Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Got this in my email today:

Who Has the Brains Here?
by Cindy Osborne



The Hollywood group is at it again. These anarchists are holding antiwar rallies, screaming about the Bush Administration, running ads in major newspapers, and defaming the President and his Cabinet every chance they get. These ingrates will talk to anyone and everyone who will listen.

These Hollywood instant political scientists publicly defile our President and call him names like stupid, moron, and idiot. Jessica Lange went so far as to tell a crowd in Spain that she hates President Bush and is embarrassed to be an American. Why won't she just leave!

So, just how ignorant are these people who are running the country? Let's look at the biographies of these stupid, ignorant, moronic leaders, and then look at the celebrities who are castigating them.

President George W. Bush:
Bachelors Degree from Yale University
MBA from Harvard Business School.

He served as an F-102 pilot for the Texas Air National Guard. He began his career
in the oil and gas business in Midland in 1975 and worked in the energy industry until 1986. He was elected Governor on November 8, 1994, with 53.5 percent of the vote. In a historic reelection victory, he became the first Texas Governor to be elected to consecutive four-year terms on November 3, 1998, winning 68.6 percent of the vote. In 1998, Governor Bush won 49 percent of the Hispanic vote, 27 percent of the African-American vote, 27 percent of Democrats and 65 percent of women. He won more Texas counties, 240 of 254, than any modern Republican other that Richard Nixon in 1972 and is the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win the heavily Hispanic and Democratic border counties of El Paso, Cameron and Hidalgo. (Someone began circulating a false story about his IQ being lower than any other President. If you were dumb enough to believe it, you might want to go to URBANLEGENDS.COM to see the truth.)

Vice President Dick Cheney
B.A. in 1965 and a M.A. in 1966, both in political science.
Two years later, he won an American Political Science Association congressional fellowship.

One of Vice President Cheney's primary duties is to share with individuals, members
of Congress, and foreign leaders, President Bush's vision to strengthen our economy, secure our homeland, and win the War on Terrorism. In his official role as President of the Senate, Vice President Cheney regularly goes to Capitol Hill to meet with Senators and members of the House of Representatives to work on the Administration's legislative goals. In his travels as Vice President, he has seen first hand the great demands the war on terrorism is placing on the men and women of our military, and he is proud of the tremendous job they are doing for the United States of America.

Secretary of State Colin Powell
New York City public schools
City College of New York (CCNY), B. S. Degree in Geology.

Master of Business Administration Degree from George Washington University. Secretary Powell also joined ROTC at CCNY and received a commission as an Army second lieutenant upon graduation in June 1958. He is the recipient of numerous US and foreign military awards and decorations. Secretary Powell's civilian awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President's Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal, and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished Service Medal. Several schools and other institutions have been named in his honor, and he holds honorary degrees from universities and colleges across the country.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
Princeton University (on scholarship) A.B. 1954
US Navy (1954-57), Naval aviator
Congressional Assistant to Rep. Robert Griffin (R-MI), 1957-59
US Representative, Illinois, 1962-69

He has also held many public service posts including Assistant to the President, Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Director of the Cost of Living Council, 1969-74, US Ambassador to NATO, 1973-74, head of Presidential Transition Team, 1974, Assistant to the President, Director of White House Office of Operations, White House Chief of Staff, 1974-77, Secretary of Defense, 1975-77.

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge
Raised in a working class family in veterans' public housing in Erie.
Earned a scholarship to Harvard, graduating with honors in 1967.

After his first year at The Dickinson School of Law, drafted into the US Army, where he served as an infantry staff sergeant in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star for Valor.
After returning to Pennsylvania, earned his Law Degree and was in private practice before becoming Assistant District Attorney in Erie County.
Elected to Congress in 1982.
First enlisted Vietnam combat veteran elected to the US House, overwhelmingly reelected six times.

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver 1974.
Master's from the University of Notre Dame in 1975.
Ph.D. from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver in 1981.

