Political Humor And More Saturday Evening June 7th 2008

Well it is a hot Saturday, so we'll try a little humor, some current, some dated~~~about politicians, and more, to make you smile, and maybe even laugh out loud! Keep your "cool" the only ones on the hotseat are politicians and their "friends", starting right NOW:

Bush Re-naming America
While on a state visit to England, George Bush meets the queen and proclaims, “As I’m the President of America, I’m thinking of changing how my great country is referred to. It should be called a kingdom.”
The queen replies, “I’m sorry, Mr. Bush, but to be a kingdom, you have to have a king in charge, and you’re not a king.”
George Bush thinks for a moment and then asks, “How about a principality then?”
The queen replies, “Again, to be a principality, you have to be a prince, and you’re not a prince, Mr. Bush.”
Bush thinks long and hard and comes up with another option. “How about an empire?”
Getting a little annoyed, the queen replies, “Sorry again, Mr. Bush, but to be an empire you must have an emperor in charge, and you are not an emperor.”
Before Bush could utter another word, the queen offers solace. “Don’t worry, Mr. Bush, under your leadership, America is perfect as a country.”

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Interview with a General
Note this is an exact replication of National Public Radio interview between a female broadcaster and US Army General Reinwald, who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your post?
GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers !
GENERAL REINWALD: Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one ... are you?
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Presidents Visit Oz
Four U.S. presidents are caught in a tornado and are whirled off to Oz. They finally make it to the Emerald City and come before the Great Wizard.
"What brings you before the great Wizard of Oz?"
Jimmy Carter stepped forward timidly: "I've come for some courage."
"No problem!" says the Wizard. "Who is next?"
Ronald Reagan steps forward, "Well…, I…I think I need a heart."
"Done," says the Wizard. "Who comes next before the great and powerful Oz?"
Up stepped George Bush sadly and said, "I'm told by the American people that I need a brain."
"No problem!" says the Wizard. "Consider it done."
There is a great silence in the hall. Bill Clinton is just standing there, looking around, but doesn't say a word. Irritated, the Wizard finally asks, "What do you want?"
"Uhh…is Dorothy here?"
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Johnny Learns Politics
Little Johnny goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?" Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way. I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me Capitalism. Mommy is the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you The People. The nanny, well, consider her The Working Class. Your baby brother, we'll call him The Future. Now go think about this and see if it makes sense."
So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying and runs to his room only to find that his diapers are very soiled. So the little boy goes to his parents' room. Mom is sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he looks through the peephole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand what politics is now."
"Good son, tell me in your own words then what politics are."
The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."
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Who Said That?
It was the first day of school and a new student named Pedro Martinez, the son of a Mexican restaurateur, entered the fourth grade.
The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. "Who said 'Give me Liberty, or give me Death?'"
She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Pedro, who had his hand up. "Patrick Henry, 1775."
"Very good!" said the teacher. "Now, who said, 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth?'"
Again, no response except from Pedro: "Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed! Pedro, who is new to our country, knows more about its history than you do!"
She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Mexicans!"
"Who said that?" she demanded.
Pedro put his hand up. "Jim Bowie, 1836."
At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke." The teacher glared and asked, "All right! Now, who said that?"
Again, Pedro answered, "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
Now furious, another student yelled, "Oh yeah? Suck this!"
Pedro jumped out of his chair waving his hand and shouting to the teacher, "Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
Now, with almost a mob hysteria, the teacher said, "If you say anything else, I'll kill you!"
Pedro frantically yelled at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to Chandra Levy, 2001."
The teacher fainted, and as the class gathered around her on the floor, someone said, "Oh shit, we're in BIG trouble now!"
Pedro whispered, "Saddam Hussein, 2003."
Finally, someone threw an eraser at Pedro and another student shouted, "Duck"!
The teacher, just waking up and still a bit out of it, asked "Who said that?
Pedro: "Dick Cheney 2006!"
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Agency Rabbit Hunt
The LAPD, The FBI, and the CIA are all trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending criminals. The President decides to give them a test. He releases a rabbit into a forest and each of them has to catch it.
The CIA goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations they conclude that rabbits do not exist.
The FBI goes in. After two weeks with no leads they burn the forest, killing everything in it, including the rabbit, and they make no apologies. The rabbit had it coming.
The LAPD goes in. Two hours later they come out with a badly-beaten bear who’s yelling, “OK, OK! I’m a rabbit! I’m a rabbit!”
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A Coded Message
One day, a French spy received a coded message from an American spy claiming it came directly from President Bush. It read: S370HSSV-0773H.
The spy was stumped, so he sent it to his boss at the agency. His boss was stumped too, so he sent it to the Russians for decoding.
The Russians couldn't solve it either, so they asked the Germans.
The Germans, having received this same message during WWII from the Americans, suggested turning it upside down.
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Out the Window
George Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld are flying on Air Force One. The President looks at the Vice President, chuckles, and says, "You know, I could throw a $1,000 bill out the window right now and make somebody very happy."
The Vice President shrugs and says, "Well, I could throw 10 $100 bills out the window and make 10 people very happy."
Not to be outdone, the Secretary of Defense says, "Of course, then, I could throw 100 $10 bills out the window and make a hundred people very happy."
The pilot rolls his eyes and says to his co-pilot, "Such arrogant asses back there. Hell, I could throw the three of them out the window and make 56 million people really happy."
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An Emotional President
Donald Rumsfeld gave the president his daily briefing. He concluded by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."
"OH NO!" the president exclaimed. "That's terrible!"
His staff was stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the president sat, his head in his hands.
Finally, the president looked up and asked, "Just how many is a brazillion?"
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Endangered Meal
The local game warden in a small town in Oregon had arrested a man for killing and eating an Egret. The man went before a judge to plead his case. After pleading guilty, but with an explanation, the judge asked him why he did it.
