Saturday, June 02, 2007
Terrorists Are Morons
But that doesn't keep these idiots from trying. Terrorists were targeting the fuel tanks and fuel lines that run under several neighborhoods hoping that explosives will trigger a massive explosion, thus, killing hundreds or thousands of people.
It simply doesn't work that way.
Any pilot will tell you the rule of thumb for jet fuel fires: "Fuel burns, fumes explode". Yes, there would have been a massive fire had those tanks and lines been ignited. However, those tanks and lines probably have fire safety valves in them, and, they are full of fuel, not fumes. Therefore, they wouldn't have the "massive explosion" that they were seeking, just a fire that would be put out by the fire department and VERY few casualties.
Of course, the guy's family is blaming his arrest on his ties to Iran.
Asked why she thought her husband was arrested, Isha Kadir said it could be related to his connection to Iran. The family is Shiite, she said, and two of her children studied Islamic culture in Iran. But "we have no problem with the United States," she said.
Then explain to me Mrs. Kadir why your husband spoke like this?
"Anytime you hit Kennedy, it is the most hurtful thing to the United States. To hit John F. Kennedy, wow ... they love JFK -- he's like the man," former JFK airport cargo worker Russell Defreitas said in a telephone conversation monitored by the FBI.
Either your naive or your in on the plot. Either way, you can expect the FBI to be crawling up your ass and for your neighborhood to treat you like an outcast from now on.
Travis
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My Absence
I am now on a real vacation for the first time in over 3 years. I will be traveling to Las Vegas here shortly taking in the shows, museums, gambling, restaurants and other such stuff that you can expect from an adult playground. I may be a Republican, but I'm still a man. :) My wife and I will be leaving on a red eye and luckily I remembered my PSP for in flight entertainment. I will try to update the site with posts when I get a free moment, but since it's my first vacation in a long time, I may not get a chance to. Anyways, I'll see you next Saturday!
Travis
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Friday, June 01, 2007
Bouncing Back
I had a ton of things go wrong on me and a good friend of mine lost his job yesterday. However, I'm not worried about him like you would think a friend would be. Here's why:
He's not a whiner.
He's exactly what I would expect from an American who's kicked in the teeth. He picked himself up off the ground, dusted himself off, and is going to continue on. He's not wallowing in self pity. He's not blaming others for his misfortune. He's being a man.
This is what I think the younger generations lack. They lack the intestinal fortitude to take what life hands them and bounce back from whatever happens. I keep seeing example after example of people who have a stumbling block in life and they take it so severely that it takes them months or even years to get back in the saddle.
Sure, life isn't fair. Life hands you a bum hand from time to time, but you can't give me a single example of a successful person who didn't get knocked down during their rise to success. You can point out "rich" people that have, but those people haven't earned their money. They inherited it. They just had the fortune of having rich relatives.
Take a look at Paris Hilton. Sure, she's wealthy, but let's see how she got that way. She partied on her parents dime (which her parents should be hauled into jail over if you ask me) when she was underage. She made a sex tape that she squeezed every last nickel from, then pursued it into a TV show. Now, the general public hates her guts. Why? Because she's a spoiled brat who didn't earn her keep.
People who work to make their lives better are much more well rounded people. People who've been knocked down in life are the kind of people you want as friends. They are reliable, responsible, and can roll with whatever life hands them.
My point is, is if you want a happy, productive life, earn it. When you're knocked down, get up. Don't let something small in the grand scheme of things make you wallow in your own self pity. Laid off of work? Wife divorcing you? Wife pregnant? Everyone has these problems from time to time, it's just a matter of how you react to it that will determine how happy your life will be. No one likes a miserable prick. Need a "pick me up"? Take a look at others who have it worse then you but still manage to be successful.
Jessica Simpson is rich, but she's a moron.
Paris Hilton is popular, but she's a skank.
Britney Spears was popular and rich, now she's "that crazy girl who married the douche-y guy"
Rosie O'Donnell is popular with the yenta types, but she's a big headed idiot who's only claim to fame is that she says something provocative without thinking about what she's saying.
