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I don’t write many vanities but I feel it necessary to write this one. I am ticked off!!! I’m ticked off at the ignorance and arrogance of the Conservatives and their unwillingness and/or inability to fight back against the Lame Stream Media, Rats, RINOs and Faux Conservatives. For years now we have had to endure the establishment, in concert with the MSM, Rats, RINOs and Faux Conservatives, picking our side for us and then every time we have candidates we support then they are blocked, mocked, ridiculed and slandered. While many Real Conservatives may not support Newt for many justifiable...

While billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson may have rescued Newt Gingrich’s campaign in its early days, today, he may have just buried it. Bloomberg News reports that Adelson, who has donated $11 million to Gingrich’s Super PAC, does not plan to send any more money Gingrich’s way. Bloomberg is citing an anonymous source “familiar with their deliberations,” though an Adelson spokesman declined to comment. The move seems to be weeks in the making. After poor showings by Gingrich in the last several races and the re-resurgence of Rick Santorum, the former House speaker has once again been pushed to the...

Not claiming this is of utmost importance, but why would a site which today has listed Robert Hegyes and Joe Paterno as having passed , still does not list Dolores Hope as deceased? And yet the page says update 1/21/2012. She passed away in September at 102. Of course the person who maintains the site was notified by the survey etc. Late night diversion, certainly. :)

I met some illegal Mexicans last night at a party. Several years ago I stayed with a couple of wonderful Mexican families in the Baja below California. These were well-off people. The homes, on average were beautifully tiled and some of them had mahogany inlaid walls, bookshelves and cabinetry that would cost a hundred-thousand dollars here. So, I’m guessing if they aren’t rich they’re very comfortable. The elderly not as well-off grandfather, while living in Mexico was receiving Social Security from the United States and owned a rent-free apartment in California which he used as his address to receive several...

One of President Barrack Obama’s few – very few – clear victories was the termination of Osama Bin Laden during a special warfare operation led by US Navy SEALS on May 1 this year. That one incident was said to have been a defining moment in his Presidency -- proof of his warrior credentials. The media was in full rapture mode. Pundits gushed ecstatic and waxed profoundly on the macho virtues of our cuddly young generalissimo. They chortled with glee and busily assured each other that Obama was now guaranteed reelection at a minimum. Yet, as satisfying as that mission...

The authorities were called when the "American Idol" runner-up and his reality star boyfriend Sauli Koskinen got into a fight outside a Helsinki gay bar. The two were released on Thursday afternoon. American Idol star Adam Lambert spent several hours in a Finnish jail Thursday after being arrested outside a Helsinki gay bar following a brawl with his Finnish boyfriend, local reality star Sauli Koskinen.

Just a couple of questions. I know the Social Security System is not a genuine retirement fund, but it is presented as one. That being the case, would you ever suggest that a retirement fund that is not taking in enough contributions from contributors and investment earnings to pay current retirees to cut the rate of the amount paid by the contributors to the fund? (I know, so many aspects of this would be illegal in the private sector, point them out if you want). For years there had been a surplus created from the Social Security contributions exceeding the...

While I long for Sarah to run, I know that's not happening. While I long for her to stay involved and energize the base of conservatives, I don't see that happening either. So I ask my fellow freepers, what in the world is going on or not going on with her? Once in a while, we get a facebook post or tweet, but these have been weaker and I can only wonder if the MSM/Soros/Obama/Chicago machine has done their dirty work. I don't believe for a second that Rice or Todd's business partner innuendos are real, but they did their...

Our Dictator May Be In Deep Trouble...with Chief Justice John Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court. According to sources who watch the inner workings of the federal government, a smack-down of Barack Obama by the U.S. Supreme Court may be inevitable. Ever since Obama assumed the office of President, critics have hammered him on a number of Constitutional issues. Critics have complained that much, if not all of Obama's major initiatives run headlong into Constitutional roadblocks on the power of the federal government. Obama certainly did not help himself in the eyes of the Court when he used the venue of the...

<p>My family and I enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving together on Thursday. After spending so much time on the road recently, I was thankful for the time to spend with my wife, children, grandchildren and friends.</p> <p>I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving as well.</p>

So much has been said about government waste and abuse. But what about the companies that participate in these kind of things? Freepers seem to be the best researchers out there, let's look at some of them. Who know about Fluor, CH2M HILL, SHAW and yes, the dreaded Halliburton. Are they evil?

To those conservatives with firm Judeo-Christian values with children in our nation's government collectivist schools: Your child's school is not "different". (Oh...yeah...I know...) Your child's school doesn't have homosexual prom Queen-queens or King-kings ( yet). They don't teach fisting ( yet). Your child's school has a holiday tree and sings a Christmas carol or two... but...your children **are ** attending GODLESS socialist schools that teach everything filtered through a socialist and GODLESSLY secular humanist worldview. YOUR CHILDREN ARE BEING TAUGHT THE GOVERNMENT RELIGION OF GODLESS SECULAR HUMANISM!!!! Children who attend godless socialist schools **will** learn to think and reason godlessly!...

