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If you have wondered why celebrities seem to be so important in elections you need look no further than how Gov. Palin is scheduled to meet with several world leaders. As you read the list of top dignitaries you will notice which one gets top billing….is it with Iraq President Jalal Talabani or Pakistan’s newly-elected President Asif Ali Zardari? Is it with the presidents of Georgia and the Ukraine? Maybe the prime minister of India will get top billing. India does have a sixth of the worlds populous and controls the global help-line industry. At least it seems that way...

Is it just me or is anybody else wondering why McCain/Palin isn't using the "energry crisis" to offset the "financial crisis" and the "unemployment rate crisis"? They need to promote aomprehensive energy policy that includes drilling for petroleum and natural gas, mining for clean coal and development of alternative energy sources, including wind, solar, hydro and biofuels. Here are the benefits: 1. There is an estimate of several million, good paying domestic jobs that would be created, which would birng down unemployment and increase tax revenues. 2. Increased tax revenues as a result of the new jobs created, would help...

I am simply compiling a list of definitions for racism. Please reply to this post with what your honest opinion is. In this nation we are bombarded with constant charges of racism but no one really ever defines what racism is. Please share your comments with me. I may use them in a later post. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

June 21, 2008 Over the past several days, I have gone through several emotions, confusion, disgust, disappointment, and finally anger. At first my confusion and disgust were aimed at the arrogance of our State Legislature. Now, I find anger has overtaken my disappointment for my Governor, Bobby Jindal. My anger also extends to the national media, which includes the press and conservative radio talk show host that have long touted the “savior of the Republican party’s future.” Since Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana has made the national news and exposed the corrupt and inept leadership in Baton Rouge. The impression the rest...

Lets not keep requesting for same sex marriage. Lets demand that one woman and one man marriges no longer get the benefits that type of marriage receives from federal and state government. When they realize that they have no power of decision making over the health of their mate, that neither one can inherit the social security or the estate they have built and that they loose all the benefits just for the entitlement of one man and one woman marriage certificate. That will stop the religious and political push to change the US Constitution or any state constitution.

Hello, everyone!! Been to the pumps lately? Well, let me tell you, it is only going to get worse! But the good news is this, we are finally going to have a President, (John McCain) who is open to the new answers to the problem. If the solution talked about in the following article can be speedily developed, we could possible see one dollar a gallon prices again! Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees. Reporting in the cover...

Hey.. how do you folks feel about prayers in public schools? It's a controversial issue so just wanted to hear what you guys have to say on the matter. In favor/opposed and reasons.

My unbelievable and painful visit

The recent debate about waterboarding not being torture is the rationalization that we, the righteous, do not torture. The arguments convolute two separate points. First, they say that waterboarding is not torture and in the next breath they defend its use. “Cdr. Spig’s argument falls apart in the first sentence. “Water-boarding… could be torture in the hands of a sadist.” In the field, in secret prisons, who do you think gets the job. The one who wants it i.e. the sadist. Why do you think tapes depicting its use were destroyed. If they were aired on CNN there would be...

I'm angry when I see the unfair united effort to shut out true conservatives like Duncan Hunter. Many Christian Conservatives are acting like cowards. They fear men rather choosing the very best person. Even if that person is not well know with a lot of money behind them. They ignore Duncan Hunter's stand on the issues.The people are not listening to him. He has a definite plan and vision for America. All the Rinos are starting copying him. He makes them look bad. The Rinos only see money. For themselves. They are more afraid of Hillary Clinton and the believe...

Ok, I'm new here, so I don't know exactly how this works, and I know that I'm probably gonna get in trouble for this (as I know that you're not supposed to post threads like this on your first post) but I need help, and since you guys are the most reliable newssource on the web, I decided to turn to you. Basically, I have a communist *ss of a friend, and I keep telling him that a) Iraq posed a threat to U.S. Security and harbored WMD. and b) There is a link between Osama bin Laden and Saddam...

