PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ.. VERY GOOD, AND AN OPINION BY ONE OF THE U..S. MOST RECOGNIZED CHRISTIAN MEN.

PAT BOONE

The president without a country By Pat Boone
"We're no longer a Christian nation.." - President Barack Obama, June 2007"

America has been arrogant." - President Barack Obama"After 9/11,

America didn't always live up to her ideals."- President Barack Obama"

You might say that America is a Muslim nation."- President Barack Obama, Egypt 2009

Thinking about these and other statements made by the man who wears the title of president. I keep wondering what country he believes he's president of.

In one of my very favorite stories, Edward Everett Hale's "The Man without a Country," a young Army lieutenant named Philip Nolan stands condemned for treason during the Revolutionary War, having come under the influence of Aaron Burr. When the judge asks him if he wishes to say anything before sentence is passed, young Nolan defiantly exclaims, "Damn the United States ! I wish I might never hear of the United States again!"The stunned silence in the courtroom is palpable, pulsing. After a long pause, the judge soberly says to the angry lieutenant: "You have just pronounced your own sentence. You will never hear of theUnited States again.. I sentence you to spend the rest of your life at sea, on one or another of this country's naval vessels - under strict orders that no one will ever speak to you again about the country you have just cursed.."And so it was. Philip Nolan was taken away and spent the next 40 years at sea, never hearing anything but an occasional slip of the tongue about America. The last few pages of the story, recounting Nolan's dying hours in his small stateroom - now turned into a shrine to the country he fore swore - never fail to bring me to tears. And I find my own love for this dream, this miracle called America, refreshed and renewed. I know how blessed and unique we are.But reading and hearing the audacious, shocking statements of the man who was recently elected our president - a young black man living the impossible dream of millions of young Americans, past and present, black and white - I want to ask him, "Just what country do you think you're president of?"You surely can't be referring to the United States of America , can you? America is emphatically a Christian nation, and has been from its inception! Seventy percent of her citizens identify themselves as Christian. The Declaration of Independence and our Constitution were framed, written and ratified by Christians. It's because this was, and is, a nation built on and guided by Judeo-Christianbiblical principles that you, sir, have had the inestimable privilege of being elected her president.You studied law at Harvard, didn't you, sir? You taught constitutional law in Chicago ? Did you not ever read the statement of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and an author of the landmark "Federalist Papers": "Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers - and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation - to select and prefer Christians for their rulers"?In your studies, you surely must have read the decision of the Supreme Court in 1892: "Our lives and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should be otherwise; and in this sense and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically Christian."Did your professors have you skip over all the high-court decisions right up till the mid 1900's that echoed and reinforced these views and intentions? Did you pick up the history of American jurisprudence only in 1947, when for the first time a phrase coined by Thomas Jefferson about a "wall of separation between church and state" was used to deny some specific religious expression - contrary to Jefferson ' s intent with that statement?Or, wait a minute . Were your ideas about America 's Christianity formed during the 20 years you were a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ under your pastor, Jeremiah Wright? Is that where you got the idea that " America is no longer a Christian nation"? Is this where you, even as you came to call yourself a Christian, formed the belief that " America has been arrogant"?Even if that's the understandable explanation of your damning of your country and accusing the whole nation (not just a few military officials trying their best to keep more Americans from being murdered by jihadists) of "not always living up to her ideals," how did you come up with the ridiculous, alarming notion that we might be "considered a Muslim nation"?Is it because there are some 2 million or more Muslims living here, trying to be good Americans? Out of a current population of over 300 million, 70 percent of whom are Christians? Does that make us, by any rational definition, a "Muslim nation"?Why are we not, then, a "Chinese nation"? A "Korean nation"? Even a "Vietnamese nation"? There are even more of these distinct groups in America than Muslims. And if the distinction you're trying to make is a religious one, why is America not "a Jewish nation"? There's actually a case to be made for the latter, because our Constitution - and the success of our Revolution and founding - owe a deep debt to our Jewish brothers.Have you stopped to think what an actual Muslim America would be like? Have you ever really spent much time in Iran ? Even in Egypt ? You, having been instructed in Islam as a kid at a Muslim school in Indonesia and saying you still love the call to evening prayers, can surely picture our nation founded on the Quran, not the Judeo-Christian Bible, and living under Shariah law. Can't you? You do recall Muhammad's directives [Surah 9:5,73] to "break the cross" and "kill the infidel"?It seems increasingly and painfully obvious that you are more influenced by your upbringing and questionable education than most suspected.. If you consider yourself the president of a people who are "no longer Christian," who have "failed to live up to our ideals," who "have been arrogant," and might even be "considered Muslim" - you are president of a country most Americans don't recognize.Could it be you are a president without a country?

PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH OTHER AMERICANS IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK, BECAUSE YOU"LL NEVER SEE IT ON TV NEWS OR YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER.

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IN GOD WE TRUST.

