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I know I am fairly new here to FR, and I feel weird posting this. But FR has become a sort of therapy for me in this time of craziness, so I am hoping you wil all pray for me. I fear for my soul because I am so filled with hate for the President of United States (and all those who aid, abet and coddle him). I know hate is a terrible sin. It doesn't matter how bad a person is, it's not up to us to judge them. That's God's job. Jesus told us to pray for our...

I just hope that in November 2012 we will elect Sarah Palin as President! I was happy when Reagan got elected but will be even more so when Sarah is elected!

Sarah Palin, the woman who put enough sizzle in McCain's 2008 presidential bid to make Republicans think they were finally cooking, now finds herself a few weeks short of stoking her own political firestorm. Palin has managed to maintain the conservative and national spotlight for three years since that failed White House bid, even with the combined might of all the major networks, the late night comics, the newspapers and periodicals, cable TV women's talk shows, and "educated opinion" almost unanimously against her. She has won over the Fox News Channel, Rush Limbaugh, the Tea Party, and Glenn Beck:...

Several months ago I coined the term PROXY VOTER to single out a potential GOP primary voter who clearly has exhibited one or more of the following inclinations but might decide on state voting day in 2012 due to undue influence or intimidation to vote for someone else other than Sarah Palin, although personally on balance you do see it in your personal vested interest to vote for Sarah Palin: 1)Give Sarah Palin the thumbs up (favorable) and if polled by a pollster would have at one time committed to voting for Palin 2)Donated to her campaign or are a...

As even the pundits are beginning to acknowledge, their two year long campaign to keep Sarah Palin out of the 2012 Presidential election has failed. She is going to run. Even the likes of Karl Rove acknowledge it at this point. Their strategy for stopping her will now shift in focus, but it will remain essentially the same. Smear and distract. The Establishment of both parties will continue the relentless ad hominems against her that have so far fallen like spent bullets at her feet. And they will try to distract her in any way possible by raising issues of...

I have been a casual observer of polls for over three decades, since early 1979 (about the same time in the 1980 election cycle as we find ourselves in the 2012 cycle) when Jimmy Carter was posting a 57-35 lead over Ronald Reagan in the respected Gallup poll. Carter maintained double digits leads over Reagan throughout 1979 and even into the spring of 1980, as the March 31, 1980 edition of time observed. ("National opinion polls continue to show Carter leading Reagan by an apparently comfortable margin of about 25%.") Early polls of general election contests (19 months out) are...

As many of you know, Palin for the most part--other than the occasional foreign trip or Facebook post countering the Obama agenda-- has gone dark these past few months, up until her speech in Madison this weekend. Pundits have claimed that she isn't running because she hasn't kissed the rings of GOP insiders from New Hampshire or Iowa, despite reports that her people have been talking to local tea party groups. I will now make the argument, that Palin's 2012 campaign is soon to begin or is at least is all but confirmed. I will briefly begin with some of...

I've not given up on Sarah Palin. She's a winner. Don't believe what the MSM says about how she is soooooooo over. We need to back her even tho' she's not touched the bc issue of the 'bam. She's a good person & deserves our trust in voting for her to turn this country around in 2012.

Pissant has just agreed to come back to Free Republic and spearhead what has been characterized as a massive fundraising effort, just in time for Sarah's planned announcement of her run for the Presidency.

We are within hours of Sarah Palin's speeech to the Indian conclave. I thought it would be interesting to look back at where Palin has come from and what the pundits, pollsters and history have said about her foreign affairs/national security qualifications or lack of qualifications: The top 10 quotes or events regarding Sarah Palin's foreign affairs experience: 1)Charles Krauthammer July 2009 "...She is NOT a serious candidate for the presidency. She had to go home and study and spend a lot of time on issues in which she was not adept last year and she hasn't. She has to...

This thread is only for freepers who want Sarah Palin to be President in 2012. Please all (TROLLS)other stay out.

I'm Swedish and I admit my nation has made a lot of mistakes throughout the centuries. But, in resemblence to the other Nordic nations (Scandinavia + Finland), we know how to run an economy. From people who live in other parts of the World pretending to understand macro economics I often hear remarks like "Norway is rich because of oil" and "Sweden is a small country with a homogenous population that therefore is easily governed". A nation like Libya too houses a homogenous population and has even more oil and gas reserves than Norway, but can't exactly compete with Scandinavia...