Ben Affleck is quite handsome to the ladies but he makes shitty movies.
Take any one of these people and you'll find that if you don't wallow in self pity, you have it better then them in many ways.
Travis
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Russia's Playing With Fire
First off: No one will want to do business with them if they have a reputation for simply forcing people out if the other party starts making heavy money.
Secondly: They have shown that they are an unreliable energy provider because what they've been doing lately is nothing more then very expensive extortion.
Lastly: Take a look at what they are doing carefully. They are driving up energy costs for everyone. Do that, and people will start looking for alternatives. If people start looking at solar, geothermal, and other renewable resources, Russia won't have any customers.
I know I've been eying another hybrid for quite some time now. I just need the economics of it all to line up just right. Oil companies and oil producing countries have tasted what it's like to have a barrel of oil spike above $70. That means that we won't ever see gas down to $1.80 like it was just a few short years ago. I have a knack for seeing patterns and this is a classic.
People see gas shoot up to $3.50, they get angry, they see their bill go up, then gas settles down to $3.00 a gallon. People are happier that gas has gone down significantly and they are seeing less money come out of their pocket. But they don't remember is that the previous year, gas was at $2.50 and still there's a net increase of 50 cents a gallon.
Keep it up Russia, if you piss off enough people, you'll be back to standing in line for hours for a loaf of bread again.
Fat Chance
The Beijing city government at the time put the death toll at more than 200 while insisting that no one died on the square itself. But independent groups have estimated that hundreds, perhaps thousands, died. China has said the crackdown was necessary to put down a counter-revolutionary rebellion.
Let's not forget that most of China hasn't even heard of this massacre. The Chinese government has tried vigorously to hide this event in their history books. So for them to do an about face and admit it, apologize for it, and pay for it, just simply isn't going to happen.
People were run over with tanks, which shredded them. People were shot, beaten, and murdered outright by their own government. This wasn't even a case of a rogue government agent who went berserk and started killing people. This was a massacre on a very high level. As long as there are people in power who were responsible for this, you aren't going to hear much from the Chinese government over the matter.
As a side note, for all of you out there who think we live in a "police state" because of George W. Bush, take a gander at China. They make us look like rookies in the "police state" arena.
Travis
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Sudan: We Can Take Your Coke!
You mean to tell me that because we put sanctions on them for allowing militias to roam free and kill innocent civilians and their only threat is to cut off an ingredient in Coke? Go ahead, bring your economy to it's knees with your threats of "Arabic Gum-less" America. I could personally care less. I drink Crystal Lite (Fruit Punch if you must know).
"I want you to know that the gum arabic, which runs all the soft drinks all over the world, including the United States, mainly 80 percent is imported from my country," Ukec said.
"I can stop that gum arabic and all of us will have lost this," he said.
Perhaps if we threatened another country with removing Justin Timberlake CD's from their store racks we can get Iran to fold over their nuclear program.
Or we could just threaten to give them with Justin Timberlake CD's if they don't stop their nuclear program. I think that might work better.
Travis
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Lebanon Becoming An Ally
Hell, even the story of Al-Qaeda having problems with insurgents in Iraq turned out to be true. It's actually even getting worse for Al-Qaeda.
Now, I'm not trying to be a fear monger here, but we've all seen what a little ingenuity with a dash of insanity thrown in can do. It's high time that others out there found out what it's like to have to deal with this threat. It all boils down to this: If you want to be our friend, that's fine. But if you don't, and you want to attack civilians, you need to pay a heavy price for that decision.
Travis
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
China Needs To Explain Military Expansion - Gates
It's a simple matter of someone trying to play on the world stage and they see Taiwan as a first strike target because they see it as a shame upon China that they have allowed Taiwan to be independent for so long.
