In the Race

The Pugnacious Five

Janet Evans — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:16:00 GMT

We’ve had some tough presidents…and one, well, Jimmy Carter….

Who were the 5 most badass presidents of all-time?

I'm sure you have your choices…

from Cracked.com...

"As we all prepare to spend a long weekend enjoying Presidential Savings on mattresses and used Toyotas, we could take time to thank some of the presidents who passed bills that protect some of the freedoms your enjoy daily. Or we could spend the day celebrating the presidents who are decidedly more Action Movie Heroes than diplomats.

Anyway, guess which kind of president this website decided to focus on? "

View their "badass" five-page presentation

HERE

John and Cindy McCain...I Had No Idea

Janet Evans — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:41:00 GMT

I had no idea.

I had no idea that John and Cindy McCain were so real.

They are real, down-to-earth Americans.

I’ve been watching Cindy McCain standing in the background all these months.

She’s been standing there, dressed very nicely, smiling. Looking sweet.

I’ll admit it. I’ve thought it. Just another wealthy politician’s wife.

John and Cindy McCain are pretty quiet when it comes to speaking about themselves.

I had forgotten that most people who do good are that way. Most people who do good for others, or are just good people, don’t talk about it. You see, they are too busy doing.

When I saw that video about Cindy McCain last night, the one about her life…it touched my heart.

Cindy McCain is just like so many women in America..and the world for that matter. She is caring. She cares about other human beings. Cindy McCain is like so many woman in America and the world. She is a loving mother. Cindy McCain is like some very, very courageous woman in America and the world. She has had to send a son off to war. Cindy McCain is married to John McCain, a man who also holds those same values…caring for other human beings, a loving, proud parent, a courageous man himself. Back when John and Jackie Kennedy were in the Camelot days…that wasn’t about us, the people of America. We couldn’t relate to that. We could only dream. They were that beautiful couple, practically royalty.

Now, I’m not saying Barack and Michelle Obama are like the Kennedy’s…they’re not. But they aren’t like the McCain’s either. But I can’t relate to them as regular American’s. In other words…I feel that John McCain knows more about average American people. When Fred Thompson talk’s about John McCain in the box and all the years he was there, I know John was thinking about America and what it meant to be an American. And when I saw Cindy breaking down on that video last night, or bringing that baby home to her own family, and then sending her “baby” boy off to war, it made me know she has felt the pain. They are the real deal.

  Cindy McCain RNC Introduction Video & Part One of Speech


             Cindy McCain RNC Speech - Part Two

"Just leave this Earth a better place than when you got here."
                                                                                     James Hensley

National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, 2008

Janet Evans — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:21:00 GMT

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 28, 2008

National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2008

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

During National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we pay special tribute to the thousands of innocent victims who died on September 11, 2001. Our Nation honors the brave citizens, service members, police officers, and firefighters who heroically responded in the face of terror. On these important days, we reflect on the terrible events of September 11, 2001, and lift the victims and their families in our prayers.

Our Nation will never forget the individuals who lost their lives in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. America remains inspired by the countless acts of kindness and sacrifice we saw that day -- fearless rescuers who rushed toward danger, a beloved priest who died helping others, two office workers who carried a disabled person 68 floors to safety.

We also pray for the safety and success of the members of our Armed Forces now serving freedom's cause. We seek God's grace on their families, and commit to Heaven's care those brave men and women He has called home. We ask the Almighty to watch over America and pray for His providence and continued blessings on our country. May He always guide the United States of America. As we defend our country against its enemies, we pray for help in protecting the gift of freedom from those who seek to destroy it, and we ask the Almighty to strengthen all those securing liberty on distant shores.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Friday, September 5, through Sunday, September 7, 2008, as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United States and their places of worship mark these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance with memorial services, the ringing of bells, and evening candlelight remembrance vigils. I also invite all people across the world to share in these Days of Prayer and Remembrance.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

GEORGE W. BUSH

What Do John Edwards and Prairie Voles Have In Common? And It's Not That They Act Like Rats.

Janet Evans — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:43:53 GMT

Prairie Vole

While Edwards is a rat, and a vole is a rodent, we have to delve deeper. What do they have in common? Well, John Edwards is prone to infidelity….he is prone to being promiscuous. And guess what…so are voles. Actually, voles are highly promiscuous. Maybe Edwards is too.

