Free Republic

The most senior black congressman in America had a tough warning for Hillary Clinton this weekend as she fought to wrest the Democratic presidential nomination from Barack Obama. “We’ll be playing with fire if we interfere with the voters’ choice,” James Clyburn, the party’s chief whip in the House of Representatives, told The Sunday Times. “African-Americans will feel cheated.” Clinton is hoping to win by persuading superdelegates – the party officials with a free vote and the power to tip the nomination at the Democratic convention in August – to back her, even if Obama is in the lead once...

The Clinton campaign, which is losing the pledged delegate race, is now talking up a different metric: the cumulative popular vote. "I'm very proud that as of today, I have received more votes by the people who have voted than anyone else," Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday, a day after she won the Pennsylvania primary by more than 200,000 votes. Her characterization is true only in a highly technical way: If you count the votes she received in Michigan (where hers was the only name on the ballot) and Florida (where an outlaw primary was held in January), and if...

Barack Obama says it's an "abstract measure" to count votes in Michigan and Florida, whose contests were essentially nulled by the Democratic National Committee when the states violated party rules and moved their primaries ahead of others in the election calendar. "There have been a number of different formulations that the Clinton campaign has been trying to arrive at to suggest that somehow they're not behind," Obama told reporters following a town hall meeting in New Albany, Indiana, "If you want to count them for some abstract measure, you're free to do so. But, you know, the way that the...

[This] article written for the [Bosnian Institute] website argues that Western politicians have been mistaken in accepting the notion that Kosova is 'an integral part of Serbia', so that Belgrade must necessarily be involved in discussions about Kosova's statusAs negotiations between Serbia and Kosova about the latter’s status are about to begin under UN auspices, one is prompted to pose the obvious question: ‘Why is Serbia involved at all?’ Or, to put it in another way: ‘Why do Western governments assume that the wishes of Kosova’s inhabitants are insufficient grounds for recognising its independence, and that such a step requires also Belgrade’s acquiescence?’Answers to such questions refer...

LETTER ON HILLCAP.ORG Peter Paul's Letter to the Washington Post October 11, 2005 Editors of the Washington Post Re: House of Cards, Washington Post Sunday Magazine, October 9, 2005 I was elated to learn that the Post editors assigned a Pulitzer Prize nominated "investigative" reporter to finally report all the facts surrounding the campaign finance fraud that Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign committed in 2000. (see www.hillcap.org) Since I am both the contributor of the more than $1.2 million in unreported contributions at the heart of the criminal charges brought by the Justice Department against Hillary's finance director David Rosen,...

MIDI - UNDER THE BOARDWALK (first MIDI)The nation's capitol is where they play a game called "Gotcha" Stinking DemocRATS have really played this game for all it's worth Not undercover, so where's the crime...tell me where So, Joseph Wilson, will you tell us, that's if you dare When Valerie said that you really ought to go to Niger She forgot to add that you were really quite unqualified Not undercover, so where's the crime...tell me where So, Joseph Wilson, will you tell us, that's if you dare Not undercover...there is no doubt Not undercover...what is this all about Not...

Help us build a better web site Please help us build a better CBSNews.com by answering our brief user survey below. After you submit your answers you will be sent directly to your story. This survey will not collect any personal information, and the results will be used in aggregate to help us better serve our users. For our complete Privacy Policy, click here. Thanks!

He reported the death of John F. Kennedy, made Richard Nixon squirm over Watergate and helped show the world a myriad of abuses perpetrated by U.S. soldiers at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison. But as Dan Rather prepares to leave the top anchor chair at CBS News in March, he is more likely to be remembered for a series of controversial memos whose validity he was never able to prove. Rather didn't mention his controversial 60 Minutes story in the announcement that he would leave the CBS Evening News on March 9, 2005 - his 24th anniversary as the network's...

Dear MoveOn Members, Three words sum up why we need to take action today: The Supreme Court. I need you to join me in keeping the Supreme Court out of the hands of right wing ideologues. I am prepared to filibuster, if necessary, any Supreme Court nominee who would turn back the clock on a woman’s right to choose, on civil rights and individual liberties, and on the laws protecting workers and the environment. If you agree with me that there should be no equivocation, no double-speak, no avoidance of the issue, then sign my online petition today at: http://petition.johnkerry.com...

Violence Policy Center considers itself the most effective anti-gun organization in Washington, D.C. ''Recognizing the VPC's groundbreaking research and unique expertise, VPC staff are frequently quoted by national news media and relied upon by policymakers.'' Thus they are self-proclaimed experts in the research that leads the fight in civilian disarmament. (1) In American Roulette, Violence Policy Center takes a look at murder-suicides in the U.S. (2) Using passages like the following, they seek to use emotional appeal to validate their message: ''MAINE: In February, Harold 'Bones' Gray, 68, shot and killed his wife, Christina Gray, 24, and her sister, Vicki...

