What Emo band are You?"

you're saves the day! you're soft on the inside but
a little rough on the edges. if that certain
someone hurts you, you'll let them know, and
you're not afraid to take a few organs hostage
either.


What Emo Band Are You?
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I'm trying to decide what organs I would ever want to take hostage. Hmmm...

Becky and Chris made me steak tonight. Yummy.

Chris cracks me up.
An excerpt:
Laura, you're the only woman I know who will eat that stuff, aside from my sister, and me.

He tried to call his friend, Hobbs, but instead dialed Pizza Hut.
"Oh, I'm sorry I have the VERY wrong number."

Then we watched the Anna Nicole show.
I thought she'd fallen off the radar for (my own) good, but Trimspa doesn't lie.
She's baaaacckk!
And thinner then ever.
There's something sad about someone who makes Jessica Simpson look intelligent.

Bored?

Go to googlism.com and enter your name. It will tell you what google thinks of you.
Here's what google thinks of Laura Gray:
laura gray is also aboard the empire builder
laura gray is the founder of gray advertising and the director of client services for the firm
laura gray is a heritage and conservation practitioner working predominantly in the wheatbelt region of western australia
laura gray is a massage therapist for mountain park
laura gray is in private practice in salt lake and is a cooperating attorney with the aclu
laura gray is now trying to identify which specific muscarinic receptors are altered in the thalamus from subjects with schizophrenia
laura gray is course leader for the diploma in social work
laura gray is the council's heritage adviser
laura gray is #6357
laura gray is our only senior

Guess which one is true?

Mr. Warner: Kyle, you're really finding your voice in your columns. Unfortunately, it's the voice a 75-year-old man.

I'm done!

I just finished my column. I'm hoping to appeal to Warner with a humor column on bad grammer.
An excerpt:
Is today’s society so used to the idea of a spelling sweeper stopping all of our mistakes that without it, we just throw up our hands and furiously type whatever gets the point across? A quick survey around the internet and inboxes indicates yes. It’s a thought that I could really flip out about. I (and when I say that I mean my parents) have spent a lot of money, slightly less effort, and way more time (six years) getting my education in a field where words continue to have meaning: Journalism.
If words lose that meaning, I might as well snag a refrigerator box and find a good underpass now. My ranting there would fit in nicely. Everyone could call me the Speller. I could scream from my perch, “I before E, idiot!” Maybe others, sensing my distress, would give me money in exchange for lessons, which I would use to buy a “donut.”

Are you a guy? Are you remotely intelligent? Don't use these words.

Welcome Cari!

Yet another Advocater who started up a blog to avoid homework.
Viva la resistance!

Linty promises

Things that would have been easier to give up for Lent then what I picked:
1. Swearing.
2. Conventional writing in casual situations. I could only use alliteration, for example. (Harbottle had high hopes for Hypnosis hoops.) sdrawkcab gnintyreve etirw rO.
3. Bush-bashing.
4. Sarcasm.
5. Tea.

But what did I pick? Sweets. I didn't realize the implications! No hot chocolate. No sugar in anything. Argh.
It truly is a sacrifice.

I hate when I'm in a show. I get too fixated on it and nervous to get anything else done.
Here's proof.
Things I accomplished today:
Discovered that I can't skip backwards.
Ate two pouches of Easy Mac.
Watched the E! True Hollywood Story of Natalie Wood.
Realized Becky's finance looks kinda like Charlie Chaplin (if he didn't have the moustache)
Stared at a freshmen with a cute, lopsided smile who was wearing a trucker hat

The Fatadors

These guys, yes these guys are the latest thing to hit the boards.
They dance during time-outs at Bulls games.
I saw footage. Quite funny.
Very reminiscent of "Da Bears" on SNL.

The TV bellows from the other room.
But here I sit, in darkness, computer lighting up that my eyes are
leaking a bit.
If jesters took eProps I would give ten for this.
Thickets will take them, though, so read and reward in accordance.

