Buried alive for 4 years—Joe Biden

Available at a Romney Ryan site.

He’s not stupid, but if you vote for him again. . .

Would Barack Obama ever work the garbage truck?

From Mitt’s account (not the one in the opposition’s ad):

"During my campaign for governor, I decided to spend a day every few weeks doing the jobs of other people in Massachusetts. Among other jobs, I cooked sausages at Fenway Park, worked on asphalt paving crew, stacked bales of hay on a farm, volunteered in an emergency room, served food at a nursing home, and worked as a child-care assistant. I’m often asked which was the hardest job – it’s child care, by a mile.

One day I gathered trash as a garbage collector. I stood on that little platform at the back of the truck, holding on as the driver navigated his way through the narrow streets of Boston. As we pulled up to traffic lights, I noticed that the shoppers and businesspeople who were standing only a few feet from me didn’t even see me. It was as if I was invisible. Perhaps it was because a lot of us don’t think garbage men are worthy of notice; I disagree – anyone who works that hard deserves our respect. – I wasn’t a particularly good garbage collector: at one point, after filling the trough at the back of the truck, I pulled the wrong hydraulic lever. Instead of pushing the load into the truck, I dumped it onto the street. Maybe the suits didn’t notice me, but the guys at the construction site sure did: “Nice job, Mitt,” they called. “Why don’t you find an easier job?” And then they good-naturedly came down and helped me pick up my mess." No Apology, p. 251

Women who have no choice

I'm on the PDHC prayer list. I pray for women who have come to them for ultrasounds or pregnancy concerns. This week was typical--here's three:

* college student; had ultrasound done; boyfriend wants abortion
* single woman, mother of one; is 6 weeks; wants to parent but her mother wants her to have an abortion
* woman 7 weeks; has two daughters; in abusive relationship; has no support

If you are "pro-choice," keep in mind that 65% of the girls/women who have abortions have no choice--someone else is making it for them. Parents, husband, boy friend.

My friend Kelly says, “I had a friend in that exact situation in college. At the last minute she used her choice, and allowed friends to help her raise a beautiful baby in college. (It was even fun for all of us). She went on to do a Ph.D. and now has a wonderful 32-year old son.”

Don’t confuse a Democrat with facts

He promised us one term if he couldn’t turn it around.

Our aching backs brought us together

My very first Medical Library Association meeting was in Boston.  I think it was 1989. I can usually spot someone who has a bad back, and so I started chatting with Jerry, who like me, was standing against a wall during a presentation, even though there were seats available.  Sitting is the worst possible position for some back problems.  We’ve been friends ever since.  The following year I stayed at her home in a suburb of Detroit, and I think we roomed together at some conferences.  She was a hospital librarian and eventually took a wonderful job setting up a library on a Caribbean island.  We’re both retired now, but on Facebook recently there was an update about her back: “The less invasive procedure in April did not do the trick. Have a ruptured disk, stenosis, spondylethesis and degeneratie discs. “  Ouch.  Mine never got that bad, and when I get twinges, I wear a back brace. Prayers for my good friend. Love you Jerry.

                   

Here we are in San Antonio in 1994.

Do pollsters lie?

I know Democrats who supported Edwards to the bitter end.  Probably were fooled by his own staff.

"Under oath, Hickman admitted that in the final weeks of Edwards's 2008 bid, Hickman cherry-picked public polls to make the candidate seem viable, promoted surveys that Hickman considered unreliable, and sent e-mails to campaign aides, Edwards supporters and reporters which argued that the former senator was still in the hunt —even though Hickman had already told Edwards privately that he had no real chance of winning the Democratic nomination. . .

“Hickman acknowledged sending a series of emails in November and December, and even into January, endorsing or promoting polls that made Edwards look good. Asked about what appeared to be a New York Times/CBS poll released in mid-November showing an effective "three-way tie" in Iowa with Hillary Clinton at 25 percent, Edwards at 23 percent and Obama at 22 percent, Hickman acknowledged he circulated it but insisted he didn't think it was correct.

"The business I'm in is a business any fool can get into, and a lot can happen. I'm sure there was a poll like that," the folksy Hickman told jurors when first asked about a poll showing the race tied. "I kept up with every poll that was done, including our own, and there may have been a few that showed them a tie, but... that's not really what my analysis is. Campaigns are about trajectory, and... there could have been a point at which it was a tie in the sense that we were coming down, and Obama was going up, and Clinton was going up."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2012/10/a-pollster-under-oath-137100.html

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This year’s flu shot

Today my husband said, “Let’s get our flu shot.”  “OK.” So he called to make an appointment.  But the recording was so confusing with instructions of how to go to the emergency room, or how to get English, or how to wait for our doctor, we just got in our car and went to his office.

