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Obama Wins 3 States & U.S. Virgin Isles.

Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana, and the U.S. Virgin Islands were swept up by Barack.  I predict Tuesday he will take D.C., MD., and VA..  Congratulations to Barack Obama,  his sincere message is resonating among the Dems. and causing people to think:  Do we really want to go back to the 90's? The answer is a resounding NO!

I think, when Hillary said "mandated healthcare", you will contribute whether you like it or not, was the straw that broke the camels back. Obama believes in choice, something most Americans appreciate.

God bless the American people.

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Entry #51

Volcano in the Andes.

I thought the Andes were dormant, guess not.

Ecuador's Tungurahua Volcano May Undergo Another Major Eruption

By Stephan Kueffner

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador's central Andes may soon undergo a greater eruption than a blast early today that was the worst in almost two years, federal officials said.

``The volcano has gone to zero activity, which isn't good news as it implies a major eruption over the coming hours,'' Security Minister Gustavo Larrea told reporters during a briefing in Quito, the capital.

The country's geophysical institute is waiting for the weather near the 16,477-foot (5,022-meter) summit to clear up to investigate whether lava is flowing from Tungurahua's crater, it said in a bulletin on its Web site.

``If that is the case, a short-term explosion would be unlikely,'' it added.

Otherwise, the intensity of the next blast could match the one from its eruption on Aug. 16, 2006, which killed five people and wiped out three villages, the institute said.

The government declared a state of emergency over the provinces of Tungurahua, Chimborazo, and Bolivar, freeing up $3 million in aid. People and livestock have been evacuated, Larrea said, and troops and police are on hand to prevent looting.

The intensity of the eruption today matched that of violent explosions registered July 14, 2006, with the mountain spewing ash, volcanic gases and rocks.

The heaviest period of activity was recorded around 1 a.m. local time, the geographical institute said. Falling ash was more limited than expected, the institute said.

Tungurahua's name in the native Quechua language means ``throat of fire.''

After an 80-year lull, the volcano again became active in 1999. Tungurahua is near the tourist hub of Banos and 140 kilometers (87 miles) south of the capital. The highway connecting Banos with most of the rest of the country has been closed for safety reasons.

Entry #50

Hot air balloon.

Green laugh 

 

A woman in a hot air balloon realizes she is lost. She lowers her
altitude and spots a man fishing from a boat below.

      She shouts to him, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I
would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.'

      The man consults his portable GPS and replies, 'You're in a hot air
balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above
sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100
degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

      She rolls her eyes and says, 'You must be a Republican!'

      'I am,' replies the man. 'How did you know?'

      'Well,' answers the balloonist, 'everything you tell me is technically
correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm stil l
lost. Frankly, you're not much help to me.'

      The man smiles and responds, 'You must be a Democrat.'

      'I am,' replies the balloonist. 'How did you know?'

      'Well,' says the man, 'You don't know where you are or where you're
going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air.
You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and now you expect me
to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in
before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault.'

Entry #49

Read Slowly

READ SLOWLY

1. A day without sunshine is like night.

2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.

3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the
spot.( I said, 'Read slowly' )

4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

5. Remember, half the people you know are below
average.

6. He who laughs last thinks the slowest.

7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second
mouse gets the cheese in the trap.

9. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some
people have.

10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad
memory.

11. Change is inevitable, except from vending
machines.

12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple
of payments.

13. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis?
Raise my hand.

14. OK, so what's the speed of dark?

15. When everything is coming your way, you're in
the wrong lane.

16. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays
off now.

17. How much deeper would the ocean be without
sponges?

18. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked
into jet engines

19. What happens if you get scared half to death,
twice?

20. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?

21. Inside every older person is a younger person
wondering, 'What the heck happened?'

22. Just remember -- if the world didn't suque, we
would all fall off.

23. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some
people appear bright until you hear them speak.

24. Life isn't like a box of chocolates; it's more
like a jar of jalapeno's. What you do today, might burn your arse
tomorrow 

Entry #48

Wow.

This is only the tip of iceberg.

Judicial Watch Releases Records Re: Hillary’s Health Care Reform Plan

Internal Memos Detail Creation of Government “Interest Group Database” to Collect Personal Data on Health Care Debate Activists

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released records obtained from the Clinton Presidential Library related to the National Taskforce on Health Care Reform, a “cabinet-level” task force chaired by former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Clinton administration.  Specifically, these documents come from the White House Health Care Interdepartmental Working Group. 