A Lesson

Listen up, ye boys and girls
Hear the truths of Lola,
To me, this could mean all the world.
To you, perhaps granola.

When writing mails of letter "e,"
Or any other sort,
It's important that you always
Check spelling of what you wrote.

One who didn't--We'll call him "B"--
Has yet to learn this lesson.
A Missing "L" converts a word,
He might could use a lashing.

"Is it open to public?*" he asks
With intensity and feeling,
But the absent letter turns the
Phrase into a different meaning.


*(Referring to a museum.)

I just voted for SGA elections.
President: obvious choice, there.
VP's: no choice, but didn't check one of them

Communications Senator: I have to choose between J*siah B*ggs and C*leb S*ummers? (Where can I go wrong? Either way. Yikes.)

Good practice for November.

Disclaimer

Be careful what you blog.
A savvy journalist might spot it and turn it into a story.

Thanks, Devi.

Just you?

Outspoken sex abuse victim Patrick McSorley found dead

Our sins do affect other people.
I wish that the church taught this more often.
Why don't pastors talk about the ramifications of stories like David and Bathsheba more often?
Sin, especially sexual sin, (which I believe is one of the worst because its a sin against your own body) doesn't stop when the actual act does.
I don't know if this guy committed suicide or what happened, but its saddening that he wasn't given an opportunity to have a healthy life because someone couldn't curb their desires or recognize the danger they were in before it was too late.

Laura's Choice

"We could date or we could not," the boy said. "Which would you prefer?"

Pardon me, but grow some balls. It's not like choosing restaurants.

Consider this:

Andrew's a smart guy.

I liked this post, it really made me think.

"Your wife will be your closest friend, simply in virtue of the shared experiences creating a world of intimacy outshining all other friendships. But it is dangerous for your wife to be your best friend, the friend that you rely on above all else, the friend you turn to in times of trouble or despair. The problem created is that by doing so, you train yourself to turn to women first...and when your wife is inaccessible or the cause of the distress itself, you will turn instead to another woman, and that path is the path to marital infidelity and much grief.

If instead your best friend, the friend you turn to first, instinctively, is another man, you guard yourself against temptation and guarantee a solid place to turn to."

Overheard

Chris: "If Clay Aiken and I knew each other, I bet we'd be best friends."

Alter Call

On Saturday, The Morning News ran a story from the Washington Post, "Personal Worship." (I'd provide the Post link but can't find it.)

The article interviews three people who practice three different religions: Pentecostal Christian, Buddhism, and an amalgamation.
My favorite quote: "Organized religion...gives you the recipe for God, but it overlooks the kitchen and the tools, the onions and the garlic," Maria de Fatima Cruz de Lacerda.
Becky and I spent some time discussing this while working on the AP crossword.
What, I wonder, would happen to the youth group leader, the pastor, the small-group teacher, who suggested that religious Christians create a place of worship, an alter, in their own homes? Would they be decried as someone who promoted "pagan" or new-age practices?
It's just something for me to think about because I like the idea. Why do we so often remove from Christianity the small things in life, the onions and the garlic? Why can't our faith be one that incorporated sensory and visual experiences (and not just power point)?
What if, instead of holding my bible while I pray, I hold a bowl of sand, remembering that God knows the story of each grain?
I think it would be easier to remember that he sees me, too.

Maybe then my prayers wouldn't bounce off the ceiling.

Idolatry

Still in pursuit of your 15 minutes of fame?
William Hung might have some tips.

Don't knock Arkansas . . .at least today

It's 65 degrees right now.
Yes Six-five.
Haha.

Confidential to "World Leader in Washington":
Yes, to both. Spending money on "Ralphie's" campaign does seem like an excellent use of millions of dollars. Sounds like a lot of your worries have been alleviated. "Sin-a-tor Carrey" does kind of look like Bert from Seasame Street. I'm glad you enjoy that show.

