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Miguel made a new friend at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night during his performance of "Adorn" after he miscalculated a long-jump from the stage and landed on two fans, leaving at least one of them bruised. The dramatic collision came at the tail end of his performance, with his right leg landing on top of one woman's head and his left side bashing another fan's arm. The singer finished his performance while splayed on the ground as the young audience behind looked on in a mixture of awe and confusion.

Dan Pfeiffer was so arrogant yesterday, he and other White House Staff Members need a dose of reality from "the Little People!" Does anyone have telephone numbers and eMail addresses for key White House Staffers? If so, please provide this information for our Free Republic Friends. Many Thanks. God bless You and God bless America!

May 16, 2013 Dear : The VEA Fund for Children and Public Education Executive Committee (VEA Fund) and The VEA Fund Directors, your elected representatives from across Virginia, have offered recommendations for the June 11 Democratic primaries. The Democratic Party is choosing Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General candidates in an open primary on that day. Republican Candidates are being chosen by a convention this Saturday in Richmond. Regrettably, none of the Republican candidates chose to complete the candidate questionnaire required to gain a recommendation. In Virginia voters do not register by party, so our primaries are open. Any voter can...

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82. "The PGA TOUR joins the world of golf in mourning the loss of one of its most treasured champions and ambassadors, Ken Venturi," PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem said. "His impact on the TOUR and the game itself cannot be overstated. His tremendous accomplishments on the golf course were certainly Hall of Fame worthy on their own, but in Ken one finds a rare example of a golfer whose second career, in television,...

"I was like, Oh my God, this really happened to me." "When I see these kids, I want to, like, slap them."

Former Baylor women’s basketball star Brittney Griner, who acknowledged she was gay in an interview with SI.com’s Maggie Gray last month, said Bears coach Kim Mulkey told her not to be open publicly about her sexuality because it would hurt recruiting, according to ESPN.com.

Funny- code pink always finds a way to sneak in and disrupt these hearings (NRA about two months ago bieng the most recent)....yet today was a situation where innocent Americans were being targeted by the government solely for their beliefs, primarily political, and they were nowhere to be found...will the obama stenographers in the mainstream media, the same ones unknowingly caught on tape applauding code pink's disruption of the NRA's hearing, ask why they weren't around today standing up for Americans???

Affeldt got three opinions saying the contract was ironclad and he could keep the extra $500,000, from the Players Association, agent Michael Moye and even Giants assistant general manager Bobby Evans. Affeldt recalled Moye telling him, "You know what? As your agent I've got to tell you that legally you can keep it. As a man who represents integrity, I'm saying you should give it back." And that's what Affeldt said he did, redoing the contract with the $500,000 excised. "I talked to Bobby the next day and said, 'I can't take that money,' " Affeldt said. " 'I won't...

A topless painting of actress Bea Arthur sold for $1.9 million at auction in New York on Wednesday night. The 1991 painting by artist John Currin, called "Bea Arthur Naked," was expected to fetch as much as $2.5 million in the post-war and contemporary art sale at Christie's. It went to an anonymous bidder. The actress, famous for her Emmy-winning roles in the 1970s and '80s television series "Maude" and "The Golden Girls," is depicted nude from the waist up with a simple gaze on her face... "Currin mixes nostalgia with provocation," Christie's noted, and indeed, critics have been provoked...

Kyle Love is the latest poster boy to show just how ruthless the business of pro football can be. Love, who started 11 games for the New England Patriots at defensive tackle last season, was cut by the team Wednesday, two weeks after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The nature of his departure from the Pats was officially designated as a non-football illness. “Naturally, we are disappointed that the Patriots decided to part ways with Kyle. Especially in light of the fact that a number of elite, professional athletes with diabetes -- both Type 1, which is known to...

I hope Mathis doesn’t owe any Taxes, because I am sure an audit is coming his way now. He is straight on Instagram flexing, Bleacher Report captured the photo before Chip Kelly makes him take it down and drink a protein shake (no more fast food in the Eagles camp).

LONDON – A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at baccarat. Court papers filed in Britain's High Court by the Malaysia-based Genting Group say that Ivey and an accomplice successfully used a scam to rack up winnings of roughly 7.8 million pounds ($11.9 million) last summer. The case has rocked the world of professional poker by pitting one of its most charismatic young stars against a major resort and casino operator. The game in question took place on...

