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13 January 2007

Global Warming? Hahahaha

It is nearly 11 AM at my house in Southern California and the thermometer reads 40 degrees, up from the low of 23 degrees in the early morning hours. Our fish pond had floating ice sheets in it this morning. We are freezing. Not only is it unseasonably cold for this area, but we have no gas. No gas means no running furnace, no working oven or burners and no relief from our gas lit fireplace. Late yesterday afternoon some idiot goofed with a backhoe and took out the major gas line for our street. I have a small electric space heater left over from years ago and someone's apartment living days. Naturally, with the recent move and all, that heater was buried in the garage under piles of excess furniture and boxes. We we were all down unloading the garage hunting for the thing by the middle of the night. I also found a laprobe I used to use for my Mother that is like a very small electric blanket.  So there we are, my son, my daughter-in-law, myself, two very cold dogs and two cats who pretended they were unaffected but suddenly decided they were lap cats when they discovered my lap blanket was a nice warm sleeping spot, all huddled together, at first playing a game and later sleeping all bundled up together.

So much for global warming.

IT'S FREEZING COLD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Posted on 13 January 2007 at 11:05 AM in Weather | | Comments (6) | TrackBack (0)

10 January 2007

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

Passed on from my daughter. My added remarks are in bold.:

TO ALL THE KIDS
WHO SURVIVED the
1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.

Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. (As 5 and 6 year olds, we took the canoe out on the lake in the Summer, stayed out all day down where the "catty-nine tails"  grew, hunting snapping turtles and picking lillies.  No one worried about us and yet there were no such things as life vests or safety equipment. We were all good swimmers.)

We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Koolade made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. (There were no fences around school playgrounds and we spent hours playing hopscotch, dodge ball, jump rope, basketball, tennis, and daredevil moves on the jungle gyms on gritty blacktopped surfaces that left brushburns and embedded pebbles when we fell. We sucked it up and went back into the game.)

No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video   games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer's, no Internet or chat rooms....... WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! (We couldn't wait for the first good snow/ice to go sledding down "suicide hill.")

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents. (We walked the plank at new construction sites.)

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. (As 8 year olds, we sat in the dirt of our friend's parent's garden and pulled up all the carrots and ate them, dirt and all.)

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, (I was 12 and it was a .22 rifle and I was sent to an NRA gun safety course before I could fire it), made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. (We had pea shooter fights through the drainage pipe that ran under the highway.)

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! (The police pretty much ignored us, but if there was interaction it was a threat to tell our parents. That was enough.)

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure,   success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

If YOU are one of them . . CONGRATULATIONS!




You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives  for our own good .
And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were.

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't
it?!

The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:

"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of  Allegiance?"

For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us....go
ahead and delete this.

For the rest of us.....pass this on.

Posted on 10 January 2007 at 05:22 PM in Personal | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

03 January 2007

Herpes/Alzheimer's link?

Know anyone who fits this description? I do and it couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.  A very mean thing to say, but he is a scumbag, so don't shed any tears. It isn't just genital herpes though. If you suffer from regular cold sores, you could be a person at risk.

Herpes Might Cause Alzheimer's
By Robin Lloyd
Senior Editor
posted: 03 January 2007
02:24 pm ET

Updated 3:01 p.m. ET

New research supports growing concerns that herpes plays a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.

The latest work, announced today, shows a link between a gene and herpes simplex 1, or HSV. The form of the ApoE gene called ApoE-4 is the leading known risk factor for Alzheimer’s. And HSV is the form of herpes that causes cold sores around the mouth. More than 80 percent of Americans are infected with HSV.

The researchers, at the University of Rochester Medical Center, found that ApoE-4 effectively puts out a welcome mat for the herpes virus, allowing it to be more active in the brain.

“The data suggest that ApoE-4 may support the ability of HSV to be a more virulent pathogen,” said Howard Federoff, lead author of the research published online in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.

The research involved measuring the activity levels of HSV in the brains of mice with different forms of the human ApoE gene.

The team found that the virus infiltrates brain cells about the same whether or not mice have the ApoE-4 form of the gene. But in mice with the ApoE-4 version, the virus is less likely to be latent and thus more likely to multiply.

