Wilma Kwiatkowski

A very good freind of mine died this morning.

It was very peaceful, the preist issued her last rites and she passed immediatley following that.

She raised four great daughters, Mary, Sam, Elizabeth and my fiance Rebecca.

Although I never got the chance to tell Wilma, she made a huge difference in my life.

Had it not been for her, I never would've met the two people who mean the most to me......Rebecca and her son Dillon.

Nor would I have met the rest of the extended family who accepted me fom day one.

Thank you for that.

The last time I talked to Wilma was Wed. night she told me something I consider to be the greatest compliment I have ever recieved.

I am not going to share with you what she told me, but suffice it to say if somebody as awesome as Wilma Kwiatkowski thinks I am good enough for her grandson and daughter, I am truely blessed.......and that's good enough for me.

REST WELL WILMA

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D C

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(C)ount (O)n (L)osing (T)he (S)uper Bowl!!

DA BEARS!!!

Sen. Brownback (Kansas) on C02

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- On a day when the temperature didn't reach double digits, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback called for reductions in greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
Speaking with reporters Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidate said most scientists agree that rising levels of carbon dioxide have caused a rise in global temperatures. Brownback said levels of carbon dioxide, or Co2, have increased since the industrial revolution but have risen more quickly in recent decades.

(no no no no wrong wrong wrong!!!)

"It seems to me just prudent that we recognize we have climate increase and temperature change," he said. "We have CO2 loading and we need to reduce the amount of Co2 in the atmosphere."
Brownback was in Iowa for the first time since officially launching his candidacy Jan. 20. He spent most of Tuesday in Cedar Rapids, where he met with conservative activists and took questions from reporters on a variety of topics.
Although Brownback said global temperatures had risen and climate change needed to be addressed, he declined to use the term "global warming."
"The temperature has risen," Brownback said.
Although early polls indicate Sen. John McCain, former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are favorite in Iowa's precinct caucuses, which launch the presidential nominating process, Brownback said he wasn't concerned. Brownback said time and more visits across the state would enable him to solidify his standing as a true conservative contender.
"It's a pro-life party. I'm for cutting taxes. This is an economically conservative party. Those are my positions," he said. "So I think when a proper voter contact is made, when it's not just on name ID, but where you stand on the issues, I'm going to do very well."

Okay, just because he's a 'publican doesn't mean he's not a dumbass.

This is taken from the "Real Incovienent Truth"

Basically it is a rebuttal to Al Gores lies and untruths movie, "The Inconvienent Truth."

The notion that our atmosphere acts like a greenhouse – that is, so-called atmospheric “greenhouse gases,” like water vapor and CO2, “trap” incoming solar radiation to warm the atmosphere – is wrong. Not only doesn’t the atmosphere work that way, greenhouses don’t either.

Greenhouses work by physically blocking heat transfer (by convection) from inside to outside – the same effect that heats the inside of your car when it’s parked in the sun on a hot day. Opening the doors and windows allows air currents to flow and the heat to dissipate.But neither the atmosphere nor “greenhouse gases” block convection, so there is no literal atmospheric “greenhouse effect.”

AsCO2 increases in the atmosphere, it absorbs less and less additional energy to produce correspondingly less and less additional warming. ­At some point, adding more CO2 to the atmosphere doesn’t significantly change atmospheric temperature.
To analogize, consider a window with many shades, each blocking half the incoming light. As successive shades are pulled, the transmitted light is halved and the effect of each shade is diminished. Eventually, there’s no additional effect because previous shades have already absorbed the light to all but a vanishing degree. As more shades won’t block more light, more CO2 won’t cause significantly more warming.
In fact, there’s been more than enough greenhouse gas in the atmosphere to cause much greater warming than actually occurs since long before humans discovered fire.

