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Almost 10 years on FR. It is time for me to go. To protect my privacy. You understand. I doubt anything is secure any longer. I will miss you all. hci0904@gmail.com

My Superman Doesn’t [....] [Spoiler Space] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. There has been some (but not much) talk about the fact that Superman kills in this latest telling of his legend. Much of this talk revolves around what he did, but I want to take a higher level view. The point isn’t to debate his behaviour – the writers are the creators. What they will is so. The point is to debate the meaning of his behaviour. Superman stories are a reflection of the times, and certainly, important issues of each era have been mirrored...

EXPLODING THE PHONE The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell PHIL LAPSLEY Grove Press New York [pp. 92-97] If there were no billing records for fraudulent calls, there was no way to know how many fraudulent calls there were or how long they lasted. And that meant AT&T was gazing into the abyss. Say the phone company catches some college students with electronic boxes. Fantastic! But elation is soon replaced by worry. Is that all of them? Or is that just the tip of the iceberg? Are there another ten college students doing it? A...

Our immigration system is not broken. The problem is that no one is enforcing the Laws. Who thinks Obama's ICE will enforce the safeguards in any new law?

Are these agency scandals being deliberately leaked by team Obama to cause Americans to hop on board for a new form of government? Are these scandals all part of Obama's coup d'tat on our government? Why did the IRS plant a question with a reporter that would trigger a scandal implicating itself? Why was a subpoena leaked, implicating the DOJ for spying on Fox News' journalist James Rosen? What better way to get Americans to hate their government than to tell them they're being spied on by the NSA? Gee, thanks Mr. Snowden! In less than 6 months Obama has...

So I'm watching the news today and start seeing our illustrious Bureaucrats Out Right Lying about what they collect and what they don't.   They tell us today they don't collect locations of cell phone trawled for in pursuit of a target named in a warrant.   I want you to understand when they issue a warrant, many times, with "Reasonable Cause" They are violating the Constitution by: 1.  Using "Reasonable Cause" as the basis for a warrant.  The Constitution requires no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.   2.  supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the...

Freepers! Feel free to make the case for why the NSA, DOJ, DEA or FBI have any moral, legitimate, lawful, legal or Constitutional right to your private information for any reason given such Accidental or intentional purpose. Further, make the case when they collect your information why they are entitled to peruse it or store it for (5) five years or even a nanosecond.

The government scanning and archiving your personal telephone number and any calls associated with it are privately owned.   READ THIS  CAREFULLY!   The Post Office is a government owned entity.   Your phone number and any phone you use are privately owned.   As are the service providers.   As is the equipment of anyone you call.   Private Property, Ingringement of your 4th amendment and 1st, which will lead to jeopardy of your 5th and 2nd amendment.

I've listened to Bob Grant off and on for years, starting with the afternoon show on WOR 710. He was a true original, doing political talk radio years before it was in fashion and during the height of the so-called 'Fairness Doctrine'. Grant's show has always been provocative and has spawned a host of imitators: he was the original 'Get off my phone' guy who had zero patience for nitwit lefty callers. In addition to never suffering such fools, he also has good regular callers such as 'Jimmy from Brooklyn', who intimately understands the nature of the threat posed by...

Why are decent people saying this NSA leaker is a traitor for telling the American people and the world that Bama and his crime family are using every asset in the government to do bad things.... Of course he doesn't want investigations because they would catch his criminal friends at the bottom of every scandal in the news.... Fast and furious was getting guns to the criminals in Mexico The IRS was targeting his political enemies=real, honest Americans The NSA is doing the same thing, and probably giving information to other criminals in the bama crime family so the can...

So I'm watching the news today and start seeing our illustrious Bureaucrats Out Right Lying about what they collect and what they don't.   They tell us today they don't collect locations of cell phone trawled for in pursuit of a target named in a warrant.   I want you to understand when they issue a warrant, many times, with "Reasonable Cause" They are violating the Constitution by: 1.  Using "Reasonable Cause" as the basis for a warrant.  The Constitution requires no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.   2.  supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the...

Was speculating today about the announcement that the Colorado wildfires were probably arson. Being the Gov. Chickenhumpper and his gay band Progressives isn't that popular with a whole lot of groups, I wonder which has done the nasty. ELF is always a possibility. Although they generally suck up to Progressives, they may have been burnt by Chickenhumpper and his gay band of progressives. With Progressives the end is always justifies the means. Since a sizable portion of the Denver/Colorado Springs population are escapees from Californicate, NY, and other liberal hellholes, they may have used the old wildfire to reduce underwater...

My little girl is 5. Perfect time to start Girl Scouts except ... well I suppose y'all will fill me in on that. Thoughts?

Imagine if everyone changed their first line of their answering machine to say; "Press One To Impeach Obama" ?

Whether this latest scandal gets "resolved" or not, the cat is out of the bag - NONE of our private information is private. And with increasingly intricate and advanced technologies emerging, we can only expect the situation to get much, MUCH worse. They just won't tell us the next time, and simply "disappear" anyone who quits his classified government job. I've always suspected that we would eventually have to again embrace low-tech methods of communication to combat government fascism such as we're now seeing. Notes in archaic or obscure languages, codes and other unsuspected methods are going to, out of...

