" "I wonder why all those people want to come to america?" Appearently to BLOW STUFF UP. "

" Shades of Jack Pierce! Another disgruntled Republican tells us how things should be. Tell us about the decision to buy the old bank building buy the county board, Bauer. How did that deal turn out? The Coles county board has made some pretty big blunders over the years, but yet Bauer turns a blind eye toward that body of misfits. "

" hehehe.....you and the rodeo clown making social statements..

let the comedy act continue! "

" Gene....you need to write your republican congressmen. you know, the guys who are treated like a bunch of iranians. "

" Excellent letter, Mr Bauer. "

" Since my last effort to save the country from Socialism, some of my Pollyanna friends have taken me to task form my undue pessimism.


So now, tell us poor idiots Gene, how can YOU save the country from Socialism?

Your suggestion. Study those nations of the world whose peoples are ruled by any other form of nationalized government than the type of government which we have enjoyed for centuries and ask yourself the question: I wonder why all those people want to come to America?


Maybe, we ask for them, you remember Gene, Give me your oppressed, your tired, your poor. So on. We ask for them.

Of all of the countries in the world, How many people want to leave the US and live somewhere else and how many people want to leave others countries and want to come here? "

" "Study those nations of the world whose peoples are ruled by any other form of nationalized government than the type of government which we have enjoyed for centuries and ask yourself the question: I wonder why all those people want to come to America?

Good point. While kamfong may be correct about blowing stuff up, I suggest that it is possible they want to continue to devour our handouts until they devastate our entire nation causing the same ruination they are accustomed to. The old addage, "misery loves company" comes to mind. Of course, the miserable are unable to recognize their misery and feel completely justified in "guaming" the sh*t out of us.
ps- don't know if I spelled 'guaming' correctly...whatever. "

" They should all be required to speak english in public also. I get nervous when surrounded by spanish,arab,african,speaking people that are talking in language I can't understand.This govt caters to their language more than they do our own.I find it to be very rude also. "

" Contrast: Iranian Protestors Shot As Obama Goes for Ice Cream


Here are some Twitter messages from today from "Change for Iran", a pro-Mousavi Iranian student, and Mark Knoller, CBS News White House Correspondent:

"it was a nightmare, I can barely breath & my face is burning, Masood got shot in the arm & Shayan's brother is missing"
- Iranian Student

"Obama just took his daughters for ice cream at a place in Alexandria. Obama seen with cup of frozen custard."
- Mark Knoller (CBS News White House Correspondent)

"we didn't realize for a moment they started shooting at people, the gun's sound was like a toy gun, not loud & the soldiers were smiling"
- Iranian Student

"Obama had vanilla frozen custard in a cup with hot fudge and toasted almonds. The girls went more elaborate." (more)
- Mark Knoller

"I was going to tell masood they are using fake guns for scaring people! until people started screaming in agony"
- Iranian Student

"Sasha had a Brownie sundae: vanilla frozen yogurt, hot fudge, cherry, sprinkles and whipped cream (which she asked Dad to scrape off)"
- Mark Knoller

"we ran as fast as we could in the opposite direction, at the same time basiji b*stards started to hit fleeing people" - Iranian Student

"Malia had vanilla frozen custard in a waffle cone." - Mark Knoller

"I think I saw 2 or 3 people lying on the ground in blood & IRG started to move them, probably hide them." - Iranian Student

"You're gonna laff: Obama & the girls actually bought Frozen Puppy pops for Bo: flavors: pumpkin, peanut butter and yogurt..." - Mark Knoller


Everybody "laffing"?

(Cross-posted at Patterico.com.) "

" John F. Kennedys inauguration speech:

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty"

58 years later Barack Obamas immortal words have replaced those:

"Ill have a double butter-pecanand make it SNAPPY, my man!"

-From an astute blogger. "

" So what did the Commander in Chief do with the knowledge that the United States was under attack?

He did nothing.

