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I was just reading a story on NewsBusters.org, about "Why Does Robert Redford Keep Making Stuff Up To Kill Working Class Jobs" and saw an advertisement for NewsBusters' FREE bumper sticker, "I Don't Believe The Liberal Media".  All you have to do is sign up for their FREE email newsletter to get the FREE bumper sticker.  Click here, http://www.mrcaction.org/551/petition.asp?PID=25968254&NID=1, to sign up.

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EDIT - After filling out the online form for my FREE bumper sticker and email newsletter, I got this email with other important information...

-----Original Message-----
From: The Media Research Center [mailto:alert@mrcaction.org]
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:30 AM
To: lnvtm1@gmail.com
Subject: I don't believe the liberal media and neither should you

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Updates Added To: What Percentage Of The Gulf Of Mexico Has The BP Oil Spill Actually Contaminated?

Go to, http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-percentage-of-gulf-of-mexico-has.html, to see the updates.

Lenny Vasbinder

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My Email To Bill O'Reilly About His "Tonight Show" Appearance And His Comment About "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" And Letting Gays Openly Serve In The Military

-----Original Message-----
From: LNVTM1 - Lenny Vasbinder
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 6:26 PM
To: 'Oreilly@foxnews.com'
Subject: Tonight Show comments about gays in the military

I know it's easy for lots of folks to say that gays should be able to openly serve in the military... and they can serve, but not "openly" under the "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) rule... BUT many of these same folks that are in favor of gays serving openly haven't put much thought into what to do about housing these openly gay men and women.

Right now, the sexes are segregated for living quarters while in boot camp, aboard ships, when serving in various bases around America and the world, etc. All men sleep in one barracks, tent, housing unit, etc... and all women sleep in separate housing. The housing usually has open showers and changing areas for lower cost. The reason for the segregation of the sexes is to limit the chances for sexual fraternization between service members since it's against the rules anyhow.

So... How would we house openly gay people? We can't knowingly put gay men in with the straight men as that would be like putting a man in the women's barracks or a woman in the man's barracks and since the gay person could/would be sexually attracted to all of the straight people in their barracks... even more so if there are multiple gay men/women in the same barracks, it would easily lead to sexual fraternization situations. We can't put all of the gay men together since they could/would be sexually attracted to each other. We can't put all of the gay women together since they could/would be sexually attracted to each other.

The only solution would be to give each gay service member their own separate living quarters with their own bed and bathroom... BUT would that be fair to all of the straight service members who would have to live in community housing (barracks, tents, etc.)???

OR... are you thinking that each service member should have their own sleeping, changing, bathing quarters?

Let me know your thoughts... even better if you discuss this on the air! ;-)

Leonard "Lenny" Vasbinder
(address and phone omitted here but included in email to Bill O'Reilly since he requires it)

References:
A Military Brat in a Military Family and having read and debated this issue many, many times with friends and family.
http://www.taskforcemountain.com/mountain-sound-off/19-blog/4047-qdont-ask-dont-tellq
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167950,00.html?ESRC=dod.nl  (and other articles on Military.com)

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Jokes - How To Start A Domestic Fight...

One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift.

The next year, I didn't buy her a gift.

When she asked me why, I replied,

"Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"

And that's how the fight started...

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My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed.

I turned to her and said, 'Do you want to have Sex?'

'No,' she answered.

I then said, 'Is that your final answer?'

She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying, 'Yes..'

So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."

And that's when the fight started...

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I took my wife to a restaurant.

The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.

"I'll have the rump steak, rare, please."

He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?"

"Nah, she can order for herself."

And that's when the fight started...

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My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school reunion, and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.

I asked her, "Do you know him?"

"Yes", she sighed,

"He's my old boyfriend... I understand he took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he hasn't been sober since."

"My God!" I said, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?"

And then the fight started...

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When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat, making beer. Always something more important to me.

Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.

When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scissors. I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out again I handed her a toothbrush.

I said, "When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway."

And then the fight started...

The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp.

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My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.

She asked, "What's on TV?"

I said, "Dust."

And then the fight started...

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Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to the van, and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour. The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all day. I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed. I cuddled up to my wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, "The weather out there is terrible.

"My loving wife of five years replied, "And, can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?"

And that's how the fight started...

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My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.
She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds."

I bought her a bathroom scale.

And then the fight started...

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After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security.

The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's License to verify my age.

I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home.

I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later.

The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'.

So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair.

She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application.

When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office...

She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability, too.'

And then the fight started...

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My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.

She was not happy with what she saw and said to me, "I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.'

I replied, "Your eyesight's damn near perfect."

And then the fight started...

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I hope you liked!

Lenny Vasbinder

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"No Apologies" OR "You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop"???

I received the below via email and after checking it out on Snopes.com and other resource sites, found that at least part of it is factually accurate. The rest of the information, whether accurately quoted and/or attributed, or not, is still accurate as far as the spirit of the information.

Lenny Vasbinder

At a time when Obama and other politicians tend to apologize for our country's prior actions, here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about America.

These are good.

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JFK's Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all U.S. military out of France as soon as possible.

Rusk responded, "Does that include those who are buried here?

DeGaulle did not respond.

You could have heard a pin drop

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When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly, 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'

Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

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AND THIS NEXT STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on bag.

"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.

"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."

The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."

"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!"

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."

You could have heard a pin drop.

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If you are proud to be an American, pass this on!

Checked on Snopes.com where at least part of this information has been verified as accurate. The rest of the information, whether accurately quoted or attributed, or not, is still accurate as far as the spirit of the information. http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/powell.asp

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My Four Part Plan To Make Abortion Rights More Fair For Both Parents: And Why Abortion And Roe v. Wade Causes So Many Societal Problems

I wrote this as a newspaper op-ed (opion-editorial) around 17 years ago, on the 20 year anniversary of Roe v. Wade (1973), and I lost the original copy so I'm having to start from scratch here. Check back for any comments and updates to this article as I'm sure I'll have other recollections in the coming days that I will have to add to this blog.

Some of the Societal Problems (SP) related to Roe v. Wade and the unfettered on-demand abortion rights granted by Roe v. Wade... and my four part Plan (P), to make abortion more *fair* for both parents, are as follows:

SP1. Increase in promiscuity because the chance of getting pregnant and having to have a baby kept many teen girls and boys from being promiscuous and having sex without the worry of getting pregnant. Nowadays, a girl can have sex with every Tom, Dick (pardon the pun) and Harry and if any birth control was used and failed, she can just get an abortion.

