How many of you have been in the check-out line at a super-market and someone is ahead of you w/a basket filled so full someone has to keep a hand on top to stop the items from falling out? You notice the basket has as much if not more junk food ( chips, sugary drinks, and other such junk) as it does healthy food. Then you see a majority of the items are being paid for with food-stamps.
I have to tell you, it makes me really angry to see this waste of my tax dollars!
I haven’t a problem helping someone in need. But to pay for them to eat junk food, and serve this junk to their kids is more than a bit asinine. Then even more tax dollars are spent on free dental for the kids. Ever wonder if the cavities came from to much junk being eaten? W.I.C. controls what is bought on their program so why can’t some control be placed on food-stamps?
Many say, “over-hauling the system will cost millions”, I have to reply, “Not only will we have healthier children, millions will be saved in a very short time!”
Upset taxpayer
p.s. this was sent to President Obama, Rep Coburn & Inhofe.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Ammunition Accountability Act
Remember how Obama said that he wasn't going to take your guns? Well, it seems that his minions and allies in the anti-gun world have no problem with taking your ammo!
The bill that is being pushed in 18 states (including TN, Illinois and Indiana ) requires all ammunition to be encoded by the manufacture, a data base of all ammunition sales. So they will know how much you buy and what calibers. Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009 unless the ammunition is coded.
Any privately held uncoded ammunition must be destroyed by July 1, 2011. (Including handloaded ammo.) They will also charge a .05 cent tax on every round so every box of ammo you buy will go up at least $2.50 or more! If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take your gun!
Please give this the widest distribution possible and contact your Reps!
It's the ammo, not the guns... I've said for a long time that they wouldn't go for your guns, they'd go for your ammo... guns have a Constitutional protection. Ammo does not. A list of states where this legislation is pending is in the final paragraph. Not in CO yet, they'll go where the pansies are first.
Heads up to all of you who swore to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign AND domestic. Let your state Legislatures know that we do not want this bill passed, and petition them to vote no on this bill. We should keep after them until the bill is closed by bombarding them with e-mails, phone calls, and letters.
Get to all your politicians to get to work and NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!!! The 2008 Legislative session has begun, and the Ammunition Accountability Act is being introduced across the country. Below is a list of states where legislation has already been introduced:
Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington.
More information can be found at: http://www.usavsus.info/US-AmmoRegistr.htm
More info: http://www.ammunitionaccountability.org/Legislation.htm
The bill that is being pushed in 18 states (including TN, Illinois and Indiana ) requires all ammunition to be encoded by the manufacture, a data base of all ammunition sales. So they will know how much you buy and what calibers. Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009 unless the ammunition is coded.
Any privately held uncoded ammunition must be destroyed by July 1, 2011. (Including handloaded ammo.) They will also charge a .05 cent tax on every round so every box of ammo you buy will go up at least $2.50 or more! If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take your gun!
Please give this the widest distribution possible and contact your Reps!
It's the ammo, not the guns... I've said for a long time that they wouldn't go for your guns, they'd go for your ammo... guns have a Constitutional protection. Ammo does not. A list of states where this legislation is pending is in the final paragraph. Not in CO yet, they'll go where the pansies are first.
Heads up to all of you who swore to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign AND domestic. Let your state Legislatures know that we do not want this bill passed, and petition them to vote no on this bill. We should keep after them until the bill is closed by bombarding them with e-mails, phone calls, and letters.
Get to all your politicians to get to work and NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!!! The 2008 Legislative session has begun, and the Ammunition Accountability Act is being introduced across the country. Below is a list of states where legislation has already been introduced:
Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington.
