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Hillary Abortion Rights: At last weekend's rally for abortion-rights, Senator Hillary Clinton said the Bush administration was filled with people who consider Roe v. Wade the worst abomination in our history. But the Bush Administration quickly denied that, reminding everyone that it actually believes Hillary Clinton is the worst abomination of in our history.


Estee Lauder Dies: Cosmetics queen Estee Lauder died last weekend at the age of 97. But thanks to her age-reducing make-up she doesn't look like she's been dead for more than 2 days.


Kerry Medal Flap: Republicans are attacking John Kerry for throwing away his Vietnam War combat medals at an anti-war protest. But the Kerry campaign is insisting he wasn't throwing them away, he was throwing them at Jane Fonda's head.


Gas Station Robbers: Two men who robbed a gas station in Connecticut waited on customers during the stick-up so motorists would not be suspicious. But the customers immediately knew something was wrong because it was the first time someone at the station actually spoke to them in English.

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And then there were the two Palestinian bandits who tried to rob a suicide bomber, wearing all the "tools" of his trade. He blew himself up and took them with him!

(This happened a couple of days ago.)

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Kerry on Hardball April 27, 2004.

MATTHEWS: What do those medals mean to you? There‘s been so much talk about these medals, and nobody‘s ever asked you what they meant to you. Obviously, winning the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, three Purple Hearts.

You‘ve saved them through thick and thin, through all changes of attitudes about the war. Why are they—what do they mean to you?

KERRY: Well, when you say saved them...

MATTHEWS: You‘ve got them. What do they mean to you?

KERRY: Yes, I‘ve got them. But—well, I‘m proud of them. I‘ve said that before. I said that in the beginning. I‘ve never expressed anything except pride for our actions—our, and I mean our boat, our men, the people I served with. I‘m proud of our service.

I‘ve said that in the days when I came back from Vietnam, even though things that were happening in larger policy I thought were wrong. And I talked about them.

But I think the way we tried to lead our lives, much of which is captured in Doug Brinkley‘s book, “Tour of Duty,” [I'm so wonderful! Read all about me!] was both honorable and in the best values and traditions of America. And I‘m proud of that.

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If I had been one of Kerry's crowd that followed his example of throwing his 'decorations' away to punctuate an important point, I'd be very disgusted to now find out the slug didn't really throw them but saved them. Thoughts like, I threw mine, they're gone, don't have an opportunity to rethink those actions, thanks Effin'!, are most likely percolating throughout the Vietnam Vet population.

Welcoming corrections if I'm off base.