Pieces of my mind

Safety for women

druid43 — Sat, 16 May 2009 21:41:37 +0000

Because of recent abductions:

In daylight hours, refresh yourself

of these things to do

in an emergency situation…

This is for you,

and for you to share

with your wife,

your children,

everyone you know!

After reading these 9 crucial tips,

forward them to someone you care about.

It never hurts to be careful

in this crazy world we live in.
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :

The elbow is the strongest point

on your body.

If you are close enough to use it, do!
2.. Learned this from a tourist guide.

If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,

DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.

Toss it away from you…

Chances are that he is more interested

in your wallet and/or purse than you,

and he will go for the wallet/purse.

RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car,

kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole

and start waving like crazy..

The driver won’t see you, but everybody else will.

This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars

after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit

(doing their chequebook, or making a list, etc.

DON’T DO THIS!

The predator will be watching you, and this

is the perfect opportunity for him to get in

on the passenger side, put a gun to your head,

and tell you where to go.

AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR ,

LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE..

If someone

is in the car

with a gun

to your head

DO NOT DRIVE OFF,

Repeat:

DO NOT DRIVE OFF!

Instead gun the engine

and speed into anything, wrecking the car.

Your Air Bag will save you.

If the person is in the back seat

they will get the worst of it .

As soon as the car crashes

bail out and run.

It is better than having them find your body

in a remote location.

5. A few notes about getting

into your car in a parking lot,

or parking garage:

A.) Be aware:

look around you,

look into your car,

at the passenger side floor ,

and in the back seat

B.) If you are parked next to a big van,

enter your car from the passenger door.

Most serial killers attack their victims

by pulling them into their vans while the women

are attempting to get into their cars.

C.) Look at the car

parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle,

and the passenger side… If a male is sitting alone

in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back

into the mall, or work, and get a

guard/policeman to walk you back out.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator

instead of the stairs.

Stairwells are horrible places to be alone

and the perfect crime spot.

This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun

and you are not under his control,

ALWAYS RUN!

The predator will only hit you (a running target)

4 in 100 times; and even then,

it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ.

RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying

to be sympathetic:

STOP!

It may get you raped, or killed.

Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking,

well educated man, who ALWAYS played

on the sympathies of unsuspecting women.

He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often

asked ‘for help’ into his vehicle or with his vehicle,

which is when he abducted
his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point:

Someone just told me that her friend heard

a crying baby on her porch the night before last,

and she called the police because it was late

and she thought it was weird.. The police told her

‘Whatever you do, DO NOT

open the door..’

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby

had crawled near a window, and she was worried

that it would crawl to the street and get run over.

The policeman said, ‘We already have a unit on the way,

whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’

He told her that they think a serial killer

has a baby’s cry recorded and uses it to coax

women out of their homes thinking that someone

dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it,

but have had several calls by women saying that

they hear baby’s cries outside their doors

when they’re home alone at night.

10. Water scam!

If you wake up in the middle
of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a
burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your
outside taps full ball so that you will go out to investigate and
then attack.

Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors!

Please pass this on

This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because

the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on

America ‘s Most Wanted when they profiled

the serial killer in Louisiana

I’d like you

to forward this to all the women you know.

It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle..

I was going to send this to the ‘ladies’ only,

but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc.,

you may want to pass it onto them, as well.

Send this to any woman you know that may need

to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of ‘crazies’ in it

and it’s better to be safe than sorry..

Election and the Country

druid43 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:59:15 +0000

I would like to be able to say to those who support McCain/Palin: You deserve whatever you get. Unfortunately, those of us who do not support the Republican nominees will also suffer. I still find it hard to believe that anyone with any brains at all can buy into the lies and lies and more lies McPalin have told, but unfortunately, I know people who support them and have not been able to sway them.

I will say this: I don’t want to live in a country that would elect McCain and Palin – especially after the last 8 years. Didn’t you learn anything from that? My God, people, wake up and don’t do that again!

I am nearly sick with worry over this election. I am 65 years old and if McPalin gets in, I really don’t care to get much older.

Republicans Attempt to Steal Election

druid43 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:23:49 +0000

Following is an email I received from MoveOn.Org. This is an organization solely funded by its members. It alarmed me enough, I decided to share it this way.

Dear MoveOn member,

We’re hearing a lot about the trumped-up charges against ACORN these days—but very little about the massive voter suppression campaign being orchestrated by the Republicans. The GOP is trying to purge thousands of Democratic voters off the rolls in states like Ohio, Florida, and Colorado.¹

John McCain and Sarah Palin are falsely accusing a community organizing group—ACORN—of voting fraud to distract the media from their own party’s wrongdoing.² Worst of all: It’s working.

The truth is, McCain is vilifying ACORN to justify voter suppression—making it harder for Obama supporters to vote.

The GOP’s voter suppression campaign could steal this election. But we can stop them with a rapid-response fund to support legal actions, run newspaper ads to get the media talking about GOP voter suppression, and prosecute anyone who tries to steal this election.

Can you chip in $25 to kick off our No Stolen Elections fund?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/suppression.html?id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=3

The simple act of raising funds to protect this election will send a warning to right-wing operatives who think they can get away with voter suppression.

For over twenty-five years, Republicans have promoted the myth of voting fraud to argue for restrictive voting laws—but Bush’s own Justice Department found virtually no organized voting fraud.³ Now McCain is attacking ACORN in order to justify a frenzy of lawsuits making it harder for Obama supporters to vote.

