Friday, June 7, 2002 [Archive] - The Forum at GOPUSA

Terri

06-07-2002, 01:14 AM

http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif TGIF Everyone! *http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sunflower.gif *

Let's make it a good one. Join us here to talk about the big news events of yesterday and to share your day with us. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cup.gif We hope our new members will post. This is a friendly group and we love to meet new people. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

The President announced a new Cabinet level agency which will encompass many elements of several existing agencies.

The Senate held hearings on the FBI questioning Director Mueller and the agent who blew the whistle on FBI problems.

There is a new Fox News poll out that shows the President's approval at 74%. Only 6% felt that Bush was responsible for not preventing 9/11. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/compute.gif

Check out some of the discussions in our Forum:
<ul> Bush Announces Anti-Terror Agency (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=8&topic=129)

Congress & the Executive Branch (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=17&topic=55)

Build Them Back! *~ Ann Coulter (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=6&topic=241)

Thanks, America (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=6&topic=240)[/list]Words of Wisdom: " History has called our nation into action. History has placed a great challenge before us. Will America, with our unique position in power, blink in the face of terror, or will we lead to a freer, more civilized world?."
~~ President George W. Bush ~~ *

Link of the Day:
Official US Executive Branch Web Sites (http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html)

Please remember to pray for our President and for our servicemen and women who are in harm's way.
God Bless our great country. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag19.gif *May Freedom ever ring![/color]

pRIMrose

06-07-2002, 06:35 AM

Good Morning Terri & http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif And WELCOME TO Kathio77 http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

Watched the President last night and as usual he makes a lot of sense. *I hope he can pull it off without all the "you know what" from the "you know who's". http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Terri ~ it sounds like you had a great time at the your granddaughter's birthday party. *I can see you plan on her becoming a good Republican http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif and a book by Lynne Cheney will get her started on the road. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

FLGuy ~ I hope you're right about the rain. *We need it ASAP. *Sorry, I don't have "galoshes". http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif *I sent them to the Smithsonian and now I have designer wading boots ~ circa Hardee County. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Oh, BTW ~ another TGIF and pay day to boot. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

Gotta http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/boots.gif get ready for work. *Have a great day.

RIM

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Terri

06-07-2002, 09:01 AM

Hello!

We seem to have a problem this morning. I've tried to post new threads and can't. I'd appreciate it if someone else would try one. I'm not sure what the problem is but we do seem to be able to post in established threads. We may have to carry on for awhile with the threads we have. :o

RIM, you're sounding good today. Is this Friday for you too? I'd like my granddaughter to be a conservative but she belongs to liberal parents so.....we shall see. Maybe she'll rebel. I saw my daughter looking at the Cheney book yesterday but she made no comment. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/doh.gif

Remember the missionaries that have been held captive in the Phillippines for so long? A rescue attempt was made overnight with mixed results. Mrs. Burnham was injured but rescued alive. Unfortunately her husband was killed during the attempt.

KT4CCC

06-07-2002, 09:09 AM

Hi Terri I was able to post a new thread but I cannt check the e mail it keeps telling me session expired

Terri

06-07-2002, 09:35 AM

Mark, I can see that you tried to post a new thread in Current Events but it didn't post. Thanks for trying.

Everyone

Terri

06-07-2002, 10:50 AM

Woo! Hoo!

I think we're back in business!

lpara

06-07-2002, 10:53 AM

[color=green]Good Morning http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif *It is a BEAUTIMOUS day in NC today. *The windows are open and the cool breeze is coming in! *It rained last night also--THUNDERSTORMS--got a lightning smiley?http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/boots.gif

Something is going on in here. *It says Der Alte's post was last in the Precinct but I can't find it anywhere, so I am posting under Terri's. *

I am so sad about the missionaries. *That is so very pitiful for the wife and other family members. *My heartfelt prayers will be without ceasing for them today. *

I (can you believe it) got to see the president last night. *It was "snowing" http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif, but his voice was clear. *Then saw Tom Ridge also. *He seems to be a man on the ball. *I liked him. *I don't know of any really bad press about adding this as a new "government agency."

I heard Mrs. Cheney on Sean Hannity a week or maybe two ago talking about her book. *She was really a sweet lady. *I'll have to go to the bookstore today. *I wonder if our PUBLIC, liberal library has one.:doh:

Hope everyone has a great day today--I got my computer all back now.:cheesy:

Aberfoyle

06-07-2002, 10:54 AM

I'm personally very saddened along with my family upon hearing of the death of Martin and the wounding of Gracia.

