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COW FINDS FARMERS BIBLE!

I was listening to a Christian radio station while in the car the other day, and the preacher told this joke, I thought I'd share it with you:

A farmer lost his bible while out plowing his field. He looked for it and prayed with no success, then about 3 days later he heard a noise at his front door. When he went to the door and opened it, there was a cow with the bible in his mouth.

The farmer immediately started praising God for the miracle. The cow then said: Not really, your name was written in the cover!"

Author unknown ~

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WHEN WE DIE, DO WE BECOME ANGELS?

Sorry to break it to you, but the short answer is "no". There is no morphing or any kind of transformation that changes us from human to angel after we die. We are born human, but with a spirit. Angels were individually created (not born) and they "are" solely, spirit.

When we die, it is only our physical body that dies, or is discarded. Our spirit lives on and we are then more "like" angels, because angels are only spirit beings. (who never had a physical body)

When we die and our bodies decay, it will not be as though we have "lost" something, it will more resemble being "set free" from the bondage of being trapped in that physical body.

Jesus made a brief distinction between humans and Angels in the book of Matthew 22:30 and again in Mark 12:25

Matthew 22:30 - "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven".

This does not particularly pertain to the subject we are talking about here, but it "does" make the distinction!

It is a very pleasant thought, especially for those who have lost a child, that they would become angels when they get to heaven, but the truth is, they are simply "set free" and are more like angels. They can now see angels where as we cannot, and probably do every day.

Similarly, if you moved from your house to a 5 star hotel, your would surely see "Bell Boys", and "Maids" and the people who work behind the desk. Things you had never seen in your old home.

We don't need to become angels when we die, God made us pretty special just the way we are!

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X-WIFE GOES ON NATIONAL TV TO SLAM NEWT GINGRICH - 12 YEARS LATER?

Gee, what a coincidence! Just as Newt Gingrich moves to the top of the polls, wins the South Carolina debate and gets an endorsement from Rick Perry (who just dropped out of the race), an X-wife from 12 years ago gets dredged up by ABC NEWS, who might as well just have an office at the White House if they were any more biased.

Also, (coincidentally) 2 days before the South Carolina Primary! Frankly, I don't care anything about the mans personal life as long as he can do a better job running the country than the current occupant of the White House. Mr Gingrich has owned up to his mistakes years ago, and asked for forgiveness from God. That issue is strictly between him and the Lord.

On a more personal note, I don't care if my neighbors dog messed in my yard 12 years ago, I care if it's messing in my yard today! Concerning these liberal media attacks on Newt Gingrich (rehashing something 12 year old), ask yourself this one question.

"Which is worse in God's eyes, Mr Gingrich having an affair 12 years ago, of which he has asked God's forviveness, or a vindictive, revengeful, bitter x-wife trying to publically destroy him?"

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NEWT GINGRICH POINTS OUT MEDIA BIGOTRY TOWARD CHRISTIANS

Once again Newt Gingrich proves that in a debate setting, no one can even come close to him. During the ABC NEWS REPUBLICAN DEBATE, the moderators, particularly Diane Sawyer spent an unusually "long" amount of the short time provided on the subject of "Gay Marriage", "Gay Adoption", etc . . .

With our economy in shambles, and millions of Americans out of work, and so many businesses struggling just to survive, Ms Sawyer seems to think that Gay adoption is what american families are sitting around their kitchen tables, wringing their hands, worrying about!

Of course, those of you who actually follow politics and know what is going on, know that the main stream media makes little effort to hide their bias, and the questions were simply "GOTCHA" questions designed to paint the Republican candidates in a bad light, and show the world what heartless "SOBs" they are.

There is an old saying that most every law student is taught in law school, and that is: "Against the truth, there is no defense". Mr Gingrich seems to have an uncanny ability to shoot down the flaming arrows shot at him, using only common sense and the truth.

There was an overwhelming feeling in the room of "It's About Time Someone Said That", which was obvious considering the thunderous applause immediately after his statement.

The video is roughly 7 minutes long. I recommend watching the entire video, but at least skip ahead to the last third and catch Newt Gingrich. (He was very, very good!)

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CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN - BUT NOT TODAY - NOT TOMORROW!

At a Chicago fund raiser on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, Barrak Obama said:

"When I said ‘change we can believe in’ I didn‘t say ’change we can believe in tomorrow.’ Not change we can believe in next week."

