Seniors to jail, and a letter from an old, old vet

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Subject: Lock-Up Old Folks+95 Yr-Old Vet's View
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:01:51 -0500
From: COL M. Courtland Clayton, PE
To: Undisclosed recipients: ;



Courtesy of Rita Remley
> *Subject: **LET'S LOCK UP THE OLD FOLKS*
>
> *Now here's a plan that makes sense...............can't wait 'till I
> get old!
>
> Let's put the seniors in jail, and the criminals in a nursing home.
> This way the seniors would have access to showers, hobbies, and walks,
> they'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical
> treatment, wheel chairs etc. and they'd receive money instead of
> paying it out.
> They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped
> instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance.
> Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed
> and returned to them.
> A guard would check on them every 20 minutes, and bring their meals &
> snacks
> to their cell. They would have family visits in a suite built for that
> purpose.
> They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counseling,
> pool, and education, simple clothing, shoes, slippers, P.J.'s and
> legal aid would be free, on request.
> Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with
> gardens.
> Each senior could have a P.C., T.V., Radio, and daily phone calls.
> There would be a board of directors, to hear complaints, and the
> guards would have a code
> of conduct, that would be strictly adhered to.
> The "criminals" would get cold food, be left all alone, and unsupervised.
> Lights off at 8 pm, and showers once a week.
> Live in a tiny room, and pay $5000.00 per month and have no hope of
> ever getting out.
> Justice for all.*



Courtesy of Rae Fisher
> *Subject: ** One 95 year old vet's view of the situation today*

> WW II Battleship sailor tells Obama to shape up or ship out !
>
> /This venerable and much honored WW II vet is well known in
> Hawaii//for his seventy-plus years of service to patriotic
> organizations and causes all over the country. A humble man without a
> political bone in his body, he has never spoken out before about a
> government official, until now. He dictated this letter to a friend,
> signed it and mailed it to the president./
>
> Dear President Obama,
>
> My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this
> year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age
> because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert.
>
> I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during
> and after WW II retiring as a Master Chief Bos'n Mate. Now I live in
> a "rest home" located on the western end of Pearl Harbor, allowing me
> to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country.
>
> One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my
> mind, blunt and direct even to the head man.
>
> So here goes.
>
> I am amazed, angry and determined not to see my country die before I
> do, but you seem hell bent not to grant me that wish.
>
> I can't figure out what country you are the president of.
> You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable
> lies like:
> " We're no longer a Christian nation"
> " America is arrogant" - (Your wife even
> announced to the world, "America is mean-
> Spirited." Please tell her to try preaching
> that nonsense to 23 generations of our
> war dead buried all over the globe who
> died for no other reason than to free a
> whole lot of strangers from tyranny and
> hopelessness.)
>
>
> I'd say shame on the both of you, but I don't think you like America,
> nor do I see an ounce of gratefulness in anything you do, for the
> obvious gifts this country has given you. To be without shame or
> gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House.
>
> After 9/11 you said, "America hasn't lived up to her ideals."
>
> Which ones did you mean? Was it the notion of personal liberty that
> 11,000 farmers and shopkeepers died for to win independence from the
> British? Or maybe the ideal that no man should be a slave to another
> man, that 500,000 men died for in the Civil War? I hope you didn't
> mean the ideal 470,000 fathers, brothers, husbands, and a lot of
> fellas I knew personally died for in WWII, because we felt real
> strongly about not letting any nation push us around, because we stand
> for freedom.
>
> I don't think you mean the ideal that says equality is better than
> discrimination. You know the one that a whole lot of white people
> understood when they helped to get you elected.
>
> Take a little advice from a very old geezer, young man.
>
> Shape up and start acting like an American. If you don't, I'll do
> what I can to see you get shipped out of that fancy rental on
> Pennsylvania Avenue. You were elected to lead not to bow, apologize,
> and kiss the hands of murderers and corrupt leaders who still treat
> their people like slaves.
>
> And just who do you think you are telling the American people not to
> jump to conclusions and condemn that Muslim major who killed 13 of his
> fellow soldiers and wounded dozens more. You mean you don't want us
> to do what you did when that white cop used force to subdue that black
> college professor in Massachusetts, who was putting up a fight? You
> don't mind offending the police calling them stupid but you don't want
> us to offend Muslim fanatics by calling them what they are, terrorists.
>
> One more thing. I realize you never served in the military and never
> had to defend your country with your life, but you're the
> Commander-in-Chief now, son. Do your job. When your battle-hardened
> field General asks you for 40,000 more troops to complete the mission,
> give them to him. But if you're not in this fight to win, then get
> out. The life of one American soldier is not worth the best political
> strategy you're thinking of.
>
> You could be our greatest president because you face the greatest
> challenge ever presented to any president.
> You're not going to restore American greatness by bringing back our
> bloated economy. That's not our greatest threat. Losing the heart
> and soul of who we are as Americans is our big fight now.
> And I sure as hell don't want to think my president is the enemy in
> this final battle...
>
> Sincerely,
> Harold B. Estes
>
>
> Snopes confirms as
> true:*http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/haroldestes.asp*<
>
> _When a 95 year old hero of the "the Greatest Generation" stands up
> and speaks out like this, I think we owe it to him to send his words
> to as many Americans as we can.
> _
>
> _Please pass it on.
> _
>

