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Cindy McCain

2008-05-06T10:40:18-06:00

I just received this email and found it very interesting, thought I would pass it along.

"There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on Cindy McCain, John"s wife.
All I ever saw was this attractive woman standing beside John. I was surprised
how talented and involved with world problems s he is. This is a summary of the
article. She graduated from Southern Cal and was a special-needs
teacher.
After her Dad died she became involved with his beer distributing firm and is
now the chairwoman. Sales have doubled since she has taken over from her
father.
They have a marriage prenuptial agreement, her assets remain separate.
She is involved around the world clearing land mines - travels to these
countries on a detonation team and service on their board.
They have a 19 year old serving in Iraq, another son in the Naval Academy, a
daughter recently graduated from Columbia Univ., an adopted daughter in high
school, and a son who is the finance guy at the beer firm.
Raised kids in Phoenix, Az rather than Washington DC.(better atmosphere) He
commuted.
In 1991, Mrs. McCain came across a girl in an orphanage in Bangladesh. Mother
Teresa implored Mrs. McCain to take the baby with severe cleft palate. She did
so witho u t first telling her husband. The couple adopted the girl who has had a
dozen operations to repair her cleft palate and other medical problems.

They have a Family Foundation for children's causes.
She's active with "Halo Trust" - to clear land mines, provide water and food in
war ravaged and developing countries.
She will join an overseas mission of "Operation Smile", a charity for corrective
surgery on children's faces.
She has had two back surgeries and became addicted to pain killers. She talks
openly about it which she says is part of the recovery process.

I'm surprised the media is so quiet about her attributes. She sounds more
capable than Hillary or Obama. We would really get two for the price of one. A
person with business and international experience. John did work for the firm
for awhile when he left the Navy. She, however, has the real business
experience. Very interesting. "

Late Night Primary Quips

2008-05-09T14:28:31-06:00

Obama is doing particularly well with one important demographic: voters." --Amy Poehler

Hillary Clinton attacked Barack Obama, called him 'elitist,' and said he was out of touch with poor people. Later, Bill Clinton gave a speech on the subject, and charged a million bucks for it." --Jay Leno

"All three presidential candidates appeared on 'American Idol.' It was interesting. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell looked at them and said, 'Wait, there's a black guy, a woman and a cranky white guy. You stole our formula!'" --Conan O'Brien

"After Governor Bill Richardson switched his support from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama last week, an angry Bill Clinton said, 'Five times to my face he said he would never do that.' Wow, so he looked you right in the face and lied to you. What's that like?" --Seth Meyers

"McCain came out this week with a list of 20 possible running mates. He would not reveal the names of all of them, but he said they all share certain traits, like knowing CPR. He said he wants someone who is ready take over on day two." --Bill Maher

"Big shake-up in the Hillary Clinton campaign. This is huge. Yesterday -- true story -- Hillary Clinton's top adviser abruptly left her campaign. When he heard about it, Bill Clinton said, 'Wait, we can leave?'" --Conan O'Brien

"John McCain is now crisscrossing the United States campaigning. Or, as they're calling it, Antiques Roadshow." --Jay Leno

"Hillary Clinton was in Philadelphia, where she told the crowd she is like the movie character Rocky. Now, if I remember the movie correctly, doesn't Rocky get the crap beat out of him and then he loses to the black guy?" --Jay Leno

"Are you familiar with the Hillary Clinton 3 a.m. phone call commercial that she's been running? � Well, she's got another one of those, and the phone rings at 3 a.m., Hillary answers the phone, she picks it up, and she says "Stop bothering me, President Obama!" �David Letterman

"And John McCain has one of those 3 a.m. campaign commercials. In this one it's 3 a.m. and he just gets up to go to the bathroom." �David Letterman

"We're leaning more and more about John and Cindy McCain. He's on this big biography tour. I guess his wife Cindy is worth over $100 million because the family made money selling Budweiser beer. So he has a wife 20 years younger than him, free beer, and unlimited money. I think I speak for all guys when I go, 'Why is he running for president?'" --Jay Leno

"This weekend, Bill Clinton said Hillary should not drop out of the presidential race. Yeah, when asked why, Bill said, 'Because then she'd come home.'" --Conan O'Brien

