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John Kerry Still Trying to Win Ohio

Returning to the state that dashed his presidential hopes in 2004, Democratic U.S. Sen. John Kerry rallied with college students on Tuesday for next's month elections, urging them to "Take back Ohio, take back our country."

"All of the things that make a difference in the real quality of life are going in the wrong direction," the senator from Massachusetts told about 300 supporters in the rally at Ohio State University.

Kerry, who conceded the 2004 election after he lost Ohio's 20 electoral votes, defended the Democrats Tuesday against accusations by Republicans that it has no ideas, citing plans by Democrats for health care, education, jobs, trade and global warming.

Ohio Democrats hope to gain this fall from a state scandal that has unfolded under Republican leadership that has hurt Gov. Bob Taft and others. Republicans control statewide offices, the House and Senate, and the Ohio Supreme Court.

News Max.com ~ Associated Press ** John Kerry Still Trying to Win Ohio

Posted by yaahoo_06iest at 12:59 AM EDT

Updated: Wednesday, 4 October 2006 1:05 AM EDT

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Dallas Air America is off the Air

http://www.dallasairamerica.org/

If you hit the "Listen Now" Link... all you get is static.

And they have started a net petition to get it back on, 58 Signatures in 2 days. Their "Silent Majority" gets a little more quiet.

Someone who signed it, Sig says : Wow, I must be surrounded by other dead Democrats. Vote early and often!!

Posted by yaahoo_06iest at 12:21 AM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 5 October 2006 3:28 AM EDT

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Talk-radio hosts are among the most powerful influencers in America, but none are as influential as Rush Limbaugh, according to NewsMax Magazine's just-released rankings. \/

Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Imus Top Talk-Radio List

Who are America's "Top 25" most influential talk-radio hosts?

NewsMax magazine has the answer in its just-released October issue.

Today, talk-radio hosts are among the most powerful influencers in America. They are broadcast by more than 1,200 radio stations, plus the Internet, satellite radio, and television. They reach more than 100,000 million Americans weekly -- about a third of the nation.

"The Top 25 Most Influential Talk-Radio Hosts" points out that the firestorm over the Dubai Ports deal was ignited not by a politician or businessman, but by a talk-radio host, Michael Savage, whom NewsMax magazine ranks No. 4 on its list.

The episode stands as proof that the nation's major talk-radio hosts have clout well beyond their listening audiences.

NewsMax looked at the more than 4,500 radio hosts -- and we identify the 25 who are most influential in shaping the political and social landscape. NewsMax compiled its rankings based on several factors, including radio audience size and, importantly, the host's global media reach outside of radio, including cable TV news, syndicated columns, books, and the like.

Topping the list of these mega hosts is Rush Limbaugh, the man who saved AM radio from extinction. Rush reaches 20 million listeners weekly through 500 radio stations. He remains America's loyal opposition to the establishment media, and he is the most powerful voice in the GOP.

Close behind is America's No. 2 most influential talker, Bill O'Reilly. O'Reilly's radio show is relatively new and growing -- heard on more than 400 stations. But O'Reilly's clout is backed up by a wide array of media guns, including his No. 1-rated Fox News Channel show; his syndicated column; his Web site, billoreilly.com; and his numerous best-selling books, including his latest, Culture Warrior.

Also filling out the leadership positions in talk radio as the No. 3 most influential is Don Imus, whose 2-million-plus listenership is augmented by his MSNBC cable-TV simulcast -- a must-watch for America's movers and shakers.

You can read about Rush, O'Reilly, Imus, Savage, and the 21 other powerhouses of talk radio in the October issue of NewsMax magazine -- hitting almost 10,000 newsstands this month, including many Barnes & Noble, Borders, B. Dalton, Books-a-Million, Hastings and Follett locations.

You can also order NewsMax magazine online with our special free offer -- Go Here Now.

Our October issue also features an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with talker Bill O'Reilly, who says Christianity is under attack in the U.S. He also identifies the country's most dangerous man and offers some surprising comments about Sen. Hillary Clinton.

Here are our editors' selections for the most influential talk-radio hosts in America, in order of their influence:

1. Rush Limbaugh 2. Bill O'Reilly 3. Don Imus 4. Michael Savage 5. Sean Hannity 6. Laura Ingraham 7. Glenn Beck 8. Dr. Laura Schlessinger 9. Neal Boortz 10. Al Franken 11. Mike Gallagher 12. Mancow 13. Howard Stern 14. Bill Bennett 15. Opie and Anthony 16. Ed Schultz 17. Michael Medved 18. Randi Rhodes 19. Jim Bohannon 20. G. Gordon Liddy 21. Diane Rehm 22. Larry Elder 23. Michael Reagan 24. Tammy Bruce 25. Tom Leykis

Find out more about each of these hosts in NewsMax magazine's "The Top 25 Most Influential Talk-Radio Hosts" -- Go Here Now.

NewsMax Magazine is read by 600,000 monthly readers. In 2005 NewsMax Magazine won a Silver Eddie award in the News/Commentary category from Folio magazine.

News Max.com ~ Associated Press ** Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Imus Top Talk-Radio List

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Dems Hypocrites on Sex Scandals

While they react with fury over the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley, Democrats maintain a discreet silence over the numerous sex scandals that have rocked their own party.

