Palin steps down as governor of Alaska
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I hate that term 'hockey mom'. Most of the mothers I see taking their kids to hockey games are pretty on the ball - doctors, dentists, a provinicial mla (who is pretty sharp), electricians, nurses....Calling Palin a hockey mom does them a disservice.
TenPenny (I hope I spelled your name correctly) I could not care less about a person's skin colour. Unlike the REAL racists, I believe in what Martin Luther King Jr. said about the worth of a person should be determineed by the content of their character, rather than the colour of their skin.
I never claimed Obama was white. I simply pointed out the fact that in spite of being half white, having raised by white grand-parents, while the black mother and father were selfishly doing their own thing and said piss on you son, this calculating charlatan has never acknowledged any of his white heritage.
He knew fully well that to have political immunity you gotta be black. Any criticism would make any honest person a RACIST.
Obama has been successfully milking this since his "great" spech in the DNC convention, proving old Barnum that a sucker is born every minute.
I never claimed Obama was white. I simply pointed out the fact that in spite of being half white, having raised by white grand-parents, while the black mother and father were selfishly doing their own thing and said piss on you son, this calculating charlatan has never acknowledged any of his white heritage.
He knew fully well that to have political immunity you gotta be black. Any criticism would make any honest person a RACIST.
Obama has been successfully milking this since his "great" spech in the DNC convention, proving old Barnum that a sucker is born every minute.
Considering he is of mixed backgrounds, should he not be able to identify him self as he sees fit?
Do you consider him to be a race traitor, Jack?
No way to know for sure but I have me doubts. Which part of Clinton is black?
From reading your posts I get the impression you think everything about Republican is good and everything about Democrat is evil. Correct me if I'm wrong. S.J. seems to think just the opposite. Is there a chance the correct answer is half way between you guys?
"Considering he is of mixed backgrounds, should he not be able to identify him self as he sees fit?
Do you consider him to be a race traitor, Jack?"
DurkaDurka, Obama never acknowledged any input from his white backround to round out him as a person.
None needed, mind you. His silence on the topic clearly describes him.
"Race traitor"? That sick and despicable term is the product of racist liberals. Usually - nay, always - applied to those African-Americans who have the gall to show conservative tendencies. Those are the "Uncle Toms", the "house ni66ers" and worse.
Victims like Justice Clarance Thomas. Like any black person who does not suck up to racists like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, Harry Belafonte, Charles Rangel, John Conyers and other racist African-American hypocrits.
Do you consider him to be a race traitor, Jack?"
DurkaDurka, Obama never acknowledged any input from his white backround to round out him as a person.
None needed, mind you. His silence on the topic clearly describes him.
"Race traitor"? That sick and despicable term is the product of racist liberals. Usually - nay, always - applied to those African-Americans who have the gall to show conservative tendencies. Those are the "Uncle Toms", the "house ni66ers" and worse.
Victims like Justice Clarance Thomas. Like any black person who does not suck up to racists like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, Harry Belafonte, Charles Rangel, John Conyers and other racist African-American hypocrits.
I think I know why Palin may have resigned.
Perhaps she misunderstood the difference between 'go' down and 'step' down when her husband told her what he wanted...
Perhaps she misunderstood the difference between 'go' down and 'step' down when her husband told her what he wanted...
It seems that Obama had plenty of nice things to see about his recently departed grandmother who is white.
Well Jack, it seems you are inferring that he is a race traitor for failing to acknowledge his white roots or act white, which is incorrect anyways.
Barack Obama's grandmother dies - Barack Obama News- msnbc.com
"The Kansas-born Dunham and her husband, Stanley, raised their grandson for several years so he could attend school in Honolulu while their daughter and her second husband lived overseas. Her influence on Obama's manner and the way he viewed the world was substantial, the candidate himself told millions watching him accept his party's nomination in Denver in August.
"She's the one who taught me about hard work," he said. "She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me.""
You are not being nice, now, Y.J. (Didn't think anyone's mind was filthier than mine:lol::lol
Enjoy this little gem of revisionist history:
From The File A "Black" Man, A Moor, John Hanson
Was the First President of the United States! 1781-1782 A.D.George Washington
was really the 8th President of the United States!