First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities – toilet paper. Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, as it does for other shortages, the government says it will import 50m rolls to boost supplies. One supermarket visited by the Associated Press in the capital on Wednesday was out of toilet paper. Another had just received a fresh batch, and it quickly filled up with shoppers as the word spread. "I've been looking for it for two weeks," said Cristina Ramos. "I was told that they had some here and...

Thread for the All-star weekend and Charlotte. Charlotte is a Sunday "night" race.

Was listening to Savage tonight and he made a prediction as well as an observation. He predicts Dems in the Senate will lose 50 seats in the midterms. As for an observation, he thinks all these scandals that have broken of late are not by coincidence but the result of a high-up mole in the govt. who has knowledge that if this man fraud (Obama) isn't stopped, there's other things planned by him and this admin in the future that can do greate(r)damage to this country. Thoughts?

In the Texas lawsuit where a football star is out to get an engagement ring returned, the ex-fiance is now telling her story and has returned fire with a counter-suit. With the help of a powerful Houston attorney, Erin Marzouki is seeking to correct what she calls her ex-fiance Mario Williams' 'silly' accusations and doesn't intend to give back the ring because it was given to her as an unconditional gift. Former Houston Texans star Williams, who now plays for the Buffalo Bills, is worth over $30M with a $100M contract, but that isn't stopping him from suing Marzouki to...

Although it appears Obama is immune from impeachment, the challenge is to think of ANYTHING that he could be impeached for! CAN you? This list is by no means complete, but have a look.. It's your turn. Go ahead! Would he have to fail to force Eric Holder to resign following his 'Fast & Furious' scandal and Congress' finding that Holder was in 'Contempt of Congress'? Would he have to deceive the American people by lying about Obamacare not being a tax solely for purposes of getting it passed in Congress then arguing it as a tax before the Supreme...

After Tiger Woods won his second Players Championship on Sunday and Sergio Garcia claimed he had been the "victim" in his flap with Woods over the weekend, a Players marshal revealed that Woods's account of what happened on the second hole in the third round when he was paired with Garcia was not true and said the world's top-ranked golfer lacked character. In the rain-shortened third round of The Players Championship last weekend, Garcia was frustrated that he hit a poor approach shot on the second hole and blamed it on the commotion Woods caused when he pulled a five-wood...

Decided to graze all four local stations today.....with ALL the news that happened yesterday....here is (are?) the leads..... ABC: Miami Heat won. CBS: Angelina Jolie. FOX: High school students late to prom because of crash. NBC: Child abused by local man. Epic fail.

From TownHall: "I'm not familiar with this notion that anybody has been blocked from testifying," Obama said in response to a question from FoxNews' Ed Henry. "I'm not familiar with it." President Obama said he would "find out" what was going on and that of course he is dedicated to making sure U.S. embassies around the world are secure and safe for diplomats.

Stop Bohner and OBama. Impeach Obama, 1-Aided Al Qeda after Embassy Attack 2-Uses IRS to suppress speech 3-Tapped News offices

...Who will run for Iowa's Open US Senate Seat on the GOP-e "side"?

A quick review this morning of the LOCAL news reports for this morning show.....NOTHING being done by the "journalists" in Miami regarding the two big me national stories over the weekend. Nothing on Benghazi, nothing on Obama targeting Tea Party and Jewish groups... Instead, we have seen breathless stories about OJ Simpson asking for a new trial and more talk about the women in Cleveland..... That Miami media....refusing to do any story that might reflect badly upon their hero BO.

Hot teacher alert!

Which Liberal position/lie has or will have the most negative effect on America?

I have not seen it discussed in depth and just wonder what my fellow Freepers think about the 2016 presidential election if Hillary does not run due to Benghazi or any other reason. I'm not saying that she will not get the nomination, but if she does not who do you think might? It seems to me that the Dems do not have a very good field while the Repubs are looking much healthier due to the current crop of young, actually conservative gunslingers.

uh oh....