Among the highlights of the documents released by Judicial Watch: 

• A June 18, 1993 internal Memorandum entitled, “A Critique of Our Plan,” authored by someone with the initials “P.S.,” makes the startling admission that critics of Hillary’s health care reform plan were correct:  “I can think of parallels in wartime, but I have trouble coming up with a precedent in our peacetime history for such broad and centralized control over a sector of the economy…Is the public really ready for this?... none of us knows whether we can make it work well or at all…”

• A “Confidential” May 26, 1993 Memorandum from Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) to Hillary Clinton entitled, “Health Care Reform Communications,” which criticizes the Task Force as a “secret cabal of Washington policy ‘wonks’” that has engaged in “choking off information” from the public regarding health care reform.  The memorandum suggests that Hillary Clinton “use classic opposition research” to attack those who were excluded by the Clinton Administration from Task Force deliberations and to “expose lifestyles, tactics and motives of lobbyists” in order to deflect criticism.  Senator Rockefeller also suggested news organizations “are anxious and willing to receive guidance [from the Clinton Administration] on how to time and shape their [news] coverage.”

• A February 5, 1993 Draft Memorandum from Alexis Herman and Mike Lux detailing the Office of Public Liaison’s plan for the health care reform campaign.  The memorandum notes the development of an “interest group data base” detailing whether or not organizations “support(ed) us in the election.”  The database would also track personal information about interest group leaders, such as their home phone numbers, addresses, “biographies, analysis of credibility in the media, and known relationships with Congresspeople.”

These records released by Judicial Watch were obtained from the approximately 13,000 records made publicly available by the Clinton Library.  The National Archives admits there may be an additional 3,022,030 textual records, 2,884 pages of electronic records, 1,021 photographs, 3 videotapes and 3 audiotapes related to the Task Force that are being withheld indefinitely from the public.  On November 2, 2007 Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the National Archives to force the release of all the Task Force records.

“These documents paint a disturbing picture of how Hillary Clinton and the Clinton administration approached health care reform – secrecy, smears, and the misuse of government computers to track private and political information on citizens,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.  “There are millions more documents that the Library has yet to release.  The Clintons continue to play games and pretend they have nothing to do with this delay.  The Clintons should get out of the way and authorize the release of these records now.”

To read about Judicial Watch's pursuit of other Clinton era documents click here.

Entry #47

Haircuts

Haircuts

One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut he asked
about his bill and the barber replies, "I cannot accept money from you. I'm
doing community service this week." The florist was pleased and left the
shop. When the barber goes to open his shop the next morning there is a
'thank you' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.

Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the
barber again replies, "I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community
service this week." The cop is happy and leaves the shop. The next morning
when the barber goes to open up there is a 'thank you' card and a dozen
donuts waiting for him at his door.

Later that day, a college professor comes in for a haircut, and when he
tries to pay his bill, the barber again replies, "I cannot accept money from
you. I' m doing community service this week." The professor is very happy and
leaves the shop. The next morning when the barber opens his shop, there is a
'thank you' card and a dozen different books, such as "How to Improve Your
Business" and "Becoming More Successful.

"Then, a Congressman comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his
bill the barber again replies, "I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing
community service this week." The Congressman is very happy and leaves the
shop. The next morning when the barber goes to open up, there are a dozen
Congressmen lined up waiting for a free haircut.

And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the
citizens of our country and the members of our Congress.

Entry #45

Benazir Bhutto Assassination

Tragic death, murdered.  This brave woman gave her life for her beliefs.  Her message was democracy and tolerance in the middle east, she paid the ultimate price. 

Entry #44

Venezuela

The Venezuela elections are today, my bet is Hugo steals it just like a fixed lottery, WOW. Hugo is not only a megalomaniac but a racist. 

By Kerry Sanders, NBC News Correspondent

 

I’ve reported for more than 25 years.  I’ve sat through my share of news conferences. Some boring. Some self-serving. Some just plain weird.
 
