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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="0440eb82ermwup.jpg"> <bR> <div> ''faded love''</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-514/fadedlove.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> sound control</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="food for thought 3 homepage"><B>BACK TO HOME 3</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GUESTBOOK"><B>GUESTBOOK</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="turmoil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TURMOIL"><B>BACK TO "TURMOIL''</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="turmoil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TURMOIL"><B>SELECTION PAGE</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="043b85f1ermwup.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>FOOD FOR THOUGHT TURMOIL</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#330099" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>THE BOOB TUBE</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>THE BOOB TUBE</I><I>       </I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="282" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1338 WIDTH="278"><bR> <div> Often times I delved in thought</div> <div> About our country’s moral aim,</div> <div> And for closure that I sought---</div> <div> The answer finally came.</div> <bR> <div> While there in my reclining chair,</div> <div> Focused in a TV stare,</div> <div> Suddenly it dawned on me;</div> <div> That many problems of despair</div> <div> Are fed from that TV!</div> <bR> <div> In olden days when news came slow</div> <div> By local press and radio;</div> <div> Gave people chance to reason through</div> <div> In quieter times to bear the news,</div> <div> To understand if false or true--</div> <div> Instead of TV’s present views.</div> <bR> <div> Now, the world news travels fast,</div> <div> So confused for us to grasp,</div> <div> For whom we see all disagree,</div> <div> Too controlled in their broadcast,</div> <div> Just too much for folks like me!</div> <bR> <div> For what we hear compounds our fear</div> <div> With reckless spin and lies they send</div> <div> As all the experts drone our ear---</div> <div> Yes, talk TV will do us in!!</div> <bR> <div> William E. Hardison</div> <div> (Copyrights recorded)</div> <bR> <div>   <div align="center"> <div style="padding:0px; border:1px solid #999999; width:235px; margin: 0px;background-color:#F2F4FA;"> <form action="http://pub2.bravenet.com/elist/add.php" method="post" style="margin:0px;"> <div style="background-color:#DBE0F5;padding:3px;font:12px arial;color:black;"><b>Join the Mailing List</b></div> <div style="margin:10px; font: 11px arial; color: black; text-align:right;"> <div style="margin-bottom:5px;">Enter your name and email address below:</div> Name: <input type="text" name="ename" size="25" maxlength="60" /><br> Email: <input type="text" name="emailaddress" size="25" maxlength="100" /><br> <input type="radio" name="action" value="join" checked style="border: 0px;"/>Subscribe  <input type="radio" name="action" value="leave" style="border: 0px;" />Unsubscribe  <input type="hidden" name="usernum" style="border: 0px solid black; height: 0px; width: 0px;" value="126720699" /><input type="hidden" name="cpv" style="border: 0px solid black; height: 0px; width: 0px;" value="1" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="GO" /></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom:5px;"><a title="Free Mailing Lists from Bravenet.com" href="http://www.bravenet.com"><img src="http://assets.bravenet.com/cp/bn-elist.gif" alt="Free Mailing Lists from Bravenet.com" border="0"></a></div></form> </div></div>   </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="turmoil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TURMOIL"><B>BACK TO TURMOIL SELECTION PAGE</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>OR</B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="food for thought 3 homepage"><B>FOOD FOR THOUGHT HOMEPAGE</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>