Awwwwwwwwww....poor Russia...the rantings of a dying nation...... A nation who lets its senior citizens go hungry, doesn't give them a decent pension, kills off opposition politicians, attempts to influence elections (e.g. Ukraine), yet continues to develop nuclear weapons...

MOSCOW, March 14 (Itar-Tass) - Russia is going to use the rostrum of the United Nations Commission for Human Rights to draw the attention of the world community to the negative humanitarian situation in Latvia and Estonia, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Monday in connection with the opening of another session of the Commission in Geneva. The ministry said it would refer, specifically, to the discrimination of the authorities of countries against a non-titullar population in those countries.

“Russia will aim at the session to help remove elements of confrontation and ‘double standards’ so that the international community be able jointly to decide problems in the human rights area,” the ministry noted.

Russia’s priorities at the session include the nomination of typical draft resolutions on the subjects “Totality of the judicial system”, “hostage taking”, “arbitrarily stripping people of citizenship”, “impermissibility of certain kinds of practices leading to the heightening of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related lack of tolerance.” Russia will also declare for the adoption of a balanced and stringent resolution on “Human rights and terrorism”.

Sooooooooooo true!

This is an improvement?

Who in the heck are we jokin' with?

This is why I take a lot less creedence in the so-called "liberals." They hyperventilate, vent steam, but cannot take on a normal discourse on issues.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Howard Dean, the newly minted leader of the Democratic Party, and former Pentagon adviser Richard Perle made clear their opposing views on the war in Iraq during a debate marred by a protester who tossed a shoe at Perle.

Perle had just started his comments Thursday when a protester threw a shoe at him before being dragged away, screaming, "Liar! Liar!"

Between Hillary and Howard Dean they are SURE to be the saviors of the Democratic party with the election of Howard Dean as DNC Chairman....NOT!

In order for the party to appeal to all of the people in the "red" (Republican) states, they need to figure out how to convince them of their position instead of just preaching to the choir and validating the beliefs of the choir members.

The Republicans and Democrats are one and the same people but with different labels. We need to come together and solve problems rather than following old thoughts and being derisive just to maintain a party label.

We need to take care of social problems, but we have to do so at the least amount of cost.

A friend of mine today said something which really put a smile on my face:

I hate the cold. Could never understand people that live in the snow. Snow is a white icy substance that is shaved and put in a paper cone with flavored syrup, or something that one plays in for a weekend then goes home.

This is the very reason why I don't take a lot of liberal Democrats like Hillary Clinton very seriously. So often that not their actions don't reflect some social ill what they yell and scream about and accuse Republicans perpetrating. Hillary Clinton is on the board of Walmart, yet Walmart is soooooo anti-union...

NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) said Wednesday it will close a Canadian store whose workers are on the verge of becoming the first ever to win a union contract from the world's biggest retailer.

Wal-Mart said it was shuttering the store in Jonquiere, Quebec, in response to unreasonable demands from union negotiators, that would make it impossible for the store to sustain its business. The United Food and Commercial Workers of Canada last week asked Quebec labor officials to appoint a mediator, saying that negotiations had reached an impasse.

"We were hoping it wouldn't come to this," said Andrew Pelletier, a spokesman for Wal-Mart Canada. "Despite nine days of meetings over three months, we've been unable to reach an agreement with the union that in our view will allow the store to operate efficiently and profitably."

Pelletier said the store will close in May.


Can we all collectively spell out H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E!?????? Apparently Hillary cannot.

OHHHMAAAGAWD...I 3/4 agree with Hillary Clinton....

WEST PALM BEACH — America's leaders don't have a vision, and the economy may be on the brink of collapse, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday. The chance to invest in a national energy policy may be lost because President Bush is looking the other way, and flaws in the American health-care system are going unaddressed, Clinton said.

But somehow, she manages to be hopeful.

Clinton, D-N.Y., spoke at the Kravis Center before a gathering of Brandeis University alumni and the public, charming the crowd with her views on a Bush administration whose strategy, she says, is to turn a blind eye when it doesn't have an answer to a serious question. "I don't see that thoughtful, visionary direction that got us where we are today," she told the crowd of hundreds. "The history of America is... to make sacrifices today for a better tomorrow. The progress that then occurred moved everyone forward. "That progress is at risk today," she said.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower left a legacy of highways, John F. Kennedy the excitement over space exploration, and Lyndon B. Johnson created the legal framework for civil rights, Clinton said. "What are we investing in today?" "I believe that on both political and substantive grounds, my husband did it just right," she said, referring to former President Clinton. "The deficit reduction act didn't get one single Republican vote. He took on the gun lobby with the Brady Bill. He took on health care. He took on hard issues that we pay a president for. Frankly, it is not that hard cutting people's taxes." Among her goals: a plan to extend the life and health of social security, a budget with discipline and health-care reform.

