GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE...

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CONTRACEPTION," argued Pelosi, "WILL REDUCE COSTS TO THE STATES AND TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT."

It has been revealed that prior to her contraception revelation she had secretly been working on a stimulus package involving children.

HEAR ME ROAR!

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(Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up to the previous post. If you are passing our way for the first time, you will need to read the post below, dated January 24, for this one to make sense.)

As promised previously, here is the “Editor Responds” that was printed under my January 9 letter asking for a refund on the remaining portion of my subscriptions. This was not about the money. It was about me having a visceral need to take action. The one subscription was a Christmas gift and mine had six months remaining. I did get a check in the mail for $50 yesterday. This is what the editor put beneath my cancellation letter:

Editor Responds

I am sending a refund today. Yes, Monroe City is a God-loving community that prides itself on the cooperation of the various denominations of the entire community. As a member of that community, I agree. I consider myself part of that community. I’ll probably get myself in more hot water here, creating the cardinal sin of mixing politics and religion but I like our new president and look forward to a new era.

In no way, do I think that Obama is God or Jesus. However, like Jesus, I think he brings hope to our nation, to our world. Like Jesus, and really like all of us, he has (had) friends from various backgrounds that the public could scrutinize. All of us have friends and family who sometimes make us shake our heads, but they remain our friends and family. Likewise, we have made our friends and family shake their heads at times. And oftentimes we shake our own heads in looking at past actions, and then, hopefully we bow our heads and ask for forgiveness from God. Yes, despite our differences and our failures, we remain friends, family, clergy and political associates. If he would walk away from those people, we would similarly be disappointed.

When someone subscribes to the paper for $25 or $30 (depending on where you live), I make a promise to deliver the hometown news to our readers, a promise and privilege I take seriously. But for $30 a year, I don’t give anyone the right to judge my faith. Linda

Ok, is it just me? Did she...GASP...do it again, compare Obama to Jesus? Just wondering. This is my real “letter to the editor” sent via email, making sure it got to her in time for this week’s paper.

Dear Editor,

In no way was it my intent to judge your faith. I am not a professional journalist and not as skilled a writer as you. I did make one mistake in writing my thoughts. I should have written, “I found your words to be bordering on sacrilegious,” not asking you why you did not. I was just wondering, not judging or questioning your faith. I was tired of the epidemic, adulatory Messianic references to Obama in the press and decided to put my money where my mouth was, so to speak. In fact, I was surprised to see my January 9 letter to you published in the paper. It was strictly a business letter asking you to cancel two subscriptions and giving you an explanation. The intent was not to get on a soap box and espouse my political views on the public square. It was your right to print what you printed and my right to cancel the paper. End of story.

I do have to disagree with one thing in your response to my letter. You said that, “....despite our differences and our failures, we remain friends, family and community, knowing the best and the worst of each other. I suspect that President Obama is no different in examining his friends, family, clergy and political associates. If he would walk away from those people, we would be similarly be disappointed.”

Well, Obama did just that. The minute he was told by his campaign staff that if he did not publicly disavow Jeremiah Wright he would not win the election, he cut all ties with the Reverend. I read the other day that they do not speak, they do not correspond. He sure didn’t stick by his pastor and friend of 20 years, did he? Ask Alice Palmer, once Obama’s political mentor, how he stuck by her when she wanted to keep her Illinois Senate seat.

Isn’t it a privilege that you can write in your paper whatever you believe? I have a blog for conservative women where I gently poke fun at our liberal friends and politicians and bemoan the lack of any strong conservative leaders in our party. Isn’t it wonderful that both of us can write whatever we want and have no fear of someone knocking on our doors to confiscate our computers? I’m sure we can both agree on one thing.....we are blessed to live in America.







There will be no more letters written to that newspaper. What’s that wise saying? Never get into a you-know-what contest with a newspaper because they have more ink than you do. Ah, yes, they have the ink, but do they have the music?

