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OAKLEY, Utah -- When the Tiede family headed off to spend a snowy Christmas at their remote family cabin, they had no idea what the trip would bring. Two sisters who survive a harrowing home invasion share the terrifying story in their first extended television interview. Linae Tiede: My family owns a beautiful cabin in Oakley, Utah. The sound of the river, the horses that are down in the pasture, the birds -- it's absolutely heaven on earth to me. My mom had given it a name: "Tiede's Tranquility," because of the serenity and peace. Trish Tiede: The cabin was...

Father of all Glory, Lord of our Salvation, Holy Spirit of the Divine Grace that give us life. Hear our prayers, incline Yourself to our pleading, and consider our petitions with merciful benevolence. Give us courage to tremble at the Very Foot of Your Throne, remind us of Your Total Sovereignty, refresh our complacency, stay our apathy and renew our minds. Instill in us the reality that Your strength is made perfect in our weakness and refresh us in wave after refreshing wave of Heavenly unmerited Favor. Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor...

Imagine what would happen if America barged its way into a developing country, buttered up its homicidal dictator and agreed a back-of-the-envelope deal in which he signed over his nation’s mineral wealth in return for roads, railways and sports stadiums. Everyone would benefit, no? No. The problem is that the infrastructure turns out to be worth a hell of a lot less than the minerals. Fortunately, Washington has had the foresight to top up the dictator’s Swiss bank account. Problem solved! As for the mining operation, the Americans really don’t want to be bothered by minimum wages or trade unions....

Anita Perry, the 59-year-old wife of Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, has been very actively campaigning for him on her own all fall. Now, she's taken on a new assignment. Mrs. Perry has launched an online drive to recruit hundreds of volunteers for what she calls the Perry Strike Force. This would consist of Perry fans who would travel to Iowa and work across the state Jan. 2-4, getting out Perry caucus-goers to the hundreds of meeting sites on the evening of Jan. 3. (Don't worry, the BCS Championship Game is not until Jan. 9 this time.) "With over 1,700...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Country music gets its due at the Obama White House next week. The Obamas will play host to a string of country stars — legendary and contemporary — Monday at their seventh “In Performance at the White House” program. Some of the performers also will take part in an afternoon workshop at the White House for 120 local students about the history of country music and its cultural significance.

Hi- We're Due South- a couple of working class guys from Southwest Florida who have a passion to use the power of music to help steer America back in the direction the Founding Fathers intended. Back to the Conservative Judeo-Christian values that made this the greatest nation on earth. We like what Herman Cain has to say, and we like how he says it. We don't want the Liberal media and the Republican Establishment to force-feed us another McCain. NO MORE RINOS !!! The time for a pricipled, GENUINE Conservative is NOW! We'd like to ask your help to bring...

LET US HELP YOU PACK! A rally call to patriots by Joyce Shaffer

As a musician, I find music touches the soul like nothing else. We are in great turmoil in this great nation and we have a long fight on our hands as people begin to waken and arise. Post your favorite music that seeks to inspire the great fight we have ahead of us. My child LOVES to play "Secret Weapons Over Normandy" ( on the old DS). I absolutely LOVE the musical score and found it the other day. It's almost a 'John Williamish' piece which is heavy on the horns and strings (as most of his stuff is). Here...

On the final day of the 10th anniversary of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Hazel Dickens, the festival's spiritual leader, stood on the Banjo Stage and told the audience that she thought it wouldn't even make its first anniversary. If Emmylou Harris is the face of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Dickens was the heart. Onstage, she never minded teasing private equity investor Hellman, and he never minded the teasing.

The latest video release from "Due South" This group of Conservative songwriters/musicians from SW Florida is quickly becoming one of the most popular bands among Patriots from coast to coast. Unfortunately, due largely to the economic policies of Obama,They are also one of the most broke. They all work day jobs, and struggle like the rest of us to pay their bills, let alone pay for studio time. They are TOTALLY dependant on on the efforts of like-minded people to help them spread the Conservative message in song. Come on Freepers!!!! Lets help these guys get the attention of Hannity,Beck,Fox,...

The latest video release from "Due South" This group of Conservative songwriters/musicians from SW Florida is quickly becoming one of the most popular bands among Patriots from coast to coast. Unfortunately, due largely to the economic policies of Obama,They are also one of the most broke. They all work day jobs, and struggle like the rest of us to pay their bills, let alone pay for studio time. They are TOTALLY dependant on on the efforts of like-minded people to help them spread the Conservative message in song. Come on Freepers!!!! Lets help these guys get the attention of Hannity,Beck,Fox,...

A brand-new music video from the group "Due South" pays tribute to our Military, both past and present, as well as first responders.

A brand-new music video from the group "Due South" pays tribute to our Military, both past and present, as well as first responders.

