Air America (airline?)-NO

Air America is a radio network. I think it's a network. The network was conceived by.......someone. And it was meant to do..........something. All the while representing the broad mainstream of America........somewhat.

Those whacky guys and gals at Air America, being true to their progressive nature (?), have gone where no commercial station has ever gone before. They are asking for donations. "GET OUT OF TOWN!" you may be saying. But no.....they are. Here is what the newspaper said:

"In an unusual move for commercial radio, Air America Radio quietly launched Sept. 21 a loyalty program that includes asking for donations from listeners, a strategy more common to noncommercial stations and political action committees. According to the network’s Web site, listeners become an “Air America Associate” by making a cash donation to the network."

They "quietly launched" a loyalty program. OOOPS! I'll probably get into trouble just by writing this. I'll write very quietly. Also, at this point I must recuse myself. I don't listen to Air America which apparently put's me in the stupid category of the human race. Reason would tell you that there are not enough smart people around to sustain a Radio Network for smart people. Therefore a PBS style donation drive should not arouse any suspicion in any of us, because nobody listens to PBS. If this does create suspicion....... you are most likely a racist, or were abused as a child by your parents.

But like I said, "I must recuse myself."

If you think Air America sounds like an airline........you are probably a racist, a stupid racist. Of course it is an airline, isn't it? All I know is that extremely smart people who are better than me, because they have "no God," picked "Air America" as their moniker. I think these smart people have visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads.

These people don't get it. You would think smart people would.

I stand recused.

The Ugly Feminist

Not long ago, a man was about to enter a Department Store in a local shopping mall. Upon his approach to the store he noticed a women heading in his direction. He paused, smiled, and held the door open for the woman who surprised the man with, "I hope you're not holding the door for me because I am a women."

"No," replied the man, "I'm holding the door because I am a Gentleman!"

Feinstein in Fein Form

Dianne Feinstein is a U.S. Senator from California. When you hear about the lunatic fringe of the Democratic Party, Ms. Feinstein would be one of the lunatics. The fact that she is not being treated at a Mental Institution for her delusional tantrums is yet another example of the failure of this country's Health Care system.

Yesterday Ms. Feinstein slipped into Wonderland at the senate confirmation hearing of John Roberts, a candidate for Supreme Court Justice. This is what Ms. Feinstein said, a statement, I think, which was meant to explain the separation of "church and state." It's amazing she said these things without crossing her eyes once. Here's what she said:

I recently traveled to Europe where I saw monuments enshrining the tragedies that have occurred in the name of religion. In Budapest along the River Danube there are 60 pairs of shoes covered in copper: women's, men's, small children's.

During World War II, Hungarian fascist and Nazi soldiers forced thousands of Jews including men, women and small children to remove their shoes, as a final humiliation, before shooting them and letting their bodies fall and drift down the river. These shoes represent a powerful symbol of man's inhumanity.

Never crossed her eyes once.

You may ask yourself, "What in the world is she talking about." Don't ask me, I dunno! Certainly Hungary and Germany were not religious states. I don't have a clue what she was talking about. I just wish someone would have had the compassion and decency to approach her during the statement, and gingerly grab her shoulders and say, "There, there, lets go back to your office. I have licorice!" Then gently lift her from her seat and escort her out of the hearing room.

That would have been the correct thing to do.

I can just see her, her eyes crossed by now, staggering in short choppy steps out of the Senate hearing room saying, "Is it red licorice?"

Gilligan?

This week Bob Denver died. Denver played the character "Gilligan" in the TV series Gilligan's Island. This made me think of the human failure, John Kerry.

John Kerry ran for President in 2004. He was rejected in 2004. This girly man also told many lies in 2004. His whole life is just rotten with bad judgment and out and out lies.

Mr. Kerry tried so hard to dupe the American people into thinking he was a wholesome all-American man. And he might have been successful if only he didn't have to open his mouth and speak. This is the guy who voted against the Iraq war after he voted for it. Of all the major gaffes committed by this traitorous loser was his response to a question about his favorite Boston Red Sox player.

I love baseball, and I love my country. These two things separate myself from comrade Kerry.