Scientists have known for several years that the ApoE-4 gene plays a role in Alzheimer’s but the idea that it works in concert with the herpes virus is new.

Ruth Itzhaki of the University of Manchester has conducted several studies showing a correlation between herpes and Alzheimer’s. Patients suffering from the dementia disease who also have the ApoE-4 form of the gene also have more herpes DNA in the brain regions that are affected by Alzheimer’s, she found. And people with the ApoE-4 version of the gene who have HSV are more likely to get Alzheimer’s than those who lack either the gene version and the virus.

Also, other scientists have found that people who frequently break out in cold sores are more likely to have the gene that makes them more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s.

HSV is a chronic infection that lives in people for a lifetime, periodically flaring up. The virus is usually latent, locked inside cells, but occasionally stress, fatigue, certain foods and even sunlight can spark the virus into an active phase that damages cells and causes cold sores.

 

Posted on 03 January 2007 at 12:57 PM in Health & Medical | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Blogs at risk?

The Skipper at Barking Moonbat Early Warning System has a post up today that every blogger, whether large or small, should take note about. The Skipper writes:

The End?

In Democrats, Politics

This blog currently has nearly 900 registered members and reaches an audience of several thousand people every day. This blog discusses political issues and frequently recommends members and readers contact their government representatives regarding critical legislation. This blog does not have the time or resources to file quarterly reports and a mountain of paperwork to the government on a regular basis. This blog also does not relish the thought of having to pay a $100,000 fine for not submitting aforementioned paperwork.

What does all this mean? It means that if Nancy Pelosi and her cronies in the Democratic Party have their way, this blog will have to shut down. It will also mean the end of Freedom of Speech in America. It will also be the beginning of the end for all freedom loving people in this country. Are you prepared to live in the new Democratic Party controlled police state?

He cites the following article and as I read it, there is cause for concern:

Pelosi Targets Grassroots Freedom of Speech
-- by Amanda B. Carpenter (HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE)

House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) (pictured at right) has pledged to take up a lobbying reform proposal that would impose new regulations on speech by grassroots organizations, while providing a loophole in the rules for large corporations and labor unions.

The legislation would make changes to the legal definition of “grassroots lobbying” and require any organization that encourages 500 or more members of the general public to contact their elected representatives to file a report with detailed information about their organization to the government on a quarterly basis.

[CONTINUE READING HERE]

Posted on 03 January 2007 at 12:32 PM in Government & Congress | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

02 January 2007

Why Mitt Romney's LDS faith should not worry those of faith

I have been reading on multiple blogs and news articles that Mitt Romney's MormonMitt_romney (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) faith may be prohibitive in his quest for the Presidency. I've read several posts that liken the LDS faith to a cult. I have seen remarks similar to the ones made about John F. Kennedy's Catholicism that call into question whether Gov. Romney would put his church above his duty to the country in the role of President. All the negative remarks have one common thread, they know virtually zilch about the core beliefs of those called Mormons.

Let me state that I think Mitt Romney is the very best potential candidate on the horizon. He is exceptionally smart, he is experienced, he is not only good looking, but has a commanding presence and charisma, he is a skilled public speaker, and he is a man comfortable with himself. These are all qualities we should be looking for in our leaders. Even his critics recognize all these positive traits and yet they will end with the question:  do we really want a Mormon (likening it to be a kook) in the White House?

With that in mind, I think it time that the basis of the LDS faith be discussed. The idea of a cult is ludicrous. Here are the LDS "Articles of Faith."  Secularists will hate it, but mainline and evangelical Christians and those of Jewish faith (Jesus was a Jew and a Prophet, afterall) should embrace the ideals (if not the doctrine) as articulated in the "Articles." When considering these "Articles" and the suitability of a Mormon becoming our President, Articles 11, 12, and 13 say it best.

The Articles of Faith are a vital part of the LDS canon and are published in the Pearl of Great Price. They were composed by Joseph Smith to concisely represent key elements of LDS doctrine.

 

1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.

3. We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.

8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.

11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.

