion of the original right of self-defense which is paramount to all forms of positive government."

Madison (in Federalist No. 46, predicting that encroachments by the federal government) said that these would provoke "plans of resistance" and an "appeal to the trial of force." Madison also said (still in Fed. No. 46):

"The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of. Notwithstanding the military establishments in the several kingdoms of Europe, which are carried as far as the public resources will bear, the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."

And Hamilton again:

"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed."

Those were the Authors of the Amendment...what did some of the leading Citizens think?

Thomas Paine:

"The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside...Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them..."

Thoughts on Defensive War in 1775

While Tench Coxe said:

"Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an AmericanÂ… The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state government, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people."

(Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 178

While weÂ’re about it, letÂ’s also quote again another of the great men, Patrick Henry, commenting on the Second Amendment in 1788:

"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined...The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun."

And another from Mr. Henry:

"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?"

(3 J. Elliot, Debates in the Several State Conventions 45, 2d ed. Philadelphia, 1836)

What about some people that you might not think of as being on the gun owners side of the debate?

From the foremost practitioner of passive resistance and non-violence:

"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest."

-- Mahatma Gandhi (Autobiography, by M.K. Gandhi, p.446)

And from the worldÂ’s gentlest human being:

"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."

The Dalai Lama (May 15, 2001, The Seattle Times), speaking at the "Educating Heart Summit" in Portland, Oregon, when asked by a girl how to react when a shooter takes aim at a classmate

And lastly, opinions from a couple of bad guys:

"Gun control? ItÂ’s the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. If IÂ’m a bad guy, IÂ’m always gonna have a gun. Safety locks? YouÂ’ll pull the trigger with a lock on, and IÂ’ll pull the trigger. WeÂ’ll see who wins."

-- Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Mafia hit man

“A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie.”

-- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

"The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed the subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the supply of arms to the underdogs is a sine qua non for the overthrow of any sovereignty."

-- Adolf Hitler (H.R. Trevor-Roper, HitlerÂ’s Table Talks 1941-1944)

So Mr. Cornell, I submit that, IF you want credibility, you'd best serve yourself by actually going back into your history books and finding out what was REALLY thought, and STATED, instead of serving the PC GFW* lobby with misstatements, half-truths, and outright lies.

*Gun Fearing Weenie

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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? - John Wayne

Just remind yourself of this little thought the next time you observe the "Poor Oppressed Latinos Invader ILLEGAL Aliens march for their "rights" and carrying Mexican flags as they do so.

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At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down.
Finally, the guys' side of the story. (I must admit, it 's pretty good.) We always
hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side.

These are our rules! (Please note... these are all numbered
"1" ON PURPOSE!)

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up,
put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us
complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the
tides. Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to
think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

1. YES and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every
question.

1. Come to us with a problem only If you want help solving it.
That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a
doctor.

1.Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't
Expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of
the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you
want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it
yourself.

1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say
during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do
we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a
fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act
like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the
hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect
an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear
is fine...really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are
prepared to discuss such topics as footballl, the 4 4 2 formation, or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this. (Yes...I know...I have to sleep
on the couch tonight. But did you know men really don't mind that? It's
like camping.)

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Two little potatoes are standing on the street corner. One is a prostitute.

How can you tell which one is the prostitute?

Hold on......

You're gonna love it...

It's the one with the little sticker that says...

I - DA - HO

H/T to Catfish

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Idiocy of the day. If this creep gets anywhere with this lawsuit, you'll know that the end time IS near.

As far as I'm concerned: Rope, Tree, Complaintant; some assembly required.

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With all the garbage floating around about the NSA data mining program in the MSM, I thought you might be interested in the opinion of someone truly knowledgable in this type of activity.

As Kim noted, this is just a method to gather raw data for refining down to usefull intel, and no one's privacy was invaded. As usual, the MSM is using the lack of knowledge on the part of the general public to try to start a panic to further their own agenda...which for the last six years seems to consist of trying to embarrass the Bush administration on it's every move.

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I got some good(?) medical advice from my friend Catfish today....wonder if I can use it to argue with my Medicos about their restrictions on alcohol?

It has been scientifically proven that if we drink 1liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli bacteria found in feces, in other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of Poo Poo. However,we do not run that risk when drinking wine (or rum, whiskey, beer
or other liquors) because alcohol has to go through a distillation process of boiling,filtering and fermenting.

WATER = Poop
WINE = HEALTH

Free yourself of dookie, drink WINE!!!
It is better to drink wine and talk shit than drink water and be full of it.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information,
I am doing it as a public service. Have a nice day.

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John Hinderaker over at Powerline has some very sound advice for you Mr. President, I hope you take it to heart and follow it.

I'd like to add my own .02 in too.

Mr. President, we have a robust and growing economy, but if you listen to the MSM, you'de almost believe that we are almost in a second Great Depression.
And if we don't take a firm stand on reducing the amount of deficit spending, that may come to pass yet.

