FW: Islam

This is a throw-back to an August post, with a slightly modified closer. Thanks to Dana and her right-wing relatives for passing it our way. I like the story telling style of this one: When it describes the Imam as looking like "a little boy who had just been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. " I knew a secret Muslim plot had been revealed! Thanks right-wing forwards! Once again, you've saved us all. If only the damn ACLU would step back and allow the Christians to execute some real justice. Yee haw!


---begin forward---

SOMETHING WE ALL SHOULD READ AND THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT!!!!!!

This is not about politics, but this is what concerns me about Americans and America. When will we wake up and realize that we've got to defend America and its value system? Please take a couple of minutes to read.

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Allah or The Lord Jesus Christ? .... By Rick Mathes


The Muslim religion is the fastest growing religion per
capita in the United States, especially in the minority
races!!!

Last month I attended my annual training session that's
required for maintaining my state prison security clearance.
During the training session there was a presentation by
three speakers representing the Roman Catholic, Protestant
and Muslim faiths, who explained each of their beliefs.

I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam had
to say. The Imam gave a great presentation of the basics of
Islam, complete with a video. After the presentations, time
was provided for questions and answers.

When it was my turn, I directed my question to the Imam
and asked:

'Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that
most Imams and clerics of Islam have declared a holy jiha d
[Holy war] against the infidels of the world and, that by
killing an infidel, (which is a command to all Muslims) they
are assured of a place in heaven. If that's the case, can
you give me the definition of an infidel?'
There was no disagreement with my statements and, without
hesitation, he replied, 'Non-believers!'

I responded, 'So, let me make sure I have this straight.
All followers of Allah have been commanded to kill everyone
who is not of your faith so they can have a place in heaven.
Is that correct?'

The expression on his face changed from one of authority
and command to that of 'a little boy who had just been
caught with his hand in the cookie jar.'

He sheepishly replied, 'Yes..'

I then stated, 'Well sir, I have a real problem trying to
imagine Pope Benedict commanding all Catholics to kill those
of your faith or Dr. Charles Stanley ordering all
Protestants to do the same in order to guarantee them aplace in heaven!'

The Imam was speechless!

I continued, 'I also have a problem with being your
'friend' when you and your brother clerics are telling your
followers to kill me! Let me ask you a question. Would you
rather have your Allah, who tells you to kill me in order
for you to go to heaven, or my Jesus who tells me to love
you because I am going to heaven and He wants you to be
there with me?'

You could have heard a pin drop as the Imam hung his head
in shame.

Needless to say, the organizers and/or promoters of the
'Diversification' training seminar were not happy with
Rick's way of dealing with the Islamic Imam and exposing the
truth about the Muslims' beliefs..

In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the
U.S. to elect the President! I think everyone in the U.S.
should be required to read this, but with our liberal
justice system, liberal media and the ACLU, there is no way
this will be widely publicized. The most puzzling thing to
me is... once Islam takes over; there will no longer be a
liberal media or an ACLU, or a liberal justice system. So in
effect, they are slitting their own throats by not
publicizing this.
If you will, please pass this on to your e-mail contacts.
At least that is one thing we can all do. Then no one can
say they were not warned in time.

This is a true story and the author, Rick Mathes, is a
well-known leader in prison ministry.

The man who walks with God always gets to his destination.


FW: From my accountant

David was kind enough to reveal this forward to us. Truth be told, I decided not to post this very right wing forward last May, but here it is again, and now I feel that it is too ugly to ignore; this forward deserves some daylight.

This is a key juncture in right-wing email exposure. This one is NOT easily dismissed like the others, especially since it skips the usual banal clip art, instead it uses someone's snap shot as the cheap political gag. For all we know, the guys in this image are third generation legal U.S. citizens.

One glance, and the viewer must make a clear choice: Are you in, or out? Are you able to swallow this political message despite any uncomfortable feelings you may feel about its content, after all, illegal immigration is a well perceived problem, or are you outraged. Outraged that this was created, outraged that it is sitting in your in-box, and dazzled at the thought that forwarders willing to send this email onward could be sitting next to you in the office, or worse, sitting across from you at the dinner table.


------begin forward-----
From my accountant:



Important tax reminder:
Don't forget to pay your taxes......



