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[dutchess]

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Ambien sleep-driving Dems crash car into Sheriff Bush's barrier

by JohnHuang2

Anyone still wondering how the humble man from Midland managed to do in the last election what no White House candidate had been able to do in 16 years -- win a majority of the popular vote -- Tuesday night's Oval Office address will have resolved any lingering confusion.

It's easy to see why this unpretentious, plain-speaking fella drives Democrats up the wall. With the MSM almost daily trotting out yet another "poll" which curiously always has Bush hitting a "new low" -- the "low ratings" magically achieved by having Democrats and liberal-leaning "independents" represented in disproportionately large numbers in the "randomly" selected sample -- the prevailing myth among the all-knowing Commentariat is that Bush in his speech was attempting to stem his hemorrhaging popularity and to mend fences with his 'alienated' base which is miffed over his stance on immigration.

Since the earliest days of his 2000 presidential campaign, Bush had run on his proposal for a temporary 'guest-worker' program, had delivered dozens of speeches advocating a temporary 'guest-worker' program, appealed to Hispanic voters in '04 by advocating a temporary 'guest-worker' program, but we're supposed to believe his conservative base -- which had voted for him overwhelmingly in 2000 and 2004 -- had not known his stance on immigration until this year (Bush just broke the news to his base!) and is now smoldering angry at him for fulfilling yet another campaign promise.

Paraphrasing the media headlines in the days and hours before his speech: Bush under fire. Bush in trouble. Bush under pressure. Bush careening to disaster. Bush in trouble. Bush's goose is cooked. Bush all but finished. Bush in trouble. Bush speech last-ditch effort to save his bacon. Stick a fork in his bacon, it's done.

Against this friendly cacophony of gloom-and-doomery from his girly men critics in the lead-up to his televised address, Bush appeared poised, self-assured, upbeat. To the media, shooting spitballs from the peanut gallery, it was important during this lead-up that the public perceive Bush as a much diminished figure, politically adrift, frail and fatigued, but that Bush was a no-show Tuesday night.

If Bush's gutsy speech was somehow a desperate, headlong rush to shore up "sagging" approval ratings, you'd never know it from his calm and assertive, cool and unruffled manner of delivery. It was vintage Bush.

For a politician ostensibly sliding irreversibly into oblivion, not bad. The unflappable, take-charge air about him was difficult to square with the media depiction of Bush as aimless, disconnected -- if not out-and-out political roadkill. Bush was forceful yet graceful, emphatic yet dignified, self-assured yet down-to-earth.

Judging from the fawning reaction, Bush hit a home-run. The New York Times, part of the open-borders fringe of the debate, lovingly wrote that the speech "was a victory for the fear-stricken fringe of the debate." Bush "last night specifically -- and shamefully -- urged that the (path to seek citizenship) be denied to temporary workers." The hate-Bush pitch-forkers: 'Impeach Jorge Arbusto for not enforcing our laws!' The hate-Bush anti-pitch-forkers: 'Impeach Bu$Hitler for enforcing our laws!'

As part of his secret plot to sponsor an invasion, "El presidente Jorge Arbusto" called for adding 6,000 Border Patrol officers, erecting "high-tech fences in urban corridors," building "new patrol roads and barriers in rural areas," employing "unmanned aerial vehicles," infrared cameras and motion sensors at the border; ending "catch and release" by constructing new buildings to keep illegals in custody. He laid it all out with specificity in his speech.

The press, which doesn't give squat about border security, had seized on the immigration issue as a means to split the GOP base, in hopes of reaping a windfall this November. Like mice running on the hamster wheel, they thought they were getting 'traction' on this issue. After Bush's speech, they felt frustrated and baffled. Some lapsed into a childish snit. Yet another issue had been seized by this commanding figure, who breezily took center stage as only a powerful leader can, sweeping aside the oodles of media lies, nailing his enemies chapter and verse, reshaping the political landscape and debate on his terms. Bush would not be stampeded. His tone deaf windbag critics, showing yet again what little grasp they have of the Man from Midland, had been dealt another cruel blow.

If displaying their inexhaustible supply of ignorance was the goal of Bush's detractors, they have succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. Congratulations!

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[dutchess]

I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation, Under God,Indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for All.

[dutchess]

It's Thursday at the Finest... Time for another tell it like it is John's 2cents!!!!

[kinoxi]

what's a JohnHuang2? :)

[bd476]

Bravo John! Well said. It's easy to lose one's bearings while the shrieking naysayers deafen rational thought.