Idiot.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul on Saturday stressed that the Roman Catholic Church believed abstinence and fidelity within marriage, and not condoms, were the best way to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Pope's words, spoken to a new ambassador to the Vatican, took on an added significance being his first direct comment on the controversial topic since a Catholic official in Spain this week appeared to question the Church's stand against condoms. "The Holy See ... believes prevention through education about the sacredness of life and the correct practice of sexuality, that is chastity and faithfulness, is necessary above all other things in order to prevent this disease responsibly," the 84-year old Pontiff said in a written address. The Church opposes condoms in all except the rarest of circumstances because they are a form of contraception
It says promoting the use of condoms to fight the spread of AIDS fosters what it sees as immoral and hedonistic lifestyles and behavior that will only contribute to its spread.

JESUS, PROTECT ME FROM YOUR FOLLOWERS!!!

The Boston Herald reports that Happy cartoon icon SpongeBob SquarePants is just a little too gay for one conservative Christian group that charges that Bikini Bottom's most famous resident is a homosexual. Focus on the Family is up in arms about a music video created by the We Are Family Foundation that shows the popular porous cartoon character and several other kids' favorites dancing to the Sister Sledge song, ``We Are Family.'' The group claims SpongeBob & Co. are promoting a ``pro-gay agenda.''
``We see the video as an insidious means by which the organization is manipulating and potentially brainwashing kids,'' Paul Batura, a spokesman for Focus on the Family, told the New York Times. ``It is a classic bait and switch.'' The Times reported that the group's head, James Dobson, also attacked SpongeBob at a pre-inauguration black-tie dinner in Washington, D.C. Tuesday night. Dobson apparently believes that SpongeBob and his cartoon sidekick, Patrick - who are often seen holding hands - are secretly practicing the Love That Dares Not Speak Its Name.
And the Nickelodeon superstar's taste in television - he enjoys the imaginary ``Adventures of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy'' - was also called into question. The attempted outing of SpongeBob is bound to generate as much controversy as Jerry Falwell's 1999 pronouncement that purple Teletubby Tinky Winky was gay because he carried a purse.

What idiots we have in Washington DC...

Here they go on nationwide television and radio talking about a possible terrorist threat being instigated by ten or so Chinese nationals. What gets me is how nonchalently they say how that these terrorists have crossed into the United States through the Mexican border....

Why isn't the border sealed? Why aren't we trying to do anything this? Why aren't we posting the U.S. military? Has anyone remembered about 9/11???

I feel so defeated. Once again the Republicans and Democrats are betraying the trust of the American people.

I just got hit in the head tonight with the biggest reason why I cannot take the Democratic party seriously, although I agree with a lot of their views...

The reason is why I feel so out of touch with the Democratic Party is because it has been taken over by the idle liberal rich...Barbra Streisand, John Kerry, Michael Moore, etc. They are no better than the idle conservative rich... None of these people will ever understand the common man...so how can they hope to be the alternative to the corporate driven America they think they speak for... Can you imagine Babs cruising down to her local VONS store and using a VONS Club card to save a dollar on frozen pizza.... These people have so profited from American business....yet are so part of an elite class....no different from conservative Republicans who are in the same economic league. They yell and scream how bad outsourcing is and how so many people don't have access to affordable health care, yet after the election they are silent...

These people say that they "feel our pain," but do they really?

I need to be convinced.

It is so interesting how some groups in the US just don't get it...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Fox television network said on Thursday it will provide its stations with TV spots that portray Muslims in a favorable way after it received complaints for featuring followers of Islam as terrorists on its hit television show "24." On Monday, Fox premiered the fourth season of "24." The drama featured an upper-middle class Muslim family operating as a sleeper terrorist cell. The Muslim mother poisons her son's non-Muslim girlfriend because it was feared the girl could jeopardize the terrorists' plan.

"What we are hoping to do is to try and mitigate the damages of the stereotypes because it can bring real-life consequences on American Muslims and their lives here," said Rabiah Ahmed, spokeswoman for the Islamic group. Citing a public opinion survey conducted by Cornell University last year, Ahmed said television influences viewers' perceptions of Muslims. "There aren't any positive or even neutral portrayals of Muslims on TV; whenever Muslims or Arabs are portrayed it is always in a stereotypical way," she said. "When average Americans don't have any personal interaction with Muslims, whether it be at work or at school, they base their perception of Islam and Muslims from what they see on TV," she added. "We did bring that to Fox's attention."

