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ALBANY - A judge has refused to order a state commission that monitors conditions at county jails to rewrite its final report on the suicide of an inmate at the behest of Ontario County officials who argued, in part, that the findings would make it harder to defend themselves against a civil suit filed by the prisoner's widow. The Commission of Correction acted within the powers given it by state law when it adopted the report on the 2009 suicide of Bruce Morgan in the Ontario County Correctional Facility in Canandaigua, Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard Platkin in Albany. The commission's...

Tammy Bruce chirps in on Gov. Perry (You Tube). NOW IS THE TIME TO VET THE CANDIDATES!!!! Click the links below.

Two short audio clips of Mark Levin (Daily Caller embed) and Tammy Bruce (my YouTube) both saying Palin is in.

One of the prevailing debates in the GOP these days (if not the only one) is whether or not Governor Sarah Palin will, or should, run for president. Not only should she, she must if the GOP has any hope of having a legitimate nominee whom everyone can support for the 2012 election. Why? Without Palin in the race a massive segment of the GOP base—Tea Party patriots and other independent conservatives—will find themselves once again with the prospect of choosing from a manipulated field of Next-In-Line GOP establishment liberals. And make no mistake—that is exactly who will prevail. Despite...

Chick with a gun. Okay several chicks with a gun.

Tweet from Tammy Bruce: It looks as though all Palin supporting blogs and site are down. There may be a coordinated attack, more soon This includes 5 sites under the "Conservatives4Palin.com" umbrella.

In this episode of the Conscience of Kansas radio program I talk with Matt Bruce from the Captain's America show. I also talk about Hugo Chavez and the communist dictator's forceful take over of the country. Next I talk to Dan Merrick of Eternal Light and Power Company Publishing. I will talk about the repeal of DADT and the homosexual agenda that is sweeping the nation. We invite you to listen and comment.

You know the phrase "a disaster waiting to happen?" For over a decade now I've been waiting and watching, knowing that the National Organization for Women would inevitably have a very public nervous breakdown brought on by the pressures of using women's issues to further the misogynist leftist agenda. The only questions were when it would happen and how public the collapse would be. I now have my answer--October 2010. After years of slouching into obscurity, NOW finally got some attention last week, much like car wrecks do on the freeway. By now you all know the details--a week ago...

In this episode of the Conscience of Kansas radio program we run the best of 2009 part #1 including Matt Bruce, Chet Waivers- action weather reporter, DC from Chimpsy Radio, Dr. Hans Matatta, The People's Cube and many, many more. It a really funny show.

Bruce Lee plays ping pong with just nun chucks

In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn't have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD. Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker's rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen's team didn't vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he "dropped the ball on it," he told the Times for a story to be published in Sunday editions and previewed on its Web site.

DENVER -- Lawmakers in the state are trying to determine what kind of action will be taken against Republican Rep. Douglas Bruce after he was ordered to leave the podium of the Colorado House of Representatives for saying that Colorado doesn't need "5,000 more illiterate peasants." Bruce made the comment Monday during a debate on a bill that would allow the state to help immigrant workers get temporary visas from the federal government. Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, who was chairing the floor debate, ordered Bruce to leave the speaker's podium after saying, "How dare you?" Bruce denied later he was...

Doubts over Blarney Stone talked down By Tom Peterkin, Ireland Correspondent Last Updated: 4:11am GMT 21/02/2008 The custodians of the Blarney Stone yesterday disputed claims that pilgrims have been romancing the wrong stone. Kissing the Blarney stone For centuries, travellers including Winston Churchill and Sir Walter Scott, have gone to Blarney Castle, Co Cork, in the hope that the supposed magical properties of the ancient stone will bestow on them the gift of the gab. But a book launched last night raised questions about the authenticity of the lump of bluestone built into the castle battlements, which attracts 400,000 tourists...

Al Rantel, for whom I've been filling in, has announced that he has been diagnosed with a highly treatable form of lymphoma and is now undergoing chemotherapy. I'll read his announcement letter on the air at the top of the 7pm hour. If you like, feel free to leave your messages here for Al, and the KABC website also has a place for updates and where you can leave your best wishes. Al's a great guy and considers his listenership his family. Please send your prayers and best vibes to him through this difficult time.

Anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce will likely be sworn in Monday to fill a vacant House seat. Just when he will be sworn in is still a matter of contention. House Speaker Andrew Romanoff wants him to take the oath at 8 a.m. Bruce said he wants to wait until 10 a.m., when the House begins its session. "I regret that this simple ministerial act is the latest focus of political consternation and unneeded tension," he wrote. "These publicized pressures are added reason I asked the speaker to allow me 90 seconds right after my oath to speak to my new...

El Paso County Commissioner Douglas Bruce handily won appointment this morning to fill the soon-to-be vacant legislative seat representing northeast Colorado Springs. Bruce takes over the seat that has been held since 2001 by GOP Rep. Bill Cadman. Cadman will be sworn in on Dec. 11 to the Senate District 10 seat that opened up upon Republican Ron May’s Oct. 31 resignation. Long known for his pointed conservative views and often abrasive personality... He told the vacancy committee meeting that he plans to push for tax cuts and limited government with the same ferocity that has marked his public career.

State lawmakers are bracing for a tidal wave named Douglas Bruce. The anti-tax crusader and author of the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights may end up in the legislature. Bruce made it official Monday when he announced he would seek state Rep. Bill Cadman's soon-to-be vacant seat, ending weeks of speculation. Bruce said he wants to stand against the "Democrats' socialist agenda" and attempts to raise taxes. "I want to be in state government, but not a part of it," he said. "If your goal is to drain the swamp, you have to wrestle with the alligators." Cadman is the favorite...

(CBS) It's hard to picture, but Bruce Springsteen turned 58 last month. His breakout hit, "Born to Run," is 32 years old. While rock stars his age are content to tour with their greatest hits, Springsteen launched, last week, what may become his most controversial work as a songwriter. Even now, Springsteen is an artist in progress, having moved from stories about girls and cars to populist ballads that echo the dust bowl days of Woody Guthrie. Springsteen has put all that together now in his first tour with the E Street Band in four years. As correspondent Scott Pelley...

Scottish archaeologists say they have located the exact location of Scone Abbey, where Robert the Bruce is believed to have been crowned king. The abbey -- founded by Alexander I in 1114 on a site believed to have been sacred for centuries -- was burned during the Reformation. Scone Palace, built in the 16th century and rebuilt in the 19th, survives. "The importance of Scone -- where kings were made and parliaments met -- is only matched by how little we know about the reality of the place," Oliver O'Grady of Glasgow University told The Scotsman. O'Grady, one of the...

'Lost' coronation abbey unearthed Experts have found the abbey where Robert the Bruce was crowned Archaeologists have unearthed the site where Robert the Bruce was crowned king of Scotland. The location of the abbey at Moot Hill, the original home of the Stone of Destiny, was forgotten centuries ago. But it has now been identified by experts from Glasgow University who have been surveying the grounds of Scone Palace for the first time. They used scanners to detect buried structures and found part of the abbey church and a bell tower. The coronation of Pictish and Scottish kings took place...

Three of America’s most controversial women — Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, and Rosie O’Donnell — just launched an all-women-run radio network, promising to offer programming that’s less polarizing than the typical all-talk AM radio fare. A women-centered radio network isn’t a bad idea: Lots of successful media outlets specifically target women, from sappy television romances on Lifetime and Oxygen to family-centered morning shows and magazines. The new all-women creation, Greenstone Media, follows a similar model. It endeavors to be entertaining as well as informative, and relate to women’s everyday challenges with family and work. Steinem told Reuters that the network...

On Friday evening, Bill Clinton's lawyers sent a new letter to ABC chief Bob Iger demanding that ABC yank "The Path to 9/11." We've obtained a copy of the letter, and it reads in part: "As a nation, we need to be focused on preventing another attack, not fictionalizing the last one for television ratings. `The Path to 9/11' not only tarnishes the work of the 9/11 Commission, but also cheapens the fith anniversary of what was a very painful moment in history for all Americans. We expect that you will make the responsible decision to not air this film."...

