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00ournal of Opinion: Talking turkey "Okay, folks, will you gather around the table? Ooh, Momma, nice nut cups made to look like Pilgrim hats. And mmm, are those my yams underneath the toasted marshmallows? You all know what we do each year. Before Momma brings in the Butterball, we take turns telling each other what we're thankful for. Jeremy, that means you, too. Bob, why don't we start with you?" "I gave Meta Hogan $50 to help her win the Olympia mayor's race. I'm thankful she spent it on cigarettes and bath salts." "Phooey. I could're donated a couple cartons of weeds if I'd known she needed them. I wonder if she'd smoke Marlboros. Jimbo, your thankful thoughts, please." "In an age when the government is trying to rip us off to build a new school, fix the streets or expand the hospital, when we're completely tapped out, I'm thankful there's going to be an economical getaway fbr families at that new Great Wolf Lodge with the water park down there at Grand Mound. The rooms will start at only $319 a night." "You couldn't get a better price than that if you were camping! Jeremy, why don't you join us? Millicent, what's the whipped cream on your pumpkin pie?" "I appreciate the way FEMA keeps improving its public relations. I don't understand all the fuss about the fake news conference last month." "You're right. You do have to give them a lot of Brownie points. Jenna-Fir, what's to be thankful for up there in your neck of the woods in Seattle?" "I'm split. I don't know whether I'm more thankful that we voted down transit again or that I'll be able to spend some quality time with myself three hours a day driving into work from Auburn." "If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: The solution isn't transit, it's more highways and oil consumption. Jeremy, pal, do I have to come over there and grab you by that ring in your nose?" "He's just listening to his iPod, Uncle Roger." "An eye prod? Is that legal under the Geneva Conventions?" "Dude! Like, freaking chill, okay? You're torturing me. I'm listening to Modest Mouse. It's like, music, man." "Right here in River City? Does Motor Mouth have a hundred and ten Corn Nuts in his hand?" "Earth to Uncle Roger. We're hungry. I haven't had any mincemeat pie in 365 days. Let's get on with this thanking crap so we can eat." "Sorry, Sam. Why don't we continue with you then?" "I'm glad we are finally talking about bombing Iran. That Mideast is such a mess, and bombing those Fruit Loops would solve all of our problems." "It certainly worked in Iraq. Toni?" "I'm gratified that the Valpak nailing came last week giving me a chance to win a free trip to Ellen DeGeneres' 50th birthday party. Ellen: She's the best part of your day." "Benny, what do you have to say?" "Uncle Roger, I'm thankful tbr human growth hormone and to be 17 years old, 6'4" and 240 pounds so I can punch your lights out if you call me Squirt one more time." "Do you prefer Benjamin or Mr. Wilson, sir? MaeGan, my beautiful niece, let's go on to you." "I'm way thankful for my new boyfriend I met on MySpace." "You're seven years old!" "Leave her alone, Roger. Let her play. It's harmless fun." "Don't break his heart, then, Sweetie. Simon?" "With all of the kook judges in this country, I'm thankful for one with a brain - the administrative law judge who sued the dry cleaner for $54 million for losing his pants." "I guess he figured the trousers had deep pockets. Darlene?" "I'm so thankful [ finally know who to support in the presidential election now that Pat Robertson has endorsed Ruby Giuliani. Ruby's my girl." "Darlene, Honey, just curious, have you followed the presidential race very closely?" "Not really. I was just listening to Pat to see whether he thought the United States should assassinate the British prime minister when he mentioned Ruby." "Well, I guess' that's about everybody. Oh, Momma. I almost forgot you. Before you present that golden bird, what are you thankful for?" "The jawbusters at Wal-Mart tomorrow morning." "Don't you mean doorbusters?" "You can call them anything you want. I call them jawbusters since I bought a set of brass knuckles last year to defend myself." -CG Iuii ,..:,,on-ournal eounty usps 492-s00 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Shelton-Mason County Journal, RO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584. Published weekly by Shelton Publishing Inc. at 227 West Cota Street, Shelton, Washington Mailing address: P.O. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584 Telephone (360) 426-4412 * www.masoncounty.com Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, Washington Member of Washington Newspaper Publishers' Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $31.00 per year in-county address, $45.00 per year in state of Washington $55.00 per year out of state Charles Gay, editor and publisher. Newsroom: Sean Hanlon, managing editor; Steve Patch, sports editor; Jeff Green, general assignment, city government, schools, Port of Shelton; Rebecca Wells, society editor, county government; Mary Duncan, police, courts. Advertising: Stephen Gay, advertising manager; Dave Pierik and Harvey Morris, ad sales. Front office: Julie Orme, business manager; Kathy L.ester, circulation; Donna Kinnaird, bookkeeper; Cricket Carter, mailroom supervisor. Composing room: Diane Riordan, supervisor; Margot Brand, Jan Kallinen, pagination; Frank Isaac, pagination, photo technician; Koleen Wood, typesetter, computer system manager; William Adams, ad builder, computer system manager; Clinton Kendall, proofreader. Pressroom: Nick Carr, pressman; Jon Hughes, pressman's assistant. iiiiiiIiifitifilliii Page 4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 22, 2007 :.