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"S. D. Finch" |
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17 Jan 2006 01:23:03 PM |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN! |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!:
The "first great American" celebrates his 300th birthday today. Benjamin
Franklin -- founder of America's first library, fire department,
electricity, and Poor Richard's Almanack, among other accomplishments --
"signed every document central to America's founding" and "was a true
egalitarian." Franklin's last public act was to petition Congress against
slavery, reminding lawmakers that liberty should extend "without distinction
of color to all descriptions of people."
He "was not only the prince of self-invention, but the king of second acts."
Unlike today's lawmakers who head in droves to K Street for lucrative
lobbying careers, after his retirement, Franklin "completed his experiments
in electricity, served as representative of the colonies in England,
returned to Philadelphia to help draft the Declaration of Independence,
served as minister of the new nation in France, invented the lightning rod
and bifocals, charted the Gulf Stream, and helped write the U.S.
Constitution."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/opinion/17schiff.html
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| User: "Arizona Bushwhacker" |
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| Title: Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN! |
17 Jan 2006 01:47:32 PM |
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"S. D. Finch" <tops@heart.net> wrote in message
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!:
The "first great American" celebrates his 300th birthday today. Benjamin
Franklin -- founder of America's first library, fire department,
electricity, and Poor Richard's Almanack, among other accomplishments --
"signed every document central to America's founding" and "was a true
egalitarian." Franklin's last public act was to petition Congress against
slavery, reminding lawmakers that liberty should extend "without
distinction
of color to all descriptions of people."
He "was not only the prince of self-invention, but the king of second
acts."
Unlike today's lawmakers who head in droves to K Street for lucrative
lobbying careers, after his retirement, Franklin "completed his
experiments
in electricity, served as representative of the colonies in England,
returned to Philadelphia to help draft the Declaration of Independence,
served as minister of the new nation in France, invented the lightning rod
and bifocals, charted the Gulf Stream, and helped write the U.S.
Constitution."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/opinion/17schiff.html
I sure do admire great men who love freedom and
liberty like Benjamin Franklin did. Can you imagine
the things he would say about George Bush if Ben
Franklin was alive today?
Like...
"What do you mean George Washington and
Myself are going to jail for growing a garden?"
Or...
"You were reading their what without a warrant?"
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| User: "S. D. Finch" |
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| Title: Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN! |
17 Jan 2006 01:32:52 PM |
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"Arizona Bushwhacker" <ArizonaBushwhacker@cox.net> wrote in message
news:yxbzf.14046$V.685@fed1read04...
"S. D. Finch" <tops@heart.net> wrote in message
news:rubzf.770$Yu.250@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!:
The "first great American" celebrates his 300th birthday today. Benjamin
Franklin -- founder of America's first library, fire department,
electricity, and Poor Richard's Almanack, among other accomplishments --
"signed every document central to America's founding" and "was a true
egalitarian." Franklin's last public act was to petition Congress against
slavery, reminding lawmakers that liberty should extend "without
distinction
of color to all descriptions of people."
He "was not only the prince of self-invention, but the king of second
acts."
Unlike today's lawmakers who head in droves to K Street for lucrative
lobbying careers, after his retirement, Franklin "completed his
experiments
in electricity, served as representative of the colonies in England,
returned to Philadelphia to help draft the Declaration of Independence,
served as minister of the new nation in France, invented the lightning
rod
and bifocals, charted the Gulf Stream, and helped write the U.S.
Constitution."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/opinion/17schiff.html
I sure do admire great men who love freedom and
liberty like Benjamin Franklin did. Can you imagine
the things he would say about George Bush if Ben
Franklin was alive today?
Like...
"What do you mean George Washington and
Myself are going to jail for growing a garden?"
Or...
"You were reading their what without a warrant?"
"I thought we got rid of King George and his Tories".
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| User: "Arizona Bushwhacker" |
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| Title: Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN! |
17 Jan 2006 01:55:02 PM |
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"S. D. Finch" <tops@heart.net> wrote in message
news:EDbzf.856$Yu.56@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
"Arizona Bushwhacker" <ArizonaBushwhacker@cox.net> wrote in message
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"S. D. Finch" <tops@heart.net> wrote in message
news:rubzf.770$Yu.250@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!:
The "first great American" celebrates his 300th birthday today.
Benjamin
Franklin -- founder of America's first library, fire department,
electricity, and Poor Richard's Almanack, among other
accomplishments --
"signed every document central to America's founding" and "was a true
egalitarian." Franklin's last public act was to petition Congress
against
slavery, reminding lawmakers that liberty should extend "without
distinction
of color to all descriptions of people."
He "was not only the prince of self-invention, but the king of second
acts."
