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Friday, July 24, 2009
Take Off and Land Your Mind on this New Technology in Aviation
Hey, Brooks will probably put this in Next Year's Budget! Wonder If It Is Bullet Proof?
Submitted by: Todd Comber
Corruption In New Jersey!?, Come On!?.
NIMBY not in my back yard,
Informant, Rabbi's Son Allegedly Aided Massive New Jersey Corruption Bust
Friday, July 24, 2009
AP
July 23: FBI agents lead arrested suspects from their headquarters as part of a corruption investigation in Newark, N.J.
Officials are decrying political corruption in New Jersey that is making international headlines after more than 40 people, among them rabbis and elected officeholders, were arrested in an investigation in which some were accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars and of black-market trafficking of kidneys and fake Gucci handbags.
The 44 arrests Thursday were a remarkable number even for New Jersey, where more than 130 public officials have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of corruption since 2001. For more.....
Informant, Rabbi's Son Allegedly Aided Massive New Jersey Corruption Bust
Friday, July 24, 2009
AP
July 23: FBI agents lead arrested suspects from their headquarters as part of a corruption investigation in Newark, N.J.
Officials are decrying political corruption in New Jersey that is making international headlines after more than 40 people, among them rabbis and elected officeholders, were arrested in an investigation in which some were accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars and of black-market trafficking of kidneys and fake Gucci handbags.
The 44 arrests Thursday were a remarkable number even for New Jersey, where more than 130 public officials have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of corruption since 2001. For more.....
HONEY,,, I'm In The Home!
By Personal Liberty News Desk • Jul 22nd, 2009 • Category: Alternative Medicine, Personal Liberty News
More often, people stir honey into tea, use it to make desserts such as baklava and sometimes even spread it on toast. Now a new paper reveals that one kind of honey may be used as a novel first aid treatment.
The paper appears in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiological Infectious Diseases and examines the Leptospermum honey, found commonly in New Zealand and Australia.
Because honey has a low pH level, researchers found, it does not irritate the wound site. In addition, the treated, medical-grade honey also promotes the growth of new tissue and helps eliminate pain and scarring.
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Get A Load Of This
GOP Not Allowed to Say 'Government-Run Healthcare'
07/24/2009
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), the secretary of the House Republican Conference and a former District Court Judge, is having his messages to constituents censored by Democrats on the Franking Commission. Republicans are no longer allowed to use the words “government run health care” in the communications to their constituents.
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Open Letter To Maine's Elected Michaud, Collins, and Snowe
Congressman Michael H. Michaud, Senator Susan M. Collins, Senator Olympia J. Snowe:
Whereas:
The Federal Reserve refuses to give a public accounting of the TRILLIONS in recent
taxpayer-backed loans; and
Congress has the responsibility to force a public audit of the Federal Reserve, and the
American people deserve to know how their tax dollars are being spent; and
Allowing the Fed to remain out of control and shrouded in secrecy clearly allows
for abuse and the continued stealing of our tax dollars are being spent; and
The Federal Reserve's abuses lead to constant economic crises like the current
housing crisis, international banking crisis and the resulting chaos; and
The Federal Reserve System forces fuel, food, housing, medical care and education costs
upward, meaning that everyone who is NOT on the government dole is forced
to make do with less as the value of money slowly decreases; and
History shows us that riots, violence and full-scale police states can result when people finally
realize that money isn't worth the paper it's printed on and REFUSE to accept it;
Therefore: You are urged to cosponsor and make every effort to seek roll call votes on the
Audit the Fed Bill, H.R. 1207
Whereas:
The Federal Reserve refuses to give a public accounting of the TRILLIONS in recent
taxpayer-backed loans; and
Congress has the responsibility to force a public audit of the Federal Reserve, and the
American people deserve to know how their tax dollars are being spent; and
Allowing the Fed to remain out of control and shrouded in secrecy clearly allows
for abuse and the continued stealing of our tax dollars are being spent; and
The Federal Reserve's abuses lead to constant economic crises like the current
housing crisis, international banking crisis and the resulting chaos; and
The Federal Reserve System forces fuel, food, housing, medical care and education costs
upward, meaning that everyone who is NOT on the government dole is forced
to make do with less as the value of money slowly decreases; and
History shows us that riots, violence and full-scale police states can result when people finally
realize that money isn't worth the paper it's printed on and REFUSE to accept it;
Therefore: You are urged to cosponsor and make every effort to seek roll call votes on the
Audit the Fed Bill, H.R. 1207
Thursday, July 23, 2009
"Did America ever consider itself a Judeo-Christian nation?"