Never Gonna Stand For This by Teachenor Clark

Congressman Most In Need Of A Drug Test.avi

Summer Camp Letter Home

Dear Mom,
Our Scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and got worried. We are okay. Only one of our tents and two sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Adam when it happened.Oh yes, please call Adam's mother and tell her he is okay. He can't write because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search and rescue Jeeps. It was great. We never would have found Adam in the dark if it hadn't been for the lightning.Scoutmaster Ted got mad at Adam for going on a hike alone without telling anyone. Adam said he did tell him, but it was during the fire so he probably didn't hear him. Did you know that if you put gas on a fire, the gas will blow up?The wet wood didn't burn, but one of the tents did and also some of our clothes. Matthew is going to look weird until his hair grows back.We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Ted gets the bus fixed. It wasn't his fault about the crash. The brakes worked okay when we left. Scoutmaster Ted said that with a bus that old, you have to expect something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance.We think it's a super bus. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if it's hot, sometimes he lets us ride on the bumpers. It gets pretty hot with 45 people in a bus made for 24. He let us take turns riding in the trailer until the policeman stopped and talked to us.Scoutmaster Ted is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In fact, he is teaching Horace how to drive on the mountain roads where there aren't any cops. All we ever see up there are huge logging trucks.This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out to the rapids. Scoutmaster Ted wouldn't let me because I can't swim, and Adam was afraid he would sink because of his cast (it's concrete because we didn't have any plaster), so he let us take the canoe out. It was great. You can still see some of the trees under the water from the flood.Scoutmaster Ted isn't crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't even get mad about the life jackets. He has to spend a lot of time working on the bus so we are trying not to cause him any trouble.Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Andrew dived into the lake and cut his arm, we all got to see how a tourniquet works. Steve and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Ted said it was probably just food poisoning from the left-over chicken. He said they got sick that way with food they ate in prison.I'm so glad he got out and became our scoutmaster. He said he sure figured out how to get things done better while he was doing his time. By the way, what is a pedal-file?I have to go now. We are going to town to post our letters and buy some more beer and ammo. Don't worry about anything. We are fine and tonight it's my turn to sleep in the Scoutmaster's tent.
Your Loving Son

"SENSITIVE STUFF"

Three rednecks were working up on a cell phone tower: Cooter, Ronnie and Donnie.

As they start their descent, Cooter slips, falls off the tower and is killed instantly.

As the ambulance takes the body away,Ronnie says,

'Well, shucks, someone should go and tell his wife.

Donnie says, 'OK, I'm pretty good at that sensitive stuff, I'll do it.'

Two hours later, he comes back carrying a case of Budweiser.

Ronnie says, 'Where did you get that beer, Donnie?'
'Cooter's wife gave it to me,' Ronnie replies.
'That's unbelievable, you told the lady her husband was dead and she gave you beer?'

'Well, not exactly', Donnie says.

'When she answered the door,I said to her, "you must be Cooter's widow."
She said, 'You must be mistaken. I'm not a widow.'

Then I said, 'I'll bet you a case of Budweiser you are.'Rednecks are good at sensitive stuff.

Have a Great day

Why America's economy fell off the cliff

-John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock(made in Japan ) for 6 am.
-While his coffee-pot (made in China ) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor(made in Hong Kong )
-He put on a dress shirt (made in Sri Lanka ), designer jeans (made in Singapore )and tennis shoes (made in Korea )
-After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet(made in India ) he sat down with his calculator (made in Mexico ) to see how much he could spend today.
-After setting his watch (made in Malaysia ) to the radio (made in India ) he got in his car (made in Germany ) filled it with gas (from Saudi Arabia )and continued his search for a good paying American.
-At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his computer(made in Taiwan ), John decided to relax for a while.
-He put on his sandals (made in Brazil ), poured himself a glass of wine (made in France ) and turned on his TV(made in Indonesia ), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in AMERICA .
-And now he is hoping he can get help from president (made in Kenya.)

Alabama Judge

Some of you may be wondering what Judge Roy Moore has been doing since he was removed from the bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom wall.. Please read the poem he wrote.

The following is a poem written by Judge Roy Moore from Alabama . Judge Moore was sued by the ACLU for displaying the Ten Commandments in his courtroom foyer.. He has been stripped of his judgeship and now they are trying to strip his right to practice law in Alabama ! The judge's poem sums it up quite well..

America the beautiful,Or so you used to be.Land of the Pilgrims' pride;I'm glad they'll never see.
Babies piled in dumpsters, Abortion on demand,Oh, sweet land of liberty;Your house is on the sand.
Our children wander aimlesslyPoisoned by cocaine Choosing to indulge their lusts,When God has said abstain
From sea to shining sea,Our Nation turns awayFrom the teaching of God's love And a need to always pray
We've kept God in ourTemples, how callous we have grown. When earth is but His footstool,And Heaven is His throne.
We've voted in a government that's rotting at the core, Appointing Godless Judges; Who throw reason out the door,
Too soft to place a killer In a well deserved tomb, But brave enough to kill a baby Before he leaves the womb
You think that God's not Angry, that our land's a moral slum? How much longer will He wait Before His judgment comes?
How are we to face our God, From Whom we cannot hide? What then is left for us to do, But stem this evil tide?
If we who are His children,Will humbly turn and pray; Seek His holy face And mend our evil way:
Then God will hear from Heaven; And forgive us of our sins, He'll heal our sickly land And those who live within.
But, America the Beautiful,I f you don't - then you will see,A sad but Holy God Withdraw His hand from Thee..~~

Judge Roy Moore~~

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NEW KIND OF TERRIORISM

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"GOD BLESS AMERICA" AND WATCH OVER ARIZONA.

