tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20863951.post9009790906116934730..comments2024-03-27T07:31:38.464-07:00Comments on Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: Iraqi Throws Shoes at BushEdward Padgetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664562454216468914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20863951.post-51631005523854672382008-12-17T22:02:00.000-08:002008-12-17T22:02:00.000-08:00Grandspud, I see that, regardless of our differenc...Grandspud, I see that, regardless of our differences, we still have our pride as AMERICANS.<BR/><BR/>Good to know that we can agree to disagree. Good, bad, or indifferent, our allegiance remains with the USA.<BR/><BR/>We can only be hopeful that SOMEONE delivers...and I think SOMEONE can:-)<BR/><BR/>MERRY CHRISTMAS, GRANDSPUD!Nubiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017170199433775486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20863951.post-56125762448429466762008-12-17T20:08:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:08:00.000-08:00Thanks Nubia. Well put, fellow American! I am not ...Thanks Nubia. Well put, fellow American! <BR/><BR/>I am not a fan of Obama's politics but he will be my President. I have hopes he lives up to his responsibility, as our first black president, to build a great legacy. <BR/><BR/>Also, as our Comander-in-Chief, I pray he lives up to the oath he will take on inaguration day. Specifically, <B><I>"...to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."</I></B> And that includes <B>all 27 amendments</B> whether he personally agrees with them, or not!<BR/><BR/>1st - Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to petition, and to assemble<BR/><BR/>2nd - The right to keep and bear arms<BR/><BR/>3rd - No quartering of soldiers in private houses during times of peace or war<BR/><BR/>4th - Interdiction of unreasonable Searches and seizures<BR/><BR/>5th - Indictments; Due process; Self-incrimination; Double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent Domain.<BR/><BR/>6th - Right to a fair and speedy public trial, Notice of accusations, Confronting one's accuser, Subpoenas, Right to counsel<BR/><BR/>7th - Right to trial by jury in civil cases<BR/><BR/>8th - No excessive bail & fines or cruel & unusual punishment<BR/><BR/>9th - Unenumerated rights<BR/><BR/>10th - limits the power of the Federal government<BR/><BR/>11th - Immunity of states from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders. Lays the foundation for sovereign immunity.<BR/><BR/>12th - Revision of presidential election procedures<BR/><BR/>13th - Abolition of slavery<BR/><BR/>14th - Citizenship, state due process, applies Bill of Rights to the states, revision to apportionment of Representatives, Denies public office to anyone who has rebelled against the United<BR/><BR/>15th - Suffrage no longer restricted by race<BR/><BR/>16th - Allows federal income tax<BR/><BR/>17th - Direct election to the United States Senate<BR/><BR/>18th - Prohibition of alcohol (Repealed by 21st amendment)<BR/><BR/>19th - Women's suffrage<BR/><BR/>20th - Term Commencement for congress and president<BR/><BR/>21st - Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment; state and local prohibition<BR/><BR/>22nd - Limits the president to two terms<BR/><BR/>23rd - Representation of Washington, D.C. in the Electoral College<BR/><BR/>24th - Prohibition of the restriction of voting rights due to the non-payment of poll taxes<BR/><BR/>25th - Presidential Succession<BR/><BR/>26th - Voting age nationally established as age 18<BR/><BR/>27th - Variance of congressional compensationgrandspudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146571786666704375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20863951.post-67899757847196811922008-12-15T23:30:00.000-08:002008-12-15T23:30:00.000-08:00I am SO not a fan of Bush, but I take offense at t...I am SO not a fan of Bush, but I take offense at the attack on our President.<BR/><BR/>My question is: Why did it take a second shoe-throw for the Secret Service to come to his aid? Totally unacceptable!<BR/><BR/>I am, however, proud of George W. for his double-duck of the size 10's.<BR/><BR/>Good job, George W!Nubiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017170199433775486noreply@blogger.com