"Hillary now says that she just made an honest mistake when she said she had to duck sniper fire in Bosnia. There was no hostile fire of any kind. Although, ironically, while she was away, Bill Clinton did see some action." --Jay Leno

"Barack Obama called Hillary today to thank her for distracting everyone away from the whole crazy pastor thing. Obama's campaign is all about hope -- hope Hillary keeps saying stupid crap and getting herself in trouble." --Craig Ferguson

Two State Department employees were fired -- this is a bit of a scandal -- because they were looking at Barack Obama's passport file. Not only that, but the same person was also looking at John McCain's Civil War records." --David Letterman

"I like John McCain. He looks like the guy who gets frisky with the new waitress at IHOP. ... He looks like the guy who watches his Cadillac go through the car wash. ... He looks like the guy in the supermarket yelling into his cell phone, 'I'm in aisle three, Marge. I can't find the brownie mix.'" --David Letterman (Read more of Letterman's jabs at Old Man McCain)

"Barack Obama gave a big speech on race, and there was one heckler in the audience, kept screaming crazy stuff the whole time. Turns out it was his pastor." --Jay Leno

"This campaign is kind of fascinating, because the three major candidates have to be very careful when they criticize each other. Like, you can't criticize Hillary. Ooh, that's sexism. You can't criticize Barack. Ooh, that's racism. And you can't go after McCain, because that's elder abuse." --Jay Leno

"Have you heard about this phenomenon that keeps happening at Barack Obama rallies? Apparently women have been fainting. They're so taken by his speeches that they're passing out. Well, today it happened at one of Hillary's speeches, and luckily Bill ran into the crowd and gave her mouth to mouth." --Jay Leno

"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton locked horns for a debate that was broadcast on CNN. The tone was much more friendly than their last meeting. In fact, they even shared a room together afterwards. That would be great revenge on Bill for Monica Lewinsky -- Barack and Hillary making sweet, hot, post-debate love. How furious would Oprah be?" --Jimmy Kimmel

http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/election2008/a/electionjokes.htm

Are we getting what we pay for?

2008-05-01T13:42:14-06:00

Is your personal belongings really safe at Bebo's car wash.
On 4/6/08 we went to the Mobile Bebo's carwash. Been using them for years. My daughter keeps her IPOD in the door pocket of my husband's truck along with her cell phone. She is 12 years old. She never thought anything about leaving it there while my husband went and had his truck cleaned, because we don't have a lot of things to go missing where we are from. She and I got out at shoe station and the ipod was there when she picked up her phone and when he came back to pick us up, she went to put her phone in the door pocket and said "Oh my God where is my IPOD", we immediately stopped the vehicle got out and searched the vehicle and immediately went back to Bebo's and got a manager to come and look and it could not be found. He went to look for the employee and he was gone, at the time he said that he had not clue where the employee was that maybe he had gone to lunch, at this time it was around 3:15 and we went inside for him to make out an incident report and he the Manager wrote on our report and verbally said that it would be taken care of that whoever turned in the ticket to get paid that it was his responsibility and that it would come from his pay check. He then verbally said that he the employee is supposed to let you know to get stuff from your vehicle and he failed to do this so he was responsible. My husband was inside the building and seen no one but one employee near his truck. On top of that the truck was never cleaned, it almost looked like it did when he went through the car wash. The manager for that day also said it was not cleaned, never offered to send it back through the car wash, and he said that he would leave the information for the next manager and someone would call me the next day and I called them around 2"00 and they had no clue they finally found the paperwork in the Manger's box from Sunday. On Tuesday of that week I went back to the car wash 65 miles one way to talk to the manager because they said that he would be in that day and he was not there. The office manager inspected the truck and took it through the car wash and had a lady to clean and it took her 45 minutes to clean the truck like it should have been done the first day. The boy had to leave at 2:30 to go and play ball but decided to take our truck to clean and failed to do what he was responsible for doing and then took my daughter's ipod, I did not see him take it but where else would it have gone. at 2:50 I called my husband (phone records) to see how much longer he was going to be, so if he was supposed to leave at 2:30 why take this vehicle to clean. We believe that because the employee left a water bottle in the cup holder beside the pocket that he was trying to hide the spot and because it was one person in the vehicle that he thought by the time that we realized it was gone or that my daughter went to looking for it we would not know where to begin looking. I have about $250.00 involved in the IPOD and would like to know why because the owner says they are not responsible then why would the manager put in writing that it would be taken care of. I would have called a police officer there on that day had the manager told me any different but he led me to believe in writing that it would be handled, that all we needed to do was replace the ipod and bring a receipt and they would cut us a check. I understand that this manager had only been there about 2 months but he should have known their policy, and not mislead us.
If interested in running this story I have names and dates and other information just hilighted the most.