"I was just trying to feed my hungry family," he told the judge, "and I've never done anything like that before."
The judge, being a family man himself, had a soft heart and agreed to let the man go free, since he was only trying to feed his starving family and it was his first and only offense.
"Before you go, though, I want to ask you a question," the judge quipped, "What does Egret taste like?"
"Well your Honor," the man told him, "It's not as tender as Spotted Owl, but it's much better than Bald Eagle!"
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Drugs & Circular Logic
Two men are in court on drug charges. The judge says, “If, over the weekend, you can persuade enough people to give up drugs, I’ll let you two off.”
Back in court on Monday, the judge asks for their results.
“I persuaded 10 people to give up drugs forever,” the first man says.
“That’s great,” the judge replies. “What did you tell them?”
“I drew two circles; one big, one small. I told them the big circle was their brain before drugs, and the little circle was their brain after drugs.”
The other defendant says, “I got 100 people to give up drugs!”
“One hundred! How?” asks the judge.
“Well, I drew the same two circles. I pointed to the small circle and said, ‘This is your asshole before prison...’”
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Bush Visits a School
After giving a speech at an elementary school, President Bush allows the kids to ask a few questions. One little boy, Billy, gathers the courage to raise his hand and asks, “How come you invaded Iraq without the support of the U.N.?”
Just as Bush begins to answer, the recess bell rings and he says they’ll continue afterward. Half an hour later the kids come back inside.
“Where were we?” says George. “Oh, yes - does anyone want to ask me anything?”
A different boy raises his hand and says, “I have three questions: First, why did you invade Iraq without support from the U.N.? Why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early? And third, where the hell is Billy?”
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Gay Marriage Quotes
"Congratulations gay people -- you are about to discover the joys of alimony." --Craig Ferguson, on a California judge's ruling legalizing gay marriage
"The Bush administration renewed its call for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. So I guess they feel the only time that guys should be on top of each other naked is in an Iraqi prison." —Jay Leno
"President Bush said he was 'troubled' by gay people getting married in San Francisco. He said on important issues like this the people should make the decision, not judges. Unless of course we're choosing a president, then he prefers judges." —Jay Leno
"Some see the move as an attempt to preserve traditional values, while others see it as a cynical ploy to ensure that Vice President Dick Cheney will never have to pay for his gay daughter's wedding." —Jon Stewart, on President Bush's proposal for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage
"Legalized same-sex marriage has prompted a new slogan, 'We're here, we're queer and we're registered at Williams-Sonoma.'" —Craig Kilborn
"Governor Schwarzenegger has come out against gay marriage and then he went back to slathering body oil all over his muscles in front of other guys." —Craig Kilborn
"President Bush said today he's troubled by all the gay marriages... He said the only time two men should ever be in bed together is if one is a lobbyist and one is a politician." —Jay Leno
"If the last two days are any indication, the race for the White House will be pretty much decided by whether two middle-aged women can open a joint checking account." —Jon Stewart
"Although he supports a constitutional ban of gay marriage, President Bush says he supports a civil union. It has all the legal rights of a married couple but it's more like an arrangement than a real marriage. Hey, it worked for the Clintons." —Jay Leno
"President Bush says he's troubled by all the gay weddings that have been going on in San Francisco. Bush also says he's troubled by Bert and Ernie's relationship on 'Sesame Street.'" —Conan O'Brien
"Conservative groups are demanding that President Bush support a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. They feel that when the founding fathers were putting the Constitution together they made a mistake by not outlawing it. Have you ever seen the paintings of the founding fathers? The powdered wigs, the frilly collars, the pedal pushers — I think they were for it." —Jay Leno
"Earlier today, President Bush said gay marriage is immoral and that heterosexual marriage must be defended, that's what he said. ... You can tell Bush is serious because he said the new Axis of Evil is Cher, Bette Middler and Clay Aiken." —Conan O'Brien
"Our governor here has weighed in on the San Francisco situation. He said he wants them to stop the gay marriages going on up there, but he said that he still supports same sex groping. ... Governor Schwarzenegger says this is not the proper venue to express gay sexuality, but try the locker room at Gold's Gym." —Bill Maher
"President Bush is out of control. Now he says he doesn't even want gays to plan weddings." —Craig Kilborn
"The Massachusetts court decision to allow gay marriages this week may prove to be a divisive issue in the upcoming presidential election. President Bush is likely torn because he has to protect what he sees as a sacred institution and yet he knows gay marriage would boost the economy because you know those gay guys would go all out. We're talking about designer wedding cakes, $20,000 sleeveless tuxedos, giant naked man ice sculptures that pee mojitos. They'd hire Pattie La Belle as the band, give out African parrots as party favors. It'd be ridiculous. Remember, whatever your political beliefs, a vote to allow gay marriage is a vote for a fabulous economy." —Tina Fey
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Presidential Train Ride
George and Laura Bush and Bill and Hilary Clinton are traveling by train to the Super Bowl. At the station George and Laura each buy a ticket and watch as Bill and Hilary buy just one ticket.
"How are the two of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asks George W, astonished at what he is seeing.
"Watch and learn," answers Hilary. They all board the train.
George and Laura take their respective seats but Bill and Hilary cram into a toilet together and close the door. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the toilet door and says, "Ticket, please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.
The Bushes see this happen and agree it was quite a clever idea. So after the game they decide to try a similar plan on the return trip.
When they get to the station they see the Clinton's at the window buying a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Clinton's see that the Bushes don't buy any ticket at all.
"Aren't you taking a terrible chance by traveling without a ticket?" says Hilary.
"Watch and learn," answers Laura Bush.
When they board the train the Bushes cram themselves into a toilet and the Clinton's cram into another toilet just down the way. Shortly after the train leaves the station, George W. leaves their toilet and walks over to the Clinton's toilet, knocks on their door and says, "Ticket, please."
And you're still trying to figure out how the Democrats lost the election?
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Dear Abby:
My husband is a liar and a cheat. He has cheated on me from the beginning, and when I confront him, he denies everything. What's worse, everyone knows he cheats on me. It is so humiliating. Also, since he lost his job over three years ago he hasn't even looked for a new one. All he does is buy cigars and cruise around and bullshit with his pals, while I have to work to pay the bills. Since our daughter went away to college he doesn't even pretend to like me and hints that I am a lesbian.
What should I do?
Signed,
Clueless


