HTJournal

HTJournal Journal for the Haverford Blog. Enjoy.

John McCain On A Sunday Morning

Although I missed it, (I was working in Downingtown) I'm sure the viewers of the program Meet The Press were thrilled. Thrilled to see that at least one man has the backbone to stand up for what AMERICA is really about. In 2000, I remember ole' KKKarl Rove slamming and defiling Mr. McCain. Everything from saying he was a nut to that he got a black woman pregnant. Well in 2008, I will do EVERYTHING in my power to see that people know the real John. A man of compassion and integrity and devotion to his beloved county. Contrary to what many people think, John WAS a POW in NAM, while others got deferments and went A.W.O.L. Anyway, remember that John will bring back the REAL Republicans to Washington. Not the ones currently there who are only pawns of TPTB.

But It's Ok To Sleep With Children, Right Michael?

I'm watching the Michael Jackson saga on Channel 6. In a nutshell, without all the melodramatics, this homo-pedophile who is my age finds it perfecty OK to get young boys drunk and play some sicko games with them. To Michael: Give it up you freaky nutnog! I am fed up with RICH deviates getting away with flat out abuse & rape of innocent children because of your status. May you rot in hell! And to the parents who feel they need to expose their children to people like Wacko Jacko? YOUR no ******* better!!! I hope you get yours when you get to prision, may your "Celli's" give it to you ALL NIGHT LONG! edited by damas

Good Morning.

Remembering Mark Phelan

Mark Phelan and I went to Upper Darby High School. Back then in '79 we were more concerned about chicks and hanging out down at Naylors Run Park. Three Mile Island was looming just west of us, Khomeini took over Iran from the Shah, and a gallon of gas had just gone over a dollar. Why am I posting this? Well after graduation Mark and I and a lot of others went on to different careers. Me? I became a Dad, had different relationships, started working for an electrical contractor and looking back now I would have changed some things. Mark went on to West Chester University, then became a cop for a short time, then joined the Army reserve. He volunteered for two tours in Iraq. He was a Lieutenant Colonel based out of Norristown's 416th Civil Affairs Battalion. What he did I do not know. But remembering Mark from school I'll tell you that he was proud to be helping others. . Mark was killed on October 13th of last year in Mosul by one of those "improvised explosive devices". I do not know if this devise was detonated by remote control or by a pressure switch, but either way I'd have no problem shooting the scum bags who placed it there. A lot of you may respond with "We have no right to be in Iraq", and I'd agree with you. But we ARE in Iraq, and our fellow friends, sons, daughters, husbands, wives, brothers and sisters are being horribly wounded and killed by these so called "Insurgents". Never serving in the Military, I cannot tell you what it's like. But I do know that one must take orders. Like the movie "Band of Brothers", they develop a camaraderie, and will do anything for a fellow brother. So I say to all you over in Iraq and other countries who are defending the United States: God bless you and may God protect you. You are thought of and prayed for every day by both myself and millions of others here. To Mark's wife Brenda and family, I am saddened for your loss and feel for you. May God be with you in your grief. Mark will always be remembered as a great guy by all of us who went to U.D.H.S.