KT4CCC

06-07-2002, 10:55 AM

E mail is back up

You have to love this the Liberal Chicago SunTimes has this as todays headline,
"Killers Plan To Attack Us"

Wow I wonder who these killers are
I wonder what they want to do
lol

(Edited by KT4CCC at 8:58 am on June 7, 2002)

Aberfoyle

06-07-2002, 10:56 AM

I have just heard also that they have reached a verdict on the Kennedy Trial in the Skakel murder case.

Terri

06-07-2002, 11:04 AM

We seem to be totally back in business now. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yelclap.gif There was a technical problem but I was able to track Bobby to the ends of the earth and he has had server support take care of our problem. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Thank goodness! Some of us could go into serious withdrawal, like me for example. :o

lpara, I'm so glad you have a BEAUTIMOUS day!
You deserve one!

Aberfoyle, we are all sad about the death of Martin Burnham and also very happy that Gracia was rescued. Yes, Fox new is saying there is finally a verdict. I'm sure this was a tough case, being so old.

I hope everyone will gather for a http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cup.gif and some good conversation. Enjoy! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Terri

06-07-2002, 11:05 AM

The Skakel verdict is guilty.

KT4CCC

06-07-2002, 11:12 AM

Thats a shame I feel so sad (ya right )a rich evil doer convicted of a crime. Its about time that all evil doers either poor or rich yellow white black get convicted of crimes that the comit.

06-07-2002, 12:24 PM

Good Morning All! Welcome to Kathio77, feel free to post often. I am having a great day, because I did not need to go to work, and due to running late on a meeting with Al Cardenas this morning (who happens to be Florida's state GOP Chairman and was in Sarasota today), decided to not go to work. It's ashame too, because my secretary told me the air is still out there. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif No need for both of us to sweat. I am going to another meeting this afternoon at 2 (EST) with Al and our local Chairman's Circle (i.e., big party donors) which I wasn't going to go to before.

Thought the president did well, and am now looking for the Dem spin on it. lpara, first I knew of that you are in NC. I happen to love the places I have visited there, such as Boone, Beech Mountain, Blowing Rock, Cherokee, etc. Nice to get out of the flatlands once in a while.

Last night, I was having extreme technical difficulties, too, because due to the markers not working so well, I have been basing whether I read a post or not already on the time it was posted; which apparently was also messed up earlier. Sheesh! I also still think RIM has galoshes, but she won't admit to it in public. They are in her closet next to the knickers. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Well, got other threads to read. Be back as I can...

The Floridaguy http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag19.gif

Terri

06-07-2002, 01:23 PM

Justin Keener, our GOPUSA News correspondent at the Republican State Convention in Dallas has filed a report for us this morning. It appears on our front page and I've posted it in the Activism Forum for anyone who would like to catch up.

Floridaguy, I think most of our technical problems are ironed out now. We do have an ongoing issue with post markers as well as the function which allows posters to be notified by e-mail when someone replies to their post. The best thing for now is just not to rely on those functions.

For everyone, we hope to have the forum software updated to a newer version in a few weeks. That will not only solve these problems but also give us some new features.

The President is speaking from Iowa.

angelus

06-07-2002, 02:17 PM

Good afternoon all! I just fixed my computer problems by unplugging it and plugging it back in. I should be here more often now! For some reason, my computer was unable to access this site, and I could not get on ICQ, AOL IM, or a few other sites. But NewsMax, and vitually any other site would work. Now they all work. Yay!

Saw the Skakel conviction. So long as he really did it (and judging by his comments and lack of emotion during the conviction, I think he did it) I say yay, the criminal gets punished. Even though he is a Kennedy of sorts . . .

Well, I better go now and read up on what I've missed. I'll be back later.

pRIMrose

06-07-2002, 04:23 PM

:angel:PTLAPTA!!http ://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angel.gif IT'S RAINING! BUCKETS!! WOO HOO!! *My friendly weatherman from Arcadia said it was going to rain and here it is. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif

FLGuy ~ can't a lady keep any secrets? :o *The knickers are with the whalebone corset in the attic. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif *And that's all I have to say on the subject. <insert raspberry smilie here>

angelus ~ That reminds me of a blond joke (not that there's anything at all wrong with blonds ~ in fact some of my best friends are blonds ~ have I covered my ahemmm bases) http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ~ the computer tech asked her if her computer was operating under windows. *She said yes, in fact two of them. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shake.gif *BTW ~ you didn't mention whether or not you were plugginG and unplugging the same computer. :o

