journal 45: SANCTUARIES FOR "IMMIGRANTS".5.14.7

Journal 45: “Sanctuaries” for Immigrant’s


Completed: 5.14.7

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I say it’s dirty pictures;
I say it’s “dirty pictures,” of men, naked, playing golf, in hell, with Satan!

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5.10.7
Five (5) cities, in America, are “sanctuaries” for immigrants (whether they’re legal or illegal)!
Jesus hung out with the disenfranchised, and with the non-powerful;
not hanging out with the powerful (influential, commanding, authoritative, controlling, prevailing, dominant, potent, great), & not hanging out with the government!

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http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/0509churches-ON-CP.html

Churches in five cities plan to protect illegal immigrants
May. 9, 2007 08:44 PM
By PETER PRENGAMAN
Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Churches in five big U.S. cities plan to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, offering their buildings as sanctuary if need be, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.

On Wednesday, a Catholic church in Los Angeles and a Lutheran church in North Hollywood each sheltered one person, and churches in other cities plan to do so in coming months as part of the "New Sanctuary Movement.""We want to put a human face to very complex immigration laws and awaken the consciousness of the human spirit," said Father Richard Estrada of Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Los Angeles.Organizers said churches in more than 50 cities nationwide were planning to join the sanctuary effort. They don't believe immigration agents will make arrests inside the churches.In Tucson, the Rev. Robin Hoover, founder of Humane Borders, which operates more than 80 water stations to help prevent illegal immigrants crossing the Arizona desert from dying, said that after exploring the issue, churches in the Tucson area, where the sanctuary movement started in the early 1980s, are not taking part."We're primarily involved in humanitarian work and advocacy, and that would blur things," Hoover said.In metropolitan Phoenix, the Rev. Trina Zella, director of Interfaith Workers Justice of Arizona, said a number of faith communities are studying the issue. But currently, she said, "We don't have anything ready to go."The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has not tried to arrest Elvira Arellano, an illegal immigrant who has taken shelter at a Methodist church in Chicago since August. Her son is a U.S. citizen and he has lobbied in the Mexican legislature on behalf of families that would be split if parents are deported.ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice declined to say whether agents would attempt to arrest others who take sanctuary in churches, although she noted agents had the authority to arrest anyone violating immigration law.Anti-illegal-immigration groups called the sanctuary effort misguided.The faith groups "don't seem to realize that they are being charitable with someone else's resources, and that's not charity," said Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which favors limits on immigration."We are talking about illegal immigrants taking someone else's job, filling up the classroom of someone else's child," he said.The sanctuary effort is loosely based on a movement in the 1980s, when churches harbored Central American refugees fleeing wars in their home countries. Organizers of the current movement include members of the Jewish, Muslim, Catholic and other faiths.Participating churches in San Diego, Seattle, Chicago and New York won't initially house illegal immigrants. Instead, leaders will provide legal counsel, accompany them to court hearings and prepare plans to house them in churches if authorities try to deport them.The plans come as immigration reform legislation has been stalled since last summer, and tens of thousands of illegal immigrants have been detained and deported in stepped-up immigration raids in recent months.At Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, more than 30 priests, pastors, imams and rabbis blessed two illegal immigrants during a raucous ceremony attended by 300 people.A Mexican man will be sheltered at the church, and another from Guatemala will be housed at San Pablo's Lutheran Church in North Hollywood.The Guatemalan, a gardener who only gave his first name as Juan, said he worried about what might happen to his young daughters if he was deported. Both girls are U.S. citizens because they were born in the U.S."I want to ask the politicians to see the suffering of the immigrant families," he said.In New York, churches will be aiding a Haitian man and a Chinese couple who are facing deportation and have children who are U.S. citizens, said Father Juan Carlos Ruiz.Religious leaders gathered at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Paul the Apostle said their promise of sanctuary could include financial assistance, legal help and physical protection, if necessary."For us, sanctuary is an act of radical hospitality, the welcoming of the stranger who is like ourselves, the stranger in our midst, our neighbors, our friends," said Rabbi Michael Feinberg of the Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition.Jani, a U.S. citizen who did not give her last name, said her Haitian-born husband, Jean, is facing deportation because of a 1989 drug conviction in the U.S. that put him in prison for 11 years. She said the family would take refuge in a church, if necessary, rather than be separated.The churches sought immigrants who wanted to take part in the sanctuary movement and were screened to make sure they paid taxes and didn't have criminal backgrounds, said Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, executive director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, an interfaith association spearheading the national plans.They chose the Haitan man because "his crime was 20 years ago and since then he has totally reformed his life," she said.---Associated Press writer Karen Matthews in New York contributed to this report.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/10/national/main2786988.shtml