Kerry is a Senator from Massachusetts, the state the city of Boston is located. He would wear a Boston Red Sox baseball hat from time to time on the campaign trail. His intention was to portray himself as an average Joe, and a supporter of the Red Sox. Well, Gilligan, er I mean Kerry had some baseball talk with a news reporter that I will never forget, and you the reader might have missed.

reporter: "Senator Kerry, I see you are wearing a Red Sox cap.

Kerry: "You betcha, I'm a life-long fan."

reporter: "Who's your favorite Red Sox player?"

Kerry: "Manny Ortiz!"

reporter: "Do you mean David Ortiz?"
(There is no Manny Ortiz on the Red Sox)

Kerry: "Er... yes, David Ortiz"

[Then he spoke]

Kerry: "But my favorite all-time Red Sox player was Eddie Yost. I admired him while I was growing up because he was a hard-nosed player who never would give up."

Okay. If you know little about baseball, much like Kerry and this reporter, you wouldn't think twice about his statement. At least the reporter knew David Ortiz. But if you are a baseball fan it would grab your attention immediately. At first you would wonder why he wouldn't pick Ted Williams, the games best hitter ever, and a Red Sox player, as his favorite player. Eddie Yost was a hard-nosed player, and Eddie probably did hate to lose, but the problem is this. Eddie Yost never played for the Boston Red Sox. Never. Not one game.

Skipper: "OOOOh little buddy, are you telling tales?"

Kerry: "Who? Where? Me?"

New Orleans D.C.

New York////////New Orleans.

Both cities shared disasters this century.

New York, the terrorist attack on the World Trade Towers. An event that was not predicted, but the city apparently had trained for such an event.

New Orleans, hit by a hurricane that was tracked for days. There was never any doubt it would hit the southern part of Louisiana.

How do they compare? Can you say....ILLUMINATING!

New York Mayor: Rudy Giuliani (Republican).....took immediate charge of the search and rescue efforts. Then succeeded in reassuring citizens of his control, and the endeavors to correct the situation were underway. [His performance was so outstanding that he is now spoken of as Presidential material]

New Orleans Mayor: Ray Nagin (Democrat)......ordered the evacuation of the city more then a day before Hurricane Katrina struck. That was it. He didn't enforce it. Large segments of the city said, "Hell No! We're not going anywhere!" The next time Mayor Nagin was seen he was whining and complaining two days after the disaster that the Federal Government was to slow, that the city, his city, was in anarchy. [It's hard to say that the Mayor lost control because he never had control].

New York Governor: George Pataki (Republican).....was immediately at the scene wearing a hard hat. He mobilized the Guard.

Louisiana Governor: Kathleen Blanco (Democrat).....I don't know what she was doing, and there is evidence she didn't know what she was doing. We only know what she didn't do.....call out the Guard to initiate rescue.

Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco adhere to the Democratic party Creed:"If you don't know what you're doing, do nothing, and blame others."

A note to New Orleans-------if you want to bow to the federal government and give-up your sovereignty as a city in the state of Louisiana, that could be arranged. You'd be called the New Orleans District of Columbia. New Orleans D.C.. You have the crime and mindset to be another D.C..

A new New Orleans?

Hurricane Katrina dealt a blow to the gulf coast of the United States. It could have been worse, but the devastation, especially in New Orleans, could have been prevented.

New Orleans is a city below sea level. The levees that were constructed to protect the city had the capability of withstanding a Level 3 hurricane. A Hurricane, Level 4 or 5 would wipe out the city. Katrina, previously a Level 5, came ashore as a Level 4. The storm tracked east at the point of land fall wiping out coastal towns in Mississippi and Alabama. New Orleans, located in the state of Louisiana, appeared to be spared the brunt of the storm, but then the levees protecting the city failed releasing the water and flooding the city.

The Question: If we knew that the possibility of a Level 5 Hurricane hitting New Orleans would wipe out the city, why were the levees constructed only to protect the city from a Level 3 storm? We must insist on an answer to that question.

The levees failed but also the politicians failed. For those of you not familiar with the city of New Orleans, it is well known for the corruption of city government. The city is one of the most crime ridden cities in America. And like all other crime ridden cities in this country, it is run by liberal Democrats. New Orleans boasts of its immoral attributes. "Do something FOR ME!".... should be the cities motto. In short, there is not a human vice that is not exploited by the city of New Orleans. Why spend money on levee expansion, when you can build bike paths, parking lots, a Mardi Gras fountain, and river walks..... would be the response of the city government to the above question. Democrats will spend millions of dollars on bike paths and river walks, and turn around and say, "We need more Police, to deal with our high crime rate." DEM's will create a budget and after passing it, and at the same time appeasing their special interests with it, decrie that the city needs more police officers.