Not entirely true. He read the book "the Pet Goat" to a room full of elementary school kids.

Shame on president Obama, his own country is under attack and he reacts by reading a kiddie book? Wait a minute that wasn't Obama, that was Curious George. "

" kamfong, have you ever heard of "la raza"? If not: La Raza is a very organized gang from Mexico. They are brutal. They believe the south western states belong to Mexico and are aggressively seeking control of those states. Sounds crazy but it really is happening. They threaten people (typically Mexican-Americans) by telling them they will harm them if they continue to speak English. Not kidding. They have also caused a lot of chaos in southern California by stabbing a government worker in the chest with the wooden stick from a hand held flag...Mexican flag. This gang teaches their children that we, Americans, are their enemy and that our flag is a hostile symbol to them....and they live here...illegally...but they are still here and protesting and creating hatred for Americans. "

" I was expecting you to bring up the Bush/Pet Goat story, Mr Potter, which is why I posted this item.

Now then, Mr Potter, can we expect you along with the mainstream media to relentlessly criticize President Obama the way you did President Bush? If Bush had gone out for ice cream while Iran was in the middle of a revolution, you would be making fun of that for years to come, wouldn't you Mr Potter. Yes you would. "

" The Joke That is MSNBC

CNN and Fox News are non-stop Iran coverage. MSNBC is all re-runs. Right now is an old episode of MSNBC Investigates.

06/20 04:57 PMShare

-by Greg Pollowitz "

" Even the Europeans find Obama's response to Iran weak and unacceptable.


UK splits from US to voice anger at Tehran

FT June 20 2009 - Mr Browns comments brought him closer to the position of his French and German counterparts who have this week been more forthright than Mr Obama in condemning the demonstrations.

Nicolas Sarkozy, French president, who called the result a "fraud", said on Friday: "We dont want to give the impression that foreigners .... are getting involved in the elections in Iran but when you have to condemn, you condemn."

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" In other news, while Iran burned, it took President Obama 10 full minutes to decide if he wanted nuts on his frozen custard.
After consulting the latest polling data and the consensus of his cabinet, Mr Obama received his opinion on his potable hand-held telepromter. The answer was a probable "Yes". Yes, he did want nuts on his frozen custard. And make it acorns, please. "

" OBAMULISM - Complacency over corrupt election processes. Apologizing for a country's "sins" to effectively negate any influence over democratic elections elsewhere in the world. "

" Complacency over corrupt election processes.


Obama wasn't even on the scene in Florida 2000. Thanks for reminding us of that fiasco. lol! "

" Why have others wanted to come to America?
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The most easy question in the world to answer. "The grass is always greener on the other side". "

" 7x6z9:"In other news, while Iran burned, it took President Obama 10 full minutes to decide if he wanted nuts on his frozen custard."

I guess 7x (OK if I call you that for 'short'?) has forgotten past history.
Remember after the Gulf War George the Ist urged Iranians, particularly the Kurds to revolt against Saddam. They did, and Saddam attacked them bitterly. People were fleeing, dying,
starving ... you saw them on TV.
Where was George Ist?? Reporters caught him on the golf course and tried to ask him questions about why HE had not supported the Kurds after urging them to revolt? His only answer was, "Boys I've got a tee time to meet".
And so a guy who can't remember history and has nothing better to do attacks Obama for eating ice cream?
Did Obama urge the people to revolt?? He did not.
Did George urge the people to revolt??
He did -- and then pixxed on them....
But 7x ignores the comparison, desperate for an opportunity to attack the president. Another "historian" who graduated from high school with a major in cheerleading....... "

" Don;'t be so cocky.
I know a person from Charleston who went to England, rose to a position where he reported to the Princess ... and was welcomed as a new British citizen by the Queen herself.
Which just proves we don't have ALL
the gravy in the world...... "

" OBAMULISM - When musicians feel the need to denigrate past administrations, yet demonstrate surprising complacency when the current administration bombs women, children, and civilans in Afghanistan and Pakistan "

" "But 7x ignores the comparison, desperate for an opportunity to attack the president. Another "historian" who graduated from high school with a major in cheerleading....... "
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I see, Cognitus, you're upset that anyone would criticize President Obama. But how do the mistakes of the elder Bush, excuse Obama from criticism?

