there are two democratically-elected governments in iraq and -- .
mr. mcclellan: there are two democratically-elected governments now in iraq and afghanistan, and we are there at their invitation.
they are sovereign governments, and we are there today -- .
Seems to me that this is the "smoking gun" yet no one in the American mainstream media gave it any attention, other than how it may have affected the outcome of the elections in the UK. This is proof positive, not denied by the participants, that this war was a set up from way back.
Ern
this question has most likely been asked before but i must've missed it.
any hoo, just wondering.
as for mine, it shows that i am a good for nothing smurf who loves boobies i guess...
I changed mine to the large V from Ingsoc...(for those who don't know..."Big Brother" from the movie 1984). It's my protest, post election, against the way that this US government is headed down the road towards corporate fascism and the loss of freedoms that accompany this shift.
I'm still angry about this election and the state of this country.
Ern
did you know that many take the force as important as any religion.
"more than 70,000 people in australia say they follow the jedi faith.
almost 40% of the population say they believe in the force.
I read a great novel in which there was a large Cult called "The Enterprise Church" based on the whole Star Trek thing. I think lots of witnesses would join up if given the chance.
Ern
i've been having the strangest craving for a cigar.
i'm playing a round of golf on sunday and i want to be like darren clarke ( all you golfers know who i'm talking bout ).
any suggestions?
Arturo Fuentes is a great cigar for the money. CAO Revserves are good too. Romeo y Julietta isn't bad.
If I'm just going for a cheap smoke, I like the Backwoods sweet & milds.
Ern
now i have heard everything.
just talking to an elder i work with about the filibuster deal in the us senate.
he told me that the republican's caving in to the democrats gives the dem.
So what? Most "christian" fundamentalists think that Bush is the man to help bring on whatever version of Armageddon that they ascribe to. They aren't any different than the Pat Robertsons and James Dobsons of the world. I wouldn't give a mouthful of warm spit for any of them.
Ern
the problem, i'd like to hang out with this girl, the chick i took to prom, because i can be myself totally around her.
just a few moments ago, she instant messaged me and we talked about star wars and she said she had a date to burger king with her friend.
that kinda bugged me.
"Guys don't have girls as 'Friends'....just girls that they haven't f***ed -- YET." -- Chris Rock
Dude, don't fall into the trap of settling to be someone's "friend" when you really are somewhat attracted to them in a more serious way. This isn't fair to either of you. Lay it out there, you may be surprised with the results...if she doesn't want more of a relationship, you can move on. If you don't have the nads to do it, you only trap yourself in misery.
JMO, of course
Ern
coldplay rocks!!
saturday night live just took me over the top with much of their comedy, an absolutely funny cartoon and coldplay.
it was the first time i've ever seen them perform live, they were truly awesome.
SNL goes through cycles, in my opinion. The last few shows I've seen haven't been as funny as others, but I still watch. I figure there's that chemistry from time to time that makes it all worthwhile. Sure I miss some of the old timers, but SNL is about getting fresh new talent and they've done a great job over the years.
At the moment, I love "The Hollow Men"...now that show's a riot!
As far as bands, well...I'm at the moment into Hed PE and System of a Down. SoD has a new CD that just dropped on Tuesday. I can't wait to get it. That song BYOB kicks asss!
Ern
did you get a response?
i know cruzanheart did.
i wrote one letter asking about the un.
I wrote them back when they were being so hurtful to one of the girls who sued them and won in Canada. Since they'd offered a paltry sum that wouldn't even cover expenses already incurred, the judge ( a class A prick) decided to assess court costs to the victim of the WTS's sex abuse policies. The society was going to go ahead and saddle this girl and her family with tens of thousands of dollars worth of legal costs. Below is the text of my letter:
May 22, 2005
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society
25 Columbia Heights
Brooklyn, NY 11201-2483
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter concerns a matter that I stumbled across yesterday that was very disturbing. I was wondering if perhaps you could clarify this for me. I have been paying attention to the whole sex abuse matter as it pertains to the congregation, so it is not surprising that in my routine news scans I stumbled upon an article in the Canadian Press. The article stated that:
"A woman who won $5,000 in damages after accusing the Canadian wing of the Jehovah's Witnesses of negligence over their handling of sexual abuse has been ordered to pay the group $142,000 to cover its legal costs."
Now, here is where I have a question.
*** w95 5/1 30 What Will Your Business Cost You? ***
Isn?t this being harsh and hypocritical to unlovingly impose such a burden on one of the flock, even if this one is undergoing an especially difficult time in their life and a crisis of their faith? The matter is further complicated by the idea that these alleged "costs" are imposed by brothers who are volunteers for the organization. Other than minor filing fees and the like, what fees are these brothers charging our organization for?
I am sorry if I seem to be out of tune with current thinking, but in every way, this simply seems wrong from a moral standpoint. It seems almost a punitive and vindictive measure to take and in appearance, if not in fact is a lesson to warn those that would "mess with us". To me, it?s not exactly the thing I like to see in an organization that is "known by the love among yourselves."
Can you please clarify this for me? I would like to understand better and have my mind set at ease. Is this secular news reporter embellishing things, or is this really the outcome of this?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Your Brother,
Ernest Branson
I wrote the letter as a "brother" still "in good standing" ...just a confused member of the congregation. Even after these serious concerns were voiced, I never received a single bit of a reply. Not even an acknowlegment of receipt.
Bastards.
Ern
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http://www.savethemales.ca/180902.html
quite taken by this guys writing and agree with pretty much he has to say.
Well, I'm a modern dude. I like seeing naked or near naked women as as the next guy. Do I think that stuff should be on prime time...not really. When you get the christo-fascists like we see ascending to power in the US today, you have whackos like John Ashcroft spending taxpayer money (to the tune of several thousand dollars)to enshroud a sculpture of "justice" because there's a boobie showing. There is an element that has this "women are chattel" thinking. They would be only too happy to go back to this "golden age" of theirs where the woman exists only to serve her man. They may not encourage litteral burkhas, but they stop just short of it.
Thanks to this guy for inventing the game "Scruples", but this guy is a complete whack job. Just google his name and you get a litany of conspiracy web sites. This dude thinks that the Rothschilds want another world war by 2012, etc. He's a wing nut and shouldn't be given any credibility.
Ern
there is a quickbuild going on in our area this weekend.
i drove past today & it made me sad - they were the best part of being a dub.
i used to go with friends, & it was cruzey - checking out guys & socialising & working hard.
the secret was to get a job doing security. That was easy work. The worst you'd find is a young couple fogging the windows in the parking lot. None of the public could give a rat's ass about screwing with the Dubs building a windowless crappy building. The first one I went on, I was 14 and was in Greeley, CO. Because I'd been in shop class as a freshman in HS, I talked one of the supervisory a-hole elders into letting me operate a radial arm saw for about half the morning. I ended up in the attic helping both the insulation crew and the HVAC people. It wasn't me, but we had a stream of adventurous people who wanted to see what we were doing in the attic, one elder ended up falling through the freshly hung drywall on the ceiling. No serious injury, just lots to repair.
When they set up "regional building comittees", it changed the "hell bent for leather" way that the halls were built...and slowed them way down, made a bureaucracy of a-holes, and hemmed everyone in.
The two or three I went on were a great diversion but I don't really miss them.
Ern