And unlike Republican scandals like Foley's, where shame and resignation were the outcome, the Democrats' shameful behavior were either blithely ignored or jocularly accepted.

For example, former Chicago Democratic Congressman Mel Reynolds received a commutation of his six-and-a-half-year federal sentence for 15 convictions of wire fraud, bank fraud and lies to the Federal Election Commission. He also was convicted of having sex with an an underage campaign volunteer. But Jesse Jackson added Reynolds to Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's payroll.

Moreover, Reynolds was among the 176 criminals excused in President Clinton's last-minute pardon spree.

As Deroy Murdock, a columnist for Scripps Howard News Service, wrote back in 2002: "This is a first in American politics: An ex-congressman who had sex with a subordinate, won clemency from a president who had sex with a subordinate, then was hired by a clergyman who had sex with a subordinate. His new job? ... Youth counselor."

Of course, Murdock's "president" reference was to Clinton, who admitted to inappropriate sexual behavior with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; the "clergyman" was Jackson, who also had an affair with a former Rainbow/PUSH Coalition aide.

After receiving Clinton's pardon, Reynolds became a consultant for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition on prison reform. He was employed as the community development director of Salem Baptist Church in Chicago.

More notorious was the case of Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., In 1989, male prostitute Stephen L. Gobie admitted that Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., knew that Gobie had operated a prostitution service out of Frank's Capitol Hill apartment. Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, confirmed that he had Gobie as a roommate in his apartment. Frank said he fired Gobie when he learned that clients were visiting his apartment.

Was Frank told by the Democratic leadership to resign his seat as Foley was forced to do?

Not at all. That was 17 years ago, and he is still a member of Congress, a respected member of the Democratic minority and is slated to assume the chairmanship of a key House committee should the Democrats recapture control of the House.

When former Rep. Gerry Studds admitted having sex with a teenage page, nobody in the Democratic leadership demanded he resign, nor did he offer to resign. He had a joint press conference with the boy and bragged about their affair. He was renominated by the Democrats and re-elected six times before retiring.

As Rush Limbaugh noted Monday, "The truth is that the people on the left who are acting all outraged and stunned and angry, they don't see what Clinton or Barney Frank or Gerry Studds did as repugnant. In fact, they view those things as private matters that didn't affect anybody's work, and it's nobody's business what somebody does with their private life, particularly when it comes to sex."

Unless it involves a Republican. Then it's a matter of outrage and hypocrisy.

News Max.com ** Dems Hypocrites on Sex Scandals

Related: Rep. Gerry Studds (MA), a liberal Democrat who acknowledged having sex with a 17-year-old male page in 1983 and making sexual advances to two others, admitted an error in judgment but did not apologize. The first openly gay member of Congress went on to win re-election until his retirement in the mid-1990s.
Wikipedia ** 1983 Congressional page sex scandal

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Deportations avoided via DA's plea deals

Deportations avoided using "designer plea" -- Ritter OK'd pleas for 152 such defendants, some of whom were here legally. He says his office notified feds if they weren't.

By Karen E. Crummy -- Denver Post Staff Writer

The Denver district attorney's office under gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter approved plea bargains that prevented the deportation of illegal and legal immigrants charged with drug, assault and other crimes.

The office allowed defendants to plead guilty to trespassing on agricultural land instead of the crimes they actually were accused of 152 times from 1998 through 2004. Other counties - Jefferson, Adams and Arapahoe - had only 75 convictions combined for the crime, according to court records.

Former Denver District Attorney Norm Early, who was Ritter's predecessor, laughed when he heard about the farm charges in urban Denver.

"I reviewed all my case dispositions, and I never remember that coming up," he said.

A review of 15 of the agricultural trespass cases in Denver showed that heroin and cocaine charges, theft of motor vehicles and domestic violence crimes - miles away from any farm or open land - were transformed into agricultural trespass.

"This plea agreement was reached with the the specific purpose of not pleading guilty to an offense that would subject (the defendant) to deportation proceedings," wrote a defense attorney in a motion filed in a Denver court Oct. 11, 2000.

The defendant, Ernesto Leon Reyes, was a resident alien who was initially charged with five drug counts related to his possession and intention to distribute 2,000 grams of methamphetamine.

If convicted of the drug charge, Reyes could have been deported after serving time. Instead, after pleading guilty to the trespass on agricultural land charge, Reyes received probation and stayed in the United States.

The review showed that illegal immigrants and a number of defendants whose immigration status was unclear entered into the same type of agreement.

Some were later charged with new crimes in Denver, indicating that they were never deported even after passing through Ritter's office.

Lynn Kimbrough, former spokeswoman for Ritter and current spokeswoman for Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey, said pleas to agricultural trespass are intended to be used primarily in drug crimes for legal immigrants.

"Usually when there are proof problems in the case," she said. "And because we have to balance our trial resources."

Ritter said that his office handled 38,000 cases during that seven-year period and agricultural trespass pleas made up less than 1 percent of them.

He also said he insisted his office contact immigration officials whenever a defendant was an illegal immigrant or had questionable immigration status.

"It was up to the federal government to deport them," Ritter said.

He also noted that the scarce resources in his office were used to prosecute violent and serious offenders and sometimes, cases had evidentiary issues where a plea to a lesser charge was better than losing at trial.

"We had 5,500 cases a year and seven judges," he said. "Our priority was to try the most serious cases."