Answer: It really doesn't does it.



"Another "historian" who graduated from high school with a major in cheerleading....... "
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Does that insult make you fell better, Cognitus? Good, I'm glad for you sir. "

" (continued)

Hitchens smacks Obama over Iran


"There is then the larger question of the Iranian theocracy and its continual, arrogant intervention in our affairs: its export of violence and cruelty and lies to Lebanon and Palestine and Iraq and its unashamed defiance of the United Nations, the European Union, and the International Atomic Energy Agency on the nontrivial matter of nuclear weapons. I am sure that I was as impressed as anybody by our presidents decision to quote Martin Luther Kingrather late in the weekon the arc of justice and the way in which it eventually bends. It was just that in a time of crisis and urgency he was citing the wrong King text (the right one is to be found in the "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"), and it was also as if he were speaking as the president of Iceland or Uruguay rather than as president of these United States. Coexistence with a nuclearized, fascistic theocracy in Iran is impossible even in the short run. The mullahs understand this with perfect clarity. Why cant we?"

- Christopher Hitchens (June 22, 2009) "

" Cognitus, I'm surprised a scholar of history such as yourself failed to mention this in your defense of (The One Who Is Above All Criticism) King Obama.


1996 The Bay of Camels -- CIA's biggest flop since Cuba. Urged on by President Clinton, CIA mounts an elaborate coup against Saddam Hussein. Iraqi exiles, armed and trained by CIA, to march on Baghdad from U.S./British ruled Kurdistan. CIA organizes a cabal of generals to assassinate Saddam. Public places in Baghdad are bombed, countless civilians are killed, in order to 'destabilize' Iraq (this while the U.S. is busy denouncing terrorism). But Saddam's spies have infiltrated the plot. The whole operation collapses. CIA's agent network in Iraq is rolled up. Many Kurds back Saddam, turn on pro-U.S. Kurds. CIA agents in Kurdistan run for their lives, abandoning allies and tons of documents. Saddam is strengthened. CIA's inept Director, John Deutch, fired for this Mother of All Fiascos. As usual, Clinton ducked the debacle and pretended he didn't know about it.
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I'm sure this was a mere oversight on your part, Cognitus. Will you let us know when criticism of King Obama is finally (if ever) acceptable, sir?

Thank you. "

" M, I still think people of different nationalities should be required to speak our language while in public,we shouldn't have to accomadate learning their's. It makes me nervous when they are behind me in line talking jibberish,or standing behind the counter of their quick stop,and they're uttering words I don't understand. And Cog,good one,@ 7X cheerleader,lol. "

" It appears that since the gay thread was deleted the number one gay basher has returned to politics. "

" "It appears that since the gay thread was deleted the number one gay basher has returned to politics."
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I didn't know you were a "gay basher" Mr Potter.

Hmm, who knew. "

" Funny that our friend knew that I was talking about him.

Brings to mind the old saying about if the shoe fits... "

" kamfong, I agree with you about speaking English in public. I think it is very rude, too. Sometimes they do it intentionally. I have no idea if they're saying something lewd or hateful but sometimes it is done purposefully to make us uncomfortable. Of course not always, though. If I lived in another country I would do everything possible to learn to speak the language out of respect and because I want to know what's going on. I'd bet a dollar to a doughnut that it'll never be mandatory though. "

" Harry Potter wrote on Jun 21, 2009 6:11 AM:
" So what did the Commander in Chief do with the knowledge that the United States was under attack?

He did nothing.

Not entirely true. He read the book "the Pet Goat" to a room full of elementary school kids.