Our Judeo-Christian Nation
http://forbes.house.gov/judeochristiannation/
On May 6th, Congressman Forbes addressed the U.S. House of Representative on the House Floor in response to President Obama’s claims that the United States was not a Judeo-Christian nation. Congressman Forbes asks the questions "Did America ever consider itself a Judeo-Christian nation?" and "If America was once a Judeo-Christian nation, when did it cease to be?
http://forbes.house.gov/judeochristiannation/
Applicants For Town's New Board of Assessment Review Needed
Sec. 5.32. Board of Assessment Review.
The Town Council shall appoint a Board of Assessment Review of five members as provided by state law and shall adopt appropriate ordinances establishing the terms of the members and the procedures to be followed in processing appeals from decisions of the Tax Assessor.
Here is your chance to Help Out your community. The Town Council has to appoint these members. Please stop in the Town Office or go on line to fill out an Application.
So it has been how long that we haven't had This?
What Will They Do?
What Merit Will They Serve?
Does ANYONE Care?
You Will After Tax Season.
Here is your chance to Help Out your community. The Town Council has to appoint these members. Please stop in the Town Office or go on line to fill out an Application.
So it has been how long that we haven't had This?
What Will They Do?
What Merit Will They Serve?
Does ANYONE Care?
You Will After Tax Season.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
There's More Than Bad Seeds To Augusta's Problems
Bad ‘seeds’
New campaign rules in Maine, enacted by the 124th Legislature this spring, now require gubernatorial candidates seeking public financing to find 400 donors who will make $100 “seed money” donations in addition to the previously mandated 3,250 supporters who make $5 qualifying contributions.
The “seed money” stipulation erodes the intent of the Maine Clean Election Act and “subverts the will of the people,” as Green Independent Party candidate Lynne Williams accurately asserts. It consolidates power for established party machines and further distances voters from the individuals they elect to represent them.
It’s hogwash for lawmakers to claim that Maine needs this “seed money” to keep solvent the public campaign financing fund. Had legislators — the majority of whom took advantage of Clean Election Act funding to win their seats — not repeatedly raided the fund to compensate for their inability to balance the state budget, there would be plenty of money for the type of wide open and balanced gubernatorial race that would benefit all Mainers, not just Democratic and Republican insiders.
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New campaign rules in Maine, enacted by the 124th Legislature this spring, now require gubernatorial candidates seeking public financing to find 400 donors who will make $100 “seed money” donations in addition to the previously mandated 3,250 supporters who make $5 qualifying contributions.
The “seed money” stipulation erodes the intent of the Maine Clean Election Act and “subverts the will of the people,” as Green Independent Party candidate Lynne Williams accurately asserts. It consolidates power for established party machines and further distances voters from the individuals they elect to represent them.
It’s hogwash for lawmakers to claim that Maine needs this “seed money” to keep solvent the public campaign financing fund. Had legislators — the majority of whom took advantage of Clean Election Act funding to win their seats — not repeatedly raided the fund to compensate for their inability to balance the state budget, there would be plenty of money for the type of wide open and balanced gubernatorial race that would benefit all Mainers, not just Democratic and Republican insiders.
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Seriously though, It's Happening Elsewhere
Business owner seeks apology from Town Government.
RANGELEY — A local business owner on Tuesday accused the Board of Selectmen of damaging his personal and professional reputation.
Martin Wilson, the sole proprietor of The Shed, explained that on July 18, he had hired local musicians to play at his restaurant to help give him some extra business and showcase local talent. At 6:05 p.m., a noise complaint was made and police told him to shut the music down shortly thereafter due to lack of a correct permit.
