AMERICA - The Right Way!! (Day 697) [Remember the Trade Center!!]

Various News Sources and FReepers | December 18, 2002 | All of Us

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! [President Bush]

Good morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!

In response to the 12,000-page Iraqi declaration, one unnamed Administration official has termed the report "an incredible joke."

Senator Lott vowed to fight for his position as Majority Leader. New GOP elections are set for January 6 in the Senate to decide the matter.

Hitlery is likely to get the position of the Criminal Party's Senate Steering Committee - a group in charge of positioning Senators and the party as a whole for the 2004 election cycle by shaping the attack lines on the GOP.

The United States is concerned the situation in Venezuela could deteriorate rapidly. Already, crude oil prices are back over $30/bbl.

France claims it has arrested three men who plotting a WMD attack using either chemical or biological weapons.

MacDonalds is expected to post its first quarterly loss in its history.

And British meteorologists claim that 2002 will end up being the second warmest year worldwide since records started being kept more than 140 years ago. (Of course, this would require readers of the UK Independent to accept there are both records for everywhere in the world and they have been kept for 140 years.)

For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

Post your short news items, issues of interest, links, and so on. All who advance the Cause are welcome.

LET'S ROLL!!!

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

I will be taking a one-week hiatus from Cheeseville to visit my folks over the holidays. Specifically, I will not be here from December 26 through January 1, inclusive.

I am looking for some of the few great patriots who inhabit this domain to sally forth and be recognized by starting the thread during that time.

If any of you "signed up" yesterday, I apologize as I missed the posting. Would you please let me know again? Thanks.

[gulfcoast6]

A GOOD A.M. TO ALL FROM THE WONDERFUL MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST, USA!!!!

[Neets]

It's very likely I can start it up on some of those days...how about I take from the 26th through to the weekend thread for that weekend (29th & 30th)...?

[gulfcoast6]

The dimwhitts just will not learn will they, they keep depending on the Clintons to be their leaders and still keep getting kicked in the teeth. Don't you just love it?

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Always check your horoscope before going on a trip. Here's the Onion's predictions: http://www.theonion.com/onion3847/horoscopes_3847.html

[gulfcoast6]

Off for cup # 2, be back in a bit.

[Iowa Granny]

Good Morning. Chair, I am cyberly challenged and don't think I am at a skill level to help with posting your thread. I hope someone comes forward to assist.

gc6,,, I love your idea of a "welcome to the community" gift,,, bushhogging a property. Be sure you ask first,, they may like the natural look.

I wonder how many folks at ATRW know what a Bush Hog is???

[Iowa Granny]

The first move in the chess match to win the Iowa Caucuses occurred yesterday:

Politics

Dean picks coordinator for Iowa campaign
Democrat Jeani Murray of Ames is hired to manage Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's caucus campaign.
By THOMAS BEAUMONT
Register Staff Writer
12/18/2002

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Vermont Gov. Howard Dean became the first 2004 Democratic presidential candidate to hire an Iowa coordinator, naming former state Democratic Party executive director Jeani Murray to lead his caucus campaign.

Murray, of Ames, also is a former chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell of Iowa and most recently managed Democrat John Norris' unsuccessful challenge of Rep. Tom Latham in Iowa's 4th U.S. House District.

Dean said Tuesday that Murray's experience as state party director, managing the party's day-to-day operations, made her a logical choice.

"We wanted to have someone who knows Iowa," Dean said. "So we feel we've hired the right person."

Murray, 33, became director of the Iowa Democratic Party in May of 2000 after serving as Boswell's chief of staff for four years. Her role as party chief during the 2000 presidential election gave her familiarity with the state party organization, she said.

"I've been involved in Iowa Democratic politics for a decade and, as the former executive director, I know a lot of party officials, which can only be helpful," Murray said. "This is going to be a grassroots organization, and that's how you win a caucus."

Iowa starts the presidential nominating process with the precinct caucuses in January 2004. Dean is one of four Democratic hopefuls who purchased from the state party a database of 2000 caucus-goers, which Murray helped develop during her time with the party, said Jean Hessburg, the current Democratic executive director.

"She's an excellent organizer," Hessburg said of Murray.

Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, and Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts also have purchased the list. Only Dean and Kerry have formed presidential exploratory committees, which allow them to raise money for travel and expenses related to running for president.

