THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES:
You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. I can hear my mother now.... THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: (if you don't know what clotheslines are, better skip this)
1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes - walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines.
2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang "whites" with "whites," and hang them first.
3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail! What would the neighbors think?
4. Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the weekend, or Sunday, for Heaven's sake!
5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts & busybodies, y'know!)
6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather . . . Clothes would "freeze-dry."
7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left on the lines were "tacky!"
8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item.
9. Clothes off of the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket, and ready to be ironed.
10. IRONED?! Well, that's a whole other subject!
A POEM
A clothesline was a news forecast
To neighbors passing by.
There were no secrets you could keep
When clothes were hung to dry.
It also was a friendly link
For neighbors always knew
If company had stopped on by
To spend a night or two.
For then you'd see the "fancy sheets"
And towels upon the line;
You'd see the " company table cloths "
With intricate designs .
The line announced a baby's birth
From folks who lived inside -
As brand new infant clothes were hung,
So carefully with pride!
The ages of the children could
So readily be known
By watching how the sizes changed,
You'd know how much they'd grown!
It also told when illness struck,
As extra sheets were hung;
Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too,
Haphazardly were strung.
It also said, "Gone on vacation now"
When lines hung limp and bare.
It told, "We're back!" when full lines sagged
With not an inch to spare!
New folks in town were scorned upon
If wash was dingy and gray,
As neighbors carefully raised their brows,
And looked the other way .. . .
But clotheslines now are of the past,
For dryers make work much less.
Now what goes on inside a home
Is anybody's guess!
I really miss that way of life.
It was a friendly sign
When neighbors knew each other best
By what hung on the line!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Who Are You?
No this is not a WHO song, but if you want to have some fun take this quiz.
http:// quizfarm.com/quizzes/new/samuelrutledge/political-ideology-quiz/
Here is who I am:
You Scored as Libertarian
You're a libertarian. That kind of means you're a right wing Anarchist. Go buy a gun, some gin, and wait for the hippies to show up.
Libertarian
90%
Republican
80%
Anarchism
50%
Socialism
30%
Democrat-
20%
Fascist
17%
You Scored as a : Libertarian Libertarian 90% Republican 80% Anarchism 50% Socialism 30% Democrat- 20% Fascist 17%
http:// quizfarm.com/quizzes/new/samuelrutledge/political-ideology-quiz/
Here is who I am:
You Scored as Libertarian
You're a libertarian. That kind of means you're a right wing Anarchist. Go buy a gun, some gin, and wait for the hippies to show up.
Libertarian
90%
Republican
80%
Anarchism
50%
Socialism
30%
Democrat-
20%
Fascist
17%
You Scored as a : Libertarian Libertarian 90% Republican 80% Anarchism 50% Socialism 30% Democrat- 20% Fascist 17%
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Earth Day
Whoopie Doo, who really cares but the tree hugging liberals. I recycle everything I can and use my own fabric bags. That is my extent of taking care of the Earth. Like George Carlin said the Earth has been here for billions of years and he really doubts we will destroy it. So there. I did however drive to work in my premium gas burning SUV and will probably do laundry (I am thinking towels, lots of dry time with lots of lint). I might also have to fart or find someone to fart for me. How about I call up a dairy farm and we line up the cows and have them fart in unison, maybe that would knock over a tree hugger. And I see the imposter is campaigning again in Iowa under the guise of touting his energy plan.
If we really want to stop all this global warming and crap, how about we waterboard some liberals so they don't speak and spread the hot air around.
If we really want to stop all this global warming and crap, how about we waterboard some liberals so they don't speak and spread the hot air around.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Robert Gibbs and Paula Deen
Everytime he opens his mouth I scream. He has to be the biggest oaf blowhard in a long time. I don't know where they found him but just how arrogant can he get? He acts like if he says something we should just say ok Gibbs said it it must be right. He just makes me want to punch his doughboy gut. He is an idiot; he uh's and um's more than the imposter. I think his initials are RAG, Robert Arrogant Gibbs. This morning Chris Stigall had a replay of Gibbs and an AP reporter. She was asking how the administration thinks cutting back $100million is a lot when they are wasting trillions of dollars. He makes some offhand remark that in DC that much money means different things than the rest of the country and then becomes offended when she keeps asking him questions. He is so stupid he can't answer any question, watch him on Hannity, he is the Liberal Translation a lot. Gibbs time for you to go, I think Gitmo has a free room with your name on it. And oh yea take the imposter with you when you go and don't let the door hit your asses on the way there.
So Paula Deen and Robert Gibbs have nothing to do with each other, I just tossed them there cos they both irritate me to no end. Mom and I went to see her at her new book tour last night. She was 20 minutes late, no apology, and then proceeded to turn her back on us while she drank her coffee. She was loud, obnoxious and very crude. I don't care about how many times she farts or how her and her hubby have kind of farting contests, or her piehole or whether she wee wees or poo poos. Her southern accent comes and goes. Needless to say she was disgusting and crude and if you paid me I would never go see her again. Perhaps the Paula needs to remember from whence she came when she did not have a pot to pee in.
So Paula Deen and Robert Gibbs have nothing to do with each other, I just tossed them there cos they both irritate me to no end. Mom and I went to see her at her new book tour last night. She was 20 minutes late, no apology, and then proceeded to turn her back on us while she drank her coffee. She was loud, obnoxious and very crude. I don't care about how many times she farts or how her and her hubby have kind of farting contests, or her piehole or whether she wee wees or poo poos. Her southern accent comes and goes. Needless to say she was disgusting and crude and if you paid me I would never go see her again. Perhaps the Paula needs to remember from whence she came when she did not have a pot to pee in.
And You Thought Piglosi Was Scary?
Who is Barney Frank?
By Vasko Kohlmayer
"As Congress grapples with solutions for a faltering economy, Barney Frank sits
at the center of power." Thus wrote John Gallagher in The Advocate as our government officials
desperately struggled to limit the fallout from the unfolding financial crisis. Gallagher is right.
As Chairman of the Financial Service Committee in the US House of Representatives, Barney Frank
plays a crucial role in determining in what ways much of the bailout and stimulus money is spent.
This is because the committee over which he presides oversees the housing and banking sectors, two
industries that are at the center of the current economic crisis. But Frank's power and influence
extend beyond his chairmanship of the important Financial Services Committee. Outspoken, smart and
forceful, Frank has emerged as one of the heavyweights in the Democrat-led House and as such
instrumental in shaping its course and agenda. There are some who think that his behind-the-scenes
influence exceeds even that of Nancy Pelosi. Whether or not this is so, there can be no doubt that
Barney Frank is currently one of the most powerful politicians in the country.
Given his present position of influence, taxpayers may want to learn more about the background of
the man who directs how hundreds of billions of dollars of their money is spent.
Barnett "Barney" Frank was first elected to Congress in 1981 at the age of forty-one from
Massachusetts' 4th district. Six years later he made national news when he publicly declared his
homosexuality. By that admission he became the first openly gay member of the House of
Representatives.
In 1991, Barney Frank received an official reprimand for reflecting "discredit upon the House." The
reprimand came as a result of his relationship with a man named Steve Gobi, a male prostitute whom
Frank initially paid $80 for sex. Frank later took Gobi to live with him in his home, making him a
personal aide. He paid him $20,000 in compensation (unreported to the IRS) and let him use his car.
Subsequent investigation revealed that in the course of their relationship, Frank used his
congressional office and stationary to fix Gobi's 33 parking fines. Frank also used his
congressional letterhead to write a reference letter to Gobi's probation officer -- Gobi was under
court supervision as a convicted felon with a prison record -- in which he gave false information.
Most damningly, the investigation found that Gobi ran a prostitution ring from Frank's home. In his
defense, Frank asserted he knew nothing of Gobi's illicit enterprise.
The Democrat -controlled House voted 408-18 to reprimand Frank after a heated debate during which
some Republicans demanded expulsion. They pointed out that the claim that Frank did not know of
Gobi's criminal activities was incredible to say the least.
Jeff Jacoby of The Boston Globe summed up their sentiments when he wrote: "Most pathetic of all was
Frank's claim that he'd been 'victimized' -- that he was a just a 'good liberal' who was 'trying to
help' Gobie, but got 'suckered.'"
Frank's Democrat colleagues, however, insisted that this was precisely what happened. During the
debate, his friend Thomas Foglietta (D-PA) said, "Barney Frank is accused of being stupid and, my
friend, if being stupid were grounds for expulsion, there'd be very few of us left here."
Although the latter part of Foglietta's statement may well be true, the first part is decidedly not.
Whatever else he may be, Barney Frank is certainly not stupid. A former Harvard instructor, Barney
Frank twice won the title "brainiest", "funniest," and "most eloquent" member of the House in a
survey of Capitol Hill staffers. It truly strains the bounds of credulity that Frank, an
accomplished congressman and a former Ivy League lecturer, could be deceived under his own roof by
a street hustler.
After Gobi, Barney Frank become involved in another questionable -- and possibly criminally tainted
-- relationship with a man called Herb Moses. Moses, whom Frank called his "spouse," was a high-level
executive at Fannie Mae from 1991 until 1998. Dubbed a "mortgage guru" by the National Mortgage
News, Moses boasted that he helped develop "many of Fannie Mae's affordable housing and home
improvement lending programs." It was, of course, these kinds of programs that ultimately led to
the collapse of the subprime mortgage market that wiped out trillions dollars from the economy and
produced the economic turmoil that we now face. Even though there were those warning against the
precarious nature of the enterprise, Barney Frank -- whose committee oversees Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac -- kept resisting reforms and besmirching those voicing concerns.
When the Bush administration proposed that oversight of Fannie and Freddie be transferred to the
Treasury Department, Frank strongly opposed the plan, claiming:
"These two entities... are not facing any kind of financial crisis... The more people exaggerate
these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of
affordable housing."
