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This is just about the best rant I have ever come across. I thought some FReepers might want to keep a copy with them as inspiration. ----------- You swine. You vulgar little maggot. Don’t you know that you are pathetic? You worthless bag of filth. As we say in Texas, I’ll bet you couldn’t pour piss out of a boot with instructions on the heel. You are a canker. A sore that won’t go away. I would rather kiss a lawyer than be seen with you. You are a fiend and a coward, and you have bad breath. You are...

After the 2010 elections, it’s not exactly news that Obama has lost America. But in a less public referendum, he also lost the world. Obama’s cocktail party tour of the world’s capitals may look impressive on a map, but is irrelevant on a policy level. In less than two years, the White House has gone from being the center of world leadership to being irrelevant, from protecting world freedom to serving as a global party planning committee. Even the Bush Administration’s harshest critics could never have credibly claimed that George W. Bush was irrelevant. He might have been hated, pilloried...

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk everyday. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. 2. Sit in silence for at least ten minutes each day. Talk to God about what is going on in your life. Buy a lock if you have to. 3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today. I am thankful for______________' 4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. 5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon,...

GOVENOR (FL-GOV)2010 Candidates for Florida Governor RICK SCOTTRepublican ALEX SINKDemocrat REPEAL OBAMACARE YES [1] NO [8] PLEDGE TO NOT RAISE TAXES YES [2] NO [9] ABORTION ON DEMAND NO [3] YES [10] PRENATAL INFORMATION BEFORE ABORTION YES [4] NO[11] SAME-SEX ADOPTION NO [5] YES [12] EXPAND SCHOOL CHOICE YES [6] NO [13] RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS YES [7] NO[14] Sources: Here

Via the DSA: WHO ARE THE SOCIALIST IN ELECTED OFFICE TODAY: Q: How many members of the U.S. Congress are also members of the DSA? A: Seventy Q: How many of the DSA members sit on the Judiciary Committee? A: Eleven: John Conyers [Chairman of the Judiciary Committee], Tammy Baldwin, Jerrold Nadler, Luis Gutierrez, Melvin Watt, Maxine Waters, Hank Johnson, Steve Cohen, Barbara Lee, Robert Wexler, Linda Sanchez [there are 23 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee of which eleven, almost half, are now members of the DSA]. Q: Who are these members of 111th Congress? A: See the listing below...

Friday, forecasters expect the Labor Department to report the economy shed 70 thousand jobs in July and unemployment rose to 9.6 percent. The massive permanent expansion in federal spending and regulatory oversight built into President Obama's budget is discouraging private hiring by raising fears of higher taxes and regulation. The president's moratorium on deep water drilling, though popular with environmental fundamentalists, kills jobs two ways-directly, by laying off workers in the oil and gas industry and indirectly, by sending too many consumer dollars abroad that could be spent here.

Dear FRiends, I am looking for recommendations for a good online commentary on the Gospel of Luke.

Fellow FReepers, I'm in need of a little help. I've been in an on-going debate with a family member who is an avid supporter of Obamacare. Earlier today I sent her a link to the story of the UFC fighter who equated the Canadian healthcare system to that of a third-world country. She replied with the usual lib-trash. I've gotten all that taken care of (in the debate sense of things), but I was wondering if some fellow had some numbers showing the approval ratings of the healthcare system in MA. Thanks in advance

January 04, 2010, 4:00 a.m. The Constitutional Crisis and the Security CrisisOn detainees, either ignore the judges or rein them in. By Andrew C. McCarthy ‘We do not want a situation where the executive is defying the courts,� a senior Obama administration official told the Washington Post. The spokesman was rationalizing the administration’s release of jihadist detainees, who are returning to the jihad and targeting Americans. Such defiance, said the official, would be “a recipe for a constitutional crisis.� Evidently, the president doesn’t appreciate that we already have a constitutional crisis. The administration claims that it simply had to...

Generation Cynical Sarah Carlsruh, November 6, 2009 “Cynicism exists. It’s toxic,” said Michael Josephson at an October 29th presentation on “High School Character” at the National Press Club. Josephson is president of the Josephson Institute of Ethics (JIE), which recently released its study on the link between high school attitudes and subsequent adult conduct. In its study, the Institute found that “younger generations are significantly more likely to engage in all forms of dishonest conduct than those who are older.” This raises the question, is the study measuring the increasing moral degradation of society or simply the fact that older...

