Tuesday July 31, 2007

Living in the Keys has been a wonderful and refreshing experience.  These last few months have made it even better.  I am not a church person (don't belong to any, never wanted to).  However, my neighbors, Pastors Chuck and Winnie Elliot have the Eagle's Rest Church.  They are very nice people, but I have never attended their church.  I have Multiple Sclerosis and was in a decline when my neighbors, Chuck and Winnie asked if they could pray over me for healing.  They did.  Two months later I was due for my yearly MRI to check on my brain lesions.  After reading the latest MRI my neurologist was very surprised and said two of my brain lesions were gone.  I asked, "How did this happen?  He replied that he did not know.  The only thing I can attribute it to are my wonderful neighbors, Pastors Chuck and Winnie and their healing prayers.   I still have not gone to church, but I am very thankful for the gift of their prayers and the healing that has taken place.  I have my life back, bought a boat, snorkel equipment and am enjoying a full life. Thank you.

Referring to the 2 million dollar tab for the sinking of the white elephant ship Vandenburg, County Commissioner Spehar, siding with Mayor DiGennaro said she
will “not vote to opt out of the contract.”  Commissioner Spehar said, according to
an article in the Key West Citizen, that “I don’t want a reputation for breaking a
contract.  A contract is a commitment.” 

In this time of serious budget shortfalls caused in great part by the reckless spending
of county government, and while the County Administrator is irresponsibly cutting vital services to County residents, the Mayor and Commissioner Spehar suddenly get contractual consciousness.  They seem to forget that they have an implied
“contractual” obligation to the citizens of Monroe County who voted them into office
to provide responsible leadership and fiscal responsibility. 

Dear Chuck Chartrand (aka Chartrac@bellsouth.net), All I can say is how sorry I am for you.  You act in this manner and think that your opinions actually count?  You have always been short of facts and long in opinion.  Do you actually have an original idea of your own or do you just like to parrot your few misinformed friends?

Obviously, this isn’t a picture of me but a nice self-portrait of yourself, Chuck, if I do say so.  Only two pictures exist of me and the KW Citizen uses them frequently. Besides, I am not flexible enough to assume this position but I am sure it is easy for someone who doesn’t have a backbone such as yourself.  You make it look very easy.  Must take plenty of practice.

Bottom line Chuck, when you can’t debate the issues you just attack the person.  How pathetic.  By the way, I lost a set of car keys recently.  Did you find them while you were up there?  willi-tom@monroecounty-fl.gov

[numbers laid out (without attribution)…] You don’t need attribution here. This ain’t a newspaper. You want facts, read the Barometer.

[jobs going begging in the US and Americans can't or won't take them] If there were no Aliens to take the jobs, those jobs would pay a living wage and Americans would take them.

Although I am not surprised by Mr. Cosby’s statement, I whole heartedly agree with it. There was a black reporter who went to the Super Dome in New Orleans after the hurricane. His conclusion was that if all the white people would leave the USA, the blacks would turn it into a ghetto from sea to shining sea. Look what they did to the Super Dome in just five days. They turned it into a ghetto, with all the crimes of the ghetto, robbery, rape, and murder. Is it all the honkies’ fault? I don't think so.

The gym in Marathon connected to the Deli / Liquor Store is by far one of the best I have seen, plus the owner is kind to animals and handsome.  So is Roger.  Their trainers are top-notch and very friendly.  Keep in mind you have options on where you spend your money and with whom you choose to keep company.  It's sad how spiteful and vicious the people are down here and it is written all over their grimacing faces.  I have never seen so many miserable, gossipy, anti-social shut-ins.  These un-happys do not contribute a single thing to our unique communities nor have a kind word to say.  I've been down here many years and the only normal, nice people seem to be in Key West.  That gym has the right to refuse service to anyone, but I don't believe there are enough people who take care of their minds, bodies and souls to keep it afloat.

A thousand Kudos to Bill Cosby! My hat is off to him, it's a God Damn shame that the Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and other chicken-shit racists and are afraid to raise their voices, because of their fear of being labeled Uncle Toms. They keep their face shut, and let this idiocy go on. The "Brothers" in prison (and there are a whole lot of them) wear their hat backwards and pump iron all day instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to finish high school or learn a marketable skill. They are just not interested in bettering themselves. They like being tough guy burglars, stick up men, and common street niggers.

I hope Chief Justice Roberts revcovers from his seizure and is able to continue on
the Supreme Court. I worry about any judge that Bush and Chaney would appoint.

