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The United States Government is prohibited by law from giving military aid to countries that utilize such heinous abuses of children. However, the president can grant exemptions.
The Obama administration, in fact, has waived sanctions against four countries that practice such abuses. These include Chad, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
You just can’t clean this one up: Obama is abetting the abuse of children.
And yet, folks like Jesse Jackson still support Obama. The Democratic Party does not want to purge him.
It reminds me of the time when there was a segment, I believe on the show “60 Minutes,” called “Point-Counter Point.”
There would be a conservative debating a liberal. Nicholas Von Hoffman (the liberal) was thrown off the air for his frank comments regarding the Nixon scandal.
Von Hoffman said something to the effect that Nixon was like the dead rat under the kitchen sink, and no one in the family wanted to grab it by the tail and take it out to the garbage.
Many of us, including me, were exulted by the election of President Obama. He wooed us with the slogan “hope and change.” Well, there has not been much change, and little reason for hope.
We need to cycle through the five stages of grief and come to acceptance: Someone has to go back under the kitchen sink.
Nelson Strasser lives in Lakeport, Calif.
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Our local quilters are simply THE BEST. We are so thankful that we were able to display some very beautiful antique quilts this year, as well as a wide variety of more recent quilt projects.
Our show continues to be a success because of the community's willingness to share their treasures. A special thank you to our featured quilter, Renee Carpenter, for her willingness to bring so many of her quilts and to spend the entire day with us. You are a truly gifted quilter!
The results are in for the winner of our Peoples' Choice Award. The winner is Sandra Daggett who shared her gorgeous “Chocolate & Cream Dresden” quilt. Daggett has received a Kelseyville Pear Festival Pear Cookbook for garnering the most votes. Thank you to all who participated!
We also want to thank these wonderful individuals for their assistance in making this show a success: Kerrie Hershey, Peggy Browning, Shari and Dennis Sawle, Gary Rose and Ken Fletcher.
Another thank you to the Kelseyville Methodist Church for letting us use the fellowship hall. We are so appreciative of all of you!
If you might be interested in sharing a quilt with us next year, please contact Judy at 707-263-6317, and your name will be added to our list of quilters.
Thank you again, and we look forward to sharing more lovely quilts next year!
Bethany Rose and Judy Fletcher were among the organizers for the 2011 Kelseyville Pear Festival Quilt Show in Kelseyville, Calif.
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