Whereas, being a pre-millenial freeper, do propose the following changes to The 2010 and subsequent FreeRepublic Lexicon (Lingo, Dictionary, Lore Handbook) Pic Rule - Unofficial, but strictly enforced rule that pictures of unpleasant liberal women must be accompanied by pictures of beautiful women; if beautiful women are mentioned a picture must follow (and inevitably controlled by Helen Thomas) (thanks NonLinear and dinasour). Specific rules follow: 1. If your post mentions Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin, you must post a pic of her. Example: ......"Ann Coulter"=..."Michelle Malkin"= 2. Female equivalent to the Ann Coulter rule. The Bibi (Netanyahu) and Bill Sammon's...

Just a question to all of you.I may have missed something, I hope that I did, but .........WHY has not DRUDGE put Mr. Wooden's passing on his site today?Just asking.Maybe I missed something.

Is it just me or is Google against the Tea Parties? When I go and do a search for Chicago tea party for example, the most prominent results are all by liberal mouth pieces putting down our efforts. HMMMM! What do you think?

Locking up every time I open a browser there. Whoever is advising them to add a surfeit of ads, should be taken out and flogged. Looks tacky, and drives people away.

What if you are planning to be a doctor right now?

In a stunning development the truck driver from Mass. was sworn in as President of the U.S. while the Obamas looked on

"If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart and if you are not conservative at thirty, you have no brain."

Free People Need No Leader Throughout the summer’s town halls and protests, a passing question has been raised again and again by the media and their consorts: who is this movement’s “leader?� The assumption behind the question reveals something interesting about the questioners’ perspective. To ask this question, the questioner must believe that average people require a “leader� to tell them what they do and don’t want, what they must or mustn’t do and where they must or mustn’t do it. While it’s certainly true that we who resist federal intrusion into our every action must have representatives, free people...

Ever notice? When she’s angry, she starts talking a little faster, her eyes lids narrow a tad, and she talks through lips that are a bit closer together – and that faint frown of hers becomes almost permanent, yet a smile remains. She displayed all of those signs today. She didn’t say it in so many words, but if I don’t miss my bet, Sarah Palin just declared all-out war on the left – and believe me, she can wage that war like no other – as has been well demonstrated. No, she’s not about to run off into seclusion...

If only for this life we have Hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. 1 Corinthians 15:19 The days are numbered for Iran’s Supreme Mules. It doesn’t matter if Ahmacrazynutjob or Musavi is put in power by the power crazed Mooselip Marxists, Freedom is on the march. That is what unnerves dictators like a cat in a North Korean Kitchen as these protests grow, thanks to the Freedom President; George W Bush. Free Democracies are surrounding Iran and these people are finally saying, why not us? This would never be happening if Saddamn and the...

As dawn emerges over Tehran, the world awaits the outcome of the latest, great struggle for liberty.While none of us born in the US can quite grasp either the fear or exhilaration experienced by those on the streets of Tehran, they should know that we, the PEOPLE of the United States of America stand with them.To our great shame, our government does not.One day this historic injustice will be rectified.

Letterman has jumped the shark. The recent bad jokes about Palin and her daughter shows that Letterman has jumped the shark. A term used to describe a TV shows beginning of the end. This usually corresponds to the point where a show with falling ratings apparently becomes more desperate to draw in viewers. In the process of undergoing these changes, the TV or movie series loses its original appeal. Shows that have "jumped the shark" are typically deemed to have passed their peak. Face it if Letterman cannot or will not attack Obama or the Clintons so his show has...

What do you believe Obama will accomplish in his first 100 days? I'll give you a few to start... 1) Gays in the military 2) Unlimited tax funded abortion at all stages 3) Federal gay marriage laws 4) Naming sexual orientation as a federally protected class. Preach against it go to jail.

Thank you President George Bush! I believe that history will give President Bush his due - but as he finishes his second term, I thought it would be appropriate to thank him for his service to our country now. Come join me, and fight the tide of all those Bush haters! I know it is popular to trash on him, whether you are a Democrat or Republican, Liberal or Conservative. I personally have never seen a sitting President so attacked and maligned as he was in the media and the entertainment industry. The left has proven themselves to be a...

I realize I'm a relatively new FReeper, but I consulted the thread on vanity postings prior to posting this. If I've posted this incorrectly, please advise.

Since it's very obvious now that Barack Obama is NOT a "natural born" U.S. citizen and therefore unqualified to be President of the United States, has anyone considered filing a lawsuit to protect America's national security secrets, nuclear launch codes and the military chain of command in the event Obama is somehow sworn in as President? The lawsuit could state that Obama is not a "natural born citizen" based on all the evidence from the multitudes of lawsuits being filed against him regarding his citizenship status and thereby makes him unqualified to hold the office of President. The lawsuit would...