Thanks Deputy Ashton!!

2008-05-08T15:51:31-06:00

Baldwin County traffic officer injured by a drunk driver on HWY 59 recently--ironically. Traffic police are the only thing standing between us and complete chaos on our highways and deserve more respect! Hope you have a speedy recovery!

Miley Cyrus Photos

2008-05-06T11:52:15-06:00

The media just won't quit. Why is this so newsworthy?

It's not like it's porn. It's not like she's nekkid. We see her back...big woop. Now, the photo with her lounging all over her dad is a little creepy (to me), simply because I've never seen a daughter that age do such a thing.

Still, Annie Liebewitz is one of the finest photographers around and the shoot was overseen by her folks. I just don't understand the hoopla myself.

-nab

Youth-Reach Gulf Coast Back Road Bike Ride

2008-05-06T12:40:28-06:00

Join Motorcycle Daredevil Bubba Blackwell and area bikers as they cruise the streets of Baldwin County for the Youth-Reach Gulf Coast Back Road Bike Ride on May 24,2008. Be on the lookout as you wind through the sunny streets of Orange Beach, Magnolia Springs, Point Clear, Fairhope, Silverhill and Summerdale. With the help of some catchy clues, you�ll see many interesting sites you may have never noticed before. Spot everything correctly, and you�ve got the chance to win a 2-night stay in a beach front condo. Besides being a barrel of fun, you�ll be helping troubled teens in our area. The ride begins at Christian Life Church in Orange Beach, AL. Registration begins at 9am, the ride beings at 11:00 am and is exactly 60 miles long. The ride will end at Youth-Reach Gulf Coast in Summerdale, AL. Motorcycle Daredevil Bubba Blackwell is grand marshal of the ride, and entertainment will be provided by guitarist Ken Lambert. You�ll also have the chance to win some awesome door prizes and a chance to split the pot!

Pre-Register at Gulf Shores Power Sports, Mobile Cycle, Joe Raley Builders & Billy's Seafood
$20/Bike/Rider or $25/Bike/Rider/Passenger

Day of Registration at Christian Life Church in Orange Beach, AL 9 am
$30/Bike/Rider or $35/Bike/Rider/Passenger

Youth-Reach Gulf Coast is a Christian based program designed to change the lives of troubled teens. It operates residential group homes for boys ages 12 to 21, and all services are free-of-charge to kids and families in need. Youth-Reach Gulf Coast is currently under construction just east of Summerdale. Thanks to area churches, businesses and generous individuals, the program�s office and two residential homes are complete. However, in order for Youth-Reach Gulf Coast to open its doors and begin helping troubled teens, the cafeteria/class rooms facility must be built. Our goal is to raise $500,000 for the construction of this building. You can help and make a difference by participating in Youth-Reach Gulf Coast�s Back Road Bike Ride 2008! For more details call Chassidy at 251.967.2345.

The Austrian Perv

2008-05-06T11:55:25-06:00

Is there any way at all a woman abused as the daughter has been for 24 years, and her poor children, victims of something most of us can't even comprehend, can ever now lead "normal" lives?

And who believes the perv's wife never knew a thing for over two decades?

-nab

Loud booms over Eight Mile area

2008-05-03T20:39:42-06:00

Hi...I was just wondering if anyone knows what is causing the loud explosion-like noise close to my home on Hwy 45 in Eight Mile. My neighbors and I all came running out of our homes at about 8:20 or so tonight wondering if we were in a war zone. What in the world is going on? We heard it about about 4 or 5 times tonight...

Dirty computer keyboards? How about . . .

2008-05-02T19:56:56-06:00

ATM buttons or store checkout keypads? Ugh! No telling where people's fingers have been!! :sick:

Help for hard times

2008-05-03T14:39:36-06:00

Things are tough and the future is not looking brighter. I have started a new non-profit site for christians to help each other. There is NO selling, just giving. Please take a look and see if this can help you. http://godvine.webs.com
P.S. It is not exclusively for Christians!