Sunday - July 03, 2005
Final Exam
OK, all you American citizens out there. Time to put your money where your mouth is. Here are twenty-five questions that are on the US Citizenship Examination for new immigrants. If you can’t answer at least 60% of them correctly, please pack up your belongings and go back to the country where your ancestors came from. Answers are here ....
- According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements.
- Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?
- Who selects the Supreme Court justice?
- How many Supreme Court justice are there?
- Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
- What is the head executive of a state government called?
- What is the head executive of a city government called?
- What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the Americans colonists?
- Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
- What is the national anthem of the United States?
- Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
- Where does freedom of speech come from?
- What is a minimum voting age in the United States?
- Who signs bills into law?
- What is the highest court in the United States?
- Who was the President during the Civil War?
- What did the Emancipation Declaration do?
- What special group advises the President?
- Which President is called the “Father of our country”?
- What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
- Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
- What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
- What are the 13 original states of the U.S. called?
- Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
- Who has the power to declare the war?
- What kind of government does the United States have?
- Which President freed the slaves?
- In what year was the Constitution written?
Note: For ten points extra credit, tell me which four of these questions are boogered up crap inserted by the liberal, historical revisionists at the INS.
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Permalink • Wednesday - June 29, 2005
Revised Freedom Tower To Be Unveiled Today
It will be 1,776 feet high, which will make it the tallest in the world. I think they finally got it right .... now BUILD THAT SON OF A GUN and be sure to mount the anti-aircraft batteries on all four sides. And hang a sign on the side facing Mecca that reads ”GO AHEAD - MAKE MY DAY.”
The revised design for the Freedom Tower will soar to 1,776 feet in the sky and serve as an inspirational and enduring beacon in the New York City skyline. The Tower’s design evokes classic New York skyscrapers in its elegance and symmetry while also referencing the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
The revised Freedom Tower builds upon the original’s extraordinary level of life safety features and will include other features that will make it unprecedented in terms of life safety and security. In addition, the Freedom Tower will further its distinction as a world-class model of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
As part of the new design, the tower’s footprint, measuring 200 feet by 200 feet, is the same size as the footprints of the original Twin Towers. As the tower itself rises from its cubic base, its square edges are chamfered back, transforming the square into eight tall isosceles triangles in elevation. At its middle, the tower forms a perfect octagon in plan and then culminates in an observation deck and glass parapet (elevation 1,362 feet and 1,368 feet – the heights of the original Twin Towers). A mast containing an antenna, designed by a collaboration of architects, artists, lighting designers and engineers, and secured by a system of cables, rises from a circular support ring, similar to Liberty’s torch, to a height of 1,776 feet. In keeping with the original design, the entire composition evokes the Statue of Liberty’s torch and will emit light, becoming its own Beacon of Freedom.
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Permalink • Thursday - June 23, 2005
No More Flag Burning ?
The House passed a Constitutional Amendment yesterday to make flag burning illegal (actually all it does is give Congress the power to prohibit flag burning). The ACLU is already lobbying against it and the Hildabeast thinks flag desecration should be illegal but doesn’t think we need a Constitutional Amendment to do it (waffle-waffle) ....
A constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to ban flag burning passed the House yesterday, and congressional leaders said it has a strong chance to clear the Senate for the first time, sending it to the states for ratification.
The House has passed the measure four times before, but it has always fallen short of the two-thirds vote needed in the Senate. But changes in the Senate’s makeup shifted several votes to the bill’s supporters, and a lobbyist who leads the opposition said the absence of one or two senators could mean that the measure would pass.
“There are too many scenarios where we lose,” said Terri Ann Schroeder, senior lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union. “We’re very concerned.” Schroeder counts 65 solid votes in favor of the amendment of the 67 needed for passage if everyone votes. “We still have a number of folks that have never voted, and we still have a potential problem if 100 members do not vote,” she said.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) favors the measure and plans to hold a hearing shortly after the Fourth of July break, Republican aides said. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) could schedule a floor vote as soon as next month, the aides said.
Specter plans to let Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), a former chairman of the committee and longtime champion of the measure, preside over the hearing. Hatch said he believes the measure will pass and said he is motivated by relatives who have died in combat. “I think acts of flag desecration are offensive conduct we ought to ban in the interest of protecting the greatest symbol of our country,” Hatch said.
