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I am always on Free Republic. Don’t often post. But, here every day.

Thanks Carole! They say one can’t help me. I would still have to deal with the dizziness. I had radical vestibular surgery in 1995. Implant can’t work there. You are blessed you found help.

It’s actually nice to be retired. But, my juices still flow for defense of conservatism. Days like today are kinda difficult. I always had the radio for catharsis.

I have Meniere’s Disease. Very similar to what Rush deals with. Esteem specifically rules out use for those with Meniere’s.Rush couldn’t gain by Esteem either. Rush has a cochlear implant. I have one “dead” ear. The other only 35% hearing. But, I suffer from vertigo. Cochlear implants wouldn’t help. I discussed it a few times on KSFO. I like Mark Williams. That’s who they replaced me with.

My hearing is nearly totally shot. Had to give up the radio. Cell phone callers were getting hard to decipher. Wish i could still be there myself.

Didn’t realize that was two hours. He just really frosted me. His rant about this hurting Sarah Palin’s political fortunes was too much. They should have pulled him.

Whorealdo continued to attempt to make the point this is the work of the tea party and assorted right wingers. Blamed guns. Blamed immigration efforts in Arizona. Blamed action to deal with anchor babies. All of a sudden he’s gone after just one hour. I think FOX heard it from viewers en mass.

Geraldo said "we have two hours." All of a sudden Bill Henry and Megyn Kelly anchor the story.

Why should she have sidestepped the question? She answered the question correctly. I wish she could have elaborated about the Jefferson letter to the Connecticut Church where he uses the term separation of church and state for the first time. That letter (to Danbury Anabaptist I believe) was designed to assure the Church there would be no state sanctioned religion. The First Amendment never was intended to cleanse the public sphere of religious messages. Separation of Church and state was never mentioned by the SCOTUS until 1957.

This question was designed to trip her up. If she had taken a pass they would have made that an issue. We have the Constitution and history on our side. Our founders would be disgusted with an urchin like Coons.

It really frosts me that the lamestream media has been successfully been able to define O’Donnell. Saw Kerry the other day talking about O’Donnell and witchcraft. They may be dying, but they can still define a conservative as a loopy extremist. Just needed to vent. She deserves to be able to make her case without distortions from clowns like Shep.

I know most of us agree Shep is a dork. But, FOX ought to monitor his biased nonsense.

Dems often come to Texas for fundraisers. Even if they know it means nothing to races in the state. It’s all about Trial Lawyer cash. Those phony asbestos suits add up. Suing doctors and hospitals and just about any other organization with deep pockets makes these guys the biggest contributors to the Dems. They are low life bottom feeders.

I actually was listening to the exchange on XM. I was going to post about that segment myself. Megyn let Kirsten Powers have it. Kept telling her, “you don’t know what you’re talking about.” Powers was left speechless. Just telling Megyn to allow her to speak. It was great. Megyn Kelly rocks.

Leave it to Obama to make Independence Day all about identity politics. He disgusts me. I bet you Michelle wouldn't let him have a hot dog on 4th of July.

I hope we are prepared

Now O’Reilly (Ted Baxter) lauding Obama and beating up on BP. Laura Ingraham trying to set Baxter straight. O’Reilly and Shep deserve one another.

Barton was told to retract his words or lose his ranking member status on the Energy & Commerce Committee. We need Barton there. I don’t blame him for his retraction. We need him where he is.

BP will be made to make people whole and help restore the Gulf Coast. This would transpire in a court of law. If the White House and Dems in Congress did nothing BP would be made to pay. This dog and pony show is about sullying the private sector and create an opportunity to grow government. Libs love this.

The world is not risk free. That's the goal of libs. To get there they need to grow government and play nanny to us all. We need oil. We need offshore drilling. The people along the Gulf Coast don't support a moratorium on drilling. Man, this makes me hot. Seeing clowns like Waxman gleeful as they see an opportunity to destroy a needed corporation. The leak is awful. The repercussions will be worse.