Saturday we, along with some friends of ours, took our families to the
KOA Campground on Sugarloaf with the understanding that it was a
local friendly place.  Nothing could have been further from the truth. 
We sat on the beach, watching our children swim, we ordered drinks
and sodas from the bar area, tipped the staff, ordered pizza, tipped
again, and then were treated like something worse than trash by an old
man in a golf cart.  He, in fact, told us it was not a local friendly place. 
 I've never heard anyone be so rude or nasty in my life.  He actually tried to start a physical altercation with us.  Our friend happens to be a very prominent business man
here in the Keys owning one of the oldest businesses in Key West.  He was very
refined(?) with the way he was treated, but you can bet KOA won't be a place he or
the rest of us will be recommending to anyone.  We were not loud or obnoxious in any way, and we were spending money.  It's too bad, because they really do have a nice facility that we would have enjoyed spending time and money at again.

I hate it when someone goes off on a long 
cherry-picked rant and the very first thing they
 say is BS.

Saddam and Osama were not going for the
same goals. In fact it’s been proven that
Osama hated Saddam as much as he hates the Western countries. He wanted Sadaam to turn
Iraq into a Muslim fundamentalist country and Saddam refused. We’re all glad Saddam is gone
but the old rhetoric of tying Sadaam and Osama
 as brothers in arms is, well…BS.

[Illegal aliens]  There is a video circulating on the web that shows a jokester picking up about 8 illegals telling them that he wants to hire them.  They load into his pick up and he drives straight to the local immigration office and leans on the horn.  They run like roaches out of a hot drain.  Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jie48FwoYKM

What a great time we had. Saturday night! My baby and I started at
Looe Key Tiki bar. It was hopping with Injade playing all sorts of songs
and the crowd was loving it. The dress code wasn't being enforced! Then
 we stopped by Boondocks and MM 24 Band had packed the place. We
saw some friends, but mostly didn't know a soul (didn't matter). The
band was on one of their long breaks, so we didn't stay very long.  Then
 we headed up the road to the Key Deer, usually our Thursday night
haunt.  We heard the best band ever! "Reach." We could not even wait for our drinks
 because they were playing "our song" it was "Crazy" and she made it sound like Patsy
 was back. We danced every song and plan to be back on August 17th when they
return.  If you missed it, you missed it.

[For Sale By Owner] This really works well, at least for the girls who where these
T-Shirts!

[stop blaming Clinton for everything]  But he's such an easy target for lying about sex. Seriously, how screwed up are you people?

I hope the Iraqi Parliment enjoys its summer vacation knowing
our troops will continue dying for them until they get back all
refreshed.

[two things to get off my chest] One, the U.S. Congress gets an automatic pay raise this September $4400.00. That’s over $170,000  per year each and they have an approval rating worst than the President of 14%

Two, the lobster mini-season. A friend of mine was out the Sunday before mini-season and witnessed divers hauling up lobsters. They called the FWC and nothing happened. I said that the next time he should take a video camera with him and then send the tapes to Governor Crist so he can take steps to abolish the rape of the reef .

Thanks I feel so much better now. 

It was so beautiful out on the water Sunday.  Not a million boats zipping by, just locals enjoying their week end.  The visibility was around 40 feet and a nice haze from the cloud cover kept things cool.  Another beautiful day in paradise!   

[For Sale By Owner] I get a bunch of kooks calling me that never show up. So
far--zilch.

I spent some time over the weekend poking around
the Monroe County website.  I counted seven
county employees that were hired at a pay rate far
 above the maximum allowed for that position. 
Several of them did not have the educational
degrees clearly required in the job description or the
work experience also required.  Is anyone ever going to put a stop to King Willi?  Can we impeach a county administrator?  What do I have to do in order to go
 from being a $25,000 a year biologist to being a $109,000 a year department director and not have the education or experience clearly
required in the job description?  -- deedeesails@hotmail.com

From a website advertising photo retouching. The person involved seems to specialize in pageant photos, and says "I'm glad to answer any questions you have. Don't hesitate to ask." My first and most important question is: WTF?
http://www.naturalbeautiescontest.homestead.com/retoucha.html
http://www.naturalbeautiescontest.homestead.com/retouch4a.html
http://www.naturalbeautiescontest.homestead.com/retouch2.html
http://www.naturalbeautiescontest.homestead.com/retouch1b.html
http://www.naturalbeautiescontest.homestead.com/retouch5.html

I think you’d better fear the terrorist more than the President.  The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

My boyfriend keeps saying how much he hates bush so maybe I'll shave. 
 Do guys like it totally bald?  Oh, I thing he meant the president!

[Extra fee for Lobster Season] $500 would sure help the County out, but our County Government is too stupid. The Mini-Seasoners will still pay the price to rape us. Let's get a little rape in return.