Some probations broken
Among some of the deals extended by Ritter's office to illegal immigrants over the six years reviewed:

Emmanuel Acosta-Martinez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, allegedly slapped his pregnant girlfriend in the face and repeatedly rammed his car into the back of another car in which his girlfriend was riding with another man in June 2001.

He was charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. He pleaded guilty to the agricultural trespass charge and received four years' probation and was ordered to domestic violence classes. He failed to comply with the terms of his probation and was later arrested in Arapahoe County on burglary charges.

Finally, after the Arapahoe County case was resolved, he was to be deported to Mexico in 2004.

Alfredo Gamboa-Torres, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was initially charged with two counts of drug possession with the intent to distribute. He pleaded guilty to agricultural trespass and received three years' probation and was not deported. At the time, he was already on probation for a DUI in Weld County.

Walter Ramo, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, was initially charged with the felony crime of sale and possession of heroin. He pleaded guilty to trespassing on farmland and received probation.

In a number of cases, defendants who entered into the agricultural trespass plea were born in other countries, but their immigration status is unclear.

In the case of Clemente Arambula, a 29-year-old from an unidentified country, he was charged with possession of a controlled substance but pleaded guilty to agricultural trespass. His court records note "no deportation."

Notes on status in files
Sometimes, police reports included the notation "refer to immigration"; in others, "immigration consequences" are noted by the court.

Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman said officers generally make those notes when they arrest someone and find their documents altered, or if an interview determines there is a good chance they are in the U.S. illegally. Sometimes, he said, people admit to being in the country illegally.

In one case, a woman born in Mexico stabbed her husband in August 2002 and was charged with first-degree assault and menacing. She pleaded to the agricultural charge and received two years' probation.

A 24-year-old man born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, was charged in 2004 with theft and pleaded guilty to the farm charge, according to documents filed in the case by the district attorney's office. A note in the file said "refer to immigration."

That apparently didn't happen, because a few months later he was arrested in a gang-related drive-by shooting and charged with attempted murder. He remains in a Colorado prison with a parole hearing set for December.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez, who has hammered Ritter on plea- bargaining illegal immigrants in the past, continued to do so Friday.

"It appears that he intentionally used a loophole to avoid enforcing the law," campaign manager John Marshall said.

Taking the felony hit
A number of crimes can result in the deportation of an immigrant who is in the U.S. legally but is not a citizen. They run the gamut, including those involving controlled substances, firearms, high-speed flight, domestic violence and those of "moral turpitude."

The latter has no statutory definition but has evolved through case law to include theft crimes, fraud and those with malicious intent, said Jeff Joseph, a Denver immigration attorney.

Trespassing on agricultural land with the intent to commit a felony usually does not fall into any of the deportable offenses, primarily because plea agreements often cite eavesdropping or other similar crimes as part of the underlying felony charge, according to Joseph and a review of court records. Those charges don't involve moral turpitude.

Joseph said the "designer plea" of agricultural trespass is not bending the law in favor of immigrants. In drug cases, for instance, American citizens often have the ability to plea to a lesser charge such as a misdemeanor or receive a deferred judgment.

But even a misdemeanor drug charge subjects an immigrant to deportation and hurts them if they later try to legally immigrate. Many immigrants would rather plead guilty to the felony agricultural trespass charge.

"They take the felony hit because it doesn't cause an immigration problem," he said. "It preserves their ability to come back."

Denver Post ~ Karen E. Crummy ** Deportations avoided via DA's plea deals

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Updated: Tuesday, 3 October 2006 2:47 AM EDT

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Musical condom hits the high notes

A musical condom designed to play louder and faster as lovers reach a climax is to go on sale in Ukraine.

Grigoriy Chausovsky, from Zaporozhye, said his condoms came fitted with a special sensor that registers when the condom is put on.

It transmits a signal to a miniature speaker in the base of the condom which play a melody.

He told local media: "As the sex becomes more passionate, it registers the increased speed of the movements and plays the melody faster and louder."

Ananova.com UK ** Musical condom hits the high notes

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Signs that you might be a Libtard

You are against the War on Terror, but are only too happy to make millions of dollars by making movies about it.

You preach about the evils of Capitalism from the comfort of your Beverly Hills estate.

You cry about the evils of "profiterring corporations", but still demand your weekly paycheck.

You think "rich people" are evil, but are willing to over-look the fact that Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, George Soros, Michael Moore, and Al Franken are "rich", as well.

You scream and shout when innocent civilians are accidentally caught in the cross-fire, but remain silent when terrorists kill them on purpose.

You think OJ Simpson is really looking for the "real killers."

You claim a higher moral ground in opposing the death penalty, but celebrate killing of innocent un-born babies.

You think America deserved 9/11.

You think the troops are "war criminals", but a thug who killed somebody in cold blood is just a "victim of society."

You think you can give a dollar to somebody, without first having to take it from somebody else.

You want to ban and outlaw legal gun ownership, yet the same time, you want to be allowed to have armed guards at your beck-and-call.

You think Ted Kennedy knows how to manage your money, better than you do.

You think Saddam, Kim Jong Il, and Castro were fairly elected, but President Bush was not.

You fail to see the connection between Lenin and Lennon.

You think "tolerance" is reserved for those who share your opinions, views, and ideals.

