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Tuesday
May 13, 2008 |
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I have been hearing about this website for some time now, but more
recently about comments by people claiming the characters in my book,
Chasin’ the Wind, were based on them. First, I would like to
say the story is fiction and all characters are figments of my
imagination and not based on anyone living or dead, or members of the
Republican Party. I wouldn’t know Sloan if I ran him over, so I have
nothing to copy on him but what I read in the paper and, if I am not
mistaken, there’s no crazy man in my novel; the streets and bars and
restaurants are real, the characters are not. ~
www.michaelhaskins.net |
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Are
these right wing nuts really trying to blame a failed Bush presidency
on the Democrats? I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I
read a poster claiming Democrats are to blame for high oil prices and
the reason we are still spending billions in Iraq. Another poster
babbles on about the GNP figures and the wonders of the stock market.
Who can I blame for the $30,000 car I bought last summer? When I was in
college a cool car only cost about $4000. When I bought a house down
here a few years ago it cost me a little over $250,000. My first house
purchased in 1974 cost $34,000 at a time when the DOW was around 800.
Who can I blame for this inflation? My first job out of college paid
$1400 a month and my last before retirement paid $210,000 a year.
Should I thank the same folks others are blaming? Over time, folks,
everything goes up. The only agenda Bushies seem to dwell on is how much
it will cost them to live in this great country. They seem to think
every dollar spent and cost increase incurred is the fault of
Democrats. I think, not. Bush has proved that he can outspend just
about anybody which is ok if you can pay for it. But he cannot, so it
will be up to the next administration to fix it. Sorry right wingers,
but when your taxes go up you can squarely blame GWB and also yourselves
for supporting him. |
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[Untreated Depression] Try
these supplements. St. John's Wort 900 mg or SAM-e Mood Plus. They are
natural mood enhancers and cannot be mixed with a prescription
anti-depressant. If you're a sour-puss, it shows on your face and
brings everybody down. Increase your exercise, sleep eight hours,
eat healthy and back off on the booze and illegal drugs so maybe
you feel better and not walk around spewing your bad attitude all over
the happy folk. It's a downer to be around the terminally manic and it
is contagious. Research shows that even a fake smile can improve
dispositions. |
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Drag the pieces
together to make a picture.
The picture has movement during
the entire time you are working on
it. This one’ll drive you to drink!
http://www.brl.ntt.co.jp/people/hara/fly.swf |
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just the day before yesterday a unibrow mouth breather of a
poster did an absolutely magnificent job of screwing with history. I
think he was sitting on a bridge watching canoes go by and playing a
banjo when he wrote up his fiction about Senator McCain and Charles
Keating. Keating was a friend and major contributor to McCain’s
political campaigns for several years beginning in 1982. All of the
contributions were legal. McCain was one of 5 Senators, 4 of whom were
Democrats, including John Glenn, involved in the matter. Keating’s
bank, Lincoln Savings, and Keating himself were under investigation by
Federal regulators. Each of the 5 Senators had met with the regulators
concerning Keating/Lincoln. McCain himself met with the regulators on
two occasions engaging in discussions concerning the regulatory
process.
If McCain tried to intervene, he did a crappy job,
it didn’t work. Keating was prosecuted, convicted, and sent to prison.
McCain and the others were investigated by the
Senate Ethics Committee which
determined in 1991 that Democrat
Senators Alan Cranston,
Dennis DeConcini, and
Donald Riegle had substantially and
improperly interfered with the FHLBB's enforcement efforts and that they
had interfered at the behest of Charles Keating. The Ethics Committee
concluded that Glenn's and McCain's involvement was minimal. The
committee recommended censure for Cranston and criticized the other four
for "questionable conduct." Major campaign finance reform was not
passed until McCain himself championed the
McCain-Feingold Act in 2002. Remember, Keating went to prison.
I really wonder if the ditzy poster was intentionally lying about
McCain, or was he just way, way wrong? |
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Taxi! Video |
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Kim Wigington has a new
web site. She is running for Dixie Spehar's seat. Does anyone know the
address of the site? |
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 [Labels?]
Posters yesterday made a couple of excellent points. I agree that we
Republicans have screwed the pooch big time on the issue of bloated
government. Even when we had control of the White House and the
Congress we still permitted our government to get fatter than Jerry
Lewis or maybe even Rosie. Worst of all government still is not even as
efficient as one of Jerry’s telethons. We’re flat out wrong for having
permitted its current sorry state. I wish it were not so.