SP2. Ability to walk away from responsibility by both the mother and father of the unborn baby. Prior to Roe v. Wade, if a young unmarried couple found themselves pregnant, there was a high likelihood of a "shotgun wedding" where the young man and woman were forced to get married by their parents so their child would not be an illegitimate bastard child. Nowadays, either parent can choose to get an abortion and walk away from their responsibility. Other government and liberal societal standards makes it "OK" to have an illegitimate child. (See below for more clarity about "either parent can... walk away")

SP3. Loss of "Value Of Life" since the following generation of young people and adults could kill an unborn baby at will, it further desensitized these same people to the value of life since over ONE MILLION unborn babies were legally killed due to Roe v. Wade. There are other things that also desensitized this generation but things like movies, music and video games were all about *fake* deaths, whereas Roe v. Wade was about being able to legally kill a real life... OR A MILLION... without the fear of punishment.

SP4. Illigitimate Birth Rate has climbed dramatically since Roe v. Wade... which has led to a dramatic increase in crime from the children of single parent homes. 7% Illigetimate Birth Rate in the 1960's to over 40% today (and over 70% in the African American community).

I'm sure I'll add more Societal Problems as they come up but I think you get the point of the problems caused by legal and unfettered abortion.  See my General References below and especially this article, http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/05/Unwed-Birth-Rate-Signals-the-Collapse-of-Marriage for other Socital Problems.

AND... now my four part Plan (P) to help curb the numbers of abortions on demand while still keeping it legal, since the Supreme Court says it is... but also to try and make things more fair for all parties:

P1. If both the mother and the father are unmarried and want to have an abortion, then both have to sign legal documents and then they can get their abortion. Same for married couples. Some thoughts are that these folks should have to attend a counseling session and/or safe-sex class to try and disaude them from having an unwanted pregnancy again. If both the mother and father are minors, then the parents or legal guardians of the minor children have to sign the legal documents on behalf of the minor children and both the children and their parents/guardians have to attend the counseling session and/or safe-sex class.

P2. If both the unmarried mother and the father want to keep the child, then both have to sign legal documents whereas they both agree to jointly pay the costs of having and raising the baby. This is pretty much already handled by law and case law for married couples. Unmarried couples will have to attend counseling and/or safe-sex and or parenting classes. If both the unmarried mother and father are minors, then the parents or legal guardians of the minor children have to sign the legal documents on behalf of their children and attend all of the classes... or they can strongly suggest that their minor children get emancipated and married... without the need for a shotgun, hopefully! ;-)

Now things get a little sticky but these next two would make things more fair for the mother and father... and most importantly, the unborn child.

P3. If the mother wants to have an abortion and the father wants to keep the child, the mother and father would have to sign legal documents stating their wishes and the mother would have the baby and sign it over to the father. This would relieve the mother from any right to visitation or support of her unwanted baby and the father would be accepting full responsibility for the baby and the cost of supporting the baby. If the mother and father are minors, then the parents/guardians would sign all legal documents on their behalf and agree to the visitation and support restrictions. Counseling and safe-sex classes for all parties involved. Parenting classes for the new parent and his/her parents/guardians.

P4. If the father wants to have an abortion and the mother wants to keep the child, the mother and father would have to sign legal documents stating their wishes and the father would sign over all of his parental rights to the baby, have to pay a proportionate amount of the cost of the pregnancy and delivery of the baby and then would no longer be financially responsible for the baby and lose all of his rights to the child. The mother would agree to pay her proportionate cost of the pregnancy and delivery of the baby then would accept full parental rights and financial responsibility for the baby. If the mother and father are minors, then the parents/guardians would sign all legal documents on their behalf and agree to the visitation and support restrictions. Counseling and safe-sex for all parties involved. Parenting classes for the new parent and his/her parents/guardians.

Some of the discussions and debates that I had after I wrote the above op-ed were as follows:

Someone asked, "What If either parent did not want to voluntarily sign the legal documents?" Family or juvenile court remedies would be available and then a Judge would order things be done or just issue a Judgment.

Someone asked, "Why shouldn't things just stay the way they are?" Well, I listed four SP's above but I think the main reason that so many fathers have chosen to walk away from the pregnant wives/girlfriends is that many of them "told the girl to get an abortion" and when she chose not to get the abortion, they felt that she then took full responsibility for the child and he could now walk away. In talking to young men about this, I've had many tell me this in so many words. They also feel that the laws are unfair to the father since it gives all of the rights and choices to the mother and then the father just has to accept her decision. If she chooses to abort, the father has no say-so. If she chooses to give the baby up for adoption, he has no say-so. If she chooses to have the baby and keep it, he has no say-so, but then he is legally responsible for supporting the child for the next 18+ years and can go to jail if he doesn't. (This is what I was talking about when I said "either parent can... walk away"... many young men walk way since they have no say-so in the matter anyhow!)

My above plan gives all concerned parties some rights and choices instead of it just being a choice made by a girl/woman without regard for how her choice might affect everyone else concerned... including the soon to be grand-parents.

Well.. I'm sure I'll think of more after I publish this and I'll come back and edit this blog and add other points as I remember them.

Lenny Vasbinder

General References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalized_abortion_and_crime_effect
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/05/Unwed-Birth-Rate-Signals-the-Collapse-of-Marriage
http://blog.heritage.org/?p=4039
http://blog.heritage.org/2010/05/08/the-spiritual-quest-of-mother%E2%80%99s-day/

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Yahoo Messenger Virus Becoming More Of A Problem For Unsecured Computers

In my last blog, http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2010/07/some-computer-security-programs-that-i.html, I listed some of the FREE computer security programs that I use and recommend. What I didn't post in that blog was the question that prompted my answer.  Also, see that blog for any updates I have done and may do about "Some Computer Security Programs That I Use And Recommend".

Since then, more and more of my Yahoo Messenger (YM) friends have become infected and then their YM program starts sending out IM's with a malicious link and if any of their friends click on the link, they can then become infected if their computers are not properly secured.

Below, is the original question in the Yahoo Messenger Yahoo Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Yahoo_Messenger, and my reply...

-----Original Message-----
From: Yahoo_Messenger@yahoogroups.com
On Behalf Of
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:43 PM
To: Yahoo_Messenger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Y!M] virus I think

Every time I use messenger I get a window popping up giving a message, Is this your picture and a address (link)... This same thing is going to everyone in my address book for the messenger.. The address does not open up anything but it keeps duplicating itself.

How do I find out if this is a virus and help to get rid of it?


AND MY REPLY:


-----Original Message-----
From: LNVTM1 - Lenny Vasbinder
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 8:23 PM
To: 'Yahoo_Messenger@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Y!M] virus I think

DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK.

