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CLOSED FOR FUMIGATION

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Saturday, April 17, 2010 7:02:00 PM
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"Houston, We've Had a Problem"

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 3:54:16 PM
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Popular culture has misquoted Jim Lovell for 40 years now.

It was on this date in 1970 that a simple command to stir the oxygen tanks ignited a chain of events resulting in the explosion of Oxygen tank No. 2 aboard Apollo 13, then about 200,000 miles from Earth.

The events of the next few days, specifically the heroic effort to return the crew safely to Earth, are well-known.  It is the stuff of legend.  The famous quote of Flight Director Gene Kranz, "Failure is not an option," summarizes the attitude and activity of that week.....men reaching beyond themselves for the sake of their brothers.....striving toward a common goal.....not resting until the crew was safely aboard USS Iwo Jima.

These heroic results were achieved with state of the art computers......for 1970.  The entire capacity of their systems in those days was less than in the average desktop found in an American home today. They all still had slide rules in their pockets.

What has happened to those men?  Where have they gone?  Where is the American hero?

We no longer revere the hero....the achiever. We no longer produce John Waynes. In 2010, movie heroes are the anti-hero.....the dysfunctional leader of a Bomb Disposal Unit....or a cartoon character fighting U.S. Marines who are the bad guys!

Our President is a man who grew up surrounded by a hatred of all things American.  He has surrounded himself with like-minded individuals....many of whom were radicals in the 1960's, a time of great social upheaval in this country. They are executing the radical agenda step by step, and slowly dismantling the fabric of American exceptionalism. 

The greatness of this nation is not taught in schools anymore.  The stirring themes of patriotism and heroism under great peril to life and limb are absent. Instead, our children are taught that their parents are too stupid to understand that they are citizens of the world, and they are destroying the earth with their SUV's.  What sort of generation will the one to follow be....?

Americans, having been awakened by the shock to the system that the Obama Administration has been, have begun to assemble. For perhaps the first time in their lives, men and women who could never have pictured themselves in such surroundings, are gathering together to give voice to their disapproval at what is happening to their beloved country.  Forming what they have dubbed "Tea Parties" in deference to the patriots who protested against an unreasonable tax on tea in colonial days, they have been gathering all over the country since shortly after the inauguration in 2009.

Are these Americans afraid to speak out against the abuses of the government?  On the contrary, they are more afraid not to.... 

These people come from all walks of life and all parts of the country.  They are doctors, lawyers, plumbers, construction workers, clerical workers, truckers, fast-food servers, and 7-11 counter help. They are from Maine to Minnesota.....from Tillamook to Tallahassee.
 
They show up.  They say their piece. They continue to come....even though they are now beginning to be maligned and persecuted by those who fear them.
 
They know who they are and which words truly describe them.  But there is another word for them that they would never use to describe themselves:  heroes.
 
....and if you attend a Tea Party, you are my hero.

Incidentally, after the ordeal of Apollo 13 had ended, Grumman Aerospace, builder of the Lunar Landing Module, presented an invoice to Rockwell, builder of the Command Module, for $312,421.24.....for towing fees. Rockwell declined to pay, noting that they had towed Lunar Modules all the way to the moon on three previous occasions without collecting any such fees.

Apparently, we have lost our sense of humor too.

God bless......

paddy

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"After America, there is no place to go..."

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Friday, March 26, 2010 11:27:15 PM
 The author of this article lives in South Dakota and is very active in attempting to maintain our freedom. I encourage everybody to read this article and pass it along.  I see so many parallels in this country–are we going to sit by and watch it happen?  Spread the word; also contact your congressional reps; vote them out if they don’t do what they should.  If you don’t want to be bothered, then you’re part of the problem! Google Kitty Werthmann and you will see articles and videos.
 
America truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don't Let Freedom Slip Away
By: Kitty Werthmann 
What I am about to tell you is something you've probably never heard or will ever read in history books. 
  
