Harrolds.Blogspot.com: August 2010

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

2010 - Political Dr. Seuss

From: baja Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010

I do not like this Uncle Sam,
I do not like his health care scam.
I do not like these dirty crooks,
or how they lie and cook the books.
I do not like when Congress steals,
I do not like their secret deals.
I do not like this speaker Nan ,
I do not like this 'YES, WE CAN'.
I do not like this spending spree---
I'm smart, I know that nothing's free.
I do not like your smug replies,
when I complain about your lies.
I do not like this kind of hope.
I do not like it.
Nope, nope, nope!
Go green... recycle Congress in 2010!

war, the long war - Pork OR Beef?

From: joeb Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 -- This is a great idea for the people in NYC to do...

EXCELLENT IDEA!

In Seville, Spain, the City Council authorized the construction of a Mosque on one of the empty pieces of land. The citizens did not want the mosque built in their vicinity and found a brilliant solution.

They buried a pig in the land, and made the news public. The Islamic law prohibits the construction of a mosque on lands desecrated by remains of pigs, therefore the Muslims had to renounce the construction on this desecrated land...

Astute Sevillans…The commentaries of the Civil Guard (Police) are very interesting. Maybe it is the solution needed by New York to avoid the construction of a mosque in the vicinity of the twin towers.

The Israelis are using a similar strategy since 2004. They placed a box containing pig lard on the buses in Israel and made it public that any kamikaze suicide bomber who tries to assault a bus, risks the prohibition of entering the heaven by getting the pig lard on him.

There are no suicide bombers on the buses in Israel any more.

o'humor - Signs of our times. ('toon photos)

Probability

A Clue

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war, the long war - Sharia Law Infects Everyone

† † related links: http://harrold.org/rfhextra/religion.html & http://harrold.org/rfhextra/menu.htm (rfh)

Original Message From: ConservativeActionAlerts Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Defender of the U. S. Constitution,
The Obama Administration's Department of Homeland Security recently swore in two devout Muslims in senior posts.
Arif Alikhan -- a devout Muslim, as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano swore-in Kareem Shora, a devout Muslim, who was born in Damascus, Syria, as ADC National Executive Director as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).

Was it not "Devout Muslim men" that flew planes into U.S. buildings 9 years ago? Was it not a Devout Muslim who killed 14 at Fort Hood?

And now the building of not just a mosque, but an Islamic Training Center near Ground Zero! The Imam is radical and blames 9-11 on the United States!
Even though we are for religious freedom, why should someone be against a Mosque at Ground Zero? Strangely enough, let's look at the Qur'an:

1. Read Sura 18:21 and you will know WHY Muslims insist on building a mosque over Ground Zero (they also built mosques, as symbols of victory, over Spanish churches in Cordoba and Seville and Segovia, and Agia Sophia in Constantinople)
2. Kill Non-Believers. Sura 9:5, 9:3, and 9:29 of the Koran effectively commands Muslims to kill the non-believers
3. Democracy and Imposing Sharia Law. Sura 5:48 makes it clear that Muslims do not accept the manner by which men choose to rule themselves (i.e. a Constitution, laws, Democracy), but that the Muslims must rule over us "in accordance with God's revelations to you" (i.e. to the Muslims). This Sura puts them in direct opposition to the Constitutions of all Western Countries.

Here is what their Qur'an says about:

4. Jews and Christians. Sura 5:51, 5:54, and 5:60 label Jews and Christians as "pigs and monkeys"
5. The Qur'an Supersedes All Previous Scripture. Sura 5:48 and 5:57 establish that the Qur'an supersedes all previous scripture (i.e. including the Bible and the Torah)
6. Later Verses of the Qur'an Supersede Earlier Ones (Sura 5:48). This means that the last Suras are what govern a devout Muslim and NOT the early ones. The latter ones are the ones calling for the killing of Jews and Christians.

In fact, you might also want to note that Sura 5 and 9 are among THE LAST THREE SURAS written. There are 114 Suras in all. To a devout Muslim, these commands are clear. We live in dangerous times.
On September 17 we celebrate Constitution Day in the US. Our Constitution is very much under open and surreptitious attack by the forces of Islam.
A resurgent Islam is threatening us not only abroad, but inside the borders of America.
The controversy surrounding the building of a giant mosque and Islamic community center at Ground Zero is but a mere manifestation of the insensitivity and organized campaign of Islam to change America. The families of the 9-11 victims deserve much respect---building an Islamic mosque near their death spot is NOT "respect"!
The Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded in 1928 in Egypt and pursues an Islamic fundamentalist agenda, has been actively trying to subvert the U. S. way of life for decades.

