A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-02-04....Oh, how I love this story!

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[dansangel]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Oh, how I love this story!
by JohnHuang2

Protesters say the election was unfair and demand that it be overturned, warning authorities not to certify a winner until a full probe of how the wrong man won is complete, vowing to keep protesting the results until the results are reversed and their man is declared the winner by court order. But enough about Ohio. (In fairness, there was some voter intimidation. Chilling footage showed punching and kicking of voters, but it was just a Pistons-Pacers brawl.)

A month after their defeat at the polls, distraught Kerry supporters say everyone has this election all wrong. Kerry conceded defeat and Kerry supporters insist that Kerry won. (Bush stole another election! What an idiot!) So even the deep-fried Boston turkey has this election all wrong . . . no, no, no, say DemocraticUndiegrounders -- not the case at all. Kerry's just being coy, secretly writing his inaugural address and picking his Cabinet. (That's why Dan Rather's leaving CBS -- to be Kerry's spokesman. Oh wait -- he's already that.)

So when Kerry last week blamed the Osama videotape for his defeat, the president-elect was just being shrewd and cunning. It was an artful maneuver. Wouldn't want to let the cat out of the bag -- not yet. Same thing when he filed paperwork to run again for his seat in '08. (Boy, talk about being crafty and clever!) Conceding defeat was all part of Kerry's Master Plan for winning. Because, except for 136,000 mistakes in vote-counting, Kerry knows he won Ohio. (It's called losing an election in order to win it.) In fact, the 'mistakes' in counting weren't really 'mistakes' but outright theft by Bush; the machines were crooked or were partisan or were hacked by Karl Rove working from the White House basement. It's one of these. Or maybe faulty records were involved, or faulty registration. Or perhaps faulty machines were involved. (I say a faulty candidate was involved.) To the DemocraticUndies, who are booking hotel reservations in D.C. for the Kerry inaugural (hey, what'cha gonna wear?), the question no longer is, 'Did Kerry Win?' but, 'Will Bush bow out gracefully?'

Asked the other day on CNN if Bush "won fair and square," Jesse Jackson said yes. Now Jackson says he disagrees with Jackson, saying Bush stole the election. (Besides, Bush's 136,000-vote margin means it's too close-to-call -- a real cliffhanger!) No way could Kerry have lost this election. Not after his swift and forceful response to 9/11, which was to go after . . . Halliburton. Jackson, repulsed by the idea of Supreme Courts overturning election results, urged Ohio's Supreme Court to overturn the election results. (A group called Alliance for Democracy, which believes deeply that elections are way too important to leave to voters, is filing a "contest of election" to have Kerry declared the winner. Who said this group is partisan?) There were even lines of voters at many polling places, proving voter disenfranchisement. (Ask holiday shoppers what that feels like.) Challenging election results weeks after the elections is Jackson's noble idea of bringing America together, in contrast to Bush, that despicable divider (and desperate publicity hound). It's all part of the Holiday Spirit. "We can live with winning and losing," intoned Jackson, who traveled to Ohio to 'mobilize' concerned citizens, whose ranks have doubled in just the past 3 days (from 4 to 8). "We cannot live with fraud and stealing," Jackson added. (The notion that anyone would stoop to steal an election had Democrats in Chicago fainting in disbelief.)

Jackson tells the Cincinnati Post he's trying to organize "a kind of statewide sharing of (Election-Day) experiences." How viciously did Karl Rove physically beat you? In your precinct, how many voting machines did Dick Cheney remove and was Ed Gillespie driving the U-Haul truck?

Except for Keith Olbermann, Air America and Al-Jazeera, the media isn't touching this 'MORON-BUSH-STOLE-THE-ELECTION!' conspiracy stuff with a ten-foot exit poll. The AP reports that Bush currently leads in Ohio (he's doing really well in Ohio!) and appears on track to win a second term, though we'll know more as soon as the polls close. (Once Keith Olbermann figures out that Bush won, he'll wonder: Is a Cabinet shakeup in the works? Maybe somebody will resign!)

But it isn't just Ohio. There was a conspiracy against John Kerry in Florida, too. DUers et al focused on three north Florida counties: Lafayette, Suwannee, and Union -- all three heavily Democratic and all three heavily went for Bush on Nov. 2. All three heavily went for Bush four years ago, and heavily for Dole 8 years ago, and heavily for Bush (41) 12 years ago, and heavily for Bush (41) 16 years ago, and heavily for Reagan 20 years ago. So, given that these three counties have always voted Republican, why would they suddenly vote Republican this time? It seemed really, really fishy to DUers. Even Striking. (Keith Olbermann hasn't recovered from the shock.) These counties are rural, people there own guns, oppose gay marriage and are mainly fundamentalist Christians -- natural fans of Massachusetts liberals, no doubt. But Bush won all three counties, so Bush must've cheated. The Texas Warmonger's "vote tallies, especially in the key state of Florida, are so statistically stunning that they border on the unbelievable," declared one DUer-esque conspiracist.

So, the Miami Herald newspaper went there to find out. After examining thousands of optical scan ballots from all three counties, the paper said its review "showed just what officials reported: The counties' voters did on Election Day as they often do, voting for a Republican for president."

"In Union County, where more than 75 percent of voters register as Democrats, The Herald counted 3,393 votes for" the Texas Warmonger, 1,272 for the Wind-surfer -- almost matching the official tally. Same thing with Suwannee County: 6,140 voters wanted four more years of being hated by the French; only 2,984 wanted the French-looking guy. Lafayette County? The tally there was 2,452 votes for Bush, 848 for Kerry.

Nope, not even the media is buying the DemoUndie conspiracy. Poor, poor DU and all the crazies. So, on January 20th, I guess it'll be back to the psychiatrist couch for them. So sad.

Gosh, how I love this story!

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[dansangel]

Welcome to another of JH2's spot-on
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[dansangel]

~ God Bless Our Military ~

We ask Lord, that you guide the leaders of our great country in all of their decisions. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decision.

Protect and guide our military Oh Lord; strengthen them in their trials; give them courage to fact the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Diver Dave.......niece, nephew ConspiracyGuy........2 nephews Pippin..........niece, loved one Pippin...nephew & his fiancee weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw jamaly.................brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon.............grandson WaterDragon...........son-in-law BeforeISleep...................son kimmie7......................brother Armymarinemom............3 sons american_ranger.............son LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.......................nephew Dubya............................nephew StarCMC......................brother ValerieUSA..................2 sons Lakeside......................2 sons Spruce.....................daughter Philman_36..............2 nephews Rose inRoseBear...cousin's hubby Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................active duty LongCut..................active duty cjk............................active duty Trish.......................active duty ODC-GIRL.................active duty AF_Blue..................active duty Notwithstanding.....active duty thumperusn.............active duty Q6-God.....................active duty Q6-God...................twin brother Veloxherc.................active duty Don Simmons...............active duty wingnutx......................active duty bjcintennessee............son, niece LakeLady...............nephew Ladysmith......nephew, friend's son

Maigrey................cousin WVNan..............friend's son ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear.........2 nephews gator girl............husband severa.......husband, brother Hostel..................cousin MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son katykelly.................son cookcounty..............son SpookBrat...nephew, cousin Doug from Upland...son-in-law Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Tiffee4Bob.......boyfriend deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews TexKat..............son, step-son Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel.....................niece Donaeus...................nephew dixie sass...............nephew BeAllYouCanBe............son Repubmommy...............brother AgThorn...................2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles......................son Redhead....step-granddaughter Redhead..step-grdaughter fiance Atomic Conspiracy..half-brother Atomic Conspiracy...nephew Atomic Conspiracy...niece Sunflowergal.........grandson visualops.................cousin Alouette.......................son mrstank.......................husband MrsMike31..................husband eaglesiniowa.................son auboy.........................cousin spotbust1....................husband Leofl................................son chena................................son campfollower..................fiance LuvW.......................son painter....................nephew

[Pippin]

I love this story too! :o)

[dansangel]

Good Morning ((((((Pipster))))))))

I hope you have a great day!

:-)

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Angel.

[GailA]

Good morning....WOW this is one of John's BEST ever!

[dansangel]

Great to see you (((((Aeronaut))))))))

[dansangel]

They *do* just keep getting better, don't they (((((((Gail and Rocky))))))))))

I could use some of that caffeine.....thank you!

[.45MAN]

Great post John...

Theres those damn pink birds again!!! Everytime I turn around I hear! " we need to look into pink flamingo's" ...............geeze.....................

[visualops]

Good morning people!
Great essay again, JH2!

[dansangel]

Everytime I turn around I hear! " we need to look into pink flamingo's"

Yes, and have you come up with anything yet?

;-)

((((((((smoochies)))))))))

[dansangel]

Hey there (((((((visualops))))))))

Hoping all is going well with you.

Have a terrific Thursday!

