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Founder’s Quotes – Jefferson and Hamilton on Citizens Duty to be Armed “The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves in all cases to which they think themselves competent, or they may act by representatives, freely and equally chosen; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed; that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of the press.” Thomas Jefferson (letter to John Cartwright, 1824) ”If the representatives of the people betray...

It's Thursday, and that means it's time for the Public Eye Chat. This week's subject is CBS News Senior Vice President, Standards and Special Projects Linda Mason. You can read excerpts and listen to the full interview below.

Does Bruce Willis know something we don't? In this month's Vanity Fair, Willis divulges who JFK's real killer was -- and it's not Lee Harvey Oswald. "They still haven't caught the guy that killed [President] Kennedy. I'll get killed for saying this, but I'm pretty sure those guys are still in power, in some form. The entire government of the United States was co-opted. But, he adds, "I don't think my opinion means jack [bleep], because I'm an actor. Why do actors think their opinions mean more because you act?" Good question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPmk315w4dM Now "The Rest of the Story" unedited footage of Cpl Chris Mason talking about God & Iraq..... Only a part of this video was shown on CNN, here is the part that was not shown. What CNN Chose to Say About Cpl Chris Mason; Now "The Rest of the Story"

<p>1st link: Mobile soldier killed in Iraq Thursday, November 30, 2006 By NADIA M. TAYLOR Staff Reporter Baker High School graduate Chris Mason wasn't afraid of dying in Iraq because of his faith in Jesus Christ and his belief in the importance of helping others, his family said Wednesday.</p>

Kramer's career in freefall after fresh claims of racism 23.11.06 Outburst: Richards allegedly lashed out at Jews during performance earlier this year, yelling at one audience member: "You're a f***ing Jew The career of actor Michael Richards, famed as Seinfeld's wacky neighbour Kramer, took a further nosedive today as fresh details of his racist comments came to light. Shocking racist rant from Seinfeld sidekick Richards launched a furious rant at two black hecklers during a standup show in Los Angeles last weekend. At the request of pal Jerry Seinfeld, Richards later appeared via satellite on the David Letterman Show to...

Sheriff's Pink Duds Have Inmates Vowing to Reform MASON, Texas (AP) - Three county inmates in the jail here lay on their bunks, not saying much. They wore pink jumpsuits and pink slippers, and one was wrapped in pink sheets. They were surrounded by pink bars and pink walls. They were not comfortable. Despite the cramped condition of the tiny jail, the inmates said sitting there was better than working outside, where they might be seen by people they know. Using pink uniforms in a pink jail is a small step to deter inmates from ever wanting to spend more...

ok..this year is the year of "messed up brackets"

Virginia Dismisses All Charges Against Tariq Khan By Amy Hamilton Broadside News Editor In open court Monday, Nov. 14, the Commonwealth of Virginia dropped all charges against George Mason University student Tariq Khan. Khan, a sociology major and military veteran, was arrested in the Johnson Center Sept. 29 for trespassing and disorderly conduct after standing next to a recruiter’s table wearing a sign that read, “Recruiters Lie, Don’t Be Deceived” and allegedly handing out literature inside the building. After an internal investigation, Mason recommended to the Commonwealth Attorney that the charges be dropped. Rebecca Glenberg, Khan’s legal counsel from the...

As a campus police officer put Tariq Khan in a chokehold, a lunchtime crowd at George Mason University began egging the officer on. Chants of "Kick his ass! Kick his ass!" were intermingled with cries of "Punch him!" "Kick him!" and "Take him down!" Two students--one had earlier ripped a sign off Khan's chest, the other had repeatedly called him a "pussy"--and a computer-lab staff member assisted the officer in "apprehending" Khan, as university spokesperson Dan Walsch put it, by piling on top of him and twisting his body until he cried out in pain. Khan, 27, a four-year Air...

The Johnson Center came to life on Thursday when a protestor refused to comply with requests to leave the premises and was arrested by university police. According to eyewitnesses in the J.C., sociology major Tariq Khan, wearing a variety of signs, was standing beside a kiosk housing representatives from the U.S. Marines. Among other things, the signs read, Israel Out of Palestine,? U.S. out of Iraq, U.S. out of North America and Recruiters Lie, Don't be Deceived. Senior communication major LaTasha Durrett said that "the recruiters were just kind of looking at him." Margo Scheinhaus, a graduate student studying communication,...