Yes, this is another study.

“A man's tendency to be unfaithful may be influenced by his genes, research suggests. Men who inherit a genetic variant that affects an important attachment hormone are more likely than usual to have weaker relationships and marital problems, and less likely to be married, according to the research. Their wives and girlfriends are also more likely to be less satisfied with them as partners. While the study did not look directly at infidelity, the findings suggest that male monogamy might also be influenced by variations in a single gene. The study's authors cautioned that any effect would apply only on average, and that it was impossible to predict whether any individual would be unfaithful or a bad partner on the basis of his genes.

The gene in question affects the receptor for a hormone called vasopressin, which plays an important role in social behaviour, pair-bonding and sexual attachment. Its effects were first characterised by studies of different species of voles. Although the meadow and prairie voles are close cousins, their sexual behaviour is dramatically different.

Like most mammals, male meadow voles are highly promiscuous, but male prairie voles are monogamous. When boy prairie vole meets girl, the two indulge in 24 to 36 hours of nearly continuous mating, which cements a bond that invariably lasts for life. When one partner dies, the survivor usually opts to remain celibate rather than find another mate. Male prairie vole brains contain much higher levels of vasopressin than those of meadow voles. There also genetic differences in the receptor for vasopressin in the two species. “

You've got to read the whole article...it's really interesting. Seriously.

Who knew?

You can find the complete article from Times Online HERE

All Aboard for the S. 27th Street Corridor Steering Committee Meeting

Janet Evans — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:00:00 GMT

I wasn’t able to attend the S. 27^th. Street Corridor Steering Committee meeting yesterday, which took place in Oak Creek., at 8:00 a.m.

Luckily, Franklin blogger Fred Keller, was able to attend, and he has a report on his blog Bullseye.

You can read that HERE

My only comment I’ll make here is that the next meeting of the Steering Committee will mark the 120 days where the Committee is supposed to have a decision regarding “Boomgaard.”

The Steering Committee had made a point in May about involving the community. Well, they haven’t even discussed whether they are doing anything about Boomgaard in this 120 days let alone involving the community. They dropped the ball.

S. 27th St. Corridor Website

Sarah Palin Is No Hillary Clinton

Janet Evans — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:55:00 GMT

Don’t get me wrong…I’d love to see those two in a battle of wits. The Governor versus the Senator. Now I know there are striking differences between the two women. Hillary is the shiftiest of the shifty when it comes to lawyers and she does have all those years in the White House behind her. There may be some experiences Palin doesn’t have. But the same goes for Clinton…being a Governor has given Palin so much more leadership experience.

When I say Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton...I mean that while she is aggressive and a leader, she's likable. She has appeal. I think she is like a magnet. The only time I have ever had a glimmer of "like" for Hillary? That was for a fleeting second while she gave her speech at the DNC...when for a few second off and on she talked more about herself than Obama...I smirked a bit...I actually admit it. And Palin is the one running for V.P.

I hope we hear a lot more from Sarah Palin over the next two months.

Time Magazine has an interesting article on Sarah Palin...

Where Palin Made Her Name

"It's Friday night, and there have got to be 500 people packed into the Sluice Box, a beer-soaked clapboard honky-tonk at the Alaska State Fair — the state's biggest event all year — just down the highway from Governor Sarah Palin's hometown of Wasilla. The legendary Hobo Jim, Alaska's official state balladeer, the guy who has opened sessions of the legislature with a song, is onstage, working blue."

Continued

Sarah Palin as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, in 1996

Yes, We Spend A Lot On Franklin Schools, But...

Janet Evans — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:08:14 GMT

Let’s not forget why….

Why?

Because we have children in Franklin...

That's why.

As long as those we elect are spending our tax dollars wisely...

As long as those we elect listen to our voices...

We can spend money on our schools.

We just need to keep an eye on that spending.

We need to make sure those spending the money are putting those dollars where they are needed most...

Here....

If we don’t spend any money on our schools…who will?

Let's just get it right, Franklin.