I believe that I am an eyewitness to history.  I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history.  We elected him by a landslide - 98% of the vote..  I've never read that in any American publications.  Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force.
In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression.  Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed.  We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates.
Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily.  Young people were going from house to house begging for food.  Not that they didn't want to work; there simply weren't any jobs.  My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need.  Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people - about 30 daily.
The Communist Party and the National Socialist Party were fighting each other.  Blocks and blocks of cities like Vienna , Linz , and Graz were destroyed.  The people became desperate and petitioned the government to let them decide what kind of government they wanted.
We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany , where Hitler had been in power since 1933.  We had been told that they didn't have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living.  Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group -- Jewish or otherwise.  We were led to believe that everyone was happy.  We wanted the same way of life in Austria . We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family.  Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back.  Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler.
We were overjoyed, and for three days we danced in the streets and had candlelight parades.  The new government opened up big field kitchens and everyone was fed.
After the election, German officials were appointed, and like a miracle, we suddenly had law and order.  Three or four weeks later, everyone was employed.  The government made sure that a lot of work was created through the Public Work Service.
  
Hitler decided we should have equal rights for women.  Before this, it was a custom that married Austrian women did not work outside the home.  An able-bodied husband would be looked down on if he couldn't support his family.  Many women in the teaching profession were elated that they could retain the jobs they previously had been required to give up for marriage.
Hitler Targets Education - Eliminates Religious Instruction for Children: 
  
Our education was nationalized.  I attended a very good public school.  The population was predominantly Catholic, so we had religion in our schools. The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler's picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn't pray or have religion anymore.  Instead, we sang "Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles," and had physical education.
Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance.  Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum.  They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time.  The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail.  The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination.  The rest of the day we had sports.  As time went along, we loved it.  Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free.  We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had. 
My mother was very unhappy.  When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent.  I told her she couldn't do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful.  There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun - no sports, and no political indoctrination.  I hated it at first but felt I could tolerate it.  Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home.  I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing.  Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me.  They lived without religion.  By that time unwed mothers were glorified for having a baby for Hitler.  It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly.  As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn't exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.
Equal Rights Hits Home: 
  
In 1939, the war started and a food bank was established.  All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps.  At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn't work, you didn't get a ration card, and if you didn't have a card, you starved to death. Women who stayed home to raise their families didn't have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.
Soon after this, the draft was implemented.  It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps.  During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys.  They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps.  After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines.  When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat.  Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack.  I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service.  
Hitler Restructured the Family Through Daycare: 
  
When the mothers had to go out into the work force, the government immediately established child care centers.  You could take your children ages 4 weeks to school age and leave them there around-the-clock, 7 days a week, under the total care of the government.  The state raised a whole generation of children..  There were no motherly women to take care of the children, just people highly trained in child psychology.  By this time, no one talked about equal rights.  We knew we had been had.  
Health Care and Small Business Suffer Under Government Controls: 
  
Before Hitler, we had very good medical care.  Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna .  After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone.  Doctors were salaried by the government.  The problem was, since it was free, the people were going to the doctors for everything. When the good doctor arrived at his office at 8 a.m., 40 people were already waiting and, at the same time, the hospitals were full.  If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn.  There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine.  Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and emigrated to other countries.
  
As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80% of our income.  Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household.  We had big programs for families.  All day care and education were free.  High schools were taken over by the government and college tuition was subsidized.  Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing. 
We had another agency designed to monitor business.  My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables.  Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners.  Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar.  He couldn't meet all the demands.  Soon, he went out of business.  If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.
We had consumer protection.  We were told how to shop and what to buy.  Free enterprise was essentially abolished.  We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers.  The agents would go to the farms, count the live-stock, then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.  
"Mercy Killing" Redefined: 
  
