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Which of the following products are you willing to do without. Not only your cars, buses, trains, planes and bicycles,

One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like:

Solvents, Diesel fuel, Motor Oil, Bearing Grease, ink, Floor Wax, Ballpoint Pens, Football Cleats

Upholstery, Sweaters, Boats, Insecticides, Bicycle Tires, Sports Car Bodies, Nail Polish, Fishing lures, Dresses, Tires, Golf Bags, Perfumes, Cassettes, Dishwasher parts, Tool Boxes, Shoe Polish,

Motorcycle Helmet, Caulking, Petroleum Jelly, Transparent Tape, CD Players, Faucet Washers,

and

Antiseptics, Clothesline, Curtains, Food Preservatives, Basketballs, Soap, Vitamin Capsules, Antihistamines, Purses, Shoes, Dashboards, Cortisone, Deodorant, Footballs, Putty, Dyes, Panty Hose, Refrigerant, Percolators, Life Jackets, Rubbing Alcohol, Linings, Skis, TV Cabinets, Shag,

Electrician's Tape,Tool Racks,Car Battery Cases, Epoxy, Paint, Mops, Slacks, Insect Repellent, Oil Filters, Umbrellas, Yarn, Fertilizers, Hair Coloring, Roofing, Toilet Seats, Fishing Rods, Lipstick, Denture Adhesive, Linoleum, Ice Cube Trays, Synthetic Rubber, speakers, Plastic Wood, Electric Blankets, Glycerin, Tennis Rackets, Rubber Cement, Fishing Boots, Dice, Nylon Rope, Candles,

Trash Bags, House Paint, Water Pipes, Hand Lotion, Roller Skates, Surf Boards, Shampoo, Wheels

Paint Rollers, Shower Curtains, Guitar Strings, Luggage, Aspirin, Safety Glasses, Antifreeze, Football Helmets, Awnings, Eyeglasses, Clothes, Toothbrushes, Ice Chests, Footballs, CD's & DVD's, Paint Brushes, Detergents, vaporizers, Balloons, Sun Glasses,

and

Heart Valves, Tents, Crayons, Parachutes, Telephones, Enamel, Pillows, Dishes, Cameras, Artificial Turf, Artificial limbs, Bandages, Dentures, Model Cars, Folding Doors, Hair Curlers, Cold cream, Movie film, Soft Contact lenses, Drinking Cups, Fan Belts, Car Enamel, Shaving Cream, Ammonia, Refrigerators, Golf Balls, Toothpaste, Gasoline,

Had to stop here, tired of typing. There is more. Like your PC and laptop.

Still ready to eliminate those evil oil companies?

John West, associate director of the Center for Science & Culture, said more scientists than ever before are "standing up and saying that it is time to rethink Darwin's theory of evolution in light of new scientific evidence that shows the theory is inadequate."

"Darwinists are busy making up holidays to turn Charles Darwin into a saint, even as the evidence supporting his theory crumbles and more and more scientific challenges to it emerge," West said.

The list of signatories, now numbering 700, also includes member scientists from National academies of Science in Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, India (Hindustan), Nigeria, Poland and the U.S. The list truly is a "Who's Who" of scientists in the world today, and now another 100 ranking leaders have added their signatures to a challenge to Darwin's theory.

The names include top scientists at MIT, UCLA, Ohio State, U of Washington, U of Pennsylvania, U Georgia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Texas A&M, Duke, U Peruglia, British Museum

I am not arguing Evolution here, I am questioning why so many state it is a now a fact.

(Dr. Collin Patterson evolutionist, )

"For over 20 years I thought I was working on evolution.But there was not one thing I knew about it. So for the last few weeks I've tried putting a simple question to various people, the question is, "Can you tell me any one thing that is true?" I tried that question on the Geology staff at the Field Museum of Natural History and the only answer I got was silence. I tried it on the members of the Evolutionary Morphology Seminar in the University of Chicago, A very prestigious body of Evolutionists, and all I got there was silence for a long time and eventually one person said, "Yes, I do know one thing, it ought not to be taught in High School"....over the past few years. you have experienced a shift from Evolution as knowledge to evolution as faith...

Here is your chance Agnostics and Atheists. I am a Christian, yet I believe that a Christian should be able to answer your questions intelligently and with evidence outside the Bible also. I am currently studying this subject with a group of intelligent and educated Christians. If you do not mind helping the enemy some Give me the best reasons that you believe there cannot be a God, or that there is any possiblity that Creationism could be right. I will not promise to answer but will take the best questions and put them to the group for their answers and responses. If you want to know them my E-Mail is listed on my Avatar.

Please only science, historical, or biology based questions, I do not need to hear because you have to be stupid to believe that fairy tale. I would take no more notice of that than you do when someone says casue the Bible says so

Poll Paralysis

It has now been a month since the Washington Post and ABC news did a poll of public opinion at the year's end, but the neither the paper or the network has reported on the some of the poll's most striking findings. The poll reveals strong public optimism about Americans' personal lives and the country as a whole.

The survey showed 71 percent of respondents optimistic about America's ability to defend itself against terror attacks, 64 percent optimistic about the economy and 61 percent about how things are going in the U.S.

But none of that was mentioned in four stories referencing the poll in the Post — and two reports on ABC. Instead, those stories focused on overall pessimism about Iraq and the president's policies

Still want to tell me that there is no Bias at

ABC?

Making Pelosi speaker is going to hand the 08 elections right back to the Republicans!

Pelosi is from California,

The state with the worst budget deficit in the nation, and shes going to fix the Federal budget?

The worst immigration problem in the Country is California, and she's going to fix the Federal Immigration policy?

She is a banner waving member of the ACLU, how do you suppose her beliefs are going to go over with Rural southern and MidWest voters.

