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To: SilentZ who wrote (233333)	5/18/2005 10:14:52 AM
From: 10K a day	Respond to of 1571405

>I keep seeing so many policies put forth by our government that affect so many people in so many negative ways, and none have affected me directly... yet. I'm currently dreading the day when that happens and feeling really helpless... I actually spent all last saturday writing 'complaints to govt agencies.' it didn't make me happy. It's not me. I had to be REALLY pissed off to take the negative energy and do something like that. I got a call last week from the Medical board to clarify my complaints. And she said to me. Where did u get this standard form. And i said. It doesn't matter. I just wanted to put the guy on notice.....I just wanted to put the guy on notice....The form, Oh it was drafted by an attorney...and it was more about substantive violations....and administrative type violations.....and i think these clowns in govt....thats what they need to hear....is people standing up to them with the end run type of complaints and use of the law that make them take notice....they really need to take notice that what goes around comes around.....oh well...i got to go to the salt mine...u have a nice day. bye...

To: SilentZ who wrote (233333)	5/18/2005 10:26:06 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571405

CBS Cancels Wednesday '60 Minutes' By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer 24 minutes ago CBS said Wednesday it is cancelling the Wednesday edition of "60 Minutes," insisting the decision was made because of poor ratings and not last fall's ill-fated story about President Bush's military service. Dan Rather, the newsmagazine's lead correspondent, will contribute stories to the Sunday edition of "60 Minutes," said CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves. "This was a ratings call, not a content call," Moonves said Wednesday. The newsmagazine spinoff was where Rather reported last September that Bush skirted some duty while in the Texas Air National Guard and a commander felt pressure to sugarcoat an evaluation of him. An independent panel later concluded that documents used in the story could not be verified. Moonves said that story didn't figure in the decision to cancel it, "not even slightly." "60 Minutes" Wednesday has been sinking in the ratings, a decline accelerated by the success of the ABC drama "Lost" in the same time slot. The show also has one of the oldest audiences in prime-time television, considered a turn-off to advertisers. Moonves said CBS News President Andrew Heyward was telling his staff of the decision on Wednesday and it was too soon to tell if any layoffs will result. CBS will likely run news specials during the year in prime-time, he said. The show was Rather's home base since he stepped down as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" in March. While he will report for "60 Minutes," it's not clear whether he will become one of the correspondents pictured every week at the beginning of the show.

To: SilentZ who wrote (233333)	5/18/2005 12:27:45 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571405

All I know is that I am having a hard time holding on to what I was taught growing up. Me too... You ever read that WWII poem written by a Catholic priest (I believe) in Germany which ended, "And then they came for me"? Yes. It blew me away the first time I read it. I keep seeing so many policies put forth by our government that affect so many people in so many negative ways, and none have affected me directly... yet. I'm currently dreading the day when that happens and feeling really helpless... Frankly, I no longer feel safe in this country. I think when Ridge said all the alerts were manufactured to scare us....giving substance to what we feared was really happening......I realized that the people in Washington are not of the people. Who they are I do not know but this is not business as usual. ted

To: SilentZ who wrote (233333)	5/18/2005 9:35:16 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571405

Here's the Niemoller quote: "When Hitler attacked the Jews I was not a Jew, therefore I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists, I was not a member of the unions and I was not concerned. Then Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church — and there was nobody left to be concerned." -- German anti-Nazi activist, Pastor Martin Niemöller serendipity.magnet.ch The cornpone Nazis on SI ought to pay some attention to this. But I know that they have such a terminal case of cranialrectalitis that they won't. They'll be the last to figure out the George Bush's real goal is to destroy democracy in America.