Among the new votes for the amendment is Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who pushed the issue in his campaign and helped recruit co-sponsors. “Out in the country, at the grass-roots level, it’s seen as a common man’s practical patriotism,” Thune said.
Another freshman, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), will oppose the measure, aides said.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) said in a statement that she would “support federal legislation that would outlaw flag desecration, much like laws that currently prohibit the burning of crosses, but I don’t believe a constitutional amendment is the answer.”
The House measure passed 286 to 130. Republicans were almost entirely for it, 209 to 12. Democrats were not as united in their opposition, with 117 against the measure and 77 for it. House Judiciary Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) said during the debate that lawmakers “must act with bipartisan dispatch to ensure that this issue is returned to the hands of those most interested in preserving freedom—the people themselves.”
The measure would have to be ratified by 38 states to become part of the Constitution.
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 10
JOINT RESOLUTIONProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
Article --
‘The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 22, 2005.
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Permalink • Tuesday - June 14, 2005
Guess What Today Is ….
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Permalink • Sunday - June 12, 2005
This Is Not A Memorial
This is a cemetary, it is a hideous admission of failure, it is two holes in the ground symbolizing lack of resolve, it is an insult to the families of those who died, it is .... an abomination and a travesty.
What should be here is the tallest tower in the world with a flaming beacon on top. I figure 2,001 feet high should be just about right. We can use the bricks and concrete from the UN building after we tear it down and import the populations of “Palestine” and Saudi Arabia as slave labor to build it - with regular beatings, of course, to keep them on schedule. Then, when they’re finished, ship them home in a very leaky boat.
What’s really outrageous about this to me is that we will be replacing the two largest phallic symbols in the world with two ugly vagina symbols. The pussification of America continues ....
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Permalink • Friday - June 10, 2005
Not Everyone Hates America
Paul Edwards, a blogger down in Australia, takes the time to thank America for many things. In doing so, he reminds us all of what America has done for the world over the last century .. and asked nothing in return. Go read it now and feel good about America.
It is a beautiful piece and a wonderful read. In fact, I’m recommending we begin negotiations today with Great Britain to see if we can swap them California for Australia and possibly trade them Massachusetts for New Zealand. Scratch that. No one wants Massachusetts.
(-- thanks to Grumpy Old Man for the tip)
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Permalink • Thursday - June 09, 2005
Photo Du Jour
oday’s offering is a two-fer-one deal. It is a poem and a picture that I wrote and posted here a year and a half ago. I wrote the poem to go with the picture .... and to force people to just .... remember what once was. Two buildings where over 3,000 people died. Innocent civilians, businessmen, secretaries, janitors, delivery boys and yes .. firemen and policemen. They had all gone to work that morning expecting nothing more than another boring day at the office. Hours later, their lives were abruptly terminated by madmen from overseas. It is now nearly four years later. People have forgotten. Our country is divided. The war against these madmen is ongoing. Are we safe yet?
I intend to keep posting this image over and over and reminding everyone of that tragic day until hell freezes over or .... the last terrorist sonofabitch is dead and the last terrorist-sponsoring country is freed .... whichever comes first. Are you with me or against me?
in a country far away
A city of lights sprang up
turning nightime into day.
to guide them on their way.
The lights glowed in the darkness
until that fateful day.
who pushed back the night?
Are they gone forever,
has wrong defeated right?
if they have lost the sight.
Of Freedom’s glorious goals
and Liberty’s precious light.
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Permalink • Saturday - May 28, 2005
IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY
1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and why?
21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one-gun salute, which is the highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.
2. How long does the Sentinel hesitate after his about face to begin his return walk and does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time, and if not, why not?
He does not execute an about face. He stops on the 21st step, then turns and faces the Tomb for 21 seconds. Then he turns to face back down the mat, changes his weapon to the outside shoulder, counts 21 seconds, then steps off for another 21 step walk down the mat. He faces the Tomb at each end of the 21 step walk for 21 seconds. The Sentinel then repeats this over and over until he is relieved at the Guard Change.
3. Why are his gloves wet?
His gloves are moistened to improve his grip on the rifle.
