Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Where Has Freedom Gone?

Dusty old helmet, rusty old gun,

they sit in the corner and wait.

Two souvenirs of the Second World War

that have withstood the time and the hate.





Many times I've wanted to ask them,

and now that we're here all alone,

Relics all three of a long ago war,

"Where has freedom gone?"





Mute witness to a time of much trouble,

where kill or be killed was the law.

Were these implements used with high honor?

What was the glory they saw?





"Freedom flies in your heart like an eagle,

let it soar with the high winds above.

Among the spirits of soldiers now sleeping,

guard it with care and with love."





I salute my old friends in the corner,

I agree with all they have said,

And if the moment of truth comes tomorrow,

I'll be free, or by God, I'll be dead.


                                                                                Audie Murphy

We Wrote Thier Gun Laws

CRIME IN JAPAN




crime in 2004 Peter Hessler wrote in The New Yorker: Japan is not a dangerous country. Each year, approximately one murder is committed for every two hundred thousand people. This is among the lowest rates in the world, on a par with Iceland and Switzerland; the odds of being murdered in the United States are ten times higher. In Japan, it's a crime to own a gun, another crime to own a bullet, and a third crime to pull the trigger: three charges before you even think about a target. [Source: Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, January 9, 2012                                               Looks like we could do the same here!

Friday, July 27, 2012

Psychology 101

If you start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.

As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water.

After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result ... all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it.

Now, put the cold water away.

Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one.

The new monkey sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs.To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat the crap out of him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original five monkeys, replacing it with a new one.

The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment...... with enthusiasm, because he is now part of the "team".

Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by the fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he is attacked.

Now, the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.

Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys will have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, not one of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.

Why, you ask? Because in their minds...that is the way it has always been!

This, my friends, is how Congress operates... and this is why, from time to time:

ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Have A Nice Day

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Just a proud American,(Texan)

        Being a union man I can say if your on the outside looking in your not seeing the real picture.We have always been for the good of America.Buy American,Made in America,by Americans.We're not greedy just want a living wage for our services.I'm a 55 year member of The International Brotherhood  of  Electrical workers Just a proud American,we helped build this country.An as of now I think we done a  damn good job.We Americans are proud of our country .We built it an we're not going to let anyone bring it down.Friends just look in the 78 years I been here all the improvements that been made to this country by Americans.Well we had a little help. Freedom is not free,nor the roads,utilities,an health care.I personally do now mind paying for all the improvements we have.Living on the grid cost ,but it is well worth it.

Monday, July 16, 2012

The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes

Ole Glory

Buy American made.The stars an stripes flying any where in the United States should be made by American an in the United States.An on the border between the grommets of the flag in bold print( MADE IN AMERICA BY AMERICANS). All American Flags on American Veterans graves in foreign countries should be American Flags made in America by American.That also includes the flagpole an the material the flags is made of (Home Grown All the Way)

Friday, July 13, 2012

Just A Thought

Buy American made.The stars an stripes flying any where in the United States should be made by American an in the United States.An at the top right hand corner of the flag on the border in bold print MADE IN AMERICA BY AMERICANS. All American Flags on American Veterans graves in foreign countries should be American Flags made in America by Americans. Now this should be a law

Friday, July 6, 2012

Just A Thought

Buy American made.The stars an stripes flying any where in the United States should be made by American an in the United States.An at the top right hand corner of the flag on the border in bold print MADE IN  AMERICA  BY AMERICANS. All American Flags on American Veterans  graves in foreign countries should be American Flags made in America by Americans. Now this should be a law .

Tuesday, July 3, 2012