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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Yesterday being "Independence Day" it seems appropriate, albeit a day late, to glimpse at the Declaration of Independence, the document declaring our break with the overbearing Monarchy of England. Hmmmmmmm.........................revolting against a self imposing monarchy might need a renewal.

"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it." --Declaration of Independence (1776)

Here's some trash talk about that very document by some members of our 'well informed' entertainment community:

Shameful: Aaron Sorkin, Left celebrate Independence Day by slamming America; Update: Chris Rock joins in: ‘Happy white peoples independence day’; Don Cheadle laughs along; Zach Braff piles on | Twitchy

The comments are even worse and of course our @#$%^&* POTUS did nothing to set them on their butts verbally

And this just in:

A local biker was passing by the zoo when he saw a little girl leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by her jacket and tries to pull her inside to devour her right in front the little girl's screaming parents.

The man runs to the cage, hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the little girl, allowing the man to bring her to her terrified parents, who thank him profusely.

A reporter was watching the whole scene, and addressing the man, says: 'Sir, that was the most gallant and brave thing I've ever seen a man do in my whole life.'

'Why, it was nothing,' said the biker, 'really, the lion was behind bars and I knew God would protect me just as He did Daniel in the lion’s den long, long ago. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt was right.'

'I noticed a bible in your pocket.' said the journalist.

'Yes, I'm a Christian and was on my way to a bible study' the man replies.

'Well, I'll make sure this doesn't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrows papers will have this on the first page.'

The journalist leaves. The following morning the man buys a paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:

'Right Wing Christian Fundamentalist Assaults African Immigrant and Steals His lunch.'

We laugh - but this is where I see our media and sadly, they control the minds of so many in this country. God help us when the thinking man stops voting and we finally succumb to the propaganda machine we have allowed to be built in America.

I'm nearly to the point where I can not stomach the local paper "The Oregonian" - as it has become a bastion for liberal ranting. If it were not for the crossword and local sports (I still love to follow the local high school kids..) I'd stop getting it all together. I read the letters to the editor and can not believe there are really so many liberal people in this fine state that was once home to loggers, fishermen and fundamental conservatives. I have to remind myself that of the hundreds of letters received, the editor picks-and-chooses a few that represent the paper's political personal slant and wants us to believe journalism is objective and non-biased; only reporting the facts.

Can't even use it to start trash fires anymore as we have a "burning ban" in the metro area as per the State DEQ - the same folks who sniff your tail pipe every other year and charge you to tell you your late model fuel-injected, computer controlled car is running fine! Three "Smart Cars" and two "all electric" in the parking lot of maybe thirty cars this week.

I appreciate the wisdom here at CHR - seems the older I get the more I believe what my ol' dad use to say, "You can never really trust a man who doesn't work on his own car."

Bit of a rant -

Regards All,
Glenn

In response, Glenn - we just gave up the local paper, The Schenectady Gazette for the very reasons you mention. I've been either reading or taking via subscription since Li'l Abner and Joe DiMaggio and went to grade and Jr High with the current owners. The alternative is the Albany Times-Union which, if possible and a Hearst paper, even worse.

Now, something to make you feel even "better":

The following are 70 facts that Barack Obama does not want you to see….

$3.59 - When Barack Obama entered the White House, the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $1.85. Today, it is$3.59.

22 - It is hard to believe, but today the poverty rate for children living in the United States is a whopping 22 percent.

23 - According to U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, an average of 23 manufacturing facilities permanently shut down in the United States every single day during 2010.

30 - Back in 2007, about 10 percent of all unemployed Americans had been out of work for 52 weeks or longer. Today, that number is above 30 percent.

32 - The amount of money that the federal government gives directly to Americans has increased by 32 percent since Barack Obama entered the White House.

35 - U.S. housing prices are now down a total of 35 percent from the peak of the housing bubble.

40 - The official U.S. unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for 40 months in a row.

42 - According to one survey, 42 percent of all American workers are currently living paycheck to paycheck.

48 - Shockingly, at this point 48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be “low income” or are living in poverty.

49 - Today, an astounding 49.1 percent of all Americans live in a home where at least one person receives benefits from the government.

53 - Last year, an astounding 53 percent of all U.S. college graduates under the age of 25 were either unemployed or underemployed.

60 - According to a recent Gallup poll, only 60 percent of all Americans say that they have enough money to live comfortably.

The rest of them are here: 70 Facts President Obama Doesn’t Want You To Know | Yolohub

I assume that someone has 'vetted' this info, but much is consistent with other information I've seen

Just changing who the President is and what party he belongs to will change little if any of these problems.... The problem is much more involved then simply putting Etch a Sketch in as President, the whole Government is approaching FUBAR!!!! Filling in the blanks with a different name won't accomplish anything. Nobody from any party has actually proposed any kind of solution, just a matter of seeing who can sling the most dirt!

