A Memorial of love

What a difference in attitude to that other mother who lost her son.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. ( March 2, 2006) Karla Comfort received a lot of looks and even some salutes from people when she drove from Benton, Ark., to Camp Pendleton, Calif., in her newly-painted, custom Hummer H3 March 2. The vehicle is adorned with the likeness of her son, 20-year-old Lance Cpl. John M. Holmason, and nine other Marines with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 7 th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division who where all killed by the same improvised explosive device blast in Fallujah, Iraq, in December.



















For Karla Comfort, having the vehicle air brushed with the image of the 10 Marines was a way to pay homage to her hero and his fellow comrades who fell on Iraq's urban battlefield "I wanted to let people know (Marines) are doing their jobs honorably, and some of them die," said the 39-year-old from Portland, OR "I don't want people to forget the sacrifices that my son and the other Marines made."


















Leading up to her son's death, Karla Comfort had received several letters from him prior to his return. He had been deployed for five months, and Comfort "worried everyday he was gone until she got the letters and found out the date he was coming home," she said. Marines knocked on the front door of her home in Farmington , Mich. , at 3 am with the dreadful news. "I let my guard down when I found out he was coming home," she said. "There are times that I still cannot believe it happened . It's very hard to deal with."















































Karla Comfort came up with the idea for the rolling memorial when she and her two other sons attended John's funeral in Portland, Ore. "I saw a Vietnam (War) memorial on a car, and I said to my son Josh, 'we should do something like that for John,' she recalled. "He loved Hummers." She purchased the vehicle in January and immediately took it to AirbrushGuy & Co. in Benton , Ark. , where artist Robert Powell went to work on changing the plain, black vehicle into a decorative, mobile, art piece. "I only had the vehicle for two days before we took it in," she joked.

Two hundred and fifty man-hours later, Powell had completed the vehicle. The custom job would have cost $25,000 Out of respect for Karla Comfort's loss and the sacrifices the Marines made, AirbrushGuy & Co. did it for free. Comfort only had to purchase the paint, which cost $3,000. "I love it," she said. "I'm really impressed with it, and I think John would be happy with the vehicle He would have a big smile on his face because he loved Hummers."

Karla Comfort gave Powell basic instructions on what to include in the paint job. But in addition to the image of her son in Dress Blues and the faces of the nine other Marines, there were several surprises. "He put a lot more on than I expected," she said "I think my favorite part is the heaven scene." On the left side of the vehicle, a detail of Marines are depicted carrying their fallen comrades through the clouds to their final resting place. The American flag drapes across the hood, the words, "Semper Fi" crown the front windshield and the spare tire cover carries the same Eagle Globe and Anchor design that her son had tattooed on his back. "All the support I have been getting is wonderful," she said. Karla Comfort decided to move back to her hometown of Portland, and making the cross-country trip from Arkansas was a way for her to share her son's story. It's also her way of coping with the loss. "Along the way I got nothing but positive feedback from people," she said. "What got to me was when people would salute the guys (Marines). It's hard to look at his picture. I still cry and try to get used to the idea, but it's hard to grasp the idea that he's really gone."

Value what you have while you have it, for when tomorrow comes it maybe gone!!!!

President Bush Resume

I will be available in January 2009, am willing to relocate.

GEORGE W. BUSH 1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington, DC 20520

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Law Enforcement:I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days.
My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.
Military:I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL.
I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam .College:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.I began my career in the o il business in Midland Texas , in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas . The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas .

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS :I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union . During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America .
I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.
I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida , and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President of the United States , after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record. I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week. I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury. I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history. I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period. I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period. I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues. I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire, " Condoleezza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her. I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President. I am the all-time U.S and world record -holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. history, Enron.My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision. I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed. I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history. I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.. I appointed more convicted criminals to my administration than any President in U.S. history. I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States Government. I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history. I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission. I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law. I refused to allow inspector's access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention. I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 US election) I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television. I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history I garnered the most sympathy ever for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history. I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, preemptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. Citizens and the world community.I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families in wartime.In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for atta cking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security. I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD. I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES: All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view.All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. I specified that my sealed documents will not be available for 50 years.

That first Step

Sometimes just taking a step forward,

will help you to reach incredible heights!

No Sales Tax Weekend

If you are in the Tennessee area its time to not pay taxes...

This year’s SPRING SALES TAX HOLIDAY RUNS APRIL 25th – 27th!


"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life."

Operation Chaos

Last month while looking for a radio station that was broadcasting the Memphis Tiger game and I ran across AM 600. I generally don't listen to am but I was bored with the constant repeat of the same music over and over again and I was looking for something to listen too. I have heard about the famous Rush Limbaugh but never took the time to listen. The very first day I did, I was hooked... Not because of his prolific conversation that he shared. I could not believe his constant babbling, with a ton of bitching and moaning. Plus he kept bashing Obama on anything he could think of. I kept think what a red neck!

Now Rush Limbaugh has a concocted a plan that he has been advocating to his listeners who are republican to go out and register Democrat and vote for Hillary Clinton he is calling it Operation Chaos. Limbaugh is so hell bent to push Obama out of the nomination that he has devised a plan to get Hillary Elected so Obama can not win. I personally think this idiot has crossed the line. He seems to believe that the republican party has made our life a bed of roses. The reason that the economy is in trouble is because of the democrats??? Gas will hit $4 dollars a gallon in the Midwest and close to $5 dollars a gallon in California by the fall. So Limbaugh is rich and he is not suffering because of the economy, although we the people are feeling the pain that the republican party has inflicted on us. Why don't we come up with Operation Hell No. With this program everyone loads up their cars and bring as many people to the poll. The more people that vote for Obama will bring Success to Operation Hell No, and demolish operation chaos! Plus give Limbaugh something else to bitch about!!!

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Excessive Dishonesty

I will support what ever democratic candidate that gets nominated, but do we really have to do all that to win? I want a change but keep it civil.

Clinton Wins Pennsylvania Primary

Clinton won Pennsylvania Primary in a deciding fashion. The point everyone keeps arguing is that she will need to win Indiana and North Carolina to stay in the race. It has become quite apparent that Mrs Clinton seems to do better with older white voters. While Obama is winning with younger white voters, blacks and Hispanic voters. So the next issue is if Obama wins in Indiana and North Carolina Clinton will not be able to win. She is hoping that the super delegates will pull her out of the fire. Because she has won the big states, she think she should get the nod even though she has not won the poplar vote. Will this cause the democratic party to split? The last thing we need if Obama gets Nominated that Clinton voters will not support him or Obama supporters will not support Clinton. At one point in time we need the candidates to ban together and run on the same ticket. That way a change can come.