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OK I try to keep the vanities very few and far between. Tonight Jay Leno had a "guest character" that took a cheap shot at Lou Dobbs (to some groans or boos from the audience I think - good for them - they didn't find it too funny) and now he's doing a piece with Barney Frank. NBC must have a corporate order to attack conservatives 24/7. Are they still in last place? OK he did take a shot at John Edwards.

HELL has FROZEN over. Liberals and commies finally admitting Obama's deceptions and lies. Can fool some of the people some of the time. Lincoln.

Can anybody here name the present Chairwoman of the RNC? I can't. But if the RNC had any brains, which they have shown precious little so far, I ask her to step aside and invite Sarah Palin to fill the post. ex animo davidfarrar

Check out this graph, it pretty much explains it all: http://perotcharts.com/images/challenges/challenges01.png also, check out the slope of the line starting in 2000, when Bush took office.... even taking out the Iraq war, the slope would still be greater than in the Clinton era....

George St. Pierre pounded BJ Penn for 4 rounds with take downs. Easily passes BJ`s guard and lands multiple punches for the entire 4 rounds. BJ Penn returned to his corner after the 4th. Doctor seriously looked at stopping it but BJ`s brother told officials enough and BJ did not come out for the 5th and final round. Lopsided beat down of BJ PEnn, looked like a traineing partner tomato can.

For a long time I have been calling Barack Obama a socialist. I was wrong, however. He is a communist. I'm sorry for the mistake.

I was travelling home (in Connecticut) from relatives in Upper New York State this past Sunday by myself. I was driving on a state road where the posted speed limit is 55 mph. I was maintaining a speed of 65-70 mph. I was listening to the Vikings-Giants game on the radio (I'm a Vikings fan). In a period of 15 seconds, the Vikings kicked the winning field goal, I got very excited, I hit the accelerator in my excitement, went over the top of a hill and was clocked at 86 mph. Anyone familiar or have some experience with speeding...

The best reply I got to this post was that the UAW Pension Fund should spend about $7 billion of their own money to buy all of the stock. This would be a great investment for the auto workers as they would find out first hand what it is like to run a big corporation. They would learn some other things too. For example, they would learn how to deal with their own people. In fact, the auto workers have essentially helped to run these corporations for many, many years. They have the knowledge and experience far beyond any that...

I know that many of you were as disappointed in the last election as I was. But why was the election lost by the GOP? There were a number of factors contributing to this, and early on with the Northern states allowing open primaries for Democrats and Moderates to "cross-over" and vote for "their" candidate of McCain. Taking nothing away of the man's military service, these early primaries ensured that all we got as a candidate was a Democrat-Light who made a name for himself of "reaching out and across the aisle." And he then went so far as to...

Hi Bill, In your recent Townhall piece you posit that there are Republicans who feel that Governor Palin is too unqualified to lead, so it's better for them if they maginalize her now so they won't have to deal with her again in 2012. You couldn't be more wrong. Her assailants, from the Right and the Left (and the media..., ahem) have seen what she has done in Alaska as Governor. Huge Oil Company lobbies shut down. Oil revenues going into the hands of the voters. Powerful, entrenched "old boy network" mavens gone, castrated, or in jail... Democrats and Republicans....

During my 70th birthday celebration this past weekend, one of the guests, a true independent commented that many of the Obama signs where he lived were no longer up. His wife agreed and said that in the cutesy area where she worked, many of the Obama signs were gone. We commented that only one rabid liberal family in our cul de sac put up an Obama sign, and that sign came down the weekend before the election and so did the car stickers. Since then, my wife and I have observed most of the Obama signs on the roads we...

It scares the hell out of me to say this but Hillary was a much safer bet as POTUS than zero. That being said, she is as dead as canned tuna. The junior Senator from New York might as well bone up on her parliamentarian skills for when the dim leadership is out of town on a holiday saturday night and she is called on to referee a minor point between three junior dims and one junior pub. That's about all the respect the dim party gives her. And that's about how much the new administration is ever going to...

A Contract to Limit Government 1 - Limit Members of Congress to Social Security and Medicare for their retirement benefits 2 - Limit Members of Congress to Medicare for health care benefits while serving 3 - Limit Members of Congress to three terms in each House, cumulative 4 - Limit total Federal taxes per individual to no more than 15% of gross income 5 - Limit Federal rules on education to funding only. 6 - Make the Federal education funding portable at the choice of the parent/guardian. 7 - Limit access to our border to legal immigrants and citizens only....