(Note: Rice enrolled at the University of Denver at the age of 15, graduating at 19 with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Cum Laude. She earned a Master's Degree at the University of Notre Dame and a Doctorate from the University of Denver's Graduate School of International Studies. Both of her advanced degrees are also in
Political Science. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from Morehouse College in 1991, the
University of Alabama in 1994, and the University of Notre Dame in 1995. At Stanford, she has been a member of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. Her books include "Germany Unified" and "Europe Transformed" (1995) with Philip Zelikow, "The Gorbachev Era" (1986) with Alexander Dallin, and "Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army" (1984). She also has written numerous articles on Soviet and East European foreign and defense policy, and has addressed audiences in settings ranging from the US Ambassador's
Residence in Moscow to the Commonwealth Club to the 1992 and 2000 Republican National Conventions. From 1989 through March 1991, the period of German reunification and the final days of the Soviet Union, she served in the Bush Administration as Director, and then Senior Director, of Soviet and East European Affairs in the National Security Council, and a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, she served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1997, she served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender, Integrated Training in the Military. She was a member of the boards of directors for the Chevron Corporation, the Charles Schwab Corporation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the University of Notre Dame, the International Advisory Council of J.P. Morgan and the San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors. She was a Founding Board member of the Center for a New Generation, an educational support fund for schools in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, California and was Vice President of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula. In addition, her past board service has encompassed such organizations as Transamerica Corporation, Hewlett Packard, the Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Rand Corporation, the National Council for Soviet and East European Studies, the Mid-Peninsula Urban Coalition and KQED, public broadcasting for San Francisco. Born November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama, she earned her bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver in 1974; her Master's from the University of Notre Dame in 1975; and her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver in 1981. She
is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from Morehouse College in 1991, the University of Alabama in 1994, and the University of Notre Dame in 1995. She resides in Washington, D.C.

So who are these celebrities? What is their education? What is their experience in affairs of State or in National Security? While I will defend to the death their right to express their opinions, I think that if they are going to call into question the intelligence of our leaders, we should also have all the facts on their educations and background.

Barbra Streisand: Completed high school
Career: Singing and acting

Cher: Dropped out of school in 9th grade.
Career: Singing and acting

Martin Sheen: Flunked exam to enter University of Dayton.
Career: Acting

Jessica Lange: Dropped out college mid-freshman year.
Career: Acting

Alec Baldwin: Dropped out of George Washington U. after scandal
Career: Acting

Julia Roberts: Completed high school
Career: Acting

Sean Penn: Completed High school
Career: Acting

Susan Sarandon: Degree in Drama from Catholic University of America
in Washington, D.C.
Career: Acting

Ed Asner: Completed High school
Career: Acting

George Clooney: Dropped out of University of Kentucky
Career: Acting

Michael Moore: Dropped out first year University of Michigan.
Career: Movie Director

Sarah Jessica Parker: Completed High School
Career: Acting

Jennifer Anniston: Completed High School
Career: Acting

Mike Farrell: Completed High school
Career: Acting

Janeane Garofelo: Dropped out of college
Career: Stand up comedienne

Larry Hagman: Dropped out of Bard College after one year
Career: Acting

When comparing the education and experience of these two groups, we should also remember that President Bush and his cabinet are briefed daily, even hourly, on the War on Terror and threats to our security. They are privy to information gathered around the world concerning the Middle East, the threats to America, the intentions of terrorists and terrorist-supporting governments. They are in constant communication with the CIA, the FBI, Interpol, NATO, The United Nations, our own military, and that of our allies around the world. We cannot simply believe that we have full knowledge of the threats, because we watch CNN!! We cannot believe that we are in any way as informed as our leaders.

These celebrities have no intelligence gathering agents, no fact finding groups, no insight into the minds of those who would destroy our country. They only have a deep seated hatred for all things Republican. By nature, and no one knows quite why, the Hollywood elitists detest Conservative views and anything that supports or uplifts
the United States of America. The silence was deafening from the Left when Bill Clinton bombed a pharmaceutical factory outside of Khartoum, or when he attacked the Bosnian Serbs in 1995 and 1999. He bombed Serbia itself to get Slobodan Milosevic out of Kosovo, and not a single peace rally was held. When our Rangers were ambushed in Somalia and 18 young American lives were lost, not a peep was heard from Hollywood. Yet now, after our nation has been attacked on its own soil, after 3,000 Americans were killed by freedom hating terrorists while going about their routine lives, they want to hold allies against the war. Why the change? Because an honest, God-fearing Republican sits in the White House.

