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This is completely wacky. Lynn Sweet, a reporter for the Chicago Sun Times, apparently can't make up her mind which version of the story makes Obama look better- so she posted both of them- at exactly the same time. Here's version #1 with this headline:Pentagon tells Obama not to visit U.S. troops at German base because it would be too political.Now here's the money paragraphs: Though the Rammstein visit had been planned for days, Obama senior strategist David Axelrod said that that Pentagon notified Obama military advisor Scott Gration only yesterday or the day before that he should not come....

I wonder if there is any correlation between Obama's rise and the increased violence in Chicago. Also, aren't they pulling in the Nat'l Guard? is that part of his district? Is he therefore overseeing the use of National military as "peace keepers', perhaps the onlyplace in the U.S. currently doing so? If he succeeds will this violence spread to other major cities (if it turns out there is some cause and effect relationship invloving him)? Just curious??

The David Horowitz Freedom Center, John Ziegler and Citizens United Productions present the World Premiere of the new documentary "Blocking the Path to 9/11" on August 15th at the Skirball Cultural Center. Former KFI radio talk show host John Ziegler has written, directed and produced a documentary for Citizens United telling, for the first time, the incredible untold story of the controversy surrounding the ABC docudrama "The Path to 9/11," which was edited by demand of Bill Clinton and has since been censored from ever airing again, or having the DVD released. Interviewed in the film is the writer of...

I hope this letter serves to help our voters cast their ballots in a responsible way on Election Day. I'm a veteran who served in Korea during the Vietnam war era. The American voters have another chance to "Get it right in 2008". John McCain is not the answer to America's needs. He is just more Bush. Recently, the VoteVets.org unearthed a video of John McCain in 2003. McCain in the video, says we can just "muddle through in Afghanistan." Really, Mr. McCain? We all know the lies propagated by the current administration. John McCain supported the wrongful invasion of...

<p>I was advised that this scenario would not be entertained on anywhere else. The member that I discussed it with couldn’t, or wouldn’t explain why. I was just trying to understand the great disparity between the goals of Free Republic at the About Free Republic webpage and all the policies of Free Republic that are diametrically opposed to the goals.</p>

My wife and I have 3 children (ages 1, 3, and 5), and we recently purchased a home in Winchester, Massachusetts, because its schools have a good reputation and its students do well on the MCAS . I looked at the "Academics" section of the school district web site and found "Math literature lists" (what happened to textbooks?) for various grades. The 4th grade list at http://mail.winchester.k12.ma.us/~mkerble/mathlists4.doc lists dozens of books, including Count your Way Through Africa Count Your Way Through Arab World and 7 move "Count your Way" books Amazon says the "Count your Way Through Africa" book "uses...

I don't do vanities, but I spent a couple of days putting this together and I think it came out pretty good... so I thought I'd share it with FR.

Please up vote this story on Reddit so that it will get enough up votes to can make the front page where it gets more exposure. Help me educate my generation, there are mostly afflicted with public education. Thank you

Did anyone notice that when Barack Hussein Obama spoke to 200,000 people in Germany today (Thursday) that he addressed them as "Citizens of the world.....this is our hour"? He very eeriely, sounded just like I've always imagined that the Anti-Christ would sound when he makes his world debut. I'm not saying he is; I don't think he meets all the qualifictions. Just my observation.

I was listening to Rush Limbaugh at lunch today, and he mentioned that Ms. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) was castigating the President for failing to release any of the "700 million barrels" of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (our emergency supply). Guess what? Nancy has been preventing the production of a lot more than 700 million barrels of our oil, and she has been doing it for years. Take a look here: http://www.mms.gov/omm/pacific/offshore/oil-gaspdfs/2000-063.pdf"Unproved reserves are estimated to be 1,316 million barrels of oil and 922 billion cubic feet of gas, in 25 fields."That's ONE BILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN...

No need to worry about taxes, big government, traditional values, national defense, health care, etc. Obama's going for the Marxist gold. No nationalism. No borders. No bombs. No wars. We (the citizens of the world) all live happily together under one big Utopian world government. One world, under Obama. Got a couple choice words for His Royal Heinous. Up yours, baby!

