Misplaced Anger and False Call For Censorship

You Can't Make This Stuff Up for Sunday 112308

Hey folks,

First and foremost, God Speed to Abraham Biggs Jr. May his Father and Family have the peace they need in this devastating time. I am not heartless, and I can not imagine the loss that this Father feels. I have no idea what I would do if I lost my Son Joshua.

However, having said all that, the Fathers anger is misplaced. His call for censorship is false. There is NO ONE to blame but his Son. Period.

According to Seacoastonline- Father appalled by virtual audience to son's death By SARAH LARIMER Associated Press Writer Nov 23, 12:01 AM EST

MIAMI (AP) -- The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites.

Regulations for WHAT? On what?

Abraham Biggs Sr. said those who watched and the Web site operators share some blame in his 19-year-old son's death.

"I think they are all equally wrong," he said. "It's a person's life that we're talking about. And as a human being, you don't watch someone in trouble and sit back and just watch."

Uh Mr. Biggs? Some didn't just sit back and watch.

Police found Abraham Biggs Jr. dead in his father's bed Wednesday, 12 hours after he first declared on the Web site for bodybuilders that he planned to take his own life. He took a fatal drug overdose in front of an Internet audience. Although some viewers contacted the Web site to notify police, authorities did not reach his house in time.

So some that were viewing it, CALLED 911. What regulations would have helped this?

Biggs, who has said he was at work during the episode, said he had not known about his son's online presence.

"I think after this incident and probably other incidents that have occurred in the past, they all point to some kind of regulation is necessary," Biggs said. "I think it is wrong to have this happen for hours without any action being taken from the people in charge. Where were they all the time?"

And what about YOU. YOU are the Father. Are YOU NOT suppose to know your Son better than some strangers?

The younger Biggs posted a link from the Web site to Justin.tv, which allows users to broadcast live with their webcams.

A computer user who claimed to have watched said that after swallowing some pills, Biggs went to sleep and appeared to be breathing for a few hours while others cracked jokes. Some users told investigators they did not take him seriously because he had threatened suicide on the site before.

Biggs Sr. said he believes the webcast was a cry for help.

"But rather than get help, he was ignored," Biggs said. "I would not want to see anything like that on the Internet and not try and get help for that young man. I think that's what the average person would do. Any normal person would do. I'm really appalled."

SOME DID Mr. Biggs. Again, what is YOUR role in understanding that there may have been a problem with your Son? Do not misunderstand me, I do not blame the Father. Nor do I blame those watching, nor the Website. The blame lays at the feet of Abraham Biggs Jr. Since he was determined to do this, did it, HE is the only one to blame. No amount of regulations would have changed ANYTHING.
Peter

Sources:
Seacoastonline- Father appalled by virtual audience to son's death

Lack Of Money Causes Interest In Saving The Planet To Dwindle

People are not willing to spend money on the SCAM

Hey folks,

In the Health and Science Segment this week, we learn what I told you about a while back. The SCAM known as Global Warming is all about Control, Power, and Money. Take away the money, and the interest in "saving the planet" dwindles. This is actually funny to me.

From the AFP - SKorean leader says invest in climate

LIMA (AFP) – South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on Saturday appealed for investment in green energy, saying it would not only help the environment but also boost the ailing world economy.

Not really. It would TAKE money from those that already have little, and give it to those working the SCAM known as Global Warming, AKA Climate Change.

South Korea is one of the rare countries that is setting national goals to cut emissions that cause global warming despite not having obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, which only covered leading economies.

Lee, attending a summit of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Peru, called for greater investment in clean energies such as wind power.

"Although we are now going through an economic crisis, for sustainable future growth we must not neglect common issues of humankind such as climate change and our resources crisis," Lee said.

"We urgently need a new energy paradigm that can get us through the current energy and climate change crisis," he said.

"This is not a path that we can either take or not. It is one we must take for future generations," he said.

Can you say BEGGING? {Laughing} I know times are tough, but I want you to not worry about that. Give me money to save the planet.

However, a survey of Asia-Pacific opinion leaders released at the APEC summit earlier showed that concern about global warming has diminished sharply, with far more people putting priority on addressing the financial crisis.

OK, if GWBS was REAL. Why would everyone NOT be MORE interested in GWBS than anything else? If we "kill the planet" what does it matter HOW much money you do or do not have? If the world really was going to end, would that NOT be more important?

Lee, who was elected president in December last year, won wide praise as mayor of Seoul for tearing down a highway in the middle of the crowded metropolis and replacing it with a restored river.

So the guy is a nut. But more and more people are starting to realize that GW IS BS and since the money is getting harder and harder for people to part with, they would rather join others and save their money. No more money, no more GW? Just a thought.
Peter

Sources:
AFP - SKorean leader says invest in climate

IWA For Sunday 112308

No one's fault but your own.

Hey folks,

It's SUNDAY! Time for the IWA.

You know, this really never made sense to me. I do not care what you do in your private time, but if it is something that you do not want others to know,

A- Do not do it where others can see you.
B- Do not tell anyone that may tell someone else.
C- Do not record it.
D- If you DO record it, make sure that you are the only one to have access to it.

Yes folks, this weeks winner decided that it was a good idea to keep nude photos of his Wife on his cell phone. Now do not get me wrong, I,

A- Have no problem with nudity.
B- Think that if his Wife sent them to him, as a fun gesture, to spice up the romance, or whatever, it's pretty cool.
C- See no problem with him wanting to keep them.
D- See this as a completely harmless act between two consenting adults.

HOWEVER, ever forget your cell phone at work? Ever have someone look over your shoulder while you are texting someone? Of course you have. If this Idiot did NOT want anyone to see what he had, he should have deleted them. But according to the AP - Nude pics in phone lost at McDonald's get online

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.

Phillip Sherman of Arkansas learned that lesson after he left his phone behind at a McDonald's restaurant and the photos ended up online. Now he and his wife, Tina, are suing the McDonald's Corp., the franchise owner and the store manager.

The suit was filed Friday and seeks a jury trial and $3 million in damages for suffering, embarrassment and the cost of having to move to a new home.

WHAT? Seriously. $3 million dollars? Having to move to a new home?

The suit says that Phillip Sherman left the phone the Fayetteville store in July and that employees promised to secure it until he returned.

Manager Aaron Brummley declined to comment, and other company officials didn't return messages.

I got news for you Mr. Sherman, you do not deserve a DIME. Nope. Not one penny. You could have simply deleted the pictures. McDonald's did not embarrass you. YOU did. McDonald's did not ask you or your Wife to pose nude. They are not responsible for your stupidity. They also did not force you to move.

Congratulations Mr. Sherman, for not taking honest and easy steps to protect yourself, and going WAY overboard with the moving thing, YOU are the Idiot of the week. You want money for the pictures? May I suggest you mail them to Playboy. Hey, you never know.
Peter

Sources:
AP - Nude pics in phone lost at McDonald's get online

Democrats Talking No Off Shore Drilling Ban

From The Emails for Friday 112108

Hey folks,

This week, one article stands out from the rest. This is an article that more than just one of you pointed out to me. I also have a bit of inside information to share about this.

The article is from the Washington Times on Wednesday, Democrats say no to drilling ban

A top House Democrat on Tuesday said his party will not push to reinstate a ban on offshore oil and natural-gas drilling next year.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland said there will be serious discussion as to the "parameters" to which offshore drilling will be pursued, but Democrats will not try to backtrack after grudgingly giving in to Republican demands to allow the 26-year ban to expire this fall.

"I don't think there is any intent at this point in time ... to return to the same position we were in" before the ban was lifted, Mr. Hoyer told a gathering of reporters Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington.