Whoever is sending you those IM's is infected by having clicked on the link and now their YM is sending out malicious IM's to everyone on their friends list... and probably every other person out there as well.

If you've already clicked on the link, you are likely infected as well, unless you are absolutely, positively sure that your computer is super secure.

Since I do keep my computers super secure, I did test the link when I got one of those IM's from someone on my friends list and it immediately tried to start downloading a file which my security software promptly stopped and alerted me to the malicious attempted download.

If your computer security programs did not alert on the file and allowed the file to download, then you are infected.

You should update all of your computer security programs (antivirus, antispyware, antimalware, etc.), disconnect from the internet, re-boot your computer into safe mode and run scans until you have removed or quarantined all traces of the infection.

With Yahoo Messenger and EVERY other IM program that I've ever used, you will get a certain number of malicious IM's, mostly from strangers but occasionally from infected friends. If you get an IM with a link, DO NOT CLICK THE LINK without first asking your friend if they sent the link and ask them what the link is to (usually they have no clue they are infected and their YM is sending out these malicious IM's). When they say "Huh???", you know they are infected and you can forward these same instructions to them.

The prevalent use of URL shortening services is making this even more of a problem as hackers who start these virus campaigns can use a URL shortener so folks don't even know the real URL that they will be sent to. I ONLY use http://TinyURL.com and use the PREVIEW mode so when I click on a TinyURL link, it will open to a TinyURL page that shows the full sized link and then I can choose to go to that link once I know where it will be sending me.

BTW, there is no need to spend a single penny on security programs. ALL of the *good* companies make their programs available to home users at no charge, either by a fully or mostly functioning download or as an online scan.

I use and recommend:

Comodo Internet Security http://www.comodo.com/ as a FREE and fully functioning security suite that has a professional featured, award winning firewall, good antivirus with real-time and scheduled scanner and good real-time antimalware protection.

MalwareBytes http://www.malwarebytes.org/ as a backup scanner for when needed or folks that surf the net wildly, they can do weekly scans just to make sure that their main security didn't miss anything. NO SINGLE PROGRAM IS 100% EFFECTIVE.

SuperAntiSpyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ as another backup scanner for when needed as above.

a-Squared FREE http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ as another backup scanner for when needed as above.

SpywareBlaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html - This doesn't do any scanning or use any system resources. You simply download the updated definitions on a weekly basis and enable them to protect your computer from LOTS of malicious websites, adding them to your Hosts file, and also block LOTS of malicious drive-by software.

Spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/ - I really only use the Immunization feature on this program although it does have a scanner as well. The Immunization feature will build a nice Hosts file to supplement the one with SpywareBlaster and also further protect your Registry. I do use the scanner from time to time to look for Flash Cookies that CCleaner might miss.

I haven't used this next program but I have read lots of good reviews about Microsoft Security Essentials. I think Comodo is TEN TIMES better especially as far as the firewall since MSE only uses the standard Windows Firewall which I find to be NOT very good. You can get MSE for FREE and also use the FREE online scan from Microsoft, called Windows Live OneCare. http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm - RUN the FULL SCAN once a month and it will check your system online for virus/malware and also do a cleanup and tune-up of your computer, repair your registry and also defrag your hard drive.

NOTE - See the UPDATE that I did to my main blog about security programs that I use and recommend here...  http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2010/07/some-computer-security-programs-that-i.html

HTH!

Lenny Vasbinder
http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/ (Rants, Raves, Opinions & Information)

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Some Computer Security Programs That I Use And Recommend

Updated - August 08, 2010 - a-Squared Free changed to a-Squared Anti-Malware
Updated - August 04, 2010 - Added info about VirusTotal.com since I forgot that info initially.

So... I just replied to a "Help" request in one of the Computer Tech forums that I participate in and decided to give them a long reply with lots of details about the computer security programs that I use and recommend. This isn't everything I use since I don't want to alert the cyber-criminals about some of my other defenses but this is a good list that most beginners should be able to use and utilize.

Here is a snip of my long reply...

BTW, there is no need to spend a single penny on security programs. ALL of the *good* companies make their programs available to home users at no charge, either by a fully or mostly functioning download or as an online scan.

I use and recommend:

Comodo Internet Security http://www.Comodo.com as a FREE and fully functioning security suite that has a professional featured, award winning firewall, good antivirus with real-time and scheduled scanner and good real-time antimalware protection.

NO SINGLE PROGRAM IS 100% EFFECTIVE. While Comodo Internet Security will keep most computer users malware free, for folks that do not practice safe surfing habits, it's a VERY GOOD idea to have multiple backup programs to also scan for things that CIS might miss from time to time. Here are the other programs that I use from time to time.... or all the time for a couple of them.

Also, remember that ALL programs will report false positives from time to time so check things out before deleting files if you are not sure of what you are about to delete.  For those instances, I use Virus Total http://www.VirusTotal.com which will allow you to upload the suspicious file and then scan it against ALL of the major security programs to see if more than just your scan is showing it as an infected file. If only one or two show it to be infected, it could be a false positive and you should check it out with the security program's help section, tech support, online forums, etc., to see what they say... before deleting the file.  If you find it to be a false positive, make sure you report this to the security program's tech support people so they can keep others from having a problem.... otherwise, someone might delete a file that causes their computer or one of their programs to no longer work.  While s-Squared is one of the best free scanners available to us, it's also the most likely to find false positives... at least that's been my experience when using a-Squared Anti-Malware.

MalwareBytes http://www.MalwareBytes.org as a backup scanner for when needed or folks that surf the net wildly, they can do weekly scans just to make sure that their main security didn't miss anything.

SuperAntiSpyware http://www.superantispyware.com/ as another backup scanner for when needed as above.

a-Squared Free, now called a-Squared Anti-Malware, which can be a paid for full-time scanner or the FREE scanner which does not provide full-time scanning but can still be used as one of the backup scanners, which is what I suggest - http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/   Obviously, feel free to pay for the full-time scanner but if you run Comodo Internet Security or other full-time antivirus/antimalware scanning, it's not good to run others full-time since they can cause conflicts and slow down your computer.

SpywareBlaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html - This doesn't do any scanning or use any system resources. You simply download the updated definitions on a weekly basis and enable them to protect your computer from LOTS of malicious websites, adding them to your Hosts file and registry... and it also block LOTS of malicious drive-by software.

Spybot Search & Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/ - I really only use the Immunization feature on this program although it does have a scanner as well. The Immunization feature will build a nice Hosts file to supplement the one with SpywareBlaster. I do use the scanner from time to time to look for Flash Cookies that CCleaner might miss.  I DO NOT recommend using the Tea-Timer real-time scanner from Spybot as it seems to cause more problems than it fixes.

