An Email I Received

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locals may know more of Mel Reynolds than the rest of the country..........






You can't make up stuff better than this and Snopes verifies that it is TRUE!


Ain't politics grand?

Jesse Jackson's New Staff Member:

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Jesse Jackson has added former Chicago Democrat Congressman Mel Reynolds
to Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's payroll. Reynolds was among the 176 criminals
excused in President Clinton's last-minute forgiveness spree.
Reynolds received a commutation of his six-and-a-half-year federal sentence for 15
convictions of wire fraud, bank fraud, and lies to the Federal Election
Commission He is more notorious, however, for concurrently serving five
years for sleeping with an underage campaign volunteer.
This is a first in American politics: An ex-congressman who had sex with a
subordinate...won clemency from a president who had sex with a
subordinate...then was hired by a clergyman who had sex with a subordinate.
His new job?
Ready for this??




YOUTH COUNSELOR



IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?
 
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In Pa we get emails about whites and Blacks not just blacks like in Chicago. Here is on i got awhile back. You ever hear of any of these pieces of shit?

THE REVIEW LIST
Questions the media probably won't ask
George W. Bush


In 1984, after your firm, Arbusto Energy, had fallen on hard times, you managed to get a job as the 30-something president of Spectrum 7 Energy Corporation, the firm that purchased Arbusto. You also got 14% of the Spectrum's stock. Meanwhile, your 50 investors in Arbusto got paid off at about 20 cents on the dollar. Is this the sort of thing your new economic advisor, Lawrence Lindsey, was thinking of when he said Americans had become too greedy?

Or might he have been thinking of the deal in 1986 when, after Spectrum 7 had lost $400,000 in six months, you sold it to Harken Energy, becoming a major Harken stockholder and receiving a good salary as a director and consultant?

Or was it that time when you sold two-thirds of your Harken stock for a 200% profit on June 22, 1990, just 40 days before the start of the Gulf War and one week before the company announced a $23 million quarterly loss, setting off a 60% drop in share price over the next six months?

Why were you so valuable to these companies given your less than impressive business acumen?
When you and your Harken partners ran short of cash and hooked up with investment banker Jackson Stephens of Little Rock, Arkansas, he got you a $25 million stock purchase by Union Bank of Switzerland. Did you know that Sheik Abdullah Bakhsh, who joined your board as a part of the deal, was connected to BCCI? Did you know that the United Bank was connected to BCCI (including its operations in Panama), the Nugan Hand Bank (a notorious CIA-front in Australia), and Ferdinand Marcos?
Did you know that it was Jackson Stephens who introduced the players in what would turn out to be the infamous First American-BCCI deal?

Why do your think the government of Bahrain chose Harken to drill its offshore wells even though it had never dug overseas or in water before? Why do you think it chose Harken, with no relevant experience, over Amoco, with plenty of it? Did you ever discuss with your dad Harken-Bahrain deal? Did any sheiks or other officials ever express any concern over the failure of Harken to find any oil? Do you think they really cared?

Tell us again why you waited almost a year past the legal deadline to file the necessary SEC report on your Harken stock deal.
You borrowed $180,000 from Harken at a low rate. Did you ever pay it back or was it included among that $341,000 Harken listed in SEC documents as loaned to executives and later forgiven?

You have worked closely with a number of persons with CIA ties. Do you think it is healthy for the country to have three presidents in a row so closely connected with this intelligence agency?

Do you think it is healthy for the country to have three presidents in a row who are Yale men?
Your grandfather Prescott was on the board of Brown Harriman which helped provide some of the financing for the Soviet and Nazi regimes. Do you think this was a wise idea?

As president would you continue this tradition in our policy towards China?
During World War II your grandfather had property seized under the Trading with Enemy Act. Was he pro-Nazi or just a proto-neo-capitalist ahead of his time?

What is the American voter to make of the fact that two of your brothers, one father, one grandfather, and one uncle have been involved in unseemly scandals of one sort or another? How do you distinguish your ethical code from theirs?
One of your Uncle Prescott's hot deals resulted in an early but major transfer of sensitive technology to the Chinese government. Your father in 1989 lifted sanctions that blocked such ventures. Do you approve of Uncle Prescott and your father's behavior in these matters? As president would you allow such deals to continue?

Do you approve of your uncle and father's role in what has become to be known as the "October Surprise?"
You invested $600,000 in the Texas Rangers and later sold out for $15 million. What did you do for the Rangers in between? How much of this profit reflected your ability to get the city of Arlington to condemn land for a ball park at 1/6 its true worth and then impose a 1/2 cent sales tax to subsidize your business? Is this an example of what you meant in 1993 when you said, "The best way to allocate resources in our society is through the marketplace. Not through a governing elite?"
Can you name a business deal you have been in that hasn't raised ethical questions? That has made a profit without some form of government subsidy?

Why did you have to hire private investigators to find out what dirt private investigators might be able to dig up on you?
Do you think that you have used more or less cocaine than, say, Marion Barry or Bill Clinton?
Discuss this remark by Michael King in the Texas Observer: "Although by his own admission George W. was an indifferent student, he was nevertheless the deserving-by-both beneficiary of the oldest most illegitimate, and most sacrosanct form of affirmative action. . . It's business as usual."

Since you want to help "instill individual responsibility" and give people a "future of opportunity, instead of dependence on government," why did you and your neighbors at the exclusive Rainbo Club development get a tax break from your government?
In what ways do such tax breaks differ from welfare benefits other than that welfare recipients are more needy?
Do you believe that being a member of a secret society dedicated to promoting fraternal nepotism in public office is consistent with being president of a democracy?