After listening to all the responses last night to the Gentleman from Nevada asking the Candidates what they would do with Yucca Mountain, they all got it wrong IMHO.If my memory is correct, Pres. Carter signed an agreement with the Soviets in regards to Nuclear Proliferation and one of the concessions he made was not to reprocess our spent fuel from Nuclear Power Plants. This would allow to recapture unspent fuel and make pellets of it again for refueling. France does, and it maybe folklore, but I have seen it claimed all their spent fuel would fit in a closet.If...

Dear FReepers, In our post 9-11 world many conveinces that we once took for granted have disappearred. Flying to see your grandchildren today might include a strip search, or even a possible genital pat down by an organ of the US government; the new TSA. We have poured out untold amounts of blood and treasure bringing those responsible for 9/11 to justice. We have wasted the lives of our young people sending our true national treasures down a hospital drain. There continues to be war and new wars across the Middle East as we are not content to merely hunt...

Welcome to Palin4America. This site was originally planned to go live upon Governor Palin’s announcement. Due to details of the launch of this site being leaked, we decided to bring the launch day forward and go live now. We were still in the final stages of setting up this site when we went live, so you may come across some glitches, some empty categories and various items out of place. All of this will fall into place shortly. As we will explain in our official introductory post, this site, while hoping to attract supporters of Governor Palin, is mostly targeted...

Buoyed by the success of Attackwatch, obama is now launching a “Is your Grandmother a TEA Party Terrorist?” coloring book for children. Sorry, I am a victim of low self denial (I just couldn't help myself) Pile On!!!

I watched the speech tonight. As speeches go, it was interesting. Mr. Obama repeatedly mentioned his proposed "American Jobs Act." He was telling about all these magical, wonderful things that were in the "American Jobs Act." He went on to basically demand, "Pass the bill." Congress can't pass a speech! I'd like to read the bill before I call my Congress Critter one way or the other. During the speech, a Google search for the phrase "American Jobs Act" on the whitehouse.gov website. Returned no results at all. By the end of the speech, it returned a single link to...

I can only speak for myself, but I was underwhelmed by what the GOP candidates, all of them, had to say about immigration last night. What we really need and what nobody mentioned last night, is a law taking the profit out of illegal immigration and in that particular case, the profit is measured in votes. We need a law requiring a person to be a US citizen for 18 years before he or ever votes in an American election. That would be easy to justify, I had to be a US citizen for 18 years myself before ever voting....

When I click their saved link I get a hosting company? Typing it manually does help either. Anyone?

Actress Jane Fonda says she developed a negative body image after overhearing her actor dad, Henry, criticize her looks. Fonda tells Britain's You magazine, "I was brought up to feel fat, though my father wouldn't tell me directly -- he'd get one of his wives (Fonda married five times) to tell me that I shouldn't wear a bikini. One day, I overheard him talking about me, and I can't even tell you what he said because it traumatized me and I can't pretend I'll ever get over it.

For several years now, I have listened to Dr. Michael Savage’s radio show, The Savage Nation. He is a great thinker in the ways of politics, and his insight, his wit and his general knowledge are a treasure. His talent with words is great, and I love his fiery, truthful eruptions, and I also bust out laughing at his quick humor. I love his voice, and I can see that Dr. Savage has a tender heart. "However, as a Christian, there are many times I listen, and I cringe when Dr. Savage gets on a theological discussion" However, as a...

Folks, I just went to have my oil changed(5 qts pennzoil) and get an inspection at the Kwik Lube. I also had them put on two wiper blades. The sum was $77 The place was empty other than one fellow getting a company truck done. At anyrate we got to discussing the near doubling of prices and it appears that the patronage of the service station is so low that they are about to go out of business. The other place in town is in the same position. How's that Hope and "Change" working out for everyone? In this town...

I noticed that a co-worker had gotten a new car while seeing each other in the parking lot and congratulated the person. The co-worker said "thank you", but stated that I shouldn't tell anyone else. The co-worker in my opinion felt they had a Scarlett Letter attached to them for buying not only a new car but an import model.

Two Glock handguns, a badge and identification were stolen from an off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy’s when his personal vehicle was burglarized in a La Mirada parking lot, sheriff’s officials said Thursday. The burglary happened between 7 and 9 p.m. Wednesday at Clearman’s North Woods Inn in the 14300 block of Firestone Boulevard, near Valley View Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said. The suspect allegedly took two possibly loaded Glock handguns from inside a black duffel bag in the deputy’s car, officials said. Despite any personal embarrassment over the incident, Greenberg said the deputy will most likely be back...