Hector Update

Apparently Hector was a very melodramatic fish. (See below for photo). I thought I had killed him.
Sad, I thought, as I reached into the bowl to get him out and give him proper fishy burial.
As the net hit his back fin, he shivered and began swimming.
"Hooray!" I cheered. "I'm not a murderer! Hector lives!" He swam around the bowl several times. I left him there, and we both seemed to be content.
This morning when I awoke, he was dead. (Again.)
No amount of cajoling will change his mind.
He shouldn't toy with me like that.

Hector

I went in to feed Hector V. Gomez this afternoon and he was lying at the bottom, on the rocks, very still.
I hope he died of natural causes and not neglect.

:::Sigh:::
I forgot how much I love this movie.

Chris P. Carrot

This morning, I wondered what it would take to actually become a card-carrying member of the ACLU. Twenty bucks. I don't have it, but I will. But I read all their info on the site and realized that I don't know a lot certain organizations. So, I'm making a effort to learn about the small but outspoken interest groups. Yay, me.
Next up was PETA, which, as I suspected, seems to be run by crazies. They're endorsing a political candidate, Chris P. Carrot. His slogans: "Chris Will Produce!" and "Vote Vegetarian!"
Too bad I like meat. I kinda liked the idea of a candidate who said, "I have found the weapons of mass destruction, and they are in your kitchen drawer! America, we need to remove the terror from the kitchen table!"

Peter Pan lives!

Don't believe me? Look here.

To one-up that, look here.

Have trouble telling apart different mullet styles? Cry into your pillow no more.

Thanks Michael.

New Stuff, Part II

Note the NY Times ticker.

And the colors, inspired by my new converse (blue) and the bruise on my left knee (purple).
I love it.

Anyone need a summer job?

Or a fallback plan for after school?
Try sweater modeling. Sure seems to make this chick happy.
Note the gold spandex pants.

New Stuff

Should you happen to look to the right of the page, you might notice a new hit counter.
Feel free to hit on me all you want.

Confidential to my readers from Germany, Mexico, Canada and Belgium:
What the heck are you doing here?

Funny things I heard or read today:

Becky: "She 's the one who, in response to the loaded first day of class question 'Is business evil for Christians?' answered: 'Uh, no, I don't think it's evil, cause like, in Jesus' time they had dollars... and stuff.' "

Radio announcer: "Christian Bale has signed on with the new Batman movie. He's going to play the capped crusader."

Devi: "Don't forget, I also eat malnourished children (my contribution to solving the food crisis, you know)."

Aaron's Bible wants to be like me

If you transpose the "s" and "p" in blogspot when typing in the web address, you'll get this web site.
Some highlights include:

THE SOON COMING CLIMAX
(BIBLE PROPHECY—PROOF THE BIBLE IS TRUE AND
WE ARE NOW IN THE LATTER DAYS) and HOW TO BE SAVED
(A brief summary)

This message may be called a road sign of warning. Some may look at a sign that reads—THE BRIDGE IS OUT, and say, "Oh, someone is just trying to scare us into taking another road; let’s go on the same way." They go on and plunge to their death. The sign was not meant to scare people, but to warn them of impending danger. The sign was put there, because someone cared and didn’t want others to perish.
God wants you to know, WHEN YOU SEE THESE THINGS COME TO PASS (the prophecies from the Bible in this message), KNOW YE THAT THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NIGH AT HAND-Lk 21:31.

Will Russia and some Arab nations invade Israel and the U.S.A. become involved? Yes.

Will 1/4th of the world’s population die? Yes.

Will there be a one-world system or global economy? Yes.

Will diseases increase such as AIDS? Yes.

Did you know the Bible tells us about what is happening?


WHAT IS GOING ON?
All the bible verses are in KJV.
Why did they choose this site name? As far as I know, lolagrape is only significant to me.

Craziness.