Now what you may not know, is that the New President of API, Jack N. Gerard, sent this letter to Congress on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Here it is.

November 18, 2008

Dear Member of Congress:

As the 110th Congress returns for its final session, we are at an historic turning point for our nation and its energy policies. As the new president and chief executive officer of the American Petroleum Institute, I want to pledge API’s continued commitment to work with the Congress to ensure future energy security and economic prosperity for the United States.

The current economic crisis is the uppermost concern of all Americans, but we cannot put our nation on the path to recovery if we do not address our energy challenges. Energy drives the U.S. economy and supports the American standard of living. Energy provides American jobs, higher incomes, economic growth, and competitiveness in global markets. If we fail to address energy as an economic issue, we will have neither energy security nor economic prosperity.

The economic crisis makes the development of oil and natural gas resources more urgent than ever. The U.S. oil and natural gas industry supports approximately 6 million jobs – 1.8 million people directly employed by the industry, with more than 4 million indirect jobs. Expanded access creates more job opportunities – and many of these jobs pay more than double the national average. In addition, oil and natural gas development on federal lands, both onshore and offshore, means billions of dollars for the U.S. Treasury and state governments in the form of royalties, bonus bids, rentals, severance taxes, corporate income taxes and property taxes.

Now that the campaigns are over, the time is right for a fresh start on energy. The American people have shown overwhelming support for increased domestic oil and natural gas development. Election Day exit polls found two-thirds of voters favor offshore drilling where it is not currently allowed.

The Congress took an important step in lifting the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing moratoria off the east and west coasts of the lower-48 states for the first time in more than two decades. But much more remains to be done. Congress should open up areas of the Eastern and Central Gulf of Mexico that remain off-limits – and take further steps to more quickly develop our offshore resources. Moreover, Congress should reject any attempts to re-impose the moratoria that were lifted.

According to U.S. Energy Information Administration projections, oil and natural gas will play leading roles in meeting our energy needs for decades to come, even with greater reliance on alternative energy and increased energy efficiency. The U.S. oil and natural gas industry has the expertise and technology to meet the massive and varied energy needs of U.S. consumers. However, to meet these needs, significant capital investment will be required by the oil and gas industry. Harmful, counter-productive energy policies, such as higher taxes targeting oil and natural gas companies, will deter needed investment, discouraging new domestic oil and natural gas production and expansion of refining capacity, and tilting the competitive playing field for global energy resources against U.S.-based oil and natural gas companies.

API is confident that by working together – the private sector, government, and consumers – we can meet the energy challenges our nation faces and achieve a prosperous economy and secure energy future. We stand ready to assist you in whatever way we can as the Congress addresses these issues.

Sinceley
Signed Jack N. Gerard
President and Chief Executive Officer

So API CEO Mr. Gerard sends this letter on the 18th, and Steny Hoyer makes these statements on the 19th. Good job Mr. Gerard. It's easy to be bold when you are right. It's easy to take on Congress when you know 80 percent of Americans are on your side. {Smile} The Congress KNOWS it. Now according to the Washington Times piece.

The American Petroleum Institute (API), the main U.S. trade association for the oil and natural-gas industry, said it was encouraged by Mr. Hoyer's words, but also cautioned Democrats against tweaking the rules governing offshore drilling.

"When they're talking about 'parameters,' we should point out that putting arbitrary limits on development, whether that's [prohibiting drilling within] 100 miles from shore, or whatever they're thinking, could take some of the most promising domestic resources off the table," said API spokeswoman spokesman Cathy Landry.

"So we would caution them to really look at what they're doing and learn about what's out there before they take action. It could potentially keep some of our nation's best prospects from being developed."

ABSOLUTELY!

API also released this.

WASHINGTON – The American Petroleum Institute today issued the following statement:

“We believe the position outlined to news reporters by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer – that the Democratic leadership would not seek to re-impose the ban on oil and natural gas leasing in federal waters – is the right approach. The American public has made clear its strong support for increased access to untapped domestic oil and natural gas resources. At least two-thirds of Americans in recent exit polling said they supported offshore drilling. Neither Congress nor the next administration should set unreasonable, arbitrary limits on leasing because such restrictions could remove some of the nation’s most promising oil and natural gas prospects for development, and the industry has proven it can develop these resources in an environmentally safe manner. The industry stands ready to help put America’s vast energy resources to good use to strengthen our nation’s economy and energy security, generate billions of dollars for the benefit of our federal and state treasuries and provide good jobs for Americans across the country.”

Back to the Washington Times article and another I told you so.

The lifting of the ban allows oil and gas leasing on most of the outer continental shelf - three miles to 200 miles offshore - and expanded oil-shale development in the West - areas that had been off limits.

Gasoline prices have dropped nearly in half since the ban was lifted.

It KEEPS GOING DOWN. It keeps going down because THEY {Big Oil Cartels, Traders, ETC.} KNOW that we could start producing our own in less than two years. They were counting on Obama and the Democrats REINSTATING the Ban. Now they just said NO?

Then I also have to give Steny credit for actually telling the truth here. He said this.

Mr. Hoyer also said he wouldn't recommend that President-elect Barack Obama give a "Kennedyesque" declaration for the U.S. to stop importing foreign oil in 10 or 15 years.

"I don't think he ought to make that definitive statement because I'm not sure if that's possible," Mr. Hoyer said. "What is possible, however, is to very substantially reduce our reliance on petroleum products."

Yeah, like saying that all this fictitious alternative sources of energy, that DOES NOT EXIST YET, are going to free us. Right? All these "Green Jobs" producing???? WHAT? workers diligently???? Doing WHAT? Cars, Homes, Plans, Trains, and other NON-ENERGY product will run on and be made of WHAT?

No folks, we MUST go with what we HAVE. What is REAL. What is AVAILABLE NOW. We can, and ARE working on AE right now. Meanwhile, lets increase the Job Market, lower and keep Gas Prices affordable for all, and do what we CAN do NOW.

Peter

Sources:
Washington Times- Democrats say no to drilling ban
API- American Petroleum Institute


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Attorney General Eric Holder Not Welcomed By All

Why is this a surprise?

Hey folks,

The big news yesterday afternoon and evening was President Elect Obama picking Eric Holder as the new Attorney General. But just like 30 other Obama appointees, Holder has a past with the Clintons. Well, OK, THAT is an understatement.

Reuters reports it this way.

Before the offer becomes official, Obama's team wants to determine if Holder could win Senate confirmation with broad bipartisan support and clean up a Justice Department wracked by scandals during George W. Bush's presidency, the Democrat said.

THE Democrat said. {Laughing}

"We know we have the votes for Senate confirmation, but we want to make sure he would have broad support so he can make needed reforms," said the Democrat, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the issue.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, said of Holder, "He would make an outstanding nominee, and should have the support of senators from both sides of the aisle if President-elect Obama were to choose him for this critical position."

Sure he will. He's a GREAT pick. Involved in the whole Marc Rich thing, when he was the deputy attorney general under President Bill Clinton. But that's not all. The following is a press release by National Legal and Policy Center

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), a plaintiff in the successful 1993 lawsuit to open the meetings and records of Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care task force, today criticized Barack Obama for selecting Eric Holder as his Attorney General nominee.

According to NLPC President Peter Flaherty, "Holder is not ethically qualified to serve as Attorney General. His track record is not one of independence or objectivity. Instead, he has been guided by politics and self-interest."

On December 21, 1994, federal Judge Royce Lamberth, who presided over the litigation to open the health care task force, asked Holder, who at the time was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, to investigate Ira Magaziner for possible perjury and criminal contempt of court. He also suggested that Attorney General Janet Reno should appoint an independent counsel to investigate.