Reflecting on the 9/11 anniversary, President Obama told NBC News this morning that there is no doubt the United States is safer now that it was 10 years ago. He said this is a consequence of more effective homeland security and the U.S. taking the fight to Al Qaeda. The president warned that Americans must remain vigilant because there are still people who want to attack the U.S. He also discussed the specific, credible but unconfirmed terror threat surrounding the 9/11 anniversary, saying this particular threat was so specific that he felt it necessary to inform

Prosecutors are reportedly set to ask a judge to abandon the case against Dominique Strauss Kahn. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is preparing to ask that all charges against the former head of the IMF accused of attempting to rape hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo are dropped Tuesday. Such requests from the DA 'are never denied', an expert told the New York Post meaning Strauss-Kahn could finally return to his home country after being forced to remian in the U.S for months.

Unlike politicians, a cowboy still makes a deal with a handshake and his word is his bond. .....A cowboy lives by a set of unwritten principles hard wired into his DNA. It is instinctive because it is the example set by those that surround him. Cowboys don't whine and stomp their feet like spoiled children and politicians often do when things don't go their way. They know that whining and wringing your hands don't get the job done. In my interaction with cowboy and ranching community up in Idaho, I have learned it is very close knit and neighbors and...

President Barack Obama said yesterday in Decorah, Iowa, that he absorbs more political criticism than Abraham Lincoln, the assassinated 16th U.S. president, attracted from his Civil War critics. The comment came during a question-and-answer session where one invited audience member asked Obama how he deals with his congressional critics in the GOP. “The Congress doesn’t seem to be a good partner. You said so yourself, they’re more interested in seeing you lose than [seeing] the country win,” the questioner lamented. “Democracy is always a messy business in a big country like this,” Obama responded. “When you listen to what the...

PEOSTA, Iowa — A day after clashing with a tea party activist, President Obama Tuesday told crowds here that it was "a faction in Congress" that was to blame for blocking economic progress. At a rural jobs forum, Mr. Obama ticked off a list of pending bills that he said would create jobs. "The only thing that's preventing us from passing the bills I just mentioned is the refusal of a faction in Congress to put country ahead of party," the president said in a thinly veiled reference to House Republicans backed by the tea party. "That has to stop."

Media: Talk about the elite lagging behind a more sophisticated public. Newsweek, trying to overcome its slide into obscurity, thought it could grab attention by smearing Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann. Big mistake. The smear came in the form of this week's cover story, which tried unconvincingly to depict GOP presidential candidate and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann as "The Queen of Rage," with a cover shot that made her look maniacal. But if anything, Bachmann comes across as Thatcheresque in her unmovable opposition to more deficit spending. Question her opposition a journalist may do, but don't make it out as...

RUSH: It's only taken two years, and, what, seven months. Heck, longer than that. I mean I saw it back during the campaign. I'm talking about who Obama really is, this petulant, self-absorbed, egoistic little man-child. Even David Brooks is disappointed. He still likes the substance, but he can't believe how childish Obama's acting. Do you remember, folks, there was a book out there, you women will remember this. There's a book out there, I don't know, some years ago.

Donald Trump: We Want to Fix This Country

I am glad to be able to get on my blog to wish my readers Happy Independence Day here in America. On July 4, 1776 13 colonies of the British Empire in North America decided to politically sever ties with Great Britain and declared independence. These men signing this epistle to King George III knew that they pledged all they had, their lives, families, property, and sacred honor. Being subjects to the Crown and taking the action they did was treason. Yet they did it on ideal that "all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable...

In an implicit admission that Israel is so threatened by terrorism that it is not only surrounded by countries and territories that produce terrorists but also unwillingly harbors terrorists within its own territory in a way the most other nations in the world do not, the Obama administration is currently listing Israel among 36 “specially designated countries” it believes “have shown a tendency to promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members.” Also included on the list--separately from Israel--are the Palestinian

She hasn't even officially announced her presidential campaign yet, but already Rep. Michele Bachmann is virtually tied with Mitt Romney in the 2012 Iowa caucus polling season. In the first summer poll, published just minutes ago, the Minnesota congresswoman who was born in Iowa has 22% to Romney's 23% lead in the still developing field of Republican presidential prospects, according to the closely-watched Des Moines Register Iowa Poll. Business executive and tea party favorite Herman Cain finished well behind with 10% in the poll. No other Republican attracted double-digit support. The former governor from next door Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, lags...

Hollywood has seen its fair share of odd couplings, but this one is so out there even the newlyweds know it's a little weird. Doug Hutchison, a character actor best known for roles in The Green Mile, Lost and The X-Files, married aspiring country singer Courtney Alexis Stodden on May 20 in Las Vegas. He is 51. She is 16.