You think the name of God/Jesus should be banned and censored, except when spoken in profanity.

You think it was wrong for Bush to use images of 9/11 in political ads, but saw nothing wrong with Kerry using flag-draped caskets in his ads.

You refuse to allow a child to carry a Bible to school, but demand that schools make special provisions to accommodate a non-Christian's religious beliefs.

You whine about religious leaders involvment in politics, but only when the Reverend's name is Robertson...not Jackson or Sharpton.

You support radical Judges who interpret what they "think" the Constitution means, instead of what it actually says.

You think the meaning and definition of the Constitution should change, based on your own feelings or opinions.

You constantly cry about defense spending, but scream when bases in your areas are closed.

You think Greenpeace and the Earth Liberation Front burning down SUV dealerships or torching chemical plants "help" the enviroment.

You support low-income housing, until they start to build in your neighborhood.

You think the term "illegal alien" is a bad word.

You think Michael Moore's films are "historically accurate."

You believe the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.

You believe that there was no art before Federal funding.

You think the only thing wrong with the forged Rather Memo, was people refused to believe it.

You think girls should be allowed to go to an all-boy school, but not the other way around.

You support welfare for illegal immigrants who don't pay taxes, anyway.

You think Fox News distorts the truth, but Dan Rather reports "honest journalism".

You complain that we never give peace a chance.

When asked about your favorite Marx Brother, the first one to come to mind is Karl.

You think NPR is the only really fair and balanced news source.

You think race riots are acceptable.

You think racial hatred is wrong, but "class hatred" is acceptable.

You think that every misbehaving child has ADD and needs to be doped-up on Ritalin.

You think lawsuits that deny any personal responsibility on the part of the plantiff is justified.

You think the best way to deal with terrorist regimes is to please and appease them.

You are opposed to a military presence in Europe, unless it's to bail out France.

You would rather defend Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Saddam and Castro before you defend the US.

You think violent gun-crime would automatically disappear if honest citizens could not bear arms.

You constantly equate Conservatives to the likes of Hilter as your only defense.

You believe 1 + 1 = 2, or 3, or 4...or whatever it takes to protect the child's self-esteem.

You think that porn should be federally protected per Freedom of Speech, but public profession of Faith should be outlawed.

You applaud Jimmy Carter for talking about Human Rights, but screamed and shouted when President Bush actually did something about it.

You think we should have given Saddam 12 more years, and then 12 more on top of that, if he didn't comply by then.

You think the UN should be the final authority, even in the U.S.

You think if a person makes more than $50,000/year, then he/she is cheating people and ripping them off.

You think being able to play the President on a popular TV drama automatically equates to "political wisdom" in real life.

You scream and shout about Christians ramming their beliefs upon you, but you say nothing when Athiests and Muslims do the same.

You think it was "un-ethical" for Bush to accept campaign donations from the NRA, but not when Clinton accepted campaign donations on behaf of the Communist Chinese government.

You think if somebody disagrees w/what is being said, they are challenging or denying your rights to Free Speech.

You think that poverty is caused by the wealthy.

You think the ACLU really gives a damn about individual rights.

You think the Dixie Chicks and Tim Robbins should say what they want, but O'reilly, Hannity, and Limbaugh should be censored.

You protested American intervention in the Middle-East, because we did not have UN approval, but supported American intervention in Haiti, Somalia, and Bosnia, even though we did not have UN approval.

You screamed and shouted when Ah-Nold allegedly groped women, but cheered when Bill Clinton did the same.

You are against sexual harrasment except when committed by a Kennedy or a Clinton.

You object to little old ladies wearing fur, but not bikers wearing leather.

You believe President Bush is too dumb to be President and Arnold Schwarzenegger is too dumb to be Governor of California, but the Dixie Chicks, Martin.

Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Barbra Streisand, Eddie Vedder and Jeanine Garofalo are qualified to discourse at length on foreign policy.

You think Saddam had WMDs when Clinton was in office, but all of the sudden, didn't have them when Bush was in office.

You think the Middle East crisis can only be solved once Israel is wiped off the map.

You believe the Bible is racist, sexist, and homophobic, but think the Koran should be required reading.

You consider the Catholic bishops noble and idealistic when they oppose capital punishment and welfare cuts but dangerous fanatics when trying to promote pro-life.

You think a lawyer taking 33% from a settlement for his services is fair, but the Government taking 33% of your paycheck for taxes is "too low."

You find Christianity and anything relating to it potentially harmful to you and your children, but you're completely open-minded to Witchcraft, occult-ism, mysticism, ect.

You think having an open-mind means being "pro-Gay", "pro-Abortion", "anti-Christian", "anti-Business", and "anti-Conservative."

You think only white people can be racist.

You think that tax cuts hurt poor people and are uncompassionate but taking 30% from their paychecks is compassionate.

You believe that posting the "Ten Commandments" in schools will hurt the children, but promoting homosexuality and paganism "helps" the children.

You think the answer to ANY crime no matter how henious or serious, is counseling.

You only watch "All in The Family", because Meathead made so much sense.

You think Rush Limbaugh and Michael Reagan are mean spirited racists and promote hate crime but Maxine Waters, John Conyers and Louis Farakahn aren't and don't.

You think that Doctors should be made into government bureaucrats, but that lawyers should not.

You think O.J. is actually innocent, but that Bernard Goetz is not.