Reno announced on March 3, 1995 that she would not appoint an independent prosecutor. On August 3, 1995 Eric Holder announced that he, too, would not prosecute Magaziner.

Magaziner, who headed up the task force, asserted to plaintiffs in a March 3, 1993 statement that no outsiders, or non-government employees, were taking part in the task force. When task force documents were later produced, it was obvious that dozens of outsiders had taken part. It was not a small point. The presence of outsiders would trigger the Federal Advisory Committee Act, requiring that task force meetings be opened to the public. Magaziner's claim stood for several months. Magaziner and other participants in the task force took no action to expose it or to correct the record.

An example of an outsider was Lois Quam, a vice-president of United Health Care Corporation, a for-profit managed care provider. United Health Care stood to financially benefit from the decisions of the task force, not to mention the reams of inside information to which she would become privy. Quam's participation also helped fuel a controversy directly involving Hillary. The Clintons were investors in a closely held limited partnership called ValuePartners 1, which held a block of United Health Care stock. The partnership shorted a number of health-related stocks including United Health Care. At the time of his death, Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster was in the process of putting the Clinton's health care stocks into a blind trust, a task not completed until July 26, 1994.

At the time, NLPC accused the Clinton administration of a cover-up. Both Reno and Holder were appointed by Clinton, and Reno owed her job to Hillary. Additionally, the Washington Post reported in January of 1995 that Holder was under consideration by Clinton for appointment to a federal judgeship.

Flaherty concluded, "When Reno said she would not appoint a special prosecutor, it was even more appropriate for the case to be handled by the U.S. Attorney with jurisdiction. That was Holder and he should have acted. Holder's failure to pursue Magaziner made a mockery of the law."

A more detailed account of these events can be found in a 1996 book titled The First Lady: A Comprehensive View of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Peter and Timothy Flaherty. The relevant chapter can be read online at http://www.nlpc.org/view.asp?action=viewArticle&aid=60

NLPC promotes ethics in public life, and sponsors the Government Integrity Project.

Yes folks, The CHANGE we need. Obama is really working hard on CHANGE. Change right back to the Clintons. Whatever happened to new? Whatever happened to CHANGE? Oh he is STILL all about change. Problem is, the CHANGE he is seeking is Socialism. He is putting all the players in place. Make no mistake about it.
Peter

SOURCES:
National Legal and Policy Center
Reuters- Obama offers Holder attorney general post

Attacking God

Or ANYTHING Faithful

Hey folks,

If you have known me more for a while, you know that I have been talking about the moral decline in this country for years. I have done series of articles on the subject and have discussed this at length here and elsewhere. From the dumbing down of our kids, to the very active role on some people's part to remove ANYTHING "God" from public life.

We constantly hear of this fictitious "Wall of Separation of Church and State." Well, as far as Christians go that is. Jew? More subdue attacks because of history. Muslim? Wicken? Scientology? Well, that's great. You had better not say anything about those Religions, because of the First Amendment. Kid prays in the name of Jesus in school? Suspended or threaten with expulsion.

Some would argue, incorrectly, that the Founding Fathers did not want God in public life. They say that this Country was NOT founding on Judeo - Christian beliefs. It was. They would say that allowing God in public life is a violation of the "Wall." Well, first off, and yet again, there is no WALL. The phrase was taken from a private letter, NOT the Constitution. Second, the Amendment they are taking about is to protect the CHURCH. It is Freedom OF not FROM Religion. The founding Fathers put that there because that was the whole reason we LEFT to come here. They wanted to make sure, that the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT did NOT ESTABLISH a National Religion. In other words, the Church of America. Then through laws, and oppression, FORCE you to worship there.

But there has been a consorted effort by some in this country to remove Faith and God from Public life. No God in school. Look at our school system. No God on our Money. Money has become SOME peoples god. No God in our National Anthem. Remove that little annoying part that says "One nation under God." Forget the part in the Bill or Rights that say we are all given Rights and Freedom by our Creator. Forget the mention of God in other countless historical documents.

But whenever you remove God and morals, something else has to fill that void. The more God and morals are removed from society, the darker society gets. The more crime rises. The "anything goes" mentality, allows ANYTHING to go. So anytime I see something like this next article, it get's me thinking. According to Reuters- Hollywood out of step with American morals

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – A majority of Americans say Hollywood doesn't share their moral values, according to a poll commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League, a group that fights anti-Semitism.

Sixty-one percent of those surveyed said that religious values in America are "under attack," and 59% agreed that "the people who run the TV networks and the major movie studios do not share the religious and moral values of most Americans."

Neither does the Democrat controlled Congress.

The poll, titled "American Attitudes on Religion, Moral Values and Hollywood," was conducted by the Marttila Communications Group, which surveyed 1,000 adults nationwide. It was released Friday at the ADL's annual meeting in Los Angeles.

"These findings point to the challenges that we face in dealing with issues of religion in society," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national director. "The belief that religion is under attack underlies the drive to incorporate more religion into American public life. Disturbingly, 43% of Americans believe there is an organized campaign by Hollywood and the national media to weaken the influence of religious values in this country."

It's NOT just Hollywood though folks.

Among the survey's findings:

-- 61% of respondents agree that "religious values are under attack in this country," while 36% disagree with that statement.

-- 43% said that Hollywood and the national media are waging an organized campaign to "weaken the influence of religious values in this country."

Yup. Started will Bill Clinton. Anything he did was fine. Adultery, lying, ETC. They actually marveled at Clinton's ability to lie. The admired him for it. Yet, anyone that is even remotely close to being, well, anything Christian, they belittle, attack, dig up any kind of dirt they can. If they can not find something, they just make it up.

We just saw during this past election. Obama comes out and says that those who believe in God are "bitter Clingers." Clinging to their guns and Bibles. Yet, you know as well as I do If Obama was not the Far Left Socialist spewing Liberal he is, HE would have been crucified in the Media for, well, name it. Illegal land deals, illegal contributions, associations with Radicals, ETC. Yet, they send a thirty person hit squad to Alaska to investigate Palin. They attack a PRIVATE citizen named "Joe the Plumber." while ignoring anything negative about their new Messiah.

-- 63% disagree with the statement that "the movie and television industries are pretty much run by Jews," while only 22% agree with that point. When ADL conducted its first survey on anti-Semitic attitudes, in 1964, nearly half of the respondents believed that the television and film industries were run by Jews.

-- Nearly 40% support the notion that "dangerous ideas should be banned from public school libraries," and nearly the same number disagree with the statement that "censoring books is an old-fashioned idea."

Do not forget folks, CENSORSHIP is on the rise and the Censorship Doctrine is on it's way.

-- Nearly half of those surveyed -- 49% -- believe that the United States is becoming "too tolerant in its acceptance of different ideas and lifestyles; 47% disagree with that statement.

WE saw that in the past election as well. AKA Gay Marriage Ban.

The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.

The majority of Americans STILL believe that God in public life, and morals still matter. This is interesting because they found that a majority of those surveyed believe that there IS an active effort to take God and faith out. Interesting. True. Interesting that more people are seeing it.
Peter

Sources:
Reuters-Hollywood out of step with American morals: poll

Thoughts And Prayers For Those In California

May the Firefighters have the strength they need to continue this fight.

Hey folks,

With over 800 homes destroyed, 34 MILES burned, it is a miracle that there has been NO loss of life as of yet. That is amazing. But for those that have lost homes and everything in these fires, this is a most devastating time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to our friends in California, and I pray that the Firefighters that are bravely fighting these fires continue to have the strength and courage to continue the battle. May they be safe as well.