In November 2008 a Federal Court for the Northern District of Texas found the defendants guilty of raising $ 12 million in donations from trusting Americans to the Holy land Foundation. Holy Land Foundation turned out to be a front for collecting and sending money to Hamas, an organization based in Gaza and classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.

During the trial, a vast array of secret documents of the Muslim Brotherhood came to light, which the defendant acknowledged as original. They laid bare the Brotherhood's use of "front" civic organizations. One of the documents produced and acknowledged as original was an "Explanatory Memorandum" authored by Mohamed Akram, and dated May 22, 1991. The memorandum calls for the Muslim faithful in America to engage in "a kind of Jihad in eliminating and destroying Western civilizations from within and 'sabotaging' its miserable house..."

It refers to the need to present "Islam as a civilization alternative" and states that "It is a Muslim's destiny to perform Jihad..." The Federal Judge on this case was so outraged by the evidence presented that he ordered the list of 302 Unindicted Co-Conspirators to be published on the Court's web site. You can still find it there today on the Internet.

Europe is slowly, but steadily, being Islamized!
Are YOU prepared to allow the same to happen in the United States?
Our Order and its predecessor going back to the 11th century AD, always made protection of Christians and our Judeo-Christian culture its main purpose. Will you help us with your contribution, so that we can help those in the United States who can raise awareness of the danger confronting us and our Constitution? Will you help us with your contribution so that we can help Christians abroad who are under persecution, often very violent, because of their faith? Will you help us with your contribution so that we can continue to perform a function in support of Christianity that started almost 1,000 years ago? Will you help us with your contribution so that we can oppose the building of a mosque at Ground Zero?

Nicholas F. S. Papanicolaou, GB.GCSJ (H)
Grand Master, The Knights Hospitallers of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, the Ecumenical Order, Grand Priory of Florida

In deep gratitude for your generosity,
LTG (Ret.) William G. Boykin

LTG (Ret) William G. "Jerry" Boykin was one of the original members of the US Army's Delta Force. He was privileged to ultimately command these elite warriors in combat operations. Later, Jerry Boykin commanded all the Army's Green Berets as well as the Special Warfare Center and School. In his thirty-six years in the army, LTG Boykin also participated in clandestine operations around the world and served his last four years in the Army as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.

Knights Hospitallers of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta - the Ecumenical Order, is helping to make this program possible in association with General Boykin, who is a Knight himself.

P. S. Please be informed so you know the real Enemy that you are facing. That's why it is so very important for our national campaign to WARN not just individuals, but especially those who are in power. Thank you for deeply caring about your country, especially as we celebrate CONSTITUTION DAY on September 17th!

Please SELECT HERE to FAX every Congressman to STOP the Mosque building at Ground Zero! Your DONATION to the KNIGHTS will directly go to our global effort to inform, put pressure on legislators, media ads, communication with leaders, and much more to heighten the awareness of the grave danger that is confronting us and the United States Constitution...against Sharia Law

Monday, August 30, 2010

values - Jails and nursing homes

From: kd Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 Subject: Jails and nursing homes

Here's the way it should be:
Let's put the seniors in jail and the criminals in nursing homes.
This would correct two things in one motion:
Seniors would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.
They would receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs, etc.
They would receive money instead of having to pay it out.
They would have constant video monitoring, so they would be helped instantly if they fell or needed assistance.
Bedding would be washed twice a week and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them.
A guard would check on them every 20 minutes.
All meals and snacks would be brought to them
They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose.
They would have access to a library, weight/fitness room, spiritual counseling, a pool and education...and free admission to in-house concerts by nationally recognized entertainment artists.
Simple clothing - ie., shoes, slippers, pj's - and legal aid would be free, upon request.
There would be private, secure rooms provided for all with an outdoor exercise yard complete with gardens.
Each senior would have a P.C., T.V., phone and radio in their room at no cost.
They would receive daily phone calls.
There would be a board of directors to hear any complaints and the ACLU would fight for their rights and protection.
The guards would have a code of conduct to be strictly adhered to, with attorneys available, at no charge to protect the seniors and their families from abuse or neglect.
As for the criminals:
They would receive cold food.
They would be left alone and unsupervised.
They would receive showers once a week.
They would live in tiny rooms, for which they would have to pay $5,000 per month.
They would have no hope of ever getting out.
"Sounds like justice to me!"

