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I think God is taking sides this time by sending a hurricane for the Republican convention.....
Posted by:kevinAugust 28, 2008 8:50:54 PMRespond ^
Here's my satirical take on things. Everyone can sing along...And a one-a and a two-a:

The Righteous Indignation Rag


Welcome friends, how do you do
Glad to see some of you pullin’ through
Tell me now and tell me true
Has this ol’ world been lyin’ to you

Gather round and tip your hat
The shadow man is the one in the black
Got your name and number too
Photographed in red, white and blue

Blame it on the liberal pinko [deleted]
Do the righteous indignation rag

You know, my god he don’t love the Jews
The camel jockey ‘slamics too
The Buddhists man can be such a bore
Drop those atheists dead on the floor

I know ‘cause Falwell told me so
Now serving time way down below
No air-conditioned fat cat limousine
Just a’dinin’ on sulfur and kerosene

So be you straight or dressed in drag
Do the righteous indignation rag

Come on, boys, let’s join in the fight
Through the gates of Hell we’ll be marchin’ tonight
Dress you up in khaki and green
A pocket bible and an M-16

You can fire on everything in sight
God’ll sort ‘em out later tonight
So jump onboard the war’s begun
The new world order is a barrel of fun

So wrap my ass up in the flag
Do the righteous indignation rag

They bomb my brain with EMP
My guitar replies with its own remedy
Dancin’ in the grass to keep me sane
My mind goes a’ridin’ on the wind and the rain

They call, “To arms!”, but I ignore
Back myself right out of that door
Locked forever, I’m gone, goodbye
I got no mind for the idiot lies

Time to split this scene’s a drag
Do the righteous indignation rag
Do the righteous indignation rag
Do the righteous indignation rag…


Posted by:ClayAugust 29, 2008 9:35:48 AMRespond ^
I would like to hear bibles thumpers view on LACK OF JUSTICE in the American courts.
Maybe Mark fiore can do a cartoon on it.

Contact: Jan LightfootLane
207/453-2353

The unpaid executive director, and staff person at Hospitality House Inc. is playing David to the state and towns of Maine, Goliath. She is personally suing the towns and the overseers the State of Maine for arbitrarily interfering with “her right to effectively aid others in obtaining benefits.” And the Boston US Court of Appeals has labeled her claim-not as a civil rights matter but as miscellaneous.
How can a case involving Civil Rights, be classified as anything else than important? It is filed without a lawyer. Not only am I going up against the Maine Municipal Associations highly paid lawyer. I am also up against the Asst Attorney General. I feel the judges are insuring my sling shot lacks ammo. I inform everyone who will listen “The Courts are using non existing technicalities against this case. Plus they are ignoring Landmark case law by higher Courts.” I warn that “Clearing Docket does not out rank providing the reality of justice, which has been done for the better part of three (3) decades.”
I, Jan LightfootLane exclaimed in complaint that my job of helping to house the homeless, and those facing homelessness overcome or avoid displacement is made more difficult by municipalities, illegal actions. The intentional transposing at time of application of General Relief Law, adds whimful, and illegal hurdles to me successfully completing my job.
While the state and local government CAN set forth minimum requirements for business’s to achieve, to protect the public interests , these dealings cannot be capricious nor depended upon unlawful or Unconstitutional actions on the governments part..
With the appearance of clearing their docket rather than providing justice, the Bangor Maine US District Court said Ms. LightfootLane, “ lacks STANDING to complain simply that her government is violating the law” 06. They said Jan was “unclear in her writing” Then when she drafted a second complaint on the continuing harm she suffers, she compared her injury to getting beat daily by bully each account is a new action.
The Court ignored a land mark US Supreme Court Case Transportation Union v. Michigan Bar Asso. 401 536? Which clearly said ,the railroad workers had a 1st amendment right of association, to exchange information on obtaining governmental benefits. No law, no governmental action, should interfere with this recognized constitutional right.
What did the US District Court say about the rights I put forth? Next to nothing they said I relied a lot upon _______ , but failed to say that did not fit this case. Then instead of addressing the obstacle caused my effectiveness of my job, they said “If government wasting valuable citizens time was a civil rights issue, everyone would be filing cases.” It does take three wise women or men to see; This finding is keep the docket, their judicial desk clear.
“I doubt the founding fathers had that in mind a judicial clean desk when they signed the bill of rights. Our founding fathers wanted to insure government would never misuse their power against citizens.

Posted by:JanAugust 31, 2008 11:34:01 AMRespond ^
Pure genius.
Posted by:ERWSeptember 1, 2008 10:37:34 AMRespond ^

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