[From nobody Tue Aug 26 10:30:07 2008 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v9.2.1) with SMTP id BAZ30403; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:30:03 -0700 Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:30:03 -0700 From: rafalen <rafalen@turbonet.com> Reply-To: rafalen <rafalen@turbonet.com> To: lfalen@turbonet.com, ecfalen@q.com, rowan33@suddenlink.net Subject: Fw: FW: One person's view Message-ID: <2a2168d0e4fe17f817c7c74d08180f72@turbonet.com> X-Mailer: IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.7 X-Originating-IP: 129.101.12.180 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--7DBC4783E78DD0517CDF6615A4026F38" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----7DBC4783E78DD0517CDF6615A4026F38 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit -----Original message----- From: Shane Minden omoksee_fever@hotmail.com Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:35:11 -0700 To: Subject: FW: One person's view Shane Cowboy Up Horse Training(208) 875-1615 I may not completely agree with everything she says but for pretty much everything else she hits the nail on the head.>> Alice Linahan is a real person, a realtor from the Dallas Ft Worth> area (Google her name; you'll get some of her listings). She has a friend> named Joe Porter whose commentary she has forwarded......> Dear Friends:>> My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign , Illinois . I'm 46 years> old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business owner,a> veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to be eitherconservative> or liberal, and I vote for the person, not Republican or Democrat. I don't> believe there are 'two Americas ' - but that every person in this country> can be whomever and what ever they want to be if they'll just work to get> there - and nowhere else on earth can they find such opportunities. I> believe our government should help those who are legitimately down! trodden,> and should always put the interests of America first.>>>> The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned about the futureof> this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest,> hard-working, tax-paying people in this country have been passive for too> long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselves in politics. They> go about their daily lives, paying their bills, raising their kids, and> doing what they can to maintain the good life. They vote and considerdoing> so to be a sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political punditsand> so-called 'news', thinking that what they hear is always spun by whomeveris> reporting it. They can't understand how elected officials can regularly> violate the public trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want> government handouts. They want the government to protect them, not raise> their taxes for more government programs.>>>> We are in the unique position in this country of electing ourlea! ders.> It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidate in any electionwith> whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree> with our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that> voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my vote for> the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a lot of> people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election is - ahiring> process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom canI> trust to do the job right?>>>> I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply> don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, andcalling> it 'change'.>>>> Change what?, I ask.>>>> Well, we're going to change America , they say.>>>> In what way?, I query.>>>> We want someone new and fresh in the White House, they exclaim.>>>> So, someone who's not a politician?, I press.>>>> Uh, ! well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're votingfor> Obama, they state.>>>> So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that has> enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get a fine education,raise> incredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his party's> nomination for the White House - that system's all wrong?>>>> No, no, that part of the system's okay - we just need a lot ofchange.>>>> And so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.' Quite frankly, I don't> believe that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In> recent months, I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how they're> voting. I live in Illinois , so most folks tell me they're voting forBarack> Obama. But no one can really tell me why - only that he's going to changea> lot of stuff. Change, change, change. I have yet to find one single person> who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified tobe> President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth -> other than the fact that he claims he's going to imple-ment a lot ofchange.>>>> We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing,his> Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a> moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, what qualifies this man to be> my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?>>>> CHANGE WHAT?>>>> Friends, I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters> who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as> evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spokento> can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can> explain why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible.Foreign> relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who wants to> unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from Princeton ,> look it ! up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our next First Lady?> The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is> that we're in for a lot of new taxes.>>>> For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the twoleading> applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.>>>> Here's a question - where were you five and a half years ago? Around> Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My sonhas> grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half> years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep.> 6, 000 meals, give or take.>>>> John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North> Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.>>>> When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer> to be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that thoseheld> longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was> offered his fr! eedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and> torture began.>>>> Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cellin> a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your> fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found,> and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.>>>> Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whosemilitary> service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to> denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate of> Annapolis , during his Naval service he received the Silver Star, Bronze> Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now> serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq. Barack Obama is fond of saying 'We> honor John McCain's service...BUT...', which to me is condescending and> offensive - because what I hear is, 'Let's forget this man's sacrifice for> his country and his proven leadership abilities, and! talk some more about> change.'>>>> I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am utterly> convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust himto> do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of our> country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wants tolead> America , and there's a huge difference. Factually, there is simply no> comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable backgroundand> motives who prattles on about change can't hold a candle to a man who has> devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from the Navyin> 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982.>>>> Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new.> Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of character,> or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe 'likeability' isa> higher priority for them than 'trust'. Being a prisoner of war is notwhat> qualifies ! John McCain to be President of the United States of America -but> his demonstrated leadership certainly DOES.>>>> Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking> Americans to say, 'Enough.' It is time for people of all parties to stop> following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America> first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue> with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and> why.>>>> There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent> to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I wanta> man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a> man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.