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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Golfers & All America Should Be Aware

Some companies bang the drum loudly when they do good things. . .others do it quietly from behind

the scenes. . . . Ping has the good way of doing it. . . .

I think this is something that all golfers should be aware of , as well as all Americans.

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This isn't a joke or cartoon; just something interesting to know...you may

want to forward this on to others.

On Monday, I played the Disney, Lake Buena Vista course. As usual the

starters matched me with three other players. After a few holes we

began to get to know each other a bit. One fellow was rather young and

had his wife riding along in the golf cart with him. I noticed that his

golf bag had his name on it and after closer inspection, it also said

"wounded war veterans". When I had my first chance to chat with him I

asked him about the bag. His response was simply that it was a gift. I

then asked if he was wounded and he said yes. When I asked more about

his injury, his response was "I'd rather not talk about it, sir".

Over a few holes I learned that he had spent the last 15 months in an

army rehabilitation hospital in San Antonio Texas . His wife moved there

to be with him and he was released from the hospital in September. He

was a rather quiet fellow; however, he did say that he wanted to get

good at golf. We had a nice round and as we became a bit more familiar

I asked him about the a brand new set of Ping woods and irons he was

playing. Some looked like they had never been hit. His response was

simple. He said that this round was the first full round he had played

with these clubs.

Later in the round he told me the following. As part of the discharge

process from the rehabilitation hospital, Ping comes in and provides

three days of golf instruction, followed by club fitting. Upon

discharge from the hospital, Ping gives each of the discharged veterans,

generally about 40 soldiers, a brand new set of custom fitted clubs

along with the impressive golf bags.

The fellow I met was named Ben Woods and he looked me in the eye and

said that being fitted for those clubs was one of the best things that

ever happened to him and he was determined to learn to play golf well

enough to deserve the gift Ping had given him. Ben is now out of the

service, medically discharged just a month ago. He is as fine a young

man as you would ever want to meet.

Ping has the good judgment not to advertise this program. God Bless

America and the game of golf.

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Re: More Idiocy From the Left

That would reduce the US population by about half.

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:16 PM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

it's too bad we can't physically identify those like Thom Hartman and
start the Civil War II

no mason-dixon line, just 50 states eliminating scum

On Jun 8, 12:45 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Everything from the left is idiocy.
>
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> Idiocy From the
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> watch?v=0vZOJTNjLWA&feature=player_embedded
> Just Try It, Geithner!
>
> So this airhead Thom Hartman wants Obama and Geithner to withhold federal
> funds from Conservative Red States because their representatives won't vote
> to increase the debt ceiling. Well that's just fine, go ahead and GO FOR IT,
> and we will cut you off at the knees.
>
> <http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/statemapredbluer102...>

>
> We'll start out by stopping all tax revenue to Washington for a start,
> feeling the pinch yet. No, then you should consider which states produce
> most of the food you eat, yeah that's right the Red States. We could just
> stop all food shipments to the blue states. And what about gas, seeing that
> most of the oil produced comes from, that's right the R-E-D States and not
> to mention that most of the oil shipments come into ports, wait for it...in
> the Red States. We'll be glad to take that oil, refine it and transport it
> to OUR gas stations in the Red States and since we are no longer sending you
> tax revenues we will only be paying about $1.00 a gallon maybe less. Have
> fun with those rolling blackouts in liberal land and I hope you have
> comfortable walking shoes or a sturdy bike for your daily commute.
>
> Oh, one more thing, if you liberals want to go down this path, you might
> want to consider that the percentage of gun ownership is highest in the
> RED STATES. Just a little food for thought there.
>
> Tom in NC
>
> *I know I live in a blue state as evidenced by the map, but hey I would not
> hesitate a nanosecond to move to the heartland.*
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X-Men: Senate Upheaval

Coming in 2012: "X-Men: Senate Upheaval."

An evil techno-mage mutant, The Weiner, flashes and molests victims continents away over the internet.

Aided by his evil henchmen, Job Killer, Inflationiste, Fascismo, Teleprompt, and Crony Capitalist.

Things That Make Kim Jong-il Smile And Frown

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/things-that-make-kim-jong-il-smile-and-frown

How Dumb Can It Get?

: How Dumb Can It Get?

Who Said It? Ten short questions...

This is a fun quiz. Listed below are 10 direct quotes. You have to guess which American politician said it. Your four choices are:

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
Former VP Dan Quayle
President Barack Obama
Former President George W. Bush

Ready? Here we go!

1) "Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel 's."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

2) "I've now been in 57 states I think one left to go."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

3) "On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of
fallen heroes, and I see many of them in the audience here today."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

4) "What they'll say is, 'Well it costs too much money,' but you know
what? It would cost, about. It it it would cost about the same as
what we would spend. It. Over the course of 10 years it would cost
what it would costs us. (nervous laugh) All right. Okay. We're going
to. It. It would cost us about the same as it would cost for about
hold on one second. I can't hear myself. But I'm glad you're fired up,
though. I'm glad."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

5) "The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice,
savings and inefficiencies to our health care system."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

6) "I bowled a 129. It's like - it was like the Special Olympics, or something."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

7) "Of the many responsibilities granted to a president by our
Constitution, few are more serious or more consequential than
selecting a Supreme Court justice. The members of our highest court
are granted life tenure, often serving long after the presidents who
appointed them. And they are charged with the vital task of applying
principles put to paper more than 20 centuries ago to some of the most
difficult questions of our time."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

8) "Everybody knows that it makes no sense that you send a kid to the
emergency room for a treatable illness like asthma, they end up taking
up a hospital bed, it costs, when, if you, they just gave, you gave
them treatment early and they got some treatment, and a, a
breathalyzer, or inhalator, not a breathalyzer. I haven't had much
sleep in the last 48 hours."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

9) "It was . interesting to see that political interaction in Europe
is not that different from the United States Senate. There's a lot of
I don 't know what the term is in Austrian, wheeling and dealing."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

10) "I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good
judgments in the future."
A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush

Sorry. This was a trick quiz. All of the correct answers are the
same person. Each of these quotes are directly from President Barack Obama.

And now you know why he brings his teleprompter with him everywhere he goes ...even when talking to a 6th grade class!!!