During this election year let's be reminded of these words:
* You cannot help the poor, by destroying the rich.
* You cannot strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong.
* You cannot bring about prosperity, by discouraging thrift.
* You cannot lift the wage earner up, by pulling the wage payer down.
* You cannot further the brotherhood of man, by inciting class hatred.
* You cannot build character and courage, by taking away men's initiative and independence.
* You cannot help men permanently, by doing for them what they could and should, do for themselves.
Do you recognize the author?
It was Abraham Lincoln
Very, very wise words, written years ago and we still don't get it.....
At least some don’t…..
Friday, October 31, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
News You May Have Missed...
How would you feel if after 30 years you discovered you had a sister? Stunned? Well, that's how two British women felt after finding out they are really sisters having been friends for 30 years.
Deborah Day was adopted when she was two months old. Her sister, Marilyn Morris, was about 1 year older.
They met again as teenagers when they started working together in a supermarket and a friendship started, not knowing they were actually sisters.
As life happens, they lost touch. Eventually an older sister, Sally Griffiths, after learning about her family history started searching for her family.
When they were reunited Deborah, 44, and Marilyn, 45, were shocked to learn they were more than just friends....but sisters.
Deborah and Marilyn's children go to the same school and live within a mile of each other. The sisters look alike and realize they have a lot of catching up to do.
How wonderful that they have been reunited not only as friends, but now as sisters!
I love my sister, who is also my best friend, so I know how Deborah and Marilyn must be feeling. What a great story!
Deborah Day was adopted when she was two months old. Her sister, Marilyn Morris, was about 1 year older.
They met again as teenagers when they started working together in a supermarket and a friendship started, not knowing they were actually sisters.
As life happens, they lost touch. Eventually an older sister, Sally Griffiths, after learning about her family history started searching for her family.
When they were reunited Deborah, 44, and Marilyn, 45, were shocked to learn they were more than just friends....but sisters.
Deborah and Marilyn's children go to the same school and live within a mile of each other. The sisters look alike and realize they have a lot of catching up to do.
How wonderful that they have been reunited not only as friends, but now as sisters!
I love my sister, who is also my best friend, so I know how Deborah and Marilyn must be feeling. What a great story!
Friday, October 17, 2008
McCain at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner 10-16-08
Just in case you missed John's speech at this dinner for Catholic charities, he was at his very best with a speech that was well received, plus VERY funny. Take a few minutes to listen to his speech, posted in 2 parts. You'll enjoy it! Sorry, didn't post BO's....:)
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Joe the Plumber
One day BO's talking with a potential voter about his tax policy...the one where he wants to take from the haves/rich (those above $250,000 before taxes, etc) and give to the havenots/poor...otherwise called income redistribution.
The next day, his campaign and supporters work to destroy the reputation of this man because of his supposed support of McCain.
That same day, BO says this:
The next day, his campaign and supporters work to destroy the reputation of this man because of his supposed support of McCain.
That same day, BO says this:
Friday, October 10, 2008
Sarah Palin vs Tina Fey
Mark your calendar for October 25. This is when Sarah will be going up against Sarah Palin/Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live. Should be "you betcha" good!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
This Acorn article is one of the most informative and eye opening ones I've read. Read and learn about Obama's association.
Mortgage Crisis
ACORN showed its colors again in 1991, by taking over the House Banking Committee room for two days to protest efforts to scale back the CRA. Obama represented ACORN in the Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank Fed. Sav. Bank, 1994 suit against redlining. Most significant of all, ACORN was the driving force behind a 1995 regulatory revision pushed through by the Clinton Administration that greatly expanded the CRA and laid the groundwork for the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac borne financial crisis we now confront. Barack Obama was the attorney representing ACORN in this effort. With this new authority, ACORN used its subsidiary, ACORN Housing, to promote subprime loans more aggressively.
Ironically, an enthusiastic Fannie Mae Foundation report singled out one paragon of nondiscriminatory lending, which worked with community activists and followed "the most flexible underwriting criteria permitted." That lender's $1 billion commitment to low-income loans in 1992 had grown to $80 billion by 1999 and $600 billion by early 2003.
The revisions also allowed for the first time the securitization of CRA-regulated loans containing subprime mortgages. The changes came as radical "housing rights" groups led by ACORN lobbied for such loans. ACORN at the time was represented by a young public-interest lawyer in Chicago by the name of Barack Obama.
But now....Obama is trying to distant himself from his association with Acorn. Under the bus you go, Acorn
Mortgage Crisis
ACORN showed its colors again in 1991, by taking over the House Banking Committee room for two days to protest efforts to scale back the CRA. Obama represented ACORN in the Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank Fed. Sav. Bank, 1994 suit against redlining. Most significant of all, ACORN was the driving force behind a 1995 regulatory revision pushed through by the Clinton Administration that greatly expanded the CRA and laid the groundwork for the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac borne financial crisis we now confront. Barack Obama was the attorney representing ACORN in this effort. With this new authority, ACORN used its subsidiary, ACORN Housing, to promote subprime loans more aggressively.