values - The Manning Report now on Republic Broadcasting (online radio, TV, videos)

From: ATLAH Ministries Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 Subject: The Manning Report on Republic Broadcasting

The Manning Report will begin at 10AM Eastern time on the Republic Broadcasting Network. http://republicbroadcasting.org

The Manning Report

Host: James David Manning
Call In Number: 800-313-9443
Show Time: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST

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longevity - Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers, Study Finds

Time/Yahoo article source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599201433200/print

By JOHN CLOUD John Cloud – Mon Aug 30, 6:55 am ET

   One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink actually tend to die sooner than those who do. The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is that many of those who show up as abstainers in such research are actually former hard-core drunks who had already incurred health problems associated with drinking.
   But a new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that - for reasons that aren't entirely clear - abstaining from alcohol does actually tend to increase one's risk of dying even when you exclude former drinkers. The most shocking part? Abstainers' mortality rates are higher than those of heavy drinkers. (See pictures of booze under a microscope.)
   Moderate drinking, which is defined as one to three drinks per day, is associated with the lowest mortality rates in alcohol studies. Moderate alcohol use (especially when the beverage of choice is red wine) is thought to improve heart health, circulation and sociability, which can be important because people who are isolated don't have as many family members and friends who can notice and help treat health problems.
   But why would abstaining from alcohol lead to a shorter life? It's true that those who abstain from alcohol tend to be from lower socioeconomic classes, since drinking can be expensive. And people of lower socioeconomic status have more life stressors - job and child-care worries that might not only keep them from the bottle but also cause stress-related illnesses over long periods. (They also don't get the stress-reducing benefits of a drink or two after work.)
   But even after controlling for nearly all imaginable variables - socioeconomic status, level of physical activity, number of close friends, quality of social support and so on - the researchers (a six-member team led by psychologist Charles Holahan of the University of Texas at Austin) found that over a 20-year period, mortality rates were highest for those who had never been drinkers, second-highest for heavy drinkers and lowest for moderate drinkers. (Watch TIME's Video "Taste Test: Beer With Extra Buzz.")
   The sample of those who were studied included individuals between ages 55 and 65 who had had any kind of outpatient care in the previous three years. The 1,824 participants were followed for 20 years. One drawback of the sample: a disproportionate number, 63%, were men. Just over 69% of the never-drinkers died during the 20 years, 60% of the heavy drinkers died and only 41% of moderate drinkers died.
   These are remarkable statistics. Even though heavy drinking is associated with higher risk for cirrhosis and several types of cancer (particularly cancers in the mouth and esophagus), heavy drinkers are less likely to die than people who have never drunk. One important reason is that alcohol lubricates so many social interactions, and social interactions are vital for maintaining mental and physical health. As I pointed out last year, nondrinkers show greater signs of depression than those who allow themselves to join the party.
   The authors of the new paper are careful to note that even if drinking is associated with longer life, it can be dangerous: it can impair your memory severely and it can lead to nonlethal falls and other mishaps (like, say, cheating on your spouse in a drunken haze) that can screw up your life. There's also the dependency issue: if you become addicted to alcohol, you may spend a long time trying to get off the bottle. (Comment on this story.)
   That said, the new study provides the strongest evidence yet that moderate drinking is not only fun but good for you. So make mine a double.

See the top 10 long-forgotten liquors.
Read "Why Nondrinkers May Be More Depressed."
View this article on Time.com

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o'cap'n tax - Secret Cap & Trade Bill passed

reposted on Harrold's blog at http://harrolds.blogspot.com

From: ConservativeActionAlerts Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 Subject: Secret Cap & Trade Bill passed

"Washington Passes Secret Energy Tax"

ALERT: It looks like the climate bill debate has already been decided by Washington and voters didn't even have a chance to say "NO!" A staggering $65 billion dollars has been transferred from the private sector to fund the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI.) RGGI is government created entity that is choking companies in the northeast with huge tax increases in the name of the environment. Our tax dollars are funding this secret climate initiative. Soon RGGI will expand to every state and stick you with astronomical energy prices.