In 1944, I was a student teacher in a small village in the Alps .  The villagers were surrounded by mountain passes which, in the winter, were closed off with snow, causing people to be isolated.  So people intermarried and offspring were sometimes retarded.  When I arrived, I was told there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work.  I knew one, named Vincent, very well.  He was a janitor of the school.  One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van.  I asked my superior where they were going.  She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write.  The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months.  They were told visits would interfere with the program and might cause homesickness.  
As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death.  The villagers were not fooled.  We suspected what was happening.  Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months.  We called this euthanasia.  
The Final Steps - Gun Laws: 
Next came gun registration..  People were getting injured by guns.  Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns.  Most citizens were law abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms.  Not long after-wards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns.  The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.  
No more freedom of speech.  Anyone who said something against the government was taken away.  We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.
Totalitarianism didn't come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria .  Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath.  Instead, we had creeping gradualism.  Now, our only weapons were broom handles.  The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.
After World War II, Russian troops occupied Austria .  Women were raped, preteen to elderly.  The press never wrote about this either.  When the Soviets left in 1955, they took everything that they could, dismantling whole factories in the process.  They sawed down whole orchards of fruit, and what they couldn't destroy, they burned..  We called it The Burned Earth. Most of the population barricaded themselves in their houses.  Women hid in their cellars for 6 weeks as the troops mobilized.  Those who couldn't, paid the price.  There is a monument in Vienna today, dedicated to those women who were massacred by the Russians.  This is an eye witness account.
"It's true..those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity. 
America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don't Let Freedom Slip Away
"After America , There is No Place to Go"
 
 
   
 
 

God Bless.....

paddy
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A Fine, Happy St. Patrick's Day to ya......

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:56:58 AM
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'Tis our most revered holiday at Cheers:  St. Patrick's Day.  The time it is to celebrate with green beer and the wearin' o' the green and all things Irish.  Everybody is Irish on St. Patty's Day.
 
So on it is to the traditional green beer recipe, the traditional toast, and then it's for you lot to take over. Sure and be good now... ;-)
 
 
Green Beer Recipe
 
Ingredients:
 
1 12 ounce beer, any variety
1 drop green food coloring, any variety
 
Instructions:
 
Introduce the drop of food coloring into the beer.
Stir
 
Repeat as necessary
 
....and with that, I raise a toast to you all:
 
Here's to you and here's to me
The best of friends we'll always be
But if by chance we disagree
To hell with you, here's to me......
 
God bless, and Happy St. Patty's everyone....
 
paddy
 
 
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Don Rickles Roasts the Dems...

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Friday, February 26, 2010 12:40:52 AM
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Hello, dummies! Oh my God, look at you. Anyone else hurt in the accident?

Seriously, Senator Reid has a face of a Saint - A Saint Bernard.
Now I know why they call you the arithmetic man. You add partisanship, subtract pleasure, divide attention, and multiply ignorance.

Reid is so physically unimposing, he makes Pee Wee Herman look like Mr. T. And Reid's so dumb, he makes Speaker Pelosi look like an intellectual. Nevada is soooo screwed! If I were less polite, I'd say Reid makes Kevin Federline look successful.

Speaking of the Speaker... Nancy Pelosi, hubba, hubba! Hey baby, you must've been something before electricity.
Seriously, the Speaker may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. She really is an idiot.
Madame Speaker... want to make twelve bucks the hard way? Pelosi says she's not partisan, but her constituents call her Madame Pelossilini.

Charlie Rangel... still alive and still robbing the taxpayers blind. What does that make, six decades of theft?
Rangel's the only man with a rent-controlled mansion. He's the guy who writes our tax laws but forgot to pay taxes on $75 grand in rental income! So why isn't he the Treasury Secretary? Rangel runs more scams than a Nigerian Banker.

Barney Frank - he's a better actor than Fred Flintstone. Consider... he and Dodd caused the whole financial meltdown and they're not only not serving time with Bubba and Rodney, they're still heading up the financial system!
Let's all admit it... Barney Frank slobbers more than a sheepdog on Novocain.. How did this guy get elected? Oh, that's right... he's from Massachusetts . That's the state that elects Mr. Charisma, John Kerry -- man of the people!

You know, if Senator Dodd were any more crooked, you could open wine bottles with him.
Here's a news flash, Dodd: when your local newspaper calls you a "lying weasel", it may be time to retire.
Dodd's involved in more shady deals than the Clintons . Even Rangel looks up to him!

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, I really respect you... especially given your upbringing. All you've overcome.... I heard your birth certificate is an apology from the condom factory. I don't know what makes you so dumb, but it really works for you. Personally, I don't think you're a fool, but what's my opinion compared to that of thousands of others?

