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The "GEORGE DID IT" Presidency Persists

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:20:39 AM
Accompanied by a grinning expression akin to, "Look at me Mom I made a funny," Obama did not disappoint us with his "George did it" rhetoric  
  • I took office amid...
  • So I supported the last administration's efforts...
  • We can't afford another so-called economic "expansion"...
  • ...what some call the "lost decade"
  • By the time I took office...
  • Most of this was the result of...
  • On top of that...
  • All this was before I walked in the door.
  • But we took office amid a crisis.
  • Now, even after paying for what we spent on my watch...
  • The problem is that's what we did for eight years.
  • That's what helped us into this crisis.

 
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The "GEORGE DID IT" Presidency

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:32:40 PM
 
Picture it,
New York,
Roosevelt Hotel,
Backroom,
Howard says to Hillary,
“This is the way! Undo! Take apart!  Unravel!
 Lie to make them liars! 
Strip the legacy! Piece by piece!
The failure concept will be so deeply implanted in the minds of Americans that Republicans will not recover. 
We own the press. The Media is ours, use it. Defeat the Republicans!”
 
 
 
 
Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist No. 68

March 14, 1788  
 
    ”Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to

elevate a man to the first honors in a single State; but it will require other talents, and

a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union.”  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BY ANY OTHER NAME IS PROFILING

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:32:48 PM

     I, for many, demand that our trusted protectors use affirmative action to protect us from terrorism.

            Affirmative action by any other name is just profiling.

  • Recognizing groups based on distinctive features or characteristics of the individuals is profiling.  
  • No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States is profiling.
  • Policies to give preferentiality for specific or distinctive features or characteristics to increase opportunities is profiling.

   Did you know that the Federal Courts have ruled that universities may use race as a factor in college admissions to give as much as 20 point leads over others but law enforcement is denigrated for using criminal profiles to protect lives?  Should you question if these students are also graded by affirmative action, i.e. profiling? 
            Could your surgeon have been graduated with extra points because of profiling?  
            How qualified can this be?
   Can anyone trust the degree of any individual when the degree is dispensed, rather than earned by any method other than hard work and high standards? 

   How sad it is, that now, when you say, “Wow, a Harvard graduate!” it may simply mean that the so-esteemed degree just meant 20 extra points over that other guy who earned real “C’s” working hard to pay his tuition.  
            Doesn’t that make the A’s & B’s more like a D’s and F’s?

   Life is a profile. When you pick your mate, you are profiling. You like short, or tall, black or blonde, blue eyes, hazel eyes, brown eyes?  
Most people are drawn to a type, a profile, distinctive features or characteristics.
 

   The next time you pull that lever in the voting both, or make an appointment with your broker, your doctor, or your lawyer, think about it. 
            Think about it!

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YOU HAVE 535 CHANCES TO BE HEARD!

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 3:28:19 PM

 

HEALTH REFORM/DEFORM ELECTION BALLOT

111TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS

 

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LIFE IN Pelosiobama LAND

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:00:00 AM

REALITY TV GONE TOO FAR? TAREQ AND MICHAELE SALAHI CRASH WHITE HOUSE DINNER ...
Examiner.com - ‎Dec 5, 2009‎
That's the question Tareq and Michaele Salahi will have to answer as the couple successfully attended President Obama's first White House state dinner last ...
To document the evening, the Salahis snapped photos with Vice President Joe Biden, President Barak Obama and other distinguished guests. Making matters worse, Michaele Salahi boasted her White House adventure on her Facebook account by posting pictures of the evening.
The Salahis' night at the White House has raised many questions about fame-seeking in American culture as well as a serious breach in White House security.

OBAMA BENDS ALMOST DOUBLE AS HE BOWS TO JAPANESE ROYALTY
Daily Mail By SaraNelson11-15-2009
Standing at over six foot in height, Barack Obama had to bow deeply as he paid his respects to the diminutive Japanese Emperor Akihito.
Obama met the emperor and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace today, a stop on his nine-day Asian


AND THE BEAT GOES ON...
Tue Sep 29, 12:47 am ET
Yahoo News
Last week Barack and Michelle Obama hosted a reception for visiting foreign dignitaries at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Over the course of the evening, the president, whose "amazingly consistent" smile created a viral video, and first lady posed for over 130 photographs with their guests, all of which were later posted to the State Department's Flickr page.

This caused a problem: Included was a shot of the Obamas posing with Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his wife Sonsoles Espinosa, and two daughters, Laura, 16, and Alba, 13, who've never had photographs of themselves published previously in print or online due to a Spanish law prohibiting the media from doing so. The photo of Zapatero and his family with the Obamas was quickly removed from Flickr at the request of the Spanish government but still lurks online (in the shot seen here their faces are blurred). The flap is adding concerns on the issue of the privacy of world leaders' children in the digital age.

Writing on The Daily Beast today, Republican Senator John McCain's daughter Meghan expressed sympathy for the girls, who've been labeled as "goth" in the photo.


PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BROKE U.S. PROTOCOL AND BOWED TO SAUDI KING DURING G20 SUMMIT
Cleveland Leader April 8, 2009
Upon returning home from his 8-day tour of Europe and the Middle East, President Barack Obama has been greeted with some pretty harsh criticism over photographs and video footage which show him bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during the G20 Summit. While the mainstream media has largely ignored this major political gaffe, it has not gone unnoticed.

BARACK TAKES A BOW
THE PRESIDENT SHOWS FEALTY TO A MUSLIM KING
The Washington Times Tuesday, April 7, 2009
In a shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate, President Obama bowed to Saudi King Abdullah at the Group of 20 summit in London last week.
Mr. Obama later said in Strasbourg, France, "We have to change our behavior in showing the Muslim world greater respect." Symbolism is important in world affairs. By bending over to show greater respect to Islam, the U.S. president belittled the power and independence of the United States.
The bow was an extraordinary protocol violation. Such an act is a traditional obeisance befitting a king's subjects, not his peer.

THE SECRET BEHIND OBAMA'S BOW TO THE KING
Asharq Al Awsat 08/04/2009 By Muhammad Diyab
President Barack Obama's bow in front of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz during their meeting at the sidelines of the G20 conference in London has aroused suspicion once again over Obama's religious identity. Gary Bauer, a former Republican Presidential primary candidate said that "he [Obama] is courting the Muslims in a way that arouses suspicion" and this makes clear that Obama's opponents are omitting a lot of facts when interpreting this bow.

UNCLE SAM WANTS TO WARRANTY YOUR CAR
CNNMoney By David Goldman March 30, 2009
"Your warranty will be safe. In fact, it will be safer than it's ever been. Because starting today, the United States government will stand behind your warranty," President Obama said on Monday.

WHAT THE TELEPROMPTER TEACHES
Washington Post By Michael Gerson March 27, 2009
It is amazing how swiftly a presidential tendency turns from observation to joke to meme. Barack Obama -- called "the most eloquent political speaker of our time" -- has become known as the teleprompter president
The issue gathered momentum when Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen read 20 seconds of Obama's teleprompter remarks at a White House ceremony before realizing his mistake. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, at her nomination as head of Health and Human Services, was made to wait in awkward silence while Obama's teleprompter was adjusted. Then came Obama's use of the big-screen autocue at Tuesday night's news conference Coverage by Ron Fournier of the Associated Press began: "What kind of politician brings a teleprompter to a news conference?" A recent Politico story asserted, "President Barack Obama doesn't go anywhere without his teleprompter," calling it a "crutch." 

