<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>In a message dated 10/29/2004 1:42:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sarah@g= raphic-fusion.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Geez Louise!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Larry, Conrad, etc....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>"ANTI-AMERICAN" activities?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>"UNPATRIOTIC?"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Just what do you think patriotism is?  Just wha= t do you think it means to be an American -- a good, loyal American?</FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Do you think our country was founded by docile sheep= , who mindlessly followed the dictates of King George and paid their tea tax= es like good little subjects?  NO!  Our country and government (li= ke most countries and governments) was born from a rebellion.  </FONT><= /DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif= " size=2>No Sarah, I do *not* think our country was founded by sheep. But = none of that has anything to do with the issue at hand. Our country is *alre= ady* founded. As a result, the *true* American patriots today are the ones w= ho continue to fight to keep it sovereign. *True* American patriots are the = ones who see and understand that we have an enemy *within*, who wants to wea= ken our country. *True* American patriots are those who are willing to conti= nue the work started by those brave heros so many centuries ago, who realize= that the enemy within is made up of pacifist weenies who think we need a "g= lobal test" before we defend ourselves, which is codeword for subordinating = our sovereignty to the UN and its band of tinhorn dictators. *True* American= patriots are those who realize that John Kerry has been the standard bearer= for the enemy within for over 30 years. *True* patriots are those who pay a= ttention to the fact that this standard bearer has voted against every singl= e weapons program put in front of him, weapons programs that had he succeede= d in defeating, would have left us unable to defeat the Soviet Union, and wo= uld have left us unable to respond to the current threat we are facing, and = who are raising their voices in protest against the loud voices of the dimwi= tted Left who think we should "talk" to those who want to do us harm, and wh= o think the way to defend the nation established by those patriots of old is= to tie our military's hands behind their backs, only allowed to rise to our= defense when they are fighting under the banner of the UN.<BR><BR>*That* is= what a *true* American patriot is, Sarah. </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Our founders did not look to the law to know what wa= s wrong and right.  Nobody had to TELL them they were being treated unj= ustly by Britain.  These truths were self-evident.  It was therefo= re the DUTY of these people to question unjust laws and policies and to rebe= l against them.  Why was it their duty?  Very simply, they were mo= rally obligated to correct what they saw as being wrong with their state of = affairs and the state of affairs of their fellow colonists. </FONT></DI= V></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif= " size=2>And it is the duty of today's true patriots to sound the alarm th= at an unAmerican element is infiltrating our ranks, who seek to weaken us an= d leave us unable to properly defend ourselves from those who seek to undo t= his great nation. That's why you are seeing so many decorated war veterans s= peak out against Kerry, Sarah. This is not a time for turning the reins of p= ower over to those who think the way to defend ourselves is to subject our t= roops and the sovereignty of our nation to the authority of the UN. </FONT><= /DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Patriots are people like Rosa Parks, who refused to = sit at the back of the bus, knowing she would probably be arrested for defyi= ng authority.  Patriots are people like the mayors throughout this land= who have defied the "Defense" of Marriage Act and have married gay couples = because they believed the law to be unjust.  Patriots are people like t= he "right to choose" activists and the "right to life" activists, who may be= on opposite sides of the issue but both believe fervently in their cause.&n= bsp; Patriots are the citizen lobbyists who stream constantly into Washingto= n to try to change laws they feel are unjust.  Patriots are the conscie= ntious objectors who refuse to pick up rifles and march off to war, opting i= nstead to go to prison if necessary, because they feel war is wrong.&nb= sp; Patriots are the young men and women who enlist in the military, putting= their lives on the line in service to their country.  Patriots are the= Peace Corps volunteers, many/most opposed to war, who often put their safet= y on the line in hostile lands in pursuit of American ideals and for betterm= ent of the world.  Patriots are the Habitats for Humanity volunteers wh= o put in long, hard hours to elevate the living conditions of the ever-= growing ranks of impoverished countrymen.  