Heck, I'm beginning to think that Post #497 contains the only real solution!

Heck, I'm beginning to think that Post #497 contains the only real solution!

I was told to watch what I say, but I'm still cleaning my guns

i have a hi tech stone pitcher and a cannon that shoots 4.500 bore pistons out of it it is a smooth bore job i keep the rings on the pistons when i shoot it

This arrived in my inbox today...very tongue-in-cheek and taking the p##s...but hey; I as a Kiwi thought it was funny.

(If anyone's offended I'll delete it; but I think you'd have to be pretty thin skinned to not see the humour!)

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To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:

In light of your immediate failure to financially manage yourselves and also in recent years your tendency to elect incompetent Presidents of the USA and therefore not able to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)

Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas , which she does not fancy).

Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.

Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated sometime next year to determine whether any of you noticed.

To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.'Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary'). (I love that one)


2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.' ' (I love that one too)

3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.

4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse.

5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.)

8.You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.

9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. New Zealand beer is also acceptable, as New Zealand is pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

11. You will cease playing American football. There are only two kinds of proper football; one you call soccer, and rugby (dominated by the New Zealanders). Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).

12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America . Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the Australians (World dominators) first to take the sting out of their deliveries.

13. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).

15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.

God Save the Queen!

Our self appointed monarch, Barack I, ain't gonna like this.

Obviously Her Majesty didn't listen to those recordings of his brilliant speeches he giffted her to gain the proper respect for his awesomeness dude.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Our self appointed monarch, Barack I, ain't gonna like this.

Obviously Her Majesty didn't listen to those recordings of his brilliant speeches he giffted her to gain the proper respect for his awesomeness dude.

Were those speeches on the neato Ipod that she loved so dearly, Bob? Or did the Ipod have his awesomenesses playlist of favorite rap (or was that crap??)?

Sounds ok to me!!! The system we have sure isn't working. After a few years of English rule then maybe, just maybe, the people of this country will wake up to the fact that it's time for another revolution!!!!

BTW, has Congress already been disbanded or does it just appear that way?

Sorry - some of the English beer is terrible. And those roundabouts, they are already here - there are at least 9 of them within 5 miles of me with another batch in the planning stage.

Nahh - not ready for the nanny state to return to power(less) here. In fighting words for some members here, if I need that kind of coddling, Canada is only about 3 hours away - but that French they speak ,,,,,,

Stockpile ammo! I say that only half jokingly, as July 22 approaches, and rumour has it Hillary and Barack are going to sign a arms treaty with NATO that will definately have an inpact on the right to bear arms. The trend to take guns away from citizens has been going on for a long time, especially out here in California. Our ban on "assault weapons" is a clear example. Funny thing is state wide we've had tons of cities declare bankruptcy, others like Oakland reduce there Police force, while city planners green light new home construction, but eliminate law inforcement and firefighters. It seems a disaster waiting to happen. I'm not paranoid, just actively trying to plan for the worst case. I think your right Dave that nothing short of a new revolution, will change the course of our politicians. It seems the pursuit to stay in charge and in power, is more importing than our individual rights. I just worry what will happen to our taxes and retirement if Barack is in for 4 more years. Increasing taxes and expanding goverment is not what our founding fathers had in mind when they broke free from England.

No international treaty can affect US law without being ratified by a minumum 2/3 majority of the house & senate, as I recall. That scare story has been going around for several years now, and there's a couple of different reviews on it out there, like snopes and others.

Originally Posted by IC2

Sorry - some of the English beer is terrible. And those roundabouts, they are already here - there are at least 9 of them within 5 miles of me with another batch in the planning stage.

Nahh - not ready for the nanny state to return to power(less) here. In fighting words for some members here, if I need that kind of coddling, Canada is only about 3 hours away - but that French they speak ,,,,,,

Wee,wee,monsewer...hehe...what Engrish beer I've tasted,(aint much),,all tasted terrible,,much like the dark brews that Johnboy drinks...bluurrghh... As for roundabouts,,i got nothing against them,cos the country is full of them,and its the only way a lot of Kiwis can figure out when/where to go,,though it seems to baffle the rest ....
Yeah,received that e mail,,probably from John boy a few weeks/months ago..

Sorry but, I found myself un-able to read the whole thing. I failed to see any "humour" and while I am certainly not asking it to be removed, I wished to voice my dis-approval.

Again. Just my opinion!

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