Beware If You Use Yahoo Mail

This is a warning that con artists are sending e mails saying that they are from Yahoo. Here is the text of the message. X-Apparently-To: frannyward@yahoo.com via 206.190.37.240; Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:54:50 -0800 Authentication-Results: mta169.mail.dcn.yahoo.com from=yahoo.com; domainkeys=neutral (no sig) X-Originating-IP: [172.216.196.110] Return-Path: Received: from 172.216.196.110 (HELO ACD8C46E.ipt.aol.com) (172.216.196.110) by mta169.mail.dcn.yahoo.com with SMTP; Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:54:50 -0800 Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 02:30:42 +0000 From: "Ya޶hoo!" Add to Address Book To: frannyward@yahoo.com Subject: Your Bank Card Linking To frannyward@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 747 De‮ra‬ Yah‮!oo‬ M‮rebme‬, T‮ih‬s em‮lia‬ was s‮tne‬ by the Yahoo! ser‮ev‬r to ve‮yfir‬ y‮uo‬r b‮kna‬ ca‮dr‬ i‮noitamrofn‬. Y‮uo‬r bank ask Y‮ooha‬! to do‮os ‬ beca‮su‬e s‮emo‬ of the‮ri‬ mem‮reb‬s no l‮no‬ger h‮va‬e ac‮ssec‬ to e‮liam‬ addr‮se‬ses on Yah‮!oo‬ and th‮ye‬ ne‮de‬ to ver‮fi‬y you. You m‮tsu‬ c‮pmo‬lete t‮sih‬ p‮ecor‬ss by cl‮ci‬king on the li‮kn‬ b‮le‬ow: http://****************************************************** and e‮iretn‬ng yo‮ru‬ b‮na‬k ATM-De‮ib‬t C‮dra‬ numb‮re‬ and P‮NI‬ t‮tah‬ you use on A‮MT‬. I did click on the link (not shown because I couldn't right click and check properties through Explorer,) and it redirected to http://onlinebankingb.mail15.com/ . This domain name resolves to the following: 02/09/05 20:09:02 IP block 81.211.64.118 Trying 81.211.64.118 at ARIN Trying 81.211.64 at ARINOrgName:RIPE Network Coordination Centre OrgID: RIPEAddress: P.O. Box 10096City: AmsterdamStateProv: PostalCode: 1001EBCountry: NL ReferralServer: whois://whois.ripe.net:43 NetRange: 81.0.0.0 - 81.255.255.255 CIDR: 81.0.0.0/8 NetName: 81-RIPENetHandle: NET-81-0-0-0-1Parent: NetType: Allocated to RIPE NCCNameServer: NS-PRI.RIPE.NETNameServer: NS3.NIC.FRNameServer: SUNIC.SUNET.SENameServer: AUTH62.NS.UU.NETNameServer: SEC1.APNIC.NETNameServer: SEC3.APNIC.NETNameServer: TINNIE.ARIN.NETComment:These addresses have been further assigned to users inComment: the RIPE NCC region. Contact information can be found inComment: the RIPE database at http://www.ripe.net/whoisRegDate: Updated: 2004-03-16 # ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2005-02-08 19:10# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database. Going back to the original header I checked 172.216.196.110 , the apparent sender of this e mail. This is what came up. 02/09/05 20:18:12 IP block 172.216.196.110Trying 172.216.196.110 at ARINTrying 172.216.196 at ARIN OrgName: America Online OrgID: AOLAddress: 22000 AOL WayCity: DullesStateProv: VAPostalCode: 20166Country: US NetRange: 172.192.0.0 - 172.216.255.255 CIDR: 172.192.0.0/12, 172.208.0.0/13, 172.216.0.0/16 NetName: AOL-172BLK-2NetHandle: NET-172-192-0-0-1Parent: NET-172-0-0-0-0NetType: Direct AllocationNameServer: DAHA-01.NS.AOL.COMNameServer: DAHA-02.NS.AOL.COMNameServer: DAHA-07.NS.AOL.COMComment: ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLERegDate: 2002-02-13Updated: 2004-12-22 TechHandle: AOL-NOC-ARINTechName: America Online, Inc. TechPhone: +1-703-265-4670TechEmail: domains@aol.net OrgAbuseHandle: AOL382-ARINOrgAbuseName: Abuse OrgAbusePhone: +1-703-265-4670OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@aol.net OrgNOCHandle: AOL236-ARINOrgNOCName: NOC OrgNOCPhone: +1-703-265-4670OrgNOCEmail: noc@aol.net OrgTechHandle: AOL-NOC-ARINOrgTechName: America Online, Inc. OrgTechPhone: +1-703-265-4670OrgTechEmail: domains@aol.net # ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2005-02-08 19:10# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database. Notice the comment "ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE". I pinged it and as I suspected, it failed. What do you do when you get these e mails? DO NOT DIVULGE ANY BANKING INFORMATION TO ANYONE VIA THE INTERNET. Also, notice the e mail address abuse@aol.com . Most ISPs provide this for people to let them know that users are breaking their TOS (Terms of Service). I fowarded the above to AOL. Let's see what reply I get.