I’ve attended press conferences in the United States, and through out the world, but the news conference with President Hugo Chavez on Saturday was hands down, the most unusual ever.
The leader of this oil-rich South American nation entered the room and walked past his desk, and the microphones, and walked around like a professor in the classroom.
He launched into a story of the history of native South Americans.  He dropped a few words in English, but mostly chatted in Spanish. He smiled, laughed, and engaged the assembled media.  He had no notes, and at the time, it seemed he was going on and on with no real point.
At one point he looked at one of the international journalists here and asked, where you are you from?
 
The reporter answered, through a translator, that he was from Japan.
President Chavez said he thought the reporter looked like a Quechua Indian from the Andes. Then, he went on to explain how it’s believed the continents on earth were once connected, and how the Asian influence is evidenced in the native people of South America.
Chavez, who calls himself an Indian, says the Europeans like to say they “discovered” this continent, but it was discovered long before the Spanish and Portuguese claim to have found it.
To say I was perplexed is to put it mildly.
Entertaining, educational, and as engaging as Chavez can be, this was unlike any news conference I’ve ever covered. I was wondering when we’d get to the NEWS. At one point, well into the second hour, an aide walked around and offered coffee to the assembled reporters.
This news conference was so unusual, I actually enjoyed it. But as time went on, and on and on, I was fearful it would continue well past my deadline.
We, the assembled journalists, in the end asked only four questions.
I know politicians like to talk, but three hours and 15 minutes to answer four questions. That has to be a record. It’s a record in my career anyway.
I was one of the correspondents who had his name pulled from the hat to ask a question.  (Yes, a very democratic process to determine who asks questions here.) | Video

Reporters who regularly cover these news conferences have one piece of advice before Chavez begins. Make sure you stop off in the bathroom, as it may be a long time before you can leave.
I wish I’d known that before President Chavez walked into the room.
Entry #42

Conveniently unreported facts.

Upon receiving this e-mail it is recent, I attempted to verify the information on snopes.com and truthorfiction.com, but I could find no references.  However, the link near the bottom is to a congressional report that displays these results, therefore, I presume this information to be valid.
 
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Military losses for over 2.5 Decades

Pass this along to all of your intelligent friends.  The biased ones will never believe it.  Is not reporting all the facts a form of Media Bias?  Here are some interesting statistics.

These are some rather eye-opening facts:  Since the start of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, the sacrifice has been enormous.  In the time period from the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 through now, we have lost over 3,000 military personnel to enemy action and accidents.  As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics:  Here are annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2006:

1980 ......... 2,392
1981 ........  2,380
1984 ......... 1,999
1988 ......... 1,819
1989 ......... 1,636
1990 ......... 1,508
1991 ......... 1,787
1992 ......... 1,293
1993 ......... 1,213
1994 ......... 1,075
1995 ......... 2,465
1996  ........ 2,318        Clinton years @14,000 deaths
1997 .........    817
1998 ......... 2,252
1999 ......... 1,984
2000 ......... 1,983
2001 .........    890
2002 ......... 1,007
2003 ......... 1,410
2004 ......... 1,887
2005 .........    919
2006..........    920

If you are confused when you look at these figures... so was I.

Do these figures mean that the loss from the two latest conflicts in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel during Mr.Clinton's presidency; when America wasn't even involved in a war?  And, I was even more confused when I read that in 1980, during the reign of President (Nobel Peace Prize) Jimmy Carter, there were 2,392 US military fatalities! 

These figures indicate that many of our Media and Politicians will pick and choose.  They present only those reporting.  Why do so many of them march in lock-step to twist the truth.  Where do so many of them get their marching-orders for their agenda?

Our Mainstream Print and TV media, and many Politicians like to slant that these brave men and women, who are losing their lives in Iraq, are mostly minorities!  Wrong AGAIN... just one more media lie!  The latest census, of Americans, shows the following distribution of American citizens, by race:

European descent (White) ........... 69.12%
Hispanic .................................... 12.50%
Black......................................... 12.30%
Asian ........................................   3.70%
Native American ........................   1.00%
Other ........................................   2.60%

Now... here are the fatalities by Race; over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom:
European descent (white) ............ 74.31%
Hispanic ..................................... 10.74%
Black .........................................   9.67%
Asian .........................................  1.81%
Native American .........................  1.09%
Other .........................................  0.33%
You do the math!  These figures don't lie... but, Media-liars figure... and they sway public opinion!  These statistics are published by Congressional Research Service in the "CRS Report From Congress" and they may be confirmed by anyone at:

 
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf

Now ask yourself these two questions:

- Why does the mainstream Print and TV Media never print statistics like these?
- Why do we have to find out this information on the web?
Entry #41

Great comebacks.