This is a great reference source for Bible study and general online reading. Links to all Books and Chapters are on one page which makes this very helpful. Also there are audios of a number of translations. Here are links to some of the more popular and reliable English language translations. 1. New International Version - http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/?action=getVersionInfo&vid=31 2. New American Standard Bible - http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/?action=getVersionInfo&vid=49#books 3. New King James - http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/?action=getVersionInfo&vid=50 4. Amplified Bible - http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/?action=getVersionInfo&vid=45 5. Holman Christian Standard Bible - http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/?action=getVersionInfo&vid=77 6. King James Version - http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/?action=getVersionInfo&vid=9

Every result from Google for the past few minutes has been marked unsafe ("This site may harm your computer."), and you can't click through on them.

A website which maps global surnames has been launched to help people find the origins of their name and how far it may have spread. The Public Profiler site plots eight million last names using data from electoral rolls and phone directories. The site covers 300 million people in 26 countries, showing the origins of names and where families have moved to. David Beckham, for example, has an English name, but there are more Beckhams in the US than Britain. But the region of the world with the highest concentration of people called Beckham was even further from the footballer's...

Wars of Ideas and THE War of Ideas Authored by Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II. Added June 12, 2008 Type: Monograph 62 Pages   Cost: Free The author discusses several types of wars of ideas in an effort to achieve a better understanding of what wars of ideas are. That knowledge, in turn, can help inform strategy. It is important to note, for instance, that because ideas are interpreted subjectively, it is not likely that opposing parties will "win" each other over by means of an ideational campaign alone. Hence, physical events, whether intended or incidental, typically play determining...

Some of you may be aware of my recent thread about Bible translation preferences. On that thread that I was introduced to a freeware Bible study program called eSword. It is available here at no cost (Windows only). It comes with the King James Version and Strongs built in, but seems to be unbelievably expandable.For instance, I have added to mine: The Douay-Rheims Challoner BibleHaydock's Commentaries (in a rough "0.2" work-in-progress form)The Catholic Encyclopedia of 1899The Catechism of the Catholic ChurchThe Baltimore CatechismSumma Theologicae...and probably is still more out there that I've yet to find. I'm focusing on public domain...

Moderate power firearms By Massad Ayoob Robert Ruark, the great American writer of the mid-Twentieth Century, was also a big game hunter. One of his most popular books, written on the latter topic, was titled Use Enough Gun. That has proven over the decades to be really good advice. That said, there are also a lot of people who use "too much gun." One of the last century's top authorities on guns and hunting was Jack O'Connor, a contemporary of Ruark's. O'Connor was an advocate of medium-powered hunting rifles: the .30-06 Springfield, the 7mm Mauser (also known as 7X57mm),...

I came across this today. A web site that helps you get through phone menus and get to a human. The "F"'s are their grades. http://www.gethuman.com/

A growing number of families are homeschooling. Many of these are doing so in order to accommodate their advanced and gifted learners. The advent of the Internet has made homeschool support and information readily available. People in cities, suburbs, and rural areas can access the same online bulletin boards, courses, and web sites. Though some parents spend a small fortune on home education, it can also be done on a very modest budget. Some families take great pride in making the most of their library cards and buying gently used textbooks, joining educational co-ops, or bartering for tutoring services. Why...

The Right Stuff By Elihu GrantPosted November 9, 2006 A review of American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia edited by Bruce Frohnen, Jeremy Beer, and Jeffrey O. NelsonIf you need to find out in a hurry?and who knows when such a need might arise??what year Walter Berns was born (1919) or how many condensed editions of The Road to Serfdom were distributed by the Book-of-the-Month Club at the end of World War II (600,000), you will readily find the answers in this indispensable new collection of data about the American conservative movement, published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and edited by...

Lopez: In sum, how many times did Bill Clinton lose bin Laden?Miniter: Here's a rundown. The Clinton administration:1. Did not follow-up on the attempted bombing of Aden marines in Yemen.2. Shut the CIA out of the 1993 WTC bombing investigation, hamstringing their effort to capture bin Laden.3. Had Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a key bin Laden lieutenant, slip through their fingers in Qatar.4. Did not militarily react to the al Qaeda bombing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.5. Did not accept the Sudanese offer to turn bin Laden.6. Did not follow-up on another offer from Sudan through a private back channel.7. Objected to...

Last year children's librarian Debby At- well put a new set of encyclopedias on the shelf at Thomaston Public Library. A year later, it has yet to be touched. "I have never seen an encyclopedia lifted from the stacks," Atwell said. Librarians across the state report the millennials, the generation born roughly between 1980 and 2000, are not using libraries the way past generations did. Reference materials are gathering dust on the shelves of libraries everywhere. Reference librarians are being reassigned to other tasks, and library directors are pondering the future role of the traditional lending library. The trend has...

