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IS THIS WHAT FREEDOM IS ALL ABOUT? The editorial 'Proliferation of Pork' in the July 4th edition of the Morning News opens the door to a most intriguing question. Are laws passed by Congress for projects known as 'pork' constitutional? The answer is a plain and simple no. There s no clause in the United States Constitution that authorizes any elected official from local to federal, to take from one taxpayer and arbitrarily give to another. Why then is it being done and on such an enormous scale? Could it be that by doing so the elected official is ...

Something Is Frighteningly Wrong With The American People Now By Diane Harvey June 21, 2001 What is it that all of us involved in environmental and activist issues have in common? It isn't just the wretched fact of being bombarded with sickening unknown substances where-ever we turn, by unknown persons, for unknown reasons. We have learned a little about what is being done to us and why. But this is not comforting either, because most of what we experience directly is just the tail of the technological dragon. What really brings us together is something much deeper even than this. ...

Today, on the Rush Limbaugh show, Rush mentions the ridiculous position of the environ-mentals, aka whacko movement, has resulted in taking away the water rights of the farmers at Klamath Falls--to save a bunch of sucker fish, (endangered species). We can reach his audience of 16 million if he will mention Jeff Head's petition site on the air: http://www.petitiononline.com/klamath/ The email address is: Rush@eib.com In your mail, also ask if he will put the link on this site. Also, please contact your local conservative radio hosts, and ask them to do the same. Another mail should go to Farm-Aid with ...

In Memory of Our Founding Fathers

THE BIG LAZY CALIFORNIA REDS WITH APOLOGIES TO THE LITTLE RED HEN By: William Kaliher Once upon a time a conservative, that is, a person noted for comparative reasoning, spoke up in California. One fine day while walking the streets of Bakersfield the conservative turned his mind from the affairs of state, looked around and saw reality looming. The conservative rushed to Sacramento to strut and crow before all the comrades elected to the California legislature and sent to the U. S. House and Senate. "We must do something about our energy situation," the conservative clucked. We've quit building energy ...

TAXES - THE PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR MONEY By: SARTRE The reality of taxes is an axiom of life. In whatever form it takes or methods they are collected, the certainty that governments organize society and are financed to operate is one of those nasty truths that we all really hate to admit. It will be left for superior theorist to postulate worlds of more perfect designs, but for us mere mortals, we are faced with the pain of rendering our cupboards clear, all too often. In order to understand the nature of this fact and ...

Anyone see these guys lately? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too yucky". Same work... more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding Dress $5000; Tux rental $100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle ...

I HATE CHICKENS (AND I'M NOT TALKING 'BOUT TRENT LOTT) By: Nathan Porter Well, well, well. PETA has enlisted actors Alec Baldwin and Richard Pryor to threaten Burger King into meeting the same animal welfare standards adopted by fast-food rival McDonald’s. The two have signed their names to a letter asking Burger King franchisees to meet or exceed certain standards for slaughtering cattle and chickens. Getting Alec Baldwin to sign on for this duty is not surprising. But Richard Pryor? I don’t believe I’ve ever seen Richard Pryor speak out on anything of this nature. His face, which looks like ...

HEY MEDIA... DON'T WORRY ABOUT STROM! DEMOCRATS COULD GIVE THE GOP CONTROL By: William Kaliher Last Thursday exhilaration abounded throughout the socialist world. The impending death of Strom Thurmond was temporarily forgotten. Jeffords announced what everyone knew. He's not a Republican or a patriot. Hillary Clinton wouldn't need to make another stealthy attempt to kill an exhausted Thurmond, her fellow Senator and true American hero. The Democrats had control of the Senate and the delight in socialist eyes at the thought of Strom's death could subside for a while. Of course, socialist Democrats and their media workers rarely see the ...