Frank continued to claim almost until the day of the collapse that the two mortgage giants were
financially sound. If we lived in a sane world, Barney Frank would be compelled to testify about
his culpability in the current crisis and what role his romantic involvement with Herb Moses -- as
well as the campaign contribution he received from Fannie and Freddie -- played in his shilling for
these two moribund institutions.
Commenting on his shenanigans, Jeff Jacoby observed that under normal circumstances Frank's
questionable relationships could have well landed him in prison. Voters in his very liberal
congressional district, however, have awarded him with a string of easy re-elections.
In his public life Barney Frank is known as a civil rights hawk. A feisty progressive activist,
Frank has poured much of his energies into the area of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) issues. One of his great achievements was the founding of the National Stonewall Democrats, a
gay activist arm of the Democrat Party that brought under one umbrella previously unaffiliated LGBT
clubs across America. Describing itself as "a grassroots force for social change," the organization
is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and currently oversees more than 90 local chapters. The
organization's website states that its activities focus primarily on "mobilizing the LGBT [Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender] community to get out to vote on Election Day for fair-minded
Democrats; and standing up when Republicans attack our families..."
As could be expected from the founder of the National Stonewall Democrats, Barney Frank voted ‘no'
on constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. During the debate he praised the
progressive leaning of his own state's body politic: "I believe the political community of
Massachusetts is prepared to say, if two men love each other and are prepared to be committed to
each other legally as well as emotionally, that is rather a good thing and we will say it's okay."
In 1999 Frank voted ‘no' on a bill which would ban gay adoptions in Washington, D.C. Needless to
say, Frank's voting record has earned
him a 97% lifetime rating from the ACLU.
Throughout his career Frank has pushed for the decriminalization of medical marijuana. He recently
extended the scope of his efforts to the public at large. Last year he introduced a bill called
the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008, which would have removed federal
penalties for the possession of up to 100 grams (3.5 oz) of the drug. Although Frank often talks
about the "silliness" of jailing people for possessing small quantities of the substance, 100 grams
is actually a large amount, which, by most accounts, makes for more than 200 doses. According to a
recent analysis by High Times magazine, 100 grams of most marijuana strands goes for more than $1000
at street prices. Defending his bill, Frank said that it was "time for the politicians to catch up
with the public on this." Frank words almost make it look like it is a common thing for Americans
to walk around with $1000 worth of cannabis in their pockets.
In 2006, Frank voted against the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, a bill aimed at
restricting protests and demonstrations at soldiers' funerals. The measure passed unanimously in the
Senate with Frank being one of only three legislators in the House who voted against the Act.
In 2003 Barney Frank voted against the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, a brutal procedure during which
a baby -- often viable -- is killed in the birth canal by having its skull pierced and its brain
sucked out. In addition, Frank also voted against the Unborn Victims of Violence Act and against the
criminalization of taking of minors across state lines by non-family members to circumvent abortion
laws. Not surprisingly, Frank's voting record earned him a 100% rating from NARAL.
In the area of national defense, Barney Frank has for years advocated a 25 percent reduction in the
overall military budget of the United States. Earlier this month, he wrote in apiece that ran in
the Nation,
"If we do not make reductions approximating 25 percent of the military budget starting fairly
soon, it will be impossible to continue to fund an adequate level of domestic activity even with a
repeal of Bush's tax cuts for the very wealthy."
He then challenged those who call for fiscal responsibility to first look "where our spending has
been the most irresponsible and has produced the least good for the dollars expended - our military
budget."
All those who care about the future of this country should be greatly concerned that Barney Frank,
a leftist radical who publicly flaunts his homosexuality, is presently one of the most powerful
politicians in America. His recent actions and statements make it amply clear that he will seek to
use his present influence to implement as much of his extreme agenda as he possibly can. Given his
party's hold on the White House and Congress his efforts may meet with much success.
By Vasko Kohlmayer
"As Congress grapples with solutions for a faltering economy, Barney Frank sits
at the center of power." Thus wrote John Gallagher in The Advocate as our government officials
desperately struggled to limit the fallout from the unfolding financial crisis. Gallagher is right.
As Chairman of the Financial Service Committee in the US House of Representatives, Barney Frank
plays a crucial role in determining in what ways much of the bailout and stimulus money is spent.
This is because the committee over which he presides oversees the housing and banking sectors, two
industries that are at the center of the current economic crisis. But Frank's power and influence
extend beyond his chairmanship of the important Financial Services Committee. Outspoken, smart and
forceful, Frank has emerged as one of the heavyweights in the Democrat-led House and as such
instrumental in shaping its course and agenda. There are some who think that his behind-the-scenes
influence exceeds even that of Nancy Pelosi. Whether or not this is so, there can be no doubt that
Barney Frank is currently one of the most powerful politicians in the country.
Given his present position of influence, taxpayers may want to learn more about the background of
the man who directs how hundreds of billions of dollars of their money is spent.
