THEY JUST SIT ON THE FRIDGE

BTK serial killer Dennis Rader gets life sentences on multiple counts of premeditated murder. Man it make you support the death penalty when you hear this creep talk. He is the true scum of the earth.

I didn't listen to all the people that spoke but this gal summed it all up pretty well.

The Headline I used is what she was saying about drawings her son made for his Grandma. So sad, so very, very sad.

AIR AMERICA

This is a post I put on the Radio Equalizer's BLOG yesterday afternoon. Brian Maloney runs the Blog. It seems that he and Michelle Malkin, another Blogger, have been trying like crazy to beat a dead horse to death (can you do that). They call it the Air America Scandal, but what it really is all about is an attack on Al Franken.

I think it was Brian that came across a little article in some small newspaper about Air America. From what I can tell (facts are not a hot commodity for this pair), anyway seems a girls/boys club invested/loaned/gave the manager/owner/investor of Air America a bunch of money $300/$400/$500/$600/$700/$800 well you get the idea. That's in thousands by the way. Then he was kicked out of Air America because he was a crook???

Long story short these two want every employee at Air America to go to jail for 100 years. They have been pounding on this for about 4 weeks and it really is fun to visit their Blog and read the comments.

Open Letter to Brian Maloney AND Michelle Malkin:

You've milked this "AIR AMERICA SCANDAL" now for about 3 or 4 weeks.

Now your repeating some of these "SO CALLED CHARGES" because other BLOG'S have been recycling them and some how that gives credibility to them. But it's really funny that they have just taken what you said 3 weeks ago and bada-bing, bada-boom it must really be true cause I got it from the BLOG'S. It's that old trick that "If you tell a lie enough times pretty soon it'll be true."

Well if you REALLY want scandal let me offer you a few you might have missed what with your Air America work and Oh, let's not forget Cindy Sheehan huh Michelle. In the words of president Bush "It's Hard Work." but one that really needs your INVESTIGATIVE POWERS.

One of them is really important, (hint, hint first name starts with TOM).

The U.S. Attorney's Office has filed a secret lawsuit against Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham.

Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, an associate of several leading Republicans, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on fraud and conspiracy charges arising from a deal to buy Florida casino boats in 2000.

Ohio Governor Bob Taft was found guilty and fined $4,000 for violating state law by not disclosing golf outings and other gifts, becoming the first governor in state history to be convicted of a crime. Could there be more??

Tom Delay it's all about Ethics - something he knows nothing about. More to follow.

ASARCO - Asarco's bankruptcy leaves in limbo cleanups around the country. The century-old smelting company is tied to pollution that could cost an estimated $1 billion to clean up, according to the EPA. A company spokeswoman contacted yesterday afternoon said she could not comment on issues in Washington state. - Let's see what you two TOP-NOTCH SLEUTHS can come up with on this Baby, I think you'll be quite surprised.

This will be on my BLOG tomorrow at www.thebscorner.com check it out.

PS: Michelle don't let your kids read any of your writings you've got a potty mouth.

Don't you like anything about America?

Just kidding. . . I figured I'd say it to you first before you all said it about me. I know how you all can be.

HOLD ON TIGHT

Now that's just a tad to close. I'm thinking this pilot might need just a little more landing practise.

WORLD WORST

On August 17, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann named nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh "today's worst person in the world" for saying on his August 15 radio show that "Cindy Sheehan is just Bill Burkett. Her story is nothing more than forged documents. There's nothing about it that's real."

Commenting on Limbaugh's remarks -- Olbermann said, "I guess she made up that dead-son-in-Iraq business! He [Limbaugh] also referred to her supporters as 'dope-smoking FM types.' I guess the painkillers wipe out your memory along with your ethics.

Rush Limbaugh, today's worst person in the world!"

Here is the actual audio of what what was said. The first audio is Rush doing what he does best. . . tries to LIE his way out of what he said. After over 20 years in the RADIO business you might have thought that Old Rush would know all about audio recorders. (There is a longer verision of this here. I didn't want to waste my disk space with just more lies.)

Click to listen <----( This is what Rush want's you to believe he said a day or so ago. )

This is what Rush ACTUALLY said the day in question.

Click to listen <----( This is what Rush REALLY said. )

Did you hear Rush Limbaugh start that discussion with the words "THE MEDIA LOOKS AT HER". . . anywhere in that recording. NO because that is not what the Lying Liar said. He won the Worst Person In The World Award fair and square!

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

Q: What do you get when you goose a ghost?

A: A hand full of sheet.

Didn't Collen Powell talk about this problem?

August 18, 2005

THE DAILY SHOW PART 2

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 18

I'm not sure if Brett made it all the way to Missoula, Mt or not.

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

NOT A BAD IDEA

Oregon gets first-in-nation law requiring prescriptions for common drugs that can be converted into methamphetamine.

You have to wonder how a congress and administration can pass a PORK laden highway bill and at the same time ignore the drug problem in this country.

I guess it's all part of their cutting down on BIG government strategy unless it has PORK in it.

