Post #311 Happy Black Friday!

How was your Thanksgiving? I read an e-mail from the White House in Washington, D.C., written by our First Lady, Michelle Obama:

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Good morning,

Every Thanksgiving, Barack sits down to call some of our troops and thank them for their service.

When he tells me about these conversations, it always reminds me of how blessed we are to live in a country where men and women will stand up to protect our freedoms and preserve our way of life. And whenever I've had the chance to meet with these heroes and their families, I've always walked away inspired by their courage and in awe of their strength.

I can't think of any better way to spend Thanksgiving than letting our service members know how grateful we are for everything that they do. So this year, we're making it easy to do just that.

We've partnered with the USO to create a program called Thanks From Everywhere. To get involved, simply visit JoiningForces.gov/Thanks and write a quick note that troops and veterans all over the world will be able to see.

Add your message to Thanks From Everywhere.

Your note will be added to a map with messages from people all over the country, showing our troops and their families just how much we appreciate their service and sacrifice.

If we all do our part, we'll help to build a wave of support to honor our veterans and their families -- and ensure they get the recognition they deserve this holiday season.

At a time when we are sitting down to share the blessings we've received this past year, please take a moment to be a part of this effort to thank America's heroes and their families.

Send a message to Thanks From Everywhere today:

http://www.JoiningForces.gov/Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving,

Michelle Obama

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And how many "anti-Obama" e-mails did you "Fwd" today? How many did you verify? A misinformed electorate, that is what we need.... :p

Post #310 Missing Michelle Bachmann's 'Cajones,' Pt. II

Good Lord, woman.

"[I]f anyone will not work, neither should he eat."
-- Michelle Bachmann

As Bachmann knows -- or should know, the above quote from the Bible concerns Christians who will not work in anticipation of the Second Coming, not the poor. Indeed, there are over 300 verses in the Bible on how to deal with the poor -- not one verse says to let 'em starve!

Either Bachmann knows this -- and is (mis)using the Bible to advance her own agenda, or she is just stupid.

The campaign needs to end now BEFORE Bachmann says something else stupid, like, say, endorsing torture. Oh, wait.... :p

Post #309 Put Me In Charge . . .

I got this in e-mail, http://www.theveteransvoice.com/Put-me-in-charge.html -- tho it was wrong attributed to a 21 year old female who was concerned with the socialism she is being forced to live under:

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Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away. If you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.

Put me in charge of Medicaid. The first thing I'd do is to get women Norplant birth control implants or tubal ligations. Then, we'll test recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine and document all tattoos and piercings. If you want to reproduce or use drugs, alcohol, smoke or get tats and piercings, then get a job.

Put me in charge of government housing. Ever live in a military barracks? You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair. Your "home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will be inventoried. If you want a plasma TV or xBox 360, then get a job and your own place.

In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week or you will report to a "government" job. It may be cleaning the roadways of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we find for you. We will sell your 22 inch rims and low profile tires and your blasting stereo and speakers and put that money toward the common good..

Before you write that I've violated someone's rights, realize that all of the above is voluntary. If you want our money, accept our rules.. Before you say that this would be "demeaning" and ruin their "self esteem," consider that it wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money for doing absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered self esteem.

If we are expected to pay for other people's mistakes we should at least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices. The current system rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.

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And, of course, the e-mail included this little embellishment:

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AND While you are on Govt subsistence, you no longer can VOTE! Yes, that is correct. For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. You will voluntarily remove yourself from voting while you are receiving a Govt welfare check. If you want to vote, then get a job. Now, if you have the guts - PASS IT ON.

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WOW. No wonder Hitler got elected. Hitler stirred up fear and resentment, too. The comments I have seen in support of this have been jaw-dropping....

We have man who wants to fight socialism by being in charge of socialist programs and making welfare recipients second-class citizens. It's like Jim Crow based on the size of your wallet.

I, too, would like to see welfare streamlined and better regulated -- there are too many abled-bodied people collecting benefits who don't deserve help. However, I also realize that most welfare recipients need help thro no fault of their own -- they did not make "bad choices."

Governments are instituted among men to secure the unalienable Rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Ho Ho's; our government is NOT supposed to deny rights to certain people. It is disheartening to see a 'conservative' who does not seem to understand the proper role of government and can come up with such ideas based on irrational fears and raging paranoia and other 'conservatives' cheering on.

I think many 'conservatives' would benefit from more Sunday School -- "Love thy neighbor," "Do unto others..."

Post #308 The Wage Of Jihad Is Death! Pt. II

Subject: Bin Laden's Liquor Store

http://www.politesociety.com/binladenliquors_ol10[1].swf