Peter

AP - Even as winds calm, more Californians flee fires

Some Gay Activists Just Do Not Get It

Coming right up, today, 111608

Hey folks,

Welcome to the Big Sunday Edition of the OPNTalk Blog. We are fully loaded today, with some things you may only hear here, and some that are becoming big news. So get your coffee, tea, Hot Coco, Juice, or whatever it is that gets you moving in the morning, and let us get right to it.

Coming right up.

Testing For Obama Starting Early?
Ah, Yes, The Compassion of The New Liberalism
Amnesty Revisited
Answer to Chicken or Egg
IWA For Sunday 111608

That's coming right up. But right now I have a question. Why is it so hard for some of the more extreme Militant types of Gay Rights Activists to get it? Seriously. I'm asking.

Since Prop 8, which they are calling Hate 8, was voted on and PASSED in California by the VOTERS, 70 percent of which was the Black Vote that went to approve the Constitutional Ban, they have lost their minds.

Major destruction and hateful abuses have taken place. People have been force to quit their jobs. Threats and violence is the norm in some parts, and they keep attacking the WRONG people.

According to the AP - Gay advocates protest marriage ban across nation, they continue to not get the fact it was the American People that voted this in. Not the Church, Religious Right, ETC. It was the American people. As a matter of fact.

Connecticut, which began same-sex weddings this past week, and Massachusetts are the only two states that allow gay marriage. The other 48 states do not, and 30 of them have taken the extra step of approving constitutional amendments. A few states allow civil unions or domestic partnerships that grant some rights of marriage.

Protests following the vote on Proposition 8 in California, which defined marriage as between a man and a woman, have sometimes been angry and even violent, and demonstrators have targeted faiths that supported the ban, including the Mormon church.

So 30 states have changed their Constitutions based on a VOTE from the people in the states, to Ban Gay Marriage by defining Marriage as one Man and one Woman. The PROTESTERS have been "angry and even VIOLENT" during these protests and it's time to hold them accountable. There are some that get it.

However, representatives of Join the Impact, which organized Saturday's demonstrations, asked supporters to be respectful and refrain from attacking other groups during the rallies.

Seattle blogger Amy Balliett, who started the planning for the protests when she set up a Web page three days after the California vote, said persuasion is impossible without civility.

Yes it is, in more ways than one. Every cause that you want to convince people is worthy, can not ever be FORCED down people's throats. From Religion, Race issues, Gay issues, to anything else. The quickest way to turn people off is to get in their face and scream at them, threaten them, or call them names.

"If we can move anybody past anger and have a respectful conversation, then you can plant the seed of change," she said.

Balliett said supporters in 300 cities in the U.S. and other countries were holding marches, and she estimated 1 million people would participate, based on responses at the Web sites her group set up.

"We need to show the world when one thing happens to one of us, it happens to all of us," she said.

The protests were widely reported to be peaceful, and the mood in Boston was generally upbeat, with attendees dancing to the song "Respect." Signs cast the fight for gay marriage as the new civil rights movement, including one that read "Gay is the new black."

No it isn't the new Black. Sorry. If I were a Black person, THAT would offend me. I'm sure that is one of the reasons that 70 percent of Blacks voted FOR the Ban in California, and 71 percent in Florida.

But anger over the ban and its backers was evident at the protests.

One sign in Chicago, where several thousand people gathered, read: "Catholic Fascists Stay Out of Politics."

Again folks, it was NOT the Religious Right Organizations that did this. The PEOPLE Voted for it.

"I just found out that my state doesn't really think I'm a person," said Rose Aplustill, 21, a Boston University student from Los Osos, Calif., who was one of thousands at the Boston rally.

Nice but wrong. Again, not the state.

In San Francisco, demonstrators took shots at some religious groups that supported the ban, including a sign aimed at the Mormon church and its abandoned practice of polygamy that read: "You have three wives; I want one husband."

{Sigh}

Chris Norberg, who married his partner in June, also referred to the racial divisions that arose after exit polls found that majorities of blacks and Hispanics supported the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

"They voted against us," Norberg said.

Yup.

In Salt Lake City, where demonstrators gathered just blocks from the headquarters of the Mormon church, one sign pictured the city's temple with a line adapted from former Republican vice president candidate Sarah Palin: "I can see discrimination from my house."

{Laughing} Sarah Palin had NOTHING to do with this either.

More than 500 demonstrators in Washington marched from the U.S. Capitol through the city carrying signs and chanting "One, two, three, four, love is what we're fighting for!"

A public plaza at the foot of New York's Brooklyn Bridge was packed by a cheering crowd of thousands, including people who waved rainbow flags and wore pink buttons that said "I do."

Protests were low-key in North Dakota, where people lined a bridge in Fargo carrying signs and flags.

Mike Bernard, who was in the crowd of hundreds at City Hall in Baltimore, said Proposition 8 could end up being a good thing for gay rights advocates.

"It was a swift kick in the rear end," he said.

In Los Angeles, protesters gathered near City Hall before marching through downtown. Police said 10,000 to 12,000 people demonstrated.

Supporters of traditional marriage said the rallies may have generated publicity but ultimately made no difference.

That is probably true. Unless President Obama decides to go against his word, and attempt to over turn the Will of the people. The Will of the people in 48 states. I'm not so sure even HE is that brave.

OK. Like I said, we have a lot of ground to cover, so get ready. I'll be right back.
Peter

Sources:
AP - Gay advocates protest marriage ban across nation

Testing For Obama Starting Early?

Biden, make that Vice President Biden, told us this would happen.

Hey folks,

Remember what Biden said? He said that the Obama Administration would be tested within the first six months. He also BEGGED the Liberal Loony Base to stick with them, because they would not think that they were doing the right thing in the way they respond to it.

Well, we had the elections. The House and the Senate remain in strong control of those that wanted to surrender in Iraq. To declare defeat. The Socialist spouting Obama got elected President. You know, the guy that said he would meet with Little Hitler without preconditions. So what is happening in the world? Reuters - Hamas fires heavier rockets at Israel

GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas Islamists fired their longest-range rockets at a southern Israeli city Friday after an Israeli air force attack on their Gaza stronghold, in the 11th day of skirmishes threatening a five-month-old truce.

A statement from the armed wing of the Islamist group said Hamas fired 5 five 1960s-era, Soviet-made Grad rockets at an Israeli town, the longest range weapon they have claimed to shoot at the Jewish state.

Israeli rescue services said five rockets struck the southern coastal city of Ashkelon but caused no casualties. The Grad has a maximum range of 25 km (15 miles).

Palestinian medical workers said two Hamas fighters were wounded in a morning strike by the Israeli air force, which an Israeli military spokesman said was ordered in response to a Hamas rocket attack.

Hamas said it fired 8 shorter-range Kassam rockets in response, aimed at the city of Sderot.

Two hit the town causing damage to buildings, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. One Israeli was treated for shrapnel wounds, and a number of people were treated for shock.

"Fortunately there were no casualties but there was a lot of damage," said Micha Ben Alain, whose kibbutz near Sderot was hit. "Windows were smashed and doors were torn apart."

Right-wing Israeli lawmakers called on Israel to end the truce and step up operations against Hamas, including strikes on the group's leaders, Army Radio reported.

The fighting is stepping up. Heavier weapons are being used. Back on May 20, 2008, I posted This What A Difference A Year Makes I told you about Obama and a speech he gave to a pro-Israel crowd.

Sen. Barack Obama said Friday the use of military force should not be taken off the table when dealing with Iran, which he called "a threat to all of us."