Ironically, an enthusiastic Fannie Mae Foundation report singled out one paragon of nondiscriminatory lending, which worked with community activists and followed "the most flexible underwriting criteria permitted." That lender's $1 billion commitment to low-income loans in 1992 had grown to $80 billion by 1999 and $600 billion by early 2003.
The revisions also allowed for the first time the securitization of CRA-regulated loans containing subprime mortgages. The changes came as radical "housing rights" groups led by ACORN lobbied for such loans. ACORN at the time was represented by a young public-interest lawyer in Chicago by the name of Barack Obama.
But now....Obama is trying to distant himself from his association with Acorn. Under the bus you go, Acorn
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/
NoQuarterUSA is a blog that I have been reading for many months. When you visit there, don't think I've gone off the deep end because, yes, it is a Pro-Hillary site. I happened on it just surfing around one day and found it had a lot of interesting posts, links to websites, videos and the like....and especially on my reason for reading....NoBama!
Bloggers were finding anything and everything they could to stop Obama which was to help their candidate, Hillary. In the end, Obama succeeded with the help of many wealthy donors & supporters and of course, the media.
And now, as it has been said, they are out for blood! Now finding even more of the above plus more incriminating. It is getting quite interesting. It has become not just a democrat site, but a "COUNTRY FIRST" site...Democrats, Republicans, Independents and just plain StopObama people.
They are blogging that Obama was and still is a Socialist, having the endorsement of the Socialist Party back in Illinois. That in the lost years of his Columbia Univ days he was actually very active in the anti-aparteid activism, early 1980s, probably same time that his friend, Bill Ayers, was. No wonder he doesn't write about this!
But if you're interested and want to learn AND hear of things before they hit FoxNews, check them out.
And hold on to your seats....it's going to be a bumpy ride....to the White House!!!
But I thought I hid my past?
Bloggers were finding anything and everything they could to stop Obama which was to help their candidate, Hillary. In the end, Obama succeeded with the help of many wealthy donors & supporters and of course, the media.
And now, as it has been said, they are out for blood! Now finding even more of the above plus more incriminating. It is getting quite interesting. It has become not just a democrat site, but a "COUNTRY FIRST" site...Democrats, Republicans, Independents and just plain StopObama people.
They are blogging that Obama was and still is a Socialist, having the endorsement of the Socialist Party back in Illinois. That in the lost years of his Columbia Univ days he was actually very active in the anti-aparteid activism, early 1980s, probably same time that his friend, Bill Ayers, was. No wonder he doesn't write about this!
But if you're interested and want to learn AND hear of things before they hit FoxNews, check them out.
And hold on to your seats....it's going to be a bumpy ride....to the White House!!!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
In this election, how to start each day on a positive note
1. Open a new file in your computer.
2. Name it ‘Barack Obama’.
3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.
4. Empty the Recycle Bin.
5. Your PC will ask you: ‘Do you really want to get rid of ‘Barack Obama?’
6. Firmly Click ‘Yes.’
7. Feel better?
GOOD - Tomorrow we’ll do Nancy Pelosi!
2. Name it ‘Barack Obama’.
3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.
4. Empty the Recycle Bin.
5. Your PC will ask you: ‘Do you really want to get rid of ‘Barack Obama?’
6. Firmly Click ‘Yes.’
7. Feel better?
GOOD - Tomorrow we’ll do Nancy Pelosi!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Barack Obama and Bill Ayers....It's about Character
This presidential race is becoming one of the most important races in a very long time...especially for first time voters. Obama has an appeal for many young voters, but then again, those that really study what each candidate believes in, their life experiences and judgement, those young voters are also choosing to vote for McCain & Palin.
For me, one of the most important aspects of this race is character, integrity, decisions made and life choices. Candidates can speak volumes on their platform regarding education, health care, the economy, foreign policy and the likes. But depending on the state of the country, like the economy now and an ongoing war and what party dominates the Congress, those platforms may not be able to succeed once elected.
The candidate who represents my party, has a history of service to the military, having been a prisoner of war for over 5 years, being tortured and sustaining painful wounds. Those same wounds have caused life altering disabilities to where he can't comb his hair, do consistent typing and the such. He also has been in politics since 1982 and is known for being a "maverick", one that works across the aisle to get things done. If you only work within your party, sometimes you may be neglecting a good idea from the people across the aisle. And that maverick is John McCain.
Ok, so there's finally some talk in the MSM/Mainstream Media (New York Times just published an article) about the relationship between Obama and Bill Ayers mainly because Sarah Palin is mentioning him at her rallies. The MSM has pretty much neglected this topic or not given it much coverage because it reflects negatively against "their" candidate, Obama. And what does Team Obama have to say about Ayers....Obama, who was a child when the Weathermen were planting bombs, has denounced Ayers’ radical views and actions.