>>>> I want a President who's qualified to lead.>>>> I want my country back, and I'm voting for John McCain.>> Alice Linahan>> Keller Williams Real Estate>> Southlake-DFW>> www.ALICELINAHAN.COM>> 972-322-8313>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews> on AOL Autos.>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Your PC, mobile phone, and online services work together like neverbefore.> See how WindowsR fits your life> Your PC, mobile phone, and online services work together like never before. See how Windows® fits your life --Forwarded Message Attachment--From: jerry.braet@comcast.netTo: jerry.braet@comcast.netSubject: FW: One person's viewDate: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:17:39 -0700>> Alice Linahan is a real person, a realtor from the Dallas Ft Worth> area (Google her name; you'll get some of her listings). She has a friend> named Joe Porter whose commentary she has forwarded......> Dear Friends:>> My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign , Illinois . I'm 46 years> old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business owner,a> veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to be eitherconservative> or liberal, and I vote for the person, not Republican or Democrat. I don't> believe there are 'two Americas ' - but that every person in this country> can be whomever and what ever they want to be if they'll just work to get> there - and nowhere else on earth can! they find such opportunities. I> believe our government should help those who are legitimately downtrodden,> and should always put the interests of America first.>>>> The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned about the futureof> this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest,> hard-working, tax-paying people in this country have been passive for too> long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselves in politics. They> go about their daily lives, paying their bills, raising their kids, and> doing what they can to maintain the good life. They vote and considerdoing> so to be a sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political punditsand> so-called 'news', thinking that what they hear is always spun by whomeveris> reporting it. They can't understand how elected officials can regularly> violate the public trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want> government handouts. They want the government to protect them, not raise> their taxes ! for more government programs.>>>> We are in the unique position in this country of electing ourleaders.> It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidate in any electionwith> whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree> with our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that> voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my vote for> the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a lot of> people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election is - ahiring> process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom canI> trust to do the job right?>>>> I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply> don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, andcalling> it 'change'.>>>> Change what?, I ask.>>>> Well, we're going to change America , they say.>>>> In what way?, I query.>>>> We want someone new and fresh in! the White House, they exclaim.>>>> So, someone who's not a politician?, I press.>>>> Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're votingfor> Obama, they state.>>>> So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that has> enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get a fine education,raise> incredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his party's> nomination for the White House - that system's all wrong?>>>> No, no, that part of the system's okay - we just need a lot ofchange.>>>> And so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.' Quite frankly, I don't> believe that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In> recent months, I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how they're> voting. I live in Illinois , so most folks tell me they're voting forBarack> Obama. But no one can really tell me why - only that he's going to changea> lot of stuff. Change, change, change. I have yet to find one si! ngle person> who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified tobe> President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth -> other than the fact that he claims he's going to imple-ment a lot ofchange.>>>> We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing,his> Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a> moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, what qualifies this man to be> my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?>>>> CHANGE WHAT?>>>> Friends, I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters> who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as> evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spokento> can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can> explain why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible.Foreign> relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone ! who wants to> unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from Princeton ,> look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our next First Lady?> The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is> that we're in for a lot of new taxes.>>>> For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the twoleading> applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.>>>> Here's a question - where were you five and a half years ago? Around> Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My sonhas> grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half> years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep.> 6, 000 meals, give or take.>>>> John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North> Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.>>>> When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer> to be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that t! hoseheld> longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was> offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and> torture began.>>>> Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cellin> a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your> fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found,> and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.>>>> Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whosemilitary> service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to> denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate of> Annapolis , during his Naval service he received the Silver Star, Bronze> Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now> serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq. Barack Obama is fond of saying 'We> honor John McCain's service...BUT...', which to me is condescending and> offensive - because what I hear i! s, 'Let's forget this man's sacrifice for> his country and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more about> change.'>>>> I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am utterly> convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust himto> do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of our> country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wants tolead> America , and there's a huge difference. Factually, there is simply no> comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable backgroundand> motives who prattles on about change can't hold a candle to a man who has> devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from the Navyin> 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982.>>>> Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new.> Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of character,> or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe 'likeability' ! isa> higher priority for them than 'trust'. Being a prisoner of war is notwhat> qualifies John McCain to be President of the United States of America -but> his demonstrated leadership certainly DOES.>>>> Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking> Americans to say, 'Enough.' It is time for people of all parties to stop> following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America> first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue> with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and> why.>>>> There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent> to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I wanta> man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a> man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.>>>> I want a President who's qualified to lead.>>>> I want my country back, and I'm voting for John McCai! n.>> Alice Linahan>> Keller Williams Real Estate>> Southlake-DFW>> www.ALICELINAHAN.COM>> 972-322-8313>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews> on AOL Autos.>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Your PC, mobile phone, and online services work together like neverbefore.