Barnett "Barney" Frank was first elected to Congress in 1981 at the age of forty-one from
Massachusetts' 4th district. Six years later he made national news when he publicly declared his
homosexuality. By that admission he became the first openly gay member of the House of
Representatives.
In 1991, Barney Frank received an official reprimand for reflecting "discredit upon the House." The
reprimand came as a result of his relationship with a man named Steve Gobi, a male prostitute whom
Frank initially paid $80 for sex. Frank later took Gobi to live with him in his home, making him a
personal aide. He paid him $20,000 in compensation (unreported to the IRS) and let him use his car.
Subsequent investigation revealed that in the course of their relationship, Frank used his
congressional office and stationary to fix Gobi's 33 parking fines. Frank also used his
congressional letterhead to write a reference letter to Gobi's probation officer -- Gobi was under
court supervision as a convicted felon with a prison record -- in which he gave false information.
Most damningly, the investigation found that Gobi ran a prostitution ring from Frank's home. In his
defense, Frank asserted he knew nothing of Gobi's illicit enterprise.
The Democrat -controlled House voted 408-18 to reprimand Frank after a heated debate during which
some Republicans demanded expulsion. They pointed out that the claim that Frank did not know of
Gobi's criminal activities was incredible to say the least.
Jeff Jacoby of The Boston Globe summed up their sentiments when he wrote: "Most pathetic of all was
Frank's claim that he'd been 'victimized' -- that he was a just a 'good liberal' who was 'trying to
help' Gobie, but got 'suckered.'"
Frank's Democrat colleagues, however, insisted that this was precisely what happened. During the
debate, his friend Thomas Foglietta (D-PA) said, "Barney Frank is accused of being stupid and, my
friend, if being stupid were grounds for expulsion, there'd be very few of us left here."
Although the latter part of Foglietta's statement may well be true, the first part is decidedly not.
Whatever else he may be, Barney Frank is certainly not stupid. A former Harvard instructor, Barney
Frank twice won the title "brainiest", "funniest," and "most eloquent" member of the House in a
survey of Capitol Hill staffers. It truly strains the bounds of credulity that Frank, an
accomplished congressman and a former Ivy League lecturer, could be deceived under his own roof by
a street hustler.
After Gobi, Barney Frank become involved in another questionable -- and possibly criminally tainted
-- relationship with a man called Herb Moses. Moses, whom Frank called his "spouse," was a high-level
executive at Fannie Mae from 1991 until 1998. Dubbed a "mortgage guru" by the National Mortgage
News, Moses boasted that he helped develop "many of Fannie Mae's affordable housing and home
improvement lending programs." It was, of course, these kinds of programs that ultimately led to
the collapse of the subprime mortgage market that wiped out trillions dollars from the economy and
produced the economic turmoil that we now face. Even though there were those warning against the
precarious nature of the enterprise, Barney Frank -- whose committee oversees Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac -- kept resisting reforms and besmirching those voicing concerns.
When the Bush administration proposed that oversight of Fannie and Freddie be transferred to the
Treasury Department, Frank strongly opposed the plan, claiming:
"These two entities... are not facing any kind of financial crisis... The more people exaggerate
these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of
affordable housing."
Frank continued to claim almost until the day of the collapse that the two mortgage giants were
financially sound. If we lived in a sane world, Barney Frank would be compelled to testify about
his culpability in the current crisis and what role his romantic involvement with Herb Moses -- as
well as the campaign contribution he received from Fannie and Freddie -- played in his shilling for
these two moribund institutions.
Commenting on his shenanigans, Jeff Jacoby observed that under normal circumstances Frank's
questionable relationships could have well landed him in prison. Voters in his very liberal
congressional district, however, have awarded him with a string of easy re-elections.
In his public life Barney Frank is known as a civil rights hawk. A feisty progressive activist,
Frank has poured much of his energies into the area of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) issues. One of his great achievements was the founding of the National Stonewall Democrats, a
gay activist arm of the Democrat Party that brought under one umbrella previously unaffiliated LGBT
clubs across America. Describing itself as "a grassroots force for social change," the organization
is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and currently oversees more than 90 local chapters. The
organization's website states that its activities focus primarily on "mobilizing the LGBT [Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender] community to get out to vote on Election Day for fair-minded
Democrats; and standing up when Republicans attack our families..."
As could be expected from the founder of the National Stonewall Democrats, Barney Frank voted ‘no'
on constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. During the debate he praised the
progressive leaning of his own state's body politic: "I believe the political community of
Massachusetts is prepared to say, if two men love each other and are prepared to be committed to
each other legally as well as emotionally, that is rather a good thing and we will say it's okay."
In 1999 Frank voted ‘no' on a bill which would ban gay adoptions in Washington, D.C. Needless to
say, Frank's voting record has earned
him a 97% lifetime rating from the ACLU.