That does it. I wondered for a while now about McCain. I am now totally convinced that McCain values World opinion over the value of American lives. He would rather let Americans die (like Lambs to Slaughter) than jeopardize his so called World opinion. Firstly, as pointed out in the debate – the terrorists are not uniformed military personnel who abide by the Geneva Convention. They cut heads off and hang their opposition from bridges. Secondly, McCain’s view of torture is so misguided one has to wonder what kind of torture he received in Vietnam. He has confused being uncomfortable...

The way that president Bush should handle the war is he should use poeple that like to deer hunt and send them to fight the war over seas and tell them that hunting season is open boys that means send us native okies over there we can do some serious damage

Folks around here can't get a job! Flint, Mi was once known as "Buick City", now it's just Flint. The UAW Freeway there once carried thousands to the GM plants, but no more. GM now means "Gone to Mexico" and UAW now means "Unemployed Auto Workers". Seems like the greed of the UAW members and the greed of the GM people finally came to an end. GM has Gone to Mexico and the Unemployed Auto Workers are now flipping burgers at $5.00 an hour in a 20 hour week. The point is, ain't anyone working anymore. Not enough to support...

I submit to you good people, what if Fitzgerald hands down no indictment? First, will the media perform a mea cupla, mea maximia cupla? Will the CIA get the house cleaning it needs? Will Joe Wilson finally shut up? Or will we hear the phrases, narrowly escaped, intense pressure from the White House, a deal was reached, from the MSM? You opinions leavened with humor, as you please.

I am 16 years old and in the speech and debate team at my high school. Our current topic for debate is: "Should the United States federal government fund Hurricane Katrina relief and rebuilding by ending President Bush's tax cuts?" I strongly disagree with the proposition, but I need more evidence and reasons to back up my argument. Suggestions and facts would be greatly appreciated!!

VANITY NOTICE: I've just learned that I am an "EXTREMIST!" WOO HOO!! Nicest compliment I've received in a long time. "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Y'all might want to be careful who you hang out with. If you are pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-constitution, pro-Liberty, pro-America and post to FreeRepublic.com, you risk being labeled as an "extremist." That puts you in the company of extremist folks like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Ben Franklin, & Co. As extremists, "We must all hang together, or assuredly...

Look around you, and listen to the people, what do you hear? Well, when the subject has anything to do with politics, such as the last presidential race, or what “politics” effect on the daily lives of people, some seem to be talking without any knowledge of what they are speaking. Whether you’re a conservative, liberal, moderate, or anything between, your opinions on policies may differ, but what matters the most is that you have the knowledge to disagree. This problem, as I like to call it, affects not only the younger crowd, but also adults of all ages. One...

In 1963, (45) Communist Goals were documented by Congressman Albert Herlong. Now, most of the goals have been met. Communist Goal #29, states: “Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.” On December 23rd 2004, Senator Dianne Feinstein declared, “ The Electoral College is an anachronism and the time has come to bring our democracy into the 21st Century…..My goal is simply to allow the popular will of the American people to be expressed every four years when we elect our President....

1-09-05 the sickness that the rescue and volunteers workers are suffering from and that there is no help for them...they got sick 3 years to late...all the money and help that was given out 3 years ago to help all the families is done. these guys are dying and seems like no one cares and they are forgotten. how dare senator clinton take credit for all she has done when these men are left out to dry, no help ,nothing.....something needs to be done!!!!!!the public needs to know about this and i will not shut my mouth...to many of our...

I just visited Move On .org for some amusement, because it's always fun seeing deranged liberal TV ads, especially after the fact that they did absolutely nothing to change the outcome of the election. Anyways, I saw this ad on there "Who Runs Fox News" or something like that. I want to know, what's the deal with Fox News. Why do Liberals call it Republican News, Is it because CNN, MSNBC, CBS are very liberal and anything balanced is considered conservative because those Lib networks are supposed to be balanced? What's the deal here, I just want to know what...

The least talented of a untalented bunch. (and don't tell me that Belushi was funny. Watch a rerun. "CheeseBurger CheeseBurger CheeseBurger". Oh stop! You're killing me!!) Anyways, whatever happened to her?--- Whatever it was it should have happened to to the entire pathetic loser cast of SNL. If you want funny from that era check out SCTV.

