Monday in The Precinct, June 3, 2002

[Terri]

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'><span style='color:#BDBE7A '><span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'>http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cup.gif **Good Morning http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif! * *</span></span>

And a very good morning it is! The new website design is completed and up on all pages of the site. Bobby did a wonderful job of redesign! *http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif *Let us know what you think about it and how it's working for you!

There is a new poll on the FBI up on the Home page. Just look on the masthead and click the link for Home and you'll be there.

Take a look at the GOPUSA Web Site and Eagle section of our Forum. There are four new articles by some of our best columnists posted for your discussion. *http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/compute.gif

Some of the news is really bizarre today. Maybe a good laugh with the *Leftersons (http://www.gopusa.com/cartoons/hayes/hayes_0603.shtml) will help with that.

Check out some of the discussions in our Forum:
<ul> New York City Mayor: Don't Racially Profile Terrorists (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=8&topic=117)

U-TURN: BUSH ADMIN OUTLINES 'GLOBAL WARMING' EFFECTS (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=6&topic=218)
Foreigners Find Obstacles to Texas License (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=29&topic=36)

Hillary Tells NRA Member: I Used to Be a Duck Hunter (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=6&topic=219)[/list]<span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'>Words of Wisdom:</span> &quot;The Constitution...is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please. *~~ Thomas Jefferson ~~ *

<span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'>Link of the Day:</span>
U.S. Courts (http://www.uscourts.gov/)

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]</span>

[Aberfoyle]

http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sun1.gif <span style='color:#FF0000 '>Good Morning http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif and Greetings from</span> http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag29.gif

It really is morning here in Guelph as well (1:45 a.m.) *and tomorrow is going to be a very busy day for me so I thought I'd post a &quot;Hi Everyone&quot; now! *

Nice new look, Bobby! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yelclap.gif I especially like being able to read the text to the left of this window. *I was never able to before due to it being so tiny. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yelclap.gif

The forest fires here in Canada are sure terrible. :shocked: *Many hundreds of people have been evacuated from many remote towns and villages and a Bible Camp has been burned to the ground.

Here's an interesting little article that might give you an idea about this... *

Hot, windy weather fans forest fires (http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/06/01/fires_020601)

I do hope that you all have a wonderful Monday! *

[pRIMrose]

<span style='color:purple' ><span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>Good Morning http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sunflower.gif Terri, Aberfoyle and http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

Bobby ~ the &quot;new look&quot; is awesome. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/twothumbsup.gif *

Terri ~ I sure hope those fires are getting close to you.:o *I've been seeing them on TV and they look just awful. *They seem to be popping up all over the country. *This happens every year it seems ~ we have them here in Florida quite often, especially when it's been really dry (like it is now).:turquoiserolle yes:

Aberfoyle ~ the magic number is &quot;10&quot;. *I plan to retire in October. *I'll probably still work part time, or maybe not, depending on how things go. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif *

angelus ~ sounds like your music is coming along nicely. *I'll always remember what my piano teacher taught me &quot;waaaaaaaaaaaaay back when&quot; ~ she always said, don't &quot;b&quot; flat, don't &quot;b#&quot;, just &quot;b&quot; natural. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Have a great day all!</span></span>
~~~~
RIM http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/bird16.gif

[Saber]

<span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>GOOD MONDAY MORNING http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif</span></span>
AND <span style='color:purple' ><span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'>WELCOME PENNSYLVANIA FARMER!!</span></span> http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif

Sorry about my absence yesterday! We shopped til we dropped on Saturday and DID end up buying a digital camera. Hence, we spent almost all day yesterday &quot;messing&quot; with it. I'm in digital class &quot;101&quot; now! LOL OH MY!!! Such pictures! I haven't learned yet how to put them on here though. One of these days I'll figure THAT part out! BUT I LOVE IT! We ended up with an Olympus Camedia C-3020 which is 3.2 megapixels with 3X optical zoom....it is terrific. The next model up went REALLY up in price and it seemed like overkill for just doing the fun stuff that we want to do. SO....when I &quot;get smart&quot;, you'll see the driveway.....and probably alot of other things you might or might not want to see! LOL http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/28.gif

ABERFOYLE! Long time no see girl! I miss your witty posts!

Angleus....good job! Keep plugging away on your song. It must give you such a sense of satisfaction! WAY GREAT!

BOBBY! LOVE LOVE LOVE the new page! The pictures at the top are wonderful and all the info down the side is so great! I do have alot of &quot;white space&quot; on the right side of the page. Is it just me?

Terri, thanks for posting that Drudge article about the Bush administration and global warming. It certainly has my blood boiling this morning! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif Now I've got to go check out the new poll and all the great discussions I'm sure I missed while playing with Olympus yesterday! LOL

MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!

[Der Alte]

Good morning all. Saber, its not just you - I've got the excess white on the right side, also. Other than that the new look is fantastic. Welcome Penn Farmer. I have a plate full today and if I'm going to get around to it all I better get started - later.

<span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:green'>Good Morning Everyone!</span></span> http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif A great morning again, it is, too. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cup.gif Check out the state report for Florida on GOPUSA. Good article on Katherine from the surprisingly liberal St. Pete Times. Had a great time at the Wood Badge reunion last night in Punta Gorda. RIM, you are right about Florida being likely to also begin our annual fires. It is way dry again. However, I did finally find the storm you got on Thursday, it just hit Arcadia on Friday instead. You know, things move slow in the Peace River Valley... http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Dr. B, nice looking site, just when we thought it couldn't get any better. RIM, you can't retire now, they need you. But if you do, you should run for office. Your county needs more Republicans. If you do, I would be glad to help if I can. Maybe county commissioner? http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif Campaign season is in full swing in SW Florida. I am getting invitations to events almost daily, from Katherine, school board races, county commissioner candidates, state legislature candidates, etc. This is the time of the political season I love, but it gets even better when the primary is over.

The <span style='color:brown'>Floridaguy</span> http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/flag19.gif

[Aknauta]

http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sun1.gif Good morning everyone http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sun1.gif

Dr. Eberle, great new look and I really like those scrolling headlines.

Flguy, go get'em. What are you going to run for? My wife is running for re-election to her seat as Borough Assemblyman because the Democrat dominated re-apportionment board made a jog in their map to place us in a different district so she would have to run against a Republican incumbant instead of the Democrat incumbant in our old district. Ah, politics, isn't it fun!!! ;-)

[Terri]

http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif Welcomes new member Steven E Miller to the Forum! Join right in! You'll feel at home in no time. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

It's nice to see all the positive comments about the changes. Bobby has really worked hard on them. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

There are many new threads posted throughout today. I hope everyone will find something of interest. And of course you all know you can start threads on any subject that interests you.

Fires seem to be a big problem this year. The one in New Jersey yesterday was very threatening. We aren't in the forest here. *We are just east of where the prairie meets the foothills so we have more danger from the fast moving grass fires.

Saber, when you have your photos converted to a .jpg format you can e-mail anything you want to share here to me and I'll get it uploaded. I'll send you a note with more info.

Der Alte, good morning! Come back when you get all those chores done.

Floridaguy, I'm envious of all your invitations. You'll have to tell us about all these events as they happen.

Hi Aknauta of the Great White North! *http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/peepwallA.gif

[Terri]

crusaderDouglasCGOP! Welcome to the Forum at http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif *We love meeting new people here! Post with us soon. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[angelus]

Good morning everyone! *I finished movement 2 of my song last night! *It has a weird ending, but . . . *It's only movement 2. *Besides, I think it is weird that people wanted to kill Jesus because of all the good things he had done in his life, so I guess it fits.

The movement is (hopefully) depicting the humble life of Christ, yet the power his life had on the world. *There are happy sections (because I doubt Jesus was sad all the time). *But the ending is weird. *It depicts both the meeting with the demon-possessed man (Legion) and the realization that he will be crucified. *So, that's why the ending sounds weird.

Why am I explaining this? *Simple. *It bears explanation, and if anyone wants to hear it, go to Laura's Midi Heaven (http://www.laurasmidiheaven .com)
