It is CHRISTMAS!!! Dangit!!!

*Twas the month before Christmas* *When all through our land,* *Not a Christian was praying* *Nor taking a stand.* *See the PC Police had taken away,* *The reason for Christmas - no one could say.* *The children were told by their schools not to sing,* *A bout Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.* *It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say* * December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.* *Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit* *Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!* *CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod* *Something was changing, something quite odd! * *Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa* *In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.* *As Targets were hanging their trees upside down* * At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.* *At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears* *You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.* *Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty* *Are words that were used to intimidate me.* *Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen* *On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !* *At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter* *To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.* *And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith* * Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace* *The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded* *The reason for the season, stopped before it started.* *So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'* *Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.* *Choose your words carefully, choose what you say* *Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday !*

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The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.

My confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees.. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it It shows that we are all brothers and sisters
celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'

In light of recent events... terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Are you laughing yet?

Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it.

Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.

My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
Ben Stein

To all of that, I say .... Thank YOU Ben Stein .... and Merry Christmas!!

Veteran's Day 2008

I know this one is long .... but it is worth the read ... and the end is ... well ... Taps ....

And this one is good also .....

And this one from Canada is Amazing .....

Go Andy!!!

Andy Rooney on CBS's "60 Minutes" sometimes drives me CRAZY .... but this time he hit the Nail on the Head .... I am actually amazed CBS let him say this ... but he is Right!!!

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Right on, Andy Rooney ! Andy Rooney said on '60 Minutes' a few weeks back:

'I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.

Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.

I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, which is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?

I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.

I have the right 'NOT' to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.

When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling; it is the Law of Probability.

I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!
My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.

I think the police should have every right to shoot you if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word 'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the above lines.

I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.

We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.

I don't hate the rich I don't pity the poor.

I know pro-wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn't stop you from watching them.

I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.

It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say 'NO!'

I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!

I am sick of 'Political Correctness.' I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be 'African-Americans'? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else.

And if you don't like my point of view, tough...

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Amen Andy!! You Rock!!! ((At least for this broadcast, you do!!))

Obama Supporters Lost without Direction ....

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

The Day After 11-04-08 ...

This deserves it's own post now .....

THE POST TURTLE

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, who's hand was caught in the gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually, the topic got around to Obama and his bid to be our president.
The old rancher said, 'Well, ya know, Obama is a 'Post Turtle' '.
Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post turtle' was.
The old rancher said, 'When your driving down a country road, and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle' '.
The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain, 'You know he didn't get up there by himself, he doesn't belong up there, and he doesn't know what to do while he's up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumbass put him up there to begin with'.

And Folks .... that is our next President of the United States of America.

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A Soldier's Message for Obama ...

One of my ex-students posted this in his comments to a post below .... I feel it deserves it's own Post!!

Watch until the end .... pretty amazing ....

Obama Flips Off McCain ....

You cannot tell me this was an accident!! He smirks before he does it!!!

Open Message to President George W. Bush

Hello President Bush!

I would simply like to take the time to thank you for your past 8 years of service to our country. They have been very rough years. You did a lot of things I didn't agree with. BUT .... you have kept us safe from further Terrorist Attacks on American Soil ... and I appreciate that very much.

You have shouldered immense responsibilities over your 2 terms. You have been blamed for everything from weather patterns to gas prices to forest fires to arctic melting to the economy (when it's bad). Whenever anything GOOD happens (have you seen gas prices lately) .... that must be someone else's fault.

True .... you are not the fiscal conservative I would like to see in office. True I have several bones to pick with you on your education policies and beliefs. True .... you are possibly too religiously right for my tastes! But overall I feel you have done a tough job and done it well. Thank You.



I know you will be moving back to Texas and I believe you will be living in Dallas when you finally get to leave office.

My husband and I cannot afford $1000 a plate dinners and such .... but we would love to have you and Laura over for BBQ any time! ((Laura is one of my heros.))

We enjoyed watching you enjoy the Olympics and we want to see you laugh and smile more.

Thank you once again for the job you have done.

Sincerely,

Lucinda Mackinnon
Lewisville, TX

MY Fears in this Election ....

Well ..... seems I keep stepping on people's toes and upsetting people when I bring up the Election .... so the best place for me to share my thoughts is RIGHT HERE on my very own BLOG .... where mostly only people who already don't like me visit!!

This election scares the HECK out of me in Many Ways!! One BIG way .... I think McCain will win ... but that ISN'T what scares me. What scares me about a McCain win is everyone's reaction to it! The media has basically already elected Obama! Everywhere you look!! Everything you listen to!!! Everything you read!!

SO .... what happens when the very silent majority speaks with their votes?? Well I predict cries of "Voter Fraud" and "Racism" to dominate the news for weeks to follow. I predict Riots .... although I hope I am very wrong about that.