A sane human being would say, "A bike path through the French Quarter would sure be nice, but seeing the existing crime problem we have, the money is better spent on increasing our fire and police operations."

Did you ever wonder why Democrats hate Police and coddle criminals?.... When a DEM sees a cop, he thinks, "because of that nazi pig, we don't have a bike bath somewhere."

The Dutch have the same problem of being under sea level that exists in New Orleans. A tidal wave in the 1950's killed thousands. What they did was build a series of 3 levees. No expense was spared. Remember that the flooding of New Orleans did not have to happen.

The question, why a better levee system was not built in New orleans MUST be answered by local and state representatives. It has been customary for the federal government to pay 75% of any major construction project, leaving the remaining 25% to be paid by the State and Local authorities. A tremendous deal if you ask me. But apparently too pricey for the Mayor and his corrupt minions.

Natural catastrophe's (USA): You will hear that the New Orleans catastrophe is the worst natural disaster in this country's history. Not true. The people you will hear this from are the same people who said our incursion into Afghanistan would be another Vietnam. Oddly, even though the same people say discrediting things over and over again, they are never discredited.

Worst American Disasters
• Hurricane---Sept. 8, 1900 in Galveston, Texas. 6-8,000 lost.
• Flood---May 31, 1889 in Johnstown, PA when the South Fork Dam broke. 2,2000 perished.
• Fire---Oct. 8, 1871 in Peshtigo, Wisconsin where 1,500 died.

The Worst American Disaster
• Epidemic---1918 the Spanish Flu hit The United States killing 500,000 people.

THE MORAL: To all of you who sheepishly follow the liberal mantra that the Government should provide everything........I hope you witnessed first hand how quickly relief arrived to New Orleans. That is the level of service you wish to condemn others with.

Also, I think it should be stressed that much if not all of the loss of life in New Orleans could have been prevented if the people in New Orleans who were told to evacuate would have left the city. When government, the provider of essential services tells you it can no longer provide those services, believe them,...... LEAVE! All you do is increase the burden you already present by not following the evacuation order. And don't complain later if you were too stupid to leave. There is a fine line between Stupid and Stubborn. Many stayed in New Orleans because they were thugs, accustomed to preying on other's misery. Other people stayed simply because they weren't leaving. They don't obey others.

Reuters Photo

Cindy or Casey?

What took the ultra "Left" wing so long to come up with a Cindy Sheehan? Truly this country is full of unstable people who wear sheep's clothing to hide the Wolfe inside. Without these evildoers the word and concept of upisdown would not exist. Everything that Cindy Sheehan, a mother of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, says is a lie. The total opposite of what she says is the truth. Cindy is classic "upisdown".

Why would the media concentrate on this publicly grieving mother, whose rants prove her mental state is very unstable. This media circus is being financed by Ben Cohen of the "Ben & Jerry's" ice cream company. I'd like to know how this money is funneled to these news networks.

I see two good things coming of this:

#1) Cindy will, and has, demonstrated the insanity, and hatred, and intolerance layered in the hearts of far Left socialists. It's all there......right in front of America and the world's eyes to see. And Cindy Sheehan's selfishness is nauseating.

#2) From here on no one can pooh-pooh the idea that the main media is hopelessly connected to the far far left. How disgraceful of the networks to drool over Cindy while ignoring the other Mothers and Fathers who lost their children.

Stalin called these people "useful idiots." I find myself for once agreeing Josef Stalin, hero of the Left.

All this begs the question: Is this about Casey or Cindy Sheehan.

I found the answer quite quickly.

I had heard that Casey Sheehan had re-enlisted and he knew he was going to Iraq. I also heard that this was his second tour of duty in Iraq. If either of these bits of data is true you would definately have to say that Casey would not support the lunatic rantings of his mother Cindy. Her own family is embarrassed and humiliated by her actions. Her husband has filed for divorce, the "grounds" being that she is nuts.

