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-Lucille Ball
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1918
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"The time is always right to do what is right"
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The "seven social sins": Knowledge without character,
Science without humanity,
Wealth without work,
Commerce without morality,
Politics without principles,
Pleasure without conscience,
Worship without self-sacrifice."
--Gandhi
"We have not inherited the world from our forfathers -
We have borrowed it from our children."
--Kashmiri, proverb
and to Debby Harry, born this day in 1945 (I can�t believe she�s older than Dan Ackroyd).
Also, on this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began.
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You know what I love? I love it when you ask a question that has two possible answers and the answer you receive is �Yes.�
Case in point (you won�t understand the details, but you�ll get my drift):
-----Original Message-----
From: Karen
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:01 AM
To: The Little Big Man
Cc: Kim, Dan P. (Inventory Analyst in Columbus)
Subject: RE: SO0610091
Isn't this one where I should just create an order which doesn't pick or can we just take this order off of hold and accomplish the same thing?
Regards,
Karen
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan P. (Inventory Analyst in Columbus and not the guy to whom this question was addressed, but whatever)
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:01 AM
To: Karen
Cc: Kim, The Little Big Man
Subject: RE: SO0610091
That is correct.
Um�which one is correct, ya numb nuts?
In other exciting news, I just gave blood. We�re having a blood drive at work today�and a whopping fifteen people made appointments to donate. Fifteen people! If the Red Cross wasn�t so desperate for donations, they wouldn�t have bothered coming out here for that.
I'm so sick of hearing "I don't like needles." You know what? You especially won't like them when you have an accident and have them all over you. And where the hell are they going to get blood to replace those pints of yours that are now wetting down the fast lane of the freeway, after your accident? I mean, nobody "likes" needles.
I understand that some people have serious issues and like pass out when they give blood. But how many people? Most of these �I don�t like needles� people are just selfish, if you ask me. They don't even have to drive out the to freakin' Red Cross center - they came to us! It takes half an hour out of your precious time to give blood and here at work you�re even getting paid for that time. It�s not even uncomfortable, ya big babies.
So here is my plea to all of you, especially in the state of California. The American Red Cross is dangerously low on their blood supply. DANGEROUSLY LOW is not an exaggeration (especially in California, where we now have to import blood from other states, just to take care of our basic daily needs). What happens when we have an emergency situation? Everyone is worried about a terrorist attack, but few people actually do anything to prepare for one � this is something you can do. And we�re guaranteed to have another big earthquake here in Cali. � what happens then? �Sorry about that big gash on your head there, little kid, but I simply have no blood to give you. You�re just gonna have to bleed to death, like all of the other people who were in that building when the roof caved in.�
Please make an appointment to give blood. Right now, while you�re thinking about it. Here is the web page where you can find a donation center near you. Call them and make your appointment.
I really don�t mind if you leave my web page so you can do this very important thing.
How many opportunities do you have to save someone�s life? Donating blood can and will save lives. Do it now, and do it often. If nothing else, you�ll feel good about yourself for having done it.
Don�t wait until we have an emergency situation. A) That�s too late � it�s not like they pump the blood out of you and straight into the arm of head-bashed-in-kid. B) As stated, we need blood every day and our every day supply is dangerously low.
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Protect Medical Marijuana Patients
The Ashcroft Justice Department continues to spend millions of dollars arresting cancer, AIDS, and MS patients who use medical marijuana � even in states where it is legal. Next week, Congress will vote on an amendment that would stop Ashcroft's war on medical marijuana patients. We need you to fax your U.S. Representative today and urge them to support the amendment.
ACTIONS TO TAKE
1) E-mail your Representative
2) Forward this alert to your friends and family.
MORE INFO
Responding to growing conflict between the states and the federal government over the issue of medical marijuana, Rep. Hinchey (D-NY) and Rep. Rohrabacher (R-CA) will again offer an amendment to the Commerce-Jusitce-State spending bill that would prevent the U.S. Justice Department from undermining state efforts to provide terminally ill and chronic pain patients access to doctor-recommended medical marijuana. The amendment would prohibit the Justice Department from spending any money on arresting or prosecuting medical marijuana patients in states where medical marijuana is legal. 152 members of Congress voted for a similar amendment last year.