Muchas gracias!
21 million illegal aliens are depending on you!

RE: This is to true to be very funny

Thanks to Jim for this "t0 [sic] true" tale and a handy right-wind dad fact check:
"fact check: the proposed $250 billion 'to rebuild New Orleans' proposed by 'Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D)' was originally proposed by Landrieu AND David Vitter (R), who you may remember from the 'DC Madam' hooker scandal. seems like someone's right-wing Dad conveniently forgot that Louisiana has two Senators, that they both proposed this legislation, that it was for all of Louisiana, not New Orleans, and that it was to be spent over 10 years (yielding $5,594.12 per person, per year, not $516,528 per person as claimed). makes me wonder if he really remembers what it was like 100 years ago, 'to'."


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This is to true to be very funny

The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" in a casual
manner, think about whether you want the "politicians" spending YOUR tax
money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising
agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in
one of its releases.


A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were
living in the Stone Age.

D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and
20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, lets take a look at New
Orleans Its amazing what you can learn with some simple division . .

Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress
for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number, what does
it mean?

A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of
New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you
each get $516,528.

B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.

C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family
gets $2,066,012.

Washington , D.C .. HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??

Tax his land,
Tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes are the rule.
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirts,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.

Tax his booze,
Tax his beers,
If he cries,
Tax his tears.

Tax his bills,
Tax his gas,
Tax his notes,
Tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough.

If he hollers,
Tax him more,
Tax him until hes good and sore.

Tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays.
Put these words upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me to my doom!"

And when hes gone,
We wont relax,
Well still be after the inheritance TAX!!


Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax), IRS Penalties (tax on top of
tax), Liquor Tax, Luxury Tax, Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax,
Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Service charge taxes, Social Security
Tax, Road Usage Tax (Truckers), Sales Taxes, Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax, State Income Tax, State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone
Federal Excise Tax, Telephone Federal Universal Service Fe e Tax,
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax, Telephone Minimum
Usage Surcharge Tax, Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
Telephone State and Local Tax, Telephone Usage Charge Tax, Utility Tax,
Vehicle License Registration Tax, Vehicle Sales Tax, Watercraft
Registration Tax, Well Permit Tax, Workers Compensation Tax.

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the
world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened? Can you spell politicians!

And I still have to press
1 for English.

Fwd: I Miss Bill.....

"My boss (who, for the record, is fairly liberal) gets a daily batch of right wing emails from one of his old cronies. It's usually the standard fare of random gratuitous nudity and ruminations about old age, but every now and then, a truly horrible one comes along.

This little gem conveniently combines your daily dose of cringe-inducing racial stereotypes and rampant misogyny and Clinton-bashing. Although, it's "from a black comedian" so it can't be considered racist, right?"

-Elizabeth

---begin forward---
I Miss Bill.....

Won't it be fun if he becomes the "First Gentleman?!?"














It doesn't matter what party you belong to, this is hilarious. From a show on Canadian TV, there was a black comedian who said he misses Bill Clinton.

"Yep, that's right, I miss Bill Clinton! He was the closest thing we ever got to having a black man as President.
Number 1 - He played the sax.
Number 2 - He smoked weed.
Number 3 - He had his way with ugly white women.
Even now? Look at him .... his wife works, and he doesn't! And he gets a check from the government every month.

Manufacturers announced today that they will be stocking America's shelves this week with " Clinton Soup," in honor of one of the nations' most distinguished men.
It consists primarily of a weenie in hot water.
Chrysler Corporation is adding a new car to its line to honor Bill Clinton. The 'Dodge Drafter' will be built in Canada.
When asked what he thought about foreign affairs, Clinton replied, "I don't know, I never had one."

The Clinton revised judicial oath: "I solemnly swear to tell the truth as I know it, the whole truth as I believe it to be, and nothing but what I think you need to know."

Clinton will be recorded in history as the only President to do Hanky Panky between Bushes!


FW: Fw: Kenneth & Hillary

From MRWD reader Bill,
"Ok, here's an old chestnut, one that manages (in the questions
supposedly asked by the grade student) to slip in black propaganda and
right wing misinformation (Hillary is by no means responsible for the
failure of the Health Care efforts in the '90's , I mean, I remember
Harry and Louise, and Bill Clinton's dishonoring of the office is tiny
compared to Dubyah's )..."
-Love and peace from Fabulous Blue Ridge GA


---begin forward---

(Make sure you read to the very bottom!)
Subject: Kenneth
Hillary Clinton goes to a primary school in New York to talk about the world.