"What's crazy about this is, I don't need a permit," Wilson told the gathering of roughly 50 residents. "There's no town ordinance that says I need a permit for music."
Obama's Plan Would Repeal Medicare
The AARP and other senior advocacy groups have done their membership a major disservice. Nothing like looking out for your dues payers, heh? I mean, every democrat pushing this plan, Obama, Kennedy, Pelosi, Reid, et al have claimed, in fact bragged “we will fund Obama care through savings in Medicare.” How do you realize billions in Medicare savings? YOU CUT SERVICES, LOTS OF THEM and since Medicare is the government senior health insurance program, well, who do you think will be affected by the service cuts? (scroll down)
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| President Barack Obama's healthcare proposal is, in effect, the repeal of the Medicare program as we know it. The elderly will go from being the group with the most access to free medical care to the one with the least access. Indeed, the principal impact of the Obama healthcare program will be to reduce sharply the medical services the elderly can use. No longer will their every medical need be met, their every medication prescribed, their every need to improve their quality of life answered. It is so ironic that the elderly, who were so vigilant when President George W. Bush proposed to change Social Security, are so relaxed about the Obama healthcare proposals. Bush's Social Security plan, which did not cut their benefits at all, aroused the strongest opposition among the elderly. But Obama's plan, which will totally gut Medicare and replace it with government-managed care and rationing, has elicited little more than a yawn from most senior citizens. It's time for the elderly to wake up before it is too late! In our new book, “Catastrophe,” we explain — in detail and in depth — the consequences the elderly of Canada are feeling from just this kind of program. Limited colonoscopies have led to a 25 percent higher rate of colon cancer, and a ban on the use of the two best chemotherapies are part of the reason why 42 percent of Canadians with colon cancer die while 31 percent of Americans, who have access to these two medications, succumb to the disease. | |||
Beware Turkeys Can Be Dangerous!
This is very important! Read this.
Sure do hope Ms. Lane is doing well.
Caution Turkeys At Play.
You have people making decisions and voting on Public Education issues that graduated from Lisbon High School but did not even send their own children there. You have a Police Chief so adept on Basic Procedures he only cares about purchasing New cars.
$115k is cut from our youth's Education Budget, yet SPEND 10's of thousands on Vehicles to Patrol 25 square miles of a community. Go Figure.
We should feel safer now Lisbon residents as you will be getting (2) Brand New FORD Crown Victoria Police Cruisers. Voted on and approved 5-1 last night. Mr. Larochelle was absent and Roger Cote sits alone as the sole vote not in favor of such spending.
SO, it appears, or prospectively represents, STILL business as usual for Lisbon.
SO Be it. Good Luck Lisbon! You can't change anything 'til November, and then only if you want to.
Sure do hope Ms. Lane is doing well.
Caution Turkeys At Play.
You have people making decisions and voting on Public Education issues that graduated from Lisbon High School but did not even send their own children there. You have a Police Chief so adept on Basic Procedures he only cares about purchasing New cars.
$115k is cut from our youth's Education Budget, yet SPEND 10's of thousands on Vehicles to Patrol 25 square miles of a community. Go Figure.
We should feel safer now Lisbon residents as you will be getting (2) Brand New FORD Crown Victoria Police Cruisers. Voted on and approved 5-1 last night. Mr. Larochelle was absent and Roger Cote sits alone as the sole vote not in favor of such spending.
SO, it appears, or prospectively represents, STILL business as usual for Lisbon.
SO Be it. Good Luck Lisbon! You can't change anything 'til November, and then only if you want to.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Way To Go Steve, Jimmy Help You With The Application Process?
Well Folks,
Guess it is official, our Town Manager has more "credential" Papers than a family Roll of Charmin.
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ICMA with Jim Bennett on the Executive Board. Wait, What's That Smell?
Lewiston throws Bennett out on the street, What's next will he seek refuge in Lisbon?
Turkey's, Snakes, Pink Flamingos, Pretty soon we are 'gunna' have our own Wildlife Park right here in Lisbon.
