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> An unemployed man is desperate to support his family
> of a wife and three kids. He applies for a janitor's job at
> a large firm and easily passes an aptitude test.

> The human resources manager tells him,
> "You will be hired at minimum wage of $5.15 an hour.
> Let me have your e-mail address so that we can get you in the computer. Our
> system will automatically e-mail you all the forms and advise
> you when to start and where to report on your first day."


> Taken back, the man protests that he is poor and has
> neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this the manager
> replies, "You must understand that to a company like
> ours that means that you virtually do not exist. Without an e-mail address
> you can hardly expect to be employed by a high-tech firm.
> Good day."

> Stunned, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn
> and having $10 in his wallet, he walks past a farmers' market
> and sees a stand selling 25 lb. crates of beautiful red tomatoes.

> He buys a crate, carries it to a busy corner and
> displays the tomatoes. In less than 2 hours he sells all the
> tomatoes and makes 100% profit.
> Repeating the process several times more
> that day, he ends up with almost $100 and arrives home
> that night with several bags of groceries for his family.

> During the night he decides to repeat the tomato
> business the next day. By the end of the week he is getting up
> early every day and working into the night. He multiplies his profits
> quickly.

> Early in the second week he acquires a cart to transport several boxes
> of tomatoes at a time, but before a month is up he sells the cart to
> buy a broken-down pickup truck.

> At the end of a year he owns three old trucks. His two sons have left their
> neighborhood gangs to help him with the tomato business, his wife is buying
> the tomatoes, and his daughter is taking night courses at the
> community college so she can keep books for him.

> By the end of the second year he has a dozen very nice used trucks and
> employs fifteen previously unemployed people, all selling tomatoes. He
> continues to work hard.

> Time passes and at the end of the fifth year he owns
> a fleet of nice trucks and a warehouse which his wife supervises,
> plus two tomato farms that the boys manage. The tomato company's payroll
> has put hundreds of homeless and jobless people to work. His daughter
> reports that the business grossed a million dollars.

> Planning for the future, he decides to buy some life insurance.
> Consulting with an insurance adviser, he picks an insurance plan
> to fit his new circumstances. Then the adviser askshim for his
> e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically.

> When the man replies that he doesn't have time to mess with a
> computer and has no e-mail address, the insurance man
> is stunned, "What, you don't have e-mail? No computer?
> No Internet? Just think where you would be today if you'd had all of
> that five years ago!"

> "Ha!" snorts the man. "If I'd had e-mail five years ago I would
> be sweeping floors at Microsoft and making $5.15 an hour".


> Which brings us to the moral.........................


> Since you got this story by e-mail, you're probably
> closer to being a
> janitor than a millionaire.

> Sadly, I received it also.

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Dale, of Mostly Cajun, has a post demonstrating the difference between the true American spirit, and the nanny state culture all too many people have found themselves engulfed by in the aftermath of Katrina and Rita.

As a side note, Dale himself lost almost EVERY material possession he owned in the aftermath, including his four cats. He knows wherof he speaks. He's an embodiment of his contention.

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There's a new "Progressive" group blog called Wingnut Watch, and I happened to catch it being born!

I have the distinct feeling that I probably won't agree with most of the views of the authors, but as they say "know your enemy", so I've added it to my roll in the Left side list.

Hopefully they may be new enough not to follow the DU pattern and just delete/ban any commenters that won't drink the Kool-Aid.

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The Virus is back, and needless to say stopping me from blogging to much; I just don't have the energy..

Acidman put up a good joke, even though it's an old one.

Sir George has one of the best fiskings of an Idiotarian over at the Rott that I've ever had the privilege to read, it's Whittlesque in it's length, but every phrase is pure gold.

Alli over at Fox Rants has a Gary Varvel cartoon up for those of us in the Hoosier state to mull over. This young lady recently joined the blogroll (#7 in the Empire list) and I find her to be quite a refreshing addition to the blogosphere.

The Lord and Tyrant (known as "Steve" to his friends)of Spatula City delivers a righteous clubatting™ to an Idiotarian columnist.