And the prize for being out of the loop goes to. . .the Governator

San Francisco sues the state of California

Whether you believe that gays getting married is right or wrong, I ask you to consider one thing: Where is the Govenor in all this? I can't find any documentation of him saying anything. If this battle comes down to a question of whether nat'l or state government should enforce it, I'd kinda like to know what Arnold has to say.

Good Stuff this Week

Devi wrote a great column this week.
So did Becks.

Long live the "Left-wing Advocate."

Welcome Cedarvillians!

I know you're here.

Take the nerd test . . .

35.714285714285715% of me is a huge nerd! How about you?
Embrace the nerdness. Don't bother making excuses for why you were watching the sci-fi channel anymore, it's too late for that.

Jackass

Trev*r Schr*ck, I feel sorry for you. You have incurred my wrath.

I don't want to invite a forum war, so I'm going to vent here.

How is he promoting violence against women?
By saying that we need to be segregated from predominently male situations where agression occurs.
I have a friend that wants to be a sports writer. Is he saying that the lockerroom isn't her place because some idiot might grab her? It's a possibility. But that doesn't mean that she should be removed from the situation. That means the man is to blame. Becoming aggressive because of performance enhancers is NOT an excuse.
Secondly, by saying that she should have pressed charges or that it looks bad that she's coming out with it now. Other girls were raped by football players. Their credibility was questioned. Perhaps this wasn't her intent, but by speaking up now rather then later, she's helping. Why is she not pressing charges? Perhaps because she knows that she will be questioned, lawyers will try to make her second-guess herself. They will do anything they can to make her look like a liar.

I hate, hate, hate that men think they can understand rape.

It's nice to know that today I helped make the world a better place.

Kevin: thanks to the kind compliments of "laura" I have decided to start blogging at least three times as much as previously.

Kinda puts the penny I ate when I was five into perspective

Hundreds of coins found in patient's belly

How awful would this be?

Teen surfing Internet learns he was allegedly abducted

Amy: Being quoted by Devi is like winning a Pulitzer.

Signs you live in the hood

Score update: 17770

Beat that!

This should be a sport.

My high score so far: 6607.

If you're reading this, you're probably one of the four regulars.
Note the entry on Thur., Feb. 12.
No one has suggested break trip ideas, even though the winner's prize is superb.
We're talking about a cookie, people. That used to mean something.

If I was an Olsen twin, I would sooooo be Ashley.

I guess since my earlier post today about marriage was depressing, I should modify it a bit.
For legal purposes, "The author at no time intended to make any of her friends feel bad about the thought that they may die alone and be found two weeks later, eaten by wild dogs."

I do give God credit for orchestrating our lives. I didn't write the original to warn us all to give up.
It was more intended as a public service announcement.
There are no guarantees. I think we, in a shoe factory society, should reverse the way we look at marriage.
Our "I do's" are becoming our "I have to's."
And I don't like it.

Mr. Mayer: (To a student) "So we've disagreed and now you can see that I am more right then you."

Who doesn't???

I have issues with...

patience fame honesty sex work

Take Word Association Test

I hate these tests.

And another thing . . .

I also realized this weekend what my major beef with V-Day is.
Not the romantic couples, not the flowers, not the commercialization of romance.
(If a couple has to schedule romance, they probably have kids and deserve it.)

I don't even mind being alone and doing nothing about it. Pretending it doesn't exist. It's simply no big deal to me.

What I hate is the inevitable "Someday we'll all be married" talk that goes on among my girlfriends. As if that's a given.
It's not.
Think about it. If 10 percent of all men are homosexual and 50 percent are too old or too young, and say, 20 percent aren't people you're attracted to, and another 10 have bad breath or character issues you'd rather not explore, that doesn't even include the ones who are taken.
I realize these aren't statistically accurate stats, but you get the idea.
It's nearly impossible to find someone you're attracted to who gets you and believes what you do and connects with you on an intellectual level and lives close enough to make it work and doesn't play too many video games.
In my mind, its a miracle people ever get married at all.
This isn't a rant intended to take away hope from those who desperatly need it to cling to. Just appreciate what you have, now.
Perhaps its time we (guys are just as bad!) all started realizing that marriage is a blessing and not a birthright.