Local tree hugger arrested for assault with a deadly
weapon. Barry Patterson is a carpenter in Key Largo.
Arrest Record

Bill Cosby for President!

[the piece on Bush Haters]  Thank you. It was well written and 100% true.

Have you noticed that in all the home security alarm commercials, none of the people who kick in the door or break
the window are ever black or Hispanic?  How realistic is that?

[market high, unemployment low] GWB has influenced both the stock market and unemployment.  GWB’s Demo despised tax cuts have freed up hard cash for investment and business growth.  Business growth benefits everyone, even the something for nothing crew.  Watch out folks, the Dems are going to get in your knickers.  They're coming with higher taxes. Hide your goodies, they want to redistribute everybody’s “wealth”. Everybody knows it, watch the market for the next few months, it's headed for the pits.  Way to go Bush Haters.

Oops, Chief Justice Roberts took a fall yesterday. Well, I guess that’s what happens when you lean to far to the right!

Who ever wrote that thing about Bush haters needs to stop looking at I Love Lucy reruns and FOX (wag the dog) news.   Instead go to PBS or Free Speech TV.  The Manchurian Candidate is in the White House.  The Bush family has been in bed (oil business) with the Bin Laden family for more than 25yrs.   People don't seem to care as long as they have a chicken in their pot and shoes for their kid’s feet.   “That’s someone else's problem.”   No war has ever been fought for anything other than economics.   Bush has spent more money than all the presidents before him added together.   Your kids may not have a chicken for their pot and their shoes may be combat boots!  Everyone would love us and no enemy could find a hiding place anywhere if we dropped schools, roads and hospitals instead of these costly bombs.  But we need to have an enemy as reason to build weapons.  Would you not meet an oppressor at your door with a gun if they came here?   We set up Sadaam and what he did was OK until he wanted to sell oil for more money and to others.  We don't need more oil, but these maniacs want control of who gets it. Power!

[Illegal aliens] It seems to me that the Democrats are all in favor of leaving our borders wide open.  Forget the Homeland security issue, forget the tax and SS dollars that are lost to illegal aliens, forget the incredible cost to everyone of us for illegals healthcare and education--forget all that.  Just think of the major screwing that the open door gives to American low income workers.  While our borders are wide open and there is a horde of illegals, the basic law of supply and demand will continue to make stoop-labor or similar jobs unappealing to low income Americans.  As long as there are takers, jobs paying pittance wages will go to illegals.  Cut off the illegals, and the wages will rise, low income Americans will take those jobs.  Tax revenues will increase, education and healthcare costs will plummet, and just perhaps we might start to hear English spoken again.  Cutting off illegals will cause higher wages which will force big agriculture to engineer more crops that can be raised and harvested by machines. 

Labor costs forced the development of mechanized cotton, orange, timber, grapes, cane, peaches, rice, and a myriad of other crops.  Did you know that agriculture is actually developing a cube shaped tomato? Are you ready to holler “produce prices will skyrocket”, nope they won’t.  The economies of mechanization will result in unchanged or perhaps even lower prices.  I just can’t understand why our low income workers continue to give any support to the Democrats.  You ask “why don’t they go to Canada and get true free welfare”?  Well dear friend, 1: Canada has one growing season. 2: Canada is cold, Mexico is hot.  3: Canada is a whole country away from Mexico.  4: Canada doesn’t have the need for their labor. 5: Canada doesn’t want them.  I think that most folks already knew all of that. And oh yeah, there is no such thing a “free welfare”, you pay for it.

The Florida Key's sewer system would be well along to completion if everyone down here would just get out their picks and shovels and start digging.

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Sunday July 29, 2007

Kudos to Commissioner Neugent for trying to break the contract to sink the Vandenberg. He says that the financially troubled county could better use the $2,000,000 to connect sewers for 440 low income people. Mayor DiGennaro said Neugent was just grandstanding. (What a strange concept—trying to do something for the little man.)

After living in the Keys for seven years now, lobster mini-season still never ceases to amaze me. Early in the week I watched as visitors renting the house across the canal from me parked a semi on top of the septic tank, ran over plants, then parked three huge boats and 2 more trucks outside.

Monday afternoon, as I was taking my boat out to snorkel and enjoy the sun, I noticed a man and two kids snorkeling in Bogey Channel right in front of the bridge, dead center, where most boats cruise through. There was no dive flag visible and boat traffic was high. That’s where I heard the best mini-season line yet.  I pulled up to them to tell them boaters couldn't see them and they were going to get hit.  “Where’s your dive flag?” I yelled out to them.  “I live here, I don't need one,” he said.  Just a guess, but if he is a Keys’ resident, I would think he'd know the law says otherwise.

