The Conservative Thread: Back to Basics. Pass the Lasagna and Have a Flower!!

[Mr Man]

Ok, y'all gotta stop crying.

I didn't cure cancer or anything, just did someone a solid.

It's up to him now to pass it along.

 

[#1hockeymom]

Very cool story! *crying again*

I have always believed in paying it forward, even if you think you haven't been "paid" yet! You're a great man, Mr. Man!

 

[#1hockeymom]

I have to head out and get the promised WOW game. I did manage to have a clean boy's room, a clean family room, the garbages all taken out, the basement floor swept, and his clothes actually hung in his closet. He's paying half, I'm paying half. His grades stayed up, despite one slipping to a B and we went into freak out mode. Its an A again.

He has no school tomorrow, so he's planning on staying up all night long to get to, heck I don't know, but it seemed important. LOL

 

[studentmom]

Mr Man- Thank you for posting that. . What a kind thing to do.

MM and honu girl- That is great news.

JB- I am so happy that you got to bring Jacob home. That is exciting!


Anyone watch BOR last night? He had Dennis Miller on his show. All I can say is, "Ohhh my goodness". lol

blestmom- How is Jack doin'?

 

[Tink & Goofy]

Ok, y'all gotta stop crying.

I didn't cure cancer or anything, just did someone a solid.

It's up to him now to pass it along.

Hey, it may not cure cancer, but that's awesome thing. Revel in us being in awe for a few minutes before we go back to talking evil ninja kittehs.

I have to head out and get the promised WOW game. I did manage to have a clean boy's room, a clean family room, the garbages all taken out, the basement floor swept, and his clothes actually hung in his closet. He's paying half, I'm paying half. His grades stayed up, despite one slipping to a B and we went into freak out mode. Its an A again.

He has no school tomorrow, so he's planning on staying up all night long to get to, heck I don't know, but it seemed important. LOL

WOW is World of Warcraft?
The only game I play was the Sims, then the Sims 2, and I can't wait until Feb when Sims 3 comes out.

 

[Mr Man]

Hey, it may not cure cancer, but that's awesome thing. Revel in us being in awe for a few minutes before we go back to talking evil ninja kittehs.


WOW is World of Warcraft?
The only game I play was the Sims, then the Sims 2, and I can't wait until Feb when Sims 3 comes out.

Ok. In that case,

We dance!!


oops, wrong thread.

 

[CobraBubbles]

Thanks for sharing that story Mr. Man. It made me all warm and fuzzy inside.

 

[#1hockeymom]

World of Warcraft. DH used to play years ago when the game was different; DS took over with the obsession.

A head just popped in my bedroom. It said, "I love you mom!" hehehe sometimes you have to love holding the money and the car keys. When they're 15 you don't hear that often, even if he did say it to get something. Its the thought, right? RIGHT??

I'm out!

 

[Charade]

Thanks. I enjoyed this story very much.

I have one of my own I would like to share. A true story.

It was July 1991 & I was a young soldier coming home on leave after being stationed overseas since 1987 (most recently in Desert Storm). I was sitting at a Bar (go figure) in DFW airport wearing my Class A's and struck up a conversation with an older gentlemen. We talked about military service and life in general for about an hour.

Near the end of this conversation he asked me where home was. I replied Houston and I'm just waiting for my connecting flight. He then asked me if I wouldn't mind driving home. I was somewhat confused but said that wouldn't be a problem really (uh, had to sober up a bit of course). The gentleman then offered me a car, with no strings attached. Said he had the title and everything and was just looking to help a soldier out.

I asked him why. I wasn't too concerned that he was trying to get something over on me (being a combat veteran & handy with my fists, I expected it would be a short struggle). He said that he was a young soldier once & was sitting in an airport on his way home after serving in the Korean War. He was sitting in a bar at an airport and an older gentleman gave him a free car.

He was just returning the favor.

The car I received was a 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with 60,000 miles on it and every gadget that 1972 could muster (everything worked too). The car had a 492 motor and probably got about 7 mfg (but it got this mileage really fast)! The car was so big it actually had fold down footrests in the back-seat....so your feet could touch the floor! I drove this car for nearly 3 years before it threw a rod, and had to be put down. My wife and I both cried when we had to leave "The Bad-illac" behind.