Another irony is that in 1987, when Ronald Reagan was in office, the Hollywood group aligned themselves with disarmament groups like SANE, FREEZE, and PEACE ACTION, urging our own government to disarm and freeze the manufacturing of any further nuclear weapons, in order to promote world peace. It is curious that now, even after we have heard all the evidence that Saddam Hussein has chemical, biological and is very close to obtaining nuclear weapons, their is no cry from this group for him to disarm. They believe we should leave him alone in his quest for these weapons of mass destruction, even though it is certain that these deadly weapons will eventually be used against us in our own cities.

So why the hype out of Hollywood? Could these celebrities believe that since they draw such astronomical salaries, they are entitled to also determine the course of our Nation? That they can make viable decisions concerning war and peace? Did Michael Moore have the backing of the Nation when he recently thanked France, on our behalf, for being a good enough friend to tell us we were wrong? I know for certain he was not speaking for me. Does Sean Penn fancy himself a Diplomat, in going to Iraq when we are just weeks away from war? Does he believe that his High School diploma gives him the knowledge (and the right) to go to a country that is controlled by a maniacal dictator, and speak on behalf of the American people? Or is it the fact that he pulls in more money per year than the average American worker will see in a lifetime? Does his bank account give him clout?

The ultimate irony is that many of these celebrities have made a shambles of their own lives, with drug abuse, alcoholism, numerous marriages and divorces, scrapes with the law, publicized temper tantrums, etc. How dare they pretend to know what is best for an entire nation! What is even more bizarre is how many people in this country will listen and accept their views, simply because they liked them in a certain movie, or have fond memories of an old television sitcom!

It is time for us, as citizens of the United States, to educate ourselves about the world around us. If future generations are going to enjoy the freedoms that our forefathers bequeathed us, if they are ever to know peace in their own country and their world, to live without fear of terrorism striking in their own cities, we must assure that this nation remains strong. We must make certain that those who would destroy us are made aware of the severe consequences that will befall them.

Yes, it is a wonderful dream to sit down with dictators and terrorists and join hands, singing Cumbaya and talking of world peace. But it is not real. We did not stop Adolf Hitler from taking over the entire continent of Europe by simply talking to him. We sent our best and brightest, with the strength and determination that this Country is
known for, and defeated the Nazi regime. President John F. Kennedy did not stop the Soviet ships from unloading their nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962 with mere words. He stopped them with action, and threat of immediate war if the ships did not turn around. We did not end the Cold War with conferences. It ended with the strong belief of President Ronald Reagan, peace through strength.

And we will not even mention the Dixie Chicks!

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Anyone who knows me knows i'm not much of a country music fan... in fact I like to call it "music of the devil." Clint Black has gone a writen a song that I like, even though he's a county music singer.


"I RAQ AND ROLL"

Words and Music by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas

YOU CAN WAVE YOUR SIGNS IN PROTEST
AGAINST AMERICA TAKING STANDS
THE STANDS AMERICA'S TAKEN
ARE THE REASON THAT YOU CAN

IF EVERYONE WOULD GO FOR PEACE
THERE'D BE NO NEED FOR WAR
BUT WE CAN'T IGNORE THE DEVIL
HE'LL KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE

SOME SEE THIS IN BLACK AND WHITE
OTHERS ONLY GRAY
WE'RE NOT BEGGING FOR A FIGHT
NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY

WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION
THAT SHOULD PUT'EM ALL TO SHAME
BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEADLINE
WHEN I'M CALLED IN THE GAME

CHORUS
I RAQ, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M BACK AND I'M A HIGH TECH GI JOE
I PRAY FOR PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR
AND I NEVER WILL FORGET
THERE'S NO PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FREEDOM
SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD

THIS TERROR ISN'T MAN TO MAN
THEY CAN BE NO MORE THAN COWARDS
IF THEY WON'T SHOW US THEIR WEAPONS
WE MIGHT HAVE TO SHOW THEM OURS

IT MIGHT BE A SMART BOMB
THEY FIND STUPID PEOPLE TOO
AND IF YOU STAND WITH THE LIKES OF SADDAM
ONE JUST MIIGHT FIND YOU

CHORUS II
I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M BACK AND I'M A HIGH TECH GI JOE
I'VE GOT INFRARED, I'VE GOT GPS AND I'VE GOT THAT GOOD OLD FASHIONED LEAD
THERE'S NO PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FREEDOM
SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD

BRIDGE
NOW YOU CAN COME ALONG
OR YOU CAN STAY BEHIND
OR YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY
BUT OUR TROOPS TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE
FOR THE GOOD OLD U.S.A.