Watch out for your Tax Bills this Year People. Better grab hold of your wallet$ now. These critters are hungry.
Guess it is official, our Town Manager has more "credential" Papers than a family Roll of Charmin.
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ICMA with Jim Bennett on the Executive Board. Wait, What's That Smell?
Lewiston throws Bennett out on the street, What's next will he seek refuge in Lisbon?
Turkey's, Snakes, Pink Flamingos, Pretty soon we are 'gunna' have our own Wildlife Park right here in Lisbon.
Watch out for your Tax Bills this Year People. Better grab hold of your wallet$ now. These critters are hungry.
Updated Agenda For Tonight's Town Council Meeting
Please note the addition.
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE TO FLAG
2. ROLL CALL
___Councilor Bowie ___Councilor Henry ___Councilor Mason
___Councilor Cote ___Councilor Larochelle ___Councilor Wells
___Councilor Crafts
Town Clerk reading of meeting rules
3. PUBLIC HEARING
Itinerant Vendor Permit for Richard George d/b/a Northeast Ice Cream Mobile Unit
4. CONSENT AGENDA
2009-108 ORDER - A. Minutes of June 16, 2009
B. Itinerant Vendor Permit for Richard George d/b/a Northeast Ice Cream Mobile Unit
5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES
2009-109 ORDINANCE - Revisions to the Town of Lisbon Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (Final Passage)
2009-110 ORDINANCE - Revisions to Section 70-5 Nonconforming uses, lots, and structures (Final Passage)
2009-111 ORDINANCE - Revisions to Section 70-661 Off Street Parking and loading (Final Passage)
2009-112 ORDINANCE – Board of Assessment Review Ordinance (First Reading)
2009-113 ORDER – Annual Election for MMA Vice President & Executive Committee Members
2009-114 ORDER – Route 9 & 196 Reconstruction
2009-115 ORDER – Cruiser Bid$$$
2009-116 RESOLUTION – Track Grant
2009-117 ORDER – Public Works Masonry Bids
6. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Town Manager’s Report
7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
8. APPOINTMENTS
2009-118 ORDER – Appoint Tax Collector
9. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
11. ADJOURNMENT
2009-119 ORDER to Adjourn
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE TO FLAG
2. ROLL CALL
___Councilor Bowie ___Councilor Henry ___Councilor Mason
___Councilor Cote ___Councilor Larochelle ___Councilor Wells
___Councilor Crafts
Town Clerk reading of meeting rules
3. PUBLIC HEARING
Itinerant Vendor Permit for Richard George d/b/a Northeast Ice Cream Mobile Unit
4. CONSENT AGENDA
2009-108 ORDER - A. Minutes of June 16, 2009
B. Itinerant Vendor Permit for Richard George d/b/a Northeast Ice Cream Mobile Unit
5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES
2009-109 ORDINANCE - Revisions to the Town of Lisbon Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (Final Passage)
2009-110 ORDINANCE - Revisions to Section 70-5 Nonconforming uses, lots, and structures (Final Passage)
2009-111 ORDINANCE - Revisions to Section 70-661 Off Street Parking and loading (Final Passage)
2009-112 ORDINANCE – Board of Assessment Review Ordinance (First Reading)
2009-113 ORDER – Annual Election for MMA Vice President & Executive Committee Members
2009-114 ORDER – Route 9 & 196 Reconstruction
2009-115 ORDER – Cruiser Bid$$$
2009-116 RESOLUTION – Track Grant
2009-117 ORDER – Public Works Masonry Bids
6. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Town Manager’s Report
7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
8. APPOINTMENTS
2009-118 ORDER – Appoint Tax Collector
9. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
11. ADJOURNMENT
2009-119 ORDER to Adjourn
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Bet You Did Not Know This!
Remember this EVERY TIME you have to talk to a customer service representative and you cannot understand him.
I did not know that we could do this, but I sure am going to try it. Help bring jobs back to the U.S.A. Ask for an American!
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How to save some American jobs and we can help!
Hi Everyone,
I want to share with you some great information that I found out purely by
accident. I believe it can also save and create jobs in America while giving
people better customer service.