I wanted to verify Casey Sheehan's service record so I did some internet searchs, (Google, dogpile, MSN). I typed in the search window "Casey Sheehan" and clicked search. The results of the search were interesting, and so very sad. All the results were web pages, news articles and blogs about...... [drum roll]..... Cindy Sheehan! Gasp, oh gasp! This whole charade is about Cindy.

Why doesn't the news media talk to Casey's Father?

Just an Afterthought

Now we are a few months past the Michael Jackson trial verdict, a memory has stuck with me.

The memory of his supporters standing outside the court house, and also outside his "Neverland" ranch. Who were these people, and what were they thinking.

If polled, I wonder how many of these people would say they supported John Kerry in the last election? I feel the results of such a poll would be illuminating.

Chappaquiddick

"Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law?Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high and mighty?"- Senator Ted Kennedy, 1973 -

Let's call him.....Mr. High & Mighty. A product of a truly disfunctional family, Ted Kennedy defines the term "pond scum."

He is the Joseph McCarthy of the Democratic Party. But unlike "Gunner Joe," Ted has never did anything for this country. McCarthy, at least, exposed Communists, a fact that was just recently proven when the archives of the former Soviet Union were opened. Also McCarthy served his country in the military.

Joseph Kennedy, the father, made his money as a rum-runner during the period known as "prohibition." His gains were of the illegal type. Did he go to jail, and have his ill gotten fortune taken from him? No.

My first experience with someone stealing a national election was the election of 1960 when Ted's brother John, with the help of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, was elected President thanks to the Illinois electoral vote. (My second experience was Al Gore trying again in 2000) Then.... John picks his brother Bobby to be Attorney General of the U.S.. Ted was just a lazy drunk during this period. When brother John was killed, and Bobby was killed, Ted became Senator from the deluded State of Massachusetts. (Home of Mike Dukakis and John Kerry---Both men rejected, not elected.)

On July 19, 1969, Ted and a young intern named Mary Jo went for a drive. Unfortunately, Ted was drunk. And of course, Ted was not a womanizer like his brothers were. Oh know! Not Ted! (cough) During this drunken drive, drunken Ted drove the car off a bridge into the Chappaquiddick river. Ted somehow managed to remove himself from the car, his own personal safety being paramount here. Shaken, and definitely drunk, he managed to find his way home.

Up until this point everything that happened that night could be rationally explained. But here's the kicker. Ted gathered himself enough after TEN HOURS to call police. Mary Jo could not hold here breath for 10 hours. Why did it take ten hours?..... You'll have to ask Teddy.

Funny how different people are. I can only speak for myself.....but if it were me....I would of made every attempt to extract her from the car. As the man, as the driver, who was responsible for the deadly plunge, I would of tried to save her. And, if I couldn't, I would of ran, and ran, and ran until I could get help and call the police...... But that's just me.

I only bring this up because just yesterday I saw Teddy on the Television casting judgment on another human being. A Human who was not a drunk or directly responsible for the death of another. His comments are regularly published and I can't figure out why. Teddy is wrong all the time. If you have any doubts of what "upisdown" means........Ted Kennedy is the poster child.

"Senator! Have you no decency?"

LOL. That's my point, he has none.

London Bridges Falling Down

Today, the evil called "TERROR" hit home in the grand city of London, England. During "rush hour" today 4 bombs exploded. One in a double decker bus, and three in the city's underground subway called the "Tube" by London natives. Not surprisingly, a muslim terror group took credit for the bombings. Last I heard, two other bombs were discovered which did not explode.

Much like my own country's 9/11, and the Madrid bombings, innocent people were targeted. Innocents who were working, or traversing to and from work, were killed in all three attacks. Innocents who have every right to live their lives free from suicide bombers, or threats from radical brain-washed zealots who kill in the name of a deity, in the name of God! What god would sanction the senseless death of Innocents.

The people of London are well aware of terrorism. Most recent in their history they had to deal with the IRA (Irish Republican Army). When Americans try to describe the character of the English people we emphasize the "stiff upper lip" facade done so well by londoners. Today we all saw that trait exhibited by the citizens of London. . . . Americans love Brits.

