In honor of NASA for being the source of those cool pics of sKerry in the funny getup:
Posted on 07/28/2004 2:13:06 PM PDT by GretchenM
Down home at the ranch, President Bush (and presumably also, Mrs. Bush) continues to vacation. National Security Advisor Condi Rice hitched a ride on into town from the guest house at Prairie Chapel Ranch, providing photographic relief for the masses inundated with dem images and "rhetoric." Barney also makes an appearance in this very limited edition of the Dose @ Sanity Island.
Please feel free to post any of your favorite photos due to the dearth of items available today.
I must say I think it was wise, and gracious, of Mr. Bush to give the dems their week in the sun for that may be all they get, by taking his working vacation now.
Oh those flowers are gorgeous. I didn't see Barney until I checked the URL
In case anyone missed ride the whirlwind's link, it's worth a look see: A Different Laura Bush (as "USA Today" puts it).
ride the whirlwind, I wanted to mention that the best two weeks, weather-wise, to visit Seattle are the last week of July and the first week of August.
That's the one sad thing about that site -- usually a site will say, "_____ [software] needed to view this site," followed by a link to download that free software.
Hello, and glad you found some stuff at the site ("republicangear").
Howdy Kaslin. Do you mean you cannot see Barney in the first pic on today's thread, but he shows up when you copy and paste the URL into another browser window?
Just a thought....how cool would it be to have that song played on one of the Network Nights of the Republican Convention. A somber intro of that day...and then start the song and show the NYC FireFighters as they risked it all and charged in.
Show the aid workers at the Pentagon.
Show that clip we all saw on the news of the RANGERS as they jumped from the back of the aircraft that night in the innitial insertions into Afganistan to liberate folks there. (The clip was the one in night vision tech)
Show this Country at Her Best!
ALSO show the video at republicangear.com as well.
That's two nights of the convention...showing America and its firm stance right there.
I just adore Condi.........
In honor of NASA for being the source of those cool pics of sKerry in the funny getup:
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How can I get the "I Stand with President Bush" logo?
Yes I can see Barney, but I didn't notice him until I looked at it again. I always right-click on a picture for the URL source.
I right-clicked the video site and it shows that you need Macromedia FlashPlayer 7, available for free here:
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
Good evening all. Thought we ought to have a bluejeans pix tonight to go with our hard-working, manly Pres.
Rest and rejuvenate Mr. President. And come out swinging!
Prairie
I agree wholeheartedly. But W seems to be more reticent than I am about displaying these accomplishments. Sigh.
I just "borrowed" it from the net.
Thanks GretchenM, I do have that .. I just can't get this to play for me .. it doesn't like me
boo hoo :0(
ARLINGTON, Va., May 27, 2004 — As the sound of "Taps" wailed from Army Sgt. Major Henry Sgrecci's bugle today, seven Iraqi citizens pressed their new prosthetic hands against their hearts at the Tomb of the Unknowns here to honor U.S. service members who have given their lives in Iraq.
The seven men, all Iraqi merchants, have been in the United States since mid- April to receive their new "bionic" hands to replace the ones amputated by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as punishment for trading in U.S. currency. In addition to providing them with new $50,000 prosthetic hands, U.S. doctors in Houston also removed the tattoos Saddam had imprinted on the merchants' foreheads to draw further attention to their misdeeds.
During this week's visit to Washington, D.C., the Iraqis made a pilgrimage today to Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for 65 service members killed in Iraq. There, the group laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns to honor U.S. service members killed while overthrowing the brutal regime under which they and millions of other Iraqis had suffered for decades.
Nasaar Jondi, one of the merchants, reflected on his predicament nine years ago, as he sat in prison waiting for Saddam's doctors to chop off his right hand. The night before his sentence was carried out, Jondi wrote his wife, "Do not be sad. Hopefully Allah will replace my hand with an even better one." Today, as the proud recipient of a new prosthetic hand made possible through donations by U.S. medical facilities, medical staff, companies and citizens, Jondi reflected on his new fortune — personally and as an Iraqi citizen -- and the cost that made it possible.
"Without the tremendous sacrifices of American servicemen and women, we would never have had a new beginning and a new Iraq," he said.
Like nearly all Iraqis, Laith Agar had seen unforgettable suffering and death under Saddam —which he said gives him a greater appreciation for life and an appreciation for those willing to lay theirs down for others.
"Life is the most precious thing for a human being, and these people have made the ultimate sacrifice," said Agar, a resident of Baghdad. "They came to Iraq and died for Iraq and for all humanity. We will never forget the contributions these heroes have made."
Basin Al Fadhly said he wanted to visit Arlington National Cemetery to pay tribute to America's fallen warriors "and to express gratitude to the American people and the American Army that carried out the liberation of Iraq from Saddam."
For Hassan Al Gearawy, the visit to Arlington was a way to express his appreciation to the families — particularly the mothers — of U.S. service members killed in his country's liberation. "I wanted to salute them and express my thanks and gratitude to the mothers of those martyrs," he said.
Earlier this week, the group visited the White House, where President Bush told them he was "honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."
The president praised Dr. Joseph Agris, a plastic surgeon based in Houston, who conducted the surgery to put new prosthetic hands on the Iraqis, and Don North, a documentary producer who brought the plight of the seven merchants to Agris's attention.
"These men had hands restored because of the generosity and love of an American citizen," Bush said. "And I am so proud to welcome them to the Oval Office."
Thanks for clearing that up!
He's sooo cute, and the White House photographers certainly know how to show him off to advantage. ;-)
Aaaaw, nana4bush, I used to have a T-1 line and I sure do miss it. I'm not sure what the problem is but whenever I try to view the video it takes so long to load that my IP times me out. I'll try again later this evening.
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