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(snip) McCain acknowledged that war weariness is a factor in opposition to U.S. involvement in Libya, but he disagreed with Republican candidates like Michele Bachmann who said at last week's GOP debate that the U.S. had "no vital national interest" there. "I strongly disagree with her and others," McCain said. "The fact is our interest are our values. And our values are that we don't want people needlessly slaughtered by the thousands if we can prevent such activity." "We are the lead nation in the world, and America matters and we must lead," McCain added. "Sometimes that leadership entails sacrifice...

Joe Biden has been talking about his favorite topic -- Joe Biden. In particular, he's been attempting to talk his way past the widespread view that he, Joe Biden, marks a return to the days of the irrelevant vice president. Talkin' Joe himself has contributed to that perception by insisting that he will not be like Dick Cheney. A more astute vice president-elect would have little trouble distinguishing himself from Cheney without casting doubt on his own relevance. The problem with Cheney, from a liberal perspective, should not be that he was the foremost of Bush advisors. Cheney was, after...

The American Idol candidate September 10, 2008 By Roger Ebert I think I might be able to explain some of Sara Palin's appeal. She's the "American Idol" candidate. Consider. What defines an "American Idol" finalist? They're good-looking, work well on television, have a sunny personality, are fierce competitors, and so talented, why, they're darned near the real thing. There's a reason "American Idol" gets such high ratings. People identify with the contestants. They think, Hey, that could almost be me up there on that show! My feeling is, I don't want to be up there. I want a vice president...

<p>What is with all the Ron Paul threads? Am I missing something here? Ron Paul has zero, no I shoulda said ZERO chance of going anywhere. so what up with the posts like he is a legit candidate?????</p>

According to a recent poll, over a quarter (28 percent) of Israeli Arabs do not believe the Holocaust ever happened and among educated Israeli Arabs -- those who have graduated from high school and college -- 33 percent deny the Holocaust. Over three-quarters (76 percent) of the Arabs polled described Zionism as racist. The poll was conducted among 721 Arab and 702 Jewish participants by a top sociologist at the University of Haifa, Prof. Sami Smooha. According to Smooha's analysis, Arab extremists see the Holocaust as a political event, and denial of it is therefore seen as a form of...

Walter Cronkite will introduce Katic Couric on the new CBS EVENING NEWS next week, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Cronkite is just one of many superstars, and broadcast legends, that will help the former TODAY host splash onto the nightly news scene. "It's going to be a who's who of Americana," a top CBS source said on Sunday. Cronkite will do the introduction of Couric on opening night only, the source said. CBS brass dismiss the suggestion that adding Cronkite is an attention-grabbing stunt. "This is a bold statement of continuity and 'trust,' a commitment to the quality of the...

Senator John Kerry quickly issued a statement Friday blasting Rush Limbaugh for asserting during his Friday broadcats that "liberals have hated Israel for the longest time and want to destroy it." Here it is: "Rush Limbaugh’s ignorance and willingness to divide Americans knows no bounds. His latest statement about Israel is beyond offensive to all of us who have fought to protect Israel in the face of enemies committed to its destruction. "Rush Limbaugh needs to pick up a history book instead of a donut. It was a Democratic president who first recognized the State of Israel. It was a...

- The former CBS anchor shares personal recollections of his four-decade news career - If there's another world war, it's likely to ignite among nations in the North Pacific region, rather than Europe, as past widespread conflicts have. That was among the prognostications presented to a Portland audience Monday night by Dan Rather, the longtime CBS News reporter and former anchorman. North Korea, China and Russia have nuclear weapons and all three have leaders with ambitions for greater influence, Rather said. "This is increasingly a part of the world with high-tech weaponry and the most deadly weaponry of all," Rather...

Several things in bold due to the fact that this is a LONG read. Apologies that there really isn't a proper title for this press release. I didn't see this posted. Added to "Breaking News" due to the fact that the UN has the arrogance to omit the US from its list of "page after page of countries" which have contributed. Please remove from "Breaking News" if you deem appropriate. Thank you. New York, 30 December 2004 - Secretary-General Kofi Annan and UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland at press conference on Asian Tsunami disaster SG: Let me thank you for coming. This...

Rush is saying the media is all worked up about whether this is a political ploy or not, etc. He also says that he's glad to see Pres Bush is standing up for marriage, but the bigger issue is the activist judges because we can't pass a constitutional amendment everytime the judges circumvent the law. Very interesting. Listen if you can...

New European military command centre could threaten NATO Aileen McCabe CanWest News Service NATO chief Lord George Robertson meets Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today for discussions that will inevitably touch on the postwar tensions -- and pique -- that have opened the door to new divisions in NATO. In a move Canada is watching closely, France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg last week announced plans to establish a new European military command centre in Brussels, just down the road from NATO's own Supreme Allied Headquarters. While the "gang of four" argued it would not rival NATO, the initial perception is that...

Mangy Cast Of U.N. Characters Display Their Irrelevance; Decimated By Secretary Powell Rush Limbaugh - February 14, 2003 On Friday, I decided to JIP - join in progress - Secretary of State Colin Powell's comments to the United Nations. Powell hammered the wimp French and Syrian foreign ministers. They spoke prior to him and insulted the United States of America in general and Powell personally. Every speaker prior to the SecState read from prepared comments, which they clearly prepared before Hans Blix issued his report. Secretary Powell spoke extemporaneously. The secretary is interested in facts; everybody else involved was interested...

UNITED NATIONS -- Over the next few days, the United Nations will again be the epicentre of world diplomacy, as leaders parade through its marble hallways with an urgency not seen since the height of the Cold War. But as the planet looks to the UN to forge an international stand on Iraq and North Korea, the world body faces another crisis of embarrassing proportions: Its New York headquarters is falling apart. "I never thought it would be such a dump," said Gary Bindermann, a German who was taking a recent tour through the often dimly lit and musty corridors,...

 

Today, for the first time in my Freeper career, I stumbled upon a 'live' thread in time to participate. MSNBC was airing a program (I don't watch this station long) being hosted by Pat Buchanan et al. They were setting this speech up as a politically important speech that could have a significant effect upon the current administration's Iraq agenda. After listening to the speech it was quite obvious that Al Gore had little to nothing new to say in regards to the rhetoric already stated by so many anti-bush talking heads and media types around the world. The speech...