12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul--We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Disclaimer: The Squiggler is a woman of faith, but with no love for any organized church-going religion. That said, when my children were young and I believed it my duty to give them a religious grounding, I chose the local LDS church. I chose it for one very specific reason -- the very best youth program and family unity programs of any church I investigated. I've never regretted that decision.

Posted on 02 January 2007 at 03:30 PM in Presidential Politics 2008, Religion | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

20 Most Annoying Liberals of 2006

Right Wing News has just released the 5th annual, "The Twenty Most Annoying Liberals In The United States: The 2006 Edition."

Can't say I disagree with any of RWN's choices, although I might have ranked a few of them in a different order. Go see what you think.

Posted on 02 January 2007 at 02:56 AM in Politics | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

01 January 2007

How 'bout those Chargers

CHARGERS RULE!

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LT captures rushing title

Running back LaDainian Tomlinson capped off his historic season by claiming his first rushing title of his career.  Read the full story

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Chargers win 14th, AFC playoffs go through San Diego

The Chargers capped the best regular season in team history with a 27-20 win over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday. The victory allowed the Bolts to secure home-field advantage through the playoffs. Read the full story

Posted on 01 January 2007 at 01:35 PM in Sports | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Happy New Year

Happynewyear2007

Happy New Year to Everyone!

I, for one, am very very happy to see the end of 2006. It was not a good year here at the Squiggler household. I started the year with a fractured vertebrae, 3 cracked ribs, a sprained wrist, and a severe case of whiplash that caused incredibly painful back spasms that went on for well over 2 months. This was followed up by the stress of dealing with my house problems and then the death of my beloved dog, Becki, and then a huge move that isn't over yet. On Sept. 11th, I reinjured my back and spent the remainder of the year both virtually housebound and in a heck of a lot of pain. So, I figure 2007 has got to be better than that.

My civil suit on the police brutality case is finally reaching closure with depositions next week and a settlement conference scheduled for the end of January. It has been a long six years waiting to get to this point. As soon as the court stuff is a wrap, I start the moving business all over again and complete my relocation to Florida and a brand new start. I'm upbeat and looking forward to the future. My son and daughter are both doing well, my Grandaughter got straight As and her driver's license, my little dog Princess has helped sooth the pain of the loss of her housemate. I am beginning to feel a sense of freedom I haven't felt since I had to take on the full time care for my Mother back in 2000.

I still have some residual back pain, but without the weight of all the stress it is tolerable and is overshadowed by my excitement at getting on with life. The few weeks that I took off from blogging every day has also allowed me to get away from the myopic views of the intensely partisan and reacquaint myself with friends and neighbors whose lives have gone on without knowing the minutia of every little scandal or every political decision. I start this New Year with a renewal of faith in myself, my loved ones, and my country  and my very best wishes that my Squiggler readers have a super dee duper 2007.Happynewyearsquiggler


Posted on 01 January 2007 at 12:58 PM in Holiday | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

31 December 2006

President Gerald R. Ford lies in State

"And sometimes even the most careful designs of men cannot improve upon history's accident."

In a subdued and majestic ceremony, President Gerald R. Ford's flag-draped casket was brought from the private funeral services in Rancho Mirage, California to the Capitol Rotunda  in Washington, DC. I have to admit that my eyes were full of welling tears as I thought back to those turbulent times of the early and mid 1970s.

Just a few years earlier, I experienced my first time to vote. The voting age was still 21, so my first time to vote was the Presidential election of 1968 and I had voted proudly for Richard Nixon. During his time in office, my husband served two of his four combat tours to Vietnam. We also, as a family, experienced the virulent anti-war attacks, some directly at us. I was apolitical back then, but a deep-seated disgust for the anti-war movement and those who participated was growing. And then on May 7,1975, my 30th birthday, President Ford declared the "end of the Vietnam Era."  It was a time of mixed feelings. We  despised the anti-war groups and the damage they did to those of us serving or connected to the military, we despised the pettiness, we despised the revisionism and the idea that we "lost" in Vietnam. And yet, President Ford was a breath of fresh air. Although his declaration of the end of an era brought about decades of forgetting the brave men and women who served honorably between 1964 and 1975, it was also a time of new beginnings and a renewal of hope.