'ARE YOU PUNCH-DRUNK?' OBAMA GRILLED FOR LAUGHING OVER THE ECONOMY
By Mail Foreign Service 23rd March 2009
"You're sitting here. And you're laughing. You are laughing about some of these problems," Kroft told the president. "Are people going to look at this and say, 'I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money?' How do you deal with -- I mean: explain ... Are you punch-drunk?
 
60 Minutes March 22, 2009
...The one thing that I've tried to emphasize, though, throughout this week, and will continue to try to emphasize during the course of the next several months as we dig ourselves out of this economic hole that we're in, we can't govern outta anger."
..."You're sitting here. And you're laughing. You are laughing about some of these problems," Kroft told the president. "Are people going to look at this and say, 'I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money?' How do you deal with -- I mean: explain ... Are you punch-drunk?"
"No, no. There's gotta be a little gallows humor to get you through the day," Obama replied, with a laugh
 
OBAMA ON HIS BOWLING SKILLS 'LIKE THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS'
President, Already Under Attack on Issues, Makes Questionable Quip on 'The Tonight Show'
By JakeTapperlosAngeles, March 19, 2009
..the president talked about how he's gotten better at bowling and has been practicing in the White House bowling alley, even bowling a 129. "That's very good, Mr. President," Leno said sarcastically.
It's "like the Special Olympics or something," the president said. 
 
CHICAGO WAY EXTENSION RUNS RIGHT THROUGH D.C.
John Kass March 21, 2009 Chicago Tribune
Obama told Jay Leno he was surprised that those greedy AIG executives who helped lead the country into financial ruin were in line to receive $165 million in bonuses paid for by bailout cash authorized by his administration.
"Stunned, stunned is the word," said Obama.
Stunned?
It turns out that his Treasury Secretary TimothyGeithner—who didn't pay all of his federal taxes but was still deemed worthy by Obama of collecting yours—knew all about the AIG bonuses weeks ago.
 
TONGUE-TIED BARACK OBAMA IS TURNING INTO JIMMY CARTER
Tim Shipman at Mar 21, 2009 London Telegraph
Barack Obama's gaffe mocking the disabled by comparing his (inept but improving) 10 pin bowling skills to the "special Olympics" illustrates the problem he now has in communicating with the American people.
Obama seems incapable of balancing the need to be a national leader and his childish desire to retain his image as the uber cool dude he so clearly believes that he is.
The fact that he felt the need to go on Jay Leno at all to sell his stimulus plan, budget and banking bailouts shows that he has communications issues. The public are not buying his spending splurge, or his administration's confused attempt to kill off executive bonuses.
 
FIRST GAFFE OF OBAMA-BIDEN ‘08
“Let me introduce to you the next president…”
By MichelleMalkin • August 23, 2008
Obama gets to the climax of his introduction of Biden and says…
“Let me introduce to you, the next president — vice president — of the United States…”
 
ROBERTS, OBAMA RE-DO SWEARING IN
Christina Bellantoni Washington Times Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administers the oath of office a second time in the Map Room of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. White House.
President Obama took the oath of office a second time Wednesday night during a private ceremony at the White House, one day after the flubbing of the oath on Inauguration Day.
 
LET'S HOPE HE LIKES THE WIZARD OF OZ
By Ian Drury 06th March 2009 DAILYMAIL
Obama gives Brown a set of classic movies. Let's hope he likes the Wizard of Oz
Barack Obama, the leader of the world's richest country, gave the Prime Minister a box set of 25 classic American films - a gift about as exciting as a pair of socks.
Mr Brown is not thought to be a film buff, and his reaction to the box set is unknown. But it didn't really compare to the thoughtful presents he had brought along with him. 
Marking the special relationship: The Browns put a lot of thought into their gifts for the Obamas - but the gesture did not seem to be reciprocated.
The Prime Minister gave MrObama an ornamental pen holder made from the timbers of the Victorian anti-slave ship HMS Gannet.
… Mrs Brown has been praised for her well-chosen gifts for the Obama children - but MrsObama's gift to the Brown children appeared less thoughtful
 
GIFT TURNS INTO GAFFE ARTICLE
The mock "reset" button had a different meaning than intended.
By Jay Solomon Associated Press March 6, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had an embarrassing moment when she presented a gift to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov that was intended to display the Russian word for "reset" -- a reference to Vice President Joe Biden's statement that the U.S. wants to reset relations with Russia.
The gift read "peregruzka."
Mrs.Clinton said, "We worked hard to get the right Russian word. Do you think we got it?"
The Russian diplomat answered nyet. Peregruzka means "overcharged," he explained.
"Reset" is "perezagruzka." U.S. officials said they would fix the gift.
 
OBAMA CHIC
CristinaCorbin, FOX News, February 12, 2009
When President Obama boarded Marine One for his first flight as commander-in-chief, he decided to break from tradition. Departing from the South Lawn of the White House for a trip to Williamsburg, Va., the new president extended his hand to a U.S. Marine standing in salute at the base of the helicopter's steps. The unscripted gesture forced the Marine to break his stance and shake the president's hand before he returned to his posed position of hand at brow. 
 
BARACKOBAMA SENDS BUST OF WINSTONCHURCHILL ON ITS WAY BACK TO BRITAIN
Barack Obama has sent Sir Winston Churchill packing and pulse rates soaring among anxious British diplomats.
By Tim Shipman in Washington Telegraph 14 Feb 2009
Bust of the former prime minister once voted the greatest Briton in history, which was loaned to George W Bush from the Government's art collection after the September 11 attacks, has now been formally handed back.
The bronze by Sir Jacob Epstein, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds if it were ever sold on the open market, enjoyed pride of place in the Oval Office during President Bush's tenure.
But when British officials offered to let MrObama to hang onto the bust for a further four years, the White House said: "Thanks, but no thanks."

OBAMA RELAXES WHITE HOUSE DRESS CODE
By MarkKnoller, CBS News (Jan. 30)
BarackObama promised change and on his first morning as president he delivered. He appeared at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office in his shirt sleeves.
 
OBAMA JOKES THAT IF HE VISITS BRAZIL, REPUBLICANS WOULD LIKE TO SEEM HIM GET LOST IN AMAZON
Associated Press  March 14, 2009  
Obama made the crack Saturday in the Oval Office after a meeting with Brazil's president. Obama said he would like to visit Brazil and thinks he should visit Rio de Janeiro, where he understands the beaches are nice. Then he said he would love a trip to the Amazon. He joked that he suspects the Republican Party would like to see him travel through the Amazon and maybe get lost for while.