You would have supported the war in Iraq, if Clinton or Gore was President.

You are against censorship unless it's censoring race, Christianity, Conservatism, Western culture, Rush Limbaugh, or Ann Coulter.

You make snide remarks about guys who look at women, but champion Clinton's right to do whatever he wants with his interns.

You think that the four cops who beat Rodney King should have been thrown in jail forever, but the four thugs who beat Reginald Denny should get just a slap on the wrist.

You get mad when rape victims' sexual history is plastered all over the news media, but demand Paula Jones' sexual history "must be made public."

You hear a news report of a man beat nearly to death because he is a minority or gay and you rally about punishing the bigot who committed the terrible act. BUT, if you hear a news report of a man beat nearly to death for his money, and you start talking about the poor disadvantaged person who is forced to commit such acts to survive.

You think that pouring blood on a $1,500 fur coat is a sure-fire way to get your message across, but if anyone protests against abortion, they're the extremeists.

You think that the only way the tragedy at Columbine could have been avoided was to outlaw legal, private gun ownership.

You think hunters don't care about the enviroment, but Seattle folks who have never stepped foot outside of their local Starbucks, do.

You think it takes a village, instead of parents, to raise a child.

You think tolerance of your opinions and acceptance of your opinions go hand-in-hand.

You believe that doctors are over-paid, but ambulance-chasing lawyers are not.

You think that Celebrities and other media icons have the right to Free Speech and those who agree with them have the right to Freedom of Speech, but those who dare to disagree with them do not.

You slam Ah-Nold for his father having alleged ties to the Nazi when you have a known and un-apologetic Klansman and public anti-Semite in your own company (Sen. Byrd.)

You think Ah-Nold should not be in politics because he's "just a celebrity", but you would have endorsed Martin Sheen, Sean Penn and company based on that sole criteria.

You scream and shout over alleged "violence" in Mel Gibson's "The Passion", yet you ran to see "Kill Bill", "Freddy VS. Jason" , "The Texas Chainsaw Massacure" and play "Unreal" and "Duke Nuke'em", "Grand Theft Auto", ect. and said nothing about the violence portrayed in those.

You think Hollywood can say or do no wrong and should be treated as such.

You think a child who is quietly and privately saying Grace before a meal at school, constitue the said child ramming his/her beliefs upon others.

You turn a blind eye to the suicide bombings at the hands of radical fanatics, but condemn Israel and the Western World for wanting to keep their people safe from Terrorism.

You think if Sean Penn or Martin Sheen said so, it should be revered as holy scripture.

You cheered and applauded when Clinton stated he "smoked pot but never inhaled" and at the same time, screamed and shouted when Rush Limbaugh admitted to being addicted to LEGALLY OBTAINED MEDICATION.

You think Freedom of Speech is reserved for those who think as you do, but not for anybody else.

You ban the Bible in schools because of Church/State, then welcome Islamic and New-Age, and other religion teachings in the same school.

You think every problem can be solved by simply throwing money at it.

You think more taxes are an ecomomic cure-all.

When a violent crime is comitted with a gun, you think it's the gun itself, and not the offender, who is responsible.

You blame the NRA, and not the criminals, for violent crime with guns.

You think Freedom of Speech and agreeing with what is being said go hand-in-hand.

You think everything wrong in the world is automatically Bush's fault and everything right in the world is automatically because of Clintoin.

You feel people should "share the wealth" (as long as your money is not the one being "shared".)

You think that being a Hollywood icon automatically means you are more "in tune" to world events than the leaders of the country.

You complain about the SUVs and other less-econmical cars, yet you parade around in a 5-mile-per-gallon limo.

You think that you can understand politics from Hollywood and activist celebrities without doing any research yourself.

You ban Tom Sawyer from schools for being "racist" but you approve of My Two Moms as wholesome and acceptable.

You think every solution to every problem can be solved with bigger Government.

You think people should be rewarded for laziness, but hard-working people should be taxed dry.

You frown upon self-thought and independent thought.

You think convicted criminals and democratic politicians who screw up are worth understanding and forgiving but conservative politicians and religious people who speak their opinion should be banned from public service.

You think that tolerance equals acceptance and anyone who doesn't accept a liberal cause is a racist or bigot.

You throw down the "race card" as your only argument.

You think terrorists and arsonists who burn down private property and harass businesses are noble but the troops who liberated Iraqis are war criminals.

You think that violent protests and domestic terrorism are how you affect change in our country instead of voting.

You believe people are owed restitution for injuries inflicted on their long-dead ancestors.

You find charisma to be an appropriate replacement for honesty.

You find flashy rhetoric to be a suitable substitute for sincerity.

You don't believe willful omissions of facts should be considered lying.

You have a problem with the mention of God in the Pledge of Allegiance, but have no qualms about it being printed on your wonderful money.

You simultaneously piss on our country and its system while reaping its rewards.

You refuse to acknowledge any contributions to society that were not made by minorities.

You continue to trash America, claiming how horrible and evil it is, yet you refuse to leave.

You think Yassar Arrafat was deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize.

You think guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens are more of a threat than nuclear weapons in the hands of a hate filled dictator.

You believe that people should not have to be expected to take responsibility for their actions.

Mothers who are drug addicts should be allowed to have children and to raise them while they're addicted.

Capitalism oppresses people and Socialism liberates people.