So what's the point at which more CO2 doesn’t cause more warming? Are we near it? The commonly-used range of estimates of CO2’s impact on global temperature should help put any worry into perspective.
A doubling of atmospheric CO2 from pre-Industrial Revolution days (280 parts per million to 560 ppm), MIGHT increase

globalemperature from between 0.5 degrees Centigrade to 1.5 degrees Centigrade – that is, not much.
The current atmospheric CO2 level is about 380 ppm and the estimated temperature increase since 1880 (when regular temperature recordkeeping began) is estimated to be about 0.60 degrees Centigrade.
Since at least half of this temperature increase pre-dated 1950 – prior to any significant increase in atmospheric CO2 levels – we can estimate that the 30 percent increase in atmospheric CO2 since the Industrial Revolution is associated with a temperature increase of about 0.30 degrees Centigrade. This supports the idea that doubling atmospheric CO2 from pre-Industrial Revolution levels would cause less than a one degree Centigrade increase – and we’re not close to such a doubling.

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So there you have it folks.

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Support our troops!

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D C

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Sen. Clinton to Bush: 'Extricate' U.S. From Iraq Before Leaving Office

"It would be "the height of irresponsibility" to pass the war along to the next commander in chief, she said."

DC's RESPONSE:

Of course you think this Rodham, you wouldn't want anything to do with anything that would require some tough decisions or sacrifice.

"I am going to level with you, the president has said this is going to be left to his successor," Clinton said. "I think it is the height of irresponsibility and I really resent it."

DC's RESPONSE:

It's going to be left to his successor because it's going take longer than 5 years to wipe out the terrorists, not because he doesn't want to deal with it you friggin' retard.

See folks, this is typical ultra left craaaaap, and deception.

We are fighting the war there, Rodham, so we don't have to fight it on our shores.

Check out Germany, Rodham...we're still there!

"The question is, we face a lot of dangers in the world and, in the gentleman's words, we face a lot of evil men and what in my background equips me to deal with evil and bad men, I believe that my qualification and my life experience equip me to hit the ground running in January of 2009," Clinton said. "I have a unique perspective having been in the White House for eight years and understanding the challenge that comes from trying to govern our great country."

DC's RESPONSE:

UM.... EXCUSE F'ING ME? JUST EXACTLY WHAT POSITION WERE YOU ELECTED TO IN THE WHITE HOUSE, RODHAM?

Let me list them here:

NONE

0

GOOSE EGG

NADA

ZIPPO

ZILCH

Again folks, she actually BELIEVES she was in the white house governing something/somebody.

No, she doesn't actually SAY that, but that's what she means trust me. Elitist, ultra left wing snob.

And another thing Rodham.....you understand exactly ZILCH about running this country if you are going to use your husband as an example because "You were in the white house for 8 years"....ever hear of"Black Hawk Down" Slick Willie cut and ran out of Somalia as fast as he could after that...gutless wonder.

"My participation in the Iowa caucuses is the only thing in politics that I will do that Bill has not done," she said.

DC's RESPONSE:

Well, that and get a blow job in the oval office.

DOH!!!

STORY LINK

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D C

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6 H.S. Girls Charged in Murder Plot That Included Energizer Bunny

Good Lord.

This is what happens when parents use "timeout" instaed of a good swat on the friggin' fanny!

I never even would've THOUGHT about doing something like this. I would not be here today writing this had I done something like this.

Not to mention "myspace" is about the worst site out there, that's why the 16 year old that lives in my basement is banned from that site.

; )

STORY LINK

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Brain Damage Seems to Ease Smoking Cravings, Study Says:

Wow....crazy stuff. I guess it's true what they say....we have no idea really, the power of our brains yet.

STORY LINK

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NATO Airstrike Kills Suspected Senior Taliban Leader:

When are you idiots over there going to wake up.....you can't win, and you won't win.

We are bigger, stronger, faster, smarter.....game over

STORY LINK

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Missouri Cops Probe Photos of Child Missing Since 1991 in Devlin Case:

I don't know if you guys have been following this story, but this guy is a piece of work.

This shit needs to be stopped!

The only way that's going to happen is if you hang these bastrds from the highest damn tree you can, publicly. I don't care if the kidnapper has killed them or not, just taking them is enough in my world.

Taking kids, and keeping them...and doing god knows what to them.

Just ONCE I'd like to catch one of these guys....ONCE.

STORY LINK

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As always support our troops!!

They sure as hell are supporting you!