They know that the US is bound by law to protect Taiwan against any attack and that they want to know what they are up against when they attack. China and other nations are starting to see where they can get away with shit and where they can't. They are probing us. Want them to be more open? Start coming down hard on these probes. Military research computer systems shouldn't be on the internet at all. Computer attacks should be met with covert action back at those who are responsible for it. China is known for their economic and computer technology skills. They are going to continue to do it until we either shut them down or they have gotten all of the information they need.
Do your job Gates, protect American interests. Don't appease them simply because we buy a bunch of stuff from them.
Travis
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Sunnis Revolt Against Al-Qaeda
What I'd really like to see though, is a massive uprising by Iraqi citizens to show these thugs that they aren't going to rule the lives of these innocent people. Once that starts to take effect, you'll start seeing more and more terrorist idiots getting captured or killed. Once it starts snowballing, you will see people be more willing to help out our troops in the field. It's already starting, but I'm glad to see the media starting to pick up on it.
Travis
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You Only Get One Shot
Or we could just follow them back to their lair and kill them all. I'm ok with either option really.
Travis
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Iranians Arming Taliban?
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Late Start
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Internet Taxes
I can't stress this enough. WE ARE TAXED ENOUGH. I pay more in taxes then some people make in a year. I don't know about you, but seeing a Republican ask for more taxes needs to be addressed. The Republican party is about less taxes, less government, and more freedom to do as you wish. You can make the American dream what you want it to be, not what some idiotic bureaucratic says it should be. Am I the bad guy here? Am I the only one who's tired of paying taxes after taxes after taxes?
Take a look at your gasoline bill. It takes, what, $30 bucks or so to fill a standard tank? How much of that do you think is in taxes? In the state of California for example, taxes on a $3.46 gallon of gas is 62 cents. In some areas it's more. I pay hundreds of dollars a month in property taxes. I pay taxes on food, clothing, every thing in my everyday life.
Then with government waste at an almost legendary status, they have the NERVE to say that the taxes aren't enough. If you're making $200 a week or $200,000, you have the right to have your tax money spent wisely. Schools, roads, national defense, those are all good places to spend money wisely. Cut the fat on you before you cut the pound of flesh from us.
Travis
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Iran In Diplomatic Trouble
China's only out for it's own interest and would gladly sell out Iran if it benefited them. They are only against the sanctions because they do not want to anger a major energy supplier for their explosive economy. Once it becomes obvious to even the most idiotic world leader that Iran is after a nuclear weapon with ideas of grandeur, you'll see China come around as well. This time however, I say we go after sanctioning their oil revenue. Sure, it'll drive up the price of gas significantly, however, Iran can't stand to be stubborn about the issue as long as the US can. Bring their economy to it's knees and you'll start seeing real progress on their nuclear program.
Travis
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Al-Sadr May Have Made Fatal Mistake
Moqtada can no longer claim that he's just a political guy anymore. He can no longer justify his militias existence. That means that they can be hunted down and killed just like any other terrorist group. Now his militia may not be responsible, but if they are, the gloves just came off.
Travis
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Terrorism Dry Run
What the fuck is it going to take here people? Is an atomic bomb going off in Washington DC going to get your attention? Is the mass slaughter that happened 5 and a half years ago not enough?
"Agency management was not only covering up numerous probes and dry-run encounters from Congress and other federal law-enforcement agencies, it was also hiding these incidents from their own flying air marshals," said P. Jeffrey Black, an air marshal stationed in Las Vegas.
They are actively probing our weaknesses and the higher ups are still trying to cover their asses. I want an air marshal on EVERY flight. I want EACH AND EVERY suspicious person taken off the flight and interrogated vigorously and investigated afterwards. Notice how it was 13 of them? That's because they now know that they can't pull this shit off with 5 guys anymore. They know it's going to take a lot more people to bring down an aircraft.
It's time we fought back. It's time we took those who probe our security weaknesses and gave them severe prison sentences and deported. They only have to be "right" once. If you are in the business of being an air marshal, I imagine that you take that job pretty seriously. If your higher ups can't hack the job, then they need to step aside for a man (or woman) who can do the job.
