[Rhodes22-list] Humor, political, Canadian style

Fri Dec 7 04:36:36 EST 2007

Minneapolis is one of the first wave of large cities to go WiFi city-wide.
They've put up the antennas every 600 feet and have nearly finished
providing service to the whole city.  How are they going to police all
that--let alone the whole country?

And c'mon...cartoons?  I suppose if you want to kill someone for portraying
Muhammad in a cartoon, you'd be welcome and fit right in in this country?

Slim

On Dec 6, 2007 10:50 PM, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> sorry
>  i was referring to the commentary below article. guy named burt.
> commenting on article and laying down a link to his anti porno webpage.
> cites various people, judges kids, police officers and homeless people using
> library computers, convicted of possessing child porn. his page is riddled
> with inaccuracies, as i mentioned. not to make light of the subject, but ,he
> really should read what he puts up for others to believe as truth. must be a
> good law though, only two people voted against it.
>  http://filteringfacts.org/category/internet-safety/child-porn/arrests/
> Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  John,
>
> What in the world are you talking about? How does your post relate to what
> Brad sent out? Sorry, but I'm confused. Please enlighten me.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hank
>
> On Dec 6, 2007 6:51 PM, john Belanger wrote:
>
> > i'm not generally one to knit-pick but the name of burts site is
> filtering
> > facts. but just how many robert lee nikkel's are there? this guy sounds
> too
> > urban legendy to me. no photos, no newspaper links, and if my name was
> > unfug, what choice would i have? also triple the number of cases over
> last
> > year cannot be 1/3 of 22. bs
> >
> > Brad Haslett wrote: Slim,
> >
> > This just in:
> >
> > http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9829759-38.html?tag=nefd.top
> >
> > Can't blame a particular party on this one. They're all idiots!
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On Dec 6, 2007 3:46 AM, Steven Alm wrote:
> >
> > > Relax, Pete,
> > >
> > > You've got nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide!
> > >
> > > Slim
> > >
> > > On Dec 5, 2007 2:31 PM, petelargo
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Pretty funny. It's even funnier pretending that we are the ones
> living
> > > in
> > > > a
> > > > free country with actual civil rights.
> > > >
> > > > WARNING: Due to presidential executive orders and signing
> statements,
> > > and
> > > > provisions passed by the previous Republican-controlled Congress,
> the
> > > > National Security Agency may have read this posting, as well as and
> > any
> > > > other private correspondence of mine, and may listen to my private
> > phone
> > > > conversations without warrant, warning, or notice, and certainly
> > without
> > > > probable cause. They may also arrest me without telling me of any
> > > charges
> > > > against me, even transport me outside the United States, and hold me
> > > > secretly and indefinitely in an undisclosed location without
> notifying
> > > my
> > > > wife or relatives, and deny me access to an attorney. They may take
> my
> > > > property under the executive order of July 17, 2007, never to be
> > > returned.
> > > > They may torture me without fear of penalty or repercussions to them
> > for
> > > > their actions. They may do all these things to me, or to you, with
> > > little
> > > > or
> > > > no judicial or legislative oversight. This danger became ever more
> > > > apparent,
> > > > and ominous, on Sept. 19, 2007, when the U.S. Senate failed to
> > reinstate
> > > > habeas corpus as an inalienable right of American citizens. I/We
> have
> > no
> > > > recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the
> > current
> > > > president and vice-president, and voting to remove all rubber-stamp
> > > > Republicans and neocons from office, as well as other elected
> > officials
> > > > acting only in their own interests instead of those of the People
> and
> > > the
> > > > Constitution, be they occupying local, state, or national positions
> of
> > > > authority.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tootle wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Big Al, you may delete this post immediately as it has nothing to
> do
> > > > with
> > > > > sailing.
> > > > >
> > > > > We have not heard from Stan lately, maybe he is among this group?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> __________________________________________________________________________
> > > > > From the Manitoba Herald
> > > > >
> > > > > The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into
> > > Canada
> > > > > has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
> > patrols
> > > > to
> > > > > stop the illegal immigration.
> > > > > The actions of President Bush are prompting the exodus among
> > > > > left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt,
> > pray,
> > > > and
> > > > > agree With Bill O'Reilly.
> > > > > Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
> > > > > sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians
> > crossing
> > > > > their fields at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other day,
> > > > and
> > > > > there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba
> > > > farmer
> > > > > Red Greenfield, Whose acreage borders North Dakota. "The producer
> > > was
> > > > > cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare a latte
> and
> > > > some
> > > > > free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left. Didn't
> > > even
> > > > > get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
> > > > > In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
> > > > > fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing
> > speakers
> > > > that
> > > > > blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he
> > said.
> > > > "The
> > > > > liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they
> > > > > wouldn't give milk."
> > > > > Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
> > > > liberals
> > > > > near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons,
> drive
> > > > them
> > > > > across the border and leave them to fend for themselves.
> > > > > "A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an
> > > > > Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop
> > of
> > > > > drinking Water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet,
> > > > though."
> > > > > When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border,
> > > often
> > > > > wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives.
> Rumors
> > > > have
> > > > > been Circulating about the Bush administration establishing
> > > reeducation
> > > > > camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and
> > > watch
> > > > > NASCAR Races.
> > > > > In recent days, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious ways
> > > of
> > > > > crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens
> on
> > > bus
> > > > > trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a
> > > > > half-dozen young Vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian
> > > immigration
> > > > > authorities began Stopping buses and quizzing the supposed
> > > > senior-citizen
> > > > > passengers on Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney hits to prove they
> > were
> > > > > alive in the '50s. "If they can't identify the accordion player on
> > > > The
> > > > > Lawrence Welk Show, We get suspicious about their age," an
> official
> > > > said.
> > > > > Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are
> > > > > creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good
> Susan
> > > > > Sarandon Movies. "I feel sorry for American liberals, but the
> > > > Canadian
> > > > > economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How
> many
> > > > > art-history majors does one country need?"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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