Just My Thoughts,
Saturday Sept. 30 2006

Hey folks,

The time is HERE! It’s officially Fall. My second favorite time of year. Spring being number one. I remember in NY, I loved the time when it was the same temperature outside as it was in. I love the first signs of crisper and cleaner air rolling in. The start of the change of color in the trees. The signs that the earth was about to go into a sleep to renew for the next year.

I loved going to Warwick NY to this Farmers Market there. Where you could go out to the apple orchards and pick your apples off the trees. Get REAL apple cider, pies, and of course, those absolutely famous, apple cider donuts.

Then you were thinking, as a kid, Halloween is right around the corner.

Halloween was a COMPLETELY different time back then. Everyone knew everyone and there were no razor blades, drugs, or anything else to taint the treats. Kids were free to go to a "strangers" house and knock on the door.

Today? Today you had better be a little more careful. There are some really bad people out there. If you want to lose some sleep tonight, go onto any of those websites that track sexual predators, child molesters, and deviants. If you have never done this, you WILL be surprised. You most likely have one right around the corner from you. You may even KNOW them.

Couple that with the fact that there really is evil out there. Those that want to harm kids with tainted treats. Those that do not care about the safety of your kids walking down the street, who drive by too close and too fast. It is just not really worth the risk anymore, with a few exceptions.

Here in my new home town of Stuart, there are a few neighborhoods that still get into it. It’s all about the kids. They have some that "patrol" the area while the kids, at specific times, trick or treat. They all know each other and create elaborate haunted houses, and mazes, etc. for the kids. Closed neighborhoods is another way to go, however, you still need to be careful. You do not have to be poor to be a molester.

Now I know there are some, due to religious beliefs, or fear, who denounce the who practice. I’m not saying do not let them go. Halloween can be fun. Just let the kids know what it’s all about. Make sure that they know to be safe. NEVER let them go alone. Commonsense on yours, and their part can keep them safe.

OH, and do not forget, I know the stores are vamping up for Christmas already, but right after Halloween, comes my FAVORITE Holiday, Thanksgiving. {Smile} I love Thanksgiving. Family, food, and fun. Keep your kids safe this Halloween, inspect the treats, and make sure that they are around for Thanksgiving.
Peter

Allen vs Web , and The MMD

Hey folks,

I know you heard this already, but it needs repeating. You may have even read it on page B 1 in the Washington Post. Unlike all the FRONT page and days of continual news about Allen saying "Macaca" or this new FALSE allegation that he used the "N" word. Yes, if a Republican is so much hinted at for anything that can be seen as racial, within 40 days of an election, of course, it is FRONT page, daily news. Commentators comment on it. People are furious. It’s the end of the Republican party. But when a Democrat does it? It’s page B 1 in one news outlet, that was brave enough to print it.

You know by now that James Webb made this statement,

"I don't think that there's anyone who grew up around the South that hasn't had the word pass through their lips at one time in their life," he told the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Tuesday. "If you read 'Fields of Fire,' that word and a lot of other words are in the book." "Fields of Fire" is a novel Webb wrote about the Vietnam War.

The story that you DO see is that he denies using it disparately against anyone personally. According to

The Washington Post , and a few others,

"Spokeswoman Kristian Denny Todd said Webb, an author and former Marine, "did not want to make any blanket statements that he has never, ever uttered the word. Jim has not used the word directed at another person. He's never used it himself as a racial slur."

OK, he said it but he didn’t mean it. But ALLEN!!! He is a RACIST... What? Are you kidding me? Wait though. It gets even MORE outrageous. If this is true, I hope that Web will be run right out of politics, and sent straight to oblivion. The Washington Post continues,

"Webb's comments to the Times-Dispatch prompted Allen campaign officials to direct a reporter to Dan Cragg, a former acquaintance of Webb's, who said Webb used the word while describing his own behavior during his freshman year at the University of Southern California in the early 1960s. Webb later transferred to the U.S. Naval Academy.

Cragg, 67, who lives in Fairfax County, said on Wednesday that Webb described taking drives through the black neighborhood of Watts, where he and members of his ROTC unit used racial epithets and pointed fake guns at blacks to scare them.

"They would hop into their cars, and would go down to Watts with these buddies of his," Cragg said Webb told him. "They would take the rifles down there. They would call then [epithets], point the rifles at them, pull the triggers and then drive off laughing. One night, some guys caught them and beat . . . them. And that was the end of that."

Cragg said Webb told him the Watts story during a 1983 interview for a Vietnam veterans magazine. Cragg, who described himself as a Republican who would vote for Allen, did not include the story in his article. He provided a transcript of the interview, but the transcript does not contain the ROTC story. He said he still remembers the exchange vividly more than 20 years later."


Going into neighborhoods and pointing GUNS at people and hoping to scare them? Oh yeah, using the "N" word while doing it? THIS story becomes buried on page B 1. ???

"Wait Pete, you can’t say that. Just relax, we do not even know if this happened. I thought you examined all the facts before you make a judgement like that. Calm down, it’s no big deal."

What about the unproven Allen allegation? You know, the one EVERYONE says never happened?

"Well he’s a racist. You know Republicans / racists same thing."

Just like LWL and completely out of touch, completely insane, moronic, ignorant, power hungry juveniles, are one in the same? OK enough kidding around. This is SERIOUS.

Will anything be done to Web? Any investigations? I bet no. But I will tell you what "They" The MMD {Mass Media Drones} do not want you to know. They CANNOT silence this story. It’s out there. It’s here, on the Radio, and will be out there in the next few days by some who are trying to ignore it now. Some how it will be Bush’s fault, not sure how, but they always find a way. {Some of them} After that? When it counts, the PEOPLE will decide. I think this may have just sealed Web’s political fate, but we will have to wait to see.
Peter

Give Reuters an A+ For Attempt.

Hey folks,

You know, I have been saying for a while now that the LWL live so far outside of reality that it is not even funny. It seems like to some, such as Reuters, that the pages of the NIE were never released. It seems like they do not realize that YOU can read them for yourself.

The part that everyone keeps jumping on, is that "Iraq is breeding new terrorists." But this is NOT what the report says. What the report says in it’s totality, is the same thing that Bush HAS been saying all along. We must win in Iraq. If we do not, the Terrorist will see this as a victory and then spread to other places.

Then you have the fact that all these Democrats have had this very same report since APRIL. They said NOTHING until the NYT leaked the one sentence. They didn’t think that Bush would ever release the report, so they felt comfortable to continue this lie. It backfired on them. It will have even more damaging effects coming up.

So they failed in this attempt. So what’s next? Well according to Reuters There is even another report saying how bad we are doing. This one? From the UN,,, LOL

"In a second blow to the president, a new U.N. report said the Iraq war was providing al Qaeda with a training center and fresh recruits, and was inspiring a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan hundreds of miles away."
,,,

"The U.N. report released on Wednesday jibed with the NEI's conclusions."

You THINK. Of course it does. The UN are FRIENDS with Iraq, Iran, and, Venezuela. They do NOT like Bush or the US. They do like our money though.
How about this one folks? From the enemies own mouth,, from the NY SUN

BY ELI LAKE - Staff Reporter of the SunSeptember 27, 2006URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/40461

"WASHINGTON — On a day when much of the capital's attention was focused on leaked excerpts of of an intelligence estimate report that suggested the Iraq war was creating more jihadists, the military quietly released an intercepted letter from Al Qaeda complaining that the terrorist organization was losing ground in Iraq.

The letter, found in the headquarters of Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi, after he was killed on June 7, was sent to Zarqawi by a senior Al Qaeda leader who signs his name simply "Atiyah." He complains that Al Qaeda is weak both in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region and in Iraq.

A former jihadist who fought in Algeria in the 1990s, Atiyah appears from the text to be speaking for Al Qaeda's Shura Council — the group's decision-making panel chaired by Osama bin Laden. In the letter, he sharply criticizes Zarqawi's leadership, saying he alienated key allies necessary for the implementation of jihad in Iraq.

"Know that we, like all the Mujahidin, are still weak," he wrote in the letter dated December 11, 2005. "We are in the stage of weakness and a state of paucity. We have not yet reached a level of stability. We have no alternative but to not squander any element of the foundations of strength, or any helper or supporter."


Yes folks, I give Reuters an A+ for an attempt to continue this nonsense about how poor of a job we are doing in Iraq. How bad President Bush is. But then again, we ARE talking about a news agency that got caught posting FAKE pictures.
Peter

Interview Wars, The Clintons Strikes Back

Hey folks,

I just wanted to point out this one thing about the meltdown. I find this interesting.

Hillary says,

"I think my husband did a great job in demonstrating that Democrats are not going to take these attacks."

Yes they did. They did nothing. OH, you mean criticism. Silly me, I thought you were talking about actual terrorists. Oh yeah, we are the terrorists. Sorry. My bad.

" I'm certain that if my husband and his national security team had been shown a classified report entitled 'Bin Laden Determined To Attack Inside the United States' he would have taken it more seriously than history suggests it was taken by our current president and his national security team."

But we will never know, will we?