You know, it really wouldn't matter to me, who made that statement, that is probably the most childish thing I have ever heard come out of the mouth of a sitting president. Mr Obama went on to say:

"We knew this was going to take time because we’ve got this big, messy, tough democracy,”

What in the world are we suppost to say to something like that? Gee Mr President, we're sorry this whole democracy thing is so inconvenient for you? Obviously, having elected a socialist president (or one with a socialist agenda), doesn't work well in a democracy.

I simply can't accept statements like "that" coming from the "most powerful office in the world". The problems were bad three years ago, but now they are terrible! What if, a month before Christmas, I told my 13 year old son that I would buy him a "new bike", then three years later, when he is old enough to get a drivers permit, I tell him "I didn't say that I would buy you a new bike Tomorrow!" Is he going to believe me now, when I tell him that I will buy him a new car?

To fix the problems we face today, the first and most basic step a president has to take is to simply "Be There" and "Be Involved". This president has not! Even Obama Care should rightly be called "Peloci Care" or "Reed Care" because Obama was not involved in writing it, the job was passed to Nancy Peloci, He simply signed it, and just like every other Democrat in the House and Senate, he did so without even reading it!

The debt problem was passed on to the so called "Super Committee". Again, he was not involved. Mr Obama, in the last three years, has not let little things like the ecomomy, a nuclear Iran, job creation and protecting the constitution interfere with his vacation time or golf. We need a "Hands On" president, and the more inexperienced he is, the more he needs to be involved.

I sincerely believe that any one of the rebublican candidates could turn this economy around and create jobs in much less time than 3 years, not to mention, America would be respected around the world again. This is "Not" a partisan political statement, because, at this juncture, I would vote for almost any democratic nominee to replace our current Oval Office Occupant.

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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR - HERE WE GO AGAIN!

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee

Every year in Rhode Island the state puts up a Christmas tree in the public square. Governor Chafee however, insists that it is a "Holiday tree", as not to offend anyone! (Dan scratches his head) Oh well, I give up. Besides, I can't put it any better than Bill O'reilly put it, asking the Governor this question:

If not Christmas, What holiday exactly is the Rhode Island tree representing? Arbor Day??

90% of the population in America belong to the Christian religion, meaning, Governor Chafee chose to offend 90% of the population so that 10% would "not" be offended? Someone actually voted for this guy? (I'll bet he didn't run his campaign on that platform!)

Also, In Fort Worth, Texas, The school district is putting restrictions on card and gift giving on school property, ignoring the student's freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

According to Jennifer Brandt a Criminal Defense Attorney who was recently on the O'reilly Factor, the school was simply setting "Limits" as not to affect the children's learning because "That's what they're there for", and to prevent alienation of other children.

Ms Brandt went on to say that the school district was simply saying, if you want to celebrate Christmas, do it on your own time, not in the public schools, and what about the children who don't celebrate Christmas, how do you think they feel? In the public school, you should be able to believe what you want and not have any religion pushed down your throat!

Well, it's obvious that Ms Brandt is not a person to be bothered with things like "Facts and details". (Strange for a criminal defense attorney) Let's just look at what she said for a moment.

The school was simply setting "Limits" as not to affect the children's learning because "That's what they're there for"

No Ma'am! The children "are" there to learn, however, the government school system has been hijacked by a liberal agenda, and it seems to be quite selective as to what our children are being taught! If it were simply "Reading, Writing and Arithmatic", we might be inclined to agree with you.

Unfortunately, what "is" being taught is "Sex Education, Mandatory assemblies for Gay tolerance, Union politics and Nutrition"

To quote Ms Brandt's own words:

these agenda's "should be pushed on their own time, not in the public schools"

What the hell happened to America when you can push these beliefs on innocent children, yet forbid them to say "Merry Christmas" or acknowledge Jesus Christ?"

As to Ms Brandt's statement

"and what about the children who don't celebrate Christmas, how do you think they feel?"

I can only ask, What about the children who are "not gay", not emotionally ready for mandatory "sex education", innocent and ignorant of "Collective Bargaining" and are "overweight"?

To again use her own words "How do you think they feel?" Somehow, we are only supposed to worry about children's feelings, when it involves religion. Well guess what? Religion doesn't even enter into it! Christmas "is" a Federal Holiday" (Get over it)

Ms Brandt also stated:

In the public school, you should be able to believe what you want and not have any religion pushed down your throat!

I think she meant to say: In the public school, you should be able to believe whatever we tell you to believe, and not be exposed to any religion, because we said so!

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IS THERE A CONSPIRACY AGAINST HERMAN CAIN?

On the surface it looks pretty grim for Herman Cain. Lets face it, Two women claim that he sexually harassed them, then this other woman claiming that she had an affair with him for 13 years? Well, like I said, it looks pretty grim on the surface. Well, call me a wet blanket (everybody knows that I am) but, everything looks grim on the surface after you sling mud on it. It's underneath that counts.

Ladies! On the surface, your kitchen or dining room table looks pretty grim after you kids have finished having lunch, but you know that after you wipe away the dirt and jelly and junk, theres a pretty nice looking table under there. Similarly, if someone slings mud all over your car, it looks pretty grim on the surface. However, one trip to the carwash will bring out the "true" appearance of your automobile.

I could be wrong, but it looks suspiciously like someone is trying hard to sling mud all over Herman Cain. Why am I suspicious? Because it doesn't make sense! The two women, who accused him of sexual harassment, would have profited more if they had come out years ago when Mr Cain was the head of the National Restaurant association. To come out now with these allegations can only be for one purpose, to assassinate his character. Otherwise, Why wait until now?

You have to ask yourself, who would benefit by assassinating Herman Cains character?

First, The women! Well, I'm sure that the liberal media and the democratic machine is way too smart to come right out and offer them money to make up such a story, but here is how it works today. If miss "X" were told that she might be able to sell her story to the tabloids or possibly get a book deal. Who wouldn't like an extra million dollars? (You can buy a lot of shoes with that)

Now if that is the case, these women all added together would sum the IQ of a carrot, because if you wait until the man is elected president, your story will be worth millions more! (However, if someone did coax them, I'm sure they left that part out)
Second - The current administration! The current administration is counting on the majority of black voters who will vote for him solely because he is black. Herman Cain would take away a substantial number of those voters because, Herman Cain would be the first truly "Black President". Hey, it's not a racist thing, it's simply a fact. Obama's mother was white.

I think I speak for almost everyone when I say "I Like Herman Cain". Why? Because he's likable! Of all the people running on either side, we can easily picture Herman Cain standing at the head of our table carving the Thanksgiving Turkey with our kids and grand kids watching. (Even us white folks) Plus, he has good ideas and solutions.

Non of us are mind readers, so all I can say is: If Mr. Cain is guilty of these allegations, maybe he should consider stepping aside. (I say maybe, because even if he is guilty, I'm not sure that would affect his capacity to run the White House - Let's face it, it didn't hinder John Kennedy or Bill Clinton) On the other hand, if these are lies promoted by the current administration, these people need to GO NOW! America doesn't need that kind of dishonesty coming from the White House.

Herman Cain seems to be a nice and generous person. It is easy to take things out of context when someone is being nice and trying to help you, if you are evil. Mr. Cain is a business man and deals with a lot of people. I also deal with alot of people. I myself have had email communication with many people, some of which were women. (Prayer requests, seeking advice, help etc..) That does not automatically make Mr Cain some kind of sexual preditor.

We'll wait and see what happens, personally, I find these stories about Herman Cain a little hard to believe.

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America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don't Let Freedom Slip Away
By: Kitty Werthmann

What I am about to tell you is something you've probably never heard or will ever read in history books.

I believe that I am an eyewitness to history. I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. We elected him by a landslide - 98% of the vote. I've never read that in any American publications. Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force.

In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates. Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily. Young people were going from house to house begging for food. Not that they didn't want to work; there simply weren't any jobs. My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need. Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people - about 30 daily.

The Communist Party and the National Socialist Party were fighting each other. Blocks and blocks of cities like Vienna, Linz, and Graz were destroyed. The people became desperate and petitioned the government to let them decide what kind of government they wanted.

We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany, where Hitler had been in power since 1933. We had been told that they didn't have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living. Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group -- Jewish or otherwise. We were led to believe that everyone was happy. We wanted the same way of life in Austria. We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family.

Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back. Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler. We were overjoyed, and for three days we danced in the streets and had candlelight parades. The new government opened up big field kitchens and everyone was fed. After the election, German officials were appointed, and like a miracle, we suddenly had law and order. Three or four weeks later, everyone was employed. The government made sure that a lot of work was created through the Public Work Service.

Hitler decided we should have equal rights for women. Before this, it was a custom that married Austrian women did not work outside the home. An able-bodied husband would be looked down on if he couldn't support his family. Many women in the teaching profession were elated that they could retain the jobs they previously had been required to give up for marriage. Hitler Targets

Education - Eliminates Religious Instruction for Children:

Our education was nationalized. I attended a very good public school. The population was predominantly Catholic, so we had religion in our schools. The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler's picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn't pray or have religion anymore. Instead, we sang "deutchland, deutchland, Uber Alles," and had physical education.

Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance. Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum. They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time. The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail. The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination. The rest of the day we had sports. As time went along, we loved it. Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free. We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had.

My mother was very unhappy. When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent. I told her she couldn't do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful. There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun - no sports, and no political indoctrination. I hated it at first but felt I could tolerate it. Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home. I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing.

Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me. They lived without religion. By that time unwed mothers were glorified for having a baby for Hitler. It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly. As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn't exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.

Equal Rights Hits Home:

In 1939, the war started and a food bank was established. All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps. At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn't work, you didn't get a ration card, and if you didn't have a card, you starved to death. Women who stayed home to raise their families didn't have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.

Soon after this, the draft was implemented. It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps. During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys. They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps. After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines.

When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat. Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack. I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service.

Hitler Restructured the Family Through Daycare:

When the mothers had to go out into the work force, the government immediately established child care centers. You could take your children ages 4 weeks to school age and leave them there around-the-clock, 7 days a week, under the total care of the government. The state raised a whole generation of children. There were no motherly women to take care of the children, just people highly trained in child psychology. By this time, no one talked about equal rights. We knew we had been had.

Health Care and Small Business Suffer Under Government Controls:

Before Hitler, we had very good medical care. Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna. After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone. Doctors were salaried by the government. The problem was, since it was free, the people were going to the doctors for everything. When the good doctor arrived at his office at 8 a.m., 40 people were already waiting and, at the same time, the hospitals were full. If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn. There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine. Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and emigrated to other countries.

As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80% of our income. Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household. We had big programs for families. All day care and education were free. High schools were taken over by the government and college tuition was subsidized. Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing.

We had another agency designed to monitor business. My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables. Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners. Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar. He couldn't meet all the demands. Soon, he went out of business. If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.

We had consumer protection. We were told how to shop and what to buy. Free enterprise was essentially abolished. We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers. The agents would go to the farms, count the live-stock, then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.

"Mercy Killing" Redefined:

In 1944, I was a student teacher in a small village in the Alps. The villagers were surrounded by mountain passes which, in the winter, were closed off with snow, causing people to be isolated. So people intermarried and offspring were sometimes retarded. When I arrived, I was told there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work. I knew one, named Vincent, very well. He was a janitor of the school. One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van.

I asked my superior where they were going. She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write. The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months. They were told visits would interfere with the program and might cause homesickness.

As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death. The villagers were not fooled. We suspected what was happening. Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months. We called this euthanasia.

The Final Steps - Gun Laws:

Next came gun registration. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long after-wards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.

No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away. We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.
Totalitarianism didn't come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria. Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath. Instead, we had creeping gradualism. Now, our only weapons were broom handles. The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.

After World War II, Russian troops occupied Austria. Women were raped, preteen to elderly. The press never wrote about this either. When the Soviets left in 1955, they took everything that they could, dismantling whole factories in the process. They sawed down whole orchards of fruit, and what they couldn't destroy, they burned. We called it The Burned Earth.

Most of the population barricaded themselves in their houses. Women hid in their cellars for 6 weeks as the troops mobilized. Those who couldn't, paid the price. There is a monument in Vienna today, dedicated to those women who were massacred by the Russians. This is an eye witness account.

"It's true". Those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity.

America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don't Let Freedom Slip Away

"After America , There is No Place to Go"

Still think government is the answer to all of our problems? There is an old saying. Actually it's a quote from George Santayana which reads: "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it" Do you think the true story above is far fetched? Do you say to yourself: "This could never happen in america"?

Not only is it very possible, it is the next logical step! Enjoying the "Free Stuff"? (Food stamps, government assistance etc... [HEALTH CARE?]) Be warned! When the quota has been met, and the number of people on government assistance becomes "too much" to be supported by taxing the very small percentage of the rich, then "you and every member of your family "will" be put to work by the government".

However, it will no longer be a free market economy and you will not be working for the betterment of your family and loved ones, you "WILL" be taxed and taxed heavily to pay for the food, lodging, healthcare and all the other things you thought you were getting for free.

The old saying is true: "Nothing is Free". At least not here on earth. God's free gift of salvation is and will still be free, but nothing more! The liberal media has decieved millions. What The article above describes is the only end result possible if the current socialist agenda moves forward un-hindered.

Thanks to Devon Leesley for forwarding this story to me.

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If you don't want birds eating at your feeders, and messing up your yard, porch and deck, take down the feeders!!!!!

This was sent to me by Devon Leesley, It was written by a 21 yr old female, and was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco , TX Nov 18, 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 Ho's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away. If you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.

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

Put me in charge of government housing. Ever live in a military barracks?

"You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair. Your "home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will be inventoried." If you want a plasma TV or Xbox
360, then get a job and your own place.

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

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

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

AND While you are on Gov’t subsistence, you no longer can VOTE! Yes that is correct. For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. You will voluntarily remove yourself from voting while you
are receiving a Gov’t welfare check. If you want to vote, then get a job.

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WHAT I OWE MY MOTHER

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.'

2. My mother taught me RELIGION .'You better pray that this will come out of the carpet.'

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL
'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!'

4. My mother taught me LOGIC .' Because I said so, that's why.'

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.'If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me.'

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.'Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.'

7. My mother taught me IRONY.
'Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.'

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!'

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA
'You'll sit there until all that SOUP is gone.'

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER ..
'This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.'

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY
'If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!'

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
'I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.'

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
'Stop acting like your father!'

15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do..'

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
'Just wait until we get home.'

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
'You are going to get it when you get home!'

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.'

19. My mother taught me ESP.
'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'

20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
'When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me..'

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
'You're just like your father.'

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'

24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'

25. My mother taught me about JUSTICE
'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you '

(Author Unknown)

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The Cleaning Woman
There was a little old cleaning woman that went to the local church. When the invitation was given at the end of the service, she went forward wanting to become a member. The pastor listened as she told him how she had accepted Jesus and wanted to be baptized and become a member of the church.

The pastor thought to himself, "oh my, she is so unkempt, even smells a little, and her fingernails are not clean. She picks up garbage, cleans toilets - what would the members think of her." He told her that she needed to go home and pray about it and then decide.

The following week, here she came again. She told the pastor that she had prayed about it and still wanted to be baptized. "I have passed this church for so long. It is so beautiful, and I truly want to become a member."

Again the pastor told her to go home and pray some more.

A few weeks later while out eating at the restaurant, the pastor saw the little old lady. He did not want her to think that he was ignoring her so he approached her and said, "I have not seen
you for a while. Is everything all right?"

"Oh, yes," she said. "I talked with Jesus, and he told me not to worry about becoming a member of your church."

"He did?" said the pastor.

"Oh, yes" she replied. "He said even He hasn't been able to get into your church yet, and He's been trying for years."

Author unknown

- May God Bless You!

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Would-be Rape Victim Takes Hold Of The Situation - and then some!

This is an article written April 30, 1993, By Mike Royko of the Chicago Tribune. I ran across it again as I was cleaning out a file cabenet. The first time I read this, I laughed so hard I cried, and it still makes me laugh almost every time I read it.

It is a true account of Curtescine Lloyd, a middle-aged nurse who lives with an elderly aunt in the rural hamlet of Edwards, Miss., near Jackson. This is her story, most of it taken from a court transcript.

One night, Lloyd was awakened by a sound. She thought it was her aunt going to the bathroom.

Suddenly a man stepped into her bedroom. Terrified, she sat up. He shoved her back down and said: ''Bitch, you better not turn on a light. You holler, you're dead. You better not breathe loud.''

He declared his intentions, which were to rob her and commit sexual assault. Of course, he phrased it far more luridly. Then he took off most of his clothing and jumped into bed.

Here is what happened next, according to court records:

Lloyd: ''I got it. I grabbed it by my right hand. And when I grabbed it, I gave it a yank. And when I yanked it, I twisted all at the same time.''

(Need I explain what Lloyd meant by ''it''? I think not.)

''He hit me with his right hand a hard blow beside the head, and when he hit me, I grabbed hold to his scrotum with my left hand and I was twisting it the opposite way. He started to yell and we fell to the floor and he hit me a couple of more licks, but they were light licks. He was weakening some then.''

With Lloyd still hanging on with both hands, squeezing and twisting the fellow's pride and joy, they somehow struggled into the hallway.

''He was trying to get out, and I'm hanging onto him; and he was throwing me from one side of the hall wall to the other. I was afraid if I let him go, he was going to kill me.

''So I was determined I was not going to turn it loose. So we were going down the hallway, falling from one side to the other, and we got into the living room and we both fell. He brought me down right in front of the couch and he leaned back against the couch, pleading with me.

''He says, 'You've got me, you've got me, please, you've got me.' I said, 'I know damn well I got you.' He said, 'Please, please, you're killing me, you're killing me. . . . I can't do nothing. Call the police, call the police.'

''I said, 'Do you think I'm stupid enough to turn you loose and call the police?' He said, 'Well, what am I gonna do?' I said, 'You're gonna get the hell out of my house.' He said, 'How can I get out of your house if you won't let me go? How can I get out? I can't get out.'

''I said, 'Break out, son-of-a-bitch. You broke in, didn't you?' And I was still holding him.

''He said, 'Oh, you've got me suffering, lady, you've got me suffering.' I said, 'Have you thought about how you were going to have me suffering?' He said, 'Well, I can't do nothing now.' I said, 'Well, that's fine.' ''

Lloyd, still twisting and squeezing, dragged the lout to the front door, which had two locks, and told him to unbolt them.

It was a difficult process because he kept collapsing to the floor and she kept hauling him back to his feet.

When he finally unlocked the doors, he screamed: ''I'm out, I'm out.''

But Lloyd, now confident that she had the upper hand (or should I say the lower hands?) and a full grasp of the situation, said: ''No, damn it, I'm taking your ass to the end of the porch. And when I turn you loose, I'm going to get my gun and I'm going to blow your (obscenity) brains out, you nasty, stinking, low-down dirty piece of (obscenity), you.

''And when I did that, I gave it a twist, and I turned him loose. And he took a couple of steps and fell off the steps and he jumped up and grabbed his private parts and made a couple of jumps across the back of my aunt's car.

''And I ran into my aunt's room, got her pistol from underneath the nightstand, ran back to the screen door, and I fired two shots down the hill the way I saw him go. And then I ran back in the house and dialed 911.''

The police came and examined the man's clothing. Inside the trousers was written the name Dwight Coverson. They found Coverson, 29, at home, in considerable pain and wondering if he could ever be a daddy.

A one-day jury trial was held. As Coverson's court-appointed lawyer put it: ''The jury was out 10 minutes. Long enough for two of them to go to the bathroom.''

And the judge gave him 25 years in prison.
All I can say is: "It was a twist of fate!"

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“Warren Buffett‘s secretary shouldn’t pay a higher tax rate than Warren Buffett"
That was the line Mr. Obama used Monday, and I'm sure "he" thought it was very clever! Mr. Obama also went on to say: “Middle-class families shouldn’t pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires,” . “That’s pretty straightforward. It’s hard to argue against that.” (Dan Shakes his head)

Of course this was twisted and exagerated to fit Mr Obama's agenda, but lets pretend for a moment that it's true. If Warren Buffett's secretary is paying a higher tax rate than Warren Buffett, and Middle class families are paying more than millionaires and billionaires, then the solution is simple.

Mr. Obama! Lower the taxes for Warren Buffett's secretary, and lower the taxes on the middle class! Then leave everybody else alone.

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PATERSON, N.J. — President Obama while standing on a bridge overlooking the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey, said: The federal government will work to rebuild towns recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.

Obama told one woman: “Everybody’s going to be working hard to help you recover”. After viewing the damage and destruction, Obama said: “The entire country is behind you” and “We are going to make sure that we provide all the resources necessary in order to help these communities rebuild.”

Obama pledged that he won’t allow “Washington politics” to get in the way of bringing federal help.

Well, guess what? By making that statement, HE JUST DID! Mr Obama is so consumed with trying to get re-elected, that he can't refrain from playing politic's, even when people are suffering from a disaster like Irene!

In case you don't get it, let me break it down for you. By making the statement "I won't allow Washington politic's to get in the way of bringing federal help", he gets to blame the republicans for any and everything that they might not agree with him on. Now, if mister Obama wants to offer another one of his crazy ideas like "Trillions of dollars in stimulus" (That didn't work), A Health plan that no one wants, and only those who voted it into existance get waivers from, your tax dollars to buy high speed trains, or any other wacky thing, If the republicans don't agree to it, then "THEY" are playing Washington politic's!

Tell Mr Obama that we don't need another speech, we need leadership! People are suffering, and thousands of people cannot even flush their toilets, because they have no electricity! "NO MORE SPEECHES", "NO MORE FINGER POINTING!", Simply lead and "take action". Maybe you could start by taking the thousands of national guard troops that you "Won't" put on the Mexican border, and send them over to help get the electrical grid up and running for these poor folks!

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“What is the difference between the HUMAN SPIRIT and the HUMAN SOUL?” That is a very good question.
It is my personal belief that the Human Soul, simply put, is that which lives and breathes. It is that which includes the five senses: Sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch! (A breathing creature)

Genesis 2:7 - And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

The Human Spirit is that which inhabits the soul (or body), and is Spirit or “Ghost like”. I believe it is more associated with mental disposition and emotions such as Anger, Love, Jealousy, Envy etc…
The soul is mortal, the spirit is immortal and lives forever . . . Read the entire article here: http://www.powerofaith.com/soulspirit.htm

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"THE TEA PARTY CAN GO STRAIT TO HELL"

“I’m not afraid of anybody” said California congresswoman Maxine Waters on ABC affiliate KABC in Los Angeles. Ms Waters continued to say: “This is a tough game", You can’t be intimidated, You can’t be frightened. And as far as I’m concerned —"The Tea Party Can Go Straight To Hell”.