I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
IN THE USA
I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M TALKIN' ABOUT THE USA

Bob Barnett: "At a time when we should be coming together as Americans we're being distracted by ignorant comments from entertainers. Should we put so much stock in the comments of these people who are basically modern day court jesters?"

Saturday, March 08, 2003

Scientists: Internet speed record smashed

Scientists at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center used fiber-optic cables to transfer 6.7 gigabytes of data -- the equivalent of two DVD movies -- across 6,800 miles in less than a minute.

Sweet!

Friday, March 07, 2003

Knowledge Base

Question

i have tried to change the template a couple times but whenever i check if it worked, it hasn't changed. what do i do?

Answer

Sometimes this is as simple as needing to post and publish. Changes are not visible on you blog until they are published.

Additionally, but infrequently, we have had difficulties with saving template data. This is usually cleared up by the following day. If you encounter this problem, please wait a few hours or until the next day and try again. Also, please check the list of documented errors to see if your specific problem is explained:

Possible error list

I guess I need to keep posting random things until it works eh?


...no dice.
Ok, so I've been goofing around with the blogger template to see if I can get my post's a bit more seperated (I thought they all kinda ran together)... So far I haven't seemed to get it to work right. Currntly looking in the help area's of bloggers webpage...
...suggested I need to publish and post to see the changes I've made...
...here goes...
Police: Child Porn Found On Principal's Computer Elementary principal arrested after child porn found on school computer...

NEWFIELDS, N.H. -- The former principal of Newfields Elementary School was taken into custody Thursday morning after child pornography was allegedly found on a school-issued laptop computer.

Police said 84 pornographic images were found on the laptop, including children engaged in various sex acts with each other and adults.

Whoa! I wonder how many of my principal's were in to child porn?!? This idiot should have founds something more constructive to do with his spare time. Doesn't it make you feel good to know that Newfields' school tax money was put to good use?
Canoga High protest turns into looting


Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - An anti-war march against the U.S. policy on Iraq by about 500 Canoga Park High School students turned ugly Wednesday when some in the crowd started looting a gas station convenience store and disrupting traffic.

A group of students who skipped class to participate in the lunchtime protests stole candy bars and knocked over displays at the Mobil gas station at the corner of Topanga Canyon and Victory boulevards, officials said. Five of them were detained on suspicion of vandalism and theft, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.

Store owner Masood Behroozi said his clerk saw several students knocking over racks, breaking glasses and swiping snack foods. The whole incident was recorded on a surveillance tape that was turned over to police, he said. "They were just joking and laughing and doing this for fun."

"I know they are kids and they are young, but if they really love peace, they should show that they at least believe what they say," Behroozi said.

Mr. Behroozi's right, they don't believe what they preach! Actions speak louder than words. The actions of these public school kids tells me that they are idiots. Just plain old idiots.

Thursday, March 06, 2003

How it works
You develop an attraction to someone. To nurture that attraction, you create a web of � well, let's call them rationalizations � that support and perpetuate your belief that he or she is "The One." These rationalizations enable you to attach great significance to sharing a favorite song, travel destination or pizza topping. So much significance, in fact, that you ignore your inevitable differences, treating them as mere distractions. from Soul mates: Fact or fiction?

Hmm... seems true enough to me. Kinda changes my prespective on the girls I'm attracted to. I've never thought of things like that before. Hmm...

http://www.intothematrix.com/ The 2nd Animatrix short is online!! YEA!

Tuesday, March 04, 2003

Working on that silly little programing/codeing/plain old silly mistake on my webpage... go see if I've fixed this page yet or if you can find my little error :)

Saturday, March 01, 2003

Found a slight programing/codeing/plain old silly mistake. sigh! Oh well, I'll fix it later.