That is complete bunk. We WERE attacked durring his adminstration. He did nothing. Presidents own words, "I always thought that this was a dangerous man." "I could have had him, I chose not to." He even described how the Saudis HAD him and wanted to give him to us. Clinton said NO.

Rice simply said that there was no plan on dealing with terrorists left by the Clinton Administration as Bill claimed in his Fox interview. Hillary comes out with this? This is not what Rice said. Notice that Hillary did not repeat that there WAS a plan. Just that he would have taken him seriously. {Which would mean he did NOT take him seriously at the time.}

This statement that,

"That's the difference in me and some, including all of the right-wingers who are attacking me now," Clinton said in the interview. "They ridiculed me for trying. They had eight months to try. They did not try." has just been nullified by the poor attempt of Mrs. Clinton attempting to defend her husband, not for him, but for her own political aspirations.

So which is it? Did he TRY, or did he not take him seriously?
Peter

End of Day Roundup September 26, 2006

Hey folks,

I just stopped in to answer a couple of questions, correct a misnomer, and point out some observations.

First the serious stuff. I was asked a few times, what my take on the whole Clinton meltdown on fox. How could I possibly pass up "should a golden opportunity." How could I let such a piece of USDA Prime beef of a news story pass by." "What is wrong with you?" So on and so forth.

Truth is, when I saw the interview and the melt down late Sunday, I KNEW that this would be a HUGH news story for days to come. The Clinton defenders will be defending him. The Clinton attackers will be attacking. The usual suspects on both sides. I also have never been a big Clinton basher. Even in the heat of the whole thing, I wasn’t attacking him on a daily bases. As I see it,

1- He is not in office anymore. What is done is done.
2- He just showed his TRUE side. The people will make their own decision as to if they want these people back in power, but I do not believe this meltdown will be positive or that much of a negative. See point one.
3- The lies he threw out there, are just too easily found out. Check out
Rush from today.

Even according to The Washington Post, Secretary of State Rice put the record straight when she said,

"We were not left a comprehensive strategy to fight al Qaeda," Rice responded during the hourlong session."

4- I just do not believe I could possibly add anything to this. He got angry at a stupid question, and he felt his "Spun legacy" was called into question and he lost it. If you want continuous coverage of this story, you have a vast array of outlets to chose from.

Topic two,

The leaked report that "blames us" make that the Bush Administration, for increased terrorists and the "fact" that we are less safe today because of Iraq. Now I do not know if this guy is legit or not, but according to a fellow blogger, Spook86 , who claims to be retired Intel. personnel, and claims the following comes straight from this report,

"In one of its early paragraphs, the estimate notes progress in the struggle against terrorism, stating the U.S.-led efforts have "seriously damaged Al Qaida leadership and disrupted its operations." Didn't see that in the NYT article.

Or how about this statement, which--in part--reflects the impact of increased pressure on the terrorists: "A large body of reporting indicates that people identifying themselves as jihadists is increasing...however, they are largely decentralized, lack a coherent strategy and are becoming more diffuse." Hmm...doesn't sound much like Al Qaida's pre-9-11 game plan.

The report also notes the importance of the War in Iraq as a make or break point for the terrorists: "Should jihadists leaving Iraq perceive themselves to have failed, we judge that fewer will carry on the fight." It's called a ripple effect.

More support for the defeating the enemy on his home turf: "Threats to the U.S. are intrinsically linked to U.S. success or failure in Iraq." President Bush and senior administration officials have made this argument many times--and it's been consistently dismissed by the "experts" at the WaPo and Times.

And, some indication that the "growing" jihad may be pursuing the wrong course: "There is evidence that violent tactics are backfiring...their greatest vulnerability is that their ultimate political solution (shar'a law) is unpopular with the vast majority of Muslims." Seems to contradict MSM accounts of a jihadist tsunami with ever-increasing support in the global Islamic community..

The estimate also affirms the wisdom of sowing democracy in the Middle East: "Progress toward pluralism and more responsive political systems in the Muslim world will eliminate many of the grievances jihadists exploit." As I recall, this the core of our strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq."


This should be interesting to see what happens when the full report comes out. Like I said this morning,

"WAIT A MINUTE!!!! I got it. LOL. I am willing to bet you this folks. The Bush Administration WILL release the whole thing. But not right this second. This will be brilliant if this is true. Maybe they had every intention of releasing it all along. But NOW with the NYT and the LWL pulling things out of context and attempting to get you to believe that the report shows that America and the Bush Administration is to blame on the "increase of terrorists" and it is all our fault, the evils in this world, maybe they are letting them run with it for a bit. Allowing them to dig more of a hole. Then they will release it showing how wrong they were. Again."

This brings me to a misnomer to dismiss. OK folks, this one is just funny. I was told today, which I also heard, that Rush was mimicking or echoing this very statement. That he was saying the same EXACT thing that I said this morning. "Hey maybe he’s an OPNer." LOL. Folks, I can feel pretty safe to assume that he is not. Maybe one of his staff, maybe. Maybe one of them saw what I wrote? But I feel a better explanation is SIMPLE. He is echoing, along with Sean Hannity, what I said this morning, because we are astute students of history. We all know, that in the past, lies the future. In other words, {For those that need a little extra help in understanding} "If you do not learn from history, you are bound to repeat it."

We KNOW what the LWL has done in the past. They FAIL every time. They are doing the same thing with this report, or better yet, this very small piece of this report. It is EASY to see what could be coming. Most average Americans that have even remotely followed the fail attempts in the past could see this coming.

I do not believe Rush is an OPNer, it would be cool if he was, but I feel safer to assume that we are sounding a lot alike because we are all simply telling the truth.

I hope this clears up a few things for some of you. Have a great night, and I’ll see you in the AM
Peter

Another Gamble of the Left.

Hey folks,

Happy Tuesday to you. The Left are at it again. They are taking another gamble. Will this one pay off? They really have no luck in gambling. It usually comes back to bite them at the worse possible times. Will this be any different?

The gamble that they are placing their chips on this time is the leaked intelligence report that estimated, that the United States is at a greater risk of attack than it was in 2001. This is simply not true, and if the entire report as some would like to have totally released, was, it would not be saying what they want it to.

The problem they have is that they are taking parts of it, possibly out of context, and declaring that it is saying what they want us to believe. Problem is, if they are wrong, they could be looking silly again.

According to this new AP article,

National Intelligence Director John Negroponte said Monday,

"We are certainly more vigilant. We are better prepared," Negroponte said. "We are safer."

The article goes on to say how the LWL are doing what they ALWAYS do. Taking whatever negative, no matter how small, confirmed, or ridiculous, against the President, and jumping all over it , before all the facts are out. Nancy Pelosi is calling for investigations, {Of course}

"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Osama bin Laden and other Sept. 11 planners have not yet been brought to justice and Bush should read the intelligence carefully "before giving another misleading speech about progress in the war on terrorism." She and 10 other Democratic leaders asked House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., to hold hearings on the document's findings."

I hope they DO. I agree with,

"The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee urged the Bush administration Monday to declassify the intelligence assessment.

Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said the American people should be able to see a public version of the report and draw their own conclusions about its contents. So far, he said, the public discussion has given the "false impression" that the National Intelligence Estimate focuses exclusively on Iraq and terrorism.

"That is not true," Roberts said, noting that the committee has had the report since April. "This NIE examines global terrorism in its totality."

The New York Times does it again folks. They are the ones that leak,, I mean reported this, thinking it would rile up the LWL base and anti-war crowd, right before the elections. But I truly believe this will backfire, as usual, right in their face. I think this whole report SHOULD be made public. Let the American people see the whole thing and decide for themselves.

WAIT A MINUTE!!!! I got it. LOL. I am willing to bet you this folks. The Bush Administration WILL release the whole thing. But not right this second. This will be brilliant if this is true. Maybe they had every intention of releasing it all along. But NOW with the NYT and the LWL pulling things out of context and attempting to get you to believe that the report shows that America and the Bush Administration is to blame on the "increase of terrorists" and it is all our fault, the evils in this world, maybe they are letting them run with it for a bit. Allowing them to dig more of a hole. Then they will release it showing how wrong they were. Again.
Peter

Off Day Monday September 25, 2006

Hey folks,

Monday September 25, 2006 is one of the very few off days here at the OPN. See you all tomorrow..
Peter

IWA for Sunday September 24, 2006

Hey folks,

Just a quick news update. According to Reuters, there is NO evidence whatsoever that Osama bin Laden has died, You can check out the whole story here

Back to the IWA. Well, this one was easy. This is one of the reasons that we have so many problems in this country, fighting this war on those that want us dead. There are some people that do not take it seriously. They do not realize the importance of what we are doing. The depth of the hatred towards us. Along with many other reasons.

But this one? This is just plain stupid. This is an example of someone who just didn’t think, or worse yet, they just do not care. They may have thought it to be funny, but it is wrong on so many levels.

According to this AP article

"A car dealership's planned radio advertisement that declared "a jihad on the automotive market" has drawn sharp criticism for its content but will not be changed, the business said Saturday.

