How to Find a Rich Husband

Subject: A guy responded to this Craigslist ad from a girl looking for a rich husband.

This guy is awesome...

THIS APPEARED ON CRAIG'S LIST

What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy. I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don't think I'm overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt my feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honest way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up front about it. I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.

THE ANSWER

Dear Pers-431649184:

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament. Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how I see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a crappy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won't be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good business sense to "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. In case you think I'm being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It's as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful" as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn't found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way. Classic "pump and dump." I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.

Colonoscopies

A physician claims that the following are actual comments made by his patients (predominately males) while he was performing their colonoscopies. Okay, just bend over, grab your ankles and enjoy! Hehehe!

1. "Take it easy, Doc. You're boldly going where no man has gone before!"

2. "Find Amelia Earhart yet?"

3. "Can you hear me NOW?"

4. "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

5. "You know, in Arkansas, we're now legally married."

6. "Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?"

7. "You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out..."

8. "Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!"

9. "If your hand doesn't fit, you must quit!"

10. "Hey Doc, let me know if you find my dignity."

11. "You used to be an executive at Enron, didn't you?"

12. "Now I know why I am not gay."

And the best one of them all...

13. "Could you write a note for my wife saying that my head is not up there."

Gee, when I had my colonoscopy, I was sedated into oblivion. I wonder if it's because the doctor got tired of hearing about it??

In Their Own Words

"Soon Islam will become the dominating force in the world, occupying first place in the number of followers amongst all other religions...We don't shy away from declaring that Islam is ready to rule the world" - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran

"Peace initiatives, the so-called peaceful solutions, and the international conferences to resolve the Palestinian problem, are all contrary to the beliefs of the Islamic Resistance Movement." - Hamas Charter 1987, Article 13

"Believers (Muslims), take neither Jews nor Christians to be your friends: they are friends with one another. Whoever of you seeks their friendship shall become one of their number, and God does not guide (those Jewish and Christian) wrong-doers." - The Quran, Sura 5:51

"Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it" - Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood

"Sons of Islam everywhere, the jihad is a duty - to establish the rule of Allah on earth and to liberate your countries and yourselves from America's domination and its Zionist allies, it is your battle - either victory or martyrdom." - Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Hamas co-founder and spiritual leader

"If the refugees return to Israel, Israel will cease to exist." - Former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, a key player in the Six Day War who openly advocated the destruction of Israel

"Some European countries insist on saying that Hitler killed millions of innocent Jews in furnaces. Although we don't accept this claim, if we suppose it is true, our question for the Europeans is: Is the killing of innocent Jewish people by Hitler the reason for their support to the occupiers of Jerusalem? If the Europeans are honest they should give some of their provinces in Europe - like in Germany, Austria or other countries - to the Zionists and the Zionists can establish their state in Europe." - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

"Our revolution's main mission is to pave the way for the reappearance of the Twelfth Imam, the Mahdi." - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [Editor's Note: In the Islamic faith, the Mahdi is the ultimate savior of mankind. His appearance will usher in an era of Islamic justice and bring about the conversion of the heathen amidst flame and fire. The Mahdi will establish Islam as the global religion and will reign for seven years before bringing about the end of the world.]

"There is no use in giving concessions. The more you concede, the more generous you are, the more it is seen as weakness and they will attack you again to get more concessions." - Tawfik Hamid, former Muslim extremist

"The Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.'" - The Hadith, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 260

"Allah's Apostle was asked, 'What is the best deed?' He replied, 'To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad).' The questioner then asked, 'What is the next?' He replied, 'To participate in Jihad'" - The Hadith, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 25

"Fight and slay the pagans (infidels) wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war." – The Quran, Sura 9:5

Hillary's Cell Phone Spying to be Probed
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 2:42 PM
By: Newsmax Staff

Republicans plan to skewer presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton over her position on government surveillance, capitalizing on allegations in a recent book that Clinton listened to a secretly recorded conversation between political opponents.

In the book “Her Way,” former New York Times investigative reporter Jeff Gerth and Times investigative reporter Don Van Natta Jr. wrote that during Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, “Hillary’s defense activities ranged from the inspirational to the microscopic to the down and dirty.

“She received memos about the status of various press inquiries, she vetted senior campaign aides; and she listened to a secretly recorded audiotape of a phone conversation of Clinton critics plotting their next attack.”