Dear Clueless:
Grow up and dump him. For Pete's sake, you don't need him anymore. You're a United States Senator from New York, act like it!
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Ghosts Visit Bush
George W. Bush was thrilled at finally being able to spend his first night in the White House, but something very strange happened. On the very first night, he was awakened by George Washington’s ghost. Bush asked the ghost, “President Washington, what is the best thing I could do to help the country?”
“Set an honest and honorable example, just as I did,” advised Washington.
With all the excitement of the White House, Bush still couldn’t sleep well, and then, later on that night, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson moved through the dark bedroom.
“Tom, what is the best thing I could do to help the country?” Bush asked.
“Cut taxes and reduce the size of the government,” Jefferson answered.
Bush still couldn’t sleep well, so much later, on the same night he saw another ghostly figure moving in the shadows. It was Abraham Lincoln’s ghost.
“Abe, what is the best thing I could do to help the country?,” Bush asked.
Lincoln replied, “Go see a play.”
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The G.O.P. Condom?
Q: Why should the Republican party change its emblem from an elephant to a condom?
A: A condom more clearly and appropriately reflects the party's stance today because a condom accepts inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you're actually getting f#$@%d.
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The Robot Bartender
A popular bar had a new robotic bartender installed. A fellow came in for a drink and the robot asked him, "What's your IQ?"
The man replied, "150." So the robot proceeded to make conversation about Quantum physics, string theory, atomic chemistry, and so on.
The man listened intently and thought, "This is really cool."
The man decided to test the robot. He walked out of the bar, turned around, and came back in for another drink. Again, the robot asked him, "What's your IQ?"
The man responded, "100." So the robot started talking about football, baseball, beer, and so on.
Amazed, the man went out and came back in a third time. As before, the robot asked him, "What's your IQ?" The man replied, "50."
The robot then said, "So, you gonna vote for Bush again?"
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Killing Iraquis
Secretaries Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld are sitting in a bar. A guy walks in and asks the bartender, “Isn’t that Powell and Rumsfeld?” The barkeep says, “Yep, that’s them.”
So, the guy walks over to the two and says, “Hello, what are you guys doing?”
Rumsfeld says, “We’re planning a war,” to which the guy replies, “Really? What’s going to happen?”
Rumsfeld says, “Well, we’re going to kill 10 million Iraquis and one bicycle repairman.”
And the guy exclaims, “Why are you going to kill a bicycle repairman!?!”
With that, Rumsfeld turns to Powell and says, “See, I told you no one would care about the 10 million Iraquis!”
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Republican Convention
New York, NY - September 2004
6:00 PM - Opening Prayer led by the Reverend Jerry Falwell
6:30 PM - Pledge of Allegiance
6:35 PM - Ceremonial Burning of Bill of Rights (excluding 2nd Amendment)
6:45 PM - Salute to the Coalition of the Willing
6:46 PM - Seminar #1: Katherine Harris on "Are Elections Really Necessary?"
7:30 PM - Announcement: Lincoln Memorial Renamed for Ronald Reagan
7:35 PM - Trent Lott: "Re-segregation in the 21st Century"
7:40 PM - EPA Address #1: Mercury: It's What's for Dinner
8:00 PM - Vote on which country to invade next
8:10 PM - Call EMTs to revive Rush Limbaugh
8:15 PM - John Ashcroft Lecture: The Homos Are After Your Children
8:30 PM - Round table discussion on reproductive rights (men only)
8:50 PM - Seminar #2: Corporations: The Government of the Future
9:00 PM - Condi Rice sings "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"
9:05 PM - Phyllis Schlafly speaks on "Why Women Shouldn't Be Leaders"
9:10 PM - EPA Address #2: Trees: The Real Cause of Forest Fires
9:30 PM - break for secret meetings
10:00 PM - Second Prayer led by Cal Thomas
10:15 PM - Carl Rove Lecture: Doublespeak Made Simple
10:30 PM - Rumsfeld Lecture/Demonstration: How to Squint and Talk Macho Even When You Feel Squishy Inside
10:35 PM - Bush demonstration of trademark "deer in headlights" stare
10:40 PM - John Ashcroft Demonstration: New Mandatory Kevlar Chastity Belt
10:45 PM - GOP's Tribute to Tokenism, featuring Colin Powell & Condi Rice
10:46 PM - Ann Coulter's Tribute to "Joe McCarthy, Great American Patriot"
10:50 PM - Seminar #3: Education: A Drain on Our Nation's Economy
11:20 PM - John Ashcroft Lecture: Evolutionists: A Dangerous New Cult
11:30 PM - Call EMTs to revive Rush Limbaugh again
11:35 PM - Blame Clinton: The Answer to Everything
11:40 PM - Newt Gingrich speaks on "The Sanctity of Marriage"
11:41 PM - Announcement: Ronald Reagan to be added to Mt. Rushmore
11:50 PM - Closing Prayer led by Jesus Himself
12:00 PM - Nomination of George W. Bush as Holy Supreme Planetary Overlord
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Saving Clinton
Bill Clinton trips and falls over a bridge railing while jogging one morning. Before the Secret Service guys can get to him, three kids who are fishing pull him out of the water below. He’s so grateful, he offers the kids whatever they want.
The first kid shouts, “I want to go to Disneyland with my friends!” and Bill replies, “No problem. I’ll take you on Air Force One.”
The second kid says, “I want a new pair of Nike Air Jordans,” to which Bill says, “I’ll get them for you and even have Michael sign them!”
The third kid says, “I want a motorized wheelchair with a built-in TV and stereo headset!”
Clinton, looking perplexed, utters: “But, son, you don’t look like you’re handicapped.”
The kid answers, “I will be once my dad finds out I saved your sorry ass from drowning.”
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Have A Great Saturday Evening!! ;)