SITUATION UPDATE ON IRAQ

Jon Stewart provides an UPDATE ON IRAQ. This is the type of update Bush needs to do. Stewart broke it down into three bite size reports. Check them out.

THE ASSUMPTION

Click here to see the video.

THE PROCESS

Click here to see the video.

THE PLAN

Click here to see the video.

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

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August 17, 2005

WE HAD RAIN THIS MORNING

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 17

Brett had over 600 miles to go to get to Missoula MT yesterday. I didn't find a post this morning so I'm guessing he's still on the road.

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WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE RIGHT

Jon Stewart has a way of nailing the news of the day. Do you still wonder why so many of our young people say they get their news from the Daily Show.

A few things I've wondered for a long time and I think this Jon Stewart video points out what I mean.

If you listen to this Stewart bit you'll notice all these talking heads sing from the same songbook, from the same talking points. Is that list published somewhere so these right wing folks can get to it right away?

Another thing that this video shows in addition to the talking points is that the folks on the right resent the fact the Cindy Sheehan is getting help from various support groups like Move-On, Michael Moore and others. Yet they see no problem with all the groups on the right that supported the Schiavo's.

I also don't get how these right wing people say that protesting the war somehow equates to NOT SUPPORTING THE TROOPS. Or that it means you HATE AMERICA and the president.

They claim to have "Christian Values" and feel no shame in sliming this women.

You have to ask yourself what the hell does it all mean, here we are fighting for FREEDOM in Iraq and yet they want to deny Cindy that right here in our country and at the same time trash her every way they can.

GO FIGURE!!!

Click here to see the video.

THIS IS NO JOKE

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

WORLD'S SHORTEST FAIRY TALE

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?"

The girl said "No."

And the guy lived happily ever after and went golfing and fishing a lot.

THE END

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August 16, 2005

NICE AND COOL TODAY

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 16

Brett has a big post late yesterday. I had to chose where he spent the night and I guessed Lowell, ID. It sounds like he's meeting some very interesting people on the road. Montana is just down the road.

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RIGHT AGAIN

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean has new harsh criticisms of the U.S. mission in Iraq. Dean saying, quote "as of today, it looks like women will be worse off in Iraq than they were when Saddam Hussein was president of Iraq."

Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman called Dean's comments quote, "wild assertion." Mehlman says the comment demeans the hard work our servicemen and women have done in Iraq.

Well I don't know what Ken Mehlman's been drinking but he sure hasn't been following what has been going on in IRAQ with the group that is trying to come up with a constitution. It's not looking good for women, Dean is RIGHT once again.

BTW, ever notice how the republicans use the "SUPPORT THE TROOPS" tag even when it doesn't apply or make sense.

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT

Tonight Bill O'Reilly was determined to prove that his portrayl of Cindy Sheehan as a "far left" radical intent on embarrassing President Bush was accurate. He devoted three segments to Cindy Sheehans destruction and became increasingly agitated when his guests failed to give him the answers he wanted. While talking to Joe Trippi, O'Reilly said that Sheehan had lied backing down when Trippi condemned the hate rhetoric. The more O'Reilly attacked Cindy Sheehan, the worse he looked himself.8/15/05

He then moved on the the ex-husband of a women he had on last week (see my post on 8/ ) hoping to get beter results, but it didn't work. Bill's final hope was with Joan Vennochi who he introduced as a classmate from Boston University.

Read the full story here at News Hounds. It's a great article.

O'Reilly sure seems to feel that he is always being pick on by the media and that he is just a guy that tells it like it is. . .as he want's his viewers to believe it is.

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

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August 15, 2005

IT'S TO DAMN HOT HERE

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 15

Brett hasn't posted for two days so I don't know where he is. I'm thinking that if it's in the 90's over here it's got to be at least that over there. We'll catch up when he does his next post.

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HOW HOT WAS IT

Man it must be the heat cause I'm doing my Daily Dose later and later. . .yea I know what your thinking "Hey Mick, maybe it's cause you haven't anything to say. Did you think about that?"

Well to be honest that could be it, but with two days of 90 or near 90 degree heat it sure makes me crazy and just want to do nothing.

THEY DID IT AGAIN

I watched Extreme Makeover Home Edition last night and just like several of their previous shows it brought tears to my eyes.

Sure I know that they tend to lay it on pretty heavy at times and sometimes it's down right stupid, but in the end it turns out ok.

Not to take away from last nights show or any of the past shows and certainly not to blame ABC or Extreme Makeover Home Edition, I was sadden to see the following article in the paper.

Los Angeles -- Five siblings who moved into a new dream home on the hit ABC television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition are suing the network, the company that built the house, and the couple who took them in after their parents died.

The children, age 15 to 22, claim that after the show built a new nine-bedroom mansion for them to live in with Phil and Loki Leomiti, the Leomitis engaged in "an orchestrated campaign" to drive them away by insulting them and treating them poorly.

The children ultimately moved out of the Leomitis' home in Santa Fe Springs, a small city southeast of Los Angeles, and are living separately with friends.

Believing the house is theirs, the siblings filed a complaint alleging fraud and breach of contract.