Have a good weeknd everybody!

D C

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DA BEARS!!!!

(Brian Urlacher celebrates after a big fourth quarter stop

against the Saints on Sunday)

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DA BEARS!!

Well, my Bears are back in the Super Bowl. It's been 21 long years.

And it's been 21 long years since I got sick on Blackberry Brandy celebrating that victory.

Rest assured there will NOT be another endeavor into the Blackberry Brandy this time around.

In any case, you can bet #34 will be smiling down on Miami come Feb. 4th.

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Michigan Man Builds His Own Flying Saucer:

Uh....okay. I guess it'd be pretty neat if he can actually make this work.

STORY LINK

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Vatican AG Reports Crime at Holy See Running at Biblical Proportions:

Heh heh...oh those crazy Catholics!!

STORY LINK

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Tough Duck Stays Alive for 2 Days in Refrigerator After Being Shot:

Okay, I can't let this go....it's way too easy.

At first I wasn't "down" with this story, but then I just figured I'd be quacky not to.

Then I thought anything I may say might be a little "fowl"

But, as turns out everything I said turned out to be just"ducky"

STORY LINK

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D C

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Police Say Missouri Man Shot His Own Baby With BBs

Uh,

Mr. Shaun Michael Mohan....I don't live that far from where you are. In fact I can be where you are in a couple hours.....piece of garbage.

STORY LINK

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Countdown to the Apocalypse: Scientists Change Doomsday Clock:

Yeah, yeah whatever. Nuclear weapons are what's KEEPING the peace you dumb asses.

As far as "desertification" again....whatever.

There are more trees on the planet right now this second, then there ever have been in the whole history of the planet.

And last but not least......we cannot destroy the planet. Believe it or not, we are not that strong. Anything short of a super nova fireball from the sun, the Earth is going nowhere.

Now, we might succeed in wiping each other out, but as far as wiping the planet itself out, can't happen.

STORY LINK

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Virginia Lawmaker Says Blacks 'Should Get Over' Slavery:

Wow....you don't hear this every day.

But when you're right, you're right. Lets move it along.

STORY LINK

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Well, I took a couple days break from blogging, we've had two ice storms and some weird weather here in K C.

I also had my yearly colonoscopy, wich really isn't that big of a deal. I know you've all heard the horror stories surrounding the procedure......but it's not that bad.

The prep the day before isn't a whole lot of fun.....you can't eat ....but it's no big deal.

You drink some stuff, you go # 2 for awhile....and you're done.

You go to the procedure, they fill you full of Demarol or Versed...and you go nighty night.

It's cake.

A bit of advice though...get the earliest time they have available in the morning to do it, so you're not sitting there waiting and waiting and still hungry.

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D C

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A new direction from here, means what?

The stock market is at a new all-time high and America's 401K's are back.

A new direction from there means, what?
Unemployment is at 25 year lows.

A new direction from there means, what?

Oil prices are plummeting.

A new direction from there means, what?

Taxes are at 20 year lows.

A new direction from there means, what?

Federal tax revenues are at all-time highs.

A new direction from there means, what?

The Federal deficit is down almost 50%, just as predicted over last year.

A new direction from there means, what?

Home valuations are up 200% over the past 3.5 years.

A new direction from t here means, what?

Inflation is in check, hovering at 20 year lows.

A new direction from there means, what?

Not a single terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11/01.
A new direction from there means, what?

Osama bin Laden is living under a rock in a dark cave, having not surfaced in years, if he's alive at all, while 95% of Al Queda's top dogs are either dead or in custody, cooperating with US Intel.
A new direction from there means, what?

Several major terrorist attacks already thwarted by US and British Intel, including the recent planned attack involving 10 Jumbo Jets being exploded in mid-air over major US cities in order to celebrate the anniversary of the 9/11/01 attacks.
A new direction from there means, what?

Just as President Bush foretold us on a number of occasions, Iraq was to be made "ground zero" for the war on terrorism -- and just as President Bush said they would, terrorist cells from all over the region are arriving from the shadows of their hiding places and flooding into Iraq in order to get their faces blown off by US Marines rather than boarding planes and heading to the United States to wage war on us here.

A new direction from there means, what?

Now let me see, do I have this right?

I can expect: The economy to go South

Illegals to go North

Taxes to go Up

Employment to go Down

Terrorism to come In

Tax breaks to go Out

Social Security to go away

Health Care to go the same way gas prices have gone

But what the heck !I can gain comfort by knowing that Nancy P, Hillary C, John K, Edward K, Howard D, Harry R and Obama have worked hard to create a comprehensive National Security Plan, Health Care Plan, Immigration Reform Plan, Gay Rights Plan, Same Sex Marriage Plan, Abortion On Demand Plan, Tolerance of Everyone and Everything Plan, How to Return all Troops to the U.S. in The Next Six Months Plan, A Get Tough Plan, adapted from the French Plan by the same name and a How Everyone Can Become as Wealthy as We Are Plan. I forgot the No More Katrina Storm Plan.Now I know why I feel good after the elections. I am going to be able to sleep so much
better at nights knowing these dedicated politicians are thinking of me and my welfare.

Please pass this good news along to all of your friends so they can feel better also.

Stuff about Stuff brought to you today by my good freind "Topper"

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D C

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Iraqi Government Probes Saddam Execution Video

OH WHAAAAA!

Cry a little more about him being taunted. Who cares? He didn't care about ruthlessly killing thousands of people.

I'll say this about their justice system over there, they don't screw around...when they say it's time to die....you're pretty much done.

STORY LINK

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Florida Mobile Home Owners May Be America's Next Millionaires:

Hmmm...lets see....a million bucks.....I could go live anywhere basically....

BUH BYE NOW

STORY LINK

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Well I hope everybody had a good X-mas and New Years. Time to get back to the grindstone.

I'm sure you all have heard about my Hawkeyes....what a game in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday. Even though we came up a little short (26-24) it was our best showing of the year by far.

Had we played like that all year long, we would've been at least 9-3 and probably

10-2...still may not have beat Michigan or Ohio State.....but for sure everybody else including the cheeseheads.

Anyway, I was proud of the boys in black and gold, we took the defending national champions to the wire.

GREAT JOB HAWKS!

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D C

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Saddam Hussein Transferred to Iraqi Custody; Judge Says He'll Be Executed by Saturday

The Butcher of Baghdad will be dead by tomorrow.

EXCELLENT!

Hang this son of a bitch from the highest tree you can find, he was a murderer, rapist, waste of protoplasm of a human being. He had execution squads roaming the streets for people who opposed him, his sons picked women off the street to rape. Oh, by the way we got them too in a fire fight.

And for you idiot libs out there, this is how JUSTICE is served. NOT NEGOTIATING, he is a terrorist, he supported terrorism, he does not negotiate. period.

Now the world is a safer place because of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA......AGAIN!

Maybe the next terrorist that comes along will think twice about conspiring to kill Americans.

My only regret is I'm not pulling the lever.

HANG YOU BASTARD, AND TWIST IN THE WIND.

HANG LINK

(PS: this should be the penalty for ALL child molesters and rapists as well.)

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For the soldiers - twas the night before christmas

T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,HE LIVED ALL ALONE,IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OFPLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEYWITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,AND TO SEE JUST WHOIN THIS HOME DID LIVE.LOOKED ALL ABOUT,A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURESOF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,A SOBER THOUGHTCAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,SILENT, ALONE,CURLED UP ON THE FLOORIN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?

CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE,ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,

"SANTA DON'T CRY,THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,MY LIFE IS MY GOD,MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS."

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,SO SILENT AND STILL AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.

I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVEON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA,IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE."

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT."MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."

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WHEN YOU GO TO CHURCH ON X-MAS DAY,

PRAY FOR OUR SOLDIERS I SAY,

FOR THEY ARE THE ONES GIVING OUR ENEMIES MUCH DISMAY!

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MERRY X-MAS EVERYBODY!!

D C

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Pastor with some cahonees!!