About The Eagles Sunday And SPAM

They lost, our refrigerator broke, it was my 44th birthday, and I'm losing the sight in my left eye. Corrective measures... There is always next year, I'll be 45, Go to Dr. Bedrosian. Now to the Bullshit I get in my SPAM folder. FreeFlatScreens.com Claim your complimentary Sony Flat Screen TV! 02/08/05 Tue 02/08 14k SpicyJokes.com SpicyJokes.com - Fran Ward Tue 02/08 10k Star Council Surprise Someone Special with A Unique Gift Tue 02/08 3k Rapid Cash Provider Get an OVERNIGHT Advance of up to 5OO Bucks Tue 02/08 3k Complimentary Scooter Giveaway Test & Keep a Standing Scooter - Product Testers Wanted Tue 02/08 4k lirpap Meet people who want to meet you Tue 02/08 5k Christian Dating Single? Christian? Let us match you Tue 02/08 3k Apple Mac Mini Giveaway Participate Now & Receive an Apple Mac Mini Tue 02/08 4k ideal New members needed Subscriber Tue 02/08 2k Mortgage Advice frannyward@yahoo.com When was the last time you met with your lender? Tue 02/08 6k Welcome at Blue Top Scout We would like to welcome you to Blue Top Scout. Tue 02/08 3k Help Wanted Looking for a career in Real Estate? Tue 02/08 3k Use Our Money Own A Home: Use Our Funds! Tue 02/08 2k Dafoggle Need Cash Fast? Tue 02/08 8k sharpgames@ bonuscashtime.com Fresh Double Comp Inside from Desert Dollar Tue 02/08 3k Vacuum Promotion Would you like a Vacuum? Tue 02/08 2k zoumanakeita1@ virgilio.it From:Zoumana Keita. Tue 02/08 5k Vladislav Im home safetly.. thanks again Tue 02/08 1k TravelFleaMarket Last minute vacations w/ air 199~, cruise 6 nts 349~ & more 02/08/05 Tue 02/08 17k Floral Specialist ProFlowers Private Sale: 6 Bonus Valentine's Day Roses plus Glass Vase Tue 02/08 8k Use Our Money Own A Home: Use Our Funds! Tue 02/08 2k Dora Wilson Stay at home Mom's or Dad's wanted! Tue 02/08 5k Universal Star Council Get A Star For Your Loved Ones Tue 02/08 6k Great offer Choose from these six great offers at zero cost. 02/08/05 Tue 02/08 17k Healthy Recipes Preview Weight Watchers® 5 Ingredient 15-minute cookbook & get a FREE gift Tue 02/08 7k PrintPal Ink for your Printer - Free US Shipping Tue 02/08 5k Lapwing H. Wrongdoers Princess Looking 4 Mr. Right sabin Tue 02/08 2k LifeSecurity Protect your childs future Tue 02/08 4k bonusdollars@ gamingexplore.com Brand Look, Launch, & 100% Match from Vegas Palms! Tue 02/08 3k American Life Direct World's Fastest Life Insurance Policy - No Medical Exams Tue 02/08 3k lirpap Auctioned Vehicles up to 90% off. Tue 02/08 3k ideal New members needed Francis Tue 02/08 2k Gerald Dukes SIZE does matter..... Tue 02/08 6k BodyShape Reduce Cellulite. Proven Alternative to Cosmetic Surgery Tue 02/08 4k New car 2004 new cars have arrived 02/08/05 Tue 02/08 10k concurring Brandt Have an encounter with married babes Tue 02/08 3k Candy Hearts Win a Grand for your Sweetheart <> Tue 02/08 4k $250 Jewelry Gift Card Giveaway Would you like a $250 Jewelry Gift Card? Tue 02/08 5k Steph L. Preview the Weight Watchers (R) Annual Recipes cookbook for FREE! Tue 02/08 3k Christian Mortgage Now Lift the burden and save on your monthly payments Tue 02/08 4k PlasmaTVGiveaway@ yahoo.com Incredible: Complimentary Plasma Screen TV is waiting for you! Tue 02/08 4k Christian Dating Single? Christian? Let us match you this Valentine's Day Tue 02/08 3k Consumer Guide