posted on June 4, 2006 11:00:43 AM
Please export out of China the Great Wall, we can reassemble it on our Mexican Border.
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I married my wife for her looks...but not the
ones she's been giving me lately!
posted on June 4, 2006 11:12:08 AM
Yeah, hey why don't you put together a container load for me. Lets see now, I want a couple hundred of those SKS rifles that China made that were used in Vietnam. You know the ones that were never shot and only dropped once. Pack in a couple of tons of tools. You know the ones that are made with inferior materials, that break the first time you use them. Pack in a couple of cases of knockoff Rayban sunglasses. You know the ones marked Rayburn. In the rest of the space in the container pack it with counterfeit music on CD's and if there is any space left over stick in a couple of kidney's. I could always use another kidney and I don't care if it came from a Chinese dissident, imprisoned for promoting Democracy and/or for wearing a Chairman Mao smiley faced, bloody bullet hole in the head, T-shirt in public.
posted on June 4, 2006 11:41:21 AM
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Peace activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Tuesday in the House gallery after refusing to cover up a T-shirt bearing an anti-war slogan before President Bush's State of the Union address.
According to a blog post on Michael Moore's Web site attributed to Sheehan, the T-shirt said, "2,245 Dead. How many more?" -- a reference to the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq.
"She was asked to cover it up. She did not," said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman.
House rules bar demonstrations in the galleries.
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Florida, spoke on the House floor saying his wife, Beverly, had been "ordered to leave" the gallery during the speech for wearing a shirt that said, "Support Our Troops."
Young, an 18-term congressman, held up his wife's shirt during his remarks, speaking with anger and emotion about her treatment.
"She has a real passion for our troops, and she shows it in many, many ways," Young said.
"And most members in this House know that, but because she had on a shirt, that someone didn't like, that said, 'Support Our Troops,' she was kicked out of this gallery while the president was speaking and encouraging Americans to support our troops. Shame. Shame."
Sheehan held 4 hours
Sheehan was arrested around 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday on charges of unlawful conduct, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail, Capitol Police said.
She was handcuffed and held in the Capitol building until she was driven to the Capitol Police headquarters for booking. According to her blog, she was released about four hours after her arrest.
Sheehan, who became a vocal war opponent after her son was killed in Iraq, was an invited guest of Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-California. Woolsey has called for a withdrawal of troops in Iraq and supports legislation for the creation of a Department of Peace.
Sheehan gained national attention in August when she and hundreds of other protesters camped outside Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, and demanded an audience with the president.
She also recently penned a book, "Not One More Mother's Child."
In April 2004, Sheehan and other relatives of troops killed in Iraq met with Bush during a visit to Fort Lewis, Washington, shortly after the death of her son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, 24.
Sheehan later said that the president wouldn't look at pictures of her son and "didn't even know Casey's name."
The Vacaville, California, resident has said she'd like to meet with Bush again to discuss her opposition to the war.
The president has declined another meeting and has taken issue with Sheehan's calls for a withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
"She expressed her opinion; I disagree with it," Bush said in August. "I think immediate withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake."
CNN.com's Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report.
posted on June 4, 2006 11:42:21 AM
Two Sue Feds Over Anti-Bush T-Shirt Arrest
September 14, 2004 By JENNIFER BUNDY, Associated Press Writer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A couple arrested for wearing anti-Bush T-shirts to a July 4 presidential appearance filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday alleging their First Amendment rights were violated.
Nicole and Jeff Rank were removed from the event at the West Virginia Capitol in handcuffs after revealing T-shirts with President Bush's name crossed out on the front. Nicole Rank's shirt had the words "Love America, Hate Bush" on the back and Jeff Rank's said "Regime change starts at home."
Their lawsuit was filed in federal court by American Civil Liberties Union attorneys.
"What is at stake here transcends politics," Jeff Rank said at a news conference at the Capitol. "What is at stake is the right of all Americans _ Democrats, Republicans and independents, all Americans _ to peacefully voice their dissent to their government."
Trespassing charges filed against the couple were later dismissed. The City Council and Mayor Danny Jones have publicly apologized.
The lawsuit names Gregory Jenkins, deputy assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Presidential Advance, and W. Ralph Basham, director of the U.S. Secret Service, as defendants.
The couple wants a judge to declare unconstitutional any policy that led to their arrest. They also are seeking unspecified monetary damages.
Spokesmen for the Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Justice, to whom a White House spokesman directed questions, declined to comment. Both said their agencies do not comment on ongoing litigation.
The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit last September against the Secret Service, seeking an injunction against the Bush administration for segregating protesters at his public appearances. The Secret Service agreed to stop the practice.
Jeff Rank, 29, said he and his wife wore the T-shirts because, "When you see the president speak on TV he is usually shown surrounded by fervent supporters only. While we wanted to hear him out and while we wanted to see him in person, we did not want to be added to the tally of Bush supporters that day."
Nicole Rank, 30, initially was dismissed from her job with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but was rehired after the charges were dropped.
posted on June 4, 2006 12:12:47 PM
irked,
Too late! The Great Wall has become real Chink Wall! Those communists rent the Great Wall for party! People just #*!@ and pee there as there is no toilet around the Great Wall!!
posted on June 5, 2006 06:57:42 AM
Hey Pii....let us know BEFORE you use any of those spare parts....I want to be at least 4 states away when your body starts "ejecting" them
Life is full of ups and downs...take advantage of them all !