 

Reel 'Em In
Voters gambled, pulled that one-armed bandit, and got three Acorns!
OBAMA, REID, PELOSI

The acorn, a nut containing a single seed (rarely two seeds) take between about 6 or 24 months to mature

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ACORNican Party in Louisiana

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Saturday, September 19, 2009 1:45:00 PM

ACORN in LOUISIANA
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM

Charter/Organization ID: 34343220N
ACORN NATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.
Mailing Address: C/O Alfredo Suescum, 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Jay Hessey, 1014 12th Street, NW, Washington, Dc 20005
Secretary: Madeline Adamson, 1627 Lancaster, Baltimore, Md 21231
Vice President: Maude Hurd, 60 Edison Street, Dorchester, Ma 02124

Charter/Organization ID: 04700320X
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW
Mailing Address: 2609 Canal St., Legal-3rd Floor, New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 523 W. 15th St., Little Rock, Ar 72202
Principal Office: 2609 Canal St., New Orleans, La 70119
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 2609 Canal St., New Orleans, La 70119
President: Maude Hurd, 60 Edson St., Dorchester, Ma 02124
Vice President: Maria Polanco, 505 Georgia Ave., Brooklyn, Ny 11208
Secretary: Maxine A. Nelson, 4308 W. 9th Ave., Pine Bluff, Ar 71603

Charter/Organization ID: 04709690X
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS' RESEARCH AND ACTION PROJECT
Mailing Address: 1501 Arch St., Little Rock, Ar 72201
Domicile Address: 1501 Arch St., Little Rock, Ar 72201
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 818 Howard Ave., Suite 302, New Orlenas, La 70113
President: Steve Mcdonald, 1806 S. Battery, Little Rock, AR 72202
Vice President: Don Roberts, 7819 Arch St. Pike, Little Rock, AR 72206
Secretary: Larry Meacham, 5331 Belmont, Dallas, TX 75206

Charter/Organization ID: 04805180X
ACORN ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 2101 S. Main St., Little Rock, Ar 72206
Principal Office: 2101 S. Main St., Little Rock, Ar 72206
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
President: Wade Rathke, 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Secretary: Brian Maney, 739 8th Street, S.E., Washington, Dc 20003
Vice President: Carolyn Carr, 904 De Vere Dr., Silver Spring, Md 20903

Charter/Organization ID: 34345128N
ACORN BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
Mailing Address: Attn: Legal Dept, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Secretary: Helene O'Brien, 1018 Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, Az 85007
President: Wade Rathke, 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117

Charter/Organization ID: 35852073N
ACORN CAMPAIGN SERVICES, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Director: Joe Lara, 6688 Springfield St., San Diego, Ca 92114
Director: Toni McElroy, 3307 Wentworth, Houston, TX 77004

Charter/Organization ID: 35903176N
ACORN CAMPAIGN TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE, INC.
Mailing Address: Legal Dept, 2609 Canal St., New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Guillermo Loaiza, 216 W. Fremont Rd., Phoenix, Az 85041
Director: Guillermo Loaiza, 216 W. Fremont Rd., Phoenix, Az 85041
Vice President: Tamecka Pierce, 6537 Chantry St., Orlando, Fl 32835
Director: Tamecka Pierce, 6537 Chantry St., Orlando, Fl 32835
Secretary/Treasurer: Donna Massey, 1410 Tyler, Little Rock, Ar 72204
Director: Donna Massey, 1410 Tyler, Little Rock, Ar 72204

Charter/Organization ID: 35902998N
ACORN CENTER FOR HOUSING, INC.
Mailing Address: Legal Dept., 2609 Canal St., New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70017
President: Eugene Hamilton, 4728 Stemway Drive, New Orleans, La 70126
Director: Eugene Hamilton, 4728 Stemway Drive, New Orleans, La 70126
President: Paul Satriano, 881 Magnolia Ave., St. Paul, Mn 55106
Director: Paul Satriano, 881 Magnolia Ave., St. Paul, Mn 55106
Secretary: Marie Pierre, 121 Warkins St., 1st Floor, Brooklyn, Ny 11212
Director: Marie Pierre, 121 Warkins St., 1st Floor, Brooklyn, Ny 11212

Charter/Organization Id: 34345129n
ACORN CHILDREN'S BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
Mailing Address: Attn: Legal Dept., 2609 Canal Street, New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Treasurer: Elena Hanggi, 523 West 15th Street, Little Rock, Ar 72202
Secretary: Lisa Clausen, 1453 Dorchester Ave., Boston, Ma 21220

Charter/Organization Id: 35947871n
ACORN COMMUNITY LABOR ORGANIZING CENTER, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Secretary: Mildred Edmond, 1618 Port St., New Orleans, La 70117
President: Wade Rathke, 3810 Burgundy St., New Orleans, La 70117
Director: Wade Rathke, 3810 Burgundy St., New Orleans, La 70117
Vice President: Helen Miller, 5123 South Indiana, Chicago, Il 60615
Director: Helen Miller, 5123 South Indiana, Chicago, Il 60615

Charter/Organization Id: 34175355n
ACORN COMMUNITY LAND ASSOCIATION, INC.
Mailing Address: 2609 Canal St., Legal - 3rd Floor, New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
President: Beulah Labostrie, 3227 Belfort, New Orleans, La 70119
Vice President: Mildred Brown, 711 E. Street Se, #104, Washington, Dc 20008
Secretary: Ellen Boyd, 4333 North 27th Ave. C-220, Phoenix, Az 85017

Charter/Organization Id: 35234080x
ACORN COMMUNITY LAND ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS
Or Co-Op (Non-Louisiana)
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 208 S. Lasalle St., Chicago, Il 60604-1136
Principal Office: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Sue Williams, 1819 S. St. Louis, Chicago, Il 60623
Director: Sue Williams, 1819 S. St. Louis, Chicago, Il 60623
Secretary: Ernestine Whiting, 7825 S. St. Louis, Chicago, Il 60620
Director: Ernestine Whiting, 7825 S. St. Louis, Chicago, Il 60620
Treasurer: Ruthie Murdock, 5649 S. Emerald, Chicago, Il 60621
Director: Ruthie Murdock, 5649 S. Emerald, Chicago, Il 60621

Charter/Organization Id: 34383803n
ACORN COMMUNITY LAND ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA, INC.
Mailing Address: C/O Attn: Legal Dept., 3rd Floor, 2609 Canal St., New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
President: Gertrude Gaudin, 2617 Athis Street, New Orleans, La 70122
Secretary: Tracy Flores, 2420 Dubreuil St., New Orleans, La 70117
Treasurer: Thaddeoula Aubert Savoy, 3227 Belort St., New Orleans, La 70119

Charter/Organization Id: 34347963x
ACORN COMMUNITY LAND ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Mailing Address: C/O National Reg. Agents, Inc., 225 St. Ann Dr., Mandeville, La 70471-3219
Domicile Address: 846 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19146
Principal Office: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
President: Mildred Brown, 846 North Broad St., 2nd Fl., Philadelphia, Pa 19130
Vice President: Reba Brown, 1411 S. 51th St., Philadelphia, Pa 19143
Director: Reba Brown, 1411 S. 51th St., Philadelphia, Pa 19143
Secretary: Dorthy Smith, 5344 Grays Ave., Philadelphia, Pa 19143

Charter/Organization Id: 34358962x
ACORN CULTURAL TRUST, INC.
Mailing Address: 2609 Canal St., 3rd Floor - Legal, New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 4304 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, Mo 63110
Principal Office: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
Blvd., Ste. 3, Mandeville, La 70471
President: Steve Bachmann, 51420 Hunters Crossing Ct., Granger, In 46530
Director: Steve Bachmann, 51420 Hunters Crossing Ct., Granger, In 46530
Vice President: Seth Borgos, 523 W. 15th St., Little Rock, Ar 72202

Charter/Organization Id: 34480000n
ACORN FAIR HOUSING, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Alton L. Bennett, 8990 Pinehurst, Woodbury, Mn 59125
Director: Alton L. Bennett, 8990 Pinehurst, Woodbury, Mn 59125
Secretary: Ernest Brown, 4210 Opal Ave., Dallas, Tx 75216
Director: Ernest Brown, 4210 Opal Ave., Dallas, Tx 75216
Treasurer: Maude Hurd, 60 Edson, Dorchester, Ma 02124
Director: Maude Hurd, 60 Edson, Dorchester, Ma 02124

Charter/Organization Id: 34345130n
ACORN FUND, INC.
Mailing Address: C/O Legal Department, 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Secretary: Helene O'brien, 88 3rd Ave., 3rd Fl., Brooklyn, Ny 11217
President: Wade Rathke, 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Treasurer: Madeline Talbot, 117 Harrison St., 2nd Fl., Chicago, Il 60605

