Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd

"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.

If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....

When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............




Saturday, July 20, 2013

Pioneering White House Journalist Helen Thomas Dies

Veteran White House correspondent and columnist Helen Thomas has died Saturday at age 92, NBC News reported. The Gridiron Club and Foundation, Washington's historic press group, confirmed Thomas' passing to NBC News. Thomas, who was the first female member of the Gridiron Club, worked for 57 years at United Press International first as a correspondent, then as a White House bureau chief. She was the the first woman to join the White House Correspondents' Association, and the first woman to serve as its president.