Throughout his career Frank has pushed for the decriminalization of medical marijuana. He recently
extended the scope of his efforts to the public at large. Last year he introduced a bill called
the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008, which would have removed federal
penalties for the possession of up to 100 grams (3.5 oz) of the drug. Although Frank often talks
about the "silliness" of jailing people for possessing small quantities of the substance, 100 grams
is actually a large amount, which, by most accounts, makes for more than 200 doses. According to a
recent analysis by High Times magazine, 100 grams of most marijuana strands goes for more than $1000
at street prices. Defending his bill, Frank said that it was "time for the politicians to catch up
with the public on this." Frank words almost make it look like it is a common thing for Americans
to walk around with $1000 worth of cannabis in their pockets.
In 2006, Frank voted against the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, a bill aimed at
restricting protests and demonstrations at soldiers' funerals. The measure passed unanimously in the
Senate with Frank being one of only three legislators in the House who voted against the Act.
In 2003 Barney Frank voted against the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, a brutal procedure during which
a baby -- often viable -- is killed in the birth canal by having its skull pierced and its brain
sucked out. In addition, Frank also voted against the Unborn Victims of Violence Act and against the
criminalization of taking of minors across state lines by non-family members to circumvent abortion
laws. Not surprisingly, Frank's voting record earned him a 100% rating from NARAL.
In the area of national defense, Barney Frank has for years advocated a 25 percent reduction in the
overall military budget of the United States. Earlier this month, he wrote in apiece that ran in
the Nation,
"If we do not make reductions approximating 25 percent of the military budget starting fairly
soon, it will be impossible to continue to fund an adequate level of domestic activity even with a
repeal of Bush's tax cuts for the very wealthy."
He then challenged those who call for fiscal responsibility to first look "where our spending has
been the most irresponsible and has produced the least good for the dollars expended - our military
budget."
All those who care about the future of this country should be greatly concerned that Barney Frank,
a leftist radical who publicly flaunts his homosexuality, is presently one of the most powerful
politicians in America. His recent actions and statements make it amply clear that he will seek to
use his present influence to implement as much of his extreme agenda as he possibly can. Given his
party's hold on the White House and Congress his efforts may meet with much success.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
It Truly is Time for You to Go!
I am not Catholic but this really pisses me off. Hey you Imposter, where do you get off, this country was founded on Christian beliefs and for you to disrepect the American people over and over again,well you need to go back home to Kenya.
Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By Edwin Mora
Photo of Gaston Hall stage that shows symbol "IHS" that was covered up during President Obama's speech to accommodate a White House request. - Georgetown University says it covered over the monogram “IHS”--symbolizing the name of Jesus Christ—because it was inscribed on a pediment on the stage where President Obama spoke at the university on Tuesday and the White House had asked Georgetown to cover up all signs and symbols there.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the “IHS” monogram that had previously adorned the stage at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall was still covered up--when the pediment where it had appeared was photographed by CNSNews.com.
President Obama is greeted by Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia as he arrives to deliver remarks on the economy, April 14, 2009, at Georgetown University. Georgetown had covered the symbol "IHS" on the pediment above and behind the two men. “In coordinating the logistical arrangements for yesterday’s event, Georgetown honored the White House staff’s request to cover all of the Georgetown University signage and symbols behind Gaston Hall stage,” Julie Green Bataille, associate vice president for communications at Georgetown, told CNSNews.com.
“The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other policy speeches,” she added. “Frankly, the pipe and drape wasn’t high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.”
Pediment in Gaston Hall with "IHS" covered as photographed by CNSNews.com, April 15, 2009. On Wednesday, CNSNews.com inspected the pediment embedded in the wall at the back of the stage in Gaston Hall, where Obama delivered his speech. The letters “IHS” were not to be found. They appeared to be shrouded with a triangle of black-painted plywood.
Pictures of the wooden pediment prior to Obama’s speech show the letters “IHS" in gold. Many photos posted on the Internet of other events at Gaston Hall show the letters clearly.
The White House did not respond to a request from CNSNews.com to comment on the covering up of Jesus’ name at Gaston Hall.
President Obama speaking at Gaston Hall at Georgetown on April 14 with the "IHS" covered up on the pediment behind him. Georgetown, which is run by the Jesuit order, is one of the most prestigious Catholic institutions of higher education in the United States.
Roman Catholics traditionally use “IHS” as an abbreviation for Jesus’ name. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541) and thus became the emblem of his institute.” The Society of Jesus is the formal name for the Jesuits.
Gaston Hall stage as it looked on the afternoon of April 15 with "IHS" still shrouded. Although the monogram was covered over on the wooden pediment at the back of the Gaston Hall stage where it would have been directly above and behind President Obama as he spoke, the letters “IHS” are posted elsewhere around the hall approximately 26 times on shields representing different parts of the United States and the world.
Obama did not mention the name of Jesus during his address. However, he did mention Christ’s Sermon on the Mount.
“There is a parable at the end of the Sermon on the Mount that tells a story of two men…‘the rain descended and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house…it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock,’” Obama said.