Unlike today's lawmakers who head in droves to K Street for lucrative
lobbying careers, after his retirement, Franklin "completed his
experiments
in electricity, served as representative of the colonies in England,
returned to Philadelphia to help draft the Declaration of Independence,
served as minister of the new nation in France, invented the lightning
rod
and bifocals, charted the Gulf Stream, and helped write the U.S.
Constitution."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/opinion/17schiff.html
I sure do admire great men who love freedom and
liberty like Benjamin Franklin did. Can you imagine
the things he would say about George Bush if Ben
Franklin was alive today?
Like...
"What do you mean George Washington and
Myself are going to jail for growing a garden?"
Or...
"You were reading their what without a warrant?"
"I thought we got rid of King George and his Tories".
Or...
"When did King George move to America?"
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| User: "Sillysam" |
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| Title: Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN! |
17 Jan 2006 01:44:01 PM |
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She is still there in the Senate, Your next PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON. You
ain't seen nothing yet.
"Arizona Bushwhacker" <ArizonaBushwhacker@cox.net> wrote in message
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"S. D. Finch" <tops@heart.net> wrote in message
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"Arizona Bushwhacker" <ArizonaBushwhacker@cox.net> wrote in message
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"S. D. Finch" <tops@heart.net> wrote in message
news:rubzf.770$Yu.250@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!:
The "first great American" celebrates his 300th birthday today.
Benjamin
Franklin -- founder of America's first library, fire department,
electricity, and Poor Richard's Almanack, among other
accomplishments --
"signed every document central to America's founding" and "was a true
egalitarian." Franklin's last public act was to petition Congress
against
slavery, reminding lawmakers that liberty should extend "without
distinction
of color to all descriptions of people."
He "was not only the prince of self-invention, but the king of second
acts."
Unlike today's lawmakers who head in droves to K Street for lucrative
lobbying careers, after his retirement, Franklin "completed his
experiments
in electricity, served as representative of the colonies in England,
returned to Philadelphia to help draft the Declaration of
Independence,
served as minister of the new nation in France, invented the
lightning
rod
and bifocals, charted the Gulf Stream, and helped write the U.S.
Constitution."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/opinion/17schiff.html
I sure do admire great men who love freedom and
liberty like Benjamin Franklin did. Can you imagine
the things he would say about George Bush if Ben
Franklin was alive today?
Like...
"What do you mean George Washington and
Myself are going to jail for growing a garden?"
Or...
"You were reading their what without a warrant?"
"I thought we got rid of King George and his Tories".
Or...
"When did King George move to America?"
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| User: "Arizona Bushwhacker" |
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| Title: Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN! |
17 Jan 2006 02:05:07 PM |
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"Sillysam" <sillysam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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She is still there in the Senate, Your next PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON. You
ain't seen nothing yet.
What does that have to do with what Benjamin
Franklin would say about George Bush?
"Arizona Bushwhacker" <ArizonaBushwhacker@cox.net> wrote in message
news:zEbzf.14051$V.11341@fed1read04...
"S. D. Finch" <tops@heart.net> wrote in message
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"Arizona Bushwhacker" <ArizonaBushwhacker@cox.net> wrote in message
news:yxbzf.14046$V.685@fed1read04...
"S. D. Finch" <tops@heart.net> wrote in message
news:rubzf.770$Yu.250@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!:
The "first great American" celebrates his 300th birthday today.
Benjamin
Franklin -- founder of America's first library, fire department,
electricity, and Poor Richard's Almanack, among other
accomplishments --
"signed every document central to America's founding" and "was a
true
egalitarian." Franklin's last public act was to petition Congress
against
slavery, reminding lawmakers that liberty should extend "without
distinction
of color to all descriptions of people."
He "was not only the prince of self-invention, but the king of
second
acts."
Unlike today's lawmakers who head in droves to K Street for
lucrative
lobbying careers, after his retirement, Franklin "completed his
experiments
in electricity, served as representative of the colonies in
England,
returned to Philadelphia to help draft the Declaration of
Independence,
served as minister of the new nation in France, invented the
lightning
rod
and bifocals, charted the Gulf Stream, and helped write the U.S.
Constitution."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/opinion/17schiff.html
I sure do admire great men who love freedom and
liberty like Benjamin Franklin did. Can you imagine
the things he would say about George Bush if Ben
Franklin was alive today?
Like...
"What do you mean George Washington and
Myself are going to jail for growing a garden?"
Or...
"You were reading their what without a warrant?"
"I thought we got rid of King George and his Tories".
Or...
"When did King George move to America?"
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| User: "Deaf Power" |
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| Title: Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN! |
17 Jan 2006 05:40:28 PM |
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That would be a Queen. King and Queen Clinton. Aint that sweet?
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:44:01 -0600, "Sillysam" <sillysam@hotmail.com>
wrote:
She is still there in the Senate, Your next PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON. You
ain't seen nothing yet.
--
A vote for republican is a vote for fascism!
http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm
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