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CANABILISTIC VULTURES; THE PAUL WELLSTONE STORY MARK A SITY 10/29/02 It seems the new motto for the DNC is; "No corpse too fresh, no corpse too old, no corpse too closely related. If it with strengthen us we will feast." Even profiting from their own dead isn't beneath them, as the Sen. Wellstone story attests. Before the flames were even out at the crash site, the left was searching for a candidate that had a chance of stepping into the race and winning. I cannot fault them for that, given that Election Day is so close. Unlike the NJ scam,...

CUSTOMER ORIENTED MEDICAL CARE - IT CAN BE DONE 10/22/02 This will probably be shocking to most readers, but I have discovered that it is not necessary to wait in line for medical treatment. It is not necessary to be treated like a sheep waiting to be sheered. The first time I went to St Michael's clinic in Milwaukee was just to get a referral for a colonoscopy, for insurance reasons I needed an internist to suggest an internal medicine specialist for me. This was about 4 years ago. This initial visit was the only time I have ever sat...

MUSICAL CANDIDATES? 10/20/02 Ok, let's look at this. Forster was running against "The Torch". Forester was winning due to the corruption of "The Torch". Much of Forester's campaign revolved around "The Torch's" corruption. So, "The Torch" hands off to "The Louse", who if he wins will probably resign to be replaced by NJ's Democratic Governor. Recently Forester had a debate, against "The Louse"? Nope, against "The Mouth"; Carville! This is the weirdest election I have ever seen. Back to "The Mouth" though, how can anyone "debate" against him? He will not allow anyone else to speak (I feel sorry for...

The following is a reply I got today from someone to a post I made her quite a while ago, and was sent to my personal e-mail. This individual mailed me from my web site, which is fine; except I thought that my response might be educational to other left wingers - which is why I'm posting it here. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacy Teruya" To: Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 9:09 PM Subject: Re: 'Eco-Whacko's'... > Just read your 'logical view' on who benefits from the > 'eco-whacko's'....Boy, what a 'whacko' article...Next time you wanna' > blame someone...

CARTER'S NOBEL PIECE PRIZE 10/11/02 Jimmy Carter, the latest recipient of the Nobel Piece Prize! Were this awarded to him for his work for Habitat for Humanity, I'd agree with the award. However, it was awarded to him for his work on middle east peace. Excuse me, but tensions in that area were worse when he left then when he came into office. The same can be said of the Clinton administration. What connection can be drawn here? Clinton's and Carter's middle east plans were quite similar. Both wanted talks to see what the terrorists wanted to stop killing innocent...

SELECTIVE OUTRAGE FROM THE ECO-NUTS Remember the Exxon-Valdez? Do you remember the eco-nuts going on and on about the devastation? Don't get the wrong idea here; I was plenty ticked off about the incident, and still am - I've been on Prince William Sound. My outrage was mostly directed at the Feds for ignoring the agreement they made with the State of AK to allow only double-hulled tankers. The Exxon accident was by all accounts exactly that, an accident. It was an accident caused by incompetence certainly; yet still an accident. For years this accident was brought up by the...

IS THE USDA TRYING TO SCARE OFF HUNTERS? MARK A SITY 9/26/02 Last fall Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was discovered for the first time in WI. It has been present in the west for years, but this is the first time it has crossed the Mississippi River. It is a disease very similar to "mad cow disease", only it affects deer instead. Deer hunters (including myself) are very concerned about eating the meat from infected animals. The best known defense for limiting the spread of this disease is to thin the deer population. Having a lot of hunters in the...

The following was published in the local (Milwaukee) rag on 9/15/02, but I need to give some background information. There has been a push for light rail here for about a decade. Even though few want it, these people keep coming back again and again hoping to wear us down. They got a commuter rail experiment allowed during a major highway re-construction project, with dismal results. Now they wish to try the same experiment again, at taxpayer expense of course. Here is the letter: THE RAIL FANTISY Here we go again; rail to ease freeway congestion. Excuse me folks, but...

UNIONS; THE HIDDEN COSTS MARK A SITY 9/8/02 This is being prompted by the recent demise of an industry giant. A company with a glorious past, one of innovation and a history of ignoring those who say '…it can't be done'. I am referring to the Labor Day closing of Consolidated Freightways (CF). It was an industry leader for the vast majority of its existence. Early in its history the company decided that the available tractors for pulling its trailers were not acceptable. For those of you unfamiliar with the industry, the unit that pulls the trailer or trailers down...

AIRLINES, RED TAPE AND UNIONS; A RECIPIE FOR FINANCIAL DISASTER MARK A SITY 8/13/02 For decades the airline industry has been struggling. Doing well in that industry means loosing less money than your competitors do. In fact, I can't remember ever seeing profits for any of the major carriers for 2 consecutive quarters. On those rare occasions that one might make a profit, it is so miniscule compared to the amount of money spent and the past loses as to be laughable. Usually the "profit" is a result of an influx of tax dollars. Why is this the case? Even...