Today on FOX News, Katon Dawson, head of the South Carolina Republican Party spoke out in support of Sarah Palin. Apparently he is the ONLY Republican to have done so. I think we shold CONTACT Mr. Dawson and express our support of him for supporitng Sarah Palin. Again, a check to the South Carolina Republican Committee might make sense. Mr. Dawson pointed out that the attacks against Palin are anonymous, are being spread by the leftist media, and if successful, will go on to smear Jindal, Sandford, etc, in the same way. His web site is: http://www.scgop.com/ The RNC is...

Okay, so we are looking at a few years of outright democrat control of the WH, Senate and House. The prospects for Americans is rather dour on the whole but there are ways to prosper and build "something" for the future. I fully expect people to jump on and complain about outright government confiscation of wealth and compensation and whatever else they need to say but there are other places to rant about that. What I would like to start a discussion on is how people can make money for themselves, their families and the causes that they choose to...

I know there was a 'memo' the other day about limiting vanity posts, but I had a question that Freepers could best answer.... Is "anysoldier.com" a legitimate organization? The soldier I had been sending things to is safe at home now, but I can't seem to get the address of anybody else he knows that's overseas. I have a bunch of stuff ready to go, but nobody to send it to. Anysoldier.com came up first on a google search, but I am wary of just picking a random charity group. If you know anything about this organization, or if you...

Forgive me if this has been covered before. According to the West Virginia elections website it did appear in that state. http://www.wvvotes.com/election-results/results-statewide.php I'm curious if it's the only one.

As the giddy minions gear-up for "President-elect" Obama's news conference today and the transition of power over the coming weeks, what is your view of the new "President-elect"? Do you consider Obama "Your President"? Will you partake in past conventional acceptance and show respect for him holding such Office? or.. will you decide to not support him as President? Personally, I do not consider him my "President". Obviously, this pains me because as an American I would want to feel great about supporting whomever is duly elected. But Obama was pushed through, in my opinion, not vetted - just shuffled...

Those of you looking for a messiah in the President need to turn your eyes upwards...The banking scandal and aftermath/by out has turned this nation and is turning many others into a fascist economy. We are quickly headed to a one world economy. It is not very far from there to a one world government; he who controls the money controls the government. The next step will be a one world religon where everyone will bow to the one world leader.The world is headed towards a New World Order and the events happening over the past couple of months and...

I'm making myself sick with worry. I can't drag myself away from FR, can't get anything done and am worried beyond belief! Do you all honestly think we will pull this out? The thought of Obama winning scares the daylights out of me! I know I should ignore the polls but they are weighing me down. I will hit my knees at 9:00 p.m. and pray to our God that we don't get what we really deserve.

Robert Redford

GROOVY DEMOCRATS ARE SO ARTISTIC

Dear 1/2 Brother Barack: My Kenyan neighbors and I understand that you like helping your poor struggling African brothers. As you and I are brothers by birth, they said that I should write to you. My community has been discussing that after your country's election, we would welcome you to obtain employment as a "community organizer" here in Kenya. Maybe after Novermber, you will please leave behind your dreams of changing the bitter Americans, and reclaim your roots here in Kenya by blessing us with your organizing skills just as you did in Chicago. I don't know exactly what you...

I have put together a Microsoft Word Perfect piece that I think would be helpful to the "undecideds" in the field. I was hoping that it could be viewed and emailed from FR. I tried to keep it succinct. It has lots of links to videos and articles. How do I post here?

Wake up America! As incomes falter your nest egg will look ever more delicious to the tax and spend marxist super majority. Look for a Federal Real Estate Tax and Net Worth Redistribution Tax. Make no mistake it will be here soon! You won't only pay tax on the interest, but also on the principle. Is everyone sleeping?

wow, just tuned into MSNBC and I was shocked at how big this moron's head is. and the garbage he is spewing about how McCain is responsible for the B story is unbelievable. Can McCain's camp file a lawsuit against this idiot?

OK - I'm about to call DishNetwork and give them a piece of my mind. However, I'm running out of pieces to give. I was flipping through my channel guide on DishNetwork and what did I find? An entire freakin' channel on 0bama. Channel 73 on DishNetwork is now OBAMA. Looks like all it is doing is playing over and over and over "Barack Obama's Plan for America".

