April 19, 2010 by admin.

On March 29 I wrote about President Obama’s unfortunate tendency to throw a compliment to one of America’s allies and then follow it up with “but . . .”

Here’s a perfect example from last week from CNN.com - referring to Afghanistan: “I think that President Karzai is capable of leading his country into the 21st century and stabilizing it,” President Obama told Australian TV in a recorded interview from Washington broadcast on Thursday. “But what we have said is that we can’t succeed unless President Karzai moves forward on the reforms that are so necessary for Afghans to see a real investment in their lives day-to-day and improvement in their lives day-to-day.”

Watch for this pattern in Obama’s speeches.  Consider how you would feel if a friend or boss spoke this way about you.

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April 19, 2010 by admin.

My favorite drug warnings:

“If you experience an erection that lasts longer than four hours, call your doctor and tell him to send a nurse.”

“This medication should not be taken by anyone who is pregnant or nursing, or may become pregnant or may become a nurse.”

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April 19, 2010 by admin.

Ask him or her to read this:

“We will drive my Mazda to East Side Mario’s and order the pasta special for five dollars.”

If your friend is a Canadian, you will know by your giggling.

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April 16, 2010 by admin.

Christian music artist Jennifer Knapp has shocked her fans by revealing that she is a lesbian (a female homosexual).  Savvy fans had an inkling years ago when she recorded the song “Jesus, I Wish You Had a Vagina.”

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April 11, 2010 by admin.

Why do hockey announcers always refer to an afternoon game as “tonight’s game”?

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April 8, 2010 by admin.

President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a major nuclear arms treaty in the Czech Republic Thursday.  Obama praised the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty - known as START- proudly proclaiming that the United States would finally be in a position to reduce its nuclear arsenal and “make happy with the world.”  A smiling Medvedev had no comment.

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April 7, 2010 by admin.

This year the cries are louder than ever before: fill out and return your census form.  Obviously, an accurate count is important, and the Constitution mandates a census ever ten years.

Participation is always spotty, though, especially in large cities that always end up complaining about lack of funding and services.  Here’s my solution:  when the census form is completed, the citizen gets a receipt for himself and his family.  That receipt must be shown before the citizen gets any government services, such as a license plate, driver’s license, income tax refund, election ballot, or garbage pickup.

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April 6, 2010 by admin.

We were so poor growing up that we couldn’t afford to get guinea pigs as pets.  We had to get guinea worms instead.

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March 30, 2010 by admin.

When someone in your company speaks up a lot, do you see him as a troublemaker or as a leader?

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March 29, 2010 by admin.

When speaking of Israel, President Obama revealed an interesting glimpse into how he thinks.  This is consistent with the way he speaks of (existing) allies, but he doesn’t use this word when speaking of nations with which we traditionally have disagreements.

The word is “but.”

As in”we are your friend, but . . . “  Everything that follows “but” will dominate the news the next day. It will cause instability in foreign governments and lead anti-government rioters to the streets.  Obama thinks he is making everything palatable by saying first that we are friends.  But . . .

In Israel’s case, I’m sure it sounds like this: “We were your friend for many years.  Things have changed.  Don’t count on us to be a staunch supporter in the future. Not only will we tell you what we think of you, but we will tell the whole world when we think you are wrong.”

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