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I have an idea for a commercial .... opens with CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE ..... then you see someone hold out their hand holding some CHANGE (nickels, dimes, etc) talking about how obama plan would worsen economy and small business .... then at end coin toss ... end up on "tails, you lose !"

Caption Barack Hussein Obama, in various forms of fashionable dress:

I have a large bald area in the crown (top/back) with more hair in the front, but still thinning with a high hairline. I am concerned that a hair transplant in my case will show significant improvements in the front but I’ll still have a large bald spot on top/back. Here’s an example of my concern about hair transplantation - Sen. Joe Biden. He looks like he’s had a hair transplant (if you compare now to old photos) and looks pretty good in front. But when his head is tipped forward, the top and back are quite sparse compared to...

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“Is 40 really the New 20?” asks Fox News, reviewing the Sex And The City hoopla that seemed to overwhelm everyone this weekend. “Pop culture expert and Party Girl author Anna David joins us to weigh in on the phenomenon…” And the burning question is, what do you make of this revolutionary idea that a woman can be single in her 30s, 40s, even 50s, and it’s not shameful, it’s fantastic? Interesting. Let’s explore this revolutionary idea. How did Sex And The City make it okay to be single? After Anna David addresses how threatening this idea is to men—it...

Jorge Fernandez strolls across the used-car parking lot littered with dozens upon dozens of sport utility vehicles the size of small tugboats. With gas at $4 a gallon, many have sat there since last summer. "The cars are literally just sitting, and it doesn't matter how much you sell them for," Fernandez says of the SUVs and trucks nobody wants anymore. Fernandez, a wholesale auto dealer who has been in the business for more than 20 years, says SUV owners are hit especially hard. The really large ones with V-8 engines that can get as little as 12 miles per...

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we still have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we still have inflation and high taxes? You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don’t have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don’t write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don’t set...

I have always associated classical architecture with gravitas -- the large imposing columns and pediments that grace the front of serious places, like courthouses and banks. It hasn't seemed a living tradition that can inform land-use planning and the architecture of everyday life. But that was before I interviewed several architects who describe themselves as "modern classicists." They espouse a practical, no-nonsense approach to design that extends beyond individual buildings to encompass neighborhoods and whole towns. They don't limit themselves to the details and proportioning systems used by the original classicists, the builders of ancient Greece and Rome. They also...

TV's Carol Iovanna sells her 1st documentary "Journey Out of Silence" to PBS!

Longtime Scientologist Nancy Cartwright, also known as the voice of Bart Simpson, last year gave the church $10 million to help spread the word of founder L. Ron Hubbard into other galaxies. It was all part of Scientology’s Global Salvage effort, which aims to “de-aberrate” Earth, meaning to rid mankind of psychology ills and other “aberrant” behavior. Surprisingly, Nancy, 50, forked over twice as much as the Scientology’s most prominent member, Tom Cruise, who only gave $5 million in an installment plan.Also, recent Scientology publications reveal that a host of A-list Scientologists were honored for their generosity at a black-tie...

1. Jeri Kehn was born on Sept. 30, 1966, in Hastings, Neb. Her family moved to Naperville, Ill., when she was 3. Growing up, Jeri spent summers on her grandparents' farm in Nebraska. 2. Her parents divorced when she was around 12. Her mother, Vicki, a librarian, married Ronald Keller, a music teacher, about three years after her divorce. 3. Jeri is a 1984 graduate of Naperville North High School. While at Naperville North, she was a member of the school's dance squad, the Starlettes. During Jeri's junior year of high school, the Starlettes won the state championship. 4. She...

What’s your reaction to Fred’s NRLC endorsement? Woo-hoo! What the…?!?!??! Zzzzzzzzz.

  For Immediate Release October 18, 2007   Contact: Joe Turman Shirley & Banister Public Affairs 703-739-5920/800-536-5920 jturman@sbpublicaffairs.com   Hillary Meets Jack Bauer StopHerNow.com Announces ‘24’ Parody Script Contest   Washington, DC – In anticipation of the upcoming premier of FOX’s 24, StopHerNow.com, the leading Hillary Clinton educational website, today announced a script writing contest for an episode of The Hillary Show.  The contest will coincide with the release of a new episode featuring former President Bill Clinton.  The Jack Bauer episode will be timed to debut along with the premier of the seventh season of FOX’s 24 on...

Vicki Keller was on her way out the door Wednesday when she was asked about her son-in-law's imminent run for the White House. "I don't know what there is to say, really," said the Naperville resident as she headed to Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband, Ron. The couple planned to be with Jeri Kehn, Vicki's daughter, at midnight, when Kehn's husband, Fred Thompson, officially planned to become the newest addition to the GOP presidential race. Although published reports said Kehn, 40, has been urging Thompson, 65, to toss his hat in the ring and is active behind the scenes,...

