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William Boetcker Says…

Posted by Anthony on June 11, 2009

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer.
You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

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Jon Voight Gets It Right

Posted by Anthony on June 11, 2009

Jon Voight rips up Obama, Democrats, and Congress. Very good until the end, when he lists dozens of right wing radio/talk show hosts…I think you can figure out which ones I don’t admire that much.

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Swine Flu Is Now A Pandemic

Posted by Anthony on June 11, 2009

The World Health Organization now calls Swine Flu a pandemic. Though not quite as serious as War of the Worlds, it may still worry others.

What this will do is scare the misinformed population and increase efforts to create a vaccine.

It already has thousands of families rushing into emergency rooms because their kid has the sniffles.

Here is an interesting fact.

On Wednesday, WHO said 74 countries had reported nearly 27,737 cases of swine flu, including 141 deaths.

I’ll let you decide on that.

And people say the GOP is fear-mongering? Dream on…


Complete Story

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Song Of The Day: Come On Let The Good Times Roll

Posted by Anthony on June 11, 2009

This song is done superbly by Jimi Hendrix, but this version is by my favorite guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Enjoy!

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