After her talk she offers a question time.

One little boy puts up his hand. The Senator asks him what his name is?

'Kenneth.'

'And what is your question, Kenneth?'

'I have three questions:

First - Whatever happened to the medical health care plan you were paid to develop during your husband's eight years in the office as President?

Second - Why would you run for President after your husband shamed the office?

Third - Whatever happened to all those things you took when you left the White House?'

Just then the bell rings for recess.

Hillary Clinton informs the kids that they will continue after recess.

When they resume, Hillary says, 'Okay, where were we?

Oh, that's right, question time. Who has a question?'

A different little boy puts his hand up.

Hillary points to him and asks him what his name is.

'Larry.'

'And what is your question, Larry?'

'I have five questions:

First - Whatever happened to the medical health care plan you were paid to develop during your husband's eight years in the office as President?

Second - Why would you run for President after your husband shamed the office?

Third - Whatever happened to all those things you took when you left the White House?

Fourth - Why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early?

Fifth - What happened to Kenneth?



FW: Democrats vs Republicans

Subject: Democrats vs Republicans

A Liberal teacher asks her students if they were Democrats. All of the hands go up except for one student.
"Okay, Bobby. What are you?"
" A Republican."
"Why's that?"
"Well, my parents are both Republicans, so I am a Republican too."
"That's not a good answer, Bobby. If your parents were both morons, would you be a moron too?"
"No, that would make me a Democrat!"

FW: Never underestimate the power of makeup

I couldn't help but wake my roommate with a hoot of laughter at this stupid, senseless, juvenile, cruel forward sent in by MRWD reader John. This is what the right-wingers have been reduced to. It is NOT funny so don't laugh. At all.

--begin forward--

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! Never underestimate the power of makeup!















Pass this around - it may help keep the White House from becoming a stable.

FW: IF IT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO YOU, YOU CAN PASS IT ON..............

"I realize that this delightful email may not have an outright political agenda, but this was too good not to pass on. It gets weird and rambling at the end, though." -Betony

Indeed. Thanks Betony for this treat, in keeping with our Comic Sans font marathon of emails, you have provided us with a peak into the mind of the forwarder.

--begin forwarded message--

Hi ah,....

Hummm let me think ,...why did I send you this......don't tell me it's coming to me.....
Oh ya.....



Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world,

real or imaginary.

We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others.

HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT the senior citizens who took:

The melody out of music,
The pride out of appearance,
The courtesy out of driving,
The romance out of love,
The commitment out of marriage,
The responsibility out of parenthood,
The togetherness out of the family,
The learning out of education,
The service out of patriotism,
The Golden Rule from rulers,
The nativity scene out of cities,
The civility out of behavior,
The refinement out of language,
The dedication out of employment,
The prudence out of spending,
The ambition out of achievement, or,
God out of government and school.

And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance

from personal relationships and interactions with others!!



And, we do understand the meaning of patriotism, and remember those

who have fought and died for our country.




YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN!

I'm the life of the party...... even if it lasts until 8 p.m.

I'm very good at opening childproof caps... with a hammer.
I'm smiling all the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying.

I'm very good at telling stories; over and over and over and over...

I'm aware that other people's grandchildren are not nearly as cute as mine.




I'm not really grouchy,


I'm sure everything I can't find is in a safe secure place, somewhere.
I'm having trouble remembering simple words like.......

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

I'm sure they are making adults much younger these days, and when did they let kids become policemen?

And, how can my kids be older than I feel sometimes?


I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the storeroom door.



Yes, I'm a SENIOR CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life!



Now if I could only remember who sent this to me,

I wouldn't send it back to them, but I would send it to many more!


Now- Have I already sent this to you?

If so, I'll try not to do it again (for a while.)

FW: Democrats vs Republicans

Subject: Democrats vs Republicans

A Liberal teacher asks her students if they were Democrats. All of the hands go up except for one student.
"Okay, Bobby. What are you?"
" A Republican."
"Why's that?"
"Well, my parents are both Republicans, so I am a Republican too."
"That's not a good answer, Bobby. If your parents were both morons, would you be a moron too?"
"No, that would make me a Democrat!"

