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The media parses every syllable of every word Gov. Palin says and pounces at the first opportunity to say, "Gotcha!", yet hardly registers a peep when Joe Biden says that FDR was President in 1929 and went on TV after the crash, or talks about a "three letter word: J O B S", or asks a wheelchair-bound man to stand up and take a bow, or talks about his regular visits to a diner which closed two decades ago, or...well, you get the idea.
How can anyone claim that there is no media bias involved, and do so with a straight face?
pre: Yes, on page B4, under the fold...whereas if it had been Gov. Palin, it would have been the only thing covered during that day's news cycle.
Biden makes so many gaffes it's not news anymore. The notjobs on the left try to say it's OK because Obama is younger than McCain, somehow age discrimination is OK for them but not race discrimination.
The President of the Mexican Wheelchair Sports Federation talks about his functions, the importance of his Federation, the Parapan American Games ...
George W. Bush, Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso have all died. Due to a glitch in the mundane/celestial time-space continuum, all three arrive at the Pearly Gates more or less simultaneously, even though their deaths have taken place decades apart.
The first to present himself to Saint Peter is Einstein. Saint Peter questions him. "You look like Einstein, but you have no idea the lengths some people will go to sneak into Heaven under false pretenses. Can you prove who you really are?"
Einstein ponders for a few seconds and asks, "Could I have a blackboard and some chalk?"
Saint Peter complies with a snap of his fingers. The blackboard and chalk instantly appear. Einstein proceeds to describe with arcane mathematics and symbols his special theory of relativity.
Saint Peter is suitably impressed. "You really are Einstein! Welcome to heaven!"
The next to arrive is Picasso. Once again, Saint Peter asks for his credentials.
Picasso doesn't hesitate. "Mind if I use that blackboard and chalk?"
Saint Peter says, "Go ahead."
Picasso erases Einstein's scribbles and proceeds to sketch out a truly stunning mural. Bulls, satyrs, nude women; he captures their essence with but a few strokes of the chalk.
Saint Peter claps. "Surely you are the great artist you claim to be! Come on in!"
The last to arrive is George W. Bush.
Saint Peter scratches his head. "Einstein and Picasso both managed to prove their identity. How can you prove yours?"
G. W. looks bewildered, "Who are Einstein and Picasso?"
Saint Peter sighs, "Come on in, George."
One day George Bush was out jogging-and accidentally fell from a bridge into a very cold river.
Three boys, playing along the river, saw the accident. Without a second thought, they jumped in the water and dragged the wet President out of the river.
After cleaning up he said, "Boys, you saved the President of the United States today. You deserve a reward. You name it, I'll give it to you."
The first boy said, "Please, I'd like a ticket to Disneyland!" "I'll personally hand it to you," said George.
"I'd like a pair of Nike Air Jordans," the second boy said. "I'll buy them myself and give them to you," said Bush.
"And I'd like a wheelchair with a stereo in it," said the third boy.
"I'll personally ... wait a second, son, you're not handicapped!"
"No-but I will be when my father finds out who I saved from drowning."
Before the inauguration, George Bush was invited to a get-acquainted tour of the White House. After drinking several glasses of iced tea, he asked Bill Clinton if he could use his personal bathroom. There, he was astonished to see that the President had a gold urinal.
That afternoon, George told his wife, Laura, about the urinal. "Just think," he said, "When I am President, I'll get to have a gold urinal!"
Later, when Laura had lunch with Hillary at her tour of the White House, she told Hillary how impressed George had been with his discovery of the fact that in the President's private bathroom, the President had a gold urinal.
That evening, Bill and Hillary were getting ready for bed. Hillary turned to Bill and said, "By the way, I found out who pissed in your saxophone."
LOL
President Bush was out jogging one morning along the parkway when she tripped,
fell over the bridge railing and landed in the creek below. Before the Secret
Service guys could get to him, three kids who were fishing pulled him out of the
water.
He was so grateful he offered the kids whatever they wanted. The first kid
says, "I want to go to Disneyland."
Bush says, "No problem, I'll take you there on Air Force One."
The second kid says, "I want a new pair of Nike Air Jordan's."
Bush says, "I'll get them for you and even have Michael sign them!!"
The third kid says, "I want a motorized wheelchair with a built in TV and
stereo headset!"
Bush is a little perplexed by this and says, "But you don't look like you're
handicapped."
The kid says, "I will be after my dad finds out I saved your a$$ from
drowning!!!"
"I have to have a raise," the man said to his boss. "There are three other
companies after me."
"Is that so?" asked the manager. "What other companies are after you?"
"The electric company, the telephone company, and the gas company."
Ever wonder why ABCDEF are used to define bra sizes?