I haven't used this but I have read lots of good reviews about Microsoft Security Essentials, but I think Comodo is TEN TIMES better, especially as far as the firewall, since MSE only uses the standard Windows Firewall which I find to be NOT very good. You can get MSE for FREE and also use the FREE online scan from Microsoft, called Windows Live OneCare. http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm - When using the Windows Live OneCare Scanner, RUN the FULL SCAN once a month and it will check your system online for virus/malware and also do a cleanup and tune-up of your computer, repair your registry and also defrag your hard drive.

There are many other online scanners from nearly ALL of the other computer security software makers so I will not go through that list. The above should be all that most folks need.

I hope this helps... and if you need any help with the above programs, feel free to leave me a comment below and I'll post a reply... or you can hunt me down in one of the many forums I'm in or go to your own favorite computer tech forum. Most of the above programs have their own respective specialty forums listed on the main website as well.

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"The Ten Commandments According To Obama" - By PatriotUpdate.com

©2009 The Patriot Update. Feel free to circulate this article, but please link / give credit to The Patriot Update. http://patriotupdate.com/exclusives/read/13

After observing Obama on the campaign trail and during his first six months in office, we have concluded that our President lives and governs according to his own set of “Ten Commandments.” They’re certainly NOT the Ten Commandments you learned in Sunday School. In fact, many are the direct opposite! To prove that our conclusions are correct, you will find a link to SOURCE documentation at the end of each commandment.

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ACCORDING TO OBAMA

I. Thou shalt have no God in America, except for me. For we are no longer a Christian nation and, after all, I am the chosen One. (And like God, I do not have a birth certificate.) SOURCE

II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, unless it is my face carved on Mt. Rushmore. SOURCE

III. Thou shalt not utter my middle name in vain (or in public). Only I can say Barack Hussein Obama. SOURCE

IV. Remember tax day, April 15th, to keep it holy. SOURCE

V. Honour thy father and thy mother until they are too old and sick to care for. They will cost our public-funded health-care system too much money. SOURCE

VI. Thou shalt not kill, unless you have an unwanted, unborn baby. For it would be an abomination to punish your daughter with a baby. SOURCE

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery if you are conservative or a Republican. Liberals and Democrats are hereby forgiven for all of their infidelity and immorality, but the careers of conservatives will be forever destroyed. SOURCE

VIII. Thou shalt not steal, until you've been elected to public office. Only then is it acceptable to take money from hard-working, successful citizens and give it to those who do not work, illegal immigrants, or those who do not have the motivation to better their own lives. SOURCE

IX. Thou shalt not discriminate against thy neighbor unless they are conservative, Caucasian, or Christian. SOURCE

X. Thou shalt not covet because it is simply unnecessary. I will place such a heavy tax burden on those that have achieved the American Dream that, by the end of my term as President, nobody will have any wealth or material goods left for you to covet. SOURCE 

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Why Do SOME Jails Cost So Much Taxpayer Money??? - L.A. Jail Built For $74 MILLION ONLY Houses 600 Inmates

I wrote about this 20 years ago down here in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, when the now deceased Sheriff Harry Lee spent $40 MILLION on a 400 bed facility... $100,000.00 per bed... but it seems the City Of Los Angeles has outdone Harry Lee's ridiculous spending record by spending $74 MILLION on a 600 bed facility.  I'm being generous here since one short news article said it was a 500 bed facility but a much longer L.A. Times article said that the jail was composed of four pods, each capable of holding 125 inmates, which would be 600 beds.

Now, this calculates out to $123,000.00 per bed, not $123,000.00 per cell, which would be bad enough... but it's $123,000.00 per bed!!!!!  Of course, if it's only 500 beds, then the cost to taxpayers would be $148,000.00 per bed!!!!!

I haven't mentioned yet, that this new $74 MILLION jail sits empty because of the City of L.A.'s other wasteful government spending that leaves it with nearly a HALF BILLION DOLLAR budget deficit so they can't afford to hire more deputies to staff the new jail. NOW THAT IS BEYOND STUPID THAT THEY ARE LETTING PRISONERS OUT OF THE OLD JAIL EVERY DAY, DUE TO SO-CALLED OVERCROWDING, WHILE A BIG NEW JAIL SITS EMPTY.

THE TAXPAYERS OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE STORMING CITY HALL TO TAR AND FEATHER (OR HANG) THEIR POLITICIANS FOR THESE KINDS OF IGNORANT DECISIONS!!!  OR... MAYBE THEY COULD JUST THROW ALL THEIR POLITICIANS INTO THE NEW JAIL... OR BETTER YET, THE OLD JAIL AND USE THE NEW JAIL FOR THE REST OF THE CRIMINALS!  NOW THAT WOULD MAKE IT WORTH THE COST!!!!!

HEY L.A.... THIS AIN'T ROCKET SCIENCE!  LET ME OFFER A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM!  Take some cops off the streets to man the new jail. For every criminal you all release, it results in dozens of new crimes every month by these released inmates. If they are locked up, they won't be committing crimes and you won't need as many cops out on the streets. The majority of crimes, especially violent crimes, are committed by criminals with long RAP sheets. Very few criminals start off burglarizing homes, robbing people, raping women, murdering people, etc. as their first crimes. They usually have a lengthy juvenile and adult arrest record long before they commit their most serious crimes.

Compare this kind of utterly ridiculous and outrageous figure of $74,000,000.00 ($74 MILLION) to house 600 inmates to what Sheriff Joe Arpaio spent for his MASSIVE Tent City jail in Maricopa County, Arizona, which cost ONLY $100,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) and holds over 2,400 inmates... ONLY $41.00 per bed!!!!!  Sheriff Arpaio made the decision to build this BIG Tent City after a study showed it would cost over $70 MILLION to build a *normal* jail in Maricopa County.

WHY DON'T POLITICIANS UNDERSTAND THAT THE MONEY THEY ARE SPENDING DOES NOT GROW ON TREES AND FOR EVERY DOLLAR THEY WASTE, THE TASK COULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN DONE FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST IF THEY HAD DONE THEIR JOBS AND BEEN MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY!!!

I welcome your comments... especially if you can give me a logical answer to the question in the title of this blog.

Lenny Vasbinder

References:
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/20/local/la-me-empty-jail-20100620
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_city#Maricopa_County_Jail_Modification
http://www.mcso.org/index.php?a=GetModule&mn=sheriff_bio
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_15340419

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Timeline: BP Oil Spill - Notice Of Many Updates And Amendments Added To My Original Timeline Blog

This is just a short blog notice that I have updated and amended my original Timeline Blog page.

