How the Grinch Stole Google News -- DailyFinance

Just a sample... go read the rest.. such fun.
How the Grinch Stole Google News -- DailyFinance(With our sincere
apologies to Dr. Seuss)

Every Who down in Whoville liked Google a lot,
But the Grinch, who lived up
in a penthouse, did not.
The Grinch hated Google, didn't find
Google pleasin' --
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right.
It could be, perhaps, that his views were too tight.
But I think that the most likely reason of all,
May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.

President Obama's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation.. and Links to the Past

Well... I am posting the President's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation... but as I do so.. I am reminded of past proclamations that were very different. Last year, I spent a several posts on the Thanksgiving Day Proclamations of past presidents... take a moment and read then also. In those past posts we see a true sense of giving thanks to our Creator.. from whom all our individual and national blessings flow. I have posted them below.

President Barack Obama's Thanksgiving Day proclamation, as released by the White House:

What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our cherished tradition of Thanksgiving. This day's roots are intertwined with those of our nation, and its history traces the American narrative.

Today, we recall President George Washington, who proclaimed our first national day of public thanksgiving to be observed "by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God," and President Abraham Lincoln, who established our annual Thanksgiving Day to help mend a fractured nation in the midst of civil war. We also recognize the contributions of Native Americans, who helped the early colonists survive their first harsh winter and continue to strengthen our nation. From our earliest days of independence, and in times of tragedy and triumph, Americans have come together to celebrate Thanksgiving.

As Americans, we hail from every part of the world. While we observe traditions from every culture, Thanksgiving Day is a unique national tradition we all share. Its spirit binds us together as one people, each of us thankful for our common blessings.

As we gather once again among loved ones, let us also reach out to our neighbors and fellow citizens in need of a helping hand. This is a time for us to renew our bonds with one another, and we can fulfill that commitment by serving our communities and our nation throughout the year. In doing so, we pay tribute to our country's men and women in uniform who set an example of service that inspires us all. Let us be guided by the legacy of those who have fought for the freedoms for which we give thanks, and be worthy heirs to the noble tradition of goodwill shown on this day.

Now, therefore, I, Barack Obama, president of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage all the people of the United States to come together, whether in our homes, places of worship, community centers, or any place where family, friends and neighbors may gather, with gratitude for all we have received in the past year, to express appreciation to those whose lives enrich our own and to share our bounty with others.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of November, in the year of our Lord 2009, and of the independence of the United States of America the 234th (year).

_ Barack Obama

Pres. Bush's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

President Ronald Reagan's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

Pres. Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

James Madison's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation


George Washington's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

May God bless you and keep you on this Thanksgiving Day! Praise and Thanks to the Almighty for all our blessings!

Lest We Forget

I posted this last year.. and love this video and the sentiment so much.. I am reposting it for this Veteran's Day/Remembrance Day. Thank you, to all who have served. May we never forget.

Modern Little Red Hen Story by Howard Morrison

MODERN LITTLE RED HEN STORY
11/9/09 | Howard Morrison

MODERN LITTLE RED HEN

Once upon a time, there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered some grains of wheat. She called her neighbors and said, “If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?”

“Not I,” said Rahm Emanuel the cow. “Not I,” said Nancy Pelosi the pig. “Not I,” said Harry Reid the goat.

“Then I will,” said the little red hen, and she did. The wheat grew tall and ripened into golden grain. “Who will help me reap my wheat?” said the little red hen.

“Not I,” said Rahm Emanuel the cow. “Out of my classification.” “Not I,” said Nancy Pelosi the pig, “I’d lose my seniority.” “Not I,” said Harry Reid the goat, “I’d lose my unemployment compensation.”

“Then I will,” said the little red hen, and she did.

At last, it came time to bake the bread. “Who will help me bake the bread?” asked the little red hen.

“That would be overtime for me,” said Rahm Emanuel the cow. “Don’t want to work that hard.” “I’m a drop out and never learned how,” said Nancy Pelosi the pig. “If I’m the only helper, that’s discrimination,” said Harry Reid the goat.

“Then I will,” said the little red hen. She baked five loaves and held them up for her neighbors to see. They all wanted some – in fact, they demanded a share! But the little red hen said, “No, these loaves are for me and my chicks!”

“Excess profit!” yelled Rahm Emanuel the cow. “Capitalist leech!” yelled Nancy Pelosi the pig. “I demand equal treatment!” yelled Harry Reid the goat.

Nancy Pelosi, the pig, grunted and they hurriedly painted “unfair – equal treatment under the law” signs and began to picket the barnyard and shout obscenities at the little red hen.

Then Obama, the donkey, came into the barnyard and said to the little red hen, “you must not be greedy. You must spread the loaves around!”

“But I was an entrepreneur, I worked hard and I earned this bread,” said the little red hen.