Photos from Franklin Public Schools Website

Oh, Oh...Careful Of A Bump In The Night

Janet Evans — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:47:00 GMT

If your ship is traveling in Canada’s northern arctic, that is…

More ice shelf has broken loose.

Global warming.

"A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada's northern Arctic, another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday.

Large pieces of ice are seen drifting off the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf in this July file photo.

Derek Mueller, an Arctic ice shelf specialist at Trent University in Ontario, told The Associated Press that the 4,500-year-old Markham Ice Shelf separated in early August and the 19-square-mile shelf is now adrift in the Arctic Ocean.

"The Markham Ice Shelf was a big surprise because it suddenly disappeared. We went under cloud for a bit during our research and when the weather cleared up, all of a sudden there was no more ice shelf. It was a shocking event that underscores the rapidity of changes taking place in the Arctic," said Muller.

Muller also said that two large sections of ice detached from the Serson Ice Shelf, shrinking that ice feature by 47 square miles -- or 60 percent -- and that the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf has also continued to break up, losing an additional eight square miles."

Continue the article HERE

Information from NASA

-Breaking-Eddie Lynn Keck Sentenced

Janet Evans — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:38:00 GMT

Eddie Lynn Keck, who on June 23rd plead guilty to two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, was sentenced today.

The following is the court transcript:

http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl

09-03-2008

Sentencing hearing

Wagner - 38, Jeffery A.

Bohl, Barbara

	Event Party
	Keck, Eddie Lynn

Additional Text:

Defendant Eddie Lynn Keck in court with attorney Christopher Hartley. Defendant Eddie Lynn Keck in custody. William J Molitor appeared for the State of Wisconsin.
Sentencing proceeded. Presentence Investigation reviewed. Additions and corrections were made. Statements by state, defense and defendant. Additional statements by: Joanne R., Suzanne B., Vanessa F., Patty K.
As to each count, consecutive: The Court sentenced the defendant to serve a term of IMPRISONMENT of 30 YEARS in the Wisconsin State Prisons, credit for 253 days time served as to count 1. CONFINEMENT of 18 YEARS and EXTENDED SUPERVISION of 12 YEARS with the following conditions:
-Pay all costs, assessments and victim/witness surcharges.
-Provide a DNA sample for the Data Bank and pay all appropriate costs.
The defendant is advised as a convicted felon he may not carry or possess any firearms/body armor.
The court advises the defendant that voting privileges are suspended during the length of this sentence. Defense counsel will file Ineligibility Notice at a later date.
The defendant is given a written explanation of the determinate sentence, and advised of his appeal rights by defense counsel.
The defendant is not eligible for the Challenge Incarceration Program.
The defendant is not eligible for the Earned Release Program.

Previously:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

June 23rd. 2008:

Eddie Lynn Keck Pleads GUILTY to two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.

06-23-2008

Plea hearing

Wagner - 38, Jeffery A.

	Event Party
	Keck, Eddie Lynn

Additional Text:

Defendant Eddie Lynn Keck in court with attorney Christopher Hartley. Defendant Eddie Lynn Keck in custody. William J Molitor appeared for the State of Wisconsin. As to counts 1 and 3: Defendant was advised of constitutional rights and maximum penalties, waived all rights, plead GUILTY and was examined as to the plea. Plea Questionnaire/Waiver of Rights and Addendum received and filed. Parties stipulate to the complaint as a factual basis for the plea. Court found defendant guilty as charged in the Information.
As to counts 2 and 4: Pursuant to plea negotiations and on motion of State, Court ordered counts dismissed.
Court will order a PSI and remand the defendant. Defense counsel is also having a sentencing memorandum done by Cedar Creek Counseling. Court orders case adjourned to 7-24-2008 in Branch 38 at 8:15a.m. for SENTENCING. ls Sentencing hearing scheduled for 07-24-2008 at 08:15 am.

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Charge(s)

Count No.	Statute	Description	Severity	Disposition
1	940.09(1)(a)	Homicide by Intox Use of Vehicle	Felony C
2	346.67(1)	Hit and Run-Involve Death	Felony D
3	940.09(1)(a)	Homicide by Intox Use of Vehicle	Felony C
4	346.67(1)	Hit and Run-Involve Death	Felony D

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Eddie Lynn Keck Pleads Guilty - Sentencing Update

What Do You Think Are The Answers To These NFL Questions?