Speaking before a pro-Israel crowd at a downtown hotel, Obama also repeated his call for a phased pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq and strongly backed a strong U.S. relationship with Israel.

Iranian leader 'reckless' While he was being attacked in Washington, Obama was in friendly territory in Chicago as he appeared at a forum attended by 800 members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an influential pro-Israel lobby. He received a standing ovation from the crowd and a hug from one of the group's leaders.

Obama said global leaders must do whatever it takes to stop Iran from enriching uranium and acquiring nuclear weapons. He called Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “reckless, irresponsible and inattentive” to the day-to-day needs of the Iranian people.

The Iranian “regime is a threat to all of us,” Obama said.

But He also said this.

"Iran, Cuba, Venezuela — these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us."

So the test will be, WHICH OBAMA will respond to this of situation when he takes the reigns. The Terrorist are counting on the Kumbaya Obama. We NEED the "use of military force should not be taken off the table when dealing with Iran, which he called "a threat to all of us." Obama. Only time will tell.
Peter

Sources:
Reuters - Hamas fires heavier rockets at Israel
OPNTalk- What A Difference A Year Makes

Ah, Yes, The Compassion of The New Liberalism

Religious Leaders and the Protect Marriage Coalition Leadership Unite Against Vicious Attacks By Prop 8 Opponents

Hey folks,

This is yet another example of what we continue to hear. How, now that Obama is President, the country will be compassionate, all inclusive, and fair for all. The World will love us. Peace and harmony will reign supreme.

Now for the past 8 years, we have heard how evil Bush was. How out of touch with the people the Republicans have been. We have been told that the democrats and the New Liberals are all about helping the people. They will take care of us. They care. They are going to do what the PEOPLE want.

Well? The people voted. They WANT Proposition 8. They WANT a Ban on Gay Marriage in California. In many other states as well. So I found this article interesting. Protect Marriage.com - Prop 8 Proponents Speak Out Against Attacks

SANTA ANA - Today, leaders representing the broad coalition of Californians who supported Proposition 8 called on leaders of the No on Proposition 8 campaign, in addition to Senator Diane Feinstein and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to denounce the attacks against citizens who supported the constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

"Amidst all this lawlessness, harassment, trampling of civil rights and now domestic terrorism, one thing stands out: the deafening silence of our elected officials. Not a single elected leader has spoken out against what is happening. Where is Governor Arnold Schwarzenengger while churches are being attacked? And where is Senator Dianne Feinstein while people are losing their jobs and grandmothers are being bullied by an angry mob?" said Campaign Co-Manager Frank Schubert.

Because these people are beholden to the extremist Liberal nut cases that are doing the attacking. That is because they are most likely trying to find a away to overturn the Will of the people.

The statement was made at the first press conference of the Protect Marriage coalition since election night when Proposition 8 was passed by California voters with 52.5% of the vote. In the past ten days, hostility has increased against people whose only offense was to exercise their right to participate in the political process.

Some of the outrageous activities include:

In Sacramento, a musical theater director was forced to resign after he was blacklisted for contributing $1000 to the initiative;

A Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles has been boycotted after a relative of the owner donated to the coalition;

Numerous churches have had their property defaced;

And an unknown white powder was mailed to several LDS temples and the National Headquarters of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic organization that supported the campaign.

Yes, you have to love the compassion of the New Left.

The leadership of the ProtectMarriage.com coalition, a group of interfaith religious leaders, community leaders from a wide range of ethnic groups, and approximately 500 supporters of Yes on Proposition 8 gathered in Santa Ana to voice their opposition to the increasing attacks and harassment against supporters of traditional marriage.

Speaking on behalf of the African American community, Pastor Ed Smith of the Zoe Christian Fellowship of Whittier said: "Marriage is important to members of all faiths and all communities, but an election was held, the outcome was fair and people throughout California should honor it."

Yeah, people like Rosanne Barr who are calling African Americans Idiots and stupid. 70 percent of them voted for this. I have even heard the N word being thrown around. Not by the Right, but the LWL.

"For 14 months, we have been called bigots and hatemongers and we have not retaliated against these unprecedented attacks," Pastor Jim Garlow said. "But we will not be silenced."

Conservatives have been called these names for years. Welcome to the club Pastor. Welcome to the club.
Peter

Sources:
Protect Marriage.com - Prop 8 Proponents Speak Out Against Attacks

Amnesty Revisited

Yet Another I Told You So

Hey folks,

This was pointed out to me by SG. "I guess you were right."

Of course I am. I warned you all about this, as well as many other things. It really is this simple. When a Loon is in charge, the Loons come out of the woodwork. The Congress, and even President Bush, attempted to grant Amnesty, over and over again. The NEW Media, Talk Radio, gave you folks the TRUTH on this. YOU put a stop to this.

But NOW? According to the Washington Post - Immigrant Advocates Reach Out To Obama By N.C. Aizenman Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 12, 2008; B05

Dozens of immigrant advocates from across the country convened in Washington yesterday to call on President-elect Barack Obama to halt work-site immigration raids and fulfill campaign pledges to offer the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States a path to citizenship within his first year in office.

AMNESTY! Unlike the last countless attempts, this time, you have very little say. This time, we will have a President that wants it, and a Congress that wants it. If they are able to steal another three seats, they will have a filibuster proof Majority. Since they do not care what you think, this will pass no questions asked.

Representatives of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, a coalition of grass-roots organizations from Los Angeles, New York and the Washington area, also announced plans to mobilize tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters for a demonstration on the Mall on Jan. 21, the day after Obama's inauguration.

"We voted in the millions, and now we're going to demand progress in the millions," said Angelica Salas, director of one of the allied organizations, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, at a news conference to publicize the movement's efforts.

Get use to this folks. They want Amnesty. The Feminists want Murder. The Socialists want redistribution of wealth, and Libs in general want to silence Free Speech. Obama is going to be busy.

The last attempt by Congress to overhaul the immigration system foundered in spring 2007 amid a storm of angry phone calls from constituents complaining that the legalization component amounted to an unacceptable "amnesty" for lawbreakers. And several members of the coalition acknowledged yesterday that the tanking economy had further complicated their efforts.

But the election is over folks. They are guaranteed another two year term. President Obama is guaranteed four. "So SCREW YOU America. We will do what we want."

However, they said they were also confident that the record participation of Hispanic and immigrant voters in last week's elections would translate into greater political clout.

Get it?

Turnout among Latinos -- who tend to favor legalizing undocumented immigrants -- increased by 30 percent from the 2004 presidential race. Two-thirds of the Latino vote went to Obama, compared with barely more than half for the 2004 Democratic nominee, Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.). And Latinos proved particularly helpful to Obama and other Democrats in the battleground states of Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado.

"Historically, we've never had legislative progress on immigration during an economic recession," said Chung-Wha Hong, executive director of another alliance member, the New York Immigration Coalition. "On the other hand, we've never had these kinds of numbers turn out at the polls. . . . The immigrant and Latino vote has permanently established itself as part of the electoral calculus."

Can you say ACORN?

Although Hong and the other speakers said they did not expect Obama to tackle immigration legislation within his first 100 days, they outlined several executive decisions such as the moratorium on immigration raids that they hoped he would take immediately. These included devoting more resources to clearing up a backlog of visa applications, improving conditions at immigrant detention facilities and suspending the Bush administration's recent decision to begin mailing notices to 140,000 employers of workers with suspect Social Security numbers, warning them that they have 90 days to resolve the discrepancies or fire the workers.

"We need an end to these harsh tactics that don't work," Salas said. "Americans have shown that they want practical solutions."