Sorry POd. Joe Barton has more integrity in his little finger than Waxman has in his puny body. Same goes for Shep Smith[p]

We all want to see those harmed from this leak made whole. This is an unmitigated disaster, but, as usual, libs making things far worse by using this as an opportunity to grow government. Had to vent with fellow freepers.

Whorealdo going on and on about the great reforms in this bill. He is absolutely in an MSNBC mode here. Maybe he knows his contract is up and he’s auditioning for CNN or MSNBC?

Thank goodness for Bret Baier and Carl Cameron.

I turn to FOX in moments like this to get me through the night without the leftist slant. So far O’Reilly and Hannity have been reasonably balanced. Whorealdo should not be there at this moment. He is adding his leftist slant to the conversation. Now he is saying he expects no more abortions. Why? Because he’s a lawyer.

I expected FOX to be a refuge. Instead I have Geraldo shouting "Yes We Can." Telling us Dems will get a bounce. Unreal

Budd is the partner of former Trial lawyer Fred Barron. These guys may call themselves "environmental" lawyers, however they are run of the mill ambulance chasing Trial Lawyers. You may remember the late Fred Barron made the payoffs to John Edwards' mistress.

These guys have been coming to Dallas for years for fundraisers organized by Barron & Budd. Sleaze merchants.

I hear ya. Getting nice words from David Brooks is problematic. But, I read that column and coupled with the nice words was language saying "hopefully he will move to a more moderate place."

We can play this game with every candidate. I will gladly take the fifth most conservative member of the US Senate as our next President.

Good thinking. The Huckster is toast. He’s always been flawed in my book. Decent FOX News show. Stay there Mike.

I love Haley Barbour. When I was doing my show here in Dallas-FW he would fly me to D.C. when he headed the RNC. Hosts from around the nation would sit at a table and Haley would just pick our brains on issues. I hope Michael Steele does that.

My problem with Haley is the GOP can't be seen as a regional Southern party. Whether we like it or not that is the perception of a lot of independents we need to win. We need to sell conservatism in the most effective way possible. A lot of that means being honest about our condition at this point in time.

I agree the TARP vote is problematic. It's funny, here in Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison is apologizing for her YES vote on TARP as she runs for Gov. We can't expect perfection. All of us can find something we don't like in a candidate's record. But Thune is no RINO. Look at the link provided about for key issues.

Our team has received our message. I focus on the crowd running the federal government and the catastrophe they have unleashed. This crowd is dismantling our way of life. They must be defeated. We must stay together to draw this ugly time in our history to a close. We need to win big in 2010 and make certain Barry is turned out in 2012.

I think a lot of us are cynical for a reason. GOP leadership has let us down too often. However, I think it's time to be selective in our anger. Obama in one year has done something I didn't think possible this time last year. Brought conservatives together. It's time to look forward not back. Thune knocked of Tom Daschle. Has an 87% lifetime ACU rating.Guys like Inhoffe, Coburn (I think Ok. sends the two best or best two out of three) to the US Senate) DeMint, et al are leading the way. As it stands now no GOP member of the Senate will vote for Obamacare. This is, without doubt, the most important piece of legislation to come down since I was a kid.

Personally, I think a relatively new face is the best thing for the GOP. I love Sarah. My dream ticket is Palin-Bachmann. But stuff like that is just dreaming.Flame away

Conservatives need to run the GOP from top down. I care nothing about the Party. All they are there to do is to carry our water. Thune is a very articulate, TV friendly conservative. The more I see the more I like.

I will be filling in for Barbara Simpson Dec. 20,26 and 27. Hope you are there.

Human Events ranks him #5 on most Conservative US Senators.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20254

I agree. Steele has had to thread the needle on this race. Better late than never.Cut the guy some slack.

