http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/absurd/ en-us Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:26:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030724/posts The UN Human Rights Council said the UK must "consider holding a referendum on the desirability or otherwise of a written constitution, preferably republican". The council has 29 members including Saudi Arabia, Cuba and Sri Lanka. It was the Sri Lankan envoy who raised concerns over the British monarchy. The resulting report said Britain should have a referendum on the monarchy and the need for a written constitution with a bill of rights. UK Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030724/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:26:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004396/posts PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AGAINST ISLAM A Proposed Constitutional Amendment (Note the need for this Amendment at the end) Background and justification to Amendment 28 (self-defense/survival measure) Whereas; Religion is defined as an institution dedicated to improving social conscience and promoting individual and societal spiritual growth in a way that is harmless to others not participating in or practicing the same; Whereas; the United States of America was founded on the ideals of individual rights, including the individual right to practice one’s religion of choice, or no religion, and that there would be no compulsion of religion, nor state sanctioned religion,... Live Leak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004396/posts#comment Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:47:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1943810/posts Of the many words that describe the events of the past year, absurd tops the list. Recounting them all would be an arduous and repetitive process, so the following recount of ridiculous events in the news will serve as the representative of 2007. North Star Writers Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1943810/posts#comment Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:41:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881057/posts Until I talked to Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford University, it never occurred to me that our universe might be somebody else’s hobby. I hadn’t imagined that the omniscient, omnipotent creator of the heavens and earth could be an advanced version of a guy who spends his weekends building model railroads or overseeing video-game worlds like the Sims. But now it seems quite possible. In fact, if you accept a pretty reasonable assumption of Dr. Bostrom’s, it is almost a mathematical certainty that we are living in someone else’s computer simulation. This simulation would be similar to the one... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881057/posts#comment Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:00:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813134/posts The 11-Year Old Homophobe by: Don Irvine, April 04, 2007 An 11-year old boy in England was subjected to a homophobic crime investigation by the police because he called a classmate "gay" in an e-mail. The parents of the boy who received the message complained to the police in Cheshire who then opened an investigation and sent two policemen to visit the alleged homophobe at his home. When the parents of the 11-year old boy complained that the police were being heavy handed they told the father that they considered it a very serious matter. The boy told his parents... Campus Report Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1813134/posts#comment Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:40:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793722/posts A substitute teacher faces up to 40 years in jail after pornographic website images were displayed to her seventh-grade students. But the conviction of 40-year-old Julie Amero - for four counts of risking injury to a child - has sparked mass outrage on the blogosphere. Amero, who worked at Kelly Middle School in the US town of Norwich, Connecticut, argued that she was the victim of adware and spyware - malicious computer code that causes pop-up advertisements to appear spontaneously. The prosecution, on the other hand, said Amero loaded the porn deliberately, and faulted her for not shutting the computer... smh.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793722/posts#comment Fri, 2 Mar 2007 03:54:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1667151/posts Let's face it: the vast majority of the offerings on cable news networks aren't very good. This article analyzes some common traps cable news networks often fall in. From partisan politics to populism to media bias, cable news networks should be viewed more as entertainment rather than legitimate news commentary sources. The Prometheus Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1667151/posts#comment Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:49:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1663969/posts U.S. funeral directors are changing the gothic image of funeral homes to reflect the more positive image of death held by most baby boomers. San Antonio's Mission Park Funeral Chapels & Cemeteries chief Robert Tips told the San Antonio Express-News that as baby boomers become their primary customers, the U.S. funeral industry has shifted to a "celebrating life" mode. The boomer generation is all about convenience and service with a smile, he said. Tips said Mission Park is building five new funeral homes in San Antonio that will include facilities for weddings and banquets as well as concessions for funerals.... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1663969/posts#comment Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:11:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1663200/posts SynopsisIs the United States bankrupt? Many would scoff at this notion. Others would argue that financial implosion is just around the corner. This paper explores these views from both partial and general equilibrium perspectives. It concludes that countries can go broke, that the United States is going broke, that remaining open to foreign investment can help stave off bankruptcy, but that radical reform of U.S. fiscal institutions is essential to secure the nation’s economic future. The paper offers three policies to eliminate the nation’s enormous fiscal gap and avert bankruptcy: a retail sales tax, personalized Social Security, and a globally... FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS REVIEW http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1663200/posts#comment Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:59:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1646998/posts THESE ARE THE SENATORS WHO VOTED TO GIVE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL PARTY, THESE POLITICIANS NEED TO BE DEFEATED IN 2006, 2008 OR 2010, WHENEVER THEY NEXT COME UP FOR OFFICE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW; THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION -- THAT IS, UNLESS THEY DO NOT MIND SHARING THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY WITH FOREIGN WORKERS WHO NEVER PAID INTO IT AND AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE BEING LEFT OUT. Grouped by Home State Alabama: Alaska: Stevens (R-AK), Yea Arizona: McCain (R-AZ), Yea Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Pryor (D-AR),... snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1646998/posts#comment Sat, 10 Jun 2006 23:25:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640058/posts I am curious why none of the media covers the most important aspect of the Malvo shootings. If you look at Newspapers on the dates when the shootings are underway you discover something I find quite interesting. The shootings begin to dominate the news the day before the debate on the Iraq war starts and they catch them the day after the declaration of war??? If you ask most people "do you remember the debate about starting the second Iraq war", they will all answer "yes of course". But if you followup with the question "name one point in the... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640058/posts#comment Mon, 29 May 2006 13:48:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1640747/posts I recently received a reply to a post that stated: "This should be beneath a "freeper". Sad." So I asked.. what is it that makes a FReeper? My reply (and I will admit was tasteless) was also questioning. It stirred controversy and was removed? Why Moderators? Can you not tell me? Did it not meet with your "FReeper" mentality? According to all posted guidelines it should be listed but no, you chose to delete it. Yes.. I'm the first one IBTZ, I'm sure you'll nick me for speaking up.. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1640747/posts#comment Tue, 30 May 2006 19:41:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571232/posts Best-selling author and Muslim dissident Ibn Warraq argues that freedom of expression is our western heritage and we must defend it against attacks from totalitarian societies. If the west does not stand in solidarity with the Danish, he argues, then the Islamization of Europe will have begun in earnest. The great British philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote in On Liberty, "Strange it is, that men should admit the validity of the arguments for free discussion, but object to their being 'pushed to an extreme'; not seeing that unless the reasons are good for an extreme case, they are not good... Spiegel Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571232/posts#comment Fri, 3 Feb 2006 21:52:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571108/posts GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Tens of thousands of angry Muslims marched through Palestinian cities, burning the Danish flag and calling for vengeance Friday against European countries where caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad were published. In Washington, the State Department criticized the drawings, calling them "offensive to the beliefs of Muslims." While recognizing the importance of freedom of the press and expression, State Department press officer Janelle Hironimus said these rights must be coupled with press responsibility. "Inciting religious or ethnic hatred in this manner is not acceptable," Hironimus said. "We call for tolerance and respect for all communities and... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571108/posts#comment Fri, 3 Feb 2006 18:55:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571020/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington on Friday condemned caricatures in European newspapers of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, siding with Muslims who are outraged that the publications put press freedom over respect for religion. "These cartoons are indeed offensive to the belief of Muslims," State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said in answer to a question. "We all fully recognize and respect freedom of the press and expression but it must be coupled with press responsibility. Inciting religious or ethnic hatreds in this manner is not acceptable." Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571020/posts#comment Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:04:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1556759/posts Fellow Americans, there comes a time every mans life when we must give up ourselves before we are worthy to recieve. There comes a time in this war on terror when in order to protect liberty, we have to give it up in the mean time for safty. That's right folks. Today, Americans have forsaken the creator for the creation and have decided that they would value our "civil liberties" than protecting western civilization and rich white people from the tender mercies of radical Islamic terrorists. Selfish liberals insist and whine that Bush has no right to spy on Americans... Department of Troll Control http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1556759/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1554391/posts Yaa, you repukes are not doing so well, huh? Imagine, you repukes control the presidency, both houses of Congress, and appointed 7 of the 9 Supreme Court justices. Yet the Supreme Court thre out sodomy laws in all 50 states and recognized the right of government to seize land for any reason. And you couldn't pass your Social Security changes could you? Sorry, that was your last shot. Come November, we're going to start seeing more Democratic faces in the House. It's the end for you guys. You guys are celebrating when Bush's numbers go *up* to 45%. Then Faux... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1554391/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jan 2006 02:43:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1551102/posts Bush’s giant Right Wing Noise Machine (RWNM) loves to preach about the Bush economic miracle. In fact, the RWNM’s current thinking is Bush doesn’t spend enough time talking about his economic triumphs. If only he did, then everyone would fall in line and believe in the great Bush economic miracle. There is one problem with this argument: it’s a lie. Any way you look at the Bush economy, it comes up short. Today, I want to compare Bush’s job creation record with other economic recoveries. As usual, Bush comes up way short. The national Bureau of Economic Research has identified... bopnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1551102/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jan 2006 16:29:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1550230/posts Why does anybody support George w Bush as President? He is clearly the worst President I have ever seen -- a complete disaster. And before you say anything, I have been a registered Republican for 25 years. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1550230/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jan 2006 17:27:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547699/posts After reading all of the crap that people have been saying regarding Adult Private Social Clubs, I felt that I had to post an article and give my opinion. I am sick and tired of all the religous groups that are saying that there are drugs, prostitution, minors, non-consenting people, and just immoral people at these clubs! First of all, who do these people think they are to decide what is morally right or wrong for me? I believe that I have a good set of morals. I am a law abiding, tax paying citizen, I work full time and... Freeper http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547699/posts#comment Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:42:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1542277/posts Lies of omission about 9/11 -- stoking fears of terrorism THEY WANT YOU TO BE AFRAID The following post was censored by freerepublic.com shortly after it was posted on their "public" forum on 9/11/04. That forum is designed to appear as though it is a community forum open to all, but this post only received three responses before it and its replies were deleted, and a repeat posting at 4 am PST on 9/20/04 didn't stay online for 5 minutes! Someone is apparently watching closely over the content of the freerepublic.com forums and censoring them 24/7 (though they might have... Censored News & Ideas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1542277/posts#comment Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:27:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1425976/posts Before I begin explaining my theory, can we all agree that illegal immigration is a problem that most Americans (even liberals are against it, most of the time) disagree with? I voted for G.W. Bush for his second term because I was most certain that such a "conservative" President would do us all a favor and stop the 15 million illegal immigrants in our country, sneaking into our country at the rate of 3 million per year. After all, if homeland security is so important during this unprecedented magnitude of war, surely securing the borders should be at the top... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1425976/posts#comment Sun, 19 Jun 2005 07:06:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1423016/posts Graham Cairns-Smith is well known for a bizarre theory that the first living organisms were clay minerals of the origin of life. But not so well known is that he is driven to such outlandish ideas by the enormous chemical difficulties of mainstream theories of chemical evolution, such as the RNA World (see also The RNA World: A Critique): The implausibility of prevital nucleic acid If it is hard to imagine polypeptides or polysaccharides in primordial waters it is harder still to imagine polynucleotides. But so powerful has been the effect of Miller's experiment on the scientific imagination that to... Answers in Genesis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1423016/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:29:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1383805/posts Questions about John Bolton's fitness for representing the US at the United Nations were heightened today as more staffers came forward to describe his chronic abuse of his subordinates and volatile, unpredictable temper, as demonstrated in this Senate testimony: Q: Frank, could we go back? Could you characterize your meeting with Bolton? Was he calm? MR. FINGAR: No, he was angry. He was standing up. Q: Did he raise his voice to you? Did he point his finger in your face? MR. FINGAR: I don't remember if he pointed. John speaks in such a low voice normally. Was it louder... Transterrestrial Musings http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1383805/posts#comment Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:23:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1377889/posts Many argue that communism will never be possible because of "human nature". The essence of this false argument is the belief that a communist society would consist of an all-powerful central government that would tell everybody what to do--and would therefore undermine the creative initiative of individuals and the search for happiness. • This argument is based on two false assumptions: (1) It assumes that a communist society will look like the former Soviet Union, or the current China, North Korea, etc (ie: corrupt police states with a feudal-style ruling class) (2) It assumes that people will only work in... Bolshie Mod Manifesto http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1377889/posts#comment Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:50:57 GMT