> See how WindowsR fits your life> _________________________________________________________________ Reveal your inner athlete and share it with friends on Windows Live. http://revealyourinnerathlete.windowslive.com?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WLYIA_whichathlete_us ----7DBC4783E78DD0517CDF6615A4026F38 Content-Type: message/rfc822; name="FW: One person's view" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="FW: One person's view" Received: from bay0-omc3-s2.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.202]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v9.2.1) with ESMTP id TVW11312 for <rafalen@turbonet.com>; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:35:12 -0700 Received: from BAY142-W54 ([65.55.153.89]) by bay0-omc3-s2.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:35:11 -0700 Message-ID: <BAY142-W54DE116096ED87BB1F122A87730@phx.gbl> Return-Path: omoksee_fever@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="_8667b28e-48bb-4d35-b6f6-99d735c8c298_" X-Originating-IP: [64.126.180.51] From: Shane Minden <omoksee_fever@hotmail.com> Subject: FW: One person's view Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:35:11 -0700 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <BAY108-W11D5972F6861E57C9D5AFED0730@phx.gbl> References: <d24.2ea38522.35d35f66@aol.com> <BAY108-W11D5972F6861E57C9D5AFED0730@phx.gbl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Bcc: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Aug 2008 13:35:11.0297 (UTC) FILETIME=[68D02310:01C8FD49] X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.00 required=5.00 tests=HTML_MESSAGE=0.00, BAYES_50=0.00, SPF_PASS=0.00 version=3.2.1 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (1.0) on mail.turbonet.com --_8667b28e-48bb-4d35-b6f6-99d735c8c298_ Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_2ff3a02d-a80b-4ae9-8dff-18b20342dc1d_" --_2ff3a02d-a80b-4ae9-8dff-18b20342dc1d_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Shane Cowboy Up Horse Training(208) 875-1615 I may not completely agree wi= th everything she says but for pretty much everything else she hits the nai= l on the head.>> Alice Linahan is a real person=2C a realtor from the= Dallas Ft Worth> area (Google her name=3B you'll get some of her listings)= . She has a friend> named Joe Porter whose commentary she has forwarded...= ...> Dear Friends:>> My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign= =2C Illinois . I'm 46 years> old=2C a born-again Christian=2C a husband=2C= a father=2C a small business owner=2Ca> veteran=2C and a homeowner. I don'= t consider myself to be eitherconservative> or liberal=2C and I vote for th= e person=2C not Republican or Democrat. I don't> believe there are 'two Ame= ricas ' - but that every person in this country> can be whomever and what e= ver they want to be if they'll just work to get> there - and nowhere else o= n earth can they find such opportunities. I> believe our government should = help those who are legitimately downtrodden=2C> and should always put the i= nterests of America first.>>>> The purpose of this message is that I'= m concerned about the futureof> this great nation. I'm worried that the sil= ent majority of honest=2C> hard-working=2C tax-paying people in this countr= y have been passive for too> long. Most folks I know choose not to involve = themselves in politics. They> go about their daily lives=2C paying their bi= lls=2C raising their kids=2C and> doing what they can to maintain the good= life. They vote and considerdoing> so to be a sacred trust. They shake the= ir heads at the political punditsand> so-called 'news'=2C thinking that wha= t they hear is always spun by whomeveris> reporting it. They can't understa= nd how elected officials can regularly> violate the public trust with pork = barrel spending. They don't want> government handouts. They want the govern= ment to protect them=2C not raise> their taxes for more government programs= .>>>> We are in the unique position in this country of electing ourle= aders.> It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidate in any elec= tionwith> whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't eve= n agree> with our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into= that> voting booth=2C I always try to look at the big picture and cast my = vote for> the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a = lot of> people in my lifetime=2C and essentially that's what an election is= - ahiring> process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working for me= ? Whom canI> trust to do the job right?>>>> I'm concerned that a grow= ing number of voters in this country simply> don't get it. They are caught = up in a fervor they can't explain=2C andcalling> it 'change'.>>>> Cha= nge what?=2C I ask.>>>> Well=2C we're going to change America =2C the= y say.>>>> In what way?=2C I query.>>>> We want someone new and= fresh in the White House=2C they exclaim.>>>> So=2C someone who's no= t a politician?=2C I press.>>>> Uh=2C well=2C no=2C we just want a lo= t of stuff changed=2C so we're votingfor> Obama=2C they state.>>>> So= the current system=2C the system of freedom and democracy that has> enable= d a man to grow up in this great country=2C get a fine education=2Craise> i= ncredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his party's> nomin= ation for the White House - that system's all wrong?>>>> No=2C no=2C = that part of the system's okay - we just need a lot ofchange.>>>> And= so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.' Quite frankly=2C I don't> believe = that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In> recent mont= hs=2C I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how they're> voting. = I live in Illinois =2C so most folks tell me they're voting forBarack> Obam= a. But no one can really tell me why - only that he's going to changea> lot= of stuff. Change=2C change=2C change. I have yet to find one single person= > who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified tob= e> President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth ->= other than the fact that he claims he's going to imple-ment a lot ofchange= .>>>> We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy=2C his upbrin= ging=2Chis> Muslim background=2C and his church affiliations. Let's ignore = this for a> moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself=2C what qualifies t= his man to be> my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about c= hange?>>>> CHANGE WHAT?>>>> Friends=2C I'll be forthright with = you - I believe the American voters> who are supporting Barack Obama don't = have a clue what they're doing=2C as> evidenced by the fact that not one of= them - NOT ONE of them I've spokento> can spell out his qualifications. No= t even the most liberal media can> explain why he should be elected. Politi= cal experience? Negligible.Foreign> relations? Non-existent. Achievements? = Name one. Someone who wants to> unite the country? If you haven't read h= is wife's thesis from Princeton =2C> look it up on the web. This is who's l= ining up to be our next First Lady?> The only thing I can glean from Obama'= s constant harping about change is> that we're in for a lot of new taxes.>>= >> For me=2C the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the twolea= ding> applicants for the job=2C and I've made my choice.>>>> Here's a= question - where were you five and a half years ago? Around> Christmas=2C = 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My sonhas> grown from= a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half> years is a= good chunk of time. About 2=2C000 days. 2=2C000 nights of sleep.> 6=2C 0= 00 meals=2C give or take.>>>> John McCain spent that amount of time= =2C from 1967 to 1973=2C in a North> Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.>>>> = When offered early release=2C he refused it. He considered this offer= > to be a public relations stunt by his captors=2C and insisted that thoseh= eld> longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He w= as> offered his freedom=2C and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings an= d> torture began.>>>> Do you possess such strength of character? Loc= ked in a filthy cellin> a foreign country=2C would you turn down your own f= reedom in favor of your> fellow man? I submit that's a quality of characte= r that is rarely found=2C> and for me=2C this singular act defines John McC= ain.>>>> Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose= military> service is questionable or non-existent=2C you will not find anyo= ne to> denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate o= f> Annapolis =2C during his Naval service he received the Silver Star=2C Br= onze> Star=2C Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is = now> serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq. Barack Obama is fond of saying '= We> honor John McCain's service...BUT...'=2C which to me is condescending a= nd> offensive - because what I hear is=2C 'Let's forget this man's sacrific= e for> his country and his proven leadership abilities=2C and talk some mor= e about> change.'