I had just been there in July, but apparently another Obamacare computer change was in the works and things were chaos.  This time our Medicare cards were scanned instead of photocopied, she recorded our race and ethnicity, and the computer took our photo to add to our records.  One of the staff members came in carrying her portable/lap top version and was about to have a meltdown.  The staffer at the desk mumbled and grumbled that she’d prefer a notebook and pencil to all this nonsense.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/qa_fluzone.htm

“Why is a higher dose vaccine available for adults 65 and older?

Human immune defenses become weaker with age, which places older people at greater risk of severe illness from influenza. Also, ageing decreases the body's ability to have a good immune response after getting influenza vaccine. A higher dose of antigen in the vaccine is supposed to give older people a better immune response and therefore better protection against flu.”

Are these Julia’s lady parts?

We knew the left didn’t think much of women, but this e-card for the Obama campaign confirms it.  To politicians like Teddy and Edwards, Fluke, Clinton and Obama, a woman voter is the sum of her “lady parts.”

Prom dress code

I was a bit surprised to see this in a prom dress code (Utah?) in 2012:

"Strapless dresses are prohibited unless a jacket or shawl is worn. 'Plunging' necklines are prohibited. The backs of dresses should not show more than 1/3 of the back (directly below the armpits)."

Have they looked at a Bride's Magazine lately? Or at a 1956 prom photo?

Junior Prom, May 1956, Mt. Morris, Illinois

NCLB and RTTT—a comparison

Confused about how the Department of Education spreads around your tax dollar? Here's a comparison of No Child Left Behind (Bush, 2001, regular budget funding, Title I) and Race to the Top (Obama, 2009, ARRA money through grants, on top of NCLB). Bush's is a mandate; Obama's is more money for improvement—competition. Sort of a flip flop of how the right and left say they do things.

Until Obama came on the scene, Bush was the biggest all time spender on social programs; but that didn't get him any points with Democrats.

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0235.htm

Young Jewish woman questions Obama’s relationship with Israel

18-minute mini-documentary follows the journey of Irina, a 23-year-old liberal, Jewish New Yorker who voted for Obama in 2008. Yet as her connection to Israel has grown, and she has learned more about the President's policies across the Middle East and towards Israel in particular, Irina has come to realize that "when the chips are down," the President may not "have Israel's back" as he says.

And let’s not forget September when both God and Jerusalem were booed and voted down at the Democrat convention in Charlotte.

Why Obama clings to the internet video story

There is substantial evidence that foreign aid, directed by the Obama administration to support Libyan rebels and Syrian rebels, has been falling into the welcoming hands of Al Qaeda terrorists. U.S. intelligence confirms that the very same terrorists who premeditated the attack on our own Libyan Consulate, also played a key role in the killing of four Americans and may have used American taxpayer money to fund the effort.

From World Net Daily:

36 days and 15 reasons to not elect Barack Obama

Green Fail: Toyota bails on Obama's green car fantasy - the market and technology still not viable

Failed Leadership: The promisesthat the incompetent Obama did not deliver on and never will

Failed Leadership: Day after the worst terrorist attacks against U.S. since 9/11, Obama continues his massive fundraising efforts as if nothing happened

Polls & Surveys: Only 9% of people cooperate with pollsters - other 91% likely to be Republicans and independents that don't trust the partisan pollsters

Polls & Surveys: Early voting in Ohio shows that Romney has cut in half the Democrat advantage of 2008

Polls & Surveys: Actual historical vote counts show that polling firms have always significantly underestimated GOP vote

Biased Media: See how Washington Post's "balanced journalist" smears Paul Ryan - the liars of Obama's lapdog press are out of control

Biased Media: MSNBC caught using video wrongfully edited about Romney campaign event – the prima donna dumb ass, Democrat “Republican” Joe Scarborough, duped [video]

Obamanomics: U.S. taxpayers coughed up $1.4 billion to pamper Obama Family - the Brits only spend $59 million/year on the real 'Royals'

Obamanomics: Skyrocketing gas prices during Obama's jobless recovery especially harms lower and moderate-income families

Obamanomics: White House actually encourages defense contractors to mislead employees about looming mass layoffs in direct violation of federal laws

Obamanomics: U.S. states pursuing anti-Obama economic policies have economic growth 9 times higher - the Republican red state policies trounce Obama's blue states