36-0 WHOOOOOOOOO. Thank God, I can go to work Monday. I've been letting my mouth overload my hind-quarters, and it would have been embarassing if the Tide had lost, or even if the Tigers had held it close. Bring on the Gators.

Let's get to the bottom of what party is better for the economy. In the last 40 years has any economic growth legislation been inspired by Democrats ?

Her VP nomination acceptance speech was amazing, energizing and excited millions. She was sharp, wholesome, down to earth, boldly conservative and beautiful. Then, the liberal media, blatantly committed to getting Obama elected, set out to destroy her. “Sarah Palin is stupid” was their mantra. Every late night talk show host, biased liberal TV interviewer, biased liberal newspaper reporter and democrat talking head united to create the paradigm, “Palin is an idiot”. Suddenly, every word out of Sarah's mouth was under severe scrutiny. Who could survive such a tsunami of attacks on their intellect? Meanwhile, Obama saying the US has 57...

At a funeral one day, the minister stood up and said, "You know, I didn't know Ralph terribly well. Could someone stand up and say something nice about him?" Silence. Finally, a guy stands up in the back of the room to offer words of consolation. "Yes?" the minister says. "His brother was worse," the mourner says. It's an old joke, but for bond investors, it rings true: The only thing good that can be said about bond funds lately is that stock funds have been worse. If you're looking for someplace to put your money, a high-grade corporate bond...

The reinvention of Spitler is underway.....we’re all supposed to forget his crimes because HE wants to get back in the game. This multi-faceted PR-driven reinvention is costing big bucks......an editorial in the WaPo, and whatnot. Probably his daddy dipped into the tax-exempt family "foundation" to bailout little Eliot. Spitzer escaped criminal charges so expect to hear him whine that since he wasn't charged with breaking laws, he should be forgiven in order to return to politics. He wants Obama to hire him----to shamelessly resurrect his tarnished image "walking on water beside the Messiah." The larger question is not who---but how...

I know that many of you were as disappointed in the last election as I was. But why was the election lost by the GOP? There were a number of factors contributing to this, and early on with the Northern states allowing open primaries for Democrats and Moderates to "cross-over" and vote for "their" candidate of McCain. Taking nothing away of the man's military service, these early primaries ensured that all we got as a candidate was a Democrat-Light who made a name for himself of "reaching out and across the aisle." And he then went so far as to...

I have to write about patriotism for an ethics course, and give a "bad" example of it.

General Motors chairman Rick Wagoner says that his company is in such poor financial shape -- indeed, Deutsche Bank considers the company's stock worthless -- that it "needs" welfare assistance from American taxpayers before it runs out of cash. Well, Wagoner didn't put it exactly like that. He called it a "federal aid package." "This is an issue that needs to be addressed urgently," Wagoner told Automotive News, adding that now is the time to "overshoot, not undershoot" the level of assistance. GM is willing to offer the government preferred stock, speed the introduction of fuel-efficient vehicles and set limits...

I was in Chicago to make speech to meeting of bankers, stock brokers, RE brokers, professional investors, etc. They all had one question: When will MSM admit that market meltdown is reaction to knowledge that Obama's people will run country, and business leaders of all ilks have absolutely no confidence in Dems? Most interesting were Social Liberals who loved Obama's social programs, but hate his approach to everything else, and blame him for market crash.

Seems like cutting the capital gains tax would have been a whole lot better than this Bailout. Cheaper too. This whole Bailout has led to untold worldwide economic turmoil and collapse. Why doesn't the president Fire the Secretary of the Treasury and cut capital gains immediately. Maybe we can cancel the bailout before much of the $$$ is spent and do what was needed in the first place. Who knows the market might be 15,000 if he a had done that in Sept. One dang this is for sure it would not be this bad and every Tom, Dick and...

Don’t get me wrong Ronald Wilson Reagan is my favorite politician of the 20th Century but it seems that ever since Reagan conservatives have made two tactical errors: 1) A reliance on personalities to carry the message; and 2) Treating conservatism as a political dogma and not an ideological movement. Our Reliance initially on Reagan and now persons like Rush, Hannity and others to carry the ball is a ‘from the top down’ attitude that directly conflicts with the very notion of conservatism. Reliance on personalities, no matter how true to the cause, allows the other side to attack the...