Hi, gang, I was a regular contributor to the Kerry Online Forum and am now a regular contributor to the Common Ground Common Sense forum. I am a liberal, but I'll be the first to admit, I don't have all the answers. In fact, many of hte questions that matter to me probably matter to you too. I'm concerned with questions about how to tame power, whether governmental or corporate. I'm concern with the rule of law and how we can get the powerful to take it seriously. I'm concerned with the erosion of civil liberties. And yes, I am...

Top 10 Pickup Lines From The Guy that Never Gets a Date: 10. So the doc said I'm 98% disease free - I like those odds. 9. I have two wooden legs and I know how to remove slivers very well. This is only an excerpt. read the whole top 10 list at TheSoko.com (Direct Link) http://www.thesoko.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1102882282&archive=&start_from=&ucat=50&

This site is a piece of crap. The Admins are completely selective concerning what is posted and who is banned. You're banned for a simple expression of disgust, without racism or anything, yet we can see posted people flipping the finger, as well as animals and other creatures while vile anti-Semitic remarks and hatred are spewed forth on an hourly basis. Rip this and screw off, Admins.

IF YOU WERE FORCED TO KILL SOMEONE WHO STARTED SHOOTING AT YOU IN TEXAS, YOU ARE CONSIDERED THE SUSPECT EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY THE GRAND JURY AND ACCEPTED AS A VICTIM OF CRIME BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE COPS WILL NOT CHANGE THAT STATUS OF A CITIZEN. WHEN A COP SHOOTS A MAN WITH A KNIFE OF OTHER WEAPON WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO KILL THE COP, THE COP IS THE "HERO". WHY IS THAT? CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN?

If in the months leading up to the election, President Bush's face became as misshapen as Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's face has become, we would have heard from the Kerry campaign and paranoid lefties everywhere that Karl Rove was behind the matter and probably poisoned the candidate himself! Will the Putin people pick up this tactic?

I'M SORRY I didn't vote for Ralph Nader. Yes, I know it would have been a quixotic gesture, and on some moral level a wasted vote in support of the despicable incumbent. But at least I wouldn't be burdened with the embarrassment of having voted for the great equivocator from Massachusetts, who disgraced himself with his hasty concession to George Bush on Nov. 3. The question just hangs there, unanswered: Why did John Kerry capitulate so quickly, after so many people -- especially poor people -- had braved long lines, cold rainy weather and Republican intimidation to record their opposition...

Does anyone here listen to Savege nation? I do, most of the time. Michael Is entertaining, and he DOES tell it like it is. BUT, it seems like nothing Bush does is EVER good enough for him. I never hear Michael complimenting W on much of anything. Is this just my imagination?

Written 11/3 but just getting arround to posting it. I must be dreaming. It can't possibly be true that a majority of Americans do, in fact, respect traditional values. It can't possibly be true that a majority of Americans understand that we face a determined enemy who believes it is God's will that they destroy or dominate those who don't share their vision of a 7th century world ruled by the sword, an enemy who will not simply go away or leave us alone if we just change our policies towards the middle east and the state or Israel, an...

I cant believe Moore is putting up a photo of President Bush which is made up of the pictures of all the service men and women killed in Iraq. That is a sick and disgusting insult. hope he gets enough flack for it that he pulls it. then he lists their names like he cares..... bah (ranted about this in reply to a post but making it a topic) maybe if he gets enough emails he will pull it off his site :) ) ok second post of the day I gotta catch some zzzzzzz Bill

Let's let all the Freeper who are panicking use THIS thread so they won't be cluttering up the OTHER THREADS.

Did you see the edit I believe NBC did on the Kerry interview? It was with Tom Brokaw and everything I read about the interview said that when questioned about the IQ comparison recently made public, Kerry said " How would they know? I have not released my record." I thought everything concerning Kerry's record was out as stated numerous times by Kerry . But when watching the interview, that portion was edited out. You could tell it was cut out mid senctence. If true, that stinks. What happened to honest journalism.