Several stations rejected the Dennis Mitsubishi spot, which says sales representatives wearing "burqas" — head-to-toe traditional dress for Islamic women — will sell vehicles that can "comfortably seat 12 jihadists in the back."

"Our prices are lower than the evildoers' every day. Just ask the pope!" the ad says. "Friday is fatwa Friday, with free rubber swords for the kiddies." A fatwa is a religious edict."

Are you kidding me? One, you insult good Muslims. Two, some could see it as insulting the Pope. Three, some could see it as you making light of, and dismissing the importance of those lives lost on 9-11. Then you have they fact you are going to give out rubber swords to the "Kiddies?" That’s just plain wrong. You may say that this ad does not do this, but that is exactly what it does.

He said,

"It was our intention to craft something around some of the buzzwords of the day and give everyone a good chuckle and be a little bit of a tension reliever,

According to the article,

"Using that as a promotional pitch when so many are dying from the criminal activity of suicide bombers, that's not funny," chapter president Asma Mobin-Uddin said. "I don't think it's appropriate when it causes real pain. It exploits or promotes misunderstanding in terms already misunderstood or misused."

They are still going with this folks. Some stations have decided to wrong with it. I wonder what affiliation they have. Like I said, Mr. Keith Dennis may SAY the ad does not do this, but that is EXACTLY what it does. For someone in the hopes to make money, of simply are too stupid to see it, MOST DEFINITELY deserves the award. Congratulations to the Dennis Mitsubishi Dealership President Keith Dennis, you ARE the Idiot of the Week. I wonder if you will have some problems selling cars with this. I also wonder about those radio stations running the ad.
Peter

Just My Thoughts September 23, 2006

Hey folks,

Happy Saturday to you. Today I want to talk about the negative side of what has become the norm in society. A modern convenience that is so relied upon it has a great deal of negative effects. Possibly even long lasting.

What am I talking about? Computers. I want to start by saying this. I love my computer. Me and my computer are best of friends. As a matter of fact. I used to spend WAY too much time on it. I had to painfully make a choice to walk away from some of the places I participated in on a daily bases, to make time for my family and other obligations that have greater priority.

Computers are great. Before, when little Johnny or Susy came home with homework from school, you would have to go to the Library or book store to research the information that they needed to complete their assignment. Now, with a click of the mouse, BAM, they have all they need. They can actually travel the world from the comforts of their livingroom.

Computers are great. Now you can write your report, article, paper, whatever, make changes, make copies, whatever. In other words, you can be even that much more productive. You can store all kinds of information on your computer. No need for file cabinets anymore.

Computers are great. You can do all your Holiday shopping without ever leaving your house. Pay bills. Track all kinds of information. Some have even found love. Yes, computers are great. However, there are some VERY negative effects as well.

One, we no longer NEED to go out. We can meet all kinds of people right from our house. We do not have to shop, we can do that as well. I remember a while ago, some guy stayed in his house for over a year. Never leaving. Living off the internet. It can be done. But really, what kind of life is that?

Then you have our younger generations. You know, the ones that grew up with computers. Never knew what it was like without them. I remember seeing those commercials with the little foreign girl, talking about the "super Highway is coming". Our kids have no clue. THAT is one of the biggest Problems.

Nowadays, we will leave aside the obvious dangers of predators, pornography, and just bad things in general, our kids and their kids, really do NOT have a clue.

What I mean is simple. I remember being in school and if we were caught using a calculator in Math class, I would have been suspended. Now they are told to use the computer. When I was in school we had spelling tests. Now, they have spell check. I remember being taught how to write legibly. Now they just type and print.

It happened to me again just this week. I was driving down the road and suddenly got the need for coffee. {I know, big surprise} I pulled into and mini mart type thing, caring the name of one I trust to have good coffee. I went in and got a cup. I went to the register and handed the girl working a $10.00. The following is as close to exact as I can remember.

G - "Hello"
Me-"Hey, how are you today?"
G- "Not so good. Like, the whole computer system is down. We can’t sell gas. People are getting mad. It’s really not good."
Me- "I’m sorry to hear that. I guess someone is working on it. Right? Don’t let it stress you out. It happens."
G- "Yeah I guess. That’s $1.49." Pointing to my coffee.
Me-"Yeah OK, here you go."

Break,,,, At this point she changed. Right in front of me she stopped EVERYTHING. Stared into space. It was almost as if someone hit an off switch. Then she said,,

G- "I’m sorry Sir. Give me a sec. Like I said, the computers are down."
Me-"I understand. Take your time." Standing looking at her in absolute amazement.
G- "Ok here you go. She handed me a $5.00, 4 $1.00s, and .41 cents
Me- "No I’m sorry, I gave you a $10.00, You said $1.49. That means I get back $8.51."
G- "Yeah?"
ME-"You gave me back $9.41
G- "What?"

Break,,,, OK folks, now my coffee pit stop has become about 15 minutes. Now I’m getting even more amazed at the fact, not her fault, she has been rendered completely helpless because of the computer being down. She TRULY was unable to count back change. Even when I did it for her.

G- "I’m really sorry Sir." Took the money back and gave me back THE SAME EXACT THING SHE DID BEFORE.
Me-"OK, here. This is for the coffee. When your computers come back up, just put it in then. OK?" Handing her another $1.00. I didn’t want to confuse her further with change. I left.

This is just another in a long list of examples of how some of our modern conveniences actually contribute to the dumbing down of America.

Now I understand there are many who argue that the computer needs to be used in the proper context. As a tool, the computer can increase knowledge farther than we even know now. I understand this. But if we are going to use them in proper context, then let’s do that. Let’s teach our children the basics, and teach them how to survive without them, before we teach them how to use them. Let’s put things back into perspective.
Peter

Bin Laden Dead?

Hey folks,

I normally try not to jump on a story until I’m sure that it is actually true. But in this case, if it is, this would be GREAT news.

According to Reuters

"The French newspaper printed what it said was a copy of the report dated September 21 and said it was passed on to President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on the same day.

"According to a usually reliable source, the Saudi services are now convinced that Osama bin Laden is dead," the document said.

"The information gathered by the Saudis indicates that the head of al Qaeda was a victim while he was in Pakistan on August 23, 2006, of a very serious case of typhoid which led to a partial paralysis of his internal organs."

Now the US cannot confirm this. I HOPE we are looking into it. I tried to see what other information is out there about this, after an exhaustive search, I found none. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
Peter

No Break For the Left.

Hey folks,

Happy Friday to you. You know, the left just can’t catch a break. They are having a terrible time right now. Look at what they are faced with.

1- They counted they chicks before they hatched. They were going around calling Nancy Pelosi "Speaker of the House to be Pelosi". Even some of the mass media drones were doing this on air. They were picking out the drapes, carpet patterns. This was a guaranteed victory. Now? Not so much, which makes them look a little silly.

2-Gas prices are plummeting.

3- Just under 50 days to go to the election, the normal phenomena is taking place. More and more Americans, on a daily bases, are slowing down from their daily routines, and are now officially listening. Most do not care a thing for politics except during election time What are they hearing?

The economy is better than any time in history. Un-employment is at an all time low. The government is making money hand over foot, because of tax cuts. We are making major progress in Iraq. We are safer than we have been in over twenty years. The President’s programs are working. There really is evil out there.

Yet, the Left are saying, "the economy is worst than any time in history" "There are no jobs." Bush doesn’t care about the poor or black folks." Actually, people are hearing Charles Rangel saying,

"but you're able to see Katrina, when you actually see that if you're black in this country and you're poor in this country, it's not an inconvenience, it's a death sentence."

Back to generalizations, "Iraq is a failure." "We cannot win the war on terror." "9-11 is America’s fault and we are creating more terrorists" "The President is evil, the devil himself. His programs are stripping you of your rights. They must be abolished." "Little Hitler is a great humanitarian." "Hugo Chavez deserves a standing ovation." "Blah, blah, blah"

NO WAIT!!!! "The American people are listening to this joke of a leader Chavez, and they do not like what he is saying. Actually they HATE it. We MUST denounce him. Quick, Rangel, lead the charge. We cannot be seen as equal to him. Even though we have been saying the same thing for years."

Here is a question. Do you think that the AU will threaten the United Methodist Church at 86th and West end Ave, Harlem with THEIR tax exempt status? You cannot get anymore political than his speech, which did take place in a church. Or do you think this threat is just for the "Christian Right"?

Then you have California clogging up the courts with a useless lawsuit against car companies in the name of "Global Warming." Which will just be thrown out in the long run. But NOW?? According to this AP article

"The White House and rebellious Senate Republicans announced agreement Thursday on rules for the interrogation and trial of suspects in the war on terror. President Bush urged Congress to put it into law before adjourning for the midterm elections.

"I'm pleased to say that this agreement preserves the single most potent tool we have in protecting America and foiling terrorist attacks," the president said, shortly after administration officials and key lawmakers announced agreement following a week of high-profile intra party disagreement."


They are coming together. The Right is united once again. Not only that. President Bush will be able to have,,, "the tools he needs to continue to fight the war on terror and bring these evil people to justice." Sen. John McCain.

