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To: Road Walker who wrote (355004)	10/16/2007 12:14:46 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578545

'Mom' and 'Dad' banished by California Schwarzenegger signs law outlawing terms perceived as negative to 'gays' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: October 13, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern "Mom and Dad" as well as "husband and wife" effectively have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose. "We are shocked and appalled that the governor has blatantly attacked traditional family values in California," said Karen England, executive director of Capitol Resource Institute. "With this decision, Gov. Schwarzenegger has told parents that their values are irrelevant. Many parents will have no choice but to pull their children out of the public schools that have now become sexualized indoctrination centers." "Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered young children into the hands of those who will introduce them to alternative sexual lifestyles," said Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, which worked to defeat the plans. "This means children as young as five years old will be mentally molested in school classrooms. Continues... worldnetdaily.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (355004)	10/16/2007 12:29:02 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578545

"Why do you say "the first thing they do"? Oh right, trying to make it sound worse than it is. " Notice also that he is pretending like this issue has just come up. Conveniently ignoring the fact that Turkey has been complaining for years about the situation. Not only complaining, but have had significant forces stationed there, waiting for the command to do something. Heck, we've talked about this happening on more than one occasion. So it shouldn't be news to anyone who has been following this board. And that was long before the Democrats took control. Or even before Katrina.

To: Road Walker who wrote (355004)	10/16/2007 12:34:15 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578545

At least they are fumbling with words not 160,000 troops, tanks and bombs. That's the point - they are fumbling with our troops - first they run on a platform to stop the war and fail. Then they piss off an ally on the verge of cutting off supply routes to our troops and worse invade the country we're trying to stabilize in what has been the most stable part of the country. It's not like they didn't have six years to ramp up watching mistakes - they had to step in and make their own.

To: Road Walker who wrote (355004)	10/16/2007 12:57:58 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578545

now what are the socialists gonna do? theyir country was already falling apart. Ericsson Shares Plunge After 3rd Quarter Warning E-MailPrint Save By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: October 16, 2007 STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Shares of LM Ericsson plunged more than 25 percent Tuesday after the wireless networks maker warned third-quarter sales, operating income and cash flow would be lower than expected. The news sent shares of the Stockholm-based company tumbling to a three-and-a-half year low. Ericsson said sales would come in at 43.5 billion kronor ($6.8 billion), and operating income would reach 5.6 billion kronor ($875 million) while it said it would report a 1.6 billion loss ($248.96 million) in cash flow. The figures were below its own previous outlook, as well as analyst estimates. The company blamed the drop on lower-than-hoped-for sales in mobile network upgrades and expansions. "The effect of market dynamics is always a matter of judgment," said Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg. "This quarter we have underestimated the effects." Shares fell nearly 26 percent to 19.58 kronor ($3.06) in Stockholm, reaching its lowest point since Jan. 7, 2004. In its outlook for the fourth quarter, Ericsson said it expected sales of between 53 billion kronor and 60 billion kronor ($7.82 billion and $9.39 billion), and operating margins in the mid-teens, including its joint venture Sony Ericsson. Ericsson said it believed the current conditions would prevail in 2008. The announcement sent other companies in the sector downward as well, including Alcatel-Lucent SA, the world's biggest maker of telecom equipment, which saw its shares drop more than 4.5 percent to 6.58 euros ($9.36). Last month Alcatel also cut its sales outlook for 2007 on an expected drop in orders from North America. Shares of Nokia Corp., the world's largest handset maker, were down nearly 1 percent to 25.41 euros ($36.15) in Helsinki on concerns that the woes affecting Ericsson could taint the performance of its joint venture with Siemens AG, Nokia Siemens. Shares of Siemens fell almost 1.6 percent to 93.80 euros ($133.44) in Frankfurt. Anders Berg, an analyst with Evli Bank in Stockholm, said Ericsson's profit warning illustrated "a number of problems," saying the rollout of larger projects with lower margins had not been able to compensate for high-margin businesses that are not doing well. "This raises some questions about their strategic direction and internal control," he said. Berg said it appeared Ericsson was airing all of its problems before the release of its report. "That means they have control of their numbers." As for the outlook, Berg said "it's worse than thought. The whole year is. And it gets you wondering what 2008 will be like."