Post Scripts

By Jack

I’ve always considered myself a value shopper, others consider me a tightwad. But, there is a big difference between being tight and getting your money’s worth. For instance I’ve driven really nice cars my whole life and if you were to add up the cost of those cars, which include Mercedes Benz, Corvette, Cadillac, Jaguar, Buick Riviera, Daimler, Delorean, and Classics like the porthole Thunderbird or the big finned 59 Caddy, the whole lot would be just a few thousand dollars. And you wonder how could that be true? After all, we’re talking over 40 years of car ownership and 80 cars. Simple. I buy right. I never, never, never buy new or shop on a used car lot! I make all my buys from private prties. As a side note, I also do all my own repairs, but that is just a minor savings compared to the sticker price savings. I drive my cars until I’ve had my fun (12-18 months) and then I sell them for at least a break-even price or sometimes a little more…rarely do I sell for less than I paid.

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Posted by Tina

Mirror Mirror on the wall.who’s the vilest of them all? Well…left blogging nuts, of course.

File this one under foul-mouthed, petty, andmean spirited, for want of a better category:

Left Attacks Female Conservative Calendar, by Jessica Cantelon – Human Events

** Less than twenty-four hours after the launch of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institutes Pretty in Mink calendar, an onslaught of angry leftist bloggers unleashed a torrent of visceral hatredaimed at everything from the calendars photography and makeup to the womens physical appearance. *** The ladies are sexy loudmouth wh**es according to a blogger. Another claims the calendar is an attempt to make e*e*tions lean to the right. The women, they complain, arent even remotely attractive. **
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Posted by Tina

Front Page Magazine has a wonderful article on juxtaposed responses to the new movie Che, starring Benicio del Toro. People at the Cannes Film Festival loved and applauded it but the Cuban residents of Miami were deeply offended. What a difference personal knowledge makes when it comes to history:

Ches Useful Idiot, by Humberto Fontova Front Page magazine

** Id like to dedicate this to the man himself, Che Guevara! announced Benicio del Toro this May, as he received a best actor award for his starring role in Che, a reverent new film about the communist revolutionary. **

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Great video posted on YouTube will bring out the pride in america we soarley need but no worries, Dolly will crack you up and knock that lump clean out your throat!

Bald Eagle Music Video This is America

Dolly Parton Releases Bald Eagle Liberty

by Jack Lee

“Costas Karamanlis, Greek prime minister, called an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday night amid escalating violence in central Athens with rioters setting fire to dozens of buildings around the parliament square. Mr Karamanlis was expected to declare a state of emergency as police struggled to control a third day of riots in half a dozen cities around Greece.”

The rioting appears to be a mix of young thrill seeking hooligans and leftist radicals trying to exploit their energy and the recent tensions between those rampaging youths and the local police. Their political objective… to bring down the democratically elected conservative government.

Terrified shop owners and local citizens depended on the police to arrive to save them, but the police never came. What many business owners and locals discovered to their chagrin was they were on their own! They were abandoned and left to fend for themselves against the mob, the criminals, the looters and the arsonists. It was total anarchy and they had no where to turn for help…they were defenseless.

The citizens were unable to defend themselves, thanks to ultra-tight gun control laws, among the most strict in Europe. All the people could do was watch as their homes and businesses were firebombed and ransacked and pray they would not be killed.

The police seemed to be taken by surprise and overwhelmed by the events. The Greek government was also slow to react and did not offer any immediate assistance. “Thousands of Greek youths on Monday took part in a third day of violent protests following the killing of a 15-year-old boy by a police officer in a students district of Athens.

Earlier as police fired teargas at the rock-throwing demonstrators in central Athens, shoppers fled into a nearby metro station. The central square overlooking the parliament building emptied after police buses blocked access to traffic.” Karen Hope.