Got to go and tend to my aching/spinning/congested head....and the cat has some deviltry in mind for me too, I fear:

Apparently I haven't been seeing to her unvoiced needs in as promptly a manner as befits Her Majesty..... Last time I was remiss, I had to wash the sheets on my bed, as she pinedly left some reminders of my duty to her every whim.

Hope to resume REAL blogging soon. Take care and may whatever your conception of a higher deity is watch over you and bless you in all your actions.

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This is the kind of story that makes me believe that for all his many faults and missteps, President Bush is still the honorable man I believed him to be when I first voted for him. It was a security person's nightmare for the President to do what he did, but I believe that the sentiments he expressed made up for that in the good will it engendered.

I've been involved with the local security details for visits by four US Presidents during my tenure as a LEO, and I can tell you from experience that something like this is a really big deal. For a president to break security to personally thank one of the "little people" in the manner he did speaks volumes about the character of the man

I once had the opportunity to shake President Ronald Reagan's hand in the course of a detail, and I can tell you that it is an experience I'll never forget. And that was just a case of being in the right place in the right time, it wasn't a determined break in security protocall to express graditude to one of those that was just there to do his job.

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A commenter on this story at Lucianne.com made this observation:

The Left's "Great Society" managed to do to African-Americans what 200 years of slavery and 100 years of discrimination couldn't do -- destroy their pride and resourcefulness.

The awful truth is the left NEEDS to keep the base impoverished and reliant on hand-outs in order to maintain their power.

N.O. is a black city, governed by blacks. LA is a corrupt state, governed by an incompetent who knew the right people. At least one of the State Senators got in office the first time thanks to some questionable votes from N.O. She paid them back by threatening to punch out the president because he wouldn't break the Posse Comitatus Act (so the Dems could impeach him).

What percentage of blacks were impoverished at the beginning of the "Great Society"? What percentage is impoverished now? CLINTON was in office for EIGHT years. What improvement did the black dependent class have during those eight years? HOw many of them got out of poverty and moved into the lower class?

If we had a free and unbiased press, they'd be looking at these stats.

In his 1935 State of the Union Address, FDR spoke to a nation mired in the Depression, but still marinated in conservative values:

"Continued dependence" upon welfare, said FDR, "induces a spiritual disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole our relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit."

Behind FDR's statement was the conviction that, while the government must step in in an emergency, in normal times, men provide the food, clothing and shelter for their families.

Then in 1963, Lyndon Johnson had the chance to test the Liberal idea of making the Federal government the prime provider to the poor.

In the 43 years since, the "Great Society" group of aid programs have engendered a permanent poverty class with up to 3 generations still totally dependant on government to provide for their basic needs. Had the purpose of the programs been sucessful,under their own terms set out in the beginning, we would have no poor at all. Yet all we hear from the Left is how we are not spending enough to help the poor. We have spent billions of dollars every year on welfare/assistance related programs every year since 1964, yet the "poverty" rates are rising.

The commenter was right, we need to redesign these programs to become a true hand up rather than a hand out. Untill self pride and responsibity is stressed and inculcated, all the money we throw at the poor is nothing more than an ever growing dependancy cycle, and we can't afford it, either in terms of money, or in terms of citizens detracting,rather than contributing to the general good of the Republic.

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Just the other day, I was informed that I was one of those that had my head in the sand concerning how evil and engaged in illegalities that President Bush is.
They furthur lauded President Clinton as one of the finest Presidents in history.

Ever one to be willing to concede that my personal biases just might color my opinions, I did some research and to my dismay discovered that President Clinton and his Administration did indeed set some high records for a Presidental term in office.

Here's the short list of Firsts/malfeasance records set in that time:

RECORDS SET:

- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad

* According to the best information, 40 government officials were indicted or convicted in the wake of Watergate. A read of teh records imputes that there was a total of 31 Reagan era convictions, including 14 because of Iran-Contra and 16 in the Department of Housing & Urban Development scandal. 47 individuals and businesses associated with the Clinton machine were convicted of or pleaded guilty to crimes with 33 of these occurring during the Clinton administration itself. There were in addition 61 indictments or misdemeanor charges. 14 persons were imprisoned. A key difference between the Clinton story and earlier ones was the number of criminals with whom he was associated before entering the White House.