1776 TEA PARTY (CHRISTIAN MATERIAL)

Cleptomaniac (CLASSIC WITH Johnny Carson & Joe Friday)

Victoria Jackson: "There's A Communist Living in the White House!!"

OBAMA'S BIG OIL SPILL BUNGLE

By DICK MORRIS

Published on It's one thing to say that Obama's administration showed ineptitude and mismanagement in its handling of the Gulf oil spill. It is quite another to grasp the situation up close, as I did during a recent visit to Alabama .
According to state disaster relief officials, Alabama conceived a plan -- early on -- to erect huge booms offshore to shield the approximately 200 miles of the state's coastline from oil. Rather than install the relatively light and shallow booms in use elsewhere, the state (with assistance from the Coast Guard) canvassed the world and located enough huge, heavy booms -- some weighing tons and seven meters high -- to guard their coast.
But...no sooner were the booms in place than the Coast Guard, perhaps under pressure from the public comments of James Carville, uprooted them and moved them to guard the Louisiana coastline instead.
So Alabama decided on a backup plan. It would buy snare booms to catch the oil as it began to wash up on the beaches.
But...the Fish and Wildlife Administration vetoed the plan, saying it would endanger sea turtles that nest on the beaches.
So Alabama -- ever resourceful -- decided to hire 400 workers to patrol the beaches in person, scooping up oil that had washed ashore.
But...OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) refused to allow them to work more than 20 minutes out of every hour and required an hourlong break after 40 minutes of work, so the cleanup proceeded at a very slow pace.
The short answer is that every agency -- each with its own particular bureaucratic agenda -- was able to veto each aspect of any plan to fight the spill, with the unintended consequence that nothing stopped the oil from destroying hundreds of miles of wetlands, habitats, beaches, fisheries and recreational facilities.
Where was the president? Why did he not intervene in these and countless other bureaucratic controversies to force a focus on the oil, not on the turtles and other incidental concerns?
According to Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, the administration's "lack of ability has become transparent" in its handling of the oil spill. He notes that one stellar exception has been Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, without whom, he says, nothing whatever would have gotten done.
Eventually, the state stopped listening to federal agencies and just has gone ahead and given funds directly to the local folks fighting the spill rather than paying attention to the directives of the Unified Command. Apparently, there is a world of difference between the competence of the Coast Guard and the superb and efficient regular Navy and military.
Now the greatest crisis of all looms on the horizon as hurricanes sweep into the Gulf. Should one hit offshore, it will destroy all the booms that have been placed to stop the oil from reaching shore. And there are no more booms anywhere in the world, according to Alabama disaster relief officials. "There is no more inventory of booms anywhere on earth," one told me in despair.
The political impact of this incompetence has only just begun to be felt. While administration operatives are flying high after a week in which the president's ratings rebounded to 49 percent, per Rasmussen, after his firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the oil is still gushing and the situation is about to worsen.
The obvious fact is that Obama has no executive experience, nor do any of his top advisers. Without a clear mandate from the top, needed efforts to salvage the situation are repeatedly stymied by well-meaning bureaucrats strictly following the letter of their agency policy and federal law. The result, ironically, of their determined efforts to protect the environment has been the greatest environmental disaster in history. But some turtles are OK!

"LET ME SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT"

If you cross the North Korean border illegally you get 12 years hard labor.

If you cross the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely.

If you cross the Afghan border illegally you get shot.

If you cross the Saudi Arabian border illegally you will be jailed.

If you cross the Chinese border illegally you may never be heard from again.

If you cross the Venezuelan border illegally you will be branded a spy and your fate will be
sealed.

If you cross the Cuban border illegally you will be thrown into political prison to rot.

If you cross the United States border illegally you get…………….
1. A job
2. A Driver’s License
3. Social Security Card
4. Welfare
5. Food Stamps
6. Credit Cards
7. Subsidized rent or a loan to buy a house
8. Free Education
9. Free Health Care
10. A lobbyist in Washington
11. Billions of dollars worth of public documents printed in your language
12. And the right to carry your own country’s flag while you protest that you don’t get enough respect

Just Wanted To Make Sure I Had A Firm Grasp On The Situation…………

PULMONARY FIBROSIS INFORMATION

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"GUESS WHO WON'T BE GOING TO ARIZONA"

THIS IS FOR REAL!!!!! Read the article in USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-03-14-haiti-flag-flap_N.htm


Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti , the United States rushed in to help - with money, medicine, and manpower. To date, we've already given over $179 million in humanitarian aid... but Barack Obama has just ordered all U.S. installations to take down their American flags, lest we be seen as an "occupying army" rather than "international partners."It is patently appalling that a president of the United States would consider our flag to be a symbol of militaristic takeovers and colonialism, especially when serving (to a greater degree than any other nation on Earth) a humanitarian purpose.Additionally, who would think we'd want to occupy Haiti ?!
No other country giving aid in Haiti has lowered its flag.

But then again, no other country has a leader who is offended by their own flag.