RGGI is the nation's first mandatory greenhouse gas cap and trade regulating entity. This waste of tax dollars is responsible for "making an impact on climate change" in 10 Northeast states. Never mind that GLOBAL WARMING ISN'T EVEN REAL! The only impact RGGI has made so far is they have raised energy prices and created a slush fund for each member state. What exactly that money is being used for is unclear. Each state is capped on their carbon emissions and taxed if they use them up. RGGI added a 0.9% increase in energy prices in New England.

WASHINGTON CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO SECRETLY TAX ENERGY UNDER THE GUISE OF CLIMATE CHANGE!

The Beltway sense of entitlement is mind boggling. While everyday Americans struggle to pay the bills and live through the stress of the Recession, RGGI is rolling in the dough. RGGI Chief, Jonathan Schrag is living a life most of us could only dream of. In June, Schrag and his wife Kristen purchased a $2.2 million dollar loft in Manhattan. Schrag's posh condo is 2,000 square feet and has three bedrooms and two bathrooms with a nice view of the Manhattan skyline. Schrag's luxurious residence is only a five block walk to the RGGI headquarters. I guess he didn't want to risk creating a carbon foot print by driving to work.

OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE FUNDING LUXURIOUS LIFESTYLES FOR CROOKS

Schrag is paid to keep secrets. He has refused to disclose how much money he makes and the salaries of his employees. Schrag told New Jersey Watch Dog to get lost when they asked him to disclose RGGI's records. In the most recent public disclosure requests from the IRS Schrag declined to reveal how much everyone is paid in the organization. Most companies have to reveal to the IRS the salaries of their employees. RGGI is given special treatment because our government is backing their scheme.

The corruptocrats in Washington are completely responsible for this gigantic waste of tax dollars. Everyday Americans work hard to earn money and provide for their families while Washington fat cats get paid to accomplish nothing! The crooks behind RGGI must be exposed and help accountable!

THIS IS A FIGHT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE. YOUR FUTURE IS AT STAKE AND ALSO THE FUTURE OF YOUR FAMILY.

1. Select Below to Tell Congress They Investigate RGGI NOW!
FAX All Congressmen STOP Washington's Secret Energy Tax!

2. Send this Alert to EVERYONE you know every like-minded friend on your personal email list who wants stop RGGI from making energy prices skyrocket! We need to get HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of faxes delivered to EACH AND EVERY Senator and Congressmen. Since Congress is taking another vacation all faxes will be SENT TO THEIR HOMES! It will be pretty hard for them to ignore their constituents with faxes flooding their machines!

3. Keep calling your Senators today, toll free numbers include 1-877-851-6437 and 1-866-220-0044, or call toll 1-202-225-3121 AND REGISTER YOUR OUTRAGE Demand an Investigation into the Secret Cap & Tax entity!

4. CALL President Obama, 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414 expressing your disdain and ABSOLUTE REJECTION of blowing through our tax dollars to fund a bogus organization and pad the pocketbooks of his buddies.

5. Print this copy and pass it around where normal working class Americans gather. Polling data reveals that Americans do not want more taxes!

DO NOT BE SILENCED - MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

NOTE: We need TENS OF THOUSANDS of faxes and PHONE CALLS and EMAILS delivered to ALL Congressmen right away!

Your voice can be heard - we need your urgent help at AmeriPAC. Even smaller donations are going to help. Any amount - $1000, $500, $250, or even $100 will help us fight the battle to preserve our Constitution. It's time we stood up and said enough is enough! Please join us with your Ameripac donation TODAY. Thank you. DONATE NOW. Say - "I Am Mad As Hell And I Am Not Going To Take This Anymore!" For more information, visit www.ameripac.org

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Approximately 48% of the populace pays no income tax! Guess who o'who?'s talking about when he says "energy prices will necessarily skyrocket."

o'bamanomics - THE FIX (A trickle-up theory that'd work.)