Three hours of "In Depth" with Tammy Bruce, author of "The New Thought Police" and other Libertarian works, is starting now on C-Span2. The program will include an interview and viewer call-ins with Bruce.

The Dixie Chicks appear to be more popular than the president these days. President Bush's approval rating has plummeted, but the Chicks are on top of the pop and country charts with their first album since publicly criticizing Bush three years ago. They did it without the support of country radio, which largely ignored the Dixie Chicks after lead singer Natalie Maines told a London audience in 2003 that the group was ashamed Bush was from their home state of Texas. The new album, "Taking the Long Way," took the No. 1 spot Wednesday on the country albums chart and...

FYI. The ad run on conservative talk radio by Bruce Berman offering a free business development book and CD is deceptive. He asks for your credit card to pay for shipping and handling ($3.95 or $5.95), then bills $99.90 unless the materials are returned unopened. If opened one may get a refund only with dogged persistence. I teach, design, and help implement ethical marketing techniques. This is a textbook example of a ripoff small enough that most people will just absorb the cost rather than fight for a refund. Guys like this give small business consultants a bad name. It's...

The DVD and CD of Cream's summer stand at the Royal Albert Hall has just been released I guess to coincide with their multiple night gig at Madison Square later this month. Check out the multiple songs available for video streaming from AOL Music. For those Freepers under 40, this is the best rock band for muscial virtuoso, writing talent, power, innovation, etc. to come out of the 60's. Beatles for me were rock/pop; Stones were good, but their music was basic blues rips, the talent wasn't as high. The Who were in a different realm, more operatic. Cream was...

Multimedia Newsletter: LOBBY FOR COBBY Bruce Cobbeldick For Mayor! Newsletter Friends Of Bruce Cobbeldick Mayoral Campaign Bay Village, OH - - According to Candidate Bruce Cobbeldick, November 2005 should be one of the most interesting mayoral races Bay Village has ever seen. "Bay is at a crossroads right now, and while some issues seem pretty cut and dried, it's when one spends just a little more time thinking about things - it's when one considers the source and looks at who stands to gain what that or lose what - that the voter has the opportunity to decypher double-talk and...

After their tiny plane crashed deep in the jungles of southern Colombia, three American civilians on a mission to search for cocaine labs, drug planes and, occasionally, guerrilla units were taken hostage by Marxist rebels. A year later, the men's families say the captives have been all but forgotten. Some say that is the way American officials and the men's employers want it to be. The three Americans — Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes — worked cloaked in secrecy for two subsidiaries of Northrop Grumman, the huge military contractor, in an arrangement used increasingly by the United States...

Contact us at 440-808-8926 and let's help Bruce Cobbeldick win this one! All citizens' votes are the deciding votes. Your voice matters! Lobby for Cobby! Simple And To The Point The message I want to get out is this: "If we learned anything in 2004, it ought to be our new-found ability to see beyond Partisan Labels and look for substance, character and humanity - not mere Party affiliation to get our votes!" "Send in the Marine!" Vote for Bruce Cobbeldick. He's battling to lower your taxes! Bay Village Is a Fantastic Community We Plan To Make It Affordable Again...

Bay Village Is a Fantastic Community We Plan To Make It Affordable Again It saddens me to see families - both young and old alike - to put up For Sale signs in the yards due to high property taxes. I am running for mayor because I am convinced Bay families need Tax Relief and they need it soon! Seniors are facing a daunting tax burden that I am convinced is disproportionate. The average families here in Bay are weighing whether or not they can afford to reside here much longer. We are losing people, who are otherwise quite happy...

"I've got 25 years of credibility built up, and this isn't something I've moved into lightly," Bruce Springsteen says on the eve of his first Vote for Change concert in Philadelphia this Friday. "But this is the one where you spend some of that credibility. It's an emergency intervention." Or as one of America's great musicians explained in a recent New York Times Op-Ed, "Personally, for the last twenty five years I have always stayed one step away from partisan politics...This year, however, for many of us the stakes have risen too high to sit this election out." So, putting...

