1312 Obama - Sunlight

Steve's speech June 22, 2007, Manchester NH

On or near that day he said it with different words

7 Broken Promises in Record Time

1. Make government open and transparent.
2. Make it "impossible" for Congressmen to slip in pork barrel projects.
3. Meetings where laws are written will be more open to the public. (Even Congressional Republicans shut out.)
4. No more secrecy.
5. Public will have 5 days to look at a bill.
6. You’ll know what’s in it.
7. We will put every pork barrel project online.

1314 Obama - Colmes is ON

Colmes is on

From Red Square to the shores of Havana, from San Francisco all the way to Berkley, and from the West Village to the Upper West Side, Colmes is on. Tonight we are live at Mount Rushmore where the final touches are being put on Barrack Obama’s face after just 72 days in office. Then, what do republicans hate as much as poor people – furry little animals (and we have the video to prove it). Plus Al Gore says Ann Coulter is to blame for global warming – so it must be true. And an emotional retrospective of the life and work of Noam Chomsky. All that plus the anti-American panel: tonight featuring Bill Ayers, Sean Penn and anybody from France. Grab you hammer and sickle – Colmes starts right now. … Got ya!

1315 Obama - Nice motel

London, April 1, 2009

Steve and Michele spent a quiet night in a quaint London motel last night. The room was specially decorated with a bust of Winston Churchill for the President of the United States. In addition, a fruit basket of region 1 DVDs was place on the TV. It is rumored that Steve brought his own region 1 DVD player.

1316 Obama - Tea

GJ tea party
GJ tea party

City: Grand Junction
When: April 15, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Where: 12th street and North Avenue
Contact: EMAIL

1317 Obama - Tax Advice

letter to Senator Harkin, D-IA

Dear Senator Harkin,

As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.

My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before every one figures it out.

Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively?

This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.

Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.

Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as "in-state" tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son.

Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my car.

If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative.

Thank you for your assistance.

Your Loyal Constituent,
Donald Ruppert
Burlington, IA