Fw: 2008 Democratic National Convention

OK, ok.. Here's an all-star line up I'm sure you will enjoy. Who knew these events ran so late? And when is the baby-eating?

---begin forward message---
2008 Democratic National Convention Schedule of Events

7:00 PM ~ Opening flag burning

7:15 PM ~ Pledge of Allegiance to the U. N.

7:20 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

7:25 PM ~ Nonreligious prayer and worship with Jesse Jackson and Al
Sharpton

7:45 PM ~ Ceremonial tree hugging

7:55 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

8:00 PM ~ How I Invented the Internet - Al Gore

8:15 PM ~ Gay Wedding Planning - Barney Frank presiding

8:35 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

8:40 PM ~ Our Troops are War Criminals - John Kerry

9.00 PM ~ Memorial service for Saddam and his sons - Cindy Sheehan and
Susan Sarandon

10:00 PM"Answering Machine Etiquette" - Alec Baldwin

11:00 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

11:05 PM ~ Collection for the Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund -
Barbra Streisand

11:15 PM ~ Free the Freedom Fighters from Guantanamo Bay - Sean Penn

11:30 PM ~ Oval Office Affairs - William Jefferson Clinton

11:45 PM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

11:50 PM ~ How George Bush Brought Down the World Trade Towers - Howard
Dean

12:15 AM ~ "Truth in Broadcasting Award" - Presented to Dan Rather by
Michael Moore

12:25 AM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

12:30 AM ~ Satellite address by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

12:45 AM ~ Nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Nancy Pelosi

1:00 AM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

1:05 AM ~ Coronation of Hillary Rodham Clinton

1:30 AM ~ Ted Kennedy proposes a toast

1:35 AM ~ Bill Clinton asks Ted Kennedy to drive Hillary home

Fw: So You Want to Work for the Clintons?

Thanks to Mark, here is a repeat of an older Clinton = Deadly spooky forward, now with a cheap and brief Hillary closer at the end. Note the whimsical air of this list of death, all thanks to our buddy Comic Sans font!

"...This is a new variation of the "Clintons are killing off all their friends" email. Same shit, different subject line... I love how someone's virus checker put a message at the very end... "No virus found in this incoming message"? I beg to differ...Love the site, but boy, do these people drive me nuts. -Mark"


Also, here's brilliant quote attached to Mark's email, it sort of made me shiver:


True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

-Kurt Vonnegut



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Subject: So You Want to Work for the Clintons?
Forwarded as received.

Just a refresher course lest we forget what has happened to many "friends" of the Clintons.

Another "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy", or contrived, or just coincidence??

You decide. Any way you cut it, it's major spooky.

1-James McDougal - Clinton 's convicted Whitewater partner died of an
apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key
witness in Ken Starr's investigation.

2 -Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at
a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown .. The murder happened just after
she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House.

3- Vince Foster - Former White House counselor and colleague of Hillary
Clinton at Little Rock 's Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the
head, ruled a suicide.

4- Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and former DNC Chairman. Reported
to have died by impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the
investigation reported that there was a hole in the top of Brown's
skull resembling a gunshot wound. At the time of his death Brown was
being investigated, and spoke publicly of his willingness to cut a deal
with prosecutors. The rest of the people on the plane also died. A few
days later the air Traffic controller committed suicide.

5- C. Victor Raiser II- Raiser, a major player in the Clinton fund
raising organization died in a private plane crash in July 1992

6-Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee Political Director found
dead in a hotel room in Little Rock , September 1992. Described by
Clinton as a "Dear friend and trusted advisor".

7-Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead November 1993 deep in the
woods in VA of a gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide. Ed Willey
died on the same day his wife Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton
groped her in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey was
involved in several Clinton fund raising events.

8-Jerry Parks -Head of Clinton's gubernatorial security team in Little
Rock . Gunned down in his car at a deserted intersection outside Little
Rock . Park's son said his father was building a dossier on Clinton
He allegedly threatened to reveal this information. After he died the
files were mysteriously removed from his house.

9-James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide. It was reported that he
had a "Black Book" of people which contained names of influential
people who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas

10-James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993 from an apparent hanging
suicide. He was reported to have ties to Whitewater.