This weekend, my phone rang and the ID showed the longest number (423-345-456-5660). I answered, half expecting a sales pitch, but instead was greeted by a heavily accented "Hello, is dis Barbara Schneider?" The caller was from Austria. An expensive wrong number, I told her. "Plis, where are you?" she asked. "Oklahoma," I said. "Oohhhhhh."

Even though she wasn't calling for me, it was nice to have further proof that life does exist outside of this place. I can forget that and forget that I want to live outside the States one day. Experience another culture. Explain to a little old Austrian lady what Oklahoma is really like.

Here's to lessons learned from wrong numbers.

Can this be right?

What Classic Movie Are You?

What Famous Leader Are You?

Ahh...the weekend. I'm going to spend it researching nursing homes for myself.
People keep telling Devi that she's old.
I'm two years older.
Pretty soon I'll be walker-bound.

On my way home from work today, I heard an old favorite, "Let Her Cry" by Hootie and the Blowfish.
I used to love them, *sigh*.

Since, Colorado seems to have fallen through, I'm now taking suggestions for what to do over Spring Break.
Some Rules:
1. The trip must start no earlier then Mar. 14 and end no later than the 22nd.
2. I can not leave the country, unless it's to Mexico or Canada.
3. I can spend no more then $700.

The best suggestion will win a cookie.

Word of the Day*

lurker: n. 1. a term used to describe one that reads a blog but does not comment.

*Courtesy of my dad.

Don't be a lurky-loo.

Today I noticed just how empty I was
And it hurt to think it happened to me
I once was so enlightened, not anymore.
It's grown to dark for my eyes to see.
But I don't have the desire to get up and turn the light on.
These sinful shadows hide me, so conveniently.

I want to talk a U-turn away from this mess
That I've created
And run back to the one
Who's waiting for me
I want to talk a U-turn away from this hell
Where I dwell
'Cause we all know
What He's promised to me.
---Ben Kilgore

I lied.
It hurts.

I think I just had the best break-up ever in history. No hurt feelings, no crying, nothing bad at all. Except for two people realizing that it just wasn't working. We're even--cliche of cliches--going to be friends.
Was there no passionate severance because there was no passion? This is something I'll be exploring for the next few days.
What happened?, you ask. Me here, him there, and two states between.

We're still doing Valentine's Day. We both agreed it sucked to have end it right before, so we're carrying on.
We've been unconventional from the start. Why change now?

Anyway...if anyone's headed to Colorado, I know this great guy . . .

"'I'm not what you'd call your basic intellectual.'
---George Bush, Sr.

Here's the apple. Here's the tree. Note the proximity."
--Jed Dickson, ELLE magazine

It's official . . .

I took an attractiveness test that a friend sent me from match.com. I don't advocate getting in on their e-meat market, but the test does offer a lot to say and was, for the most part, right.
I admit, for the most part, it's superficial, but it's just a test, right?

Some excerpts:

Very Picky: It's official: You're "picky." The fact is you are drawn to the most handsome of the handsome. You know what you like in men and are more selective than most women your age. Your tastes seem instinctual. You'd make a great casting agent, because you have a good eye for men who have "star quality." In real life, your high standards may be an obstacle for you. It's hard to find a man with the strong features you like, who's also well-rounded in other ways. Still, you know the importance of a real physical "spark" in a relationship, and aren't willing (or able) to settle for less. The challenge is finding a man who really wows you physically, even if he's not the most handsome man in the room.

You seemed especially interested in men with blue eyes. In the test, you may not have even noticed eye color on a conscious level. However, those beautiful blue eyes apparently stood out to you on an unconscious level. Supposedly, blue eyes give the impression of openness and honesty.