Charter/Organization Id: 34170614n
ACORN HOUSING CORPORATION, INC.
Mailing Address: 209 West Jackson, #301, Chicago, Il 60606
Domicile Address: 2609 Canal St., New Orleans, La 70119
President: Alton Bennett, 757 Raymond Ave., St. Paul, Mn 55114
Director: Alton Bennett, 757 Raymond Ave., St. Paul, Mn 55114
Vice President: Dorothy Amadi, 2-4 Nevins St., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, Ny 11217
Director: Dorothy Amadi, 2-4 Nevins St., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, Ny 11217
Secretary/Treasurer: Guillermo Loaiza, Ahc, 1018 W. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Az 85007
Director: Guillermo Loaiza, Ahc, 1018 W. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Az 85007

Charter/Organization Id: 34354221x
ACORN HOUSING CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS
Mailing Address: Legal Dept., 2609 Canal St., 3rd Fl., New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 650 S. Clark St., Ste. 200, Chicago, Il 60605
Principal Office: 2609 Canal St., 3rd Fl., New Orleans, La 70119
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 2609 Canal St., 3rd Fl., New Orleans, La 70119
Director: Guillermo Loaiza, 209 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Il 60606
Director: Kalifaamira Shabazz, 8736 S. Laflin, Chicago, Il 60620
Director: Senobia Scurry, 7711 X. Eggleston, Chicago, Il 60620

Charter/Organization Id: 34345950x
ACORN HOUSING CORPORATION OF MISSOURI, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 3133 B Main Street, Kansas City, Mo 64111
Principal Office: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Gail Shumper, 4304 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, Mo 63110
Secretary/Treasurer: Bonnie Jordan, 4132 Flora, Kansas City, Mo 64111
Director: Bonnie Jordan, 4132 Flora, Kansas City, Mo 64111
Treasurer: Michael Jones, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117

Charter/Organization Id: 35235810x
ACORN HOUSING CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
Mailing Address: 209 W. Jackson, Ste. 301, Chicago, Il 60601
Domicile Address: 846 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa 19130
Principal Office: Legal Dept., 2609 Canal St., New Orleans, La 70119
Principal Bus. Est. In Louisiana: 2609 Canal St., New Orleans, La 70119
President: Mildred Brown, 846 N. Broad St., 1st Fl., Philadelphia, Pa 19130
Secretary/Treasurer: Bruce Dorpalen, 846 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa 19130

Charter/Organization Id: 34943740n
ACORN INSTITUTE, INC.
Mailing Address: 2609 Canal St., Legal - 3rd Floor, New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70017
Director: Mildred Edmonds, 1618 Port St., New Orleans, La 70117
Secretary/Treasurer: Patwood House, 2112 Canor Pointe, Little Rock, Ar 72202
Charter/Organization Id: 35600162n

ACORN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Wade Rathke, 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Vice President: Vernon Bolden, 5177 Greenwell Springs, Baton Rouge, La 70806
Secretary/Treasurer: Mande Hurde, 60 Edson St., Dorchester, Ma 02125

Charter/Organization Id: 34534658n
ACORN LAW FOR EDUCATION, REPRESENTATION, AND TRAINING, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70017
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70017
Secretary/Treasurer: Steve Bachmann, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
Director: Steve Bachmann, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
President: William Quiqley, Esq., 7214 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, La 70118
Director: William Quiqley, Esq., 7214 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, La 70118

Charter/Organization Id: 34170617n
ACORN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, INC.
Status: Not Active (Voluntary Action)
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Rose Lucero, 3209 Ricardo, Albuquerque, Nm 87104
Secretary: Larry Rodgers, 816 South Denison, Little Rock, Ar 72202
Treasurer: Dale Rathke, 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117

Charter/Organization Id: 32904530d
ACORN SERVICES, INC.
Prior Savers' Office Supply, Inc. ( 3/01/1985)
Mailing Address: 2609 Canal St., 3rd Floor - Legal, New Orleans, La 70119
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Field Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Arlene Kimata, 137 Joost Avenue, San Francisco, Ca 94131
Treasurer: Anita Softness, 6022 Fieldston Rd., Bronx, Ny 10471

Charter/Organization Id: 05100480n
ACORN TELEVISION IN ACTION FOR COMMUNITIES, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Gayle Robbins, 759 East Pine Place, Tulsa, Ok 74206
Vice President: Ruby Webb, 626 Jett St., Ste. B, Atlanta, Ga 30318
Treasurer: Fernando Lucero, 1617 Gabaldon St., N.W., Albuquerque, Nm 87104

Charter/Organization Id: 34566988n
ACORN TENANT UNION TRAINING AND ORGANIZING PROJECT, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, La 70117
President: Marvin Butler, 360 E. 137th Street, Apt. 13-H, Mitchel Houses, Bronx, NY 10454
Vice President: Joann Livingston, 8932 Forest Hollow, Forest Green, Houston, Tx 77078

Charter/Organization Id: 34455902n
ACORN TENANTS UNION, INC.
Mailing Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
Domicile Address: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, La 70117
President: Beverly Wrentz, 11 Fort Point St., E. Norwalk, Ct 06855
Director: Beverly Wrentz, 11 Fort Point St., E. Norwalk, Ct 06855
Vice President: Rachel Martin, 555 Trumbell Ave., #206, Bridgeport, Ct 06606
Director: Rachel Martin, 555 Trumbell Ave., #206, Bridgeport, Ct 06606
Secretary/Treasurer: Mandy Harden, 1111 Harlen Ave., 1st, Baltimore, MD 21217
Director: Mandy Harden, 1111 Harlen Ave., 1st, Baltimore, MD 21217