What Is A Politician?

I just received a very interesting email from a friend and thought I would pass it along for your entertainment:

The subject said "What is a Politician?", and then goes on to answer that question thusly:

So what is a politician?

'That’s a very good question. I'd like to thank you for asking me it. Well done, Let me reply by first stressing the need to consider that question in real terms. That is to say terms that physically exist. As opposed to imaginary, or 'rainbow, mushroom pixe terms'. Or other similar methods such as 'happy gnome logic', which we don’t entirely support at this time in our current topsey turvy nonsense legislation.However I think that on the balance of probabilities, and from a foreward thinking , multifaceted, pro-intergrational poly-lateral perspective, if we can regenergrate that particlar 'vocabulary' structure which you just metioned. On a stricly voluntary basis and using a foreward thinking person to person, me to you perspective. I think its quasi-certain, that movement on this subject could very well be retroactivly multi-achived. Not at this time, another time say in the next ten or twenty years, decades, or in the life of the next two or ten parliaments. And in some ways I think it's double-plus-good or even triple-plus-great that in a democracy people are allowed to raise questions such as this and have an answer given. Not necessarily a the type of answer they were expecting, or wanted not an answer in a convetional or ultra-literal sense. That would be quasi-bad-crimethink, and ultra-paxman scary. And that’s just not accepatble because no one wants psycho-knife consequences to quasi-bad crimethink do they?

Yes very interesting, but what is a Politician?

Again that’s a very interesting question, and there are nine points I should like to make in answer to it. Firstly to reiterate my semi-previous statement, in a contempory framework on a here and now basis. Exercising an us and them differentiation. And in a very real sense. Utilising a dynamic verbal communication interface. I think from a pro-certain stance. We can surly on a conversational level, come to a finalistically inclined conclusion on this particular point of reference, which you have drawn to my attention. I think a long- term UN backed; solution is the most viable answer to this particular commitment. Where by undertaking in consultation with other ministers, in gradual stages via a predetermined roadmap, and navigating with our moral compass we could more significantly towards resolving this question. In time I see no reason why we would be unable to come to a politically palatable, ingestion free conclusion. Which would not inappropriately vomit unplesantries on the face of credibility. I think fundamentally the points you have raised are interesting in the same way as crushing an insect is interesting, they are repulsive yet strangely fascinating. I think that perhaps in one way, but not too many ways that, this question is not the most important that we could answer. And that what we actually need to ask-ourselves is how is economy? Is it dead or just maimed? Well I can tell you now that I’ve seen its obituary, and we all know who killed it. Tories. But is it enough to stand chattering over it’s corpse, or should we get out the spades and bury it? And I think it’s important to remember that only a government free from crime-think, sex wrong and money-gloat. Can realistically on a national and international level contemplate answering such a controversial and upsetting question.