National Security@Risk: Obama White House Military Office network hacked by Chinese - part of nuclear weapon command system

Smart diplomacy?: The Libyan-Benghazi cover up provides proof that the Obama foreign policy is collapsing, says expert - and al-Qaida is winning the war against Obama

Religion of Peace?: Muslims attack Buddhist templesand homes because a Facebook page upset them

http://www.c3headlines.com/2012/10/36-days-until-election-nov-6-2012-the-headlines.html

Obama’s man in Egypt

Monday Memories—Remembering Luther Strommen

It was announced in church Sunday that our former senior Pastor, Luther O. Strommen, died Saturday, September 29, 2012, in Minneapolis.  There was a collective gasp and whispering, although many probably already knew.  Our current pastor and a son of a member who had been in his youth group in the 70s  had visited him on Friday. 

Because we began attending UALC in 1974 and were confirmed on Palm Sunday 1976, I don’t know exactly the dates of his tenure, but he was the second pastor of Upper Arlington Lutheran Church and began his ministry in 1970. He retired in 1984.  Our current senior pastor, Paul Ulring ,was called in 1973 as an assistant and he is due to retire (he had a pastorate in Illinois from 1979-1987) . I don’t know how many members there were when we joined—maybe 1500—but Luther made two house calls while we were still visitors.  We had our new member class (adult confirmation) in his home.  I was still a stay-at-home mom in those days and remember attending a morning Bible study led by him in the church lounge.  He confirmed our daughter in 1984.  My husband used to kid him about his three point sermons, Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord.

Pastor Strommen must have thousands of spiritual children, and a very large biological family.  His wife Helen survives as well as children and grandchildren. One of his 6 children still lives in Columbus, or did a few years ago when I last saw her. Today he is in that very happy place rejoicing with all the saints around Jesus.

                              

                  

The upper photo is from 1987, lower from 2001.

                

April 29, 1984 Confirmation Day Reception

Obituary: Strommen, Rev. Luther O. age 95, of Mpls. and Sun City AZ, died peacefully at home surrounded by his beloved wife and children. Luther was born in Rugby ND, on Feb. 15, 1917, to Rev. Peter & Nellie Strommen. He graduated from Augsburg College and Luther Seminary. Luther served the Lord all of his life. He was senior pastor at 3 congregations for over 42 years: First Lutheran Church in Ellensburg WA, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rockford IL, and Upper Arlington Lutheran Church in Columbus OH. Dad's love for his Lord and for family and friends continually inspired him. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Helen Louise (nee Larson); by his 6 children: Mary Ellen (Mel) Liebers, Christine Strommen, Jeanine (Mark) Nesvig, Todd Strommen, Paul (Jude) Strommen, and Lisa (David) Smith; 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; brother, Merton (Irene) Strommen; sister-in-law, Gladys Strommen; many nieces and nephews. Preceding Luther in death were his parents and 2 brothers, Abner (Marge) and Clair. Visitation 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, Washburn- McReavy Edina Chapel, W. 50th St. & Vernon Ave. at Hwy. 100. Funeral service 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 7520 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley. Private interment Lakewood Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Augsburg College or Lutheran World Relief. www.Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996

You can stop the Obamataxes

Vote him out!

After a film maker was accused publicly and in the press for 1400 years of Muslim bad behavior . . .

he “was arrested for jeopardizing President Obama's reelection chances when Mr. Obama's story of the events in the Middle East unraveled.

An American diplomat was murdered and American embassies and consulates were burned. Americans were not interested in hearing about diversity and multi-culturalism. They wanted a head on a platter.

Rather than sacrifice the entire State Department, Mr. Obama decided that the film-maker made the perfect pawn.

The film-maker was arrested on a "probation violation," for a prior low level white collar crime. Usually this involves a low bail amount. Even Bernie Madoff received bail. Friends of Barack Obama such as Jon Corzine get a free pass, but the anti-Muslim film-maker had no right making President Obama's awful handling of the situation affect his polls.”

Read more at Washington Times

44th fund raiser–in California!

This past week—it will soon be surpassed.

And to think he whines about capitalism while going after the wealth of celebrities.

One note BO

There's a single theme in the Obama ads I see (before I hit mute)--they seem to be about Mitt Romney's wealth--not our wealth, not our investments, not our jobs, not our housing industry, not our borders, not our military deaths in Afghanistan, not black flags flying in the Middle East and in U.S. demonstrations. One note BO. Fail. Fail. Fail.