So how many times have you called a companies service phone line and found that the rep. can barely speak English? Once with a major mortgage company it was so bad I demanded to speak with someone who spoke English. Right at that moment I broke the code, the secret password for customer service.
Come to find out that every American company using overseas operators must transfer you to an American rep. by saying.......
" I want to speak to a representative in America ".
(Don't take no for an answer on this)
This was confirmed by the American rep. that they must transfer you after that request. I've tried it on a half a dozen major companies including cable, bank, phone and mortgage companies. It works every time and I actually get my issues taken care of.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Didn't Read About This In The Main Stream Media
Police shot and kill armed man near Capitol
WASHINGTON — A chaotic scene unfolded near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a routine rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly.
U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man sped away in a white car after being stopped a few blocks from the Capitol. The man drove the wrong way down a street and ultimately crashed into a police cruiser in a heavily guarded area about a block north of the Capitol grounds, striking two officers with his car along the way, she said.
Police then opened fire after seeing the man hold up his handgun and refusing to put it down, said Schneider, who described the melee as “very fast moving, very fluid.”
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WASHINGTON — A chaotic scene unfolded near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a routine rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly.
U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man sped away in a white car after being stopped a few blocks from the Capitol. The man drove the wrong way down a street and ultimately crashed into a police cruiser in a heavily guarded area about a block north of the Capitol grounds, striking two officers with his car along the way, she said.
Police then opened fire after seeing the man hold up his handgun and refusing to put it down, said Schneider, who described the melee as “very fast moving, very fluid.”
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Town Council Agenda for Tuesday July 21, 2009
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE TO FLAG
2. ROLL CALL
___Councilor Bowie ___Councilor Henry ___Councilor Mason
___Councilor Cote ___Councilor Larochelle ___Councilor Wells
___Councilor Crafts
Town Clerk reading of meeting rules
3. PUBLIC HEARING
Itinerant Vendor Permit for Richard George d/b/a Northeast Ice Cream Mobile Unit
4. CONSENT AGENDA
2009-108 ORDER - A. Minutes of June 16, 2009
B. Itinerant Vendor Permit for Richard George d/b/a Northeast Ice Cream Mobile Unit
5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES
A. Town Manager’s Report
7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
8. APPOINTMENTS
2009-117 ORDER – Appoint Tax Collector
9. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
11. ADJOURNMENT
2009-118 ORDER to Adjourn
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE TO FLAG
2. ROLL CALL
___Councilor Bowie ___Councilor Henry ___Councilor Mason
___Councilor Cote ___Councilor Larochelle ___Councilor Wells
___Councilor Crafts
Town Clerk reading of meeting rules
3. PUBLIC HEARING
Itinerant Vendor Permit for Richard George d/b/a Northeast Ice Cream Mobile Unit
4. CONSENT AGENDA
2009-108 ORDER - A. Minutes of June 16, 2009
B. Itinerant Vendor Permit for Richard George d/b/a Northeast Ice Cream Mobile Unit
5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES
2009-109 ORDINANCE - Revisions to the Town of Lisbon Shoreland Zoning Ordinance (Final Passage)
2009-110 ORDINANCE - Revisions to Section 70-5 Nonconforming uses, lots, and structures (Final Passage)
2009-111 ORDINANCE - Revisions to Section 70-661 Off Street Parking and loading (Final Passage)
2009-112 ORDINANCE – Board of Assessment Review Ordinance (First Reading)
2009-113 ORDER – Annual Election for MMA Vice President & Executive Committee Members
2009-114 ORDER – Route 9 & 196 Reconstruction
2009-115 ORDER – Cruiser Bids WHY? We just rebuilt two transmissions.
How about a New Police Chief, preferably one that has not already retired from Town and knows how to conduct simple investigations?
Replacement Policy? Where is the replacement policy for Public Works?