¢.oilh l00eaders" 00ournal: i ' Salmon fishing seems he Editor, The Journal: fish are right at the finish line of a hook-caught King Salmon,'I,llcrl There sure are a lot of salmon three- to five-year odyssey, having to wonder if they offer spot;tea1-1s c nets working Hood Canal right survived the gauntlet of leaving soup to go with that. d now. Between the gill nets strung from the shore and the big fleet of purse seiners in the middle, I won- der if anyone is checking to see that enough mature fish get up the rivers. A few days ago I counted 14 big purse seiners within sight of the the river as fingerlings and all the perils of the open ocean, and it just doesn't seem quite right. I know the fishermen are just trying to make a living, and I do like a good bite of salmon as much as the next guy, but holy smokes! Where else but in America can I do know one thing for.the and this is from the hard-eed lesson of experience: Whe]. ' salmon slip into decline l/h there will be another public 0u 0t against the blankety-blar$. 18 gers, and then we will be sad 01 with even more ridiculously t gq oyster house at the mouth of the you find an endangered species buffers on the streamsides. HammaHammaRiver, some work- on the menu? When I see a fancy Dave Robbins, tree f@ ' ing right off the tide flats. These restaurant advertising a "wild, Lilli - Protest fundamentalism's zisdlt, tary threat to us? Why do we not continue to truly work for peace in the Middle East? How did Jewish and Christian Zi- onists seize control of this country seeking war without end to fulfill their apocalyptic visions of either a first Messiah or the second com- ing of Christ? The answers to these questions lie in the rise of religious fundamen- talism in all branches of the Abra- hamaic religions, a symbiotic move- ment that, if not protested against and not stopped, will continue to cause death and destruction in this Editor, The Journak The anti-war protestors at the Port of Olympia are aiming at the wrong people. Their quarrel is not with the truckers, troops and port workers. They need to look deeper to find the root causes of our pres- ent difficulties in the world. Who put into power our evan- gelical, born-again President and his neoconservative brain trust? Who voted for the Iraq War when it was obvious even to people as ignorant as I that Iraq was not in- volved in the attack on New York and did not harbor a credible mill- Editor, The Journal: The immigration situation is a serious problem for both Mexico and the U.S. However, the focus is on the wrong side of the border. The root causes of poverty and a lack of any real effort on the part of Mexico to put her people to work are critical. They have no safety net for their people. No unemploy- ment benefits, no Social Security or farm subsidy benefits. It's no wonder that Mexico's government only helps by showing them a map of the border and the best places to cross. Instead of building walls to keep people out, we should be working with Mexico to keep their people in. How can anybody disagree with that? A world. Their prophecies will I,.., fulfilled, but not by God. lh Only by protesting and -"ed ping fundamentalism, .aridc malignant intrusion into the..lfr o politic in this country and i,st world, will the madness 0,1&,o^.l--" Middle East wars, includi:u, coming attack on Iran, be l,e or stopped. Anti-war prOe would do better to picket _... makers who supported tbe and all of their t an(iament 1.. gious allies. Martin I'I., Focus on wrong side of borde00. At $100 a barrel, Mexico They need an FDR-type public works program to build Mexico's roads, new schools, city sewer in- frastructure and projects to pro- vide clean drinking water. We could start with a minimum wage of $5 an hour. This is a Third World country that needs a rebuilding! We need to get tough with Mex- ico as to their social policy of get- ting rid of their poor by (literally) shipping them north to the U.S. In- stead of using our National Guard units to keep people out, we should perhaps threaten economic sanc- tions. Since undocumented people send money to their families in Mexico at the rate of $14 billion a year, why not halt the outpouring of money at the border? Oh yes! Try that if kinder words fail. huge windfall oil revenueS, the shared cost by our two € tries of a sew;ra]-billiom$ Marshall Plan is a cheap p pay to solve the problem. I'm and you all know we need to s Mexico's problem as a part ofl ing their people at home. It take bold diplomacy, includir forcement of employer peS for hiring these people and cS lation of the North America Trade Agreement and C America Free Trade Agrees which of course won't be fort n  l ing in this administratio . you think Mexicans would P! to live