Encouraged by the chaos and violence, leftists staged separate protests followed by a march to parliament. Alecos Alavanos, leader of Syriza, which is supported by many young Greeks, called for the resignation of the centre-right government in favor of the leftists party for change.

Posted by Tina

Details Of Complaint Against Blagojevich
CHICAGO (CBS) Full release from U.S. Attorney’s Office:

** Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were arrested today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges alleging that they and others are engaging in ongoing criminal activity: conspiring to obtain personal financial benefits for Blagojevich by leveraging his sole authority to appoint a United States Senator; threatening to withhold substantial state assistance to the Tribune Company in connection with the sale of Wrigley Field to induce the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members sharply critical of Blagojevich; and to obtain campaign contributions in exchange for official actions both historically and now in a push before a new state ethics law takes effect January 1, 2009. *** Blagojevich, 51, and Harris, 46, both of Chicago, were each charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. They were charged in a two-count criminal complaint that was sworn out on Sunday and unsealed today following their arrests, which occurred without incident, announced Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Both men were expected to appear later today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan in U.S. District Court in Chicago. ** (emphasis mine)

Posted by Tina

If you somehow missed this story today be prepaired….it’ll warm you’re heart:

Christmas miracle in the Virginia Forest, by Judi McLeod

** Dark-eyed Jaylynn Thorpe, 3, had wandered away from his babysitter sometime around 4 p.m. on Friday, not to be seen again for a very long time. *** Twenty one hours is a long time to wait for anything. When it marks the time a toddler is missing, its an eternity. *** As time marched forward, some people, in spite of themselves, were beginning to lose faith. *** Not Halifax County Sheriff Stanley Noblin: The only thing we wanted to do was just keep searching until we found him, the stalwart sheriff told reporters. *** In a season where Christmas carols can be heard drifting from radio stations everywhere, Jaylynns frantic family knew the more time that went by, the more risk for the little guys survival. *** We didnt forget the issue that 17 degrees was almost unbearable, said the father, James Thorpe. **

** People all over the state of Virginia was down there looking for that child. For a while there, one time, I didnt know whether they would find him or not, said the childs grandmother and guardian, Katherine Elliott. *** But somehow in a dark unfriendly forest, the lost little boy and the two family puppies had wandered up to a mile in the dark–even across a highway–and it wasnt until Saturday afternoon that members of the search team came across a sight none of them is likely to ever forget. There was Jaylynn sitting by a tree, the two loyal puppies nestled against him! *** The little boy didnt say anything, didnt cry, didnt yell for Momma. According to rescue team member, Jerry Gentry he just opened his arms up like, `Im ready to go. **

Jack, Bruce, Tina and our many readers would love to hear your stories of Christmas memories or miracles…does anyone wish to share?

Posted by Tina

** WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama said yesterday that the United States cannot allow the Big Three automakers to fail – but said their top executives may have to hit the road. “If this management team that’s currently in place doesn’t understand the urgency of the situation and is not willing to make the tough choices and adapt to these new circumstances, then they should go,” New York Post **

Well keep this in mind throughout your term.

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Posted by Tina

** Actress Meryl Streep, who plays an authoritarian nun battling a ”passionate liberal priest” (according to Newsweek) in the new film ”Doubt,” told the Boston Herald on Sunday that the film is actually a metaphor for those who think the war on terror can be won with force. She argued, ”It’s about someone who thinks you can control evildoers with force and a firm hand and an unrelenting, ‘We will not negotiate (with terrorists).’ ” – NewsBusters**

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Posted by Tina

** Democrat Al Franken’s campaign said another 12 uncounted ballots have been found in Minnesota’s contested Senate election, while announcing it would withdraw an additional 425 challenges to ballots issued during the race’s hand recount. *** The Coleman campaign expressed skepticism toward the newly-found ballots. ”As the Minneapolis elections director stated, these ballots were unsecured and chain of custody procedures were not followed,” The Hill **

Send Ms Streep to Minesota…maybe she can negotiate with Franken.