Terri ~ I was really surprised that Skakel was convicted. *However it ain't over yet. *I wonder if he'll get to stay out of prison while he appeals? *

Aberfoyle ~ http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif I, too, am saddened by the death of the missionary. *My prayers are with his family and wife. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angel.gif *

lpara ~ BEAUTIMOUS !! What a lovely word. *I'm adding it to my dictionary. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif *

KTC4CCC ~ "Killers Plan To Attack Us" ~ Forewarned is forearmed. :turquoiserolleyes: (They couldn't be a tad more specific, could they?):mdr11:

Well, it's still raining (but at least no thunder and lightning) so I think I'll go curl up with a good book. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/red_eyes.gif*

RIM

Der Alte

06-07-2002, 04:24 PM

Can I still say Good Morning All? After two tries this morning with no results, I gave up and did the things that I had said I was going to do. I thought GWs speech last night was good but the proof is in the pudding and I'm going to wait and see how it taste. I'm particularly interested in the Border Security aspect and am wondering if its just more talk or will they actually do something. If you are going to stop the terrorists and explosives from crossing the border, you will have to stop everyone. Believe me, I worked with many of the illegals for 5 years and most would do anything for a buck or two, with no alligence to anyone except themselves. Lets hope for the best, expect the worst and that way we want be dissappointed. Hope everbody is having or has had a nice day. I think Skakel is guilty but I was surprized at the verdict, since the evidence was all circumstantial. Maybe there is some justice, after all.

Terri

06-07-2002, 04:38 PM

Who was that old cartoon character that used to walk around with a dark cloud over his head? I think that's me today. Now my ISP e-mail is down. All of Earthlink e-mail is down nationwide. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

On the bright side my GOPUSA e-mail is working so all is not lost. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

I didn't specifically say we can post threads again but we can. All is normal here. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Angelus, we have computers so that we can practice dealing with frustration. I'm sure of it.
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RIM, Skakel probably will get some sort of break but I did hear that the judge seemed especially sympathetic to the prosecution so who knows. I do think one of the Skakel's did it and only got by this long because of who they knew.

Mark Furhman was involved in reviving this and I understand he's also working on the Vince Foster case. I'd like to see something come of that.

Der Alte, I'm in the wait and see mode with the new agency too. And I don't expect any progress on border security until a certain President realizes we aren't going to put up with letting Mexico have our southwest back.

pRIMrose

06-07-2002, 07:18 PM

Well I'm on, but for how long I don't know. *It's still raining a little and the power has been going off and on.:o

Terri ~ PTLAPTA ~ Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif *Just something I heard when I was growing up ~ you know back in the dark ages. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif

I read the book "Murder in Greenwich(sp)" about three years ago, before Skakel was arrested. *Then I bought "Murder In Brentwood". *Mark Fuhrman was probably the best detective the LAPD ever had and got a raw deal, IMO.
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">we have computers so that we can practice dealing with frustration. I'm sure of it.[/QUOTE]AMEN!!

RIM

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Aberfoyle

06-07-2002, 08:04 PM

Greetings from http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag29.gif

Glad you got some rain, RIM! *I hope we don't! *Interesting how you think of Mark Fuhrman. *I personally don't know what to think.

Welcome markus and Captn Ron to http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif

(Edited by Aberfoyle at 6http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif6 pm on June 7, 2002)

Terri

06-07-2002, 08:07 PM

markus and Captn Ron! Welcome to http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif *We enjoy meeting new members and hope to see both of you posting with us soon.

Well RIM, I'm a little slow today. Of course I've heard Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif

I agree that Furhman is a very good detective but I'm still upset that he lied. The story came out anyway and he should have owned up in the first place. *I know he's paid for that but still......

Hi Aberfoyle!

SueElise

06-07-2002, 08:14 PM

Hi guys! I'm in late today because I fell asleep!

Rim - good blonde joke! As a blonde, I think it's important to cultivate good blonde jokes, and you've added another one to my ever lengthening list.

Someone mentioned yesterday the average teacher salaries in their area as around 80 thousand. This is very high - my district is much lower, as is the national average. Most teachers don't work 9 month contracts, either - they're 10 month. But we also earn much less for our education, and we have to bear the burden of classroom material expense as well as continuing education, which is a requirement if we want to keep our certification. I'm lucky - the classes I'm starting are paid for by my school district, but only because they are in great need of math teachers.

