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.

Two medical students were walking along the street when they saw an old man walking with his legs spread apart. He was stiff-legged and walking slowly.
One student said to his friend: “I’m sure that poor old man has Peltry Syndrome. Those people walk just like that.”
The other student says: “No, I don’t think so. The old man surely has Zovitzki
Syndrome. He walks slowly and his legs are apart just as we learned in class.”
Since they couldn’t agree they decided to ask the old man. They approached him and one of the students said to him:
“We’re medical students and couldn’t help but notice the way you walk, but we couldn’t agree on the syndrome you
might have. Could you tell us what it is?”
The old man said, “I’ll tell you, but first you tell me what you two fine medical students think.”
The first student said, “I think it’s Peltry Syndrome.”
The old man said, “You thought……. But you are wrong.”
The other student said, “I think you have Zovitzki Syndrome.”
The old man said, “You thought……. But you are wrong.”
So they asked him, “Well, old timer, what do you have?”
The old man said, “I thought it was a Fart………………….. But I was wrong, too!”

The Obama posterchild for clinging to God and Guns?

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Under the guise of research and service fees, the latest governemnt money grab has been titled Non-Productive Time Fee (NPTF). In cooperation with Microsoft, the maker of Windows, new software is being developed and tested in select areas of the country. This software was designed and sent to Winodws users over the summer of 2009, promoted as a security patch for all Windows computers this monitoring packages was delivered through Microsoft Update and automatically installed.

What does this software do? In a nutshell, it runs anytime the computer is turned up and monitors what the person is doing, if the activity is considered “Non-Productive” it records how much “Non-Productive Time” (NPT) has elasped and forwards that information to a government server the next time it can connect to the internet.

What is NPT? So far investigations have revealed the following NPT activities, playing games of any sort, reading or sending email, browsing most internet websites (Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Mysypace, and Facebook to namea few), there are some exceptions to the web browsing, visiting Democratic Congress and Senate seat websites, most liberal blogs, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC news sites and similar sites do not get counted. Strange behaviors were observed when reading the Fox News website, the counter appeared to increment 5 minutes for every 1 minute of actual time.

Exactly how the fees will broken down per minute has not been released or determined but will be assessed by the Internal Revenue Service and calculated and asessed during annual Income Tax filings beginning April 2010.

The secretly passed bill contains a number of pages of specific language that “Statistically, most African American and Latino households in the U.S. do not have a computer in the home, compared to the average white household which has a national average of 2 or more computers”. This fee is considered a tool to further level the playing field by only taxing those with free time that can be spent in a non-productive manner. Additionally, it is important to note this act is being labeled as a “service fee” not a tax, unlike taxes that require a 7 year record to be maintained by the payer and the collector, service fees are only recorded and retained for 90 days after collection. No fee records need be kept beyond this window, proof that the fees were assessed or paid will leave no trail.

It is also worthy to note that Microsoft was not a willing participant to make this addition to their Windows Operating Systems. They received sum of $3.5B to write the software and add it to the list of required software to be “Updated” for all computers. Although if history has taught any company, not playing ball with the Obama administration can pose dire consequences, General Motors, Chrysler, as well as a number of financial institutions discovered earlier this year. Simply being unwilling to cooperate with the Obama administrations’ demands may lead down a rather unpleasant path.

The following may well be an Urban Legend but it still gets the point across.

Sad but True

This is a true story.  The man who walks with God always gets to his destination.  If you have a pulse you have a purpose.

The Muslim religion is the fastest growing religion per capita in the world!!!

Last month I attended my annual training session that’s required for maintaining my federal prison security clearance.

During the training session there was a presentation by three speakers representing the Roman Catholic, Protestant and Muslim faiths, who explained each of their beliefs.

I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam had to say.  The Imam gave a great presentation of the basics of Islam, complete with a video.

After the presentations, time was provided for questions and answers.

When it was my turn, I directed my question to the Imam and asked: ‘Please, correct me if I’m wrong, but I understand that most Imams and clerics of Islam have declared a holy jihad [Holy war] against the infidels of the world and, that by killing an infidel, (which is a command to all Muslims) they are assured of a place in heaven.  If that’s the case, can you give me the definition of an infidel?’

There was no disagreement with my statements and, without hesitation, he replied, ‘Non-believers!’

I responded, ‘So, let me make sure I have this straight.  All followers of Allah have been commanded to kill everyone who is not of your faith so they can have a place in heaven.  Is that correct?’

The expression on his face changed from one of authority and command to that of a little boy who had just been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.’  He sheepishly replied, ‘Yes.’

I then stated, ‘Well, sir, I have a real problem trying to imagine Pope John Paul commanding all Catholics to kill those of your faith or Dr. Charles Stanley ordering all Protestants to do the same in order to guarantee them a place in heaven!’

The Imam was speechless!

I continued, ‘I also have a problem with being your friend when you and your brother clerics are telling your followers to kill me!  Let me ask you a question:  Would you rather have your Allah, who tells you to kill me in order for you to go to heaven, or my Jesus who tells me to love you because I am going to heaven and He wants you to be there with me?’

You could have heard a pin drop as the Imam hung his head in shame.  Needless to say, the organizers and/or promoters of the Diversification training seminar were not happy with my way of dealing with the Islamic Imam, and exposing the truth about the Muslims’ beliefs.

In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in many countries of the world to elect the Muslim Leaders!

Overheard via email…..

There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live.  So as she was getting her things ‘in order,’ she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.

She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.

Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her. ‘There’s one more thing,’ she said excitedly.

‘What’s that?’ came the Pastor’s reply.

‘This is very important,’ the young woman continued. ‘I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.’

The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.

‘That surprises you, doesn’t it?’ the young woman asked.

‘Well, to be honest, I’m puzzled by the request,’ said the Pastor.

The young woman explained.  ’My grandmother once told me this story, and from that time on I have always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of encouragement.  In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, ‘Keep your fork.’  It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming…like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie.  Something wonderful, and with substance!’

So, I just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder ‘What’s with the fork?’  Then I want you to tell them:  ’Keep your fork  …the best is yet to come.’

The Pastor’s eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye.  He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death.  But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did.  She had a better grasp of what heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.  She KNEW that something better was coming.

At the funeral people were walking by the young woman’s casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork placed in her right hand.  Over and over, the Pastor heard the question, ‘What’s with the fork?’ And over and over he smiled.  During his message, the Pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the young woman shortly before she died.  He also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her.  He told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.

He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork let it remind you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.  Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.  They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.  Cherish the time you have, and the memories you share.

Being friends with someone is not an opportunity but a sweet responsibility.

Great lesson for the Scouts to learn huh?

From Fox News

A Pennsylvania union leader has come under fire after threatening
legal action against the city of Allentown for allowing a Boy Scout to
voluntarily clear a walking path in a local park.

Nick Balzano, president of theService Employees International Union’s
Allentown chapter, said last week that the union might file a
grievance against the city for allowing 17-year-old Kevin Anderson to
clear the hiking trail, instead of paying some of the 39 recently laid-
off SEIU members to do the work.