See for example this thread first. The Feds are now set to announce on Cross-border drugs they will pounce not drugs from señors but those for seniors will Viagra get street-sold by the ounce?

See whats happening globally every 24 hours, looking at just ONE single webpage. http://visz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert.php?lang=eng

(AgapePress) - A Navy chaplain says God answered his prayers this weekend when his superior officers permitted him to wear his uniform while publicly praying in a manner in accordance with his Christian faith. For 18 days Lieutenant Gordon James Klingenschmitt conducted a hunger strike to protest the U.S. Navy's policy of not permitting Christian chaplains to pray in the name of Jesus in public. Klingenschmitt had been stripped of uniform and faced the possible termination of his 14-year military career, partly because he has defied military policy by continuing to pray publicly in the name of Jesus. On December...

Make up of the 13 federal appellate courts. There are currently 15 vacancies on the 11 numbered appellate courts plus the DC Circuit and the Federal Circuit. There are no vacancies on the First, Second, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, and Federal circuits. The Ninth has 4 vacancies, the DC circuit has 3, and with Judge Alito's promotion the 3rd circuit has 3. Of the 179 active judge positions, 60 have been appointed by Bill Clinton(33%). GW Bush has appointed 22%(39), Reagan 17%(30), GHW Bush 16%(28), Carter 3%(6), Nixon 0.5%(1). 8%(15) of the seats are vacant, with 3 nominations pending(Saad, Myers, and...

Iraq admitted in 1995 that it had produced nearly four tons of VX, but UN inspectors believed Saddam had imported 600 tons of VX precursors -- enough to produce 200 tons of the nerve agent. VX was clearly important to the regime. According to UNMOVIC’s March 6, 2003 report, [i]n a top secret letter, written in 1987 by the Director-General of Al Muthanna [a large chemical weapons production and storage facility near Baghdad] to senior government officials, the importance of the agent to Iraq was recognized. In the letter, VX was compared to a nuclear weapon: “two tons carried by...

I have to admit that although I'm an avid reader of current events, I have *not* been a good student of history. What I'd love to read now is History regarding Western Civilization and history on the United States. While I'm not particularly looking for a 'conversative' history per se, I am most definitely want to avoid PC history or revisionist history. (BTW, I remember years ago reading a revisionist history book on the U.S., slamming Christopher Columbus, Washington, and Jefferson. My naive, pre-FReeper days in the '80s!!) I'm cheap and enjoy reading things off the web, so a good...

Okay fellow FReeper Researchers! I love doing research here on FreeRepublic. But I am always in search of new Research sites. So… Here are some of the sites I use when I am researching. What are your favorite research sites? Black Book Online: Bankruptcies, reverse look-ups, phone directories, real estate, businesses, death records, criminal records, sex offenders, state records, federal records, non-profits, aviation, vessels. Global Environmental Policy Research Tools: General information on using the internet for environmental research (including other collections of web resources), International governmental collaboration (treaties, international organizations, ...), Nongovernmental organizations, Information on National Governments (sorted by region), ...

Pete Carnley lets the cat out of the bag: With its composition still in the planning stage, the Panel of Reference envisioned by the primates will help people deal “eye-to-eye,” rather than through the media, according to its chairman, the Most Rev. Peter F. Carnley. “That’s been one of the problems of our Communion over the last decade or so,” Archbishop Carnley said. “We’ve been communicating to each other by talking about one another through the media rather than speaking with one another. I see mediation in those terms: encouraging conversation.” Anglicans are going to solve all their problems by...

The World Factbook 2005 is now available on the Central Intelligence Agency Web site CIA). The World Factbook remains the CIA's most widely disseminated and most popular product, now averaging more than 6 million visits each month. In addition, tens of thousands of government, commercial, academic, and other Web sites link to or replicate the online version of the Factbook. Although this reference site provides information as of 1 January 2005, it will be updated biweekly throughout the year to provide wide-ranging and hard-to-locate information about the background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for countries...

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!

2004.11 VANNROX BOOKMARK ARCHIVESINCLUDES 2004 ELECTION POSTS BUSH-HATING DEMS MUST FIND NEW WAYhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1270007/posts Candidate's disappearing yard signs reappear - at the dumphttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1206479/posts 'THOUGHT CONTROL' ALLEGED -Teachers who protest anthem to undergo 'retraining'http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1189193/posts Al-Qaeda group downs US spy planehttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214458/posts Al-Qaeda group downs US spy planehttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214458/posts NC License Issue Explodes: Illegal Alien Gang Rape Suspects had Valid NC Licensehttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1261858/posts US 'will not free' Iraq scientisthttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223366/posts 'Bush likes war, makes and creates war' - (Sentiment abroad)http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1203284/posts 'EARLY BIRDS' BACKING BUSHhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1258420/posts A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...10-27-04...."Writer33 ~ Defining a Conservative"http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1258512/posts CBS FORGES AHEADhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1215359/posts CONGRESS BIGS NIX PROBE INTO 'RATHERGATE'http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1217528/posts KILLER EFFORT TO...

Fellow conservative in need of your help ... I have started an online political column. Check it out every week, I love to get your feedback. Cheers everyone!

It lays claim to being the greatest cultural enterprise on earth. But there was no champagne, red carpets or air kisses when it was launched yesterday.This was not a Hollywood film or a fashion range. The celebrations were for a new book - and they made a vicarage tea party look like a rave. Brian Harrison [left] and Robert Faber The editor, Brian Harrison, retiring (in both senses of the word) professor of Modern History at Oxford, sat behind a stack of the blue buckram-covered volumes, politely answered a few questions and concluded that posterity would be the judge...

The Persian Wars may be famed in history, but few artifacts and material remains have emerged to shed light on how the ancient Greeks defeated the Asian invaders and saved Europe in what scholars call one of the first great victories of freedom over tyranny. It is well known that a deadly warship of antiquity, the trireme, a fast galley powered by three banks of rowers pulling up to 200 oars, played a crucial role in the fierce battles. Its bronze ram could smash enemy ships, and armed soldiers could leap aboard a foe's vessel in hand-to-hand combat with...

<p>In the next few days or weeks, one of the world's most comprehensive online reference sites will publish its 200,000th article. More accurately, one of the site's contributors will publish the article.</p> <p>Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org), an encyclopedia created and operated by volunteers, is one of the most fascinating developments of the Digital Age. In just over three years of existence, it has become a valuable resource and an example of how the grass roots in today's interconnected world can do extraordinary things.</p>

The case centers on Trevor Richards, a junior at Westside High School, who moved from Johannesburg to Nebraska six years ago. Richards and his classmates, 16-year-old twins Paul and Scott Rambo, were booted from classes last week after distributing posters touting Trevor as a candidate for Westside High's "Distinguished African-American Student" award on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This is a small collection of links, organized into four consecutive categories:1- A look back from now. 2- The 9-11 attack "as it went down, live..."3- The aftermath.4- Remembrance.As with all such posts, there are links within links within links, and to fully remember and inform yourself, you need to follow them all- but be warned! Some will take you to gruesome pictures and disturbing stories, so tread carefully.I honestly believe that most Americans need to view these things, and never forget, or forgive, what was visited on defenseless and innocent people on that black day.Use your own judgement, but...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925952/posts Alert Issued as U.S. Monkeypox Cases Grow to 37     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/925554/posts?page=39#39 Officials Scramble to Contain Monkeypox   http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925529/posts Medical Alert (Global SARS Response & Bioterror Preparedness)     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925177/posts West Nile virus crops up early     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/924577/posts Identifying A Killer   http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/922928/posts New kids' respiratory virusNews 24 (South Africa) ^           http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925789/posts Germ research gets urgent     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/924937/posts MYSTERY DISEASE KILLS 19 INDIAN INFANTS     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921908/posts Researchers Discover Possible Diagnosis, Treatment, Vaccine For Mad Cow, Prion Diseases   http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/916640/posts Cats Likely Source of SARS, Say Researchers (Chinese delicacy likely source of...

INFORMATION LINKS:United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Health Organization (WHO) International Society for Infectious Diseases (ProMed)SARS Info Centerper loin’s Charts and Graphs FREE REPUBLIC THREADS: November 10, 2001 1. Colorado Governor Orders Post Office Shut Down After Employee Hospitalized for PneumoniaNovember 21, 2001 2. Odd Pneumonia in SverdlovskFebruary 12, 2003 3. Fear spreads in China over mystery lung virus March 10 – 16 4. Precognition (Mother Abigail) 5. First Known Case of Atypical Pneumonia in Europe Quarantined in Frankfurt (with 155 passengers) 6. UN Warns of Worldwide Threat from Killer Pneumonia 7. UN warns of worldwide threat...

