On a lighter note...
Thanks for this link to pranky Abby Polomis, who decided to torture her upcoming Gibratar Prom date with a picture of her new prom dress... a dress she searched for in the pages of UglyDress.com.
This twisted collection includes the publisher's running commentary like:
"My heart goes out to these two women. Not only did they have to buy these awful dresses and then be seen in public in them, but then they tried to sell the pair of dresses on E-bay."
And...
" I know what this bridesmaid was thinking and it was pure wrong. Some people get off on a strange tangent sometimes. They try to combine two things that frankly, should remain separate. This is how 'Goobers & Grape' was invented. You know 'Goobers & Grape' it is that jar in the supermarket with BOTH peanut butter and jelly in it. Who thought of that? This bride aparently thought that the corsages should later be hung from the rear view mirrors of everyone's cars."
The Mullet Hunters will entertain promgoers at Maxwelton Braes Resort this weekend. Check out their updated Web site... www.TheMulletHunters.com
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Lest my Jewish friends begin to suspect me of fueling anti-semitism for pointing out that the weapons of mass destruction are located in Israel... Meet the Neturei Karta. Yesterday this group of Orthodox Jews demonstrated at the White House in opposition to the visit of "Israeli" Prime Minister Sharon. The Neturei Karta oppose what they describe as "the so-called State of Israel" not because it operates secularly, but because they believe that the entire concept of a sovereign Jewish state is contrary to Jewish Law.
Yesterday they affirmed that, "Sharon and the State of 'Israel' are illegitimate and they do not represent the Jewish people."
And further stated...
Let it be known that:
* The State of "Israel" does not represent the voice of Judaism and/or the Jewish people. The Torah clearly forbids the formation of a State, for the Jewish people, in their time of exile.
* The Torah forbids stealing land, subjugating and oppressing a people etc.
* The root cause of the endless bloodshed and suffering in the Holy Land is Zionism and the State of "Israel".
* The root cause for the continual rise of worldwide anti-Semitism is Zionism and the State of "Israel".
* The Jewish people have been living in Muslim countries, including Palestine, in peace and harmony with their Arab neighbors, until the advent of Zionism.
* True to the above and for many other reasons, the rabbinic authorities universally, have vehemently opposed the State of "Israel" since the time of its inception.
Neturei Karta says, "The only working solution to a true and lasting peace is the total dismantling of this illegitimate State of "Israel" - a transformation to a Palestinian rule. Any other of the countless proposals for peace, whereby the State of "Israel" would continue to exist, is futile."
Yesterday they affirmed that, "Sharon and the State of 'Israel' are illegitimate and they do not represent the Jewish people."
And further stated...
Let it be known that:
* The State of "Israel" does not represent the voice of Judaism and/or the Jewish people. The Torah clearly forbids the formation of a State, for the Jewish people, in their time of exile.
* The Torah forbids stealing land, subjugating and oppressing a people etc.
* The root cause of the endless bloodshed and suffering in the Holy Land is Zionism and the State of "Israel".
* The root cause for the continual rise of worldwide anti-Semitism is Zionism and the State of "Israel".
* The Jewish people have been living in Muslim countries, including Palestine, in peace and harmony with their Arab neighbors, until the advent of Zionism.
* True to the above and for many other reasons, the rabbinic authorities universally, have vehemently opposed the State of "Israel" since the time of its inception.
Neturei Karta says, "The only working solution to a true and lasting peace is the total dismantling of this illegitimate State of "Israel" - a transformation to a Palestinian rule. Any other of the countless proposals for peace, whereby the State of "Israel" would continue to exist, is futile."
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Over a year ago I came across a map developed by MSNBC as an interactive aid to an on-line news story. At the time, it was rumored that the map was no longer linked to any story and that the only way to see this "orphaned" peice of Flash media was by using this link to call it up from the archives of MSNBC's servers. I studied the details provided on the map, and was shocked to see the exact locations of most of the Weapons of Mass Destruction still located in the Middle East. Soon after looking at the map I lost the link... and have continued to look for it using numerous searches ever since.
Well, today I found it... Take a look at the map of WMD's in abundance.
Well, today I found it... Take a look at the map of WMD's in abundance.
Saturday, April 10, 2004
In a speech of less than 10 minutes, on January 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower delivered his political farewell to the American people on national television from the Oval Office of the White House. Those who expected the military leader and hero of World War II to depart his Presidency with a nostalgic, "old soldier" speech like Gen. Douglas MacArthur's, were surprised at his strong warnings about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex."