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- U.S. journalists face an ethical conundrum this political season: If they attend one of the pro-John Kerry concerts headlined by Bruce Springsteen, are they breaching industry ethics? Springsteen, who has demonstrated his political agenda in many cases through such songs as "Born in the USA" and "My Hometown," has prompted a wide debate in the newspaper industry. This fall, Springsteen is headlining a series of concerts in the swing states to raise money for anti-President Bush ads. The nation's editors are divided on the issue, but many say they are discouraging their colleagues from going...

(CNSNews.com) - A government watchdog group says the finances of the "Vote for Change" rock-music tour deserve the same scrutiny as the finances for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ad campaign. The controversial Swift Boat ad features Vietnam Veterans who accuse Sen. John F. Kerry of lying about his war record. The Democratic Party says none of the veterans appearing in the ad served on a Swift Boat with Kerry. Democrats call the ad completely false -- a smear campaign. The Vote for Change tour - featuring Bruce Springsteen and other anti-Bush pop music celebrities - is billed...

Bruce Springsteen, REM, and more tour for political change. SEATTLE, WA.  Friday 8.6.2004  /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Is political change in the air for the USA? Artists like Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, REM, John Mellencamp, Babyface, John Fogerty, The Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper, Pearl Jam and the Dixie Chicks hope so. These musicians, along with James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Jurassic 5, Keb' Mo', Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie and My Morning Jacket, have formed a coalition of musicians who make up the Vote For Change Tour. Presented by MoveOn PAC, the tour launches October 1, one month before the...

With a fervor that hasn't been witnessed since musicians in the late '60s united to protest President Richard M. Nixon and America's involvement in the Vietnam War, some of the biggest names in popular music are coming together for an unprecedented series of fund-raising concerts with the goal of unseating President Bush on Nov. 2. Superstars from several diverse genres in rock and country -- among them Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and the Dixie Chicks -- are among the more than 20 bands taking part in the Vote for Change tour, announced Wednesday with a publicity blitz...

New York Times August 5, 2004 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Chords for Change By BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN nation's artists and musicians have a particular place in its social and political life. Over the years I've tried to think long and hard about what it means to be American: about the distinctive identity and position we have in the world, and how that position is best carried. I've tried to write songs that speak to our pride and criticize our failures. These questions are at the heart of this election: who we are, what we stand for, why we fight. Personally, for the last...

Toe think again... relic of The Bruce YAKUB QURESHIA bone, said to be the toe of Robert The Bruce, is the centrepiece of a new exhibit. Picture: Donald MacLeod HE STOLE into the abbey in the dead of night, intent on stealing a personal memento of Scotland’s greatest king. Not a thief nor a grave robber but a respected town dignitary and "man of science", Joseph Paton found himself irresistibly drawn to the body of this icon of Scotland’s 14th-century fight for independence. Reaching forward, he snapped off a toe from the remains of Robert the Bruce and held aloft...

Springsteen torture at Camp X-Ray 01Mar04 A TERROR suspect freed from Guantanamo Bay has told of cruel and unusual punishment. Hamed Abderrahman Ahmad, a Spaniard who denies any links with terrorism, said he had to wrap his head in a damp towel to try to muffle loud tapes of Born in the USA. Mr Ahmad said he was confined to a small cell where the lights were always on and he was forced to listen endlessly to Bruce Springsteen. "First I spent a month in a cell two metres square that had a roof of sheet iron, with unbearable...

Press Release Herman Wants a Seat in Congress, While Cobbeldick Stands For Something POC: Bruce Cobbeldick, 10th Congressional Candidate 440-808-8926 26509 Russell Rd. Bay Village, OH 44140 Bay Village, OH - - Bruce Cobbeldick, is the only Family Man the Republicans have running for the 10th Congressional District, and with health coverage being the Number One issue, followed closely by jobs and then high taxes, there just may be an upset on the horizon for incumbent Dennis Kucinich if Cobbeldick can reach the families here and re-ignite the interest of NE Ohio's Middle Class, as Cobbeldick is Pro-Life and a...

