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" As to the second aspect of the e-mail , whether Tamiflu is effective against influenza ( especially the specific H5N1 strain now referred to as avian or bird flu ) , the e-mail 's dismissive " This medicine does n't so much as cure the common flu " is misleading in that Tamiflu is n't meant to be a flu cure . " The one now the focus of so much concern , the H5N1 strain , was first noted in Asian birds in 1997 . That protection might indeed include the use of public funds to pay the costs of installation and maintenance for security systems at some of the Kerrys ' homes , because the protection of First Families is viewed as a right and proper charge upon the nation . Origins : The image displayed above is neither a genuine reproduction of the front page of the 10 May 1943 New York Times nor of any articles appearing in that newspaper . Secret Service staffing levels vary as the situation requires , and lifetime protection for former Presidents and their spouses was eliminated by Congressional legislation in 1997 . On a daily basis , my brother and sister soldiers worldwide ensure that you and people like you can thumb your collective nose at us , all on a salary that is nothing short of pitiful and under conditions that would make most people cringe . I particularly enjoy sexual encounters with the latter group as they are generally disappointed in the fact that they only receive penile intercourse and nothing more , unless of course , they douche on a consistent basis . Statements made in two articles that appeared in the Observer-Reporter , the newspaper from the nearby town of Washington , Pennsylvania , after the ' front porch ' meeting support the e-mail 's claim of the street 's being closed all night to traffic : " The 200 block of West College was shut down for the visit " and " On Sunday morning , the Rhomes and Kerry campaign workers went door-to-door on the street , alerting neighbors of Kerry 's upcoming visit . Cindy Williams , who starred in the hit 1973 film American Graffiti and portrayed sweet , lovable Shirley Feeney on the popular 1970s sitcom Laverne & Shirley has n't been writing newspaper articles denouncing our " overpaid " servicemen . He was classified as a military journalist after telling recruiters he was a " newspaper trainee " ( read " copy boy " ) for the New York Times while a student at Harvard . Is this the best use of our tax money electing Kerry to take care of all their properties both foreign and domestic ? " Yet in none of those forwards was the ' very good friend in PA ' identified by name or her e-mail address provided ; other than her gender and state of residence , nothing is known about the purported authoress of this chronicle . For more information about the protection afforded former Presidents , see our article about a similar rumor that was attached to the previous First Couple when President Bill Clinton left office in 2001 . His clippings from the Castle Courier , the newspaper of the U.S. Army Engineering Command , and other publications suggest that he pulled his weight , which in his case meant choppering around to report features about the good works of the 20th Engineers , who were tasked with paving roads , building bridges , and clearing jungle to support combat operations . Originally designed to ferry oil workers to ocean rigs , swift boats offered flimsy protection . The government is obligated to provide Secret Service protection to the President and his immediate family , so if John Kerry were elected to that office , of course he and his family would be entitled to the same level of security detail that the Secret Service provides to every President .