As Newsmax reported in June, "The tape contained discussions of another woman who might surface with allegations about an affair with Bill. Bill's supporters monitored frequencies used by cell phones, and the tape was made during one of those monitoring sessions."

Mickey Kaus at Slate magazine noted: "Isn't [secret phone monitoring] not so legal? … I'm no expert, but it looks like a potential minefield for Hillary.”

Several legal experts told The Hill newspaper that it was illegal to intercept cell phone messages in 1992.

In August, Clinton voted against an emergency law that temporarily expanded the government’s power to conduct surveillance on American soil without a warrant.

A month earlier, she outlined her privacy bill of rights, which includes the right to sue when privacy rules have been violated.

A GOP official told The Hill: “Hillary Clinton’s campaign hypocrisy continues to know no bounds. It is rather unbelievable that Clinton would listen in to conversations being conducted by political opponents, but refuse to allow our intelligence agencies to listen in to conversations being conducted by terrorists as they plot and plan to kill us.

“Team Clinton can expect to see and hear this over and over again over the course of the next year.”

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GOVERNMENT TRUISMS

Suppose you were an idiot. And Suppose you were a member of Congress...but then, I repeat myself - Mark Twain

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle - Winston Churchill

A government which always robs Peter to Paul can always depend on the support of Paul - George Bernard Shaw

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from the poor people in rich countries to the rich people in poor countries - Douglas Casey, Georgetown University

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys - Peter O'Rourke

Government is the Great Fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else - Frederic Bastiat, French Economist

Government's view of the economy can be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it - Ronald Reagan (1986)

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts - Will Rogers

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it is free - Peter O'Rourke

No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session - Mark Twain

Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it - Unknown

The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin - Mark Twin

What this country needs are more unemployed politicians - Edward Langley

and the best for last -

A government big enough to give you everything is strong enough to take everything you have - Thomas Jefferson

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I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress - Ronald Reagan

The Left's Gag Rule
By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:20 PM PT

Fairness Doctrine: The Democrats' assault on the First Amendment has run into a wall. Republican Rep. Mike Pence is determined to see that freedom of speech isn't repressed in the U.S. as it is in tin-pot dictatorships.

For years, the political left has been setting the country up for a rerun of the Fairness Doctrine, looking for a Reichstag fire to whip up public support for a regulation that is clearly unconstitutional despite the Supreme Court's absurd 1969 ruling.

The Fairness Doctrine was instituted in 1949 as a Federal Communications Commission rule that required broadcasting licensees to provide balanced views on controversial issues. A Democratic Congress voted to turn it into law in 1987, but Ronald Reagan vetoed the bill and the rule was scrapped. In the bloom of freedom, conservative talk radio has dominated.

Which is why Democrats want to revive the Fairness Doctrine.

The market, in which people make decisions without government interference, has chosen. Conservative talkers such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity rule the airwaves because they offer the opinions and analyses most Americans want to hear. At the same time, there is little market for the rantings from the Democrats' worldview. The public has heard both sides and has found the ideas on the left to be wanting.

So Democrats, jealous of the right's success and frustrated over their failures (they can't understand why everyone doesn't think correctly, as they do), aim to fix things with authoritarian regulation. Apparently the legacy of liberty left to us by our founders is an archaic notion. Censorship is the new freedom of speech.

Though he'll get no praise from the mainstream media for his vigorous First Amendment protection, Pence is pushing through the House a bill with more than 200 co-sponsors that prohibits the FCC "from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance."

Should Pence get 218 House members to sign the discharge petition he filed Wednesday, the Democratic majority will be forced to bring his bill, the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007, to the floor for an up-or-down vote. Given that 113 House Democrats voted in June in favor of a one-year moratorium on the Fairness Doctrine, it's likely the Indiana congressman will draw the required support.

Getting the Senate to pass a ban will require a greater effort. Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman has tried, but Democrats have blocked his bill from seeing the floor for a vote. Apparently their definition of fairness is the absence of opposition to the leftist agenda and their voices' artificial domination of the airwaves.

From me: The Fairness Doctrine usually surfaces around election time. It's a law that the Left want brought in to ensure that both sides will have a chance to give their side of the story. Sounds good, right? Yes, on the surface it does. The problem is that it's a form of censorship. Talk Radio is overwhelmingly conservative. In order to comply with this law, Talk Radio will not be able to present their side unless they have someone on the Liberal side to give their opinions as well.

