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Roll on. Roll on. Mighty Thunder. Make the rumble drown out the lies. Make the light outshine the darkness. Feel the hunger of the people; Feel the anger of the people; Feel the power of the people; Who hear your message as you roll. Who join in spirit as you roll. Our founding documents declare We are one nation under God, A nation indivisible. Feel the unity of the people; Feel the patriotism grow; Feel the kindred spirit renew As you roll on. Sarah. Roll on. As the mighty thunder rolls on. Politicians and reporters They tremble as they watch...

COL John “Jack” Sallee was a good man. Witty, charming, and decisive, he had a way of cutting through the BS. He was my Commanding Officer in the Army. I was sorry to hear of his passing. He prominently displayed a sign on the wall of his office in the headquarters building. Perhaps it was a warning to his troops, but I think it was an endearing, sort of self-deprecating reminder. In big, bold letters it read: “DON’T DO DUMB THINGS”. It was simple, eloquent, and said it all—good advice for all of us. I wish Sarah Palin had met...

<p>Fellow Freepers, which sort of conservative described in this list are you?</p>

Leading pro-life activists are denouncing the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller, but I'm not sure I understand why. "It is immoral and it is unchristian," says the Rev. Rob Schenck of the National Clergy Council. Calling the killing "a cowardly act," Operation Rescue President Troy Newman says his group "has worked tirelessly on peaceful, nonviolent measures to bring [Tiller] to justice through the legal system, the legislative system....We are pro-life, and this act was antithetical to what we believe." Yet if you honestly believe abortion is the murder of helpless children, it's hard to see why using deadly...

Below is what I just emailed Sen. McCain and his campaign director, advisers, whether they like it or not. Dear Senator McCain, We wish to thank you for your decades of service to this country! You are a real hero and a gentleman, seen through your concession speech. We admire your tenacity and endurance, at your age! We see No REAL Mandate on Obama’s victory!! You are SO close to clinching it! Few pundits are talking about the thin 3% edge Obama had in popular votes. Almost half of the people distrust him. There‘re still a lot of us who...

WHERE IS GEORGE BUSH? Why is he not out fundraising? Why is he not defending himself and his brand? Why did he not place the blame for the crash on Fannie/Freddie/ ACORN,Fwank, Dodd , Obama,CRA, and the Sandlers? His silence allows the Osama people blame him. Doesn't he care about his legacy? He tried to reform Fannie. Why is he not defending the Surge?

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin does not have the experience to run a major company like Hewlett Packard. So says Carly Fiorina, one of John McCain's top advisers and the former CEO of that company....

LifeNews.com Note: Carl Anderson is the Supreme Knight of the 1.75 million-member Knights of Columbus, the largest lay Catholic organization in the world. On a national and local level the Knights of Columbus is one of the most active groups supporting the pro-life cause. In November, as we look back on the results of the 2008 presidential contest, I suspect that we'll conclude that Aug. 16 was the day that Barack Obama lost the race. At the Saddleback Civic Forum on the Presidency, evangelicals had their chance to meet Mr. Obama and to compare his brand of Christianity to...

... In the late 1980s, Internet users adopted the word “troll” to denote someone who intentionally disrupts online communities. Early trolling was relatively innocuous, taking place inside of small, single-topic Usenet groups. The trolls employed what the M.I.T. professor Judith Donath calls a “pseudo-naïve” tactic, asking stupid questions and seeing who would rise to the bait. The game was to find out who would see through this stereotypical newbie behavior, and who would fall for it. As one guide to trolldom puts it, “If you don’t fall for the joke, you get to be in on it.” Today the Internet...

Countries urged to see 'true face' of Dalai Lama By Qin Jize (China Daily) Updated: 2008-03-26 07:10 Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang yesterday again urged the international community to see the Dalai Lama's "true face" and offer no support for his secessionist activities. Qin made the remarks in response to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's recent call for China to consider a new policy to address the Tibet issue and to start talks with the Dalai Lama. US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi also visited the Dalai Lama last week. Qin said the position of just a few...

