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The Plan

Reasonable Enough

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A conman persuaded an Ethiopian town's inhabitants to give him hundreds of dollars by promising to multiply the cash and make it "fall like rain" from the sky, police said on Wednesday.

The man took $695 from people in eastern Kazamile town on Oct. 18 claiming he could return it to them many times over with the help of a demon, Seargent Seyoum Assefa, a police spokesman in Gorgurtu District, told state-run Ethiopian News Agency.

"The imposter told his clients to cover their faces so that a demon who would descend from the sky to talk to him would not harm them," Sergent Seyoum said.

"As the unsuspecting people who expected that their money would come like rain from the sky covered their faces, the imposter disappeared from the area."

Police arrested the man and are questioning him.

Quote of the Day

"She seems like she's always seemed. This is one of the hardest-working women you're ever going to meet. She doesn't mind working and doing prison stuff, like regular chores."

-Survivor producer MARK BURNETT after visiting MARTHA STEWART in prison, quoted in the New York Daily News.

Who doesn't enjoy doing "prison stuff"?

Convenient Amnesia

by William Kristol

EVER SINCE John Kerry decided his best tack in this campaign was to turn against the Iraq war, despite his past support for it, his core argument has been that it was a diversion from the war on terror. Iraq, he has been insisting, had nothing to do with that war, which is about al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, pure and simple. The administration erred, he now claims, by turning its attention to Iraq.

But it turns out that Kerry felt entirely differently at the time. In an interview with John McLaughlin on November 16, 2001--just two months after September 11 and before victory in Afghanistan was assured--Kerry was asked, "What do we have to worry about [in Afghanistan]?" Kerry answered:

I have no doubt, I've never had any doubt--and I've said this publicly--about our ability to be successful in Afghanistan. We are and we will be. The larger issue, John, is what happens afterwards. How do we now turn attention ultimately to Saddam Hussein? How do we deal with the larger Muslim world? What is our foreign policy going to be to drain the swamp of terrorism on a global basis?

So on November 16, 2001, with the war in Afghanistan but a few weeks old and Osama bin Laden not yet captured, John Kerry was raising the bar for the Bush administration, wondering when it would go after Saddam Hussein.


Logic

Bush is to Blame

According to John Kerry, George W. Bush is responsible for Mt. St. Helens erupting.

"When George Bush was elected president, Mount St. Helens was nothing but a trivia question," Kerry told the audience. "Well, guess what, folks? It's spewing volcanic gases right now and it's only a matter of time before she blows."

"You can rest assured I will fix the volcano once and for all when I'm elected President in November."

I'm betting he'll hold a summit between all of the volcanoes of the world. That seems to solve everything.

A Soldier Responds

Capt. Ron Hayes in Iraq sent us his response to protesters in September at the GOP convention who want to "Bring our Boys Home!"

It has been interesting to follow the news reports from the Republican National Convention, to include the protests in New York by 10s of thousands of people.

I am all for standing up for what you believe, which should include voicing your opinions against wars and against presidents, if that is your calling.

But, it really makes me mad when I see people with signs that say things like, "Bring our Boys Home!" There have been several pictures published of protesters carrying flag-draped coffins, and carrying these types of signs.

I have news for you.

The soldiers in Iraq, and Afghanistan do not want your sentiment, or your voice that would have the lives of those already lost dishonored by not finishing the job.

Regardless of how you feel about why we went to war, America made a commitment. It's time we see the job through to fruition. Lack of resolve by many U.S. citizens is the main reason for a lack of trust on the part of those being liberated.

Iraqi citizens are waiting for our resolve to crumble, and see us depart before adequate Iraqi security is established. Al Qaida does not have to beat America in a fight in order to win, they just have to get us to go home.

Ask yourself, what would happen to Iraq, if America were to take your misguided advice and went home before finishing the job?

So, put down your coffin ... put down your sign, and have some American resolve to finish the job we started. We have brought the fight to those who wish to bring the fight to American soil, and we are making great progress.

Security is not yet established, and we all hope to come home when a free, safe, and productive Iraq has been established.

I sincerely thank all of you who have supported the soldiers and have recognized that Americans are not the only people on this planet that are entitled to a safe place to live, a good school for boys and girls, or even a clean water supply.

The mainstream people of Iraq truly do appreciate America, and hope we stick around until the job is finished. Their lives depend on it! Thank you for all of your continued support!