4. How often are the Guards changed?
The Guard is changed every thirty minutes during the summer (April 1 to Sep 30) and every hour during the winter (Oct 1 to Mar 31). During the hours the cemetery is closed, the guard is changed every 2 hours. The Tomb is guarded, and has been guarded, every minute of every day since 1937.
5. How does the Guard rotation work? Is it an 8 hour shift?
Currently, the Tomb Guards work on a three Relief (team) rotation - 24 hours on, 24 hours off, 24 hours on, 24 hours off, 24 hours on, 96 hours off. However, over the years it has been different. The time off isn’t exactly free time. It takes the average Sentinel 8 hours to prep his/her uniform for the next work day. Additionally, they have Physical Training, Tomb Guard training, and haircuts to complete before the next work day.
6. Is it true they must commit 2 years of life to guard the Tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on or off duty for the rest of their lives?
No, this is a false rumor. The average tour at the Tomb is about a year. There is NO set time for service there. The Sentinels live either in a barracks on Ft. Myer (the Army post located adjacent to the cemetery) or off base if they like. They do have living quarters under the steps of the amphitheater where they stay during their 24 hour shifts, but when they are off, they are off. And if they are of legal age, they may drink anything they like, except while on duty.
7. Has anyone ever tried to get past the Tomb guards, or attempted to deface the Tomb?
Yes, that is the reason why we now guard the Tomb. In the early 1920’s, there were no guards. People often came to the cemetery in those days for picnics during which time some would actually use the Tomb as a picnic area (probably because of the view). Soon after (1925) civilian guards were posted. In 1926, a military guard was posted during cemetery hours; and on July 1, 1937, this was expanded to the 24-hour watch. Since then, the ceremony has developed throughout the years to what we have today.
ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service, no matter where or how they serve.
God bless and keep them.
Abstracts from FAQ of Society of Honor Guards, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
For more information, visit this website: http://www.tombguard.org
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Permalink • Thursday - May 19, 2005
He Writes, We Read
Bill is back!
Sanctuary, Part 1
Sanctuary, Part 2
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Permalink • Thursday - April 21, 2005
Must. Not. Puke.
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Permalink • Wednesday - March 16, 2005
Do you?
Do you know the lyrics to the National Anthem? If our readership follows national norms, then 2 out of 3 of you do not.
So, take a moment and sing it to yourselves silently. Now compare what you sang to the real lyrics.
How’d you do? Be honest!!
Oh, say can you see
by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we
hailed at the twilight’s
last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes
and bright stars thru
the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we
watched were so
gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red
glare, the bombs
bursting in air,
Gave proof thru the
night that our flag was
still there.
Oh, say does that
star-spangled banner
yet wave
O’er the land of the
free and the home of the brave?
(clarifying point: I will assume that the authors of this study were referring to the first stanza only since I’ve never been to an even that sang more than that.)
Click below for the other three stanzas.
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Permalink • Tuesday - March 15, 2005
This Is Interesting
 | Riddle Me This .. The picture to the left is from pro-Democracy demonstrations in Lebanon ....
Is it just me or does anyone else find it odd that anti-war protestors, human shields, pro-UN activists, Democratic party activists and environmental protestors are all skanky, ugly women who obviously have no life, no boyfriend, and nothing to live for while intelligent protestors for reasonable things like democracy and freedom have great ta-ta’s and cool shades? I wonder why that is???? |
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Permalink • Sunday - March 06, 2005
Score One For The Good Guys
Remember the asshole who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? There’s a recall effort underway to boot his ass out and a judge says, “sure, that’s fine. You can do that.” He’s pissed.
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Permalink • Monday - February 28, 2005
Internet Activists Jailed
Blogging on the internet can be dangerous. Especially if you live in Bahrain, China or Vietnam, according to Al-Jizz - which should probably be jailed itself, but that’s another story for another day.
In America, the government wouldn’t dare jail me or Vilmar or any other blogger - no matter what we said. Can you guess why? It has something to do with the first two Amendments to the Constitution. The First Amendment says the government has to leave us alone to speak our mind and the Second Amendment is the incentive for the government to comply with the First. Any questions?
If the Arab, Chinese and Vietnamese people all had stockpiles of guns in their homes their governments might be more willing to listen to reason - not to mention complaints about bad service.
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