More information can be found at: http://www.usavsus.info/US-AmmoRegistr.htm
More info: http://www.ammunitionaccountability.org/Legislation.htm
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Misleading
Published: 12/23/2008 2:30 AMLast Modified: 12/23/2008 2:30 AM
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A letter by Daniel Flick entitled "Rewriting history" (Dec. 19) really caught my attention. He attacks Norm Rourke, saying he is "either greatly misinformed or is choosing to try to rewrite history" because he blamed our problems on George W. Bush for his lack of leadership. Flick says the real reason for our current situation is the failure of a Democratic controlled Congress, specifically the 2005 (109th) Congress, for failing "to rein in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when asked to do so by Bush, and the 2006 (again the 109th) Congress for failing to respond to Bush when he "asked for something to be done," which he says "mirrored" what happened when John McCain "introduced legislation in the Democratic controlled Senate." If Flick hadn't been so busy trying to rewrite history himself, and if he wasn't so desperate to blame Democrats, he might have noticed a huge problem with his story. Since 1995, the Republicans have controlled both houses of Congress, except during the 107th congress in 2001 when the Democrats controlled just the Senate, and the 110th Congress won by the Democrats on Nov. 7, 2006. And who took their oath in January 2007! So you see, Bush must have been speaking to his own party in 2005 and 2006, not Democrats. Bush can't even lead his own party, and he has been the "Great Decider" for eight years now. Dennis Shook, Salina
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Bville Yellow Dog, Bville (12/23/2008 6:27:07 AM)
There is a huge try at a history rewrite at this moment - especailly with regards to teh war and torture.... Sorry Cheneny we are not that stupid. War crimes anyone?
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Exchanging views, Tulsa (12/23/2008 6:43:38 AM)
I agree, let's quit bashing and simply bring Bush & Cheney up on charges for War Crimes. No need to bash or blame, just use the evidence they so arrogantly provided the world for the last 8 years. They truly believe their kind are above the law, WELL ARE THEY?
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Exchanging views, Tulsa (12/23/2008 6:46:53 AM)
I've thought for years they needed to be tried and when found guilty maybe our hangman would use the same rope used on Saddam. Surely someone has saved that rope! Forget life in prison, for treason it should be death on the White House steps, or a nice tree on the front lawn.
Ok I was pretty mad at the time and didn't couch my words diplomaticly, and I should know better, but it was / is the truth, no threats.
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A letter by Daniel Flick entitled "Rewriting history" (Dec. 19) really caught my attention. He attacks Norm Rourke, saying he is "either greatly misinformed or is choosing to try to rewrite history" because he blamed our problems on George W. Bush for his lack of leadership. Flick says the real reason for our current situation is the failure of a Democratic controlled Congress, specifically the 2005 (109th) Congress, for failing "to rein in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac when asked to do so by Bush, and the 2006 (again the 109th) Congress for failing to respond to Bush when he "asked for something to be done," which he says "mirrored" what happened when John McCain "introduced legislation in the Democratic controlled Senate." If Flick hadn't been so busy trying to rewrite history himself, and if he wasn't so desperate to blame Democrats, he might have noticed a huge problem with his story. Since 1995, the Republicans have controlled both houses of Congress, except during the 107th congress in 2001 when the Democrats controlled just the Senate, and the 110th Congress won by the Democrats on Nov. 7, 2006. And who took their oath in January 2007! So you see, Bush must have been speaking to his own party in 2005 and 2006, not Democrats. Bush can't even lead his own party, and he has been the "Great Decider" for eight years now. Dennis Shook, Salina
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Bville Yellow Dog, Bville (12/23/2008 6:27:07 AM)
There is a huge try at a history rewrite at this moment - especailly with regards to teh war and torture.... Sorry Cheneny we are not that stupid. War crimes anyone?
Report Comment Ignore User
Exchanging views, Tulsa (12/23/2008 6:43:38 AM)
I agree, let's quit bashing and simply bring Bush & Cheney up on charges for War Crimes. No need to bash or blame, just use the evidence they so arrogantly provided the world for the last 8 years. They truly believe their kind are above the law, WELL ARE THEY?
Report Comment Ignore User
Exchanging views, Tulsa (12/23/2008 6:46:53 AM)
I've thought for years they needed to be tried and when found guilty maybe our hangman would use the same rope used on Saddam. Surely someone has saved that rope! Forget life in prison, for treason it should be death on the White House steps, or a nice tree on the front lawn.
Ok I was pretty mad at the time and didn't couch my words diplomaticly, and I should know better, but it was / is the truth, no threats.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Why It's Important To Understand English
I had a bunch of Canadian dollars I needed to exchange, so I went to the
currency exchange window at the local bank.