If the words "skull and bones" are mentioned at a White House news conference, will you -- as the tradition of the society demands -- feel compelled to leave the room?
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This thing gonna work?
 

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"This is a first in American politics: An ex-congressman who had sex with a
subordinate...won clemency from a president who had sex with a
subordinate...then was hired by a clergyman who had sex with a subordinate."


Pray for me Jessie!

We need a political archives to store these Classics :)
 

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Geez, you consider 2001 new? Didn't realize you guys in Chicago were that far behind reality!


Actually got that email from a retired teacher I know that lives in Merrionette Park Il. I'm part of some monster senior citizen email chain. So I could see it taking that long to get in my box. lol

She does send me some occasional solid stuff. The only problem is, I'll get 10 to 25 in one day, then nothing for a week or so. A lot of them are of the graphics artist type stuff. Nothing like an amazing computer animated water fall or two and some pictures of cats and dogs together to fill your email capacity.

She nice as hell. (The Aunt Bee type). Her son is the drunk version of Shrek. Only stronger and crazy. He's a good friend of mine (in case I have trouble with any lawyers).
 

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another one....

another one....

Al,

After forwarding your eMail about the same subject just now, I received the following story from a friend in Texas.
Yikes!!!!!!!!!!

RAS

The following is from a director with SW BELL in Mexico City.
I spent five years working in Mexico.
I worked under a tourist visa for three months and could legally renew it
for three more months. After that you were working illegally. I was
technically illegal for three weeks waiting on the FM3 approval.

During that six months our Mexican and US Attorneys were working to secure
a permanent work visa called a FM3. It was in addition to my US passport
that I had to show each time I entered and left the country.
Barbara's was the same except hers did not permit her to work.

To apply for the FM3 I needed to submit the following notarized originals (not copies) of my:
1. Birth certificates for Barbara and me.
2. Marriage certificate.
3. High school transcripts and proof of graduation.
4. College transcripts for every college I attended and proof of
graduation.
5. Two letters of recommendation from supervisors I had worked for at least
one year.
6. A letter from The ST. Louis Chief of Police indicating I had no arrest
record in the US and no outstanding warrants and was "a citizen in good
standing."
7. Finally; I had to write a letter about myself that clearly stated why
there was no Mexican citizen with my skills and why my skills were important
to Mexico. We called it our "I am the greatest person on earth" letter. It
was fun to write.

All of the above were in English that had to be translated into Spanish and
be certified as legal translations and our signatures notarized.
It produced a folder about 1.5 inches thick with English on the left side
and Spanish on the right.

Once they were completed Barbara and I spent about five hours accompanied
by a Mexican attorney touring Mexican government office locations and being
photographed and fingerprinted at least three times. At each location (and we
remember at least four locations) we were instructed on Mexican tax, labor,
housing, and criminal law and that we were required to obey their laws or
face the consequences. We could not protest any of the government's actions
or we would be committing a felony. We paid out four thousand dollars in fees
and bribes to complete the process. When this was done we could legally
bring in our household goods that were held by US customs in Laredo Texas. This
meant we rented furniture in Mexico while awaiting our goods. There were
extensive fees involved here that the company paid.

We could not buy a home and were required to rent at very high rates and
under contract and compliance with Mexican law.
We were required to get a Mexican drivers license. This was an amazing
process. The company arranged for the licensing agency to come to our
headquarters location with their photography and finger print equipment and the
laminating machine. We showed our US license, were photographed and fingerprinted
again and issued the license instantly after paying out a six dollar fee. We
did not take a written or driving test and never received instructions on the
rules of the road. Our only instruction was never give a policeman your
license if stopped and asked. We were instructed to hold it against the inside
window away from his grasp. If he got his hands on it you would have to pay
ransom to get it back.

We then had to pay and file Mexican income tax annually using the number of
our FM3 as our ID number. The companies Mexican accountants did this for us
and we just signed what they prepared. It was about twenty legal size pages
annually. The FM 3 was good for three years and renewable for two more after paying
more fees.

Leaving the country meant turning in the FM 3 and certifying we were leaving
no debts behind and no outstanding legal affairs (warrants, tickets or liens)
before our household goods were released to customs.
It was a real adventure and If any of our senators or congressmen went
through it once they would have a different attitude toward Mexico.
The Mexican Government uses its vast military and police forces to keep its
citizens intimidated and compliant. They never protest at their White House
or government offices but do protest daily in front of the United States
Embassy. The US embassy looks like a strongly reinforced fortress and during most
protests the Mexican Military surround the block with their men standing
shoulder to shoulder in full riot gear to protect the Embassy. These protests are
never shown on US or Mexican TV. There is a large public park across the
street where they do their protesting. Anything can cause a protest such as
proposed law changes in California or Texas.

Please feel free to share this with everyone who thinks we are being hard on
illegal immigrants.
 

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bet this one gets the ol' folks wetting their pants...

bet this one gets the ol' folks wetting their pants...

Socrates and the Triple Filter Test

Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you either hear or are about to repeat a rumor:

In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.

One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to
him excitedly and said, "Socrates, you know what I just heard about one
of your students?"

"Wait a mom ent," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me, I'd like you
to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple Filter?"

That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student,
let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth.
Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not.

Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness.
Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Socrates interrupted, "you want to tell me something bad about him,
even though you're not certain it's true?" The man shrugged, a little < /SPAN>
embarrassed.

Socrates continued. "You may still pass the test, though, because there is a third filter - the filter of Usefulness.
Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really..."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?"

The man was defeated and ashamed. This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.

It also explains why he never found out that Plato was banging his wife.
 
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