WE HAVE recently witnessed violent protests in Tibet. I support the struggle of the people of Tibet. The question that arises now is what is the case all about and how is India affected by this conflict? Recently, Indian Prime Minister visited Arunachal Pradesh. While addressing a rally in Itanagar, he said that Arunachal Pradesh is India’s land of rising sun. China lodged its protest on Manmohan Singh’s assertion over this claim of India. China has always said that Arunachal Pradesh is part of China. Officials on Indian side are numb since then over an issue, which has potential to...

Rush Limbaugh, many talk radio hosts on the right, and many conservatives have only one objective in this election which is to defeat John McCain at any cost. They failed to defeat McCain in the primaries so they are now focusing all their efforts to defeat him in the general elections. How are they going to achieve their objective? It is very simple. Work very hard on taking out the weaker democrat in the general elections and in this case it is Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton is a much stronger candidate than Obama in the general elections and she has...

I am an American citizen. I was born in South Florida. My parents were Cuban immigrants. I am a conservative. I'm a strong believer in free-market capitalism. I'm a supply-sider. I believe in limited government and in balancing the budget. I am against abortion and gay marriage. I don't believe global warming is real (if the Earth is warming, it has nothing to do with CO2 emissions) but rather something environmentalists invented to get us to de-industrialize. I think crime is out of control. I support stronger enforcement and penalties for violent and property crimes. I strongly support the war...

The four leading Republican candidates for president have demonstrated that they have four distinct styles of flip-flopping. Mitt Romney is the most notorious flip-flopper in the field, and his most notorious flip-flop concerned abortion. He claims that a conversation with scientists about human cloning made him see how abortion had devalued human life. Nobody can prove that Romney isn’t telling the truth, but nobody quites believe him, either. Romney has also changed positions on guns, immigration, and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. But it is not the number of his flip-flops that has impressed people so much as how they have...

The cannabis plant has been used as a medicine for thousands of years. In the United States, doctors could prescribe marijuana cigarettes to patients for a variety of conditions until the 1940s, when it was banned. Marijuana's status as an illegal drug has removed it from the official medical arsenal, but its therapeutic power is still attracting attention, especially its pain-killing properties. About 30 percent of HIV patients develop painful nerves during the course of their illness, and this neuropathy is extremely difficult to treat with standard pain medications. Dr. Donald Abrams, of the University of California at San Francisco,...

It's understandable why when many people first see Howard Wooldridge, they might at first think he's a crank. The slender, mustachioed man of middle-age frequently wears a cowboy hat, and has been known to get around town on a horse. He also wears a black shirt with loud, conspicuous lettering on both the front and back. You'd be forgiven to dismiss him as a religious zealot proclaiming the coming apocalypse, or a disciple of Lyndon Larouche. But look closer. The shirt reads: "COPS SAY LEGALIZE DRUGS: ASK ME WHY." And people do. "I get stopped just about everywhere," he says....

Since it now seems very imminent, I decided that it was an appropriate time to start this up. Links to information and pictures (if we get them) can be posted here.

BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE!

Congress approves Internet gambling ban bill By Peter Kaplan Reuters Saturday, September 30, 2006; 12:52 AM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most forms of Internet gambling would be banned under a bill that received final U.S. congressional approval early Saturday. The House of Representatives and Senate approved the measure and sent it to President George W. Bush to sign into law. The bill, a compromise between earlier versions passed by the two chambers, would make it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites. Democrats had accused Republicans of pushing the bill to placate its conservative...

BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE!

OK, here's a thread where all the Steve Irwin bashers can post away to their hearts content. Please leave the threads titled "In Memory..." or "Tribute to..." alone. Not every single thread about Steve Irwin on FR has to include the incident of him holding his son in the croc enclosure, a mention of Darwin, and/or the word "Fool" Sometimes the old saying is true "If you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all."