Wow! For someone who says she is not afraid of anybody, she sure seems to be "Scared to Death" of the Tea Party! The obvious question is" "Why would anyone be afraid of the tea party?" Have you (the reader) ever seen the Tea Party?

We're talking allot of ordinary folks just like you and I, made up of "all" political parties, exercising their right to peacefully assemble or demonstrate, given to them and you, under the constitution of the United States. What is it that makes the Tea Party so unreasonable? They want a balanced budget! They want the government to stop spending more than it takes in. (HOW DARE THEM!)

Heres a fact! If you do not balance your budget, especially your check book, you get charged roughly $35.00 for every check or debit transaction that you make, that you don't have the money in the bank to cover. You also get charged $7.00 per day per transaction until it is paid off. You might think there is no difference, but, when the government keeps spending money that we don't have, it still comes out of "YOUR" pocket! Maxine Waters and allot of other people in her political party "Love" this arrangement, and don't want it to stop!

How does it come out of your pocket? Because your taxes have no choice but to go "UP" to cover it. If not now, very very soon. The only thing restraining these people from bankrupting the nation, is the Tea Party, and one half of one of the three branches of government!

Although Ms Watters seems afraid of the Tea Party, I think it more closely resembles "Hate". Maxine Waters is reacting like a teenager, whose daddy just took away her credit card, because she was too irresponsible. I would think that the "Hell" she speaks of, would have to be Maxine Waters district, as long as she is their congresswoman!

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AMERICA LOSES "AAA" CREDIT RATING - FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

David Axelrod, a top White House adviser is blaming the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating on Tea Party Republicans. Mr Axelrod says they were unwilling to compromise on how to reduce the federal debt. This clearly resembles the teenager telling the parent that they shouldn't cut the teenagers credit card, they should instead, raise their credit limit, even though the teenager drove them hopelessly, irreversibly into debt.

When my youngest son was very little, he was amazed and fascinated every time we would pull up to the ATM machine. In his young eyes, all he saw was me pulling a card out of my wallet, inserting it into the machine, then not only getting money from the machine, but the machine would give me back my card to use over and over again! WOW!

At one point, he even asked if I would get him a card like that for his birthday. It took a long time to convince him that it was "not" free money that I was getting out of the machine, but only money I had already put into the machine. This current White House and Senate remind me very much of my son at that age, but the only difference is "IT'S NOT CUTE AT ALL" and it is very harmful to America.

It is shocking that we have adult men and women in the liberal democratic dominated Senate and White House that have this same childish view of our ecomony. They see taxes as a "Horn of Plenty" that is an endless supply of money to waste on anything and everything, with no fear of consequences. They didn't work for it, they didn't earn it and have no respect for those who did.

WAKE UP AMERICA! At some point someone has to step up and "Be the Adult". I know after raising 4 children, that being the adult is never a popular position, but thank God the "Tea Party Republicans" have done just that!

Here is the position we are in: Imagine that you made 20,000.00 a year and have a teenager, and he or she takes "your" credit card and has a pretty good time. They call 900 numbers and talk for hours on end having phone sex. Then (with "your" credit card), They get on "your" computer and log on to one of the many popular gambling sites. Now after a month, you finally get the bill of $200,000.00. (again, you only make $20,000.00 a year)

Guess what? "YOU" have to pay for it! The money wasn't spent by you, and you do not get any pleasure from anything that was purchased with it, but you still have to pay for years and years! (Good luck!) What are you going to do? COMPROMISE? REALLY?!?!?! Apparently, that's what David Axelrod would have you do! You are now hopelessly in debt, are you going to let the teenager keep the credit card and tell them their "new" credit limit is $400,000.00?

Does this scenario seem a little far fetched? The truth is, this is literally "nothing" compared to the debt our government has put us into. For the purpose of this scenario, the teenager is the Liberal Democratic dominated Senate and White House, and the Tea Party is the parent.

These two branches of government are so addicted to spending money that is not their own, they will viciously attack anyone who tries to stop them. The Tea Party (parent) has been falsly accused of being racist in the past by this party, and are being compared to "terrorists", even though there has not been one single instance where this party with millions of members, have committed a single racist action, or performed any act of terrorism.