Up until today I was sure that McCain would win..and I've always thought he'd win by alot. I didn't take into account just how unfair the press was going to be. It's a never ending drumbeat, like the article that was posted last week. It's unrelenting..and it's always negative towards McCain and positive towards the "ONE." But it looks like it's working and we might have a President BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA. I'm glad my Father is not alive to see this. We need big prayers, people..I don't know what it's going to take. I can't believe people think the Dems...

I would like to suggest that Obamessiah say concerning the Pig/Lipstick controversy, "If you wrestle with a pig, you both get dirty--and the pig enjoys it." This would be a perfect retort--as far as I am concerned.

Donald Trump has the same birthday as Boy George. What does that say?

JUST SAY NO --- Plan for a Conservative victory in 2012.... Click here...REF PREV "Just say No" THREADS: By: Freeper David Osborne..... ---> FR Keyword: JustSayNo2JohnMcCain <---JUST SAY NO : To John McCain ^ JUST SAY NO - To John McCain PART II (How the left will destroy John McCain..... MUST READ) JUST SAY NO : To a third PARTY.. (Republican Party is NOT dead -- YET) Okay folks here we are.. we all know that the conservative majority in America has suffered a tremendous blow in the 2008 Presidential race.. but the conservative base is STILL in the GAME,...

Rush Limbaugh wants Hillary Clinton to become President make no doubt about it. Do not be fooled by his lies that he wants Hillary Clinton to win today in Texas and Ohio so she can stay in the race and have a fight at the democrat convention. This is not what Limbaugh wants. He wants her to win the nomination and win the Presidency. I really had it with this man, his hate for McCain is so diabolical that he wants the Clintons back in the White House. The fool does not realize that the evil one is going to...

Hillary Clinton hasn't publicly conceded the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama, of course. But I have seen a significant new piece of evidence indicating that she has given up, that her actions show she is no longer acting primarily to win the election, but rather to position herself better if she loses. (Psychologically, her closing speech last night has been widely discussed as possibly hinting at the same thing.) What's the news? She has sent out invitations to Massachusetts supporters that she will be in Boston this Sunday (Feb 24), holding a fundraiser dinner (a $5,000 per table “Conversation with...

No fan of McCain here ... but Huckabee is a loser.

One of the most dangerous political considerations today is that of abortion; it is a most divisive subject. Many in this arena are motivated by religious beliefs. Just in case anyone has forgotten, we are not a theocracy – our founding fathers wanted religion left to the churches and the government left to the most qualified. Those who fanatically oppose the medical procedure of abortion refer to themselves as “pro-life”, implying that those who do not agree with them do not value life as much as they do (a most arrogant state of mind) . To believe so strongly in...

In sports, as in business, we often seek the best possible man/woman for the job. The person that will lead us on to victory. Is it time we choose this route when electing our leaders? Of course, historically, Napoleon and Hitler are examples of why we shouldn't. Nevertheless a President/prime minister who has the best interests of a country at heart shouldn't be discounted. Or should it?

What is the collective experience of this body with regard to dating outside of traditional Christendom? Does it always end in divorce, or perhaps head-butting once there are children? I'm 33 and the girl is 24. Am I asking for trouble if I move forward with this girl? What experiences do y'all have when it comes to dating Mormons/JW etc? Do they ever really come around, or do their families get to them more often than not?

I've been a member of FR for a few years now, and it's an AMAZING site overall. I actually get a sizeable chunk of my news- not so much the headlines, but the analysis behind the news, on FR. I am pleased to have JR allow us to post on his site. Having said that, I feel compelled to vent on some of the things that have been annoying me to no end. *** MSM is Dying or Becoming Extinct ***. This is the one thing that drives me up the wall the most. It's bad enough that many of...

An unbeatable ticket, one that would leave Hillary Clinton in the dust, is Giuliani/Lieberman. Clinton could easily lose her own state. Lieberman's a conservative Democrat (in some ways), Giuliani's a liberal Republican (in some ways) -- satisfying any combination in taste. But both have the most pressing issue of our time in focus. That issue is NATIONAL SECURITY. This is the dream ticket. Imagine election night. What a hoot.