in the home country? Greg  00ournal of Opinion: Talking turkey "Okay, folks, will you gather around the table? Ooh, Momma, nice nut cups made to look like Pilgrim hats. And mmm, are those my yams underneath the toasted marshmallows? You all know what we do each year. Before Momma brings in the Butterball, we take turns telling each other what we're thankful for. Jeremy, that means you, too. Bob, why don't we start with you?" "I gave Meta Hogan $50 to help her win the Olympia mayor's race. I'm thankful she spent it on cigarettes and bath salts." "Phooey. I could're donated a couple cartons of weeds if I'd known she needed them. I wonder if she'd smoke Marlboros. Jimbo, your thankful thoughts, please." "In an age when the government is trying to rip us off to build a new school, fix the streets or expand the hospital, when we're completely tapped out, I'm thankful there's going to be an economical getaway fbr families at that new Great Wolf Lodge with the water park down there at Grand Mound. The rooms will start at only $319 a night." "You couldn't get a better price than that if you were camping! Jeremy, why don't you join us? Millicent, what's the whipped cream on your pumpkin pie?" "I appreciate the way FEMA keeps improving its public relations. I don't understand all the fuss about the fake news conference last month." "You're right. You do have to give them a lot of Brownie points. Jenna-Fir, what's to be thankful for up there in your neck of the woods in Seattle?" "I'm split. I don't know whether I'm more thankful that we voted down transit again or that I'll be able to spend some quality time with myself three hours a day driving into work from Auburn." "If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: The solution isn't transit, it's more highways and oil consumption. Jeremy, pal, do I have to come over there and grab you by that ring in your nose?" "He's just listening to his iPod, Uncle Roger." "An eye prod? Is that legal under the Geneva Conventions?" "Dude! Like, freaking chill, okay? You're torturing me. I'm listening to Modest Mouse. It's like, music, man." "Right here in River City? Does Motor Mouth have a hundred and ten Corn Nuts in his hand?" "Earth to Uncle Roger. We're hungry. I haven't had any mincemeat pie in 365 days. Let's get on with this thanking crap so we can eat." "Sorry, Sam. Why don't we continue with you then?" "I'm glad we are finally talking about bombing Iran. That Mideast is such a mess, and bombing those Fruit Loops would solve all of our problems." "It certainly worked in Iraq. Toni?" "I'm gratified that the Valpak nailing came last week giving me a chance to win a free trip to Ellen DeGeneres' 50th birthday party. Ellen: She's the best part of your day." "Benny, what do you have to say?" "Uncle Roger, I'm thankful tbr human growth hormone and to be 17 years old, 6'4" and 240 pounds so I can punch your lights out if you call me Squirt one more time." "Do you prefer Benjamin or Mr. Wilson, sir? MaeGan, my beautiful niece, let's go on to you." "I'm way thankful for my new boyfriend I met on MySpace." "You're seven years old!" "Leave her alone, Roger. Let her play. It's harmless fun." "Don't break his heart, then, Sweetie. Simon?" "With all of the kook judges in this country, I'm thankful for one with a brain - the administrative law judge who sued the dry cleaner for $54 million for losing his pants." "I guess he figured the trousers had deep pockets. Darlene?" "I'm so thankful [ finally know who to support in the presidential election now that Pat Robertson has endorsed Ruby Giuliani. Ruby's my girl." "Darlene, Honey, just curious, have you followed the presidential race very closely?" "Not really. I was just listening to Pat to see whether he thought the United States should assassinate the British prime minister when he mentioned Ruby." "Well, I guess' that's about everybody. Oh, Momma. I almost forgot you. Before you present that golden bird, what are you thankful for?" "The jawbusters at Wal-Mart tomorrow morning." "Don't you mean doorbusters?" "You can call them anything you want. I call them jawbusters since I bought a set of brass knuckles last year to defend myself." -CG Iuii ,..:,,on-ournal eounty usps 492-s00 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Shelton-Mason County Journal, RO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584. Published weekly by Shelton Publishing Inc. at 227 West Cota Street, Shelton, Washington Mailing address: P.O. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584 Telephone (360) 426-4412 * www.masoncounty.com Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, Washington Member of Washington Newspaper Publishers' Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $31.00 per year in-county address, $45.00 per year in state of Washington $55.00 per year out of state Charles Gay, editor and publisher. Newsroom: Sean Hanlon, managing editor; Steve Patch, sports editor; Jeff Green, general assignment, city government, schools, Port of Shelton; Rebecca Wells, society editor, county government; Mary Duncan, police, courts. Advertising: Stephen Gay, advertising manager; Dave Pierik and Harvey Morris, ad sales. Front office: Julie Orme, business manager; Kathy L.ester, circulation; Donna Kinnaird, bookkeeper; Cricket Carter, mailroom supervisor. Composing room: Diane Riordan, supervisor; Margot Brand, Jan Kallinen, pagination; Frank Isaac, pagination, photo technician; Koleen Wood, typesetter, computer system manager; William Adams, ad builder, computer system manager; Clinton Kendall, proofreader. Pressroom: Nick Carr, pressman; Jon Hughes, pressman's assistant. iiiiiiIiifitifilliii Page 4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 22, 2007 :.