An A+ paper

Courtesy of Cheryll Clayton Gallahue
Subject: An A+ Paper





I hope this kid got an A+ on his paper. I second the motion!! Suze in Az.

BY A 15 yr. Old SCHOOL KID IN ARIZONA


New Pledge of Al legiance

(TOTALLY AWESOME)!

Since the Pledge of Allegiance
And
The Lord's Prayer
Are not allowed in most
Public schools anymore
Because the word "God" is mentioned.....
A kid in Arizona wrote the attached

NEW School prayer:


Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.

If scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene..
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all..
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues, and cheeks...
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.


We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the "unwed daddy," our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong..

We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires, and totem poles..
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.

It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!


In Jesus' Name, Amen


If you aren't ashamed to do this,

Please pass this on..
Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me,

I will be ashamed of you before my Father."


Not ashamed? Pass this on!

More on water vapor

It's been awhile since my last post. I apologize for that. But I found this article that talks more about the impact of water vapor as a more significant GHG (greenhouse gas), and a lack of significance of CO2.
And it talks about warming trends occurring over densely populated areas, like in America, China and India. And that certainly makes sense.

Make their argument

I found an article, by Leonard Weinstein. In it, he addresses the global warming report by the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This organization is the U.N.'s group whose job it is to tell the world about the world's climate changes.

Mr. Weinstein points out that the IPCC used models to explain the notion of man-made greenhouse gases (GHG's) causing global warming. He makes the case that these models are either inaccurate or greatly exaggerated. He makes points, based on natural climate processes, to support his argument. And he points out, with evidence, that water vapor, not CO2, is the most significant GHG. And it's naturally occurring.

A short biography of M. Weinstein is at the bottom of the article.

I didn't find the IPCC report he's talking about, but I found a report, very recently written, which covers global warming and says it's very likely man-made CO2 is the cause of observed rising temperatures on the planet. It's called the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. If you go to this page, and click on "full report", it will appear in pdf.

I think it's interesting that the phrase very likely appears in the IPCC report very often. On page 33, part 1.3, they say observations show that the earth is warming, Weinstein makes the argument that warming has been occurring naturally.

On page 38, in part 2.3, they say a positive feedback exists where water vapor is concerned, not CO2. In that way, it agrees with Weinstein. But they say water vapor is not a GHG that forces climate change.

The IPCC report does try to push the idea that it's man-made CO2 that's causing global warming.

It is an extremely long-winded article. But they go back again and again to their models.

In fairness, I'm pointing out the name of a lead writer on the IPCC article, Lenny Bernstein. You can see some of his history here. At the bottom of the page you can access powerpoint slides to a course he teaches, Energy Myths and Realities.

Also in fairness, I saw the slides, and I have to say they seem scientific in their presentation. There's one that deals with ethanol emissions being more toxic than gasoline. I thought that was significant. But, these seem to be lecture notes. I don't know if he believes this point or if he would disagree with it in his lecture.

But no matter how grounded in science he seems to be, I disagree with the notion of global warming.

new posts

I know I haven't had any recent posts. I'm working on it.

Link to my Youtube

I can't seem to build a list of links on this blog page, so I'll have to post the link here.
I tried to use the same username on Youtube, but firingonall8 was already taken. So I had to compromise.

The global warming hoax started early

I found an article by Richard S. Lindzen, a scientist who has been following the concept of global warming, and the lack of its credibility.
Sometimes I'm tempted to think that only the most recent information is the most useful. This was written in 1992. I remember that as the "hole in the ozone" era. Although it's old, I think it applies to the global warming agenda.

Although it's a long, detail-filled piece (if I didn't read every bit of it, does that make me as bad as the current Congress?), I can see where he points out flaws in the global warming agument, based on scientific criteria.

Starting at the paragraph next to Figure 2, he points out that the global warming idea is based on computer models that predict the future of the climate. And those models were wrong as far as what changes had already taken place.

And the paragraph below it points out the models' inaccuracy where the region next to the equator is concerned. If the models were correct, .... well, I'll just let you see for yourself.