Old and new automotive favorites from the big screen appear on Cars.com's annual ranking of the Top 10 Movie Cars. While the DeLorean DMC-12 from "Back to the Future" holds steady at the coveted No. 1 slot, three cars debut on this year's list and six others jockey for position. "When we came up with our list of Top 10 Movie Cars last summer, we had no idea our readers would be so passionate about their favorite car films," said Patrick Olsen, managing editor of cars.com. "With 'Transformers' arriving on the big screen, we revisited our list -- listening to...

They Die Hard together. Bruce Willis declared yesterday at his Smithsonian appearance that it's too early to endorse anyone but did say fellow "Die Hard 2" actor Fred Thompson would "make a wonderful candidate." Click through to see the video...

The Senate's No. 2 Democrat says he knew that the American public was being misled into the Iraq war but remained silent because he was sworn to secrecy as a member of the intelligence committee.

JACK BAUER, America's favorite counter-terrorism agent with the violent code of honor and the weird sadomasochistic bent, is squaring off against a stealthy and unforgiving new enemy. His fans. ON THE CLOCK: Kiefer Sutherland, as Jack, awaits his next appointment.

"...if you want to hear anybody's true views, you cannot do it in the same room as the press,"--Howard Dean, DNC Chair.

Democrats acting as if the 2006 mid-term elections which put both houses of Congress in their hands is a political coup? Yes and they've already established a shallow government!

A preview of the political commentary we can expect at Sunday night's Academy Awards? As a presenter at Saturday's “Film Independent's Spirit Awards” carried live at 2pm PST/5pm EST on the Independent Film Channel (IFC), actress America Ferrera (IMDb page), the title role star of ABC's Ugly Betty, interjected a bit of political commentary suggesting the U.S. will not be “the land of the free” again until President Bush leaves office. Taking the stage inside a tent on the Santa Monica beach, Ferrera was joined by actor Zach Braff, a star on NBC's Scrubs, to present the award for the...

Help save our fabric source!click here for petitionI make lap quilts for the VA Hospital spinal cord unit. in Memphis and Wal-Mart is the only source of fabric in Millington, TN...as a widow my income is very limited I can't afford to drive 20-30 minutes to the next 2 sources and pay $2.00 more per yard for fabric. Quilting is my only hobby. I've made 10 lap quilts so far this year for the VA Hospital spinal cord unit.For many rural women Wal-Mart is the ONLY source available for fabric. Better yet call 800 Wal Mart and talk to a...

I will "attempt" to put together and manage this ping list if anyone is interested. Be forewarned that I have not done it before and reserve the right to transfer duties if need be lol! I will give it a shot. Any pointers will be appreciated. I know it normally covered food/recipes, live threads for award shows, gardening. What else am I missing? If someone has already started a new list. please let me know and disregard this thread Thanks!

MILWAUKEE, WI (AP) -- A 19-year-old police aide who had his fashionable jeans stolen off of him in front of his home helped police get the drop on three suspects in the case. Police Capt. James Shepard said Sunday that the aide provided a vehicle description and remembered the assailants' license plate number after the incident about 12:35 a.m. Saturday. According to police, two males got out of the vehicle, stole the aide's Girbaud jeans and robbed a friend who was with him. But using the information the aide provided, Shepard said, police located the vehicle about 5 p.m. Saturday....

The Scientific Patriot Issue 79 The True meaning of Compassionate Conservatism America's Favorite Online Magazine & Capitalist Tool for Family Values and God-Fearing & Patriotic Americans! Subscribe Today! http://www.TheScientificPatriot.com/ We've got Issues! ********************************************************* Torture, the so-called Patriot Act, and the continuing era of big government. I voted for a flaming liberal who ran a whining campaign for a call to compassionate conservatism. I voted for George Bush. I have no regrets. It is clear that either Emperor Clinton, or Algore or Kerry would have been much worse for America or even catastrophic. On the other hand I dreamed for so...

Hello Freepers, As always, I start to do a Google search (The best, of course), and then I remembered that I always get better results by searching Free Republic!! But, I did a search and couldn't find anything, so here I am. You'll notice the URL I've listed above takes you to a Message Board called "Raging Bull"...I found it through Goodle, but I'm not too impressed. I'm not looking for the magic formula stock market message board, just some place trust-worthy, that maybe some of you get some info.

