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Bakers wanting to start the season with a freshly baked pumpkin pie might be hoping they have a can of pumpkin stashed in a cabinet somewhere. Bad weather in parts of the country has caused an early shortage of canned pumpkin, although some grocers say they’ll have it on shelves soon — and in plenty of time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Dale Brooks, operations manager for Crest Foods in Edmond, said their stores haven’t had canned pumpkin in stock since April. "I’ve had a few people ask for it,” he said. "I’m supposed to be getting some in next week,”...

I used my song "World Peace" as background audio to create a new video. Liberals wont like it. But I hope you all do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQFQmu0sIzw

Free Republic used to be the most up to date web site where you could go for the latest news. Now it's been overrun with so many personal blogs and opinions that it's a chore to wade through all the personal stuff to find the real headline news. Even religous post like the daily rants of Joel Osteen, (whom I detest because he's a fake getting rich off gullible Americans)is allowed to be posted on a regular basis but you're not allowed to refute anything he says. Why is he not being put in religion where he belongs? The categories...

GM killed the beautiful electric street cars! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_NcwTbpIDQ You see them all over Europe; but who killed all the electric street cars in America? Answer: GM – The same people you bailed out this year with billions upon billions of free tax payer money! Criminal conspiracy chargers were pressed resulting in a fine of one dollar. Meanwhile, places that lost their street cars like LA, will need 150 billion to replace just a small portion of the electric street car system! How beautiful the world would be if the USA wasn’t run by elites who legally bribe their politicians. I...

PHILADELPHIA -- Jim Johnson, whose attacking defenses helped the Philadelphia Eagles to one Super Bowl appearance and five NFC title games, has died. He was 68.

Is 'String' the next big thing?: Theories about cosmic evolution dangle by a thread by Gary Bates Most people have heard of the expression ‘the big bang’. Its usage is so prevalent among mainstream scientists and the media that it has become the accepted ‘fact’ for how the universe began. However, there are an increasing number of secular scientists who are sceptical of this theory of cosmic evolution, and much of their scepticism has been caused by increasing discoveries that fly in the face of big bang theory. In May 2004 ‘An Open Letter to the Scientific Community’ signed by...

Phillies lead series 1-0. 8:29 pm ET TV: FOX PHI: B. Myers (0-0, NA) TB: J. Shields (0-0, NA) ----------------------------------------- Rain in Philly could alter World Series schedule ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Rain in Philadelphia’s forecast this weekend could alter the World Series schedule—and pitching plans for both teams. Game 3 between the Tampa Bay Rays and Phillies is slated for Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park, but there is a 70 percent chance of rain in Philadelphia that day, according to weather.com. Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney said if the game is postponed, it would be pushed back to Sunday and...

- OK……To the people whom I can't stump! Let's see if you get this one right Who Am I I am under 45 years old, I love the outdoors, I hunt, I am a Republican reformer, I have taken on the Republican Party establishment, I have many children, I have a spot on the national ticket as vice president with less than two years in the governor's office. Did you guess Scroll down...... I am Teddy Roosevelt in 1900

The 'Redeem Team" does it, beating Spain in a close game tonight.

MAJOR McCOOL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR TROOPS AT CAMP ARIFJAN, IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FReeper's and GOE just received an e-mail from Major Dennis McCool requesting items that our troops can use immediately. He recently led the Resolve to Win march from North Carolina / South Carolina to Washington, DC. He is now the Director of Installation Support at Camp Arifjan (Kuwait). Camp Arifjan is where troops deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. Major McCool is a 60 year old Army retiree, (10/65 – 11/85), a Vietnam Veteran, who was voluntarily recalled to active duty, and served in Iraq from December 06 to...

I approach the Birth Certificate issue with a healthy dose of skepticism, yet there are just too many anamolies in this story to simply dismiss it. Now, just as things seem to be reaching a tipping point in this whole story, Obama takes a week-long vacation to Hawaii. Why Hawaii, why now? And why does he say he's going to see his grandmother after ignoring her for years? If the adoption theory is true, then the original COLB is sealed somewhere in the Hawaii DOH files. The original COLB should list Saetoro as Barack Obama. If somehow Barry could get...

Someone hit me with this......Guess I've been Barack Rolled...LOL Barack Obama sings...Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give you up". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4

You know how Obama thinks there are 57 states? Someone should ask him what it's like working with 113 other senators. There is this song that Ray Charles sings, we sang it all the time in choir; Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original colonies; Fifty Nifty stars on the flag that billows so beautifully in the breeze. Each individual state contributes a quality that is great. Each individual state deserves a bow, We salute them now. Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original colonies, Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about 'em, One by one,til we've given a day...

A Washington , DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of 'why' our country is in trouble! 1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!) 2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, then she interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts.'' Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly...

A local weatherman gets more than he bargained for http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/08/08/natsot.ia.snake.in.pants.kcci

This is true love. A must watch. SO AWESOME!! READ STORY FIRST A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?'. The father who, despite having a heart condition, says 'Yes'. They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying 'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race together. One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.' To which, his father said 'Yes' too. For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever....