Having said that, it
is a pillar of the GOP belief structure that small government is better
government. There can be no doubt that the Democrat party is the party
of bigger and more intrusive Government. To our Democrat friends, that
is dogma. I doubt that any can deny it. In recent years the labels
Republican and Democrat have become more difficult to read. The belief
system that should be built into each label has become smeared.
Nonetheless, the issues remain and the candidates representing each
Party represent clear and substantive choices that still clearly reflect
the basic tenets of the party labels that they wear. It’s interesting
to note that poster who referred to my previous posting as “stink bait”,
seems to harbor some degree of animus towards big government and “free
money”. I hope so, he seems to be a person of reason, perhaps even a
closet Republican. I believe that ascribing to the basic tenets of the
Republican Party is our only reasoned choice if we wish to rid ourselves
of governmental bloat and an increase in the governmental intrusion into
our daily lives. |
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Count the Fs in the lines below.
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.
There are 6. You probably only saw 3 or 4. The brain cannot process
“OF”. |
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 You
bet the snow birds read the Coconut Telegraph and post comments
from up north! I am typing this in Ohio. Wish I was in the Keys. Enjoy
it you lucky people who live there year round! |
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Get yourself educated about the candidates and what they stand
for before the Aug. 26, Primary. We need good conscientious candidates
for good government here in this county. You know what has happened
here in Monroe County with "The Gang of Three" It time for a change and
turning out to vote on the 26th is a step in the right direction. |
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Top Ten Jackie Chan Stunts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI1AwZN4ZYg&eurl=http://www.komando.com/videos/5-9.asp |
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How much more damage can the "3
amigos" do before we finally vote them out? How can they vote on an
ordinance that they never even read? This is outrageous and everyone
must go to the polls and vote them out when the opportunity arises.
These 3 have not made even 1 decision that benefits anyone other than
themselves and their special interest groups. They have continuously
thumbed their noses at the public and one wonders to what benefit to
their pocketbooks. That could be the only reason to flagrantly make the
bad decisions they have and will continue to make against the citizens
of the County. |
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[Demonstrate your support] If you support the policies and
character of John McCain, please drive with your headlights on during
the day. If you support Barack or Hillary, please drive with your
headlights off at night. |
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From the preamble to the
preliminary draft (1948) of the World Constitution:
The people of the earth having agreed that the advancement of man in
spiritual excellence and physical welfare is the common goal of
mankind; that universal peace is the prerequisite for the pursuit of
that goal; that justice in turn is the prerequisite of peace, and
peace and justice stand or fall together; that iniquity and war
inseparably spring from the competitive anarchy of the nation states;
that therefore the age of nations must end, and the era of humanity
begin. |
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The proper way to spell Okla homa. There's a pause between the
okla and homa. (See attached photo) |
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Rube Goldberg's chaos in the print shop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TsOk-32Q8&eurl=http://www.komando.com/videos/5-10.asp
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Competitive typing? I didn’t know they has such a thing.
TypeRacer |
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People have gotten to the
point that they understand all this BS siding with the Dems or the
Repubs is all propaganda and the real problem is the individuals
who are killing off this country for profit and power. The thinkers are
finally wising up! |
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[Make sure that the air bags are still there in used cars.] Sure
it’s a good idea but testing them is a much better suggestion. |
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[McCain’s 100 year quote accurate
and in context] Questioner: President Bush has talked about our staying
in Iraq for fifty years. McCain: Maybe a hundred. Make it one
hundred. We’ve been in South Korea, we’ve been in Japan for sixty
years. We’ve been in South Korea for fifty years or so. That’d be fine
with me as long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded
or killed. Then it’s fine with me. I would hope it would be fine with
you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where
Al Qaeda is training, recruiting, equipping, and motivating people every
single day.
That doesn’t sound crazy to me, I think that you’d
you have to be crazy to think otherwise. The foregoing was found in the
Columbia Journalism Review of April 1st, ‘08. I urge to take
a read of the article; it’s worth your time. |
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[Spot on] It
was coined, I think, by a forward observer directing artillery fire.