>>>> I don't agree with John McCain on everything - = but I am utterly> convinced that he is qualified to be our next President= =2C and I trust himto> do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the= best interests of our> country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be Pres= ident - he wants tolead> America =2C and there's a huge difference. Factua= lly=2C there is simply no> comparison between the two candidates. A man of= questionable backgroundand> motives who prattles on about change can't hol= d a candle to a man who has> devoted his life in public service to this nat= ion=2C retiring from the Navyin> 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982.>>>= > Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new.= > Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of character= =2C> or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe 'likeability= ' isa> higher priority for them than 'trust'. Being a prisoner of war is n= otwhat> qualifies John McCain to be President of the United States of Ameri= ca -but> his demonstrated leadership certainly DOES.>>>> Dear friends= =2C it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking> Americans to say= =2C 'Enough.' It is time for people of all parties to stop> following the p= arty line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America> first=2C who w= ants the right man leading their nation=2C to start a dialogue> with all th= eir friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for=2C and> why.>>>> = There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent> = to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now=2C I want= a> man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want= a> man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.>>>> = I want a President who's qualified to lead.>>>> I want my country b= ack=2C and I'm voting for John McCain.>> Alice Linahan>> Keller= Williams Real Estate>> Southlake-DFW>> www.ALICELINAHAN.COM>> = 972-322-8313>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------= --------------------------------> Looking for a car that's sporty=2C fun an= d fits in your budget? Read reviews> on AOL Autos.>>> ---------------------= -----------------------------------------------------------> Your PC=2C mob= ile phone=2C and online services work together like neverbefore.> See how W= indowsR fits your life> =20 Your PC=2C mobile phone=2C and online services work together like never bef= ore. See how Windows=AE fits your life --Forwarded Message Attachment--From= : jerry.braet@comcast.netTo: jerry.braet@comcast.netSubject: FW: One person= 's viewDate: Mon=2C 11 Aug 2008 15:17:39 -0700>> Alice Linahan is a r= eal person=2C a realtor from the Dallas Ft Worth> area (Google her name=3B = you'll get some of her listings). She has a friend> named Joe Porter whose= commentary she has forwarded......> Dear Friends:>> My name is= Joe Porter. I live in Champaign =2C Illinois . I'm 46 years> old=2C a born= -again Christian=2C a husband=2C a father=2C a small business owner=2Ca> ve= teran=2C and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to be eitherconservative>= or liberal=2C and I vote for the person=2C not Republican or Democrat. I d= on't> believe there are 'two Americas ' - but that every person in this cou= ntry> can be whomever and what ever they want to be if they'll just work to= get> there - and nowhere else on earth can they find such opportunities. I= > believe our government should help those who are legitimately downtrodden= =2C> and should always put the interests of America first.>>>> The pu= rpose of this message is that I'm concerned about the futureof> this great = nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest=2C> hard-working=2C = tax-paying people in this country have been passive for too> long. Most fol= ks I know choose not to involve themselves in politics. They> go about thei= r daily lives=2C paying their bills=2C raising their kids=2C and> doing wh= at they can to maintain the good life. They vote and considerdoing> so to b= e a sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political punditsand> so-ca= lled 'news'=2C thinking that what they hear is always spun by whomeveris> r= eporting it. They can't understand how elected officials can regularly> vio= late the public trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want> governmen= t handouts. They want the government to protect them=2C not raise> their ta= xes for more government programs.>>>> We are in the unique position i= n this country of electing ourleaders.> It's a privilege to do so. I've nev= er found a candidate in any electionwith> whom I agreed on everything. I'll= wager that most of us don't even agree> with our families or spouses 100% = of the time. So when I step into that> voting booth=2C I always try to look= at the big picture and cast my vote for> the man or woman who is best qual= ified for the job. I've hired a lot of> people in my lifetime=2C and essent= ially that's what an election is - ahiring> process. Who has the credential= s? Whom do I want working for me? Whom canI> trust to do the job right?>>>>= I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply= > don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain=2C andcal= ling> it 'change'.>>>> Change what?=2C I ask.>>>> Well=2C we're= going to change America =2C they say.>>>> In what way?=2C I query.>>= >> We want someone new and fresh in the White House=2C they exclaim.>= >>> So=2C someone who's not a politician?=2C I press.>>>> Uh=2C= well=2C no=2C we just want a lot of stuff changed=2C so we're votingfor> O= bama=2C they state.>>>> So the current system=2C the system of freedo= m and democracy that has> enabled a man to grow up in this great country=2C= get a fine education=2Craise> incredible amounts of money and dominate the= news and win his party's> nomination for the White House - that system's a= ll wrong?>>>> No=2C no=2C that part of the system's okay - we just ne= ed a lot ofchange.>>>> And so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.' Qu= ite frankly=2C I don't> believe that vague proclamations of change hold any= promise for me. In> recent months=2C I've been asking virtually everyone I= encounter how they're> voting. I live in Illinois =2C so most folks tell m= e they're voting forBarack> Obama. But no one can really tell me why - only= that he's going to changea> lot of stuff. Change=2C change=2C change. I ha= ve yet to find one single person> who can tell me distinctly and convincing= ly why this man is qualified tobe> President and Commander-in-Chief of the = most powerful nation on earth -> other than the fact that he claims he's go= ing to imple-ment a lot ofchange.>>>> We've all seen the emails about= Obama's genealogy=2C his upbringing=2Chis> Muslim background=2C and his ch= urch affiliations. Let's ignore this for a> moment. Put it all aside. Then = ask yourself=2C what qualifies this man to be> my president? That he's a br= illiant orator and talks about change?>>>> CHANGE WHAT?>>>> Fri= ends=2C I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters> who ar= e supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing=2C as> evide= nced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spokento> can = spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can> explain = why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible.Foreign> relatio= ns? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who wants to> unite the= country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from Princeton =2C> look i= t up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our next First Lady?> The on= ly thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is> that we= 're in for a lot of new taxes.>>>> For me=2C the choice is clear. I'v= e looked carefully at the twoleading> applicants for the job=2C and I've ma= de my choice.>>>> Here's a question - where were you five and a half = years ago? Around> Christmas=2C 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in = that time. My sonhas> grown from a sixth grade child to a high school gradu= ate. Five and a half> years is a good chunk of time. About 2=2C000 days. = 2=2C000 nights of sleep.> 6=2C 000 meals=2C give or take.>>>> John Mc= Cain spent that amount of time=2C from 1967 to 1973=2C in a North> Vietname= se prisoner-of-war camp.>>>> When offered early release=2C he refused= it. He considered this offer> to be a public relations stunt by his capto= rs=2C and insisted that thoseheld> longer than he should be released first.= Did you get that part? He was> offered his freedom=2C and he turned it d= own. A regimen of beatings and> torture began.>>>> Do you possess su= ch strength of character? Locked in a filthy cellin> a foreign country=2C = would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your> fellow man? I submi= t that's a quality of character that is rarely found=2C> and for me=2C this= singular act defines John McCain.>>>> Unlike several presidential ca= ndidates in recent years whosemilitary> service is questionable or non-exis= tent=2C you will not find anyone to> denigrate the integrity and moral cour= age of this man. A graduate of> Annapolis =2C during his Naval service he = received the Silver Star=2C Bronze> Star=2C Purple Heart and Distinguished = Flying Cross. His own son is now> serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq. Ba= rack Obama is fond of saying 'We> honor John McCain's service...BUT...'