I'd include any individual, not companies, who is a taxpayer, regardless of income or retirement status! It'd be a lot cheaper than feeding the banks with fake stimulus (kick back monies) who pass it back'n forth between themselves. It would help all levels of the economy. ~~ rfh

From: baja Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 Subject: THE FIX

T H E F I X

There recently was an article in the St. Petersburg , Florida Times. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on: "How Would You Fix the Economy?" I think this guy nailed it!

Dear Mr. President,

Please find below my suggestion for fixing America 's economy. Instead of giving billions of dollars to companies that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.
You can call it the "Patriotic Retirement Plan":

There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force. Pay them $1 million apiece severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:

1) They MUST retire. Forty million job openings - Unemployment fixed.
2) They MUST buy a new AMERICAN Car. Forty million cars ordered - Auto Industry fixed
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage - Housing Crisis fixed.
It can't get any easier than that!!

P.S. If more money is needed, have all members in Congress pay their taxes..
Mr.. President, while you're at it, make Congress retire on Social Security and Medicare. I'll bet both programs would be fixed pronto!

If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know. If not, please disregard..

Sunday, August 29, 2010

values & o'illegal - Cowboy Rules

From: baja Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 Subject: COWBOY RULES

Arizona, Texas , Oklahoma, Colorado , New Mexico , Wyoming , Montana , Utah, Nebraska, Idaho and the rest of the Wild West are as follows:

1. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
2. Turn your cap right, your head ain't crooked.
3. Let's get this straight: it's called a 'gravel road.' I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you're gonna get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.
4. They are cattle. That's why they smell like cattle. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? I-10 & I-40 go east and west, I-17 & I-15 goes north and south. Pick one and go.
5. So you have a $60,000 car. We're impressed. We have $250,000 Combines that are driven only 3 weeks a year.
6. Every person in the Wild West waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.
7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of geese/pheasants/ducks/doves are comin' in during a hunt, we WILL shoot it outta your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
8. Yeah. We eat trout, salmon, deer and elk. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the corner bait shop.
9. The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.
10. We open doors for women. That's applied to all women, regardless of age.
11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order steak, or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham and turkey.
12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup! Oh, yeah ... We don't care what you folks in Cincinnati call that stuff you eat ... IT AIN'T REAL CHILI !!
13. You bring 'Coke' into my house, it better be brown, wet and served over ice. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.
14. College and High School Football is as important here as the Giants, the Yankees, the Mets, the Lakers and the Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch.
15. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards - it spooks the fish.
16. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump ain't music, anyway. We don't want to hear it anymore than we want to see your boxers! Refer back to #1!
A true Westerner will send this to at least 10 others and a few new friends that probably won't get it, but we're friendly so we share in hopes you can begin to understand what a real life is all about!!!

And there is more.............

The COWBOY Solution to save Gasoline !

OBAMA wants us to cut the amount of gasoline we use..... The best way to stop using so much gasoline is to deport 15 million illegal immigrants! That would be 15 million less people using our gas. The price of gas would come down.....

Bring our troops home from Afghanistan to guard the borders. ... When they catch an illegal immigrant crossing the Border, hand him a canteen, rifle and some ammo and ship him to Afghanistan. ... Tell him if he wants to come to AMERICA then he must serve a tour in OUR military. ... Give him a soldier's pay while he's there and tax him on it. ... After his tour, he will be allowed to become a citizen since he defended this country.....
He will also be registered to be taxed and be a legal resident. .... This option will probably deter illegal immigration and provide a solution for the troops in Afghanistan and the aliens trying to make a better life for themselves. ... If they refuse to serve, ship them to Afghanistan anyway, without the canteen, rifle or ammo. ... Problem solved.

o'humor - Ski News ('toon)

From: baja Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 Subject: Ski News

Live v death - Pro-Life News Update Su.29Aug10 (LifeNews.com)

From: Steven Ertelt Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010

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• Judge Forces Obama Admin to Stop Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research
• Catholic Bishops Say FDA Betrayed Women Approving Ella Abortion Drug