ACORN OFFICERS
Alton Bennett, 757 Raymond Ave., St. Paul, MN 55114
Alton L. Bennett, 8990 Pinehurst, Woodbury, MN 59125
Anita Softness, 6022 Fieldston Rd., Bronx, NY 10471
Arlene Kimata, 137 Joost Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94131
Beulah Labostrie, 3227 Belfort, New Orleans, LA 70119
Beverly Wrentz, 11 Fort Point St., E. Norwalk, CT 06855
Bonnie Jordan, 4132 Flora, Kansas City, Mo 64111
Brian Maney, 739 8th Street, S.E., Washington, Dc 20003
Bruce Dorpalen, 846 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19130
Carolyn Carr, 904 De Vere Dr., Silver Spring, Md 20903
Dale Rathke, 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, LA 70117
Don Roberts, 7819 Arch St. Pike, Little Rock, AR 72206
Donna Massey, 1410 Tyler, Little Rock, AR 72204
Dorothy Amadi, 2-4 Nevins St., 2nd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11217
Dorthy Smith, 5344 Grays Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143
Elena Hanggi, 523 West 15th Street, Little Rock, AR 72202
Ellen Boyd, 4333 North 27th Ave. C-220, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Ernest Brown, 4210 Opal Ave., Dallas, TX 75216
Ernestine Whiting, 7825 S. St. Louis, Chicago, IL 60620
Fernando Lucero, 1617 Gabaldon St., N.W., Albuquerque, NM 87104
Gail Shumper, 4304 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, Mo 63110
Gayle Robbins, 759 East Pine Place, Tulsa, Ok 74206
Gertrude Gaudin, 2617 Athis Street, New Orleans, LA 70122
Guillermo Loaiza, 209 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606
Guillermo Loaiza, 216 W. Fremont Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85041
Guillermo Loaiza, AHC, 1018 W. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Helen Miller, 5123 South Indiana, Chicago, IL 60615
Helene O'Brien, 1018 Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Helene O'Brien, 88 3rd Ave., 3rd Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11217
Jay Hessey, 1014 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
Joann Livingston, 8932 Forest Hollow, Forest Green, Houston, TX 77078
Joe Lara, 6688 Springfield St., San Diego, CA 92114
Kalifaamira Shabazz, 8736 S. Laflin, Chicago, IL 60620
Larry Meacham, 5331 Belmont, Dallas, TX 75206
Larry Rodgers, 816 South Denison, Little Rock, AR 72202
Lisa Clausen, 1453 Dorchester Ave., Boston, Ma 21220
Madeline Adamson, 1627 Lancaster, Baltimore, MD 21231
Madeline Talbot, 117 Harrison St., 2nd Fl., Chicago, IL 60605
Mande Hurde, 60 Edson St., Dorchester, Ma 02125
Maude Hurd, 60 Edison Street, Dorchester, MA 02124
Mandy Harden, 1111 Harlen Ave., 1st, Baltimore, MD 21217
Maria Polanco, 505 Georgia Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11208
Marie Pierre, 121 Warkins St., 1st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Marvin Butler, 360 E. 137th Street, Apt. 13-H, Mitchel Houses, Bronx, NY 10454
Maxine A. Nelson, 4308 W. 9th Ave., Pine Bluff, AR 71603
Michael Jones, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117
Mildred Brown, 711 E. Street Se, #104, Washington, Dc 20008
Mildred Brown, 846 N. Broad St., 1st Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19130
Mildred Brown, 846 North Broad St., 2nd Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19130
Mildred Edmonds, 1618 Port St., New Orleans, LA 70117
Patwood House, 2112 Canor Pointe, Little Rock, AR 72202
Paul Satriano, 881 Magnolia Ave., St. Paul, MN 55106
Rachel Martin, 555 Trumbell Ave., #206, Bridgeport, CT 06606
Reba Brown, 1411 S. 51th St., Philadelphia, PA 19143
Rose Lucero, 3209 Ricardo, Albuquerque, NM 87104
Ruby Webb, 626 Jett St., Ste. B, Atlanta, Ga 30318
Ruthie Murdock, 5649 S. Emerald, Chicago, IL 60621
Senobia Scurry, 7711 X. Eggleston, Chicago, IL 60620
Seth Borgos, 523 W. 15th St., Little Rock, AR 72202
Steve Bachmann, 1024 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117
Steve Bachmann, 51420 Hunters Crossing CT., Granger, IN46530
Steve McDonald, 1806 S. Battery, Little Rock, AR 72202
Sue Williams, 1819 S. St. Louis, Chicago, IL 60623
Tamecka Pierce, 6537 Chantry St., Orlando, Fl 32835
Thaddeoula Aubert Savoy, 3227 Belort St., New Orleans, LA 70119
Toni McElroy, 3307 Wentworth, Houston, TX 77004
Tracy Flores, 2420 Dubreuil St., New Orleans, LA 70117
Vernon Bolden, 5177 Greenwell Springs, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Wade Rathke, 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117
Wade Rathke, 3810 Burgundy St., New Orleans, LA 70117
William Quiqley, Esq., 7214 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118


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Election 2008, The Alliance Party

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Thursday, August 06, 2009 4:10:00 PM

                A newly formed political party called the Alliance Party proved to be a formidable force in the 2008 election. This party was formed as a survivor effort by a 2000 Presidential Candidate that maintained he won the popular vote. In reality, he got a plurality of votes from the electorate residing in eight states that contain 57 percent of the U.S. population: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington. The 2000 US Census Bureau makes public that these states have the highest proportion of foreign-born persons in the United States. 
                After the 2000 election, the Alliance Party, which was cultivated by an elite group of foreign investors, pushed though a Constitutional Amendment that eliminated the Electoral College and made the Presidential election simply, a winner by majority of votes. Although the majority of the US’s population lives in only nine states, in the past the Electoral Process protected the other 42 states voting rights, but the process was little understood by the populace. A Constitutional Amendment passed easily. When voters failed to fight for The Electoral College, it was sacrificed, leaving way for the worse aspects of human nature to be exploited.
                How real is this scenario? The facts are accurate–with the exception of the imaginary Alliance Party and the Constitutional Amendment. But, could it happen? Don’t say no until you think about how safe you felt before September 11, 2001. 
                The Electoral College guarantees that the all voters will have the opportunity for their vote to be counted, with their varying paradigms, ideologies, beliefs, skin color, religions, economic situations, and every other difference that make up the Hats of the United States, from Cochise headdress to Hedda Hopper’s millinery .  
                If not for the Electoral process, the President of the United States could be elected exclusively by voters exclusively from just the heavily populated areas. Think about it. California makes up 12% of the population of the United States, where New York and Texas make up 7% and 8% respectively.  Add it up. 
                If not for the Electoral Process, the nine states that make up half of the US’s population, New Jersey, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, New York, Texas, and California would decide the Presidency of the United States, and lesser-populated states, such as Wyoming, Vermont, North Dakota, Alaska, Hawaii, and South Dakota would not even be represented in the Election process. Thus comes the Alliance Party.
                Election 2000 was the perfect example of the wisdom of the Electoral process. Sixty percent (60%) of the states selected the president, and when the "folks" in states like South Dakota pulled that lever, their vote was counted. Sixty percent of the states decided who would represent the mishmash of individuals that make up the United States of America. One hundred percent of the states were represented simply because it was the fear of an Alliance Party, of which was the archetype Alexander Hamilton wrote about in Federalist No. 68 March 14, 1788:
 
”Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honors in a single State; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union”
 
                Still, pitifully, in the 2000 Election, while almost three-fourths (69%) of the US population was voter age, only 63% was registered to vote, and of the registered voters, only just a little over half voted in the election. Forty-five percent (45%) of our voter age population did not elect the President of the United States of America in the 2000 Election. © 
 
                                          
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LINGUISTIC MALPRACTICE

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Monday, July 20, 2009 12:00:00 AM
To Say He Or She "Went Missing" Is Grammatically Irresponsible.

Went is the past tense of the verb go.
No one can "Go" missing.
To depart: he went, she went or they went.
To lose something or someone It is missing, She/He is missing.
Either they are missing or they are not.
To go implies an object. She goes to the store.
To the store is a prepositional phrase that is the direct object of 'goes.'
Went is the past tense of Go, therefore it needs an object.
Missing is an adjective --it modifies a noun.
Missing is not a place.
Missing is a condition.
One cannot "Go to a condition."
One cannot "Went to a condition.”
She/He went (somewhere) requires a noun not an adjective.
Go and went require a place, an object.
I go to..., She/He goes to..., They go to...
She/He is missing, was missing (from where).
She (He) was missed(at what time).
Nothing can went missing."
No one can went missing.
Nothing can go missing.
No one can go missing.
She/He is missing.
She/He was missing.
She/He was missed at a time.
They are missing.
They were missed.
One will be missing from my television if She/He keeps murdering the English language.© 
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... and for liberty for which it stands

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:00:00 AM

      It has aroused grown men to tears. It has inspired young men to fight. Many have died to protect it from defamation and dishonor. Nations salute it. Government and its citizens pledge their allegiance to it. It is the greatest symbol of liberty and justice in the world today. 

      Its colors represent red for hardiness and courage; white for purity and innocence; and blue for vigilance, perseverance, and justice.             
      Songs have been written for it. It is called by many names, Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, Flag of the Free, Banner of Liberty, Star Spangled Banner, The Flag of the United States of America,
and June 14, is its day,  
                                    Flag Day.