Cuban Freemason Dr. Alfredo Manuel Pulido Lopez is being held prisoner in Cuba. My name is William John Hagan and I am an American Journalist who is working to get Brother Pulido freed from his political prison in Cuba. If any Brother reading this is are in the employ of a government or agency which could put gentle pressure on getting Castro to free Brother Pulido then please contact me at: William_Hagan@excite.com Or visit me on the web at http://williamjohnhagan.blogspot.com This man will soon die without our help. Below is a letter from his wife regarding this matter. Freeing Brother...

You are bidding on a beautiful Jennifer Wilbanks inspired wedding veil.  This is not the original but a pretty good look alike.  Seen here in the picture the veil is multi colored with stripes and hearts.  If you are planning a wedding with 600 guests (many out of town), 14 brides maids and you come from a well known prominant family, then YOU NEED THIS VEIL.  Cold feet?Don't worryNo one will know.  Bad Haircut?Don't worryGuests won't even notice.Get your money back from Greyhound and get your butt down the isle!

Runaway bride and the cry of wolf! It happens all too often, a person is reported missing. The police have rules on the reporting of a missing person, wait 24 hours, and if they have not made contact, an investigation begins. This is common knowledge to over half of all Americans. The authorities begin their search, the investigating commences, and usually, the media is alerted. If it should be a child missing, Amber Alerts and Levi's Calls go out to all media. In the day and age of satellite news channels, nationwide television networks, and the internet, it is almost...

DULUTH, Ga. — Local police are investigating the disappearance of a Georgia woman who is supposed to get married on Saturday. Jennifer Wilbanks has not been seen since she went jogging in Duluth, Ga., Tuesday night, Gwinnett County police said. Wilbanks, 32, described as 5-foot-8, 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen in the downtown Duluth area at 8:30 p.m. She was wearing a gray sweatshirt, blue sweatpants and blue New Balance running shoes. Her fiancé, John Mason, said Wilbanks left the house around 8:30 p.m. for her jog "in good spirits" and said she would...

MASON, Ohio -- A lesbian couple says a community recreation center's refusal to sell them a family pass because they aren't married is discriminatory. Heather Scott, 33, and Carrie Scott, 40, applied for the family pass for themselves and Heather Scott's three children who live with them and were told they don't meet the city's definition of a married couple. "We're no different than anyone else," said Carrie Scott, Heather's partner and the children's stepmother since the women's civil union ceremony in Vermont in 2002. "Our family is the same as the one across the street. It's a little different...

SEATTLE – Mary McClinton spent the last days of her life suffering and in pain. She had been a healthy, robust 69-year-old woman who went to Virginia Mason hospital to have a brain aneurysm repaired, but never came out alive. Virginia Mason admitted it made a fatal mistake last November when a doctor accidentally injected McClinton with a highly toxic antiseptic instead of a saline solution or radiological dye. Both were clear liquids that got mixed up because they weren't labeled. "We can't apologize enough for this preventable tragedy," said Dr. Robert Caplan, Virginia Mason Hospital. "They all knew they...

A Janurary, 2005 poll of 625 registered voters in the State of Georgia, conducted for the Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans reveals that, among other things 79% of registered voters believe that the state of Georgia should have a new vote on their state flag that includes the 1956-2001 state flag, which incorporates the confederate battle flag. The flag was not included in the latest flag referendum. While a majority of voters may feel that a new vote is indeed needed between the current state flag and the former flag which was changed without consent of the voters, and...

They also said it was "inappropriate" for Mapes to have helped Burkett get in contact with Joe Lockhart, a political adviser to Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites), in the midst of the presidential campaign. But Boccardi said that to conclude CBS was guilty of anti-Bush bias would be to make the same mistake "60 Minutes Wednesday" made — drawing a conclusion without enough evidence. A little later:As a result of Monday's report, CBS News said it had appointed one of its executives, Linda Mason, to a newly created job of senior vice president of standards and special projects,...