Churches Providing Sanctuary To Immigrants
Effort Modeled On 1980s Movement That Harbored Central American Refugees Fleeing Home Countries
NEW YORK, May 10, 2007

(AP) An effort being billed as a new sanctuary movement for immigrants is loosely based on a 1980s movement in which churches harbored Central American refugees fleeing wars in their home countries. As religious leaders from different faiths across the nation announced the initiative Wednesday, the Rev. Donna Schaper of Judson Memorial Church defined it as "providing spiritual, moral, sometimes material and sometimes legal assistance to people who are either unjustly detained or deported." But religious leaders in the five big U.S. cities initially involved in the effort said their support for immigrants might also include physical sanctuary. On Wednesday, a Catholic church in Los Angeles and a Lutheran church in North Hollywood each sheltered one person, and churches in more than 50 cities nationwide plan to do so in coming months as part of the "New Sanctuary Movement." "We want to put a human face to very complex immigration laws and awaken the consciousness of the human spirit," said Father Richard Estrada of Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Los Angeles, where more than 30 priests, pastors, imams and rabbis blessed two illegal immigrants during a raucous ceremony attended by 300 people. A Mexican man will be sheltered at the church, and another from Guatemala will be housed at San Pablo's Lutheran Church in North Hollywood. The Guatemalan, a gardener who only gave his first name as Juan, said he worried about what might happen to his young daughters if he was deported. Both girls are U.S. citizens because they were born in the United States. "I want to ask the politicians to see the suffering of the immigrant families," he said. The initiation is also beginning in San Diego, Chicago and Seattle. It comes as immigration reform legislation has been stalled since last summer, and tens of thousands of illegal immigrants have been detained and deported in stepped-up immigration raids in recent months. Organizers don't believe immigration agents will make arrests inside the churches. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has not tried to arrest Elvira Arellano, an illegal immigrant who has taken shelter at a Methodist church in Chicago since August. Her son is a U.S. citizen and he has lobbied in the Mexican legislature on behalf of families that would be split if parents are deported. ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice declined to say whether agents would attempt to arrest others who take sanctuary in churches, although she noted agents had the authority to arrest anyone violating immigration law. Rabbi Jonathan Singer of Temple Beth Am in Seattle said his congregation is just recognizing the need to advocate for the welfare of illegal immigrants. "Many of our members have been in denial that they are part of the problem," Singer said, pointing out that immigrants often care for Americans' elderly parents, work in the factories that create the goods they buy and keep restaurants and hotels going. In New York, churches will be aiding a Haitian man and a Chinese couple who are facing deportation and have children who are U.S. citizens, said Father Juan Carlos Ruiz. "For us, sanctuary is an act of radical hospitality, the welcoming of the stranger who is like ourselves, the stranger in our midst, our neighbors, our friends," said Rabbi Michael Feinberg of the Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition. Two families facing possible deportation attended the news conference at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Paul the Apostle. A Chinese-born restaurant worker who identified himself only as Joe said that if he and his wife, Mei, are deported, their two young children could be place in foster care. "We do not want our family to be apart," he said. Anti-illegal-immigration groups called the sanctuary effort misguided. The faith groups "don't seem to realize that they are being charitable with someone else's resources, and that's not charity," said Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which favors limits on immigration.
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5.14.7
So far, this whole “2008 Elections” is about the Iraq war!
This war: maybe it will go away as an issue!
This war: it’s nation building, it’s a sham, it’s a crime!