It's a speech that should be read once again in light of our current dilemma ...
EISENHOWER'S FAREWELL ADDRESS
The Speech in Its Entirety
It's a speech that should be read once again in light of our current dilemma ...
EISENHOWER'S FAREWELL ADDRESS
The Speech in Its Entirety
Thursday, April 08, 2004
When the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O'Neill.
The former head of the FBI's flagship antiterrorism unit in New York City, O'Neill had investigated the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Africa and the USS Cole in Yemen. For six years, he led the fight to track down and prosecute Al Qaeda operatives throughout the world. But his flamboyant, James Bond style and obsession with Osama bin Laden made him a controversial figure inside the buttoned-down world of the FBI. Just two weeks before Sept. 11, O'Neill left the bureau for a job in the private sector -- as head of security at the World Trade Center. He died there after rushing back into the burning towers to aid in the rescue efforts.
Learn more about
The Man Who Knew...
an 83 minute Frontline PBS special that originally aired on Oct. 3, 2002 and is available in streaming format on-line.
The former head of the FBI's flagship antiterrorism unit in New York City, O'Neill had investigated the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Africa and the USS Cole in Yemen. For six years, he led the fight to track down and prosecute Al Qaeda operatives throughout the world. But his flamboyant, James Bond style and obsession with Osama bin Laden made him a controversial figure inside the buttoned-down world of the FBI. Just two weeks before Sept. 11, O'Neill left the bureau for a job in the private sector -- as head of security at the World Trade Center. He died there after rushing back into the burning towers to aid in the rescue efforts.
Learn more about
The Man Who Knew...
an 83 minute Frontline PBS special that originally aired on Oct. 3, 2002 and is available in streaming format on-line.
Recordings by School of Music faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison now can be purchased via an online CD store.
The new store, a Web-based shopping site, will carry all recordings published by the School of Music and, as available, independent discs produced by various faculty members and released on commercial labels.
"We have essentially become a distributor, on a very limited basis," says John Schaffer, director of the School of Music, "so that we can bring together in one convenient location all of the recorded publications that represent our highly creative faculty."
Offerings include the school's centennial commissions and recordings by the Pro Arte String Quartet, Wisconsin Bras Quintet and the UW-Madison Jazz Big Band. Revenues fund scholarships in the School of Music.
To browse the CD store, visit http://www.wisc.edu/music and click on "Recordings and Publications."
The new store, a Web-based shopping site, will carry all recordings published by the School of Music and, as available, independent discs produced by various faculty members and released on commercial labels.
"We have essentially become a distributor, on a very limited basis," says John Schaffer, director of the School of Music, "so that we can bring together in one convenient location all of the recorded publications that represent our highly creative faculty."
Offerings include the school's centennial commissions and recordings by the Pro Arte String Quartet, Wisconsin Bras Quintet and the UW-Madison Jazz Big Band. Revenues fund scholarships in the School of Music.
To browse the CD store, visit http://www.wisc.edu/music and click on "Recordings and Publications."
A few highlights from Claim vs. Fact: Condoleezza Rice's Opening Statement
CLAIM: "We decided immediately to continue pursuing the Clinton Administration’s covert action authorities and other efforts to fight the network."
FACT: Newsweek reported that "In the months before 9/11, the U.S. Justice Department curtailed a highly classified program called ’Catcher’s Mitt’ to monitor al-Qaida suspects in the United States." Additionally, AP reported "though Predator drones spotted Osama bin Laden as many as three times in late 2000, the Bush administration did not fly the unmanned planes over Afghanistan during its first eight months," thus terminating the reconnaissance missions started during the Clinton Administration. [Sources: Newsweek, 3/21/04; AP, 6/25/03]
CLAIM: "The strategy set as its goal the elimination of the al-Qaida network. It ordered the leadership of relevant U.S. departments and agencies to make the elimination of al-Qaida a high priority and to use all aspects of our national power -- intelligence, financial, diplomatic, and military -- to meet this goal."
FACT: 9/11 Comissioner Jamie Gorelick: "Is it true, as Dr. Rice said, ’Our plan called for military options to attack Al Qaida and Taliban leadership’?" Armitage: "No, I think that was amended after the horror of 9/11." [Source: 9/11 Commission testimony, 3/24/04]
CLAIM: "We bolstered the Treasury Department’s activities to track and seize terrorist assets."