Here’s what he’s not telling you:

The only fraud committed was against ACORN itself. ACORN hired 13,000 workers to register a remarkable 1.3 million new voters. And a few of them turned in registration forms with inaccurate and even made-up names to get credit for work they didn’t do. ACORN fired them and turned them over to the authorities.⁴

ACORN reported the fraudulent registration forms. In most states, ACORN is required by law to submit all forms collected whether they appear to be bogus or not—that way election officials, not partisan groups, can make the call. ACORN flags cards that may not be legitimate. And in many places, the charges of fraud only came up because ACORN was the one who flagged the cards!⁵

This won’t have any impact on the election. No one is allowed to vote unless they are properly registered. And there is no evidence of false registrations actually leading to organized voting fraud.⁶

We can’t let false charges of voting fraud distract us from the very real voter suppression campaign that is already well under way.

Republicans are looking for typos on voter registration forms, threatening to challenge homeowners facing foreclosure, and falsely warning that voters with outstanding traffic tickets may be arrested if they go to the polls.⁷

Help protect this election from Republican voter suppression. Click here to contribute $25 to our No Stolen Elections fund:

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/suppression.html?id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=4

Thanks for all you do.

–Noah, Laura, Ilyse, Daniel and the rest of the team

P.S. You can learn more about the false charges against ACORN by clicking here:

http://acorn.org/quickfacts

P.P.S. Republicans aren’t just smearing ACORN—they’re smearing Barack Obama, too, by sending around untrue emails about him.

Have your friends or family ever forwarded you an email with false attacks on Obama? If so, be sure they know the truth. Forward the email to The Center for Political Accuracy, and they’ll reply with the true facts for you to respond with:

info@politicalaccuracy.org

Sources:
1. “States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal,” New York Times, October 8, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/us/politics/09voting.html

“Check-off box delays thousands of voter registrations,” Denver Post, October 14, 2008
http://www.denverpost.com/previous2/home/ci_10713377

2. “ACORN defends efforts amid voter-fraud allegations,” Associated Press, October 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_el_pr/voter_fraud

3. “In 5-Year Effort, Scant Evidence of Voter Fraud,” New York Times, April 12, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/washington/12fraud.html

“The Truth About Fraud,” Brennan Center for Justice
http://www.truthaboutfraud.org/

4. “The Truth About ACORN’s Voter Registration Drives,” ACORN
http://acorn.org/quickfacts

“Group Answers Charges of Voter Registration Fraud,” New York Times, October 14, 2008
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/acorn/

5. “Voter Group Admits Mistakes, Defends Work,” ABC News, October 14, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31241&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=5

“Is there ACORN fraud in Florida?,” Orlando Sentinel, October 15, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31239&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=6

6. “‘Fraud’ vs. ‘Suppression’,” Politico, October 14, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31240&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=7

7. “After A Surge in Registration, A Surge in Suppression,” Brennan Center for Justice, October 7, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31236&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=8

“Democrats fear GOP will turn away foreclosed voters; GOP won’t rule out using residency change to challenge a ballot,” Indianapolis Star, October 3, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31237&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=9

“Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods,” Philadelphia Daily News, October 2, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31041&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=10

Mad Dog Palin

druid43 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:58:26 +0000

The scariest thing about John McCain’s running mate isn’t how unqualified she is – it’s what her candidacy says about America …

John McCain on Rolling Stones: Make-Believe Maverick

druid43 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:57:40 +0000

A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty

The Choice: The New Yorker Endorses Obama

druid43 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:51:38 +0000

At a moment of economic calamity, international perplexity, political failure, and battered morale, America needs both uplift and realism, both change and steadiness. It needs a leader temperamentally, intellectually, and emotionally attuned to the complexities of our troubled globe. That leader’s name is Barack Obama.

Change of Heart

druid43 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:18:51 +0000

At one time, in the beginning of this campaign, I had a lot of respect fot John MCCain. Sadly, in spite of his service to our country, I can no longer say this. His lies, especially in his negative commercials against Barack Obama and his poor choice of running mate, have totally turned my opinion around – to the extent I am beginning to hate him nearly as much as I hate W.

I was feeling badly about this, until I came to the conclusion that one cannot command respect, one has to earn it. He has not won my respect, nor is he likely to after showing his true colors.

As for his joke of a running mate, every time I see or hear her, I want to scream. How anyone with any brains at all could actually approve of and back her, is beyond me.

These two spell DISASTER to our country and I can only hope people use their brains and wake up to the truth. The only thing McCain is likely to change is his clothes! And any change Palin brings can only be for the worse!

Please, America, wake up before it’s too late.

Killing of Wolves in Alaska

druid43 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:24:19 +0000

https://secure.defenders.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&df_id=1547&1547.donation=form1&s_src=6JY08WDC4F&s_subsrc=6JY08WDC4F_EJI08D1web&JServSessionIdr001=p50fndw6h2.app20a

Defenders of Wildlife video on the killing of wolves in Alaska. Hard to watch.

McCain is at it again!!!

druid43 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:10:56 +0000

Here we go again…. McCain announces he is suspending his campaign to concentrate on the bailout problem. No commercials, doesn’t want to honor the debate, etc. Well, today I have seen 2 of his commercials, so he is saying one thing and doing something else yet again!!

The Case Against Sarah Palin

druid43 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:38:23 +0000

In her own words:

On the vice presidency:

“But as for that v.p. talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it, exactly, that the v.p. does every day?”

–July 31, 2008, CNBC’s “Kudlow & Company”

read more: http://tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=8dc50b47-ae0e-4748-8e2d-c24bfb3fb75a