Tyra Banks' Disgusting First Kiss     © WireImage Tyra Banks claims her first kiss was like having a slug thrust into her mouth. The sexy model said her first snog - at 13 - was the most disgusting experience she has ever endured. She confessed on her TV show "The Tyra Banks Show": "He tried to kiss me in the movies and he put his tongue in my mouth. It felt like a worm, like a slug in my mouth!" "It was the most disgusting feeling in the world! And I was like, 'I don't like to kiss...

Band members seeking millions over New Year's scuffle By JOHN HENDERSON, Daily News staff November 11, 2005 Members of the internationally known rock group Rush are seeking "tens of millions of dollars" in federal court from Collier County Sheriff's Office deputies and the Naples hotel where their lead guitarist was involved in a New Year's Eve scuffle. In an amended complaint recently filed to a civil lawsuit, Alex Zivojinovich's fellow band members could now become plaintiffs in the case, and end up testifying locally in depositions or at trial. Filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers, the amended complaint...

"That is the noir character. Alone, a loner in a world he knows he can’t fix. Alone in a world that has turned bad, full of betrayal, deceit, dishonesty, crime, and vice. Maybe it always was bad. Yet, he keeps his own personal code of honor. It is the only useless thing left for him to hold onto." —From an anonymous online article on film noir "In the changing of the times, they were like autumn lightning, a thing out of season, an empty promise of rain that would fall unheeded on fields already bare." —Shosaburo Abe, on the decline...

 Superstitions about Dreams and Meanings of Dreams WHEN you had the dream:   Dreams at night are a devil's delight Dreams in the morning, heed the angels' warning. WHAT the dream was about: ACORN Dreaming of acorns predicts pleasant things & that much gain is to be expected.   For a woman to dream of eating acorns denotes that she will rise to a position of ease & pleasure. To dream of shaking acorns from a tree means that you will rapidly attain your wishes in business or love. AIRPORT In a dream the sight of a busy airport represents...

pad Sunless Tanning Top Picks Dear Dr. Dave and Dr. Dee, I used to sunbathe every summer, but I’m getting older and more wrinkles at age 37, so I’ve decided to try a sunless tanning lotion. Do these sunless tans really work and how long will the “tan” stay? Are some products better than others? If I do decide to sunbathe, will the fake tan help protect me from the sun? Signed, Sun Scared Dear Sun Scared, As the sun is the number one cause of aging and skin cancer, it’s a good idea to cut down on the sunbathing....

...explaining United States policy on how the military handles the Koran... ...But then we got high. And that was three years ago! Signed, the freaks at Newsweek.

1. "As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied." Oscar Wilde. 2. "I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde." Dolly Parton. 3. "One of the reasons I don't see eye to eye with Women's Lib is that women have it all on a plate if only they knew it. They don't have to be pretty either." Charlotte Rampling. 4. "When women kiss it always reminds me of prize fighters shaking hands." HL Mencken. 5....

Hail to the chef: Former White House pastry guru shares his sweet secretsImagine spending almost 25 years in the White House pastry kitchen as the executive pastry chef for five presidents and first families, doing your work surrounded by pounds of butter, chocolate, cream, fresh fruits and sugar. While the job may sound like a dessert lover's dream, it's not always as sweet as it seems. Just ask French-born patissier Roland R. Mesnier, who retired last July. Lately he's been traveling throughout the country promoting his first cookbook, "Dessert University" (Simon & Schuster; $40), which took four years to write...

U.S. President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld can now also be called bushi, cheneyi and rumsfeldi, or simply slime-mould beetles. Two former Cornell University entomologists named three species in the genus Agathidium after the U.S. leaders, Cornell announced on Wednesday. Quentin Wheeler and Kelly Miller christened 65 new species of slime-mold beetles, named for the fungi-like molds on which they feed, which they discovered after collecting thousands of specimens for a study of their evolution and classification. Wheeler, who after 24 years as a professor of entomology and plant biology at Cornell...

Spirits were high in the offices of The National Enquirer in Manhattan last week. A gaggle of British interlopers had taken custody of the tabloid, a SWAT team of Fleet Street meat-eaters brought in to revive the storied but now flagging checkout magazine. Not only was The Enquirer moving its main offices and production facilities to Manhattan from Florida - effectively taking the gossip magazine uptown and mainstream - but even more deliciously the paper also had a cover article suggesting that a Hollywood actor's Super Bowl celebration was a bit more super than most. Paul Field, the Enquirer's editor...

Forget Friday the 13th. Ignore ladders, black cats, broken mirrors and spilt salt. Think instead of today, March 15, and beware. As superstitions go, being wary of the ides of March is certainly more unusual. Yet the day does have a certain resonance. In the complicated world of the Roman calender, there were 45 public festivals (not bad compared to the UK's eight bank holidays), as well as the ides of each month, days which were sacred to Jupiter. In March, May, July and October, the ides fell on the 15th. The Julian calendar, established by Julius Caesar, gave us...