:-)

[visualops]

Yep, doing well, I have all the Fridays off in December, and the week after Xmas. Next week I am taking Thursady as well. Yay! lol All my vacation days piled up, I didn't realize I had so much time. Fridays I work just 1/2 day, that's why I can take so many off).

[dansangel]

I'm so glad you have all that time to spend away from work throughout the holiday season. My sister has a bunch of unused time, too, that she has to use or lose.

I used to treasure my vacation time as well. Being unemployed I've got a lot of time on my hands, but it's spent looking for employment and stressing about not working. And this too shall pass!

[The Mayor]

December 2, 2004

Returning God's Love

Read: Malachi 3:16-18

"I have loved you," says the Lord. —Malachi 1:2

Bible In One Year: Ezekiel 42-44; 1 John 1

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The book of Malachi begins with this wholehearted word from the Lord to His halfhearted worshipers: "I have loved you" (1:2). Though Israel had long been the object of God's love, they no longer returned His love.

God listed the ways His people had offended His love through their disobedience. Israel's response was to question God. When He implored them, "Return to Me, and I will return to you," they questioned Him in their blindness, "In what way shall we return?" (3:7). With divine "tough love," the Lord exposed their many blind spots. He did this so that they might repent and accept His love, and return it with wholehearted obedience.

We too are often halfhearted in our faith, appearing to love and serve God but really loving and serving ourselves. Today, as in Malachi's time, God looks for people who reverence Him by maintaining two spiritual practices: speaking to each other about Him, and meditating on His wonderful attributes (v.16). The first is fellowship with God's people; the second is fellowship with God Himself. Not only are we to receive and share God's love, we are also to return it through glad obedience.

Such worshipers are God's "jewels" (v.17). Are you one of them? —Joanie Yoder

"We love You, Lord Jesus," we often will say,
But are we as ready His will to obey?
Let's heed what God's Spirit would have us to do—
That's how we show Him a love that is true. —D. De Haan

To love God is to obey God.

[dansangel]

To love God is to obey God.

Thank you for our daily Scripture ((((((Rus))))))))

I hope you have a beautiful day!

[The Mayor]

Thanks, you too!

I am running out the door, starting a big siding job today.
I have the chance to work with a guy that worked for me for 7 years.
I haven't had him working for me in 3 years, it will be a good chance
to help him straighten out his life. He has fallen by the wayside again..

see ya tonight!

[shezza]

Oy! I need a roll of paper towels to wipe up all that dripping sarcasm from JohnHuang2's essay! (I love that story, too. Poor Tuh-RAY-zuh, dragged into the limelight for so long. Her feet hurt, she's tired of wearing pantyhose, and she just wants a nap. Can somebody get that poor woman another bottle of gin? Oh, and some raisins. Please, please, she must be praying, don't let John win any recounts!)

[shezza]

We too are often halfhearted in our faith, appearing to love and serve God but really loving and serving ourselves.

It's so easy to just do things our own way, isn't it? I like the shortened phrase: "Let Go and Let God." Thanks, Mayor, for the reminder.

[dansangel]

ROFL! Oh the humanity!

I'm glad I'm not the *only* one (more like around 61 million of us) that noticed that Terrrrrrraaayyyyyyzuh seemed to think this whole ordeal was about *her.* What a moron.

Because of this, we have given up all Heinz products, including their delicious Heinz 57 sauce. It was hard, but I can't support that woman's gin-soaked raisin habit!

:-)

[dansangel]

I haven't had him working for me in 3 years, it will be a good chance to help him straighten out his life. He has fallen by the wayside again..

You *GO* Rus! Good luck and God bless!

[phancypants]

Good morning!
I hope everyone has a great day!

[Temple Owl]

Another winner! Thanks!

[dansangel]

Our JH2 is great, isn't he ((((((Temple Owl)))))))

[dutchess]

John...just when I think you can't get any better...you get better!

Awesome job sistah dansy! Simply PERFECT!!!! So glad to have you back!!!! ((((dansy)))))

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' to the Finest at FR's Finest.

A month has passed, the gloating continues.

Great essay, JH2.

Thanks John and dansy.

[dansangel]

(((((dutchess)))))) - thank you

Hoping things are going well for you and your family.

[dansangel]

A month has passed, the gloating continues.

:-)

Great to *see* you ((((((((dd))))))))

[Pippin]

Dansy's giving you a hint ;o)

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY THURSDAY!!!!! :o)

[Pippin]

Hi, Phancy!