Leftists are masters of rewriting history. But those pesky old Ten Commandments are engraved so many places (such as on the walls of the Supreme Court) that they can't be erased from history. So the Left is endeavoring to do the next best thing -- alter the meaning of the original commandments. Thus, in Brief 01-19, we have asked our adroit readers to give us the Left's redefinitions. Below are the top three for each, with some honorable mentions. (And, with all the excellent submissions, these were hard to pick!) 1. Original: I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt ...

HONESTY IN GOVERNMENT Teddy Roosevelt said this on May 12, 1900 .. .while he was still governor of New York. "We can afford to differ on the currency, the tariff, and foreign policy; but we cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure ... "Honesty is not so much a credit as an absolute prerequisite to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not how brilliant his capacity "The weakling and the coward cannot be saved ...

This happened to my sister! Most of you have read the scare-mail about the person whose kidneys were stolen while he was passed out. While that was an "urban legend," this one is not. It's happening every day. I'm sending this "warning" only to a few of my closest friends. You too may have been a victim -- read on. My thighs were stolen from me during the night a few years ago. It was just that quick. I went to sleep in my body and woke up with someone else's thighs. The new ones had the texture of cooked ...

ABORTION SURVIVOR KATE MICHELMAN THE HARRIS TREATMENT FOR A LIBERAL By: William Kaliher Abortion survivor Kate Michelman, of NARRAL, National Abortion and Reproduction Rights Action League recently appeared on Hannity and Colmes. I admire the grown fetus Michelman for her courage on two counts. Few liberals will appear on a program where real questions are asked. She must be saluted on that count. Secondly, most people looking like Michelman would don a mask before stepping out in public. Even an enemy of liberalism, as myself, must recognize guts when I see it. My guess is hair stylist Barbara "Don't you ...

GENTLE READERS KALIHER EXPLAINS WHY HE TAKES NO PRISONERS By: William Kaliher There are occasions I'm criticized for getting down in the sewer with liberal Democrats. I sometimes cross the line of good taste. I would agree with this assessment except it is virtually impossible for conservatives or libertarians to equal the filth oozing from most liberal leadership, much less the slime that reflects many of those voting Democrat. I am capable of writing and arguing on a more elevated level, but I choose another path instead. I've watched patriotic leadership write and argue with great style, then be smeared ...

THIS IS FOR MEN TIRED OF RECEIVING MALE BASHING JOKES How many men does it take to open a beer? None. It should be opened by the time she brings it. Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a women? Because, a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you. Why do women have smaller feet then men? It's one of those "evolutionary things" that allows them to Stand closer to the kitchen sink. How do you know when a woman is about to say something smart? When ...

Just a few people Clinton didn't have to Pardon:   James McDougal - Clinton's convicted Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart attack, while in solitary confinement.  He was a key witness in Ken Starr's investigation. Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Georgetown.  The murder happened just before she was to go public with her story of sexual harassment in the White House. Vince Foster - Former White House counselor, and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock's Rose Law firm.  Died of a gunshot wound to the ...

FROM JEWISH TO CHRISTIAN: A SPECIAL LETTER FROM A READER By: William Kaliher The author of the letter that follows this introduction is Meriam Matthews, a reader of EtherZone. (And Kaliher hopes to capture such power in one out of a hundred articles) On Christmas Eve I wrote a column poking fun at people who take offense at being wished a "Merry Christmas". I didn't write it because I am a great Christian. I'm not. At best I am a nominal Christian. I think Christianity and Merry Christmas are fine. I wrote it because I despise the politically correct. On ...

By JIM SIX,Staff Writer Captured by the Viet Cong on Feb. 8, 1968, Marine Cpl. Dennis W. Hammond was moved from one POW camp to another, deep in the jungle of South Vietnam. The tough, athletic Marine was shot trying to escape, beaten, starved and, eventually, died. His body was never recovered. What his family did have were fragments of his young, short life and his valiant service, stored in yellowing envelopes and dusty boxes: His prized record collection, a handwritten description of his dream car, his letters from Vietnam, two Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star. Nothing, though, to allow ...