“It’s a great day to be an American,” Toby Keith declared Monday while touring the Middle East. After the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, the Oklahoma country music superstar became a trending topic Monday on the popular microblogging site Twitter. Oklahoma music superstar and military supporter Toby Keith says, ‘It’s a great day to be an American’ after learning of bin Laden’s death The Norman resident is visiting U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East on his ninth United Service Organization/Armed Forces Entertainment tour. He was without cellphone service for a time after President Barack Obama’s announcement Sunday...

"If you need that kind of love- you don't need none of mine" Loretta Lynn is a world-famous American country music singer-songwriter/author who was -as the script goes- indeed born a coal miner's daughter in 1935 just outside the small mountain town of Paintsville, Kentucky. But that childhood was brief indeed, as the then-Loretta Webb was married off at just thirteen years of age, becoming a mother shortly thereafter. She proceeded to have four children by her nineteenth birthday, living in Washington state with husband Oliver V. Lynn. The marriage certainly had it's ups and downs, as he was a womanizer...

CHICAGO (AFP) – US President Barack Obama accused his Republican foes of wanting to turn the United States into a "Third World" country Thursday as he rallied support for his reelection campaign. The attack came a day after Obama savaged Republican budget plans and unveiled his $4 trillion deficit reduction drive that aims to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans in order to preserve key social services. The debate over fiscal policy will prove critical to the 2012 campaign, and Obama sought to frame it as a "stark choice" between investing in the future or watching the country fall apart....

Thought I would start a ping list for country music fans.

THE SECRET'S OUT: U.S. rednecks come in many colors, they built America, and they keep America movin' strong! Are you one of America's hard working rednecks? Yellow, red, tan, white, black, or any other color? This album is for you, through work, fun, trials, tribulations, and heart warming moments. (1) Rednecks Built America -- let's hear it for U.S. rednecks of all colors! (2) Truck Drivin' Man -- doin' the best he can 24/7. (3) Illinois Cowboy -- crazy biker, leader of a 1000 bike convoy. (4) Oh, The Smoke -- smoky biker bar, where we love our baby! (5)...

It's a poll on a website you may want to save in your favorite places for streaming radio. My first observation - the United States isn't listed. Go with Chad?

"That story is true, and I'm here to say:I was drivin' that Model A..." Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was a pioneering American country-rock band founded in 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan: they're known for such hits as "Hot Rod Lincoln", "Smoke Smoke Smoke (that Cigarette)", "Don't Let Go", as well as an exceptional cover of boogie-woogie standard (and Andrews Sisters hit) "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" that managed to chart too. The band’s style fused country, rockabilly, and blues together on a base of boogie-woogie piano. It was among the first country-rock bands to take...

Psalm 28 The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield 28:1 To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. Lord your sons and daughters thank You for this very moment we have the breath to lift our prayers to the Foot of the Throne. 2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary. Father we plead for Your mercy...

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has resigned as the head of the country's ruling party, according to state TV. It also reports that the party's secretary-general Safwat el-Sharif and Gamal Mubarak, the son of Mr Mubarak, quit as a gesture to anti-government protesters. For 12 days they have been taking part in demonstrations in Cairo and other cities demanding that the embattled president steps down. The 82-year-old, who has been in power for 30 years, has ignored calls to give up the presidency and has previously insisted he intends to serve out the remaining seven months of his term. Protests turned...

Georgia Native Jerry Reed Hubbard (1937-08) was an American country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films... nothing short of an American cultural icon. As a musician, "The Snowman" was best known for "(Who Was the Man Who Put) The Line in Gasoline"; "Lord, Mr. Ford (What Have You Done)"; "Amos Moses"; "When You're Hot, You're Hot," (Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance); and "East Bound and Down," the theme song for the film Smokey and the Bandit, in which he co-starred with Burt Reynolds. Back in '67,...

You might be a redneck if…you create a dues-paying society and a scholarship fund? And that's what a Virginia man did last week, launching the “American Redneck Society.” “I really felt that American Rednecks are an under-served, but large population that could benefit from a formal membership organization structure,” said American Redneck Society Executive Director Rob Clayton.

American actor George Clooney is visiting the little known region of Southern Sudan. The U.N. Security Council arrived to a raucous welcome on Wednesday, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum also made a recent trip here. The high-level visits are putting the spotlight on the Texas-sized area of Sudan that is far less known to Americans than the western region of Darfur, where mass atrocities have been committed over the last decade. Southern Sudan is three months from a Jan. 9 independence vote that could see Africa's largest country break in two. The vote _ and the potential of...

This Englishman got into country music via rockn’roll. Quite a few of my big 50′s heroes (Haley, Holly, Jerry Lee etc) had either come to rock via country or still dabbled in it and as I started to explore I began to enjoy what I heard. Most of the songs were about personal experiences or feelings and it was easy to find a song that matched a mood – sadness, joy, wistfulness, regret, anger. Moreover they carried a good tune and easily remembered lyrics.