These bombers are vermin. Anytime now the muslim community should stand up and denounce these muslims. I encourage them because I'm concerned about Innocents. Should there ever be a backlash toward the Islamic community in the US of A, many innocent people will die. When that happens we act much like our enemies act. Not good. Not good at all. It's time for the muslim leaders to assert their doctrine of peace that the "West" hears so much about.


(Photo/AP)

DA FRENCH

One of the first enemies the United States had was the French. I once heard that the French were a people who wanted to rule the world but couldn't even rule themselves. A story comes to mind.

A U.S. Marine Corps Officer attended a conference in Europe where Admirals from the U.S., France and other NATO countries were present. This officer overheard a French Admiral commenting, "We, in France, speak many languages, as does all of Europe. Whereas, the Americans only speak one language. Why must we speak in English only at these meetings? Why can't we speak French?"

The Marine officer chimed in, "Maybe because we secured an agreement that you wouldn't have to speak German!"

The room fell silent.

Father of the Year

This week the National Father's Day Council announced the picks for their 64th annual award. This year it went to four individuals. If I told you that Donald Trump was one of them you probably wouldn't believe me. Donald Trump is a millionaire whose projects tend to fail, but he continues to prosper. I think he is married, but I am not positive about that. I know his ex-wife sued him in a very public divorce. Father of the year you say?

The National Council trumped themselves by their next pick. The Radio/TV host Larry King. He does have 6 children which is wonderful. The only problem is the fact that this man has been married 7 times.

It's apparent that the National Father's Day Council has redefined what a "good" father is. The odd thing is, the current definition, as defined by this strange council, was the definition of a "bad" father only 20 years ago. (UPISDOWN)

Larry King is Father of the Year. (UPISDOWN)

Using the council's criteria for Father of the Year, it's a good guess that ex-President Bill Clinton was Father of the Year in 1998.

The White Christian Party

Most imbecile's are placid and never amount to much. But from time to time an imbecile surfaces who is not happy with just embarrassing himself----he must embarrass the human species. Howard Dean is such an imbecile.

The newly elected chairman of the Democratic Party is not the " sharpest tool in the shed." I'm glad he is given so much exposure, it saves so much time when I explain what an American is. All I have to do is say, "You know who Howard Dean is, right? OK, that is not an American. He demonstrates not one true American quality."

On Monday, June 6, 2005, Mr. Dean energized the Democratic faithful by saying of the Republican Party, "It's pretty much a white, Christian party."

This "missing link" has a way with words. I am pressed to come up with other words I have heard lately that were so stupid and bizarre. The chairman of the Democratic Party just offended 85% of his membership. (Homer Simpson would go, "DOOH!")

If you are a Republican, you have to be giggling to yourself and shaking your head side to side. If you are a Democrat, and also a "Christian White," I am here to inform you that you are a member of the wrong Party. (DOOH!)

GEE! Does that make the Democratic Party "pretty much a black Christian Party?"

"RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! Grab the women and children.......THE CHRISTIANS ARE COMING!...THE CHRISTIANS ARE COMING!"

Guess what. Howard Dean is a white Christian. Odd? Or what.

DOOH!

A Memorial

Today at 3PM we all remember the citizens who died for a reason. Today at 3PM we all memorialise their lives, the citizens who died for a grand reason. Today at 3PM we all experience what it truly "feels" to be an American. Some Americans don't even know it, they won't even "feel" it, at 3PM. What a shame.

There is no greater sacrifice than to give your life for your country. There just isn't.

Especially, if that country is the United States of America.

I always wonder on this day---Memorial Day---and Veteran's Day----what the people who didn't serve their country, even though they could of, "feel" on this day. I hope some degree of shame should appear to them. Appear, in the form of a tombstone decorated with small American flags. This day, to them, would be a soul-searching day at the very least. I would only hope these people wouldn't disrespect the day.

Nobody wants to die. There is always that next sunrise we can count on. So we use this day to remember those who didn't know which sunrise was their last.

I don't know if these citizens who we remember today can read this. There's a good chance they don't have internet access wherever they are. But, who knows. So I am hoping they can read what I am about to write.

Today I remember you and your sacrifice. It was once said, by Martin Luther King, "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

John Paul II the Great

At 1:37 PM CST on April 2nd, 2005, Pope John Paul II died in his apartment at the Vatican, Rome, Italy. Born Karol Wojtyla in the town of Wadowice, Poland in 1920. He was Pastor and Holy Father to over one billion people here on earth. He was also the first non-Italian pope in 455 years.

