Message-ID: <31819007.1075862398310.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 10:11:01 -0700 (PDT) From: tom.donohoe@enron.com To: donohoet@msn.com Subject: FW: Read this Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Donohoe, Tom X-To: 'donohoet@msn.com' X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \TDONOHO (Non-Privileged)\Donohoe, Tom\Sent Items X-Origin: Donohoe-T X-FileName: TDONOHO (Non-Privileged).pst -----Original Message----- From: Schrab, Mark L. Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:03 PM To: Donohoe, Tom Subject: FW: Read this > Thought you would find this of interest... > > > >I'm a Bad American: Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 > > > >Written by Ted Nugent, the rock singer and hunter/naturalists, upon > >hearing that California Senators B. Boxer and D. Feinstein denounced > >him for being a "gun owner" and a "Rock Star". This was his response > >after telling the senators about his past contributions to children's > >charities and scholarship foundations which have totaled more than > >$13.7 million in the last 5 years!! > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >I'm a Bad American-this pretty much sums it up for me. I like big > >trucks, big boats, big houses, and naturally, pretty women. I > believe > >the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some midlevel > >governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it > away > > >to crack addicts squirting out babies. I don't care about appearing > >compassionate. I think playing with toy guns doesn't make you a > >killer. I believe ignoring your kids and giving them Prozac might. I > >think I'm doing better than the homeless. I don't think being a > >minority makes you noble or victimized. I have the right not to be > >tolerant of others because they are different, weird or make me mad. > >This is my life to live, and not necessarily up to others > expectations. > > >I know what SEX is and there are not varying degrees of it. > > > >I don't celebrate Kwanzaa. But if you want to that's fine; I just > >don't feel like everyone else should have to. I believe that if you > >are selling me a Dairy Queen shake, a pack of cigarettes, or hotel > room > > >you do it in English. As of matter of fact, if you are an American > >citizen you should speak English. My uncles and forefathers > shouldn't > >have had to die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born > in > > >to come disrespect ours, and make us bend to your will. Get over it. > > > >I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry butt if you're > >running from them after they tell you to stop. If you can't > understand > > >the word 'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the previous line. I > don't > > >use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular > >opinions or actions. I know how to count votes and I feel much safer > >letting a machine with no political affiliation do a recount when > >needed. I know what the definition of lying is, and it isn't based > on > >the word "is"-ever. > > > >I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you > >qualify for any special loan programs, gov't sponsored bank loans, > >etc., so you can open a hotel, 7-Eleven, trinket shop, or any thing > >else, while the indigenous peoples can't get past a high school > >education because they can't afford it. I didn't take the initiative > >in inventing the Internet. > > > >I thought the Taco Bell dog was funny. I want them to bring back safe > >and sane fireworks. I believe no one ever died because of something > >Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang, but that doesn't mean I > >want to listen to that junk from someone else's car when I'm stopped > at > > >a red light. But I respect your right to. > > > >I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment > >than working at Blockbuster or Jack In The Box. I don't want to eat > or > > >drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package. > > Our soldiers did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives > in > vain and defend our Constitution so that decades later you can tell me > it's a living document ever changing and is open to interpretation. > The > guys who wrote it were light years ahead of anyone today, and they > meant > what they said - now leave the document alone, or there's going to be > trouble. > > > >I don't hate the rich. I help the poor. I know wrestling is fake. > >I've never owned, or was a slave, and a large percentage of our > >forefathers weren't wealthy enough to own one either. Please stop > >blaming me because some prior white people were idiots - and > remember, > >tons of white, Indian, Chinese, and other races have been enslaved > too > >- it was wrong for every one of them. > > I believe a self-righteous liberal with a cause is more dangerous than > a > Hell's Angel with an attitude. > > I want to know exactly which church is it where the "Reverend" Jessie > Jackson preaches; and, what exactly is his job function. > > I own a gun, you can own a gun, and any red blooded American should be > allowed to own a gun, but if you use it in a crime, then you will > serve > the time. > > > >I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and > >continue to make more. If it makes you mad, then invent the next > >operating system that's better and put your name on the building. > Ask > >your buddy that invented the Internet to help you. > > I don't believe in hate crime legislation. Even suggesting it makes > me > mad. > You're telling me that someone who is a minority, gay, disabled, > another nationality, or otherwise different from the mainstream of > this > country has more value as a human being that I do as a white male. If > someone kills anyone, I'd say that it's a hate crime. We don't need > more laws! Let's enforce the ones we already have. > > > >I think turkey bacon, turkey beef, turkey fake anything sucks. > > I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child-it takes a > parent with the guts to stand up to the kid and spank his butt and say > "NO!" whenit's necessary to do so. > > I'll admit that the only movie that ever made me cry was Ole Yeller. I > didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid. > > > >I will not be frowned upon or be looked down upon or be made to keep > >silent because I have these beliefs and opinions. I thought this > >country allowed me that right. I will not conform or compromise just > >to keep from hurting somebody's feelings. I'm neither angry nor > >disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would > >like the world to believe otherwise. > > > >Yes, I guess by some people's definition, I may be a bad American. > But > > >that's tough!! > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >