Put Me in Charge

  This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco, TX 18 Nov 2010

  Put me in charge ...

  Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Hos, 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 libations. 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 peoples 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.

Alfred W. Evans, Gatesville

And do they REALLY need that cell phone?

Bits of Wisdom

Conscience is what hurts

When everything else feels good.

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Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.

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Even if you are on the right track,

You'll get run over if you just sit there.

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An optimist thinks this is the best possible world.

A pessimist fears this is true.

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There will always be death and taxes;

However, death doesn't get worse every year.

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In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday.

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I plan on living forever. So far, So good.

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A day without sunshine is like night.

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It's frustrating when you know all the answers,

But nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

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The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time,

but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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Brain cells come and brain cells go,

But fat cells live forever.

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Age doesn’t always bring wisdom.

Sometimes it comes alone.

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I smile because I am your friend!

I laugh because there is nothing you can do about it.

New TSA Bumper Stickers

Here's some hot-off-the-presses bumper stickers:

A new look!

 

Decided to change the look of the old blog. What do you think of the new look?

Only on the water

 

Only on the water can you see such a beautiful night.

For the Forty-ish and older crowd: remember when?

If you are 40, or older, you might think this is hilarious! (even if you aren't over 40, its funny)
When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning.... Uphill... Barefoot... BOTH ways. yadda, yadda, yadda

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on my kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!
But now that I'm (almost) over the ripe old age of forty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in  Utopia!

And I hate to say it, but you kids today, you don't know how good you've got it!
1) I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!!

2) There was no email!! We had to actually write somebody a letter - with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox, and it would take like a week to get there! Stamps were 10 cents!  Plus you had to learn the proper format for writing the letter.  And you didn't know if people were getting your letters either if they didn't reply back.

3) Child Protective Services didn't care if our parents beat us. As a matter of fact, the parents of all my friends also had permission to kick our ass! Nowhere was safe! Oh, and we got "the belt."

4) There were no MP3's or Napsters or iTunes! If you wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the record store and shoplift it yourself!  Which.....was a pasttime of some kids.
5) Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio, and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up! There were no CD players! (I actually remember seeing the first CD in my life....we all stood around marveling at it wondering where the information on it was stored - in the silve edge - on the whole thing - everyone was afraid to touch it because we'd ruin it.  But! We had tape decks in our car. We'd play our favorite tape and "eject" it when finished, and then the tape would come undone rendering it useless. Cause, hey, that's how we rolled, Baby! Dig?
6) We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called, they got a busy signal, that's it!

7) There weren't any freakin' cell phones either. If you left the house, you just didn't make a damn call or receive one. You actually had to be out of touch with your "friends". OH MY GOSH !!! Think of the horror... not being in touch with someone 24/7!!! And then there's TEXTING. Yeah, right. Please! You kids have no idea how annoying you are.

8) And we didn't have fancy Caller ID either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your parents, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, the collection agent... you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!  Or, pre-plan coded rings so you knew who it was and knew to answer after a certain ringing pattern.

9) We didn't have any fancy PlayStation or Xbox video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids'. Your screen guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination!!! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen.. Forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!
10) You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel!!! NO REMOTES!!! Oh, no, what's the world coming to?!?  And if you were in the room when dad wanted the channel changed or the volume adjusted....guess what your "job" was?

11) There was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I'm saying? We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little brats!

12) And we didn't have microwaves. If we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove! Imagine that!

13) And our parents told us to stay outside and play... all day long. Oh, no, no electronics to soothe and comfort. And if you came back inside... you were doing chores!
And car seats - oh, please! Mom threw you in the back seat and you hung on. If you were lucky, you got the "safety arm" across the chest at the last moment if she had to stop suddenly, and if your head hit the dashboard, well that was your fault for calling "shot gun" in the first place! Actually I got to ride in the back of the pickup truck with the dog and play around and learned to hang on and rolled around in the back!
See! That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled rotten! You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in the 1970's or any time before!  Or....you might have thought it was way better than what you got now.  In some ways, I think we had a lot more back then.

Regards,

The Over 40 Crowd

SO PATHETICALLY TRUE

SO PATHETICALLY TRUE

OH  USA    YA RIGHT!!

We're "broke" & can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless etc.,?????????

In the last month we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile, and Turkey  .

Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income'

Receive no aid or get any breaks while our

Government and religious organizations pour

Hundreds of Millions of $$$$$'s and Tons of Food to Foreign Countries!

We have hundreds of adoptable children who are shoved aside to make room for the adoption of foreign orphans.

USA a country where we have homeless without shelter,

 children going to bed hungry,

Elderly going without 'needed' meds, and

Mentally ill without treatment - etc, etc.

YET...................

They have a 'Benefit' for the people of Haiti

 On 12

TV stations, ships and planes lining up with food, water, tents clothes, bedding, doctors and medical supplies.

Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT*  gave 'US'

The same support they give to other

Countries.

Sad isn't it?

99% of people won't have the guts to copy this and send it on. 

I Just Did!

THE TALIBAN BY JEFF FOXWORTHY

Some  interesting observations on the Taliban by  that great American philosopher, Jeff  Foxworthy.

   
   
     
  "You  may be a Taliban if…"

1.  You refine heroin for a living, but have a moral  objection to liquor.

2. You  own a $3,000 machine  gun and $5,000 rocket  launcher, but can't afford shoes.

3. You  have more wives than teeth.

4. You  wipe your butt with your bare hand, but consider bacon  "unclean."

5. You  think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and  suicide.

6. You  can't think of anyone you haven't declared Jihad against.

7. You  consider television dangerous, but routinely carry  explosives in your clothing.

8. You  were amazed to discover cell phones have uses other  than setting off roadside bombs..

9. You  have nothing against women and think every man should  own at least four.

10.  You've always had a secret  crush on your neighbor's goat.

 

Fwd: Neighborhood restaurant incident

 

Don't know and it really doesn't matter if this is true or not; it's a good illustration...    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please read the following - this is from a member of a 912 group in Westerville , Ohio I was in my neighborhood restaurant this morning and was seated behind a group of jubilant individuals celebrating the successful passing of the recent health care bill. I could not finish my breakfast. This is what ensued: They were a diverse group of several races and both sexes. I heard the young man exclaim, "Isn't Obama like Jesus Christ? I mean, after all, he is healing the sick." The young woman enthusiastically proclaimed, "Yeah, and he does it for free. I cannot believe anyone would think that a free market would work for health care. They are all crooks and thieves and don't deserve all of that money." Another said, 'The stupid Republicans want us all to starve to death so they can inherit all of the power. Obama should be made a Saint for what he did for those of us less fortunate." At this, I had had enough.  I arose from my seat, mustering all the restraint I could find, and approached their table. "Please excuse me; may I impose upon you for one moment?" They smiled and welcomed me to the conversation. I stood at the end of their table, smiled as best I could and began an experiment.  "I would like to give one of you my house. It will cost you no money and I will pay all of the expenses and taxes for as long as you live there. Anyone interested?" They looked at each other in astonishment. "Why would you do something like that?" asked a young man, "There isn't anything for free in this world." They began to laugh at me, as they did not realize this man had just made my point. "I am serious, I will give you my house for free, no money what so ever. Anyone interested?" In unison, a resounding "Hell Yeah" fills the room.  "Since there are too many of you, I will have to make a choice as to who receives this money free bargain." I noticed an elderly couple was paying attention to the spectacle unfolding before their eyes, the old man shaking his head in apparent disgust. "I tell you what; I will give it to the one of you most willing to obey my rules." Again, they looked at one another, an expression of bewilderment on their faces. The perky young woman asked, "What are the rules?" I smiled and said, "I don't know. I have not yet defined them. However, it is a free home that I offer you." They giggled amongst themselves, the youngest of which said, "What an old coot. He must be crazy to give away his home. Go take your meds, old man." I smiled and leaned into the table a bit further. "I am serious, this is a legitimate offer." They gaped at me for a moment.  "Hell, I'll take it you old fool. Where are the keys?" boasted the youngest among them. "Then I presume you accept ALL of my terms then?" I asked. The elderly couple seemed amused and entertained as they watched from the privacy of their table. "Oh hell yeah! Where do I sign up?" I took a napkin and wrote, "I give this man my home, without the burden of financial obligation, so long as he accepts and abides by the terms that I shall set forth upon consummation of this transaction." I signed it and handed it to the young man who eagerly scratched out his signature. "Where are the keys to my new house?" he asked in a mocking tone of voice. All eyes were upon us as I stepped back from the table, pulling the keys from pocket and dangling them before the excited new homeowner.  "Now that we have entered into this binding contract, witnessed by all of your friends, I have decided upon the conditions you are obligated to adhere from this point forward. You may only live in the house for one hour a day. You will not use anything inside of the home. You will obey me without question or resistance. I expect complete loyalty and admiration for this gift I bestow upon you. You will accept my commands and wishes with enthusiasm, no matter the nature. Your morals and principles shall be as mine. You will vote as I do, think as I do and do it with blind faith. These are my terms. Here are your keys." I reached the keys forward and the young man looked at me dumb founded.  "Are you out of your freaking mind? Who would ever agree to those ridiculous terms?" the young man appeared irritated. "You did when you signed this contract before reading it, understanding it and with the full knowledge that I would provide my conditions only after you committed to the agreement." Was all I said. The elderly man chuckled as his wife tried to restrain him. I was looking at a now silenced and bewildered group of people. "You can shove that stupid deal up you're a** old man, I want no part of it" exclaimed the now infuriated young man. "You have committed to the contract, as witnessed by all of your friends; you cannot get out of the deal unless I agree to it. I do not intend to let you free now that I have you ensnared. I am the power you agreed to. I am the one you blindly and without thought chose to enslave yourself to. In short, I am your Master." At this, the table of celebrating individuals became a unified group against the unfairness of the deal.  After a few moments of unrepeatable comments and slurs, I revealed my true intent. "What I did to you is what this administration and congress did to you with the health care legislation. I easily suckered you in and then revealed the real cost of the bargain. Your folly was in the belief that you can have something you did not earn; that you are entitled to that which you did not earn; that you willingly allowed someone else to think for you. Your failure to research, study and inform yourself permitted reason to escape you. You have entered into a trap from which you cannot flee. Your only chance of freedom is if your new Master gives it unto you. A freedom that is given can also be taken away; therefore, it is not freedom." With that, I tore up the napkin and placed it before the astonished young man. "This is the nature of your new health care legislation."  I turned away to leave these few in thought and contemplation and was surprised by applause. The elderly gentleman, who was clearly entertained, shook my hand enthusiastically and said, "Thank you Sir, these kids don't understand Liberty these days." He refused to allow me to pay my bill as he said, "You earned this one, it is an honor to pickup the tab." I shook his hand in thanks, leaving the restaurant somewhat humbled, and sensing a glimmer of hope for my beloved country.  Use reason, it is the closest you are going to get to Godly conduct  Clifford A. Wright  Please feel free to share with others