2009-116 RESOLUTION – Track Grant
6. OTHER BUSINESS2009-110 ORDINANCE - Revisions to Section 70-5 Nonconforming uses, lots, and structures (Final Passage)
2009-111 ORDINANCE - Revisions to Section 70-661 Off Street Parking and loading (Final Passage)
2009-112 ORDINANCE – Board of Assessment Review Ordinance (First Reading)
2009-113 ORDER – Annual Election for MMA Vice President & Executive Committee Members
2009-114 ORDER – Route 9 & 196 Reconstruction
2009-115 ORDER – Cruiser Bids WHY? We just rebuilt two transmissions.
How about a New Police Chief, preferably one that has not already retired from Town and knows how to conduct simple investigations?
Replacement Policy? Where is the replacement policy for Public Works?
2009-116 RESOLUTION – Track Grant
A. Town Manager’s Report
7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
8. APPOINTMENTS
2009-117 ORDER – Appoint Tax Collector
9. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
11. ADJOURNMENT
2009-118 ORDER to Adjourn
Friday, July 17, 2009
American Hero
Ed Freeman
You're a 19-year-old kid. You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam . Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to stop coming in.
You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know you're not getting out. Your family is half way around the world, 12,000 miles away and you'll never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.
Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter and you look up to see an unarmed Huey, but it doesn't seem real because no Medi-Vac markings are on it.
Ed Freeman is coming for you. He's not Medi-Vac, so it's not his job, but he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.
He's coming anyway.
And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire as they load 2 or 3 of you on board.
Then he flies you up and out, through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses.
And he kept coming back, 13 more times, and took about 30 of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out.
Medal of Honor Recipient Ed Freeman died on Wednesday, June 25th, 2009, at the age of 80, in Boise , ID. May God rest his soul.
You're a 19-year-old kid. You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam . Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to stop coming in.
You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know you're not getting out. Your family is half way around the world, 12,000 miles away and you'll never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.
Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter and you look up to see an unarmed Huey, but it doesn't seem real because no Medi-Vac markings are on it.
Ed Freeman is coming for you. He's not Medi-Vac, so it's not his job, but he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.
He's coming anyway.
And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire as they load 2 or 3 of you on board.
Then he flies you up and out, through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses.
And he kept coming back, 13 more times, and took about 30 of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out.
Medal of Honor Recipient Ed Freeman died on Wednesday, June 25th, 2009, at the age of 80, in Boise , ID. May God rest his soul.
Medal of Honor Winner
Ed Freeman!
Since the media didn't give him the coverage he deserves, send this to every red-blooded American you know.
THANKS AGAIN, ED, FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COUNTRY.
RIP
Here Reads His Medal of Honor Citation
THANKS AGAIN, ED, FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COUNTRY.
RIP
Here Reads His Medal of Honor Citation
CAPTAIN ED W. FREEMAN
UNITED STATES ARMY
Captain Ed W. Freeman, United States Army, of Boise, Idaho, who distinguished himself by numerous acts of conspicuous gallantry and extraordinary intrepidity on 14 November 1965 while serving with Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). As a flight leader and second in command of a 16-helicopter lift unit, he supported a heavily engaged American infantry battalion at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam. The unit was almost out of ammunition after taking some of the heaviest casualties of the war, fighting off a relentless attack from a highly motivated, heavily armed enemy force. When the infantry commander closed the helicopter landing zone because of intense direct enemy fire, Captain Freeman risked his life by flying his unarmed helicopter through a gauntlet of enemy fire time after time, delivering critically needed ammunition, water, and medical supplies to the besieged battalion. His flights, by providing the engaged units with supplies of ammunition critical to their survival, directly affected the battle's outcome. Without them the units would almost surely have gone down, with much greater loss of life. After medical evacuation helicopters refused to fly into the area because of intense enemy fire, Captain Freeman flew 14 separate rescue missions, providing lifesaving evacuation of an estimated 30 seriously wounded soldiers-some of whom would not have survived had he not acted. All flights were made into a small emergency landing zone within 100 to 200 meters of the defensive perimeter, where heavily committed units were perilously holding off the attacking elements. Captain Freeman's selfless acts of great valor and extraordinary perseverance were far above and beyond the call of duty or mission and set a superb example of leadership and courage for all of his peers. Captain Freeman's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
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The Democrats Were Right
Much as it pains me to say this,I have to admit it-my Democrat friends were right.