One look at you tells me all I need to know about you. I am so tired of liberals that think they are so brilliant. You are such a stupid jackass. You are so stupid you probably believe that the Bush administration orchestrated the attacks on 9/11. Every time you go on the internet, every time you make a bank transaction, or pay a bill, every time you try to email a congressman or senator they are getting so much information off of you. Of course it is all a conspiracy by the Bush administration. I have screwed around by...

I dont get it. I keep hearing from people that welfare is immoral and wasteful when it helps so many people who would die without it. I also hear some of them talking about giving money to charities such as the salvation army and the like. Everyone has a right to live, that means the right to freedom, a job, a car and a home. No one should be forced to live without any of those. I was homeless for a year before a went on welfare. They helped me get a job and a home and I dont need...

RUSH: There are Republicans planning to abandon George W. Bush in droves, particularly during this election year. Bush has had it, a 36%, 33% approval rating. The guy's an albatross around their neck. "We've got to get out of there! We don't want Bush doing anything but raising money for this," blah, blah, blah, blah. There's precedent for this. By the way, a couple of pollsters saying it's a bad move for the Republicans. You know, Republicans, I'll just give you some advice right now. All of you Republicans in Congress -- including you, Chuck Hagel and Olympia Snowe and...

Sexuality expert says animals can be homosexual The speaker elaborated on a concept she called ‘nature culture’ in her talk on animal sexuality The reasons and causes for homosexuality should no longer be viewed only in terms of the long-debated nature-versus-nurture argument, a women’s studies and sexuality expert told a small group in Gerlinger Lounge on campus Monday. Jennifer Terry, a program director and associate professor in Woman’s Studies at the University of California-Irvine, spoke to the 19-person audience on a new concept she refers to as “nature culture.” “Nature and nurture are not separate, but intertwined together,” she said....

Freepers and Lurkers, I'm not getting ready to be fitted for a tin foil hat but the presentation at this site makes you stop and say hmmmm... http://www.pentagonstrike.co.uk/flash.htm#Main

There is a horrifying story going around the world: In the northeast of China, thousands of prisoners are being held, so that they can be killed for their organs. The prisoners are practitioners of Falun Gong, the meditation-and-exercise system. The facility at which they are being held — called a "concentration camp" or a "death camp" — is at Sujiatun. Chinese human-rights activists believe that this name should cause the same shudders as Treblinka and the others. I cannot say whether this story is true; I can say that one ought to pay attention. Of course, "organ-harvesting" is a very...

MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan - Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships killed at least 15 suspected Taliban sympathizers Friday in the latest flare-up of violence near the Afghan border, the Pakistani army said. One soldier also was killed. The top army spokesman described the continuing bloodshed in the North Waziristan tribal region as "disturbing" and said efforts to control it were costing the Pakistani military "heavily." "Eighty percent of the people in the area are sitting on the fence and watching for which side buckles, either the government or the militants, and they will go with the winner," Maj. Gen....

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* Experts believe Beijing, seeing India as a strategic regional rival, will step up its influence in a bid to block the deal SEOUL: A US deal offering India help with its civilian nuclear programme even though it has built nuclear weapons could further stymie arms talks with North Korea and push China to step up its own atomic dealmaking in the region, experts say. US President George W Bush signed an accord last week in India that would open some of its atomic reactors to international inspections and provide it with US nuclear know-how and atomic fuel even though...

The Neocon Puppet Theater of History or Eyes Wide Shut in America "Defending this country is a no brainer yet Neoconservative Transnationalsim is not defending the Constitution" "In a dangerous mixture of Political Correctness, Multicultural doctrine and illegal immigration, we realize the concoction for undermining America. " "Our culture has already been corrupted by Political Correctness and Multiculturalism which means to prevent any opposition to traditional values and traditions. In a dangerous mixture of Political Correctness, Multicultural doctrine and illegal immigration," "The white indo-European is to be supplanted by those with historical grievances as the "oppressed " by the "hegemon"....