” The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation Of David. 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Lord we come to you in search of the light of salvation, that You have shined on your Saints. Verse 1. Whom shall I fear? Neither spiritual nor military heroes do exploits through cowardice, Courage is a necessary virtue. In Jehovah is the best possible foundation for unflinching intrepidity. William S. Plumer. The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? As the fear of seen and unseen calamity surrounds us,...

A tribute to all American Armed Services Members.

Environmentalism: Liberal Rebellion Against Death I believe the liberal’s twisted environmentalism is due to their own alienation from nature. It also stems from their spiritual helplessness. Extreme liberalism is rebellion against death, which is really rebellion against life as it is. Why do they become vegetarians? Not because they think it’s healthier—it’s to avoid the anxiety that comes from eating meat—acceptance of death. Why are they absurdly anti-war? Same reason. They flock to urban centers where people are supreme, and where nature has been subdued or eliminated. Seems odd for environmentalists, but it isn’t. The city is the greatest example...

The crowd sings God Bless America, 6:30 a.m. August 28, 2010. Photo by Freeper Pete. The rally is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.Links for live reports and coverage:GlennBeck.com rally main pageC-SPAN showing the rally on cable and live stream.Live stream at Glenn Beck's Facebook page.UStream is also live streaming the rally.Class of '97 Freeper Pete is live Tweeting updates and photos. He has a thread going in BloggersFrog Mom's Live Thread from yesterday.Link to D.C. Traffic cameras. Folks camped out overnight at the Lincoln Memorial for the rally.Live traffic cam - National Mall (on map,...

I ask that those of us here on FR spend moments in prayer on Friday and Saturday, for the sake of those who are in DC with our fellow patriots, and for those in theatre who are fighting in our names. Cover them, Lord God Almighty, please, with Your Blessing and Mercy. Send Your angels before them and post Your Guardian angels around them all. Defend and keep them safe from all harm. Those that would cause trouble or disruption, please send them away on another errand, another path. Dear Lord, You are the reason we have America. You alone...

<p>29:1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord Glory and strength.</p> <p>Lord, Your Elect Christian patriots gather to offer thanksgiving in the awesome shadow of Your Glory and Strength.</p> <p>2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.</p>

What happens to a tree when its root system is destroyed? The tree can no longer access the nutrients it needs, and it begins to weaken. The leaves wilt, the branches droop, the fruit ceases to grow. Eventually, the tree dies. America was formed and developed from biblical roots, but today our leaders chop away at our foundation. They deny the core of our purpose. They allow invasive roots to choke out the Truth. Yet what do Christians do? We cling tightly to the rotting fruit on the drooping branches, while underneath us the truth of our country's past and...

"When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me." - Psalm 56:9 Lord, with all the grateful joy in our hearts, we, your Elect, come boldly to Your Throne of Grace and cast these supplications. We ask that You incline Your ear to our exhaustive pleas. We that are imputed the Righteousness of Your Son ask what no reprobate is able. Father, the spawn of perdition are desecrating this country formed in Praise of You. We pray all Christian patriots regain the strength of eagles and cease living defeated,...

Obama: Getting things done, and losingTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids Press Seems like everywhere you look it's bad news for President Obama. New polling on 2012 shows him tied with Sarah Palin and behind every hypothetical Republican nominee besides Jan Brewer. His own press secretary freely admits Democrats could lose the House of Representatives in November. But is the conventional wisdom here selling Obama short? Even one of his harshest critics in the media, columnist Charles Krauthammer, warns eager conservatives (and, by extension, worried liberals) not to underestimate Obama in 2012. So far, Krauthammer writes, Obama's presidency already is...

"The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad." - Psalm 126:3 Restore Our Fortunes, O LORD Psalm 126 A Song of Ascents. 126:1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Lord, we come to you this moment in gracious thanksgiving for all the fortunes You have given to this country. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” Father, have your children always gather in complete gratitude...

They called them crazy when they started out Said seventeen's too young to know what loves about They've been together fifty-eight years now That’s crazy He brought home sixty-seven bucks a week He bought a little 2 bedroom house on Maple Street Where she blessed him with six more mouths to feed Yea that’s crazy Just ask him how he did it; he'll say pull up a seat It'll only take a minute, to tell you everything Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense...

I haven't been to church since I don't remember when Things were going great til they fell apart again So I listened to the preacher as he told me what to do He said you can't go hatin' others who have done wrong to you Sometimes we get angry but we must not condemn Let the good Lord do his job, you just pray for them I pray your brakes go out runnin' down a hill I pray a flower pot falls from a window sill And knocks you in the head like I'd like to I pray your birthday...