— Bumper
sticker of the week: Privacy is history.
— Quote of
the week: Average payout, in dollars, to the families of innocent Afghans
killed by Marines: $2,000
Average payout,
in dollars, to 9/11 victims and victims families: $1.7 million.
— Imagine:
Responsible companies protecting the environment as though there is a tomorrow,
and they view worker knowledge and the companyŐs reputation as their greatest
assets.
Imagine
individuals and countries settling their differences by negotiation, mediation,
and compromise. War and fighting are seen as primitive and unthinkable.
Imagine that
anyone sick and/or in need of medicine can get treatment without spending their
life savings. As a citizen of America, you are entitled to health-care.
Imagine no one in
the world hungry. Or homeless. Or alone. ItŐs easy if you try.
— Speaking
of the environment: Talking about change is one thing. Doing something is
another. I try to think of myself as an environmentally responsible person, but
thatŐs pretty much a joke. Chemicals on the lawn, buying cheap crap from
Wal-Mart that is usually disposed of after one use, hopping in my car to go to
the donut shop, four blocks away, plane rides to Reno, Florida, buying
vegetables trucked in from California, rather than local. The list goes on and
on. Every day I should be weighing my decisions on what to buy, what to eat,
where to shop, what clothes to buy, against the impact those decisions have on
the Earth. I continue to live in denial. Denial that I, and I alone, can make a
difference. That it has to be me who changes, not everyone else, or anyone
else. ItŐs easier to turn my head and forget about future generations. When did
I buy this bill of goods telling me that the now is more precious than the
future?
— Nearly 70
percent of the goods sold by Wal-Mart, the largest corporation in the world,
are imported from China.
— The
popular vote should rule in America. And with every elected position should
come the ability of the public to recall that person if they are deficient in
their duties. Or screwing the secretary. Or making passes at other men in the
john. Or....
— We, the
citizens of Galesburg, by the powers invested in us by the U.S. constitution,
do hereby petition whoever, to secede from the City of Galesburg. We would like
to start our own city, called Peever. We need jobs, and big business can save a
bundle in tariffs and shipping if we start Peever right here in the U.S. If we
agree to work for nothing, I am confident that we can get our jobs back from
China and Mexico. So please, sign and send in this petition to The Zephyr. We
need 51 percent of the people who voted in the last election, which comes to 34
signatures. I think we can do it.
I,
_______________, support secession from Galesburg, Illinois, to form a new city
called Peever, Illinois. I agree to work for free for any corporation that is
willing to come to Peever and screw us to their heartŐs content. I realize
corporations now rule America, and am willing to acknowledge that by supporting
the above, aforementioned secession and agreement.