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Look Whose Life Bush Destroyed

While doing a search on the Web today we came across this fascinating "letter" posted on e-thepeople.org. Take a gander: [See the letter below.]


Bush cost me my job, my kids and my houses

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak my mind. I lost my job this past year. When Clinton was president I was secure and prosperous, but in the last year, we had to close our operations. We simply could not compete with foreign labor. This foreign labor worked for low pay under very bad conditions.

They worked very long shifts, and many even died on the job.

This competition could hardly be called "fair." I was forced out of the place where I had worked for 34 years.

Not a single government program was there to help me.

How can Bush call himself "compassionate?" Far worse, I lost two of my sons in Bush's evil war in Iraq. They gave their lives for their country, and for what? So that Bush's oil buddies can get rich. My pain of losing my sons is indescribable.

While it is trivial next to the loss of my sons, I regret to say that I also lost my home. I simply have nothing left. How can Bush call himself a Christian when he neglects people like me? I am a senior citizen with various medical problems. I'm not in a position where I can begin a new career. I was reduced to the point where I had to live in a hole in a ground, all because of President Bush.

And when the authorities found me there, did they have any compassion for my misfortune and ailments? No, I was arrested. Mr. Bush, I dare you to look me in the face and tell me you are a compassionate man! I dare you to look me in the face and tell me you are a Christian. If I had any money left, I would donate it to the Democrat Party.

If Al Gore had been elected in 2000 I would still have a job, a home, and most importantly, my dear sons!

Regards,

Saddam Hussein

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How ironic isn't it?

Howard Dean Meltdonw

 While everyone is still talking about Howard Dean's Iowa speech (the one that sounded like a Pep Rally), there is another reason for Howard Dean's decline. The reason is Dean's lack of enthusiasm for the capture of Saddam Hussein. People have not forgotten that. And I predicted last month that will be Howard Dean's downfall l

The only difference is that Dean's decline happened sooner than I expected!

As for the next primaries, Sharpton will now have the chance to pull the race card on Dean and Kerry now that the primaries will go to South Carolina. Especially since Howard Dean said he'll be the candidate for those who fly the Confederate flag. You can't win South Carolina's black voters after saying that!

Iowa Caucus

 For some reason, John Kerry has won the Iowa caucuses even though it's hard to figure out what his actual views on the war on Iraq is. First he voted for the war, then he criticized Bush over the war.

Though I did find it amusing to hear Kerry few days B4 the caucus, saying "Are you ready for a surge? Are you ready for more surge and more surge and more surge?"

Dean, the supposed front runner got 3rd place after Kerry and Edwards. And Dean was yelling at the top of his lungs about how he's going to win it all! It was funny to hear Perry and PRice mocking Dean about that this morning.

So much for Gephardt! He thought he could gain support as the anti-trade candidate! He didn't expect Dean to successfully promote his anti-trade agenda! After all, why vote for anti-trade Gephardt when one can get so much more from anti-trade Dean.

And I'm still trying to figure out why Iowa and New Hampshire are the 1st states to hold caucuses and primaries for the Presidential elections. Nothing against Iowa and New Hampshire, mind you? 

For something as big as the Presidential elections, they ought to move the 1st primaries to California and Texas. Why? 1) They're the most populated and 2) you got one big LIBERAL state and one big CONSERVATIVE state. This will force candidates to attempt to appeal to both liberal and conservative audiences right from the beginning of the campaign. Those who can do that can go to Florida for its moderate audience, then after that, go on to all the other states.

Martin Luther King Day

MLK Day is coming up, and it is time to pay respects to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for standing up to segregation and bigotry. His courage under fire is an inspiration for anyone going through tough times. He inspired Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu to fight against the aparthied system. He inspired not only African Americans, but also Latinos, Native Americans, etc to fight for respect.

King was also inspirational in being unintimidated by racist black militants who wanted to "Kill Whitey". King believed in racial reconciliation, not racial retaliation. Unfortunately, too many non-white radicals still believe in racial retaliation! Racial retaliation is the most counter-productive thing anyone can be involved in. King understood that 2 wrongs dont make a right!

I dont agree with King's socialistic economic ideas, but none of that erase all the good things he has done for America and the World.

Defense of Hawaii football scrap and Vili!