Our citizens are under a heavy tax burden, and that burden is much larger than they realize because so many of the taxes they are paying are hidden. what is worse, the burden is borne by the most productive citizens as a matter of fact, but the VISIBLE burden is being borne by the middle and uppermiddle class.

Please, Mr. President, come out in favor of the Fair Tax, your endorsement could be the best boost possible at the moment. The reissue of The Fair Tax Book (N. Boortz/Rep. H. Linder) debuted at #3 on the NYT's Best Seller list, the highest debut of a paperback in over 40 years. The People are starting to catch on, and if they are not heeded, the results could be dire for those Politco's that didn't care to listen.

We also need to reform the education system to ensure that we have an informed electorate. PLEASE! Return educational control back to the states and local communities, where it belongs. Dismantal the Education Dept. and back any measure that reduces the power that the NEA now holds over the hostages of our future, our children.

If you truly want to leave a legacy of strengthening our Republic, these are items you must address. You have done well in your policies against Terror, but what good is it if you ignore the rot that is ruining us from within?

Fair taxation and REAL education (not the indoctrination we currently are employing) are the two lynchpins to retrieving our great nation from the brink and returning it to it's greatest possible potential. We CAN do it, we MUST do it; the only question is, who will lead us to it? If not a true statesman of the political class, WE THE PEOPLE will be forced to do it ourselves, and that could be a troubling time indeed, in terms of both violence and uncertainty; I think we would survive it, but the political class certainly would not, and there there is no reason that we should have to suffer such a period of upheaval, if YOU and your bretheran would just do the right thing. Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Honest, and the people will follow.

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Ok, I made my rant, and I think a little humor may serve to lower my B/P.

Thanks Jack:

Two little kids are in a hospital, lying on stretchers next to each other outside the operating room.
The first kid leans over and asks, "What are you in here for?" The second kid says, "I'm in here to get my tonsils out and I'm a little nervous."
The first kid says, "You've got nothing to worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when you wake up they give you lots of Jello and ice cream. It's a breeze."
The second kid then asks, "What are you here for?"
The first kid says, "A circumcision." "Whoa!" the second kid replies. "Good luck, buddy.
I had that done when I was born. Couldn't walk for a year!"

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And Catfish:

A city cop was on his horse waiting to cross the
street when a
little girl stopped beside him on her shiny new bike.
Nice bike," the cop said, "Did Santa bring it to
you?"
Yep," the little girl said, "He sure did!"
The cop looked the bike over and handed the girl a $20
ticket
for a safety violation, saying, "Next year tell Santa
to put a
reflector light on the back of it."
The young girl looked up at the cop and said,
"Nice horse you got there sir, did Santa bring it to
you?"
"Yes, he sure did," chuckled the cop.
The little girl looked up at the cop and said, "Next
year tell
Santa the dick goes underneath the horse, not on
top."
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And Bob:

A little old lady is walking down the street, dragging
two plastic garbage bags with her, one in each hand. There's a hole
in one of the bags, and every once in a while a $20 bill is flying out of
it onto the pavement.

Noticing this, a policeman stops her...."Ma'am, there are $20 bills
falling out of that bag..."

"Damn!" says the little old lady...."I'd better go back and see if
I can still find some. Thanks for the warning!"

"Well, now, not so fast," says the cop. "How did you get all that
money?" " Did you steal it?"

"Oh, no", says the little old lady. "You see, my back yard backs
up to the parking lot of the football stadium.Each time there's a game, a
lot of fans come and pee in the bushes, right into my flower beds!"

"So, I go and stand behind the bushes with a big hedge clipper, and
each time someone sticks his little thingie through the bushes, I say:
$20 or off it comes!"

"Hey, not a bad idea!" laughs the cop. "OK, good luck! By the
way, what's in the other bag?"

"Well", says the little old lady, "not all of them pay up"....

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As all my longtime readers are well aware, I have always been a supporter of most of President Bush's policies, but with recent events, I'm afraid that the time has come when impeachment procedings may be warrented.

I wasn't a fan of a great deal of the spending policies of this administration, but I was willing to try to understand the reasoning behind them.

As far as the WoT is concerned, I still believe that the policies were, in the main, correct. Mistakes were made, it's true, but such is the result of normal human errors endemic to any great enterprise.

I was totally opposed to the amnesty policies towards illegal aliens invaders, but I was willing to grant the President some leeway in trying to deal with an almost insurmountable problem; always believing that the best interests of the country as a whole were always at the heart of those policies, regardless of the fact that I didn't see the problem in the same way as the Administration did.

I can no longer support that view however.