Fox News' Megan Kelly interviewed the parents of SEAL Team 6 member Aaron Vaughn who perished in the tragic crash of a CH-47 helicopter on August 06 2011 in Afghanistan. During this interview the Vaughs stated that this crash was a direct result of traitorous rules of engagement ordered by the Obama administration that have consistently proven deadly to our troops (It should be noted here that "Over Twice as Many U.S. Soldiers Have Died in Afghanistan Under Obama In 3 1/2 Years Than Did Under Bush in 8 Years..") Although the exact number of SEALs killed has been misstated...

Kid you not! Guantanamo protesters, trying to get her loose now!

The reason why most Freeper men happen to be well-adjusted, manly, heterosexual men, is because they were likely raised by traditional American Christian women, with traditional American values. Not all men in America had the good fortune to be raised by traditional women. I refer you to Christina Hoff Sommers 2001 book, The War Against Boys, which I consider to be the most important book on the greatest danger facing Western Civilization, radical feminism: http://www.amazon.com/The-WAR-AGAINST-BOYS-Misguided/dp/0684849577 Most American Christians do not understand the radical feminist sub-culture. If you have grown up among Christian women, it is difficult for you to imagine...

As a journalist who has consistently experienced the wrath of Tebow Nation — mostly for passing along the slings and arrows voiced by various NFL players, coaches and talent-evaluators — I'm well aware that many devotees of the world's most celebrated unemployed quarterback carry a heavy persecution complex. Yet as Tim Tebow's career wheezes to an underwhelming halt, with less apparent interest in his services than Massachusetts funeral parlors have in Tamerlan Tsarnaev's remains, something strange is happening. Against all odds, I'm starting to wonder whether the man who helped the Denver Broncos become one of the league's most stunning...

In last night’s Athletics-Indians game, the A’s trailed by one run with two outs in the ninth inning. Up came shortstop Adam Rosales to face Indians closer Chris Perez. On a 1-1 pitch, Rosales blasted a 93 mile per hour fastball to left center field for a game tying home run. Only the umps didn’t see it that way. They ruled the ball had hit the outfield wall, giving Rosales a double. After a brief protest from A’s manager Bob Melvin, the umpire crew headed for the replay room to make sure of their call. Replays definitively showed the ball...

Major Didier Pericou told The Times of Europe, "When we first went out in the helicopter looking for the body, we saw numerous vultures without realizing what they were doing." Pericou added that the incident has reignited calls from local farmers to allow hunting of the birds. The Times reported that Pyrénéan farmers have been demanding the right to shoot the birds, known as Griffon Vultures, because they've been attacking sheep and cows. But the species is protected in France and has lost access to its normal diet of carcasses due to European health and safety regulations.

Nine days after Tebow was released by the New York Jets, it has become increasingly clear that the ultra-popular quarterback who has hijacked many a news cycle has no viable landing spot. No NFL team seems to want him — as a starter, backup, converted H-back or fake-punt decoy — and it's not like he's fending off big-money offers from Canada, either. Now, here's the interesting part: Tebowmania is at least partly to blame.

My VA Medical Appointment I visited a VA physician last week who was quite enthusiastic. It was a “new” doctor in the practice, a young lady (at MY age, EVERYBODY is “young”! When I was born, the Dead Sea wasn‘t even sick!) She was obviously a liberal by her dress and manner. I was thinking of hitting on her, but I don’t like the phrase she used, “You remind me of my grandfather.” She asked me what was wrong, and I replied, “I have a cut on my leg; and I think it may be getting infected.” She said, “Before...

“Yeah, I don’t feel good about it,” said Dayton when asked about the Minnesota Vikings decision to release outspoken punter Chris Kluwe. “I’m not in a position to evaluate the relative punting abilities, but it seems to me the general manager said, right after the draft, they were going to have competition,” Dayton recalled. “Well, they bring the one guy in, he kicks for a weekend and that’s competition? “I just think sports officials ought to be honest about what the heck is going on, same way I think public officials should be honest about what’s going on, so that...

GOVERNMENT BY JOURNALISMGOVERNMENT by kings went out of fashion in this country when Charles Stuart lost his head. Government by the House of Lords perished with Gatton and Old Sarum. Is it possible that government by the House of Commons may equally become out of date? Without venturing into the dim and hazardous region of prophecy, it is enough to note that the trend of events is in that direction. Government tends ever downward. Nations become more and more impatient of intermediaries between themselves and the exercise of power. The people are converting government by representatives to government by delegates....