As for President Obama, what can I say? They say President Obama's arrogant and aloof, but I don't agree.
Now it's true when you enter the room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket.

His mind is open to new ideas -- so open that ideas simply pass through it.
Obama lies so much, I was actually surprised to find out his first name really was Barack.
Just don't ask about his middle name! But Obama was able to set a record... he actually lied more in 60 days than Bill Clinton.


FOR THOSE THAT VOTED FOR "HOPE AND CHANGE"..
BEND OVER AND PREPARE TO RECEIVE YOUR BOUNTY!
 
Good ol' Don....
 
God bless....
 
paddy
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HorsesAssoftheMonth - January 2010

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 7:00:55 PM
Some people just won't take "no" for an answer.  It's only been a month since our committee ruled against our January recipient as unworthy to receive any sort of award...let alone the coveted HorsesAssoftheMonth Award.
 
Apparently unsatisfied with this response to his efforts to date, the pile in question got a rectal second wind and promptly doubled down his efforts.
 
When you think about it, the very expression fits this guy to a T.  He is a constant irritant....hogging every thread...posting day and night....never letting anything go.....questioning facts and making up his own.....pointing out spelling errors....grammatical errors.....semantical errors.....changing the subject when the argument is lost....hijacking the thread.....and basically.....being a horsesass.  It's hard to imagine that any of the things he says about himself are true, but personally, I gave up paying more than scant attention to this puke long ago.
 
For sheer persistence, though, this guy deserves the award, and I know many Cabal members will wholeheartedly agree with this months choice.
 
Therefore, it is with extreme distate that I present the HorsesAssoftheMonth for January 2010 to:
 
Bob Munck
 
Congratulations Munck....you are truly a horsesass.
 
Be sure to congratulate Bob.....every chance you get.
 
God bless.....
 
paddy
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Off and running in 2010

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 5:18:25 PM
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Hope they don't mind I stole their picture.....
 
Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts yesterday has given us all a little spring in our step after one of the bleakest years in recent memory.  True, we had victories in Virginia and New Jersey....no small accomplishment there either....but nothing like this.  Conservatives are calling this the Shot Heard 'Round the World," while lefties are calling it the Boston Massacre.
 
Any way you slice it, it's big. 
 
The Kenyan ran as a centrist.  He promised to govern from the center, be open, honest, and above board, and bring hope and change to America.  What he brought were shady backroom deals, thug politics, and a lurch to the left so violent it left Americans with whiplash.
 
Now the whip is being cracked again....only this time, it is wielded by the electorate angry at being hoodwinked and determined to have it's revenge.  When a confidence man such as a Professor Harold Hill from "The Music Man" or Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker from "The Sting" have successfully bilked their prey, the first thing they do is get out of town....fast.  They know that failure to be down the road before their victims have caught on to the scam could very well be fatal.  The Kenyan does not have this luxury.  Unless he can continue to hoodwink the electorate for four years, he will find governing about as easy as driving a '27 Model T down the I-5 as the wheels come off.
 
I got news for you Barry:  the voters have seen you for what you really are.....and they are not amused.  This is the fourth major defeat in the first year of his term.  I think he'd better get used to it....
 
So let's celebrate today....Scott's victory yesterday, and the first anniversary of the inauguration.  We are one year closer to being rid of the latter, and look forward to watching the former go to work.
 
God bless....
 
paddy 
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Horsesassof theYear 2009