The day the sun caught fire by Ed Harris This spectacular eruption of superheated gases, shooting a flame hundreds of thousands of miles long into space from the sun, was captured on film by an orbiting satellite. The solar eruption, which is more than 240,000 miles long, burst from the surface of the sun yesterday as the satellite had its cameras trained on our nearest star. The explosion is what astronomers call an eruptive prominence, a loop of magnetic fields that trap hot gas inside. As the trapped gas becomes unstable it erupts violently into space. If eruptions like these...

AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTION? 6/27/02 Recently a Federal court declared the Pledge of Allegiance to be unconstitutional because it contained the phrase "…under God". This of course violates the most important clause of the entire Constitution, the "Separation of Church and State". However, these same judges might be surprised to learn that at least one blatant reference to God occurs in the very document they claim bans such references; "…by our creator with certain unalienable rights…." Does this mean that our Constitution will soon be declared unconstitutional? Strangely enough, as a staunch defender of the Constitution I would welcome such a...

WHO REALLY BENEFITS FROM THE ECO-WHACKO'S ACTIVITIES? 5/31/02 I was recently thinking of the "environmental movement" in the context of following the money and came to some interesting conclusions. Let's start off with the anti-oil crowd. Since the early 1970's they have been attempting to block exploration for new sources of oil. They protested drilling on the North Slope of AK fiercely, but after having just gotten a taste of OPEC's formation, and having shortages of fuel; even Congress failed to bow to their will. Since then they have had much more success. For decades they have blocked further drilling...

THE REAL NAZIS 4/25/02 I just read an article on the Drudge report about the recent success in France of an "extreme right wing" candidate, putting him in the general election for their chief executive office. I am always amazed at the spin put on Conservatives by the left (and the press). I should be used to lies from them by now, but this one is so far off base that I still can't believe it has never been shut down. Mr. Le Pen is now being called a Nazi because he isn't a Socialist/Liberal. (See Le Pen Booed; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41633-2002Apr24.html)...

THE SAME GOD? 4/21/02 Much coverage has been devoted lately to the Palestinian "Cause" and those who support it. So much coverage has been given to this side; one would think that Israel was the side which was targeting women and children. Many reports have implied exactly that. Yet, let's look at the facts here. The Palestinians have for decades been sending their children into crowded civilian venues to detonate bombs, telling these children that their murderous acts will grant them entrance into "Paradise". There have been some innocent civilian casualties on the Palestinian side in this conflict, there always...

GOVERNMENT AND MONEY; THE WORST ADDICTION 3/29/02 The City of Milwaukee recently announced a 3 month hiring freeze. They claim that this will save $4.3 million. The city spokesman went on to say that there "...will be exceptions based on need." Ok, so this means that city hiring practices have been based on... on... on.... I'm sorry, but the concept eludes me here. If we don't need an employee, why have we hired him or her? What do these people do all week if we really didn't need them? Couldn't the city save $17.2 million every year if we instituted...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The University of California at Berkeley has suspended a male sexuality class after the campus newspaper published allegations that students watched their instructor have sex at a strip club and participated in an orgy at an extracurricular party. The suspension was announced after student instructors of the male sexuality class failed to attend a meeting with a university official Friday, said Marie Felde, a spokeswoman for Berkeley. An investigation into the course has been launched. "Those sorts of activities are not part of the approved course curriculum," Felde said. "We need to find out what the situation ...

THE (NOW) SILENT MAJORITY 2/15/02 A number of years ago the term "silent majority" was used by hard core Clinton haters in an attempt to bring hope for the future. The silent majority did not exist the way they envisioned it. Now however, the term takes on new meaning. A true silent majority may soon exist if Campaign Finance "Reform" (CFR) becomes law. This bill would silence the majority of Americans. Special Interest Groups (SIG) have long been demonized; but really, what are they? If you care deeply about an issue, be it environmental, working conditions, retirement benefits, guns or ...

GRAFT; MILWAUKEE STYLE 2/7/02 For over 2 decades the parasite seemed almost harmless. It sat quietly sucking off our property taxes, but doing little other damage. Then it began to think of retirement and riches. That is when Mr Ament called three of his long time cronies to draft a new retirement plan for all county workers, themselves included. The new plan was so generous that it even shocked the union leaders. Not only did it increase monthly benefits for retirees, but also instituted a new concept; a retirement bonus. Somehow it just happened that the formula for these bonuses ...

THE CLINTONIZATION OF ENRON 1/30/02 The beginning of the end for Enron seemed to come innocently enough; there was a small newspaper article which stated that this company was trying to sell the Indian Government on a huge natural gas fired power plant. Unfortunately for Enron and it's employees, this article was seen by then President Clinton. Clinton tore out the article and sent it and a note to one of his minions. I imagine the note read something like; ‘There might be some money here for us." Enron got a call. They were told that President Clinton wanted to ...