You think the Governnment should provide "entitlement" programs, rather than expect us to earn what we have.

You refuse to lift a finger to save an unborn baby but at the same time, rush to the aid and defense of violent serial-felons on death row.

You think teachers should not use the class-room to promote politics, unless the teacher is promoting anti-Conservative agendas, then it becomes a matter of "Free Speech."

You try to make excuses on behalf of terrorism.

You believe in choice except when it comes to retirement, schools, health care, and religious speech.

You think Clinton was an "honest and virtuous man."

You believe that unwed teenage mothers should get a paycheck from the Government.

You ignore more than 50 years of medical warnings about tobacco use, but when you get cancer, the tobacco company is to blame.

You think society "owes you a living."

You somehow believe that George Bush is more dangerous than Bin Laden, Saddam, Hitler, ect.

You believe conservatives telling the truth belong in jail, but a liar and sex offender belongs in the White House.

You believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.

You believe that hetrosexuality is a learned behavior, but homosexuality is normal and natural.

You somehow think that a President who lied under oath, appeased fanatical dicators, and gave military technology to hostile regimes is somehow better for America than the present Administration.

You believe think Bush is a genius who masterminded 9/11, yet is as dumb as a stump, the rest of the time.

You want to legalize drugs but outlaw tobacco.

You want what you feel "you deserve", instead of what you earn.

You think it's OK to be dis-honest, if personal gain is at stake.

You can exaggerate the facts and make up fiction to prove your point.

You spew out your rhetoric, but have nothing to back it up.

You think that "truth" is irrelevant.

You think the Corporations are evil, but Communism and dictatorships are "noble."

You think the UN is an efficient governmental body.

You like to say that you fight discrimination, then you turn around and give "perks" simply based on race.

You think the Kennedy Family was a "respectable family" but call George Bush a "Hitler."

You think traits like honesty and character are "out-dated."

You think that the minority should have the right to force their will upon the majority.

You think 1 white and 20 non-whites is "diversity."

You somehow think taking guns away from honest citizens will reduce crime by violent offenders.

You somehow think Saddam and Bin Laden are better for the world than President Bush.

You believe people should do what you say, but not what you do.

You preach "peace" and "love" and "non-violence" and "anti-gun laws" but appear in movies that glorify guns, explosives and twisting people's heads of with martial arts to win over the bad guys.

You deride Bush for landing on a plane to boost moral and show his gratitude to the troops but you praise Clinton for slashing the military in half.

You think the "all Men are created equal" comments in the Declaration Of Independance means that they are actually equal in ability (as opposed to being given equal opportunity) and no one should make a choice about them based on their actual abilities to perform.

You think a person's sexual preference, or race, and not their ability to perform, should be the deciding factor in who-gets-what job.

You think demanding respect is more important that actually doing something to earn it.

You think the "right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" means breaking into military installations during wartime, stopping commerce, and breaking nudity laws are what the founding fathers meant.

You think Conservatives should be held to a different, and higher standard than you are willing to meet, yourself.

You claim you are "offended" by Christianity, yet you still partake in the Christmas festivities and demand a paid holiday.

You think SUVs are supportive of terrorists, but houses with 10 car garages are A-OK.

You think "choice" applies only to abortion.

You scream about our dependance on foreign oil, but refuse to allow us to tap into our own reserves.

You think the word "unilateral" is defined as "without France, Germany, and Russia"...

You call Conservative millionaires "greedy", while calling Liberal millionaires "hard working", "creative", or "clever."

One day you label President Bush as just a "stupid hick from the sticks" and the next day call him an "evil genius."

You believe that condoms and clean needles should be handed out at school, but Bibles must not be allowed.

You believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides aren't.

You believe that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high.

You refuse to wave or salute the American flag, because America has so many things wrong with it.

You think since Clinton only "smoked and didn't inhale" pot, it's OK.

You preach against racial/sexual bias, but turn around and endorse Affirmative Action.

When you boycott a Conservative person and/or company you call it "Freedom of Choice"....but when Conservatives boycott, you call it "McCarthyism."

You think Church/State means that religion should be banned from all aspects of public and private life.

You begin every sentannce with "I (or we) demand"...

You have ever used the expressions "that poor guy," or "he couldn’t help it" to describe a convicted murderer.

You have an "I'm the victim" mentality and every day, milk it dry.

You think Barbara Steisand really cares about the Iraqi children.

You think Iraq was just a "War for Oil."

You think Bin Laden is not really all that bad, and is just "mis-understood."

You think evangelical is a dirty word.

You think the New York Times is a "beacon of truth", but Fox News is just a book of lies.

You think Maureen Dowd should get the Nobel Prize for Journalism.

You complain that Fox News has a "slight Conservative edge", but say nothing about the far-to-the-Left Liberal bias of CNN, New York Times, BBC, ect.

You think Sen. Joseph McCarthy was "evil" but the American Commies he tried to expose within the State Dept were "heroic."

You think Jimmy Carter handled Iran just fine and dandy.

You refer to President Bush a "Hitler" as your defense to any critisism on your stance/position.

You think if a Conservative is under investigation, it should not matter whether or not the allegations are true/false, but should be totally based around the seriousness of the said allegations.

You think Jayson Blair is an honest and legitimate journalist.

