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The Republican presidential candidates shown leading the race in recent polls all believe global warming is a serious threat and caused by human activity. When asked at today's Des Moines Register debate in Iowa to raise their hands if they believed climate change were indeed a real problem caused by people, Sen. John McCain, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Gov. Mitt Romney all responded in the positive. "Climate change is real. It's happening. I believe human beings are contributing to it," Giuliani said, calling for a "Manhattan Project" to wean America off foreign energy sources....

In the beginning, black activist Quanell X pledged a protest like those in the civil rights era. He would bus students from Key Middle School to the tony, tree-lined neighborhood of Houston Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra, and they would demand an equal education. Instead, on Friday afternoon, the activist offered free food and a visit from a "surprise platinum hip-hop artist" to persuade about 50 students to board a chartered bus pointed toward Montrose. But the bus never moved. And the artist never showed. Quanell X said he canceled the plan to bus the children from Key to Saavedra's Montrose-area house...

When Americans evaluate today's political landscape, most feel something between impotence and disapproval. So, while citizens shake their heads or shrug at the mainstream media's “top tier” presidential candidates, it is extraordinary how many are becoming overjoyed about one lesser covered candidate. Tens-of-thousands have joined the appropriately named Ron Paul Revolution, joining Meetup.com groups, putting up signs, and crossing states to attend rallies. Congressman Ron Paul's genuine message and untarnished record of promoting individual liberty for everyone, a free-market economy of wealth and abundance, and a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace and free trade, has attracted vast support from diverse...

And they call Ron's supporters "wacko!?"

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. --As the world's warmest winter on record drew to an end with a weekend snow storm, a group of religious leaders started walking across the state Friday to bring attention to global warming. "People have been asking me what happens if it snows," said the Rev. Fred Small of the First Church Unitarian in Littleton. "I tell them: 'we walk.'" The nine-day haul from downtown Northampton to Copley Square in Boston was planned far before forecasts called for a weekend of snow and sleet just a few days before the start of spring. "It was windy and cold....

A hungry man who tried to eat a swan while fasting during the Muslim festival of Ramadan was today given a two-month jail sentence. Shamsu Miah, 52, killed the mute swan at a boating pond in Llandudno, north Wales, on September 25 - only the second day of his fast. It is unclear whether he bit through the swan's neck or stabbed it with a knife, Llandudno Magistrates Court heard. Miah was arrested after a dog walker spotted him carrying a dead swan in a plastic carrier bag shortly after midnight. When he was challenged by police he told them:...

A dog that refuses to go away is a problem that many will be familiar with. But in Israel, a dog which refused to leave the doorstep of a dead Rabbi house was the subject of a 'redemption ceremony' to get it to move on. The dog, believed to be a stray, appeared at the house of the recently deceased Rabbi Nahman Dubinky, and then wouldn't leave. Rabbis expert in Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition, concluded the animal might have been possessed by unhappy souls seeking redemption from the departed Rabbi. By tradition, Ultra-Orthodox Jews do not keep dogs as...

It seems like the "09/11 was an inside job" crowd is getting more vocal by the moment. Tonite we even had a post (that was quckly pulled) about the specific "facts" that support the hairbrained notion that the US Government was involved in orchestrating the events of 09/11/2001. I'm sure this whole thing has been addressed by freepers before...is there a link or a place where we can go to find the facts to sucessfully challenge such claims that the steel only melted because of a chemical substance...or that the peformance of the plane on it's approach was impossible, and...

Al-Qaida's list of favorite, least favorite Westerners Latest warning video from terror group names enemies, friends in U.S., Britain WASHINGTON – In the latest video from al-Qaida warning of an imminent terrorist attack on the U.S., five specific "Zionist crusader missionaries of hate" are named, while three Westerners, including one American, are actually praised for their efforts toward "peace." Those singled out as enemies of al-Qaida are Daniel Pipes, Robert Spencer, Steven Emerson, Michael Scheuer and, of course, President Bush. The first three are WND contributors and outspoken media figures who warn about the growing threat of Islamo-fascism. Scheuer is...

"Anti-war activists pray before last meal in front of the White House in Washington July 3, 2006. Cindy Sheehan and 'CODEPINK' launched 'Troops Home Fast,' a hunger strike to protest the war in Iraq" "Former Deputy Ambassador to Mongolia, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone, Ann Wright; seated left to right, peace activist Cindy Sheehan; Iraq War veteran, former Army Sgt. Geoffrey Millard; and Franciscan Friar Louis Vitale, eat their last meal before beginning the fast at midnight to end the Iraq War, in front of the White House, Monday, July 3, 2006, in Washington."