Short line....... Just one lady in front of me . .
an Asian lady who was trying to exchange
yen for dollars and she was a little irritated . . .
She asked the teller, 'Why it change?? Yesterday, I get two hunat dolla fo
yen. Today I get hunat eighty?? Why it change?'
The teller shrugged his shoulders and said, 'Fluctuations' ...
The Asian lady says, 'Fluc you white people, too'.
currency exchange window at the local bank.
Short line....... Just one lady in front of me . .
an Asian lady who was trying to exchange
yen for dollars and she was a little irritated . . .
She asked the teller, 'Why it change?? Yesterday, I get two hunat dolla fo
yen. Today I get hunat eighty?? Why it change?'
The teller shrugged his shoulders and said, 'Fluctuations' ...
The Asian lady says, 'Fluc you white people, too'.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Does Having Money Make You Above The Law In Oklahoma?
Please explain --> Published: Sunday, November 30, 2008
.Gene Stipe was able to commit crimes. Now he's found mentally incompetent by a U.S. District Judge? When did he begin suffering from dementia and become mentally incompetent? Was it before or after his criminal acts? While out on supervised probation, having unauthorized contact with Steve Covington, also a convicted felon? Incompetent before or after he funneled excessive amounts of money into Democrat politics through straw donors? Leads one to wonder just how this ruling was made that excuses him from standing trial on a four-count indictment. Say he's really suffering from dementia, was this before or after he pleaded guilty to perjury and federal campaign violations? Why not house him in the facility to be built at 10 N. Yale Ave., or another like it? Why simply dismiss the charges? Does one think he is no longer a criminal? Being under lock and key instead of being out on supervised probation would have kept him from committing further criminal acts. Who needs to worry about the corruption of those in Washington who are elected when we see it blatantly dismissed around here? Will the dismissal of this four-count indictment be appealed to a higher court? This is just a template for those who plead guilty to escape justice. If a criminal has money in the bank or a stock portfolio then the state should seize these to help pay for care of that criminal.
.Gene Stipe was able to commit crimes. Now he's found mentally incompetent by a U.S. District Judge? When did he begin suffering from dementia and become mentally incompetent? Was it before or after his criminal acts? While out on supervised probation, having unauthorized contact with Steve Covington, also a convicted felon? Incompetent before or after he funneled excessive amounts of money into Democrat politics through straw donors? Leads one to wonder just how this ruling was made that excuses him from standing trial on a four-count indictment. Say he's really suffering from dementia, was this before or after he pleaded guilty to perjury and federal campaign violations? Why not house him in the facility to be built at 10 N. Yale Ave., or another like it? Why simply dismiss the charges? Does one think he is no longer a criminal? Being under lock and key instead of being out on supervised probation would have kept him from committing further criminal acts. Who needs to worry about the corruption of those in Washington who are elected when we see it blatantly dismissed around here? Will the dismissal of this four-count indictment be appealed to a higher court? This is just a template for those who plead guilty to escape justice. If a criminal has money in the bank or a stock portfolio then the state should seize these to help pay for care of that criminal.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Why's EMSA needed?
By Staff Reports 8/8/2008 Tulsa World
We had an increase on our city utility bill for the latest contract with EMSA. This was to allow better service to the community. EMSA was sure the Tulsa Fire Department couldn't do as well or better if given the responsibility, right? Wrong! The TFD didn't have the trained paramedics at the time, but more firefighters are being trained every day. There is no justifiable reason for giving EMSA more than a two-year contract. Why is 75 percent of TFD's dispatches generated by EMSA? Because EMSA doesn't have sufficient vehicles or personnel to respond to emergencies in a timely manner. The TFD responds to high-priority EMSA calls as first responder. This is because a fire truck can be on the scene of an emergency in three to four minutes, whereas EMSA has a usual response time of 10 to 12 minutes. If EMSA is unable to respond in a timely manner, and continuously requests TFD's response, why do we need a contract with EMSA? I can guarantee in a year you won't need EMSA. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the contract between EMSA and the city of Tulsa, but it seems the taxpayers are footing an unnecessary expense, having two agencies doing the same job. I wonder what EMSA's constant requests have cost TFD? The TFD stated that every time apparatus leaves the station it costs the city about $500.
