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You can't spin reality. . .
"To place greater power in the hands of stupidity, to place greater power in the hands of avarice, will not result in a safer democracy but will instead result in an incompetent tyranny.
Not voting is condoning." - Writer, Bob Spinelli.
Iraq Civil War. . .
A new Zogby poll asked 944 soldiers in Iraq:
How long should US troops stay in Iraq?
72% said that US troops should be pulled out within one year. Of those, 29% said they should withdraw immediately.
New CBS poll. . .
Only 34% of Americans approve of the job President Bush is doing. Just 18% support VP Cheney. 70% of Americans, including 58% of Republicans oppose the UAE port deal.
Katrina. . .
Ex-FEMA Boss Michael said that he told President Bush on Aug.30 that Katrina had destroyed 90% of New Orleans but got little federal help. Jimmy Carter : "We only have to recall the color of the faces of those in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi who are most devastated by Katrina to know that there are not yet equal opportunities for all Americans."
NYTimes writer Bob Herbert : "I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the Bush administration to rebuild Iraq or New Orleans."
The hunting trip. . .
Yes, Cheney only had one beer when he shot Harry Whittington, but how many fermented berries did the VP consume? [:-o)
NYTimes writer Maureen Dowd. . .
"Vice President Dick Cheney bitterly complains that national security leaks are endangering America. Unless, of course, he's doing the leaking, tapping Scooter Libby to reveal national security information to punish a political critic."
1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel
"We know that every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them. Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately. Human rights are being violated on every continent. More people are oppressed than free. How can one not be sensitive to their plight? Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere."
Facts you won't hear on Fox News. . .
* The WHO has ranked the US 37 in the quality of health care and 54 in the fairness of health care.
* The US is 49th in the world in literacy.
* The US & S. Africa are the only two developed countries that do not provide health care for all their citizens.
* 18,000 Americans die each year because they have no health insurance.
* US childhood poverty now ranks 22 among 23 developed nations.
Charles Dickens once wrote : "Is not Mankind our business?"
This just in. . .
Writer Peter Benchley dies - No, it was not from a shark attack.
Never, never. . .
Visit a Mosque with Ann [rag top] Coulter. [:-[
So that's what it means. . .
Spell Check: Confirming the ingredients needed to put someone in a trance. [:-0
Easier to find. . .
A female butler than a compassionate neocon. [:-{
My friend Sad Sam. . .
"I would never drink coffee with a straw, soup, yes." [:-o)
President Bush. . .
"I, frankly, don't ever remember having my picture taken with the guy." George was referring to:
- A. Brown
- B. Libby
- C. DeLay
- D. Abramoff
- E. All of the above
Hint: Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff said recently that he's met President Bush almost a dozen times and that Bush invited him to his Texas ranch. I'm shocked, shocked. [:-)
Call the doctor. . .
By the time you get to see a Specialist, your problem went away or you kicked the bucket. [:-[
No truth to the rumor. . .
That Laura Bush lectured : "If I can abstain from sex, every day, so can you." {:-o)
John Adams. . .
"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people." [:-)
Voltaire. . .
"Those with the power to make you believe absurdities, have the power to make you commit atrocities."
Sinatra once sang. . .
"Bang bang, she shot me down, bang bang, I hit the ground, bang bang, my baby shot me down." [:-{
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