Dean announced Murray's hiring in Des Moines during a meeting Tuesday with Des Moines Register reporters and editors.

Dean has been governor since 1991 and leaves office next month. He is the only governor in a field likely to be dominated by congressional Democrats.

Dean, who has criticized President Bush's rhetoric on possible war with Iraq, accused Bush on Tuesday of being unwilling to challenge Saudi Arabia on allegations that nation has given money to terrorists.

Dean also said the United States should not have released a ship bound for Yemen carrying North Korean missiles. He said the delivery appeared to violate Yemen's commitment not to purchase any more North Korean missiles.

http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/20019164.html

[Iowa Granny]

There's more:

Politics

Iowa Gore camp sees open Democratic race
Connecticut's Joe Lieberman isn't viewed as a shoo-in for the Democrats' '04 presidential nod.
By THOMAS BEAUMONT
Register Staff Writer
12/17/2002

Even though Sen. Joseph Lieberman was Al Gore's running mate two years ago, he shouldn't expect to inherit Gore's supporters in Iowa should he run for the White House himself in 2004.

Former Gore campaign strategists and backers in the state said Monday that the votes Gore drew might be scattered among a crowd of Democratic candidates in the 2004 precinct caucuses, now that the former vice president has declared he's not running. The Gore faithful also could hold out until the 2000 nominee endorses a candidate, which he said Monday at a news conference that he might do.

But Connecticut's Lieberman would not be the natural heir in Iowa, the strategists and supporters agreed.

"Lieberman was the one he chose at the time. It doesn't mean any of the others aren't qualified," said Steve Hildebrand, Gore's caucus campaign director in 2000. "I would suspect Iowa caucus attendees are pretty wide open and aren't going to decide until they know who all is in the field."

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean have taken the first steps toward running for president, though no Democrat has formally announced his or her candidacy.

Potential candidates also include Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri, and the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights advocate.

Lieberman said he wouldn't run for president if Gore sought the party's nomination in 2004. But Gore said Sunday that he would not enter the race.

Lieberman said Monday in Washington, D.C., that he would announce by early January whether he planned to run for president. "Remember, there's still a good long year between January of "03 and January of "04, when this all really starts," he said.

Democrats who supported and worked for Gore in 2000 agreed that it's too early to say which Democrat would get their support in the 2004 caucuses, which launch the nominating process in 13 months.

Terry Goodmann of Dubuque volunteered for Gore in 2000 and hosted him in her home. She said she wouldn't necessarily gravitate toward Lieberman now that Gore was out.

"We start anew, and the landscape changes and leadership evolves," she said. "Different skill sets match different times."

Goodmann remained neutral but said she expected to support a candidate with experience and credibility in international affairs and national defense issues. Those criteria don't rule out Lieberman, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also might fit the profile, she said.

Gore said Monday that he probably would endorse a candidate in 2004. "I have not ruled anyone in or ruled anyone out," he said in North Carolina at the news conference. "I probably will endorse someone. Don't know for sure, but I probably will."

Gore told the Des Moines Register in November that Lieberman would be a "formidable candidate" but that "there are many other good candidates as well."

Retired University of Wisconsin political scientist Charles Jones said the potential for an endorsement by Gore could have influence in Iowa.

"For the Iowa Gore folks, he's sent a signal, whether he really intended to or not, that 'I may endorse someone, so hold off," " Jones said. "Now, maybe he meant to do that."

Hildebrand, Gore's 2000 caucus director, said such an endorsement would be only as meaningful as the work Gore invested in it.

"Any candidate who gets that endorsement would be better than had he not," said Hildebrand, a former aide to Daschle who traveled with Daschle on a political trip to Bettendorf last weekend. "But it depends if the endorsement is only on paper or does it come with any weight behind it."

http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/20009358.html

[Iowa Granny]

I am really frustrated. I'm trying so hard to make my copy and paste articles look like everyone elses,, but I just can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

I would DEEPLY appreciate some constructive criticism via freep mail in order to improve the appearance of my stuff.

TIA

[Neets]

Are you trying to post the entire article?? Or just a link to the article?

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

America – The Right Way!!
The Daily Update – December 18, 2002

REMEMBER THE TRADE CENTER!!