We had an increase on our city utility bill for the latest contract with EMSA. This was to allow better service to the community. EMSA was sure the Tulsa Fire Department couldn't do as well or better if given the responsibility, right? Wrong! The TFD didn't have the trained paramedics at the time, but more firefighters are being trained every day. There is no justifiable reason for giving EMSA more than a two-year contract. Why is 75 percent of TFD's dispatches generated by EMSA? Because EMSA doesn't have sufficient vehicles or personnel to respond to emergencies in a timely manner. The TFD responds to high-priority EMSA calls as first responder. This is because a fire truck can be on the scene of an emergency in three to four minutes, whereas EMSA has a usual response time of 10 to 12 minutes. If EMSA is unable to respond in a timely manner, and continuously requests TFD's response, why do we need a contract with EMSA? I can guarantee in a year you won't need EMSA. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the contract between EMSA and the city of Tulsa, but it seems the taxpayers are footing an unnecessary expense, having two agencies doing the same job. I wonder what EMSA's constant requests have cost TFD? The TFD stated that every time apparatus leaves the station it costs the city about $500.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Who Is Being Served?
Well it's sure not the City of Tulsa!
We had an increase on our city utility bill for the latest contract with EMSA, right? This was to allow them to better serve the community, right? EMSA was sure TFD couldn't do as well or better if given the responsibility, right? Wrong!
The Tulsa Fire Dept didn't have the trained paramedics at the time, but more Firefighters are being trained every day. There is/was no justifiable reason for giving EMSA more than a 2 yr contract.
So why are 75% of TFD's dispatches generated by EMSA? Because EMSA doesn't have sufficient vehicles or personel to respond to emergencies in a timely manner. So Tulsa Fire Dept responds to high priority Emsa calls as the first responder. This is because a Fire Truck can be on the scene of an emergency in 3-4 minutes, whereas Emsa has usual response times of 10-12 minutes. Does EMSA fudge on their arrival times to meet their contract with the City?
If EMSA is unable to respond in a timely manner and continuously requests TFD's response, why do we need a contract with EMSA? I can guarantee in a year you won't need EMSA, and they can pack up and move back to Georgia or where ever their home base is.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding the contract between EMSA and The City of Tulsa, but it seems the taxpayers are footing an unnecessary expense, having 2 agencies doing the same job. I wonder what EMSA's constant requests have cost TFD? Tulsa Fire Dept stated that every time appratus leaves the station it costs the City about $500.00..............
I sent to the Tulsa World earlier this month.
We had an increase on our city utility bill for the latest contract with EMSA, right? This was to allow them to better serve the community, right? EMSA was sure TFD couldn't do as well or better if given the responsibility, right? Wrong!
The Tulsa Fire Dept didn't have the trained paramedics at the time, but more Firefighters are being trained every day. There is/was no justifiable reason for giving EMSA more than a 2 yr contract.
So why are 75% of TFD's dispatches generated by EMSA? Because EMSA doesn't have sufficient vehicles or personel to respond to emergencies in a timely manner. So Tulsa Fire Dept responds to high priority Emsa calls as the first responder. This is because a Fire Truck can be on the scene of an emergency in 3-4 minutes, whereas Emsa has usual response times of 10-12 minutes. Does EMSA fudge on their arrival times to meet their contract with the City?
If EMSA is unable to respond in a timely manner and continuously requests TFD's response, why do we need a contract with EMSA? I can guarantee in a year you won't need EMSA, and they can pack up and move back to Georgia or where ever their home base is.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding the contract between EMSA and The City of Tulsa, but it seems the taxpayers are footing an unnecessary expense, having 2 agencies doing the same job. I wonder what EMSA's constant requests have cost TFD? Tulsa Fire Dept stated that every time appratus leaves the station it costs the City about $500.00..............
I sent to the Tulsa World earlier this month.
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