These people don’t even want to recognize evolution!
The law of man sucks!
The rule of God, & the rule of the bible, & the rule of fundamentalism is the “promotion;” these “family values people!”
It’s all a “throwback” to the days of Strom!
I don’t want to live through that!
I don’t want to know that!
I think that they (republicans) ought to be ashamed of themselves!
What will our kids have to live through, in the 21st century!!!???
Will our children be able to step out onto planet earth; onto the ground;
will they be able to survive, will they be feeding themselves, will they be able to
breathe, will they live (?);
what have we done for our kids, for future generations!!!

Some people vote on looks; they really do!!!
How much freedom does the nominee offer!?
Some are concerned for Voting Issues!
Some vote for the Smartest nominee!
Some vote regarding Peace!
Some people will vote based on Healthcare!
There’s only one Woman nominee!
There’s only one Black man nominee!

Who do we want for our next president!!!???
Who is the biggest liar; we want the biggest liar, for our next president!
Newt Gingrich resigned in disgrace, once upon a time!!!
These are the “families values” candidates!!??
“Family values” is a bunch of crap!

1st favorite: John McCain
2nd favorite: Rudy Giuliani

Republican’s favorite presidential nominees:
3rd favorite: Fred Thomas is a guy who is not running (for president), yet!
4th favorite: Newt Gingrich is not running for president, yet!
That is crazy; it shows that republicans are not happy with the “slate” that they are given!

John McCain is “Bizar-a-world;”
John McCain was against tax cuts, & then goes and votes for it!

5.14.7
The American government (Bush administration) declares:
It’s, now, at a historic high; $3.10 a gallon!
“How wonderful!”
The Bushonians are ecstatic (overjoyed, delighted, thrilled, elated, blissful, rapturous, in raptures, euphoric), regarding the price of gas!!!

We’re scattering Corporatocracy; we’re spreading (distributing, diffusing, circulating, strewing, dispersing) Fascism!

John McCain; look for him on a street corner near you!
It’s the new unreality reality!

SCREW THE PEOPLE!

John McCain:
That’s his words, now:
“The intelligence agencies are getting it wrong, again!”
Now, it’s the intelligence agencies “fault!”
I swear to God, Johnnie McCain is “BUSH 2,” without the “charm!”

This is how John McCain sums up himself:
I’m “superior,” because I (just) look at the realities, & if I don’t look at the
realities, I’d be stuck in the past!
Good Luck, South Carolina!!!

They’ll follow us home; and the oceans no longer protect us!
Thanks, republicans (who went over & talked with the president)!!!

G. W. Bush has held hostage (held in Iraq) the American troops, for the past 4 years!!!
What is going on!!!???
Its all just so unnerving, I must tell you
They’re a bunch of racist sows!

Rudy Giuliani, actually, did make a hundred million dollars, off of 9.11 (as New York’s mayor)! IT”S RUDY GIULIANI!!!!!!!!!!
It’s the truth; it’s facts!

5.14.7
It’s a push, now, for “renewable energies,” & “green technology!”

The wars CAN NOT end because the government sucks!
John McCain:
“That’s the recipe of success!”

5.14.7
“Democrats haven’t been tough enough on Iraq; we can’t abandon Iraq, entirely; we have a national security issue!” – Barack Obama
That sounds totally “republican,” to me!
This is not (anymore) the Barack Obama that we thought we knew!
This is disturbing, frightening, worrying, troubling, alarming, disquieting,
disconcerting, unsettling!
What is going on with the democrats (in Congress); they are not listening to the
American people, any more; they’re no longer paying attention to (taking
note of) the voters of November, 2006!
What is going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s all about the policies, any longer;
it’s not about the troops, to any more extent!