Of course, if they aren't right in the middle of an act of terrorism, they will have those at CAIR screaming about their "Islamophobia". It's simple statistics here folks. If we're hit again by another airborne terrorist attack, it's our fault for not taking these threats seriously enough. But then again, I can imagine Dylan Avery going on and on about how it was a "missile" or other such nonsense and having idiots like Rosie O'Donnell and Charlie Sheen buy into his line of bullshit.
Travis
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Hillary Doesn't Get America
What that means is, is if I get up in the morning, pay attention in college, bust my ass at work, and basically be a law abiding, upstanding pillar of the community, Hillary wants MY MONEY to go towards those who are too lazy, stupid, or both.
Let me explain something to everyone out there. This is America. ANYONE can work hard and be prosperous. ANYONE can live their dream if they work hard enough, be responsible enough and take calculated risks. We've gone from a bunch of rag tag hillbillies in the 1700's who beat the #1 military power on earth at the time to becoming the #1 industrial nation on earth in less than 250 years time. China's been an up and comer, but they've been a nation for thousands of years. What does that tell you?
We know what works Hillary. People who want more, who do more, who think better will win out. It's not fair to take from those who do well to give to those who do not do well because they don't want to work, they don't want to pay attention in school, or they simply are "happy enough". Hillary's "plan" also doesn't take into account simple human greed. Russia is a communist state. They collapsed in a flaming ball of hurt in 1991. They have a major organized crime problem. Why? Communism doesn't work. There are people who work harder then others who rightfully believe that they should have more. Bigger houses, bigger cars, college educations for their children and so on.
Where's the incentive for America to do better if Hillary has her way? Everyone will want to suckle at the governments proverbial tit. Hillary has said she wants to "take the profits" from various companies and give them to other government programs because they were too prosperous. That's not how America works. That's theft.
Travis
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Time To Make Hard Choices
| Medicare | $255,280 |
| Social Security | $144,251 |
| Federal debt | $43,380 |
| Military benefits | $25,863 |
| State and local debt | $17,537 |
| Federal civil- servant benefits | $14,374 |
| State and local retiree benefits | $13,114 |
| Other federal obligations | $2,548 |
| Total | $516,348 |
It's time we start looking long and hard at our upcoming expenses and make tough choices on how to curb these expenses. I have a couple of ideas that will probably piss off a bunch of people, but that's what tough choices are all about.
First, Social Security is cut off for anyone under the age of 35. You'll still pay for it until the last bit of people above that age dies off. A new pre-tax way of saving for retirement needs to be worked out for those under 35. That means that I will continue to pay for Social Security for another 30 years, but not receive ONE DIME from my contributions. That's just the way it has to be.
The alternative is to cut Social Security benefits for those on it and about to come onto it. These people have paid into Social Security their entire lives. That's not fair to them.
Another alternative is to have everyone who does not rely on Social Security for their main income such as those with IRA's, investments, or savings, to voluntarily give up Social Security benefits. That's going to be tough to get people to give up "free" money, but it's an additional way to save money. Perhaps give them a percentage of the benefits as a tax write off.
Secondly, Medicare is cut back severely. If you have a terminal illness or injury, you are allowed to commit physician assisted suicide. Medicare stops paying for unnecessary things. Only things that will keep you alive and without pain are paid for. Need an operation that may extend your life another year? Sorry. You die naturally this year instead of next. It sounds cruel, but the needs of many outweigh the needs of a few.
Third: The US Government is to be run as a business. Unnecessary costs are cut. Cost cutting measures such as the use of Linux instead of Windows are used where ever possible. Government vehicles are replaced with hybrids where ever possible. Government vehicles are replaced less frequently. "Hand out" programs are cut to the bone. Welfare is now only for those who cannot work because of a disability. If you are physically able to work, you will have a job. Public parks need cleaning, government buildings need security, public construction workers need helpers, etc. Don't like the job? Get a job in the private sector because you won't get welfare benefits.