I guess that's how it's done now days you sue the folks with the deep pockets even if it's not their problem. I'm hoping the judge will toss ABC and the builder out of this case.

It's hard to know from the article if the charges are true so I think this should go forward just to clear the air.

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

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August 14, 2005

LATE POST THIS HOT SUNDAY

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 14

No post today. . .He must be in the lake cooling off.

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Happy 70th Birthday, Social Security

Seventy years ago today, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the law that created the Social Security system, but this year's great debate over the program's future has all but left behind President Bush's goal of moving it in the private accounts area.

The system's solvency is the real issue and the president won't admit it.

REMEMBER IF IT AIN'T BROKE. . .DON'T FIX IT!!!

HOW DO THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS

Why do the republicans get away with say stuff that when you examine it just doesn't make sense. For example on Hardball the other day this lawyer for the republicans said "No where in the Constitution does it show a right to an abortion."

What does that mean? Does that mean that everything must be laid out or we can't do it???

I'm certain that we do things that are not SPECIFICALLY mentioned in the constitution but that doesn't mean we shouldn't or don't do them. How could people over 200 years ago know what is going on today except in a broad sense. I think they knew that and decided to just focus on the high points rather and on the details.

Unlike some folks today, back then they had and used their common sense.

ALL TALK

I saw Ted Nugent on Hardball I think it was. He's one of the Bush/WAR supporters. A neo-con/chicken hawk. He talks about how he supports the troops and president Bush. He's a NRA guy. At the end of the interview he does this sign thing and slutes the troops.

BUT DID YOU KNOW. . . HE DID NOT SERVE!!!

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

Red Skelton's tips on marriage

• Two times a week, we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays, I go on Fridays.
• We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is in California and mine is in Texas.
• I take my wife everywhere.....but she keeps finding her way back.
• I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary"Somewhere haven't been in a long time!" she said. So I suggested the kitchen.
• We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.
• She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker. She said "There are too many gadgets and no place to sit down!"So I bought her an electric chair.
• My wife told me the car wasn't running well because there was water in the carburetor. I asked where the car was; she told me "In the lake."
• She got a mud pack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off.
• She ran after the garbage truck, yelling "Am I too late for the garbage" The driver said "No, jump in!"
• Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.
• I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was "always."
• I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her.
• The last fight was my fault though. My wife asked "What's on the TV" I said "Dust!"

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August 13, 2005

BUZ - HOME AT LAST

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 13

Yesterday Brett had an excellent post. It sound like he has found his groove on the road and in his posts. Check it out.

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

A FINAL TRIBUTE TO BUZ

Four years ago next month my brother Buz passed away. He wanted his ashes spread on Puget Sound in front of what was to be their retirement house. Marcia and Buz had worked on building this house for a number of years. Thankfully I was always to busy to give him a hand because I'm sure he wanted quality work. I'm not sure how much time they had lived in the house after it was finished, I'm guessing about 3 maybe 4 years. So at least they had a little time in it.

My brother Pat is flying in from Illinois.

Buz we all love you very much.

Click here to see the Tribute to Buz that I put up not long after he died. Look for the buttons along the top of the page labeled Growing Up, Poem and Eulogy

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

These are from a book called Disorder in the Court; they are things people actually said in court.

• Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?
• Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
• A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
• Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult?
• A: We both do.
• Q: Voodoo?
• A: We do.
• Q: You do?
• A: Yes, voodoo.
• Q: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
• A: Oral.

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August 12, 2005

SO THIS IS FRIDAY

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 12

Made it into Idaho and then on to the Rockies.

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REMEMBER PETER

A LESSON UNLEARNED

Jon Stewart gives us this funny bit on how Terrorist are using the Power of the Media to spread hate.

Click here to see the video.

MOORE OR BUSH

Bill O'Reilly had Dolores Kesterson on his show the other night. She lost her son Erik Kesterson in the Iraq war.

They were talking about Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier who has been staging an anti-war vigil near President Bush's Texas ranch since Saturday.

I think O'Reilly thought that this mother would agree with what ever BS he put out. Oh was he surprised. She challenged him right from the start saying she didn't believe what he was saying about Cindy Sheehan.

Mr. O wanted to tie Cindy to Michael Moore as being his pawn. But Dolores came right back at him with both barrels blazing saying that the sweet Mr. O was putting words in Moore's mouth when O'Reilly said Michael Moore believes that we are a bad country, that we are an evil country.

O'Reilly wanted her to chose between Bush and Moore. . . her answer was beautiful, just not the answer he wanted.

Click here to see the video.

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

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August 11, 2005

CHANGES COMING?

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 11

Brett made it to Dayton, WA. He hope to be in Idaho tonight. He has a new post.

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TIMES THAY ARE A CHANGING

• Something's Happening Here
• What it is is not exactly clear.
• There's a man with a gun over there, telling me, I have to beware
• - Buffalo Springfield

I said in the past that Iraq has all the ear marks of another Vietnam. Most people that support the WAR totally disagree with this idea mainly because of the make up of the enemy we are fighting in this war vs. Vietnam.