“We cannot rebuild this economy on the same pile of sand,” he added. “We must build our house upon a rock.”
Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By Edwin Mora
Photo of Gaston Hall stage that shows symbol "IHS" that was covered up during President Obama's speech to accommodate a White House request. - Georgetown University says it covered over the monogram “IHS”--symbolizing the name of Jesus Christ—because it was inscribed on a pediment on the stage where President Obama spoke at the university on Tuesday and the White House had asked Georgetown to cover up all signs and symbols there.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the “IHS” monogram that had previously adorned the stage at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall was still covered up--when the pediment where it had appeared was photographed by CNSNews.com.
President Obama is greeted by Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia as he arrives to deliver remarks on the economy, April 14, 2009, at Georgetown University. Georgetown had covered the symbol "IHS" on the pediment above and behind the two men. “In coordinating the logistical arrangements for yesterday’s event, Georgetown honored the White House staff’s request to cover all of the Georgetown University signage and symbols behind Gaston Hall stage,” Julie Green Bataille, associate vice president for communications at Georgetown, told CNSNews.com.
“The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other policy speeches,” she added. “Frankly, the pipe and drape wasn’t high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.”
Pediment in Gaston Hall with "IHS" covered as photographed by CNSNews.com, April 15, 2009. On Wednesday, CNSNews.com inspected the pediment embedded in the wall at the back of the stage in Gaston Hall, where Obama delivered his speech. The letters “IHS” were not to be found. They appeared to be shrouded with a triangle of black-painted plywood.
Pictures of the wooden pediment prior to Obama’s speech show the letters “IHS" in gold. Many photos posted on the Internet of other events at Gaston Hall show the letters clearly.
The White House did not respond to a request from CNSNews.com to comment on the covering up of Jesus’ name at Gaston Hall.
President Obama speaking at Gaston Hall at Georgetown on April 14 with the "IHS" covered up on the pediment behind him. Georgetown, which is run by the Jesuit order, is one of the most prestigious Catholic institutions of higher education in the United States.
Roman Catholics traditionally use “IHS” as an abbreviation for Jesus’ name. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541) and thus became the emblem of his institute.” The Society of Jesus is the formal name for the Jesuits.
Gaston Hall stage as it looked on the afternoon of April 15 with "IHS" still shrouded. Although the monogram was covered over on the wooden pediment at the back of the Gaston Hall stage where it would have been directly above and behind President Obama as he spoke, the letters “IHS” are posted elsewhere around the hall approximately 26 times on shields representing different parts of the United States and the world.
Obama did not mention the name of Jesus during his address. However, he did mention Christ’s Sermon on the Mount.
“There is a parable at the end of the Sermon on the Mount that tells a story of two men…‘the rain descended and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house…it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock,’” Obama said.
“We cannot rebuild this economy on the same pile of sand,” he added. “We must build our house upon a rock.”
ENOUGH ALREADY!
By Bob Minzesheimer and Craig Wilson, USA TODAY
Bo, the Obamas' 6-month-old Portuguese water dog, proved Tuesday that he has "star quality" with his rambunctious debut at the White House. And now he, and the president, will star in the children's book Bo, America's Commander in Leash by Naren Aryal, illustrated by Danny Moore (Mascot Books), expected to be in stores next week.
And what a busy boy Bo is! The book begins with Bo stealing the president's letter opener, and he's off and running for the next 25 pages. Flying off the Obama girls' swing. Running from bees near the first lady's vegetable garden. Putting green dye in the fountain for St. Patrick's Day. He even serves up a summer burger to Vice President Biden.
Dog lovers will be most amused by the fact that Bo, like most dogs, loves to stick his head out of a vehicle's window to catch the breeze. No car for Bo, though. This time Bo is enjoying the view and breeze from the window of the president's helicopter.
It all ends with Bo, exhausted by his day's activities at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., dreaming about the lucky White House pets who have preceded him.
The $14.95 book, aimed at kids 4 to 10, has been in the works for two months, says Aryal, publisher of Mascot, which specializes in books about team and school mascots. Aryal says he wrote a story narrated by a mischievous White House puppy and added details once Bo's identity was known. (The book is also available from mascotbooks.com.)
I think $14.95 is way too much money for a book for kids, how many parents have that kind of money when they need food, gas, clothes, etc. This is all we need another book with the Imposter involved. GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!
Bo, the Obamas' 6-month-old Portuguese water dog, proved Tuesday that he has "star quality" with his rambunctious debut at the White House. And now he, and the president, will star in the children's book Bo, America's Commander in Leash by Naren Aryal, illustrated by Danny Moore (Mascot Books), expected to be in stores next week.
And what a busy boy Bo is! The book begins with Bo stealing the president's letter opener, and he's off and running for the next 25 pages. Flying off the Obama girls' swing. Running from bees near the first lady's vegetable garden. Putting green dye in the fountain for St. Patrick's Day. He even serves up a summer burger to Vice President Biden.