When the shells hit the desired target, he said, "Spot on, commence
firing." Then the whole battery opened up on the designated
coordinates. |
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[Does anyone know what’s up with Lucky’s Landing trailer park]
Maybe it's me, and I've become jaded by so many shenanigans in Monroe,
but my first reaction to this post is “Jeeze, it's a set-up, by the
owner, who's trying to get it developed, and is using Coco Telegraph for
traction. If I'm right, that says a lot for CT. If I'm wrong, it
still says a lot for CT (as the community's conversation place.) |
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The poster that wrote, "The legal age to have intercourse with a
female in the USA is 18" is incorrect. It varies by state. In some
states, the legal age is 14. If you don't like the age in your state,
just move to another state. Take a look at:
http://teenadvice.about.com/library/weekly/qanda/blageofconsentchart.htm |
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[Can you afford to
vote Democrat redux] Okay, okay don’t holler at me, I know that not
too many of us married types make $120K per year down here in the Keys.
A lot of us make around $60K per year. In 1999 with the Clinton
Democrat tax package, if we filed jointly we would have paid in the 28%
bracket, or about $16,800 per year in taxes. Today, with the Republican
tax reductions in place, with the same $60K income, filing jointly,
we’re in the 15% bracket. We’ll pay about $9000 in income taxes. The
Democrats charged us $7800 in taxes more than the Republicans. Damnit,
$60K per year sure as hell doesn’t make us rich, what is all this crap
about the Democrats helping out the working family, and why in the hell
do they want to raise our taxes? How is that supposed to improve the
economy? |
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[Cop hater] OK, here's one that happened in Atlanta, GA. 92 year
old Kathryn Johnston was killed by a SWAT team that broke into her home
on a false tip from a police informant (stool pigeon). Later police
admitted lying to obtain a search warrant, and then lied about planting
drugs in the old lady's house after they killed her. Google it, those of
you who still don't believe, and get your head out your a**. This kind
of thuggery happens all the time in our country. Wake up! |
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Obama spent 20
years in Rev. Wrights church. Something is definitely wrong, kids. How
the hell is he going to be able to run the greatest country on the
planet if he couldn’t figure out his minister is a hate monger when he
went their every week for ever? And how will he deal with insane
demon-possessed murdering dictators? No Obamalot for me and no tax and
surrender anti-American. |
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 I
was walking past the mental hospital in Key West the other day,
and all the patients were shouting, '13...13....13...13.' The fence was
too high to see over, but I saw a little gap in the planks and looked
through to see what was going on. Some idiot poked me in the eye with a
stick. Then they all started shouting. '14..14...14...14....'. |
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Guns only have two enemies: rust and politicians. |
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 Last
week, Bill Becker of US 1 Radio related a story on the air of how
Mark Kohl and Mario Di Gennaro attempted to intimidate Becker for making
a normal press inquiry to the State Attorney's Office. I am glad that
Bill Becker exposed these two on air for being the worms they are. I am
also horrified that our local press freedom hangs on such a slender
thread and that no one else has condemned these two public officials
(one un-elected) for thug tactics regarding our First Amendment. The
First Amendment is like a Ferrari or a thoroughbred race horse, it was
designed to be pushed to the limit! ~ lrrlaw@bellsouth.net |
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Looks like this
site went to s**t after Sal left. |
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I would love to
see a small Mexican place or even BBQ. For a positive note, I
love Sugarloaf Food Company on Summerland. Great food! |
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[Winn Dixie employees] My favorite is
the self-scanners. |
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 People
actually believe that if we drill in Anwar the gas prices will go
down. That’s like saying if you eat seafood at a beach restaurant it
will be cheaper because the oceans right there. It’s pure fantasy. The
truth is that the oil companies realize in the next ten years or so that
alternative fuels will really hurt their market so they are going to
make the money now while they can. Blaming any political party is a
fool’s folly and means the oil companies have you fooled. Its "never"
their fault bas is so high. its always that other guy’s fault. Nice
political rhetoric but Americans are not so easy to fool anymore. |
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Our Country is collapsing
right in front of all of our eyes and most of you are so concerned about
whose better the Democrats or Republicans. Well wake up America, the two
biggest things destroying us are the Ds and Rs. Look how things are set
up. If anyone other that the two parties try to run they are labeled
strange, weird. Big money from the two parties smear them right out of
the race. Most third parties can't afford to fight them. So now picture
one puppeteer controlling a dummy in each hand. When we watch the puppet
show window we don't realize both dummies are run by the same source. Do
you get it yet? You’d better because now it is affecting you. The greedy
(as has been long reported) are now going to eliminate the middle class
(which currently is the majority).