 

READ THIS ABOUT OUR SS CHECKS

READ THIS ABOUT OUR SS CHECKS JUST A REMINDER  ---  WE NEED MORE CHANGE AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER  !!!!!                                                                                                                       A good friend sent this to me today, and I feel soooo stongly that it is the right way to go I'm asking everybody to READ, HEED, and VOTE in November 2010.  It is LONG PAST the time that THE PEOPLE should have reacted to the abuses of power we gave to these politicians in years past.  I love America, fought for America, and don't want my grandchildren to be taxed for my poor management policies.          THIS IS THE ONE THAT WILL FLIP YOU OUT!!  THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS FUNDING TWENTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS--LET ME REPEAT THAT AMOUNT... SO YOU UNDERSTAND IT $ 24,000,000.00 DOLLARS FOR NEW ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS PROCESSING FOR OUR CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS !! THEY ARE OBTAINING THESE FUNDS And  I QUOTE DIRECTLY FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY WEBSITE... "THIS MONEY WILL BE COMING FROM THE SAVINGS TO BE GENERATED FROM WITHHOLDING "COST OF LIVING INCREASES FOR 2010 & 2011 In SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR THE ELDERLY AND A $2.00 INCREASE ON ALL MEDICARE RX BENEFIT CO-PAY" Please pass this to ALL your friends and have them "PROTEST TO THE IDIOTS WE ELECTED TO CONGRESS" Who by the way, have just voted themselves ANOTHER 3% SALARY INCREASE!!! We must put a stop to this outright thievery!  It is THE CONGRESS AND THE SENATE, BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATS, WE CAN'T FIRE THEM, BUT WE SURE CAN NOT RE-ELECT THEM, And WE CAN IMPEACH THEM Or DEMAND RECALL ELECTIONS !!! HOW ABOUT WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND DUMP THESE CLOWNS. All I ask is that you consider the suggestion here. The entire Congress of the United States is corrupt. And I mean both Houses and I mean both major parties. I realize that a few Members of each House are trustworthy, But, As a group they are absolutely the most corrupt bunch   To ever disgrace our Nation. In November of 2010 The entire House of Representatives will stand for re-election; All 435 of them.   One third of the Senate, A total of 33 of them, will also stand for re-election.   Vote every incumbent out. And I mean every one of them.   No matter their Party affiliation.   Let's start all over in the House of Representatives with 435 people Who have absolutely no experience in running that body, With no political favors owed to anyone but their own constituents.   Let's make them understand that  they work for us... They are answerable to us And they simply have to run that body with some common sense.  Two years later, in 2012, Vote the next third of the incumbents in the Senate out. We can do the same thing in 2014 and, By that time we will have put all new people in that body as well.  We, the People, Have got to take this Country back and we HAVE to do it peacefully. That's what the Framers of our Constitution envisioned. I am also suggesting term limits on the  NEW BUNCH - 8 YEARS FOR REPRESENTATIVES AND 12 YEARS OF SENATORS.  NO EXCEPTIONS.   THE LONGER THEY STAY IN OFFICE THE MORE POWER THEY GET AND THEY LOVE IT AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET RE-ELECTED. WE HAVE TERM LIMITED THE PRESIDENT - NOW LET'S TERM  LIMIT THE LEGISLATORS. Please, If you love this Country, Send this (as I have done) to absolutely everyone Whose email address appears in your address book.. This thing can permeate this Country in no time.   Let's make it happen.** VOTE THE POWER ABUSERS OUT... LET'S TAKE AMERICA BACK !!! IF YOU LIKE THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING IN OUR COUNTRY,  THEN DO NOTHING   http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?letter_id=4794711031