Dog lovers will be most amused by the fact that Bo, like most dogs, loves to stick his head out of a vehicle's window to catch the breeze. No car for Bo, though. This time Bo is enjoying the view and breeze from the window of the president's helicopter.
It all ends with Bo, exhausted by his day's activities at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., dreaming about the lucky White House pets who have preceded him.
The $14.95 book, aimed at kids 4 to 10, has been in the works for two months, says Aryal, publisher of Mascot, which specializes in books about team and school mascots. Aryal says he wrote a story narrated by a mischievous White House puppy and added details once Bo's identity was known. (The book is also available from mascotbooks.com.)
I think $14.95 is way too much money for a book for kids, how many parents have that kind of money when they need food, gas, clothes, etc. This is all we need another book with the Imposter involved. GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Slogans from AFA Website for Your TEA Poster
“Free thinkers for a free market”
“Spare us Your 'Change'”
“Bailouts, Stimulus, and Pork. Oh My!”
“Party Like it's 1773”
“The Answer to 2009 is 1776”
“Don't Stimulate: Liberate”
“Paying My Mortgage, and Yours Too”
“Don't Tread on Me”
“Keep Your Bailout; I’ll Keep My Freedom”
“Obamanomics: Chains You Can Believe In”
“Born Free, Taxed to Death”
“Give me Liberty, not Debt”
“Pillage and Plunder: At Least the Vikings did it Openly”
“Commander and Thief”
“If You Think Health Care is Expensive Now, Wait Until it's Free”
“It’s not a stimulus bill, it’s a strangulation bill.”
“Your Mortgage is Not My Problem”
“Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.”
“Repeal the Bailout”
“We the People…are now owned by the Chinese.”
“Obamanomics – Chains you can believe in”
“Obamanomics – Trickle up poverty”
“Stimulate business, not government”
“DOW 6000 – Thanks for the change”
“Honk if I’m paying your mortgage”
“You can’t borrow prosperity”
“I’ll keep my freedom, you keep the Change”
“Home ownership is not an entitlement”
“I’ll pay for my house, you pay for yours”
“Welcome back Carter”
“Party like it’s 1773”
“Proud American capitalist”
“Repeal the pork or your bacon is cooked”
“Your mortgage is not my problem”
“No taxation without deliberation”
“Give me liberty, don’t give me debt!”
“You can’t spend your way out of debt”
“$11 Trillion and climbing – Now that’s a lot of change!”
“Wake up America, stop the insanity!”
“R.I.P. Free market economy”
“Save trees, stop printing money”
“Marxism – Reagan defeated it, Obama embraces it”
“Don’t tread on me” (Gadsden flag or First Navy Jack)
“I want your money” (recruiting picture of Uncle Sam)
“See what happens when you give a junior senator a credit card?”
“Socialism is not an American value”
“Wall Street got a bailout and all I got was the bill”
“TARP = $750 Billion
Stimulus = $870 Billion
2009 Deficit = $1.75 Trillion
U.S. Dollar = WORTHLESS!!”
“Just Say No” (word “Socialism” with circle and slash)
“Liberty is all the stimulus we need”
“You keep your Change, and I’ll keep mine”
“No to American Socialism”
“Socialism kills”
“Freedom Works”
“You can’t spend your way out of debt”
“The government’s dumb, the market’s rational”
“Yes we can – stop the bailouts!”
“Bailouts + Debt = fiscal child abuse”
“Stop Spending, Start Cutting”
“Why don’t you cut my taxes instead?”
“Promote responsibility, no more bailouts!”
“Let the markets work”
“Stop rewarding failure”
“Save the children – stop spending their money”
“Who will bail out the government?”
“I will not pay for someone else’s house”
“I don’t want your debt”
“Stop punishing success”
“You can’t multiply wealth by dividing it”
“Redistribution just means less for everyone”
“USSA”
“Your pork broke my piggy bank”
“We the people want our money back”
“Socialism – not the change we need!”
“No bailouts.”
“Freedom Works – Bailouts Hurt”
“Freedom – A stimulus we can afford”
“Let the Failures Fail”
“Spare us Your 'Change'”
“Bailouts, Stimulus, and Pork. Oh My!”
“Party Like it's 1773”
“The Answer to 2009 is 1776”
“Don't Stimulate: Liberate”
“Paying My Mortgage, and Yours Too”
“Don't Tread on Me”
“Keep Your Bailout; I’ll Keep My Freedom”
“Obamanomics: Chains You Can Believe In”
“Born Free, Taxed to Death”
“Give me Liberty, not Debt”
“Pillage and Plunder: At Least the Vikings did it Openly”
“Commander and Thief”
“If You Think Health Care is Expensive Now, Wait Until it's Free”
“It’s not a stimulus bill, it’s a strangulation bill.”
“Your Mortgage is Not My Problem”
“Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.”
“Repeal the Bailout”
“We the People…are now owned by the Chinese.”
