here's a classic example of liberals don't honor the votes in an election when the votes don't go their way.
sore loser mean anything to anybody
Attention Supporters of Equal Marriage
In response to the devastating passage of Prop 8 in California and
losses for LGBTQ rights in Florida, Arkansas, and Arizona, activists
across the nation are organizing Anti-discrimination, Anti-bigotry,
Pro-equal marriage, Pro-tolerance, Pro-equality rallies in cities
around the U.S. One of the rallies is being held in Washington, D.C.
this weekend, and NOW will be participating -- rain or shine!
Join NOW activists, including its Board of Directors, by taking part
in the rally in solidarity with everyone across the country who
believes in justice and dignity for all.
Details: Prop 8 Protest Rally
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Gather at the Capitol Reflection Pool on the
eastern edge of the Mall (3rd St and Madison Dr -- just look for the
NOW Equal Marriage rounds!)
Please RSVP to NOW Field Organizer, Ali Rodway at chapfield@now.org so we can have an idea of how many NOW Equal Marriage signs to bring.
I got this in one of those email chains......
Subject: David Letterman
No matter what your political convictions are this is an eye
opener....What a thankless people we are!!!
David Letterman, on President Bush. (Surprising)
David Letterman wrote this; it's the David we don't often
see....
'As most of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have
I ever been, but this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it
seems to hit the mark.'
'The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came
across some Poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true
given the source, right?
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy
with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is
unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence 2/3 of the citizenry
just ain't happy and want a change. So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started
thinking, 'What are we so unhappy about?'
A. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours
a day, 7 Days a week?
B. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning
in the summer and heating in the winter?
C. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have
a job?
D. Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at
any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
E. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from
the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic
Ocean without having to present identification papers
as we move through each state.
F. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we
would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
G. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying
cuisine from around the world is just not good enough either.
H. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency
workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to
take you to the hospital.
I. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who
own a home.
J. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate
case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use
top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family, and
your belongings.
K. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat
screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a
bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or
loss.
L. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs
or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90%
of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
M. How about the complete religious, social and political
freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?
Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks unhappy.
Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled
brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S, yet has a great
disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people
in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have, and what we
hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
I know, I know. What about the president who took us into
war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent
approval rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark
days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of
recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the
book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from
terrorist attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out
there defending you and me?
Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk
show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a
look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? Think about
it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal
pain OR is it because the 'Media' told you he was failing to kiss your sorry
ungrateful behind every day.
Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom.
There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are
able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an 'other
than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable' discharge
after a few days in
the brig.
So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69
percent of Americans?
Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds
it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with
blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The
media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what
sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by 'justifying' them in
one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J.
Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he
would have done it
this way......Insane!
Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek , and use the New
York Times for the bottom of
your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There
is exponentially more good than bad. We are among the most blessed people on
Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and
appreciative.' 'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides,
flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another,
and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, 'Are we sure this is a
good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'
-David Letterman
Please keep this in circulation. There are so many people
who need to read this and grasp the truth of it all.
Respectfully, For God and Country,
Why is it more important to discuss Obama's top contributors then McCain's?
Cause rumor has it we can expect more ot the same from McCain.
But look at these contributor's to Obama's campaign and someone help me understand why there is going to be change?
These figures are from:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=20
08&cid=N00009638Goldman Sachs $739,521University of California $697,506Harvard University $501,489
Citigroup Inc $492,548Google Inc $487,355
JPMorgan Chase & Co $475,112National Amusements Inc $432,169
Microsoft Corp $429,656UBS AG $419,550Lehman Brothers $391,774Wilmerhale Llp $383,024
Time Warner $375,063Sidley Austin LLP $370,916Skadden, Arps et al $360,409Stanford University $341,399
Morgan Stanley $341,380Latham & Watkins $328,879Jones Day $309,960University of Chicago $294,237
General Electric $290,584
Course the flip side of the coin is these are bills sponsored by the candidates. Not that they wrote them.
Seems this site doesn't allow some basic recall links. but go to http://thomas.loc.gov.
Then select each candidate and the bills they have sponsored.
I can agree with the speed limit being set to 80. Ya never know when one may have to speed away from a drive by shooter.
I do NOT agree with shutting down a vehicle if a cell phone is in use. Ask any person who has tried to get to their vehicle to drive to a police station and had to dial talk to 911 at the same time.
Now as far as the black box feature this is a double edge sword. That information being recorded can be used against you in a court of law, if not now then eventually in the future. So yes it hopefully would mean that rich kids who caused an accident will not be able to have their parents cover them. But the really wealthy parents I 'm sure will still be able to bribe public officials to get their kids out of jail anyway.
The black box feature can certainly be used for spouses or partners to keep tabs on the other. If this black box is installed on a vehicle I own, I better be able to use my own equipment to review and store the data. I better not have to go to say the police to retrieve it. But then that means there is the opportunity to alter the data which could be done by a smart teen or spouse in which case this kind of thing really only helps enslave those who are honest not corrupt enough to alter the data for their own deceptive purpose.
It's another tracking tool, but it's not a silver bullet to solve an issue, which is what anyway? Another excuse for parents to not be active or paying attention to what their teens are up to?