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is being asked to explain why the United States sided with Iran, Zimbabwe and other repressive regimes in excluding two gay rights groups from membership on a U.N. panel. 'I had hopes for better from you,' Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said in a letter to Rice this week. Frank told Rice he was 'deeply troubled to learn that the U.S. Government, presumably at your direction, sided with some of the most undemocratic, anti-human rights regimes in the world' in voting against the two gay groups. Rice has not yet responded, Frank said in an interview....

Many people might think law enforcement is the strongest weapon in the war on drugs, but according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, it's actually you. Because of numerous drug busts in Central City, residents, religious leaders, and police want help. Tonight, the DEA armed them with the best anti-drug weapon: education. Tonight's presentation at Our Lady Queen of Angles Activity Center educated all in attendance through a real-life representation of what drugs do to society and what people can do to prevent it. The speaker who is a Special Agent with the DEA says recognizing the warning signs are...

A Justice Department investigation into influence-peddling on Capitol Hill is focusing on a "first tier" of lawmakers and staffers, both Republicans and Democrats, say sources close to the probe that has netted guilty pleas from lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Law-enforcement authorities and others said the investigation's opening phase is scrutinizing Sens. Conrad Burns, Montana Republican; Byron L. Dorgan, North Dakota Democrat; and Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, along with Reps. J.D. Hayworth, Arizona Republican, and Bob Ney, Ohio Republican. A source working with the Justice Department on the investigation told The Washington Times that Abramoff was questioned during several interviews...

Bible references to Mary are few in the New Testament. To demonstrate how far removed traditions are from the Bible, we want to contrast the Bible teaching and the present-day traditional Catholic view of Mary. In so doing, we can better appreciate why Jesus rejected the very concept of traditionalism

I am a Christian and was raised in the Methodist Church. As an adult, I have chosen not to belong to any demonination but have attended services at the local Methodist, Presbyterian, Assembly of God and Catholic churches.<> Last evening, a friend of mine and I got into a theological discussion after reading several passages in the Bible, and we both raised questions which neither of us could answer.<>(1)In beleiving that the Bible is the Word of God (which I do), we are all descendents of Adam and Eve and Abraham. Abraham was Jewish, as was Jesus, both who believed...

Just wanted to share with some of you something that happened early this month. This requires some background. I have no liscense (Not a drunk, I just drive like aan idiot) and I get a ride 35 miles each way to work and back, 75% of the time by a married couple who have been friends of mine for several years. We were friends before they morphed into Michael Moore's stepchildren. The husband is more muted, certainly with the same belief structure but not as radical. The wife thinks it was wrong to attack Iraq...AND Afghanistan. The falling debris from...

I'm taking a course in Biblical Literature, so I’ll probably be posting a few questions in the next few weeks if you don’t mind. And I've found that the people here (in the religious section) have always been able to provide the most fascinating answers. So what is your opinion on the Gnostic Gospels? 2- Why do Catholics recognize 46 Old Testament books and Protestants only recognize 39?

Each sunday morning on WQXI here in Atlanta,there's a ultra-liberal on the radio by the name of Ike Newkirk. While he claims that he's open minded,he's not. If he does not agree with a caller's comments,he classifies them as a "Freeper"and hangs up on them. I'm wondering where are all of the local people on sundays between 6 and 9 Am? Perhaps we should let him know that there are really Freepers,present and accounted for. Anyway,you can hear him on the net at this site. http://www.790thezone.com/Multimedia/ListenLive.aspx Hope you'll show up.

Tom, honestly......you know that our government (both parties) is infested with (controled by) our enemies. Many (most, all) are agents from the Federal Reserve (CIA). That is why they had to get rid of Joe McCarthy, Hoover and recent other conservative patriots (Kennedy and recent others even the demise of the FBI which may still have patriots within it's ranks) in our Government. Usually it is by assasinations, freak plane crashes, impossible suicide's or some other ridiculous story posted by our complicit news media. The majority of American People are simply in the dark. The "minite men" will be trapped...