Janet Evans — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:46:19 GMT

"One thing is pretty certain: The NFL's next champion will be crowned on Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, site of Super Bowl XLIII. Beyond that, there are plenty of unanswered possibilities to ponder as the NFL's 89th season begins. USA TODAY tackles 10 questions … albeit without the help of a crystal ball. "

Aaron Rodgers during the 2008 preseason

Who will win more games in 2008? Jets QB Brett Favre, left, or his replacement in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers?

Read USA Today's

What lies ahead in the NFL: Ten questions to answer in 2008

HERE

Across The Nation, The New School Year Has Begun...

Janet Evans — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:40:00 GMT

And already the first incident of a gun being brought to school and fired has taken place.

It happened yesterday in Willoughby, Ohio…just north of Cleveland.

A student brought more that 30 rounds of ammunition to school and shot his handgun twice. Luckily no one was hurt…this time. The student wanted to kill himself, but was talked into giving up the gun.

"Principal Paul Lombardo and Assistant Principal Jeff Lyons caught up with the student, who told them he wanted to kill himself, Sevel said. While classrooms were being locked down, the two administrators persuaded the student to give up the gun.

"He did put the gun to his head numerous times," Lombardo said. "He never really said why he was doing it. He did say it wasn't like him to do this, and he was fearful that he had ruined his life.

"Police arrested the student, then searched the building and evacuated it room by room. The student was taken to a behavioral health center for evaluation."

Our indications are that he didn't have intentions other than maybe harming himself," Sevel said.

Investigators believe the student intended to kill himself in front of his girlfriend, Police Chief Conrad Straube said. Police did not identify him because he is a juvenile. No charges have been filed.

Lombardo said there were no warning signs that the boy was troubled. The school of about 1,450 students began the fall semester Aug. 26. Classes were scheduled to resume Wednesday. "

That's one week down for some schools...one day for others...

First semester ends mid January.

Harrold, Texas is looking pretty good to me.

Read the full article HERE

Are You Homeschooling? Why?

Janet Evans — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:35:22 GMT

What makes you so bold?

How did you make that choice?

Why do you think you can teach your children what they need to know better than the so-called “professional educators” in the public or private schools?

Why must you buck the “system?”

Aren’t you depriving your children of the social aspects of a public school education? Aren’t you making your children social outcasts?

Is it because you don't think public schools are challenging?

How are you qualified to teach “the three “R’s?”

Public school teachers are constantly being trained to be up-to-date…they have in-services all of the time. They have class prep time, too.

Do you object to what public schools are teaching?

As your child grows in knowledge…how will you stay on top of things?