11-Kathy Ferguson- Ex-wife of Arkansas Trooper Danny Ferguson, was
found dead in May 1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head.
It was ruled a suicide even though there were several packed suitcases,
as if she were going somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant along
with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit. Kathy Ferguson was a
possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones.

12-Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and fiancé of Kathy Ferguson.
Critical of the suicide ruling of his fiancé, he was found dead in
June, 1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide at the grave site of
his fiancé.

13-Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton 's friend Dan Lassater, died by
jumping out a window of a tall building January, 1994. His client was a
convicted drug distributor.

14-Florence Martin - Accountant & sub-contractor for the CIA, was
related to the Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case. He died of
three gunshot wounds.

15- Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an affair with Clinton when he
was Arkansas Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to the back of
the head, ruled a suicide. Was pregnant at the time of her death.

16-Paula Grober - Clinton 's speech interpreter for the deaf from 1978
until her death December 9, 1992. She died in a one car accident.

17-Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter. Investigating Mena Airport
and Arkansas Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists,
apparently, in the middle of his investigation.

18-
Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating corruption at Mena Airport
with Casolaro and the 1980 "October Surprise" was found dead on a
toilet June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment. Had delivered a
report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death.

19-Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust
Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington , Virginia apartment
balcony August 15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan Guaranty
scandal.

20-Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer. Worked closely with Ron
Brown and John Huang. Cause of death unknown. Died November 29, 1996.
Her bruised, nude body was found locked in her office at the Department
of Commerce.

21-Charles Meissner -Assistant Secretary of Commerce who gave John
Huang special security clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small
plane crash.

22-Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National Chiropractic Health
Care Advisory Committee died with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small
plane crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on Clinton 's advisory
council personally treated Clinton 's mother, stepfather and brother.

23-Barry Seal -Drug running pilot out of Mena Arkansas , death was no
accident.

24-Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a check made out to Bill
Clinton in the trunk of a car left at his repair shop. He was found
dead after his car had hit a utility pole.

25 -Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison Guaranty. His death was a
purported suicide and his report was never released.

26- Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund raiser died March 1,
1994 when his plane exploded.

27-Kevin Ives & Don Henry - Known as "The boys on the track" case.
Reports say the boys may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas airport
drug operation. A controversial case, the initial report of death said,
due to falling asleep on railroad tracks. Later reports claim the 2
boys had been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many linked to
the case died before their testimony could come before a Grand Jury.

THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD INFORMATION ON THE IVES/HENRY CASE:

28-Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a
truck, 7/88.

29-Keith McMaskle - Died stabbed 113 times, Nov, 1988

30-Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound January 1989.

31-Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and found burned in a trash
dump in April 1989.

33-James Milan - Found decapitated. However, the Coroner ruled his
death was due to "natural causes".

34-Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death in the front seat of his
pickup truck in June 1990.

35-Richard Winters - A suspect in the Ives / Henry deaths. He was
killed in a set-up robbery July 1989.

THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE DEAD:

36 -Major William S. Barkley Jr.
37-Captain Scott J . Reynolds
38-Sgt. Brian Hanley
39-Sgt. Tim Sabel
40-Major General William Robertson
41-Col. William Densberger
42-Col. Robert Kelly
43-Spec. Gary Rhodes
44-Steve Willis
45-Robert Williams
46-Conway LeBleu
47-Todd McKeehan


HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT? SURELY YOU JEST!!

FW: A President Bush We Never See!!!!

Lisa was kind enough to send this in, sharing the secret warm embrace of our great president, G D'ubs. I must say this real true tale of a man penetrating another with his eyes to be, well, moving. Another favorite!

----begin forward message----

A President Bush we never see

WHAT AN AWESOME TRIBUTE TO GEORGE W BUSH!

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE STORY NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PERCEPTION IS OF HIM. YOU WON'T REGRET IT...

Story by: Bruce Vincent

For those of us who sometimes find ourselves having doubts about our President, here is an excellent piece -- worth every minute it takes to read it. This story is from Bruce Vincent of Libby , Montana who had gone to the White House with others to receive an award from the President.