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release SLUG: Herman Fails To Show Foresight On Syria TAG: Hey Herman, How Can Our Citizens Feel Secure About Syria? POC: Bruce Cobbeldick, Bay Village, OH (440) 668-0887 Bay Village, OH - - Bruce Cobbeldick has done more than simply be the first Republican Candidate to begin his campaign against Kucinich. He's done his homework! Cobbeldick, 40, a former Marine Corps sergeant sees his candidacy as addressing critical foreign policy issues germane to Syria, this nation's next real threat. With Herman's failing to weigh in on the Syrian issue, Cobbeldick questions the breadth and depth of...

<p>Did you hug a priest today? Run from a scary homosexual person? Coo over a copy of Bride's magazine? Fall on your knees and thank God Almighty that your child isn't yet gay or pagan or libertarian and if she is that's OK because it's nothing that regular lithium and electroshock therapy can't "cure"?</p>

<p>Last weekend at Fed Ex Field, just outside the nation's capital, the self-styled all-American rock 'n' roller Bruce Springsteen played one of his marathon sessions to an enthusiastic crowd. They were approving, that is until "the Boss" interrupted his performance to complain about domestic politics and the war on terror.</p>

<p>These are the things to corrupt young gullible minds and short-circuit self-expression and demean the desperately needed impulse toward spontaneous self-awareness and individuality and happy guiltless vaginal investigations.</p> <p>These are the things to make Mary-Kate and Ashley's alarming and utterly demonic stranglehold on the world of vacuous saccharine multimillion-dollar teendom seem like a boring day at the mall, with lots of makeup and tube tops and Hot Dog on a Stick.</p>

Aging rocker Bruce Springsteen added a little political spice to his Washington, D.C., concert at FedEx Field Saturday night when, according to concertgoer accounts, he called for President Bush's impeachment. "It's time to impeach the president and get a man in there to get us out of this mess," the Boss allegedly roared, according to FreeRepublic.com's Kristinn Taylor, co-leader of the group's D.C. chapter. Another concertgoer told an online Springsteen discussion group that Bruce "got a little political, which I thought was great, but he definitely seemed to lose a bit of the crowd around me when he suggested...

The word is Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to perform at Shea Stadium on October 1st and 3rd. If those shows sell according to hopes, two shows will be added on the 4th and the 6th.This is not etched in stone as far as I know but all indications are that it will happen!Again, no guarantees, but this is looking about 80-90% sure... you decide!

Protect Kids Tammy Bruce Thursday, July 31, 2003 In my book "The Death of Right and Wrong" I warn about the sexualization and targeting of children by the radical gay fringe. The announcement that a school in New York will open in September and be the first publicly run “gay high school” is a testament to that vile and loathsome agenda. Do not be cowed by arguments that if you’re against this you’re a “homophobe.” In fact, the unforgivable crime is to remain silent, allowing children to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness, as we sit and watch...

Director Tom Shadyac began his career with the hit film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (that's right, he and Jim Carrey go way back and apparently work wonders for one another's career.) He followed that project with The Nutty Professor, and then went on to team with Carrey once again for 1997's Liar Liar. Shadyac professes to be a Bible-believing Catholic. He sat down with Christian Spotlight to talk about his latest film, Bruce Almighty, and to share out how he reconciles his spiritual walk with his high-profile profession. Interviewer: Megan Basham, Staff Writer First off Tom, I'd like to know,...

I received an email early this morning from a stranger.........a stranger who sought me out to tell me that an old high school buddy had died, quite suddenly, of a heart attack. No, he wasn't famous. His name was Bruce Parker. We went to high school together in the early '70's in Huntsville, Alabama. Being close to the Tennessee border, a few of us would often get together and drive across the border to some little bar or liquor store (the drinking age was 18 in Tennessee in those days; you know, before Uncle Sugar blackmailed everyone into raising it...

Islam preaches love, but the young warrior of God has hate-filled eyes. Dressed in the clothes of a soldier, he stands at attention, barring the way to the hospital bed of his leader, Abu Bakar Bashir, the man many believe is behind the Bali bombing. There are dozens of genuine Indonesian Army soldiers here in the Central Javanese city of Solo, wearing uniforms and carrying automatic rifles. But they are not in charge. Instead, control is in the hands, and at the whim, of this young warrior and his cohorts, delivered in shifts from al-Mukmin, the Islamic fundamentalist boarding school...