They have SHOWN THEY DO NOT WANT AMNESTY. You IDIOT! They do not want FELONS rewarded. Yeah, let's stop enforcing the laws. Let's stop punishing companies that hire them. Let's just forget their misdeeds and reward them. Yup, that will stop it. Even more will flood in thinking, "hey, even if we get caught, they will just grant us Citizenship ANYWAY." So?

Here we go again folks. Get ready.
Peter

Sources:
Washington Post - Immigrant Advocates Reach Out To Obama

Answer to Chicken or Egg

In the interest of time, both the HS, and the YCMTSU Categories combined.

Hey folks,

In the interest of time, and because this is appropriate, I will combined the Health and Science and the You Can't Make This Stuff Up Categories in to one this week. Turn out that Scientist have answered the age old question of which came first. The Chicken or the egg? Wrong, but they answered it. {Smile}

According to Live Science - Which Came First? Eggs Before Chickens, Scientists Now Say Jeanna Bryner Senior Writer LiveScience.com jeanna Bryner senior Writer livescience.com – Fri Nov 14, 10:52 am ET

A rare fossilized dinosaur nest helps answer the conundrum of which came first, the chicken or the egg, two paleontologists say.

The small carnivorous dinosaur sat over her nest of eggs some 77 million years ago, along a sandy river beach. When water levels rose, Mom seems to have fled, leaving the unhatched offspring.

Researchers have now studied the fossil nest and at least five partial eggs. The nest is a mound of sand that extends about 1.6 feet (half a meter) across and weighs as much as a small person, or about 110 pounds (50 kg).

"Some characteristics of the nest are shared with birds, and our analysis can tell us how far back in time these features, such as brooding, nest building, and eggs with a pointed end, evolved - partial answers to the old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg," said researcher Francois Therrien, curator of dinosaur paleoecology at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada.

The answer?

Well, it's still unclear whether chicken eggs or chickens came first (the intended question in the original riddle), said Darla Zelenitsky, a paleontologist of the University of Calgary in Alberta who was the first scientist to closely analyze the dinosaur nest.

But interpreted literally, the answer to the riddle is clear. Dinosaurs were forming bird-like nests and laying bird-like eggs long before birds (including chickens) evolved from dinosaurs.

"The egg came before the chicken," Zelenitsky said. "Chickens evolved well after the meat-eating dinosaurs that laid these eggs."

Can't have an egg without the Chicken. You CAN have the Chicken without the egg. It's just that some do not like the answer.

So the original riddle might now be rephrased: Which came first, the dinosaur or the egg? Meanwhile, the new nest provides some of the strongest evidence in North America in favor of the bird-like egg over the chicken.

Well, unless one of these Dinosaurs laid an egg, in which a Chicken hatched, the two are completely unrelated. Relax folks, I understand that this is an attempt at humor and word play. I just find it funny that these people wrap themselves up so much attempting to answer the simplest question.

You see, they do not like the real answer. They do not like it so much that they are attempting to PRODUCE another to replace it with. I just find it humorous. Just like those folks that do not believe, spend their entire lives fighting against something they do not believe in. The answer? God.
Peter

Sources:
Live Science - Which Came First? Eggs Before Chickens, Scientists Now Say

IWA For Sunday 111608

This Weeks Winner, in trouble again.

Hey folks,

You know, when you have a free ride, you do not do stupid stuff. This weeks winner is in trouble again. Not because of what he believes. Not because he likes to stir up problems. Not for his work, that in some cases could even be seen as admirable. But for his LOVE of money.

Yes. I have even said I like this guy. I actually really do. He really does have a great sense of humour and I truly believe, that some of the things he does, he truly believes are the right things to do. But then you have that ages old adage, "The love of money, is the root of all evil."

According to National Legal and Policy Center - NLPC Welcomes $500K Action Against Sharpton; NLPC Filed Two FEC Complaints Alleging “Off the Books” Presidential Campaign

date: November 15, 2008
contact: Ken Boehm or Peter Flaherty 703-237-1970
website: www.nlpc.org

Falls Church, Virginia — The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) today welcomed media reports that Federal Election Commission (FEC) auditors have concluded that Al Sharpton owes the government $486,803 as the result of campaign law violations related to his 2004 presidential campaign.

NLPC Chairman Ken Boehm stated, “We are delighted that the FEC has finally acted on our allegation that Sharpton ran an ‘off the books’ presidential campaign. As we documented, the irregularities in the financing of his campaign were extensive.”

Boehm continued, “Al Sharpton is notorious for not paying his bills. The FEC must utilize all legal means at its disposal to recover this money.”

NLPC filed two formal FEC Complaints against Sharpton.

The first, filed on April 18, 2003, resulted in a Conciliation Agreement under which Sharpton had to pay a $5,500 fine for late filing of disclosure documents report.

The second Complaint, filed on February 2, 2004, cited information that Sharpton may have visited over 100 cities related to his presidential campaign in 2002 and 2003. This extensive political travel was not reflected anywhere in Sharpton’s FEC filings. NLPC alleged that Sharpton’s nonprofit group, the National Action Network (NAN), might have underwritten this travel with large undisclosed gifts from unnamed donors.

Last summer, NLPC criticized federal prosecutors when they decided not to seek criminal charges against Sharpton for tax evasion after a grand jury investigation. NLPC Chairman Ken Boehm said, “It seemed like Sharpton got preferential treatment. Anyone else would have been indicted.”

According to media reports, the IRS levied a $931,397 lien on Sharpton. New York city and state officials alleged another $933,577 in unpaid taxes. Additionally, NAN reported in its most recent tax filing that it owed $1.9 million in payroll taxes and related interest.

NLPC has been a critic of corporate support for Sharpton and NAN. NLPC President Peter Flaherty has raised the issue at the annual meetings of PepsiCo, Anheuser-Busch and Colgate-Palmolive. In May, Flaherty belittled Colgate-Palmolive Chairman Reuben Mark for accepting a “corporate excellence” award from Sharpton.

NLPC promotes ethics in public life.

Congratulations Rev. Al. You are the Idiot of the Week. I hope you learn one day that being a servant of the people, is not suppose to make you rich. But then again. What else would you do? Maybe a talk show host? You really can be entertaining.
Peter

Sources:
NLPC Filed Two FEC Complaints Alleging “Off the Books” Presidential Campaign

Presidential Radio Address for 111508

Presidential Radio Address

President Bush:"Good morning. This weekend I am hosting a summit on the global financial crisis with leaders of developed and developing nations. By working together, I'm confident that with time we can overcome this crisis and return our economies to the path of growth and vitality.

I know many of you listening are worried about the challenges facing our economy. Stock market declines have eroded the value of retirement accounts and pension funds. The tightening of credit has made it harder for families to borrow money for cars, homes, and education. Businesses have found it harder to get loans to expand their operations and create jobs. Many nations have suffered job losses and have serious concerns about the worsening economy.

Nations around the world have responded to this situation with bold measures, and our actions are having an impact. Credit markets are beginning to thaw and businesses are gaining access to essential short-term financing. It will require more time for these improvements to fully take hold and there will be more difficult days ahead, but the United States and our partners are taking the right steps to get through the crisis.

As we address the current crisis, we also need to make broader reforms to adapt our financial systems to the 21st century. So during this summit, I will work with other leaders to establish principles for reform, such as making markets more transparent and ensuring that markets, firms, and financial products are properly regulated.

All these steps will require decisive actions from governments around the world. At the same time, we must recognize that government intervention is not a cure-all. While reforms in the financial sector are essential, the long-term solution to today's problems is sustained economic growth. And the surest path to that growth is free markets and free people.