According to CIA Director Michael Hayden,

"Much remains in the legislative process," he said in a written statement to the agency personnel. But "if this language becomes law, the Congress will have given us the clarity and the support that we need to move forward with a detention and interrogation program that allows us to continue to defend the homeland, attack al-Qaida and protect American and allied lives."

Why do you think the Presidents numbers continue to go up? The majority of Americans live in reality. They understand the difference between reality and whatever it is that the LWL is spinning. They know that by their own words and actions, the Left is pathetically weak on, nor do they really care about, National Security. The majority of Americans are listening.

It is amazing to watch the LWL go from the guaranteed victory to shaking in their shoes. Day after day, situation after situation, they just can’t catch a break.
Peter

Another Junk Lawsuit

Hey folks,

The non-existent "Global Warming" threat raises it imaginary head again. This time in the form of another junk lawsuit. It seems that according to Reuters

"California sued six of the world's largest automakers over global warming on Wednesday, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused billions of dollars in damages.


The lawsuit is the first of its kind to seek to hold manufacturers liable for the damages caused by their vehicles' emissions, state Attorney General Bill Lockyer said."

OK, I would love to be in the courtroom for this one folks. First, the plaintiff has to PROVE damage. This would mean that they have to PROVE "Global Warming" is real. Then they have to PROVE that the defendant is the cause of it.

Of course the manufacturers are going to fight this. Why would they not? We are talking about a lot of money.

"Lockyer told Reuters he would seek "tens or hundreds of millions of dollars" from the automakers in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California."

Now according to this article,

The complaint, which an auto industry trade group called a "nuisance" suit, names General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM - news), Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F - news), Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T), the U.S. arm of Germany's DaimlerChrysler AG (DCXGn.DE) and the North American units of Japan's Honda Motor Co. (7267.T) and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (7201.T).

The response by some charged?

"Ford deferred comment to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which said the lawsuit was similar to one a New York court dismissed that is now on appeal.

"Automakers will need time to review this legal complaint, however, a similar nuisance suit that was brought by attorneys- general against utilities was dismissed by a federal court in New York," the industry group said in a statement."

They are right. Like I said, first they have to PROVE that "Global Warming" exists. This is something that some of the best scientists in the world cannot even do. As I point out before, there are as many scientists that will speak out AGAINST so called "Global Warming" as there is those for it. Just to name a couple of examples;

From Arguments Against Global Warming

"According to The Leipzig Declaration, "There does not exist today a general scientific consensus about the importance of greenhouse warming from rising levels of carbon dioxide. In fact, many climate specialists now agree that actual observations from weather satellites show no global warming whatsoever--in direct contradiction to computer model results." It adds, "based on all the evidence available to us, we cannot subscribe to the politically inspired world view that envisages climate catastrophes and calls for hasty actions. For this reason, we consider the drastic emission control policies likely to be endorsed by the Kyoto conference--lacking credible support from the underlying science--to be ill-advised and premature". This would mean that there is a possibility that global warming could happen, but right now there is no real evidence already happening."

From The Global Warming Information Center

"On the matter of Earth's recent climate history, it is implausible that despite variance in solar irradiance Earth has had a stable temperature for the last 1,000-2,000 years. History instructs us this is not so, literature tells us this is not so, and a large spectrum of paleotemperature reconstructions tell us this is not so. USA Today and the hokey "Hockey Stick" representations are obviously wrong, regardless of how politically correct their concept of human culpability might be.

Regarding whether Earth has really warmed to some extent, regardless of our ability to accurately determine it? Yep, we have no problem with that. We have seen nothing compelling regarding Earth's current suspected temperature trend being anything extraordinary nor alarming but we have no reason to believe Earth's mean temperature is not changing, or that it does not do so continuously -- frankly, temperature stasis is a myth.

Do we face a planetary emergency precipitated by carbon dioxide emissions? No, there is zero evidence that such a scenario might be true."

Not to mention the new reports that are showing that the ocean waters are actually on a COOLING trend. The fact that air temperatures actually DROPPED a degree over the last ten years. To the fact that there is NO absolute proof the it exists at all. Just theories.

Now people like me and Betty can debate this all day long, {Yes Betty, I haven’t forgotten. I just freed up some time to continue that debate} but we are talking about a court of law here. We are talking about having to PROVE with evidence something that is not provable. This case should be promptly thrown out as well.

So why now? It’s election time folks. This is right up the LWL ally. It’s our fault we are destroying the world. It’s "Big Business" fault that the poor suffer. It’s Bush’s fault. They will stick it to "the man" on your behalf. They know what is best for you. They are here for you. Blah, blah, blah.

The only problem is, THERE IS NO "Global Warming" threat. Just a waste of court time.
Peter

"Little Hitler" at UN

Hey folks,

As I have said before. Little Hitler is stalling. Nothing more than that. He had "harsh words" for the US and UK governments, saying that the US wants to rule the world with weapons and fear and are using the UN to achieve this end goal. He said,

"I am against the policies chosen by the U.S. government to run the world. Because these policies are moving the world toward war." telling NBC.

He said at the UN,


"The question needs to be asked: if the governments of the United States or the United Kingdom, who are permanent members of the Security Council, commit aggression, occupation and violation of international law, which of the U.N. organs can take them into account. If they have differences with a nation or state, they drag it to the Security Council and as claimants, arrogate to themselves simultaneously the roes of prosecutor, judge and executioner. Is this a just order?"


Blaming President Bush and the US for nearly every problem in Iraq, he said,

"The occupiers are incapable of establishing security in Iraq."

He used the phrase "in cold blood." describing hundreds of people a day being killed there. Sound familiar? Remember John Murtha?

"Little Hitler" also mimicked the LWL by saying,

"It seems that intensification of hostilities and terrorism serves as a pretext for the continued presence of foreign forces in Iraq,"

Basically folks, all he did was attack President Bush and the American government, and did NOT address what the problem is. Iranian nuclear program.

As I said before, he is simply stalling. Waiting. Watching. 48 days to go. If the Left Wing Looneys take over in 49 days, he KNOWS that this country will be thrown into utter chaos. This country will be divided even more than it is now. All we will be focusing on is "getting Bush". We will pull out of Iraq. We will be preoccupied with investigation after investigation. "Little Hitler" will be free to go back to Iran and continue to build, plan, and wait for the next window to open. He is BANKING on it.

Of course he is talking sugar and sweet to those on the Left. They are his enemy’s enemy. They hate Bush and want him out. He knows that they are weak on security. He knows they care about NOTHING but removing Bush. That is want he wants as well. So he sits, stalls, and waits.

Nothing was accomplished at the UN, as usual. Today and for a little while to come, all you will hear is how right he is, and how bad Bush is. The LWL will continue to do anything they can to get into power. Ignoring history. Ignoring reality. Continuing to weaken our ability to fight and defend ourselves. He is loving this whole situation. If he was able to, I guarantee, he would vote for the LWL. What will you do?
Peter

Dem.s At It Again. Right Church Wrong, Left Church Good.

Hey folks,

Here we go again. Right off the wires yesterday, I’m sure it will be news today, the Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) today announced a national campaign to inform churches about federal tax law forbidding partisan politicking by tax-exempt groups. Some letters, totaling over 117,000, begin mailing today and will be sent to every house of worship in Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri and Virginia.

Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director said,

"Dragging churches into partisan politics is just plain wrong. It violates tax law, it damages the integrity of religion and it harms our democracy. Dobson and other Religious Right leaders want to politicize America's pulpits. I urge religious leaders not to go along with it. Houses of worship that get drawn into Dobson's political machine could emerge with their tax-exempt status severely mangled."

Now you know they are getting desperate. I personally do not like Dobson. Never have. But this is NOT new. They tried this in 2000, 2004, now, I’m sure they will try it again. But what IS the problem here? OH it the "Right".

Yes folks, they are getting scared. They KNOW that most in this country have Conservative views. They KNOW that most people in this country still believe in morals. They KNOW that if the religious Right come together, the Left does not stand a chance.

But here is the problem with all this. THEY do it also. Just poorly. Remember Jessie Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton? Remember Hillary hopping church to church? Talking about how faithful she is. Remember the "Get out the vote" that put Bill Clinton speaking in churches in 2004? How about Al Gore speaking at Frank Church?