Who isn't already being hit hard by gas, food and
everything else? You can’t just sit there anymore, people, you must do
something now! How much longer do you really think you will own that
house you are in. Getting excited yet? It's not going to get better it's
only going to get worse. Please quit supporting the organized crime of
the D and R's. Vote with and use common sense. So many in political
office have been busted for either adultery, prostitution, extortion,
accepting bribes and on and on. The other’s just haven't been caught. Do
you realize every one of these people are (you guessed it) democrats and
republicans. Are you sick yet? Me too.
I have no agenda but to see the country that I love and grew up in
survive. I don't really care what you do to save your country, but do
something and do it now! |
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Cubans now can buy microwaves. |
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Disney Games
Escape from Miraz's Castle and
Gryphon Attack |
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The rise and fall of the Roman Empire. I think history will point
to Bush’s war as the point where the American Empire fell. |
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Anybody care to
read about how our
Presidential elections are really run,
and who is actually in charge of our government? Take a look:
http://www.rense.com/general81/eyds.htm |
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 [Solar
Flare] One morning in 1859, skies all over planet Earth erupted in
red, green, and purple auroras so brilliant that newspapers could be
read as easily as in daylight. Indeed, stunning auroras pulsated even at
near tropical latitudes over Cuba, the Bahamas, Jamaica, El Salvador,
and Hawaii. Even more disconcerting, telegraph systems worldwide went
haywire. Spark discharges shocked telegraph operators and set the
telegraph paper on fire. Even when telegraphers disconnected the
batteries powering the lines, aurora-induced electric currents in the
wires still allowed messages to be transmitted.
A Super Solar Flare |
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CNN reports that gas
stations will start showing porn movies on the screens of the pumps
so that you can see someone else get screwed at the same time you are. |
Skynet 5C And Turksat 3A Are Fueled For The Upcoming Ariane 5 Heavy-Lift
Launch |
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Hi! |
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My boyfriend took this shot at 3 in the morning. He was on his way down
Key Deer when he saw "Triscuit" in the middle of the road. No
telling how long he had been in this "boxed" situation. Only on Big
Pine! |
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[In Control] Because so
much of how people respond to life’s stimuli is the result of fixed
patterns of behavior and deep-seated mental, emotional and spiritual
programming, there is very little actual being in control.
The readers at Coconut Telegraph saw Monroe County Sheriff Office’s
spokesperson Becky Herrin accuse Sandy of having two outstanding
trespass warnings barring her from going into different parts of the
Sherriff’s Office, when there were no such warnings and never had been,
and Becky knew it. Was Becky in control when she made those
false accusations? Was she in control when she didn’t post a
retraction and apology?
Was Sheriff Roth in control when he told his office’s lawyer,
Mark Willis, that he does not discipline sheriff employees who do what
Becky Herrin did on her own time, using her own personal email account?
Was Sheriff Roth in control when he did not himself post a
disavowal of what he knew were Becky’s false accusations to the Coconut
Telegraph?
Was Capt. Bob Peryam in control when he kept showing up at
Diana Kelley’s home, until she wrote a 7-page handwritten complaint to
the Sheriff’s Office about it? Was Bob
in control
when he continued to deny everything Diana wrote and told the private
investigator hired by Sheriff Roth?
Was Bob Peryam’s wife, Cindy, in control of Bob? Was Cindy
in control of her feelings when she learned of Diana Kelly’s
complaint? Was Cindy in control of what she did about it?
Today'sFloridaKeysDrivel |
Bubba |
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[Date Rape] A woman at
a bar was taken by 5 men, who, according to hospital and police reports,
gang raped her before dumping her. Unable to remember the events of the
evening, tests later confirmed the repeat rapes, along with traces of
Rohypnol in her blood and Progesterex. Progesterex, essentially is a
small sterilization pill. The drug is now being used by rapists at
parties to rape and sterilize their victims.
Progesterex is available to vets to sterilize large animals. Progesterex
is being used together with Rohypnol, the date rape drug. As with
Rohypnol, all they have to do is drop it into the girl's drink. The girl
can't remember a thing the next morning, of all that had taken place the
night before. Progesterex, which dissolves in drinks just as easily, is
such that the victim doesn't get pregnant; she won't conceive from the
rape and the rapist needn't worry about having a paternity test
identifying him months later. It's that easy, and Progesterex is about
to break out big on campuses everywhere. Believe it or not, there are
even sites on the Internet telling people how to use it. Be careful
when you're out and don't leave your drink unattended. |
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