1) featured on Star Bulletin

http://starbulletin.com/2004/01/09/editorial/indexletters.html

Taunting led to fracas at bowl game

Seems like there is an organized effort to slam Coach June Jones and the University of Hawaii football team for the fight at the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Day.
I was sitting one row behind the Houston fans section. Most of them were well-mannered, and we even made friends with some of them. But there were Houston fans who turned around and taunted UH fans while Houston was winning. When Houston started losing and Hawaii fans started cheering, these Houston fans were giving the finger to Hawaii fans. I also saw Houston players giving the finger to UH fans.

The fact is that Houston and Conference USA hate losing to the WAC. I've never seen the winning team start a fight, and I clearly saw Houston players start the fight and several who kept it going just when you thought it was under control. To those saying that Hawaii players should have just walked away, let's punch out one of your family members and see how long you stand around and watch!
Craig Watase
Honolulu

AMEN Mr. Watase

2) Featured on 1/9/04 edition of Honolulu Advertiser

Condemnation of Vili the Warrior uncalled for

Sandra Williams' personal attack on Vili the Warrior mascot in your Dec. 28 issue is offensive.

Every institution in America that has a football team at the collegiate level has some kind of "obnoxious mascot" representing its fine institution and has, from time to time, said or done things that have left a bad taste in people's mouths.

For her to insinuate that Vili is a disgrace and should be banned from any University of Hawai'i athletic event is ludicrous and outright ridiculous. Vili is a wonderful husband to his wife, Linda, and their four beautiful sons, and he is the epitome of what a Warrior is. Vili has been a blessing and an asset to the UH athletic department and does his job with the utmost professionalism in preparing for every event.

A Samoan saying, "Fa'amalosi," means "be strong." Vili, you will persevere no matter what.

Lua Tuiasosopo
'Ewa Beach

AMEN Lua Tuiasosopo!

Mascots are supposed to be menacing towards it's opposition and friendly to its allies. That is what Vili does. We need an aggressive mascot, and Vili gives us that! We dont want any wimpy mascot like the previous Hawaii mascots (ie. marshmallow man, some guy in a fake warrior costume which didnt look aggressive as Vili)

More on the Hawaii-Houston scrap

Here is one letter to the Honolulu Advertiser defending the Hawaii football brawl, appearing on 1/7/04


Warriors were simply defending themselves

After reading the initial blast of negative letters about the Hawai'i Bowl game, the UH players and June Jones, I thought I should balance the scale.

I was working on the field and had close-up observations from start to finish, which included Houston players trying to intimidate UH players with overly abusive taunting and cheap-shot punches throughout the game. It actually started from the warm-up period. Seemed that a Houston strategy was to scare the Hawai'i boys into losing the game.

Do the letter writers expect UH players to let Houston players continue to punch and kick them throughout the entire game if the refs don't stop the offenders?

The Hawai'i players were defending themselves and their teammates. After the initial pushing and shoving, the Houston players initiated the vicious punches and kicks, including flying blindside kicks. The Hawai'i players fought back. Some of the Houston coaches were double-palm-thrust pounding Hawai'i players in the chest instead of concentrating on pulling their own players back. When several Houston players got a Hawai'i player pinned down on the turf and pummeled him with vicious punches and kicks, the Hawai'i players went berserk. Does anyone think that the other Hawai'i players should run away from a teammate in peril?

The UH players played their hearts out and left it all on the field for themselves and for us, the people of Hawai'i. They deserve much more from the uninformed false-crack critics.

Danny Black
Wahiawa

Thank you Danny Black :)

BCS - Bull Crap System

All the whining about the college football Bowl Championship Series (BCS) has been about Southern Cal not being in the Sugar Bowl! But that stuff is miniscule on my beef with the whole BCS system!

BCS only allows schools from big-time conferences and Notre Dame (if it's team has enuff wins, which it didn't this season) to compete in its bowl games. That means Boise State (WAC), Utah (Mountain West), Southern Miss (Conference USA) and North Texas (Sun Belt) and Navy (independent team with winning record) are locked out! But how do we know if those teams can go toe-to-toe with the BCS teams come postseason!

What college football needs is a playoff system. The champions of 11 Division 1-A conferences, and 5 at large bids (with independents and major conference 2nd place teams) will play in a 16 team playoff! (Credit to Ferd Lewis of Honolulu Advertiser for this idea). Or have a 32 team playoff! This is how championships are supposed to be determined. Not with polls!

Plus, it will give Hawaii more incentive to win more games, instead of relying on the Hawaii Bowl.

But the people's love of bowl games, plus the $$$ generated by bowls will keep the playoff system from happening anytime soon!