             It was 232 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that the Continental Congress resolved:

...that the Flag of the United States be 13 stripes alternate red and white, and 
   the Union be 13 stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation.

             The red and white stripes represent our original colonies and the stars, our 50 states.     
             The Flag of the Free never flies higher than in a time of distress when our citizens become one and then it blazes in its splendor. When the heroes that raised Old Glory on that hill in Iwo Jima in ’45, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, John Bradley, Harlon Block, Michael Strank, and Rene Gagnon, it was so, as they said,
"every Marine on this cruddy island can see it."
         And as our history has borne many heroes, after a brutal terrorist attack on American soil, September 11, 2001, New York City Firefighters, Billy Eisengrein, George Johnson, and Dan McWilliams raised The Flag of the Free on Ground Zero and our nation resounded in a freedom call for which our troops willingly fought.   
      Wrought in history is The Flag of the United States of America. It was during the war of 1812 that the glory of the Star Spangled Banner flying steadfastly amid exploding bombs in Baltimore Harbor inspired Francis Scott Key to write when, the smoke cleared, what he saw, that “...our flag was still there," and the story of what he witnessed by the dawn's early light, became song, words that resonate evermore, that our flag waves O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave,  The Star Spangled Banner, our National Anthem.   
            This Banner of Liberty that evolved from 66 different flags began with another American hero, General George Washington, who asked Betsy Ross to make him a banner that would represent the liberty on which our United States was founded. 
            Then, one hundred years after The Flag of the United States of America was adopted by the Continental Congress, the anniversary of that declaration was first observed and Old Glory was honored, on June 14th. 
         The evolving official United States National Flag, has become a muse for equality and independence, and is a symbol of our ideals.  Americans all over the world display The Flag of The Free–not just on Flag Day but during times of conflict, Independence Day, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day. 
            It is with reverence that we drape Old Glory on the caskets of those that have served and died, resting the starry blue canton over our champion’s heads. 
         No other flag flies higher than The Flag of the United States of America with exception for the Church Pendant as Chaplains conduct services at sea and the United Nations Flag. The deference to our Stars and Stripes carries meaning beyond national respect as the United States Flag flown upside down represents a distress signal, and is flown at half-mast as a symbol of mourning. 
         Scores of American children learn early to stand with hands over their hearts, watching, as The Flag of the Free unfurls dramatically aloft and free, symbolizing the freedom for which it represents.
            I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America…, are words written by Francis Bellamy that have survived 117 years  to Pledge Allegiance to our National Symbol Of Liberty. 
            In 1942 Congress made this Pledge of Allegiance part of the uniform code for the use of The Flag of the United States of America, and in 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the two words that added "under God" to the pledge.         
            Since that time, schoolchildren all over The United States of America recite each day:

"I pledge allegiance to the

Flag Of The United States Of America

and to the Republic for which it stands,

one Nation under God,

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

 

© 1981 Janet Goodrich

 

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...a real American hero.

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Monday, June 01, 2009 12:00:00 AM

          It seems to me, what we really need is a hero

         ...a real American hero. 

      You know the kind, a rip roaring God Bless America and for liberty for which we stand I cannot tell a lie white hat hero.
      Remember ...he's the man whose word means more than what's written, and knows truth is honor and honor is a man.  We need a Mr.Smith, a JohnWayne, a Sam Houston, a Helen Keller, a real live, kicking, dare to be different, undefeatable, American hero.  What we need to hear is, It's okay to be American. It's okay to buy American. It's great to work and get ahead, because, that is American, and that is what makes America great. We need to say, Do like Americans. Americans have been doing it for years. And mean, “We're proud because Americans are leaders in this world.” We need to know that it's okay to put in a day's work, give a thousand percent and do more than 'your best' because that is American. 
      We need a hero who's not ashame when Oh say can you see... brings tears to his eyes and a lump in his throat; 
      a  flag-waving hero,
that stands with his head held high and hand over his heart when our Star Spangled Banner soars unhindered in the wind
…remembering,
that young men have fought and died to protect it from suppression and dishonor, with pride that American children pledge their allegiance to the Flag of the Free, and that other nations respect its glory. 
 
      Yes, what we really need is a hero.
 
      You remember the man. He's the one that led the march, that dove in the icy river, that carried the flag, that rode off into the sunset without telling you his name.      

© 1979 Janet Goodrich
 
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My Old Used Carr

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Friday, March 20, 2009 10:36:00 AM
  
            It seems to me that it wasn't that my Uncle Carr was particularly nosy, he was just a lone neighborhood watch on Park Avenue. He was almost a century old, ninety-eight. He said that it was his civic duty, sort of like the Lone Ranger and his vision had been to be a Ranger. Said it all started when he was a boy, and he made Eagle Scout, and that he was part Indian. I think, Cherokee, or maybe related to Pontiac. Before he retired, he was a trooper with the state and he really loved working outdoors. Then he moved to a suburban area and was like villager in a town and country.
            My memories of Uncle Carr were mostly of the nights when all my cousins and I would dart to his home (unless there was a storm) and we would pile on his front porch for our nightly summit to look at the galaxy for nova, or wait for an eclipse. The evening zephyr would blow through the aspen and set the tempo. He always started his stories by pointing out Taurus in the sky with his great big cutlass that we called the Excalibur, and then he would slice it toward Saturn, the big blade gleaming in the moonlight, taking our breath away. And he would really yell if the neighbor's Audi box (that's what he called radio) was louder than him.            
            It just seemed that he knew about everything, and we loved listening to his stories about when he was a trailblazer. We would sit silently, the only sound we made was to acclaim our stanza: Jim-my! He had been to Dakota and Laredo on a caravan, and roped wild mustang and rode a wild bronco. We never tired of hearing about his hunting expeditions for cougar, fox, impala, lynx, and jaguar and how crossing the ford near the delta ended up a quest to cope with spiders and super beetles. He told us stories of battles in Granada that always began with a Chevy cry that made chills go through our spines and we believed he was only about the most intrepid person in the world. To all of us, he was a grand voyager, an explorer, a real pathfinder. Our own celebrity. 
            He said that things were different today and that when he was a boy the fireflies were as big as birds. He even sometimes called them firebirds. 
           But, the thunderbird of his life happened after the Christmas he had bought Aunt Mercedes a sable coat. She was rather cavalier about it and then on a caprice, she ran off to Monte Carlo with Uncle Carr's sidekick, a courier that was working as an escort. She thought the courier was supreme because he once had been a Samurai. He gave her a diamond ring that looked like a prism and it turned out to be a topaz. 
            It was classic story. Uncle Carr always told it with a prelude about her being like Cressida, the Trojan woman that was unfaithful to her lover. He hired a tracer to probe into where she had gone, but she could always dodge him. Uncle Carr warned us boys not to let a pickup like her get her talons in us. He said she thought she was Crown Queen Victoria. But, I know he missed her, because when he recalled her legend he talked about her like she was regal, and sometimes he thought he saw her, but it was only a mirage. It turned out that she liked the rover life and made her mark picking up an occasional diplomat, and once a Marquis. She thought he was a regency, like a king. 
            Uncle Carr didn't hate many things. Maybe just golf and New Yorkers and after Aunt Mercedes ran off, the continental dynasty (that's what he called it). He hated royals. 
            More than anything, I enjoyed Uncle Carr telling the stories about when he was a boy and his favorite colt pulling him around in his cabriolet. His Pa once let him drive his brougham that was pulled by his prize pinto and he sure got in a fury when Uncle Carr was given a citation for driving too fast. His Pa always said, "That boy will do just what is his own accord."
            Uncle Carr never realized how much his stories meant to us kids. He made each of us want to excel. It was really sad that he thought that he had already lived his life and all he had was memories. So, he just talked about the past and quit living in the present. Sure sometimes things are bigger and better in memories, but he couldn't see the broad spectrum of things. I didn't even know it until later that he had altogether quit living. He was the omni to all of us and I thought it was just a bad joke when he called himself an old used Carr. ©
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THE FAILURE CONCEPT WON THE ELECTION