¢.oilh l00eaders" 00ournal: i ' Salmon fishing seems he Editor, The Journal: fish are right at the finish line of a hook-caught King Salmon,'I,llcrl There sure are a lot of salmon three- to five-year odyssey, having to wonder if they offer spot;tea1-1s c nets working Hood Canal right survived the gauntlet of leaving soup to go with that. d now. Between the gill nets strung from the shore and the big fleet of purse seiners in the middle, I won- der if anyone is checking to see that enough mature fish get up the rivers. A few days ago I counted 14 big purse seiners within sight of the the river as fingerlings and all the perils of the open ocean, and it just doesn't seem quite right. I know the fishermen are just trying to make a living, and I do like a good bite of salmon as much as the next guy, but holy smokes! Where else but in America can I do know one thing for.the and this is from the hard-eed lesson of experience: Whe]. ' salmon slip into decline l/h there will be another public 0u 0t against the blankety-blar$. 18 gers, and then we will be sad 01 with even more ridiculously t gq oyster house at the mouth of the you find an endangered species buffers on the streamsides. HammaHammaRiver, some work- on the menu? When I see a fancy Dave Robbins, tree f@ ' ing right off the tide flats. These restaurant advertising a "wild, Lilli - Protest fundamentalism's zisdlt, tary threat to us? Why do we not continue to truly work for peace in the Middle East? How did Jewish and Christian Zi- onists seize control of this country seeking war without end to fulfill their apocalyptic visions of either a first Messiah or the second com- ing of Christ? The answers to these questions lie in the rise of religious fundamen- talism in all branches of the Abra- hamaic religions, a symbiotic move- ment that, if not protested against and not stopped, will continue to cause death and destruction in this Editor, The Journak The anti-war protestors at the Port of Olympia are aiming at the wrong people. Their quarrel is not with the truckers, troops and port workers. They need to look deeper to find the root causes of our pres- ent difficulties in the world. Who put into power our evan- gelical, born-again President and his neoconservative brain trust? Who voted for the Iraq War when it was obvious even to people as ignorant as I that Iraq was not in- volved in the attack on New York and did not harbor a credible mill- Editor, The Journal: The immigration situation is a serious problem for both Mexico and the U.S. However, the focus is on the wrong side of the border. The root causes of poverty and a lack of any real effort on the part of Mexico to put her people to work are critical. They have no safety net for their people. No unemploy- ment benefits, no Social Security or farm subsidy benefits. It's no wonder that Mexico's government only helps by showing them a map of the border and the best places to cross. Instead of building walls to keep people out, we should be working with Mexico to keep their people in. How can anybody disagree with that? A world. Their prophecies will I,.., fulfilled, but not by God. lh Only by protesting and -"ed ping fundamentalism, .aridc malignant intrusion into the..lfr o politic in this country and i,st world, will the madness 0,1&,o^.l--" Middle East wars, includi:u, coming attack on Iran, be l,e or stopped. Anti-war prOe would do better to picket _... makers who supported tbe and all of their t an(iament 1.. gious allies. Martin I'I., Focus on wrong side of borde00. At $100 a barrel, Mexico They need an FDR-type public works program to build Mexico's roads, new schools, city sewer in- frastructure and projects to pro- vide clean drinking water. We could start with a minimum wage of $5 an hour. This is a Third World country that needs a rebuilding! We need to get tough with Mex- ico as to their social policy of get- ting rid of their poor by (literally) shipping them north to the U.S. In- stead of using our National Guard units to keep people out, we should perhaps threaten economic sanc- tions. Since undocumented people send money to their families in Mexico at the rate of $14 billion a year, why not halt the outpouring of money at the border? Oh yes! Try that if kinder words fail. huge windfall oil revenueS, the shared cost by our two € tries of a sew;ra]-billiom$ Marshall Plan is a cheap p pay to solve the problem. I'm and you all know we need to s Mexico's problem as a part ofl ing their people at home. It take bold diplomacy, includir forcement of employer peS for hiring these people and cS lation of the North America Trade Agreement and C America Free Trade Agrees which of course won't be fort n  l ing in this administratio . you think Mexicans would P! to live in the home country? Greg