"Let anyone with understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a person. Its number is six hundred sixty-six." (Revelation 13:16-18, New Revised Standard Version) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The number 666 -- the "number of the beast," according to the Book of Revelation -- conjures devilish images for many, so forecasts of evil, even doom, are rampant regarding dates or places where the number occurs, including next Tuesday, June 6, or 6-6-06. Fears of 666, long believed to be the dreaded mark of Satan, are based on a "widespread misinterpretation" of the chapter in Revelation...

Amman - International activists and lawyers involved in the defence of Saddam Hussein said on Sunday they would organize a mock trial of US President George W Bush and the British and Israeli prime ministers for alleged war crimes committed in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. The prosecution will be headed by former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who sits on Saddam's defence team, according to one of the organizers. The two-day event, slated to open on Friday in the Egyptian capital, will be sponsored by the Cairo-based Arab Lawyers Federation and bring together international lawyers and human rights activists,...

Okay, folks, let’s jump right in: Number Ten. …[I]t’s precisely what BushCo is trying to do. Distract us from the violence and the deaths, of both U.S. and coalition forces and the Iraqi people, by staging these elections and giving us these photo ops. Number Nine: I won’t believe the numbers anyway. After the last election took 3 weeks to finalise [sic] the votes, I didn’t trust those results either. Earlier this week, on Air America, I heard about a truck of ballots being intercepted on it’s [sic] way from Iran. With Iran & the U.S. both wanting a desired...

These photographs and videos were taken outside the gates of San Quentin Prison on the evening of December 12, 2005 during a vigil marking the execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, which happened shortly after midnight.

During the Cold War, the “convergence” theory held that over time the Soviet Union and the United States would become more and more alike, ushering in an era of world peace. Liberals liked the theory because it meant that the Soviets would magically evolve in the direction of freedom and democracy, thereby making unnecessary our efforts to defend ourselves, and because it gave an air of inevitability to social programs in the United States, even making them instruments of world peace. While the Soviet Union and the United States were busy converging into nonexistence and lone superpower status, liberals, ever...

<p>The question is: Do Americans really want to live in a world without newspapers?</p> <p>If you're reading this, chances are good you don't. Yet almost daily we read reports of more buyouts and budget cuts at America's papers owing to fewer readers.</p>

The Call to Drive Out the Bush Regime Sign the call now!Your government, on the basis of outrageous lies, is waging a murderous and utterly illegitimate war in Iraq, with other countries in their sights. Your government is openly torturing people, and justifying it. Your government puts people in jail on the merest suspicion, refusing them lawyers, and either holding them indefinitely or deporting them in the dead of night. Your government is moving each day closer to a theocracy, where a narrow and hateful brand of Christian fundamentalism will rule.Your government suppresses the science that doesn't fit its...

Animal rights extremists gathered secretly in a Kent field yesterday to hear an American activist declare: "We will break the law and destroy property until we win."Dr Steven Best, a philosophy professor and exponent of the Animal Liberation Front, told about 200 activists at the International Animal Rights Gathering 2005: "Now communism is dead, we are the new spectre in the world. We are named as the number one terrorist threat in the US and UK. Can you believe it?" He added: "We are not terrorists, but we are a threat. We are a threat both economically and philosophically. Our...

Cites concerns about Roman Catholics, other faiths KEN GARFIELD Staff Writer One of Charlotte's best-known churches has withdrawn support for a food pantry that serves the needy because the pantry works with Roman Catholics. Central Church of God explained its decision in a letter March 1 from minister of evangelism Shannon Burton to Loaves & Fishes in Charlotte: "As a Christian church, we feel it is our responsibility to follow closely the (principles) and commands of Scripture. To do this best, we feel we should abstain from any ministry that partners with or promotes Catholicism, or for that matter, any...

Please post your favorite ZOT threads here....Here's mine!TOm Harikins has lied to me, and them MOds DOne ZOtted my POst! Posted on 07/20/2004 9:30:08 AM PDT by amham98 Tom Harkins lied to me he said that he would call me 2 to 3 weeks after the eliction and help me get my ssi. he has never called to help he stole a vote theffs belong in jail I have tried to get ssi and disability for the last 14 years I was not working at the time that I started for it they denied me then now whty denie me...