Get Educated Before You Buy a Car Tue 02/08 3k Values-Based Dating Your Spiritual Chemistry -- Let Soulmatch's Experts Help You. Tue 02/08 6k Universal Star Council Get A Star For Your Loved Ones Tue 02/08 6k Business Cards Color business cards at no charge Tue 02/08 6k LoanWeb Home Loan Rates for January 2005 - Bad Credit OK! Tue 02/08 4k bonusspotlight@ gamblehog.net Great Games & $300 Bonus at Vegas Villa! Tue 02/08 3k CR Properties Living & Real Estate Investing In Costa Rica Tue 02/08 1k Survey Scout Get Paid up to $150 per hour by telling 456 marketing companies what you think -... Tue 02/08 6k Anti-fraud@ paypal.com Warning: Your account has been violated! Tue 02/08 7k email 8 Top Cigars for $10 - 1st Class Premium Cigar Sampler Tue 02/08 6k Dan Vandall nIts all about cheap meds now Tue 02/08 4k Dean Hollingsworth There are three kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't. Tue 02/08 7k Debt Relief Are you in over your head? Tue 02/08 3k $250 Golf Gift Card Special Promotion - Get a $250 Golf Gift Card Tue 02/08 4k Family Insurance What would your family do if you died? We can help Tue 02/08 3k ExtendedWarrantySavings Free Quote on Extended Auto Warranty Coverage Tue 02/08 6k Mike DTO Pick up your 2005 Entertainment Book at $10 off Tue 02/08 3k FindTrueRomance Find Your Soulmate In 7 Days! Tue 02/08 3k MerchantApproval Attention All Businesses - Accept all non-cash payment Tue 02/08 5k Chella Professional Beautiful Skin Awaits Tue 02/08 3k Bad Credit Refinancing Looking to ReFi or a Home Equity Loan? Any Credit Accepted Tue 02/08 3k The Mktg. Master I promised to help five thousand people Tue 02/08 5k Casino GET UP TO $200 FREE!!!!!!! Tue 02/08 2k Allstar Media Enjoy downloading Free Unlimited Music, Movies, Games, Software & More Tue 02/08 4k Eco-tourism 02/08/05 New Develpoment underway with Pacific Ocean view in Costa Rica Tue 02/08 6k Cellular Phone Giveaway We're giving away a Cellular Phone Tue 02/08 4k Tail Wagging Offers News Letter Free Nokia Digital phone plus free long distance and free roaming Tue 02/08 3k Cholesterol Balance Time to Get Your Cholesterol Back on Track Tue 02/08 5k TWN - Offers Do you know beans about coffee? Ready for the best best brew around? Tue 02/08 7k Christian Debt Saver We help to loosen the yoke of high interest rates Tue 02/08 3k promos@ casinoandgambling.net Try Grand Hotel's Games - 12 Dollars No Deposit Tue 02/08 5k Auto Deals The Lowest Car Prices Instantly Tue 02/08 4k associates@ drugstore.com Anniversary Sale links for drugstore.com affiliates! Mon 02/07 17k RapidCashProvider Get an OVERNIGHT Advance of up to 5OO Bucks Mon 02/07 4k Ascentive Software Surf the web up to 5 times faster at no additional charge Mon 02/07 3k Madisyn Rodriguez Was Your Loan Denied Ward? We Can Help Mon 02/07 4k Hydroderm Scientifically Proven, Remarkably Fast Wrinkle Reducer - Free Trial Mon 02/07 6k Tail Wagging Offers News Letter Legally Cancel your credit card debt! Mon 02/07 2k Mortgage Services Chance To Lower Your Mortgage Rate Mon 02/07 4k Incentive Promotions Special Promotion - Get an Orlando Vacation for 2 Mon 02/07 3k Bronchitis M. Submarine FWD FWD:Frannyward traveling, movies, & dining lets do it share Mon 02/07 2k $500 Gift Card Giveaway Want a $500 Gift Card? Mon 02/07 3k Towel Outlet Oversized Bath Towels - $4.99 Mon 02/07 12k TravelFleaMarket Last Minute Vacations w/ Air 199~, Cruise 6 Nts 349~ & More Mon 02/07 9k profusion@ intelliseek.com ProFusion Alert: Delaware County, Pennsylvania Web Portal & Directory Mon 02/07 128k tekdir Best Rate Health Insurance Quotes Mon 02/07 6k Home Security Home Security Systems at no charge Mon 02/07 3k MyDishNow FRANCIS Claim your Digital Video Recorder from Dish Network Mon 02/07 6k MyDish Provider Digital Video Recorder at no cost: confirm shipping Mon 02/07 5k Consumer Incetives Claim your Complimentary $500 Gift Card Mon 02/07 5k Valentines Flowers Don't Wait- Great Prices on Valentine Fresh Flowers Mon 02/07 7k peter_lang Never Fail Mon 02/07 3k lirpap How smart are you? Free IQ Test Mon 02/07 8k Beauty Experts Skin product helps with wrinkles - prove to yourself with free trial 02/07/05 Mon 02/07 14k Johnie Castle Re:your software order carriage Mon 02/07 2k balance Because your dog depends on you… Mon 02/07 5k Complimentary Professional Mixer Giveaway Here is a Professional Mixer - yours to keep pending participation Mon 02/07 5k Kane at InternetSeer Report on http://www.totallydelco.com/index.shtml Mon 02/07 51k Smilies FRANCIS FREE smiley faces for your email Mon 02/07 6k Refinance Services New Refinance Information Available In PA Mon 02/07 5k Email Gallery Cordless and Rechargeable Robomaid new robotic duster Mon 02/07 8k Jane Sarte You gotta try this thing Francis Mon 02/07 2k Split Profit Split the Profits 50/50 using MY money Mon 02/07 2k Bahamas Giveaway Would you like a 5 Night Cruise for 2 to the Bahamas? Mon 02/07 3k Hair Care Specialist Medical Hair Restoration - A Permanent Solution Mon 02/07 7k Education Provider FRANCIS Earn a Degree Online Mon 02/07 6k ried2020@virgilio.it DEAR FRIEND HAPPY NEW YEAR Mon 02/07 4k Cetacean P. Adoption Frannyward Caught In the Act Mon 02/07 2k RapidCash Provider Get $500 by Tomorrow with our Easy 2 Minute Application. Mon 02/07 5k Wowoffers FRANCIS Find Your Soulmate In 7 Days! Mon 02/07 9k $250 Shopping Gift Card We're giving away a $250 Shopping Gift Card Mon 02/07 3k Christian Rate Alert Refinance the Right Way – Christian Family Loans Mon 02/07 6k Health Insurance Francis Real Health Insurance you can Afford Mon 02/07 7k Bidz A Gift Certificate For you and Your Friends Mon 02/07 10k Tail Wagging Offers News Letter Zero Cost Sign Up - 3D Bingo, Slots and Poker - with Real Cash Prizes Mon 02/07 6k Loan Advice Francis Ward,4 mort-gage quotes at Christian Family Loans Mon 02/07 4k DVDMegaPacks Martial Art Classics 50 Movie DVD Collection Mon 02/07 3k Honesto Enderby WHERE lS SHE? Mon 02/07 2k VoIP Internet Phone Service is a money saver - make the switch Mon 02/07 8k Refinance Quotes 30 Second Form - New Loan News Mon 02/07 5k Rise and Shine Make your own Cappuccino, Espresso or Lattes with a Free Capresso Machine Mon 02/07 3k Rosa Greenberg Videos of hot & sexy Ashley Spears, her sexy body is amazing! Mon 02/07 3k Shopping Mania Grade your favorite store and you could get $1000 Mon 02/07 3k StopForever You're still smoking? Mon 02/07 9k PimsleurApproach.com Learn a Language in 10 Days Mon 02/07 13k iMatchup Free Membership Are you single? View attractive singles in your area this V Day Mon 02/07 4k Consumer Assistance Buried Under Bills? Mon 02/07 7k Teeth Whitening Get Your