Well when I talk about this WAR as it relates to Vietnam I'm talking about the lies not the enemy. The lies that got us into this war and the lies that are keeping us there. The killing on all fronts is wrong.

I've felt for a long time that this country should have a draft. A mandatory draft. NO EXCEPTIONS. If your 4F you go in as a clerk or some other type service. No deferrals period.

That would make pulling that trigger a whole lot harder.

Next if we did go to war we would all need to chip in RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW to pay for this war. ALL PORK would be cut from road and energy bills. Until after the WAR was over and our troops came home. ALL PORK.

We need to do a better job of taking care of ALL our troops before they go off to war and as they come home.

We need to see ALL the coffins coming home. We are a strung country we saw that in the past. It is never easy but I also think that out of sight out of mind is true. We can not simply except that only the families of the dead soldier needs to morn.

We need a free press. One that will challenge the power. One that won't attend all the dinners and balls and other non related reporting functions just to be a part of the in crowd.

Some how the people in the middle of the road (where I think the majority of Americans are) needs to find their voice. I think most people want what is best for this country. I would like to see folks stop the name calling simply because I don't agree with them on every issue.

I want to stop the use of the flag as some sort of hammer on me because I don't agree with this war. I love my country as much as they do. I don't hate president Bush. I disagree with his policies on the war, social security, Medicare, energy and many other issues. But it is not ONLY him. There are plenty of democrats and republicans that I disagree with on some of these issues too.

I have a problem with the Unions and think the recent split in the AFL/CIO is a good thing. I just hope that they get back to basics. That's what is needed. I'd like to see corporations go back to the idea that a worker joins a company with the thought that it can be a career if they work hard. I was able to work 35 years for the Navy as a civilian. I don't think that will be the norm from now on.

So like the words from the old song "Something's Happening Here. . . What it is is not exactly clear." but I think this war, as did the Vietnam war, changed things in America in the 60's and 70's and so it is in the 21st century. . . slowly at first but it will happen just wait and see. It's the voices in the middle that will make it happen.

"Something's Happening Here."

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR

I did about 15 - 20 years ago. . . you can too. We want you here.

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

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August 10, 2005

NEW MEMBER IN MY FAMILY

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 10

Brett has added a Post and as I said yesterday some pictures too. It sounds like he's riding through glass alot becasue he's had several flat tires. He's about to enter Idaho.

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER AT OUR PLACE

BILLY IS MY NAME

He won't come up stairs yet. Guess hes just afraid of heights. Even the deck out back, (which only has two steps) it took a little prompting to get him to step up on the deck.

HERE ARE MY OTHER KIDS

BUDDY

SWEET

THIS IS A WAR ON TORROR

In my July 28, 2005 post I talked about the new direction the White House was taking in the fight against Terror. They started by changing the words "WAR ON TERROR" to "THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE AGAINST EXTREMISM."

Well I guess the president didn't like that so he changed it back to "THE WAR ON TERROR."

Here is Jon Stewart's take on all this.

KEEP HER IN YOUR THOUGHTS

JUST DO IT

PRETTY GOOD JOKE . . . and a picture too.

WORDS TO LIVE BY...

• 1. ARBITRATOR: A cook that leaves Arby's to work at McDonalds.
• 2. AVOIDABLE: What a bullfighter tried to do.
• 3. BERNADETTE: The act of torching a mortgage.
• 4. BURGLARIZE: What a crook sees with.
• 5. CONTROL: A short, ugly inmate.
• 6. COUNTERFEITERS: Workers who put together kitchen cabinets.
• 7. ECLIPSE: What an English barber does for a living.
• 8. EYEDROPPER: A clumsy ophthalmologist.
• 9. HEROES: What a guy in a boat does.
• 10. LEFT BANK: What the robber did when his bag was full of money.
• 11. MISTY: How golfers create divots.
• 12. PARADOX: Two physicians.
• 13. PARASITES: What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
• 14. PHARMACIST: A helper on the farm.
• 15. POLARIZE: What penguins see with.
• 16. PRIMATE: Removing your spouse from in front of the TV.
• 17. RELIEF: What trees do in the spring.
• 18. RUBBERNECK: What you do to relax your wife.
• 19. SELFISH: What the owner of a seafood store does.
• 20. SUDAFED: Brought litigation against a government official.

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August 09, 2005

WAKE UP CALL

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 9

Good news. Brett has started writing more and has also added some pictures. Go to the the below link and you can catch up on his journey. Not sure where he spent the night.

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

STOP. . . STOP IT NOW !!!

Having been a smoker for over 20 years I understand how hard it is to stop. In my case I like to take all the credit with just a little help from my friends, like GOD. It was only after a heart attack some 10 plus years ago that I was able to quit. But as they say whatever it takes.

With the passing of Peter Jennings the other day, Keith Olbermann ended his show with the following rant on why you need to stop smoking, check out the video. It'll make you think.

Click here to see the video.

WELCOME HOME

Good job Discovery and Crew.

The Shuttle Discovery lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

Thanks to All of You...