Patriots are the people who = run the soup kitchens for their homeless countrymen.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOT= E> <DIV> <DIV> <FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif= " size=2>Patriots are also those who stand and ring the bell of freedom fo= r the oppressed in Iraq, and who ring the bell of warning that a traitor is = on the verge of being elected president.</FONT> </DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>It is UNpatriotic not to consider the larger im= plications of any issue.  It is UNpatriotic not to think.  It is U= Npatriotic not to act.  It is UNpatriotic to be inert -- a "sheep.= "  </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif= " size=2>And it is equally UNpatriotic to not speak up against those who a= re too shortsighted to see the wolf at the door. </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>It is UNpatriotic to accuse a person of being UNpatr= iotic or UN-American for doing whatever his heart of hearts -- his deep= est conscience -- tells him is the right thing to do.  It is UNpatrioti= c to accuse someone of being anti-American, just because he doesn't con= form to your point of view.  (How DARE you?!)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQ= UOTE> <DIV> <FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif= " size=2>But is that not what you're attempting to do now? I'll tell you h= ow I "dare", sister. *My* heart of hearts, *my* deepest conscience, tells me= that a man who came back from Vietnam and trashed his fellow soldiers with = lies and half truths for his own political ambitions is a traitor. It tells = me that a man who spent 25 years in the senate and his only claim to fame is= to have voted against every weapons program put in front of him, weapons pr= ograms that proved to be critical in later defenses of our country, is a stu= pid man. It tells me that a man who has voted against *every single military= action* including the first Gulf War, which had near unanimous support arou= nd the world, is far too simple minded to be put in charge of making the dec= ision as to when and how we defend our country. It tells me that a man who h= as literally said that US troops dying under the UN flag is acceptable, but = US troops dying under the US flag alone is not, who thinks we should ask the= UN for approval before we defend ourselves, is not fit to command our milit= ary and lead our country. And it tells me that people like you who cannot or= will not see these clear facts but who blindly follow your political ideolo= gy are dangerous, and a part of the enemy within.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>John Kerry is anything but unpatriotic or un-America= n.  There's more patriot in that man than we've seen from either major = party in a long, long time!  </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif= " size=2>John Kerry is nothing like a patriot. Patriots do not turn their = backs on their fellow soldiers. Patriots do not put the good of the country = below their own opportunistic ambitions. Patriots do not seek to subordinate= their country's sovereignty to a world body made up of tinhorn dictators an= d little emperors with their hands in the enemy's pockets, all of them hatin= g our country. Patriots do not change their message over and over again, alt= ering it to suit their needs for that particular day. Patriots are clear in = their position, and they fight for what they believe. I believe that our cou= ntry is on the verge of electing a traitor. And I will ring that bell as lou= dly as I can. That's how I "dare".</FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>That is the thing that most stands out about him.&nb= sp; He passionately wants to make this land a better place.  What bette= r thing could one say about the man?  He's not in it for the money.&nbs= p; He's not in it to be ruler of the world.  He's not in it for the pow= er trip.  He's in it because he loves America with all his heart.<= /FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>This is utter nonsense. John Kerry isn't concerned with making this lan= d a better place, he is, and has been since he was old enough to consider it= , thought about nothing except becoming president. They even called him "pre= sident" when he was in college, because he talked about it so much. And yes,= he's in it for the power trip. That is the *only* reason he's in it. And th= e one he loves with all his heart, is John Kerry.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>John Kerry is the prototypical American, who would h= ave found good company with our nation's founders.  He is the very esse= nce of a patriot.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <DIV> <FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif= " size=2>This one made me laugh, it is so far out of touch with reality. T= he "very essence of a patriot"??? John Kerry wouldn't have found good compan= y with our nation's founders - John Kerry would have been hung from a rope u= ntil dead, convicted as a traitor.</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sarah</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>