Posted on 04/12/2003 4:04:21 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
I heard from the doctor early this morning. They did not find anymore cancer! Praise the Lord. Our inter net had been down since Saturday, and it looks like it just went back up.
Thanks you all for your prayers. I'm doing fine. I'm a little sore, but I'm getting around OK.
Hubby and boys planted the first of the tomatos this week end. I'm axiously awaiting to feel better so that I can plant the rest of the veggies. I can hardly wait to start getting recipies for tomatos and cucumber, yummm!
LBGA, honey, my prayers will be with you and praying for a quick recovery.
Saddam's LOVE SHAKS????
Oh gross! I was lying on the sofa over the week end watching FOX, when they talked about Saddam's LOVE SHAKS. How gross is that? And porn? I thought he was a good Muslim? I wonder what Ala thinks about the porn?
Happy and healthy gardening guys.
T - glorious news! I'm so happy for you.
Prime Minister John Howard wants to reform the United Nations, saying the presence of France as a permanent member of the Security Council "distorts" the council.
He wants Japan, a South American country and India to be represented on the Security Council. France was there only because it was a global power at the end of World War II, he said.
Asking France or any other permanent member of the Security Council to voluntarily surrender their seat was "a major undertaking", he conceded.
His comments risk the ire of France before the first visit to Australia by President Jacques Chirac, who is due in the country in July. France angered the war coalition nations with its strong opposition to a second UN resolution backing military action. Once the troops went into Iraq, President Chirac was a vocal opponent of the war. rest of story
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A "what's wrong with this picture?" alert:
Former United States President Bill Clinton joins an Uber heavy weight team in kicking off a conference on Corporate Social Responsibility. [Think he'll mention his buds at Global Crossing, Enron, Tyson, etc., etc.?] Meeting in New York today at a “kick off” lunch to address CSR, the former President will be joined by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer; New York Stock Exchange President Richard Grasso; Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker; AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney; Arianna Huffington; Walter H. Shorenstein, founder of the Shorenstein Company; Alan G. Hevesi, New York State Comptroller; David Gergen, and others. source
On the topic of x42's lunch plans:
Dan Rather can't make his lunch in New York today. But Bill Clinton will be there to take his place. The CBS newsman had been scheduled to be the lunchtime speaker at the Conference Board's "Restoring Corporate Integrity and Public Trust" symposium. But he is busy in Baghdad and told the group on Thursday that he would not make it.
Fortunately, Clinton was free. The former president stepped up at the last minute to address the gathering of business leaders. Granted the Conference Board's work is respected, but how did it ever get Clinton on such short notice?
"It's Walter [Shorenstein]'s doing," Randy Poe, head of public relations, told Observer. "It happened all at once. We have no idea what [Clinton's] going to speak about."
Reached at his hotel room in New York, Shorenstein, the property mogul and philanthropist, explained all. "When it appeared that Dan Rather wasn't going to be available, we looked for someone who would be a suitable alternative," he said, [and ideological twin?] adding he has known Clinton since his first presidential campaign.
But does he know what Clinton is going to talk about? "We usually give him the latitude of speaking about what he thinks is appropriate." source
... In 1993, Clinton nominated Elders for the position of surgeon general, and she became the first African-American U.S. surgeon general. During her time, she gave 302 speeches. One mishap she mentioned was when she lost the speech she was planning to give at a Harvard commencement and had to scribble out some notes for a new one on a scrap of toilet paper in the bathroom. [We all see the appropriateness of that]
One of her more controversial remarks was at the National Press Club when she made a statement about the legalization of drugs. “There have been multiple studies that have shown that the legalization of drugs would lower the crime rate, but I do not know all the implications of this,” Elders said when recounting the incident at the forum. “I feel it should be studied.”
After 15 months she was forced to resign amidst controversy stemming from a remark she made at an AIDS conference that allegedly endorsed courses to teach how to masturbate. She specifically said masturbation “is part of human sexuality and it’s a part of something that perhaps should be taught.” Elders maintained that she meant that children should be taught about masturbation in sex education courses.
She spoke about the incident with a sense of humor. “[Masturbation] never got anybody pregnant,” she said, “and you know you’re always having sex with somebody you love.”
Elders said that she had no regrets about her time as surgeon general. “I would do it again,” she said. “In fact, I absolutely did this job as I felt it should be done. If I had to do it all over again, I’d do it exactly the same way.
“I want you to know that I always did the very best that I could do as your surgeon general,” she added.
Despite the fact that Clinton called for her resignation, Elders said that she harbors no harsh feelings for him. “I think Bill Clinton is probably the smartest person that I’ve met, and I feel certain that he’s the best politician this country has seen in a long time.” full story
That's a nightmare re-visited. That cabinet was an insult to the American people.
M, can you confirm if Michael Moore got an invite to the WH Press Dinner? If he did, who invited him? Helen? Terry Moron? Campbell Brown?
Police in Laci Peterson Case View Unidentified Body
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police in a San Francisco Bay-area town tried to determine on Monday whether bodies of a headless woman and a fetus that washed ashore were Laci Peterson and her unborn child, whose disappearance last Christmas Eve became a national mystery.
"There was a fetus found yesterday and today there was a female body found," Richmond police officer Hector Esparza said. "It was washed up from the bay."
The baby's body was still attached to an umbilical cord, a news report said.
Asked if the badly decomposed body was that of Peterson, Esparza said: "We don't know that." (More story on link)
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How sad!!!!!!
Former President Bill Clinton told a local audience Sunday night the most important mission for the United States in the early 21st century should be to move the world toward an "integrated global community" that shares values, benefits and responsibilities.
Speaking to an audience of 1,600 at the Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park, Clinton said international cooperation is essential to prevent the spread of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
The former Democratic president said President Bush has done the right thing in removing Saddam Hussein from power. "They now have a fresh chance to do the right thing and rebuild Iraq
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OOOooo Shut the heck up!!!!
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Former President Bill Clinton speaks to a convention of the Laborer's International Union of North America, Monday, April 14, 2003, in Las Vegas.
I see the creep is on the move again. He was waving his boney finger at Union workers in La vegas yesterday.
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