They told me if I voted for McCain,the nation's hope would deteriorate,and
sure enough there has been a 20 point drop in the Consumer Confidence Index since the election,reaching a point lower than any time during the Bush administration.
They told me if I voted for McCain,the US would become more deeply emboiled in the MIddleEast,and now,tens of thousands of additional troops are scheduled to be deployed into Afghanistan.
My Democrat Party friends told me if I voted for McCain,that the economy would get worse and sure enough unemployment is approaching 10% and the new stimulus packages implemented recently have sent the stock market lower than at any time since the Islamic Terrorists attacks of 9-11.
They told me if I voted for McCain, we would see more "crooks" in high ranking positions in Federal government and sure enough,several recent cabinet nominees and Senate appointments revealed resumes of scandal,bribery and tax fraud.
They told me if I voted for McCain, we would see more "Pork at the trough" in Federal government and sure enough, 17,500 "Pork Bills" showed up in Congress since January 2009....
I was also told by my Democrat friends that if I voted for McCain,we would see more deficit spending in Washington D.C., and sure enough,Obama has spent more in just 30 days that all other Presidents together- in the entire history of the USA..
Well I voted for McCain in November and my Democrat friends were right.... all of their predictions have come true!!
"As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights. Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions."
--James Madison, National Gazette Essay, March 27, 1792
BO's Accomplishments
Just a little list to bring you up to speed on all of OBAMA'S accomplishments to date.
1. Offended the Queen of England
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega
4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia
6. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions
7. Gave away billions to AIG, also without pre-conditions
8. Expanded the bailouts
9. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian
10. Doubled our national debt
11. Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after the North Koreans launched an ICBM..
12. Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior 42 CIA directors, released information on intelligence gathering. Announced major restrictions on interrogation techniques used on enemy combatant prisoners.
13. Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other appointees withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.
14.. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as "dangers to the nation", groups including veterans of the military, and opponents to abortion on demand, and who ordered that the word terrorism” no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as “man made disasters.
15. Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America ’s greatness.
16. Told Mexicans the violence in their country was mostly caused by illegal guns from the U.S.
17. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its Department of Commerce origins and announced ACORN [the organization under massive scrutiny amid allegations of election fraud] would manage the process.
18. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion from America to Cuba of a nine-year old whose mother died trying to bring him to a life of freedom in the United States .
19. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for torturing a terrorist who had played a part in killing 3000 Americans by pouring water over his face.
20. Air Force One flew over New York City for a photo op without notifying local authorities causing widespread panic.
21. Took over the American Automobile industry and handed over 50% off to the unions [because he said he owed them].
22. Continued his drive for absolute gun control activities, thumbing his nose at the 2nd Amendment.
23. Offered travel and living subsidies in the U..S. to Hamas activists displaced from the Gaza Strip.
24. Got more airtime [TV] than Oprah Winfrey and was seldom in Washington tending to the business of State.
25. Announced the closure of enemy combatants detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba but failed to address the issue of 'what' to do with the 200+ prisoners currently held there. Rumors persist that they'll be housed on U.S. soil...
Other than that, we're doing just fine.
1. Offended the Queen of England
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega
4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia
6. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions
7. Gave away billions to AIG, also without pre-conditions
8. Expanded the bailouts
9. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian
10. Doubled our national debt
11. Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after the North Koreans launched an ICBM..
12. Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior 42 CIA directors, released information on intelligence gathering. Announced major restrictions on interrogation techniques used on enemy combatant prisoners.
13. Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other appointees withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.
14.. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as "dangers to the nation", groups including veterans of the military, and opponents to abortion on demand, and who ordered that the word terrorism” no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as “man made disasters.
15. Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America ’s greatness.
16. Told Mexicans the violence in their country was mostly caused by illegal guns from the U.S.
17. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its Department of Commerce origins and announced ACORN [the organization under massive scrutiny amid allegations of election fraud] would manage the process.
18. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion from America to Cuba of a nine-year old whose mother died trying to bring him to a life of freedom in the United States .
19. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for torturing a terrorist who had played a part in killing 3000 Americans by pouring water over his face.
20. Air Force One flew over New York City for a photo op without notifying local authorities causing widespread panic.
21. Took over the American Automobile industry and handed over 50% off to the unions [because he said he owed them].
22. Continued his drive for absolute gun control activities, thumbing his nose at the 2nd Amendment.
23. Offered travel and living subsidies in the U..S. to Hamas activists displaced from the Gaza Strip.
24. Got more airtime [TV] than Oprah Winfrey and was seldom in Washington tending to the business of State.
25. Announced the closure of enemy combatants detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba but failed to address the issue of 'what' to do with the 200+ prisoners currently held there. Rumors persist that they'll be housed on U.S. soil...
Other than that, we're doing just fine.
GUN RIGHTS LEADERS JOIN IN OPPOSITION TO SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMATION.
BELLEVUE, WA – Several of the nation’s leading gun rights activists, including the heads of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Second Amendment Foundation, today joined to oppose the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
“ It is extremely important that a Supreme Court justice understand and appreciate the origin and meaning of the Second Amendment, a constitutional guarantee permanently enshrined in the Bill of Rights, ” said a letter from the group, which was hand-delivered to every member of the U.S. Senate. “Judge Sotomayor’s record on the Second Amendment causes us grave concern about her treatment of this enumerated Constitutional right.”
Included among the signators were Sandra S. Froman, former president of the National Rifle Association; Alan M. Gottlieb, CCRKBA chairman; Joseph Tartaro, SAF president; Gene Hoffman, chairman of the CalGUNS Foundation; several current or former NRA directors; Robert Corbin, former Arizona attorney general and past NRA president; former Congressman Bob Barr; Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owners’ Action League in Massachusetts; John T. lee, president of the Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association; Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association; Robert E. Sanders, former assistant director of law enforcement for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and several others, 25 in all.
“The Supreme Court is almost certain to decide next year whether the Second Amendment applies to states and local governments, as it does to the federal government,” they wrote. “While on the Second Circuit, Judge Sotomayor revealed her views on the right to keep and bear arms in Maloney v. Cuomo, a case decided after Heller, yet holding that the Second Amendment is not a fundamental right, that it does not apply to the states, and that if an object is “designed primarily as a weapon” that is a sufficient basis for total prohibition even within the home. Earlier in a 2004 case, United States v. Sanchez-Villar, Sotomayor and two colleagues perfunctorily dismissed a Second Amendment claim holding that "the right to possess a gun is clearly not a fundamental right." Imagine if such a view were expressed about other fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, such as the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments.”
“We joined in this effort,” Gottlieb said, “because our nation stands at point in history where we either defend all civil rights, or begin to surrender them one by one until none are left. It would be unconscionable to stand silently as the Senate deliberates confirmation of a new associate justice with such evident disregard for a key tenet, if not the critical element, of the Bill of Rights.”
“The Second Amendment survives today by a single vote in the Supreme Court,” the letter notes. “Judge Sotomayor has already revealed her views on the right to keep and bear arms and we believe they are contrary to the intent and purposes of the Second Amendment and Bill of Rights.”
Thursday, July 16, 2009
STEPHEN KING CHRONICLER TO APPEAR AT MTM
On Monday July 20th at 1:00 PM, Rocky Wood, prominent Australian writer, and chronicler of the life and writings of Stephen King, will appear at the MTM Center gymnasium, 18 School St, Lisbon Falls, for a one-hour Q & A session. This event is sponsored by the Lisbon Historical Society and is open to the public at no charge.
Mr. Wood is regarded as a leading authority on Stephen King’s works and has co-authored four major books with world-wide distribution, as well as having authored many articles, all on the life and times of Mr. King, a former resident of Durham, and a graduate of Lisbon High School.
Mr. Wood will invite questions about his association with Mr. King, and welcome any anecdotes and displays of memorabilia relating to the early life of Mr. King.
COME JOIN US AND WELCOME ROCKY TO THE TOWN OF LISBON!!!!!!!
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