Posted by Janet Goodrich on Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:00:00 AM
DEMOCRAT STRATEGY  "NO GOOD DEED LEFT UNTURNED"
           The absolute systematic undoing of all the good President Bush and the Republican Party accomplished,
           plus the perpetual pitting of Republicans against Republicans

 DIVIDE AND CONQUER

Picture it, 2005, New York, backroom, Roosevelt Hotel, Howard says to Hillary, “This is the way! Undo! Take apart!  Unravel! Lie to make them liars! Strip the legacy! Piece by piece! By 2008 the failure concept will be so deeply implanted in the minds of Americans that Republicans will not recover. We own the press. The Media is ours, use it. Defeat the Republicans!”

SAMPLING OF ACTUAL HEADLINES DURING CAMPAIGN 

WHIP THAT ELEPHANT! WHIP THAT ELEPHANT! WHIP THAT ELEPHANT!

  1. The Imperiled Presidency Frustrated Ambition
  2. As Democracy Push Falters, Bush Feels Like A 'Dissident'
  3. Spurning Criticism, Rove Blames Democrats
  4. New York Times - Aug 19, 2007
  5. Karl Rove, Right, Who Is Stepping Down As President Bush’s Top Aide, Said He Had No Regrets Over What Some Have Called Missteps.
  6. Bush Is Now The Embarrassing Uncle The Republicans Just Can't Hide
  7. Rove Delivers Parting Shots U.S. News & World Report
  8. With The Departure Of Karl Rove, The Stench Of Failure Hangs Over The President - And His Party Wants To Ignore The Smell
  9. Looking For Dirt Under Giuliani's Nails
  10. What Was Rudy Thinking?
  11. Clift: The Sexual Politics Of The GOP
  12. Giuliani's Ground Zero Claims Probed
  13. Huckabee Might Be Out Of Element In N.H.

THE ITTY-BITTY RIGHT WING CONSPIRACY

  1. Democrats Will Call For A Special Prosecutor To Investigate If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Perjured Himself During Testimony About The Firings Of U.S. Attorneys
  2.  Army To Punish Seven Officers For Mishandling Pat Tillman Case
  3. Us Is Dragging Its Feet On Equipping Iraqi Forces, Ambassador Charges
  4. Dems Ok Contempt Citations For Bush Aides
  5. Obama's Strategy: Emulate Reagan Watch
  6. Edwards Releases Tax Plan
  7. McCain’s Media Team Quits His Campaign
  8. McCain’s Ad Team Quits His Campaign
  9. Documents Contradict Gonzales' Testimony
  10. McCain Drops Manager, Strategist
  11. Memo Refutes Gonzales’ Testimony
  12. Contempt Citations For Bush Aides?
  13. Disfavor For Bush Hits Rare Heights
  14. More Questions About Tillman's Death
  15. GOP Govs: No Front-Runner? No Worries
  16. Is John Edwards The Next Robert Kennedy?
  17. Why Is Dick Cheney So Gloomy?
  18. Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency
  19. Cheney Exerts Influence Out Of Public View
  20. Cheney's Unprecedented Power Is Exerted Quietly

STOP CALLING THE DEMOCRAT PARTY THE “DEMOCRATIC” PARTY

  1. Republicans Abandoning Bush
  2. The Rats Are Abandoning The Sinking Ship
  3. Some New York Firefighters Resent The Way The Former Mayor Treated The Department Before And After Sept. 11.
  4. Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Is Now Facing Questions On Whether He Has Shifted His Stand On Expanded Federal Support For Stem Cell Research.
  5. Giuliani Cites Reagan, Not Bush, As Model For Strong Leadership
  6. Republican Presidential Candidate Rudolph Giuliani Is Wrestling With How To Seem Loyal To The President, While Making It Clear That He Would Bring Change To Washington.
  7. Romney’s Run Has Mormons Wary Of Scrutiny
  8. Rudy Giuliani For President? Not If New York Firemen Have Their Say
  9. America's Mayor The Strange Career Of Rudy Giuliani An Investigation Of The Ex-Mayor
  10. Some People Who Have Seen Mitt Romney At Recent Events Say He Is Impressive But Somewhat Detached.
  11. The Rudy Giuliani Temperament
  12. Republicans Abandoning Bush
  13. What Would Reagan Do For Libby?
  14. Justice Department Probing Gonzales 
  15. Hamas Takeover Shows Failure Of Bush's Vision
  16. How GOP Presidential Candidates Apply Their Christian Moral Ethics
  17. In Debates, Topics Like Gays In The Military Or Libby's Guilt Revealed Double Standards.
  18. Republicans Abandoning Bush
  19. NBC/WSJ Poll: President’s, Congress’ Ratings Drop To Lowest Levels Ever
  20. Dems Push For More Answers From Gonzales
  21. Iraq War Having Corrosive Effect On Party
  22. US Public Rejects Bush's Rationale For Keeping Troops In Iraq
  23. Democrats Plan 'Short Leash' For War Funds
  24. (Writers Quote) Distressingly, However True, News Morphs Politics Far More Than Politics Morphs News (j.goodrich, depict books)
  25. (Not a Headline) Paradoxically Though It May Seem, It Is None The Less True That Life Imitates Art Far More Than Art Imitates Life. (oscar wilde)
  26. Approval Of Bush On War, Economy Skids To New Lows - No President Since Nixon Has Rated Worse In California
  27. Iraq Debate Will Test GOP Senators' Unity - Siding With Bush Instead of American
  28. Public on War Could Damage Party at Polls Bush hits new lows in approval ratings
  29. The Elephant In The Room George W. Bush Has The Lowest Presidential Approval Rating In A Generation
  30. And The Leading Dems Beat Every Major ’08 Republican. Coincidence?
  31. Time Magazine Snubs President Bush
  32. Abortion Divisive Issue At Debate (GOP)
  33. Administration Officials Gonzales Should Step Down
  34. GOP Reid Has Turned His Back On Troops
  35. President Bush Passes Up Attempt At Humor In Wake Of Campus Tragedy
  36. Vermont Senate Calls For Impeachment Of Bush
  37. Why Our Army Is At The Breaking Point

 "THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF LIES: LIES, DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS."(BenjaminDisraeli)