As I watched the ceremony in the Rotunda, I was taken back to that time and in hearing Ford's accomplishments reiterated, I kept thinking how history repeats itself. I wonder who is on our horizon today who can be the healer we need?

I think Vice President Dick Cheney said it best in his remarks. Mr. Cheney was Ford's Chief of Staff: [emphasis mine]

Vice President's Remarks at the State Funeral of Former President Gerald R. Ford
The United States Capitol Rotunda

     Fact sheet Remembering President Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006)

8:11 P.M. EST

THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Mrs. Ford, Susan, Mike, Jack, and Steve; distinguished guests; colleagues and friends; and fellow citizens:

Vice President Dick Cheney delivers the eulogy for former President Gerald R. Ford during the State Funeral ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, December 30, 2006. White House photo by David Bohrer Nothing was left unsaid, and at the end of his days, Gerald Ford knew how much he meant to us and to his country.  He was given length of years, and many times in his company we paid our tributes and said our thanks.  We were proud to call him our leader, grateful to know him as a man.  We told him these things, and there is comfort in knowing that. Still, it is an ending.  And what is left now is to say goodbye.

He first stood under this dome at the age of 17, on a high school tour in the Hoover years.  In his congressional career, he passed through this Rotunda so many times -- never once imagining all the honors that life would bring.  He was an unassuming man, our 38th President, and few have ever risen so high with so little guile or calculation.  Even in the three decades since he left this city, he was not the sort to ponder his legacy, to brood over his place in history. And so in these days of remembrance, as Gerald R. Ford, goes to his rest, it is for us to take the measure of the man.

It's hard to imagine that this most loyal of men began life as an abandoned child, facing the world alone with his mother.  He was devoted to her always, and also to the fine man who came into their lives and gave the little boy a name he would carry into history.  Gerald and Dorothy Ford expected good things of their son.  As it turned out, there would be great things, too -- in a journey of 93 years that would fill them with loving pride.

Jerry Ford was always a striver -- never working an angle, just working.  He was a believer in the saying that in life you make your own luck.  That's how the Boy Scout became an Eagle Scout; and the football center, a college all-star; and the sailor in war, a lieutenant commander.  That's how the student who waited tables and washed dishes earned a law degree, and how the young lawyer became a member of the United States Congress, class of 1948. The achievements added up all his life, yet he was known to boast only about one.  I heard it once or twice myself -- he said he was never luckier than when he stepped out of Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids with a beautiful girl named Betty as his bride.

Fifty-eight years ago, almost to the day, the new member from Michigan's fifth district moved into his office in the Cannon Building, and said his first hello to the congressman next door, John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. They belonged to a generation that came early to great duties, and took up responsibilities readily, and shared a confidence in their country and its purposes in the world.

Vice President Dick Cheney holds the hand of former first lady Betty Ford as they stand before the casket of former President Gerald R. Ford during the State Funeral ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill, Saturday, December 30, 2006. White House photo by David Bohrer In that 81st Congress were four future Presidents, and others who wished for that destiny.  For his part, Mr. Ford of Michigan aspired only to be Speaker of the House, and by general agreement he would have made a fine one.  Good judgment, fair dealing, and the manners of a gentleman go a long way around here, and these were the mark of Jerry Ford for a quarter century in the House.  It was a Democrat, the late Martha Griffiths, who said, "I never knew him to make a dishonest statement nor a statement part-true and part-false, and I never heard him utter an unkind word."

Sometimes in our political affairs, kindness and candor are only more prized for their scarcity.  And sometimes even the most careful designs of men cannot improve upon history's accident. This was the case in the 62nd year of Gerald Ford's life, a bitter season in the life of our country.

It was a time of false words and ill will.  There was great malice, and great hurt, and a taste for more.  And it all began to pass away on a Friday in August, when Gerald Ford laid his hand on the Bible and swore to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. He said, "You have not elected me as your President by your ballot, and so I ask you to confirm me as your President with your prayers."