You think that rights of gays, lesbians, drag queens (or kings) should be forcibly recognized, but rights of Christians/Jews should be denied.

You believe that we can "spend our way" out of the deficit.

No trees should be cut down, even if they're dead.

The government should tax every last bit of your paycheck.

You think that Saddam, Stalin, and Hitler were "noble" and in the same breath, you call President Bush "evil."

You think morals and integrity are not relevant and should not stand in the way of personal gain.

You keep calling it "Clinton's Army" and "Bush's economy."

You poke fun at the "cookie cutter houses" in the suburbs, yet live in the city, in a giant brick building called an "apartment", no different from any other in the city.

You would rather have a President who spend his Administration caving in to terrorist demands in a frenzy to please and appease them, rather than a President who is fighting them to make the world a safer place for all.

And Finally...

You think Ralph Nader cares about consumers, Unions care about their members, the ACLU cares about civil liberties, the National Education Association cares.

About education, People for the American Way care about the American way, and Bill Clinton cares about anything other than Bill Clinton.

Long list. Being conservative is pretty simple, you have to have common sense.

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Updated: Wednesday, 17 January 2007 12:21 PM EST

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King’s niece: Own dream

Roe v. Wade decision will be overturned, she predicts

In 1963, Dr. Alveda King’s uncle shouted the famous civil rights rallying cry, “I have a dream.”

Forty-three years later, King shared her own dream in Beckley -- that abortion in America will come to an end.

King, author of “Sons of Thunder: The King Family Legacy” and a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, addressed the West Virginians for Life state convention Saturday morning at the Church of God Family Worship Center. She is the niece of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the daughter of his brother A.D. King, who died in 1969, one year after her uncle was shot in Memphis, Tenn.

A.D. King, according to the Web site for the Atlanta-based King for America organization his daughter founded, was credited with organizing civil rights activities in Birmingham, Ala., and Louisville, Ky. Homes he had in both cities were bombed during the heat of those struggles.

“‘I Have a Dream’ is in my genes, you know?” Alveda King said Saturday. “It is in our hearts and in our lives. So is the word of God.”

King said in 1973 the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion was handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, and at that time, she believed the country had a quiet, sleepy attitude, and it pushed God away. However, she believes the country is waking up.

“Roe v. Wade will come down -- it will happen,” she said.

“Martin Luther King Jr. said the Negro cannot win if he is willing to sacrifice the lives of his own children for his comfort and safety. ... Nobody can win if we sacrifice our children for our own personal comfort and safety.”

As a younger woman, King had two abortions, one she said was performed with her consent and one without.

“I’ve wondered if it was a boy or a girl. Did it hurt the baby?” she asked.

Until she became a born-again Christian in 1983, King said she considered herself pro-choice. Sometime in the late 1970s, she became pregnant again. At that time, she again considered abortion, but the child’s father and King’s grandfather were vehemently against it. She did not have the abortion, and that child will be 30 years old in January.

“I have six living children, two aborted and one miscarried,” she said.

In 1983, King made the decision to live for Jesus Christ and, she said, pursue the truth. When she taught law classes in college, she proposed this question to her students: If a woman wants an abortion, where is the lawyer for the child? Some students protested this teaching, but she found that other young people believed they were not being presented this argument.

As a woman who has had an abortion herself, King stressed to the audience that forgiveness is just as important in the pro-life movement. Many people -- women and men alike -- now regret past decisions to either have abortions or pressure a woman into having one.

“If you have never had an abortion, praise God, but be a good friend to someone who did,” she said.

King’s birthday is Jan. 22, the day the Roe v. Wade decision was handed down. She hopes that one day she is not reminded of that decision on her birthday.

As of now, women can decide whether to terminate a pregnancy. King urged them, regardless of the circumstances, to not choose abortion. She said she was speaking from the experiences of a woman who was traumatized from abortions who, at the time, did not know what would happen to her afterward.

“Choose life,” she said. “Life is too precious to be taken for granted.”

-- E-mail: apridemore@register-herald.com

The (WV) Register-Herald ~ Amelia A. Pridemore ** King’s niece: Own dream

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Allegations Trip Up Voting Rights Group

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An advocacy group that registered more than a million voters two years ago is wrestling with new allegations of voter fraud and sloppy work just weeks before crucial midterm elections.

In Philadelphia, the city's voter registration office has rejected about 3,000 cards submitted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now since April because of missing information or invalid addresses.

Election officials in three of Ohio's largest counties have cited problems with hundreds of voter registration cards. ACORN is accused of submitting cards with nonexistent addresses, forged signatures and, in one case, for someone who died seven years ago.

"In my opinion, there's a lot of words but little action in terms of fixing the problem," said Matt Damschroder, elections board director in Franklin County in Ohio.

County election officials in Denver forwarded about 200 cards to the secretary of state's office after discovering identical handwriting on signatures. Colorado officials investigated similar problems two years ago.

ACORN, which has about 220,000 members nationally, registered 1.2 million people to vote in 2004 and is running voter registration drives in 17 states this year.

The nonprofit dispatches workers and volunteers to poor neighborhoods, gas stations, courthouses and other places to sign up new voters.

Voter registration has become a battle cry for parties and advocacy groups in recent years. Democrats hope to regain control of the U.S. House and narrow or erase the GOP majority in the Senate on Nov. 7.

