Only in America (the Canadian version)

By Valerie | October 25, 2015

This is so sad; from a proud, strong country to the laughing stock of the world. I have *not* fact-checked the numbers. I might, if I find I have spare time, but most of it doesn’t need checking, it’s common knowledge. I received this via an email. It is not my own work-product. Canadians’ Version…

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Socialism

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.

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Fairness

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

Since this is an era when many people are concerned about ‘fairness’ and ‘social justice,’ what is your ‘fair share’ of what someone else has worked for?

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Understanding Politics

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems – of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind.

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On Congress

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

It is hard to imagine a more stupid way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

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On Greed

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you’ve earned, but not greed to want to take someone else’s money.

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Illegal Status, Please

By Valerie | June 29, 2012

I don’t know if this was ever really sent, but it’s pretty darned funny, IMO. The Honorable Wydon 731 Hart Senate Office Building Phone (202) 224 3254 Washington DC , 20510 Dear Senator Wydon, As a native Oregonian and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I…

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A bit of humor about tolerance

By Valerie | September 28, 2010 |

I am appalled that so many people are against the mosque near Ground Zero. We should allow it in order to promote tolerance. I also propose that two gay nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque to promote tolerance within the mosque. We could call them “The Turban Cowboy” and “You Mecca Me Hot”.…

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Curtis & Leroy

By Valerie | August 2, 2010

Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in the Starkville Daily News Newspaper in Starkville, MS. And bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.. The next morning the farmer drove up and said, “Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night.” Curtis & Leroy…

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Quote For Our Time

By Valerie | April 6, 2009

“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they…

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