Wonkette is going through and deleting all of the comments related to the posting after several advertisers began to recieve complaints on Twitter & elswhere. I will not link to them but feel free to visit their site and use tool like ScreenGrab for Firefox to save the proof.

Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, believes Donald Trump is being treated unfairly by the mainstream media. Politico reports that she especially takes issue with the MSM’s obsession with the ‘birther issue.’ Palin, who’s been trading kind words with Trump in recent days, said on Fox News that the real estate mogul isn’t pushing the birther issue and would talk about more substantial issues — if only the press would let him. Reporters, she said, are “hammering [Trump] about the one issue that he has brought up and not been shy about — that’s the birth certificate. … He’s...

There's been all sorts of speculation on FR on whether trump is actually a stalking horse, helping the democrats to remove obama, or a potential 3rd party candidate to split the Republican vote, from a Conservative. Rush talked about exactly that today, and about having the Donald on to discuss these thoughts, and he said he could get him within a week......I'm surprised freepers aren't already on this topic, like a duck on a june bug. 1st time I've started a post.

I will go to hell and back for Sarah Palin, literally. Why? Because this woman loves America as much as I do. She wakes up everyday, works hard, and does her best to do what is right for America and her family. She is truly an eloquent, inspirational person that conveys the greatness of America and displays dutiful American exceptionalism. Though extraneous, the Liberal mainstream media despises Palin because she isn’t afraid to speak out and express her concerns with the direction this country is taking. She has the efficacy, the influence, and a spine that’s built of steel. Even...

In the African-American community, the significance of hair cannot be underestimated, a source of either self-esteem or self-doubt. So for white parents of black children, making sure their youngsters are well-coiffed is as much a priority as good nutrition and potty training. This reality came into focus recently at a sold-out workshop, "Caring for Afro-textured Hair and Skin," at the Cradle, an Evanston-based adoption agency. "People are judged by the way they look," said Julien Drouet, a white father of Lily, 3, and 10-month-old Victor, whom he adopted with his partner, Brandon Walt. "I don't agree, but if we want...

Blah. Blah. Blah. Entitlements are way too big of a slice of the federal budget. Everyone knows that, but I propose a strategy for eventually eliminating them by privatizing them. This is a great time to do this. Send it to your elected representatives. 1. Cut all federal funding to entitlement programs possible by (5%-50% of FY 2010 budget, pick a politically viable level) and convert each program to a private non-profit organization. 2. Add a line item on everyone’s 1040 federal tax form for each of these entitlement programs under charitable donations on Schedule A for all those bleeding...

A few days ago, in the shadow of the great Pyramids at Giza, the Egyptian monuments that draw millions of tourists to visit Egypt every year, the opinion among workers on the lower rungs of the economy was unanimous: The big man had to go. No, they weren't talking about Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian dictator chased from power last Friday. On the president, opinions were mixed. But the answer to the question "what would you most like to see changed about the regime" could be boiled down to two words: Zahi Hawass. Mr. Hawass, who has run Egypt's Supreme Council...

The quintessential Wikipedia editor is a 25-year-old guy, a graduate student and typically overrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Except for maybe in the last 24 hours. Apoplectic over bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding's dark horse win for Best New Artist Grammy, beating out Justin Bieber, True Beliebers took to Wikipedia to vent their rage over this shocking injustice. While there’s no quick way to prove that the more than 90 edits made on Spalding’s Wikipedia entry in the hours following her win were largely the work of adolescent girls, much of the handiwork is...

Hello and greeting to fellow Freepers, this is my first vanity post so hope I got it right. I have been thinking of starting a FreeperTalk Radio program on Talkshoe Radio (www.talkshoe.com). A radio program where we could discuss via call-in the various news articles as they are posted on Free Republic. I am not a professional radio person but I am a concerned working class patriot who would like to discuss and listen to the various opinions of fellow Freepers. This program would not sell or fundraise and if listenership did generate dollars, it would be donated to Free...

In a post I wrote regarding Michelle Obama and her plans to parent our children for us, I remarked about her $495 Tory Burch gardening boots. A few of the comments wondered why I brought them up, and why, as a capitalist, would I have a problem with pricey shoes? The boots were mentioned to remind readers of how out of touch with reality the First Lady is. The average American mama doesn’t have a single pair of shoes in her closet that cost that much, let alone gardening boots. When I’m inclined to work outdoors, I put on a...

Gossip Cop has learned exclusively that President Obama has invited Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to watch the Super Bowl with him at the White House. Lopez’s rep confirms to Gossip Cop that the invitation was extended, and now Lopez and Anthony are trying to arrange a trip to Washington to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers with the Commander-in-Chief. Lopez and Anthony share a close relationship with Obama, who met with the couple in the Oval Office on September 16, 2009 while their twins, Emme and Max, ran wild around the White House. Later that...