I've finally seen the light and now opose the War in Iraq. In fact, I've thought about it and realize I've opposed it from the very start. Here are the aspects of the war I oppose: - I oppose the war that Saddam waged against his for over 30 years killing hundreds of thousands of his own people; - I oppose the war on the truth waged by Saddam when he alternately declared that he did or didn’t have Weapons of Mass Destruction depending on who his audience was; - I oppose the war waged against innocent Iraqi civilians brought...

Can anyone guestimate the value of an old tea pot? It's bright red (chinese red?) and made by Hall in LA. It's in good condition - no chips. Photo coming soon. On the bottom, there is a square stamp that says, "Hall's superior quality kitchenware" and it has a (low) number to the right of it. Curious as to the value of it to help me decide whether to sell it or not to an antique dealer. I ran across this while going through my stuff getting ready for garage sale. If you know something about this, I'd appreciate your...

Are we allowed to say it now? Can we drop the happy warrior schtick? In the past six years, we've seen the deficit explode like never before in the history of the country. A flaming bra-burner nominated to the Supreme Court, only to be replaced by a (hopefully) stealth conservative. The most inept State Department in the history of the United States. (Clinton's wasn't incompetent; they were flat-out fifth columnists.) 20 million new illegal aliens, and barely-contained glee that the election-day losses mean we can welcome another 50 million in. And I hate to say this, but when we won...

First off, lets remember who greeted us with flowers during their liberation and who didn't.

http://www.google.com 1- Go to www.Google.com 2- Type in the word Failure 3- Look at it the first listing 4- Tell other people before the people at Google Fix it

The economy's growth has never before been so driven by real estate. Now that engine is sputtering. Jiany Massad isn't quite ready to throw in the towel on his fledgling career as a Miami real-estate tycoon. But if the local housing market continues to head south, the 30-year-old real-estate broker is already making alternate plans. "I might restart my old business," he says of a home decorating company that specialized in high-end window treatments. "At least it's real-estate-related." With home sales down by nearly a third in Florida last quarter, thousands of those who hoped to cash in on the...

When Jesus was living, he did not align himself with the Jewish religious parties, then called Saducees and Pharisees, nor the secular authorities: King Herod and Rome. He obeyed the Mosaic law and even paid tribute. He told Nicodemus, an old man that he had to be born again to be saved. Jesus meant born spiritually. Jesus preached that this spiritual new baby would be then, dead to the world, living in the world but not of it. He pointed out that worrying about the future was not what a Christian would be doing because tomorrow has enough worries to...

This is different. This post isn't about what I have gleemed from some 'news-source' today. This post is about HOW do you convince your friends, your family .. your loved ones that "There Is A Crisis" in America and that this crisis continues to grow, each and every day..regardless of whether they believe it or not! The only thing that any of them believe in is: Our Government. I would like to give you the whole story, how I have tried and finally given up, given up in trying to convince my family, my loved ones that we are at...

Here is my thoughts, and I am sorry for the vanity. Perhaps Iran is not planning on bombing Israel or America, simply because of the imminent retrobution that will visit on Iran. What if Iranian agents were to test their first nuke on Baghdad? They could blame it on the Russians, or on the North Koreans, anything to deflect the blame from Iran. The Green Zone would be destroyed, the Iraqi government decimated. And all it would take would be a small truck carrying a nuclear cargo. Am I crazy to think so? The terrorists could instantly say the bomb...

I've had this story worked out in my mind for going on twenty years. 1989. But now... I am stuck. I started a book based on it, but I'm no writer, obviously. I constantly re-read and edit, and re-read and edit more. Probably because I've posted part of the story on sites that critique writing. Anyway. I've hit a wall. A large brick wall. I've since stopped editing my own stuff, but try as I might, I can't write another chapter that I'm okay with. How do you, in your experience, get past it? I'll appreciate any help anyone can...

Social Conservatism Posted 8/1/06 (By Travis)Social Conservatism8/1/06 Neoperspectives.com In principle, Conservatives and Libertarians see eye to eye in regards to economic freedom. They believe that individual Americans will collectively spend their own money much more efficiently and benefit society more than government spending. They believe burdensome regulations limit prosperity and harms business. They understand the harmfulness of socialized health care and retirement schemes.      However, there seem to be differences in scope between the two ideologies. Conservatives don't seem to have the same degree of, for lack of a better word, anti-governmentism. They don't seem to realize the degree which government...