I’ve been searching online, but I cannot seem to find the questions and answers from the 2010 Miss America contest. If you have seen them, please share the link. I’m curious as to what the questions were like this year

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If you recall my article titled “Interesting travel observation,” I was visiting New York City two weekends ago.  I arrived into the city much earlier than I had planned, so I had a few hours to wander around and take some photos using my new Sony Cyber-shot digital camera (DSC-W330). Since I had the camera for less than 24 hours, I didn’t have a lot of time to experiment with the various settings, so this was my first trial.

I made my way down Broadway and found myself face to face with something I’ve never imagined seeing … a twenty-foot tall Census form. This inflatable advertisement was definitely an eye-catcher, so I just had to take a picture of it. Do you think the city will fill out the form and mail it back?

If you recall my article on the Republican Response to the State of the Union address, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell referenced Thomas Jefferson a few times and quoted him once. I have found some other quotes by Jefferson that you might find interesting:

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”

“When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.”

“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.”

“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.”

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”

“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”

“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”

Only in America …….do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in America …..do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

Only in America ……do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters..

Only in America …….do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

Only in America ……do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

Only in America …..do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.