Later that night, walking to No Name Pub to get a take-out pizza, I realized my mistake. The place was jammed with people, which is good, but many of them were rude. One girl, on her way out the door, said “Bye No Name Pub, a.k.a. crack ‘ho house.”

On Wednesday, I saw the renters’ boats leave the dock and return – three times – by noon. Offloading their legal limit each time and then heading back for more.

Several times while on the water, I saw huge boats scarring the bay bottom, as well as zooming by snorkel and divers at a high-rate of speed, giving them no space whatsoever.

I realize that mini-season boosts our local economy, but at what cost? Our sewers and septic systems are overloaded; our marine resources are compromised and our water quality deteriorated. Perhaps we should get more law enforcement from the mainland, where all these people come from, to help enforce the law, or better yet, create a lottery system where only a certain amount of permits are granted for mini-season to ensure our precious resources are protected from the lobster mobsters.  There has got to be a better way.

[USS GWB] I don’t hate Bush. I fear him. The war supporter cannot face the fact that there was no al Qaeda in Iraq before the American invasion. I’ll repeat this fact because he can’t seem to accept it: there was no al Qaeda in Iraq before the American invasion. Stop spouting the republican rhetoric about them following us here if we leave Iraq. Who will follow us here? That’s nonsense designed to prolong our occupation of a country that hates us. Strong borders and ports and a strong Homeland Security Dept are the way to stop them from coming here while we start attacking al Qaeda wherever we find them.

I couldn’t even finish reading yesterday’s post. When he keeps spreading the falsehood that Iraq had anything to do with 9/11 I have to turn off. I’d rather read The Hungarian. At least he knows which end is up.

[Another Cuban crime of passion] After Jim Cameron approved another developer’s request for the demolition of a Key Largo trailer park, the mostly Hispanic residents left the library and had themselves a good old fashioned rumble in the parking lot. It seems no one was hurt or arrested, just good clean development fun. For those that want to belittle Mr Cameron, at least he’s consistent.  –usa33043@yahoo.com

[Bush hater] I hate Bush. What has he done to make the stock market so high and unemployment so low? (nothing.) No matter who was the president, the market would be high (unless he interfered)

[Mosquito control spot spraying] While hearing helicopters buzzing at nape-of-the-earth altitude isn't anything new in the Keys, hearing one very early on Saturday morning doing round robins above roof tops is.  Whoever is doing it and for whatever reason needs to be reminded that his profit needs to take second seat to people's privacy and noise abatement guidelines.  I'd like to know whether a permit was obtained, who approved it and how we can help clamp down of such nonsense.  If they have to take pictures, they can do so at a reasonable time and with one pass, not repeated attempts at filming at 7AM over Cudjoe Key. 

[My pit bull is different] A Garfield County, Okla sheriff's deputy shot and killed a pit bulldog that witnesses say attacked this town's mayor and a little boy during a rampage with another dog.
Mayor Jim Postier, who is also an animal control officer, was hospitalized Friday after the dogs knocked him over and he hit his head on the asphalt road, authorities said. Postier was flown by medical helicopter to St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, where he was treated for a cracked skull, his son, also named Jim Postier, said.

The boy who was menaced by the dogs was not injured. An Arnett woman who was visiting a relative said she and her teenage children were held hostage behind a chain link fence for several hours while the dogs terrorized the area.

Undersheriff Jerry Niles said since the dog’s owner was planning to put the dogs down voluntarily, deputies didn't take possession of the animals.

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We just got back home. We went away for Mini-Season. I hate it. The County could make some bucks if they would charge $100 per license for the 2 days. That would make some of us locals happy.

[25 words or less] Lets make it really easy--just pictures for those morons that can't read a full sentence.

One of the standard "panic" rumors that throw some African villages into turmoil is the report that a couple (usually unmarried and therefore deserving of bad fortune) has become stuck together during sex and cannot be unstuck without medical attention. A reporter for Kenya's East African Standard happened to be in the middle of a frenzied mob in front of the Naselica Hotel in downtown Kisumu on May 26, brought together by rumors that an ambulance had been called for a stuck couple. The reporter was convinced that most in the crowd were true believers, but the hotel manager said one of his competitors probably had planted the rumor, hoping to tie up traffic for the day and to create the impression that the Naselica is unlucky.

[Politicians] It always amuses me the way people will defend slick Willie (Clinton) to the end and lambaste anyone who reminds them of his lies, corruption etc. while they are saying almost the same things about our current president with such a righteous tone and calling anyone who dares to disagree with them all manner of names. What's the difference? None!