He writes: I've written the following narrative to chronicle the day of the award ceremony in DC. I'm still working on a press release but the White House press corps has yet to provide a photo to go with it. When the photo comes I 'll ship it out. When you get done reading this you'll understand the dilemma I face in telling this story beyond my circle of close friends.

Stepping into the Oval Office, each of us was introduced to the President and Mrs. Bush. We shook hands and participated in small talk. When the President was told that we were from Libby , Montana , I reminded him that Marc Racicot is our native son and the President offered his warm thoughts about Governor Racicot.

I have to tell you, I was blown away by two things upon entering the office. First, the Oval Office sense of 'place' is unreal. The President later shared a story of Russian President Putin entering the room prepared to tackle the President in a tough negotiation and upon entering, the atheist muttered his first words to the President and they were "Oh, my God."

I concurred. I could feel the history in my bones. Second, the man that inhabits the office engaged me with a firm handshake and a look that can only be described as penetrating. Warm, alive, fully engaged, disarmingly penetrating. I was admittedly concerned about meeting the man. I think all of us have an inner hope that the most powerful man in our country is worthy of the responsibility and authority that we bestow upon them through our vote.

I admit that part of me was afraid that I would be let down by the moment -- that the person and the place could not meet the lofty expectations of my fantasy world. This says nothing about my esteem for President Bush but just my practical realization that reality may not match my 'dream.'

Once inside the office, President Bush got right down to business and, standing in front of his desk, handed out the awards one at a time while posing for photos with the winners and Mrs. Bush. With the mission accomplished, the President and Mrs. Bush relaxed and initiated a lengthy, informal conversation about a number of things with our entire small group. He and the First Lady talked about such things as the rug in the office. It is traditionally designed by the First Lady to make a statement about the President, and Mrs. Bush chose a brilliant yellow sunburst pattern to reflect 'hope.' President Bush talked about the absolute need to believe that with hard work and faith in God there is every reason to start each day in the Oval Office with hope. He and the First Lady were asked about the impact of the Presidency on their marriage and, with an arm casually wrapped around Laura, he said that he thought the place may be hard on weak marr iages but that it had the ability to make strong marriages even stronger and that he was blessed with a strong one.

After about 30 or 35 minutes, it was time to go. By then we were all relaxed and I felt as if I had just had an excellent visit with a friend. The President and First Lady made one more pass down the line of awardees, shaking hands and offering congratulations. When the President shook my hand I said, "Thank you Mr. President and God bless you and your family." He was already in motion to the next person in line, but he stopped abruptly turned fully back to me, gave me a piercing look, renewed the vigor of his handshake and said, "Thank you -- and God bless you and yours as well."

On our way out of the office we were to leave by the glass doors on the west side of the office. I was the last person in the exit line. As I shook his hand one final time, President Bush said, "I'll be sure to tell Marc hello and give him your regards."

I then did something that surprised even me. I said to him, "Mr. President, I know you are a busy man and your time is precious. I also know you to be a man of strong faith and I have a favor to ask of you."

As he shook my hand he looked me in the eye and said, "Just name it." I told him that my step-Mom was at that moment in a hospital in Kalispell , Montana , having a tumor removed from her skull and it would mean a great deal to me if he would consider adding her to his prayers that day. He grabbed me by the arm and took me back toward his desk as he said, "So that's it. I could tell that something is weighing heavy on your heart today. I could see it in your eyes. This explains it."


From the top drawer of his desk he retrieved a pen and a note card with his seal on it and asked, "How do you spell her name?" He then jotted a note to her while discussing the importance of family and the strength of prayer. When he handed me the card, he asked about the surgery and the prognosis. I told him we were hoping that it is not a recurrence of an earlier cancer and that, if it is, they can get it all with this surgery.

He said, "If it's okay with you, we'll take care of the prayer right now. Would you pray with me?" I told him yes and he turned to the staff that remained in the office and hand motioned the folks to step back or leave. He said, "Bruce and I would like some private time for a prayer."

As they left he turned back to me and took my hands in his. I was prepared to do a traditional prayer stance -- standing with each other with heads bowed. Instead, he reached for my head with his right hand and pulling gently forward, he placed my head on his shoulder. With his left arm on my mid-back, he pulled me to him in a prayerful embrace.