46- year old Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has been compared to that of the Kennedy’s. But would the democratic candidate be quite so handsome without a nose job in his past? Make Me Heal looks at the rumors of an Obama rhinoplasty. Early pictures of law student Barack Obama reveal a geeky kid with a big nose and hair to match. The nose in his early pictures is quite wide and very round. Fast forwarding several years to the current presidential campaign, and Obama’s nose looks more refined at the tip, which is likely the result of a conservative rhinoplasty...

Summary: A yellow Lab named Wille Bean Roscoe P. Coltrane is running for mayor in an Alabama town.

McCain went shopping with a woman and accidentally knocked over some cheese and applesauce. Comments? lol... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o-mX7TG6-4

The Bush administration today projected that the budget deficit for FY09 would be $482 billion, more than the record $413 billion deficit recorded for FY04. The figure includes the $151 billion economic stimulus package enacted in February and would total 3.3 percent of gross domestic product. That compares with 3.6 percent in FY04. For FY08, the projected deficit is $389 billion, 2.7 percent of GDP. The projected FY09 deficit is roughly $70 billion more than the $410 billion FY09 deficit estimated in President Bush's budget proposal released in February and about $320 billion more than the $162 billion FY07 estimated...

Steve Shippert, of ThreatsWatch.org just sent this email out on a small email ring of bloggers. It is simply and truly incredibly important, and eloquent. I beseech every blogger to post it on their blog. If all do, it will redound widely, and be widely heard, as it must be, if we care for our nation, our children's future, everything we value in life and liberty. This must get out. It can really shape the debate in this country, and sway many. In every election, there is a moment when it happens, and Shippert's message is that moment. PLEASE, everybody...

I know that for some mysterious reason AP stories cannot be even thought about here... However, and by now you all should have seen it passing... the AP has suddenly (and probably only temporarily) proclaimed that the US is winning the war in Iraq.... Now, when the AP story IS THE STORY, shouldn't we be able to discuss it?

Welcome to Toastmasters, June 13, 2033. That's right: 2033. Today Rick Campbell, one of our senior members at age 87, is here to reminisce a bit and give us a history lesson. He says he is so old that he learned to drive an internal combustion engine car (remember those) with a manual transmission. He once owned a typewriter. He remembers when bicycles had one speed, phones had two-party lines, and cameras had something called film. As incredible as this may seem, he says that when he was young, it was common for people to smoke in restaurants and public...

Just seven months after giving birth to her 13th child, size zero mother Joanne Watson is delighted to be pregnant again. The slim 37-year-old says she loves being pregnant and is lucky enough to have regained her pre-pregnancy figure of 7st 5lb after the birth of every child. Just five days after giving birth to child number 13, daughter Tallulah, the supermum had no problem squeezing into a pair of size six (American size zero) jeans.

<p>At the stroke of midnight July 8, the Denver Water Board closed the road over Dillon Dam in Summit County, Colorado, citing security concerns. The board’s decision, which was implemented without advance notice to local governments and citizens, has not been well-received. It has sparked protests by enraged residents and has even prompted officials from Summit County, three affected towns nearby and the local fire and rescue department to file suit in state district court in a bid to force Denver Water to reopen the road.</p>

The long overdue answer to Obama Girl. It's about three and a half minutes and terrific.

It's bad enough reading about Arafat's legacy in the news.

A pilots story about the SR-71 the Black Bird In April 1986, following an attack on American soldiers in a Berlin disco, President Reagan ordered the bombing of Muammar Qaddafi's terrorist camps in Libya. My duty was to fly over Libya and take photos recording the damage our F-111's had inflicted. Qaddafi had established a "line of death," a territorial marking across the Gulf of Sidra , swearing to shoot down any intruder that crossed the boundary. On the morning of April 15, I rocketed past the line at 2,125 mph. I was piloting the SR-71 spy plane, the world's...

I found this funny bit of Ronald Reagan on the Sonny & Cher Show. Since this is when Reagan was governor it must be in the early 70's.

Any one who votes or even talks about the election should read this. THIS IS FANTASTIC, MAKE SURE YOU READ EVERY WORD AND REGARDLESS WHAT YOU THINK OF BUSH, WHOEVER WROTE THIS IS 100% ON THE MONEY. BUSH'S RESIGNATION SPEECH The following 'speech' was written recently by an ordinary Maineiac [a resident of the People's Republic of Maine ]. While satirical in nature, all satire must have a basis in fact to be effective. This is an excellent piece by a person who does not write for a living. The speech George W. Bush might give: Normally, I start these...

OK. So yesterday, in what I guess in retrospect was a lame attempt at satire, I posted this thread about Obama's attempt to reach out to female Hillary supporters. I posted a link to this video that I thought perfectly captured the essence of Obama's campaign appearances. Well, bottom line, nobody clicked on the video link -- which I understand because the thread made it sound like it was just another video of an Obama campaign appearance. So I sent the video to some friends, and they didn't get it either. So now I gotta axe myself: is it me?...

Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns regarding our country's rising fuel costs. I appreciate your taking the time to convey your thoughts, and wanted to respond. Since the energy crisis of the late 1970's, our nation has failed to adopt a sound and comprehensive energy policy. That lack of action has forced our country to become more reliant on foreign oil to maintain our energy demands. Gasoline prices under the current 110th Congress have hit record levels with the average cost of gasoline reaching $3.98 nationally. During my service in the Florida State Legislature and Congress, I...

Dear Comrades, My name is Barack Hussein Obama and I’m asking for your vote for President of the United States. I’m well aware of your dislike for John McCain and I certainly understand those misgivings. I know how you feel about voting for Democrats but I hope that I can change your mind about me since many of you had no problem voting for Hillary in the open primary states. In fact, you owe me for getting rid of that witch in the first place. First, you will notice how I now wear my flag lapel pin everyday. I have...

It seems the Obama Campaign will respond to an inaccurate claim against the candidate, but will ignore truthful allegations about Mr. Obama altogether.

Normally, I start these things out by saying 'My Fellow Americans', not doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible has happened, and that you're really not fellow Americans any longer. I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now before anyone gets all in lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid prosecution, let me assure you: There's been no breaking of laws or impeachable offenses in this office. The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up...

One has to wonder what kind of bedtime stories Michele Obama tells her children. Do her children wake in the dead of night with nightmares? Maybe those stories go something like this: Now, listen my children and you shall hear About the white boogie man, he lives very near Listen to the message our Reverend Wright sends Whites handing out drugs, to all of our friends Whites spreading aids all over the nation Whites shooting blacks at the local gas station We’ll disown the church, so we can save face It won’t be for long, just till the end of...

Herb Ellis & Barney Kessel tear into the Flinstones theme song in this great live performance. Audio and video are slightly out of phase, which is annoying, but still worth watching. I never considered Herb Ellis to be one of the most inspired jazz improvisers, but you gotta admire his chops. Barney Kessel just attacks a guitar with an intensity that's amazing to watch. And now for something completely different: A brief performance of the same tune by The Four Squeezins.

Bob Hope delivers funny movie line..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkzV5AIK8iM&NR=1

Last Friday Rush spent an hour of "precious broadcast time" discussing a book by Jim Nantz. Jim Nantz has worked for CBS for 24 years. CBS is self-described on their Web Site as: "...CBS RADIO is one of the largest major-market operators in the United States with stations covering news, alternative rock, oldies, country, talk, classic rock, JACK and urban formats, among others. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO operates 140 radio stations, all but one of which are in the nation's top 50 markets. The overall mix of each radio station's programming is designed to fit the station's...

Yeah, you already knew Fox News host Bill O'Reilly could be a volcanic

What we need is a comic or commercial with a picture of McCain labeled as POW Surviver, and Obama whining about a journalist making fun of his ears. Subtitle - Who Will Defend our Country Best?

This is one of the nicest ballads I have ever heard in my life.

I'm looking for a thread. I'm sure it's a pretty old thread. It's very special to me. It reminds me of better times on this site. I'm not sure of the name. the name really isn't very important. I don't even remember the topic of the thread either. Maybe this last clue will help. It's the last thread I read in which there were no posts whining about immigration. Yeah that's going to be a tough one I know. Maybe somebody has it bookmarked.

Midway through the first quarter after missing two jumpers, Tim Duncan threw the ball up yet again, then held his arms wide. While it wasn't the same as the messy gash Steve Nash took in last year's playoffs, the Spurs' comebacks and win in double-overtime Saturday may have cut deep into the Suns' hopes of beating San Antonio in the playoffs. This time, would the shot fall? It did. And much later the Spurs' big man hit an even bigger one. Duncan's first 3 of the season with just ticks left sent his team into double overtime against the revenge-minded...

Saturday's bout has been anticipated for at least six years by fight fans who craved the stylistic contrasts between two of the longest-reigning champions in boxing history. After several false starts and disputes, the bout gained steam last December when Hopkins and Calzaghe got into a shouting match one day before Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s fight with Ricky Hatton. "I would never let a white boy beat me. Never," Hopkins proclaimed, and Calzaghe quickly agreed to find out whether the Executioner was correct.

Today's timewaster: Mad fold-ins, past & present.

WHERE TO BUY YOUR USA-GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON-- Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis. These companies import Middle Eastern oil: Shell...........................205,742,000 barrels Chevron/Texaco.........144,332,000 barrels Exxon /Mobil...............130,082,000 barrels Marathon/Speedway...117,740,000 barrels Amoco..........................62,231,000 barrelsCitgo Gas comes from South America, from a Dictator who hates Americans.Do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (Oil is now $100-$110 a barrel)Here are some large companies that DO NOT import Middle Eastern...

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All McCain voters are selling the rest of us TRUE CONSERVATIVES out! Enough! Show you have the values of your convictions and leave the BLUE BLOOD REPUBLICANS in Washington, crawling on their knees for forgiveness!