One of the funniest aspects of all this is the fact that while the Left cry foul, doing it themselves, they are working behind the scenes to "Get Religion". They have been doing this for a while. They just cannot seem to get it though. From the New York Times archives, November 17, 2004, Wednesday

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK (NYT); National Desk

Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 20, Column 1, 1532 words

"DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Some Democrats, bested by Republican campaign emphasizing Christian faith, are scrambling to shake off their secular image, stepping up efforts to organize 'religious left' and debating changes to how they approach cultural flashpoints of same-sex marriage and abortion; disagree about how to establish party's spiritual credentials; some play down need for changes, while others argue that Democrats need to rephrase their positions in more moral and religious language"

Again from the NYT archives,

February 11, 2005, Friday

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG (NYT); National Desk

Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 20, Column 5, 1142 words

"DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Congressional Memo: Democrats are enlisting consultants, from church leaders to marketing guru and even linguist, to redefine themselves and refine message; use of word 'values' or value-laden phrases is proliferating on Capitol Hill, spinning out new morality play in which everything is cast in terms of right and wrong; Rep James E Clyburn is leading faith working group to encourage lawmakers to sprinkle references to God and religion into their speeches; but many are wary of tactic of backfiring if authenticity is missing"

They stepped it up in 2005, getting ready for this coming election, from MotherJones in 2005,

Interviewed By Michal Lumsden
March 10, 2005

"To say, as some have, that the 2004 presidential election was won and lost on "moral values" is probably an overstatement. It's nevertheless true that among church-going, God-fearing types who think the country has lost its moral bearings, George W. Bush enjoyed vastly more support than did his rival, John Kerry. Is there a lesson here for the Democrats?

Yes, there is, according to Jim Wallis, editor of the leftish religious magazine Sojourners, whose new book, God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It, argues that Democrats, if they ever want to win an election, must learn how to talk about moral values, indeed, to talk the language of moral values, in a way that remains true to the party’s principles."

You CAN see what they are doing right? They cannot win on the issues. They cannot win against faith. So they first try to silence, then they try to fool. Look at the wordings here. "while others argue that Democrats need to rephrase their positions in more moral and religious language", "Democrats, if they ever want to win an election, must learn how to talk about moral values, indeed, to talk the language of moral values, in a way that remains true to the party’s principles.", "Rep James E Clyburn is leading faith working group to encourage lawmakers to sprinkle references to God and religion into their speeches."

You cannot have the Conservatives talking about politics in church, even know, did I mention, they do that as well, but you CAN have the LWL FAKE it? They REALLY do not get the concept. The Religious Right, or those with true faith are NOT faking. They truly believe in the Bible, and will not be fooled by "My favorite book in the New Testament is Job" {Howard Dean} or, "I have always been a women of faith" {Hillary Clinton} or, whatever other cockamamy, sorry excuse at an attempt they try.

Yes they will be threatening churches. They will be calling "unfair", whining, crying, and screaming foul. It will be news for a bit. Then the same thing will happen as it always does. They will fail and then blame you.
Peter

What the Democrats Are Really Focused On

Hey folks,

Good Monday morning to you. Yes, the big news today is the first female space thing, the stories that 14,000 "enemy combatants" are in a "legal vacuum", spinach, Pope, and the big one, President Bush to address the UN. All of these can be used by the LWL and even moderate Democrats to attack the President in one way or another. But what are they focused on today, behind closed doors at least? According to a new Rasmussen Poll


"Forty-seven percent (47%) of American adults approve of the way that President Bush is performing his job. Fifty percent (50%) disapprove. Those are by far the best numbers for the President since mid-February.

The spike is fueled largely by a resurgence of support among the President's base. Eighty-five percent (85%) of Republicans now offer their approval. At its low point earlier in the year, just 66% of the GOP faithful approved of his job performance."

The war in Iraq?

"Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans believe that the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror. Most Americans think our nation was changed for the worse since 9/11 and most support the President's call to try terrorist suspects through military tribunals."

Ths is not good news for the LWL. Actually it is the exact opposite of what they are going around the country telling you. Notice the numbers going up right before the election? This is because of what I told you before. Sad but true, most Americans do not care about politics, except for at election time. Now they are listening.

Couple that with another tell tale poll about Iran

"Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Americans believe that Iran is likely to develop nuclear weapons in the near future. Most doubt that anything can be done to prevent such a development.

These findings from the latest Rasmussen Reports poll come as officials of a United Nations' agency complained to the Bush Administration about a Congressional report on Iran's nuclear capabilities. Representatives from the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called parts of the report "outrageous and dishonest," and suggested that misleading information about the true status of Iran's nuclear capabilities has been released to the public.

And the public is definitely interested. Seventy-one percent (71%) of respondents report following the ongoing news about Iran's nuclear program closely with a plurality of 38% saying they have been following the story "very closely." Twenty-seven percent (27%) say they haven't been following the story closely.

Sixty-four percent (64%) of those surveyed believe that Iran's nuclear forays are for the development of weapons rather than energy (7%.) This is the same impression that is conveyed in the House report, which the IAEA refutes. The U.N. committee says it has evidence that Iran's nuclear facilities are producing uranium that is below weapons-grade quality.

While convinced of Iran's ill intent, only 40% of Americans believe it is possible to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons; 35% believe it is not.

Just 26% believe that diplomatic measures can convince Iran to stop."

Yes MOST Americans believe that our President is better at protecting us. His approval rating keep going up. Why do you think that so many negative articles, and attacks are increasing as well. The LWL, and the Mass Media Drones, HATE this. Remember, the Left had this whole thing won already. News Anchors were already calling Nancy Pelosi "Speaker of the House".

Look for the attacks to continue. Do not hold your breath for substance and plans. They have none. They say a lot about how much better they could do. But they fail to tell us how. America IS listening. What say you?
Peter

IWA for Sunday, September 17, 2002

Hey folks,

You know, I saw this on the NBC’s "Today Show" yesterday morning. I thought it was a joke, but then again, they have no sense of humor. So I started looking in to this a little further. Turns out to be true.

Allow me to introduce to you, Gallatin, Tennessee, Mayor Don Wright. He is a busy guy,

OCCUPATION: Author (Award Winning Historical Novels)The Woodsman, The Captives, The Last Plantation, Gone To Texas
President of Wright Properties, Inc
President of Wright Enterprises
1958-1961 AVCO (Aviation Corporation) Blueprint Reproducer
1962-1964 U. S. Army, Military Police 559th Honor Guard
1964-1982 Industrial Pipe fitter (welder, draftsman, foreman, general foreman, superintendent)
1982 – 1998 Author of 4 novels (as above)
1990-91 – President, Tennessee Writers Alliance
1992-1996 - Tennessee State Senator
1997 – present, Mayor of Gallatin

He has won many awards as well

AWARDS:
(2006) Idiot of the Week Award.
(2005) Named Mayor of the Year by the Sumner County Council of Governments
(2004) Named Mayor of the Year by the Sumner County Council of Governments
(2002) Sumner Civil Air Patrol Service Appreciation Award
(2001) Named Mayor of the Year by the Sumner County Council of Governments
(1998) Vena Stewart School Dedicated Volunteerism Service Award
(1998) National Rifle Association Defender of Second Amendment Award
(1997) Sumner County Board of Commissioners Certificate of Recognition
(1996) Little Senators Girls Softball Team Sponsor Appreciation Award (Hendersonville, TN)(1996) Tennessee Bicentennial House and Senate Joint Resolution Recognition, by State of Tennessee
(1995-1996) Governor’s Council on Agriculture and Forestry Appreciation Award
(1995) Kentucky Colonel
(1995) Awarded of Rank Tennessee Colonel
(1995) Friends in the Bend Appreciation Award for Acquiring Traffic Light at Douglas Bend
(1994) Bledsoe’s Lick Historical Association Award of Lifetime Membership
(1994) Ridgetop Historical Society Service to the Community Award
(1994 and 1986) Gallatin Kiwanis Club Certificate of Appreciation
(1994) Worioto Regional Library Center and Libraries of Sumner and Robertson Counties Certificate of Appreciation for Support and Encouragement of Library Services
(1993) United Daughter s of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Medal of Honor
(1992 and 1989) Hendersonville Noon Sertoma Certificate of Appreciation
(1991) Murfreesboro Library Awarded Honorary Life Member of Finebaugh Library
(1990) National Society of Son’s of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Medal
(1990) Gallatin Lion’s Club Certificate of Appreciation
(1987) Awarded Rank of Kentucky Colonel
(1986) Named Best Western Writer of the Year, New York City
(1986) Presented Key to the City of Hendersonville
(1986) Goodlettsville Homecoming Committee Certificate of Appreciation
(1978) Louisville, Kentucky Bicentennial Heritage Certificate of Appreciation

He seems like a really smart guy. So WHY would he not checkout EVERY aspect of those asking him to do a favor? It seems he was all too willing to say yes when "Hollywood" came a knocking. Mayor Wright says,

"They said it was family friendly. We've had a lot of movies filmed in this area during the past few years. In fact, I think Sally Field was in one of them. Anyhow, I thought it was good for business."

"I had no idea what the movie was about. They told me it was about a super hero woman and there was no nudity or offensive stuff in it. Other than that, I really didn't have a clue."

There in lies the problem. The name of the movie? "Thong Girl 3." LOL

Some advice Mayor Wright, get ALL information before agreeing to loan out your office again. How about simply the TITLE of the movie? You would think that this would at least be a clue.

Now I think he will recover from this with a few jabs and laughs. Like this one. But because of this little brain fart, congratulations Mayor Wright, for not at least asking for the title, you are the Idiot of the week.