[FONT=helvetica,arial]George Washington was not the first President of the United States. In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson. Don't go checking the encyclopedia for this guy's name - he is one of those great men that are lost to history. If you're extremely lucky, you may actually find a brief mention of his name.
The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation.
This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land).
Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress.
As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office would set precedent for all future Presidents.
He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on the throne as a monarch.
All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only guy left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops down and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government would have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington. In fact, Hanson sent 800 pounds of sterling siliver by his brother Samuel Hanson to George Wasington to provide the troops with shoes.
Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus.
Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents.
President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department.
Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today.
The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time.
Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) - all prior to Washington taking office.
So what happened?
Why don't we ever hear about the first seven Presidents of the United States?
It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon.
A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as the Constitution.
And that leads us to the end of our story.
George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States. He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today.
And the first seven Presidents are forgotten in history. [/FONT]
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Was the First President of the United States! 1781-1782 A.D.George Washington
was really the 8th President of the United States!
[FONT=helvetica,arial]George Washington was not the first President of the United States. In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson. Don't go checking the encyclopedia for this guy's name - he is one of those great men that are lost to history. If you're extremely lucky, you may actually find a brief mention of his name.
The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation.
This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land).
Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress.
As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office would set precedent for all future Presidents.
He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on the throne as a monarch.
All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only guy left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops down and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government would have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington. In fact, Hanson sent 800 pounds of sterling siliver by his brother Samuel Hanson to George Wasington to provide the troops with shoes.
Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus.
Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents.
President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department.
Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today.
The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time.
Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) - all prior to Washington taking office.
So what happened?
Why don't we ever hear about the first seven Presidents of the United States?
It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon.
A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as the Constitution.
And that leads us to the end of our story.
George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States. He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today.
And the first seven Presidents are forgotten in history. [/FONT]
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Interesting point there. I remember being a member of the NDP many years ago, and I was shocked to find the special interests present. I was attracted to the idea of socialism then (mind you, it was a kind of no frills no gimmicks kind of socialism focussing on helping the destitute around the world). But that's not waht I found at the meetings. It was union representatives who, instead of being thankful for their well-paid jobs, just wanted more power given to the unions (notice I said unions, not workers). And then we had some middle-class university students asking for more subsidies towards their bus fares while some who may never have had the chance to go to university would be expected to foot the bill! And so on. You get the picture. There was nothing socialist about the NDP, at least as I understood socialism. It was more what we might call political capitalism (i.e. using the political system and its democratic electoral base to try to achieve the capitalistic end of the greatest possible frofit for self).
No wonder I had to let my membership expire. I was beyond disillusioned.
You seem to have misunderstood something. This is a casual forum where I don't necessarily edit my posts. I wouldn't dream of saying 'Is our children learning' as the leader of a country. Sure I recognise that even leaders can make mistakes, and could even forgive 'Is our children learning' if it was the odd mistake. But there are pages upon pages of Bushisms in which he repeatedly mangles the language beyond recognition. That's not the odd mistake, nor is it casual chit chat with friends and family, as it is on an internet forum. Onthose occasions, an ability to communicate is essential.
Guess Sarah did the right thing.
"You betcha Sarah Palin is still a viable presidential candidate! Even though the governor of Alaska dropped the bombshell last week that she was leaving her post, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds that her support among Republicans is still strong. In fact, her resignation seems to have even slightly boosted her among GOP constituents.
According to the nationwide poll, close to 67% of Republicans want Palin to be "a major national political figure" in the future. And 71% of them say they would likely vote for her if she ran for president in 2012."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl435
"You betcha Sarah Palin is still a viable presidential candidate! Even though the governor of Alaska dropped the bombshell last week that she was leaving her post, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds that her support among Republicans is still strong. In fact, her resignation seems to have even slightly boosted her among GOP constituents.
According to the nationwide poll, close to 67% of Republicans want Palin to be "a major national political figure" in the future. And 71% of them say they would likely vote for her if she ran for president in 2012."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl435
Sarah did the right thing..Politics ..Who needs it?....She's a star now..Politics is Always an option but it's not necessary...There are more important things..