Thats all very well, But what is a Politician?

Will if you'll allow me to return to the issue at hand , immigration, I'm all for it. As long as it's carried out in the right circumstances, on a non-existant basis. As long as the immigrants all come from the same country as we do. I have no problem with it. I mean do we really want foreigners and their strange diseases, to be callously placed in very real proximity to actual people? Is that what we want? Our traditional British diseases like typhoid, and tuberculosis, swamped by cheap foreign imports like, daigo fever and gespatcho stomach. And how do we know these immigrants are human like us? After all they’ve lived abroad. Who knows what sort of warped and twisted morality operates there. On the other hand they might be perfectly nice ‘people’. However can we be sure they don’t lack any sense of conscience or empathy, beyond the sort of contempt, a ravenous vulture might show to a corpse. The answer is we can’t, and I in a far reaching sense don’t want to wait until we find out.

But what in God's name is a Politician!

Well I think from a religious perspective, there is of course a great deal of very real difference in opinion on this particular type of matter which is in this current time part of the complex social framework of this nation. And I think we all realise that these sort of questions may look innocent, but so do cute fluffy mice, and they carried the plague.

Oh to hell with this I'll go somewhere else...

Funny? I don't know! True? Maybe!!

Have A Great Wednesday!! :)

Fact Checking Politicians

The caucuses are here, and the politicians are play fast and loose with the truth. However, there is an organization out there that is keeping busy, checking and rechecking what they say, so that we may be better informed.

With scam statistics, baseless criticisms, misquotes, and cockeyed memories, the truth gets a battering on the campaign trail in the hands of candidates for the White House.


But imprecision is a venerable US political tradition, according to FactCheck.org, an independent watchdog which aims to "hold politicians accountable" for what they say.

Have a Great Iowa Caucus Night, and we shall be anxious to see the results later this evening!!


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MySpace Protects Sex Offenders Privacy, Iraq Defunding Bill Fails

I have been reading a story on MSN in which MySpace is refusing to give the names of sex offenders to Attorney General’s from eight states.Citing federal privacy law, MySpace.com said Tuesday it won’t comply with a request by attorneys general from eight states to hand over the names of registered sex offenders who use the social networking Web site.
MySpace’s chief security officer said the company regularly discloses information to law enforcement officials but the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act says it can only do so when proper legal processes are followed. In a letter Monday, attorneys general from North Carolina, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania asked MySpace to provide information about registered sex offenders using the site and where they live.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday blasted MySpace for refusing to share the information and said no subpoena is needed for MySpace to tell the attorneys general how many registered sex offenders use the site or other information relating to possible parole violations.
Christian Genetski, an attorney who has represented MySpace, said the Electronic Communications Privacy Act requires subpoenas, court orders or search warrants, depending on the information sought.
There was a quote from North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said “it’s sad that MySpace is going to protect the privacy of sex offenders over the safety of children.”
Mr. Cooper is absolutely right and MySpace should be embarrassed to be siding with the sex offenders instead of the children who are being victimized be these scum bags.
Nigam said MySpace is serious about identifying and removing sex offenders from its Web site and wants to work with the attorneys general.
In December, MySpace announced it was partnering with Sentinel Tech Holding Corp. to build a database with information on sex offenders in the United States. It is also supposedly working with Sentinel to share the sex offender database and technology with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which works directly with law enforcement officials, Nigam said.
MySpace, which is owned by News Corp., and other social networking sites allow users to create online profiles with photos, music and personal information, including hometowns and education. Users can send messages to one another and, in many cases, browse other profiles.
MySpace’s policy prevents children under 14 from setting up profiles, but it relies on users to specify their ages.
We should flood MySpace with calls, letters, emails informing them that we do like there attempt to help the sex offenders by keeping their information secret. In fact, they should publish their names and address and let all of us know who they are and where they live. They should forfeit all right to privacy once they are convicted of sex crimes and receive sex offender status.
It never ceases to amaze me how little anyone cares about the children. You have laws that are too lenient on sex offenders, judges who will not punish them enough, lawyers who defend them, and companies like MySpace that assist them in injuring more children by keeping their identities hidden from law enforcement. What the hell is wrong with this country, we need to pull our heads out of the clouds there in and start protecting the children from these parasites. There should not be three strikes and your out it should be one strike and your done. There should be no more chances to hurt more children for these people.
Even if it is breaking the law as MySpace says it is, they should break the law and do the right thing and then the law should be changed, because it is ridiculous to allow criminals to use the law against us this way. There is right and wrong and this is wrong!
This effects us all and in particular if you have children who are using MySpace when you are not home, so be careful when and how you allow them to be online. Make sure you check their history on the computer and see if they behave strange or have hidden contacts with anyone that you do not know. These predators know how to push the right buttons with the children and we are all responsible to protect the children as best as we can.
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Thankfully the Senate rejected a plan to end funding of the Iraq war by a 67-29 vote against the Democrats' measure left it far short of the 60 needed to advance. But more than half the Senate's Democrats supported the move, a marked change from last summer when only a dozen members of the rank and file backed a troop withdrawal deadline.
The Al-Qaida Democratic Party was still happy too embarrass our troops and our President by even allowing this bill to come to the floor of the Senate for their view that anything they do even if it does not pass will help them win more seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the Presidency in 2008.
For the first time, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Barack Obama of Illinois and Joe Biden of Delaware joined Sen. Chris Dodd in lending support to the notion of setting a date to end U.S. participation in the war.
Senator Clinton said it was a procedural vote, as usual more double talk to try and be on both sides of the issue. I had planned on voting for her, because I thought she would be a good first female President as she is pretty ruthless and she would have made it interesting, but her flip flop on the Iraq War has put her in my “I would not vote for her if she was the only candidate running column” with the rest of the Al-Qaida Democratic Party Presidential hopefuls who want us to lose in Iraq and let their terrorist brethren take over there and here.
These craven, cowardly politicians should be removed from office for aiding our enemies around the world. You can be sure they will receive congratulatory remarks from the terrorists for putting on this show of support for their cause of killing more troops and more Iraqi civilians. As a matter of fact, I just saw were another vehicle blew up and killed 32 Iraqis and wounding even more. How sad that we cannot get the politicians to understand how these kind of votes lends itself to the cause of keeping the terrorists from giving up, as they can see if the keep killing we will leave as we do not have the resolve to see this through to the end. Thank God that we did not have these politicians in power in World War II or they would have pulled our troops home after D-Day, hell they might just surrendered after Pearl Harbor so there would not be anymore bloodshed.
We owe these fine young men and women who are fighting the support of their country and our respect and gratitude.
Now pass the funding bill, without all of the domestic pork barrel projects and let the troops know that even if you disagree with the war, you are not going use them for your political games. Argue with the President all you want, but fund the troops and fund them now!