A - Almost Boobs
B - Barely there
C - Can Do
D - Damn good
E - Enormous
F - Fake
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
LOOOL.
omg the first one made me laugh so hard!!
good job, star for you :)
ClubMichaelJackson.com which is free to join now, is offering all members worldwide the opportunity to have a letter hand delivered to Michael Jackson when the club president meets him in March.
Also, in true MJ style - there is the added advantage that all stamps on the envelopes of the letters are being donated to the Rotary Club who last year bought 500 wheelchairs for cripled children in third world countries with money raised from selling donated stamps to stamp collectors.
I'm going to say that he did for music, what Walt Disney did for imagination - I don't think anything is more true - what will you/ would you write?
I would tell him that he is the best singer, dancer and performer EVER!! I would tell him that I admire all the things he has done and the money he has donated to charities! I would tell him that I have been a fan of his since I was a child and I would give anything to meet him!!
♥♥We Love You Michael!!!!♥♥
As the suicidal Democratic congressmen proceed to rubber-stamp the Obama healthcare reform despite the drubbing their party took in the '09 elections, the president trotted out the endorsements of the AMA and the AARP to stimulate support. But these – and the other endorsements – his package has received are all bought and paid for.
Here are the deals:
The American Medical Association (AMA) was facing a 21 percent cut in physicians' reimbursements under the current law. Obama promised to kill the cut if they backed his bill. The cuts are the fruit of a law requiring annual 5 percent to 6 percent reductions in doctor reimbursements for treating Medicare patients. Bravely, each year Congress has rolled the cuts over, suspending them but not repealing them. So each year, the accumulated cuts threaten doctors. By now, they have risen to 21 percent. With this blackmail leverage, Obama compelled the AMA to support his bill...or else!
The AARP got a financial windfall in return for its support of the healthcare bill. Over the past decade, the AARP has morphed from an advocacy group to an insurance company (through its subsidiary company). It is one of the main suppliers of Medi-gap insurance, a high-cost, privately purchased coverage that picks up where Medicare leaves off. But President Bush-43 passed the Medicare Advantage program, which offered a subsidized, lower-cost alternative to Medi-gap. Under Medicare Advantage, the elderly get all the extra coverage they need plus coordinated, well-managed care, usually by the same physician. So more than 10 million seniors went with Medicare Advantage, cutting into AARP Medi-gap revenues.
Presto! Obama solved their problem. He eliminates subsidies for Medicare Advantage. The elderly will have to pay more for coverage under Medigap, but the AARP -- which supposedly represents them -- will make more money. (If this galls you, join the American Seniors Association, the alternative group; contact sbarton@americanseniors.org. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .)
The drug industry backed ObamaCare and, in return, got a 10-year limit of $80 billion on cuts in prescription drug costs. (A drop in the bucket of their almost $3 trillion projected cost over the next decade.) They also got administration assurances that it will continue to bar lower-cost Canadian drugs from coming into the U.S. All it had to do was put its formidable advertising budget at the disposal of the administration.
Insurance companies got access to 40 million potential new customers. But when the Senate Finance Committee lowered the fine that would be imposed on those who don't buy insurance from $3,500 to $1,500, the insurance companies jumped ship and now oppose the bill, albeit for the worst of motives.
The only industry that refused to knuckle under was the medical device makers. They stood for principle and wouldn't go along with Obama's blackmail. So the Senate Finance Committee retaliated by imposing a tax on medical devices such as automated wheelchairs, pacemakers, arterial stents, prosthetic limbs, artificial knees and hips and other necessary accoutrements of healthcare.
So these endorsements are not freely given, but bought and paid for by an administration that is intent on passing its program at any cost.
He could sell an electric razor to an Amish man. Everybody just believes Obama. I don't. Wake up America.
Orlando Sentinel – Altamonte Springs Blog – The Miracle League ...
We were invited by our friend, Stephanie Muniz, to attend her opening baseball game at Demetree Field in Orlando. The league is appropriately called The Miracle League because they accept any child with any physical or mental disability.
In fact, they have instituted one general rule in order to determine eligibility: “if a child is capable of playing in traditional baseball leagues, they they are not suited for the Miracle League.”
Stephanie Muniz has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and requires a motorized wheelchair for mobility. However, she admits that she “eats, breathes and sleeps baseball.” Born in New York, her favorite team is the Yankees and those were the colors she wore on Saturday, March 6, for the opening game of the season. It was a brisk day, but that did not stop the cheers, the smiles and the obvious enjoyment everyone in the park shared.
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'Heart of Gold:' New building at Elwyn to be named for longtime residentWhen he rolls his red wheelchair onto his home's front patio, he can look down the hill and through the barren trees to see the Caterpillar trucks moving