Here is my original Timeline Blog started in June 2010 with all of the updated and amended information. http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2010/06/bp-oil-spill-was-all-obamas-fault-bush.html

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WalMart vs. Congress a/k/a The Morons In Washington, D. C.

So... I got this email today and after checking things out, decided it was worth of posting and it kind of fits in with the "545 PEOPLE" blog from yesterday.

The email contained the following subject lines but I decided on my own "Title" above!

Walmart vs The Government

Wal-Mart vs. The Morons

1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart every hour of every day.

2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!

3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.

4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.

5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world's largest private employer, and most speak English.

6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.

7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.

8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.

9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.

10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago.

11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)

12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.

You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to fix the economy.

This should be read and understood by all Americans... Democrats, Republicans, Independents... EVERYONE!!

To President Obama and all 535 voting members of the Legislature, it is now official... you are ALL corrupt morons:

a. The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775. You have had 234 years to get it right and it is broken.

b. Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 74 years to get it right and it is broken.

c. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 71 years to get it right and it is broken.

d. War on Poverty started in 1964. You have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor" and they only want more.

e. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have had 44 years to get it right and they are broken.

f. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 39 years to get it right and it is broken.

g. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than ever before. You had 32 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure.

You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved down our throats while overspending our tax dollars.

AND YOU WANT AMERICANS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM???

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO KICK YOUR EGG-HEAD BUDDY BUMS OUT OF OFFICE AND HIRE WALMART TO RUN THE GOVERNMENT???

WALMART SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS... WHY DON'T YOU GUYS JUST ADMIT IT'S WAY BEYOND YOUR PAY GRADE, AND QUIT?

Folks, keep this circulating. It is very well stated. Maybe it will end up in the emails of some of our "duly elected' (they never read anything) and their staff will clue them in on how Americans feel.
(END OF EMAIL)

I have checked this out with Snopes.com who have have verified the information about WalMart as "Mostly Accurate". You can read the Snopes.com report here... http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/bigwalmart.asp

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Is America Better Off Today Than It Was Two Years Ago???

While reading this article, "20 Questions for the Obama Regime", the last question prompted the title to this blog. Not withstanding the other 19 very important questions, answers and FACTS in the rest of the article, lets look at a few FACTS, in my own words!

Two years ago, unemployment was under 6% and was usually between 4% and 6% during President Bush's two terms... and since Obama took office, unemployment has hovered between 9.5% and 10%, even after Obama promised us it would not go over 8% if Congress passed Obama's Spendulus package, which has mostly failed... so we're not better off with unemployment. http://www.miseryindex.us/URbyyear.asp?StartYear=2000&EndYear=2009

Two years ago, the national debt was under $10 TRILLION and since Obama took office, his deficit spending of over a TRILLION dollars and nearly TWO TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR has raised the national debt to OVER $13 TRILLION... a 33% increase since Obama took office. (Side note: When the Democrats took over Congress in 2006, the national debt was a little over $8 TRILLION so it's up around 60% in only four years of Democrat control... with projections, if Obama and the Democrats stay in control, of OVER $20 TRILLION!!!)... so we're not better off with the deficits and national debt.

The Misery Index during eight years of President Bush averaged only 8.11% and under Obama, the Misery Index has averaged 9.88%, OVER a 20% increase. The Misery Index has been down in single digits from 1993 until Obama took office and has been in double digits the past nine months... so we're not better off with the Misery Index. http://www.miseryindex.us/indexbypresident.asp
http://www.miseryindex.us/raw_data.asp

Since 9/11, there were NO terrorist attacks on American soil but since Obama has taken over and started babying the terrorists... or rather "man caused disasters" as he and his administration started calling terrorist attacks, there have been MANY terrorist attacks on American soil, fortunately a couple of them have failed due to the DUMB-ASSED terrorists but if they had succeeded, there would have been dozens, if not hundreds of Americans killed in those failed attacks. The ones that have succeeded resulted in dozens of American deaths on American soil... so we're not better off with terrorist attacks IN America!!!

I could go on and on but I think you get the point!

AMERICA IS NOT BETTER OFF TODAY THAN WE WERE TWO YEARS AGO... THANKS OBAMA!!!!

Lenny Vasbinder

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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Landrieu SUCKS Obama's ASS Once Again!!!

Using some talking points from the NumbersUSA Action Board and some of my own appropriate language, then using the Tea Party Citizen Action Center's email tool, I sent the following email to Senator Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Landrieu... as well as the rest of my elected politicians in Louisiana.

Lenny Vasbinder


-----Original Message-----
From: donotreply@votervoice.net
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:20 PM
To: Leonard Vasbinder
Subject: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Landrieu SUCKS Obama's ASS Once Again!!!

***Please do not reply to this email--this confirmation simply lets you know that your message was sent.***

Leonard Vasbinder:

Your message has been sent to the following recipients:

* President Barack Obama
* Vice President Joe Biden
* Senator Mary Landrieu
* Senator David Vitter
* Representative Steve Scalise
* Governor Bobby Jindal
* Secretary of State Jay Dardenne
* Attorney General Buddy Caldwell
* Senator Conrad Appel
* Representative Kirk Talbot


The content of your message is as follows:

Dear [The message(s) you sent had each recipient's name here]:

Americans are dying because of our porous borders and unchecked illegal immigration. Despite this, President Obama and Attorney General Holder have decided to interfere with Arizona's attempts to protect its citizens. With this in mind, the Senator's decision to vote against the DeMint amendment to the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 is disgusting and shows a total lack of respect for the millions of Americans that have to put up with lax border security and illegal immigration. Most Americans support Arizona's law and you should be supporting the will of your constituents, not protecting job-stealing illegal aliens!

HEY MARY LANDRIEU... GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF OBAMA'S ASS AND HARRY REID'S ASS AND START REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.

GOD, I CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU ARE UP FOR RE-ELECTION AND WE CAN THROW YOUR CROOKED, LIBERAL, SUCK-ASS, WASTE OF HUMAN FLESH OUT OF OFFICE!!!

IT WILL BE A GREAT DAY IN LOUISIANA WHEN ALL OF THE LANDRIEU'S HAVE DIED OFF... LIKE THE HUEY LONG'S AND EDWIN EDWARD'S OF POLITICS PAST.

Sincerely,

Leonard Vasbinder

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545 People - Updated And Amended From The 1985 Version

545 PEOPLE - By Charlie Reese

(Originally written in 1985 with updates by many others over the years)

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 307 million are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.

Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi. She is the leader of the majority party since 2006. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 307 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.