5.14.7
4 years into this, and there are 6000 trained Iraqi troops!!!! (Ten battalions) 6000 (operating independently); that’s it!!!
John McCain shit (soiled) his Pampers (or Depends)!
Unfreakin’ Real!
They have voted; they (the majority of the Iraqi Parliament; 275 people; 145 votes to get America out of Iraq) want us out of Iraq, NOW!!!
Is that not the voice of the people of Iraq!!!???
John McCain says that he doesn’t care what the majority wish for, & he doesn’t heed (concern, worry, think about) what the Congress feels (believes)!
John McCain says:
“YOU CAN”T HAVE IT; IT’S MY JOB TO MAKE THE ASSESSMENT &
DETERMINATION, TO DO THE ‘BEST THING’ FOR IRAQ!
They have the right to voice their opinions, but the Iraqi Parliament obviously
doesn’t feel that way; the way they voted is not the way they feel, & they are not
the government!
The Iraq war was so mismanaged, which is why there are just 10 battalions
(6000 trained Iraqi troops)!”
This is the sickest thing I’ve ever heard in my life!
The Bushonians want to destroy life in Iraq just like they’re destroying American democracy!!!
According to “Grandpa” John McCain, the people can’t be trusted in America or in Iraq, and the Congress can’t be trusted!
McCain is saying: I can come up with a worse plan, putting my signature all over the policies, and lying better about it all than G. W. Bush has lied!
John McCain:
“We’ve had troops in South Korea for 60 years, & American’s are very satisfied
about that proposition, & I’m going to run on it!”
It’s (just) so strange!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He’s (just) Grandpa McCain, & nothing more!
Grandpa McCain:
“We’ll be there another ten years, to secure & stablize that country; maybe 60
years, maybe 100 years, before we get it right! We’ve been in South Korea for
60 years, & Americans are very satisfied about that!
It took us a hundred and some years, before we had a bloody civil war to decide
the future of this country!”

It’s being said:
Not even Laura, not even Barney, is going to be with the president, come
September! The republican’s are jumping ship, jumping vehicle, running out the
open doors, to get away from G. W. Bush!
And, now, we have troops being kidnapped, in Iraq!
WHAT A GREAT RESULT (product, effect, outcome, upshot, end result, consequence)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5.14.7
The last time that we had troops kidnapped was in November of 2006; we never found them;
And, now, we’re missing 3 guys!
How is it possible (for our soldiers/troops to be kidnapped), if Iraq has no army!!!???

It’s said that al qeida is “a falsehood,” and “a database that the CIA created!”

5.14.7
SUDDENLY:
G. W. Bush is saying: “We now have reached a pivotal moment!”
G. W. Bush wants to cut gas consumption 20% over ten years, & he wants to cut green house gases, too!
But, he is supposed to be denying that global warming exists; at least that’s the way he was acting!!!
But the courts are making him do something, now, which is the reason for all of this, currently!

5.14.7
Currently, the national (gasoline) average is $3.07 a gallon!

5.14.7
Rudy Giuliani’s view (of the day):
“I personally oppose women’s right to abortion, but I support women’s choice!
If you come up with reasons for me to support women’s choice rights, I will
(probably) support it, too!”

5.14.7
The war is going “swimmingly!”
The entire Republican Party is “struggling” with reality!

Humpty Dumpty fell, & became scrambled eggs!

Mickey Mouse, with a gun, calls for violence against Israel & America!
The government has been calling for the cartoons to be stopped, but the Hamas cartoons are being aired, anyway!!!

It’s a “shooting war” in America!
It’s a “political war” (with the Iraq war)!

5.14.7
Troops/soldiers are injured, missing limbs, with brain injury;
with not a lot of help from the American government!
What do we have to say!?
It’s heart-breaking!

Jesus Was A Social Activist Liberal!

5.14.7
G. W. Bush is harassing & intimidating the citizens of America, to keep as many as possible from seeing the new Michael Moore film!

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Book:
Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldiers Perspective
By Paul Rieckhoff
Executive Director & Founder of IAVA
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5.14.7
Government is trying to “muzzle” the voice of the troops; the troops/soldiers aren’t allowed to use u-tube, blogging, or my space!
This is an information war!
This is shutting down free speech, and congressional testimony!