By the way, did they offer you a part in the movie? Just curious.
Peter

Just My Thoughts {4}

Religion vs Faith

First the disclaimer. I repeat, the following contains Religion, faith, God, Jesus. What Jesus says about organized religion, {Not Positive} and the facts and location of where to find them, according to the Bible. If this type of thing offends you, then LEAVE now. I’ll see you tomorrow for the IWA. If you are truly interested in learning the way I see these things, and what the Bible actually says, then please continue. However, keep in mind, when you become offended, one, be offended at God, he said it. Two, I warned you. Three, you can stop reading the following at any time. You continue because you CHOSE to. I am not trying to convert you. I am not denouncing your right to believe as you will. I’m answering questions and speaking on how I see these things,


Hey folks,


Someone asked me, after having read the "Just My Thoughts {3}" ,

"Hey Pete, How do you reconcile those parts in the bible that you have stated with the following?: Exodus 23:4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. Proverbs 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: Matthew 5:44 Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good."

I promised a response to this, then a realization came into being that I was being unfair to those at the site where this question was posed. But I know the person asking the question comes here also so I will answer here and espouse my original post and attempt to further explain how I feel.

The simple fact is, Religion is not salvation. Just simply following ANY religion is not enough to guarantee entry into Heaven. There is a very distinct difference in following manmade traditions and having faith in God.

First to answer Marvin’s questions. Simply put, they can all be answered by one answer.

Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath for it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay says the Lord."

It goes on to say that by doing so, you are actually cursing them. You release your anger and hatred to God, HE can and will do FAR more than you possibly could to them. But you would have to be alive. Jesus and the prophets were NOT talking about allowing your enemy to kill you.

Check out Matthew 15-1-15, Mark 7:1-13 Jesus spoke out against religion. In John 6:41-59 Jesus told of the TRUE way to God. In John 8:31-59, He spoke of the fact we are NOT all God’s children, but those who accept Him alone. No matter how religious you are. Romans 8 gives a micro-version of life and salvation. Walking in faith, and choosing not to. The difference in the two. Galatians1:11-17 Paul talks about the difference in faith vs. religion. As I said before,

He is talking about those who blindly follow manmade traditions and religion, without accepting him truly and learning what God, not man made traditions say about this or that. He is talking a personal relationship with HIM and faith in HIM. HE is the key.

If you use the key, you will then and ONLY then, open up the flood gates of Heaven that will grant you unconditional love and indescribable peace. Without using the key, you can not expect anything. Only if you use the key, accepting what Jesus did for you personally, can you say He knows you. We are all God’s creation, but to be a child of God, you must be adopted. You must go thought the process.

Yes Jesus loves you, heals the sick, works miracles, and died for YOU. There is no greater love than that. But the catalyst to receiving the benefits of belonging to that family is the adoption. He made it REALLY simple for you. A simple yes or no. I cannot do it for you. Jesus cannot do it for you, God himself, the devil, the little blue man on the moon, cannot do it for you, only YOU can.

You have to fully understand the difference in what God says about certain things, and what man says. You must take some time, more than an hour every other week or so if you have time on Sunday, to find out for yourself what God says. Read HIS Word. All the answers are there.
Peter

Anti-American Summit / NAM

Hey folks,

If there was any doubt as to why we NEED leadership that is willing and able to protect us, this is it. The anti-America summit. This summit was suppose to be hosed by Cuban President Fidel Castro, but he was too sick to participate.

Of corse "Little Hitler" is involved. He said,

"The United States is turning the Security Council into a platform for imposing its policies. ... We should reinforce NAM and it should play its role more efficiently," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the summit on Friday.

That’s right, he says the UN is U.S. dominated and simply a tool used to impose our will on other countries. The UN is nothing more than a waste of time, very anti-American itself, and a joke, plain and simple. Of corse, who do you think would love to be in charge of NAM? I wonder if he’ll shave his beard and keep a moustache.

You can get the full picture of NAM here at Wikipedia

Think about this, according to Wikipedia, they are 117 members of NAM, Among those are some that absolutely hate America. Let’s say for a second that "Little Hitler" is able to become the head of it. Do you feel comfortable having the LWL running this country? Do you feel comfortable in turning over YOUR security to appears and those that simply cannot see reality?

You are watching the rise to power of a new Hitler. You are watching the rise to power of the new Nazi party. You are watching those that want us dead, just because we breath, get more and more organized. As all this is taking place, you are watching a major political party ignore it, and completely attack their own leader, and country. Are you sure you want those with no other plan than "Get Bush" to take over? If your answer is yes, you may want to get used to saluting.
Peter

Pope Benedict XVI in Trouble With Jihad

Hey folks,

It appears that the Pope is in trouble with Islamic fascists. You see, the Pope spoke out against those that would twist the Islamic religion and Koran, to attempt to justify the killing of innocent lives. He denounced those that were conducting jihad, and killing themselfs for "god".

Now, according to the AFP they are upset with him.

"Pakistan's parliament unanimously called on Pope Benedict XVI to retract his controversial remarks linking Islam with violence, while the foreign office accused him of "ignorance".

The overwhelmingly Muslim country's national assembly passed a resolution proposed by a legislator from an alliance of hardline Islamic parties, officials said Friday.

"This House demands that the pope should retract his remarks in the interest of harmony between religions," said the resolution, a copy of which was read to AFP by a parliamentary official.

"The derogatory remarks of the pope about the philosophy of jihad and Prophet Mohammed have injured sentiments across the Muslim world and pose the danger of spreading acrimony among the religions."

Pope Benedict provoked an outcry with comments on Tuesday in a theological lecture in which he implicitly denounced connections between Islam and violence, particularly with regard to jihad, or "holy war"."

What he did folks, is point out that Islamic fascists are not truly following the Koran, Mohamad, or the religion itself. What they are doing is twisting it to fit their insane notion that they are justified in slaughtering innocent lives, just because they do not follow Islam. What he did, in essence, is wonder why those true followers of Islam, do not speak out against those who mis-use their religion.

Then you have the foreign ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam who saying,

"Anyone who says that there is anything inherently evil or inhuman about Islam only shows his own ignorance of this great religion," foreign ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told AFP.

The ministry said Pope Benedict's remarks were "regrettable." "They widen the gulf between religions that we are working so hard to bridge," Aslam said.

"It also shows ignorance of history. It was certainly not Muslims who persecuted the followers of other religions," she said, adding that Islam was the most tolerant religion."

Yes Islam may have been Ms. Aslam, but that all changed when some took it, twisted it, and are now hiding behind it, to justify their actions.


I wonder if the LWL, or those anti war folks out there will have the testicular fortitude to stand with these people in denouncing the Pope. You know, as well as I, that if Ms. Aslam was speaking out and denouncing America, President Bush, or the Republicans in office, they would be lining up, salivating, drool dripping, sweat forming, adrenalin shaking, to get behind her. But we are talking about the Pope here. I wonder what they will do.
Peter

The IAEA is Iran’s Patsies





Hey folks,


How about a two for Thursday. I found some extra time today so here you go. I just caught this AP article

"A recent House of Representatives committee report on Iran's nuclear capability is "outrageous and dishonest" in trying to make a case that Tehran's program is geared toward making weapons, a senior official of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said.

The letter, obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday outside a 35-nation board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says the report is false in saying Iran is making weapons-grade uranium at an experimental enrichment site, when it has in fact produced material only in small quantities that is far below the level that can be used in nuclear arms."

This is going to be all over the place tomorrow folks. The LWL will be attacking the Republicans and Bush for lying, playing politics, and creating another Iraq. I can hear them now. "You can fool us once Mr. President. But you cannot fool us again. Iran is NO threat. We will not allow you to do the same to Iran, as you did to Iraq." Three guesses who you think will be saying these things. It must be true. The UN said so.

"The letter, which was first reported on by The Washington Post, also says the report erroneously says that IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei removed a senior nuclear inspector from the team investigating Iran's nuclear program "for concluding that the purpose of Iran's nuclear program is to construct weapons."

In fact, the inspector was sidelined on Tehran's request, and the Islamic republic had a right to ask for a replacement under agreements that govern all states relationships with the agency, said the letter, calling the report's version "incorrect and misleading."

"In addition," says the letter, "the report contains an outrageous and dishonest suggestion that such removal might have been for 'not having adhered to an unstated IAEA policy barring IAEA officials from telling the whole truth about the Iranian nuclear program.'"

OK. So why are the inspectors not allowed to inspect? Well according to Jamal Ware, a spokesman for the House committee,

"All IAEA complains about is a photo caption. If you read the report, it's very clear that what it is saying is that Iran is working to develop the capability to enrich uranium to weapons grade, not that they have done so," Ware said. "They use a string of adjectives, while not pointing to any substantive criticism of the report. There are areas where we would disagree with them. A disagreement does not make what we say erroneous."

YES it does. If you dis-agree with "Little Hitler" and anyone else that hates Bush, you are wrong. According to them. The appeasement is mind boggling folks. But if you do not believe me, just read the last two paragraphs of this article.

"The dispute was reminiscent of the clashes between the IAEA and Washington over whether Saddam Hussein was trying to make weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear arms. American arguments that Saddam had such covert arms programs were given as the chief reason for invading Iraq and toppling Saddam.