[Pippin]

Hi, Dutchess!

[dansangel]

dansy's *always* giving him hints!

;-)

[Pippin]

HEE! HEE! HEE!

You Go, Girl! :o)

[DollyCali]

Good Morning all of you finest folks..


Lovely thread & good & funny stuff as usual John & angel...thank you. If you mentioned re: the job situation I missed it as I have not been as faithful to the threads as I would like. Have you found work Dansangle?

Gone a lot of Monday & Tuesday & spent most of Wednes at Rock Hall of Fame..this PM was a special membership program for the opening of the Ray Charles exhibit. It was really fun. There were kids/grandkids of RC there in addition to former musicians/business partners from up to 45 years of work together. It was interesting as I have seen the movie several time & it was nice to meet/chat with them one on one. It was a small group of about 100 & so interaction was nice. Lots of press coverage. The music live was quite interesting. It was a NE Ohio blind organization musical set of performances. TRULY outstanding. All performers were either totally or legally blind & the caliber of performance was incredible.

too much to eat.. ended up afterward with some walking along the lake waterfront, break wall & around the coast guard station.(Oliver was waiting for me in van) Thousands of sea gulls were in the waters by the coast guard boats/cutters. not sure if they are migratory or just together where the water is warmer.

Exciting about inauguration & the opportunity to meet some new FReepers & celebrate being a member of the VRWC...

Busy days ahead for me kayaking Sat during day & dressy party in PM.. should be interesting to see how that all works out. Will be taking change of clothes along as both events are in same area & about 45 miles from my home. It wouldn't be the first time I did a funny change/transformation like that in MD's restrooms!

I know there are some movie fans here. (I will admit to be much more than a fan).. did see Alexander; Incredibly; National Treasure, After the Sunset, Shall We Dance among others the past couple weeks.. all were good in my opinion.Will not see Kinsey

[phancypants]

Hi Pippin!

[Pippin]

You're in Maryland?

coming anywhere near Baltimore?

[DollyCali]

no , in NE Ohio. Midway; between Cleveland & Akron. Rock JF is on the waterfront / Lake Erie in Cleveland

[DollyCali]

yes, Dave re: gloating. Some of the activities I attend are full of RATS & they aren't smiling as much as I am!!!

I am on a "different computer" as mine is SICK. this keyboard, my lack of proofing is making for some interesting typos - fortunately none so far offensive

[dansangel]

Hi (((((Dolly))))))

Sounds like you have been *busy* and will remain so in the upcoming days.

No jobs yet, but we're still plugging away.

Can't say I'm a movie fan. .45MAN and I have boycotted hollyweird since election 2000. No going to the theaters and no renting of movies. The only exception was to see "The Passion" three times in a theater and buying the DVD (and a DVD player, which we didn't own, just for this one movie). When the know-nothing-about-real-life blowhards stop telling me how to live my life, I may just start supporting their industry once again.

Just met another FReeper, jellybean, on another thread who said she has boycotted hollyweird for 25 years - now that's a goal I can only *hope* to aspire to.

[Billie]

Gosh, I love this thread! :) And I love you, too!

You did it again, John. And, Dansy girl, the illustrations are fantastic! What a great team John has in you and Aqua and Dutchess!

[dansangel]

Thank you (((((Billie))))))

John's essays make my job easy!

[Pippin]

Good afternoon, Billie!

[jwfiv]

Thank you, MIss Dansy, for such a grand start to a beautiful day.

Thank you, JH2, for the pearls you drop so gracefully.

I'm still savoring the exerience of our Dubya's victory over homo dododemocraticus, that soon to be extent species of human that never did have a clue.

Wishing our Hostesses and all the Finest a very fine day.

[dansangel]

(((((((Johnny Fox)))))))))

Have a splendid day!

[Pippin]

Das Fuchs!

(The Fox)

[Aquamarine]

Read John's essay yesterday in my FReepmail and knew it was another great one but your presentation made it even better Dansy.
Congrats to both of you on a job well done!

These Flamingo's are just too cute. :)

[dansangel]

Thank you ((((((Aqua)))))) - you always have the nicest things to say.

Billie is responsible for the beautiful flamingo welcome - she made it when I did the pink flamingos thread earlier this year.

I've got this thing for pink flamingos (keep bugging .45MAN to come up with a business we can start using pink flamingos) and I *love* it!

[OESY]

"Raise your paw if you're for freedom."

Young zot-team supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader
Viktor Yushchenko at a rally outside the supreme court in Kiev.