Dear Group Members, I am sending you an Article to read. This is about the link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues. Can you (and your colleagues) help me in circulating this message among the right people? Thank you, Sushil Yadav [ My background is given in the first letter ( letter No. 1 ) under the topic " Correspondence with neuroscientists " on the website : www.netshooter.com/emotion ] MAIN ARTICLE & EXPERIMENT Please note : The article has been written in short sentences rather than paragraph-form because it is about subjective experience / emotion/ reduction of thought. Industrial Society...

Some comments by Pope John Paul II: --- "Brothers and sisters, do not be afraid to welcome Christ and accept his power ... Open wide the doors for Christ. To his saving power open the boundaries of states, economic and political systems, the vast fields of culture, civilization and development." - Mass homily during installation as pope, Oct. 22, 1978. --- "On my knees I beg you to turn away from the paths of violence and return to the ways of peace. You may claim to seek justice. I too believe in justice and seek justice. But violence only delays...

Rule of Law Damaged by Schiavo Billby Sheldon Richman, March 23, 2005 The events surrounding the life of Terri Schiavo are tragic enough. Now congressional Republicans and President Bush have made things worse. In one weekend they disabled federalism, the separation of powers, and the rule of law. These principles were embraced by the Founding Fathers because they tend to protect individual liberty. By tearing them down, the Republican leadership jeopardizes our freedom. How ironic that this comes at the hands of the self-proclaimed party of limited government. It is beyond dispute that the legal issues involved in the Schiavo...

Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer was so concerned about Talon News reporter James Guckert's potential ties to the Republican Party that he stopped calling on him at press briefings for about a week in 2003, Fleischer told E&P today. "I found out that he worked for a GOP site, and I didn't think it was my place to call on him because he worked for something that was related to the party," Fleischer said in a phone interview. "He had the editor call me and made the case that they were not related to the Republican Party. He...

It's been buzzing all over the Internet, on the pages of the Washington Post and, according to White House press secretary Scott McClellan, it even merited a brief discussion with President Bush. It involves an alleged homosexual prostitute who managed, with no previous journalism background, to wiggle his way into the White House as a correspondent for the conservative Internet-based Talon News and ask Bush loaded questions at presidential news conferences, before being ripped to pieces by Left Wing bloggers and liberals in the media and Congress. I can't help wondering why the Left got so upset over Jeff Gannon...

Slaughter to White House - "Stop the Stonewalling!" Washington, DC - During the February 10 White House briefing, Press Secretary Scott McClellan stated that Jeff Gannon, "...like anyone else, showed that he was representing a news organization that published regularly" in order to receive his day pass to press briefings. It has been confirmed that Jeff Gannon was in the White House briefing room, actively participating in these briefings, as early as February 28, 2003 a full month before Talon News even existed. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, who has lead the...

UPCOMING EPISODE: "There's something about Marrying" To boost tourism, the town of Springfield decides to legalize same-sex marriage and one of Springfield’s own comes out of the closet... Sunday February 20 8/7c.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is in response to a column by Knight Ridder columnist Celia Rivenbark that ran here a week ago. Dr. James Dobson has a problem with SpongeBob SquarePants. At least that's what the media would have you believe. In recent days, the Focus on the Family chairman has been crucified by the press for supposedly disparaging the beloved cartoon character in a speech he gave in Washington last month. Several major newspapers have even implied that Dobson believes SpongeBob is gay. Nothing could be further from the truth. I was in the audience at the preinaugural dinner during...

Dear Mr. McClellan: I am writing you in regard to the now-vacant position of White House press corps plant. It is my understanding that your previous press corps plant, James D. Guckert - to whom you issued White House press credentials under the name Jeff Gannon - is no longer with the administration. ...If my name seems at all familiar, it is probably because I have written to you in the past hoping to secure a contract writing pro-administration columns.

New riddle in O'Malley rumor saga A mysterious Web site visitor known as 'MD4BUSH' appears to have helped entice Steffen into spreading tales about the Baltimore mayor. By David Nitkin Originally published Feb 15, 2005 NOW WE know "NCPAC". But who is "MD4BUSH"? That's a remaining mystery in the continuing saga of the rumors about Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley's marriage and the role of a former Ehrlich administration staffer in spreading them.