(People of Berlin – people of the world – this is our moment. This is our time.) I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

Liberal media are making the big show and beating drums to make Obama's BUBBLE grow! Hope it will explode soon right in their faces. This program is on "franceinter.com"(sorry for the link) One can mail them... Maybe all the pretentious Obama's show will hurt him back and hurt the liberal medias . If "France"(hear the liberal medias)like Obama that is a very good reason to be suspiscious and not vote for him

Obama is speaking in Israel at the moment. As in previous addresses, he was careful to supply no microphones to the sea of reporters panting and drooling after him so he can control the answer in the absense of an audible question. One reporter asked a question -- no one could hear because no microphone -- and then some reporter broke with the Obama Rules and asked Obama to repeat it because no one else could hear it. Obama's response was to angrily flare back that "Why don't you ask your buddies to speak louder so I don't have to...

Fox News did a segment this morning about the propsed gas tax increase. They asked both a Republican and Democrat. Demint appeared for the Republicans and since no Demorats wanted to appear Fox News used an empty chair instead of a reluctant, non appearing Democratic congress critter. Great stuff.

Here's an act of compassion for our soldiers that needs re-doing today! "Hollywood Canteen" Plot Summary: Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. With a little friendly help from John Garfield, Slim gets to kiss Joan Leslie, who he has been dreaming about while in the Pacific. He meets her later at the Farmer's Market. On the third night, Slim is the millionth man into the Canteen, earning him a date with Joan. Slim thinks he's been duped when she doesn't show up at his train. Slim's buddy...

Barack Obama flatly stated in his interview with CBS News' Katie Couric yesterday that North Korea possesses "eight nuclear weapons":"There's a reason why, for example, North Korea, when we weren't talking, developed eight nuclear weapons. And when we started talking, we've now arrived at possibility where we could get those nuclear weapons, and those systems dismantled." I never seen any definitive statement from the U.S. government on the number of nuclear warheads North Korea has, nor have I seen any statement from North Korea on this. In fact, this article published July 11, 2008 by the Asia Times about the...

The renowed French stage director Ariane Mnouchkine has shot three videos related to the Beijing Olympics. In the first video, a Tibetan lama sits on the track and a bunch of police officers and "goons in blue/white track suits" rush over to remove thim. In the second video, an European diver loses his concentration when he spots a human rights protestor removed by the police. In the third video, the backs of French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife are shown when a protestor waving a Free Tibet is shot right in front and blood is splattered on the arm...

Apologies for the broken link before this is a must see http://www.thenextright.com/patrick-ruffini/obama-campaign-prints-german-language-flyers-for-berlin-rally

A Democrat colleague of mine said the troops in Afghanistan 'love' him, and that he'll win the vast majority of votes from the troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. I just can't see it. He's the leader of a party that has done their darndest to bury good news in Iraq, capitalize on bad news.

NOAK48 PAFC 232101 CCB PNSAFC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1125 AM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SUMMER 2008 CLIMATE STATISTICS... THE SUMMER OF 2008 IS NOTABLE SO FAR FOR THE FOLLOWING CLIMATE STATISTICS THROUGH JULY 23: DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 60 DEGREES OR MORE 35 SO FAR IN...2008 ** 46 TOTAL IN....1971 59 TOTAL IN....1932 AND 1973 61 TOTAL IN....1966 62 TOTAL IN....1939 AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS OF 60 DEGREES OR GREATER IS 88 DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 65 DEGREES OR MORE 7 SO FAR IN...2008 ** 16 TOTAL IN....1970 19 TOTAL IN....1920 21 TOTAL IN....1982...

Call me paranoid, but my generation has seen many nasty things and I wouldn't be surprized to find the "accidental" oil spill that happened just as McCain was about to go to a rig, as a democrat induced happening....I would want to know who piloted the boats involved, were there any unions that back democrats in place, etc.....These things have to be pointed out because the democrats don't care a whit about the country, just that money and power tit they suck on.....and they are capable of doing anything....anything

Gas taxes are for the little people not Democratic party dignitaries. The committee hosting the Democratic National Convention is using the city's gas pumps to fill up on fuel, avoiding state and federal highway taxes, officials said today. "There's something there that just doesn't seem right to me because, in a sense, you're saying then that the officials who pass the laws are not willing to live by them, and that concerns me," Councilwoman Jeanne Faatz said. ...Faatz asked if it was customary to have "fleets for dignitaries" not pay for highway taxes if they're using government fuel facilities. (Mayor...