He started to pray softly. I started to cry. He continued his prayer for Loretta and for God's perfect will to be done. I cried some more. My body shook a bit as I cried and he just held tighter. He closed by asking God's blessing on Loretta and the family during the coming months. I stepped away from our embrace, wiped my eyes, swiped at the tears I'd left on his shoulder, and looked into the eyes of our president. I thanked him as best I could and told him that me and my family would continue praying for him and his.

As I write this account down and reflect upon what it means, I have to t ell you that all I really know is that his simple act left me humbled and believing. I so hoped that the man I thought him to be was the man that he is. I know that our nation needs a man such as this in the Oval Office. George W. Bush is the real deal. I've read Internet stories about the President praying with troops in hospitals and other such uplifting accounts. Each time I read them I hoped them to be true and not an Internet perpetuated myth. This one, I know to be true. I was there. He is real. He has a pile of incredible stuff on his plate each day -- and yet he is tuned in so well to the here and now that he 'sensed' something heavy on my heart. He took time out of his life to care, to share, and to seek God's blessing for my family in a simple man-to-man, father-to-father, son-to-son, husband-to-husband, Christian- to-Christian prayerful embrace. He's not what I had hoped he would be. He is, in fact, so very, very much more.


MAIL CALL! Would you date/befriend a right-wing forwarder?

Here's a funny story from MRWD reader Jane. If you are a right-winger in a new relationship, when is the proper time to start emailing forwards?

"Not too very long ago a ?gentleman? began visiting me at the retail shop
where i work (slow out here in retail-land, lots of time to chat)
local guy, bright, funny, though my political opposite. one thing led
to another and we exchanged email addresses.... before very long
he began forwarding me this truly shockingly ignorant right wing stuff
(naive of me, i know). i would duly look them up at snopes/urban legend
and zing them right back at him.

Needless to say this budding relationship didn't get
off the ground (Hello, dude! ....what's a bright guy like you doing
watching fox news and reading such gossipy garbage .... )

I've deleted them all and the guy who was sending them to me,too, lol ....

Thanks for the chuckle,
j"

Fw: Pass it on! GO USA

From Kerri, who wisely adds: "Same shit, different package." Indeed. This is the same shit, just a little more emphasis on the "In GOD we trust" angle over the social security thing. Interesting to see the tiny adjustments in their evolution. Go USA! Click to enlarge




















FW: Twas The Month Before CHRISTMAS

Hooray! Another ComicSans treat: PC Police protecting us from Christmas again.
Dave sent us this and notes: "My dad passes this stuff on to us. He’s a retired Air Force officer and gets a lot of it from his friends. I love the little note at the top – “Worth reading to see how far we have fallen” – says it all!"

----begin forward----

Worth reading to see how far we have fallen.

-----Original Message-----

Twas The Month Before CHRISTMAS

*Twas the month before Christmas*
*When all through our land,*
*Not a Christian was praying*
*Nor taking a stand.*
*See the PC Police had taken away,*
*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*
*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*
*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*
*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*
* December 25th is just a "Holiday".*

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*
*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*
*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*
*Something was changing, something quite odd! *
*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*
*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*
*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*
* At Lowe's the word Chris tmas - was no where to be found.*
*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*
*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*
*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*
*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*
*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!*
*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*
*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*
*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*
; * Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*


*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*
*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*
*So as you celebrate "Winter Break" under your "Dream Tree"*
*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*
*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*


*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS,

NOT Happy Holiday!*

Aspire to Inspire before you Expire!

Article Link: Blowback from the GOP's holy war


I submit for your morning reading: A feature article on Salon.com that describes the GOP's presidential candidate's reliance on a "bitter legacy of sloganeering against Muslims" as a bad move. It turns out the use of scary-Muslim fear mongering isn't so fashionable today. Strange. I wonder how this will influence the forward front.

Any ideas on a replacement fear? Type one up. Click the "comments" link below. Here's mine: Look out, America, for the terror threat of the homosexual sleep over cells is nigh!!

From Salon: "The American public, worried about mortgages, recession and a seemingly interminable war in Iraq, was unimpressed -- those who fear-mongered the most about Muslim terrorists have faltered at the polls. Even the remaining front-runners, John McCain and Mitt Romney, have said bigoted things about Muslims and their religion. But Islamophobia as a campaign strategy has failed, and it may well come back to haunt the Republicans in the general election."

 
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