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(This is a Google translated excerpt from a Spiegel article regarding Freeping) Vote vote-pfuscher You need tons click "co-ordinating" Of franc Patalong Votes are a fine thing, the butter on message bread. They give a feedback to the on-line Medienmacher, how the reader sees a thing. George W. Bush regard nearly 60 per cent of the readers of MIRROR ON-line ONE for example as a Top president. We know also, why. From the guidance for the falsification of the Mirror On-line Votes: "You need tons cklick ' co-ordinating!'" The widow Vivian Freep from Midland (Texas) is "George Bush's biggest more...

George Carlin delivered a monologue titled, "I Am a Bad American." The essay includes these statements: "I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some mid-level governmental functionary who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies.... I believe it's called the Boy Scouts for a reason.... I believe that if you're selling me a Big Mac, you'd better be doing it in English." George Carlin?! Sounds more like something Rush Limbaugh would say, but the actual author appears to be a guy calling himself "bootyist-monk" on FreeRepublic.com, a conservative Web site....

Tell us if you approve of President George W. Bush's overall job performance and whether you think he will be re-elected in the upcoming election. Click the "Vote" button at the bottom to submit your results and see others' responses, then click here to see how Americans nationwide answered these and other questions in this week's NEWSWEEK poll.

<p>It would appear that the conservative spirit in America is dying. Is that good? Yes, indeed it is. The conservatives have done nothing good in their history. They fought to maintain slavery by giving the excuse of states' rights, they fought segregation on the basis of state's rights, and they still fight today.</p>

O'Donnell Ridicules President, First Lady for Supporting Traditional Marriage By Jimmy Moore Talon News February 27, 2004 SAN FRANCISCO (Talon News) -- Gay comedian and former talk show host Rosie O'Donnell ridiculed President George W. Bush on Thursday for his support of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. As Talon News reported on Wednesday, Bush announced this week he would support a constitutional definition of marriage. Bush told reporters on Tuesday that his support for this constitutional amendment is necessary because of efforts to subvert the law by liberal judges and elected officials. "In...

Hey, guys. Look... Bush has taken a lot of heat on the issue of Iraq's WMD. We know Saddam had WMD, right? We know Saddam used WMD on his own people, right? Given all that, what would be so wrong about Bush planting WMD in Iraq? Seriously, Bush should plant the WMD in Iraq because we know Saddam had them anyway.

For the past couple of days, my computer has been acting screwy, and as such, I haven't been able to participate to FR. When I finally got back a couple of minutes ago, my mail was loaded with stuff from screen names I hadn't seen. LSS, Has anyone else received anything from: audrey h lolita l betsy b amely or Venus W.? Thanks

I am getting spam FReepmail about my support (not) of rapes of American servicewomen. I don't even post on those threads. How is this happening, and how can it be stopped?

Female GIs reporting rapes by U.S. soldiers Women say response lacking within military, some even threatened MILES MOFFEIT AND AMY HERDY Denver Post Posted on Sat, Jan. 24, 2004 Female troops serving in Iraq are reporting an insidious enemy in their own camps: fellow American soldiers who sexually assault them. At least 37 female service members have sought sexual-trauma counseling and other assistance from civilian rape-crisis organizations after returning from war duty in Iraq, Kuwait and other overseas stations, women's assistance and advocacy organizations say. "We have significant concerns about the military's response to sexual assault in the combat zone,"...

Woo Hoo!!!..........Nader's people are telling FOX News that he will be entering the 2004 presidential race. Good news for the conservatives of this country, in my opinion. He'll surely take votes away from Kerry. Anything that splits up the Rat vote is a good thing.

Comcast changes channel line-up March 1.

<p>Freeping as we knew it is done for. It's all over.</p> <p>We just had a troll who posted a rather unique thread. But the devil was in the details. His last post, before being dispatched, informed us of our impending demise.</p>

MARBURG - A mysterious viral infection has forced military authorities in Germany to close four bases, ordering nearly 4,000 personnel and their dependents to stay home, authorities said Friday. The bases Schwalmstadt, Schwarzenborn, Stadtallendorf and Neustadt will be closed for three weeks while the premises are disinfected. "This is the worst single such infectious situation we've ever had," a Defence Ministry spokesman said Friday. The viral epidemic began in Schwalmstadt in the central German state of Hesse, when 150 of the 800 personnel stationed there complained of inflamed and itching eyes. The Bundeswehr closed that base last week. Just four...

OK, folks, I got the following in a FReepmail box this morning, from a poster who apparently makes no public posts. I just found out I'm not the only one. Chime in if you got it, too.

Who else is getting a hugh badly formatted FReepmail from Trolls? Here's the opening paragraph... If your arguments are so bad that the only way to defend them is banning others, why do you bring them up at all? It is not me who needs to flee. How the Iraq war changed international relations. The governments of Russia, France, Germany, The Vatican, India, Indonesia, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Greece, Austria, Liechtenstein, Serbia, Brazil, Chile, Pakistan, Malaysia, the African Union with its 52 members, New Zealand, Iran, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine and demonstrators all...

Wanted: Preferably Dead $0.01 As you have noticed, there has been an increased level of "troll traffic" at FR, so I have decided to make lemonade out of lemons and placed a $0.01 USD reward out for every Troll ZOT!ed at Free Republic. The contribution to the Bush re-elecion campaign, Republican candidates, and the RNC will be based on the total number of ZOT!ed Tolled blasted away between 2/16/2004 and Election Day. The AdminMods are highly effective in what they do so the final total could be a rather large sum. If you are wondering why I'm only contributing...

French photographer wins World Press Photo 13 February 2004 AMSTERDAM — French photographer Jean-Marc Bouju was named on Friday as the winner of the World Press Photo competition. The international jury of the 47th annual World Press Photo, which is run from Amsterdam in the Netherlands, chose a colour image from Bouju that shows an Iraqi man comforting his 4-year-old-son at a Prisoner of War centre near Najaf, Iraq.The picture was taken on 31 March 2003 and can be viewed at http://www.worldpressphoto.nl/index.jsp. Some 4,176 professional photographers from 124 countries participated in this year’s contest, the premier annual international competition...

Hehehe....The Republicans can really dish it out but can't take it. They cry like little "Wussies" when they are told the truth! Maybe you guys can support your buddies the Republicans by supplying them hankies for when they start to cry. Oh. Your posts sound more and more like "Fagot Republican Bush Supporters" with your silly comments. I guess Kerry's got you boys squirming now. Ha!Ha!Ha! Now the sorry Republicans are trashing Kerry for being friends with Jane Fonda. Kerry could care less what you clowns think of him.

go to http://www.newsmax.com/ to see photo

One of Sen. John Kerry's celebrity supporters is ready to pull out all the stops to get him elected. Republicans are shrieking over a suggestion by rocker Moby that Democrats spread gossip about President Bush on the Internet. "No one's talking about how to keep the other side home on Election Day," Moby tells us. "It's a lot easier than you think and it doesn't cost that much. This election can be won by 200,000 votes." Moby suggests that it's possible to seed doubt among Bush's far-right supporters on the Web. "You target his natural constituencies," says the Grammy-nominated techno-wizard....