My tiny voice and our little blog will not make one whit of a difference in how the wheels turn in our bloated government. No strong Republican voices are speaking out for the conservative citizens in this country. I have never in my life felt so strongly about having to voice my opinion. I’ve just begun to exercise my vocal chords and I am not going to stop. This chick is learning how to shout. Maybe if we can all come together we’ll be loud enough for someone to hear us.

The Prez

P.S. I asked the blog manager to add “Community Activist” to the About Me section on the blog. Isn’t that how BO got started? Start saving change in a jar. I might need to be bailed out of jail in the future.

(Second Editor's Note - January 29, 2009! Here's the comment in the editorial regarding my letter (and the mistakes aren't mine - this is how is was printed):

Thanks to an on-line reader who sent the cost of a subscription to givea subscription to someone else (fi rst person from Hunnewell who comesin for a new subscription) to cover the loss of a subscription from a readerlast week unhappy with my post-holiday writings anticipating the newObama administration and celebrating the hope that a new administrationbrings. In that writer’s follow-up this week, there is a sentence thatrings true-we are lucky to live in the United States. In another country, wecould not even agree to disagree.

Like I said, they have more ink. This horse is dead!!)

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (NOT!)

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Your Prez is back and stronger than ever. I appreciate our Secretary of State posting for me while I was incapacitated this past week. She did exaggerate slightly when she reported my Kleenex box was being depleted at a fast rate on inauguration day. I am proud of myself.....it was only a 4 tissue ordeal.

I do need to prove to the membership that I not only "talk-the-talk," I "walk-the-walk." On January 9 I mailed a letter to my hometown newspaper canceling two subscriptions and stating my reason. I had just read a lengthy editorial stating how in 2008 she had discovered how broken our government was and that was the year she became a liberal and yada, yada, yada. If she had stopped there I wouldn't have blown a gasket. Following is the letter I mailed.





Dear Linda,

I am writing to ask for a refund on the remaining balance of my subscription to the Lake Gazette. At the same time, please refund the remaining balance on the subscription I paid for as a gift for XXXXXX in XXXXXX, Arizona. We have talked and are of like mind that we no longer wish to receive the Lake Gazette. The deciding factor was the following portion of your editorial of December 31, 2008.

“Like others, I look forward with anticipation to the hope that the Obama administration offers, and pray that we have not staked too much in the hopes of one man. But I am reminded that Christians have rightly pinned their hopes and dreams on the one tiny babe born in a manger for over 2,000 years and we haven’t gone wrong yet.”

I am aware, and fully agree, that as editor it is your prerogative to print anything you wish. I am also sure that you would agree it is my right to not pay to read words that are offensive. My pointed disagreement with you is your comparison of Obama to Jesus Christ. That comparison has been made throughout the media in various ways for months now and I have bristled every time it was uttered or printed. As a small, hometown newspaper, I never thought I would see that comparison in print in the Lake Gazette. Monroe City, from my perception, is a God-loving community that prides itself on the cooperation of the various denominations for the good of the entire community. How can you, as a member of that community (and I presume a religious individual considering the references in your editorial to the social value of family and church and priests bringing communion to the hospital when your mother was hospitalized) not feel that the words you wrote are not bordering on sacrilegious? Obama is a mere man who has not come close to proving his character is above reproach and has been associated with some very undesirable characters throughout his political life–do you remember the Reverend Jeremiah Wright? This man you hold up along side the perfection of Jesus got his religion from a man who publicly blasphemed God in his anti-American rants.

No, Linda, I cannot pay to read the kind of words you printed. Please send me a refund for the balance of the subscriptions for which I previously paid.

Sincerely,

(YOU know who - won't put all the particulars here!)

Well......gasp.....she published my letter in her paper with a "how dare you" response. You will read her response and my second letter to her (my real "letter to the editor" which I emailed to her today) in the next post. If she doesn't publish this one, I may have to ask for donations from the membership to put in a full-page ad paid for by members of GASP. Hey, no complaining! You don't pay any dues, do you?

Stay tuned for........the rest of the story.

