In Politics, Patience Isn’t Overrated – But Loyalty Often Is...?

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• In Politics, Patience Isn’t Overrated – But Loyalty Often Is
• Lebanon reports first suspected case of Ebola
• Sears to close 61 stores, lay off about 5,500, Kmart to Close 46 More
• Obama’s White House Can’t Take a Joke
• Health Worker Back From Africa Being Tested at Bellevue for Ebola, NYC Says
• Call the Suicide Prevention Hotline — Get Killed by a SWAT Team
• Moscow Just Took a Quantum Leap Into the Future
• Attack Drags Canada Into Terror Era as Nation Reels
• Windows 10: Security and Identity Protection for the Modern World
• Xbox One Master Chief Collection – Halo Nightfall trailer
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Barack who?
• Weird News: Florida woman sets roommate on fire over spaghetti spat, Meatballs?

In Politics, Patience Isn’t Overrated – But Loyalty Often Is Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:36 PM PDT Jeff Jacoby,  Over on the Metro page, my Boston Globe colleague Yvonne Abraham coaxed the Massachusetts gubernatorial hopefuls into taking the Proust Questionnaire, a survey of personality and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Lebanon reports first suspected case of Ebola Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:33 PM PDT  A Lebanese man who arrived from West Africa is suspected of having Ebola and was quarantined on Thursday in a Beirut hospital, the first such suspected case in the country, Lebanon’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Sears to close 61 stores, lay off about 5,500, Kmart to Close 46 More Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:09 PM PDT Sears is shuttering more than 100 stores and laying off at least 5,457 employees, investor website Seeking Alpha reported on Thursday, indicating the struggling retailer may be stepping up store... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Obama’s White House Can’t Take a Joke Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:03 PM PDT  There’s a poignant moment midway through Ron Chernow’s superb biography of George Washington when the father of our country, struggling to make his Mount Vernon plantation... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Health Worker Back From Africa Being Tested at Bellevue for Ebola, NYC Says Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:00 PM PDT  A New York health-care worker is being tested for a possible case of Ebola at Bellevue Hospital Center. Paramedics brought the patient in with a fever and gastric distress, according to a city... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Call the Suicide Prevention Hotline — Get Killed by a SWAT Team Posted: 23 Oct 2014 04:57 AM PDT William Norman Grigg | Lew Rockwell Blog  Eyewitness Ron Smith told the Standard-Examiner that he heard “one shot, and then a pause, and then four or five shots after that, that were... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Moscow Just Took a Quantum Leap Into the Future Posted: 23 Oct 2014 04:52 AM PDT The Wealth Watchman  On the Topic of Russia, my brothers, I thought it would be an excellent time to go through some of the newest, crucial headlines from that land, with an eagle eye.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Attack Drags Canada Into Terror Era as Nation Reels Posted: 23 Oct 2014 04:45 AM PDT  Terror reached Canada this week when a “radicalized” convert to Islam on Monday ran down and killed a soldier with a car and a gunman yesterday invaded the capital. He murdered a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Windows 10: Security and Identity Protection for the Modern World Posted: 23 Oct 2014 04:40 AM PDT  There’s been so much excitement and energy around the Windows 10 Technical Preview – including incredible momentum around the Windows Insider Program, where we recently hit 1... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Xbox One Master Chief Collection – Halo Nightfall trailer Posted: 23 Oct 2014 04:37 AM PDT  We are just under one month away from seeing the release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. Gamers that purchase the collection, which includes the four Master... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Barack who? Posted: 23 Oct 2014 04:20 AM PDT Allahpundit,  Well, now I don’t get it. I thought Democrats had a huddle at the beginning of the month and decided that, with a Republican tsunami gathering, they had to abandon the whole... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Weird News: Florida woman sets roommate on fire over spaghetti spat, Meatballs? Posted: 23 Oct 2014 04:15 AM PDT  An argument turned vicious in Florida when an incensed woman poured fingernail polish remover over her roommate then ignited it. The fight, according to a witness, erupted after Carlos Ortiz... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

PASS IT ON AS A REMINDER TO VOTE RESPONSIBLY!

 

While walking down the street one day a Corrupt Senator (that may be redundant) is tragically hit by a car and dies. 

 

His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. 

 

"Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you." 

 

"No problem, just let me in," says the Senator. 

 

"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from the higher ups. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity." 

 

"Really?, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Senator. 

 

"I'm sorry, but we have our rules." 

 

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. 

 

The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. 

 

In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. 

 

Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. 

 

They played a friendly game of golf and then dined on lobster, caviar and the finest wines and champagne. 

 

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling jokes. 

 

They are all having such a good time that before the Senator realizes it, it is time to go. 

 

Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises. 

 

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens in heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him, "Now it's time to visit heaven...” 

 

So, 24 hours passed with the Senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns. 

 

"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity." 

 

The Senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell." 

 

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell... 

 

Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. 

 

He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls to the ground. 

 

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulders. 

 

"I don't understand," stammers the Senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?" 

 

The devil smiles at him and says, 
"Yesterday we were campaigning,  

Today, you voted."

 

 

Vote wisely in November!!!

 

 

 

 

On Second Thought... maybe I was wrong!

 

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Trivia Explanations 4 U...

Trivia Explanations

1… WHY:
Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left?
BECAUSE:
When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left.  Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right!   And that's where women's buttons have remained since. 
  
2.. WHY:
Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help?
BECAUSE:
This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' - and is pronounced, approximately, 'mayday.' 
  
3.. WHY
Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?
BECAUSE:
In France , where tennis became popular, the round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'the egg.'   When tennis was introduced in the US , Americans (naturally), mispronounced it 'love.' 
  
4.. WHY:
Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?
BECAUSE:
In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous. 
  
5.. WHY:
Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?
BECAUSE:
In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal.  If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing, he would  'pass the buck' to the next player. 
  
6.. WHY:
Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?
BECAUSE:
In earlier times it used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink.  To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host.  Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would only touch or clink the host's glass with his own. 
  
7.. WHY:
Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?
BECAUSE:
Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer 'in the limelight' was the centre of attention. 
  
8.. WHY:
Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?
BECAUSE:
Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares. 
  
9.. WHY:
In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?
BECAUSE:
When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl, Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.' He had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment.  To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her.  Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her.  In French, the word cadet is pronounced ‘ca-day' and the Scots changed it into caddie. 
  
10. WHY:
Why are many coin collection jar banks shaped like pigs?
BECAUSE:
Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.'  When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a container that resembled a pig.  And it caught on.