His father was in the Polish Army. His mother died when he was 8. His father died 2 years after the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland. Karol went underground and studied at a secret seminary during Nazi occupation. He was ordained a priest in 1946 at the age of 26, and became Poland's youngest bishop 12 years later.

Pope John Paul II will be remembered for his travels. He went to every major country in the world with the exception of China and Russia. He was the first pope to visit the United States. His travels were equivalent to going around the world 30 times. But foremost he will always be remembered for his hard stance against communism, and his endless promotion of freedom. Both the Pope and President Reagan (pictured right) are credited with orchestrating the demise of the former godless nation known as the Soviet Union. His beloved Poland, and their worker protests were instrumental in the downfall of yet another futile attempt at making socialism work in the form of the Soviet Union. These polish protests were the beginning of the end.

Here is what I will remember about him:

• He saved the Catholic church. His liberal predecessors caused a mass exodus of Catholics to Protestant religions. This Pope stemmed the tide by reaffirming church doctrine on abortion, premarital sex, woman in the priesthood, and priests marrying.
• In a 1997 sermon he questioned a society who would "kill its own children."
• His concern about the American Catholics, known as "Cafeteria Catholics," because they choose and pick what they believe.
• In 2000 he went to Jerusalem and slipped a small note in one of the cracks of the western wall, imploring forgiveness for the persecution of Jews instigated by the Catholic church.
• His wish that the wealthy nations help out the poorer.

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The only negative that will hang over his papacy would be the child abuse cases placed upon homosexual priests. The pope could not say he didn't know because I knew and I'm not a Catholic. I worked in a Correctional Institution in the 80's and the 90's. All priests that I saw coming to the prison were openly, demonstratively homosexual. I have never heard John Paul II explain why he allowed them to become priests. We now know that homosexual activities were widespread in the Church.

(I call them homosexual priests because they are. The mainstream media refer to these priests as pedafiles. Of course they do not want to appear homophobic. Pedafiles, especially male pedafiles assault girls, young girls. They sexually assault them and very often kill them. The actions of the Catholic priests who fondled and sexually assaulted almost exclusively young boys were homosexuals trying to feed their demented sexual appetites.)

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I doubt that I will soon forget this pope, and here is why. His face. His face was the match that lit the fire of faith and love in people. I will remember the faces of the children when they saw him----and because of all his travels many did. It was a face that saw the death of his mother and brother while he was young. A face that saw German storm troopers stomp through his beloved Poland. A face that saw Poland fall under the enslavement of godless communism. A tear stained face who witnessed war he could not stop.

I will remember a very special moment. It occurred at a youth rally, in the year 2000, I think. In Toronto, Canada, I think. But what happened I am crystal clear.

The Pope was hunched in his chair. He was exhausted from the evening. He witnessed a day of Catholic Youth organizations singing, praying, and patiently listening.

He offered Mass, and all the rituals germane to this rally. He was tired. It was a very long day. But in an instant, his head rose and his eyes met the eyes of tens of thousands of young people in the crowd... smiling the Holy Father said in perfect English, "Well. What do we do now?" At the crowd roared approval of Their Pontiff.

Pope John Paul could not disconnect his heart from the hearts of those young people. It was obvious this Pope was energized by the youth. He never wanted that evening to end. It was a Miracle.

The 264th successor to St. Peter will one day be called "Pope John Paul II the Great."

(photos/AP)

Racist Lawyer Dies

Today the infamous racist lawyer, Johnnie Cochran, age 67, died in Los Angelas of a brain tumor.

Cochran's philosophy was to get black members of a jury to acquit guilty black defendants to "get back at" white people. He was a master at playing the race card.

Eighth Grade Education in 1895

I remember my Grandfather doing the crossword puzzle every morning while he had his coffee and breakfast. I would look at the completed puzzle with true amazement. My Grandfather had to be the smartest person on earth I thought, no wonder Grandma married this guy.

I was partially amazed at the small amount of time it took him to complete the puzzle, while at the same time conversing with my Grandmother, and keeping a close watch on me so I wouldn't slip food to the dog under the table. I was totally amazed because I knew he had only completed the 7th or 8th grade in school. He was born in 1898, and we were all told that children had to leave school early, back then, to help on the farm, or at the very least go to work to help out the family finances. It was so sad. Or was it?