=2C = which to me is condescending and> offensive - because what I hear is=2C 'Le= t's forget this man's sacrifice for> his country and his proven leadership = abilities=2C and talk some more about> change.'>>>> I don't agree wit= h John McCain on everything - but I am utterly> convinced that he is qualif= ied to be our next President=2C and I trust himto> do what's right. I know= in my heart that he has the best interests of our> country in mind. He do= esn't simply want to be President - he wants tolead> America =2C and there'= s a huge difference. Factually=2C there is simply no> comparison between t= he two candidates. A man of questionable backgroundand> motives who prattl= es on about change can't hold a candle to a man who has> devoted his life i= n public service to this nation=2C retiring from the Navyin> 1981 and elect= ed to the Senate in 1982.>>>> Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a= stance between old and new.> Maybe they don't care about McCain's service = or his strength of character=2C> or his unblemished qualifications to be Pr= esident. Maybe 'likeability' isa> higher priority for them than 'trust'. = Being a prisoner of war is notwhat> qualifies John McCain to be President o= f the United States of America -but> his demonstrated leadership certainly = DOES.>>>> Dear friends=2C it is time for us to stand. It is time for= thinking> Americans to say=2C 'Enough.' It is time for people of all parti= es to stop> following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to k= eep America> first=2C who wants the right man leading their nation=2C to st= art a dialogue> with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're vo= ting for=2C and> why.>>>> There's a lot of evil in this world. That s= hould be readily apparent> to all of us by now. And when faced with that e= vil as we are now=2C I wanta> man who knows the cost of war on his troops a= nd on his citizens. I want a> man who puts my family's interests before an= y foreign country.>>>> I want a President who's qualified to lead.>>>= > I want my country back=2C and I'm voting for John McCain.>> A= lice Linahan>> Keller Williams Real Estate>> Southlake-DFW>> = www.ALICELINAHAN.COM>> 972-322-8313>>>>>>>> ---------------------= -----------------------------------------------------------> Looking for a = car that's sporty=2C fun and fits in your budget? 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S= he has a friend<BR>&gt=3B named Joe Porter whose commentary she has forward= ed......<BR>&gt=3B Dear Friends:<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B My name is= Joe Porter. I live in Champaign =2C Illinois . I'm 46 years<BR>&gt=3B old= =2C a born-again Christian=2C a husband=2C a father=2C a small business own= er=2C<BR>a<BR>&gt=3B veteran=2C and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to= be either<BR>conservative<BR>&gt=3B or liberal=2C and I vote for the perso= n=2C not Republican or Democrat. I don't<BR>&gt=3B believe there are 'two A= mericas ' - but that every person in this country<BR>&gt=3B can be whomever= and what ever they want to be if they'll just work to get<BR>&gt=3B there = - and nowhere else on earth can they find such opportunities. I<BR>&gt=3B b= elieve our government should help those who are legitimately downtrodden=2C= <BR>&gt=3B and should always put the interests of America first.<BR>&gt=3B<= BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B The purpose of this message is that I'm= concerned about the future<BR>of<BR>&gt=3B this great nation. I'm worried = that the silent majority of honest=2C<BR>&gt=3B hard-working=2C tax-paying = people in this country have been passive for too<BR>&gt=3B long. Most folks= I know choose not to involve themselves in politics. They<BR>&gt=3B go abo= ut their daily lives=2C paying their bills=2C raising their kids=2C and<BR= >&gt=3B doing what they can to maintain the good life. They vote and consid= er<BR>doing<BR>&gt=3B so to be a sacred trust. They shake their heads at th= e political pundits<BR>and<BR>&gt=3B so-called 'news'=2C thinking that what= they hear is always spun by whomever<BR>is<BR>&gt=3B reporting it. They ca= n't understand how elected officials can regularly<BR>&gt=3B violate the pu= blic trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want<BR>&gt=3B government = handouts. They want the government to protect them=2C not raise<BR>&gt=3B t= heir taxes for more government programs.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&= gt=3B We are in the unique position in this country of electing our<B= R>leaders.<BR>&gt=3B It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidat= e in any election<BR>with<BR>&gt=3B whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager= that most of us don't even agree<BR>&gt=3B with our families or spouses 10= 0% of the time. So when I step into that<BR>&gt=3B voting booth=2C I always= try to look at the big picture and cast my vote for<BR>&gt=3B the man or w= oman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a lot of<BR>&gt=3B peopl= e in my lifetime=2C and essentially that's what an election is - a<BR>hirin= g<BR>&gt=3B process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working for me= ? Whom can<BR>I<BR>&gt=3B trust to do the job right?<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR= >&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in th= is country simply<BR>&gt=3B don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor th= ey can't explain=2C and<BR>calling<BR>&gt=3B it 'change'.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt= =3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Change what?=2C I ask.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR= >&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Well=2C we're going to change America =2C they say.= <BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B In what way?=2C I query.<BR>= &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B We want someone new and fresh in= the White House=2C they exclaim.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B = So=2C someone who's not a politician?=2C I press.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<= BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Uh=2C well=2C no=2C we just want a lot of stuff c= hanged=2C so we're voting<BR>for<BR>&gt=3B Obama=2C they state.<BR>&gt=3B<B= R>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B So the current system=2C the system of f= reedom and democracy that has<BR>&gt=3B enabled a man to grow up in this gr= eat country=2C get a fine education=2C<BR>raise<BR>&gt=3B incredible amount= s of money and dominate the news and win his party's<BR>&gt=3B nomination f= or the White House - that system's all wrong?<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B= <BR>&gt=3B No=2C no=2C that part of the system's okay - we just need = a lot of<BR>change.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B And so it= goes. 'Change we can believe in.' Quite frankly=2C I don't<BR>&gt=3B belie= ve that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In<BR>&gt=3B= recent months=2C I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how they'= re<BR>&gt=3B voting. I live in Illinois =2C so most folks tell me they're v= oting for<BR>Barack<BR>&gt=3B Obama. But no one can really tell me why - on= ly that he's going to change<BR>a<BR>&gt=3B lot of stuff. Change=2C change= =2C change. I have yet to find one single person<BR>&gt=3B who can tell me = distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to<BR>be<BR>&gt=3B Pr= esident and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth -<BR>&g= t=3B other than the fact that he claims he's going to imple-ment a lot of<B= R>change.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B We've all seen the = emails about Obama's genealogy=2C his upbringing=2C<BR>his<BR>&gt=3B Muslim= background=2C and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a<BR>&gt= =3B moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself=2C what qualifies this man = to be<BR>&gt=3B my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about = change?<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B CHANGE WHAT?<BR>&gt= =3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Friends=2C I'll be forthright with = you - I believe the American voters<BR>&gt=3B who are supporting Barack Oba= ma don't have a clue what they're doing=2C as<BR>&gt=3B evidenced by the fa= ct that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken<BR>to<BR>&gt=3B can s= pell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can<BR>&gt=3B = explain why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible.<BR>Fore= ign<BR>&gt=3B relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone wh= o wants to<BR>&gt=3B unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's the= sis from Princeton =2C<BR>&gt=3B look it up on the web. This is who's linin= g up to be our next First Lady?