Liberal media is not constrained this way because much of their opinion is presented as news. Look at the mainstream media. All of the "alphabet" newsprograms (ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC - you get the idea), are liberal in nature - and in reporting the news. Fox is also biased to the right to a certain extent. I believe their newsprograms report more the news than their opinions. Now, their commentators, such as O'Reilly and Hannity and Colmes, don't "report" the news; they comment on it. That's why they are called "commentators".

Liberals cannot succeed in Talk Radio. They tried with Air America and it failed miserably. It may actually still be on the air, but it doesn't present the threat to Conservative Talk Radio (CTR) that the Left wanted. Their "talking heads" don't present both sides, they present only their views. If they have other people on, it's usually as back up for their views. So, if they can't beat CRT on the airwaves, they'll just try to shut them up.

CTR presents both sides. I listen to many programs and the hosts have guests of differing opinions on. Of course, they have people representing their opinion, but they also allow the "other side" on. It's how CTR hosts prove their points - by showing the flaws in the arguments of the opposing side.

And, whether the Left wants to admit it or not, Talk Radio presents the opinions and views that most people want to hear. CTR would never have gotten as big as it is if they couldn't draw people to their shows. Air America couldn't draw enough listeners to get advertisers to pay the costs of running a radio network. That's why it was an abomitable failure.

The Fairness Doctrine. It's not fair to anyone but the Liberal cause.

Using an ATM During a Robbery - Yet Another Internet Legend

I noticed a post on the bulletin board at work that advised this: if you are being robbed at an ATM, reverse your pin number and the ATM program will give you the money you requested, but also notify police.

For example: you are being forced to use your ATM card to withdraw a sum of money. We've heard about this happening, so it's a likely scenario. Your ATM pin number is 1234, but you remember this piece of Internet advice and enter 4321 instead. The ATM will give you the money you requested, but will recognize that it is in reverse and summon police who capture the robber and you get your money back.

I see one problem: The money comes out of the machine, you give it to the robber, and hopefully, they leave the scene as soon as you hand over the money. Unless the police department is across the street, the cops probably will not arrive in time to catch the crook. If you are lucky, they will leave you without your money, but with your life. More likely, they'll take you somewhere else to try to get more money or kill you.

Several states have attempted to enact panic code legislation, but it appears none have gotten passed. The banking industry doesn't seem to be interested in such a code and, to be honest, a lot of people would have difficult remembering the correct number under such duress, much less the reverse numbers.

Here's the snopes.com link if you are interested in reading it.

Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Former Vice-President Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to eliminate global warming. He joined such illuminaries as former President Jimmy Carter, Yasser Arafat, the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (twice), the United Nations, Kofi Anan, and the Permanent International Peace Bureau. Yeah, they all succeeded, didn't they?

Look, I belive in improving the world. I'd love to see peace break out all over the world. Landmines? As long as there are nations at war, landmines will be part of it.

I completely agree with the theory that we need to reduce our carbon footprint by reducing carbon emitting vehicles for one. But, Detroit has a powerful lobby. As long as consumers want gas-guzzlers Detroit will supply them. Detroit has no interest in developing engines that will use less gasoline, or even use other sources of energy. They are hand-in-hand with the oil companies.

By the way, Mr. Gore could show leadership by driving vehicles that are better for the environment. His primary home could be more energy efficient also. Did you know his house uses 20 times the energy of the average house? Read about it here.

There have been 115 winners since 1901. How many can you name?

My Anger is Raging

Who is my anger raging at? Specifically, someone I've never met, will never meet, and have no interest in ever meeting: the sub-human, Chester Stiles. Generally, my anger is directed at those in our society, and it's not strictly an American thing, who think that they can do whatever they want, whenever they want, just because they want.

I was thinking about it, and I certainly don't want to come across as "a middle-aged, crabby, prude", but it does seem that the younger generations are, in general, more apt to think that they can have or do whatever they want, just because they feel entitled.

Part is instant gratification. Look how many foreclosures there are today. Record numbers. It's partly because of the corruption in the mortgage lending industry, and partly the desire of young couples to have what, or better than, their parents have. Their parents spent decades getting what they've got, but their kids want it now. But this is indulgence that usually doesn't effect anyone other than the people involve and their credit ratings.