I never forgot this act of kindness. DW and I and kept in contact with the gentleman until his unfortunate passing in Winter 2006.

Christmas 2007 my turn came. I have a life-long buddy who stayed in the service and his unit was rotating back to Fort Hood from Iraq. I asked him to pick out someone from his unit who could really use a car and met them at DFW on their way back to Ft Hood.

The recipient was a PFC with special needs twins. Nice kid. Nice family.

The car? Well, it wasn't a Cadillac, but it was a very clean minivan with 35,000 miles. I understand that it is still running just fine.

It was really cool to be a part of passing along something positive.

I highly recommend it.

Excellent!

 

[Charade]

Does anyone else find it (deliciously) ironic that with all the trashing of Walmart and their tactics of smashing "little guy" competition, Walmart's profits are up 10 percent for the last quarter. So I wonder if they're still going to hammer away at them when they clearly are helping out the "little guy" in these troubled times.

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Thanks. I enjoyed this story very much.

I have one of my own I would like to share. A true story.

It was July 1991 & I was a young soldier coming home on leave after being stationed overseas since 1987 (most recently in Desert Storm). I was sitting at a Bar (go figure) in DFW airport wearing my Class A's and struck up a conversation with an older gentlemen. We talked about military service and life in general for about an hour.

Near the end of this conversation he asked me where home was. I replied Houston and I'm just waiting for my connecting flight. He then asked me if I wouldn't mind driving home. I was somewhat confused but said that wouldn't be a problem really (uh, had to sober up a bit of course). The gentleman then offered me a car, with no strings attached. Said he had the title and everything and was just looking to help a soldier out.

I asked him why. I wasn't too concerned that he was trying to get something over on me (being a combat veteran & handy with my fists, I expected it would be a short struggle). He said that he was a young soldier once & was sitting in an airport on his way home after serving in the Korean War. He was sitting in a bar at an airport and an older gentleman gave him a free car.

He was just returning the favor.

The car I received was a 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with 60,000 miles on it and every gadget that 1972 could muster (everything worked too). The car had a 492 motor and probably got about 7 mfg (but it got this mileage really fast)! The car was so big it actually had fold down footrests in the back-seat....so your feet could touch the floor! I drove this car for nearly 3 years before it threw a rod, and had to be put down. My wife and I both cried when we had to leave "The Bad-illac" behind.

I never forgot this act of kindness. DW and I and kept in contact with the gentleman until his unfortunate passing in Winter 2006.

Christmas 2007 my turn came. I have a life-long buddy who stayed in the service and his unit was rotating back to Fort Hood from Iraq. I asked him to pick out someone from his unit who could really use a car and met them at DFW on their way back to Ft Hood.

The recipient was a PFC with special needs twins. Nice kid. Nice family.

The car? Well, it wasn't a Cadillac, but it was a very clean minivan with 35,000 miles. I understand that it is still running just fine.

It was really cool to be a part of passing along something positive.

I highly recommend it.

Wow Mr Man, thank you for sharing that amazing story.

 

[wonderlanne]

Anyone watch BOR last night? He had Dennis Miller on his show. All I can say is, "Oooh my goodness". lol

it was hilarious!!!! i don't think i've ever seen bill embarrassed before.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

Thanks. I enjoyed this story very much.

I have one of my own I would like to share. A true story.

It was July 1991 & I was a young soldier coming home on leave after being stationed overseas since 1987 (most recently in Desert Storm). I was sitting at a Bar (go figure) in DFW airport wearing my Class A's and struck up a conversation with an older gentlemen. We talked about military service and life in general for about an hour.

Near the end of this conversation he asked me where home was. I replied Houston and I'm just waiting for my connecting flight. He then asked me if I wouldn't mind driving home. I was somewhat confused but said that wouldn't be a problem really (uh, had to sober up a bit of course). The gentleman then offered me a car, with no strings attached. Said he had the title and everything and was just looking to help a soldier out.

I asked him why. I wasn't too concerned that he was trying to get something over on me (being a combat veteran & handy with my fists, I expected it would be a short struggle). He said that he was a young soldier once & was sitting in an airport on his way home after serving in the Korean War. He was sitting in a bar at an airport and an older gentleman gave him a free car.

He was just returning the favor.