<BR>&gt=3B The only thing I can glean from O= bama's constant harping about change is<BR>&gt=3B that we're in for a lot o= f new taxes.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B For me=2C the ch= oice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two<BR>leading<BR>&gt=3B applic= ants for the job=2C and I've made my choice.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<= BR>&gt=3B Here's a question - where were you five and a half years ag= o? Around<BR>&gt=3B Christmas=2C 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in= that time. My son<BR>has<BR>&gt=3B grown from a sixth grade child to a hig= h school graduate. Five and a half<BR>&gt=3B years is a good chunk of time.= About 2=2C000 days. 2=2C000 nights of sleep.<BR>&gt=3B 6=2C 000 meals=2C= give or take.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B John McCain sp= ent that amount of time=2C from 1967 to 1973=2C in a North<BR>&gt=3B Vietna= mese prisoner-of-war camp.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Wh= en offered early release=2C he refused it. He considered this offer<BR>&gt= =3B to be a public relations stunt by his captors=2C and insisted that thos= e<BR>held<BR>&gt=3B longer than he should be released first. Did you get t= hat part? He was<BR>&gt=3B offered his freedom=2C and he turned it down. = A regimen of beatings and<BR>&gt=3B torture began.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&= gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in= a filthy cell<BR>in<BR>&gt=3B a foreign country=2C would you turn down you= r own freedom in favor of your<BR>&gt=3B fellow man? I submit that's a qua= lity of character that is rarely found=2C<BR>&gt=3B and for me=2C this sing= ular act defines John McCain.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B = Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose<BR>military<B= R>&gt=3B service is questionable or non-existent=2C you will not find anyon= e to<BR>&gt=3B denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A gr= aduate of<BR>&gt=3B Annapolis =2C during his Naval service he received the = Silver Star=2C Bronze<BR>&gt=3B Star=2C Purple Heart and Distinguished Flyi= ng Cross. His own son is now<BR>&gt=3B serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq= . Barack Obama is fond of saying 'We<BR>&gt=3B honor John McCain's service= ...BUT...'=2C which to me is condescending and<BR>&gt=3B offensive - becaus= e what I hear is=2C 'Let's forget this man's sacrifice for<BR>&gt=3B his co= untry and his proven leadership abilities=2C and talk some more about<BR>&g= t=3B change.'<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B I don't agree w= ith John McCain on everything - but I am utterly<BR>&gt=3B convinced that h= e is qualified to be our next President=2C and I trust him<BR>to<BR>&gt=3B = do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of our<= BR>&gt=3B country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wan= ts to<BR>lead<BR>&gt=3B America =2C and there's a huge difference. Factual= ly=2C there is simply no<BR>&gt=3B comparison between the two candidates. = A man of questionable background<BR>and<BR>&gt=3B motives who prattles on a= bout change can't hold a candle to a man who has<BR>&gt=3B devoted his life= in public service to this nation=2C retiring from the Navy<BR>in<BR>&gt=3B= 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&= gt=3B Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and = new.<BR>&gt=3B Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength= of character=2C<BR>&gt=3B or his unblemished qualifications to be Presiden= t. Maybe 'likeability' is<BR>a<BR>&gt=3B higher priority for them than 'tr= ust'. Being a prisoner of war is not<BR>what<BR>&gt=3B qualifies John McCa= in to be President of the United States of America -<BR>but<BR>&gt=3B his d= emonstrated leadership certainly DOES.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt= =3B Dear friends=2C it is time for us to stand. It is time for think= ing<BR>&gt=3B Americans to say=2C 'Enough.' It is time for people of all pa= rties to stop<BR>&gt=3B following the party line. It is time for anyone wh= o wants to keep America<BR>&gt=3B first=2C who wants the right man leading = their nation=2C to start a dialogue<BR>&gt=3B with all their friends and ne= ighbors and ask who they're voting for=2C and<BR>&gt=3B why.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&= gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B There's a lot of evil in this world. That s= hould be readily apparent<BR>&gt=3B to all of us by now. And when faced wi= th that evil as we are now=2C I want<BR>a<BR>&gt=3B man who knows the cost = of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a<BR>&gt=3B man who puts = my family's interests before any foreign country.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&g= t=3B<BR>&gt=3B I want a President who's qualified to lead.<BR>&gt=3B<= BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B I want my country back=2C and I'm votin= g for John McCain.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Alice Linahan<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt= =3B Keller Williams Real Estate<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Southlake-D= FW<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B www.ALICELINAHAN.COM<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B = 972-322-8313<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<B= R>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B --------------------------------------------------------= ------------------<BR>------<BR>&gt=3B Looking for a car that's sporty=2C f= un and fits in your budget? Read reviews<BR>&gt=3B on AOL Autos.<BR>&gt=3B<= BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B -------------------------------------------------------= -------------------<BR>------<BR>&gt=3B Your PC=2C mobile phone=2C and onli= ne services work together like never<BR>before.<BR>&gt=3B See how WindowsR = fits your life<BR>&gt=3B<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR></PRE></FONT><BR> <HR> Your PC=2C mobile phone=2C and online services work together like never bef= ore. <A href=3D"http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108587394/direct/01/" target=3D= _blank>See how Windows=AE fits your life</A> <BR><BR>--Forwarded Message At= tachment--<BR>From: jerry.braet@comcast.net<BR>To: jerry.braet@comcast.net<= BR>Subject: FW: One person's view<BR>Date: Mon=2C 11 Aug 2008 15:17:39 -070= 0<BR><BR><PRE>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Alice Linahan is a real person=2C a re= altor from the Dallas Ft Worth<BR>&gt=3B area (Google her name=3B you'll ge= t some of her listings). She has a friend<BR>&gt=3B named Joe Porter whose= commentary she has forwarded......<BR>&gt=3B Dear Friends:<BR>&gt=3B= <BR>&gt=3B My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign =2C Illinois . = I'm 46 years<BR>&gt=3B old=2C a born-again Christian=2C a husband=2C a fath= er=2C a small business owner=2C<BR>a<BR>&gt=3B veteran=2C and a homeowner. = I don't consider myself to be either<BR>conservative<BR>&gt=3B or liberal= =2C and I vote for the person=2C not Republican or Democrat. I don't<BR>&gt= =3B believe there are 'two Americas ' - but that every person in this count= ry<BR>&gt=3B can be whomever and what ever they want to be if they'll just = work to get<BR>&gt=3B there - and nowhere else on earth can they find such = opportunities. I<BR>&gt=3B believe our government should help those who are= legitimately downtrodden=2C<BR>&gt=3B and should always put the interests = of America first.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B The purpose= of this message is that I'm concerned about the future<BR>of<BR>&gt=3B thi= s great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest=2C<BR>&gt=3B= hard-working=2C tax-paying people in this country have been passive for to= o<BR>&gt=3B long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselves in pol= itics. They<BR>&gt=3B go about their daily lives=2C paying their bills=2C r= aising their kids=2C and<BR>&gt=3B doing what they can to maintain the goo= d life. They vote and consider<BR>doing<BR>&gt=3B so to be a sacred trust. = They shake their heads at the political pundits<BR>and<BR>&gt=3B so-called = 'news'=2C thinking that what they hear is always spun by whomever<BR>is<BR>= &gt=3B reporting it. They can't understand how elected officials can regula= rly<BR>&gt=3B violate the public trust with pork barrel spending. They don'= t want<BR>&gt=3B government handouts. They want the government to protect t= hem=2C not raise<BR>&gt=3B their taxes for more government programs.<BR>&gt= =3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B We are in the unique position in th= is country of electing our<BR>leaders.<BR>&gt=3B It's a privilege to do so.= I've never found a candidate in any election<BR>with<BR>&gt=3B whom I agre= ed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree<BR>&gt=3B wit= h our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that<BR>&gt= =3B voting booth=2C I always try to look at the big picture and cast my vot= e for<BR>&gt=3B the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hi= red a lot of<BR>&gt=3B people in my lifetime=2C and essentially that's what= an election is - a<BR>hiring<BR>&gt=3B process. Who has the credentials? W= hom do I want working for me? Whom can<BR>I<BR>&gt=3B trust to do the job r= ight?