• I must add my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat crap in the glue on envelopes cause I now have to get a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.
• Also, I scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.
• I want to thank you who have taken the time and trouble to send me your chain letters over the past 12 months. Thank you for making me feel safe, secure, blessed, and wealthy.
• Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.
• I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put "Under God" on their cans.
• I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.
• I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.
• I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.
• I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.
• I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.
• I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.
• I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.
• I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.
• I no longer have any sneakers -- but that will change once I receive my free replacement pair from Nike.
• I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.
• I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.
• Thanks to you, I have learned that God only answers my prayers if I forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.
• I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl who is about to die in the hospital (for the 1,387,258th time).
• I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.
• Yes, I want to thank you so much for looking out for me that I will now return the favor! If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 PM(EDT) this afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician....Have a wonderful day.

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August 08, 2005

A SAD DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 8

i'm in tri-cities now. the ride today was ridiculously hot. i met a lot of nice people this week--last night a family even paid for my meal at a chinese restaurant and didn't tell me! when i asked for the check, the waitress told me it was free!

I'm at a friend's parents place now. Until it cools off I'll be riding in the early morning and in the evenings. This afternoon it was about 105 degrees and there isn't any shade at all. The only breeze comes from the semis that pass me by.

peace out~

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PETER JENNINGS

He Didn't lose!!!

Click here to see a video.

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

A guy in a bar stands up and shouts, "Lawyers are jerks!"

At the other end of the bar, a guy shouts back, "I resent that."

The first guy asks, "Are you a lawyer?"

And the second guy responds: "No, I'm a jerk."

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August 07, 2005

GOT AN EARLY START TODAY

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 7

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SAFE AND SOUND

These guys have got to be breathing easy now that they are back on dry land. Man you got to give these guys credit for doing what they do. . . I just don't have the stomach for it.

Now we need to get the Shuttle Discovery down tomorrow and all will be good again.

Visit CNN.COM for full details.

YOUR FIRED

Well Donald Trump may have made those two words famous but for these folks they are nothing but music in their pocket. Makes me want to go back to work and get myself fired. Such a nice deal don't you think!!!

PRETTY GOOD JOKE

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August 06, 2005

TIME FOR AN UPDATE

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 6

Looking for an update. . .

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP

THE COST OF WAR

THE GOOD NEWS IS. . . I'M THINKING OK

PLAY OF THE WEEK

The Internet and Bloggers have changed politics as this report shows. Both the democrates and replublicans need to listen to this report and make some changes.

Click here to see the video.

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August 05, 2005

THE TUNNEL IS BACK

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 5

Finally got an update from Brett. . . he's in Yakima

Mick, I'm in yakima right now. The past two days have been a little sketch--no real towns or cell phone reception. I met a nice guy named Rob who is putting me up in his house. He's a really great guy whom i met at the express checkout line. take care, update in a few days~ -brett

I was getting a little worried because it's hard to track someone as they go across the country if they don't post or answer their email.

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

OH I FORGOT

For the last 5 days I've published the list of the 100 people that are Screwing Up America according to Bernard Goldberg. Now I have to start reading the book so I can form my own opinion based on my understanding what he has to say.

Man I wanted to start read Harry Poter.

WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT

The Kitsap Sun yesterday had this front page Headline "Ferry Tunnel Price Rises. Because of changes to the terminal, the project's estimated cost goes to $33 million from $28 million."

The other day I read that the BIG FAT PIG TRANSPORTATION package had set aside $16.8 million for this Tunnel Project.

Now I'm a little slow with my math (it's age getting to me) but as I recall we always talked about $28 million. And oh by the way this money would go to someone else if we didn't use it. You could think of it as free money.

ANYWAY back to the math. So last week congress gave us $16.8, subtract that from $28.0 and you get $11.2 left to make up. Hmmmmm.

So today's paper says they figured wrong they now need $33.0 million but if you read the full article you'll see it could go up to $35.0 million.

My math says we'll be short by $18.2 million.

"We've been following it very closely," Norm Dicks said. "The state is doing a good job on this program. . ."

I'm wondering if this is going to be Bremerton's version of Boston's BIG DIG.

Guess we could build a half a$$'d Tunnel.

NOVAK WALKS

Yesterday on CNN's Inside Politics poor Mr. Novak decided to take a hike. This is the transcript leading up to Novak using the BULLSHIT word and walking out. They were talking about Katherine Harris.

CARVILLE: Yes. You know the two happiest people in America today about this decision, is Bill Nelson and Jay Leno. I mean --

HENRY: Bill Nelson the Democratic Senator.

CARVILLE: The Democratic Senator and Jay Leno. That -- I mean, they're going to go nuts over this. They're messing with my make-up, but you really don't know who it is. I mean, let's say this: She's going to be good for the humor circuit. She's going to be good for the speech circuit and she's good for a lot. And I think that Nelson -- I think, it's probably no secret that the White House wanted the speaker to run and I suspect that the Nelson people are, you know, feeling pretty good here today.

NOVAK: A couple of points here: The first place, don't be too sure she's going to lose. All the establishment's against her and I've seen these Republican -- anti-establishment candidates who do pretty well. Ronald Reagan, I guarantee you that the establishment wasn't for him. We just elected a senator from Oklahoma, Senator Tom Coburn, everybody in the establishment was against him. She might get elected -- So, wait. Just let me finish what I'm going to say, James. Please, I know you hate to hear me, but you have...