FACT: The new Bush Treasury Department "disapproved of the Clinton Administration’s approach to money laundering issues, which had been an important part of the drive to cut off the money flow to bin Laden." Specifically, the Bush Administration opposed Clinton Administration-backed efforts by the G-7 and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that targeted countries with "loose banking regulations" being abused by terrorist financiers. Meanwhile, the Bush Administration provided "no funding for the new National Terrorist Asset Tracking Center." [Source: "The Age of Sacred Terror," 2003].
Paul Sowinski sends the following post-election chuckle:
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts.
Here are the facts about the three canddates.
Candidate A
Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B
He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
Candidate C
He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.
Which of these candidates would be your choice?
Decide first... no peeking, then scroll down for the response.
Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Candidate B is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C is Adolph Hitler.
Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
29 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 22 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year...
Can you guess which organization this is?
Give up yet?
It's the 535 members of the United States Congress.
The same group of idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
You gotta pass this on
CLAIM: "We decided immediately to continue pursuing the Clinton Administration’s covert action authorities and other efforts to fight the network."
FACT: Newsweek reported that "In the months before 9/11, the U.S. Justice Department curtailed a highly classified program called ’Catcher’s Mitt’ to monitor al-Qaida suspects in the United States." Additionally, AP reported "though Predator drones spotted Osama bin Laden as many as three times in late 2000, the Bush administration did not fly the unmanned planes over Afghanistan during its first eight months," thus terminating the reconnaissance missions started during the Clinton Administration. [Sources: Newsweek, 3/21/04; AP, 6/25/03]
CLAIM: "The strategy set as its goal the elimination of the al-Qaida network. It ordered the leadership of relevant U.S. departments and agencies to make the elimination of al-Qaida a high priority and to use all aspects of our national power -- intelligence, financial, diplomatic, and military -- to meet this goal."
FACT: 9/11 Comissioner Jamie Gorelick: "Is it true, as Dr. Rice said, ’Our plan called for military options to attack Al Qaida and Taliban leadership’?" Armitage: "No, I think that was amended after the horror of 9/11." [Source: 9/11 Commission testimony, 3/24/04]
CLAIM: "We bolstered the Treasury Department’s activities to track and seize terrorist assets."
FACT: The new Bush Treasury Department "disapproved of the Clinton Administration’s approach to money laundering issues, which had been an important part of the drive to cut off the money flow to bin Laden." Specifically, the Bush Administration opposed Clinton Administration-backed efforts by the G-7 and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that targeted countries with "loose banking regulations" being abused by terrorist financiers. Meanwhile, the Bush Administration provided "no funding for the new National Terrorist Asset Tracking Center." [Source: "The Age of Sacred Terror," 2003].
Paul Sowinski sends the following post-election chuckle:
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts.
Here are the facts about the three canddates.
Candidate A
Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B
He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
Candidate C
He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.
Which of these candidates would be your choice?
Decide first... no peeking, then scroll down for the response.
Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Candidate B is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C is Adolph Hitler.
Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
29 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 22 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year...
Can you guess which organization this is?
Give up yet?
It's the 535 members of the United States Congress.
The same group of idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.
You gotta pass this on
Saturday, April 03, 2004
Within 6 hours of signing on air March 31, the Air America Radio network had three of the four 2000 major party candidates for president--all except President George W. Bush.
Scheduled guest Ralph Nader spoke to afternoon drivetime host Randi Rhodes, on her program The Randi Rhodes Show. After a particularly heated exchange, which included Rhodes telling Nader that Americans can't afford him running for president in 2004, Nader hung up her.
Later in the program, Rhodes spoke to 2000 Reform Party presidential candidate Pat Buchanan.
Earlier in the day on The O'Franken Factor, former Vice President Al Gore called into the show to speak to co-hosts Al Franken and Katherine Lanpher.
If you're sad to see NPR drop Bob Edwards from Morning Edition you can sign the Save Bob Edwards Petition ...or tune in to Air America Radio on-line.
Scheduled guest Ralph Nader spoke to afternoon drivetime host Randi Rhodes, on her program The Randi Rhodes Show. After a particularly heated exchange, which included Rhodes telling Nader that Americans can't afford him running for president in 2004, Nader hung up her.
Later in the program, Rhodes spoke to 2000 Reform Party presidential candidate Pat Buchanan.
Earlier in the day on The O'Franken Factor, former Vice President Al Gore called into the show to speak to co-hosts Al Franken and Katherine Lanpher.
If you're sad to see NPR drop Bob Edwards from Morning Edition you can sign the Save Bob Edwards Petition ...or tune in to Air America Radio on-line.
Thursday, April 01, 2004
Elena loves motorcycles. She lives in Russia, rides a Kawasaki Ninja and enjoys riding alone in places where there are, "no stoplights, no police, no danger of hitting any living thing." Her favorite place to ride is in the "Dead Zone"... Chernobyl. She writes very well in English, and shares her photos and stories on-line in an ongoing narrative called Ghost Town.
In Wisconsin, a state law prohibits the construction of any more nuclear plants until Yucca Mountain is licensed and until nuclear plants are economical. Rep. Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) has introduced AB 555, a bill to overturn the state ban. But Federal law limits the capacity of the proposed Yucca Mountain repository to 70,000 metric tons of nuclear waste. When Yucca Mountain is full and another storage facility is needed, guess where the federal government thinks is 2nd best place to store nuclear waste?
Right here in Wisconsin in the Wolf River Batholith.
"If AB 555 leads to the building of new nuclear power plants ... we will have a hard time objecting to having the waste repository sited in our state," says Alfred Meyer, executive director of the Madison chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR).
According to PSR, 46,000 tons are currently being held in short-term storage at commercial nuclear facilities. However, by 2036, when Yucca is projected to be operational, an additional 68,000 tons of waste is projected to be produced, leaving an overflow of 46,000 tons of radioactive waste.
Clean Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin?s Environmental Decade) released a report called Perspectives for a High-Level
Nuclear Waste Facility in Wisconsin, which examines the environmental impacts of such a facility in Wisconsin.
"During the 5 months I investigated the possibility of a high-level nuclear waste repository in Wisconsin, I became increasingly concerned about our state's groundwater," says Tammy Rauen, author of the report and geology student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Wolf River Batholith - which includes land in Langlade, Shawano, Waupaca, Menomonee, Portage, Marathon, and Oconto Counties - acts as a groundwater source under certain circumstances and has potential for radioactive leaks into groundwater. The groundwater in the Batholith discharges into the Wolf River. From the Wolf River, contaminated water could continue into the Fox River, and ultimately contaminate Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
Meanwhile... last month we note the 25th anniversary of a near-catastrophic failure of a nuclear power plant that took place at Three Mile Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thanks Elena, and stick to the center of the pavement... where the radiation levels are the lowest.
enuf4now,
steph
In Wisconsin, a state law prohibits the construction of any more nuclear plants until Yucca Mountain is licensed and until nuclear plants are economical. Rep. Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) has introduced AB 555, a bill to overturn the state ban. But Federal law limits the capacity of the proposed Yucca Mountain repository to 70,000 metric tons of nuclear waste. When Yucca Mountain is full and another storage facility is needed, guess where the federal government thinks is 2nd best place to store nuclear waste?
Right here in Wisconsin in the Wolf River Batholith.
"If AB 555 leads to the building of new nuclear power plants ... we will have a hard time objecting to having the waste repository sited in our state," says Alfred Meyer, executive director of the Madison chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR).
According to PSR, 46,000 tons are currently being held in short-term storage at commercial nuclear facilities. However, by 2036, when Yucca is projected to be operational, an additional 68,000 tons of waste is projected to be produced, leaving an overflow of 46,000 tons of radioactive waste.
Clean Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin?s Environmental Decade) released a report called Perspectives for a High-Level
Nuclear Waste Facility in Wisconsin, which examines the environmental impacts of such a facility in Wisconsin.
"During the 5 months I investigated the possibility of a high-level nuclear waste repository in Wisconsin, I became increasingly concerned about our state's groundwater," says Tammy Rauen, author of the report and geology student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Wolf River Batholith - which includes land in Langlade, Shawano, Waupaca, Menomonee, Portage, Marathon, and Oconto Counties - acts as a groundwater source under certain circumstances and has potential for radioactive leaks into groundwater. The groundwater in the Batholith discharges into the Wolf River. From the Wolf River, contaminated water could continue into the Fox River, and ultimately contaminate Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
Meanwhile... last month we note the 25th anniversary of a near-catastrophic failure of a nuclear power plant that took place at Three Mile Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thanks Elena, and stick to the center of the pavement... where the radiation levels are the lowest.
enuf4now,
steph
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Letters to the Editor from the right and from the left include one from my conservative friend Mike Taylor, Principal of Saints Peter and Paul School about school kids going to Appleton to see the President... and one from my progressive friend Mark Turcotte, Native American poet who details the President's achievements. Somehow the two messages go nicely together:
CLASSROOM WITH PRES. BUSH AS TEACHER?