WHile I'm sure there are civilized Muslim families out there, the fact is that you haven't heard any of these groups try to go and stop the Muslim fanatics in the Middle East try to help their own cause by preventing the murder of Americans (beheading, shootings), throwing rocks, being homicide bombers, send their kids out to be homicide bombers. These groups are being a bit whiny-assed. In the tradition of the axiom, "physician heal thyself," the Muslim community improve their image by actively uniting against how their brethern are behaving in the Middle East and THEN complain.

Art imitates life.

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants carried out a deadly attack on Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip Wednesday, a group spokesman said.


This just proves to me and the rest of the world that the Palestinians 1) don't want peace with Israel, 2) don't deserve their own autonomous Palestinian state. The newly elected president of the Palestinians, Mahmoud Abbas, was a clear indication that the Palestinians and Israelis want to work towards peace...but there's the faction that wants to ruin it. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) called Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him for winning the Palestinian presidential elections, the latest sign the two sides are eager to restart peace efforts after years of stalemate under the tyrannical Yassir Arafat.

The "poppers" were manufactured in Hong Kong...along with their grasp of the Engrish ranguage...and humor...

Why is an elephant grey and wrinkly?
Becuase if it wee small, white, and smooth it would be an aspirin!

How do you start a teddy bear race?
Ready, teddy, go!

Don't worry about avoiding temptation.
As you grow old, it starts avoiding you.

What do ghosts like about tall buildings?
They have got lots of scare cases.

What do you get if you cross a sheep with a kangaroo?
A woolly jumper!

What do you call a lazy skeleton?
Bone idle

What do you call a blind dinosaur?
Do you think he saw us

What lies in a pram and wobbles?
A jelly baby.

What's the most popular gardening magazine in the world?
Weeder's Digest

Customer: "This steak is terrible, I want the manager."
Waiter: "Sorry, sir, he isn't on the menu."

What do you call a fairy who hasn't had a wash for a week?
Stinkerbell!

What has a pelican got in common with the Water company?
They both have large bills.


These fantastic examples of humor were published by Robin Reed....maybe they shouldn't be!

The other night I got to experience "poppers" at a party...a pretty lame experience overall! They were made in Hong Kong and had their pieces of paper with "jokes."

I couldn't agree more!!!! Yay, Ahhhhhhhhhhhhnold!

Report: Schwarzenegger suggests U.S. Republicans move leftward

BERLIN (AP) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested in a German newspaper interview published Saturday that the Republican Party should move "a little to the left," a shift that he said would allow it to pick up new voters. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, has taken an unorthodox approach since winning office last year — standing by a promise to toe a conservative line of fiscal matters while veering left on social issues such as gay rights and the environment.

In an interview with Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily, Schwarzenegger said that "the Republican Party currently covers only the spectrum from the right wing to the middle, and the Democratic Party covers the spectrum from the left to the middle." "I would like the Republican Party to cross this line, move a little further left and place more weight on the center," he was quoted as saying. "This would immediately give the party 5% more votes without it losing anything elsewhere."

Schwarzenegger was guarded on suggestions that he harbors presidential ambitions, saying only that a debate on whether the constitution should be amended to allow foreign-born citizens to run was "overdue." Schwarzenegger became an American citizen in 1983, 15 years after he immigrated from Austria. He has said he'd consider running for president if such an amendment passed but also taken pains to say it shouldn't be created specifically for him.

"I would like people to remember me as someone who raised standards, wherever I got involved." he was quoted as saying. "I brought bodybuilding from nothing, I made the action film a genre, and the same goes for politics — I want to do things that no one believed possible. I would like to bring people together as governor."

I'm so tired of the fakers who fake themselves out of everything and don't take responsibility for their actions.

Beverly Hillbillies' singer dies at 93

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Scoggins, who sang The Ballad of Jed Clampett, which introduced the comical clan on The Beverly Hillbillies, has died. He was 93. He died at his home Tuesday of natural causes, the Los Angeles Times reported. The song and the TV show premiered in 1962 and were instant hits. The CBS series starring Buddy Ebsen as Jed drew up to 60 million viewers at its peak and ran until 1971.

The ballad, which begins, "Come and listen to a story about a man name Jed/ a poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed/ then one day he was shootin' for some food/ and up through the ground came a bubblin' crude," was written by Paul Henning. Scoggins sang the lyrics while bluegrass stars Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs played guitar and banjo. Scoggins came out of retirement to sing the theme again for a 1993 movie based on the TV series.

Scoggins' country and western trio, the Cass County Boys, was hired by Gene Autry for his Melody Ranch radio program in 1946. The group performed in 17 of Autry's movies. The group, whose other members were John "Bert" Dodson and Fred Martin, also performed with Bing Crosby on television in the early 1950s. The Cass County Boys were inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame in 1996. A memorial service is scheduled Friday.

"'The only normal people are the people we don't know very well." Oscar Wilde