A stray cat had kittens in our yard. My wife attempted to barricade the kittens in a contained area to protect them from predators. Short of caging them, this proved impossible. The rambunctious kittens escaped my wife's protection to explore, wrestle and play. With every fall, their climbing skills improved. Mama cat taught “gecko catching 101”. Soon the kittens were supplementing their breast milk with gecko snacks. Had my wife been successful in her intrusive attempts to protect them, the kittens' growth would have been stunted leaving them ill equipped to survive. The kittens scenario illustrates the superiority and compassion...

Today Obama was asked if the US troops surge was the most important factor in our success in Iraq and Obama said that he cannot say that but he attributed the major success we have had in Iraq to the Sunni rebellion against Al Qaeda terrorists and the ceasefire declared by Moqtada Al Sadr and his terrorist group. Obama did not attribute our amazing Victory in Iraq to the incredible professionalism, bravery, and sacrifice of our US troops. By doing so he made the ultimate fatal mistake of his campaign and for this it is impossible that he will be...

An idiot caller to "The Chris Plante Radio Show" lost his mind on-air today. This is H-Y-S-T-E-R-I-C-A-L! Click above for direct link, or here: http://www.630wmal.com/Article.asp?id=802992

FReepers are brilliant. So I have an immodest proposal for you all that could work a major coup in knocking Obama off his horse in the upcoming rally at the Victory Column in Berlin. Imagine the scene: Thousands of people, probably a lot of young, mushheaded lefties, probably a lot of swooning. Obama is introduced. The crowd roars. He waves in appreciation, grinning broadly. After a respectable few moments of basking in the adulation, he motions for the crowd to settle down to hear his prophetic words. He begins to speak, warming to a theme of kumbaya fuzzy warm one...

If he really believed the post-hoc fallacy, Limbaugh would blame George Bush, not the Democrats, for high gas prices. But that would require honesty from this Vietnam-draft-dodging, closet-junkie, college dropout. Limbaugh got where he is by duping his simple-minded votaries with his venomous lies.......... Rush Limbaugh's new contract -- $50-million-plus annually for eight years -- secures his title as the world's highest- paid professional liar. Rush makes this easy money with the same primitive propaganda techniques that he has successfully exploited for two decades. In one of his latest intellectual scams, Limbaugh repeatedly blames Democrats for high gasoline prices. "Have...

Need some FReeper help re: WWII US infantry weapons. Know the M1 Garand was the ubiquitous rifle issued to EM once it was availableto replace 1903 Springfield. Two other weapons often seen were the Thompson .45 cal sub-machinegun and the M1 carbine. I was under impression the Thompson was issued to NCOs and the M1 Carbine to officers. Recently have seen movie depictions of officers with Thompsons, NCOs with carbines. Which is correct, and why? I can understand the reasoning for the M1 carbine, lighter weight, more defensive than offensive, so officers can use time for leadership, not as an...

Barack Obama and his team agree: At 46 years old, with no military service or foreign policy experience, having only spent three years as a United States senator, he is master of the universe.Susan Rice, Obama's senior foreign policy advisor, informed the German news magazine Der Spiegel in an interview published today that her candidate "bows to nobody in understanding this world."Rice prefaced this conceit by relating his world travels: "Senator Obama has travelled to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia many times before. He lived in Asia."This evening ABC News Nightline will broadcast an interview with Obama...

Prison escape here in Huntsville, TX. Illegal Alien 5'7", 200 pounds, tattooed.

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH - CHOOSING THE NEXT PRESIDENT At this time in America, two men are campaigning for the Presidency of the United States. It is a time of war, a war against Islamic Jiahd, who hate America and want to destroy her. In dealing with this very real and imminent threat, both men had the opportunity earlier in their lives to travel abroad: As a result of that travel and their experiences during it, one heard the call to serve America, the other heard the call to, by his own admission, "change" America. As a result, in the...

So now we know what it takes to get the media to pay attention to what's happening in Iraq these days. It's not the sacrifices of hundreds of thousand of brave men and women. It's a visit from a rock star. The same guy who called this an unnecessary war. The same guy who, if the Democrats had their way, wouldn't be flying to Iraq at all, unless it was to meet with Saddam Hussein. For one week, the comments of prominent Democrats comparing our soldiers to rapists (Kennedy), Nazis (Durbin) or just outright murderers (Murtha) will be forgotten. As...

Just happened to see a blurb about Beck hosting Larry King, but I can't seem to find out what the topic will be. I checked his website and couldn't find the topic. Did he mention it on the show today?