AMERICA’S WAR ON TERROR – Day 464

The news as reported in The Washington Times:

[Note – All links go to The Washington Times’ website.]

1. The EPA has reversed its position on the Army Corps of Engineers dumping sludge into the Potomac. The sludge is the result of drinking water treatment for service that supplies 1,000,000 residents.

[While no one has been able to prove deleterious effects from previous EPA permitted dumping, the EPA nevertheless sees fit to affect significantly the cost of drinking water to 20% of the Washington metro area.]

EPA targets dumping sludge in Potomac

2. President Bush has vowed the Nation will have a missile defense.

[Good! The sooner the better!]

Bush vows to build missile defenses

3. US troops are saying they captured a high-ranking Talibum official, but faulty intelligence on the matter allowed him to go free and end up in Pakistan.

[Ooops!]

Soldiers say U.S. let Taliban general go

4. Sen. Santorum is confident that Sen. Lott will keep his position as Majority Leader.

[Ugh.]

Santorum 'confident' Lott will survive

5. The five largest business organizations in South Korea issued a joint statement saying that current anti-American sentiments in that country could be bad for business.

[Could be bad for defense, too.]

Anti-American stance troubles South Koreans

6. The FTC is expected to announce new rules setting up a National “no call” list for people to document their desire to have telemarketers not call their telephone number. Telemarketers are deeply concerned for their industry.

[Well, let me try to be concerned about those telemarketers. All right, that failed. Sign me up!]

Consumers to get help avoiding telemarketers

7. The District received four brand-new bright shiny utility trucks for patching up the city’s streets.

[Knowing the District, they will never actually use the trucks for fear they might become dirty.]

Patching up

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We shall not rest until we have cut a swath 60-miles wide through the entire left - taking all that is before us with us as we go. We shall leave nothing to the enemy that may be of value to him. We shall show him that he may count on nothing and will be able to keep nothing, not his spirit, not his soul, not that upon which he shall feed. We shall not cease until the moment we have rent through their entire land and have arrived at the sea, with our glorious victory upon us.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE SOCIETY!!!

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Now you have the info, go support the United States of America!!!

[kassie]

Good morning to you all.

[Miss Marple]

We have that telemarketing law here in Indiana. I got put on the no-call list last year. It is quite pleasant...the dinnertime calls dropped to almost nothing.

I might have some sympathy for telemarketers if they had not abused their privilege for many years.

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

I would DEEPLY appreciate some constructive criticism

I'll post this on the thread as others might be looking for the same sort of information.

All HTML pages are presented on your computer through the use of some interesting coding. But the coding is not a trade secret, nor is it hard to get your hands on what you need, even if you have no idea how to actually write the code yourself.

Your web browser is all you need to get the code.

On the page that you want to lift and have formatted exactly as it appeared at its source, place the mouse area somewhere over the page (doesn't matter where), and click the right button. One of the options on the pop up menu is "View Source." Click that and a notepad window (WordPad if the page is large and you are using Windows 95/98/Me [why?]) will open up. This is all of the HTML code that makes the page run.

Scroll through the document until you find something that looks like the text of the article - it is rarely at the beginning as there is a whole bunch of giberish looking stuff that is needed to set page frames, buttons, ads in some cases, and so on (stuff you don't want to carry along with your posting).

Once you find the article, you will need to identify whether there is any general formatting that goes along with it. Usually this is in the form of a "blockquote" or "heading" command, but it will in all cases immediately precede the text. (It will take a few tries at all of this to get a feel for what is article formatting and what goes in the other stuff that you didn't need - that's where "preview" helps.) Click and drag to highlight all of the text of the article (it helps to have noted what the last sentence of the article says, because there is often junk that comes after that point in the code - all of that is totally unnecessary).

After the text is highlighted, a simple right-click, copy, and then paste (use CTRL-V on your keyboard for the latter) into the posting window, and voila.

Legal issue--Be sure to give credit when doing this, as you have not created new work but have used someone elses.

[Chairman_December_19th_Society]

[OldFriend]

I do I do!!! But we call it brush hog!

[lysie]

Good morning Chairman and ALL you wonderful people.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

1 Corinthians 7:3

[kassie]

Great picture. There is no acting here, it is the real thing. What a couple!