I Get Email.
Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 09:48:26 AM PDT
Everyone has one.
The relative that is the reason why you wished you hadn't given out your email address to your relatives.
My stepgrandmother, in the Southwest, was widowed after my grandfather died. As she had married him after my grandmother died, well into my teen angst period, we were obviously never close.
The only contact I get from her are forwarded spam emails. Normally, I don't take a look at them, but I was wondering if she, like the experience of many people here, was sending me winger spam - so this morning I checked.
And, oh God, was she ever.
Emails,in their entirety, below the fold.
-----Original Message-----
From: [some guy's hotmail address - Moody]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:11 PM
To: [The same guy. Funny, that. - Moody]
Subject: FW: John McCain's remarks about the Pledge of Allegiance
Subject: Fw: John McCain's remarks about the Pledge of Allegiance
There was a photo of Obama with others on a stage at a Political rally. During the playing of the National Anthem the others put their hands over their heart as all of us do to show respect for our Flag.
Obama showed his respect for the Flag with a double handed grip of his crotch.
These subtle disrespectful acts are only the tip of the ice berg. There is a racist America hating no experience being inside that shell that will emerge if he gets the power of the Presidency.
BW
Please send this to as many people as you can. Our country needs to know about the man, Obama, who will not pledge the flag or say the pledge.
John McCain's remarks about the Pledge of Allegiance
This is truly a must read
'The Pledge of Allegiance' - by Senator John McCain
'As you may know, I spent five and one half years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the NVA kept us in solitary confinement or two or three to a cell. In 1971 the NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms with as many as 30 to 40 men to a room.
This was, as you can imagine, a wonderful change and was a direct result of the efforts of millions of Americans on behalf of a few hundred POWs 10,000 miles from home.
One of the men who moved into my room was a young man named Mike Christian.
Mike came from a small town near Selma , Alabama . He didn't wear a pair of shoes until he was 13 years old. At 17, he enlisted in the US Navy. He later earned a commission by going to Officer Training School Then he became a Naval Flight Officer and was shot down and captured in 1967. Mike had a keen and deep appreciation of the opportunities this country and our military provide for people who want to work and want to succeed.
As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese allowed some prisoners to receive packages from home. In some of these packages were handkerchiefs, scarves and other items of clothing.
Mike got himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months, he created an American flag and sewed on the inside of his shirt.
Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.
I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was indeed the most important and meaningful event.
One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did periodically, and discovered Mike's shirt with the flag sewn inside, and removed it.
That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next couple of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We cleaned him up as well as we could.
The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which we slept Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the room.
As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and sitting there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth, another shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian. He was sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he had received, making another American flag. He was not making the flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag because he knew how important it was to us to be able to Pledge our allegiance to our flag and country.
So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance, you must never forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans have made to build our nation and promote freedom around the world. You must remember our duty, our honor, and our country.'
'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisable, with liberty and justice for all.'
oh........and then you have this clown, who refuses to place his hand on his heart and say the pledge......
Subject: Remember this picture on election day!
Let's all remember this on election day...if you have family serving in the military, make sure you send it along. I don't care for Hillary,
but at least she shows respect for the country she lives in!
I had heard about this but a picture is definitely worth 1000 words! God save us!!!
Senator Barack Obama, Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary Clinton and Ruth Harkin stand during the national anthem.
Barack Hussein Obama's photo (that's his real name)......the article said he REFUSED TO NOT ONLY PUT HIS HAND ON
HIS HEART DURING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT REFUSED TO SAY THE PLEDGE.....
how can a man like this expect to be our next C ommander-in-Chief
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[No, did not actually include the pics. You're welcome. - Moody]
Formatting, spelling and etc. are as the original. I only removed information identifying the author and recipients.
Want more fun? Look at this one!
From: [Someone's MSN address - Moody]
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Subject: Fw: Finally!! Someone with a backbone!!!
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:57:53 -0700
----- Original Message -----
From:
Subject: Fwd: Finally!! Someone with a backbone!!!
I checked Snopes on this and it is true ... food for thught � � � � nll
Begin forwarded message:
Canada�& United States
Needs A Leader Like This!?
Prime Minister John Howard -�Australia
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law
were told on Wednesday to get out of�Australia�,
as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head
off potential terror attacks.
Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims
on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies
monitoring the nation's mosques.��Quote:
'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT.
Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying
about whether we are offending some individual or their
culture. Since the terrorist attacks on�Bali�, we have
experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority
of Australians.'
'This culture has been developed over two centuries
of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men
and women who have sought freedom'
'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese,
Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language.
Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society
Learn the language!'
'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some
Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact,� because
Christian men and women, on Christian principles,
founded this nation, and this is clearly documented.
It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls
of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you
consider another part of the world as your new home,
because God is part of our culture.'
'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why.
All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony
and peaceful enjoyment with us.'
'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE,
and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this.
But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping
about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our
Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one
other great Australian freedom,
'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.'
'If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force
you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the
country YOU accepted.'
Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves,
United State�and Canadian citizens will find the
backbone to start speaking and voicing the same truths.
If you agree ... please SEND THIS ON??
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Again, formatting is about right, be thankful you don't get the experience of the huge, bolded, italicized, multicoloured fonts chosen by the brave correspondent. Possibly during kindergarten paste-eating flashbacks.
Someone needs to break it to the poor bastard that John Howard lost his seat over crap like this. I know, I will.
For those of you that aren't aware - this is the kind of stuff going around out there.
Update [2008-4-21 13:35:48 by Moody Loner]:Got a response back re: my poem about McCain:
very good, loved it. thanks, grandma.
No, Grandma - thank you.
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