“Obamanomics – Chains you can believe in”
“Obamanomics – Trickle up poverty”
“Stimulate business, not government”
“DOW 6000 – Thanks for the change”
“Honk if I’m paying your mortgage”
“You can’t borrow prosperity”
“I’ll keep my freedom, you keep the Change”
“Home ownership is not an entitlement”
“I’ll pay for my house, you pay for yours”
“Welcome back Carter”
“Party like it’s 1773”
“Proud American capitalist”
“Repeal the pork or your bacon is cooked”
“Your mortgage is not my problem”
“No taxation without deliberation”
“Give me liberty, don’t give me debt!”
“You can’t spend your way out of debt”
“$11 Trillion and climbing – Now that’s a lot of change!”
“Wake up America, stop the insanity!”
“R.I.P. Free market economy”
“Save trees, stop printing money”
“Marxism – Reagan defeated it, Obama embraces it”
“Don’t tread on me” (Gadsden flag or First Navy Jack)
“I want your money” (recruiting picture of Uncle Sam)
“See what happens when you give a junior senator a credit card?”
“Socialism is not an American value”
“Wall Street got a bailout and all I got was the bill”
“TARP = $750 Billion
Stimulus = $870 Billion
2009 Deficit = $1.75 Trillion
U.S. Dollar = WORTHLESS!!”
“Just Say No” (word “Socialism” with circle and slash)
“Liberty is all the stimulus we need”
“You keep your Change, and I’ll keep mine”
“No to American Socialism”
“Socialism kills”
“Freedom Works”
“You can’t spend your way out of debt”
“The government’s dumb, the market’s rational”
“Yes we can – stop the bailouts!”
“Bailouts + Debt = fiscal child abuse”
“Stop Spending, Start Cutting”
“Why don’t you cut my taxes instead?”
“Promote responsibility, no more bailouts!”
“Let the markets work”
“Stop rewarding failure”
“Save the children – stop spending their money”
“Who will bail out the government?”
“I will not pay for someone else’s house”
“I don’t want your debt”
“Stop punishing success”
“You can’t multiply wealth by dividing it”
“Redistribution just means less for everyone”
“USSA”
“Your pork broke my piggy bank”
“We the people want our money back”
“Socialism – not the change we need!”
“No bailouts.”
“Freedom Works – Bailouts Hurt”
“Freedom – A stimulus we can afford”
“Let the Failures Fail”
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Kitty Litter Yarn
OK this is one piece of written work that deserves mention. I was reading my Knitter's Review weekly email and there was an article talking about using kitty litter to make yarn. Having 4 cats and lots of litter this piqued my interest. HOwever I should have know it was April Fool's Day and it was all a joke, however go read it it is hilarious.
http://www.knittersreview.com/article_yarn.asp?article=/review/profile/090402_a.asp
http://www.knittersreview.com/article_yarn.asp?article=/review/profile/090402_a.asp
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
OMG
How uncouth can one individual be? Where are the protocol people in the White House? Bring Goldie Hawn in, she at least read the Protocol manual.
First he gives PM Brown dvd's which you can't play in England and replicas of Marine one and now he gives the Queen an I-Pod. Read all about it on Michelle Malkins blog: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/01/dohbama-strikes-again-disses-uk/
So what do you think he will do with the picture he received of the Queen? Bet MO won't allow that anywhere in the WH.
It is a sad and embarassing day again with the Imposter.
First he gives PM Brown dvd's which you can't play in England and replicas of Marine one and now he gives the Queen an I-Pod. Read all about it on Michelle Malkins blog: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/01/dohbama-strikes-again-disses-uk/
So what do you think he will do with the picture he received of the Queen? Bet MO won't allow that anywhere in the WH.
It is a sad and embarassing day again with the Imposter.
Gitmo is Too Good for Them
Imagine you are a mom of a teenager and you are throwing a birthday party. What would you serve? Soda, cake, ice cream, maybe pizza. How about Vodka? And how about giving $10 to the child who could swig the vodka the fastest.
The mother of the birthday girl is 43 and supplied liquor and beer for the event. 6 13 and 14 year old girls had been invited to the birthday party. One child had a blood alcohol content of .218 and was passed on the floor in the basement. Two of the girls are in the hospital with alcohol poisoning. The other mother is 25. They were only charged with child endangerment. At least 70 beer bottles and empty vodka and bourbon bottles were found as well.
I don't even know what to say about this, but these mothers should be locked up for life in some dark and cruel place. If you have kids make sure you know what is going on outside your own house. Mothers like these lurk everywhere.
The mother of the birthday girl is 43 and supplied liquor and beer for the event. 6 13 and 14 year old girls had been invited to the birthday party. One child had a blood alcohol content of .218 and was passed on the floor in the basement. Two of the girls are in the hospital with alcohol poisoning. The other mother is 25. They were only charged with child endangerment. At least 70 beer bottles and empty vodka and bourbon bottles were found as well.
I don't even know what to say about this, but these mothers should be locked up for life in some dark and cruel place. If you have kids make sure you know what is going on outside your own house. Mothers like these lurk everywhere.
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