With recent revelations that members of the border patrol were, in effect, ordered to reveal the names, locations and activities of members of the group known as the Minutemen as far incountry as Illinois to the Mexican government, I can only conclude that some segment of the Administration has forsaken their oath to defend the country against foreign influance in a manner that can only be seen as treason. Giving intelligence-type information about US citizens acting in a legal manner in their own country to a foreign power is in direct violation of every concept of freedom that we hold dear, and can only be viewed as at least the start of the breakdown of a free government. Using the Vienna Convention as an excuse doesn't jive with the standard use or intent of the Convention. While the Convention does require the disclosure of the circumstances surounding the detection/detention of a foreign citizen to their Counsular Representatives, the information given the Mexican Counsul is far in excess of that required, to the point where it represents intelligence of a sort only required in going after multinational criminal or terrorist organizations.

I do not know if this is a direct Bush policy, but unless President Bush takes action stemming these acts IMMEDIATLY, I can only conclude that he at least tacitly endorses them. This is in DIRECT violation of his Presidential Oath to protect the country from enemies both foreign and domestic.

It truly pains me to take this position, I have always had the greatest respect for President Bush, but I owe my loyalty to the Constitution and the country for which it stands rather than to any one man or party. By inaction in this matter, President Bush has crossed over the line of espousing policy that reasonable people can disagree about to overt treason and malfeasence in office.

PLEASE, Mr. President, take the proper actions to correct this NOW, before you take a deserved fall. You are a better man than that, DON'T let ill-advised "easy route" politics tarnish your legacy, and to be forever castigated as a traitor on the level of Benedict Arnold.

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Don't really have anything to say that hasn't already been said more effectively by others already.

"Patches" Kennedy proves yet again that, sometimes, WHO you are can excuse you from consequences.

Jimmuh Carter needs to STFU. Seems there isn't a terrorist or dictator he doesn't like. That we keep letting him embarrass our nation on the international scene time and again points to just how far we have lost our national pride.

Earl Woods died the other day. He was an American hero; serving in our armed services for the greatest part of his life. My sypathies to his family.

Does anyone have a road cruiser motorcycle they just want to get rid of? I just feel the need to get some wind in my hair. Too bad, so sad when our desires far overreach our budget!

Dismantle the NEA and the Dept. of Education, and get our educational system back to educating.

Illegal emigres constitute an invasion force. We ignore the problem at our peril.
Sheriff Arpeio has the right idea, now if we can just get the Congress to follow his lead!

Belated Happy Birthday wishes to GuyK.

see ya'll tomorrow, maybe I'll have something better by then....any suggestions on how to cope with writers block?

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I got this in my e-mail the other day, and I've decided that I am certainly going to do it. It may just be a fruitless gesture, but you never know, some great movements and ideas have grown from tiny seeds. How about joining me?

RED FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing
Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be
called the "silent majority". We are no longer silent, and are voicing our
love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not
organized, boisterous or over-bearing. We get no media coverage on TV, to
reflect our message or our opinions.

Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to
recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. Our idea
of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect
starts this Friday -and continues each and every Friday until the troops all
come home, sending a deafening message that.. Every red-blooded American
who supports our men and women afar will wear something red

By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every
Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers.
If every one of us who loves this country will share this with
acquaintances, co-workers, f riends, and family. It will not be long before
the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once "silent"
majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets
on.

The first thing a soldier says when asked "What can we do to make
things better for you?" is...We need your support and your prayers. Let's
get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example; and wear some
thing red every Friday.

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What would you think of the following as the official policies of the United States?

1. If you migrate to this county, you must speak the native language

2. You have to be a professional or an investor. No unskilled workers allowed.

3. There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools, no special ballots for elections, all government business will be conducted in our language.

4. Foreigners will NOT have the right to vote no matter how long they are here.

5 Foreigners will NEVER be able to hold political office.

6. Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers. No welfare, no food stamps, no health care, or other government assistance programs.

7. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage.

8. If foreigners do come and want to buy land that will be okay, BUT options will be restricted. You are not allowed waterfront property. That is reserved for citizens naturally born into this country.

9. Foreigners may not protest; no demonstrations, no waving a foreign flag, no political organizing, no bad-mouthing our president or his policies, if you do you will be sent home.

10. If you do come to this country illegally, you will be hunted down and sent straight to jail.

Harsh, you say? The above laws happen to be the immigration laws of MEXICO!

Just remember these facts the next time you might feel a little sympathy toward those that are invading OUR country and playing the race card when they are held acountable for their actions. Compare their actions here and the policies of their home country and ask yourself whether or not they have earned any sympathy.

H/t to Catfish

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I thought a lot of us denizons of the the Empire got pickled at the Blog Fest, but THIS GUY truly was!

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FINALLY! Two elected officials are actually applying the law to invaders.

I admired Sheriff Arpaio before, but this most recent development serves to heighten that admiration. He saw a problem, devised a solution, and was willing to make use of the citizenry when it was obvious that his enforcement resources were too limited to accomplish the goal without them.

This is a true demonstration of the right of every American of self/community protection in action.

As Neal Boortz said: "Nothing like a good old fashioned posse. Government of the people, by the people, for the people."

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