Now the Progressive will claim that this record is due to Republican "witch hunts" in their hatred of Bubba and Shillery, but the sheer range and magnitude of the charges/indictments/convictions would lead a reasonable person to at least start to question the true legacy that President Clinton will come to bear.

There is an old adage that "where there is smoke there is fire", and it's usually been proven true with the hindsight of history. This next Presidential cycle may prove to be really interesting. Hillery may have more trouble than she's counting on. If nothing else her past record of her stands taken during her husbands administration belie her current attempt to move more to the center.

Kerry found to his chagrin that the American people respect a person for maintaining his core beliefs more than one who conveniently changes positions as the public mood does. They may not like the position, but they respect the person who stands firm for one.

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"Mother" Sheehan has finally taken that "step too far" for the MSM, and I predict that soon she'll be lucky to have a reporter interview her if she was hanging out of the window of a burning building.

Her crime? She's challenged Hillery Clinton to go public with opposition to the war in Iraq, and demanded that she be granted a meeting with her.

The Moonbats are eating their own, which is a godsend for the Stupid party, since it seems that the President seems to be doing everything he can to alienate his base over federal spending and the border security issue.

It will be interesting to see how the Queen 'Rat handles the situation....in the meantime I hope that Ms. Sheehan doesn't take any walks in Ft. Marcy Park, we all remember what happened to Vince Foster there when he presented a political danger to the Queen...

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Dammit, I was writing a post on the election in Deutchland, and my computor froze up... AGAIN. can't clear the screen and can't access the story I was trying to get a link to. I'm getting sick of this. Any suggestions?

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Mark Steyn hits another one far over the ballpark wall with this humorous look at the Robertson confirmation hearings.

MY favorite line:
"But, if you're going to twitter about the fullness of somebody's heart, why get Chuck Schumer to play Senator Oprah? He has the shifty air of a mob accountant, even with every intern on his staff holding onions under his eyes."

A Chenious he is, I tellya!

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THIS story is just too easy for punch lines...my favorite so far is "guns don't kill people, DOGS with guns kill people"

I'd say this Fido would make a great recruit for the Marines...wonder how he'd do with a full auto weapon?
Fido continued the hunt and bagged his own bird, said "Hell NO" when he was asked to give it to the Fish and Wildlife officer, on the basis that his license didn't cover actually doing the shooting...."ask the last guy what happened when he asked for my dinner, now get out of my face!"

All joking aside though, this story demonstrates the total lack of knowledge of the average journaljismer....#1, who the hell hunts birds with buckshot?!?, and #2...I've never seen a rifle yet that could fire either bird shot or buckshot. Yet we're supposed to give credence to a sloppy reporter like this when he writes a story about our 2nd Amendment rights?!?

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You know, the second most used term of derision used by "progressives" towards "Conservatives is "Redneck" (close second to "Nazi").

We have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It's time to take a reflective
look at the core beliefs of a culture that values home, family, country and
God.

Ya'll know who ya' are...

You might be a Redneck if:

1. It never occurred to you to be offended by the
phrase, "One nation, under God."

2. You've never protested about seeing the 10
Commandments posted in public places.

3. You still say "Christmas" instead of "Winter Festival."

4. You remove your hat and bow your head when anyone prays.

5. You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play our
National Anthem.

6. You treat Viet Nam vets with great respect, and always have.

7. You've never burned an American flag, but would kick someone's A_ _
that did.

8. You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so, no matter
who is listening.

9. You respect your elders and expect your kids to do the same.

10. You'd give your last dollar to a friend.

Yep, sounds like the kind of people I would like to be associated with!
If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who threaten my life, I'd
choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up.
Tire irons, squirrel guns, and grit -- that's what rednecks are made of.
I hope I am one of those.

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I seem to be feeling somewhat better today, the headaches have diminished to mere dull throbs, and the spinning has reduced to a mere one revoulution per minute. Still don't feel up to really posting today though.

I thought that I'd see what was going on in the hood and post a pic or two...
I have told you that I live in a really tough neighborhood, haven't I?

We don't feed the squirrels around here, we just try to keep an eye on our smokes when their around.

They're always reaching out to take anything they can get their grubby little paws on.

Yeah, we have gangsta squirrels...hell, even the cats are afraid of them. One of the cats was in heat last year and got out and was accosted by a group of squirrels....leading to a strange synthesis:

Her mate was understandably upset and took matters into his own hands

He managed to clear out a large group of them before his thirst for vengence was slaked.

He was so tuckered out after his mayhem, he OD'd on catnip flavored Kibble.

Unfortunately for him, the squirrels had a photographer as an eyewitness.

And the minions of Homeland Security were soon at the door.
He roused enough to try to make a run for it, but he got caught at the back door.

The last time I saw him he was on his way to serve a life sentence for Rodent Terrorism. Guess the Polititians take care of their own genus...

You KNOW how ill I must be if I've resorted to cat blogging....I'm going back to bed. In a way it's kinda of fun to have a rotating bed, might as well try to enjoy the sensation, since there's nothing I can do but ride it out anyway.

UPDATE:I KNEW poor Fluffy just wasn't cut out for prison life...seems he got shanked by a member of the Squirrel Liberation Front. The guard first on the scene tried to sustain him with mouth to mouth support, but alas, it was the end of Fluffy's ninth life..

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Sorry about the light posting yesterday, but I seem to have fallen under the sway of some sort of virus. Went to bed early and didn't get up untill 7:30 PM, and then just to get a drink of water.

Really weird symptoms....had a cluster headache pounding in the center of my head and everything seemed to be revolving around it; the room was spinning as if I'd gone on a super bender. My temperture was rising and falling like a seesaw, and yet, I felt the opposite, freezing with a high temp and sweating hot when it droppped. Thirsty as hell, but just the thought of drinking anything was enough to send me racing to embrace the porceline goddess.

Got Chris to make me some oatmeal, and I managed to keep it down, so I'm sure I'm on the tail end of whatever this is.

See you guys later, I'm going back to bed and hope the spinning stops soon.

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The following has been attributed to State Representative Mitchell Kaye from GA....

" We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, delusional, and others."

"We hold these truths to be self evident: that a whole lot of people are confused
by the Bill of Rights and are so dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights."

ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.

ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone -- not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.

ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.

ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.

ARTICLE VIII: You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.

ARTICLE IX: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were
confused by the Bill of Rights.

ARTICLE X: This is an English speaking country. We don't care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from!

(lastly...)

ARTICLE XI: You do not have the right to change our country's history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history, and if you are
uncomfortable with it, TOUGH!!!!

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Right Wing Rocker (it's blogspot...so you'll have to scroll to "the 25 points,Wed, Sept 14)has taken on the task of comparing the stated party platform of the Nazi Party (comprised of 25 main points) and compared it to both the general Liberal and Conservative positions.

You might want to put this one in your personal files the next time a Liberal accuses you of being a Nazi.

Here's his general conclusion:

"American liberal philosophy matches 17 out of the 25 Points of the Nazi platform. American conservative philosophy matches only 3. Two of these were "double-matches", where both sides would have agreed with the Nazis. There were seven points that were so loony even the Donks wouldn't have agreed."(emp. mine)

He makes no accusations, nor do I...but if it waddles like a duck, quacks like a duck, and swims like a duck, might there be some justification in calling it a duck?

I'm positive that there is not a Liberal out there that would consider themselves as being Nazi-like, but they fail to consider the natural ramifications of the policies that they espouse, and when the end results are the same, the conclusion, logically speaking, is obvious. A dung heap by any other name will still smell as foul.

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Oh, how our attitudes on Terrorism have changed!

We've even begun the indoctrination to coping with it young these days...

"Daddy,I want to join the TSA when I grow up!"

We've begun to be a childish society....we can't even have a fire extinguisher LOOK like a fire extinguisher any more: