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I'm very upset over the "talk" of moving the detainees from Guantanamo to Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.  I live in Basehor, Kansas, just a few miles south of Leavenworth.  It could very well become a "target for other terrorists.
Frankly, I don't  think those heathens should be allowed anywhere in the United States or any place else on this planet.

Thank Goodness We Live in a Free Country..........

I was talking with some friends over the Christmas holiday break and
they were commenting on how lucky we are that we live in a free country
where we have the liberty and the opportunity to live our lives the way
we want and are not controlled by the government like in other countries.

So I started thinking about a particular day of mine a couple months ago:

I woke up in the morning in my FHA (Federal Housing Administration)
approved home that was built in accordance with USDOE (Department of
Energy), FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), and numerous CFRs
(Code of Federal Regulations) .

I went to the bathroom to clean up for work. I showered with soap,
shampoo and other toiletry products that have been approved for me by
the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) using water that meets federal
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) quality standards.

I went downstairs to eat breakfast foods that had to be approved by the
FDA and listened to my morning radio programs which are regulated by the
FCC (Federal Communication Commission).

I then got into my EPA and DOT (Dept. of Transportation) standards
approved and FTC (Federal Trade Commission) regulated car and was forced
by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) to buckle
my seat belt and put my daughter into an approved child seat. I then
drove on DOT regulated roads and was forced to drive a certain speed
while listening to more FCC approved programming on my radio.

I stopped for gas but there wasn't any due to state legislated gas
quality restrictions which caused a decrease in the supply of gas and
also gasoline price controls that kept the price so artificially low
that there was an excess demand such that it sold out as soon as it arrived.

I arrived at my DOL (Dept. of Labor) regulated and EEOC (Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission) sanctioned place of employment,
running on fumes, and was forced to work the first 2 hours of my 8 hour
shift for the federal and state governments by giving almost 30% of my
wages to the IRS and SSA (Social Security Administration) with no
compensation.

At lunchtime I went with colleagues to eat and was forced to pay with
the only medium of exchange the government approves that is regulated by
the FRB (Federal Reserve Board): worthless fiat bank notes.

I then went to pick up my daughter from school where she's learning a
DOE (Dept. of Education) approved curriculum. I took her to an HMO
(Health Maintenance Organization) approved doctor to get her HHS (Health
and Human Services) mandated vaccinations that I learned she needed
while watching a Disney family movie which was interrupted by an HHS PSA.

After returning to work I checked my SEC (Securities and Exchange
Commission) and IRS regulated investments in my now Federal Treasury
owned banks to see if I'll be able to retire someday since the SSA trust
fund that I've been paying into for 25 years has been raided by the
federal government and is now bankrupt.

That afternoon I had to catch a flight to our office in Detroit aboard
an FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) approved plane operating at an
FAA regulated airport.

Before boarding I had to pass through a TSA (Transportation Safety
Administration) security checkpoint where I was forced to disrobe down
to my shirt, pants and socks and pass through a scanning machine that
saw right through my remaining clothing.

On board I noticed federal sky marshals with weapons so I decided to
have a cocktail composed of liquor that is controlled by the ATF
(Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms), as are the sky marshal's guns.

Once sufficiently sedated with bourbon, I sat back and relaxed and
thought to myself: Thank God I don't live in a country where the
government controls your life!


Be afraid...  be very afraid

We have a new GM.  If Scott Pioli can manage the Chiefs like he obviously did New England, we may have a winning team again.
Welcome to Kansas City Scott!

Now Sarah Palin is claiming that her daughter and her boyfriend are not "high school dropouts".  She explained that they are both working their butts off to get their GEDs and now have a baby to take care of.
What part of DROPOUT does she not understand.  That's right up there with not knowing that Africa is a continent.   How dumb can a person be?

Tom Smith started the day early having set his
alarm clock 
   
(MADE IN JAPAN ) for 6am. 
While his coffeepot 
 
(MADE IN CHINA ) 
   
was perking, he shaved with his 
   
electric razor 
   
(MADE IN HONG KONG ). 
   
He put on a   
dress shirt   
(MADE IN SRI LANKA ), 
   
designer jeans   
(MADE IN SINGAPORE )   
and   
tennis shoes   
(MADE IN KOREA ) 
   
After cooking his breakfast in his new   
electric skillet   
(MADE IN INDIA ) 
   
he sat down with his   
calculator   
(MADE IN MEXICO )   
to see how much he could spend today. After setting his   
watch   
(MADE IN TAIWAN )   
to the radio
   
(MADE IN INDIA )   
he got in his car
   
(MADE IN GERMANY )   
filled it with GAS   
(from Saudi Arabia )
   
and continued his search   
for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.   
At the end   
of yet another discouraging   
and fruitless day   
checking his   
Computer 
   
(Made In Malaysia ),   
Joe decided to relax for a while.   
He put on his sandals 
   
(MADE IN BRAZIL )   
poured himself a glass of   
wine   
(MADE IN FRANCE )   
and turned on his   
TV 
   
(MADE IN INDONESIA ), 


and then wondered   
why he can't find   
a good paying job 
   
in AMERICA

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

In the midst of the financial crisis and the Bail Out of GM and Chrysler, it didn't stop Congress from giving themselves a raise!  Wouldn't it be nice if we could all decide we wanted and needed a raise every year?  How can these people sleep at night when there are millions of people out of work and losing their homes. 
Taxpayers pay their wages and should be the ones to decide when and if they get pay raises, based on their performances. Then they could see what it's like to be "ordinary" people.
We definitely have a government without a conscience!

It took a long time but finally O.J. Simpson is going to pay.  Thirty years isn't enough for all the crimes he's committed and gotten away with.  They ought to lock him up and throw the key away!

What's this world coming to?  Now high school athletes can't participate in their chosen sport because of their religion?  Has this country lost it's collective mind, or what?

This was news to me!

Product Bar Codes

 I found this VERY interesting and I challenge you all to pay
attention to product labels, if you don't already do so, you are in for
a big surprise.
The whole world is scared of Chinese made 'black hearted goods'.

Can you differentiate which products are made in the USA , Philippines ,
Taiwan or China? For your Information ...  the first 3 digits of the
barcode is the country code wherein the product was made. 

 Sample:  all barcodes that start with 690.691.692.,693, 694, and
695 are all MADE IN CHINA.!!! This is the consumer's right to know,
but the government and related departments never educate the public,
therefore we have to educate ourselves.
Nowadays,  Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer
products 'made in china', so they don't show from which country it is
made anymoe. 
However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3
digits are 
690-695 then it is Made in China!!!

00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY 
471 ~ TAIWAN
480 ~ PHILLIPINES
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ DENMARK
64 ~ FINLAND
76 ~ SWITZERLAND and LICHTENSTEIN
 628 ~ SAUDI-ARABIA
 629 ~ UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
 740 ~ 745 --- CENTRAL  AMERICA 
>>>690~695~CHINA!!!!!>>>

Please buy American made products whenever possible and remember those
numbers 
690-695, -- avoid those products like the plague!!!!---And especially if
it's any kind of food product for  ANIMALS OR HUMANS !!!!!

With Christmas fast approaching,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,watch out for this...
be alert. 

The  newest virus circulating is the UPS Delivery Failure. You will  receive an email from UPS Packet Service along with a packet number.  NOTE: The word packet is mis-spelled on this line. It will say that  they were un-able to deliver a package sent to you on such and such  a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy  attached. DON'T TRY  TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS!  Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home. This  virus has caused Millions of dollars in damage in the past few  d ays.

Snopes  confirms that it is real: 
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp

 Even though this has circulated on the Internet, I thought it was worth sharing.
 

 been verified on snopes:

http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/coins.asp
)

There is a new warning put out by the Canadian Food Inspection  Agency....

Sherwood brand Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate coins are being  recalled due to
the fact that they contain Melamine, the ingredient in milk product 
that has caused many infant deaths in china.

These candies are sold at Costco, as well as many bulk and dollar stores.
please make sure to check your childrens halloween candy and DO NOT 
LET THEM EAT THE PIRATE COINS (you know the ones wrapped in the
shiny gold  foil) and please let other parents know about this!

She came across as a folksy soccer/hockey mom.  I don't think she was educated too well at McCains "Boot Camp".  She didn't answer too many questions, was it because she didn't have a answer or didn't understand the questions?  She's dumber than a fifth grader!  Even with  Biden being very restrained.  If she had been a man, he would have torn him (her) a new a$$ hole.

CITGO IS CHANGING 


Verified with www.SNOPES:


IN ORLANDO LAST WEEK, AT A CITGO STATION, REGULAR GAS WAS PRICED AT $3.82  PER GALLON.  THERE WERE NO CUSTOMERS. HOWEVER, ACROSS THE STREET WHERE I FUELED, IT WAS SELLING FOR $3.85 PER GALLON AND ALL PUMPS THERE HAD CARS WAITING TO FUEL. 


Have you noticed how the Citgo signs have disappeared in the past 7-8
months?  Very clever move by Chavez.  But guess what CITGO IS CHANGING ITS
NAME TO? This is serious Americans...make sure you read. 


NEWS FLASH: Chavez is NOW getting a Russian Weapons Factory built by Putin.
The RUSSIANS are building an AK-47 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle factory in
Venezuela to give armament support to Communist Rebel groups throughout the
Americas  


Chavez NOW has IRANIANS operating his oil refineries in Venezuela for him.
It is likely only a matter of time, if not already, before Chavez has
Iranian built LONG RANGE missiles, with a variety of warhead types aimed
at.... Guess Who? 


CITGO is NOW in the process of Changing its name to PETRO EXPRESS due to the
loss of gasoline sales in the USA due to the recent publicity of ownership 
by Chavez of Venezuela 


Every dollar you spend with CITGO or PETRO EXPRESS gasoline will be used
against you, your basic human rights, and your freedoms.  He will start wars
here in the Americas that will probably be the death of millions. 


THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT because Chavez is starting to feel the loss of
revenue from his holdings.  HE OWNS CITGO. This is a very important move
which everyone should be aware of. 