CARVILLE: He's got to show these right wingers that he's got backbone. Show them you're tough.

NOVAK: Well, I think that's bullshit. And I hate that. Just let it go.

(Novak leaves set.) HENRY: OK. James, what do you think though, seriously about this Senate race, James, that the -- that basically the Katherine Harris and Bill Nelson, if they do square off, what do you think -- what will that mean for Bill Nelson? He's considered an endangered incumbent.

HENRY: Thanks, James Carville. And I'm sorry as well that Bob Novak obviously left the set a little early. I had told him in advance that we were going to ask him about the CIA leak case. He was not here for me to be able to ask him about that. Hopefully we'll be able to ask him about that in the future.

Carville and Henry didn't miss a beat, but I think Carville was trying very hard not to laugh. It seems strange that Novak would walk out over that little exchange, my guess is he didn't want to answer Ed Herny's questions about Rove.

HERE's the the funny version.

HERE's the full version.

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August 04, 2005

AM I LATE AGAIN

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 4

Just checked his WEB site and there is no new post so I can't report his progress.

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY

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Well the Runaway Bride is going to try it again. The date is Aug 12th just 8 days away. You can bet her family and friends aren't going to let her out of their site for the next 10 days.

Countdown did a funny bit on this last night so if you missed it check out the video here.

IS PROFILING JUSTIFIED

Take this quick little test before you answer. Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. The events are actual Events from history. They actually happened! Do you remember?

1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by

• a. Superman
• b. Jay Leno
• c. Harry Potter
• d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40

2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by

• a. Olga Corbett
• b. Sitting Bull
• c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:

• a. Lost Norwegians
• b. Elvis
• c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:

• a. John Dillinger
• b. The King of Sweden
• c. The Boy Scouts
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:

• a. A pizza delivery boy
• b. Pee Wee Herman
• c. Geraldo Rivera
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:

• a. The Smurfs
• b. Davy Jones
• c. The Little Mermaid
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:

• a. Captain Kidd
• b. Charles Lindberg
• c. Mother Teresa
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:

• a. Scooby Doo
• b. The Tooth Fairy
• c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:

• a. Richard Simmons
• b. Grandma Moses
• c. Michael Jordan
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:

• a. Mr. Rogers
• b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
• c. The World Wrestling Federation
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:

• a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
• b. The Supreme Court of Florida
• c. Mr. Bean
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:

• a. Enron
• b. The Lutheran Church
• c. The NFL
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:

• a. Bonnie and Clyde
• b. Captain Kangaroo
• c. Billy Graham
• d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone lest they be guilty of profiling.

Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Allreds and other dunder-headed attorneys along with Federal Justices that want to thwart common sense, feel doubly ashamed of themselves -- if they have any such sense. As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put it, "Stupid is as stupid does."

Come on people wake up!!! Keep this going. Pass it on to everyone in your address book. Our Country and our troops need our support.

And guess who just bombed London?

THE LIST

100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

 19	George Soros       9   Jonathan Kozol
 18	Al Gore            8   Paul Krugman
 17	Al Sharpton        7   Margaret Marshall
 16	John Edwards       6   Jimmy Carter
 15	Ted Rall           5   Anthony Romero
 14	Mary Mapes         4   Jesse Jackson
 13	Andrew Heyward     3   Ted Kennedy
 12	Dan Rather         2   Arthur Sulzberger
 11	Noam Chomsky       1   Michael Moore
 10	Ralph Neas

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August 03, 2005

MAN HAVE I GOT THINGS TO DO TODAY

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 3

No new post yet on his Web site. I assume he made it to his second stop over at Packwood.

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

SOMETIMES WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING

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Last night they held an election in OHIO that got some national attention because one of the candidates was an IRAQ war vet that was running as a democrat and he is against the war even though he had served.

He wasn't expected to win in this very republican state and the district that he was running in was even more republican. Some predicted that Schmidt would win by 60-70 percent. As you can see it was much closer than that it was Schmidt 52% to Hackett 48%.

Good job for Paul Hackett it shows that honest talk can make a difference.

You know the republicans are worried because they had good old Rush do his hatchet job on a Iraq Vet just like they did John McCain and others.

In the final days of the campaign, Ms. Schmidt accused the Hackett campaign of misleading voters by claiming that he would be the first Iraq war veteran to serve in Congress. In fact, the Schmidt campaign said, Representative Mark Steven Kirk, Republican of Illinois, has been serving in the Iraq war as a Navy Reserve officer.

But in an interview, Mr. Kirk said he had not gone to Iraq for the military, and instead worked one weekend a month in an intelligence unit at the Pentagon. Mr. Hackett spent seven months in Iraq leading a civil affairs unit in Ramadi and Fallujah before returning to Ohio in March.

Here is what the CRACK HEAD draft dodger Rush said on his show about Paul Hackett.

IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS GUY IS SO POPULAR

RUSH: Clark in Houston, you're next on the EIB Network. Hello.