If the Army & Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses. Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.


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We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!

Charlie Reese is a retired columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.

What you do with this article now that you have read it.......... is up to you.
This might be funny if it weren't so darned true.

Be sure to read all the way to the end:

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts
Anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
Upon his tomb,
Taxes drove me
to my doom...'

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
It's time to apply
The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Death Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 60 cents to nearly a dollar per gallon in some States)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Vehicle Transfer Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the hell happened?

Can you spell 'politicians?'

And I still have to 'press 1' for English!

NOTE - Verified as "Correctly Attributed" by Snopes and you can view the original version at http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/reese.asp

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The "Contract From America", the new Contract based on the "Contract With America" led by Newt Gingrich's 1994 Highly Successful Republican Revolution

You may not remember Newt Gingrich's Republican Revolution from 1994... two years after Bill Clinton was elected and tried to start socializing America with Hillary-care... so here's a couple of links to remind you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt_Gingrich#Contract_with_America

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_with_America

http://www.house.gov/house/Contract/CONTRACT.html

Based on that HIGHLY successful campaign from 1994, many of the 2010 congressional races being fought by some Republicans and most Tea Party activists are using the Contract With America as part of their rallying cry! The "Contract From America" was built by the American people's suggestions and online voting to come up with the ten pledges that make up the contract.

Read and support the actual contract here:

http://www.thecontract.org/support/

Here's the short version of the "Contract With America":

http://www.thecontract.org/2010/07/the-contract-from-america/

We, the citizens of the United States of America, call upon those seeking to represent us in public office to sign the Contract from America and by doing so commit to support each of its agenda items and advocate on behalf of individual liberty, limited government, and economic freedom.

1: Protect the Constitution
2: Reject Cap & Trade
3: Demand a Balanced Budget
4: Enact Fundamental Tax Reform
5: Restore Fiscal Responsibility & Constitutionally Limited Government
6: End Runaway Government Spending
7: Defund, Repeal, & Replace Government-run Health Care
8: Pass an ‘All-of-the-Above” Energy Policy
9: Stop the Pork
10: Stop the Tax Hikes

Please go and sign the Contract From America to let your local politicians know how you feel and where you stand!

Lenny Vasbinder

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Not Racist, Not Violent, Just No Longer Silent!!!

I posted this back in May but I thought I'd re-post it again today!

The title line says it all for most folks. Of course, I haven't been silent for the past 30 years. I'm also not violent although, in some of my writings, I've used Rush Limbaugh's, "Illustrating absurdity by being absurd", writing style which might make me appear violent at times... like one of my recent blogs about dreaming that one of our enemies might NUKE the Washington, D.C. beltway to get rid of all the lying, thieving politicians in one fell swoop so we will be forced to start over with a wholesale change in Washington, D.C., since we voters haven't been able to effect any real change in the past 80 years since our great country started spinning out of control with BIG government and the waste that comes with it.

Not racist, not violent, just no longer silent!!!!

Lenny Vasbinder

Thanks Glenn Beck!!! I'm not sure if he came up with the slogan but I heard it from him so I have to thank him!

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"Race Bait Reality Check" - By Mark Alexander - Thursday, July 22, 2010

Some things are best said by others! See below!

Lenny Vasbinder


http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2010/07/22/race-bait-reality-check/print/

"We have seen the mere distinction of color made in the most enlightened period of time, a ground of the most oppressive dominion ever exercised by man over man." --James Madison

You know things are going well when your political opponents resort to the lowest form of Demo-goguery -- race baiting.

Barack Obama has portrayed Tea Party Patriots [1] as a gang of malcontents "waving their little teabags." Such undignified characterizations notwithstanding, Obama and his Leftist cadres are clearly concerned that an enlightened grassroots movement to restore Rule of Law will undermine their Socialist agenda.

Last week, Obama surrogates at the National Association to Agitate Colored People (NAACP) took over the effort to stir that pot. The NAACP calculus is simple: If they can coerce the Tea Party into defending itself against spurious charges of racism, they distract the movement from focusing on the abject failure of Barack Obama's policies.

NAACP president Ben Jealous warned, "The danger of the Tea Party is that people see them and think about periods in history when groups like them were much more powerful than they are now, and so a lot of what we spend energy doing is explaining to people what reality is, and that the reality is that the majority from 2008 still exists. ... What we take issue with is the Tea Party's continued tolerance for bigotry and bigoted statements. The time has come for them to accept the responsibility that comes with influence and make clear there is no place for racism and anti-Semitism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry in their movement."

Jealous and his hooligans went on to officially condemn the movement as "a threat to the pursuit of human rights, justice and equality for all" because of its "the racist elements."

Perhaps by "racist elements," Jealous was alluding to the fact that almost 25 percent of Tea Party participants are racial minorities? Of course not.

Vernon Parker, an Arizona Tea Party congressional candidate who is a black, offered this rejoinder: "The NAACP should be concerned about bringing jobs to people in depressed areas. Not the Tea Party."

South Carolina conservative congressional candidate Tim Scott, who is also a black, added, "I believe that the NAACP is making a grave mistake in stereotyping a diverse group of Americans who care deeply about their country and who contribute their time, energy and resources to make a difference."

Ward Connerly, founder of the American Civil Rights Institute, concludes, "[R]ace is the engine that drives the political Left. In the courtrooms, on college campuses, and, most especially, in our politics, race is a central theme. Where it does not naturally rise to the surface, there are those who will manufacture and amplify it. Such is the case with the claims that the 'Tea Partiers' are a bunch of racists... I am convinced beyond any doubt that all of this is part of the strategic plan being implemented by the Left in its current campaign to remake America."

Not to be outdone by the NAACP, that erstwhile protagonist of race-baiting mischief, the "Reverend" Al Sharpton, claimed, "The Tea Party, as a political philosophy, is to reverse what civil rights did and that is saying the federal government must protect people. There clearly are some racial leaves in their tea bag, but this is not just about race. It is about how you see government."

Sharpton, who has retained his official media celeb race-card status despite having fabricated the notorious Tawana Brawley rape hoax, is now treated with the same admiration as the "Reverend" Jesse Jackson, he of the Jew-baiting "Hymies" and "Hymietown" comments.

But perhaps the most influential purveyor of this sort of racism is the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, who recently emerged from hiding to assert that Tea Party opposition to Obama's agenda [2] is based on their hatred for "people of color."

Why is Wright the most influential of the race hustlers? He was Obama's religious mentor [3], an inexorable and unapologetic propagator of afrocentric liberation theology and its message of black supremacist doctrine and "social gospel" Marxism.