You can keep tax cuts and still make the US government profitable. It just takes some imagination and a bit of sacrifice to make our way of life free of debt.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
Barack Obama's Finished
With the Federal deficit at an all time high, we simply cannot afford additional, unnecessary expenses. If someone wants health insurance, get a job that gives that as a benefit or pay for your own insurance. There are states that also have their own version of "universal health care" on a sliding scale. It's really as simple as that.
Democrats have long held Bush's feet to the fire over the nation's debt, and it's only fair that they get their fair shake of a gut check. You can't hold Bush to one standard and yourself to another.
His package would prohibit insurance companies from refusing coverage because of pre-existing conditions. It would also create a National Health Insurance Exchange to monitor insurance companies and limit their profits.
So if someone has cancer, insurance companies will be forced to cover this person for their treatment. I don't know how much you folks know about cancer treatment, but my friend who just got over a bout with cancer, his total tab for the treatments was $2.5 million. Insurance companies would be forced to eat that cost. That's how businesses go out of business. People will lose their job, massive layoffs will happen, and then it will get ugly. What happens if a company loses money in a particular fiscal year or quarter? Does Barack have a plan to bail these companies out with Federal funds? Say a company has a bad quarter and loses $300 million, will Barack cut them a check because he's legally limiting their profits? You can bet that insurance companies will sue the hell out of him for that.
Barack also wants to "limit the profits of insurance companies". What the hell? That's not how capitalism works Barack.
Obama's first promise as a presidential candidate was that he would sign a universal health care plan into law by the end of his firm term in the White House. But there is some dispute over whether his plan would provide universal care -- it's aimed at lowering costs so all Americans can afford insurance, but does not guarantee everyone would buy it.
"It's not totally clear that it would result in universal coverage," said Ron Pollack, executive director of the advocacy group Families USA. He praised Obama and other leading Democratic candidates for focusing on improving health care.
"What makes it a top national priority now is not simply a sense of sympathy for people who are uninsured but a sense of fear that the coverage that used to be taken for granted can no longer be taken for granted," he said.
Obama aides said they believe that everyone would buy health insurance if it were affordable enough, achieving universal care. If some Americans are still uninsured after a few years into the plan, Obama would reconsider how to get to 100 percent, the advisers said.
So if the plan doesn't work as he "envisions", he'll raise taxes AGAIN to make sure that he can stick this on his resume.This is America. You work hard, play by the rules, and ANYONE can strike it rich. It's not fair for someone to try to take from you what you legally earned. That's communism, not capitalism. Do you think that Barack's rich Hollywood friends are going to enjoy the severely hiked tax rate?
The government needs to be run like a business, not a charity. Otherwise, we'll start facing problems like the one I'm about to write about.
Travis
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Hugo Chavez Coming Apart
I'm sure that George Bush would do the same things right Cindy? Cindy? Oh that's right, she won't be making any additional comments because she's "retiring" from the public eye because the money's dried up and the free lunch has ended.
Of course, Hugo is just consolidating his power and making sure that he's a "man of the people" in the eyes of the Venezuelan public. Unfortunately for him, it looks like they can see through the line of bullshit he's selling. I apologize, but I'm just enjoying watching Hugo try to take the "holier then thou" attitude and having it blow up in his face.
Travis
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Russian Logic
Isn't that the same thing as a thug saying that cops in a crime ridden neighborhood would turn the area into a "war zone"? Maybe it's just me, but that reeks of hypocracy.
We say it's for rogue nations who might lob a missile or two against any of your allies. Is Russia claiming that they would be that "rogue nation"? Is Russia finally coming to terms with the fact that they aren't going to be a world superpower anymore and are desperately trying to grasp at straws? They really ought to look at China if they think they have threats against their nation. They have a world economic heavyweight working in their backyard and yet, you don't hear a peep from them.