A professor at a Bible college near Scranton, Pa., was arrested Tuesday as he tried to storm into the hospice caring for Terri Schiavo. Dow Pursley, 56, was zapped with a Taser stun gun and tackled to the ground by officers before he reached the door, Pinellas Park police said. He became the 47th protester arrested. Pursley, who is on the faculty of the Baptist Bible College & Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pa., had two bottles of water with him, police said. He was charged with attempted burglary and resisting arrest. Baptist Bible College officials said in a written statement...

The US media is disciplined by corporate America into promoting the Republican cause. On Thursday, the fairy king of fairyland will be recrowned. He was elected on a platform suspended in midair by the power of imagination. He is the leader of a band of men who walk through ghostly realms unvisited by reality. And he remains the most powerful person on earth. How did this happen? How did a fantasy president from a world of make believe come to govern a country whose power was built on hard-headed materialism? To find out, take a look at two squalid little...

hello everyone. i have posted a few times regarding the site i created, www.moveOut.biz well, the business side of it has failed. no matter, it was a small investment and i've had fun. i would, however, appreciate it if any of you who lurk at DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND could get the word out over there that this site exists. the most fun i've had is with the few emails i've received from the tin-hatters. i tried to get on DU but was summarily banned even though i picked the che guevara avatar. i appreciate any help you can give in funneling...

Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism UnconvincingEdited by William A. Dembski (ISI Books, 366 pages, $28; $18 paper) WACO, Texas -- At one time, the debate over Darwin's theory existed as a cartoon in the modern imagination. Thanks to popular portrayals of the Scopes Trial, secularists regularly reviewed the happy image of Clarence Darrow goading William Jennings Bryan into agreeing to be examined as an expert witness on the Bible and then taking him apart on the stand. Because of the legal nature of the proceedings that made evolution such a permanent part of the tapestry of American pop culture,...

When U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Ottawa — probably later this year — should he be welcomed? Or should he be charged with war crimes? It's an interesting question. On the face of it, Bush seems a perfect candidate for prosecution under Canada's Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act. This act was passed in 2000 to bring Canada's ineffectual laws in line with the rules of the new International Criminal Court. While never tested, it lays out sweeping categories under which a foreign leader like Bush could face arrest. In particular, it holds that anyone who commits...

One of the most common names cited for the society of inner earth dwellers is Agharta (or Agartha) with its capital city of Shamballa. It is believed that Agharta may be reached via several entrances other than the polar gateways including Kentucky Mammoth Cave in south-central Kentucky, Mount Shasta in California, Manaus in Brazil and Mount Epomeo in Italy....

Nancy Pelosi and Tom Dashle are responding. Pelosi is reading verbatim from her script. Looks like a teleprompter. She lost her place and looked foolish.

Straight talk It's not anti-Americanism, it's anti-Republicanism Zafar Sobhan I don't often find myself in agreement with much that pop stars have to say about the state of the world, but British singer Elton John's words at a benefit concert last month hit the nail right on the head. Dennis Miller the one-time comedian from Saturday Night Live who has bizarrely chosen to reincarnate himself as the Bush administration's court jester had just finished one of his typical sets in which he denigrated liberals, Arabs, Muslims, and non-Americans in general. Before he sat down to perform, John remarked, "This night...

The lobbying group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed an official complaint with the Florida Department of Education on Monday demanding that it stop the sale of ''unhealthy'' chocolate, strawberry and other flavored milks in high school vending machines. ''Flavored milk drinks contain more fat, sugar, cholesterol, and calories than even soft drinks do,'' the complaint says. ''Dairy representatives should be in jail for foisting this high-fat, high-sugar toilet water on the nation's children,'' said Bruce Friedrich, director of vegan outreach for Washington, D.C.-based PETA. In Miami-Dade, the complaint got instant action. Penny Parham, in charge of school...

WASHINGTON As far as many Democrats are concerned, the "vast right-wing conspiracy" that pursued President Bill Clinton did not close up shop after he left office. Impeachment. The Florida recount. The California recall. Redistricting in Texas. Some of President Bush's critics say they see a pattern of Republicans using courts, legislative power and other maneuvers to overturn election results. "An attack on American democracy" is the allegation lodged by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, a presidential contender who met with Texas Senate Democrats during their recent sojourn to New Mexico. The only pattern is paranoia, Republicans counter, arguing that Democrats...

<p>Saying he wanted to send a message that such activity ''will not be tolerated in this society,'' an Oakland County Circuit Court judge Monday ordered an Oak Park man to prison for performing a kitchen table castration on a volunteer patient last summer.</p>

Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle often sounded uncertain about the war in Iraq, but not about North Korea -- the United States had to absolutely, unconditionally, give in to North Korean demands for bilateral talks about the communist nation's nuclear program."I clearly believe," Daschle said in January, "that the only way now for us to successfully deal with the North Koreans is to enter into direct talks, to make sure that we have people sitting across the table to address the concerns specifically enunciated by this administration -- and they can't do it too soon."He wasn't alone. Sen. Ted Kennedy...