Wright officiated at Obama's wedding, baptized his daughters and is credited by Obama for the title of his book, "The Audacity of Hope." In that book, Obama describes Wright as the "vessel carrying the story of a people into future generations and into a larger world."

What story did that "vessel" teach Obama?

In Wright's own words, "The government lied about inventing the HIV virus as a means of genocide against people of color. The government gives [black people] drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strikes law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, g-d d--- America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people. G-d d--- America for treating our citizens as less than human. G-d d---- America for as long as she acts like she is god and she is supreme."

Wright calls America "the US-KKK-A" and says the nation is "controlled by and run by rich white people. Racism is how this country was founded and how this country is still run. We believe in white supremacy and black inferiority and believe it more than we believe in god. And. And-and! God! Has got! To be sick! Of this sh-t!"

In an ridiculous attempt to compare Obama to Jesus, Wright said, "Barack knows what it means to be a black man living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people."

Recall how Obama responded to video evidence [4] of his mentor's black supremacist rants: "It sounds like he was trying to be provocative. ... This is somebody who I have known for 20 years [who] led me to Christ. He is a biblical scholar. He is a well-regarded preacher and somebody who is known for talking about the social gospel. ... [Wright is] like family to me."

The racist Reverend Wright has also been a featured speaker at NAACP events, spouting the same messages as has fellow racist Islamist cleric Louis Farrakhan. So before Ben Jealous lectures Tea Party Patriots about their "continued tolerance for bigotry and bigoted statements," he ought to pay more attention to his own organization.

Of course, Leftmedia types propagate accusations of racism by Obama's race-card cutouts. According to political science professor Jim Campbell from the State University of New York, "[M]edia have been successful in [playing the race card]. You have people now talking about the tea party and others in terms of this race issue, and that in itself deflects from what the tea party people are really concerned about, which is out-of-control federal spending and excessive intrusion of government. To the extent that the press, even by suggesting that race is an issue, if it gets everybody talking about the tea party in those terms, they have been successful."

For the record, racism is thriving in some American sub-cultures and movements, but the Tea Party is not one of them.

I also make a larger point -- that the Democrat Party [5] has thoroughly institutionalized racial segregation by co-opting black America as one of its most loyal constituencies. Indeed, an unprecedented 93 percent of black voters, like so many lemmings, march in lockstep to their Democrat masters.

But, in the rhetorical style of Jesse Jackson, the message of race they embrace is a disgrace. The Democrats have replaced the chains of chattel slavery with the chains of welfare and entitlement slavery.

From the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed, "I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." However, Leftists race-based policies such as "Affirmative Action" are precisely designed to judge by the color of their skin rather than the content of their character.

In 2008, Martin Luther King III declared, "race relations clearly will be advanced ... because of President-elect Obama."

Unfortunately, he was probably referring to "advancement" in the NAACP sense. And if so, he was correct.

Links:
1. http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2010/06/24/the-tea-party-movement/
2. http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2010/07/08/barackracy-part-1/
3. http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2008/04/18/obama-pathos-part-2-disciple-of-hate/
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hPR5jnjtLo
5. http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2008/10/24/the-once-noble-democratic-party/

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What Percentage Of the Gulf Of Mexico Has The BP Oil Spill Contaminated?

Updated:
July 17, 2010 - with info from CNBC.com
July 31, 2010 - with info from RushLimbaugh.com, based on Time.com article with other statistics

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According to the EPA's official site, http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/about/facts.html#location, which says, "... The mean (average) water depth of the Gulf is ~1,615 m and the basin contains a volume of 2,434,000 cubic kilometers of water (6.43 * 10^17 or 643 quadrillion gallons)....", or 643 followed by 15 zeros.

So the est. 90-180 million gallons (90-180 followed by 6 zeros) of oil that would have flowed into the Gulf from the BP spill, less the 25%-50% that they've skimmed/collected, means that the spill has contaminated the Gulf at around 0.000000015% to 0.00000003% of the total Gulf water volume... or as one analyst said, "One-millionth of an ounce in a bathtub full of water".  Another compared it to "10 drops in an Olympic sized swimming pool."  CNBC.com said, "it's like a can of beer in a domed stadium".

Yes... it's still bad and needs to be cleaned up but don't let the tree-hugging, environmentalist wackos... like Obama's supporters and many so-called reporters in the LSM (Lame Stream Media)... try to make it worse than it really is. Out of tens of thousands of wells drilled in the Gulf in the past 60 years, this is the first major accident in American waters and the last major accident in Mexican waters was over 40 years ago.

Look at my blogs about the 1979 Ixtoc spill that was around the same volume of oil as the BP spill and most folks don't even remember that spill as it cleaned up nearly 100% within a couple of years and that was without all of the technological advances and skimming capabilities that we have today.

And... besides all of man's capabilities, God knew we would cause accidents from time to time so He created oil-eating bacteria that are also attacking the oil spill on a "Natural" front.

Lenny Vasbinder

7/31/2010 Update:
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_072910/content/01125109.guest.html

"...Well, the next paragraph begins this way. Well, the obnoxious and anti-environmentalist Rush has a point. The Deepwater explosion was an awful tragedy for the 11 workers who died on the rig, and it's no leak; it's the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. It's also inflicting serious economic and psychological damage on coastal communities. ... Yes, the spill killed birds -- but so far, less than 1% of the birds killed by the Exxon Valdez. Yes, we've heard horror stories about oiled dolphins -- but, so far, wildlife response teams have collected only three visibly oiled carcasses of any mammals. Yes, the spill prompted harsh restrictions on fishing and shrimping, but so far, the region's fish and shrimp have tested clean, and the restrictions are gradually being lifted. And, yes, scientists have warned that the oil could accelerate the destruction of Louisiana's disintegrating coastal marshes ... but, so far, shorelines assessment teams have only found about 350 acres of oiled marshes, when Louisiana was already losing about 15,000 acres of wetlands every year." So it's convoluted piece, ladies and gentlemen, but does point out that the obnoxious and anti-environmentalist Rush Limbaugh has a point, that it's all been exaggerated..."

Also see the five reference links at the bottom of the RushLimbaugh.com article, with links to Time, USAToday, NewsBusters, VanityFair and the AP for related articles.

NOTE AND CORRECTION:

When I first wrote this blog on July 14, 2010, I had the percentage range as 0.015% to 0.03% (mainly due to a math typo where my calculator wouldn't allow so many zeros and I forgot to add the extra six zeros back into the percentages), but on July 17, 2010, CNBC.com posted a slide show which included their own calculations which showed 184 million gallons as being ".00000002788%" so I'll presume, at this time, that my calculations were wrong and I had things much worse than they actually are... presuming that CNBC.com is correct. I will continue to look for other calculations to see if I was correct, CNBC.com was correct or if the figure is somewhere in the middle. I have now double checked my math and I have corrected the original post above to reflect the corrected numbers.