Click on the link that says &quot;Original&quot;, then when that page opens, click on &quot;Enter&quot; (or the big word that is &quot;Originals&quot;), and then search for the composer &quot;Tony Lemaster&quot;
Sometimes on this site, you may have to left-click the song title, and then right-click and save-as when the new window opens up (the title appears above the midi player as a link). *If it plays fine, don't worry about it. *But, if it plays over the .wav system instead of the .mid on your computer (like it does on mine for some odd reason), then saving the song and then listening from your hard drive will make it sound better (because it will come over the midi player, not the wav player).

Confused yet? *http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif:confuse d::confused:
Well, if you can't get that to work, message me and let me know. *I'll send you the files through e-mail (by request only, since I don't want to bother people who don't want to listen).

In other news, I better go clean my room (the closet, AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! *THE HORROR!!! *THE HORROR!!!! *:shocked: :shocked: )

Adios, mis amigos y amigas! *(See? *I still remember SOME Spanish . . )

[ConservativeGal]

Hello everyone! I am new to this forum, but I am sure my name is familiar with many of you here! I had no idea Terri and the gang were hanging out here until I saw here post at Ether Zone, so I of course had to run right over and say hello! I hope you are all doing well, and I will be in from time to time to say hello! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Terri]

KT4CCC &amp; ConservativeGal! Welcome to the Forum at http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif Join in anywhere you like!

CG, good to see you! I know you're a busy one these days! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Angelus, your music is good. I had no trouble finding it at all. Thanks for sharing with us. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Anyone listening to Rush today?

[Terri]

Kathy Boyd! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/gopusa.gif is pleased to welcome you to our Forum! *We love new members here. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Come right on in and get acquainted.

[ConservativeGal]

Yep I stay pretty busy these days lol.

I have been to GOPUSA before and never kne wthey had a fourm...shows you how much I pay attention lol! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Terri]

Tisha, the site has been here much longer than the Forum. It was opened in January but didn't really take off till April when some of us came here and started making a lot of noise. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/boots.gif Now we're growing and really enjoying this site.

http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/star2.gif *I hope all the new members will take a good look around. We have some candidates registered with us and we're interested in today's issues and current events. We have many members who are very active in the party and a real plus is that everyone here will make all of you very welcome.

[Bobby]

Greetings to all the new members! A special welcome goes out to Kathy Boyd! Welcome to the GOPUSA Forum.

We had a record month in May, and much of the new traffic is due to the Forum. Thank you for participating, and please tell your friends about it.

Needless to say, a special thank you goes out to Terri for continuing to make noise! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Have a great day,

Bobby

[ConservativeGal]

Well I think that is great! I wish you guys the best of luck on your growth! It is so great to see so many Conservative sites pn the upward bond! Keep up the good work! I know from persoanl experience, that Terri is a great person to have in charge! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

LOL Anyways!

down to Politics...

What do you guys think about the current media frenzy over the &quot;prior knowledge&quot; about the Septmeber 11th attacks?

[KT4CCC]

Hello all my name is Mark I am working with Kathy Thomas for Cook Country Clerk I am just doing the intro thing

[KT4CCC]

Prior knowledge to 9/11 looks like as of today the company only knew about the terror attacks. Did you also know that clinton recieved (1996,and in 1999) the same memo Bush got. Clinton sat on the memo. Makes me wonder what he was thinking.

[Saber]

WHOA!!!!!!! *KT4CCC!!!! *COOK COUNTY??? *ME TOO!! *<span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>WELCOME!!!!</span></span> *What part? *City or suburb? *Tell me about Kathy Thomas!

AND.......<span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:green'>STEVEN E MILLER, CRUSADERDOUGLASCGOP, CONSERVATIVEGAL AND KATHY BOYD!!!</span></span><span style='color:purple' >WELCOME! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif</span> *GEEZ, and that was just the new members from a few hours ago! *SO great that you are here!

Yes, some of us just &quot;squawk&quot;....and others &quot;make noise&quot;!! LOL

[KT4CCC]

Kathy is running in the city and surburds for the clerk position, to find out more about her visit our web site
www.kathythomas.net

[Terri]

Bobby, http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Mark, we'll be interested in hearing all about the campaign you are working on. It's really good to get the grassroots view.

Tisha, Mark, I don't think the media or the Democrats are a bit interested in going back past January 2001 to ask &quot;what did you know&quot; and &quot;when did you know it&quot;. They won't like the answers to that one because there is plenty of evidence that Clinton didn't want to know and that he didn't want the FBI or CIA to know either.
Saber, so this could be your candidate too, right? *http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/yelclap.gif *
And then there are some of us who make noise and squawk. I won't name any names but we come out of the foxhole sometimes. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif

I've been talking about our big grass fire today and now there is a huge brush and forest fire in an area about 50-60 miles from here. It's near the Royal Gorge. The area has been closed, 15 structures have been lost, and it's 7,000 acres so far. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Closer to home we are under a tornado watch with a tornado warning just to the north. Anyone want to come visit? http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[KT4CCC]

Terri

Were's home I have been in teh office all day with no windows and no radio wondering if you are refering to chicagoland.

Mark

[Saber]

Thanks KT4CCC.....but I meant where do YOU live...city or suburb! I'm in Palatine. Sorry, didn't phrase that question too well initially!

I will definitely visit her website!

[ConservativeGal]