545 People Vs. 300,000,000 People

 

Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando > Sentinal has hit the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is > that in the final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgements > made that impact each one of us every day. > > It's a short but good read. Worth the time. Worth remembering! > > 545 vs. 300,000,000 > > EVERY CITIZEN NEEDS TO READ THIS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS JOURNALIST > HAS scriptED IN THIS MESSAGE. READ IT AND THEN REALLY >THINK ABOUT OUR CURRENT POLITICAL DEBACLE. > > > Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years. > 545 PEOPLE--By Charlie Reese > > Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and >then campaign against them.. > > Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are >against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? > > Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation > and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes? > > You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. > > You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. >The House of Representatives does. > > You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. > > You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. > > You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank >does. > > One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme >Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are >directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic >problems that plague this country. > > I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that >problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated >its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally > chartered, but private, central bank. > > I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. >They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce >a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. > I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. > The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter >what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to >determine how he votes. > > Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that >what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common >con regardless of party. > > What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive >amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of >a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating > deficits..... The president can only propose a budget. > He cannot force the Congress to accept it. > > The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole >responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and >approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? > Nancy Pelosi. She is the leader of the majority >party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve >any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass >it over his veto if they agree to. > > It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace >545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence >and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic >problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When >you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power >of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is >what they want to exist. > > If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. > > If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red >... > > If the Army & Marines are in IRAQ , it's because >they want them in IRAQ > > If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement >plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way. > > There are no insoluble government problems. > > Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom >they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts >and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power >to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, >do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied > mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," >or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take >an oath to do. > > Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. > > They, and they alone, have the power.. > > They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who >are their bosses. > > Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees... > > We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess! > > Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper. > > What you do with this article now that you have read it......... Is > up to you. > This might be funny if it weren't so darned true. > Be sure to read all the way to the end: > Tax his land, > Tax his bed, > Tax the table, > At which he's fed. > > Tax his tractor, > Tax his mule, > Teach him taxes > Are the rule. > Tax his work, > Tax his pay, > He works for peanuts > Anyway! > > Tax his cow, > Tax his goat, > Tax his pants, > Tax his coat. > > Tax his ties, > Tax his shirt, > Tax his work, > Tax his dirt. > > Tax his tobacco, > Tax his drink, > Tax him if he > Tries to think. > > Tax his cigars, > Tax his beers, > If he cries > Tax his tears. > > Tax his car, > Tax his gas, > Find other ways > To tax his ass. > > Tax all he has > Then let him know > That you won't be done > Till he has no dough. > > When he screams and hollers; > Then tax him some more, > Tax him till > He's good and sore. > Then tax his coffin, > Tax his grave, > Tax the sod in > Which he's laid... > > Put these words > Upon his tomb, > Taxes drove me > to my doom...' > > When he's gone, > Do not relax, > Its time to apply > The inheritance tax.. > Accounts Receivable Tax > Building Permit Tax > CDL license Tax > Cigarette Tax > Corporate Income Tax > Dog License Tax > Excise Taxes > Federal Income Tax > Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) > Fishing License Tax > Food License Tax > Fuel Permit Tax > Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon) > Gross Receipts Tax > Hunting License Tax > Inheritance Tax > Inventory Tax > IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) > Liquor Tax > Luxury Taxes > Marriage License Tax > Medicare Tax > Personal Property Tax > Property Tax > Real Estate Tax > Service Charge Tax > Social Security Tax > Road Usage Tax > Recreational Vehicle Tax > Sales Tax > School Tax > State Income Tax > State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) > Telephone Federal Excise Tax > Telephone Federal Universal Service FeeTax > Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes > Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax > Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax > Telephone State and Local Tax > Telephone Usage Charge Tax > Utility Taxes > Vehicle License Registration Tax > Vehicle Sales Tax > Watercraft Registration Tax > Well Permit Tax > Workers Compensation Tax > > STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 >years ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We >had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, > and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. > > What in the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?' > > I hope this goes around THE USA at least 100 times!!! YOU >can help it get there!!! > GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!! > ps Please do the right thing and highlite >and delete any addresses you received as you pass this message along.