The Prez

Well, It's Official - We're an Obamanation

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My fellow GASP members, it is your self-proclaimed SOS/Editor/Grunt here. I received an assignment by our fearless Prez to view the inaugural proceedings and make a report. It seems as though Madam Prez was not going to be able to handle this assignment and made plans accordingly. That’s what a good leader does – recognizes their weaknesses and delegates to those better able to handle the situation. (And, apparently her instincts were right on target – the oath had not yet been administered and apparently the Kleenex box was being depleted at a fast rate.) Now, initially, I had wished to decline the assignment. I pleaded my case, telling the Prez I had more important things to do – like watching the paint dry on my kitchen walls. But an order was issued and I felt it was my duty to respond to the call.


I sincerely tried to view the day as objective as I could. My thoughts were on President Bush and how sad it was he was leaving with such little support from the American people. He is a man of great character and integrity. It is evident just from the way he handled the transition – he was gracious and welcoming to the Obamas. He did not order or allow staff to trash the White House. He did not cart out crates of possessions to claim as his own for the Texas homestead. That should have been a story, but the media ignored it completely.


As the hours ticked away it became obvious to me that we have crossed the threshold of change alright. We have obviously changed our opinion on what constitutes good manners. It must now be A-OK to shout out boos and sing rudely “na na na na, hey, hey, good bye” to men that at that very second were still the President and Vice-President of the United States. (I won't even start with the rappers and their foul language toward President Bush on the eve of the inauguration.) We have changed into the people now occupying the “era of responsibility” (Obama’s term – not mine) – as in, it’s someone else’s responsibility to pick up after me. This picture of what remains on the mall grounds kind of represents what I feel like – the party’s over and all we have now is a bunch of trash (and not just on the grounds of DC).

We have changed into a nation that apparently has fallen so hard we need to “pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America” (again, Obama’s words – not mine). If you listened to the inaugural address, you heard how awful our new president believes we were prior to his coronation. I guess a lot of others believe we’ll be heading into the light now with the coming of Obamessiah. Don King said, “I would say that he [Obama] would be Joshua going across to the Promised Land…Martin Luther King Jr. went to the mountaintop like Moses, and he said, ‘I might not get there with you, but I can see the Promised Land.’ But we gonna’ get to the Promised Land. So Joshua carried them across. Martin Luther King, Jr. was prevented from going into the Promised Land.” Here’s another statement about which Biblical character Obama is most like: “I would say any one of the Biblical leaders,” said Denzel Washington’s mother, Lennis Washington, who was attending the inauguration with her son on Tuesday. “The apostle Paul, Moses, John the Baptist – any one of them. Seriously, he is like one of those apostles for our day. He came to lead us to the original design of what we are supposed to do on this earth.” When asked how Obama specifically has changed their lives, Smokey Robinson said this: “He has changed my life just like he has changed your life…If you are an American citizen, he has changed all of our lives. America has changed our lives. We are at last showing the world that we are who we say we are,” said Robinson, when asked to be more specific. “It’s truly a wonderful day for the world.” OK, can anyone tell what the heck he just said? What does that really mean??

It is beyond me how they think this man is going to change anything for the better. He said in his address “the time has come to set aside childish things.” Well, apparently Rahm Emanuel, his own Chief of Staff, didn’t get to read the speech ahead of time. Here’s Rahm at the inauguration.

And how about that closing prayer by the Rev-Rund Joseph Lowery: 'Lord…we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen. Say Amen. And Say Amen.” I have never been so angry during a prayer in my entire life as I was during this one. Offended? You betcha!

So, to recap, I took my assignment, I watched, I found it all repulsive and I reported. We are definitely an Obamanation. Pass the Kleenex, Prez.

Hail to the Chief

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Dear Mr. President,

On this, the last day of your presidency, it is our privilege to be one of the last to honor you with “Hail to the Chief.” Please indulge me this lengthy farewell missive.

If I had the chance to spend just five minutes with you today, as one Prezident to another, I’d tell you that I am a little more than disappointed that I didn’t get the call to have lunch with you, your daddy, Jimmah, Bubba & BO. My suit was back from the cleaners, my bags were packed and I had a ride lined up to take me to the airport. Was it something I said?

Maybe you know that I haven’t always agreed with you on issues such as immigration or spending. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why you never attempted to cut back government spending. And, you let BO dictate that you go ahead and approve another 350 million to stimulate the economy. Why didn’t you say, “not just no, but hell no.” You said the other day that you abandoned your free market principles when your financial experts said we were on the brink of collapse if the bail out didn’t happen. It didn’t work then and now we’re doing more of the same?

Bail outs and stimulus packages aren’t the answer. Never works. Let the system purge itself of it’s poisons and start to heal on it’s own. Government intervention is not the answer for everything. The economy and the climate are cyclical. The more the government tinkers with the economy, the longer it takes to recover. Good grief. The government couldn’t run it’s own Congressional cafeteria without bungling things and had to turn the management over to the private sector. And, the global warming crisis? Humanity has the duty to be responsible for good stewardship of the environment but nothing we humans do can create climate change. Who caused the warming that did away with the ice age?

The government has been a feasting beast which has turned into a dangerous monster. More of this and more of that. More money is the answer, more agencies are the answer. Well, there is only one new department that I would approve of and that is the Department of Common Sense, DOCS. It would consist of 600 citizens that would have the power to override legislation that contained any hint of socialism or stupidity that the 535 members of Congress tried to enact. I would be Secretary of DOCS, members of GASP would be appointed and they would recruit like minds to fill the remaining seats. We would work for no pay, no perks, no pork and would not seek face time on TV. Our one and only responsibility would be to keep in check the corrupt, the egomaniacs and the incompetent elected officials who are woefully inept when it comes to running this country. Did I mention they couldn’t operate their own cafeteria?

You do know that you have been blamed for EVERYTHING, don’t you? I just read that this “depression” was caused by the policies of your administration. Do any Republicans in Washington have powerful enough lungs to scream out that the seeds of this economic downturn were planted long before you came on the scene? Nobody fights back up there. The lack of any conservative backbone in our party really makes me angry. I feel helpless and hopeless.

I am sick about the way the pit bull press has torn you apart from limb to limb over the years. It’s been painful to watch them take the GW bone in their teeth and never let go. They just kept pulling and growling. Heck, if I listened only to one of the big three networks, read just one newspaper or none at all....if I got my information from 30 minutes of biased nightly news....gasp.... I’d think you were an imbecile, too. I know of what I speak. One friend of mine gets her only news from ABC Nightly News and Good Morning America. She doesn’t read anything but novels. If I asked her to tell me who Jamie Gorelick is, she wouldn’t have a clue that she was Deputy Attorney General in the Democrat Clinton administration. My friend wouldn’t know that Gorelick was the one who created a wall between intelligence agencies preventing them from sharing information, information which may have helped to prevent 9/11. In my friend’s world, Democrats can do no wrong, Republicans can do no right and your eight years in office is the cause of all our problems. She hates you and thinks it’s terrible you are moving into a swanky part of Dallas. My question to her would be, “So, it’s fine and dandy that Clinton lives in a multi-million dollar home, but it’s not OK for Bush?” These people who were injected with the steady IV drip of bags and bags of the “George Bush Hate” serum were cured completely of any impartiality and reason. It’s been laughable to watch the pit bulls transform before my eyes into poodles. Malia and Sasha don’t have to go to the pound to pick out a pooch. They have hundreds of panting, slobbering lap dogs at their beck and call.

The media has been a powerful ally of the terrorists in this war, almost to the point of being treasonous at times. By always projecting the worst images and stories from Iraq and neglecting the steady progress being made and the good work our troops are doing, they orchestrated the public’s outcry for the immediate end of the war. Those on their daily dose of serum said, “Hey, we were on board for the “one hour” version of this war but now we have to sit through a mini series? We’ve got no patience, we’re out of here.” Between the media and those in power that have turned soft and won’t allow the military or intelligence to do their jobs, guess what? Lady Liberty has her hands tied behind her back and is vulnerable to having her throat cut at will.