CALLER: Good afternoon, Rush. It's an absolute pleasure and honor to speak with you today.

RUSH: Thank you, sir.

CALLER: Well, as an active duty Navy lieutenant, I've had the opportunity to work side by side with many Marines, and I tell you if all this is true, this is about as inconsistent as you can get with the ideals that are upheld by the Marine Corps, and I'd like to hear from anyone that has served with this guy to see what kind of Marine he was.

RUSH: Well, that I don't know. The only thing I've heard is that he was in the -- well, let me find it. He was in the Civilian Affairs Unit, and this is a Washington Post story (it says here) from July 30th. "A lawyer and a major in the Marine reserves, Hackett volunteered last year to serve in Iraq and spent seven months there in the civilian affairs job, including service around Ramadi and Fallujah. He returned to Ohio in March, decided to jump into the race for Portman's seat, seeking to become the first Iraq war veteran elected to Congress." So he volunteered to serve, spent seven months in a civilian affairs job. What is that, since you're -- did you say you're a Marine?

CALLER: I'm in the Navy, sir, Navy lieutenant.

RUSH: Navy. What is a civilian affairs job? You tell me.

CALLER: Civilian affairs is just basically a public affairs job where they interact with the civilian authorities from a military perspective. It's a military liaison, if you will.

RUSH: Oh, it's a military liaison. Is it a combat position or not?

CALLER: Negative. It is not a combat position.

RUSH: Okay.

CALLER: I just can't get over how... You know, Marines from day one, whether reserves or active duty, are taught to uphold the ideals of honor and courage and commitment, and not to mention the way he was so disrespectful to someone who was very recently his commander-in-chief.

RUSH: You mean by calling him an SOB?

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: Well, he's out now. He can do whatever he wants.

CALLER: "Once a Marine, always a Marine." Isn't that what they say? That doesn't mean all those things that you learned... Those things are supposed to stay with you and it doesn't seem like -- he either never had them in the first place or he's not being true and have any integrity like you've already mentioned.

RUSH: Okay, call him a staff puke if that's what you want, but civilian affairs, staff puke. Bottom line is he's running a fraudulent, deceptive campaign, and the Democrats are saying this is a bellwether election. We've got two instances of huge fraud being perpetrated here, and I'm bound and determined they're not going to get away with this, whether the guy wins or not, they're not going to get away with mis-portraying the results of this when the whole campaign has been one of total fraud and lying and deceit, fooling people.

THE LIST

100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

 39	Peter Singer		29	John Green
 38	Jim McDermott		28	Julian Bond
 37	Al Franken		27	Paul Begala
 36	Nancy Hopkins		26	Dr. Martin Haskell
 35	Jeff Danziger		25	James Kopp
 34	Bill Moyers		24	Lee Bollinger
 33	Bob Shrum		23	The Unknown American Terrorist
 32	Jerry Springer		22	Michael Newdow
 31	Maury Povich		21	Judge Roy Moore
 30	Latrell Sprewell	20	Howard Dean

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August 02, 2005

A BIG NEWS DAY TODAY

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY DAY 2

Well the 1st day is in the record book. This first day took Brett from Seattle to Eatonville a distance of about 40 miles. Check his WEB for his take of this first day.

Note: I turned the the map on it's side to save space.

CAN YOU REMEMBER

This is Rafael Palmeiro testifying before congress just 5 short months ago. At that time he said he NERVER used Steroids.

Fast forward 5 months and today he has been suspended for 10 games for . . . STEROIDS that were found when he took a drug test recently. Palmeiro released the following statement, which if you read it you will need to pick yourself up off the floor.

Did he really say "I never intentionally used steroids."

Reminds me of the bank robber that said to the judge "I did not intentionally rob that bank" just before the judge put him away for 20 years.

Baseball takes another hit.

Click here to see the video.

THIS DOG NEEDS TO GO TO THE OLYMPICS

With a stomach full of scrambled eggs, Jake dog-paddled his way into history, leaving most of the serious - and human - swimmers in his wake.

Organizers of the South End Rowing Club's 10th annual Alcatraz Invitational - a 1.2 mile swim from the infamous prison island to the San Francisco shoreline - say the 65-pound golden retriever is the first canine known to have made the crossing.

He was the only dog among more than 500 swimmers who lept into the chilly, choppy waters on Saturday, coming in 72nd overall out of 500 swimmers. His time was 41 minutes and 45 seconds.

The crowd cheered as the 4-year-old pooch made his way onto solid ground, shaking sprays of water and dodging a woman who tried to put a medal around his neck.

"It was colder and rougher than we thought it would be," said Jeff Pokonosky, Jake's owner and swim partner. "Jake amazed me. He was very focused. He started out really fast. I was trying to slow him down. He increased his pace to stay with the pack."

The pair live in San Diego and swim 4 miles a week and bodysurf together, Pokonosky said. And Jake always eats scrambled eggs before a big swim.

Bill Wygant, president of the South End Rowing Club, said he was more than happy to allow a dog into the race, a first for the more than 100-year-old group.

