as I noted on another thread, I have personally verified this stuff with my old partner.

Funny though...the local liberal rag newspaper is not reporting any of this.... go figure.

Black mayor (Obama supporter decides where police are stationed). What a surprise that this is going on.

I went to Philly once----by accident.

Took the kids to Sesame Street Place north of the city on the NJ border.

But a wrong turn later--we were in Beirut. Whole neighborhood looked like they had been bombed out.

Sesame Place is in Langhorne, PA. The bad spots of Philly are about 75 minutes from there.

Yes, inner city Philadelphia can look like a battle zone...much the same as any inner city that I have visited.

Really?

That was in 1989-1990. I've been afraid to go back since.

We stayed at the airport Marriott south of the city and rented a car to see Pennsylvania. Our first trip was to Sesame for the day. We got lost in the city for a little while. It was scary!

On our way to the park there were cars broken down on the turnpike that goes around the city--I'm talking major lane expressways. On our way back these same cars were missing major pieces like all their wheels!

Then we went back to the hotel and watched the news--It was scary---violence murders and stuff.

I'm from the Boston area. I work in the city. I thought Philly was going to be like Boston. So I wasn't prepared to be SCARED!

Maybe things are better now.

An interesting thing, but apparently far from being of an practical, let alone economical, use....if ever.

Desalination may be the best long term option for this if they can overcome the energy cost to run the radio wave generator.


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/09/070913-burning-water.html

John Roach
for National Geographic News
September 14, 2007

Salt water can indeed burn when exposed to a certain kind of radio wave, a university chemist has confirmed.

Rustum Roy of Pennsylvania State University verified earlier this month that the radio waves break the water into its components, allowing the resulting freed hydrogen and oxygen to catch fire.

Independent scientists said the phenomenon is credible as explained, though practical applications of the technology remain uncertain and it's unlikely to be a source of cheap energy.

they're not any better.

Just to give you an idea of the atmosphere in Philly...the last mayor, John Street is a thug. When he was elected, he said.."The brother's and sisters are running this city."

And guess what...he governed like he meant it.

I had hopes for the new mayor...but he is also showing himself to be a hypocrite when it comes to racial issues. Whites have been leaving Philadelphia in droves...their tax base is eroding and frankly, there is little hope for the city. It really is a shame...I would love to again call Philly home...but as it currently stands...it will never happen.

As evidenced by the news being discussed here, many (I Dare say most) in Philly are not looking at this election as a beacon of hope...but rather a hope for an easy dollar in their pocket.

You steal the golden eggs that don't belong to you...shame on you.

You kill the golden goose and no more golden eggs...period.

Socialism as envisioned by Obama as his "new America" will kill the golden goose, bake it, serve it with orange sause, and we'll all remember what it "used to taste like" once it's extinct.

The "great experiment" that birthed the one and only golden goose will dissolve into the robust style of France and Russian.

I wonder if Australia would mind a few more foreign imports?

I am considering Belize.

How about a compromise?

Bali?

pu,

Delta is ready when you are.

W

Two many mosquitoes.

That's why I live in a Blue State. 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes live in the Red States.

I've been pondering this "civilian security force" thing, and considering the reports of attempted lawsuits against conservative media, I hope that my latest thoughts on the matter are NOT true!

LC, I guess we shall see what Obama meant w/ regards to this Civilian Security Force.

And we shall see what he meant when he said he was going to FUNDAMENTALLY change America.

And we will see whether he will defend and protect the "fundamentally flawed" Constitution.

Too bad, we couldn't have gotten answers to these questions ...too bad we couldn't find out who he really was. What he believed.... what his world view was BEFORE the election.

...but everyone likes surprises, right?

It usually takes "until the people" get fed up with the king and his minions.

"Texalaska" is beginning to sound better and better as a "future option."

But we have to remember that while the Dems won't use the military to seal the borders, they WOULD use the military against the people of this nation who "dared" to say "enough is enough" and voted with their feet to LEAVE the USA.

And, maybe this Civilian Security Force is a warning/threat to conservatives to keep their mouths shut.

Again..

You do realize that neither the Peace Corps nor the Ameri Corp personnel carry weapons???

Did you even watch the WHOLE speech?

I could understanding prolonging this myth/spin BEFORE the election (Rove formula FEAR = VOTES) but really hoped reality would rule the day thereafter.

This is a "civilian" group of individuals doing volunteer and/or low paying volunteer type work for our country. The Peace Corp will be the outreach vehicle overseas and will aid our "National Security" by undertaking goodwill projects around the world restoring, once again, people's hope and belief in America that has been decimated these last 8 years. Ameri Corp will be the domestic band of mostly college kids going around the country helping communities deal with issues of blight, poverty, clean up of contaminated lands and waters, alternative energy projects, etc.

This is hardly a "brown shirt" threat. NOWHERE does anyone say they will carry guns....the clip only wants you to infer such by taking a sentence or two out of context for political reasons.

Watch the whole video...it is inspiring.

Mr. Wondering

Yeah, and this week Republicans found out how true that is.


What happened to Bali?


Huh? Who is keeping you from leaving?

AGG

I suggest Canada.

I hear they have and prefer their universal health care.

Mr. Wondering

Well, according to FH, Democrats won't let him leave...

AGG