I didn’t mean to go on and on like this, Mr. President. Tears fall as I write this letter to you. Unlike Michelle Obama, I have always been proud of and loved my country. But, this is the first time in my life that I have been disappointed in my fellow Americans. My tears are tears of disappointment, frustration and fear. Two days ago I heard BO say on TV to the crowd in Baltimore on his train trip to D.C. something like this, “the founders formed our imperfect Constitution which we can make more perfect.” So, he’s going to tweak the Constitution??? God, help us all.

Can you tell me, Mr. President, what’s in store for us? I trust you. You have kept us safe from attack these last eight years. This war against the radical Islamists is the greatest threat we’ve ever faced. You put your country first and made the tough decisions, never caving to be popular. Polls and politics were not your driving motivation. You came into the presidency armed with character and integrity. I think you are leaving Washington bruised, beaten down and very weary. The press and the Bush haters were not able to make one tiny chink in that character and integrity no matter how hard they pounded on you. You can leave the White House holding your head high. I am proud of you and thank you with all my heart. Welcome home, Mr. President, welcome home.

The Prez







If you want to view the home that George and Laura purchased in Dallas, go to this link: http://www.zillow.com/ Type in their address: 10141 Daria Place, Dallas, TX. It is located on a cul de sac and they are gating the entrance into that area. The place is nice, but when you get the aerial picture, move down the screen to see what is behind their house. It’s the monster mansion of Tom Hicks, owner of the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers.

(Note to members: When I enter the room at our next meeting, would someone please queue up “Hail to the Chief?” I’ve grown fond of that little ditty.)

LOVE TRAIN

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What is it with this guy? Is he all about props and appearances? We got the elaborate faux Greek temple backdrop for his convention speech. Some mentioned it looked to be a replica of the Lincoln Memorial or a mini Parthenon. Now we have BO's January 17 re-enactment of Lincoln's rail trip to Washington for the inauguration. I guess we're supposed to swoon at the imagery.

I almost upchucked my breakfast last week when I read in the paper that he was doing this. A local 34 year old single mother was invited to board the train in Philadelphia. She will join a group of 17 others who are being hailed as making "extraordinary contributions to the country by championing workers rights, serving in the military or trying to make it through today's tough economy." She's in "the trying to make it through this economy" group.

In the paper she was quoted as saying that BO's "candidacy had been a journey of regaining faith in the political process--and that anyone can accomplish any goal they set." Then she said about her son, "With him, nothing is impossible--this is how it should start being again. It's the way it used to be." Huh? Gibberish. That's the way BO campaigned. If she gets any time with him on the train she said there's something she'd like to tell him. This next sentence is the part that sent the coffee I'd just sipped spewing across the table. Big gasp here. This may be a double....gasp, gasp. "I'd say thank you," she said.

THANK YOU??

THANK YOU???

Oh, sweetie, sweetie. If I knew where you lived I'd drive over, knock on your door and say, "Girlfriend, can we talk? Can you tell me exactly what you are thanking BO for? Specifics now....real things to thank him for." I can only imagine her reply. "Well," she'd say, "I thank him for, for, uh, everything bad is going to go away and everything is going to be fixed when he's president and it's going to start being the way it used to be." Then I would say to her, "My dear woman, have you heard him say recently that things are so bad it may take years to fix this? He didn't say that to you when he came courting you, did he?" When Bush said things were bad the press accused him of scare tactics. All of a sudden now it's the Messiah pronouncing a great truth.

If only she knew the truth. This man has no fairy dust in his pockets to sprinkle around and magically transform this country into Camelot. My fear is that he is planning to do the exact opposite of what will turn the economy around by continuing this bail-out strategy and messing with our taxes.

I wish this man and his family nothing but good health and happiness always, but I want his presidency to fail. By that, I mean I don't want his agenda to succeed. No, I will not board BO's love train, his train of hope, his train of change. You can "keep the change," sir.

The Prez

WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!