"PLEASE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS AND WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW WITH RED"

THIS IS A VERY MOVING AND TRUTHFUL VIDEO. IT IS OUR LOSS THAT WE DON'T HAVE MORE RED SKELTON'S AROUND TO REMIND US WHO WE ARE. PLEASE HAVE YOUR FRIENDS FAMILY AND CHILDREN VIEW AND LISTEN.

Red & The Pledge

"SOMETHING TO PONDER"

Will you die if you get scared half to death twice?

THIS IS A MUST READ, A MUST LISTEN, AND A MUST WATCH (CLICK HERE)

http://www.greatdanepro.com/Pray%20For%20America/index.htm

MORE THAN A CLEVER PIECE OF ART ! !

So I said to him, "Barack, I know Abe Lincoln, and you ain't Abe Lincoln."

For those who study history --- you recall that despite Obama's continuous attempts to quote Lincoln as a Democrat...President Lincoln was a Republican President!

SO WHY DOESN'T OBAMA USE THIS FAMOUS LINCOLN QUOTE??

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.

You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, What they could and should do for themselves.

...Abraham Lincoln

"TEST DRIVE"

I was out shopping yesterday for a new ride. Just for fun, I took a Cadillac Escalade out for a test drive. I wanted to sense that Escalade "feel" before they become extinct...
The salesman sat in the back seat describing the car and all its wonderful options.
The seats were of particular interest. He explained that the seats directed warm air to your butt in the winter and directed cool air to your butt in the summer heat.
I stated the car must be a Republican car.
Looking a bit angry, he asked why I thought it was a Republican car. I explained that if it were a Democrat car, the seats would blow smoke up your ass year-round.
We had to walk back to the dealership...

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress. ­John Adams

"MY INVITATION TO THE WHITE HOUSE" (A MUST READ)

Once upon a time I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There was some talk that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration, but I paid it no mind. I live in a FREE country. There's nothing that the government can do to me if I've broken no laws. My wealth was EARNED honestly, and an invitation to dinner with an American President is an honor. I checked my coat, was greeted by the Chief of Staff, and joined the President in a yellow dining room. We sat across from each other at a table draped in white linen. The Great Seal was embossed on the china. Uniformed staff served our dinner. The meal was served, and I was startled when my waiter suddenly reached out, plucked a dinner roll off my plate and began nibbling it as he walked back to the kitchen.. "Sorry 'bout that," said the President. "Andrew is very hungry." "I don't appreciate..." I began, but as I looked into the calm brown eyes across from me, I felt immediately guilty and petty. It was just a dinner roll. "Of course," I concluded, and reached for my glass. Before I could, however, another waiter reached forward, took the glass away and swallowed the wine in a single gulp. "And his brother, Eric, is very thirsty," said the President. I didn't say anything. The President is testing my compassion, I thought. I withheld my comments and decided to play along. I don't want to seem unkind.. My plate was whisked away before I had tasted a bite. "Eric's children are also quite hungry." With a lurch, I crashed to the floor. My chair had been pulled out from under me. I stood, brushing myself off angrily, and watched as it was carried from the room. "And their grandmother can't stand for long." I excused myself, smiling outwardly, but inside feeling like a fool. Obviously I had been invited to the White House to be sport for some game. I reached for my coat, to find that it had been taken. I turned back to the President. "Their grandfather doesn't like the cold." I wanted to shout, "that was my coat!" But again, I looked at the placid smiling face of my host and decided I was being a poor sport. I spread my hands helplessly and chuckled. Then I felt my hip pocket and realized my wallet was gone. I excused myself and walked to a phone on an elegant side table. I learned shortly that my credit cards had been maxed out, my bank accounts emptied, my retirement and equity portfolios had vanished, and my wife had been thrown out of our home. Apparently, the waiters and their families were moving in. The President hadn't moved or spoken as I learned all this, but finally I lowered the phone into its cradle and turned to face him. "Andrew's whole family has made bad financial decisions. They haven't planned for retirement and they need a house. They recently defaulted on a subprime mortgage. I told them they could have your home. They need it more than you do." My hands were shaking. I felt faint I stumbled back to the table and knelt on the floor. The President cheerfully cut his meat, ate his steak, and drank his wine. I lowered my eyes and stared at the small grey circles on the tablecloth that were water drops. "By the way," he added, "I have just signed an Executive Order nationalizing your factories. I'm firing you as head of your business. I'll be operating the firm now for the benefit of all mankind. There's a whole bunch of Erics and Andrews out there and they can't come to you for jobs groveling like beggars...we need to spread YOUR wealth around..." I looked up. The President dropped his spoon into the empty ramekin which had been his crème Brule. He drained the last drops of his wine. As the table was cleared, he lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair. He stared at me. I clung to the edge of the table as if it were a ledge and I were a man hanging over an abyss. I thought of the years behind me, of the life I had lived. The life I had earned with a lifetime of work, risk and struggle. Why was I punished? How had I allowed it to be taken? What game had I played and lost? I looked across the table and noticed with some surprise that there was no game board between us. What had I done wrong? As if answering the unspoken thought, President Obama suddenly cocked his head, locked his empty eyes to mine, and bared a million teeth, chuckling wryly as he folded his hands.
"You should have stopped me at the dinner roll," he said.