Moore's film has sparked controversy across the world Kuwait has banned Michael Moore's controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, calling the film insulting to the Saudi Arabian royal family. Authorities in Kuwait, a US ally, also objected to the film's criticism of America's invasion of Iraq. "We have a law that prohibits insulting friendly nations," said Abdul-Aziz Bou Dastour of the Information Ministry. The controversy over Fahrenheit 9/11 has helped it break box office records for a documentary. The film, which won the Cannes Film Festival, was the first documentary to make $100m (£54.5m) in North America. It criticises President George Bush...

The top-secret briefing memo presented to President Bush on Aug. 6 carried the headline, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.," and was primarily focused on recounting al Qaeda's past efforts to attack and infiltrate the United States, senior administration officials said. The document, known as the President's Daily Briefing, underscored that Osama bin Laden and his followers hoped to "bring the fight to America," in part as retaliation for U.S. missile strikes on al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan in 1998, according to knowledgeable sources. Bush had specifically asked for an intelligence analysis of possible al Qaeda attacks within the...

Hugh Hewitt had on his show today Rabbi Marvin Hier from the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. Like many Jewish leaders, the Rabbi was outraged that move on dot org compared Bush to Hitler. Below is the story regarding the half-hearted apology and excuse made by move on dot org. Are they lying to the Rabbi? You decide. Here is the beginning of the responses by FReeper Prodigal Son . He may have caught them in a lie to the Rabbi. First read the apology, then we'll explain.  Become a member  and receive exclusive member benefits.   Sign up for e-mail...

http://www.cobras.org/midi.htm MIDI - VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR (musical intro) I was listening to Hannity or RushboWhen I tried another station...why?...I don't knowI heard someone and I said, man does this guy blow Oh-a-oh In no time I quickly reached the right conclusionI determined that he needs a brain transfusionThe poor guy was really suffering delusion Oh-a-oh...the guy was crazy...oh-a-oh...he's freakin' crazy Liberals stunk my radio up...liberals stunk my radio upJust 10 seconds...that's enough...now, it's in the trash can CNN and Jennings spew the same old prattleThose who watch them follow like they're sheep or cattleIn their heads we're sure...

MIDI - SUKIYAKI Just like the great Sinkmaster…my legacy's disaster Here in Japan…I will try to behave if I can The Internet…can really get me wet So I must resist getting online Just like the great Sinkmaster…my legacy's disaster Here in Japan…I will try to behave if I can There in Iraq…the weapons talk's a crock Believe me that everything is fine I'm not a pervert I'll cla-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-aim With fingers crossed I'll swear Pitt's not in-sa-a-ane Just like the great Sinkmaster…my legacy's disaster Here in Japan…I will try to behave if I can There's just one thing…where is the...

This is too much. A toy manufacturer gives big bucks to the Torricelli campaign and comes home from the office early one day. He catches his wife in bed with his candidate. No wonder Torricelli is such a big defender of Clinton. These are the dueling scumbags. MIDI - BLAME IT ON THE BOSSANOVA Russell worked so hard for this DemocRAT But he did not know he's a scheming rat He arrived at home…and what would he see He saw the guy doing his wife, Uni It was Robert Torricelli…right before his eyes It was Robert Torricelli…who's quite small in...

MIDI - SOLDIER BOY Soldier boy…Willy, you're my soldier boy I'm so hot for you You were a coward…on you I had soured Now that you have changed your tune…I'm so hot for you I hear you said…you're not scared of bloodshed…you would fight till you're dead Now I'm so hot for you Iraq you're scorning…you gave them a warning With the Jews you'd stand and fight…I'm so hot for you I hear you said…you're not scared of bloodshed…you would fight till you're dead Now I'm so hot for you Soldier boy…Willy, you're my soldier boy I'm so hot...

Texans often have unusual and colorful ways of dismissing the views of their adversaries in debate. Famed Texas hero Sam Houston once attributed a political opponent’s differing views as being the result of the man’s use of "water as a beverage." I must confess to having similar thoughts when I recently saw the information released by the Violence Policy Center in its dramatically titled "License to Kill IV." This study uses skewed statistics and misinformation about the Texas Concealed Handgun Law to make the case to the citizens of Ohio and their elected representatives that these laws are a recipe...

MIDI - LAST KISS Here in Jenin we are really p*ssed That's why we have trained terrorists We've been the victims of the mean IDF It really is surprising that there is anybody left They came in with those tanks and with great big guns They killed our children, every one It isn't fair…they're too tough We have found out that they do not bluff Animals all…killing all they could find They can kiss Arafat's behind A great outrage…this has to end Americans are their last friend Oh where, oh where'd Kofi Annan go We all thought that by...

MIDI - I WILL FOLLOW HIM -- actually, scroll down and click on "Sister Act" There's a principal…there's a principal you cannot trust John Baldwin is this person's name We're trying to find out from what stinking swamp this guy came He has made it clear…made it clear that he would fabricate He put it in writing, you see…I guess you can say he has penned his legacy His own legacy A liar…a liar…a liar That is the real John Baldwin, John Baldwin, John Baldwin He would lie to you…lie to be protecting his own butt And just like...