ANNOUNCED JUST RECENTLY, CITGO, BEING AWARE THAT SALES ARE DOWN DUE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS NOT WANTING TO BUY FROM 'CITGO-CHAVEZ,' HAS STARTED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SOME OF THEIR STORES TO 'PETRO EXPRESS.' 


DO NOT BUY FROM 'PETRO EXPRESS'! 


'PETRO EXPRESS' IS ALSO 100%  OWNED BY 'CHAVEZ.' 


KEEP THIS MEMO GOING SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING. 


BOYCOTT; 'CITGO ' AND 'PETRO EXPRESS'.

Who watched Charlie Gibson's interview of Palin, last night?
Her body language gave her away.  When he would ask her a clear concise question that she clearly didn't understand, her left eye would twitch while she was searching for a answer.  When he asked a question she did understand, she would lean toward him, in an aggressive manner and go around robin's barn to get to the answer.
His body posture, clearly showed an "I give up" attitude due to her lack of professionalism.  Obviously she can't answer specific questions unless the answers on a teleprompter.

As an Alaskan, I am writing to give all of you some information on Sarah Palin, Senator McCain's choice for VP. As an Alaska voter, I know more than most of you about her and, frankly, I am horrified that he picked her.

The most accurate description of her is red neck. Her husband works in the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and races snow mobiles. She is a life time member of the NRA and has worked tirelessly to allow indiscriminate hunting of wildlife in Alaska , particularly wolves and bears. She has spent millions of Alaska state dollars on aerial
hunting of these predators from helicopters and airplanes, dollars that should have been spent, for example, on Alaska 's failing school system.We have the lowest rate of high school graduation in the country. Not all of you may think aerial predator hunting is so bad, but how anyone (other than Alaska wolf-haters, of which there are
many, most without teeth), could think this use of funds is appropriate is beyond me. If you want to know more about the aerial hunting travesty, let me know and I will send some links to informative web sites.

She has been a strong supporter of increased use of fossil fuels, yet the McCain campaign has the nerve to say she has "green" policies. The only thing green about Sarah Palin is her lack of experience. She has consistently supported drilling in ANWR, use of coal-burning power plants (as I write this, a new coal plant is being built in her home town of Wasilla), strip mining, and almost anything else that will unnecessarily exploit the diminishing resources of Alaska and destroy its environment.

Prior to her one year as governor of Alaska, she was mayor of Wasilla, a small red neck town outside Anchorage.The average maximum education level of parents of junior high school kids in Wasilla is 10th grade. Unfortunately, I have to go to Wasilla every week to get groceries and other supplies, so I have continual contact with the people who put Palin in office in the first place. I know what I'm talking about. These people don't have a concept of the world around them or of the serious issues facing the US . Furthermore, they don't care. So long as they can go out and hunt their moose every fall, kill wolves and bears and drive their snow mobiles and ATVs through every corner of the wilderness, they're happy. I wish I were exaggerating.

Sarah Palin is currently involved in a political corruption scandal. She fired an individual in law enforcement here because she didn't like how he treated one of her relatives during a divorce. The man's performance and ability weren't considered; it was a totally personal firing and is currently under investigation. While the issue isn't close to the scandal of Ted Steven's corruption, it shows that Palin isn't "squeaky clean" and causes me to think there ay be more issues that could come to light. Clearly McCain doesn't care.

When you line Palin up with Biden, the comparison would be laughable if it weren't so serious. Sarah Palin knows nothing of economics (admittedly a weak area for McCain), or of international affairs, knows nothing of national government, Social Security, unemployment, health care systems - you name it. The idea of her meeting with heads
of foreign governments around the world truly frightens me.

In an increasingly dangerous world, with the economy in shambles in the US , Sarah Palin is uniquely UNqualified to be vice president. John McCain is not a young man. Should something happen to him such that the vice president had to step in, it would destroy our country and possibly the world to have someone as inexperienced and inappropriate
as Sarah Palin. The choice of Palin is a cheap shot by McCain to try to get Hillary supporters to vote for him. when McCain introduced her today, Palin had the nerve to compare herself with Hillary and Geraldine Ferraro. Sarah Palin, you are no Hillary Clinton.

To those of you who, like me, supported Hilary and were upset that she did not get the nomination, please don't think that Sarah Palin is a worthy substitute. If you supported Hillary, regardless of what you think the media and the democratic party may have done to undermine her campaign, the person to support now is Obama, not Sarah Palin. To those of you who are independent or undecided, don't let the choice of Palin sway you in favor of McCain. Choosing her shows how unqualified McCain is to be president. To those of you who are conservative, I
guess you have no choice for president. But please try to see how the poor choice of Palin tells us a great deal about McCain's judgment. While the political posturing inherent in the choice of Palin is obvious, the more serious issue is the fact that the VP is, literally, a heartbeat away from the presidency. Sarah Palin is totally and unequivocally unqualified to be vice president, let alone president.

I know this is a lengthy and emotional email, but the stakes are high. I thought it might help for all of you, regardless of political affiliation, to know something about Palin from someone who has to live with her administration in Alaska on a daily basis.