Absolutely correct. Sirius/XM service will go on. Either Echostar or Liberty Media will either swallow it whole or buy a substantial chunk. There are nearly 20 million subscribers. The hard part is behind the venture. If they restructure via Chapter 11 or are bought out the future is still bright for satellite radio.

Like others have said paying Howard Stern hundreds of millions of dollars was idiotic. The good news is if they go Chapter 11 or are bought out they can dump the costly nonsense. Howard Stern,Oprah and Martha Stewart. Just don't cut out all the MLB,NHL and NFL broadcasts. Then I am gone.

I think most freepers understand this guy doesn't have a clue. Most freepers by now understand this began in the 70's with the Community Reinvestment Act which was designed to make up for the redlining of minorities out of home ownership. It was compounded by Clinton Administration policies intended to push Freddie and Fanny into providing more support for lenders writing mortgages for minorities. Henry Cisneros admits as much.

Libs point to Gramm-Leach-Bliley legislation which allowed banks to operate in a more diverse fashion. The truth is this legislation aided the banks that were prudent and to this day remain solid.

Just as the Great Depression was caused by poor government policies the current situation arose in a similar fashion. Government created this mess. There is blame to go around. However, blaming free markets is a lib and mainstream media canard.

This is the work of the AP. I just put this on my website. The AP story on Craig mentions "Republican" in the second sentence.

The AP story on Blago never mentions he's a Dem. But, mentions Republican Governor George Ryan is currently serving a six year sentence.

We are playing "name that party." SOP is correct. I was watching CNN and they brought on, that little maggot, Jeffrey Toobin. First words out of his mouth were, "this is nothing new. Republican Governor George Ryan is currently in prison."

Absolutely correct. This has nothing to do with bias. XM ditched MSNBC altogether a couple of years ago. This is about bandwidth. It’s about the upcoming merging of XM and Sirius channels. I subscribe to both. Not happy with some of the upcoming changes. But, not concerned with bias.

Agreed. I posted here about my loathing the idea of the Huckster as the GOP nominee. Not anything personal. But, his populist pap. However, I think he's very good on FOX. His ratings are very good.

I also think it's time that conservatives look forward not back in time. The circular firing squad is diminishing our effectiveness. I got news folks. Pure conservatives don't hold a winning hand at the moment. I say this as one who has fought the good fight for our values for decades now. That's where we find ourselves at this time.

You can feel it. I'm not saying McCain can win. With Palin in INDIANA this late in the game, that's a sure sign McCain-Palin are in serious trouble. But, you can see them getting off the deck in the midst of the media's standing eight count. There is something going on. People are beginning to get serious. Obama may be the hot date. McCain is who you marry. McCain has always said the dynamic of the race doesn't congeal until 72 hours out.

The debate the other night was more important than the MSM understands or lets on. McCain did better than they admit. We have seen this before. Humphrey nearly overtook Nixon in the last days in 1968. Ford came back to create a very tight race in 1976. Reagan won in 1980 on the weekend before election day. Ditto Bush in 2000. Why did Barry buy those half hour blocks on the networks? Some say to reach Red State voters to give him a national mandate. I don't buy it. They KNOW independents, currently undecided, will break for McCain. Obama also knows he better be above 4% nationally in their internal polls. That's traditional undercounting of GOP voters. They are banking on high turnouts of Blacks and younger voters. Maybe. Maybe not.

What's different now than in the past is the speed of the news cycle. In 1976 people got their news from the newspaper and evening network news. No more. A race can turn in hours.

I am not saying McCain is going to win. But, the voters resent being told its over. They haven't been sold on Barry yet. He hasn't sealed the deal. All things considered, he should be destroying McCain. Hillary would be untouchable at this point. McCain is behind, but he's off the canvas and still punching. he ought to get Sty Stallone to accompany he and Joe the Plumber for the last week of the campaign. Think he will get a cease and desist order if he opens with the theme from "Rocky?"

More than worth reading. Kass is special. Looks like Bill Murray. Writes like Royko who was played by Belushi in "Continental Divide."