What will you do if your child progresses further than you are able to teach?

~~~~~~~~~

Okay….homeschooling parent.

Those aren’t all serious questions.

But an article did come out today regarding home schooling.

I thought I would ask my own pointed questions just to get you going....

I am curious though.

Is it tough on you?

How do you know you are doing the right thing for your child?

Did Your College Student Register For Everything?

Janet Evans — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:46:30 GMT

Are you sure?

If you aren’t sure, there are students on campus who will probably make sure he or she is registered…

To vote…

Because, it’s an election year and campuses across the country want 100% turnout from students.

Well...dream on...

"One hundred percent participation might be a tall order, especially among students navigating dorm life and midterms for the first time.

"I'm excited about voting, but that's one of the last things on most people's minds right now," says Patrick Szawara, who's starting his first classes at Wake Forest. "

Read about it at the Christian Science Monitor

HERE

Outta Sight (and Space)

Janet Evans — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:40:00 GMT

I love space!

Who doesn’t love looking at the stars on a clear night?

You have heard NASA is celebrating its 50^th Anniversary, haven’t you?

You’ve just got to check out this cool animated tour of NASA from the 50s through the future.

Make sure you move your cursor over EVERYTHING!

The site’s out of this world!

Give yourself some time though.

There’s 50 years of interesting history to see!

So

10
09
08
07
06
05
04
03
02
01

Blast off!

Click on the image to go to NASA...and once you are there...click anywhere on the main page.

My Young Transplants

Janet Evans — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:15:00 GMT

I’ve mentioned before that my son and daughter-in-law live in Colorado (transplants from Franklin, by way of Pittsburgh) and that they brew beer. They grew their own hops this year and just brewed some Pale Ale with them.

I had never seen fresh hops and when I visited them earlier this month found the pods, growing like ivy on their back fence, to be beautiful.

They sent me photos last week of the ripe pods.

Here is some information on hops, in case you are unfamiliar with what you have been drinking in that beer...

"Hops are the female flower cones of the hop plant (Humulus lupulus). They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, and also in other beverages and in herbal medicine. The first documented use in beer is from the eleventh century. Hops contain several characteristics favorable to beer, balancing the sweetness of the malt with bitterness, contributing flowery, citrus, fruity or herbal aromas, and having an antibiotic effect that favors the activity of brewer's yeast over less desirable microorganisms. The hop plant is a vigorous climbing herbaceous perennial, usually grown up strings in a field called a hopfield, hop garden or hop yard. Many different varieties of hops are grown by farmers all around the world, with different types being used for particular styles of beer."

"The first recorded reference to hops was by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia. The first documented instance of hop cultivation was in 736, in the Hallertau region of present-day Germany, although the first mention of the use of hops in brewing in that country was 1079. Not until the thirteenth century in Germany did hops begin to start threatening the use of gruit for flavoring. In Britain, hopped beer was first imported from Holland around 1400; however, hops were initially condemned in 1519 as a "wicked and pernicious weed". In 1471, Norwich, England banned the plant from the use in the brewing of beer, and it wasn't until 1524 that hops were first grown in southeast England. It was a further century before hop cultivation began in the present-day United States in 1629. " from Wikipedia

Early season hop growth in a hop yard in the Yakima Valley, Washington with Mount Adams in the distance

Magic Pills

Janet Evans — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:46:00 GMT

Do you take a lot of medication?

If it could change you life, would you consider taking three, four, five pills?

Many of you love to exercise...it’s a way of life.

It’s for your body, mind and soul.

But many of you detest it.

What if you could just take a pill so you don’t have to exercise?

One so you could get some of the same benefits from exercising.

Did you know there is one being created?

Along with other pills that could change your life….

Exercise Pill

photo by the U.S. Federal government

"Why spend the time and money on a gym membership when you can just pop a pill? An obvious future bestseller (and possibly the final fulfillment of the American dream), the pill that mimics exercise has been under development for some time. Developed at the Salk Institute in California, the pill caused sedentary mice to burn fat no matter how lazy they were. This pill would be for more than vanity, though, as obesity has grown into one of America’s biggest public health problems. A pill like this could both help the healthcare system and get you the six pack abs you want without having to step foot in a gym."

In the not-so-distant future, these six drugs--already in the works--will change how we live, and even how we die "

See the other five pills in Pop-Sci's photo article

HERE

Oshkosh Based Company to Receive the Defense Department’s Top Award

Janet Evans — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:05:00 GMT

Oshkosh Corp. Earns Top Employer Support Award

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2008 – Oshkosh Corp. is slated to receive the Defense Department’s top award next month for supporting its employees who volunteer to serve in the National Guard and reserves.

The Oshkosh, Wis.-based company will be among 15 employers nationwide to receive the 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award during a Sept. 18 ceremony here.

The Freedom Award is the highest recognition the U.S. government gives to employers for outstanding support of their employees who serve in the National Guard and reserves.

Company employees nominated Oshkosh, which designs and builds military vehicles and vehicle bodies, for the award for creating an environment they said made its employees who serve in the military feel not just accepted, but also applauded and rewarded.

