The Guild 11-1-2002 54 shopping days until Christmas!

[BigWaveBetty]

I'm sure you all are dying to know what I want for Christmas. It's simple.
A republican House of Representatives and a republican Senate!

So everybody get out there and help the GOP and vote on November 5th and then...

START SHOPPING!!

[mountaineer]

Thanks for the link. The tart turned out okay, but I wish I had gotten some whipped cream. What was I thinking? Haven't decided whether to sprinkle it with the Calvados we bought in Caen and set it afire.

[mountaineer]

Good grief, you must check this out: Chelsea and Bianca Jagger, with Chels trying to hide her drink from view, but appearing more than a little tipsy.
go here

[lodwick]

Well nutz - I was FORBIDDEN!

StrangeCosmosGuys will have it soon enough though. ;-)

[mountaineer]

That sure is strange. Try this for a variety of goofy pix.

[Endeavor]

I was FORBIDDEN too! Which of course makes me all the more curious.

Glad your tart turned out. Can you believe that goof Mondale is going to debate Coleman at 10 AM Monday? How many people will see it live? It can be replayed Monday night, but sheesh, talk about a big fat chicken!

[mountaineer]

Mondale must be coherent only from 10 a.m.-noon each day, then it's time for a nice nap. I'm hoping that all this stupidity on the part on the Dems is just enough to ensure a Coleman victory.

[lodwick]

chelz was pretty much wasted by the time she got around to Bianca - goodness child, do you think that bad pub is better than no pub, or are you trying to attain a beak to rival bentmember's?

I know that life is short and all that, but give it a rest from time to time.

[lodwick]

FReeper and Govenor Mike Huckabee just sent me an invitation to his watch party Tuesday evening - very cool Mike.

Roll the 'rats guys!

[Iowa Granny]

Well, I don't know if I am welcome back to my parish of 35 years. The Priest was standing at the door as we left Mass tonite. Our parish had done a survey,, I filled it out. There was a lengthy section of the questionaire on politics. A question about the Death Penalty is what set him off. He obviously didn't like my answer,,, I'm wondering is he is equally turned off by my church support checks. Priests come and go,,, I will be there until they bury me.

We had quite a discussion on the Church steps. I reminded him that I had an old set of Baltimore Caticisims,,, and that the people of my generation were taught from this document, which clearly states approval of the Death Penalty. He says the Church has changed it's teachings.

I said, the Church has absolutely no business interperting the Bible for me,,, I am perfectly capable of reading it myself,,,.

My husband is ready to kill me. I wonder if the Death Penalty would apply if he did?

[lodwick]

Oh man - you are right, dh and the pope's guy are wrong, imo. More tomorrow, with luck.

[mountaineer]

He says the Church has changed it's teachings.

Perhaps the church should consider that the word of God is unchanging and inerrant. The death penalty is just one of the issues - like homosexual behavior - on which some denominations have decided God must not have really meant what He said. Just the same, I'll stick with the Word, not the interpretation du jour.

[Endeavor]

While I respect the current Pope, I wholeheartedly disagree on some of his latest rulings. The death penalty, to me, is warranted in certain cases, and would be more of a deterent if there was a limit to appeals. I don't mean eliminating appeals, just limiting the time sequence.

For instance, that horrible man in the CA Van Damn case - he got the death penalty, and deservedly so, but will he ever see the executioner in CA? Doubtful, as they are so far behind in excecuting the people who have been on death row ahead of him. He will rot in jail, but justice won't be served and our pocketbooks will be emptied.

Priests today, and the seminaries they come from, are increasingly liberal, full of humanism. Christ, I believe, would be appalled. The biggest complaint I have against the current Pope is that he hasn't been more stringent on the Boston Archdiocese (read:Cardinal Law) and on the whole issue, in general. It is ridiculous to think the pedophilia problem, as well as the homosexual priest problem, is only confined to America.

The Catholic Church had better wake up fast. Its' parishioners are becoming disillusioned, and I can see why. The leadership will bear the responsibility for this when they "mature" as we say in the planned giving realm - they will not only have to speak for their own lives but the effect their decisions have had on others.

The same is true for ministers in my church - the Methodist church. It has become nothing more than a mouthpiece for the organized liberal mantra. I'm sure that both God and John Wesley are seriously peeved.

One of these days, God is going to come cleanse the temples again, and I will cheer him on.

[mountaineer]

Some bon mots from Cindy Adams:

The difference between the Democratic Party and the Titanic. The Titanic had a band. ...

The captain of said disaster, one Bill J. Clinton, busily stumps in Florida:

MIAMI BEACH -- They shouted "four more years" when Bill Clinton took the stage at Dillard High School, mobbed him at Miami-Dade Community College and roared for him at an outdoor rally on Miami Beach Saturday as the former president urged voters to oust Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday.

And his fans were stunned when his motorcade made an unscheduled stop at a Miami Beach Starbucks and he hopped out of his SUV with a grin, saying, "Are you ready boys and girls? Let's buy the press some coffee." Clinton took the orders and gave them one at a time to the startled workers: 12 coffees, two hot chocolates, two iced teas and two iced coffees. Palm Beach Post.

Former President Bill Clinton (L) greets U.S. Representative Carrie Meeks (D-FL) at Florida gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride's rally at Miami Dade Community College in Miami, Florida, November 2, 2002. REUTERS/Marc Serota

Former President Bill Clinton, left, introduces Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride, center, as former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, right, looks on, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, during McBride LIVE! On Ocean Drive rally in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Good grief, even the Butcher of Waco is campaigning. Time to rearrange the deck chairs on the S.S. Demo-Titanic

[mountaineer]

This is interesting:

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed Sunday to accept an offer from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to become his foreign minister, on the condition that Sharon calls for early elections. full story.

[mountaineer]

Are you home yet? Give us a full report as soon as you can.

[MaeWest]

Please tell me he is not wearing orange slacks and a lavender shirt.

[Endeavor]

Yes, that is very interesting. Didn't Sharon's coalition fall apart this week? Is Benny eligible to run for PM now?

[mountaineer]

I don't know what's up with McBride's ensemble, but doesn't Blubba look like he's put on more than a few lbs. during his recent globetrotting? I wonder if they all go to his butt, like Chelsea.

[lodwick]

I think that guys gain above the waist and gals below - observation tends to bear this out. Look at the PIAPS and her grotesque brother for prime examples. ;-)

[Iowa Granny]

Good Morning.

Arkansas Freepers have uncovered a scheme by the Rats to intimadate Poll Watchers,,, having Rat Lawyers stockpiled to bare their teeth and snarl.

Maryland Republican Absentee Ballots are being thrown out, due to a error on the Ballot Request, which is supposed to require the voters date of birth, but doesn't.

The Games have Begun.