December 9,  2003  Tuesday

Al Gore endorses Howard Dean
CNN - 12-9-03
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean's bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on Tuesday, substantially deepening Dean's fast ...
       Gore Dean: Reax - KTVO
       Al Gore backing Dean for president - Toronto Star
       Al Gore expected to endorse Dean - Contra Costa Times
 
Reuters World News Highlights 1400 GMT Dec 9
Forbes - 12-9-03
... NEW YORK - Former Vice President Al Gore endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean, a move that solidified his lead among Democrats trying to unseat ...
Gore Endorses Dean in Harlem
Newsday - 12-9-03
Former Vice President Al Gore threw ... presidential nomination today, adding momentum and political prestige to Dean's ... I am very proud and honored to endorse ...

If the Dean/Oprah ticket doesn't happen then I want the combination below...



"What this says is that all these Washington insiders who have been gnashing their teeth, wringing their hands and clinging to their cocktail cups can relax now. Dean's been knighted by the ultimate insider,  it's game, set and match. It's over."

-Democratic consultant Dean Strother of Washington



"What is going on in this Bush White House today is bad for our country, and it's slowly beginning to sink in to more and more people out there. We don't have the luxury of fighting among ourselves to the point where we seriously damage our ability to win on behalf of the American people." -Al Gore 12/9/03



"Howard Dean really is the only candidate who has been able to inspire at the grass-roots level all over this country the kind of passion and enthusiasm for democracy and change and transformation of America that we need in this country." -Al Gore


 

An Afghan Village Mourns 9 Children Killed by US
New York Times - Dec 7, 2003
... Bibi Tamama, 9, who were fetching water by the stream and were killed instantly.
Two brothers in the village, Sarwar Khan and Hamidullah, lost three children ...


Citing 'Best Chance,' Gore Endorses Dean in '04 Race
New York Times - 12-9-03

...Dr. Dean introduced Mr. Gore by saying "I had no idea we were going to have the elected president of the United States here," then described Mr. Gore as "someone who I have admired greatly, someone who has taught me a great deal in this campaign about foreign policy....


Janklow convicted of manslaughter in crash, to resign seat in ...
Seattle Times, WA - 
12-9-03
By TR Reid. FLANDREAU, SD — A jury yesterday found Rep. Bill Janklow, RS.D.,
guilty of felony manslaughter for a traffic accident he caused Aug. ...



 

Lisa,

Did you know that I are the British spy on America - well its true.
I are always 'leaking' to the tabloids. Its not well know that
propspective
American Presidents have to take a candidates exam, thats top secret !
However MI5 managed to get sight of the exam paper of one GW Bush
recently, heres the result:-

Geography

Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.

Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to
drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large
pollutant
like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.

Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.

Q: What is a planet?
A: A body of earth surrounded by sky.

Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water
tends to
flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and
nature
abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.

Sociology

Q: What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on?
A: If you are buying a house, they will insist you are well endowed.

Q: In a democratic society, how important are elections?
A: Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election.

Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.

Biology

Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.

Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.

Q: What is artificial insemination?
A: When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow.

Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow.
Q: How are the main parts of the body categorised? (e.g.abdomen.)
A: The body is consisted into three parts - the brainium, the borax the
abdominal cavity. The branium contains the brain, the borax contains
the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels,
A,E,I,O and U.

Q: What is the Fibula?
A: A small lie.

Q: What does "varicose" mean?
A: Nearby.

Q: What is the most common form of birth control?
A: Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium.

Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarean Section."
A: The caesarean section is a district in Rome.

Q: What is a seizure?
A: A Roman emperor.

Q: What is a terminal illness?
A: When you are sick at the airport

Q: Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A: Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like
umbrellas.

English
Q: Use the word "judicious" in a sentence to show you understand its
meaning.
A: Hands that judicious can be soft as your face. {do dishes}

Q: What does the word "benign" mean?
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.

Technology
Q: What is a turbine?
A: Something an Arab or Seikh wears on his head.

!!!!


Your pal Alan from England

Hahahahahahahaha.  I love British humor.  Thanks Alan.


This US Department of Defense handout image shows a soldier in a lightweight uniform with advanced technological capabilities that researchers say will make troops safer and more formidable on the battlefield.(DOD-HO)


He's back................

Uncle Jim Baker

BAKER TAKES THE LOAF

Monday, December 8, 2003

The President's Business Partner Slices Up Iraq

By Greg Palast

...And who will net the big bucks under Jim Baker's plan? Answer: his client, Saudi Arabia, which claims $30.7 billion due from Iraq (plus $12 billion in "reparations" from the First Gulf war)…

Mr. Bush has no authority to seize control of that nation's assets nor its debts.

But our President isn't going to let something as meaningless as international law stand in the way of a quick buck for Mr. Baker. To get around the wee issue that Bush has no legal authority to mess with Iraq's debt, the White House has crafted a neat little subterfuge. The President, says the official press release, has not appointed Baker, rather Mr. Bush is, "responding to a request from the Iraqi Governing Council." That is, Bush is acting on the authority of the puppet government he imposed on Iraqis at gunpoint....



GeeDubya was out jogging along the parkway one morning (okay, you have to imagine that he's actually able to venture out in public safely.) when he tripped, fell over a bridge railing, and landed in the creek below. Before the Secret Service agents could get to him, three kids who were fishing there pulled him out from the water. He was so grateful to them, he offered the kids whatever they wanted.

The first kid said, "I want to go to Disneyland."

Dubya said, "No problem. I'll send you there on Air Force One."

The second kid said, "I want a new pair of Nike Air Jordan's."

Chimpy McWarhardon said, "I can get those for you, and I'll even have Michael sign them for you!"

The third kid said, "I'd like a motorized wheelchair, with a built-in TV and stereo headset."

Seeing the kid was apparently very healthy, even DimBulb was bright enough to be a little perplexed by this and said, "But you don't appear to be handicapped."

The kid responded, "I will be... after my dad finds out I saved you from drowning."

Chipshodt@aol.com


"He was the only candidate that made the right judgment about the war. Well, guess what, he was right!" -Al Gore endorsing Dr. Dean



 

 

 

A Beluga whale swims by a group of aquarium watchers.  The Beluga endorsed Dean to everyone's' surprise. (AHNC)

 

Peace.