VOICE OPPOSITION TO THE WAR IN IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SUPPORT THE TROOPS; END THE WAR!
BRING ALL COMBAT TROOPS HOME, IMMEDIATELY!

Referring to the Republican Party:
Is it ever going to go back to being “the Party of the big tent!”

5.14.7
18% of republicans are ultra conservative!

Republican presidential nominees:
They’re trying to rewrite the rules of the republican presidential primaries!

5.14.7
In the news, today:
FATAL!
A little girl climbs onto a stool to reach for some scissors; she falls off of the stool, & the scissors stab her in the neck! She dies, after having wanted to cut some gum out of her hair!

5.14.7
They’re worried about (Mormon) Mitt Romney’s (earlier) sex life; AND why is this question (at all) relevant (!?); is it relevant & needed to be known!?!?!?!?!?
Is it (at all) of importance (!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!);
as if this has anything to do with running for president!
Abortion, contraception, masturbation, pre-marital sex; all issues with Mormonism! Are we going to be asking this “have you had pre-marital sex” question with every candidate (now)!!!???
aren’t there “fish to fry!!!???”
From now on, are we going to be asking this question of every candidate, whether or not they’ve practiced (experienced, accomplished) pre-marital sex!!!???
Does it belong in American politics!?
If they hadn’t had pre-marital sex, I’d be less likely to vote for them!
But (interviewer) Mike Wallace fails to confront the issues, like a big debt, & disease (instead, he wants to hear about sex)!
Romney answered “no,” and laughed!
Now that we know that he didn’t have pre-marital sex, there’s no reason to vote for that prude!
He should have not answered the question; it’s irrelevant, & there should be not such questions;
it’s a lack of thoughtfulness, & non-intelligent questions that have led us into an illegal & illegitimate war!
CBS thinks that it can get a headline out of it!
He (Mitt Romney) should have answered: It’s none of your damned business!
Republicans are always more interested in what’s going on in the bedroom!
And Mitt Romney laughed, too, when the “have you had pre-marital sex” question was given to him!
And Romney, probably, doesn’t mind the clip being out there!
Mitt Romney’s son works for FOX news!
The conspiracy grows!

IT SMELLS!

With these people in power (in office, running for office), I’ll hold my nose!

5.13.7
Rudy Giuliani:
“I am open to other peoples suggestions,
but I would not be open to removing the right of women’s choice (to abortion)!”
Rudy’s the one who said: “it’s okay with me if Roe vs Wade is not maintained!”
He’s given money to Planned Parenthood!
He’s happening to be pro choice!
He wears more dresses than Hillary Clinton (when he’s done “drag,” at least)!
He’s the one who did it!
That we’re ganging up on him; no, no, no, I don’t think so!
“I’m pro gay rights, I’m pro women’s choice, and I’m pro gun control;
That’s (like) who I am!”
You’re given a lemon; make lemonade!
Who will vote for Rudy Giuliani!!!???
Is he for “real,” or “phony!?”
With 9.11, he & G. W. Bush did nothing (at all)!
He’s pro death, pro terror, pro destruction (ruin, devastation)!

A man died (tragically) from a “dance off;” he flipped forward, & landed on his head; he died en route to the hospital!
Dancing ought to (have to, must, should) be banned!

DON’T FORGET: The cost of mailing a letter rises to 41 cents, today!

Alberto Gonzales says that he came (into the administration) with integrity, and that
he’s going to leave (the office) with his integrity, but he doesn’t have it (the integrity), right now!
It’s very funny!
He never had integrity!
He got G. W. Bush out of his DUI conviction; it doesn’t come into this world with any (what so ever) integrity!

If you haven’t watched the Godfather I & II (at least) 3 or 4 times, no wonder you’re confused!

Her I am;
I’m 38, now!
I’m amazed I’ve listened for this long!

Whatever it is that they have to do, they do (it)!

Billy Clinton:
He had an affair; so what!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
No, they (actually) impeach him!
What a fuckin’ joke!