“Exactly,” said Obama the donkey. “That is the wonderful free-enterprise system…anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. However, under my imposed barnyard regulations, the productive workers must divide their product with the idle.”

The little red hen’s neighbors wondered why she never again baked bread!

BARNYARD ANIMALS – LIBERALS – SOCIALISTS – MARXIST ALL SEEM TO BE TIED TOGETHER SOME HOW!

Steve Harvey Introduces Jesus.. Inspires Awe in Me for My Lord

On 70th Anniversary of Soviet Union Attack on Poland, President Obama Cancels Missile Shield Plans

Dismay in Europe as Obama Ditches Missile Defence

President Obama dismayed America's allies in Europe and angered his political opponents at home today when he formally ditched plans to set up a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic.

My mom is from Latvia.. so this is a topic that has much passion in my family. I knew that Pres. Obama was not going to continue with the missile defense system. That had been floating for a while.. but the fact that he announced it TODAY on the anniversary of the Soviet attack of Poland makes it feel as though Poland should feel even more vulnerable. He had to know the date... what possible good purpose was the choice of announcing it on this day?

I Remember

On this day, I have spent time looking back and remembering. They say there are a few events in history that if you lived through them you will always remember where you were... for me.. this is it. I remember the day so very clearly. The shock. The tears. The uncertainty. The anger. The sorrow.

I remember praying. Being so sad.. but so proud of all those heroes who worked so hard to save so many. So many heroes laying down their lives. I remember in the days and weeks to come workers flooding from around the US to help.. sending in money.. praying. Flags flying everyone. National prayers. Hearts broken.

I remember the unity of our nation against this evil. I remember the plans for a memorial and for rebuilding. Here 8 years later it has finally begun. A small skeleton beginning to rise. I do not understand how so many seem to have forgotten. I do not understand why this is not built. And I am FURIOUS that the name has now been changed.. from the Freedom Tower.. as the building was to be called.. to the One World Trade Center!?!?

This year... according to wikipedia the name was changed. It must have been done quietly for I never heard tell of it.. and I consider myself a bit of a news junky. According to wikipedia: On March 26, 2009, the Port Authority said that the building will be known as 'One World Trade Center', replacing its former name 'Freedom Tower'.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN????

I find myself AGAIN angry.. and sad.. and hurt. I feel as though in a way our nation is AGAIN being attacked.. but this time without war.. without a terrorist attack... but we are being eaten away.

Now to be fair.. this is the address. But who names their building after the street address? And why in the world would you consider dumping a fabulous name like Freedom Tower??

We are NOT a ONE WORLD GOV'T... we are AMERICA! It was not the World that was attacked it was America. And it should have stayed the Freedom Tower.. a name that shows that spirit that our nation has... the love of liberty... the pride of our nation.. our willingness to fight for freedom. That love that was seen in millions of flags across this nation in the days and weeks following Sept 11. Yes, the world cared and mourned with us.. but this was an attack on FREEDOM and it is FREEDOM that overcomes. It was an attack on America.. and it shall be America that overcomes. The name One World Trade Tower flies in the face of that truth. And I do not believe that the name should be allowed to stand while the towers do not.

Friday Funny

God's Beautiful Handiwork ~ Space Butterfly

Hubble Telescope sends back a gorgeous photo of streams of gas from a dying star. Lovely!

Psalm 19:1-2
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.

Raising the Debt Ceiling : Obama's Changing Perspective

Senate must raise debt ceiling above $12T

The Senate must move legislation to raise the federal debt limit beyond $12.1 trillion by mid-October, a move viewed as necessary despite protests about the record levels of red ink.

The move will highlight the nation’s record debt, which has been central to Republican attacks against Democratic congressional leaders and President Barack Obama. The year’s deficit is expected to hit a record $1.6 trillion.

Democrats in control of Congress, including then-Sen. Obama (Ill.), blasted President George W. Bush for failing to contain spending when he oversaw increased deficits and raised the debt ceiling.

“Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren,” Obama said in a 2006 floor speech that preceded a Senate vote to extend the debt limit. “America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership.”

Obama later joined his Democratic colleagues in voting en bloc against raising the debt increase.

Well, isn't that interesting... when it was Pres. Bush and the debt ceiling needed to be raised... Obama fought against it. He said it was a failure of leadership. It was shifting the burden of bad choices onto the backs of our children and grandchildren.. but now??? Now we have to do it again.. and in fact, still pass even more spending bills, such as health care bills.

And for the record.. I was opposed to Pres. Bush's wild spending and expanding of entitlements.. although I was not opposed to military spending. Military spending is one of the only things provided for in the Constitution... the federal government is to provide for our defense. I realize thinking individuals can disagree on the war in Iraq but military spending is at least in the Constitutional role of the federal government. This ongoing spending and growing of federal government is AGAINST the Constitution and must be stopped.

It is interesting how one's perspective changes once one is in power. Isn't it?