Christoff Yurievich
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my mom is trying to give me an ulcer...she sent the following three emails yesterday, so I searched the internets and found the following rebuttals. I took it a step further and emailed the same rebuttals to the woman who sent it to my mom as well as everyone she sent it to. Boy is my mailbox full this morning. 
first this one:
which I responded with this: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_flu_shots.htm
then I got this one:
which was rebutted with this: http://www.local8-0237.com/interesting_facts_rebuttal.htm and this: http://www.buzzflash.com/perspectives/04/worstpresident.html
And then, this one:
in which I used this: http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/secret.asp
when it is this easy to find rebuttals to this information, why do people just forward them without checking the damn facts? Any bit of "information" that comes into my mailbox is put into Google to see what comes up.
first this one:
>> >> Don't know for sure that all of this is true..but if it is, it's
>> >> interesting given the current noise from the Kerry Campaign.
>> >>
>> >> Subject: Subject: Flu Shot Info
>> >> Have you seen this? Pretty interesting
>> >> How the vaccine works:
>> >> Influenza vaccine is produced by growing the virus in eggs. The virus
>is
>> >> killed and processed to create the vaccine, which is given by injection
>> >> under the skin. The body then produces antibodies to the virus over the
>> >> next
>> >> two to four weeks. If the immunized person then comes into contact with
>> > the
>> >> influenza virus, the antibodies attack and kill the virus before it has
>a
>> >> chance to cause infection. The vaccine contains the 3 most likely
>strains
>> >> to
>> >> be active during the "flu season"
>> >> Why the shortage:
>> >> Almost half of the nation's flu vaccine will not be delivered this
>year.
>> >> Chiron, a major manufacturer of flu vaccine, will not be distributing
>any
>> >> influenza vaccine this flu season. Chiron was to make 46-48 million
>doses
>> >> vaccine for the United States. Chiron is a British company. Recently
>> >> British
>> >> health officials stopped Chiron from distributing and making the
>vaccine
>> >> when inspectors found unsanitary conditions in the labs. Some lots of
>the
>> >> vaccine were recalled and destroyed.
>> >> Why is our vaccine made in the UK and not the US?
>> >> The major pharmaceutical companies in the US provided almost 90% of the
>> >> nations flu vaccine at one time. They did this despite a very low
>profit
>> >> margin for the product. Basically, they were doing us a favor. In the
>> >> late
>> >> 80's a man from North Carolina who had received the vaccine got the
>flu.
>> >> The
>> >> strain he caught was one of the strains in that years vaccine made by a
>> >> US
>> >> company. What did he do? He sued and he won. He was awarded almost $5
>> >> million! After that case was appealed and lost, most US pharmaceutical
>> >> companies stopped making the vaccine. The liability out weighed the
>> >> profit
>> >> margin. Since UK and Canadian laws prohibit such frivolous law suits UK
>> > and
>> >> Canadian companies began selling the vaccine in the US.
>> >> By the way...the lawyer that represented the man in the flu shot law
>suit
>> >> was a young ambulance chaser by the name of John Edwards.
which I responded with this: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_flu_shots.htm
then I got this one:
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the month of
January. In the city of Detroit, Michigan there were 35 murders in the
month of January. That's just one American City, about as deadly as the
entire war torn country of Iraq.
When some claim President Bush should not have started this war they
should know that:
FDR - Led us into world War II. Germany never attacked us as Japan did.
From 1941 - 1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per
year.
Truman - Finished that war and started one in Korea. North Korea never
attacked us. From 1950 - 1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of
18,334 per year.
J.F. Kennedy - Started the Vietnam Conflict in 1962. Vietnam never
attacked us.
L. B. Johnson - Turned Vietnam into a quagmire. Vietnam never attacked
us. From 1965 - 1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per
year.
Clinton - Went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent. Bosnia
never attacked us. He was offered Bin Laden's Head on a platter 3 times
by Sudan and did nothing.
Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.
In the 3 years since Osama has attacked the US, President Bush has:
Liberated 2 countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida, put
Nuclear Inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea without firing a shot
AND captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.
The Democrats are complaing about how long the war is taking but:
It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the
Branch Davidian Compound, a 51 day operation.
We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less
time than it took Hillary Clinton to find her Rose Law Firm billing
records.
It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to
destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the
police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick, drowning Mary Jo.
It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in
Florida.
OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF IS DOING A GREAT JOB!
I'm trying to get all this political stuff straightened out in my head
but I can't. If you can, please let me know so I'll know how to vote in
November. Right now we have one guy saying one thing. Then the other
guy says something else. Who to believe? Lemme see; have I got this
straight?