15 year old kid...his essay!

 

Written by: a 15 yr. old school kid in Arizona:   New Pledge of Allegiance!   Since the Pledge of Allegiance an The Lord's Prayer are not allowed in most public schools anymore Because the word 'God' is mentioned.... A kid in Arizona wrote the attached   NEW School prayer : Now I sit me down in school Where praying is against the rule For this great nation under God Finds mention of Him very odd.   If scripture now the class recites, It violates the Bill of Rights. And anytime my head I bow Becomes a Federal matter now.   Our hair can be purple, orange or green, That's no offense; it's a freedom scene. The law is specific, the law is precise. Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.   For praying in a public hall Might offend someone with no faith at all. In silence alone we must meditate, God's name is prohibited by the state.   We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks, And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks. They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible. To quote the Good Book makes me liable.   We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen, And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King. It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong, We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong.   We can get our condoms and birth controls, Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles. But the Ten Commandments are not allowed, No word of God must reach this crowd.   It's scary here I must confess, When chaos reigns the school's a mess. So, Lord, this silent plea I make: Should I be shot; My soul please take! Amen   If you aren't ashamed to do this, please pass this on. Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.'     Not ashamed. Pass this on.                                                  ____________________________________________________________

World's Shortest Books (Some funny ones here!)

The World's Shortest Books THINGS I DID TO DESERVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE by Barack Obama ____________ _________ _________ _________ _____ OTHER BLACK PEOPLE I'VE MET WHILE YACHTING by Tiger Woods ____________ _________ _________ _________ _______ THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY COUNTRY by Jane Fonda & Cindy Sheehan Illustrated by Michael Moore ____________ _________ _________ _________ _ MY CHRISTIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS & HOW I HELPED AFTER KATRINA by Rev Jesse Jackson & Rev Al Sharpton ____________ _________ _________ _________ THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BILL by Hillary Clinton ____________ _________ _________ __ THINGS I LOVE ABOUT HILLARY THE SEQUEL by Bill Clinton ____________ _________ _________ _____ THINGS I CANNOT AFFORD by Bill Gates ____________ _________ _________ ______ THINGS I WOULD NOT DO FOR MONEY by Dennis Rodman ____________ _________ _________ ___ THINGS WE KNOW TO BE TRUE by Al Gore & John Kerry ____________ _________ _________ _______ AMELIA EARHART'S GUIDE TO THE PACIFIC ____________ _________ _________ _____ A COLLECTION of MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES by Dr. J. Kevorkian ____________ _________ _________ ____ TO ALL THE MEN WE'VE LOVED BEFORE... by Ellen de Generes & Rosie O'Donnel ____________ _________ _________ ___ THE AMISH PHONE DIRECTORY ____________ _________ _________ _________ MY PLAN TO FIND THE REAL KILLER(S) by O.. J. Simpson ____________ _________ _________ _________ __ HOW TO DRINK & DRIVE SAFELY by Ted Kennedy ____________ _________ _ MY BOOK OF MORALS by Bill Clinton introduction by Rev. Jesse Jackson ____________ _________ _ WOMEN I HAVEN'T SLEPT WITH by TIGER WOODS ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ******* AND JUST ADDED: COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF MILITARY STRATEGY! by Nancy Pelosi