The car I received was a 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with 60,000 miles on it and every gadget that 1972 could muster (everything worked too). The car had a 492 motor and probably got about 7 mfg (but it got this mileage really fast)! The car was so big it actually had fold down footrests in the back-seat....so your feet could touch the floor! I drove this car for nearly 3 years before it threw a rod, and had to be put down. My wife and I both cried when we had to leave "The Bad-illac" behind.

I never forgot this act of kindness. DW and I and kept in contact with the gentleman until his unfortunate passing in Winter 2006.

Christmas 2007 my turn came. I have a life-long buddy who stayed in the service and his unit was rotating back to Fort Hood from Iraq. I asked him to pick out someone from his unit who could really use a car and met them at DFW on their way back to Ft Hood.

The recipient was a PFC with special needs twins. Nice kid. Nice family.

The car? Well, it wasn't a Cadillac, but it was a very clean minivan with 35,000 miles. I understand that it is still running just fine.

It was really cool to be a part of passing along something positive.

I highly recommend it.

Great story. Let me just say, many is the time I have been reminded in life that I am where I am because people did (and keep doing) extravagantly gracious things for me. I suspect we are all blessed like that. How great that you get a chance to do someone else a favor like that.

Does anyone else find it (deliciously) ironic that with all the trashing of Walmart and their tactics of smashing "little guy" competition, Walmart's profits are up 10 percent for the last quarter. So I wonder if they're still going to hammer away at them when they clearly are helping out the "little guy" in these troubled times.

Even Wal-Mart is saying things could get ugly in a hurry. Seems that 70% of their clientele lives paycheck to paycheck, and WalMart is worried about paychecks getting slim.

 

[wonderlanne]

 

[debbieandroo]

A couple of good quotes...

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams

"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, and that His justice cannot sleep forever.” - Thomas Jefferson

I keep trying to remember that we have withstood some serious stuff before as a nation ... and only 52% voted in this new president. We can FIGHT this!

Deb, I heard that Sen Stevens is behind in the election but there are still more votes to count. What's your take on this?

hi:

my feeling/hope is that the dems will have a difficult time rationalizing reinstituting the fairness doctrine. first, the big gripe with it is that it hinders freedom of speech. second, every point of view is at everybody's fingertips these days, so it cannot be argued that both perspectives of an issue are not available...information is no longer limited to anybody anywhere. information on issues is easy to find with little or no effort.

here's a link.

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/F/htmlF/fairnessdoct/fairnessdoct.htm

i edited this 'cause i'm a dummy sometimes and skip right over the relevant parts of things. sorry.

another edit: i'm not such a dummy maybe....fairness doctrine isn't a law; it was FCC policy. when attempts were made to make it law, it was vetoed twice (reagan, bush). i suspect that's why they'll try again, but like i said, any argument would be soooo weak!

Listening to Sean today -- he read an article of the left demonizing Conservative Talk Radio, calling it hate speech. That's how I think the general public might be swayed to think the FD would be a good thing. And it does sound really benevolent right now -- giving each side a fair shake, right?!?!? How could someone be opposed to this? Only evil conservatives could ever be opposed to this ...

I read something that this could be applied to Christian radio stations? Particularly the ones that are commercially funded? Does anyone know about this?

I just read the response about the Gitmo detainees being sent to other prisons around the US. Does this sound like a really bad idea to anyone else? I mean wouldn' that be a perfect breeding ground for recruitment of other disgruntled and anti-social individuals for terrorists, giving the terrorists even more access to infiltrating our society.

One more thing to be about ....

Thanks. I enjoyed this story very much.

I have one of my own I would like to share. A true story.

[sniff, sniff] Boy, Mr Man, could ya warn a girl next time?!?!?

Thanks for telling that story -- the really wonderful thing about this is that these untold heroisms happen all the time....

 

[Disneycrazymom]

Mr. Man that was an act of honor and kindness.

 

[wonderlanne]

Listening to Sean today -- he read an article of the left demonizing Conservative Talk Radio, calling it hate speech. That's how I think the general public might be swayed to think the FD would be a good thing. And it does sound really benevolent right now -- giving each side a fair shake, right?!?!? How could someone be opposed to this? Only evil conservatives could ever be opposed to this ...