Professional Teeth Whitening Kit Today On Us* Mon 02/07 2k Valentines Day Be Selective, Pick From 3+Million Eligible Singles Mon 02/07 4k $250 Gift Card Giveaway $250 Gift Card is yours to keep pending participation Mon 02/07 10k Refinance Help Get Info On Refinancing Your Home Mon 02/07 3k Special Promotions $250 Gift Card is yours to keep pending participation Mon 02/07 3k Universal Star Council FRANCIS Name A Star For Someone Special Mon 02/07 8k American Life Direct Worlds Fastest Life Insurance Policy? No medical exam required. Mon 02/07 3k Business Care Ready to earn a living on-line? Mon 02/07 4k Digital Camera FRANCIS Get a Free 6.3 Megapixel Canon Digital Camera! Mon 02/07 8k Lula Land special place online for discreet encounters Mon 02/07 3k Refinance Quotes Drexel Hill Vicinity New Refinance Information Available Mon 02/07 5k Randall Hankins town by town service of women that want to cheat on their dudes Mon 02/07 3k Margaret Flanigan Is Something Wrong, Francis? Mon 02/07 3k Lean Life Pm We Guarantee You'll Loose Weight While You Sleep Mon 02/07 2k Bidz.com Ultimate Auction - All auctions start at $1 with no reserve Mon 02/07 6k Special Promotions FRANCIS Want a 32 inch Flat Screen TV? Mon 02/07 6k Smileys FREE smiley faces for your email Mon 02/07 4k Tail Wagging Offers News Letter Wanted: Customer Service Agents Mon 02/07 3k RapidCash Provider Get $500 by Tomorrow with our Easy 2 Minute Application. Mon 02/07 5k Auto Insurance Saver Paying Too Much For Auto Insurance? Mon 02/07 4k Free Coffee Free coffee and coffee maker Mon 02/07 9k Discover Ink Printer ink cartridges - Internet specials - no shipping charge 02/07/05 Mon 02/07 20k Your friends at Ascentive Software Surf the web up to 5 times faster, at no charge 02/07/05 Mon 02/07 9k OnlineAutos Need a car in an instant 02/07/05 Mon 02/07 9k CarLoanProvider FRANCIS Any credit auto loans - Apply Online Mon 02/07 7k ValentinesGifts Personalized keepsake for Valentine's Day 02/07/05 Mon 02/07 11k MaxMoolah Interested in a free* Valentine's Day teddy bear? 02/07/05 Mon 02/07 10k Screensavers Get 5,000 Free Screensavers Mon 02/07 3k Approval Department FRANCIS Need 1000.00USD in your account tomorrow? 30sec App Mon 02/07 6k Club Mon Chance to win a holiday vacation to the Bahamas Mon 02/07 4k ben URGENT RESPONSE Mon 02/07 4k Samples Get your free sample today!. Sun 02/06 2k swelldeals@ lists.swelldeals.com The software they tried to ban Sun 02/06 3k Healthy Offers Get healthy samples and special offers. Sun 02/06 3k Consumer Incentives Special Promotion - Get a $250 Gift Card Sun 02/06 3k Healthy Aspect Try the Trim Patch & Watch the pounds slip away! THERE SHOULD BE A LAW! I already have a flat screen, cannot afford a vacation, don't need a free Coffee Maker (WAWA makes the best), Credit is shot, (So why continue to offer it to me?), No Margret, NOTHING is wrong. (But thank you very much for caring).. On and on and on these people continue to sent UNSOLICITED e mails to me every day. Here's a nice one.. "Discover Ink Printer ink cartridges". Like I need to? I propose that all senders of "junk" mail be locked up and sent to Guantanamo Bay and be incarcerated until they confess who they are working for.AMERICA take a stand! This has got to stop. It is clogging up the servers, and costing millions to the ISP's..