Clinton awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Yugoslavia - GOOD
Bush awards Halliburton no-bid contract in Iraq - BAD
Clinton spends $77 billion on war in Serbia - GOOD
Bush spends $87 billion on war in Iraq - BAD
Clinton imposes regime change in Serbia - GOOD
Bush imposes regime change in Iraq - BAD
Clinton bombs Christian Serbs on behalf of Muslim Albanian Terrorists -
GOOD
Bush liberates 25 million from a genocidal dictator - BAD
Clinton bombs chinese Embassy - GOOD
Bush bombs terrorists camps - BAD
Clinton commits felonies while in office - GOOD
Bush lands on aircraft hangar in jumpsuit - BAD
No mass graves found in Serbia - GOOD
No WMD found in Iraq - BAD
Clinton refuses to take custody of Bin Laden - GOOD
World Trade Centers fall under Bush - BAD
Clinton says Saddam has Nukes - GOOD
Bush says Saddam has Nukes - BAD
Clinton calls for regime change in Iraq - GOOD
Bush imposes regime change in Iraq - BAD
Terrorists training in Afghanistan under Clinton - Good
Bush destroys training camps in Afghanistan - BAD
Ahh, it's SO CONFUSING:
Every year an independent tax watchdog group analyzes the average tax
burden on America and then calculates the "TAX FREEDOM DAY". This is
the day after which money you earn goes to you, not the government.
This year, TAX FREEDOM DAY" was April 11. That's the earliest it's been
since 1991. It's latest day ever was May 2nd which occurred ion 2000.
Notice anything special about those dates?
Recently John Kerry gave a speech in which he claimed Americans are
actually paying more in taxes under Bush despite the tax cuts. He gave
no explanation nor provided no data for this claim.
Another interesting fact: Both George Bush and John Kerry are wealthy
men. Bush owns only one home, his ranch in Texas. Kerry owns 4
mansions all worth several million dollars.
(His ski resort home in Idaho is an old barn brought over from Europe in
pieces. Not your average A-Frame).
Bush paid $250,000 in taxes this year; Kerry paid $90,000. Does that
sound right? The man who wants to raise your taxes obviously has
figured out a way to avoid paying his own.
which was rebutted with this: http://www.local8-0237.com/interesting_facts_rebuttal.htm and this: http://www.buzzflash.com/perspectives/04/worstpresident.html
And then, this one:
Think about this: I didn't think of this! Most of us haven't thought about this no matter how much we like or dislike John Kerry. WOW! Those figures have to be staggering.
It is good to be John F. Kerry....... The F stands for Forbes in case you ever wondered. (I didn't know that either)
He is one of the richest Senators in Government. When someone is elected president, it means the Secret Service has to protect the President and his family as well as his property.
The Kerry's have five US properties not counting the several foreign properties they own too. The cost to run these homes are more than what the average American could afford, even if the rent was free, and all you had to pay the water, gas &electric. Including ground keepers, maintenance, pool, and house keepers. To be President would require the taxpayers to pay for all that now if elected. Including a complete staffed Secret Service security 24 hours a day. In addition to that we will have to pay for each of their homes for security improvements even if they never go to them all, that is, that just in case. Who do you think will pay for all this? We Pay! This takes all the expense off Kerry and puts it on us.
Nevertheless, factor another major cost to Americans that Kerry does not want you to know about.
Becoming president would automatically include taking care of all their properties with Secret Service Agents that includes
5 agents per 6 hour shift 4 times a day 365 days of the year for the rest of their lives so long as they own those properties. It comes with being President, once you are elected. It requires us the taxpayers, to pay for this as well as his annual salary, as well as his retirements including the cost of living adjustments to boot, plus salaries and protection for all their real estate property, plus Secret Service Agents, and pay the bills for the rest of his life. In addition, feed the Secret Service Agents and rotate new ones every 6 hours for the rest of his life.
Do the math. Five properties need to be protected. This requires five Secret Service Agents per shift, daily every six hours, per property! That is 20 Secret Service Agents per day per property everyday including Holidays. Wow, what does that cost?
Lets say an average of 20 agents per property, each earning a about $60K per agent to survey the perimeters and protect. Now times that by five properties so far. That is if the Kerrys do not buy any more properties afterwards. This also includes the Agents vehicles and repairs, gas, meals, days off, paid vacation, and medical plan visits etc per agent.
Who pays? YOU pay, the whole time they are alive after becoming President! Is this the best use of our tax money electing Kerry to take care of all their properties, both foreign and domestic? On the other hand, shouldn't he pay for his own? Yet, the Presidential salary could not afford it.
The more I think about paying for Kerrys properties everyday, just makes me happy keeping President Bush all the more merrier. Without raising taxes to boot.
How on earth would Kerry pay for everyone to have Healthcare, increase our military, and have us pay to protect his investments, all without raising our taxes? Tax and spend Kerry is his party motto.
Which really has to make you wonder why anyone with his wealth, would take a salary of that of a U.S. Senator, never mind wanna be President? Do you believe now why he needs to be the Prez? To serve the people? On the other hand, the people serve Him and his wife!
Please pass the Mustard and do America a favor and pass this to your friends, lets keep Bush a resident in the White House, and not have to protect another Kerry house.
in which I used this: http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/secret.asp
when it is this easy to find rebuttals to this information, why do people just forward them without checking the damn facts? Any bit of "information" that comes into my mailbox is put into Google to see what comes up.