I would like to suggest to those who are discouraged by the results of the Republican Primary, and the Presidential Election outcome, that you join your local Republican Party as soon as possible. That you actually attend the meetings, take on the jobs, do the work, not for your own political gain, but to support your conservative priniples and conservative candidates who will have mass appeal( like Sarah Palin). Four years will be here before you know it, and we can not take another setback of this magnitude. It is time to start promoting NEW CONSERVATIVE TALENT ,not just promote...

I'm sorry for the vanity, but I'm really tired of sitting around complaining and I want to join a group to try to have an effect on upcoming elections, especially after seeing Sarah on Greta's show. I want to support Sarah and candidates like her. Dick Morris has touted The National Republican Trust, are there any other organizations out there I can support as far as time and some money goes? For the moment I'm done giving to the RNC, I'm kind of mad at how Sarah has been treated and would rather contribute elsewhere if possible to help out...

Understanding Peggy Noonan I read the other day that Peggy Noonan voted for John McCain. What's news is that that is news. You would think that we could assume a leading conservative writer didn't vote for Barack Obama, but Peggy Noonan has given us reason to wonder. After Peggy declared that “Palin's Failin'”, the notion was taken up far and wide that she wandered from the conservative fold. “Peggy, we hardly knew ye” has become a refrain among on-line conservatives. But her wanderings didn't begin with that op-ed. I have read all of Peggy Noonan's books and followed her column...

Folks, It is not too early to start thinking about 2012. I think, if he is indeed a Republican, that General David Petraeus would be a PHENOMENAL candidate for the Republicans. I, for one, do think that in four years time it will not be "bread and butter" tabletop, economic issues that will be driving national debate but instead a myriad of increasingly frightening international developments, i.e., a nuclear-enabled Iran, a collapse of a nuclear-capable North Korea, continued Al Quada militancy, and the largest one, an attack by Russia upon the independent nation of the Ukraine. Americans will tire of...

It's been over a week since the grandmother who raised Him died. I haven't heard anything about a funeral, nor more than a few perfunctory remarks by him (shades of Camus' "The Stranger"). Its bad enough that his daughters didn't see her during their Hawaii vacation this summer, but what gives? The Man won, can't they pay their last respects?

The demographics are frankly killing us. Kerry won the latino vote 53%-44% four years ago. Obama won the latino vote 67%-31%. Obama won the latino vote in Florida for the first time ever. Obama vastly increased his share of the latino vote in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. If McCain wasn't on the ticket, Arizona would have been very competitive as well. And we probably got another decade before Texas becomes a purple state unless we reverse the trends here. Bush won Texas by 23% with Kerry getting 50% of the latino vote. McCain won it by 11% with Obama...

Shame on you Senator McCain! Not ONE word from you in defense of Sarah Palin regarding the attacks on her??? Shame on you.

The Republican Party as it is now has no chance in a large part of the country, and lacks direction in the rest. The only one I can see at this time that has his hand on the pulse of the movement is Rush Limbaugh. A new base of operations needs to be established and soon before even the remnants of the movement are scattered with such things as the fairness doctrine. So I am appealing to you Rush Limbaugh to start a new party.

Today on FOX News, Katon Dawson, head of the South Carolina Republican Party spoke out in support of Sarah Palin. Apparently he is the ONLY Republican to have done so. I think we shold CONTACT Mr. Dawson and express our support of him for supporitng Sarah Palin. Again, a check to the South Carolina Republican Committee might make sense. Mr. Dawson pointed out that the attacks against Palin are anonymous, are being spread by the leftist media, and if successful, will go on to smear Jindal, Sandford, etc, in the same way. His web site is: http://www.scgop.com/ The RNC is...

Okay, so we are looking at a few years of outright democrat control of the WH, Senate and House. The prospects for Americans is rather dour on the whole but there are ways to prosper and build "something" for the future. I fully expect people to jump on and complain about outright government confiscation of wealth and compensation and whatever else they need to say but there are other places to rant about that. What I would like to start a discussion on is how people can make money for themselves, their families and the causes that they choose to...

An Excellent Editorial posted on City on a Hill Political Observer. The mainstream media and the Obama-Biden campaign made the political assassination of Governor Sarah Palin their number one goal during the 2008 election cycle. The agile and tough Alaskan moose-hunter was able to survive the attempt on her political life, but left this campaign field bloodied. In the past few days some second-rate hacks within the McCain campaign and establishment elites within the GOP have tried to finish the job. They must not and will not succeed. It is often quoted by some random Alaskan politician that, “the Alaskan...