Man, I wish the national mainstream media knew the truth like a few in the Chicago press corps do.

And what is racist about discussing Ayers? Rezko? or Rev. Wright? How is any of this racist?

They are playing McCain. They know he must go negative. Trying to tie his hands. Complaining about his crowds. Worried about Obama's safety. Comparing McCain to George Wallace. Unfortunately, I think they've gotten into McCain's head.

Look at the MSM play the game. CNN

Correct. Some people expect FOX News to be a "right wing" outlet. They are not. and, we shouldn't want them to be. They are definitely right of center on most occasions. But, unlike CNN and MSNBC they have lots of lib contributors. They try to be fair and balanced. That's all we ask.

But how can you call them out for being pro Obama? That's insane. They are hammering the Ayers connection all weekend. remember, just discussing Ayers takes the campaign in a different direction. The new "Huckabee" show can't be called pro-Obama. The financial meltdown show was first rate. Hannity's show on Obama tonight is something you won't see anywhere else.

FOX is first rate. You will never have perfection. Those complaining need to get a grip.

Absolutely correct. The average voter sees that and thinks politics as usual. If the ad is on TV it will be in very select congressional districts. Most of us will never see this.

Bush is guilty too. However, as early as 2001 this White House raised alarms as to the functioning of fannie and Freddie.

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/bush-called-for-reform-of-fannie-mae.html

Props to Lou Dobbs. Doing a story on ACORN. Blames Dems. Good for him.

You have no idea what you are talking about. I am too lazy to go through the entire chronology here. It's all over Free republic. Including the video "Burn Down The House."

http://www.youtube.com/index?&ytsession=yuSJoGf7bPz3JRvaBro3bQ8dX4SSGEwjEbXLBw6T7nmciO02YSTB-RymzU1Re73bl3zxqcBAunMlRbavtA9myMOQLJGW-iG6GQf8DDZgw_tkB4S0Hdc3DRXpJKwBnGQLXccl4lGxmVd8unq4qZJG3JOfNIzh8dO2kC2JRgCu_wy10BCfZmB2t6TrX_AFHWrRwj7TEoqW9Y91H1bhtUYDLqPXM9v1RaARgp0huvoQx0qhzLffo81HzL5Rsfm6jlM4

Bottom line is simple Dems gave us the Community Reinvestment Act in 1979. Designed to get minorities and working poor into homes. That was exacerbated in the 90's. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pushed for loans to these groups and FORCED lenders to write these sketchy mortgages. Bush, McCain and Congressional GOP tried numerous times to reform Fannie and Freddie and were called racists for their trouble.

It wasn't Bush. It wasn't deregulation. It was social engineering that created the mess. Good intentions. Bad politics.

Lou Dobbs applauding the defeat of the bailout.

Typical CNN setup on currently. "Political Fallout" Wolf (Lib),Gloria Borger (Lib), Jeffrey Toobin (uber lib) and one conservative from the Weekly Standard.

Jeffrey Toobin is a complete jerk. Now he's ripping GOP for being a southern and western Party. Too ideological.

Now Wolf saying if there is a deep recession won't they blame the GOP. Gloria Borger-This is a Civil War in the GOP.

Toobin-It's clear Dems will benefit.

Hard for me to see a silver lining here. Either way it's going to be a Dem year.

I just saw CNN "reporter" Ed Henry talking about how "McCain is on the line" for this deal not being passed.MSM is just loving this. This is not only going to lead to a Dem victory in their minds. It will bury free market capitalism.

It's hard enough for the GOP candidate to run against the Dems and the media. But, add the economic crisis and it's amazing McCain is running as well as he is currently. Like it or not, marginally intelligent voters always blame the party in the White House for the down economy.

We are so screwed.

Check this out. We are so screwed.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/are_we_at_an_inflection_point.html at September 29, 2008 - 08:04:55 AM PDT