Delaware County PA - Are you happy with your party?

The following is a TRUE story. As a life long Republican I am getting more and more fed up about our party's representation of us as a whole. This "WAR" in Iraq, costing the peons of America their Brothers & Sisters. Now Social Security is primed to be raped by all the well to do Republicans, and many Democrats too. The per capita personal income in Delaware County was $38,508. honest people who voted for a stronger America. What did we get? more BULLSHIT from a Republican party that ONLY cares about corporations and foreign intrests. What do I want from George W. Bush? 3 things... 1. Bring our troops home. (Were not wanted there and you know it. Fuck em.) 2. Draft legislation that will benefit us working class people.(You know, the ones who put you in office.) 3. Be a man. (Quit being a puppet from Arial Sharon and his Zionist cabal. And finally? PUT AMERICANS AN AMERICA FIRST! WE NEED A TRUE LEADER! Why am I feeling like this? Well the article below moved me to. I invite anyone to try and chastise or debunk this woman. She is a real person. A Mother who lost her Son, one of more than 1,440 who gave their lives in the name of "Freedom". What a crock of shit! So what else is planned in 2005 from Washington via Tel Aviv - Brussels? I can hardly wait. Not Worth My Son's Sacrifice by Cindy Sheehan 02/07/05 "LewRockwell.com" -- I was supposed to be on the Larry King Live show last week. I was asked to be on the show to offer my opinion on the election in Iraq from the perspective of a mom whose son was killed in the war prior to the elections. One of the questions I was going to be asked was: Do I think my son's sacrifice was "worth it?" Well, I didn't get a chance to be on the show, because I was bumped for something that is really important: The Michael Jackson Trial. If I had been allowed to go on Larry King Live last night and give my opinion about the elections and about my son's sacrifice, this is what I would have told Mr. King and his viewers: My son, Spc. Casey Austin Sheehan (KIA, Sadr City, 04/04/04) enlisted in the Army to protect America and give something back to our country. He didn't enlist to be used and misused by a reckless Commander-in-Chief who sent his troops to preemptively attack and occupy a country that was no imminent threat (or any threat) to our country. Casey was sent to die in a war that was based on the imagination of some Neo-Cons who love to fill our lives with fear. Casey didn't agree with the "Mission" but being the courageous and honorable man that he was he knew he had to go to this mistake of a war to support his buddies. Casey also wondered aloud many times why precious troops and resources were being diverted from the real war on terror. Casey was told that he would be welcomed to Iraq as a liberator with chocolates and rose petals strewn in front of his unarmored Humvee. He was in Iraq for two short weeks when the Shi'ite rebel "welcome wagon" welcomed him to Baghdad with bullets and RPG's, which took his young and beautiful life. I think my son's helmet and Viet Nam era flak jacket would have protected him better from the chocolates and flower petals. Casey was killed after George Bush proclaimed "Mission Accomplished" on May 1, 2003 – he was also killed after Saddam was captured in December of that same year. Casey was killed before the transfer of power in June of 2004 and before these elections. Four marines were tragically killed after the election. By my count, about five-dozen Iraqis and coalition troops were killed on Election Day – is that the definition of "Catastrophic Success?" But is that a good day in Iraq? Hundreds of our young people and thousands of Iraqis have been needlessly and senselessly murdered since George Bush triumphantly announced an end to "major combat" almost 2 years ago now. All of the above events have been heralded by this administration as "turning points" in the "war on terror" – or as wonderful events in the "march of democracy." Really? I don't think, judging by very recent history, that the elections will stop the bloodshed and destruction. I would have asked Mr. King if he would want to sacrifice one of his children for sham elections in Iraq. Would he or George Bush send their children to be killed, or maimed for life, for a series of lies, mistakes and miscalculations? Now that every lie has been exposed to the light for the invasion and occupation of Iraq – why are our sons and daughters still there? NOT ONE MORE DROP OF BLOOD SHOULD BE SPILLED FOR THIS PACK OF LIES. This war was sold to the American people by a slimy leadership with a maniacal zeal and phony sincerity that would have impressed snake oil salesmen a century ago. The average American needs to hear from people who have been devastated by the arrogance and ignorance of an administration that doesn't even have the decency or compassion to sign our "death" letters. In the interest of being "fair and balanced" (oops, wrong network), I would have been pitted against a parent who still agrees with the "Mission" and the President. Although I grieve for that parent's loss and I respect that parent's opinion, I would have defied Mr. King, or that parent to explain the "Mission" to me. I don't think anyone can do it with a straight face. The President has also stated that we need to keep our troops in Iraq to honor our sacrifices by completing this elusive and ever changing "Mission." My response to him is "Just because it is too late for Casey and the Sheehan family, why would we want another innocent life taken, in the name of this chameleon of a 'Mission'? Well, I was bumped from the show anyway. Now that Scott Peterson has been convicted and sentenced for his crimes and Laci and Connor's families have the justice they deserve, we have the new "trial of the century" to keep our minds off of the nasty and annoying fact that we are waging an immoral war in Iraq. We can fill our TV screens and homes with the glorified images of the Michael Jackson molestation trial. We can fill our lives with outrage over MJ's victims and hope they get justice; not even questioning the fact that George Bush, his dishonest cabinet, and their misguided policies aren't even brought to the court of public opinion. We won't have to confront ourselves with the fact that the leaders of our country and their lies are responsible for the deaths of 1438 brave Americans – tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis – and the loss of our Nation's credibility throughout the world. That might mean we would have to turn off our television sets and do something about it. Oh yeah. In answer to the original question Larry: No it wasn't worth it!!