ElBaradei's criticism of the U.S. standpoint on Iraq and subsequent perceptions that he was soft on Iran in his staff's investigation of suspicions Tehran's nuclear activities may be a cover for a weapons program led to a failed attempt last year by Washington to prevent his re-election."

Absolutely my point. ElBaradei hates Bush. He hates America. He would block any real attempts by our government to protect itself, because he WANTS us to fail. He shielded Saddam. He is attempting to shield "Little Hitler". He is protecting one that openly says he wants Israel wiped off the map. He wants us dead. He would give up halve his own country to make it happen. But a report that tells the truth about a threat against us is "outrageous and dishonest".

No condemnation of Iraq. No condemnation of Iran. No problem with sick and twisted terrorists. WE are the ones that are wrong. OK Mr. ElBaradei, you can go away now. You are as useless as the UN.
Peter

The Excuse Foundation.

Hey folks,

Mark my words. Note the calender. 55 days away, the foundation is being laid. USATODAY has two stories about it, NPR is running a story on it. A bunch of local papers are as well today. What’s the story? Voting machine "glitches".

The funny thing is when you read these stories, you find that they are not actually talking about the machines. They are talking about the poorly trained staff that will be there to operate them. Would this not be people "glitches"?

So why are they talking about this 55 days out? Is it because they want to have the people trained better so when this most important day comes, we will be ready? Well, if so, they do not say that. They just talk about all the problems they are having. USATODAY has a graphic depicting when the voting machines were changed by year.

Check it out here

Notice Florida is the earliest.{Smile}

They are doing this to give the Democrats a way out. There is so much more talk about it not being so much of a guarantee anymore. They are getting nervous. They are still publically stating that it’s a "lock", but behind closed doors? This is a different story. From 9-11 to democratic committees admitting to wrong doing, the way they treated Lieberman, to the new Rasmussen Report

"Forty-five percent (45%) of American adults approve of the way that President Bush is performing his job. Fifty-two percent (52%) disapprove.

The President hasn't enjoyed a 45% approval rating since a couple of days in July. His ratings haven't been higher than 45% since February 22, 2006."

and

"Republican prospects for retaining the Senate received a boost yesterday in Rhode Island when Lincoln Chafee narrowly won his primary. While Chafee trails by two points in our most recent Rhode Island poll, he is at least competitive. Had Laffey won, the seat would have been shifted to the Democrats column in our Senate Balance of Power summary. In Maryland, the Democrats also nominated their strongest candidate. We will be polling in both of these states again soon. (see State-by-State Summary).


Rasmussen Reports now lists 49 seats as Republican or Leans Republican and 45 seats as Democrat or Leans Democrat. Six states are listed as Toss-Ups. The Toss-Up states are Tennessee, New Jersey, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, and Rhode Island."

So is the Left coming out with plans and policies to counter this trend? Are they giving the American people an agenda to vote for? Nope. Of course not. They are laying a foundation for excuses as to why they do not win the House or Senate. We all know, it couldn’t possibly be their fault.
Peter

Yet Another Example. The Left Can’t Run on Policies

Hey folks,

Here is yet another example of the fact that the Left Wing Looneys can’t run on policies. They have none. So all they do is attack, legally or not, because they think you are stupid. The latest example, I guarantee not the last, is the whole Schwarzenegger thing.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a privet conversation with his friend, and now the LWL come out and attempt to use it against him. They are running into some problems though they had not counted on.

First, they broke the law to get the recording, and got caught doing it. According to Schwarzenegger's legal affairs secretary, Andrea Lynn Hoch, the sound file was stored in a password protected area. She said she forwarded the Internet Protocol address used to download the file to those who are conducting the investigation.

Second, and you have to love this one, noone was offended at the remarks. What was the offensive "Racial Slanders" uttered by Gov. Schwarzenegger ? He said that he thought that Bonnie Garcia, and Cubans and Puerto Ricans in general was "very hot'' because of a combination of what he calls "black blood'' and "Latino blood.'' NOONE including Bonnie Garcia was offended.

You know this is driving them nuts. But NOW during the investigation, we find out who leaked this story to the press. It was the Looneys. That’s right, Cathy Calfo, campaign manager for Democrat Phil Angelides, Schwarzenegger’s opponent, said she was unhappy that two campaign staffers had passed the audio clip to the Times without her knowledge. Angelides did not know about it, either.

Bunk. Pure bunk. She said,

"We're looking into it now, am I happy? No."

Of course not. You got caught. {LOL} Of course you are not happy. This is just another example of the fact that they cannot run on issues, policies, and plans. They have none.

Look, if you ran on substance, policies, and had a concise, attainable, plan, that you feel strongly and passionately about, I would maybe vote for you. If I agreed with your vision, I would stand behind you and vote for you all the way. So would most people. But they have nothing. So they simply attack.

You have to give the Repub.s credit. For the most part, even when they lose, they loose passionately. They have firm beliefs, plans, policies, and feel strongly about them. They stand for what they believe. They inform you of what you can expect if you where to vote them in. If they lose, they go down in flames steadfast in their beliefs.

But the LWL? All they want is power. Their "guaranteed" take over is no longer a "guarantee". More and more are starting to realize this. Yet, they still don’t get it.
Peter

Poll Shows Most Americans Know the Truth

Hey folks,

On a side note, according to Rush, only one minute, that’s right ONE minute of "The Path to 9-11" was cut out of the movie. Some words were changed around, but pretty much, the totalitarian of the meanings and movie itself remained the same. So kudos to ABC for not caving to the immense pressure put on the by the Clintonites.

But a new CNN poll shows that most Americans, 57 percent, say, they think that terrorists will "always find a way to launch attacks no matter what the U.S. government does."

Wait a second, that’s not what the article wants you to believe though. That’s not the headline. What is the Headline? "Poll: More Americans blame Bush for 9/11" You can read the whole short article here

Yes folks, more Americans blame Bush for 9-11. Can you say counter to movie? Can you say politics? If you just read the headline, you would think that most Americans are against Bush and the War. But this is not the case. Most Americans know the truth. There are animals out there that want us dead.

But the CNN report uses the word "fatalistic" {That would be fatalism >noun 1 the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable. 2 a submissive attitude to events, for those that need extra help in understanding} to describe these people. So are they saying the most Americans are submissive? Easily duped by the President? Is CNN calling you stupid?

Polls give numbers. The numbers are determined by how the questions are asked, whom the questions are asked to, and the wording of those numbers can determine a whole other meaning. In other words folks, the poll shows what the pollsters want. If not, they word it so it seems like it does. But if you get beyond the political rhetoric and simply look at the numbers, you may find that the poll, in some cases, says the opposite of what they claim.
Look at the numbers that Betty posted in the comment section.

"Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans believe that the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror. That's up three points from a month ago,"

Stop!!!!! That is the number. 41 percent of Americans feel we are winning the war. According to this poll anyway. {Not sure where she got it from.} 41 percent. Now continue,,,

"but"

Stop!!!!! Translation, "We do not like this number or the fact it is on the rise. So we are going to spin it." Continue,,,

"the August figures matched the lowest level of confidence ever recorded on this question. Americans are also pessimistic about the situation in Iraq and just 33% give President Bush good or excellent ratings in this arena. Questions concerning the War on Terror and Iraq continue to reveal huge perception gaps between Republicans and Democrats."

You get the point. I will respond to her on this and other topics when time allows. Hopefully soon. You should checkout the comment sections more. They could get interesting. {Smile}

The point is folks, yesterday in the • LA Times • NY Times • The Hill Philadelphia Inquirer • Zogby: Santorum Surging in Pennsylvania Senate Race they are all saying how this may not be such an easy walk for the Democrats. Now CNN puts out a headline "Poll: More Americans blame Bush for 9-11"?

You have to read through this stuff to see what is truly going on. But, the only opinion that matters is YOUR'S on election day. Then, and only then, will we truly know how America feels.
Peter

ABC Ran With It, Sort Of

Hey folks,

All the way up to the time, people sat and waited. Was "Charlie Brown" or a repeat of one of their shows, or maybe some sort of special coming on, or was ABC going to grow a set, and actually show the movie "The Path to 9-11"

Well, they did show night one. Now I cannot speak to the changes that were made, having not seen the original version. I will be tuning into "Rush" today at 12pm to see what he has to say. He saw the original uncut version.

According to this AP article


"ABC made several editing changes to the first part of its miniseries "The Path to 9/11" following furious protests by Clinton administration officials that it fabricated scenes about their actions prior to the terrorist attacks."

Here are some of the changes according to this story.

"In the original scene, an actor portraying White House terrorism czar Richard Clarke shares a limousine ride with FBI agent John O'Neill and tells him: "The Republicans are going all-out for impeachment. I just don't see in that climate the president's going to take chances" and give the order to kill bin Laden.

But in the film aired Sunday, Clarke says to O'Neill: "The president has assured me this ... won't affect his decision-making."

O'Neill replies: "So it's OK if somebody kills bin Laden, as long as he didn't give the order. It's pathetic."