Obama's strategy exposed by WND editor Joseph Farah - Tea Party Conv, Nashville Feb 05, 2010

WAKEUP AMERICA

It is a real shame President Obama can lie with such ease, and a real American patroit pointing out the lies is dismissed by nothing more than arrogance.

This is what happens when you elect a lying politician from Chicago.

Hope you can live with the change. This liar is pissing down your neck and telling you it's raining.

"READ THIS AND THEN WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW"

Boy, if this doesn't get ya, nothing will.See how many people you recognize in the clip! A Real Star in early 1940, Kate Smith, a fiercely patriotic American and the biggest star on radio, was deeply worried about her country. She asked Irving Berlin if he could give her a song that would reignite the spirit of American patriotism and faith. He said he had a song that he had written in 1917, but never used it. He said she could have it. She sat at the piano & played it and realized how good it was. She calledMr. Berlin and told him that she couldn't take this from him for nothing.So, they agreed that any money that would be made off the song would be donatedto the Boy Scouts of America . Thanks to Kate Smith and Irving Berlin, the Scouts have received millions ofdollars in royalties. This clip is from the movie "You're in the Army Now". You will see a familiar face in this-one that we are all very proud of. Frank Sinatra said that when Kate Smith, whom he considered the greatest singer of his age, first sang this song on the radio, a million guys got'dust' in their eyes and had to wipe the tears the 'dust' caused. If you can watch and listen without 'dust' getting in your eyes, you have no soul. Sit back and enjoy a Real Star.

Kate Smith introduces God Bless America

I'M A VERY SICK AND CONCERNED AMERICAN"

March 11, 2010


This is my story and I don’t care if it offends anyone. My name is Pete and I will be 65 years old on October 4th of this year. I’m giving you my medical history so you will understand why the facts below have made me a disgruntled American Citizen and Viet Nam Veteran.

I have several health problems that affect my everyday life. Let me begin by giving you my health record. I’ve had 5 heart bypasses done 9 years ago. I had a cardiac catheterization done a few months ago in which the results were very negative. My highway of arteries is in a serious traffic jam, with blockages everywhere, and 2 of the 5 bypasses have collapsed. I also have C.O.P.D. which is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, which includes Asthma, Emphysema, and Chronic Bronchitis. I have also been diagnosed with IPF which is Ideopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, there is no cure for this disease and more than 40,000 people die from it each year. It is very hard for me to breath and I get tired doing the slightest bit of walking and then I’m gasping for air. I’m a Diabetic, and that multiplies the health deterioration factor 6 to 10 times greater than the norm. I have high Blood Pressure, and high Cholesterol, which I medicate and keep in control. I have had arthritis for the past 14 years, and I can’t bend my fingers to make a fist, my wrist and fingers are in constant pain, my knees are just as bad, my legs get so stiff that I have a very hard time getting out of bed in the morning. I have a sleep disorder which keeps me awake most of the night, and there are times I wake up choking and gasping for air, this scares the hell out of me, because on several occasions I was about to pass out or die.
I am now retired since May 27, of this year due to my medical problems. I have filed for disability, but that can take months before it might be approved. I can’t get Medicare until I’m 65. I have called Social Security to discuss my situation, and those people could care less about your problems, and I have explained to them that my Mother, Father and Sister worked and paid social security taxes all their lives and never lived to collect a penny of that money, but it doesn’t make a difference to these people and they could care less about your situation and are insensitive to your needs.
Now this is why I’m really mad. Please read and understand.

$11 Billion to $22 Billion dollars is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments.

$2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.

$2.5 Billion a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.

$12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they can’t speak a word of English.

$17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.

$3 Million dollars a Day is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.

$90 Billion dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayer.

This list can go on and on and on. The bottom line is over $338.3 Billion dollars a year is spent for the things I’ve listed above and including others.

I am an American Citizen, I have worked and paid taxes all my life, I have served my country in a foreign war.
I want to know why there isn’t a program and money available to help citizens like myself.
I want to know why illegal aliens living in this country can get all the government assistance with little to no red tape.

The bottom line is:
Why should I have to work until I die, when an illegal alien can sit at home and collect a monthly check, food stamps, etc. and never pay taxes or have to work.

I don’t want charity from my government, I just want changes made that will take care of those that shouldn’t be working anymore, and if I were a healthy person, I would still want those same changes to be made.

Pete Ferian
A Very Concerned CITIZEN

"THE VERY FIRST SENIOR MOMENT"

Obama's "Catholic Plan"

Diary OF A SNOW SHOVELER

December 8 - 6:00 PM It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again.. I love snow!

December 9 - We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shovelled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snow plough came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life!

December 12 - The sun has melted all our lovely snow... Such a disappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry- we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 14 - Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shovelling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snow plough came back this afternoon and buried everything again.. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shovelling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so..

December 15 - 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer.... The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska , after all.

December 16 - Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.

December 17 - Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours.. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

December 20 - Electricity's back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night. More shovelling! Took all day. The damn snow plough came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March.. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying....

December 22 - Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss.. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plough on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying.

December 23 - Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning.. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying.

December 24 - 6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snow plough, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plough, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shovelling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snow plough.

December 25 - Merry f---ing Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - Snowed in. The idea of shovelling makes my blood boil.. God, I hate the snow! Then the snow plough driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.

