Kate Smith
In early 1940, Kate Smith, a fiercely patriotic American, and the biggest star on radio, was deeply worried about her country. She asked Irving Berlin if he could give her a song that would re-ignite the spirit of American patriotism and faith.
He said he had a song that he had written in 1917, but never used it. He said she could have it. She sat at the piano & played it and realized how good it was. She called Mr. Berlin and told him that she couldn’t take this from him for nothing.
So, they agreed that any money that would be made off the song would be donated to the Boy Scouts of America.
See the debut of Kate Smith singing God Bless America here.
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Thank You Military
Thank you to our Military for all the sacrifices they have made.
Prepare to get goose bumps…
Be sure to keep an eye out around the 2 min 30 sec mark for the Marine in Dress Blues as he stoops down and extends his hand to greet the little girl! This needs to be forwarded to all on your lists.
Here’s the link: Thank You Military
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Emergency Weather Bulletin
Al Gore’s dilemma
And we think we’re cold!
Emergency Weather Bulletin
This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan after a severe snow storm …
The Mining Journal, Marquette, MI
WEATHER BULLETIN
Up here in the Northern part of Michigan we just recovered from a Historic event — may I even say a “Weather Event” of “Biblical Proportions” — with a historic blizzard of up to 44″ inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10′s of thousands .
Go to Emergency Weather Bulletin to read the rest. You don’t want to miss this…
Picture of the year!!!
Picture of the year!!!
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Ya ‘ gotta ‘ love the face on the dog!
The intensity of the dog’s face shows more sincerity than most people!
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Is this the picture of the year?
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Thousands Gather To Protest Global Warming
Thousands Gather to Protest Global Warming…
The Perfect Gift
The perfect gift for the perfect person.
the perfect gift
This video is too large to post on the blog so go here to view it.
This is really the perfect gift…
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US Airways Flight 1549 – Update
US Airways Flight 1549 – Update
I found a great simulation of this flight that you will most likely want to see.
Click here or on the image to the right.
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Awesome Senior
This is an Awesome Senior.
Here’s a quote from a government employee who witnessed a recent interaction between an elderly woman and an antiwar protester in a D.C. airport. There were protesters on the train platform handing out pamphlets, on the evils of America … I politely declined to take one.
The elderly woman was behind me getting off the escalator and a young (20-ish) female protester offered her a pamphlet, which she politely declined. The young protester put her hand on the old woman’s shoulder as a gesture of friendship and in a very soft voice the young lady said, “Lady, don’t you care about the children of Iraq?”
The old woman looked up at her and said, “Honey, my father died in France during World War II, I lost my husband in Korea , and a son in Vietnam . All three died so a bitch like you could have the right to stand here and bad-mouth our country. If you touch me again, I’ll stick this umbrella up your ass and open it.”
Great story about an awesome senior.
~God Bless America ! ~
My Concern
Should my concern be real?
Something else to worry about …..
I’m not really concerned about swine flu.
Here’s my concern:
- 3 years ago, Chinese calendar Year of the Cow . . . Mad Cow disease.
- 2 years ago, Chinese calendar Year of the Bird . . . Avian flu.
- This year, Chinese calendar Year of the Pig . . . Swine flu.
Next year is the Year of the Cock; Anybody else worried?
Is my concern justified?
What Does Congress Really Know?
Sometimes I wonder what does congress really know. After you read this story I think you will agree that there is definitely a disconnect with the public.
A Kansas Congresswoman was seated next to a little girl on the airplane leaving from Washington DC when she turned to her and said, ‘Let’s talk.. I’ve heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.’
The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to the total stranger, ‘What would you like to talk about?’
‘Oh, I don’t know,’ said the Kansas Congresswoman. ‘How about global warming or universal health care?’ and she smiles smugly.
‘OK,’ the little girl said. ‘Those could be interesting topics. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff – grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?’
The Kansas legislator, visibly surprised by the little girl’s intelligence, thinks about it and says, ‘Hmmm, I have no idea.’
To which the little girl replies, ‘Do you really feel qualified to discuss global warming or universal health care when you don’t know shit? ‘
So what does congress really know?
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