Another scene in the critics' cut pictured O'Neill asking Clarke on the telephone: "What's Clinton going to do (about bin Laden)?"

Clarke replies, "I don't know. The Lewinsky thing is a noose around his neck."

This was cut entirely from the film that aired Sunday.

Another scene in the movie that depicted a team of CIA operatives poised outside of bin Laden's fortess in Afghanistan, ready to attack, was substantially shortened from the original. Pictures of the waiting Afghanistan operatives are interspersed with those of officials in Washington, who had to approve the mission.

The original version depicted national security adviser Samuel R. Berger hanging up on CIA chief George Tenet as Tenet sought permission to attack bin Laden. The movie aired Sunday did not include Berger hanging up."

OK, here’s the problem, like this hang up scene. It really happened. So did the fact we had numerous time to get bin Laden. The time when we had him surrounded HAPPENED. The ex-President has come out, on tape, with his own words, said he had many opportunities to get him, he CHOSE not to. Why is it so hard to understand, that he WAS preoccupied? Not to mention the fact he was clueless when it came to national security.

The last two paragraphs are true.

"John Lehman, another Republican commission members, said on the ABC News show that he's told the film is equally harsh on the administrations of President Bush and his father, former President George H.W. Bush.

"And if you don't like the hits to the Clinton administration, well, welcome to the club," Lehman said. "The Republicans have lived with Michael Moore and Oliver Stone and most of Hollywood as a fact of life."

Like a movie depicting Bush being assassinated. Did you hear President Bush protesting the movie? Threatening the makers? Have you heard President Bush complain about ANY of those who attack him on a daily bases? Do you remember him complaining about "Fahrenheit 9/11"? Do you remember President Bush complaining that he did not receive a preview? He doesn’t, because he doesn’t have to. His administration, and the legacy he leaves behind, is not build on media spin.

It should be really interesting to see the fall out today. The "Clintonites" will be in overdrive today. Then again, if you think about it. If you hear nothing, or very little today, then you will TRULY know, just how much ABC cut and changed. But I have a feeling it will be a busy day.
Peter

IWA for Sunday September 10, 2002

Hey folks,

Short and sweet today. THERE IS NO DOUBT!!!! None. Who the winner is this week. I just cannot believe this one folks.

LOL {Banging hand on desk} It appears that a 42-year-old man, identity withheld, driving an old Citroen in the Slovak town of Levice, had ignored a "give way" sign. He crashed into a bus.

Now I know I’ve been guilty of changing the radio station, lighting a cigarette, or picking up my coffee, and sometimes I take my eyes off the road. I’ve had some close calls in the years I’ve been driving. I know that the right thing to do is ALWAYS keep your eye on the road. Even the very best drivers have to watch out for the "other guy."

So what caused this driver’s attention to be diverted from the road?

"It's very likely he had auto-sex while driving, it is a matter of investigation. After the accident he was found lying in the seat, his pants were off and it (the pump) was placed on his penis," police officer Peter Polak told Reuters.

"I've never seen anything like this, nor have my colleagues," he added.

Talk about a bad day. LOL I’m sorry, I have nothing more to say about this one. {Wipe tear from eye} Congratulations "Pump Man" you ARE the Idiot of the Week.
Peter

Just My Thoughts {3}

Hey folks,


Today’s thought is more of an answer to a question that I have been asked for years now. In some form or another. I am going to warn you up front that Jesus, God, religion, and faith are the topics today. If this offends you, just leave now.

For those of you that are still here, the question that am honestly going to attempt to answer is, "What would Jesus do." It has been asked to me in many forms and many ways, covering a vast array of topics. It is usually asked for one of three reasons.


1- Someone discovers that I believe in Jesus, and the Bible being The word of God, Then they have heard me saying things like I understand the death penalty, or as of late, I understand the reason we are at war, or I understand if "torturing" one person would save thousands of lives, it would not necessarily be a bad thing. They are honestly confused or curious as to how I can see things this way.

2- They believe in God, Jesus, and have followed the teachings of their religion, and have always been taught the "Turn the Other Cheek" Jesus. The one that never gets angry. The one that would allow anyone do anything to him, including even death. Hence, Salvation.


3-{In most cases} the questioner does not believe in Jesus. Doesn’t believe in God. Has a disdain for anything even remotely Christian, and thinks that by asking this, using the "Turn the Other Cheek" Jesus, they are somehow "getting me". Catching me in hypocrisies.


The latest reason for this question is the war. The latest reason for this question is the President announcing the existence of secret prisons. As in most cases, the ones asking this question really do not believe in Jesus, God, or the Bible. They have a near hatred for Christianity and anyone who claims they have faith in God.

The answer, as far as I go, is both complicated for some to understand, but truly simplistic to me. It is based on the real Jesus, and what the Bible ACTUALLY says about Him. There are many places in The Word that points out that not only did Jesus get angry, but he did something about it. I will point out three.


The first, Matthew 21:18,19 tells the story of Jesus waking in the morning and was hungry. He saw a fig tree and walked to it only to find that it had no fruit. Jesus got angry. He said to the tree that it shall never bare anymore fruit. It withered and died as they watched. Jesus got angry at the tree for not doing what it should do, produce fruit, so he reacted to that failure. He did not walk away, and look for another tree. He dealt with the one the failed.


When Peter pointed this occurrence out later, Jesus did not say to him, do not do this. Do not react out of anger. He said, if he had faith in God, even he could say, not only to a tree, but an entire mountain to be moved and cast into the sea, and not doubt, he would have it. Mark 11


Second, the death of Lazarus. John 11:35-43. Jesus so loved Lazarus that when he heard of his death, Jesus wept. He became angry saying that this man should not have died. He went to the grave and raised Lazarus from the dead four days after he died. Did Jesus say, death is just part of life and we must learn to deal with it? No, he became angry and dealt with death directly.


Third, and the one I will concentrate mostly on in response to this question {about the war and torture} John 2:13-16 tells of how Jesus came upon a temple where he found "money changers" people buying and selling things. He saw this as them invading his house. Did he say, forgive them? Did he say let’s negociate with them? Did he ask them anything? No. He saw them invading his house, and attacking the reason for it being. He took a "scourge of cords" a whip basically, and drove them out. He turned over tables and destroy their things. I would say, he was angry. Wouldn’t you?


It is really simple. People invaded, and attacked. Not only did Jesus confront them, but he did so with a weapon. He caused destruction. If I see someone attempting to, or actually attacking our house, America, not only do I think Jesus would have no problem with us attacking them. With weapons. Jesus knew he could not reason with those there. So he simply did not waste the time trying. He dealt with them.

This "Turn the other cheek" Gandhi like Jesus is only half of the real Jesus. We learn in Sunday school that "Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so." But what so many people forget is the dividing rod. What so many people do not seem to realize, or choose not to accept is the key. You have to accept him, before he can accept you.


In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus said,


"Not everyone that says to me Lord, Lord, shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that does the will of my Father who is in Heaven."


The plan of Salvation. Following God’s Word. Accepting Jesus’s sacrifice for yourself.


"Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? In your name cast out devils, and in your name done many wonderful works?


I will profess onto them, I never knew you, depart from me, you who work iniquity."


He is talking about those who blindly follow man made traditions and religion, without accepting him truly and learning what God, not man made traditions say about this or that. He is talking a personal relationship with HIM and faith in HIM. HE is the key.


If you use the key, you will then and ONLY then, open up the flood gates of Heaven that will grant you unconditional love and indescribable peace. Without using the key, you can not expect anything. Only if you use the key, accepting what Jesus did for you personally, can you say He knows you. We are all God’s creation, but to be a child of God, you must be adopted. You must go thought the process.


Yes Jesus loves you, heals the sick, works miracles, and died for YOU. There is no greater love than that. But the catalyst to receiving the benefits of belonging to that family is the adoption. He made it REALLY simple for you. A simple yes or no. I cannot do it for you. Jesus cannot do it for you, God himself, the devil, the little blue man on the moon, cannot do it for you, only YOU can.


Now my view on torture. First of all, you would have to define torture to me. Forced nudity? Things that do not seem to much worse than hazing? Sleep depravation? I’m not all that sure I would call this "torture". The way I see it, if making some one uncomfortable, embarrassed, or tired, saves another three thousand lives? I really do not think I have a problem with it. Jesus? Truth is, I do not know what His feelings on torture is. Neither do you. The topic is never discussed.


I’m sorry folks, but I really do not understand this. The very same guy, that some are upset over him being force to be naked, or kept awake for a few days, that would kill you, your spouse, kids, and attempt to wipe your very existence off the planet tomorrow if given the chance. Your crime against him? You breath.


Yes, I believe in Jesus, God and The Word. Yes I understand we are at war with those that want us dead. I have no problem in believing in this and the war. Jesus would not allow His house to be invaded, why would He be against us defending ours? He wouldn’t Yes, the all merciful and forgiving Jesus is real, but you have to ask for forgiveness to be forgiven.


I hope that may have answered your question, or at least help you to better understand my point of view on these things a little better.
Peter