December 26 - Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27 - Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28 - Warmed up to above -20.. Still snowed in. The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!

December 29 - 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?

December 30 - Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plough driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted.

December 31 - I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shovelling.
January 8 - Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me.

Why am I tied to the bed?

Dawn Wells Potato Peeling Video

This is Maryanne from Gilligan's island, and she is going to show you how to peel a potato without using a peeler or knife.

THE IRS AUDITOR

The IRS decides to audit Grandpa, and summons him to the IRS office..
The IRS auditor was not surprised when Grandpa showed up with his attorney.
The auditor said, 'Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I'm not sure the IRS finds that believable.'
I'm a great gambler, and I can prove it,' says Grandpa.. 'How about a demonstration?'
The auditor thinks for a moment and said, 'Okay. Go ahead.'
Grandpa says, 'I'll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye.'
The auditor thinks a moment and says, 'It's a bet..' Grandpa removes his glass eye and bites it. The auditor's jaw drops. Grandpa says, 'Now, I'll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other eye.'
Now the auditor can tell Grandpa isn't blind, so he takes the bet. Grandpa removes his dentures and bites his good eye.
The stunned auditor now realizes he has wagered and lost three grand, with Grandpa's attorney as a witness. He starts to get nervous.
'Want to go double or nothing?' Grandpa asks 'I'll bet you six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk, and pee into that wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between.'
The auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there's no way this old guy could possibly manage that stunt, so he agrees again.
Grandpa stands beside the desk and unzips his pants, but although he strains mightily, he can't make the stream reach the wastebasket on the other side, so he pretty much urinates all over the auditor's desk.
The auditor leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win. But Grandpa's own attorney moans and puts his head in his hands. 'Are you okay?' the auditor asks. 'Not really,' says the attorney.
'This morning, when Grandpa told me he'd been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty-five thousand dollars that he could come in here and pee all over your desk and that you'd be happy about it!'
I keep telling you! Don't Mess with Old People!

"GREAT SIGN"

HOW ABOUT A NEW RECIPE?

CHICHEN CARDON BLEU BITES

Ingredients
9 ounces ground chicken
1/4 cup cooked, diced ham
1 egg
1/2 cup bread crumbs
8 ounces Swiss cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
canola oil for pan-frying
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine the chicken, ham, and egg in a large bowl until well blended. Gradually add bread crumbs until the mixture loses its stickiness and can be easily formed into balls.
3. Form the chicken mixture around the cheese cubes, forming 2 inch balls. Place on a plate.
4. Heat 1 1/2 inches of oil in a deep skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry the balls until the outsides are golden brown, about 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels, and place in baking dish.
5. Bake in preheated oven until cooked through and cheese is soft, about 20 minutes. Cool briefly before serving.

America Rising: An Open Letter to Democrat Politicians

EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD WATCH THIS VIDEO AT LEAST ONCE AND PRAY THAT WE GET AMERICA BACK.

"WHERE HAVE ALL THE LEADERS GONE"

Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death throes? He's now 82 years old and has a new book, 'Where Have All The Leaders Gone?'.

Lee Iacocca Says:
'Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage with this so called president? We should be screaming bloody murder! We've got a gang of tax cheating clueless leftists trying to steer our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even run a ridiculous cash-for-clunkers program without losing $26 billion of the taxpayers' money, much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, 'trust me the economy is getting better..'Better? You've got to be kidding. This is America , not the damned, 'Titanic'. I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the Democrats out along with Obama!' You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore..The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs.. While we're fiddling in Afghanistan , Iran is completing their nuclear bombs and missiles and nobody seems to know what to do. And the liberal press is waving 'pom-poms' instead of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of the ' America ' my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I've had enough. How about you? I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have. The Biggest 'C' is Crisis! (Iacocca elaborates on nine C's of leadership, with crisis being the first.)Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's easy to sit there with thumb up your butt and talk theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down.On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A hell of a mess, so here's where we stand.We're immersed in a bloody war now with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving... But our soldiers are dying daily.We're running the biggest deficit in the history of the world, and it's getting worse every day! We've lost the manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs. Gas prices are going to skyrock again, and nobody in power has a lucid plan to open drilling to solve the problem. This country has the largest oil reserves in the WORLD, and we cannot drill for it because the politicians have been bought by the flea-hugging environmentalists. Our schools are in a complete disaster because of the teachers union. Our borders are like sieves and they want to give all illegals amnesty and free healthcare. The middle class is being squeezed to death every day. These are times that cry out for leadership.But when you look around, you've got to ask: 'Where have all the leaders gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense? I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?We've spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to do is react to things that have already happened.Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping the government will make it better for them. Now, that's just crazy.. Deal with life. Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed that there could ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, look what Obama did about it! Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debit, or solving theenergy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry. I have news for the Chicago gangsters in Congress. We didn't elect you to turn this country into a losing European Socialist state. What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on NBC or CNN news will call them a name? Give me a break. Why don't you guys show some spine for a change?Had Enough? Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope - I believe in America . In my lifetime, I've had the privilege of living through some of America 's greatest moments. I've also experienced some of our worst crises: The 'Great Depression,' 'World War II,' the 'Korean War,' the 'Kennedy Assassination,' the 'Vietnam War,' the 1970's oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years since 9/11.Make your own contribution by sending this to everyone you know and care about. It's our country, folks, and it's our future. Our future is at stake!! ***********************************
LET'S GET THE MUSLIM ROOKIE OUT OF THE WHITEHOUSE!!!