All politicians are corrupt, lying scum bags who are not accountable to us average citizens. Except for occasionally throwing us a little bone once in a while, all they care about is getting re-elected and appeasing the powerful people who put them in office (not us voters). The two party system we are stuck with will insure that this will continue. Thomas Jefferson said something along the line that the Republic will need a revolution every 20 years or the govt. will lose touch with the people. He also said that "the best gov't is the one that governs the least". He was right on both statements.

The federal gov't and its bureaucracy have become a parasite that has its tendrils wrapped around every facet of our lives. If you think this is good, you are part of the problem. What is the solution? I wish I knew. I might fantasize about a revolution where all the corrupt politicians are put up against the wall or taken to the guillotine, but I know this won’t happen. We live in the "age of the wimp" and the parasite has become so entrenched in our lives that we think we can't survive without it. May the Gods help us (but they don't care either).

[Iraqi pullout] Quitters never win. Winners never quit.

[Illegal Aliens] Kudos to the poster! If his statistics are correct and are from a reliable source, this is just a scary as terrorists smuggling a nuke into any big city in America. Every single tax paying person should be up in arms about this. Aren't you sick and tired of supporting a bunch of freeloading sons of bitches? I want to sponsor a Bill in Congress to have a few days each month, open season on illegal aliens. Just like lobster season. Until something better is implemented, it will do nicely.

Pointing out that Clinton and pals used the “I don’t remember” ruse hundreds of times was not intended to compare them with AG Gonzalez.  Gonzalez is apparently a liar and has been caught and will likely suffer some consequence as a result.  The intent was to point out that no matter how outrageous the behavior of the left wing Dems is, little or nothing is ever said about their deceptions, lies and other antics.  And even when caught with their fingers in the pie, there is little consequence and the liberal media does their best to ignore it.  However, let a Republican get caught engaging in the same behavior and all media hell breaks loose and continues to beat the proverbial dead horse while the Dems take to their soap box and begin preaching morality.  

[Somebody writing a book] It's not somebody, it's me. It's written already. Furthermore, I have been invited to write some more. So there! (Ed: We are happy to provide a place where aspiring authors can aspire. If anyone knows any other authors who would like us to publish their manuscript in segments, please contact us at info@bigpinekey.com  For those that don’t like this feature, they are clearly marked and placed at the end of the Coconut Telegraph so you can easily choose not to read them.)

While thinking about beautifying my house, I came to the conclusion it is not worth it. The Keys are dead, being sexually abused by developers and greedy slave master renters, so why waste my money?  I love these islands but not the new locals who could care less about anything except changing the place for fun and profit. It’s time for us to move on. 

County Administrator Tom Willi was recently photographed checking his agenda for the County budget and other important business. --chartrac@bellsouth.net

[USS GWB] Many times Kudos to the person who wrote that post. I wholeheartedly agree with that person. Now the wooses in Congress have to be tarred and feathered and run out on a rail.

What's going to happen to The Keys after the fish are gone?  Is Captain Conch going to run sunset charters?  Enjoy your seafood and know that our grandchildren will not unless it's farmed.  Maybe then it won't have any mercury inside.  I hope the angelfish survive.  Adios fish hunters.   

[AG Gonzalez]  I guess I must be missing something. Several posters have accused our AG of being a liar.  I must have missed the posts wherein these folks listed exactly what statements he made that they claim were lies.  From what I've seen and heard the AG is under investigation for firing about 8 or 9 deputies.  And, oh yeah, just what does executive privilege mean? Don't these dudes work at His pleasure? Isn't it his right to fire anyone for any reason?   I guess no other Prez has fired Dep. AG's.  Isn't it just like the political employees in Congress?  I don't suppose it's possible that the investigators are simply trying find any reason to smear GWB's admin.  Nah!  These investigators are rock solid honorable folks interested only in Truth, Justice, and the American way.  Sure, I just know that these fine Democratic gentlepersons are above reproach and above partisan politics.  By the way, I got a great offer on the web from a really nice person in Nigeria, he promised to make me a fortune, are you interested in joining in?

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Saturday July 28, 2007

Well, lobster mini-season is over for another year.  The manic destruction of our near shore sea floor, coral heads, ledges and reefs comes to an end and nature can try to begin the healing process only to be accosted again in 12 months.  While the bars, motels, hotels and short term renters are busy counting their money, many locals are cleaning up after the lobster lunatics who leave behind open bags of trash and garbage for the deer and raccoons to spread around the neighborhood, piles of rotting lobster heads stinking up the shorelines and however much more garbage they dumped into your canal.  