Two Good Arrests, But Officers Injured

I have just finished an excellent story in the Iowa Press-Citizen concerning six people who were arrested after a melee in which two officers were injured.
Please read the whole story in the paper or online, but the short story is that Iowa City Police were called to 921 N. Dodge for a domestic abuse situation. They arrived and after arriving the situation escalated and resulted in an attempt to arrest James Michael Willis, 27 of that address. He pushed officer Laura Wood down injuring her back. Another officer , Matt Hansen, was punched in the face and other officers were injured in minor ways. The following people were arrested for interference with the officers as they tried to arrest Mr. Willis: Demetrius James Bledsoe, 26, same address, Antonio Maurice House, 27, of 913 Willow St., Kimberly Rachel Willis, 24, Adam M. Melcher 31, and Lakisha D. Thomas, 24 of Coralville. Miss Willis was also arrested on escape charges as she fled after being handcuffed and was found 15 minutes later a few houses away.
I went to the reader comments after reading this story and it looks like most of them were favorable toward the police reaction in the situation. In fact, one of the comments was by the person who called the 911 complaint in and he said the man arrested was screaming about killing everyone in the residence, he was using the N word even though he is African-American. In the story it says he was yelling about killing white people when the police arrived, so the situation was bad and while it seems that this young man’s friends like him a lot, as evidenced by their stupidity in trying to interfere with the police, it is also illegal as they now know.
From all of the reporting I think they should be happy that someone did not get shot, because being attacked by several assailants at once would in my estimation make it imperative to stop the violence as quickly as possible. I find the restraint used by these officers as evidence of the high quality training that they receive and the discipline with which they control their emotions. I know that it their job, but think about yourself, if you were in a situation that put you in grave danger would you not react on emotion and not rational thought, it would be “flight or fight time”.
So congratulations to the police on this incident and perhaps it will educate some people not to attack the police. I know a few officers and find them to be good people who do a hard and sometimes dangerous job for and they get too little respect for it most of the time. I quibble sometimes about the occasional speeding tickets which I have received, and that they could be doing something better, but in reality everything that they do to keep the rule of law upheld is the true and right thing to do. These young people better wake up and realize that breaking the law is wrong for anyone, no matter their age or their race, that is what civilized society is all about.
So remember kids alcohol or other substances, loud voices, mingled with threats of bodily violence, will invariably bring a knock at your door by the police, how you respond can get you either a warning or if you choose to be stupid, a night in jail, followed by charges, fines , and perhaps even serious jail or prison time. Worst of all if you escalate it too far, it could have ended in serious injury or even death. May Officers Wood and Hansen get well soon.
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Eleven peace activists who claimed they were justified in staying in the federal courthouse after hours because they wanted to end the war in Iraq were found guilty of trespass by a Linn County judge.
“While wanting to end the further loss of lives is a goal of the utmost importance, the
Court does not find that this goal amounts to justification for the Defendants' actions given the completely speculative nature of the outcome in this case,” Magistrate Judge Jill Ableidinger said in a written order issued Monday afternoon.
She tried all 11 together on April 25, each on a single simple misdemeanor trespass charge.
Ableidinger said the defendants didn't know if Grassley would speak to them, secondly had no way of knowing that a conversation would cause him to act and lastly that if the Senator did what effect, if any, the action would have on saving lives.
Frank Cordaro of Des Moines, a former Catholic priest and seasoned activist, expressed disappointment in the judge's decision. It's been his experience that the judicial branch of the U.S. government sides with the executive branch in war making, Cordaro said. His first arrest dates back to a 1977 protest at the Pentagon.
About two dozen protesters waited outside the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley, which is on the second floor of the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids, on Feb. 26 hoping to talk to the Senator by phone to convince him to push for an end to the war.
They were participating the Occupation Project, part of the Voices for Creative Non-Violence campaign, which is an effort to stop the war in Iraq.
Grassley was on a plane to Washington, D.C. The war protesters waited, hoping to speak with him by phone. They were repeatedly asked to leave. An hour and a half after the courthouse closed to the public, Cedar Rapids police were called in to arrest the 11 who remained in the hallway.
Ableidinger said they could have attempted to contact the Senator earlier, or waited until the next day.
Sentencing is set for July 6th in Linn County District Associate Court and they face up to 30 days in jail.
In addition to Codaro those convicted include:Andrew Alemeo,19,of Cedar Falls Joshua Casteel, 27, of Cedar Rapids; Megan R. Felt, 20, of Iowa City; Timothy L. Gauger, 36, of Eugene, Ore.; David A. Goodner, 26, of Iowa City; John P. Hornbeck, 25, of Iowa City; Ryan D. Merz, 20, of Maple Plain, Minn.; Conor A. Murphy, 29, of Madison, Wis.; Rosemary M. Persaud, 47, of Iowa City; and Justin N. Riley, 19, of Crystal, Minn.
So we have had two good outcomes in two different stories dealing with law breakers, which shows that no matter what you think your goals are you do not get to violate the law and expect to get away with it.
I am proud of Senator Grassley not caving in and actually talking to these whack jobs. I know if you really want to stop the war in Iraq why don’t you hop a plane and talk to your Al-Qaida buddies and ask them to stop killing our troops and the Iraqi citizens. I am sure if you are so in touch with your feelings about stopping the war, then you really need to go to the source and I am sure you can hold hands in brotherhood with the terrorists, they’ll agree, the killing will stop and then our troops can come home.
There see it really is that easy, isn’t it? Oh right, No it is not! I hope you enjoy your jail time, it will be easier if you pretend you’re the victim’s! Right, I already know that you do, but you are wrong, the victim’s are the poor citizens of Iraq and our troops being killed by your terrorist brethren, or in the story our fine police officers, who were only doing their jobs.