There’s a “pattern” here, & it doesn’t look good! Their reputation is lost!
Alberto doesn’t remember anything;
he has nothing to share!
He has nothing to say!
He “hasn’t spoken” to anyone!
He knows nothing!
He, apparently, doesn’t run the Department of Justice, and he must not be the “Attorney General!!!”
Though he accepts full responsibility!
Everything is a national secret!
He won’t tell the American people anything,
and he won’t be forthcoming!
He doesn’t make the decisions, ever, maybe, apparently!
It, according to Gonzo, fully frustrates him(self)!
Gonzo signed off on the firings! What the hell is he peddling!
Charge Alberto Gonzales with lying, & purgery!

I say it’s dirty pictures;
I say it’s “dirty pictures,” of men, naked, playing golf, in hell, with Satan!

I was worried that we’re not a nation of laws, anymore!

“I take the 5th amendment!
I don’t want to go to jail; we all have nicknames!”
Monica Goodling

Pin it on the democrats!
Blame it on the liberals!
Blame it on the media!
Blame it on the gays!
Blame it on the women
Blame it on the blacks

Things have got to change!
The American people want to know that there’s a way out of Iraq!
It’s not reflected on the television, & in the numbers!
The people are not happy!

G. W. Bush’s approval rating’s are at 28%, currently!
In parts of Northern Virginia, G. W. Bush’s acceptance ratings are less than the margin of error!
Those in power: they’re willing to let our troops continue to die, but they don’t want their chances (to be reelected) to die! The political careers of the republicans may die
(give up the ghost,
go to meet your maker,
depart this life,
breathe your last,
breathe your last breathe,
pass on,
pass away,
expire),
& they (the repub’s) won’t have that!

Lee Rayburn
www.airamericaradio.com

the goal of CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network):
can be described in three words: “God, guns, & gays (homophobia)”
to rule the world (world domination)
one party rule; unitary executive authority (clout, ability, influence, power)
dictatorship
fascism
autocracy
monocracy
tyranny
dictatorship
totalitarianism
despotism
cruelty
repression
power
control
command
authority
dominion
dominance
supremacy
ascendancy!
Who would Jesus kill? All the world leaders of the world!
Pat Robertson describes Mormonism as a cult!
Beat/spank your kids (with a rod), or spoil your children; “spare the rod, & spoil your child!” Practice corporal punishment! Submit to God’s will & God’s name!
Hating gays, ruling out cults; the republican agenda
God, guns. & gays!
Nothing has changed in the past few weeks since the great college massacre, regarding gun laws! It’s America, right!? GET YOUR GUN! Buy ammo on e-bay!!! Buy from a gun shop in Idaho, via e-bay! Give a guy & gal the license to kill!
They scream: “The worse mass murders is done in gun-fee zones!” Really!?
Gun laws (to restrict & limit gun ownership) “is illegal;”
One gun a month, is acceptable, according to the NRA agenda!!!
Prohibit suspected terrorists & (mere, sheer suspicion of) terrorist suspects from buying firearms!
A terrorist given the right to buy WMD is the government’s “agenda,” anyway! Complete, senseless violence is given the okay from law enforcement and government officials!
All republicans: they are the big tent party;
you have to be white, strict, & straight, like them!
Be American, republican, & BASH the gay community!
I’m American, first
Republican, second,
& gay, third!
And be a republican!
Fire a gay guy or a lesbian, because they’re gay! DISCRIMINATION!
Homophobia, & equal rights!
They don’t work for you; they work against you! No Equal Rights!
Be victimized because of sex orientation!
God wants you to hate; discriminate, vote against the hate crimes bill (legislation)!
A sermon can never cause an inducement of violence unless it explicitly advocates for it, but the religious right says that the equal rights agenda is to take rights away from ministers/preachers when it is desirable to preach against “homosexual activity!”
Protect people with equal rights; equal rights for the GLBT people!!??
In the bible, Paul said: Do not offer equal rights to all American’s!
The lepers, & the poor were the people that Jesus sought out;
not the richest 1% of American’s, not the government, and not the Corporate!

www.instantkharma.org

“There are (now) 120 democracies, & more people live in freedom than ever before!” – G. W. Bush

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In a classroom, a teacher had her students glimpse the movie: Brokeback Mountain;
a student claims that she suffered “emotional distress” after seeing the movie!