This Pastor has guts!! Thought you might enjoy this interesting
Prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems
prayer still upsets some people. When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open
the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the
usual generalities, but....this is what they heard:

"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness
and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, "Woe to
Those who call evil good"... but that is exactly what we have done. We
have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it
building self esteem.
We have abused power and called it politics.
We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it
freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and
called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from
every sin and set us free. Amen!"
The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during
the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church,
where Rev Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls
with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving
international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa and Korea.
Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, "The
Rest of the Story," and received a larger response to this program
than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer
sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again
can be called "one nation Under God."

Thanks to my good buddy and softball player extrodanaire, Tanker!

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D C

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For my democat and 'puiblican friends

For My Democrat Friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee. By accepting these greetings, you are accepting the aforementioned terms as stated. This greeting is not subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself/himself/others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.

For My Republican Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

HAVE A GOOD ONE!

D C

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World's Tallest Man Uses Long Arms to Save 2 Dolphins in China

Well this is pretty cool, I guess

STORY LINK

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FBI Issues Warning to Police After Terrorist Health Scare:

Too friggin' bad there buddy. I'm a firm believer in what comes around, goes around and it looks like you're going to die a painful, slow death. Terrorist piece of crap.

Here's the deal:

GOD DOESN'T LIKE IT WHEN YOU KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE....ESPECIALLY

INNOCENT LITTLE KIDS.

Soooo.......this means this is your "goes around"

Buh-bye now.

STORY LINK

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Execution of Florida Man for Topless Bar Murder That Took 34 Minutes Sparks Criticism:

GOOD! Too bad! You killed somebody in cold blood asshole. And I see where they had to give him a double dose. I gotta tell you, not hurting my feelings a bit!

STORY LINK

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Okay guys, support the troops!

D C

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A little help for the guys today:

Playboy 'Girl Next Door' Holly Madison Knows What Women Want ... for the Holidays

Some good ideas here.......plus Hef's chick is about hot, eh?

STORY LINK

Thanks for stopping by...short one today...60 degrees here in K C! NIIIIIIICE!!

D C

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Feds Arrest Man Who Planned to Detonate Grenades in Illinois Shopping Mall

Hmmmm......lets see......the guys name is Derrick Shareef.

Still think we shouldn't be targeting young, middle eastern men at airports?

I thought not.

Oh one more thing, all you dumb ass libs on the Press Citizen forum can go ahead and kiss my *ss!

Now, I don't know wether or not this guy is Iraqi or what, rest assured he has some tie to the radical muslims.

Bet on it.

STORY LINK

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Palestinian PM Vows to Tehran That Hamas Will Never Recognize Israel:

Of course he doesn't. The so called "peaceful" Palestineans ELECTED a TERRORIST government. They hate the Jews, Catholics, Americans....everybody who doesn't think and believe as they do are infidels who must be killed. That's it folks.

Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, they are all in on it.

It's comin' guys, and we better get heads out of the sand and stop these idiots before it's too late.

You think the Nazis were bad? They're the fuzzy pumper barber shop compared to these goons.

STORY LINK

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Girl Mauled by Captive Cougar:

There ought to be laws and against crap like this.

Hmmm......lets see...I want to start a business...how about.....I know, we'll gather a bunch of wild animals and put them "up for rent" at little kids parties!

How about we start with a mountain lion? (cougar) Yeah, yeah that's it.

And we'll take it to these little girls parties where they are all screaming and running around, it should be fine.

It's just a mountain lion for gods sake, just because a grown man wouldn't have a chance against it.....what the hell?

GOOD LORD!

And why the hell if you're a parent, could you POSSIBLY think this is a good idea?

See, this is why you don't have things like burmese pythons, pit bulls, boa constrictors, and cougars as "pets" or "things to be rented out"

STORY LINK

GO HAWKEYES TONIGHT VS. IOWA STATE!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

D C

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PEARL HARBOR DAY DEC. 7TH!

DID YOU KNOW?

The Japanese military cabinet had convinced itself that Americans had “no stomach” for fighting, but Yamamoto (The Japanese Admiral that led the attack) wasn’t so sure.

"Once the American war machine was up and running, he said, it would be akin to “waking the sleeping giant.” Japan’s only chance for a positive outcome was to strike hard at Pearl Harbor and at as many targets as possible, and hope Washington would contact Tokyo to sue for peace.