Accident Not Terrorism This Time And More Killings

It has been a long weekend of nice weather and not much business. The events in San Francisco involving the accident and subsequent fire that caused an important part of their bridge overpass system to collapse should be a reminder of what a terrorist could do with a tanker truck.
Just think of the carnage they could create if their were dozens or hundreds of such tanker trucks taken at the same time around the country and then if they use the vehicles as suicide trucks to hit overpasses, bridges, buildings, malls, etc., they could cause as much or more death and destruction than they did at the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon with airplanes. We should not underestimate the ideas that they might get by seeing what this fire has done to the Bay Area. I am thankful that they have not thought of this so far or if they have they have,they have not acted upon it. There are thousands of tanker trucks on the road each day and each one is a potential fiery bomb.
I am sure or should I say I am hopeful that our counterterrorist units are looking over every conceivable scenario that the terrorists will employ once the Al-Queda Democratic Party forces our troops home and the terrorists follow us home, with even more fervor than before as they shall see the retreat as merely the end of one battle and the beginning of the ultimate war to destroy civilization. With there allies in the House of Representatives and the Senate, they will have every reason to believe that coming to the United States of America to finish us off shall be far easier than if they had to fight without their Al-Queda Democratic party friends assisting them by demoralizing the troops and the citizens to just accept all forms of defeat. I know I should not taken it personally, but everytime the mullahs Reid and Pelosi do their cheshire cat smiles as they gloat over our impending defeat, I wish someone would just slap that smile of their faces. How does every citizen that cares about this country not see that they are committing treason with their actions. Bringing the troops home sounds so nice, but when the terrorists hit us again it will all too apparent what a stupid idea it was to accept defeat and leave Iraq, it will also be too late to stop the destruction that it will bring to our country.
Well enough fun bashing of the Al-Queda Democratic Party for today. I shall slam them more tomorrow or later in the week, whenever they say or do something stupid and treasonous which is nearly everyday.
I noticed that just a short while ago the Virginia Governor closed the loophole that all Cho to purchase the guns which he used to kill 32 students at Virginia Tech. This is good on his part, but we should forget that these disturbed people always seem to find a way to obtain the weapons that they use for their. It would have been better if more of the students at the school would have been carrying guns, so that they could have responded and fought back, perhaps killing him before he killed so many of them. I also think it is imperative to allow campus security to carry weapons and to do so as soon as possible. It would have made it less likely that Cho would have killed all of those students if the campus security had guns to respond to the unfolding nightmare on campus. In addition, all campuses should have cameras and security watching those cameras every minute of every day. This may take little freedom away from the students, but isn’t it better to lose a little freedom then to lose your life.
As I write this there is news of another crop of killings, this time in Kansas City, Kansas where a gunman killed a young woman, took her automobile, then shot a policeman at a gas station who confronted him about driving a stolen vehicle. This man then raced to a Mall with a Target, where he was employed, killed people in vehicles on either side of his now parked vehicle. He then fled into the mall shooting people as he went and finally when confronted by police, resisted arrest and was pleasantly shot and killed by police. It is shame that innocent people were killed, but thank goodness that this situation ended the way all such events should end, with the death of the assailant, so that some smart ass defense attorney cannot later get him off or get a reduced sentence, by someway making it the victims fault that they were killed. This is the all killers should be dealt with and in my opinion all pedophiles should also be dealt with, quickly and deadly force should be used in all instances so that they cannot hurt anyone in the future. I am not just an advocate of the death penalty, but the street justice that was given out today. The police that killed him will go through more pain than he did as they must live with the death. This citizen hopes you see the good that was done by stopping him and know that he caused his death not you. You are the good guys and do not listen to the do not kill in any circumstance, for it is their fault that creeps like the killer can do what they do. May he rest in Hell!!