Shame on president Obama, his own country is under attack and he reacts by reading a kiddie book? Wait a minute that wasn't Obama, that was Curious George. "


Oh wow he was human and in shock like the rest of us. He should of jumped up said, "kids were under attack and your all going to die!" "Run for your lives!". Wait that's right he was told a plane had hit the trade towers and that it could have been an accident, not we were under attack. Then he left as soon as it was known what was going on, only after making a statement from the school. Question what did Clinton do the first time, the trade centers were bombed, or U.S. Embassies were bombed? Besides bomb and evil aspirin factory to get others to forget about his other matters. Why didn't he take Bin Laden the six, let me say it again, SIX times he was handed to him? That's right had to worry about that legacy. What is Obama doing about Iran, or North Korea, besides slapping their hands? I am not saying Bush always did everything right, far from it. Anyone who would say the man they support or supported did not screw up ever is living in a hole somewhere. Heck, Harry even you would say your guy now has not done everything right. Bush did what he thought was right at the time, just as Congress did, when okay the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. No one seems to look to see how much Iraq's people are better off without Hussein. A man who killed thousands of his own people to see if his weapons worked. Who had women raped to death in his dungeons. A man who shot at American forces almost daily. A man who starved his own people. This is the guy you wanted left in Iraq? No one looks at how Afghanistan is a freer country without the Taliban. Who did similar things as Hussein.


To answer the original question, "Why have others wanted to come to America?"
Because it's the best dang country in the World. The only country were you have the freedom to voice your opinion. God Bless The United States Of America!! "

" Bush could have just as easily chosen Iran or North Korea for his target. Like the typical bully he is, he chose the one he know he could beat up. "

" Harry Potter wrote on Jun 23, 2009 9:15 AM:
" It appears that since the gay thread was deleted the number one gay basher has returned to politics. """""



HURRY!....someone mention abortion or homosexuality!!! we need room to breathe! "

" Gimme an I

Gimme an R

Gimme an A

Gimme an Q

what does it spell? "mission accomplished"

somedays i miss the rodeo clown/cheerleader "

" father bob wrote on Jun 24, 2009 3:33 PM:
" Harry Potter wrote on Jun 23, 2009 9:15 AM:
" It appears that since the gay thread was deleted the number one gay basher has returned to politics. """""



HURRY!....someone mention abortion or homosexuality!!! we need room to breathe! "

You must have me mistaken for someone else, since I have never bashed gays. As usual though you have your one line comments. Why not jump in on the conversation. Me and Harry have had discussions before and though we don't see eye to eye a lot of the time, I believe we still have mutual respect for each other. At least I do of him. You on the other hand, no one cares for your comments. "

" fatherbob, I apologize. I miss read and believed you to be speaking of me. It was Harry who said the comment about another. I am man enough to admit when I am wrong. "

" Harry Potter wrote on Jun 24, 2009 10:26 AM:
" Bush could have just as easily chosen Iran or North Korea for his target. Like the typical bully he is, he chose the one he know he could beat up. "

That does not even make sense. Who would fight a losing fight anyways? I have said, he made mistakes. Why can't you admit Congress backed him, both parties. They looked at the same info, if mistakes their is enough blame to go around for all of them. "

" I posted this comment earlier: It appears that since the gay thread was deleted the number one gay basher has returned to politics...

This post was NOT directed to jrhendren.

Sorry for any confusion it caused, jr. "

" "I posted this comment earlier: It appears that since the gay thread was deleted the number one gay basher has returned to politics..."
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That's unfortunate, Mr Potter. Whoever you're talking about should be ashamed.

I, for one, am completely opposed to gay-bashing. "

" Harry Potter wrote on Jun 25, 2009 6:47 AM:
" I posted this comment earlier: It appears that since the gay thread was deleted the number one gay basher has returned to politics...

This post was NOT directed to jrhendren.

Sorry for any confusion it caused, jr. "

No apologies, I was totally out of line. "