To be "That" addicted to spending other peoples money, that they would attack anyone who tries to make them stop, means these people have a serious problem that requires "Professional Help". (people addicted to drugs, will do anything to get drugs) Just like Drugs and alcohol and gambling are an addiction to many people, spending is an addiction to these people in government. If everyone had access to spending the same as the white House and Senate does, this addiction would surely become an epidemic.

It's time to take back the credit card! Saving these people from themselves will in turn "save us".

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Joe Biden - Edgar Buchanan "Uncle Joe"

You gotta love Joe Biden! Allot of folks may absolutely hate the Obama administration, but almost everyone loves "Uncle Joe". We may hate the policies that he agree's with, but almost everyone from any political affiliation, would feel right at home to sit down and have a beer (or even a coffee) with Joe Biden. We'll miss him after the 2012 elections. God Bless You Joe!

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Man Jumps Over the Fence at White House

Watching the news today, it was reported that a man jumped over the fence at the White House, which caused a "Lock Down". Wouldn't it be nice if Mr. Obama placed the same importance and safeguards on the fence (or lack of) dividing the U.S. Mexican border? Well~ So much for us "little people".

However, be of good cheer! We can still afford to study the drug habits of prostitutes in China. "Your Tax Dollars at Work!"

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“That is not happening”

Representative Allen West was on the FOX Business Network yesterday and was asked if he would apologize to his Florida colleague Debbie Wassermann Schultz. “That is not happening” he said. “This is a pattern I referred to in an email that goes back to 2010. Finally I think I have the right to stand up and defend my honor and make sure that this type of activity ceases. I sent her a private email in which she decided to make public by releasing it to the news media.”

When asked by Chris Wallace whether he would change any of the language he used in the email if he could, he responded:

No I wouldn’t. There are certain ways we speak in the military and I guess I have not learned the D.C. insider talk that these people are used to. Don’t poke me in the chest. "That’s the bottom line to that exchange.”

The Media has been buzzing with comments targeting Rep. West saying that is no way to talk to a lady. However, Mr West had already stated that he does "not" consider Ms Schultz a "Lady", and there are many I believe, who would agree with him.

If the lady in question can dish it out, but can't take a tongue lashing in return, she really is in the wrong business. You really need thicker skin than "that" if you want to hold a seat in congress. If Ms Shultz cannot take a few harsh words from a fellow congressperson, how can she possibly do her job effectively? (think about it, that's what they do!)

If one is to say and do anything they want about anyone they wish, then play the "gender victim" when someone responds unkindly, they do not make a very effective congress person and are not being of service to those who sent them to Washington.

Read a copy of Allen West's email to Debbie wassermann Schultz:

From: Z112 West, Allen
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 04:48 PM
To: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Cc: McCarthy, Kevin; Blyth, Jonathan; Pelosi, Nancy; Cantor, Eric
Subject: Unprofessional and Inappropriate Sophomoric Behavior from Wasserman-Schultz

Look, Debbie, I understand that after I departed the House floor you directed your floor speech comments directly towards me. Let me make myself perfectly clear, you want a personal fight, I am happy to oblige. You are the most vile, unprofessional ,and despicable member of the US House of Representatives. If you have something to say to me, stop being a coward and say it to my face, otherwise, shut the heck up. Focus on your own congressional district!

I am bringing your actions today to our Majority Leader and Majority Whip and from this time forward, understand that I shall defend myself forthright against your heinous characterless behavior……which dates back to the disgusting protest you ordered at my campaign hqs, October 2010 in Deerfield Beach.

You have proven repeatedly that you are not a Lady, therefore, shall not be afforded due respect from me!

Steadfast and Loyal

Congressman Allen B West (R-FL)

If ms Schultz was truly botherd by Mr West's email, why would she make it public by giving it to the media? Just more of the same old politics as usual that we all hate. The bottom line we all tend to forget sometimes is: "KICK THE MULE, AND THE MULE KICKS BACK!"

This dispicable behavior by Debbie Wassermann Shultz ("unfortunately") reminds me of the 1950's and 1960's mentality of which Debbie is symbolically yelling "HELP ME! THAT BLACK MAN HURT THIS POOR DEFENSLESS LITTLE WHITE GIRL" without actually comming out and saying it.

I do hope that Mr West stands his ground. This petty game where liberals attack the opposition without mercy, then play the victim when someone defends themselves has gone Too Far! Maybe it will take an ex militay Lt. Colonel such as Allen West to finally put a stop to it.