Here's the link to the CNBC.com slide so you can see how they use Cowboy Stadium and a 24 oz. can of beer for comparison purposes. http://www.cnbc.com/id/38294088/What_Does_184_Million_Gallons_of_Oil_Look_Like?slide=9  I found out about this link when reading the July 22, 2010 edition of the http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/ daily e-newsletter.

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Play Golf OR Save The Gulf???

HERE is an interactive page of non-essential things that Obama has done since the BP Oil Spill Accident.

Which 5 of the President's leisure activities or missteps during this
environmental disaster have made you the most angry???

http://actnow.gop.com/golforgulf/

Leave me a comment of the "Top Five" that you chose. I'm still working on mine!

Lenny Vasbinder

OK... here's my "TOP FIVE" list of Obama's IGNORANT, YET INTENTIONAL choices concerning the BP Oil Spill!!!!!



If the "TOP FIVE" image doesn't show up above this (since it's a script and some browsers will block it), you can click on this link to see my "TOP FIVE" list!

http://actnow.gop.com/golforgulf/profile.php?user_id=bG52dG0xQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ

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Have You Discovered The Ugly Truths About ObamaCare? Take The Quiz Now!!!

I got the below email a week or so ago but am just now getting around to posting info about it. Go HERE now and take the ObamaCare quiz!!!

Lenny Vasbinder


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeanette Nordstrom, National Center for Policy Analysis [mailto:Jeanette.Nordstrom@ncpa.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:34 AM
To: Leonard Vasbinder
Subject: A Disaster for America

The National Center for Policy Analysis

Have you discovered ObamaCare's ugly surprises? Take the quiz now!
http://www.policypatriots.org/obamacarequiz/

Dear Leonard,

Because you opposed ObamaCare, you signed the Free Our Health Care Now petition from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) last year to oppose its passage.

With more than 1,367,900 signers, it was the largest online policy petition ever delivered to Capitol Hill!

Now as part of the effort to repeal and reform ObamaCare, the NCPA is conducting a National ObamaCare Quiz so you can test your knowledge about what's in the law!

Take the quiz now. http://www.policypatriots.org/obamacarequiz/

But be warned: The answers may raise your blood pressure! ObamaCare is bigger, badder, and uglier than you probably ever imagined. How bad is it, really? Find out here.

Sincerely,

Jeanette Nordstrom
National Center for Policy Analysis

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Obama Seeks To Make Offshore Drilling Off-Limits... AGAIN!!! by: IER

I just got the following email from the Institute for Energy Research (IER) and thought I would pass it along!

Happy Independence Day!!! And hopefully American can achieve energy independence one day... if we can get a President that wants energy independence instead of just talking about it!!!

Lenny Vasbinder

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Pyle (IER) [mailto:tom.pyle@ierdc.org]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 4:26 PM
To: lnvtm1@gmail.com
Subject: Obama Seeks to Make Offshore Off-Limits

Dear Supporter of American Energy:

The Good News

We have some good and bad news to report. First the good news: an eminent federal judge recently rebuked the Administration and their attempt to halt all new energy development offshore. In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, President Obama put a moratorium on all deepwater energy exploration. One would think a decision of this magnitude—one bound to put tens-of-thousands of jobs at risk, further increase our use of foreign energy sources and the cost of all petroleum products and cripple an already struggling region—would have been based on sound expert advice.

Think again—it was based on politics, and politics at its worst. Last week, a federal judge in Louisiana issued a sharp rebuke of the Obama Administration and overturned this policy because the Administration failed to justify its plan.

The Bad News

Even though an offshore moratorium will destroy jobs, the Obama Administration has announced plans to reinstate the ban on new offshore energy development. And in practice, it is affecting both shallow and deepwater drilling. We all want BP to stop the oil spill and quickly clean up the Gulf, but there is no justification to essentially ban all new energy offshore.

Soros-Funded Center for American Progress Calling the Shots in D.C.

It is also interesting to note just who is calling the shots on the spill response and cleanup. If you watch cable TV and read the newspapers, you would think Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen is the top guy on this case. And he is—to an extent. In a very short, and grossly underreported, story published recently, The Wall Street Journal reported that the George Soros (the guy who started MoveOn.Org) funded Center for American Progress is behind the Obama Administration’s energy policy and spill response. This is scary:

“If you want to see where President Barack Obama’s response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster is heading, try following the urgings of the Center for American Progress.

“The liberal think tank with close White House ties appears to have more influence on spill policy than the president’s in-house advisers…”

Why Obama’s Blanket Moratorium in the Gulf is a Mistake

With the “politics” now covered, you may find yourself saying, or hear a friend say, “We need to stop drilling until we find out what happened with the BP spill.” I can understand why you may be thinking this, but allow me to briefly explain why imposing a blanket moratorium on all drilling is a bad idea.

1. There have been over 4,000 oil and natural gas wells drilled in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. We have had one tragic accident – which is one too many. But we don’t ground all airplanes after an accident or stop all medical procedures after a patient dies on the operating table.

2. Every deepwater drilling rig was inspected following the tragic accident on April 20, 2010. Each rig operating in the deepwater passed this safety inspection.

3. A panel of experts, including engineers from the National Academy of Engineering, recommended that the President cease issuing new permits in the deepwater temporarily, not ban existing deepwater operations. As they said , "However, we do not agree with the six month blanket moratorium on floating drilling. A moratorium was added after the final review and was never agreed to by the contributors."

4. We produce 1/3 of our domestic oil from the Gulf of Mexico. Stopping new exploration will have untold effects on energy availability and prices down the road. While the Administration has stated its goal is to make energy more expensive, this plan simply stunts economic growth.

5. According to the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, this politically motivated decision could cost up to 40,000 men and women to lose their job.

6. The U.S. stands to lose its deepwater drilling fleet to other parts of the world for much longer than the six months’ time.

There is no doubt that the Deepwater Horizon spill is a tragedy on every level. But to further hamstring an area of the country that relies on oil and gas production for political gain—as the President has done—makes absolutely zero sense . . . unless the intention is to make energy more scarce and more expensive.

As we celebrate Independence Day this weekend, it’s important to remember what the Founders fought for—freedom—freedom to control their lives instead of being controlled by an out-of-touch, out-of-control, and overbearing government. Washington, D.C. is growing out-of-touch and out-of-control and we need to fight back.

Happy Independence Day!

Tom Pyle

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