  Staff Sgt. David Scott Sublett, USAF, Retired, 54 of Roanoke passed away, Sunday, December 19, 2004. He was receded in death by his parents, Charles and Bernice Sublett, and infant brother of Grundy, VA. A decorated veteran, David served his country with distinction in thirteen duty stations around the World. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Luisa, a son, US Army Specialist Jonathan Sublett serving in Afghanistan and his wife Nouthine and two sons, David and Justin of Roanoke, three Daughters, Christina Davis and her husband Ben, and three children, Cristian, Breanna, and Fallon of Salem, Maria...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

To: National Desk Contact: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, cair@cair-net.org, or Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, rahmed@cair-net.org, both of CAIR WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on the nation's largest radio network to apologize for anti-Islam remarks by talk show host and comedian Jackie Mason, who recently called "the whole Muslim religion" a "murderous organization" that teaches "hate, terrorism and murder." The Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said Mason, who is also known for his right-wing and pro-Israel political commentaries, made the remarks as guest host on a recent...

Outside View: FBI Behind the Anthrax Curve Posted March 15, 2004 By Lawrence Sellin On Feb. 23, the Washington Times reported the FBI official in charge of the probe into the 2001 anthrax mailings said the investigation still has top priority among the bureau's unsolved cases but acknowledged the anthrax sender may never be caught. "Despite our very, very, very best efforts, we still might not be able to bring it home," said Assistant Director Michael A. Mason, who heads the FBI's Washington field office investigating the case. This is in stark contrast to the Nov. 17, 2001 comments of...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — A bomb exploded at a building housing a Masonic lodge Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding five others, reports said, months after four suicide attacks struck this city. NTV television said police blamed the attack on a suicide bomber. CNN-Turk said a man chanting, "Allah, Allah," entered the building and detonated a bomb. Authorities evacuated the building in case a second explosive was inside. Officials sent ambulances and firefighters to the scene in the residential Kartal district, the Anatolia news agency said. One of the injured was reported in critical condition, television reports said....

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Two decades after the fact, Argentina's Navy admitted for the first time on Wednesday the notorious Navy School of Mechanics was a torture center during the bloody 1976-83 military dictatorship. In a rare admission of guilt by Argentina's armed forces for atrocities during the junta's "Dirty War," Navy Chief Admiral Jorge Godoy said President Nestor Kirchner had ordered the infamous building dubbed "Argentina's Auschwitz" be handed over to be turned into a museum. As many as 5,000 people were interrogated at the ESMA, as the building is known by its Spanish acronym, most tortured and...

<p>The FBI official in charge of the probe into the deadly 2001 anthrax mailings said the investigation still has top priority among the bureau's unsolved cases, but he acknowledged the anthrax sender may never be caught.</p> <p>"Despite our very, very, very best efforts, we still might not be able to bring it home," said Assistant Director Michael A. Mason, who heads the FBI's Washington field office, which is investigating the case.</p>

During the Civil War, Old Bridge supplied the Union troops with salt hay to feed their horses. The Mason Dixon Line — the symbolic border between the Union and the Confederacy — passed through New Jersey, geographically separating southern New Jersey from northern portions of the state. The town of Kearney was named for Philip Kearney, a one-armed military general who led many successful battles against the Confederates before being killed in battle. These and many other facts, some little-known, some not, are revealed in a new exhibit titled "Our Long Endurance: The Story of New Jersey in the Civil...

When the anthrax mailers penned the message, "YOU CAN NOT STOP US. WE HAVE THIS ANTHRAX," the threat included a chilling nuance that remains largely unrecognized. "ARE YOU AFRAID?" asked the attackers. "Yes," should have been the answer, according to some biodefense experts, who think that the anthrax spores mailed to Senators Thomas Daschle (D-- SD) and Patrick Leahy (D--VT) in the fall of 2001 represented the state of the art in bioweapons refinement, revealing telltale clues about the source. This view is controversial, however, because others dispute the sophistication of the Senate powder, and a schism now exists among...

Columnists Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder, in a recent American Spectator article, supported the creation of an American Foreign Legion.Mason, a stand-up comedian, and Felder, a stand-up attorney, wrote: "To be honest, we never cared much for the French, nor as they have made it very clear, did they care much for us, although if it wasn't for America they would be singing the "Horst Wesel" song at the Folies Bergère and Wiener Schnitzel would be the specialty of the local McDonald's."Mason and Felder said they would sooner go to a square dance, or worse yet, a Karaoke bar, than...