Just in case you weren't feeling too old today

.........The people who are starting college this fall were born in 1992.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
The CD was introduced two years before they were born.
They have always had an answering machine.
They have always had cable..
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been microwaved .
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: 'Where's the Beef?', 'I'd walk a mile for a Camel ' or 'de plane Boss, de plane'.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Pass this on to the other old fogies on your list.
Notice the larger type?That's for those of us who have trouble reading.
P.S. Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.
Live, Love and Laugh, Life is too short!!

HANDBOOK 2010

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least:
40. Please pass this on to all your friends and family.

HOW DID WE SURVIVE THE 50's?

HOW DID WE SURVIVE THE 50s?
- First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
-Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
- We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
- As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.
-Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this.
-We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because, WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
-We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were OK.
-We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
-We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms. WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
- We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
-We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
-We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
-Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
-The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
-These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
-We had the good fortune to grow up as kids in America, before the government regulated so much of our lives "for our own good."
-Give thanks, for such an age will never occur again.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 09, 2010

I got up at 5:45 AM, and made my coffee, ate a biscuit, checked for messages. Then I started to clean and change bedding, I finished that and took a shower, then I got dressed to go grocery shopping. When I get that all done I was thinking of making some Italian bread, and homemade chicken soup. I love to cook, but my body tells me to relax, because every little thing I do, I'm huffing and puffing for lack of oxygen, the tanks help a little, but my lung capacity seems to be dwindling away a little each day. The reward is the family enjoys my cooking, and being an Italian, I like feeding them.

"PRAYERS DO HELP"

Donna Dowd Rynn: In memory & honor of family and friends who have lost the battle of cancer and the ones who continue to conquer it! Put this on your page if you know someone who has or had cancer♥ . Dear God, I pray for the cure of cancer. Amen.
(93% won't copy and paste this, will you?

NOTE: God Bless
This message was from Anita Perrine-Testa

"A LOOK BACK IN TIME"

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Sports
- NBA: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers Series: 4-2

- NCAA Football: Penn State Record: 11-1-0

- Heisman Trophy: Herschel Walker, georgia, RB Points: 1,926

- Stanley Cup: New York Islanders vs. Vancouver Canucks Series: 4-0

- Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals Score: 26-21

- US Open Golf: Tom Watson Score: 282 Course: Pebble Beach GL Location: Pebble Beach, CA

- World Cup Soccer: Italy vs. West Germany Score: 3-1

- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers series: 4-3

Popular Music of 1982
1."I Can't Go for That" ... Daryl Hall and John Oates

2."Centerfold" ... J. Geils Band

3."I Love Rock n' Roll" ... Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

4."Chariots of Fire" ... Vangelis

5."Ebony and Ivory" ... Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

6."Don't You Want Me" ... The Human League

7."Eye of the Tiger" ... Survivor

8."Abracadabra" ... Steve Miller Band

9."Hard to Say I'm Sorry" ... Chicago

10."Jack and Diane" ... John Cougar

Popular Movies
1. Absence of Malice

2. Annie

3. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

4. Chariots of Fire

5. Conan the Barbarian

6. E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial

7. Firefox

8. First Blood

9. Friday The 13th, Part III

10. Modern Problems

Most Popular Television Shows
1. 60 Minutes (CBS)

2. Dallas (CBS)

3. M*A*S*H (CBS)

4. Magnum, P.I. (CBS)

5. Dynasty (ABC)

6. Three's Company (ABC)

7. Simon & Simon (CBS)

8. Falcon Crest (CBS)

9. The Love Boat (ABC)

10. The A-Team ( NBC)

Academy Awards
- Best Picture: "Gandhi"

- Best Director: Richard Attenborough ... "Gandhi"

- Best Actor: Ben Kingsley ... "Gandhi"

- Best Actress: Meryl Streep ... "Sophie's Choice"

Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year: "Rosanna" ... Toto

- Song of the Year: "Always on My Mind" ... Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Thompson Best Album: "Toto IV" ... Toto

- Male Vocalist: Lionel Richie ... "Truly"

- Female Vocalist: Melissa Manchester... "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"

"HAPPY NEW YEAR" 2010

I SURE HOPE 2010 WILL BE A BETTER YEAR FOR ALL OF US. SOME OF US HAD FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, SOME OF US HAD MINOR TO SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS, SOME OF US HAVE LOST FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, SOME OF US HAVE LOST OUR HOMES DUE TO FIRES, NATURAL DISASTERS, ETC.

BUT REMEMBER THIS: TAKE AN EXTRA MOMENT A DAY AND SAY A PRAYER FOR ALL THOSE YOU KNOW WERE AFFECTED BY THE THINGS ABOVE, AND ADD THOSE PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW.

"MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU IN THE NEW YEAR"

Oldies (50's - ????

Ray Stevens - We The People - RayStevens.com

"THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO START 2010"

Congressional Reform Act of 2010.

Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the possible options below.A. Two Six year Senate termsB. Six Two year House termsC. One Six year Senate term and three Two Year House terms Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

2. No Tenure / No Pension: A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security: All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, server your term(s), then go home and back to work.

4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.
The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

7. Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/11. The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

If you agree with the above, copy and paste it on an email to everyone in your address list.

I am a magnet to MONEY

ALL OF US THAT ARE SKEPTICAL SHOULD AT LEAST TRY IT, IF ANYTHING YOU HAVE A LITTLE FUN DOING IT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

"THINGS TO PONDER"

Why is the fear of long words called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

NOTE: THIS IS FOR REAL, LOOK IT UP.

LADY AND SONS' CHICKEN IN WINE SAUCE

I WAS ASKED BY A FEW PEOPLE TO POST A RECIPE THAT WAS REAL EASY, AND THAT YOU WOULD SERVE TO COMPANY. I MADE THIS 2 WEEKS AGO, AND IT WAS FANTASTIC.

· Cook Time: 45 min
· Level: Easy
· Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
4 large skinless boneless chicken breasts
4 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more for casserole
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 ounces (about 8 slices) Swiss cheese
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup white wine
1 cup herb-flavored stuffing mix, crushed (NOTE: I USED SEASONED CROUTONS)


Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Add the chicken to a shallow buttered casserole and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Layer the cheese slices on top.
In a medium bowl, add the soup and the wine, season with salt and pepper and pour over the cheese. Sprinkle stuffing mix on top and drizzle with melted butter.* Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.
*Cook's Note: If desired use more butter. (NOTE: I USED EXTRA BUTTER ON TOP)

ALSO: DO NOT COVER WHILE COOKING

These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation.
5. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

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- Philips invents the CD.

- US ice hockey player Scott Olson develops roller blades.

- Italian Reinhold Messner makes the first solo ascent of Mount Everest.

- World Health Organisation declares end of smallpox.

- John Lennon is shot by Mark Chapman.

1981

- IBM launches their PC.

- BMW develops the first in-car computer.

- PacMan hits the arcades.

- Shuttle Columbia launched.

- Prince Charles and Lady Di wedded.

"THINGS TO PONDER"

If nothing ever sticks to Teflon, how do they get Teflon to stick to the pan?

Catching Wild Pigs (A MUST READ)

Catching Wild Pigs

A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Professor 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 every day, 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 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.

On e should always remember: There is no such thing as a free lunch! Also, a politician will never 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 , you might want to send this on to your friends. If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life then you will probably delete this email, but God help you when the gate slams shut!

Keep your eyes on the newly elected politicians who are about to slam the gate on America .

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have"

Thomas Jefferson

"A LOOK BACK IN TIME 1979"

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- NUCLEAR ACCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND, PENNSYLVANIA


- RUSSIA INVADES AFGHANISTAN


- NOBEL PRIZE AWARDED TO MOTHER TERESA


- SONY LAUNCHES THE WALKMAN


- FRANK RUDY DESIGNS THE FIRST AIR-CUSHIONED RUNNING SHOE, THE NIKE TAILWIND

"THINGS TO PONDER"

Why do people look up when they think?

"OLD MAN THAT LIKES TO COOK"

I JUST POSTED TWO NEW RECEIPES, AND IF YOU GIVE THEM A TRY, YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND MAYBE JUST YOURSELF WILL BE DELIGHTED WITH THE OUTCOME.

COPY OR PRINT THE RECIEPE, THEN SCROLL DOWN TO THE MUSIC PLAYER AND LISTEN TO SOME OF THE BEST 50"S & 60"S MUSIC EVER MADE WHILE BAKING. (THIS MUSIC APPLYS TO US FOLKS WITH A FEW GRAY HAIRS.)

PETE

"CHALLAH

"Traditional egg bread for the Jewish Sabbath. You can add 1 cup raisins or golden raisins to the dough just before shaping and then make the loafs into round braids for Rosh Hashanah."
INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup honey
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 tablespoon salt
8 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon poppy seeds (optional)
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast over barely warm water. Beat in honey, oil, 2 eggs, and salt. Add the flour one cup at a time, beating after each addition, graduating to kneading with hands as dough thickens. Knead until smooth and elastic and no longer sticky, adding flour as needed. Cover with a damp clean cloth and let rise for 1 1/2 hours or until dough has doubled in bulk.
Punch down the risen dough and turn out onto floured board. Divide in half and knead each half for five minutes or so, adding flour as needed to keep from getting sticky. Divide each half into thirds and roll into long snake about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Pinch the ends of the three snakes together firmly and braid from middle. Either leave as braid or form into a round braided loaf by bringing ends together, curving braid into a circle, pinch ends together. Grease two baking trays and place finished braid or round on each. Cover with towel and let rise about one hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Beat the remaining egg and brush a generous amount over each braid. Sprinkle with poppy seeds if desired.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 40 minutes. Bread should have a nice hollow sound when thumped on the bottom. Cool on a rack for at least one hour before slicing.

"APPLE PIE BY GRANDPA"

INGREDIENTS
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

"LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT"

Obama's health care plan will be
> written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it,
> passed by a Congress that hasn't read it,
> signed by a president who smokes,
> funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes,
> overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and
> financed by a country that is nearly broke.
> What possibly could go wrong?