BOGOTA, Colombia - The nuns' habits didn't seem to be habitual garb for three young women so Colombian police asked them to step aside when they arrived on the Caribbean island of San Andres on a flight from Bogota. Police Capt. Oscar Davila says the three women appeared nervous, and the fabric didn't look right.

The NCAA men’s basketball championship and the Final Four that precedes it, two of TV-sports most vaunted properties, will join the lineup of a cable network that boasts reruns of “The Big Bang Theory” and episodes of Tyler Perry comedies, in a continued sign of the narrowing gap between broadcast and cable television. CBS and Time Warner’s Turner unit said Tuesday that Turner’s TBS comedy cabler will broadcast the Final Four and the national championship game of the NCAA men’s basketball tourney starting in 2016, with CBS televising those events in 2017, and the two parties alternating through 2024. While...

Heads up, Saturday night Race!

America should not tolerate extremist Muslim actions like the Boston bombing. We need to establish a mechanism of distinguishing between extremist and moderate Muslims, so that we can keep extremist Muslims out of America. Does any of you know how to distinguish between those two groups? One suggestion may include requiring all Muslims who want to enter America, to eat a pork chop or bacon sandwich. A moderate Muslim who has no strict religious beliefs, would not mind taking a bite out of a pork chop or bacon/ham sandwich.

A dog appears to mourn the death of its friend, a beaver.

Welcome to May. Hope to be thawed out and warmed up by Sunday!

Mods, please don't move this. It's an important exercise for those who see it and I'd like as many people to see as possible. It may be helpful to their emotions, psyche, spirit and how they see themselves. Thank you in advance. Women are their own worst beauty critics. Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. At Dove, we are committed to creating a world where beauty is a source of confidence, not anxiety. So, we decided to conduct a compelling social experiment that explores how women view their own beauty in contrast to what others see....

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III on Tuesday complained about the “tyranny of political correctness” currently holding Americans “hostage.” His comments, posted on his official Twitter account, come as some people are demanding the Redskins change their team name because of its “racist” meaning. “In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness,” Griffin tweeted. The comment may seem innocent, but it was enough to send the left into a frenzy, as noted on Twitchy. Several of the criticisms hurled at Griffin seemingly accuse the QB of not knowing the definition of “tyranny.” Because...

An email I received from Linda today:upchuck,Earlier today, in President Obama's press conference (his first in nearly two months), he took aim at me saying "No, Mr. Graham is not right on this issue." upchuck, he was reacting to my comments that Benghazi and Boston are compelling examples of how our national security systems have deteriorated. Radical Islamists hate us. They believe we're a Christian nation and a colonial power. They're trying to destroy our way of life. We have the right to defend ourselves at home and abroad. upchuck, if Benghazi is not an example of system failure before,...

The Photographer Ken Hackman, United States Air Force   Via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20060917.htm (medium, large) 

I sent an email to Senator Toomey urging him to oppose the Senate gun control efforts even in the face of his Manchin-Toomey legislation. Here is his response - I'm sure it's canned: Dear (Castigar), Thank you for contacting me about national firearms policy. I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue. Like many Pennsylvanians, I have long been a supporter of the Second Amendment. Americans have an individual right to bear arms for self-protection, hunting and recreation. In fact, during my tenure in the House of Representatives (1999-2005), my record of supporting gun owners' rights earned me an...

There would be no backing into the title on Sunday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. With no wind and lift, clean and place in effect, players were taking dead aim and going low. Billy Horschel got his first PGA Tour win in style, when he drained a 27-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to hold off D.A. Points. Here is the skinny on the final round at TPC Louisiana ...

It is time for a dishwasher. My last dishwasher was replaced three times by the manufacturer before I ripped it out and started handwashing. time to go back to dishwashers and I cannot find a timed dishwasher, just ones that are ENERGY EFFIEICENT with sensors. The biggest problem I had with the newer untimed dishwashers is that I would have to rinse the dishes instead of scraping them. the second problem is that because I did not rinse them, they ran for six to eight hours becaus there was debris that the sensors picked up. Lousy design. I am looking...