<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B I'm concerned that a gr= owing number of voters in this country simply<BR>&gt=3B don't get it. They = are caught up in a fervor they can't explain=2C and<BR>calling<BR>&gt=3B it= 'change'.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Change what?=2C I = ask.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Well=2C we're going to c= hange America =2C they say.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B I= n what way?=2C I query.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B We wa= nt someone new and fresh in the White House=2C they exclaim.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&= gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B So=2C someone who's not a politician?=2C I = press.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Uh=2C well=2C no=2C we= just want a lot of stuff changed=2C so we're voting<BR>for<BR>&gt=3B Obama= =2C they state.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B So the curren= t system=2C the system of freedom and democracy that has<BR>&gt=3B enabled = a man to grow up in this great country=2C get a fine education=2C<BR>raise<= BR>&gt=3B incredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his par= ty's<BR>&gt=3B nomination for the White House - that system's all wrong?<BR= >&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B No=2C no=2C that part of the sy= stem's okay - we just need a lot of<BR>change.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt= =3B<BR>&gt=3B And so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.' Quite frank= ly=2C I don't<BR>&gt=3B believe that vague proclamations of change hold any= promise for me. In<BR>&gt=3B recent months=2C I've been asking virtually e= veryone I encounter how they're<BR>&gt=3B voting. I live in Illinois =2C so= most folks tell me they're voting for<BR>Barack<BR>&gt=3B Obama. But no on= e can really tell me why - only that he's going to change<BR>a<BR>&gt=3B lo= t of stuff. Change=2C change=2C change. I have yet to find one single perso= n<BR>&gt=3B who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qua= lified to<BR>be<BR>&gt=3B President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powe= rful nation on earth -<BR>&gt=3B other than the fact that he claims he's go= ing to imple-ment a lot of<BR>change.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt= =3B We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy=2C his upbringi= ng=2C<BR>his<BR>&gt=3B Muslim background=2C and his church affiliations. Le= t's ignore this for a<BR>&gt=3B moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself= =2C what qualifies this man to be<BR>&gt=3B my president? That he's a brill= iant orator and talks about change?<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B= CHANGE WHAT?<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Friends= =2C I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters<BR>&gt=3B w= ho are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing=2C as<B= R>&gt=3B evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've = spoken<BR>to<BR>&gt=3B can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most = liberal media can<BR>&gt=3B explain why he should be elected. Political exp= erience? Negligible.<BR>Foreign<BR>&gt=3B relations? Non-existent. Achievem= ents? Name one. Someone who wants to<BR>&gt=3B unite the country? If you= haven't read his wife's thesis from Princeton =2C<BR>&gt=3B look it up on = the web. This is who's lining up to be our next First Lady?<BR>&gt=3B The o= nly thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is<BR>&gt= =3B that we're in for a lot of new taxes.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>= &gt=3B For me=2C the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the tw= o<BR>leading<BR>&gt=3B applicants for the job=2C and I've made my choice.<B= R>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Here's a question - where were= you five and a half years ago? Around<BR>&gt=3B Christmas=2C 2002. You've= had five or six birthdays in that time. My son<BR>has<BR>&gt=3B grown from= a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half<BR>&gt=3B y= ears is a good chunk of time. About 2=2C000 days. 2=2C000 nights of sleep= .<BR>&gt=3B 6=2C 000 meals=2C give or take.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<B= R>&gt=3B John McCain spent that amount of time=2C from 1967 to 1973= =2C in a North<BR>&gt=3B Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt= =3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B When offered early release=2C he refused it. = He considered this offer<BR>&gt=3B to be a public relations stunt by his c= aptors=2C and insisted that those<BR>held<BR>&gt=3B longer than he should b= e released first. Did you get that part? He was<BR>&gt=3B offered his fre= edom=2C and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and<BR>&gt=3B torture= began.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Do you possess such s= trength of character? Locked in a filthy cell<BR>in<BR>&gt=3B a foreign co= untry=2C would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your<BR>&gt=3B fe= llow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found=2C<B= R>&gt=3B and for me=2C this singular act defines John McCain.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>= &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Unlike several presidential candidates in = recent years whose<BR>military<BR>&gt=3B service is questionable or non-exi= stent=2C you will not find anyone to<BR>&gt=3B denigrate the integrity and = moral courage of this man. A graduate of<BR>&gt=3B Annapolis =2C during hi= s Naval service he received the Silver Star=2C Bronze<BR>&gt=3B Star=2C Pur= ple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now<BR>&gt=3B ser= ving in the Marine Corps in Iraq. Barack Obama is fond of saying 'We<BR>&g= t=3B honor John McCain's service...BUT...'=2C which to me is condescending = and<BR>&gt=3B offensive - because what I hear is=2C 'Let's forget this man'= s sacrifice for<BR>&gt=3B his country and his proven leadership abilities= =2C and talk some more about<BR>&gt=3B change.'<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt= =3B<BR>&gt=3B I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am= utterly<BR>&gt=3B convinced that he is qualified to be our next President= =2C and I trust him<BR>to<BR>&gt=3B do what's right. I know in my heart th= at he has the best interests of our<BR>&gt=3B country in mind. He doesn't = simply want to be President - he wants to<BR>lead<BR>&gt=3B America =2C and= there's a huge difference. Factually=2C there is simply no<BR>&gt=3B comp= arison between the two candidates. A man of questionable background<BR>and= <BR>&gt=3B motives who prattles on about change can't hold a candle to a ma= n who has<BR>&gt=3B devoted his life in public service to this nation=2C re= tiring from the Navy<BR>in<BR>&gt=3B 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982= .<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Perhaps Obama's supporters = are taking a stance between old and new.<BR>&gt=3B Maybe they don't care ab= out McCain's service or his strength of character=2C<BR>&gt=3B or his unble= mished qualifications to be President. Maybe 'likeability' is<BR>a<BR>&gt= =3B higher priority for them than 'trust'. Being a prisoner of war is not<= BR>what<BR>&gt=3B qualifies John McCain to be President of the United State= s of America -<BR>but<BR>&gt=3B his demonstrated leadership certainly DOES.= <BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Dear friends=2C it is time f= or us to stand. It is time for thinking<BR>&gt=3B Americans to say=2C 'Eno= ugh.' It is time for people of all parties to stop<BR>&gt=3B following the = party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America<BR>&gt=3B firs= t=2C who wants the right man leading their nation=2C to start a dialogue<BR= >&gt=3B with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for= =2C and<BR>&gt=3B why.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B There'= s a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent<BR>&gt=3B to= all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now=2C I want<B= R>a<BR>&gt=3B man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citize= ns. I want a<BR>&gt=3B man who puts my family's interests before any forei= gn country.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B I want a Presiden= t who's qualified to lead.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B I = want my country back=2C and I'm voting for John McCain.<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B= Alice Linahan<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Keller Williams Real Estate<= BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B Southlake-DFW<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B www.ALICE= LINAHAN.COM<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B 972-322-8313<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&= gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B -------------------= -------------------------------------------------------<BR>------<BR>&gt=3B= Looking for a car that's sporty=2C fun and fits in your budget? 