I suppose not Terri, and I am not sure if going back any further would help, b/c in this case I don't see it as being the fault of either President. What could either of them have done to keep this from happening? Really.. It's not like they could have stoped all air traqffic, that would have gotten many laughs from the galleries. Though in my opinion Clinton was a bit more lax on the subject.... It all comes down to the fact that it happened, and now people wnat to place blame somewhere, anywhere, and it just so happend that Bush is the President at this point!

A visit...LOL Not now, I dont think! My father and a few other family members live In Colorado though, and it has been ages since I have been there.

[KT4CCC]

Sorry Saber I am in Berwyn

[Saber]

Well...I'll blame BC anyway because if he had taken the offer of binladen on the silver platter on which he was offered......we probably would not now be still grieving for the horror inflicted on our country.

OR...if he had dealt appropriately with all the other terror inflicted on this country by binladen all during the 90's instead of using all his time bopping interns......

[Saber]

Berwyn....hmmmmm...I 've heard of it certainly.....ummm.. is that South? I think I've even been there but I can't remember where it is!

[KT4CCC]

I Will blame BC also had he done his job the orginal Twins would still be standing in NYC and the pennatgon would not have a whole in its side

[KT4CCC]

Directly west of Chicago next to Cicero Oak Park.

[Saber]

OK. Now I've got a visual. I guess I'm North and West of you.

[Terri]

Mark, I'm near Colorado Springs. The fire is southwest of me and the tornados, well the tornados are.........not here yet. :o *:o

Tisha, I think we should go back and establish once and for all that it was political correctness that emasculated the CIA and the FBI. If that uncovers anything that happened in the Bush administration too, so be it. Don't you just love the way the media blames Mueller when he took over about a week before 9/11?

Saber, I think I know Palatine but I'm not sure. My daughters both married men from the Chicago area, one from Des Plaines and one from Barrington.

[KT4CCC]

Terri

I did not know that Colorado Springs got twisters

[SueElise]

Hi guys! Busy day today, but good. Only 7 more to go. We had an awards ceremony this morning, which thankfully didn't drag on too long. It seems in years past that every club gave attendance awards to all of the members, making the ceremony go sometimes over two hours. Today's focused mostly on the seniors, so it was only a little over an hour. The students were pretty good.

[Terri]

Has anyone noticed that while we have lots of news and issues to talk about the breaking news has really slowed down. Must be summer.

KT4CCC, we usually only get small ones this close to the mountains but we do occasionally get larger ones. A little further east they can be devastating just like in the midwest.

SueElise, you are a short timer now. Do the kids realize the teachers are just as excited as they are? http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Saber]

TERRI! REALLY??!! Des Plaines is not too far away....and Barrington is right next door! WOW...small world indeed!

[ConservativeGal]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Tisha, I think we should go back and establish once and for all that it was political correctness that emasculated the CIA and the FBI. If that uncovers anything that happened in the Bush administration too, so be it. Don't you just love the way the media blames Mueller when he took over about a week before 9/11? [/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>

I can agree with that! And I can agree that there are MANY things that need to be revisited about the Clinton Administration. I think too many times though, we get caught up in the witch hunt, and forget the true goal! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[KT4CCC]

Like the quote but I have a slight problem with that churchill stated since I am under 30

&quot;Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. &quot;
- Sir Winston Churchill

(Edited by KT4CCC at 6:43 pm on June 3, 2002)

[Terri]

Just know that you caught on a lot faster than many of us did. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Yes Saber, but both my daughters families live here now so I don't go back that way much anymore. Too bad we didn't know this then. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif

[lpara]

[color=burgundy]<span style='font-family:century gothic'>Howdy All!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif *Long Day and it looks like we have some new &quot;family&quot; members! *WELCOME!

Today was something else! One thing after another--First, when I went to Target, I ran in to my best friend. *Her son had his college physical and his TB test was positive. *What a shocker.:shocked: *They are finding out from x-rays tomorrow if it is already in his lungs, etc. *These are our very close friends that are having the graduation party on Saturday for their son and our's.

My husband and sons were at church doing some work and I went there to drop something off and found out my son's were involved in a fender-bender. *Thankfully, nothing serious--but my husband's first words were--&quot;David's been in an accident&quot; *Even though he was right before my eyes, I had a major heart attack!:shocked: *Those words just put you into a tizzy dither! *It was his fault and the front of his MINI VAN (that nobody is going to take away!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif) is a little ripped up and the headlight broken. *The lady's car did not have a scratch on it! *Hopefully, we won't hear from them. *

Then I got home and in the mail was a letter from the IRS! *Major heart attack number 2! *We do our own taxes, so it's always a little worrisome to receive something from them. *It was easily rectified and is all ready to be sent off again tho. *But it took about 1 hour to figure it out. Do any conservatives work for the IRS? *I doubt it!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nopityA.gif

O.K. I know this is probably boring, but it sure did good to get it off my mind and into yours!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mdr11.gif

I didn't see a lot of new news--I'll try to read some more now. *Good night everyone!http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif:red_eyes:</span> *

(Edited by lpara at 10:44 pm on June 3, 2002)

[Aberfoyle]

http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/peepwallA.gif Hi Everyone!

Great to see you Tisha! It's been awhile!

lpara, what a day you've had! I'm sorry!

I had a very busy day today and thought I was going to have a nice quiet evening and some surprise company dropped in and it turned out to be a great evening. Now, it's time for some zzzzzzzzzz's!

Welcome to all the new people here today! It's great to have you!

[Terri]

lpara! It sounds like Blue Monday! :o I hope tomorrow is better.

Hi Aberfoyle! http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wavey.gif