Cost of living in California is the highest in the country, real estate costs the highest in the country, Drug abuse, unemployment, Welfare all higher than most of the country. She is for the working man? Why didn't the Democrats find a moderate Democrat that would not have alienated most of America

Why doesn't the Democratic party and the Liberals form seperate parties? They are not real close on the same issues anymore. As an Independent I like alot of the Democrat's and their platforms, but the Liberals frequently keep me from voting for them as I am afraid of their influence on the candidate once elected

The analyses of Dr. DeBakey and Dr. Beebe, and discussed the matter in depth with Professor Quincy Wright from the University of Chicago,; and Colonel James McCormack, Jr., a Military Intelligence officer and Rhodes Scholar who served in the OPD's small but influential Strategic Policy Section with another former Rhodes Scholar, Colonel Dean Rusk. Shockley said:

"the study shows that the behavior of nations in all historical cases comparable to Japan's has in fact been invariably consistent with the behavior of the troops in battle, then it means that the Japanese dead and ineffectives at the time of the defeat will exceed the corresponding number for the Germans. In other words, we shall probably have to kill at least 5 to 10 million Japanese. This might cost us between 1.7 and 4 million casualties including [between] 400,000 and 800,000 killed."

That means Ameican dead would have exceeeded the deaths from the A Bomb and Japanese deaths would have been over 20 times higher

I'm curious, I hear people on Yahoo Answers complaining all the time about how thier Civil Liberties are being taken away, and the Constitution and Bill of Rights are being scrapped. Someone please explain exactly what freedoms anyone has lost in America. I can still go where I want, when I want, do what I want, say what I want, protest if I want, and carry a gun legally everywhere but in New York (carry concealed permit, and check out N. Y. crime stats) I'm an Independent voter and I'm going crazy trying to figure out what rights anyone has lost! Being a American History major I believe that more people have more civil rights in America than ever before in its history. Where am I wrong?

Why can we not not vote on the most pressing issues. This country is a Republic based on the premise of majority rule. So a simple solution to abortion, immigration, war, prayer in school, the Ten Commandments in public. Let the majority of Americans decide. That is not to say that people and political groups cannot protest, and try to change the publics view. Bring the issues back to the table every 4 or 8 years for another vote. Would it be so bad to let Americans decide what they want, rather than courts, lawyers, and special intrest groups?

Why when some sick B****** does something like the school shootings, does the news service have to show pictures of the killer, give his life history three times an hour. Would we be better served if they talked about the victims and gave very basic generic info on the shooter. White male, in his twenties, obviously mental. I believe that there has been a lot of copy cat killers, looking to go out in a blaze of glory, or trying to make a statement. How about taking their forum away so that if they do something to this effect they will no longer get their 15 minutes of fame. Would this possibly take away a little of the attraction for these psychopathic individuals?

This is a direct quote from the AP wire service;

"CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam."

Al-Qaida in Iraq? I thought everyone was saying the war on Iraq had nothing to do with 911 and Al-Qaida?

The war will go on until ISLAM TAKES OVER THE WORLD! What do you want to negotiate with now? Do you really think if we just bring all our troops home it will stop? They want to destroy Western and European civilzation. What do you think we should do? I am starting to believe that all out war is the only option we have. They are going to leave us no choice.

I believe they wanted Freedom of religion, not complete removal of religion from the Government

The bible is the foundation on which our Republic rests

Andrew Jackson

It is impossible to rightly govern without the Bible

George Washington

Men must be Governed by God or they will be ruled by Tyrants

WIlliam Penn

The bible is worth all other books which have ever been printed

Patrict Henry

Whatever make s men good christians, makes them good citizens Daniel Webster

The principle support of virtue, norality and civil liberty

Benjamin Franklin

I hate abortion and think it is wrong,but I am against government making it a legal issue. I believe it is a moral issue.

I believe in freedom of religion or your right to be an Atheist

I believe in freedom of speech, even if I hate what you say, but I also believe I have the right to tell you that,

I believe the ACLU is a socialist party

I want the Government to increase spending on

education, health care, and reduce health care costs.

I think there should be a cap on lawsuits

I believe in the right to bear arms for the private citizen

I believe that the government screwed up Katrina relief, both the Mayor, the Governer, and the President.

I believe the economy is fine but that the oil companies are fleecing the public, and the government should be looking into it closer,

I'm pissed the average working American can't afford health insurance but welfare recipients get it free

I believe in the war on terror but I think it could be fought better

I keep reading on Yahoo Answers that Republicans are mostly "upper" middle class or rich. Election maps show that the rural counties in America voted overwhelmingly republican. That is not where the rich and upper middle class people live. I live in a poor rural county and it votes Republican in every election. It appears to me that it is Blue Collar America that keeps voting for the Republicans, yet the perception (or accusation) that it is the extremely wealthy. Why do the Democrats or Liberals persist in the belief that it is the rich? It appears to me that from what I can find the rich people in America split between Rep and Dem's. Please also before you rant at me, I am an independent that split my vote in the last election

Has it ever crossed anyones mind that if America was really in the Middle East for the oil, that they would just take it, and there is no one that could stop them. America could stop oil shipments out of the Middle East with their Navy alone.

Looking at the last presidential election maps that show voting results by county. It is obvious that the Democrats carried almost every county in which a large city was located but Republicans carried almost all the rural counties. It appears to me that we involved in class warfare more than anything. Urban dwellers vrs Farmers and Hillbillys?

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

John Stuart Mill

English economist & philosopher (1806 - 1873)

Why is it that so many people scream about Israel killing civilians but say nothing when Hezbollah targets nothing but civilians with their rockets, suicide bombers, etc etc. Isreal troops wear uniforms and ask people in areas they are going to attack to get out. Hezbollah hides behind civilians. Yet no one is complaining about them.