Well, that part is true..when Bill and his group were planting bombs, Obama was 8 years old. But that doesn't excuse his relationships with Ayers since then.
Ayers was not convicted because the FBI bungled a wiretap. He admits to being a criminal, just not a convicted criminal. Guilty just the same.
Now Obama, in the early Democratic debates, said that Ayers was "just a guy that lives in my neighborhood, and a professor of English...". He was being dishonest to the American public! I guess he didn't think quick enough that this would be checked out. In fact, it goes further than that and probably more as information is coming to light each day.
It is said that Obama and Ayers first came in contact when Obama became Chairman and President of the $50 million Chicago Annenberg Challenge, a multi year school reform effort started in 1995. The question that is being raised and researched is if that relationship was pre-CAC, which is very possible. There are possibilities that they met as far back as Columbia College in the 1980's. If they did, it will come to light.
Now this brings up a question. In all of Obama's speeches about his amount of experience, has he ever, even once, mentioned being the Chairman and President of $50 million Chicago Annenberg Challenge. He ranks on Palin about her being a Mayor but here he was a CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT with actual responsibilities and duties. He only mentioned his being a Community Organizer, why not the more prominent role? Why wasn't this brought up in debate, in press, in talking points by his staff...even once? What is he hiding?? Is it because of the mismanagement of the CAC, the millions going to school children?
To me, if you want to know what kind of man will make a good president, look at his past, the people he has been associated with, his judgements...with Obama..look at Bill Ayers, Rev Wright (20 year relationship), Father Pfleger, Tony Rezko, Nadhami Auchi, M. Marzook and others.
Why would Obama choose to associate himself with a man like Ayers, who clearly is not a friend of the United States, to say he didn't do enough in his earlier years as a terrorist, to show such disrespect that he would stand on the American flag?
For me, one of the most important aspects of this race is character, integrity, decisions made and life choices. Candidates can speak volumes on their platform regarding education, health care, the economy, foreign policy and the likes. But depending on the state of the country, like the economy now and an ongoing war and what party dominates the Congress, those platforms may not be able to succeed once elected.
The candidate who represents my party, has a history of service to the military, having been a prisoner of war for over 5 years, being tortured and sustaining painful wounds. Those same wounds have caused life altering disabilities to where he can't comb his hair, do consistent typing and the such. He also has been in politics since 1982 and is known for being a "maverick", one that works across the aisle to get things done. If you only work within your party, sometimes you may be neglecting a good idea from the people across the aisle. And that maverick is John McCain.
Ok, so there's finally some talk in the MSM/Mainstream Media (New York Times just published an article) about the relationship between Obama and Bill Ayers mainly because Sarah Palin is mentioning him at her rallies. The MSM has pretty much neglected this topic or not given it much coverage because it reflects negatively against "their" candidate, Obama. And what does Team Obama have to say about Ayers....Obama, who was a child when the Weathermen were planting bombs, has denounced Ayers’ radical views and actions.
Well, that part is true..when Bill and his group were planting bombs, Obama was 8 years old. But that doesn't excuse his relationships with Ayers since then.
Ayers was not convicted because the FBI bungled a wiretap. He admits to being a criminal, just not a convicted criminal. Guilty just the same.
Now Obama, in the early Democratic debates, said that Ayers was "just a guy that lives in my neighborhood, and a professor of English...". He was being dishonest to the American public! I guess he didn't think quick enough that this would be checked out. In fact, it goes further than that and probably more as information is coming to light each day.
It is said that Obama and Ayers first came in contact when Obama became Chairman and President of the $50 million Chicago Annenberg Challenge, a multi year school reform effort started in 1995. The question that is being raised and researched is if that relationship was pre-CAC, which is very possible. There are possibilities that they met as far back as Columbia College in the 1980's. If they did, it will come to light.
Now this brings up a question. In all of Obama's speeches about his amount of experience, has he ever, even once, mentioned being the Chairman and President of $50 million Chicago Annenberg Challenge. He ranks on Palin about her being a Mayor but here he was a CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT with actual responsibilities and duties. He only mentioned his being a Community Organizer, why not the more prominent role? Why wasn't this brought up in debate, in press, in talking points by his staff...even once? What is he hiding?? Is it because of the mismanagement of the CAC, the millions going to school children?
To me, if you want to know what kind of man will make a good president, look at his past, the people he has been associated with, his judgements...with Obama..look at Bill Ayers, Rev Wright (20 year relationship), Father Pfleger, Tony Rezko, Nadhami Auchi, M. Marzook and others.
Why would Obama choose to associate himself with a man like Ayers, who clearly is not a friend of the United States, to say he didn't do enough in his earlier years as a terrorist, to show such disrespect that he would stand on the American flag?
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Gators and Tennessee
Have you seen this photo of a Tenn. player untying the shoe of a Gator player? I prefer to think that he has OCD like Mr. Monk and just couldn't continue until that shoelace was tied, bunny ears and all...:)
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