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I am noticing an increasing number of anti Palin comments among Republicans. I think this is a good time to filter the trash out of our party. We Republicans tend to tip toe through the tulips. But if we want to get our party back, we need to do it now. As much as I dislike Obama. and many of us mocked his "get in their faces quote". I want to ask you. How did we dominate the healthcare debate in August ? We stood up and got in their faces. It worked. You can do this without being violent,...

Barack Obama awarded the coveted 'Silver Sow' award for newsreporting in the greater Cincinnati area. WKRP radio personality Les Nessman could not be reached for comment.

A dear friend sent this to me today, Ok folks, 20 years ago today was the darkest day in aviation history. On August 5th, 1989, Piedmont Airlines was merged into USAir. I often think back on the words of its leader one Mr. Ed Colodny - "Were going to replace southern hospitality with northern ingenuity"...Yeah, Mr. Colodny...hows that working out for you now????? People that know me know the plans I have after he leaves this earth. Trust me!!!!

Many FReepers are skeptical of Romney's conservative credentials. They don't like his past positions on abortion, healthcare, and gay marriage. They feel his rightward shift on social issues to be less than sincere. Many conservatives are angered by the Left's attempts to character assassinate Palin thru silly ethics complaints. They have made Palin's administration and family into side shows. The ethics complaints have driven her to be $500,000 in debt. This situation might provide an opening for Romney to gain Palin's support. Romney could step in to pay off Palin's legal debt. He then could make a speech about how...

Six Most Important Factors that destroyed Roman Civilization: 1)Overtaxation 2)Opression of the Provences by the Central Government 3)Government topheavy with bureaucracy 4)Military power overextended across the world(their world at the time) 5)The Populace diverted by degenerate mass entertainment 6) The Borders poorly defended against increasing foreign migration(in their case, Barbarians)

Of all this week's news, this is the only life-changing thing I've seen: "Somali Muslims Changing Small Town" (direct) From the (mainly sympathetic) article: Immigrants are chosen from UN refugee camps. The selected refugees then undergo a few days of cultural orientation and are soon on their way to America. Like me, you probably assumed that the one redeeming feature of such "refugees" was that at least they possessed the industriousness to try and make it to America; that at least they had enough of a personal desire to come to America, to try and get to America by themselves....

Is there a way to see everything except one Caucus. Like for example the LDL Caucus. I can't reply and refute those articles, so I don't even want to see them. To me they are just propaganda that makes the FR experience much less enjoyable.

I don't that our party is doing enough to unite behind Sarah. I feel that there is a steady effort to disown her at the RNC and among East Coast elites. But I have also talked to some run of the mill conservatives recently who are not Palin fans, and that shocked. I get the feeling that Governor Palin has a lot of work to do. 2012 will be an uphill battle. But I wanted to ask you all.. Why are so many Republicans dead set against her ? and why is her support seemingly frozen at the moment ?...

Anybody know if its still possible to get a donation back from the McCain campaign? I made a $200 donation on Oct. 30th and want a refund. The reasons are obvious! If you know who I should contact to make this happen let me know. If you think its impossible let me know. Or if there is another thread on this, let me know that too. If you think I was crazy to make this donation in the first place, I would concur with your assessment!

Enough already. Please.Vanities used to be well thought out, researched and/or funny and somewhat rare. Now the vanities consist of whatever crap pops in someone's head and they are drowning out whatever news is being posted.I'm not the forum police, but please add you're rant, joke or pearl of wisdom to an ongoing thread.

Been pondering Rush's comments and the fact that the media does not know who they have elected. This song was going through my head the past few days by Al Wilson entitled "The Snake". Now the song is about a foolish woman who in spite of her better judgment rescues a poor half frozen snake and takes it home. The media really knows better for they had all the warning information on Obama and then some. And the arrogance and radicalness of Obama could very well come back to bite them royally. So in honor of the media, here is...

Seriously, take a look at Drudge. He's doing his best to expose Obama for the quasi-dictator that he aspires to be.

Not only have the teachers union come out in favor of gay marriage, but so has Hussein Obama...WHY...does the gay community control the teachers of our kids...does Obama want gays to control our kids...ask yourself why they favor gays...do they favor Christianity, family values...HELL NO, THESE ARE NOT CHRISTIANS AND THEY DO NOT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT JUDEO CHRISTIAN VALUES!

Vanity: Guess Zogby's Poll Numbers The official release is in 3 hours. Still no leaks from Drudge, so maybe Zogby took a look at Gallup and got nervous.

I have had about as much I can stand. Yes, if the election goes for Obama, times would get tough. But our children are the ones who would really lose out. The effects our children would feel would be catastrophic. Imagine trying to tell your grandchildren about freedom. The freedoms we hold so dear are in the balance...Pray, pray, and don't stop praying....

With all the polls done by major firms and major media outlets I was wondering if they had remained consistent on the internals or have they been altering them as we come up to the election. In a lot of the earlier polls they were getting 15-30% more Democrats than Republicans and almost as many if not more independents as Republicans. As the election gets closer are they shifting to a closer balance of Republicans to Democrats? Are they playing other games? The polls would need to be compared to others done by that same firm (Gallup to Gallup, etc.)...

Regardless of whether McCain wins or loses, it is clear that the Republican Party has some rebuilding to do. We need to refocus and re-sell conservatism. We need to find our Goldwater and Reagan to reignite the movement, reinvigorate the party, and re-vindicate conservatism. But, I've been wondering what becomes of the Democratic Party if Barack Obama loses this election. They will have taken the most advantageous electoral situation imaginable -- and squandered it. I long for the days when the Democratic Party was a reasonable conservative alternative -- when I actually had a decision to make electorally. Ideally, the...

Hi folks. Yes, this is Lazamataz. This my first and only message on Free Republic in about 2 years, or more. Free Republic was shut down on March 15, 2010, as part of the the Internet Freedom Act of 2009. Jim Robinson was declared a Information Criminal and executed months later. His son still languishes in prison. It is December 26, 2012. I have found a way to send this message to Free Republic, from the future, to this time. I need to tell you all what happened. It's too late for me, but maybe you can prevent it. Barack...

I hereby submit the following proposal which I guarantee will cause the LA Times to release the Obama-Khalidi Party tape: Just copy and paste the following to russ.stanton@latimes.com : Dear Mr. Stanton, Editor of the mighty Los Angeles Times: I write to you regarding a matter of great national security. I am quite worried that the LA Times may be tempted by public pressure to release materials that would set back our nations war against terror. My business provides lunch catering to the CIA's training facilities for agents looking to infiltrate Middle Eastern terrorist organizations. (You should stop by and...

This election is by no means lost. For God would not be stirring up his children all across this nation and indeed around the world, to pray, if he did not want to give us the victory in this election. And he wants us to join him in the battle. God will hear the cries of his children if we will only cry out to him with fervent, earnest, prayers for this election and this nation. If those who are being drawn to prayer by the Spirit will indeed enter into a time of prayer and seeking His face, then...

Shall we start with copies of his college & law school SATs, LSATs, class rankings and overall GPA scores and grades?

I think it's pretty obvious that the MSM is NOT serving ALL American voters in this election-and has not for a very long time. Also... I work at a survey research center, and I can tell you that even if the MSM was scrupulously unbiased in its presentation of survey results, it would not matter. The surveys themselves are utterly skewed and the data is worthless. This country conducted elections before the age of 24/7 television hype so I say... return to THAT scenario. We don't need to be perpetually deluged with eroneous data in order to make up our...

As an 'observer' (I'm British lol), what has surprised me about this election is how the grass routes...i.e. FR, has dug out most of the dirt trail Obama has left behind him. All these quotes, have been turned up by the base doing their homework. This marxist really is the most despicable candidate ever put forward by one of the main parties. Is there any sort of organized campaign to research this man? Little drips and drabs have come out...but I just have a feeling, with enough of us doing out homework, searching the archives, doing a little homework...there is...

How about Ollie North. He has been MIA at FOX for at least 30 days. Shawn mentioned him last night? Will he appear the next 48 hours with something breaking like the OCTOBER SURPRISE?I sure hope so!

Anyone watching the HBO movie "Recount" about the 2000 election will notice a scene where a banner plane is flying overhead with "Surrender Gorethy". Not as famous as Sore/Loserman but one of many Freeper inspired slogans that helped shape the mood during Gore's attempt to steal the 2000 election. Back in those days it was our own "Freeper Airforce" who took to the skies to put up these political messages. Freepers "Seeking the Truth" (aka Gene) and "flygirl" seem to have been flying political messages as early as October and flew the "Surrender Gorethy" banner on Thursday 11/16/2000. So my...

I've seen others refer to this. But I don't know where they are getting the information. Does anyone know what their rating is currently?

It is time to face the real heart of what Obama has in mind for this country should he be elected. He knows, and his Marxist handlers know, that when his true social and economic plans are revealed there will be resistance. We have clues as to how he plans to handle this resistance in the way Joe the Plumber, Sarah Palin, and various uppity reporters have been attacked. However, there are darker, more alarming hints.

I am a Reagan Conservative. I came of age in my political thought during Reagan’s rise and was inspired by his faith in people and the love of our Country. I think it was Reagan who said, “If people have a choice between a Democrat and a Democrat, they will always choose the Democrat”. What I always took this to mean is People will always chose the candidate who held strong beliefs in core political values over the middle of the road candidate. The choice in this election is between a Democrat and a democrat (little d intentional). It is...

I took some time today to research the opinion of black conservatives in our nation because I for one am not buying the view of a severely racially divided America that the junior Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, is so desperately peddling. Though few in number, the 10 +/-5 percent of black voters who will remain steadfast Republicans in the face of potentially tremendous cultural pressure in this historic election deserve to have their opinion heard. What follows is a series of opinions written by black conservative Americans who will be voting for McCain Palin in the Presidential Election of...

Once upon a time there was a young charismatic and eloquent young leader who decided his nation was in need of change and he was the one to implement it. The people were receptive and ready for a change. He spoke passionately when denouncing the existing system, and the media loved him. Nobody questioned what he believed in, or whom his friends were. He said he would help the poor and bring free medical care and education to all. He would bring justice and equality. He said, "I am for hope and change and I will bring you both. "...

I just want to know, (really) after watching this, I know we all have our opnions. But doesn't it matter that this man has NO respect for our country? I don't really care for Hillary Clinton, but at least I know she LOVES our country and has respect for the men and woman who fought for this country. He DOESN'T. I have never been so scared in my life. Most people will probably say because BUSH was such a horrible president put our country in debt because of the war and John Mccain will do the same. I am telling...

I'm sure it goes without saying but I sure as hell hope nobody on here tunes in and pumps the ratings up for this jackass tomorrow night. I'd rather be locked in a dark room with Ron Howard's brother than listen to this pathological liar flap his gums any longer.

If you want to flame me, you can do so rightfully, as I am posting this from the viewpoint of a casual observer rather than an a knowledgeable linguist. But here I go: The easiest items to adjust for are nouns. You just plug in a noun in one language for another. Perhaps there are are languages with "easier" nouns than English but I don't know why or how. However, this is not the problem. The Romance languages have two difficulties. How to use the personal or impersonal "you" term. (In English it's left generic) It varies widely between cultures...

as mentioned earlier, these 18 yr old druggies have a stronghold in the web 2.0 space. apparently they saw our digg thread and see their posts: "Freeper has temerity to suggest new series of tubes to fellow freepers. Hilarity ensues." " Cave safe, fire is scary! Do not WANT!!" "Right, armchair interneting will not help mcCain much." "They are just as ignorant and backward as the Muslims they hate so much...n/t" "did these people find FR in the first place? Do they think FR IS the internet?" I like this DUmmie quote the best though: "Those who know how... should...

A final agreement has been reached between African Press International (API) and Fox News Network (USA) on the dates to air the Michelle Obama tape arising from a discussion Mrs Obama had with the API two weeks ago. The show will take place any day/time from now, with a 15 minutes alert on when it is to take place. Other programmes will be interrupted. This is a precaution taken to avoid interference from any quarter. In the agreement, Fox News Network will broadcast 39 minutes of the 54 minutes long tape. The whole tape cannot be aired unedited due to...

A poll was conducted back In June 2008, and it found that the number of Hillary supporters that were going to vote for Obama was 58%, with 28% going to vote for McCain. The rest were undecided. In September, another poll was conducted, and it found that things were unchanged for Obama. This poll found that the percentages were still 58% going to vote for Obama and 28% going to vote for for McCain, with the remainder still undecided. If the remainder ends up splitting evenly, that will give McCain 35% of Hillary supporters that will vote for him and...

My wife heard on the way home from work today that John McCain is leading O,Bama by 2% in early voting in Indiana. The report probably came from WRTV6,a she usually listens to that on the way home.

I just joined Barack Obama's campaign for president. Cost me five dollars, the minimum donation, to check on the stories I'd heard about how his credit card processing system is set to verify only the card number and expiration date, so I chipped in with a fake name and address. After they'd processed my donation, they kicked me over to a pre-loaded "Hey, friendo, I just joined Obama's Great Leap Forward" e-mail form, so I modified it some and spread the word. Like Betty Crocker, 'Bammy's money-funnel was smooth and easy. I'd read about Osama Bin Laden, "Adolphe" Hitler, and...

We no longer hear about the greedy Oil speculators as the price is Spiraling into the Deck. What the commiecRats are not saying is that this proves that Supply and Demand works. The market is betting that there will be less oil needed as the future recession sets in around the World. This is also more proof that the World is fearing a Nodrillbama administration. The World knows that there will be reduced usage as industries collapse worldwide and they are right. The markets are hedging against a Black Whiteguilt Oblack administration w/a socialist congress. The trigger of this Market...

The story has similarities as it originally appeared. I couldn't help messing with it a little. I am afraid there are far too many pumpkinheads!

If anyone can, please help me. I have some friends in Pittsburgh who are both liberal and conservative. We had been chatting about the woman there who said she was attacked and a "B" etched into her face. One particularly liberal friend is now saying that the McCain people PRESSURED the news media there to run the story about the woman. She has said this after I sent her the original article, and then sent the report that it was a hoax. I even commented how these "hoaxes" hurt us all, of both parties. But this woman INSISTS that now,...

Today McCain was being interviewed on 610wtvn radio in Columbus, Ohio (a very popular show and time slot). He actually brought up the story of the LA Times refusing to release the video tape showing Obama toasting P.L.O. members. He then went on to tie it into Ayers. It's refreshing to see McCain finally taking off the gloves!!

So here is my plan for halloween night, I am not going to buy candy this year, instead I am going to buy an Obama mask and welcome the children that come to my door to the barack obama socialist nightmare for each group of children that comes to my door I am going to take candy from the child with the most candy and give it to the children in the group with the least amount of candy

I sometimes think that some DU nerds are jamming the site.

The last time "plumbers" were as prominent in national politics as accidental celebrity Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, they were a team of political operatives caught breaking into Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081027-joe-the-plumber-database-snooping-under-investigation.html

Tensions and anxiety are high right now and everybody wants to purge. But as the mods are constantly pointing out there are way too many vanities clogging the system. Here is an easy rule of thumb to use when thinking of posting a vanity. A good vanity is one that informs, educates, amuses or otherwise delights the reader. By its nature it is positive as it contributes to the participants overall FR experience. A bad vanity is a vent or whose purpose is to get something off the chest of the poster and is by its nature, selfish, because only...

After Shepard Smith hyperventalates interviewing Joe the Plumber....now Neil Cavuto is going crazy and throwing in the towel..."McCain is down 7 points in the latest Gallup poll....is an inconsistent message to blame??" WHAT ABOUT THE GALLUP POLL THAT HAS HIM DOWN 2?!?! Fox isnt showing that one at all!! Now Cavuto is bashing McCain non stop the entire show. AM I WATCHING MSNBC OR FOX?? Do these people know who watch their damn network? RIDICULOUS!!!

I hate this Asshat...He just went after Joe the plumber on FNC because Joe believes that Bambi would be bad for Israel. Why, because Shep says the Obambi said he would be pro Israel. Obamabi says a lot. Unfortunately Joe didn't know enough to fire back with The Rev, Farricom and the whole cabal of anti Israeli friends. Shep at the end was indignant....like Joe was some back woods hick.

Something is fishy. The headline has been up since last night with no link and now he links to a 4-day old article that has already been on his page. Methinks Drudge might have something.