I saw in a post today the 8th Grade test given to students in 1895 in the state of Kansas. Kansas would definitely represent that rural farm culture that would require family assistance. Click on link below to see the test:

8th Grade Final Exam. Salinas, KS 1895

My first reaction when I saw this test was, "My God! Kids in the 8th Grade today couldn't spell CROSSWORD PUZZLE let alone do one!" What I thought was sad, the fact that my Grandfather and his buddies had to leave school early, was not sad at all. What is sad is the state of our schools today. They graduate high school students today who for all practical purposes can't read or write. I wonder why?

CLASS SIZE: In 1895 all eight grades were in the same room.

SALARY: Not paid enough? If you think that a teacher who can't teach children will miraculously acquire that ability if given more money you are stupid, or a product of the Public School system 1965- present.

DISCIPLINE: In 1895 you never "talked back," or were allowed to "strike" your teacher. You were taught how to act at home by your parent(s), then taught how to act away from home , in public, by your teacher. Inversely, you can tell how a child was brought up at home by how he acts in public.

SUPPLIES & BOOKS: In 1895 most students did not have their own books, most were shared with other students. The ballpoint pen wasn't invented until 1945.

Excuses, excuses. We are into our second generation of lost children. Does it seem that we are figuring out the problem today? NO, not at all. What we must do is reject the participation of liberal/socialist Teacher Unions, and liberal/socialist Administrators from having anything to do with educating American children. Their cock-eyed scheme of education has been a total and complete failure. There is a cyber-puter term that describes the liberal education agenda as we have it today: [Garbage in---Garbage out].

If you, the reader, attended public school in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, I have a question for you. Did you do the crossword in the paper this morning while having breakfast? Do you want your children too?

It's time to wise up!

Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?

Retrospectively, there are many people who have done things for me in my life. Whether financially, emotionally, or spiritually, I will always be grateful to them.

But of all my troubles, none compare to those of my sinful nature. I was born with it. We all sin, we all confront our primal urges on a daily basis. But as we mature we acquire "Rights" and "Wrongs." We file all that info into a folder labeled "conscience." Once the conscience is established, we find one undeniable truth, that we are sinners and always will be.

In the movie The Italian Job, actor Donald Sutherland is chided by a companion, "You have to trust people more." Sutherland responded, "Oh I trust people, it's the devil in them that I don't trust."

Today Christians observe Good Friday. It's the day we remember Jesus, and his sacrifice, torture, and love for us. All for the forgiveness of those sins we commit.

"My God, My God, why hath thou forsaken me." Words of a Son to his Father. Words of torment that prove that Jesus did feel and think like mere mortals while he was here on earth. Shortly thereafter Jesus announced, "It is finished," and died. He died for me and you. How sobering for us to realize his last words were so humanly recognizable to anyone who has faced disappointment and pain in their life.

God offered his Son to die for me, to forgive me of my sins. That's truly the greatest thing anyone has ever done for me.

R U OVERPAID?

There is an old adage: "If someone is willing to do your job as well as you but for less money, you are overpaid."

There is an interesting article today in Wired magazine, click here to read the article.

Germany is a socialist welfare state. The same type of state that liberal Democrats in the U.S. want for us. Socialism has been a disaster wherever it has been instituted. Germany's unemployment rate is at about 12%. Imagine if that happened in this country. Well, if you vote for Democrats that's exactly what you will get. Insanely, that is what they want. Stalin called you (Democrats), "useful idiots." He was right on the mark. When you rely on the Government for everything, life as we know it will evaporate.

Right now in Germany, employers post jobs, and potential employees bid on jobs. That's right, they bid on jobs. Here is an example: One employee says he will clean offices for 10 Euros a hour. Another applies and says that he will do it for 8 Euros, and so on and so on.

Watch for the people who say we should listen to Germany, France, and even Canada for our values. (upisdown) Then reject these people at the ballot box. Europe should look toward the United States for answers.

Brooklyn Boy Held Captive

In 1982 an American born Israeli soldier was captured in Lebanon. His Father has received information that his son is still alive, held captive by Syria.