Well, well, well; once again, I’m right, & you’re okay!

The republicans in power:
they don’t give a damn about your kids; they care only about themselves!
they don’t give a damn about the war; they only care if the war causes them to
lose their elections!
They never have cared; they never will care!

The truth is: We have no stake in the outcome!

Dick Cheney is over in Saudi Arabia, saying:
“We are not going to leave Iraq; don’t worry!”

The margin of error is 5%; that is as bad as it gets!
G. W. Bush’s ratings are dropping (bottoming) out!
And Dick Cheney gets to continue to do all of the damage (injure, harm, spoil, hurt, smash up, break, dent, scratch) that he’s always accompanied himself in!

Now, the U. S. Postal Service is charging for “oddly shaped packages,” instead of just shipping (charging) by weight!
And postage ratings go from 39 cents to 41 cents, Monday, May 14, 2007!

They call it like they see it; “half animal, half man hybrids!”
To you, to me: offensive!
“…human animal hybrids” – G. W. Bush

If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
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If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
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If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!
If you disagree with Bush, you want everyone to know about it!

Don’t you worry; Bush will never allow the troops to leave Iraq!

“The time has passed!” – the president

Give this president the money (riches, funds, capital, wealth, change, currency, cash) to fund this “thing,” until July!

Here we are playing the “political games,” while our troops suffer (& die) in Iraq!

The only thing we hate more than a liar is a self-righteous one!

Give G. W. Bush an “allowance” to get him through July!

Stop the massacre of the troops, now!

Republican’s:
They’re worried that your habits are going to cost them their jobs!

“Money trumps, uh, peace (sometimes)! (laughs)” – G. W. Bush

“Mr. President: you have placed our nation in peril!”

We can’t afford to have a broken military!
We can’t afford to not have healthcare & mental healthcare for our military troops!
FUCK THE MILITARY MEN & WOMEN!

No one’s listening!

These kids are dying!
We’re doing nothing to bring success!

I will never have sex again, Mr. President!
“Oh, I’m deeply sorry to hear that!” – Mr. President

It’s about a lack of care for the troops!
It’s about a lack of care for the troops healthcare!
It’s about a lack of care for the troops families!
It’s about a lack of care for the troops children!

More journalists have died trying to tell you about the story in Iraq than in the entirety of the Vietnam war! Why do you think that is!!!???

The dark lord is the American president!
The dark lord is, really, the vice president!

This is why Dick Cheney is in Saudi Arabia;
To discuss regime change, by force!

“It’s not ‘police action;’ it’s an ‘occupation!’”

I’m distracted; too many democrats have the right to vote!
Those pesky democrats have been suppressed!
Thanks, Prosecutor Purge!

It’s become completely Bushian for you!

This is my United States of whatever;
This is my United States of fucked!

He doesn’t know the meaning of “integrity!”

Our wonderful Alberto Gonzales; what a disgrace (that) he is!
“All my life I had to fight for integrity; one day, I’ll leave this office with
integrity!” – Alberto Gonzales

People rise to the level of their incompetence;
it’s their story, & they’re sticking to it!
It’s a loophole!

They are all incompetent (!);
They’ve “progressed” to changing our country from a nation of laws to a nation of One Party rule, and
they’ve done it by taking away our civil liberties & (our) civil rights!

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

G. W. Bush:
I say: “I want to attack Iraq;”
The world says: “NO!”
I say “WHATEVER!”

I say it’s dirty pictures;
I say it’s “dirty pictures,” of men, naked, playing golf, in hell, with Satan!