You can now safely take a swim in your canal or leave your boat tied to the dock without some hung-over idiot weaving down the canal ignoring the big NO WAKE sign while digging in the ice chest for another Bud Lite. 

It will be safe once again to approach a boat ramp without fear of some moron trying to get his shiny new boat into or out of the ramp without ending up sideways or backing into you or one of the kids.  Frazzled nerves of neighbors who have had to listen to all night parties and some jerk screaming “I can’t find the f**king boat key” at six in the morning from the rental next door are beginning to calm, and peace once again descends on our little island.  

[USS GWB] It’s always amusing when logic and reason flee a discussion, ad hominem (look it up) attacks ensue.  A poster says that I’m a blind, rich, sinner because I believe that it’s vital to our nation’s interests to “win” in Iraq.  It seems that even the most pathological GWB hater can’t deny that we need Mideast oil.  This Hater even claims that there was no Al Qaeda terrorism before Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Gee, I guess the Cole attack, Trade Center 1 &2, etc., etc., etc., were the work of Norwegian Rune worshipers.  This Poster of Hate fails to even recognize that we did not start this conflict, with terrorism.  We were attacked!  Iraq is simply a battle in this world war. .  If the US folds, or worse “loses” in Iraq, the world will see us as being weak and lacking will.  This certainly will embolden our enemies.  A “loss” to terrorism will guarantee increased terrorism and strife on a level we have not yet seen. If you think that  holding that view is prideful, you are....simply wrong.   By the way, I’m happy with the stock market.  I’m happy that the economy is growing at a very robust rate.  I’m happy that unemployment is at near record lows.  I’m happy that the national deficient is shrinking much faster than anyone anticipated.  I’m happy that tax revenues are at near record highs thanks to the GWB tax cuts.  I’m most happy that we have not yet suffered a new terrorist hit on our soil.  I’m happy that we’re fighting the bastards over there.  I’m very sorry that I’m not rich.  GWB sure isn’t perfect, but he’s pretty damned good in my book.  Having said that, I'd toss GWB in a heart beat if a better and viable course of action in Iraq was available.

To the owners of Looe Key Tiki Bar: I love your tiki bar and George and the other bartenders are great, but I would like to make a suggestion. Sitting at the table area on those days when the wind doesn't blow...it’s hot, its very hot! Some fans for the table area would great.

Defending the Attorney General Liar, Gonzales with the “blame Clinton” defense is lame. When will Republicans stop blaming Clinton for everything and start tending to their own house.

[free money for upgrading our emergency services communications]  Call or e-mail your County commissioner’s office and ask.  The phone numbers and e-mail addresses are on the county web site.  (But, even if the county were to get federal funds for the project, county administration would likely re-designate them in order to buy a badly needed restaurant or sink a ship!)

[Illegal Aliens]
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. 
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers.
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the United States.
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroine and marijuana, crossed into the U. S. from the Southern border
12. The National Policy Institute "estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period."
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. 
14. "The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States ".

So using the lowest estimates, the annual cost of illegal aliens is $338.3 billion dollars a year! So if deporting them costs between $206 and $230 billion dollars, Hey get rid of em', We'll be ahead after the 1st year.

"Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets."  --Ronald Reagan

[Mini Season] I didn’t see as many boats and trailers on the road this year. I wonder how it compared to last year.

Maybe 25 words or less is too few.  How about 100 words?  Some people are writing a book here.

When your defense of Gonzales consists of "So what? Look what Clinton did" it does nothing but give you a third grade defense. Kind of like "so look what my little brother did". Catch up. The Clinton crutches defense is getting worn.

Kudos to the person who wrote the Bill of Non-Rights.  Well said.

[A treatise on human history] You forgot Politian's and religious analysts, which are quite the same things!

There’s “no Democrats in the military”? Man the dumbing down of the Republican Party is complete. Can you say Wesley Clarke, Al Gore, John Kerry? All Vietnam veterans. Go ahead slam them but this American thanks them and all Veterans for their service to country. Even the, proven to be liars, Swiftboaters.

[bashing Attorney General Gonzalez for saying he “…didn’t recall,”] You seem to think that because Clinton and his crew used the "I don't recall" gambit that somehow excuses Gonzalez from being a dick.  It doesn't.  There is no excuse for any of these yahoos to act in this way.  I really don't see how it is a partisan issue. It is more of a "how much of this shit are we willing to put up with" kind of thing. We shouldn't tolerate this behavior from anybody in our gov't.

[people are confused by the Bill of Rights] You should have printed this in Spanish where it would have done more good.