  1. President Bush And The Big Three Are Pushing Cars That Run On Ethanol. But The Policy May Be Doing More Harm Than Good
  2. Defying Bush, Nancy Pelosi Makes Her Point In Syria
  3. Firing Of US Attorneys Puts New Focus On Voter Fraud
  4. Why Bush Seems Unable To Regain His Footing
  5. Is US Army Bent To The Breaking Point?
  6. Bush Skirts Congress, Names Ambassador
  7. Pelosi's Office Calls GOP Demand For Action On Iraq Bill 'Political Stunt'
  8. Appeals Court Rejects Bush Salmon Plan As "Sleight Of Hand"
  9. McCain’s Meltdown
  10. Huge Protest In Iraq Demands U.S. Withdraw
  11. Bush Is ‘President… Not King’
  12. White House Accused Of Skirting Records Rules
  13. Iraq Rally Peaceful, But New Danger Seen
  14. How White House Tripped Badly Over Giuliani's Pal
  15. Giuliani's Abortion Problems
  16. Poll: Lawmakers Approval Ratings Rise
  17. Approval Of Congress Highest In Year
  18. Congress Gets Higher Approval Rating
  19. Bush's Approval Rating: 38 Percent
  20. Approval Of Congress At 40 Percent
  21. Bush's Approval Ratings In N.H. On The Decline
  22. Congress' Approval Rating His A High
  23. Congress Approval Hits A High For The Year
  24. Poll: Congress' Approval Ratings Up
  25. Bush's Approval Rating Sits Below 40%
  26. President Bush Is Reaching Levels Of Consistency That No White House Would Want.
  27. Congress' Approval Hits High Point In A Year - 40 Percent - As Democrats Challenge Bush
  28. Bush Approval Below 40 Percent Again

PRESS PUFFS PELOSI WALKS ON WATER

  1. Bush Sharply Criticized Pelosi, A Californian Democrat, ...
  2. Carter Backs Pelosi's Trip, Despite Bush's Rebuke
  3. Cheney Accuses Pelosi Of Bad Behavior In Syria
  4. Cheney Harshly Criticized Pelosi's Visit To Syria
  5. Cheney Hits Out At Pelosi Visit
  6. Cheney: Pelosi Shows 'Bad Behavior' In Syria
  7. Former President Jimmy Carter Expressed His Support For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Trip To Syria, Rejecting White House Criticism Of The Visit.
  8. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Has The Right Idea.
  9. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Held Talks With Syria's President Wednesday Despite White House Objections, Saying She Pressed Bashar Al-Assad Over Syrian Support For Militant Groups And Passed Him A Peace Message From Israel's Prime Minister.
  10. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Said Thursday That She Raised The Issue Of Saudi Arabia's Lack Of Female Politicians With Saudi Government Officials
  11. Pelosi Asks Saudis About Lack Of Women In Politics
  12. Pelosi Meets Syria's Assad
  13. Pelosi Nudges Saudi Arabia To Give Women A Role In Politics
  14. Pelosi Pushes Syria On Hamas, Hezbollah Links
  15. Pelosi Takes Chair In Empty All - Male Saudi Council
  16. Pelosi Visits Saudi Arabia's Council
  17. Pelosi Visits Saudi King
  18. US Democrat Nancy Pelosi Says After Talks In Damascus Syria Is Ready To Resume Peace Talks With Israel
  19. The Middle East Press Hails The Visit Of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi To Syria.
  20. U.S. Congressman Meets Syrian President
  21. US Democrat Pelosi In Syria Talks

JUST COME OUT SWINGING

  1. No Sign Of Compromise On Iraq By Bush, Democrats
  2. Guantanamo Ex-Detainee: 'Nightmare' Over
  3. Saddam’s Pre-War Ties To Al-Qaeda Discounted
  4. Report Came On Day Vice President Cheney, Appeared On Rush Limbaugh's Program, Stating Al-Qaeda Was Operating Inside Iraq "Before We Ever Launched
  5. Saddam's Ties To Al-Qaida Discounted
  6. GOP Lawmaker Urges Gonzales To Resign
  7. Abramoff Probe Targets GOP Advocate
  8. Thorny First Year For Bush’s Chief Of Staff
  9. Bush Insiders Fill Prosecutor Posts
  10. Romney Used His Wealth To Enlist Richest Donors
  11. Is Romney A Hunter? Depends On What Hunt Is
  12. Romney Hunts For Votes
  13. Mccain In Iraq Hits Negative Press Coverage
  14. Past Associations Could Haunt Giuliani
  15. Giuliani Defends His Pro-Choice Beliefs
  16. Giuliani Says If Elected, Wife Would Attend Cabinet Meetings
  17. Giuliani's Wife Worked For Company That Killed Dogs
  18. Edwards' Wife: No Interest In Cabinet Meetings

LIBERAL PRESS AIMS TO BEAT ELEPHANT TO DEATH

  1. General Tried To Warn Bush On Tillman
  2. Gonzales Admits "Confusion" In Firings 
  3. Obama: Bush Not Respecting Constitution
  4. G.O.P. Senators Lug Weight Of War Toward ’08
  5. Detainee Alleges Abuse By Cia Interrogators
  6. Rudy's Bernie Problem
  7. Swift Boat Connection Sinks Bush Nominee
  8. Gonzales Feels Heat From GOP Senators
  9. Advocates For Gay And Abortion Rights And The Environment Say The GOP Candidate Misled Them On His Positions.
  10. Under Bush, The Department Has Been Tainted By Politics, Many Say.
  11. Republican Hopefuls Stay Mum On Bush
  12. Republican Presidential Candidates Are Giving President Bush The Silent Treatment.
  13. Gop Says Clinton First Politicized The Justice Department. But Numbers Show An Older Pattern.
  14. On Iraq, A Showdown Is All But Inevitable The Senate Is To Vote Today On President Bush's Ability To Conduct The War

LIBERAL PRESS GIVES GOP 100 LASHES

  1. Disorder In King George's Court
  2. Poll: Confidence In Iraq War Down Sharply
  3. House Panel To Vote On Subpoenas; Bush Defiant
  4. E-Mail Shows Power Struggle Behind Us Attorneys' Firings
  5. White House Sought The Upper Hand Over Us Prosecutors And Congress.
  6. Polls Show Iraqis Live Surrounded By Violence, Distrust Us Forces
  7. 'No Child Left Behind' Losing Steam
  8. Ohio's 2006 Vote Count Now Includes Higher Percentage Of Uncounted
  9. Ballots Than 2004, Statistically Impossible Swing To The Republicans
  10. Justice Dept. Made Memos To Pacify Democrats' Probe
  11. Officials Listed Specific Reasons Why They Fired Eight U.S. Attorneys,
    Intending To Convince Investigators That Terminations Were Justified.
  12. Rep. Lantos Sees 'Decline' Of U.S. Image
  13. Barbarians At The Gate Republicans
  14. Time.Com: Bush vs. Congress In Attorneygate
  15. NBC's David Gregory Reports On The Fourth Anniversary Of The Iraq War 

IF YOU DID NOT BELIEVE THIS BEFORE LOOK AT TIME MAGAZINE        

  1. Cover: "How The Right Went Wrong"
  2. Cover: The Verdict On Cheney
  3. Cover: Back To Reality

ELEPHANT IS NOT DEAD, DEMOCRAT WHIPPING INTENSIFIES

  1. First GOP Senator Calls For Gonzales Firing
  2. Va. Schools Criticize No Child Left Behind Rule For English Learners
  3. NY Times:  Republican Urges Bush To Fire Gonzales
  4. Congressional Democrats Suggested That Halliburton’s Relocation Was
    Possibly Part Of  An Effort To Dodge U.S. Taxes And Investigations.
  5. John McCain: A Candidate Tied To An Increasingly Unpopular War
  6. Government By Law, Not Faith
  7. Global Warming Gap Among Evangelicals Widens
  8. Bush's Legacy vs. The 2008 Election
  9. House Democrats Take Aim At FCC Practices
  10. Democrats Steer The War In Iraq In Fits And Starts
  11. Clinton Vows Middle Class Will Not Be ‘Invisible’ To Her “We No Longer Have A President  Who Puts People First;
  12. We Don’t Even Have A President Who Puts The Future First.”
  13. Top Democrats Propose Expanding Health Insurance For Children Basis For House Efforts To Reshape The Children’s Health Insurance Program
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