Even Sen. Edward Kennedy doesn't think Kerry is worth his time. On Monday February 28th Kennedy presented the Distinguished American Award via the phone. Kerry, now known as Mr. Irrelevant, did manage to make the news in Massachusetts, however the rest of the nation could care less. Yahoo didn't even bother with a story. Paul G. Kirk, chairman of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, left, shakes hands with Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., after Kirk gave him the Distinguished American Award Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, at the library, in Boston. Sen. Edward Kennedy (news, bio, voting...

BLOOMINGTON | Students at Brigham Elementary School buzzed with excitement as they looked at a suit of armor. Then it moved. Karl Kindt III, a real knight in shining armor, flipped up his helmet to squeals from the children and talked to them about chivalry and good character. He told stories with lessons, let the children touch his armor, and even halved a watermelon with his sword during his visit. "He's cool," fourth-grader Nicholas Baize said. "He told us you should be brave and think about other people." Kindt, whose 82-pound suit of armor weighs more than many of the...

A Chris Matthews interview is like trying to make sense of gerbils on crack. But Tom Selleck did the impossible, making sense out of his recent chat with Matthew's rambling, disjointed, circuitous interviewing method.After some heavy editing here's one exchange where Selleck does his best to educate Matthews concerning Operation Iraqi Freedom: (full transcript)MATTHEWS: I‘m telling you, I don‘t think the country looks at this the way they looked at Vietnam. I don‘t think they‘re looking at this as My Lai or anything like that. They seem to say, well, soldiers have a job to do. I can disagree with...

Text of Rice's remarks in Paris By wire services Published February 8, 2005 SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very, very much. Thank you for those warm and welcoming words. And let me also thank the people of France for being such perfect hosts. I've just arrived. I wish I could stay longer. But it's such a wonderful city; it's wonderful to be here. I look forward to my discussions here with President Chirac, with Foreign Minister Barnier and with others. And -- as a pianist -- tomorrow I look forward to visiting one of your fine music schools. It is a...

Most people had positive things to say, but one "leader" just had to be the sourpuss.Quotes about the Iraqi elections from Iraqi and world leaders, observers and voters: This is "the first time the Iraqis will determine their destiny," Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. --- "The world is hearing the voice of freedom from the center of the Middle East," President Bush. --- "It may have been the force of arms that removed Saddam and created the circumstances in which Iraqis could vote, but it was the force of freedom that was felt throughout Iraq today," British Prime Minister Tony...

"I'm just wild about saffron."

On the roof of a parking garage on West 62nd St. between Broadway and Columbus.

Bush Inauguration Speech January 20, 2001 GEORGE W. BUSH: Chief Justice Rehnquist, President Carter, President Bush... (APPLAUSE) ... President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings. As I begin, I thank President Clinton for his service to our nation. (APPLAUSE) And I thank Vice President Gore for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace. (APPLAUSE) I am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America's leaders have come before...

Exploring the vast South Lawn, a tiny Miss Beazley springs into action. Miss Beazley and Barney meet on the South Lawn. It doesn't take long for them to get acquainted. Barney keeps a close watch as Miss Beazley checks out his soccer ball. Miss Beazley finds her bark playing with Barney on the South Lawn. Barney gives a little playful chase to Miss Beazley on the South Lawn. After a big first day, Miss Beazley comes to say hello to Mrs. Bush.

Just in case the world was wondering what is Clinton's number one goal. Last night on Larry King Live in one of his rambling answers to one of Larry's stupid questions Clinton told the world his number one goal in life.I post the entire question and answer for context but the "goal" is in bold for your convenience. KING: What does something like this do to you personally? What does it do to you emotionally? How does it make you feel about faith or pessimism and optimism? What goes through you? CLINTON: Well, first of all, it reminds us that...

Post your predictions, favorite moment of the campaign, favorite quote, most outrageous celebrity or politican behavoir or quote, or your most favorite moment of the whole year 2004.

This is a gallery of several horrible Christmas things, including this horrid ornament. Clothesline Santa and Scary Santa. who can forget the original Scary Santa of Detroit?

Shooting your little brother with your new ray gun...A chilly derriere...Cleveage on your 13 year old daughter...Bad hair, an ugly shirt unbuttoned to expose a pitiful chest complete with cheesy necklace and sunglasses....Grandma parachuting in for the festivities...A large group of ladies in your front yard wearing knickers with red socks (what is that, bells on their knees?!) carrying sticks...Merry Christmas!