I read something that this could be applied to Christian radio stations? Particularly the ones that are commercially funded? Does anyone know about this?

i love sean too....i'll probably hear this discussion on my way home tonight. thanks for pointing that out.

it is sooooo bizarre what is considered "hate" these days. i guess it is anything the ruler says it is.

 

[Database]

Me, too. And I didn't get pregnant until I was 37, despite all the trampy high heels I've worn throughout life.



AP -
See? I think you have to be perfect in BO's eyes, too. Everyone must be.

.

You deserve a tag for this one.... Yo! Tag Fairy!

Ward, I'm going to go a long way out on a shaky limb and guess that the Fairness Doctrine will not be revived. It would seem to be too much of a hot button issue that opponents could jump all over in the next election. Republican ads would practically write themselves if the clowns we just elected revived the FD.

I'm leaning your way my friend. If they would pass it.... it could back fire. IMHO.

I just read the response about the Gitmo detainees being sent to other prisons around the US. Does this sound like a really bad idea to anyone else? I mean wouldn' that be a perfect breeding ground for recruitment of other disgruntled and anti-social individuals for terrorists, giving the terrorists even more access to infiltrating our society.

Unfortunately our prisons are already a breeding ground.

I'm not a big fan of putting them into our prison system. If they were sent.. I'd keep them isolated.

Hmmmm. Actually after thinking about this,THEY might want to sue to keep themselves at Gitmo. The pictures I've seen of Gitmo, look more inviting than the places I visit here in the states.

Ok. In that case,

We dance!!


oops, wrong thread.

 

[Tink & Goofy]

World of Warcraft. DH used to play years ago when the game was different; DS took over with the obsession.

A head just popped in my bedroom. It said, "I love you mom!" hehehe sometimes you have to love holding the money and the car keys. When they're 15 you don't hear that often, even if he did say it to get something. Its the thought, right? RIGHT??

I'm out!

Does anyone else find it (deliciously) ironic that with all the trashing of Walmart and their tactics of smashing "little guy" competition, Walmart's profits are up 10 percent for the last quarter. So I wonder if they're still going to hammer away at them when they clearly are helping out the "little guy" in these troubled times.

I shop at walmart.

 

[agentpleakley]

Thanks. I enjoyed this story very much.

I have one of my own I would like to share. A true story.

It was July 1991 & I was a young soldier coming home on leave after being stationed overseas since 1987 (most recently in Desert Storm). I was sitting at a Bar (go figure) in DFW airport wearing my Class A's and struck up a conversation with an older gentlemen. We talked about military service and life in general for about an hour.

Near the end of this conversation he asked me where home was. I replied Houston and I'm just waiting for my connecting flight. He then asked me if I wouldn't mind driving home. I was somewhat confused but said that wouldn't be a problem really (uh, had to sober up a bit of course). The gentleman then offered me a car, with no strings attached. Said he had the title and everything and was just looking to help a soldier out.

I asked him why. I wasn't too concerned that he was trying to get something over on me (being a combat veteran & handy with my fists, I expected it would be a short struggle). He said that he was a young soldier once & was sitting in an airport on his way home after serving in the Korean War. He was sitting in a bar at an airport and an older gentleman gave him a free car.

He was just returning the favor.

The car I received was a 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with 60,000 miles on it and every gadget that 1972 could muster (everything worked too). The car had a 492 motor and probably got about 7 mfg (but it got this mileage really fast)! The car was so big it actually had fold down footrests in the back-seat....so your feet could touch the floor! I drove this car for nearly 3 years before it threw a rod, and had to be put down. My wife and I both cried when we had to leave "The Bad-illac" behind.

I never forgot this act of kindness. DW and I and kept in contact with the gentleman until his unfortunate passing in Winter 2006.

Christmas 2007 my turn came. I have a life-long buddy who stayed in the service and his unit was rotating back to Fort Hood from Iraq. I asked him to pick out someone from his unit who could really use a car and met them at DFW on their way back to Ft Hood.

The recipient was a PFC with special needs twins. Nice kid. Nice family.

The car? Well, it wasn't a Cadillac, but it was a very clean minivan with 35,000 miles. I understand that it is still running just fine.

It was really cool to be a part of passing along something positive.

I highly recommend it.

Someone please pass the tissues. WOW!! AWESOME AMAZING STORY!!! Thank you so much for sharing this story.