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(VPS 080811-0, 08/11/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-AOL-IP: 76.96.30.32 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : + > > Alice Linahan is a real person, a realtor from the Dallas Ft Worth > area (Google her name; you'll get some of her listings). She has a friend > named Joe Porter whose commentary she has forwarded...... > Dear Friends: > > My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign , Illinois . I'm 46 years > old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business owner, a > veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to be either conservative > or liberal, and I vote for the person, not Republican or Democrat. I don't > believe there are 'two Americas ' - but that every person in this country > can be whomever and what ever they want to be if they'll just work to get > there - and nowhere else on earth can they find such opportunities. I > believe our government should help those who are legitimately downtrodden, > and should always put the interests of America first. > > > > The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned about the future of > this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest, > hard-working, tax-paying people in this country have been passive for too > long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselves in politics. They > go about their daily lives, paying their bills, raising their kids, and > doing what they can to maintain the good life. They vote and consider doing > so to be a sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political pundits and > so-called 'news', thinking that what they hear is always spun by whomever is > reporting it. They can't understand how elected officials can regularly > violate the public trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want > government handouts. They want the government to protect them, not raise > their taxes for more government programs. > > > > We are in the unique position in this country of electing our leaders. > It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidate in any election with > whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree > with our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that > voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my vote for > the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a lot of > people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election is - a hiring > process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom can I > trust to do the job right? > > > > I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply > don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and calling > it 'change'. > > > > Change what?, I ask. > > > > Well, we're going to change America , they say. > > > > In what way?, I query. > > > > We want someone new and fresh in the White House, they exclaim. > > > > So, someone who's not a politician?, I press. > > > > Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're voting for > Obama, they state. > > > > So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that has > enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get a fine education, raise > incredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his party's > nomination for the White House - that system's all wrong? > > > > No, no, that part of the system's okay - we just need a lot of change. > > > > And so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.' Quite frankly, I don't > believe that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In > recent months, I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how they're > voting. I live in Illinois , so most folks tell me they're voting for Barack > Obama. But no one can really tell me why - only that he's going to change a > lot of stuff. Change, change, change. I have yet to find one single person > who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to be > President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth - > other than the fact that he claims he's going to imple-ment a lot of change. > > > > We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing, his > Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a > moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, what qualifies this man to be > my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change? > > > > CHANGE WHAT? > > > > Friends, I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters > who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as > evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken to > can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can > explain why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible. Foreign > relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who wants to > unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from Princeton , > look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our next First Lady? > The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is > that we're in for a lot of new taxes. > > > > For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two leading > applicants for the job, and I've made my choice. > > > > Here's a question - where were you five and a half years ago? Around > Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My son has > grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half > years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep. > 6, 000 meals, give or take. > > > > John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North > Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp. > > > > When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer > to be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that those held > longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was > offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and > torture began. > > > > Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in > a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your > fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found, > and for me, this singular act defines John McCain. > > > > Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military > service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to > denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate of > Annapolis , during his Naval service he received the Silver Star, Bronze > Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now > serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq. Barack Obama is fond of saying 'We > honor John McCain's service...BUT...', which to me is condescending and > offensive - because what I hear is, 'Let's forget this man's sacrifice for > his country and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more about > change.' > > > > I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am utterly > convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust him to > do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of our > country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wants to lead > America , and there's a huge difference. Factually, there is simply no > comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable background and > motives who prattles on about change can't hold a candle to a man who has > devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from the Navy in > 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982. > > > > Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new. > Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of character, > or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe 'likeability' is a > higher priority for them than 'trust'. Being a prisoner of war is not what > qualifies John McCain to be President of the United States of America - but > his demonstrated leadership certainly DOES. > > > > Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking > Americans to say, 'Enough.' It is time for people of all parties to stop > following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America > first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue > with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and > why. > > > > There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent > to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I want a > man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a > man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country. > > > > I want a President who's qualified to lead. > > > > I want my country back, and I'm voting for John McCain. > > Alice Linahan > > Keller Williams Real Estate > > Southlake-DFW > > www.ALICELINAHAN.COM > > 972-322-8313 > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews > on AOL Autos. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > Your PC, mobile phone, and online services work together like never before. > See how WindowsR fits your life > --_8667b28e-48bb-4d35-b6f6-99d735c8c298_-- ----7DBC4783E78DD0517CDF6615A4026F38--]