• Medical Journal Confirms Abortion Associated With Increased Premature Birth
• Americans Must Oppose Abortions at Military Bases, Pro-Life Leader Says
• Pro-Abortion Group Starts Attacking Sarah Palin, Pro-Life Women Candidates
• Poll Finds Americans Oppose Allowing Abortions at Military Base Hospitals
• Catholic Xavier University to Host Speech From Pro-Abortion President Obama
• Documents Show Botched Abortions Hurt Women More Frequently Than Believed
• Senate Democrats Will Bring Back Disclose Act Hurting Pro-Life Free Speech
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

border war - Live Border Cameras (Border Watch, Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition)

From: guerra Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Virtual Stake Outs - Live Border Cameras
http://www.blueservo.net/vcw.php

o'bamanomics - Facts based on the government's own figures

From: jrp Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 Subject: If you read only one email from me...Facts based on the government's own figures

Read the article at this link: http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/08/iraq_the_war_that_broke_us_not.html

Then you will understand this:

So the following are facts, based on the government's own figures.

Obama's stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War -- more than $100 billion (15%) more.
Just the first two years of Obama's stimulus cost more than the entire cost of the Iraq War under President Bush, or six years of that war.
Iraq War spending accounted for just 3.2% of all federal spending while it lasted.
Iraq War spending was not even one quarter of what we spent on Medicare in the same time frame.
Iraq War spending was not even 15% of the total deficit spending in that time frame. The cumulative deficit, 2003-2010, would have been four-point-something trillion dollars with or without the Iraq War.
The Iraq War accounts for less than 8% of the federal debt held by the public at the end of 2010 ($9.031 trillion).
During Bush's Iraq years, 2003-2008, the federal government spent more on education that it did on the Iraq War. (State and local governments spent about ten times more.)

Come November 2 - vote to kick this spend-until-it-kills-you congress out of office! Time for a change to the right!

2012 - Is your car ready for these bumper stickers?

From: baja Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010

Friday, August 27, 2010

Internet - (free for now) Google telephone service, US & Canada

"A penny saved is a penny earned." -- Benjamin Franklin more "

American Founding Fathers' & Traditional American Values quotes at: http://harrold.org/quotes

article source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=70848&tsp=1 (San Francisco Chronicle's "SFGate")

Google launches Internet telephone service with free U.S. calls

   Google Inc. unveiled a service on Wednesday that allows Gmail users to initiate free phone calls to the U.S. and Canada from within the e-mail product, directly taking on other Internet calling services and traditional telecommunications companies.
   The Mountain View search giant is linking together its Google Voice call forwarding service with Gmail's chat feature, allowing users to launch Internet-based calls through the Web browser and talk using their computer's built-in speaker and microphone (or a headset if they prefer).
   "Gmail is a great way to handle all your online communications and Google Voice is a great way to handle all your phone communications," said Craig Walker, product manager for real time communications at Google. "We thought, wouldn't it be great if we could bring all these things together."
   It's the latest in a series of Gmail additions that are increasingly transforming the service into an all-in-one communications tool, where people can manage their contacts, e-mailing, chatting, video conferencing and now phone calls.   For Google, the features all encourage users to spend greater amounts of time within the company's network, providing more opportunity to deliver the targeted ads that are Google's lifeblood.
There are no major technical advances here, as people have been able to make phone calls over the Internet with services like Skype or Vonage for years. But the packaging and pricing might be different enough to represent a new level of competition.
   By working through Gmail, Google can automatically tap into its installed base of around 150 million users.   Moreover, the service doesn't require any software downloads and, in many cases, will be cheaper than the alternatives.
   The company is committing to free calling rates to the U.S. and Canada for at least the rest of the year.   Most international calls will be cheaper than typical mobile rates, though not usual landline ones, the company said.   Google won't be charging the standard one-time connection fees either.
   Click here for a list of calling rates.
   The service, which will not be available over mobile phone browsers initially, will roll out to U.S. users over the next few days.
   The new unnamed service includes many of the features that have drawn people to Google Voice. Those include the ability for one number to ring several phones, delivery of voice mails as transcribed e-mails and texts, and greetings that can be customized to particular callers.
   Users can launch calls by clicking on the "Call phone" option at the top of their chat list and then dialing a number or entering a name from their contact list.
A screenshot of the new Google calling service.

Google Inc. A screenshot of the new Google calling service.
Here's a Google video showcasing the new service:

Posted By: James Temple (Email, Twitter, Facebook) | August 25 2010, Listed Under: Google