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Joining the $5 million club
The number of U.S. "pentamillionaires" has quadrupled in the last 10 years.


http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/103017/Joining-the-5-million-Club-Takes-an-Open-Mind

Reaching the $5 Million Club Takes an Open Mind
by Anne KadetMonday, May 14, 2007
Provided by smartmoney.com
The Old Saying is true: The rich are different. But not only do their values and habits set them apart from the hoi polloi, they're different from their wealthy predecessors of a generation ago. For those interested in joining their ranks, it helps to understand why.
To enter the nation's top 1%, you need more than $5 million. And if you get there, you'll have plenty of newly-arrived company: The number of U.S. "pentamillionaires" has quadrupled in the past 10 years, to more than 930,000. Indeed, 70% of the nation's big family fortunes are less than 13 years old, according to research and marketing firm The Harrison Group. And the people who amassed them are, first and foremost, entrepreneurs — risk takers for whom wealth is a byproduct of pursuing their passion.
What got them to the highest level? It isn't necessarily stock-market savvy: On average, folks who recently hit the $5 million mark report that only 10% of their money came through passive investments. And only 10% of pentamillionaires inherited their wealth. One might think that good fortune would play a role, but even luck is largely a matter of one's own making. Psychologist Richard Wiseman has found that people who describe themselves as lucky share common habits that account for their success: They're friendly and fond of new experiences, traits that put them on a collision course with new opportunities. In addition, "lucky" folks simply have higher expectations of success — they're too pigheadedly optimistic to heed the long odds and call it quits.
Not to say that getting rich is simply a matter of having a swell attitude. The path to riches usually involves the kind of risk that would make most people feel a little queasy. Harrison Group head Jim Taylor recently persuaded more than 3,000 pentamillionaires to discuss their path to success. Perhaps not surprisingly, none of them had a cushy union job down at the DMV. The vast majority — 80% — either started their own business or worked for a small company that saw explosive growth. And almost all of them made their fortune in a big lump sum after many years of effort.
Surprisingly, today's very rich say that money itself wasn't much of a motivator. Once you've got food in your belly and a big-screen TV, the mere prospect of more Benjamins isn't enough to get you leaping out of bed at 5 a.m. Rather, rich folks often make their fortunes after they make up their minds to solve a problem or do something better than it's been done before. When Frank Darras graduated from law school, all he wanted in terms of material wealth was a middle-class life for his wife and kids. But while working as a doctor's assistant to put himself through school, he developed a burning desire to help the folks he saw struggling with unpaid insurance claims. "It was the David and Goliath aspect that attracted me more than anything," says the Ontario, Calif., attorney. Once he had his degree, Darras was like a cruise missile aimed at the insurance industry. By 1990 Darras had his first million-dollar year, and today he oversees one of the nation's largest disability and long-term-care practices. "I never thought I'd make $5 million in two lifetimes," he says. "I just loved the work."
Getting rich also requires a certain amount of stubbornness and clarity of purpose. Consultant Joel Kurtzman, who evaluated 350 startups for his book Startups That Work, found that successful outlets usually have a team of two or three founders who share a common vision; the success rate for this model was a remarkable 50%. The odds for solo founders were more like the oft-quoted one in 10, in part because they often found themselves working at cross-purposes with hired guns who see things differently. That's what 34-year-old Justin Jarvinen learned the hard way. The entrepreneur saw two promising business ventures go down the tubes after he took on partners who tweaked his ideas beyond recognition. But three years ago he started VerveLife, a service that helps companies promote online marketing efforts with free music downloads. Knowing that his success depended on his enthusiasm for bringing the idea to market, he carefully chose partners who supported his vision.
Jarvinen is now the majority shareholder in two dot-coms, and he claims an eight-figure net worth. But what really excites him is his freedom to explore and support new ideas; his current passion is mentoring younger entrepreneurs. "I'm interested in doing whatever I want, whenever I want," he says. And chances are you feel similarly. When people dream of getting rich, it's about more than nice clothes and fancy vacations. Being rich means freedom: to spend your time as you please, to pursue your real interests and to take a chance without courting utter ruin. Paradoxically, the road to riches often means acting as if you already have that freedom.
(Additional reporting by Anojja Shah)
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