Nothing I didn't already know.

Kristen came over last night and we (Matt, Charles, C. Rice and roommate) had a sangria sabado. We played King's Cup for a bit. I drew the last king. Only after I took my punishment did K. reveal that she had already drawn the card and snuck it back in the deck when no one was looking.

But made me feel better. She's also dating a younger guy, which officially makes it the cool thing to do. And it makes me feel like less of a cradle robber.
Although her's comes with a 17-year-old ex girlie who threatened to beat her up.

I'm lucky in so many ways.

And I've always thought of myself as a Republican...

I just took this test---which I guess is the "Which Candidate is Right for You?" kinda deal


My two highest:
Howard Dean (59%)
Wes Clark (57%)

And now...

Presenting that widely popular post---FUNNY SENTENCES IN MY INBOX!

(With apologies to Fiscus and Mo...)



1. My parents bought fat suits to wear in front of the school for a school
talent show. We helped them pump them up today. Oh, my family.

2. I am going home to be snowed in for the evening...with nary a beer in the house.
What a mistake on my part.

3. If there are call girls at Bentonville and Rogers High Schools, there are call girls at JBU

4. It just that I can’t say what I really want to say to this guy. I have to be politically correct and all that crap.

5. I think I just need to win the lottery. Or run away to Switzerland or something. That'd be a nice change of pace.

6. I think they have just trained monkeys sitting inside their office all day.

7. Next year at his State of the Union he should really address the designated hitter rule, and why the NBA should widen the lane a little further, and that the college game should push the three-point line back a little further.
Those are all things that the American people need to hear about.

8. It's their freaking fault that the county is dry in the first place.
Them and the women who were left in charge during World War II.

9. I KNEW IT....I KNEW IT......I KNEW IT!!
You have to tell me what you’re talking about.

10. Going insane=not allowed

11. Too opinionated. I don't like him. Maybe because he giggles.

12. Yeah he looks really cool with the Dr. Evil thing. That's so cool. I bet all the girls think that's so cool.

13. It might have been tom seeping into my sub-conscious. Why grandma, what a great memory you have.

14. I wouldn't have thrown Switzerland out there like that all willy-nilly if I couldn't yodel.

15. I drank a few.... several actually... last night watching the Duke game last night. I remembered why I quit watching Duke games, especially while drinking.

Question:

What is a good idea for a Valentine's present for a logical, non-mushy guy?

As promised

Here's the story on dancing.

The resume of a current president. . .

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

LAW ENFORCEMENT
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pleaded guilty, paid a fine and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been lost and is not available.

MILITARY
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.

COLLEGE
I graduated from Yale University. I was a cheerleader.


PAST WORK EXPERIENCE
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost. I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas in 1975. I bought an oil company but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.

I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.

With the help of my father and our right-wing friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union.

During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America.

I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.

I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.

With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I won the presidency after losing by more than 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT
I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of more than $1billion per week.

I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.

I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.

I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market.

I am the first president in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.

I am supporting development of a nuclear Tactical Bunker Buster, a WMD.

In my State Of The Union address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq, then blamed the lies on our British friends.

I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. president.

In my first year in office more than 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month.

I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any president in U.S. history.

I set the record for fewest press conferences of any president since the advent of television.

I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.

I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.

I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families in war time.

I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.

I've broken more international treaties than any president in U.S. history.

I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My poorest millionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.

I am the first president in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community.

I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government.

I am the first president in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission. I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.

I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.

My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. history. My political party used the Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision. I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate ripoffs in history.

I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.


I am the first president in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.


I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.


I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.


RECORDS AND REFERENCES

All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view. All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. All records or minutes from meetings that I or my vice president attended regarding public energy policy are sealed and unavailable for public review.


Please consider my experience when voting in 2004.

(Thanks Mo, for sending me this)