Obama and the democrats told us the Iraq war wasn't working and wouldn't work because of intransigence by the Iraqi government. Even when the surge worked, Obama said it didn't matter because the Iraqi government failed to meet political and economic benchmarks needed for national unity and to end the (nonexistent) civil war.Now Obama goes to Iraq and supports the supposed withdrawal position of the Iraqi government. Am I the only who sees the incredible inconsistency here? According to Obama the Iraqi goverenment couldn't deliver, it couldn't be trusted when it reported progress, its military moves were destined for failure.But...

Just a headline on Drudge now. But I noticed a dust up about a month ago. A McCain staffer wanted to look at the shot before he was interviewed. The reporter and news staff objected and took video and then posted it. http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6993095&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1 I wonder if this is what Drudge is talking about or if this is a different incident?

Carrie James regional press secretary over at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) sent a reminder to reporters that their little cash fund is flush with more than six times the amount of cash on hand that the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has.

Further to his 100% hydrocarbon free electricity generation proposal, Al Gore has proposed a new government program, "Fart Recycling." Methane gas in the atmosphere has increased 150% since the mid 1700's. (During the same time period, Carbon dioxide increased only 30%.) Methane gas has more than 25 times the greenhouse gas impact per gram as compared to carbon dioxide. As many know, flatulence, "farts," are almost entirely methane gas. Therefore, Al Gore has developed a new program to combat this obviously increasing peril to our planet, and make a little money for himself at the same time. Everyone will be...

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This was posted on a local forum in my hometown. I am really interested in your comments. "Babe, just like you believe now, several years ago I also thought FOX was fair and balanced when they were rightfully slamming the Clinton's. I now don't think any "news" stations are fair and balanced and probably have never been. CNN, FOX or any of them. They all work for the same corporate masters. Since the huge corporations own them, they are told to obey and report the news slant they are told to do. Once again the people at the top who...

I can't believe NBC 6:30 PM news tonight would Label Obama's trip "Tour of Duty"!!!!! Anybody else have a problem with this?

Activists were arrested for breaking through police barricades at Pelosi's mansion and "dying in" on her walkway to protest against war with Iran....Code Pink

Much was made about how the MSM thought John McCain had an overloaded security force protecting him as he walked the Iraqi streets but now it's Obama's turn. Will Obama have the dreaded Blackwater "Mercenary" Corp walking along side him or the same Marines that "rape and kill women and children as they sleep"? Will Obama even step foot outside the Green Zone? How will the MSM cover such an event? Will Obama explain to the troops why he voted against funding them or will he even have to explain? Will Obama call our troops losers to their face as...

Last year the Phoenix police department handed 359 extortion-related kidnapping cases, Sgt. Phil Roberts said. The ransom demands in these cases can range from $50,000 to $1 million, he said. Excerpt, read the rest of the related news article here. Click here to watch the video from KPHO news.

Just wanted to point out the dueling rallies at High & Market streets, West Chester, PA. On one side of the street, patriots thanking the troops and supporting our president. On the other side, peaceniks (mostly wrinkled hippies), crying about the Iraq war. Motorist support seemed to be decidedly in favor of the pro-america rally, but not exclusively. Complicating matters were the kids running in and out of stop and go traffic to collect money for a basketball team while their idiot parents condoned the behavior.

Obama Natural born citizen or not? (From Hillary Clinton forum and PUMA members--http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=20436) Watch this first: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HSht5DobAno Then watch the updated version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qXNLLAk9gek (content from HRC forum post follows) Today, 05:27 PM indigo Silver Member = >250 Posts I just posted an article credited by the Associated Press on Barack Obama’s citizenship Makes me wonder how much research Donna Cassata, the AP Political Editor in Washington did to make her undocumented remarks I now propose that the producer of these videos has done far more research on documenting Obama’s birth than Ms. Cassata ever thought about doing. My opinion -...

The Third Annual Latino Congresso started today at the Bonaventure Hotel.. John McCain and Barak Obama was originally listed as speaker, then "invited" and in the end their names were not on the final program at all. Spanish Media was there, as was KTLA and the Associated Press. The event opened with the leaders of the various groups outlining their agendas. The two main issues were Latino Voter Registration and Immigration. The have committed Five Million Dollars to getting Latinos registered to vote for the presidential election. The speakers seldom used the term "Latino" constantly referring to "our community, our...