Obviously that didn't happen, and obviously Admiral Yamamoto was right about the American war machine, after living and studying here, he knew what we were capable of.

(Yamamoto attended Harvard University, and was also an attache in Washington.)

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D C (me) is holding them back atthe Ohio St v. Iowa tailgator

PEACE MORE SECURE THAN VICTORY?

My letter made the paper today in response....here's his article...my response is below........
This was a guest opinion in the Iowa City press Citizen :

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A war with a "foreign devil," like Saddam Hussein, may serve the purposes of a leader that desires to control the thinking of his people, but a bogus threat to their security does not assist that people in their effort to find a better way for themselves and the neighbors with whom they must live.
"They hate us and want to destroy our way of life" is not uttered by George W. Bush to encourage a brave consideration of the successful sharing of our planet with others. It is propaganda set to inflame the emotions and block a wider search for a better course.
And the media-merchants of derision and division on talk radio and cable news -- in greedy grasp for greater notoriety and larger fortune -- even stoop to charge that an American who questions is guilty of hating his or her own country.
Regardless, with courage and in love of what America stands for and with the resolve of the founders, we can see through this dank and distorting fog of words and find our better way and joint with all people of goodwill in stamping out terrorism and things that breed its inception. To this end I suggest that we turn the larger responsibility for the Iraqi problem over to the people that face it most directly, the Eastern Arab World, and non Arab neighbors that share boards with Iraq.
The world's No. 1 power should request that these nations hold a summit and take charge of establishing a peace in Iraq that allows these beleaguered people to find enough security to pursue their own special way of life. The undertaking would be challenging, but not as impossible as for an outside force to impose its solution into the region.
By turning the problem over to those most directly affected, "We the People" free ourselves from this quagmire and can directly focus our intellect and energy on the unending Constitutional tasks to, "establish justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity." In vigorous pursuit of these, we will be seen by the world for what we really are: a good neighbor that uses its incredible power and sense of justice to encourage and assist others in doing the same.
This problem is rooted in the old geopolitics of exploitation within spheres of influence and a neo version of the same only makes things worse. We do not need to find a way to peace, peace is the way. And peace is not an inactive way, anymore than love is just the absence of hate -- love is a powerful engulfing force that generates more of the same.
Were we to have as much courage in pursuing peace as we do in having others die for us in war, and if we committed as many material resources in its behest as we have in the destruction of differing others, we make peace quicker than it can ever be found in a war that somehow at its end must fortuitously stumble into it.
Yes, protect ourselves we must and we will, but the preemptive willingness to shoot first and ask questions later is no protection. It is the assassination of all that makes life worthwhile in the first place.
We claim that "We the People" are capable of government of us, by us and for us. There has not been anything in the drinking water in North America that has made only the people of this continent special in this regard. We are special because we know that humans are special and are endowed by their Creator with an inalienable virtue that must be respected by us all.
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Radical Muslims are a real threat:

By PCopinion Posted at 11:12 AM on December 5, 2006
Sam Osborne is living in a rainbow, candy-cane covered world (“Peace more secure than victory,” Dec. 3).
He needs to wake up and smell the roses. We’re not the ones that want to wipe anyone out. The terrorists are the ones that flew planes into the World Trade Center — or did Osborne miss that? I am so sick of all the “blame America first” people. Don’t they understand that by taking the fight to the terrorists, we don’t have to fight it on our shores?
Has Osborne ever seen and or heard the Islamic fascist vitriol? It’s not some fantasy made up by talk radio or President Bush. It’s real. Doesn’t he understand that he wouldn’t be able to say what he thinks if they would somehow take over?Hello!?
Thank God Osborne is a retired “teacher.” I certainly wouldn’t want any of my children learning the poison he would have them believe.
I suppose we shouldn’t have attacked Japan either after they wiped out Pearl Harbor.
I suggest Osborne do a little research before writing that we can all live in peace. He needs to get it through his head that the radical Muslims are a threat. Period.

Dan Cannon Lee’s Summit, Mo.
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