By Art Levine - The American Prospect...

Using the Department of Justice, friendly governors, and its usual
propaganda outlets, the GOP has propagated the myth of voter fraud to
purge the rolls of non-Republicans.

One week before the close of voter registration in Kentucky last
fall, in an election that culminated with the victory of Democratic
gubernatorial candidate, Steve Beshear ~ Johanna Sharrard, a fresh-
faced 26-year-old national organizer for the low-income advocacy group
ACORN, gathered her canvassers in a run-down Louisville office and
told them some good news: "We got 396 people yesterday - that's really
great!"

Then she added what could have seemed a jarringly discordant note: "We
know it's getting harder to reach people with the cards in this area.
It's really important that you guys are not slipping up and turning to
filling out your own applications or other fraudulent activity. Just
yesterday we had to let another person go because she did not follow
protocols." Sharrard continued sternly, "What's important is that we
get 15,000 new voters. We're not out there to get 10,000 new voters
and 5,000 false applications."

NY Times Editorial ~ May 13, 2008

Missouri and at least 19 other states are considering passing laws
that would force people to prove their citizenship before they can
vote. These bills are not a sincere effort to prevent noncitizens from
voting; that is a made-up problem.

The real aim is to reduce turnout by eligible voters. Republicans seem
to think that laws of this kind will help them win elections, but
burdensome rules like these — and others cropping up around the
country — pose a serious threat to democracy and should be stopped.

The Missouri legislature is, as Ian Urbina reported in The Times on
Monday, on the verge of passing an amendment to the State Constitution
that would require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to
vote. In addition to the Missouri amendment, which would require voter
approval, Florida, Kansas, South Carolina and other states are
considering similar rules.

The joyous season of Christmas is steeped in tradition, and gift
giving is one ritual that is inseparable from this holiday. Who hasn’t
had difficulty at one time or another in choosing a suitable present
for a beloved family member or a dear friend? Fortunately, jewelry
Christmas gifts are widely available and there is an endless variety
of styles from which to choose. Twinkling and shining, they reflect
the nature of that season to be jolly.

Sparkling and glittering are two words that would describe diamonds.
Browse through the World Wide Web and you’ll see a plethora of online
stores that showcase jewelry Christmas gifts. Imagine a woman’s
pleasure at the shimmering sight of diamond snowflake dangling
earrings or a glittering diamond bracelet adorned with traditional
symbols associated with Christmas. Men, on the other hand, will surely
appreciate flashing yet tasteful diamond cuff links. Other gemstones
make wonderful jewelry Christmas gifts. Sapphires or rubies set in
gold, sterling silver or platinum will gleam subtly from rings or
necklaces.

North Carolina Community Colleges Will No Longer Admit Illegal Immigrants

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's community colleges will no longer
admit illegal immigrants, returning to more restrictive policy on the
advice of the state Attorney General's Office.

More at.....
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355382,00.html

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Hee! I noticed they did not use the word "undocumented". They may even
get around to the correct designation, "illegal alien", someday.

:-)

I'm glad to hear he is home and doing well.
Robert(Tx)

Anne Jackson wrote:

He is as big a liar as hillarious.
Robert(Tx)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws

Some of us will marry our first love. Most of us will not. Do we ever
forget the one who first stole our heart and the pain when we parted?

I can still see her face and smell the scents she used to extrude. Do
I want to see her again after 40 five years? No. I want nothing to
destroy the sweetness of the memory I will always carry.

I was 18 years old, on my own in Mexico City, a livable city then
about twice the size of contemporary Los Angeles. Her name was Hilda.
She was the eldest of 4 children. Her father was a photographer for
the Newspaper Excelsior which would have put her either in the upper
lower or lower middle economic class but very much in the traditional
social class.

We were inseparable for two years. How devastated I felt after the
breakup. There were others but it is with my wife that I realize that
what I took for love as an 18 and 19 year old was lust. I learned that
lust gets us into a relationship but love, deep and true love with the
mutual nurturing, respect, and support comes after marriage when we
drop the fronts we maintain. I am better for knowing her but I would
not trade the wife I have now for anything or anyone.

Bob G

One might almost believe they don't want to save these people. It is
tragic. One can only imagine the heartache that Aung San Suu Kyi must be
going through, watching her people suffer so.

Burma's military government has said it is still opposed to letting
foreign aid workers in to help the many victims of Cyclone Nargis.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7397617.stm

A massive search and rescue operation is under way in south-western
China after one of the most powerful earthquakes in decades.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7397489.stm

Troops have arrived in Wenchuan county at the epicentre, which was
largely cut off by the quake - but heavy rain is hampering rescue
operations.

Elsewhere in Sichuan province, frantic efforts are being made to reach
thousands of people under the rubble.
The death toll is now more than 12,000, officials say, and looks set to
rise.
Chinese rescuers search a collapsed building for survivors in Beichuan,
Sichuan province, on Tuesday
In one city, Mianyang, near the epicentre, more than 18,000 people are
said to be buried under the rubble and 3,629 have been confirmed dead,
state news agency Xinhua reports.

In the nearby town of Mianzhu, at least 4,800 people are trapped under
the rubble and massive landslides have buried roads to outlying
villages, Xinhua says.

Graham and Netty are having computer lessons, the question is who is
teaching who;-)
G+N

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