Did you see the edit I believe NBC did on the Kerry interview? It was with Tom Brokaw and everything I read about the interview said that when questioned about the IQ comparison recently made public, Kerry said " How would they know? I have not released my record." I thought everything concerning Kerry's record was out as stated numerous times by Kerry . But when watching the interview, that portion was edited out. You could tell it was cut out mid senctence. If true, that stinks. What happened to honest journalism. I think this is important. It was so...

I heard this from a few media sources. Is it true? And does it matter? I heard that while dems go to the polls early, we have a lot of absentee ballots being sent in early? Can anyone help me with this?

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The momentum is swingng back. Can you feel it! Bush did well in the third debate, but all anyone is talking about and all that will be remembered is the Mary Chaney is a lesbian comment. This pissed off decent people, and really pissed off on the fence moms. Without them, Kerry can not win. And fatso Edwards spouting off and piling on only made things that much worse. The polls are all starting to tick in Bush's direction, and the other side is starting to panic and get hysterical because they are undisciplined and they know there will be...

At a time when shrill political diatribes dominate the documentary scene, along comes an authentic work that dares to let the subject speak for itself -- literally.

Thank for pointing out the spelling errors. I guess I'll have to edit it, as you suggest, and send it again so you'll understand it. Thanks again

Kerry has lost the election with his Abortion answer! Game Over.

They have two modern day Repblicans and no Dems?! hummm In a playful nod to the election-year introduction of Domino's new Doublemelt Pizza, we want you to cast a vote for your favorite example of double talk throughout history. Cast your vote and hit "Submit" to see how others voted. "We are not retreating. We are advancing in a different direction." Douglas MacArthur "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before." Dwight D. Eisenhower "The message is that there are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is...

I just heard John Gibson in his segment called My Word. He outlined the case in Rathergate and then ended with an off handed comment in regards to Rather getting a fraudulent document and airing it with "so what,we all have made mistakes etc. Why is the media treating a crime of fraud which this probably is with a cavalier attitiude? I happen to think that if this was perpetrated against Kerry the entire media establishment would have turned the world upside down to find out who was behind it.

I apologize if I am stirring up an old theory, but it would seem like the best move for CBS would be to reveal its source, so as to begin the healing process. Forget journalistic confidentiality - this is CBS’ back side on the line. By revealing the source, it would take the attention away from CBS and Dan Rather and shift it to that source (the potential forging culprit). Unless, by revealing the source, they may in fact implicate themselves knowing the source would confess CBS’ involvement and knowledge of such false documents. That’s just my silly conspiracy theory...

CBS has a problem on their hands. They have this square peg they been trying to beat into a round hole and it just won't fit no matter how many times they beat it with a hammer. Instead of using a round peg they appear to have decided to replace their square peg with yet another square peg in hopes they can somehow force it to fit. CBS has a name for their new square peg: Marion Carr Knox. It is obviously clear that Ms. Knox is a perfect fit for the square thinking of CBS -- she considers Bush...

Should we be sabotaging our fellow conservatives by pasting their entire articles/news pages? A single story from CNN or Newsweek is one thing, but to steal the exposure, the hit, and the pittance of ad revenue by copying full articles from conservative websites to here instead of routing people there seems to go against the grain of our general views.

Just listened to Lieberman's speech - someone please tell me it was as lame as I think it was. It was worse than Teresa in some ways, although not as spacey.

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Can anybody tell me what shot I recieved in the Gulf War where we were asked to sign a document saying we would not talk about it?

Hi, I'm sure you are all unaware of the hype! Currently going on around the World via the 'Internet' regarding Comet strikes, Asteroid strikes and 'The end of the World' Armageddon debates. I'm not a professional astronomer, astrologer or a conspiracy theorist, but I can't believe the UK or the WORLD'S mainstream media hasn't picked up on the highly increased number of meteor impacts and sightings over the last few weeks. Why could this be? In the astronomical aspect of things this is huge news. Here are some of the main news headlines over the last few weeks from around...