President Bush has failed miserably, and yet many of his ideas, his policies and many of his initiatives have succeeded. Our economy is roaring, we’ve avoided any homeland attack since 9/11, joblessness is at rock bottom, we’ve got no inflation, the markets are sky-high.  We’ve had substantial successes in the mid east, North Korea is talking, Libya is quiescent, Afghanistan and Pakistan are still at conflict with the Taliban, but neither country is now ruled by the Taliban.  But still, GWB has failed. 

He failed to recognize the depth and width of the pool of resentment against him for beating Gore and then JFK (he’s a Vietnam Vet you know).  GWB is a plain spoken man with deeply held ethical and political beliefs.  GWB is not pretty, he’s not articulate, and because of that he's a good and decent man who speaks his beliefs.  He’s a man you would be proud to call a friend. 

GWB is a failure.  Early in his administration he tried to reach across party lines so as to involve politicos like Teddy (Glub) Kennedy in solving any number of problems facing our nation.  He was rebuffed.  The Bush haters have succeeded in blurring many American’s vision so as to believe that anything and everything that GWB promulgates is evil.  If GWB were to suggest that Mom and apple pie were righteous American staples, the Haters would bellow “Mom is a right wing religious zealot” and “”Apple pie is a ploy of the right wing wing-nuts designed to make you fat and vulnerable, it causes methane pollution”. 

GWB has failed miserably in the PR wars, and for that the country is the poorer.  GWB’s haters have spawned a “lets’ get Bush mentality”, sycophants to this cause advocate failure of any US initiative so as to denigrate GWB.  They embrace American failure like a long lost lover.  If you doubt it, simply read the responses to this.

The Delta Aquarid meteor shower will peak before dawn July 28. All but the brightest meteors will be washed out, however, by light from the almost-full moon. Try watching during the hour before twilight brightens the sky.

[113 The Hungarian] Mom and dad were gone for the better part of an hour.  I'm sure if it wasn't for the uncomfortable pillion pad, they would have been gone longer. They must have rode a ways into the country, in those low laying areas it gets cold this time of year because the diagonal scar, received from the crash with Gramps, stood out vividly on dad's forehead, but he was smiling. Mom climbed off the back and said, "That was fun, this motorcycle is a lot stronger than your Puch was." "Of course Marie, this one is twice as big." "Isn't this too big for Imre?" "No mom it's not too big for me at all, really it's not." I was afraid for a moment that I'll be demoted to a scooter or a moped. The good thing was that dad didn't fall in love with my Matchless, or Matchbox as my brother called it.

Monday morning I rode to school on my Matchbox and pulled up where the school buses usually stop. My note book and composition book, held together with a big rubber band, were sitting on the gas tank between my knees. I saw Paulette and waved to her. Dumb move, must wave with the left hand. By taking my right hand off the throttle the engine idled down and almost cut out. Grabbing a handful of throttle made the bike jump. My note book went flying, hit the ground, and slid. The rubber band broke, my home work and papers were blown all over. This convinced me to visit the surplus store in Bethesda and buy a military style canvas shoulder bag. The Hungarian

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Reason #1.  Since the occupation of Iraq began terrorist activities are up over 3,500%.  When Bush Sr. was smart enough to get very close to Baghdad and contain Saddam, terrorist activities dropped.  Do the math.  It’s so easy "A caveman President" should be able to figure it out.

[Blame Clinton] While the left wing zealots continue bashing Attorney General Gonzalez for saying he “…didn’t recall,” consider this:

According to the Washing Post, during 17 depositions given by Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky hearings, then President Slick Willie Clinton said he “couldn’t recall,” “don’t remember” or some version of the same 267 times.  Other members of the Clinton Administration used the same tactic during questioning or testimony during the numerous Administration’s scandal investigations as follows:

Bill Kennedy 116, Harold Ickes 148, Ricki Seidman 160, Bruce Lindsey 161, Bill Burton 191, Mark Gearan 221, Mack McLarty 233, Neil Egglseston 250, John Podesta 264, Jennifer O'Connor 343, Dwight Holton 348, Patsy Thomasson 420, Jeff Eller 697 and First Lady Hillary 250.  (Not including being unable to locate the Rose law firm billing records conveniently stashed in her closet).

[Mini Season--We could keep the highway blocked for the whole two days!]  I'm in! 

[USS GWB] I don’t think anyone has answered you because your questions are those of a blind man. 1. No one ever said we’d be better off without Mid East oil. 2. We already have a stronger al Qaeda (where none existed before the USS Bush sailed in). 3. Global wimps? So you think we’re a better country by letting our troops get slaughtered just so your national ego can be fed? (and with the same end results) Pride is a sin.

You stated that Bush has done some good. I must have missed that part. Oh, you probably mean giving the rich a tax break.