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:23:30 PM
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Well, the time has come for the naming of the HorsesAssoftheYear for 2009.  Our committee has been deliberating right up to this afternoon, and I have to tell you...the voting was extremely close.
Various factions emerged during the process, and it was rather amusing to realize how many horsesasses we have to deal with here at Townhall.
One faction was strong for the poster who' initials are BM.  True, he is a major horsesass in the classic sense of the word, and probably would have been a worthy recipient, but in the end, it was his own ego that cost him the award.  Our committee decided that any recognition of this cretin would probably be construed as an accolade on his part, and the thought of rewarding this jerk...even if only in his own warped mind...would be an odious thought indeed.  He is better off being considered a worthless non-entity, much as we think of PL and Vlad.
Val had her detractors as well, but she was a brief plague that seems to have burned itself out and vanished....not unlike a comet or even a shooting star. (We are told that comets are indeed composed of nothing but space dung, so a comet is a worthy comparison).
Vlad received some mention, but it was pointed out that horsesass though he may be, he has never uttered a single word that was not laughably ignorant, and most of the time, right-thinking people were left to wonder what the hell he just said rather than try to think of a retort.  We must also consider our reputation.  What kind of image would we be presenting if we gave this prestigious award to such a nobody?
Others receiving mention were Frank, Lizard, and kimber, but all of these have been dealt with in the past.
A true HorsesassoftheYear must be one who shows at least a modicum of brains, but a monumentally twisted logic. They must be consistently wrong, consistently ill-mannered and consistently stick to their guns...no matter how idiotic.  It doesn't hurt if they are blatant liars as their hero in the White House is the most consistent liar around.  In other words, this person must truly be a colossal A-hole.
For all of the reasons listed above, we believe we have identified a truly deserving recipient. 
This year's winner is a truly abhorrent individual of the limousine liberal persuasion, hated by all....even ( I have no doubt) most of the posters on the same side.  This is a multi-monikered individual, another indication of the mental disability that causes this sort of person to rise above the run-of-the-mill lefty poster to elevate the game to mythically excremental standards.
All this said, we at Paddy's are truly proud to present the 2009 HorsesAssoftheYear Award to:
 
kaboom/sceptyczny
 
Congratulations septic.....boy do you deserve it!
 
To the rest of the losers, better luck next year....
 
To the cabalees, God bless, and Happy New Year!
 
paddy 
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Peace on Earth

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Monday, December 21, 2009 5:24:11 PM
 
"...behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 
 11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 
 12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 
 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 
 14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. "
 
Just let those words sink in a minute.  We've heard them a thousand times.  We hear them every year at Christmas time. But what do they mean?
These words announce the fulfillment of countless prophecies...they announce the birth of the long-awaited Messiah. He who is Christ the Lord has been born.
So who is this Christ?  Why did He come?  What does that have to do with me?
In His own words, Christ came, "...to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,  19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. "
But that was 2,000 years ago.  How does this work today?
Well, are there any brokenhearted among you?  Are you brokenhearted, perhaps? Chances are good.  This is an age where despair is all around us.  Who among us can look at what's happening to our nation and not despair? Who can look at the unbeliveable "change" being forced down the throats of a citizenry that overwhelmingly rejects it and not feel like a captive? Do you not feel powerless?  Do you not feel like you've been bound with chains?
This is where the recovery of eyesight to the blind comes in.  You are so intent on the problem, you forget that the solution is right in front of your face. The answer is Jesus.
We look at the problems of the world, we watch the news, read Drudge, engage in verbal jousting with the foulest of people on Townhall...there are times the world seems to have no good in it at all.  This is where He comes in.  "Do not let your heart be troubled," He says.  This sounds as if there is something we can do about it.  My heart is troubled.  "Do not let..." He says.  It is up to you.
"How so....?" I ask.  He restates it:  27"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. "
One gets the impression that His peace is not what we think of when we think of peace.  We think of fishing on a crisp day in a cold mountain lake where the air is so still and quiet you can hear the water drip from your fishing line; we think of that perfect day at the beach with the sound of waves washing up on the shore; maybe we think of the sounds of a train whistle far in the distance as we drift off to sleep.
Christ's peace is not based on any of this, but on His assurance: " 33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
The Child in the manger, the very One who created the world, reminds us that He is in charge...always...over all things. The only way we are ever going to keep our sanity in this world is to remember this fact.  He has overcome the world.  There is no problem too great for Him, no evil that will approach Him, no surprise to overtake Him.  He has seen the end from the beginning. He remains unphased.
With this in mind, we can look to the manger.  The first Christmas gift was the greatest gift of all:  Peace.  Peace in the form of a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. All this and we haven't even mentioned salvation. Yes, He provided that as well.
It is when you think about this that you begin to realize that even in these most trying of times, we can still have the same wish for everyone: on earth peace, good will toward men.
 