Members of Raelian Sect, Which Recently Claimed to Clone Human, Disrobe at L.A. Anti-War Rally LOS ANGELES March 9 — The federal building in Westwood became a focal point for anti-war demonstrators, with a few women stripping to their thongs and a separate group led by actor Danny Glover marching down Wilshire Boulevard to protest a possible war with Iraq. The women who shed their clothes Saturday were followers of the Raelian sect, who believe life on Earth was created by space aliens. In December, Clonaid, a group started by the Raelians, claimed to have produced the first human clone....

<p>About 5,000 anti-war protesters from cities along the Peninsula crowded onto Palo Alto's City Hall Plaza on Saturday afternoon, making the rally against invading Iraq one of the Peninsula's largest demonstrations ever.</p> <p>But despite its formidable size, the rally was rather whimsical. People carried balloon animals twisted into circular peace signs. Children scribbled peace slogans on the pavement with chalk. And a choir of two dozen elderly women wearing sunbonnets crowned with brightly colored crepe-paper flowers belted out ``Make Peace Instead of War'' to the tune of ``When the Saints Come Marching In,'' accompanied by an accordion and a frying pan used as a tambourine.</p>

A plan to make horses wear nappies as they pull carriages through Vienna has animal rights protesters champing at the bit. City officials have put forward the proposal in an attempt to stop horse droppings messing up Vienna's streets. But animal rights activists donned nappies themselves and lined up in Heroes' Square in front of the former imperial Hofburg Palace to protest against the plan. Drivers of the horse-drawn carriages - better known in Vienna as Fiaker - are also against the idea. Of course. No one wants to change nappies if they don't have to. ;) - Ivan Horse...

<p>According to James Taranto's column today, THIS is the poster being displayed by Islamic fanatics in London gathering to CELEBRATE the Sept. 11 attack.</p>

Lone bombers and gunmen unconnected to al Qaeda could strike in Britain on September 11, anti-terror chiefs have warned. Detectives believe individual terrorists may see the first anniversary of the New York and Washington attacks as offering a "world stage" for their own cause. Mobile armed road blocks will be in place around London as a first point of defence on the anniversary. Anti-terror police warned the public to be on a state of "alert but not alarm". Terrorist methodology Head of Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist squad, Assistant Commissioner David Veness, said there was no specific threat to the UK and...

TEDDY BEARS PICNIC They really had come out there in force with every sign you could think of When I got within a block, I said, "Man, what does this city stink of?" The scum had fun at their big event…they do not like a great president Today I spent the morning among the clueless The first one there I chose to engage was some kind of hapless commie A duel of wits left him scarred for life…he cried out for help from mommy The scum had fun at their big event…they do not like a great president Today...

I arrived at about 7:20 to see a sea of fools. There were probably about two or three hundred there at the corner of Wilshire and Westwood. Unfortunately, although some FReepers were there, we never made contact. I visited all three corners where people gathered but missed them. I wore a pair of khaki slacks, a black shirt and my USS RONALD REAGAN aircraft carrier ballcap. On the back of my black windbreaker was a red, white, and blue oval that said: 9-11 ... our disaster ... compliments of the Sinkmaster. Only one person in the whole crowd asked me...

The relentless war of words between by Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) and former state court judge Denise Majette in the Democratic primary for Georgia’s 4th Congressional District transferred to a debate podium Friday night. The two met in a 30-minute debate broadcast live over Georgia public television. McKinney did not announce her intent to participate in the debate until some 20 minutes before it began. It, however, did not take long after the stage was set for the accusations that have colored the race thus far to come to the forefront. When candidates were allowed to ask each other questions,...

The remarkable rise of the Tloxiproctyl to academic prominence began at UC Berkeley, where the creeping fascism of George Bush gnawed at the professoriate. Worse, no one was paying attention to them, always distressing to the narcissistically irrelevant. They desperately wanted to jumpstart the faltering engines of progressivism. (The metaphor doesn't quite make sense. Of course, neither did the progressivism.) To do this, they needed an irritating Cause. This proved to be a problem. Every imaginable loony idea seemed to have been worked to exhaustion: buggery of Boy Scouts by homosexuals, outlawing English, compulsory issuance of condoms to the...

CNN just featured the article.This particular publication does not have the article on the site, so I will defer to others for the text..