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Dear GASP members, can you believe how far we've come in only two months? My bitter disappointment with the election results prompted me to email a few friends to form a group of like-minded women who could give each other support and to keep me from wandering out into traffic to end it all. I contacted 9 women. That number has grown to just under 30 members and as we've grown and banded together, look at what we have now....gasp....a blog of our own. We owe this giant step to a very talented Vice Prezident, Laura, who will be the manager of our blog. At our next meeting, we'll show her just how much we appreciate what she's done for us. Yes, our troops are armed and ready for anything BO throws at us after January 20.

For those of you who are new, a little background on our name, GASP. I asked those friends I initially contacted to vote on a name for our club. I gave them 3 choices. 1.) GASP - Gals Against Socialism 2.) SOB - Surviving Obama's Bamboozle 3.) SORRY - Surviving Obama's Reigning Radical Years. We voted and democratically chose GASP, but that's the last thing that was done by consensus. I declared myself your Prez and pretty much do whatever I want, although I have appointed each and every one of you Vice Prezident, so you do have some input....or not. Come to think of it, I may be losing my grip and might have to rescind the offer of input from my officers. Our blog manager, V.P. Laura, seems to be grabbing at power. Not long ago she did appoint herself our SOS (Secretary of State). That's good. We need someone to speak for us any time we have to negotiate with the other side. She can handle that. Then she appointed herself editor of the blog after she appointed herself blog manager. (Hmmm...I wonder if this is how Obama felt after appointing Hillary Secretary of State?)

Below are the three newsletters (and I use that term loosely), that were previously, ya know, sent out my email. I'm including them in, ya know, the new blog for the members who weren't with us at the beginning. You'll get a little flavor, ya know, of how we do business. I will try to post, ya know, at least once a month....or not. I say "or not" quite a bit, ya know. Oh, sorry about that. Guess I listened to that Caroline Kennedy interview one too many times. Geeze, now there's a really sharp cookie. And, they thought George Bush couldn't talk!

If you post comments on the blog, please remember to be respectful and considerate of others. If not, I'll jerk your membership, ya know! Welcome aboard!

The Prez

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IT'S OFFICIAL



Dear Charter Members:

The votes have been counted and our club's name will be GASP (Gals Against Socialist Policies). I am so very pleased with the response. Some of you contacted friends and they joined. Just a few did not reply, but I understand. You may still be despondent two weeks after the election and can't bring yourself to function just yet. We're here for you! These are your fellow GASP members: Mary, Laura, Marce, Virginia, Kelly, Marilyn, Colleen, Billie, Pat, Millie, Pris, Karen, Sue and me. I have appointed myself Prezident. Until such time as we can all get together to have a meeting.......well, that's just the way it's going to be. I'm Prez! I have appointed all of you Vice Prezident.

Here's the breakdown of the votes: GASP 4, SOB 2, SORRY 2. I didn't vote. One of you voted for all three so I threw that one out. I think one of you (I won't mention names, Kelly) thought SOB stood for something not very nice. I assure you that never entered my mind. I meant it to be sob, as in boo-hoo!

The only bylaw we have right now is to support each other with phone calls or emails, and I need your support. For instance, I've stopped watching the news. I would appreciate it if you would call me if the United States is attacked or if Brad and Angelina have another baby or....GASP....should ever get divorced (disclaimer by editor - I know they aren't legally married!). I spend my days listening to music and walking outdoors to marvel at the beauty of nature before global warming destroys the planet then I come home and eat everything in sight. That's how I deal with depression. I eat. How about you?

The first order of business is to decide what we will do on inauguration day. I wish I could charter a jet and fly us all to Bora Bora, Bali or the moon, but that's not doable. I will not watch any of it and would like to be very distracted by doing something fun. The floor is open. Please let everyone know of any suggestions you have to get through the day on January 20, 2009.

Respectfully yours,
The Prez

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hello There Gals!

The Prez here. I wanted to let you know that I plan on sending out a newsletter every week.........OR NOT. Hey, I'm the Prez so if I don't want to I'm not going to! I am thrilled that we are getting so many responses from members. It's elevated my mood tremendously. The more all you V.P.'s email, the less I have to do!