Since 1996, 11 states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) have adopted medical marijuana laws. The U.S. Justice Department, however, continues to spend millions of dollars arresting medical marijuana patients and their caregivers - even in states where medical marijuana is legal. At a time when violent drug cartels remain at large and threats of terrorism continue to emerge, it is irresponsible for the Justice Department to jeopardize public safety by wasting scarce law enforcement resources conducting raids on hospice centers and medical marijuana patients.
The Hinchey-Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment would not prevent the Justice Department from arresting people using, growing, or selling marijuana for recreational use. Nor would it prevent the Justice Department from arresting medical marijuana patients in the states that have not approved the drug for this use. It simply prevents the federal government from arresting cancer, AIDS and MS patients that use marijuana for medical reasons in states that have adopted medical marijuana laws.
Substantial majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents support medical marijuana. A 2001 Pew Research Center poll found that 73% of Americans support medical marijuana. A 2002 Time/CNN poll found that 80% of Americans support it. The Institute of Medicine has determined that nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety "all can be mitigated by marijuana." Allowing cancer, AIDS, and MS patients legal access to medical marijuana is supported by the American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, American Bar Association, the Whitman-Walker Clinic, and Kaiser Permanente, among other groups.
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Letter from the Chairman [of the California Democratic Party]:
The National Rifle Association is at it again, and their lobbying is threatening once more to cost lives. The federal assault weapons ban expires in just 10 weeks, on September 13. The ban has been in place for 10 years and has helped to keep ultra-dangerous assault weapons like AK-47s and Uzis off the streets. Now, despite the overwhelming support of the American people (by 77%, 66% among gun owners) and the majority of police officers across the country, the Republicans are balking at renewing the ban. The NRA has thrown everything into helping to stop the issue from coming to a vote on the Senate floor. Also, President Bush said in 2000 that he would sign a ban, yet his Administration has "done nothing" to encourage a vote on the issue.
If the ban does not get extended, [Diane] Feinstein says that �you can expect the market to become flooded� with these machine guns.
There are only a limited number of legislative days left in the Senate before the ban on these weapons expires. The American people need to be protected from these needless weapons of mass destruction.
Here is what you can do: Go to Senator Feinstein�s web page and become informed about this vital issue and read how you can help. Call the White House switchboard, (202) 456-1414, and Attorney General John Ashcroft�s office, (202) 514-2000, to let them know what you think of their disregard for the American public�s safety.
(And bra2002, this one's for you):
Need more proof that the Republicans are behind the scenes helping out Ralph Nader�s fledgling candidacy? Conservative Republican organizations in Oregon asked their members to attend a convention on June 26 to collect 1,000 signatures to get Ralph Nader on the ballot in that state. The Associated Press reports that the Oregon Family Council and Citizens for a Sound Economy were making hundreds of phone calls asking their members to attend the Nader convention, saying their goal is to draw as many votes away from John Kerry as possible. Oregon Family Council official Mike White said he was encouraged by someone in the Oregon GOP �to help boost turnout� for Nader�s convention. Despite this, Nader�s second attempt to get on the Oregon ballot does not appear to have captured enough signatures to qualify.
In other news, the Arizona Democratic Party has sued Nader for invalid signatures submitted in order to qualify himself for the ballot in that state. Two facts are also tainting his bid: first, that the Nader campaign hired the same firm that was circulating a right wing anti-immigrant petition, and second, that the Nader petition drive was financially assisted by the former Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, ultra-conservative Nathan Sproul. . .
Sincerely,
Senator Art Torres (Ret.)
Chairman, California Democratic Party
The Nation�s Rich Get Richer...
The California Democratic Party
This is outrageous: If a bill would have passed last week, those making more than $1 million would be paying their fair share of taxes - about $124,000 annually. Not $24,000. But that latter number is what they will pay now, even though all of California's Democrats voted against it while all Republicans voted for it. This is another great reason why you need to get involved in party politics.
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