Thank you, I feel better now. :-)

Thanks for posting this, Dutchess.

[dutchess]

:o)

[dutchess]

John does put things in persective doesn't he? I had all sorts of pictures of the screaming media, polls etc. but decided to "keep it simple" just like John :o)

[kinoxi]

i understand the symbolism, and the sentiment above i appreciate as well. i am just curious as to the name?

[ZAKJAN2]

(Mom needs to Brag) lol

http://www.morganmessenger.com
(school infor)

Fourth grader wins first in state - 5/10/2006

Katie Zakrzewski, a fourth grade student at Warm Springs Intermediate School, won a first place award for her Division 1 Political Science Social Studies project at the State Competition in the Charleston Civic Center on May 5. She chose her project platform as, should the clause "One Nation Under God" be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance?" She surveyed over 200 Morgan county WV students, grades 3-12, and found the results overwhelmingly positive to leave the pledge as is.

Zakrzewski says, “All of this research has made it perfectly clear to me that the majority of Americans want the Pledge of Allegiance to remain untouched."

Also "The majority, (around 80%) of Americans believe in some type of God. The majority of my peers want the pledge to remain as is. I can now honestly say that I believe that the voluntary recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic exercise, not a religious exercise, and I want it to remain AS IS," she said.

She attributes her success to her Berkeley Springs family and friends’ work and support, her teacher Kim Barlow, the county director Lynn Keenan, her Pastor Mike Bennett of the Union Chapel UMC, and specifically to the Morgan County Arts Council for the opportunity to participate on stage, and work on public speaking.

Zakrzewski plans to rally Americans to support the Pledge of Allegiance as is.

(We stayed at the Embassy Suites, and when we were getting ready to leave Friday
morning, to go set up her project, Katie was lucky enough to see the United
States Marine Corp Vets performing a Flag Raising Ceremony !

She is pictured with Marine Sergeant Hershel Woodrow Williams, of West Virginia,
who earned the right to wear the cherished Congressional Medal of Honor--the
highest award bestowed for gallantry in actual combat with a national enemy--
She was so honored, and how appropriate condsidering her project title. She
discussed her project results with him, and he told her to keep fighting for her
cause!!!)

Sure wish i knew how to put a picture on here!!

formerly (ZAKJAN) not a newbie

[GodBlessUSA]

Excellent thread! I was so disappointed I missed the President's speech, not like me at all. I have to see if I can find it out there in cyber world :)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, dutchess - great thread!

[bd476]

You did a great job on this, as usual Dutchess! :-)

[DollyCali]

thank you both for todays chuckles & ah-has! I may not understand "it all" but my bet will be on the side of 43 all the way!

[A message]

As always John, your 2 cents are a breath of fresh air.

[The Mayor]

May 18, 2006

Are You A Complainer?

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READ: Numbers 11:1-10

When the people complained, it displeased the Lord. —Numbers 11:1

There’s a story about a farmer who was known for his negative attitude. One day a neighbor stopped by and commented on the farmer’s wonderful crop. “You must be extremely happy with this year’s harvest,” he said. The farmer grudgingly replied, “Well, yes, it looks like a pretty good one, but a bumper crop is awfully hard on the soil.”

The people of Israel had the same kind of complaining attitude. God had miraculously taken care of them during their wilderness wanderings, yet they constantly complained. For example, they griped about the manna that God had so graciously provided. Remembering the fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic of Egypt, they whined, “There is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!” (Numbers 11:6). What ingratitude!

We too sometimes tend to focus on the negatives rather than the positives of life. We murmur against the Lord when we should be praising Him for His countless blessings. We let ourselves be distracted by the disappointments and deprivations that God allows for our spiritual good.

Whenever we are tempted to grumble, let’s remember Numbers 11:1, “When the people complained, it displeased the Lord.” —Richard De Haan

Every time you want to grumble,
Think of others who have less;
Ask the Lord to keep you humble,
Grateful for each happiness.  —Marye

Some people go through life standing at the complaint counter.

[snugs]

Great article John.

We turned Monday's dose into a live thread where trolls and disruptor's were not allowed to intrude for those interested here is the link

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632717/posts

[snugs]

There is a written transcipt on the White House website plus also you can view the speach from there if you have real player.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060515-8.html

[MEG33]

Happy John Huang2 Day to the Finest!

[MEG33]

It was so wonderful!

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Meg :)
Excellent!

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Snugs :)
Thanks so very much!