We have a new member, Peggy, from Missouri. Welcome! FYI, the current membership includes gals from TX, OK, AZ, MO, WI and FL. If I've left out a state, please let me know.

Sure sounds like BO is failing in one of his campaign promises. CHANGE? WHAT CHANGE? Gasp.......sure looks like a rerun of the Clintonistas, doesn't it?

Did anyone see the Zogby poll taken of Obama voters? The media was all about polls and staked their jobs on them before the election. Well, this poll is a little disturbing. Almost all had at least a high school education and over half were college graduates. This, my friends, is scary. (Oooops! Didn't mean to slip into McCaineese)

Here are some of the results of the poll:

97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College GraduatesResults to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions 57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing) "What," they said, "the wascally weepubwicans aren't in control???"

81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)

82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)

88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)

56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing)

One of my favorites was that most thought Palin was the candidate who said they had "campaigned in all 57 states." If she HAD said that it would have been the end of her. Because The Messiah said that......I heard the clip with my own ears, didn't you?....the mainstream media didn't beat it like a drum and it went away. Yeah, yeah, I know. It was just a slip of the tongue. That's my point. A slip of the tongue by McCain or Palin would not have been a slip of the tongue. It would have been stupidity or senility, depending on which one said it.

There will be no newsletter next week. I will be in Utah for Thanksgiving and Laura, our SOS, will be hunting elk in northern Arizona. Yes, gals, we have our very own Sarah Palin in our ranks! Millie is off on her 21 day cruise. Hope the rest of you have a wonderful holiday and I'll try to get at least one newsletter out before Christmas.......OR NOT!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

THE PREZ
(Does that mean I'm a turkey?)

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

This is not a newsletter, gals, just a note from your Prez to wish ya'll a Merry Christmas and to do just a teeny bit of business before the year ends. If any of you would like to be taken off the mailing list (gasp!!), please shoot me an email and the communication department will remove your name. I would strongly suggest that you not do that, but it is entirely up to you. I don't know how you will cope out there floundering about all on your own. We are going to need each other in the coming years for support and comfort. But, no pressure from me, oh, no!

A few weeks ago I received a gift from a Vice Prezident. I'm looking at it now as I type. It is a giant desk name plate...background is red, of course, and printed in white is "Elaine - Prez," underneath that is "GASP." (Ahem, ahem. This is the only gift I have received to date. Don't you know that in politics favors can be bought? Is there only one amongst you who knows how the system works?)

I believe you all know that I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to computers and how to do all that fancy stuff. Heck, I centered the heading up there on my screen but can't guarantee when you receive it that it won't all be over to the left margin! (Hey, since when has being unqualified ever stopped someone from being president?) I am woefully inept at putting out a newsletter. There is one Vice Prezident that I'm aware of who is very talented in that area. After the first of the year I am going to appoint her to do the monthly newsletter. She is being vetted for this position as we speak and I can only hope that she hasn't been caught on tape talking trash about me! Never fear. She will be only the editor of the newsletter. I will still be your Prez!

This morning I read in the paper that BO is off on his final 12 day getaway to Hawaii before he assumes office. What wasn't reported is that he was heard singing this Christmas hymn as he was kicking up sand strolling along the beach practicing his salute. Be afraid, very afraid!

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

O come, all ye faithful,
Stupid fools, you're gullible!
O, come ye, O come ye to radical change;
Come and behold me,
Born to be Messiah:
O, come, let you adore me,
O, come, let you adore me,
O, come, let you adore me,
RULER OF ALL!

Highest, most wily,
Duped you all completely,
Born in Kenya
I am not a citizen;
Son of a Muslim,
Wright's rants were awe inspiring,
O, come let you adore me,
O, come let you adore me,
O, come let you adore me,
O - BA - A - A- MA!

I wish you all a wonderful, blessed Christmas and a....a....a....
(I just can't bring myself to say a Happy New Year because, well, you know. And, I've developed O phobia. More about that next month.)

The Prez