First .... let me state LOUDLY and CLEARLY that my feelings about Barack Hussein Obama have NOTHING to do with his Color!! If Condoleezza Rice were running for President of the United States TODAY ... I would be voting for her. If Colin Powell had run for President back in 1996 or 2000 I would have voted for him in a HeartBeat. This is NOT about color!!!

He is a Democrat and I am Republican .... but it is more than that!! He is LIBERAL and I am Conservative .... but it is more than That! He is Socialist and I am Capitalist .... THAT is a BIG thing for me. Redistribution of wealth is Socialism and heading for Communism .... and that SCARES me. Obama is all about taking from the rich and giving to the poor. The really scary thing is .... who does he define as being RICH .... and what makes you think he won't come for YOU and YOUR money?

Okay ..... go ahead ..... call me a "fearmonger" .... but electing a man with a middle name of Hussein and with family ties to Islam just 7 years after the horrific attacks on America and Americans absolutely defies my belief! Add to that the fact that he picked a running mate with the name BIDEN . Everybody is shocked and appalled that I saw this pattern almost immediately after Obama announced his running mate ... but clearly other people saw it, too, because I didn't make this jpeg ...

... and follow that by Joe Biden saying that within 6 months of Obama's Election America will be attacked???

But NOOOOOO .... in this America today of Orwellian Newspeak .... we are not allowed to point out these things. We might insult someone of Islamic beliefs ... or hurt someone who loves communism ... or hurt the good feelings people have about Obama and his Mantra of CHANGE ....

Tom keeps saying that all people can says about Obama is "I Feel this .... and I Feel that .... " He makes people FEEL good.

It is also said that if you aren't Liberal when you are Young, you don't have a heart. And if you aren't Conservative when you are older, you don't have a BRAIN ..... and I can see the truth in that. Everybody is all "touchy feelly" about Obama ... but he wants to CUT OUR MILITARY to balance the budget. He wants to give to the poor and the old and the sick. He is the Grasshopper to the Ants .... Or he is at the very least, the Grasshopper's Hero!

Hear me and Hear me well .... Our nation's most important job is DEFENSE.

I have a friend who believes we are only as strong as our weakest person ... so we need to clothe and feed and nurse and house everyone. I DISAGREE!! I believe we are only as strong as our Standing Military. And if you listen to the above YouTube Video all the way through, you will see exactly why Obama scares me.

Don't get me wrong .... There are people who truly do need and deserve help ... and in my opinion, it is each individual's job to help their neighbor, their family, their friends, to the best of their ablility. It is NOT the Government's job! Government Aid creates people dependant on Government Aid! Contribute to the Charity of your choice. Volunteer in your community. Help People Help Themselves. But do NOT put the government in charge of these things. It is already WAY TOO INVOLVED in Enabling and creating a sense of Entitlement.

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This is the perfect place to post this ....

THE POST TURTLE

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, who's hand was caught in the gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually, the topic got around to Obama and his bid to be our president.
The old rancher said, 'Well, ya know, Obama is a 'Post Turtle' '.
Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post turtle' was.
The old rancher said, 'When your driving down a country road, and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle' '.
The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain, 'You know he didn't get up there by himself, he doesn't belong up there, and he doesn't know what to do while he's up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumbass put him up there to begin with'.


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So .... one of my online friends was asking for advice on how to deal with an alcoholic family member who expected my friend to take care of her .... give her money ... give her things .... bale her out when she got in trouble.

Don't we all have someone in our family who is like that? Or maybe YOU are like that? If YOU are like that, you won't understand much of what I have said here.

So anyway ... my friend was wondering if she was selfish in not wanting to always have to bale her family member out. My friend is not rich ... but she does work hard and she is dependable. Is she selfish for not wanting to give and give and give and turn around and still have to give again .... ?

Every single one of the women who responded to her said "NO ... you are NOT selfish." They mentioned "enabling" .... they mentioned never being able to make that kind of person happy .... they mentioned taking care of herself and her immediate family FIRST.

YET .... every single one of the women who made these comments to my friend are voting for OBAMA! ((Or would vote so if they lived in America ... I have some Canadian Friends.)) How can they not see the parallels in this simple real life situation and what Obama proposes to do? Every one of them gave a very CONSERVATIVE response to a personal situation.

So THINK!! Do you want someone who will take YOUR money and shell it out to people who will never be happy but always want more?? Redistribute the Wealth! Is that so we can all be equally Wealthy or equally Poor? Trust me .... those who want to take from the rich will not be happy until ALL the rich are dead ... and they have everything ... and even then, they will still want more.

A Compliment for WNR ....

Hi WNR ....

I know you check here on a regular basis, so I thought I would share this with you here.

I was at La's house last evening and I was drawn to a picture on her wall of a woman's hands. It was a black and white picture and very beautiful. La told me that it was one of your photos. I was amazed. I just want to compliment you on the beauty of that photo.

La mentioned it was part of a series of photos you took in a study you did. I can only imagine the other photos in that series. If they are even half the quality of this photo, it must have been a wonderful series.