A new study in the U.K. claims that those smoking marijuana, even once in a while, have a greater chance of becoming psychotic.

[A treatise on human history] Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and traveled to the coast to live on fish and lobster in the winter.

The most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer.  Thus was formed the foundation of modern civilization and the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups: 1. Liberals 2. Conservatives.

Beer required grain, that was the beginning of agriculture.  Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for their invention, early humans just stayed close to the brewery, thus villages were born.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to B-B-Q at night while they were drinking beer.  This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the Conservatives by showing up for the nightly B-B-Q's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing.  This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some noteworthy Liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that Conservatives provided.

Over the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant.  Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Some modern Liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done.  Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard Liberal fare.

Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of Liberal women have higher testosterone levels than their men.  Most social workers, attorneys, journalists, Hollywood dreamers and group therapists are Liberals.  Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it just isn’t fair to the pitcher to make him/her bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, Soldiers, and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other Conservatives who want to work for a living.

[Mini Lobster Season] I call them Pig days.  
http://www.keylargokey.com/pigday1.MPG

Thanks so much for the info regarding the lobster stamp for seniors. Now if I can just get him out there. He says there’s just too many people out there asking stupid questions and he's too old to say "Yes sir" to anyone. We enjoyed swimming at the local hole Sun. 'til the lightning got close.

There’s lots of good music around this weekend so get off the couch and out of the AC and take advantage of it or you'll be  saying, "There’s nothing to do around here".

George S Patton's new speech: Iraq and the modern world. Patton's back

I just wanted to say what a pleasure it is to have a convenient post office located in Summerland Key along with an efficient and pleasant staff. Unfortunately, I often have to use a Post Office in Delray Beach, Florida with lines 20+ deep and a 2 window staff that rivals the personality of a big city Passport Office. Keep up the great job here in the Keys ladies.

[Keys drought] We have a lot of rain, but they’re still making us ration water.

To paraphrase a confused person: If you don’t pray to the alter of Bush "grave danger awaits America". Gee, no hyperbole there! I love drama and fear mongers. Better hide under the bed.

How the Bush administration wants to improve fuel efficiency.

Not only the Keys are losing locals, but the country is too. The rate of families leaving the US of A has quadrupled in the last two years. Why? People are scared of the country going down the tubes and they have a right to be. Our leaders are floundering and fornicating our security and our wealth away. When a country's population starts losing faith in their maintenance department, it is time for a new crew . The problem is that no one knows what will work and who to hire. We did it to ourselves by thinking greed and laziness would feed us forever. Nobody wants to sweat anymore. Where to now?

A whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights."

ARTICLE I: You do NOT have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.

ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone -- not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.

ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.

ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes . (This one is my pet peeve...get an education and go to work....don't expect everyone else to take care of you!)

ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care.

ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.

ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.

ARTICLE VIII: You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.

ARTICLE IX: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.

ARTICLE X: This is an English speaking country. We don't care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from!

ARTICLE XI: You do not have the right to change our country's history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution. The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and history, and if you are uncomfortable with it, tough!

Kudos to the two deputies that stopped the U.S Xpress Enterprises semi on Friday afternoon. It almost rear ended me on the 7 Mile Bridge then it started passing me and 3 other cars even though we were doing 60 at the time. A semi coming from the other direction had to slow down to give him room to get back in his lane and the back of his trailer almost clipped the lead car in front of me. Someone must have called on him because he was stopped just as he left Big Pine. I hope he got a hefty ticket.

I also use BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) to beam the same email to others at the same time. This spam crap sucks! I never get any spam or bugs and the only thing I use is www.F-Prot.com for virus protection. I haven't had a bug for 5 years. Another way to stop Spam and advertising pop-ups is to tell all vendors you are over 65. They know you don't have any money, so why send you stuff! Ha!

If we want to get rid of the take over by non-English speaking people let's pass a law that the welfare and food stamp applications must be filled out in English.  It will be amazing how many of them suddenly learn English.  If I ever move to Greece I plan to learn Greek.  In America learn our language (and stop showering in after shave).

[Attorney General Gonzalez seems to have amnesia] I guess that George Bush made a big mistake sending them to Bill and Hill’s Scholl of Political Memory.

What ever happened to the dick head who was suing bigpinekey.com? (Ed: He knew he couldn’t fight the corporate structure and bottomless deep pockets of the mighty BigPineKey.com! But he probably just moved.)

With all the crime going on here, why don't we transfer about a 1000 DUI cops to real criminal catching duty. That should leave about 5000 for DUI's!

[3 commissioners like what Willie is doing] Come November ’08 the two that are up for reelection will, no doubt, be shown the door.

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