What Gandhi said about Bush, pass it on

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Tuesday October 31, 2006 · 10:20 PM PST

2006/10/31 · 22:20

Friends,
I get so tired of these stupid emails their senders purport to be from some person in the past whose words of wisdom are supposed to enlighten us today. Usually they are just another part of the Great Right Wing Noise Machine, albeit one that shows up in your inbox under the "Sent" name of a friend. Invariably, the point these chain letters is that Republicans are godly, hard-working, authentic people and Democrats are...are...well, are not any of those things. Usually, with a few minutes of the Google, the preposterous claims these emails make are shown to be false. Of course that doesn't stop their senders, but whatever.

My idea is to start one of these chain letters that supports our side, is truthful and something you wouldn't mind getting in your inbox. So, follow to the flip:
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Bush the CHEERLEADER

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Thursday October 26, 2006 · 4:46 AM PDT

2006/10/26 · 04:46

Bush the CHEERLEADER...
(My apologies to the cheerleaders out there)
Watching the press conference yesterday, something about Bush struck me. Although peevish and irritable and bitter, and obviously just playing a role, he was, was... comfortable, somehow. I couldn't figure it out until I remembered the he was a CHEERLEADER. Let's not forget folks, that this great leader, this tough, no-nonsense man of virtue and vision, this authentic, rock solid, American-to-the-bone regular guy was actually just a CHEERLEADER.

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Reply to Republican Spam propaganda

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Friday October 13, 2006 · 3:09 AM PDT

2006/10/13 · 03:09

My old friend Charlie forwarded me spam that had popped up in my mailbox several times. As a pretty good guy and an honorable conservative, it seemed beneath him and I was going to tell him so, but then I started googling and lo and behold... I'm sure you've seen it, too. Well, here is his letter and my reply follows:

Subject: Sage Advice

OUR POOR CHILDREN............
About the time our original 13 states adopted their
new constitution, in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish
history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had
this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic
some 2,000 years prior: "A democracy is always
temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a
permanent form of government. A democracy will
continue to exist up until the time that voters
discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts
from the public treasury. From that moment on, the
majority always votes for the candidates who promise
the most benefits from the public treasury,
with the result that every democracy will finally
collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always
followed by a dictatorship." Read More

A Tribute (and contrast) to the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

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Friday June 30, 2006 · 8:18 AM PDT

2006/06/30 · 08:18

Friends,
This appeared in my email box a few years ago. I loved it then and re-read it every year. I haven't been able to find it on dKos, so I thought I would add it. If it is already up, or has been, I apologize. Reading it this year, I had a few thoughts, which appear at the end.

I googled this and of course the wingnuts claim it as their own. I wonder if they actually thought about it after they read it. Funny how they just never seem to get it, do they?

A TRIBUTE TO THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

"Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Continental Army; another had two sons captured.
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My props to Sen. Conrad

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Tuesday June 27, 2006 · 6:17 AM PDT

2006/06/27 · 06:17

Folks, this is what "having their back" is all about. Even though they may not be our representative, they need to know we are on their side. Take a minute to write and thank them.

Sir,
I wish merely to commend you for your stand agaisnt this unconstitutional amendment to prohibit burning the American flag.

I am a regular employee of an international relief organization and have resided for several years overseas. I am sometimes disheartened by what I see done by the leadership of our country, but it is great public servants like yourself who give me hope for our future. Read More

"Character is destiny"

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Tuesday May 16, 2006 · 10:20 AM PDT

2006/05/16 · 10:20

How many times did we hear that from sanctimonious Republicans discussing Bill Clinton, and other Democrats, usually with a tsk-tsk in their voice, telling us how these outsiders, these usurpers were going to lead our country to ruin. Remember? It was not so long ago that it was on the lips of every Republican I know. Read More

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