A physics teacher in high school once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American. Good idea .... one light bulb at a time ....

Okay, I know the folks here are going to treat this question as a joke, but this is a serious intellectual exercise. America has never had a President as bad as Obama, and any President may actually be an improvement (did I hear Jimmy Carter say "Amen"?). How would Mubarak be an improvement over Obama? Mubarak was a strong ally of Ronald Reagan, and they fought together against Communism. They also worked closely together to isolate Khomeini in Iran in the 1980s. What could Mubarak do, if he were brought here, and Obambi was sent to Egypt? Mubarak would ensure...

Save Utah from Govt. Takeover, or we won't have anyplace to ride!

I kid, I kid. He didn’t say that; that’s what he was thinking while droning through this very politic “we will prevail” statement. A few points to add to Ed’s post from a few hours ago. One: No, Rahm can’t run as a write-in. Being a non-resident means you’re not eligible to hold office, so in theory even if he went the Murkowski route (“R-A-H-M, not R-O-M”), he’d be sunk. Two: Yes, of course he’s appealing the decision, but the state supreme court will have to act very quickly. Early voting for mayor starts in just one week(!) and ballots...

Once upon a time, TV Science Fiction was literate, thoughtful, and could be, on occasion, profound. From the long lost but quite well done One Step Beyond, to Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, television that focused on the strange and alien unknown sought to fire our imaginations and move our thoughts beyond the common, mundane, and trivial. These genres (science fiction and the supernatural) were used to explore the human condition by situating human dramatic conflict within strange, fantastic, alien contexts and environments. Within this context, the great dramas of human existence, such as the overarching struggle between good and...

Ron Reagan, Jr. is on GMA right now. He is the oddest, most defensive guy. He acts like he's been caught doing something really wrong (which I believe he has by disparaging his father) and is hugely uncomfortable being interviewed. He's definitely in it for the money as I say. He claims he called Nancy the night before and asked her what he should tell them if they ask what she thinks and she said 'tell them I love it, made me cry, blah blah blah'...and I thought she could've gone on to say 'and I could finally get you...

In light of the incident in FL, woman whacked shooter with her purse, and now in AZ and the woman grabbed the second clip before he could re-load . . . I'm a lady and carry a .380 Ruger LCP. I'm thinking it wouldn't do much good in these situations AND I'm thinking I could easily get myself shot IF the police or others thought I was the SHOOTER and not someone trying to help. Scary days we live in. Play dead OR try to take the shooter out? Get a bigger gun? I also own a Colt .357 but...

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Off and on for the past week or so, when I click on an email in my Yahoo account to open it up, another email of mine opens up (not the one I clicked on!) If I go back and try again to open the same email the same wrong email is opened! The only thing which seems to "fix" it (for lack of a better word) is to log out and log back in. But that is not truly a fix. This is a major bug and I am curious who else is experiencing it? I am also concerned...

Big Ten Conference Reveals New Logo and Honors Football History with Division Names and Trophies Division names and trophies to highlight legends and leaders throughout Big Ten history •New Logos •Applications of New Logos •Video announcing new division names •Full list of Trophy Names •Audio from teleconference with Commissioner James E. Delany Park Ridge, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference today made several announcements that complete a series of decisions prompted by the upcoming addition of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the conference's 12th member school. The conference revealed a new logo to be used for all sports...

I had a fatal crash a couple of daya ago -- seems a virus corrupted my Windows XP, do had to do a reinstall. I lost a lot of data, but fortunately not everything. In any event, I have reinstalled XP, and want the absolute best virus/spam/spyware, etc. protection I can get. I think I have heard of free software that's available for this purpose as well. I'll appreciate your recommendations, as long as they don't include buying a Mac, which is just not an option for me. Thanks, as always. So is it Norton, McAfee, something else? I

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This excerpt from a piece by the New York Times' Matt Bai caught my eye: (emphasis added) The body of Mr. Obama's writing and experiences before he became a presidential candidate would suggest that he is instinctively pragmatic, typical of an emerging generation that sees all political dogma -- be it '60s liberalism or '80s conservatism -- as anachronistic. Privately, Mr. Obama has described himself, at times, as essentially a Blue Dog Democrat, referring to the shrinking caucus of fiscally conservative members of the

How can we call this country great when all the things that made us great are gone or fading fast? For too long now our country has been slipping into a darkness many of us fear we will not escape. We have lost so many of our Constitutional Rights and so many are oblivious or couldn't care less. In this age of superficial social lives spawned and maintained online. People cant seem to look up from their phones to take in the new scene around them. We have an Oklahoma Judge pretty much saying that Sharia Law is ok. A...