ACORN also was accused of fraud in 2004 in Ohio, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia, and in 2003 in Missouri.

Prosecution is rare, and federal lawsuits against the group were dismissed in Florida. ACORN says it's working to reduce problems, and officials promise to fire any workers found committing fraud.

"We'll continue to personally encourage people to register to vote and exercise their franchise, and we're going to continue to stand up for people's voter rights," said Kevin Whelan, a spokesman for the New Orleans-based group.

Such statements do little to appease critics. Even groups supporting the organization's efforts question why fraud allegations keep cropping up.

"They're sort of their own worst enemy," said Bill Faith, who directs Ohio's largest homeless advocacy group and shares many of ACORN's goals.

"They want low-income people to register to vote but because of the kind of problems that come from their program, it provokes a reaction from the Legislature that actually makes it harder to run such programs," Faith said.

The Denver Election Commission says it's been unsuccessful in working with ACORN to reduce problems with voter registration cards.

ACORN says it meets regularly with election officials to address concerns.

"We hold our workers to a very high standard, we ensure they make every vote count and we're going to continue to do that work," said Ben Hanna, head organizer in Colorado.

In Ohio, prosecutors are looking at almost 400 cards that the Franklin County elections board says included already registered voters or people with the wrong address.

The elections board is also looking at hundreds of other ACORN cards with alleged irregularities. The Hamilton County board is concerned about errors and missing information on hundreds of ACORN cards, while problems with about a dozen cards were reported in Summit County.

Meanwhile, ACORN continues its largely successful legal campaign to reduce voting obstacles for the poor. In September, a federal judge in Ohio threw out a requirement that individuals who register voters -- instead of groups -- must turn in the completed forms, in a lawsuit brought by ACORN and other voting rights groups.

ACORN won a preliminary victory Thursday in a similar suit against Georgia's voter registration laws. It won a similar case in Washington state this year and in Maryland last year.

ACORN employee Carlos McCoy recently stood in a steady rain outside the Franklin County Courthouse, politely but assertively asking person after person if they were registered to vote.

Only 17, McCoy has worked at similar jobs since 2004. The high school senior spent a few days registering voters for $9 an hour before school started.

He attributes problems with other ACORN workers to inexperience and asking the wrong questions. He says he took the job for the money but also because he likes being involved in politics and community organizing. A resident of the city's poor south side, he says the work affects his life.

"You want where you live to be taken care of," McCoy said.

News Max.com ~ Associated Press ** Allegations Trip Up Voting Rights Group

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WASHINGTON -- Social Security has drifted out of the national debate, but Democrats, eyeing the senior vote, are trying to revive the issue -- just in time for the midterm elections.

Democratic leaders are advising their party's congressional candidates to focus on what the Republicans might do to Social Security given the chance.

"The president hasn't given up yet, even though the American people resoundingly rejected his proposal for private accounts," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Politicians from both parties acknowledge Social Security is likely to face insolvency in future years as the population ages, although they don't agree on the solutions.

Overhauling the landmark New Deal program to aid seniors was President Bush's postelection goal in 2004. His proposal called for allowing workers under age 55 to divert some Social Security taxes into personal accounts in exchange for lower guaranteed benefits.

Democrats, labor and senior groups strongly opposed private accounts. And Republican unease about the program was enough to kill it, a major defeat for the president.

But a number of groups are working to keep the issue alive.

Social Security advocates are holding dozens of events around the country challenging Republicans to sign a pledge that they will not support efforts to create personal accounts.

Americans United, a labor-backed group formed to fight Social Security changes, plans to follow politicians who favor private accounts -- including GOP Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania -- with campaign workers dressed as gorillas carrying the message, "Don't monkey with our SS."

Another group, "For Our Grandchildren," is sending out a competing pledge to candidates asking that all options be considered to save Social Security, said Tim Penny, a former Democratic congressman from Minnesota.

"It's always been a reliable issue for the Democrats," said Ross Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers. "The problem is that when the president was trying to sell it it was an issue, but it has receded so much."

Still, Democrats believe the phrase "Social Security" will be heard by voters 50 and over, despite the loud debate over terrorism, Iraq and the economy. These voters in 2002 made up almost half of the electorate, according to exit polls.

Senior voters have swung back and forth in recent elections, backing Republicans in 2004 and leaning Democratic in current AP-Ipsos polling.

"I don't want to see Social Security changed," said 64-year-old retiree Elaine Skelenger, a political independent from Milford, Pa. "It's something I've never forgotten about."

After the administration's Medicare prescription drug program failed to produce problems for Republicans, the Democrats view Social Security as a way to as away to energize seniors at the polls.

And Republicans have made clear they're not giving up on changing the program.

In June, Bush said in a speech that he remains determined to make changes in the Social Security system, as well as other federal programs like Medicare. "If we can't get it done this year, I'm going to try next year," he promised.

House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said in interviews that he wants to bring up Social Security again next year.

And Rep. Jim McCrery, R-La., who heads a House Ways and Means panel dealing with Social Security, has promised to "come up with a Social Security plan that we can all embrace -- Republicans and Democrats."

Republican pollster Whit Ayres said Democrats are using their standard game plan: "When in trouble Democrats go back to scaring seniors about Social Security."

News Max.com ~ Associated Press ** Democrats Want to Revive Soc. Sec. Issue

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