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Froma Harrop's Vicious Column

I don't really know this columnist but her column in my local paper titled "Don't They Have Birth Control Up In Alaska" was the most vicious column I can remember reading in my 76 years. Here is just a few exceprts. "But all she could see was that picture of Palin's 17 year-old looking defiant and stupid as she held Mom's fifth baby." "A 44 year old who parades her dysfunctional family as a poster child for conservative values" This lady? has a problem and uses a syndicated column to express her personal views which I realize is what columnists do, but the papers who print this vindicitve stuff should be ashamed of themselves and she should be reprimanded by their publishers. Grandpa
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great country

Is this country great or not! What other country in the world could you have a black minority, educated at Harvard, with the accompanying law degree, but with no experience in any real world environment, except as an advocate and an activist for special interests, with a minor level of experience in politics as a state representative and just 3 years into his election as a junior senator for the state of Illinois, accept the nomination from the largest political body in the world, (democrats) to be their candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America, and to represent you and me to the world. If this isn’t great I don’t know what is.

Hopefully, however, the more mature and more reflective part of this great country will carefully review the challenges that face us in the real world, and how this very accomplished but inexperienced and not tested candidate will hold up in the rigors of international and domestic politics and the specific threats to our security and the safety of our way of life, and carefully review his stated policies on how he and his fellow democrats (Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, Clinton, Boxer, and associates) will accomplish this.

I am sure the teachers union and other unions along with the trial lawyers and the environmental advocates concerned with the main threat to mankind of global warming and carbon footprints will have many ideas on how he should go about addressing these issues. For me, I am hopeful that sounder heads will prevail and accept the fact that a democratic president to go along with a most likely majority democratic house and senate would be a major setback for our country and economy and take us on the path to socialism that affects so many of the European countries. Be sure and vote and if you can VOTE REPUBLICAN AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY!

Dad/Grandpa/ Joe

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voting on issues

We are entering the final months of our National Elections. (Thank God). I have become more concerned for our country then in any other time in my voting history. So I wanted to remind all of you to vote. I also wanted to point out that it would be appropriate for you to know or find out how your presidential candidates and congressional candidates currently see these issues and, if they have a political record in congress or their past history, how they have voted on issues in these broad categories or on other issues that you consider important. Again I urge you not to be carried away with just words, style, or charm but focus on actual voting records and performance and statements on policy.

Following are what I see as some of the major issues facing our country at this time. They are listed in some order of priority based on my own bias’s.

National Security
Islamic Terrorism
Energy Dependence/foreign oil
Military
Energy
Oil Drilling: Off continental shelf, Gulf of Mexico, ANWR, Arctic Region. Nuclear Power plants. Using food products for energy.
Government Spending
EARMARKS!
Foreign policy
Taxes
Personal Income taxes
Corporate Income taxes
Social Security and Medicare taxes
Health care
Government coverage for General Population
Medicare
Social Security
Change from the current Ponzi scheme (collecting from current work force to pay for the already retired. There is not a separate account with the current FICA taxes accumulating). Personal social security accounts
Global Warming
Carbon Taxes
Education
Vouchers and teachers union influence.
Free Trade and union influence
Immigration both legal and illegal

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