OK, let's create one master reference thread for our favorite classic political pictures. I keep seeing requests inside of threads for particular pictures, so how about we post our favorites here, and then if someone still can't find what they are looking for they can request it in a post here. Bookmark for future reference. Here are some of my favorites to start things off: Anyone got the version where his ears are wiggling? And my all-time favorite Bush photo

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Full official text - Roadmap Full official text - Roadmap http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2003/20062.htm Press Statement Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC April 30, 2003 [IMRA: This is consistent with previous versions that have been available. Under the roadmap the Palestinians make declarations, "start" taking actions, but have no obligation to actually achieve anything significant regarding ending the terror infrastructure. In sharp contrast, Israel is expected to stop defending itself (no action against "civilians" when terrorists are considered "civilians") and be silent regarding Palestinain violations ("All official Israeli institutions end incitement against Palestinians."). The roadmap represents a major achievement...

Q & A: What is this disease and why is it so deadly? By Jeremy Laurance Health Editor 25 April 2003 What is Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome)? A new disease, never seen before in humans. In its early stages it resembles flu and most patients recover. But it can rapidly progress to pneumonia, and in the most serious cases lead to breathing difficulties and death. Why the long name? Severe acute respiratory syndrome is an accurate description of the illness. "Severe" distinguishes it from an ordinary cold or bout of flu, which are mild by comparison. "Acute" means the...

FR posted articles on UN Food for Oil program MASTER list THIS TOP ONE IS THE LATEST REPORT OUT OF THE USELESS NATIONS ON THE OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAM UN OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAM REPORT (what UN is really raking in) 2/22-28/03 UN deal leaves Iraq Kurds at Baghdad's mercy Oil, Food and a Whole Lot of Questions The Oil-for-U.N.-Jobs Program Kofi Annandersen: Enron-style accounting at the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program William Safire: Follow the money Bum's Rush for Butcher's Big, Bad Debts Don’t expect UN to clean up Iraq (a sane German alert!) U.N. crambles to Reclaim Role Amid Debate...

Here's what we have on the Dishonourable Mr. Galloway: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/897994/posts Labour Investigates Iraq Cash ClaimSky News ^ | 4/22/03 | Sky News     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886368/posts Or: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/886136/posts Victim of Saddam makes Galloway shut up (Galloway alert!) The Telegraph ^ | Filed: 06/04/2003) | unknown     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885700/posts British MP Galloway used fund for leukaemia girl to pay for Iraq trips (sickening) The Times (of London) ^ | April 05, 2003 | Dominic Kennedy     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/897567/posts Galloway was in Saddam's pay, say secret Iraqi documents (PACIFISTS ON SADDAM PAYROLL)The Daily Telegraph ^ | April 22, 2003 | David Blair  ...

Fellow Freepers, here are some noteworthy bills before the 2003 Virginia General Assembly, which convenes this Wed. Jan 8... SUPPORT: HB 31 SALES TAX EXEMPTION - This bill would exempt clothing and computers from sales tax, during 1 week each August, to lessen the tax burden on parents, buying for schoolchildren. HB 1402, PARENTAL CONSENT FOR MINOR ABORTION - Requires the CONSENT (not just notification) of parents of a minor who is requesting an abortion. HB 1405, PARTY DESIGNATION ON BALLOT - Allows candidates in local elections to be identified by party on the ballot. HB1406, CHOOSE LIFE LICENSE PLATES...

VANNROX Archived Links The following links were collected as interesting from the fall of 2001 up until early June 2002. These links are collected as interesting or as noteworthy for reasons known only to VANNROX. It is my hope that others may use these links and enjoy them as I have. Colonel's letter attacking Bush prompts debate on free speechhttp://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/news/696687/posts Don't let Alan Keyes Get taken off the airhttp://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/news/696447/posts Federal Judges who DEFY the Law and violate MANDATORY minimum Sentences imposed by Statute.http://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/news/696964/posts I Sniff Some Politics (Bush approval rating: 73%)http://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/news/685803/posts Missile Nuclear Warhttp://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/news/691251/posts TERROR' LAWYER CAUGHT IN ACT'http://www.FreeRepublic.com/focus/news/694294/posts...

Lots of news about the Fighting Whities these days. PLEASE POST KNOWN NAMES OF ALL "WHITE" SPORTS TEAMS HERE. I'd like to compile them into a list in order of whiteness, as it were.