Dear Abby

Dear Abby, My husband is a liar and a cheat. He has cheated on me from the beginning, and when I confront him, he denies everything. What's worse, everyone knows he cheats on me. It is so humiliating. Also, since he lost his job three years ago he hasn't even looked for a new one. All he does is buy cigars and cruise around and jokes with his pals, while I have to work to pay the bills. Since our daughter went away to college he doesn't even pretend to like me and hints that I am a lesbian. What should I do? Signed, Clueless Dear Clueless: Grow up and dump him. For Pete's sake, you don't need him anymore, you're a United States Senator from New York, act like it.

So is this guy a chickenshit? I think not!

Decorated soldier avoids second tour 02/01/05 "AP" -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rather than face another tour of duty in Iraq, a Lexington First Armored Division soldier who won a Purple Heart after he was wounded by a roadside bomb in April has deserted to Canada. Darrell Anderson, 22, wounded in Iraq last April, was deeply disillusioned about the war, according to his mother, Anita Anderson. The possibility of another tour in Iraq this summer was something he couldn’t face, she told the Lexington Herald-Leader. When Anderson’s holiday leave in Lexington ended three weeks ago, he didn’t return to his Army unit in Germany. Instead, he fled to Canada, where he is hoping the Canadian government will provide refuge for him and a small number of U.S. military deserters who want to avoid the war. “I started to think ... what’s it really for? I was willing to die for my country. I thought I was going over there to defend my country. But that’s not what I was doing,” Anderson said by telephone from Toronto on Monday. When he came home from Iraq last July, Anita Anderson said her son seemed fine, but was deeply changed when he returned home on leave again at Christmas. “He paced the floor constantly, never once slept through the night,” Anita Anderson said of her son. “He would get up in the middle of the night and go out walking. He was having nightmares; he was depressed; he couldn’t even watch a movie.” Anderson might be allowed to stay in Canada, but never be able to return home again to see his parents or his 4-year-old daughter without risking arrest. His daughter now lives with her mother. Anderson joined the Army in January 2003 to get money for college and to serve his country. He went to Iraq a year later with the Army’s 1st Armored Division. Over the next seven months, he was in the thick of the fight against insurgents, mostly in Baghdad. An incident last April changed his views concerning the fighting. Anderson was with a group of soldiers helping to defend an Iraqi police station that was under fire. Suddenly, a car swerved into the area, refusing to stop. Soldiers are expected to open fire when that happens because any stranger is a potential enemy and any vehicle might contain a bomb. But Anderson never pulled the trigger of his M-16. “This car kept coming, and the other guys were yelling, ‘Why don’t you shoot, why don’t you shoot?’ But I felt the car posed no threat. Then, the window of the car rolled down, and it was just an Iraqi family,” Anderson said. “I said, ‘Look it’s just innocent people.’ But they kept telling me, ‘The next time, you open fire. We don’t care.”’ A few days later, Anderson was wounded by a roadside bomb. He received the Purple Heart. But he says the incident at the police station, not his wounds, convinced him that the war was wrong. He said he felt he was being forced to possibly gun down innocent Iraqis. “There are no weapons of mass destruction. Innocent people are being killed every day. It’s a war about money -- to keep money in rich people’s pockets. There is no way I can believe in that. I still believe in my country, but I can no longer be a part of the Army or that war,” Anderson said. The Pentagon has reported about 5,500 U.S. deserters since the war began. Anderson is one of about a dozen or so who have fled to Canada and sought the assistance of Toronto attorney Jeffry House, who is representing them. House, a Vietnam draft dodger, is hoping to persuade Canadian officials to let them stay.