06-07-2002, 09:05 PM

Good Evening All. RIM, if you can believe it, Sarasota never got any rain today! :turquoiserolleyes: Everyone around us did, but noooo.... not here! Welcome markus and Captn Ron. Jump right in and post.

I am all for jokes in the Precinct. This thread is for more fun and personal happenings and whatnot, as long as people are tasteful and everyone has fun.

Had a great second meeting with the Florida GOP Chairman this afternoon, and turnout was good among the Chairman's Circle members. Al Cardenas actually gave good insight from a party perspective into some of what happened in the 2000 election that caught everyone by surpise. Apparently, the RPOF logs all 67 of Florida's counties on a chart and as close as possible, estimates how many votes each county will have our statewide Republicans (or presidential candidate in presidential election year) win by or lose by. A good example in 2000 was the estimate for Broward County, the most liberal, Democratic, far left place on the East Coast of the US, was anticipated to have Gore win by about 170,000 votes. It turned out he won by 210,000 votes. Why? Turnout in that county among Republicans was 67%, not bad or atypical for an election year. However, the Dems had an unprecedented 82% turnout in that county; unbelievable. Anyway, the point is strategically, party officials at the top in each state do not look at whether a candidate will win or lose in a particular county; they look at margin. If anyone is ineterested, this could become part of a new thread in the Campaigns, Issues, and Strategies thread, as I feel we need more conversation about the "Strategies" part if we are going to most effectively be grassroots leaders for the GOP.

The Floridaguy http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag19.gif

lpara

06-07-2002, 09:48 PM

Greetings Fellow Countrymen and http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag29.gif special greetings to Aberfoyle our sister:grouphug:

It was coolish and breezy all day--Glorious if you ask me. *

FL Guy--believe it or not--I've never been to the places you've mentioned. *My husband has tho--I would love to go the mountains in NC but so far we haven't travelled much in NC--only out of NC--my sister-in-law lives in Tampa, my family is in WI so most vacations are spent visiting family. Your meeting sounds interesting. *What made the turn out higher than they predicted? *Is that the important aspect? *Hope pRIM doesn't live in Broward County!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif

Aberfoyle--I've been reading about the missionary couple--gets sadder every article I read. *NTM has a website. *

SueElise--My husband taught for 10 years in the High School grades--Every Friday he came home and CRASHED! *Happens to the BEST of 'em!:cheesy:

pRIM--I think a big reason the traffic is bad in Greenville is because they are doing a lot of road work there. *Some places were downright scary where there wasn't even a ramp to let you on *the express way--just had to stop and get on FAST~~~~

The more I listen to Sean Hannity, the more I like him. *He was so sweet to a 9 year old girl today on his program.:28: He makes a lot of sense to me in MOST everything. *

Well, my son wants to check out some things--everyone in my family thinks I hog the internet hours here http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/JEDIpinkietoo.gif and they're right!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrinking.gif I'm checking into getting unlimited--we only have 150 hours now. *For normal people that would be enough--but, I've never been NORMAL!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/elefant.gif

Have a good night everyone.

P.S. Peggy Noonan wrote a good article--I posted it in War on Terror.

Aberfoyle

06-07-2002, 11:17 PM

Hi again from http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag29.gif

Hi Terri!

lpara, yes, the NTM has a very good website and has kept people informed every since the Burnhams were kidnapped. This is just so sad. But I'm also very happy that the NTM is 100% against ransom being paid for their missionaries that are taken hostage and the missionaries go with this organization knowing this from the very beginning.

Welcome to http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif JOAN!!

Terri

06-08-2002, 12:44 AM

Joan! Thanks for registering at http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif *I hope you will post with us tomorrow.
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Sue Elise, math teachers are very hard to get here too and our district also pays for classes and give special incentives to such teachers. Another premium is ESL.

Floridaguy, I agree about the humor. We all need every laugh we can get. The Precinct balances all the seriousness of the things we discuss. Sometimes we're even serious in here, but sometimes we're not. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/28.gif

FLguy, Please do start a thread about margin, etc. I'd like to understand more about this.

lpara, I like Sean Hannity too. He's a neat guy. He cracked me up today talking about Mr. Rogers. He doesn't let his kids watch it because adults don't talk like that. He want's his son to be a man. He said his son wakes him up in the morning by saying "choose your weapon!" *http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif

Maybe you need your own computer AND unlimited internet, you think? http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Aberfoyle, did you see the article that I finally got posted about the Burnham's. It's probably just what you already know.