The Fraud of Immigration Reform

The President gave a speech yesterday concerning immigration and the need to pass some type of comprehensive legislation to deal with the issue of illegals and what we can do to slow the numbers arriving each day.
This was once important to President Bush, but members of his own party saw his approach as advocating amnesty. I know that everyone says they do not want amnesty, but all of the bills deal with the rights of the illegals over the rights of american workers. Until we stop the illegals from coming across the border first, there can be no legislation that will do anything other than make more rules that the illegals will ignore. They know that many politicians are ready right now to make them full citizens as they vie for their future votes.
We really need to get a grip on our borders and not do anything to assist the government of Mexico to export its’ people to the United States, so they can work and send home Billions to Mexico. Mexico is very disingenuous on this matter as they have armed troops on their own souther border and shoot and kill illegals trying to cross their borders from central and south america. So to let the Mexicans control this debate is ludicrous and we need to wake up and get something serious done before Aztlan becomes a reality. For those who may not know it Aztlan is supposedly the area of the southwest which rightfully belongs to the Mexicans as this article from wikipedia explains:
Due to the association of Aztlán with growing Mexican nationalism among Mexicans in the United States, and its northern location, the name Aztlán was taken up by some revolutionary Chicano movement activists of the 1960s and 1970s to refer to the Southwestern United States that Mexico lost or sold to the United States that they suggested rightfully belonged to Mexico, ignoring the treaty, the sale and the Gadsden Purchase. Aztlán appears in the title of the 1968 manifesto issued by the radical Chicano youth movement that called for the liberation of that land from colonial occupation by the United States, even though Mexico "liberated" the same land from the Spaniards only 27 years before (which Spaniards liberated from native American Indians. The Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, as well as the names of several organizations, such as MEChA, (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, "Chicano Student Movement of Aztlán"), an organization that gained notoriety for making claims against the United States' occupation of Aztlan on behalf of Mexico. Many in the Chicano Movement attribute poet Alurista for popularizing the term Aztlán in a poem presented during the Chicano Youth Liberation Conference in Denver, Colorado, March 1969
Therefore with this type of background you can see why many of the illegals believe they have a right to break our laws. My biggest complaint is not with the people who come here illegally to find work and take care of their families. They are just doing what it takes to survive. The fault is entirely on the politicians in this country and in Mexico, who do not take a strong stand and stop all illegal immigration. They and well as companies small and large that hire illegals with a wink and a nod are the true culprits. It is also ridiculous to allow people who are born here, even though illegal to receive full citizenship which then allows their parents to stay, because they are babies. This may have been important in the beginning of this country to make it grow, but now is just one more in a whole series of loopholes to remain here illegally. We must shut the loopholes and take this matter seriously before we cannot stop the inevitable minimization of our own rights to cater to the illegals who grow in numbers and boldness everyday.
We will see another May 1st walkout in many areas of the country as the illegals show just how integral they are to the running of many of our industries from agriculture to restaurants to factories. I personally have seen just how much these illegals have contributed to keeping restaurants running. They have increased their numbers exponentially in just the last five years. I managed a restaurant in 2001-2004 and there was some illegals , but went back to managing a restaurant in 2006 until last month and they are now quickly becoming the main labor force, even in a or should I say primarily in chinese restaurants. They come in and know people already working and may not have a social security card and they come back a few days later and they have one. The industry looks the other way and does so by saying “they showed me a social security card and proper i.d. and I am not a law enforcement officer, so how can I know they are not legal>” This is where the government needs to get tougher and tell the employers, you may not be law enforcement officers, but you better be real sure, because we shall prosecute you and not just fine you, but jail time will be you lot as well. The knowledge of going to jail would have a bigger impact than facing paying a fine as they see that as just the cost of doing business with cheap labor.
Let’s wake up America, President Bush nor the Democrats in Congress looking our for our best interests. Bush has always been an amnesty now kind of guy, and the Democrats see Illegals as their next base of support if they make amnesty possible as quickly as possible. Watch the marches and walkouts May 1st and be aware of the coming tide that will sweep this country away from us if we do not act and make our politcians know how we feel. We shall write more on this in the coming weeks.
Take Care and Have a Great Weekend! Tome el Cuidado y Tenga UN Gran Fin de semana!