Travis
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Terrorist Leader Captured
Khaled Shawish, whom is suspected in multiple shootings, was captured having sex in his car with a woman who wasn't his wife on sacred grounds of Yassir Arafat's grave site. You can't really get much better then that. He has some HEAVY explaining to do to his wife and his fellow terrorists for defiling a strip of sacred ground. While in their culture he might be able to brush off the wife bit, the sacred ground part might be a bit more complicated. If it happened in America, you can bet Mrs. Shawish would go all "Lorena Bobbitt" on him. :)
Travis
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Texas About To Execute A Woman
You don't run from the law, change your appearance, and act like nothing happened when a baby is severely injured like that. You call for help, try to administer CPR, SOMETHING other then do that. But it's good to see that women are getting the same treatment as men. That includes penalties for murder. If women want equal treatment, they have to take the good with the bad.
Travis
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Jack's Back!
It's these type of people that need a good reality check. They aren't the ones who have to deal with chemotherapy, crippling pain, or drug cocktails with severe side effects. They have no right to tell me how and when to end my life. It's about peace and control. You want to go on your own terms. I can completely understand that. If you're in pain, I don't have a problem with you putting your mouth over a shotgun and blowing your brains across a wall.
The only thing I would ask anyone who's in that position to think of the ramifications on their family. Talk to them about it first before you decide to end your life. Your spouse, siblings and parents might understand, but children might be very devastated by your decision. Everyone in my circle of friends and family know that if I am ever in that position, I will probably end my life on my terms. I'll give away all my possessions, send my love to my friends, family and loved ones, and blow my brains out. Maybe it's because I've worked in the health care world and seen what old age and dementia or Alzheimer's can do to a person. Maybe it's my male pride in that I don't want someone wiping my ass after I've shit my pants. Either way, it's not something I look forward to and no one on this planet can tell me what I can and can't do about it.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
Monday, May 28, 2007
Cindy Sheehan Calls It Quits
Of course, everything is America's fault: This is my resignation letter as the "face" of the American anti-war movement. This is not my "Checkers" moment, because I will never give up trying to help people in the world who are harmed by the empire of the good old US of A, but I am finished working in, or outside of this system.
Who gives a shit if something happens to America that isn't it's fault? 9/11? Marine barracks in Beruit? Nah, none of those things matter to Cindy. She only cares that no one is listening to her anymore.
She doesn't want us to win in Iraq, just like your stereotypical Democrat either:
Our brave young men and women in Iraq have been abandoned there indefinitely by their cowardly leaders who move them around like pawns on a chessboard of destruction and the people of Iraq have been doomed to death and fates worse than death by people worried more about elections than people. However, in five, ten, or fifteen years, our troops will come limping home in another abject defeat and ten or twenty years from then, our children’s children will be seeing their loved ones die for no reason, because their grandparents also bought into this corrupt system. George Bush will never be impeached because if the Democrats dig too deeply, they may unearth a few skeletons in their own graves and the system will perpetuate itself in perpetuity.
So it's not possible to "win" in her eyes. But let me explains something to you sweety: George Bush won't be impeached because he didn't do anything illegal. Just because someone you don't like is in office doesn't give you the right to impeach them. You complain about the rule of law, yet you don't want to follow the Constitution which spells out when a person can be removed from office.
It's yet another stereotypical "I'm taking my ball home now" when the going gets tough. Real adults with a passion for what they believe in would fight until they got what they were after. To throw in the towel shows you the kind of stuff she was made of. "Give me what I want or I'll quit and go home, right after I make a few bucks off of the death of my son with a book and movie deal" Does that sound about right? That's not to say she doesn't have the right to grieve. She certainly does and I believe that her grief is very real. However, when she started getting into protesting and spouting off false statements, the gloves come off.
It really says something when your entire family disowns you and your husband divorces you because of your sudden fame and "fortune". My guess is that her popularity has waned and with her "biting the hand that feeds her" with her spewing out hateful words towards Democrats now, the free ride has now dried up. You can read all about her whining "off to the sunset" speech here.
Travis
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Memorial Day
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