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Why everyone should support the ACLU

April 24th 2008 19:19
In the motion picture, The American President, Andrew Shepherd, the President of the United States, speaks about the real meaning of liberty and freedom,

“America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You've got to want it bad, because it's going to put up a fight. It's going to say 'You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man who's words make your blood boil, and who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.' You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Now show me that, defend that, and celebrate that in your classrooms. Then you can stand up and sing about the land of the free.”


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The essence of Passover

April 23rd 2008 19:17
I have just returned from a Passover Seder at our daughter and son-in-law’s home and I was struck by several things, in addition to the fact my grandchildren are far smarter and far more handsome and beautiful than I remember them from several weeks ago. The meal was perfect; the brisket wonderful; the wine was overly sweet for my taste but the occasion was without flaw.

However, the religious part of the Seder, a recounting of the escape of the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery, seemed out of touch with today’s culture and language. The prayer book was the same as can be found in the homes of observant and not-that-observant Jews in the United States, published and distributed by a major coffee company



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The state of Florida is located in the south-eastern part of the United States, sticking out into the Gulf of Mexico displaying an arrogance that is hardly justified. Except for enclaves along the east coast, from Miami through Vero Beach, to the north, there is hardly one decent bagel to be found. Florida is also known for its cockroaches (known locally as “Palmetto Bugs” the size of a football), hurricanes and the most venal group of local and state public officials in the entire world.

We also seem to enjoy a substantial number of school teachers, mostly of the female persuasion, who are attracted to middle-school lads and act on that attraction


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I’m back: Thoughts at 4 A.M.

April 16th 2008 23:22
For the past four months, I have been working many hours a week, preparing income tax returns for Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service. While I have been reading the postings of many Orble contributors, I have not been able to agree or challenge any of the ideas presented.
That is to be corrected from now on! Meanwhile, a number of random thoughts have been floating in my head. Some will be the nexus of more complete posts, but in no special order, this is I’ve been thinking in the middle of the night.

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