Saints Peter & Paul 6-8th Graders Will Go to “Class” in Appleton – and Have President Bush as “Teacher”
INSTITUTE – Students, chaperones and staff from Saints Peter and Paul School will experience a new classroom environment Tuesday – when they travel to downtown Appleton to hear President Bush speak.
On Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30am students in grades 6-8 – accompanied by some of their teachers and parent chaperones - will travel to Appleton. To date the group from Saints Peter and Paul School is not aware of the exact location of the President’s speech in downtown Appleton, but will know more details when they receive tickets and necessary credentials Monday evening from Congressman Mark Green’s Green Bay office.
“Our entire school community at Saints Peter and Paul is very excited to hear President Bush speak Tuesday in Appleton. We hope this experience will advance further one of our primary goals at Saints Peter and Paul School – to be active Christian citizens,” says Saints Peter and Paul principal and social studies teacher Mike Taylor.
Here are some of the President’s outstanding achievements that students may wish to consider as they see him in person:
He attacked and took over 2 countries.
He spent the U.S. surplus and bankrupted the US Treasury.
He shattered the record for the biggest annual deficit in history (not easy!).
He set an economic record for the most personal bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.
He set all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
He is the first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.
In his first year in office he set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history (tough to beat his dad's, but he did). After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, he presided over the worst security failure in US history.
He set the record for most campaign fund raising trips by any president in US history.
In his first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their jobs.
He cut unemployment benefits for more out-of-work Americans than any other president in US history.
He set the all-time record for most real estate foreclosures in a 12-month period.
He appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in US history.
He set the record for the fewest press conferences of any president, since the advent of TV.
He signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any other US president in history.
He presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed.
He cut health care benefits for war veterans.
He set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest him (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.
He dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.
He's made his presidency the most secretive and unaccountable of any in US history.
Members of his cabinet are the richest of any administration in US history. (The poorest multimillionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.)
He is the first president in US history to have all 50 states of the Union simultaneously struggle against bankruptcy.
He presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud in any market in any country in the history of the world.
He is the first president in US history to order a US attack AND military occupation of a sovereign nation, and he did so against the will of the United Nations and the vast majority of the international community.
He has created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States, called the "Bureau of Homeland Security"(only one letter away from BS).
He set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any other president in US history (Ronnie was tough to beat, but GW did it!!).
He is the first president in US history to compel the United Nations remove the US from the Human Rights Commission.
He is the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the Elections Monitoring Board.
He removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.
He rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant. He withdrew from the World Court of Law.
He refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.
He is the first president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors access during the 2002 US elections.
He is the all-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations. The biggest lifetime contributor to his campaign, who is also one of his best friends, presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation).
He spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in US history.
He is the first president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and then lied, saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)
He is the first US president to establish a secret shadow government.
He took the world's sympathy for the US after 9/11, and in less than a year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).
He is the first US president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe (71%) view his presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability.
He changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.
He set the all-time record for the number of administration appointees who violated US law by not selling their huge investments in corporations bidding for gov't contracts.
He has removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other president in US history.
He entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.
RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
He has at least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving record has been erased and is not available).
He was AWOL from the National Guard and deserted the military during time of war.
He refused to take a drug test or even answer any questions about drug use.
All records of his tenure as governor of Texas have been spirited away to his father’s library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
All records of any SEC investigations into his insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
All minutes of meetings of any public corporation for which he served on the board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
Any records or minutes from meetings he (or his VP) attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.
Note: this information should be useful to voters in the 2004 election.
enuf4now,
steph
CLASSROOM WITH PRES. BUSH AS TEACHER?
Saints Peter & Paul 6-8th Graders Will Go to “Class” in Appleton – and Have President Bush as “Teacher”
INSTITUTE – Students, chaperones and staff from Saints Peter and Paul School will experience a new classroom environment Tuesday – when they travel to downtown Appleton to hear President Bush speak.
On Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30am students in grades 6-8 – accompanied by some of their teachers and parent chaperones - will travel to Appleton. To date the group from Saints Peter and Paul School is not aware of the exact location of the President’s speech in downtown Appleton, but will know more details when they receive tickets and necessary credentials Monday evening from Congressman Mark Green’s Green Bay office.
“Our entire school community at Saints Peter and Paul is very excited to hear President Bush speak Tuesday in Appleton. We hope this experience will advance further one of our primary goals at Saints Peter and Paul School – to be active Christian citizens,” says Saints Peter and Paul principal and social studies teacher Mike Taylor.
Here are some of the President’s outstanding achievements that students may wish to consider as they see him in person:
He attacked and took over 2 countries.
He spent the U.S. surplus and bankrupted the US Treasury.
He shattered the record for the biggest annual deficit in history (not easy!).
He set an economic record for the most personal bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.
He set all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
He is the first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.
In his first year in office he set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history (tough to beat his dad's, but he did). After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, he presided over the worst security failure in US history.
He set the record for most campaign fund raising trips by any president in US history.
In his first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their jobs.
He cut unemployment benefits for more out-of-work Americans than any other president in US history.
He set the all-time record for most real estate foreclosures in a 12-month period.
He appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in US history.
He set the record for the fewest press conferences of any president, since the advent of TV.
He signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any other US president in history.
He presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed.
He cut health care benefits for war veterans.
He set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest him (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.
He dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.
He's made his presidency the most secretive and unaccountable of any in US history.
Members of his cabinet are the richest of any administration in US history. (The poorest multimillionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.)
He is the first president in US history to have all 50 states of the Union simultaneously struggle against bankruptcy.
He presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud in any market in any country in the history of the world.
He is the first president in US history to order a US attack AND military occupation of a sovereign nation, and he did so against the will of the United Nations and the vast majority of the international community.
He has created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States, called the "Bureau of Homeland Security"(only one letter away from BS).
He set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any other president in US history (Ronnie was tough to beat, but GW did it!!).
He is the first president in US history to compel the United Nations remove the US from the Human Rights Commission.
He is the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the Elections Monitoring Board.
He removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.
He rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant. He withdrew from the World Court of Law.
He refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.
He is the first president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors access during the 2002 US elections.
He is the all-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations. The biggest lifetime contributor to his campaign, who is also one of his best friends, presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation).
He spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in US history.
He is the first president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and then lied, saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)
He is the first US president to establish a secret shadow government.
He took the world's sympathy for the US after 9/11, and in less than a year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).
He is the first US president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe (71%) view his presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability.
He changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.
He set the all-time record for the number of administration appointees who violated US law by not selling their huge investments in corporations bidding for gov't contracts.
He has removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other president in US history.
He entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.
RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
He has at least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving record has been erased and is not available).
He was AWOL from the National Guard and deserted the military during time of war.
He refused to take a drug test or even answer any questions about drug use.
All records of his tenure as governor of Texas have been spirited away to his father’s library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
All records of any SEC investigations into his insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
All minutes of meetings of any public corporation for which he served on the board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
Any records or minutes from meetings he (or his VP) attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review.
Note: this information should be useful to voters in the 2004 election.
enuf4now,
steph
Saturday, March 27, 2004
New Door County related Web site discoveries include three new music sites...
Craig Storlie has established a free recording studio in Sturgeon Bay. Watch for a forthcoming story on his efforts. For now you can find out more at Abacus Recording.
The Jim Larsen Boys & Girls Club of Door County in Sturgeon Bay has a new attraction that features a way to learn the art of making music at the Door School of Rock.
One of the favorite, hot local bands that's involved in the music scene at the JLBGC has a Web site: Check out The Vagrants.
On another note... (no pun intended) Trace your roots at: Door County Genealogy including a ton of reference materials and a place to ask other Door County genealogy researchers for help on the Rootsweb Message Boards for Door County.
Here's a great heritage resource entitled Penny Postcards where you can see a collection of historic Door County postcards.
All of these new links have been added to the Door County Compass Web Links Guide...
enuf4now,
steve
Craig Storlie has established a free recording studio in Sturgeon Bay. Watch for a forthcoming story on his efforts. For now you can find out more at Abacus Recording.
The Jim Larsen Boys & Girls Club of Door County in Sturgeon Bay has a new attraction that features a way to learn the art of making music at the Door School of Rock.
One of the favorite, hot local bands that's involved in the music scene at the JLBGC has a Web site: Check out The Vagrants.
On another note... (no pun intended) Trace your roots at: Door County Genealogy including a ton of reference materials and a place to ask other Door County genealogy researchers for help on the Rootsweb Message Boards for Door County.
Here's a great heritage resource entitled Penny Postcards where you can see a collection of historic Door County postcards.
All of these new links have been added to the Door County Compass Web Links Guide...
enuf4now,
steve
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