Captain Ron Hayes
2nd BN 147th FA
South Dakota Army National Guard
Cedar II, Iraq

Stock Report

The good folks over at Complete Growth Investing are celebrating the Red Stockings victory over the Evil Empire by offering up to you a free stock buy report.

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Numbers Don't Lie

John Kerry does. According to the flippity-floppity one's own website, Kerry plans on raising taxes for those who earn $140,000 a year and not the $200,000 that he keeps spouting every chance he gets. This will further damage small business owners and squash economic growth.

The USA can't afford this guy in office from any angle.

Numbers Don't Lie II

Michael Moore does. All we heard from the fanatical section of the media was that Fahrenheit 911 was the breakthough movie of the year and other such hyperbole. When the numbers are crunched, it turns out it grossed less that the abysmal effort of White Chicks.

Clearly those who would pay good money to see a factually vacant propaganda tool are fewer in number than those who have no taste whatsoever.

Still, the truth should be exposed. And it has been. Fahrenhype 911 is now on sale.

Free Fuppets!

Just in time for the holidays: Fuppet One and Fuppet Two!

Go Sox!

UN Blood Money

Find out how Saddam Hussein teamed with France, Russia, and the UN to steal billions of dollars worth of food from the starving families of Iraq.

Sunday Night - 9 PM ET - Fox News Channel

UN Blood Money

Past Elections

Interesting little map of the electoral votes in past elections.

Electoral votes, not your vote, decide presidential elections, as evidenced in 2000 and three other times in history. I'm generally very much against this philosophy, but the thought of Gore handling the war on terror sort of freaks me out.

Future Elections

The Votemaster is tracking the race from an electoral vote perspective here:
The Electoral Vote Predictor

More useful than the standard polls for certain.

Free The Hops!

It seems the good people of Alabama are being restricted by the government from drinking quality beer in a couple different ways:

1) Alabama limits alcohol by volume (ABV) for beer to only 6%.

2) Alabama limits beer containers to a size of no more than 1 pint (16 American ounces).

This absurdity of government infringement leaves several quality beers such as Rogue Ale and Baltika off the shelves and counters throughout the Yellowhammer State.

Do your part. Visit Free The Hops now!

Hey, you might just visit there someday!

Mano a Mano

Hand to hand. Man to man. It's the Lightweight Bout of the Century

I'm betting on a draw.

Prisonwear for Spyware

Hey, congress actually did something useful and good this week, amidst all the hyperbole and rhetoric regarding the election.

The Internet Spyware Prevention Act passed by a vote of 415-0, which shows that the spyware scumbags are lacking lobbyists.

If you have a PC, and I suspect you do, this is great news. We all deal with Spyware and it's quite annoying. Worst of all, most people do not even know it's on their systems.

Give the UN the Boot

Has there ever been such a corrupt, ruthless, and damaging world relief organization?

Burt Prelutsky has nailed it on the head.

Send the UN Packing

For those of you who do not know, Burt wrote for Family Ties, among many other TV shows. This places him near the top of my most respected list.

Props to Mrs. Pretlutsky, as well.

Excellent Debate Analysis

Ann Coulter has produced a most impressive and entertaining analysis of the vice-presidential debate.

Heart Patient Outruns Ambulance Chaser

Enjoy!

Found

Fellow Ann Arborite Davy Rothbart has compiled a very amusing collection of lost items found in a Magazine and now also Hot-Selling Book.

As Davy explains:

we collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles- anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life. anything goes...

A must read!

Whitewash!

What a night. Johan Santana and the Twins shut out the Evil Empire and Vice President Dick Cheney blanked personal injury lawyer John Edwards in a most lopsided debate.

Edwards was always two questions behind in his best moments, as he bumbled, stumbled, and fumbled his way through the points. Vice President Cheney remained calm and was not bothered by the theatrics of the plastic attorney. "Senator Gone" clearly took one right in the glass jaw.

All around an impressive night for athletic and philosophical dominance.

Ann Coulter Action Figure

Just in time for the holidays! Ann Coulter is tall, blonde, smart, and relentless in her assault on terrorist-supporters here and abroad. All in a slinky black dress!

Ann Coulter Talking Action Figure

Move over, Barbie!

Heit and Depth

Dick Morris has unearthed some facts regarding the Bush-hating, factually vacant, propaganda tool by Michael Moore.

Fahrenhype 911.

Coming to a DVD Player near you.