My friends, it continues to be a pleasure to be associated with you.  It is my wish that each of you and all close to you enjoy a safe, happy and joyous holiday season.
 
Merry Christmas, and God bless....
 
paddy
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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Monday, November 23, 2009 4:47:29 PM
....and just in case you have forgotten to Whom we are to give thanks, below is the original proclamation by George Washinton establishing this holiday.
 
 

General Thanksgiving

By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America

A PROCLAMATION

 

WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed;-- for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish Constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted;-- for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge;-- and, in general, for all the great and various favours which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also, that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions;-- to enable us all, whether in publick or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us); and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.

GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.

(signed) G. Washington

 
God bless.....
 
paddy
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HAOM - October

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:32:11 PM
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Well, it's that time of the month again, and anytime I think of "that time of the month," our HAOM winner for October comes to mind.  It is always that time of the month for her.
October is the month of witches, ghosts and goblins.  Very appropriate...she is all three.
She is about as calm and rational as the Glenn Close character in "Fatal Attraction," and about as attractive and pleasant to be around as another Glenn Close character first made famous in animated form.  That's why I will always think of her as the Cruella de Ville of blog posters.
A lot of folks think she is a heavy drinker, and that may be true, but give her a break folks. It must be difficult to swallow handfuls of valium without something to wash it down.  I'm sure there are others who enjoy a nice glass (or 16) of chianti for breakfast, too.
So maybe we've all been too hard on her.  After all, she's only human....
Naaaah!
So without further do do, it gives me great displeasure to even suffer the thought of our October HorsesAssoftheMonth for October 2009....
 
Val
 
Please be sure to congratulate it on your next encounter, but as always, do not tell it what for.
 
God bless.....
 
paddy 
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THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:00:38 PM
 Two Different Versions! ................. Two Different Morals!

OLD VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, 
building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and 
plays the summer away.
Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.
 
The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself!
 

MODERN VERSION: 
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his
house and laying up supplies for the winter.
 
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and
plays the summer away.
 
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and
demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed
while others are cold and starving.
 
CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the
shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable
home with a table filled with food.
America is stunned by the sharp contrast.
 
How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor
grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
 
Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody 
cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'
 
Acorn stages a demonstration in front of the ant 's house where the 
news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.'
 Rev. Jeremiah Wright then has the group kneel down to pray to God for 
the grasshopper's sake.
 
Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that 
the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call 
for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.
 
Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act 
retroactive to the beginning of the summer.
 
The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green 
bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home 
is confiscated by the Government Green Czar..

The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of 
the ants food while the government house he is in, which just happens 
to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't 
maintain it..
 
The ant has disappeared in the snow.
 
The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the 
house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize 
the once peaceful neighborhood.

 
MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2010.
 
God bless.....
 
paddy
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HOW TO CALL THE POLICE

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:19:52 PM

WHEN YOU'RE OLD

George Phillips , an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi,was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were  people in the shed stealing things. 

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" 
He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me. 

Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available...." 

George said, "Okay." 

He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again. 

"Hello,I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing  things from my shed.. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both, the dogs are eating them right now" and he hung up. 

Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team,a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed. 

One of the Policemen said to George , "I thought you said that you'd shot them!" 
George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"


(True Story) I LOVE IT!

Don't mess with old people.

 
God Bless....
 
paddy
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Public Prayer

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:48:11 PM
Andy Rooney says: 
I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for
singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don't agree with Darwin , but I
didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his
Theory of Evolution. 
Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered
because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. So
what's the big deal? It's not like somebody is up there reading the
entire Book of Acts. They're just talking to a God they believe in and
asking him to grant safety to the players on the field and the fans
going home from the game. 
But it's a Christian prayer, some will argue. 
Yes, and this is the United States of America , a country founded on
Christian principles. According to our very own phone book, Christian
churches outnumber all others better than 200-to-1. So what would you
expect -- somebody chanting Hare Krishna? 
If I went to a football game in Jerusalem , I would expect to hear a
Jewish prayer... 
  