When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by
the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
empire building' by George Bush.

He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of
its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond
our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is
enough to bury those that did not return."

It became very quiet in the room.

Then there was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break
one of the French engineers came back into the room saying "Have you heard
the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb
them?"

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three
hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear
powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they
have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water
each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting
victims and injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such
ships; how many does France have?"

Once again, dead silence.

A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included
Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At
a tail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of
Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was
chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral
suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans
le arn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak
English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'

Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied "Maybe it's because the
Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have
to speak German."

You could have heard a pin drop

Entry #40

No free lunch.

Incrementalism works like this, I got this in an e-mail, and is a good analogy.
There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some Exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Prof noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back And stretching as if his back hurt.
The professor asked the young man what was the matter.  The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back.  He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.
In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, ' Do you know how to catch wild pigs?'
The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was no joke. 'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground.  The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn.  When they are used to coming everyday, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming.  When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence.
They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in The last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.
Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught.  Soon they go back to eating the free corn.  They are so used to it that they have forgotten how To forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.
The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America.
The government keeps pushing us toward Communism/Socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc. while we continually lose our freedoms just a little at a time.

One should always remember  'There is no such thing as a free Lunch!'
Also, 'You can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.
Also, if you  see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is a problem confronting the future of democracy in America.
Entry #39

Senator Craig

I have a solution for Senator Craigs problems:

Become a Democrat, no more hypocrisy.

Done.

Free advice from Jarasan LLC. no charge.

Entry #38

Funnies

Two elderly ladies are sitting on the front porch, doing nothing. One
 lady turns and asks, "Do you still get horny?" The other replies, "Oh sure
 I do." The first old lady asks, "What do you do about it?" The second
 old lady replies, "I suque' a lifesaver." After a few moments, the first old
 lady asks, "Who drives you to the beach?"

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 Three old ladies were sitting side by side in their retirement home
 reminiscing. The first lady recalled shopping at the green grocers and
 demonstrated with her hands, the length and thickness of a cucumber
 she could buy for a penny. The second old lady nodded, adding that onions
 used to be much bigger and cheaper also, and demonstrated the size of two
 big onions she could buy for a penny a piece. The third old lady remarked,
 "I can't hear a word you're saying, but I remember the guy you're talking
 about."
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 ********************
  A little old lady was sitting on a park bench in The Villages, a
 Florida Adult community.
  A man walked over and sat down on the other end of the bench.
 After a few moments, the woman asks, "Are you a stranger here?"
  He replies, "I lived here years ago."
  "So, where were you all these years?"
  "In prison," he says.
 "Why did they put you in prison?"
  He looked at her, and very quietly said, "I killed my wife."
  "Oh!" said the woman. "So you're single..."

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 Another two elderly people living in Stonecrest, he was a widower and
 she a widow, had known each other for a number of years. One evening there
 was a community supper in the big arena in the Clubhouse.
 The two were at the same table, across from one another.  As the meal
 went on, he took a few admiring glances at her and finally gathered the
 courage to ask her, "Will you marry me?"
 After about six seconds of 'careful consideration,' she answered "Yes.
 Yes, I will!"
 The meal ended and, with a few more pleasant exchanges, they went to
 their respective places.

 Next morning, he was troubled. "Did she say 'yes' or did she say
 'no'?" He couldn't remember.  Try as he might, he just could not recall. Not
 even a faint memory. With trepidation, he went to the telephone and called
 her.

 First, he explained that he didn't rem ember as well as he used to.
 Then he reviewed the lovely evening past. As he gained a little more courage,
 he inquired, "When I asked if you would marry me, did you say 'Yes' or
 did you say 'No'?"

 He was delighted to hear her say, "Why, I said, 'Yes, yes I will' and
 I meant it with all my heart." Then she continued, "I am so glad that
 you called, because I couldn't remember who had asked me."
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 *************************
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  .'"

 , MORRIS PAIN FULLY  GETS  UP ON  STOOL AT THE ICECREAM COUNTER
 After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split. The waitress
 asked kindly, "Crushed nuts?"

  "No," he replied, "arthritis."
 "LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT----KIND OF LIKE PLAY-DOH

Entry #37
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