"This swim is about personal challenge," Wygant said. "Whether you are dog or human, it's whatever you can achieve that counts."

Click here to see the video.

THE LIST

100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

 59	Shirley Franklin		49	Ingrid Newkirk
 58	Eminem			48	Robert Byrd
 57	Ted Fields			47	Maxine Waters
 56	Diane Sawyer		46	Barbara Walters
 55	David  Westin		45	Ken Lay
 54	Neal Shapiro		44	Dennis Kozlowski
 53	Anna Nicole Smith		43	Paul Eibeler
 52	Markos Moulitsas		42	Gloria Steinem                                                                                                                                                        
 51	Ann Pelo			41	Susan Beresford
 50	John Vasconcellos		40	Scott Harshbarger

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Claims are normally the most serious part of the insurance business but humor creeps in every now and then like these explanations received by various Prudential Insurance Company claim divisions:

• While sitting in a tavern someone hit my nose from behind.
• A light case of severe flu.
• Sickness on account of a garter (goiter).
• I was up a tree after a squirrel and a guy shot at me.
• An airplane hit the house and came in.
• Accidentally kicked in the stomach by a customary fooling around.
• While dancing in the Navy someone stepped on my hand.
• I broke my foot while I jumped from a 10-foot bank to get down in a ditch so I could get up a tree.
• Put a tire patch on my Playtex girdle and it caused infection on the right thigh.
• I dislocated my shoulder swatting a fly.

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August 01, 2005

THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY

BRETT'S EXCELLENT JOURNEY

My dictionary defines Journey like this:

jour·ney  n. pl. jour·neys
   1. The act of traveling from one place to another; a trip.
   2. A process or course likened to traveling; a passage: the journey of life.

I mention this because of what I saw on KING 5 News last night. It was a piece about a kid, well a young man (he's 20) Brett Klaassen, that has decided to take a bike ride across the country and raise some money along the way.

Here is his plan from his WEB site.

As you can see there is a method in his madness. The one thing that is a little unusual in his effort is that he is doing it alone. No support team in the car behind him.

According to his Web site the total mileage of his excellent journey will be around 3500, consisting of 100 days of riding at 35 miles per day. Of course he'll probably be riding quite a bit more than that on some days. And on others he'll be resting his knees and talking to those who are interested!

The roads Brett will be taking will vary a bit depending on the conditions. He'll be stopping along the way to meet with people and spread the concept of Forward Motion. Most of his stops will be along the roadside, however. The stars will shine especially bright on those nights.

Brett Klaassen: Founder of Forward Motion.

Brett's a 20 year-old guy with a purpose. He's been riding bikes since he was four and hasn't changed much since. He's worked for two local bike shops and now currently works for REI. Between bike rides, you'll find him hiking, photographing, learning and playing guitar and keys. He also volunteers for the Acoustic Cafe when he has time and plays there almost every Friday!

He sails this ship alone. If you'd like to contribute, shoot over an email using our contact page!

Visit his site here. He has maps, info on how you can help. Background information and much more. He will be updating his site daily.

I intend to follow his journey here as well with daily post on his travels. Maybe I can do vicariously through Brett something I had thought of doing back in 1998 when I retired but never did. . . and that was to take a trip through every state in the Union. I even bought a map and drew the path that I would take.

Since I still have the map I'll use it to track Brett's progress. As they say a journey begins with a single step in this case a single spin of the wheel. Well that spin starts today.

THE OHIO ELECTION

There is an interesting election going on in OHIO tomorrow. It's between a IRAQ vet democrate and a non vet republican. The election is to replace Rob Portman in the Second District of Ohio (map), which stretches along the Ohio River east of Cincinnati. (Portman resigned upon being confirmed as United States Trade Representative.)

Paul Lewis Hackett III is a trial lawyer from Ohio who on June 14, 2005, won the Democratic nomination for Congress to replace Rob Portman in the Second District of Ohio (map) and will face Republican nominee Jean Schmidt in the general election on August 2, 2005. Hackett would be the first veteran of the Iraq War in Congress if elected.

Jeannette M. "Jean" Schmidt is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives who on June 14, 2005, won the Republican nomination for Congress to replace Rob Portman in the Second District of Ohio.

Because the district is overwhelmingly Republican the 57th most Republican in the nation by one reckoning and which last elected a Democrat to Congress in 1966 Schmidt was seen to have an advantage over the Democratic nominee, Indian Hill attorney and Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett, in the August 2 special election.

Hackett does not support the war while Schmidt does. It should be noted that Hackett said he would go back to Iraq.

Click here to get the election results.

THE LIST

100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

 79	Harry Belafonte		69	Matt Kunitz
 78	Norman Mailer		68	Katherine Hanson
 77	Linda Hirshman		67	Randall Robinson
 76	Barbara  Foley		66	David Duke
 75	Eric Foner		65	Oliver Stone
 74	Katha Pollitt		64	James Wolcott
 73	Barbara Kingsolver	63	Amy Richards
 72	Ward Churchill		62	Howard Stern
 71	Phil Donahue		61	Michael Savage
 70	Jimmy Swaggart		60	Ludacris

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