Marine Corps Maj. Dion Angling, a company employee, reported that the company hosted a special going-away dinner before he deployed to Iraq in 2006, sent him care packages while he was gone, and hosted a welcoming lunch on his return. His co-workers surprised him by decorating his office for the occasion.

Army Capt. Nguyen Trinh, another company employee, praised Oshkosh for giving him the time he needed to prepare for his upcoming deployment, and keeping up its support when he was deployed.

“My company was very proactive in ensuring that I understood all the benefits I would continue to receive during my deployment, and what I could expect upon my return. The company has reached out to my wife by taking an interest in her well-being,” he said. “I am very fortunate to work for such a great organization.”

Oshkosh demonstrates its support for its citizen-soldiers in other ways, too. A “Wall of Honor” appears at each plant, displaying reserve-component members’ photos and profiles. The company contributes to deployed employees’ unit family support groups and has coordinated transportation for their Guard and reserve employees to visit their families.

The company also contributes to the Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program, regularly attends military hiring conferences seeking current and former servicemembers for its management positions, and pays the difference between its employees’ civilian and military pay while they’re on active duty.

Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh chairman and chief executive officer, said the company is honored to receive recognition for the support it provides its employees serving on active duty.

“Our company continued to succeed, not only because of the strength of our product and services, but also because of the integrity of our people,” he said. “We are grateful for these employees who are essential in helping Oshkosh succeed while also serving the country in a separate capacity, and to support them is the right thing to do.”

Gordon Summer, executive director of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, credits employers like Bohn with ensuring citizen-soldiers are able to carry out their important dual roles.

“In the military, the best leaders are those who always take care of their people – and it is no different in the civilian workplace,” he said. “Oshkosh Corp. has shown that it takes care of its people. Its employees who are also reserve and Guard members know the company is helping take care of their family while they are away serving this country.”

Campaign Words

Janet Evans — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:35:00 GMT

Well, this is fun.

A little play on words, if you will…

This little piece is really for the Obama supporters out there, but I found it entertaining.

Here’s the deal.

Both campaigns have blogs. McCain’s had a communications director handle his blog. Obama let his supporters create their own blogs. See where I’m going here yet? No?

So, with software technology they took McCain’s blog and took the major words from it, and they merged Obama’s blogs and took his major words (kind of like my tags list on the side bar).

Then they analyzed the larger words. They of course found that “OBAMA” was the largest word in both blogs.

The problem I have with this analysis is that you can’t compare a professional blog with one of supporters in the first place. Of course supporters are going to speak of Obama all of the time. They are all about Obama. And, of course, the professional blog in support of McCain is going to be all about going out and finding ways for McCain to win…he is going to be mentioning Obama. It’s clear as day to me.

And the word they choose to ignore on Obama’s list….

It’s a pretty large word…NEVER

Click photo for larger image

H/T Orincus

This Man Really Needs To Think Before He Speaks In Public

Janet Evans — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Why do some public figures say such asinine things?

And get away with it?

Michael Moore

“I was just thinking, this Gustav is proof that there is a God in heaven,” Moore said, laughing. “To have it planned at the same time – that it would actually be on its way to New Orleans for day one of the Republican Convention, up in the Twin Cities – at the top of the Mississippi River.”

"After that comment, Moore backed off a bit and did say he hoped nobody got hurt and he hoped everybody is taking cover. However, he failed to make note of the $43.625 billion in damage the last hurricane to strike New Orleans caused – Hurricane Katrina in 2005 – and the billions of dollars the storm cost taxpayers."

"Moore also took the opportunity to take a dig at President George W. Bush and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain."

“I can’t see what you showed,” Moore said to “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann about a video clip including Bush and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. celebrating McCain’s birthday.“I don’t know if you showed the cake there that they had there, three years ago today – with McCain and Bush. When Marie Antoinette – when she said, ‘Let them eat cake,’ I think she was speaking figuratively. They literally were while New Orleans was drowning – eating cake. So, it’s, um, I don’t know – let’s hope things get better.”

Read the entire article HERE

I Suppose You Could Think Of It As Sort Of A Bonus Gift

Janet Evans — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:15:00 GMT

Kind of like being given a jigsaw puzzle…

Have you ever heard of those big paper recycling companies that come to your place of business and leave large, locked bins, where you throw in all the papers and documents you want shredded? Then, each month they come and pick up the bins and haul them away and shred the documents?

They're great! It sure beats shredding all of the stuff yourself when you are busy enough at work. But I have to admit, I do think twice on some of the documents that I put into the bin. On occasion I will still go to the regular shredder...and I find that other people have done the same thing.

I imagine that's what banks do with all of their documents. Wouldn't you think? They have so much paperwork they couldn't be doing the shredding by hand. And all of those paper check copies...they have to be hiring a company to do the shredding.

That’s what this Texas bank must be doing