This is a decisive moment for the global economy. In the wake of the financial crisis voices from the left and right are equating the free enterprise system with greed, exploitation, and failure. It is true that this crisis included failures by lenders and borrowers, by financial firms, by governments and independent regulators. But the crisis was not a failure of the free market system. And the answer is not to try to reinvent that system. It is to fix the problems we face, make the reforms we need, and move forward with the free market principles that have delivered prosperity and hope to people around the world.

The benefits of free market capitalism have been proven across time, geography, and culture. Around the world free market capitalism has allowed once impoverished nations to develop large and prosperous economies. And here at home, free market capitalism is what transformed America from a rugged frontier to the greatest economic power in history.

Just as important as maintaining free markets within countries is maintaining the free movement of goods and services between countries. There are many ways for nations to demonstrate their commitment to open markets. The United States Congress can take the lead by approving free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea before adjourning for the year.

In the long run, Americans can be confident in the future of our economy. We will work with our partners around the world to address the problems in the global financial system. We will strengthen our economy. And we will continue to lead the world toward prosperity and peace.

Thank you for listening."

Brave Catherine Vogt

From the Emails For Friday 111408

Hey folks,

I was all about to talk about another I told you so, don't worry SG, I'll get to that on the Big Sunday Edition, but that was until I saw THIS. THANK YOU RM for pointing this out. I love this article.

This comes to us from right here in sunny South Florida, Via the Sun Sentinel - Tolerance fails T-shirt test.

As the media keeps gushing on about how America has finally adopted tolerance as the great virtue, and that we're all united now, let's consider the Brave Catherine Vogt Experiment.

Catherine Vogt, 14, is an Illinois 8th grader, the daughter of a liberal mom and a conservative dad. She wanted to conduct an experiment in political tolerance and diversity of opinion at her school in the liberal suburb of Oak Park.

Liberal Mom and Conservative Dad? Boy she must be screwed up. {Laughing}

She noticed that fellow students at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama for president. His campaign kept preaching "inclusion," and she decided to see how included she could be.

So just before the election, Catherine consulted with her history teacher, then bravely wore a unique T-shirt to school and recorded the comments of teachers and students in her journal. The T-shirt bore the simple yet quite subversive words drawn with a red marker:

"McCain Girl."

"I was just really curious how they'd react to something that different, because a lot of people at my school wore Obama shirts and they are big Obama supporters," Catherine told us. "I just really wanted to see what their reaction would be."

Immediately, Catherine learned she was stupid for wearing a shirt with Republican John McCain's name. Not merely stupid. Very stupid.

{Laughing}

"People were upset. But they started saying things, calling me very stupid, telling me my shirt was stupid and I shouldn't be wearing it," Catherine said.

Then it got worse.

"One person told me to go die. It was a lot of dying. A lot of comments about how I should be killed," Catherine said, of the tolerance in Oak Park.

Folks. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT. THIS IS THE LIBERAL PARTY OF TODAY. It took this brave little red head girl to PROVE it. This is too good.

But students weren't the only ones surprised that she wore a shirt supporting McCain.

"In one class, I had one teacher say she will not judge me for my choice, but that she was surprised that I supported McCain," Catherine said.

If Catherine was shocked by such passive-aggressive threats from instructors, just wait until she goes to college.

Who wrote this? Oh here it is. John Kass who is a Chicago Tribune Columnist. I will admit that I know nothing about him, but he seems right on here. "If Catherine was shocked by such passive-aggressive threats from instructors, just wait until she goes to college." It's true.

"Later, that teacher found out about the experiment and said she was embarrassed because she knew I was writing down what she said," Catherine said.

One student suggested that she be put up on a cross for her political beliefs.

"He said, 'You should be crucifixed.' It was kind of funny because, I was like, don't you mean 'crucified?' " Catherine said.

I really love this girl.

Other entries in her notebook involved suggestions by classmates that she be "burned with her shirt on" for "being a filthy-rich Republican."

You see folks. This is how Liberals have brainwashed their young into thinking this garbage. Seriously. Kids only know what they are told. Republicans are Rich, Hate Filled, War Mongering, Racist, Chauvinistic, Homophobes, that apparently should be killed. Ah yes, kumbaya. This NEW Liberalism is the kinder, more gentle alternative. {Smile}

Some said that because she supported McCain, by extension she supported a plan by deranged skinheads to kill Obama before the election. And I thought such politicized logic was confined to American newsrooms. Yet Catherine refused to argue with her peers. She didn't want to jeopardize her experiment.

"I couldn't show people really what it was for. I really kind of wanted to laugh because they had no idea what I was doing," she said.

Only a few times did anyone say anything remotely positive about her McCain shirt. One girl pulled her aside in a corner, out of earshot of other students, and whispered, "I really like your shirt."

That's when you know America is truly supportive of diversity of opinion, when children must whisper for fear of being ostracized, heckled and crucifixed.

Just DAMN! Yeah another bulls eye.

The next day, in part 2 of The Brave Catherine Vogt Experiment, she wore another T-shirt, this one with "Obama Girl" written in blue. And an amazing thing happened.

Catherine wasn't very stupid anymore. She grew brains.

"People liked my shirt. They said things like my brain had come back, and I had put the right shirt on today," Catherine said.

Some students accused her of playing both sides.

"A lot of people liked it. But some people told me I was a flip-flopper," she said. "They said, 'You can't make up your mind. You can't wear a McCain shirt one day and an Obama shirt the next day.' "

Yup. You are either with the Liberal Loons or you are forever their enemy. Ask Lieberman. They eat their own.

But she sure did, and she turned her journal into a report for her history teacher, earning Catherine extra credit. We asked the teacher, Norma Cassin-Pountney, whether it was ironic that Catherine would be subject to such intolerance from pro-Obama supporters in a community that prides itself on its liberal outlook.

"That's what we discussed," Cassin-Pountney said about the debate in the classroom when the experiment was revealed. "I said, here you are, promoting this person [Obama] that believes we are all equal and included, and look what you've done? The students were kind of like, 'Oh, yeah.' I think they got it."

I hope so. Remember what I keep telling you. He that controls the youth, controls the future. Why do you think the Loons want free and EARLY MANDATED Education?

Catherine never told us which candidate she would have voted for if she weren't an 8th grader. But she said she learned what it was like to be in the minority.

"Just being on the outside, how it felt, it was not fun at all," she said.

Don't ever feel as if you must conform, Catherine. Being on the outside isn't so bad. Trust me.

For the years of getting it from both sides. I second that one. WAY TO GO Brave little Cathrine Vogt. Way to go John Kass for reporting it. It really is pretty sad when someone like me, sits at a keyboard, talks to people, and even puts up VIDEOS of these RADICALS, Socialists, and wannabe Dictators, in there OWN words, for YEARS. One who points out that it TRULY is them that are the hate filled loony ones. Then a little 14 year old Red Head girl PROVES my point in just one day.

I would LOVE an update on young Ms. Vogt when she hits 18. I would LOVE to know which side of the fence she decides to make hers. Or could this little exper,,, wait! There was nothing little about this. This was BRILLIANT. Maybe this will teach Ms Vogt, to stand up for WHATEVER she believes. Regardless of "Popular Opinion." I hope that she learned the truth. Hate filled words, wishes of death, and slanderous name calling, compassion and inclusiveness, does not one make. {Smile}

Oh as for the Girl that whispered. That is one of the BIGGEST problems that Conservatives and Conservative Republicans need to over come. STAND UP for what you believe in. If CONSERVATIVES and Conservative Republicans were HALF as brave as Ms. Vogt, McCain would be the President Elect right now. Barring all the election fraud. Obama would have been LAUGHED OFF the Political Stage and told to take his Socialistic views back to the obscurity of which he came.
Peter

Sources:
Sun Sentinel - Tolerance fails T-shirt test

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Losing Faith In Our Electoral System

I really am.