My anger is directed at those who give no consideration to others. Those who speed and cut in and out of traffic, and run red lights. Those who break the law because they want something I have: material goods, identity, a bank account, citizenship, governmental benefits and live off the government because they don't want to work (note the "don't want", I didn't say "can't work"). Let's not forget those who are just rude because they simply exist. And, yes, those who rape a three-year-old for whatever reason (no reason could possibly be good enough).

What can I do about my anger? I does me no good to internalize it. I'm not going to change the world by writing about it. The only thing left is to change my reaction to it.

But you know what? If I lose my anger toward criminal behavior, rudeness, and just plain bad behavior, I'll became apathetic and not care. I'll become part of the problem. And that will be a tragedy. When we begin to not care about society, society will begin to die. I don't have the answers, but maybe I can bring them out into the light so they can be seen. It's when we hide our faults as a nation we begin to forget who we are.

And forgetting who we are would be the tragedy.

The Gay Flight Attendant

My flight was being served by an obviously gay flight attendant, who seemed to put everyone in a good mood as he served us food and drinks.

As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us that "Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he'll be landing the big scary plane shortly, so lovely people, if you could just put your trays up, that would be super."

On his trip back up the aisle, he noticed this well-dressed and rather Arabic looking woman hadn't moved a muscle.

"Perhaps you didn't hear me over those big brute engines but I asked you to raise your trazy-poo, so the main man can pitty-pat us on the ground."

She calmly turned her head and said, "In my country, I am called a Princess and I take orders from no one."

To which (I swear) the flight attendant replied, without missing a beat, "Well, sweet-cheeks, in my country I'm called a Queen, so I outrank you. Tray-up, Bitch."

Pedophile Fugitive Caught

"I'm tired of running" said Chester Arthur Stiles after being stopped for a traffic violation in Henderson, Nevada.

I will not use his name again; this pedophile shall henceforth be known as the "sub-human". Why do I call him "sub-human"? He may be male, but he's no "man". "Men" can control themselves. Obviously, he's no "man". Hence the name and description of sub-human.

This is the sub-human who video taped the rape of the then three year old girl. The video tape surfaced only recently leading police to the very unusual step of releasing the little girl's image to the public in order to identify her. When her mother saw the tape, she was able to identify both her daughter and the sub-human in the tape. The girl is now seven and from what I've heard has buried the incident(s) in her memory. I hope this whole mess doesn't do more irreparable damage to this child.

There was hope that the sub-human, identified by authorities as a survivalist, would go into the desert, dig and hole, and put a gun to his mouth. He was portrayed by authorities as a dangerous, knife-wielding survivalist, who had been a Navy Seal and always carried a knife. Alas, he didn't live up to the hype, and meekly identified himself to the police officer who stopped him.

Not only is he sub-human, but a coward too. He didn't have the guts to actually turn himself in, he didn't have the guts to kill himself, and he didn't have the guts to stop himself from indulging in the rape of a three-year old.

This sub-human is just another example of the "ME ME ME" mentality that is so pervasive in our culture today. "I want to have sex with a three year old who can't defend herself. So...I'll do it!" Or maybe it was like this: "I want to have sex. Here's a three-year-old who can't defend herself against me. I'll use her."

Maybe there was another scenario. I don't know, and I really don't care. I do know this: when the sub-human goes to jail, he'll be put in segregation for his own safety. If he were in general population, one of two things would happen. One, he'd become someone's "bitch", or someone would beat him up or even kill him. Gee, what a shame that would be.

Does anyone have any doubt as to my feelings for the sub-human?

Interesting Maps

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Global Incident Map

A LITTLE GUN HISTORY

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.

China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated

Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.

It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars.

The first year results are now in.

Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!

In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent.

Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!

While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.

There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.

You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.

Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note, my fellow Americans, before it's too late!

The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.

With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.

During WWII, the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!

Sharia By The Inch
By INVESTOR' BUSINESS DAILY

Posted Friday, October 12, 2007 4:20 PM PT

Islamofascism: In a monumental nod to political correctness, the Empire State Building is to be lit up green in honor of the Muslim holiday Eid. The separation of Islam from terror is officially complete.

Six years ago, Islamic terrorists screamed "Allah is Greatest!" as they slammed fuel-laden jumbo jets into two other New York skyscrapers. Six years ago, New Yorkers were worried about the Green Menace.

Now, for the first time, New York's remaining famous skyscraper will be aglow in green — the color of Islam — to mark the end of Ramadan, a month of intense Islamic renewal. Officials say it'll be an annual event, in the same tradition of the yearly skyscraper lighting for Christmas and Hanukkah.

Going green six years later.

What's next, Ground Zero festooned with crescent moons and stars?

Political correctness is running amok. Last week, the White House held a Ramadan dinner for Muslim leaders and activists, even though we are still waiting for them to condemn Islamic terror groups by name.

To their delight, President Bush praised, and even suggested we all worship Allah. "I believe that all the world, whether they be Muslim, Christian or any other religion, prays to the same God," he said, adding "I believe that Islam is a great religion that preaches peace."

A nice sentiment. But militant Muslims believe peace cannot be attained until Islam dominates the globe. And they make up much of the Muslim establishment in America. We know this by the words they've been caught on tape mouthing to Muslim audiences. We know this by their radical associations.

But more damning, investigators recently uncovered smoking-gun documents revealing that many founders of the major Muslim groups in the U.S. were involved in a secret plot to take over the U.S. by using our religious and political freedoms against us.

They call themselves Americans, but they view our system of government, our way of life, as an abomination to Allah. They've devised a scheme to sabotage our "miserable house" from within and dismantle it piece by piece, replacing it with "Dar al-Islam" — the House of Peace.

Then, and only then, will there be the kind of peace the president believes Islam represents today.

Ignorance and blind tolerance only make it easier for the Islamists to make inroads. Inch by inch, sharia is creeping into our society. We see it:

• At airports, where authorities have agreed to Muslim taxi drivers' demands to build footbaths in public restrooms for Islamic washing and praying.

• On college campuses, where trustees have agreed to demands by the Saudi-tied Muslim Student Association to add Islamic holidays, prayer rooms and footbaths.

• In Congress, where officials have set aside a room for a growing number of Muslims to meet and pray inside the otherwise high-security Capitol building.

• At Quantico, where Marine brass have agreed to build an Islamic center at the request of a former Gitmo imam who previously insisted on Islamic meals, Qurans, prayer beads, oils and other amenities for the terrorists held there.

• At West Point, where Army officials have followed Quantico's lead and set up their own mosque for Muslim cadets.

• In Brooklyn, where school officials agreed to provide local Muslims and Arabs with their own publicly funded madrassa.

• In Detroit, where city planners have caved to demands to let mosques broadcast the call to prayer in Arabic five times a day, including the early-morning hours, noise ordinances be damned.

And on and on . . . until we, too, resemble Eurabia.

American Suicide (Food for Thought)

We know Dick Lamm as the former Governor of Colorado. In that context his thoughts are particularly poignant. Last week there was an immigration overpopulation conference in Washington, DC, filled to capacity by many of America's finest minds and leaders. A brilliant college professor by the name of Victor Hansen Davis talked about his latest book, "Mexifornia," explaining how immigration - both legal and illegal was destroying the entire state of California. He said it would march across the country until it destroyed all vestiges of The American Dream. Moments later, former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm stood up and gave a stunning speech on how to destroy America. The audience sat spellbound as he described eight methods for the destruction of the United States He said, "If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America. It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.'"

"Here is how they do it," Lamm said:

"First, to destroy America, turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country. History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it this way: 'The histories of bilingual and bicultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy.' Canada, Belgium, Malaysia, and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans."

Lamm went on:

"Second, to destroy America, invent 'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. Make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal; that there are no cultural differences. Make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds.

"Third, we could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: 'The apparent success of our own multi-ethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together.' Lamm said, "I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities.

"Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school.

"My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority population.

"My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia, threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" -- From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the 'pluribus' inst ead of the 'Unum,' we will balkanize America as surely as Kosovo.

"Next to last , I would place all subjects off limits. Make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culturism, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America, it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them.

In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow. Profound silence followed. Finally he said, "Lastly , I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book 'Mexifornia.' His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America. If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book.

There was no applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like an ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every American in that room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was proceeding methodically, quietly, darkly, yet pervasively across the United States today. Discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America. Take note of California and other states. To date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It is reminiscent of George Orwell's book "1984." In that story, three slogans are engraved in the Ministry of Truth building: "War is peace," "Freedom is slavery," and "Ignorance is strength."

Governor Lamm walked back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at the conference that our nation and the future of this great democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don't get this immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage like a California wildfire and destroy everything in its path, especially The American Dream.

If you care for and love our country as I do, take the time to pass this on just as I did for you. NOTHING is going to happen if you don't


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