If I went to a soccer game in Baghdad , I would expect to hear a Muslim
prayer. 
If I went to a ping pong match in China , I would expect to hear someone
pray to Buddha. 
  
And I wouldn't be offended. It wouldn't bother me one bit. 
When in Rome ..... 
But what about the atheists? Is another argument. 
What about them? Nobody is asking them to be baptized. We're not going
to pass the collection plate. Just humor us for 30 seconds. If that's
asking too much, bring a Walkman or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the
bathroom. Visit the concession stand. Call your lawyer! 
Unfortunately, one or two will make that call. One or two will tell
thousands what they can and cannot do. I don't think a short prayer at a
football game is going to shake the world's foundations. 
Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our
courts strip us of all our rights. Our parents and grandparents taught
us to pray before eating, to pray before we go to sleep. Our Bible tells
us to pray without ceasing. Now a handful of people and their lawyers
are telling us to cease praying. 
God, help us. And if that last sentence offends you, well, just sue me. 
The silent majority has been silent too long. It's time we tell that one
or two who scream loud enough to be heard that the vast majority doesn't
care what they want. It is time that the majority 
Rules! It's time we tell them, You don't have to pray; you don't have to
say the Pledge of Allegiance; you don't have to believe in God or attend
services that honor Him. That is your right, and we will honor your
right; but by golly, you are no longer going to take our rights away. We
are fighting back, and we WILL WIN! 
God bless us one and all ... Especially those who denounce Him , God
bless America , despite all her faults. She is still the greatest nation
of all. God bless our service men who are fighting to protect our right
to pray and worship God.
 
Amen.  For once I agree with the old coot!
 
God bless.....
 
paddy


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A Presidential Platform

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Friday, August 28, 2009 10:12:29 PM


I  HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN THE YEAR 2012...  
HERE IS MY PLATFORM:

(1).   Any use of the phrase:    'Press 1 for English'  is  immediately banned.    English  is  the official language;   speak it or wait outside of our borders until you can.

(2).   We will immediately go into a two year isolationist  attitude in order to straighten out the greedy big business posture in this country.    America will allow NO imports,  and we'll do no exports.     We will use the  'Wal-Mart 's policy,  'If  we  ain't got it,  you don't need it.'    We'll make it here and sell it here!

(3).. When imports are allowed,  there will be a 100% import tax on it coming in here.

(4)..   All retired military personnel will be required to man one of the many observation towers located on the southern border of the United States  (six month tour). They will be under strict orders not to fire on  SOUTHBOUND  aliens.

(5).    Social Security will immediately return to its original state.    If you didn't put nuttin in, you ain't gettin nuttin out..   Neither the President nor any other politician will be able to touch it.


(6). Welfare.    --    Checks will be handed out on Fridays,  at the end of the 40 hour school week,  the successful completion of a urinalysis test for drugs,  and passing grades.

(7).   Professional  Athletes -- Steroids?    The FIRST time you check positive you're banned from sports ... for life.

(8).   Crime  -  We will adopt the Turkish method,  i.e..,  the  first  time you steal,  you lose your right hand.    There is no more  'life sentences'.    If convicted of murder, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for the victim you killed:   gun,  knife, strangulation,  etc.

(9)..   One export of ours will be allowed:      wheat; because the world needs to eat.    However, a bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10).    All foreign aid,  using American taxpayer money, will immediately cease and the saved money will help to pay off the national debt and,  ultimately,  lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world,  we'll ask The American People if they want to donate to a disaster fund,  and each citizen can make the decision as to whether,  or not,  it's a worthy cause.

(11).   The Pledge of Allegiance  will  be said  every  day at  school and  every  day  in  Congress.

(12).   The National Anthem  will  be played at all appropriate ceremonies,  sporting events,  outings,  etc. 

My apology is offered if I've stepped on anyone's toes ..... nevertheless.......


GOD BLESS AMERICA.


Sincerely,

 

Bill Cosby

 

First correct answer gets a hearty atta boy from the padster.... no cheating.

 

God bless....

 

paddy
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