Hey folks,

I'm not ready to jump on the Obama stole the election bandwagon. I'm really not. It's a waste of time. Yes, I am more than aware of the twit in Ohio, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, refusing to verify hundreds of thousands of new registrations. I know all about the Ohio Supervisor of Elections throwing out Republican ballots on technecalities at the same time.

Yes I am well aware of the New Black Panthers intimidating White Voters. Yes I know all about, and told you all about ACORN. Case after case of Voter Fraud. Yes I am well aware that if you look at the map, all you see is RED. But where the Vote "matters." are, well, Democrat. Along with major involvement in those areas by ACORN.

Yes I am well aware of the fact that the Mainstream Media did EVERYTHING they could to put their Messiah, Obama, into power, while attacking McCain any chance they could. Yes I am aware of all these things. I am aware of the fact that I and many other WARNED you who the REAL Obama seems to be. But He got elected ANYWAY. The numbers may not add up. The results may stink a bit of tampering. But he got elected.

But THIS? Al Franken may ACTUALLY win in Minnesota? Are you kidding me? Both Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger, Al Franken, are holding almost daily news conferences, raising money for a recount fund and have hired election attorneys to guide them through what could be a month long recount. You see, there are no redos, or run off elections in Minn. Whoever wins, wins.

So by all counts, Norm Coleman won. But wait. Mistakes were made here. Numbers transposed. 84 became 48 ETC. Missing ballots found in the car of the Director of Elections for the City of Minneapolis, Cynthia Reichhert? Who do you suppose these favored? Every "irregularity" is favoring Franklin? Really? According to KSAX TV- ABC - JUDGE: New ballots will be counted in Senate race

A judge ruled Saturday that 32 new absentee ballots will be counted in the race for U.S. Senate.

Coleman's campaign learned of the new ballots Friday night after a phone call from Minneapolis elections director Cynthia Reichert.

"We were actually told they had been riding around in her car for several days, which raised all kinds of integrity questions," said Coleman's attorney, Fritz Knaak.

On Saturday, Coleman's campaign asked Ramsey County Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin to issue a temporary restraining order regarding the counting of the ballots.

Gearin denied the request because of a lack of jurisdiction.

Franken's campaign spokesman Andy Barr called it "a Saturday sneak attack" spurred by concern Franken was gaining ground.

Coleman has no plans to contest the results.

The Minnesota secretary of state's office most recent tally had Coleman 221 votes ahead of Franken.

But you know, a mistake here, a mistake there, more missing ballots turning up here or there, all in favor of Franken, could even things out, as well as put Franken over the top. Remember folks, who wins in Minn. Wins. Period.

I'm sorry but I really am trying to just go with it. In the back of my mind, I know what will happen if Obama DOES go down the road he SAID he wants to go down. Remember folks, no matter how bad things get, the blame is squarely on the Democrats. They control the House, Senate, and President Elect Obama will be in the White House. They have no one to blame but themselves. YOU, if you voted for Obama or Franken in Minn., have no one to blame by YOURSELF.

It is amazing that we do not see ONE major Mainstream News Outlet, ANYWHERE, reporting ANYTHING, about the possibility of Voter Fraud or elections tampering. There were NO PROBLEMS. No problems at all. NOTHING. NOWHERE. Oh yeah, all is well. Their guy won. Imagine though if you would , if ACORN was working for McCain? Or you saw the Christian Right standing in front of Polling places. Imagine if you would a Republican Supervisor of Election "finding" missing ballots in their car. Or if what is happening, all these errors coming out in favor of the Republican Candidate? But then again, since Bush "stole 2000" what is fair is fair. Right?
Peter


Sources:
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President Elect Obama Did the Right Thing

Even If Just For Show

Hey folks,

First, to answer an Email publicly, No. I was not in the OPNTalk office all that long yesterday. No I did not post anything on Veterans Day. I did however spend most of this past Weekend and some of Yesterday, actually shaking their hands and thanking them personally for their service to our GREAT country. For those of you who think I missed something, just because I did not post it here, let me just say this. For all the Veterans out there, I only have two words for you. THANK YOU! Anything other than that, would be me attempting to make something about me, or using you as a pawn in a political discussion. No words that I could ever use could come close to the sacrifices you have made. So simply, THANK YOU!

Now for President Elect Obama. Keeping with my promise to give him a chance, and for being true to who I am and what I'm about, giving credit where due, and calling out those that do wrong, Obama did the right thing.

According to the AP- Obama wants Lieberman to stay with Senate Dems

WASHINGTON – President-elect Obama has told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid he's not interested in seeing Democrats oust Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman from their ranks over his endorsement of Republican John McCain.

That is most definitely the right thing to do. Like it or not, Lieberman is a Democrat. Always has been, always will be. He has been true to the Democratic party like 90 percent of the time. Traitor Reid's attempt to throw him out like yesterdays trash is just completely wrong. But then again, they eat their own. So I congratulate Obama on doing the right thing here. Even if it is just for show.

Obama told Reid in a phone conversation last week that expelling Lieberman from the Democratic caucus would hurt the message of bipartisanship and unity that he wants for his new administration, a Senate Democratic aide said Tuesday. This aide spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were confidential.

The caucus is the meeting of all Senate Democrats and at the beginning of each Congress it chooses the body's leaders. Lieberman, a longtime Democrat most recently re-elected as an independent, has continued to join the Democratic caucus.

In the last Congress his presence was essential to the Democrats' control of the Senate because he gave them a 51-49 edge over Republicans. But Democrats expanded their majority last Tuesday and no longer need Lieberman to control the chamber, though his vote still could be crucial in votes to end filibusters.

However, he made it clear that he wouldn't mind if they Punish Lieberman. {Laughing}

Obama says he won't get involved in the fight on Capitol Hill over whether Democrats should take away Lieberman's chairmanship of a key committee to punish him for backing his close friend McCain for president.

"We aren't going to referee decisions about who should or should not be a committee chair," Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said in a statement Tuesday. "President-elect Obama looks forward to working with anyone to move the country forward. We'd be happy to have Sen. Lieberman caucus with the Democrats. We don't hold any grudges."

So by all means punish him, but do not throw him out of the Party, that will hurt my image. {Smile}

Lieberman angered many Democrats by criticizing Obama during the presidential race. Lieberman spoke at the Republican National Convention and accompanied McCain on the presidential campaign trail.

Lieberman has met with Reid, but there has been no word on whether Reid intends to try to oust Lieberman as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois said the caucus should be "gracious in victory" toward Lieberman.

"Despite what Sen. Lieberman did in campaigning for Sen. McCain, speaking at the Republican convention, he has voted with the Democrats an overwhelming percentage of the time," Durbin said after a Veteran's Day event in Illinois.

Four Senate Democrats have been asked to review the situation and recommend possible actions against Lieberman, Durbin said. He would not identify the four.

Last week, Lieberman pledged to put partisan considerations aside and work with Obama. Lieberman, who was Democrat Al Gore's running mate in 2000, was re-elected to the Senate from Connecticut in 2006 as an independent after losing his state's Democratic primary. He remains a registered Democrat and aligns himself with Senate Democrats.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky spoke to Lieberman last week about the possibility of Lieberman's joining the GOP caucus.

So this was nice of President Elect Obama. It really was. He did the right thing here, and he deserves credit for it.
Peter

Sources:
AP - Obama wants Lieberman to stay with Senate Dems