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Earlier I posted about 143 days of experience. If you haven’t read it, scroll down (or click that link) and read it first. A debate has been started about this and I want to share it with you.

Here’s an email I got in response to the 143 days message, followed by my response to her email. Make sure you read it all… hit the comment link to debate this.

I will vote for someone with 143 days of Senate experience (by far, not his only political experience) because he has more common sense, dignity, truth, and ability than the other candidates. I will not be persuaded by sarcasm, lies, fear, or manipulation by the other candidates.

I will vote for someone with 143 of Senate experience because I am a woman, and do not want the religious right and their Bible politics to be in charge of what I do with my body. The Constitution is NOT the Bible.

I will vote for someone with 143 days of Senate experience because they will do more to fix our economy, education system, healthcare system, and national security. The last 8 years haven’t worked- why would I vote for 4 more of the same?

I will vote for someone with 143 days of Senate experience because they want what’s best for ALL Americans, not just the wealthiest.

Actually, I’d vote for someone with 3 days Senate experience before I voted McCain/Palin!

My response:

And that frightens me greatly.

Have you heard what Democrats think about McCain?
http://www.thebisch.com/archives/2008/09/what-democrats-think-of-mccain/

Have you heard what Joe Biden thinks of Barak Obama?
http://www.thebisch.com/archives/2008/09/joe-biden/

Did you know that Barak Obama admits to consorting with known terrorists who have murdered police officers, and bombed Washington, DC?
http://www.thebisch.com/archives/2008/08/do-you-know-enough-to-elect-barak-obama/

Did you know that Barak Obama at one time supported Marxist ideals?
http://www.thebisch.com/archives/2008/08/barak-obama-the-communist/

Do you really know what kind of change you’re voting for? Much of what the Democrats (I can’t say Obama, because all he wants is “change”, he won’t say what kind of change) want is going to cost money. Money this country already doesn’t have – that’s why they call it deficit spending. Where do you think this money is going to come from? Is Barak Obama gonna poop dollar bills? No. He’s gonna raise TAXES. It’s not going to affect the “rich” as you and I think of “rich” people (people like Bill Gates or Warren Buffet)… it’s going to affect people like you and me. Because we are gainfully employed and making a decent living. If you have a white collar job and you’re making $50 or $60k ($100 or $120k combined – that means you, dual income married folk) a year or more, you are *NOT* the middle class by the Democrat’s definition. You are wealthy!

Don’t feel rich? Yeah, I didn’t think so. A taxpayer voting for Barak Obama is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

Sure, there are things with the Republican Ticket I disagree with (their stance on abortion, their stance on the lack of separation of church and state), but these issues are things that will be difficult to overturn. Roe v. Wade has been around for a long, long time and a Democratic Congress (which is what we’ll still have after Nov 4) will make it impossible for McCain and Palin to turn that around. However, it will make it extremely easy for Obama/Biden to raise taxes to pay for all these government handout programs they want.

Government handout programs aren’t for a democracy… they aren’t American. Let’s call it what it is, ladies and gentlemen: COMMUNISM. Personally, I don’t like any of the “major party” candidates. But I certainly *WILL NOT* vote for the kind of change that Obama wants to bring to this country.

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I got this email today.. I don’t have the original quote, and don’t know who wrote the original email (if it was you, I’d love to give you the attribution)…. but I wanted to share it all with you, because I have a follow up email coming:

The first time I read this quote, I thought it was dangerously true. Then I really started pondering it and thought how would this apply to our own lives/careers? Let’s look at it again to see how absurd it is.

Come on folks, we are not voting for the next American Idol.

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Just picked up some little known info on Palin’s National Security Credentials. Some have shrugged off her position as Commander of the Alaskan National Guard but see this:

• Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th& nbsp;Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.
• As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues,homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden’s.
• She’s also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security’s counterterrorism plans.
• Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country’s defense. Given Alaska’s proximity to Russia, she may have security clearances we don’t even know about.
• According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets.

I find this very interesting. Who knew that Alaska plays such a key role in the defense of this country? I’m willing to bet most of you did not.

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Newsweek reported this yesterday. Seems that the Democrats need to check their facts before “Sliming” Ms. Palin.

Please note that I am only reporting what Newsweek said. The copy below is not mine. Nor do I agree with everything that Gov. Palin stands for. I also don’t agree with spreading complete falsehoods about someone either.

“False Internet claims and rumors fly about McCain’s running mate.
By Brooks Jackson, Jess Henig, Emi Kolawole, Joe Miller and Lori Robertson | factcheck.org

Summary
We’ve been flooded for the past few days with queries about dubious Internet postings and mass e-mail messages making claims about McCain’s running mate, Gov. Palin. We find that many are completely false, or misleading.

Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska’s schools. She has said that students should be allowed to “debate both sides” of the evolution question, but she also said creationism “doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum.”"

There are full details, including links, on the Newsweek website. Go there if you’re interested.

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Someone emailed me this cartoon today. So very true… Do you remember the story of the Pied Piper? I wonder who the children are in this story? Could it be you, me, and all the other taxpayers in America?

If you don’t remember the story, read this synopsis…

The Story of the Pied Piper

In the year 1284 a mysterious man appeared in Hameln. He was wearing a coat of many colored, bright cloth, for which reason he was called the Pied Piper. He claimed to be a rat catcher, and he promised that for a certain sum that he would rid the city of all mice and rats. The citizens struck a deal, promising him a certain price. The rat catcher then took a small fife from his pocket and began to blow on it. Rats and mice immediately came from every house and gathered around him. When he thought that he had them all he led them to the River Weser where he pulled up his clothes and walked into the water. The animals all followed him, fell in, and drowned.

Now that the citizens had been freed of their plague, they regreted having promised so much money, and, using all kinds of excuses, they refused to pay him. Finally he went away, bitter and angry. He returned on June 26, Saint John’s and Saint Paul’s Day, early in the morning at seven o’clock (others say it was at noon), now dressed in a hunter’s costume, with a dreadful look on his face and wearing a strange red hat. He sounded his fife in the streets, but this time it wasn’t rats and mice that came to him, but rather children: a great number of boys and girls from their fourth year on. Among them was the mayor’s grown daughter. The swarm followed him, and he led them into a mountain, where he disappeared with them.

All this was seen by a babysitter who, carrying a child in her arms, had followed them from a distance, but had then turned around and carried the news back to the town. The anxious parents ran in droves to the town gates seeking their children. The mothers cried out and sobbed pitifully. Within the hour messengers were sent everywhere by water and by land inquiring if the children — or any of them — had been seen, but it was all for naught.

In total, one hundred thirty were lost. Two, as some say, had lagged behind and came back. One of them was blind and the other mute. The blind one was not able to point out the place, but was able to tell how they had followed the piper. The mute one was able to point out the place, although he [or she] had heard nothing. One little boy in shirtsleeves had gone along with the others, but had turned back to fetch his jacket and thus escaped the tragedy, for when he returned, the others had already disappeared into a cave within a hill. This cave is still shown.

Until the middle of the eighteenth century, and probably still today, the street through which the children were led out to the town gate was called the bunge-lose (drumless, soundless, quiet) street, because no dancing or music was allowed there. Indeed, when a bridal procession on its way to church crossed this street, the musicians would have to stop playing. The mountain near Hameln where the the children disappeared is called Poppenberg. Two stone monuments in the form of crosses have been erected there, one on the left side and one on the right. Some say that the children were led into a cave, and that they came out again in Transylvania.

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This is just a little video to get your Monday started with a laugh.

You know, you should really know how tall your trailer is before driving it around.

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A couple weeks ago, I was elated to hear that the someone (namely the LPGA) finally had the er… umm… balls to stand up in the face of political correctness and require that their members speak English well enough to get by in an interview. Not be fluent, mind you, but be able to speak enough English to understand and communicate with English speaking competitors, LPGA judges and officials, sponsors, and interview crews.

Now, amid much criticism, the LPGA seems to have lost their balls in the sand trap. I, for one, am extremely disappointed.

Why shouldn’t the LPGA have a rule in place that English is to be spoken? I have to be able to speak English to do my job. Why shouldn’t professional golfers have to speak English too?

It always pisses me off when people come to this country and expect to not have to speak English. Where is this acceptable anywhere else in the world? If I go to France, I fully expect to have to speak basic French to get by in that country. If I go to Korea, I fully expect to have to learn some basic Korean to get back in that country. Why wouldn’t you expect to have to learn some basic English to get by in America?

Oh, right… I forgot… because this country has no balls. The whiney, leftist, lazy, I want the Government to hand me everything on silver platter liberals, like State Sen. Leland Yee, a Democrat from San Francisco, has caused this country to have no cajones. Oops, I’m sorry, that’s Spanish for BALLS.

Legislators like Leland Yee cause people in America to think that they don’t have to actually WORK to accomplish anything in this country. Finally, when an organization finally stands up to say NO MORE, they whine and complain that it’s “discriminatory”.

I call BULLSHIT. It’s not discriminatory. You can LEARN English. It’s not difficult. It would be discriminatory if I said you had to be white and not Koren to play golf in the LPGA. There’s not a whole lot Koreans and people who aren’t white could do about that.

And finally people wonder why America has no jobs, and we aren’t the mighty country we once were? Hmm… I wonder. Why would anyone want to employ a bunch of “gotta give to me now” wusses?

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Hmm, interesting. Even all the important Democrats like McCain.

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