What followed was a presidency lasting 895 days, and filled with testing and trial enough for a much longer stay.  Even then, amid troubles not of his own making, President Ford proved as worthy of that office as any who had ever come before.  He was modest and manful; there was confidence and courage in his bearing. In judgment, he was sober and serious, unafraid of decisions, calm and steady by nature, always the still point in the turning wheel.  He assumed power without assuming airs; he knew how to treat people.  He answered courtesy with courtesy; he answered discourtesy with courtesy.

This President's hardest decision was also among his first.  And in September of 1974, Gerald Ford was almost alone in understanding that there can be no healing without pardon.  The consensus holds that this decision cost him an election. That is very likely so.  The criticism was fierce.  But President Ford had larger concerns at heart.  And it is far from the worst fate that a man should be remembered for his capacity to forgive.

In politics it can take a generation or more for a matter to settle, for tempers to cool.  The distance of time has clarified many things about President Gerald Ford. And now death has done its part to reveal this man and the President for what he was.

He was not just a cheerful and pleasant man -- although these virtues are rare enough at the commanding heights.  He was not just a nice guy, the next-door neighbor whose luck landed him in the White House.  It was this man, Gerald R. Ford, who led our republic safely through a crisis that could have turned to catastrophe. We will never know what further unravelings, what greater malevolence might have come in that time of furies turned loose and hearts turned cold.  But we do know this: America was spared the worst.  And this was the doing of an American President.  For all the grief that never came, for all the wounds that were never inflicted, the people of the United States will forever stand in debt to the good man and faithful servant we mourn tonight.

Thinking on all this, we are only more acutely aware of a time in our lives and of its end.  And we can be certain that Gerald Ford would now ask only that we remember his wife.  Betty, the President was not a hard man to read, and to his friends nothing was more obvious than the source of his great happiness.  It was you.  And all the good that you shared, Betty, all the good that you did together, has not gone away.  All of that is forever.

There is a time to every purpose under Heaven. In the years of Gerald Rudolph Ford, it was a time to heal.  There is also, in life, a time to part, when those who are dear to us must go their way. And so for now, Mr. President -- farewell.  We will always be thankful for your good life.  In Almighty God, we place our confidence.  And to Him we confirm you, with our love and with our prayers.

God Bless Gerald R. Ford, may he rest with the angels. And God Bless the United States of America and bring us leaders in President Ford's model.

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Vail Daily

(Preston Utley/Vail Daily)

And it was on a mountain slope and a few hundred pairs of skis that the Vail Valley said goodbye to the neighbor, friend, philanthropist, golf enthusiast, powder hound, congressman and president who helped put Vail on the map.

More than 2,500 people gathered at the base of Vail Mountain's Golden Peak on Saturday evening to honor Ford, who died Tuesday at age 93.  

 

Posted on 31 December 2006 at 12:21 PM in Memorials & Obits | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

30 December 2006

Saddam Hussein - chilling finality!

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“He just gave up,” said Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq’s national security adviser. “We were astonished. It was strange. He just gave up.” He added: “Saddam Hussein is gone. All Iraqis will look to the future after the end of this era.”

And the most chilling part of all, after you get over the size of that noose, is the reaction  of some here in America. Gateway Pundit has a roundup that will turn your stomach. It begins:

If Ever You Needed Proof of American Leftist Insanity- Look Now!

By Gateway Pundit

There is an enemy in America- Powerful -Shrill- Self-Hating - It has never been more obvious, it has never been more open... than it is today- mourning Saddam!

It is not a fringe element.
It is not a minority.
It is the voice of today's American Left.

Links and quotes that are even more shocking in their ignorance than the visuals of Saddam's hanging. Check them all out.

Grainy and graphic. Not exactly professional quality. Warning, this is the whole hanging video taken with a cellphone. (Hat tip: Flopping Aces):

         
      

 

Other video (Hat tip Gateway Pundit):

HotAir also has a video clip from FOX News of his hanging.

FOX News released video later today from a different angle.

BBC- Iraqi state TV showed images of Saddam Hussein going to the gallows before dawn in a building his intelligence services once used for executions.

Posted on 30 December 2006 at 11:25 AM in Saddam Trial | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

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