Did anybody listen to Beck today? I didn't feel any earthquake yet.

Several ways to fight against S744, the newest amnesty: S744, the "comprehensive immigration bill, is still being debated in the United States Senate. The Grassley amendment that would have required at least some security before passage was voted down. The United States Senate will likely pass S744 by July 4th. If the United States House of Representatives passes an immigration bill, there's the possibility of a conference that could produce an amnesty bill with the promise of security, just like the 1986 amnesty. There is a "Gang of 70" that is preparing to stop any immigration bill in the House...

You better watch out, You better not try Joining a Tea Party, I’m telling you why The NSA is coming to town. They’ve got their list. They won’t check it twice. They’ve got your emails. And being a Patriot’s a vice. The NSA is coming to town. They know what you’ve been saying. They taped all you phone calls They know how you voted. So Vote democrat or don’t vote at all. So you better watch out. You better not try. Don’t pray to your God. I’m telling you why The NSA is coming to town.

Yahoo Finance used to be the best Finance site on the web but lately, it has had errors so many times. Any alternatives? I tried Google Finance but didnt think it was as easy to customize as Yahoo Finance.

In light of today's SCOTUS ruling I am now wondering which will come first: Lexington and Concord or Ft. Sumter

In The Art of War, Chinese strategist Sun Tsu tells the story of how one ancient warlord toppled his most dangerous rival by offering a condemned prisoner a reprieve if he successfully delivered a secret message to the rival’s most capable and loyal general. The prisoner swallowed a wax ball containing the message and was sent into the enemy’s territory. When he was caught, he told the enemy warlord of the message for his general. The wax ball contained the promise of payment to the general for his proposed betrayal of his warlord. Believing his general was plotting against him,...

So a few a days ago Rubio comes out with a proposal for an amendment to ban Obamacare. He really gives us no credit for having any intelligence. If this immigration bill passes Obamacare will be set in stone. The electoral demographics of this country will be fundamentally altered, and in the words of Barack Obama, we will be fundamentally changed as a nation. Unless Lyndsay Graham is right and the illegals will love the Republicans if they help pass this amnesty bill...lol. These guys are so out of touch. If Mitt Romney would have made this an issue, we...

When looking at Obama and the Administration he leads, it is best to look at the big picture. What we can infer from the Administration's hidden actions is evident most clearly their public actions. What we see can best be described as "Scandalpalooza", a seeming rock-concert of nonstop scandals. Witness: We have the IRS targeting the political opposition, namely the T.E.A. Party, to suppress their ability to fund candidates It has been revealed that the NSA tracks the communication habits of virtually all American citizens, creating a large encyclopedia of every citizen's communications There is the matter of Benghazi, with...

After watching former Vice President Dick Cheney I'm very disappointed. He defended the NSA Surveillance Program by saying he started it in 2004. But what Cheney fails to realize is.. he and George W. Bush are NOT in office anymore. Whatever the program was, when he was in charge has been CHANGED and EXPANDED. Obama is now in charge and Cheney is out of the national security loop. How can he defend this program? I love Dick Cheney but this is beyond the pale!

We know the IRS was used to help get Obama re-elected and it is beginning to look like the State Dept. and others were also used to help him get re-elected. What about the NSA???

Big Brother, The All-Seeing Eye of Sauron, The Panopticon, The Observers, The Watchers, The Surveillance State, The NSA. Whatever name we use to refer to it there is a fundamental urge to assume that being spied on is bad. (I agree.) However, in every discussion of the problem there is always someone who will pop up with an off-the-cuff remark that goes something like this,"If you have nothing to hide, who cares?" or "I'm not doing anything wrong, so what difference does is make?" On the surface that sounds reasonable, right? Those who are not guilty have nothing to hide,...

Anyone out there want to follow along and comment? Just an awesome venue. THIS is what a US Open is supposed to look like - both on television and on the leader board.

For those of you waiting for Glenn Beck's bombshell that he promised within 24 hours, have patience. It turns out that Beck meant 24 BUSINESS HOURS. Therefore the bombshell will be announced just after the indictment of Karl Rove.

After a loss, it's a good idea to sit down with the team and do an After Action Review (AAR). It is also a good idea to go back to the fundamentals. You might also want to get some fresh viewpoints. I haven't seen the Republican leadership doing these things. So, let's give them a hand. Let's get back to the fundamentals with some fresh viewpoints. We'll start by examining the opposition. What are the fundamental goals or objectives of the Democrat party?

Have a picnic or cookout, Give Dad a nice present, Take Dad out for a meal, Go to a game or a movie...

Just a question to all Freepers: It is clear that the central planners for years have created this Federal Leviathan that is neither practical and is also restraining on our Constitutional rights. So my question is: How do we in essence (either through public relations, pulling the "right strings", changing laws to cause them to effect one another so as to reverse our large Government)? How do we in essence reverse engineer the Federal Government and all the onerous laws? (This is a discussion thread): AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY DEFEATISM like "It can't be done".

Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Rom. 5:2 The latest revelation of the IRS scandal that it is not even being investigated should terrify everyone. When an FBI official was asked who was leading the investigation and he could not even answer it, you know there is no investigation into this targeting of Americans. You can bet he would know who the lead investigator was if there was any pushback on a liberal protected group, but against the Tea...

George Orwell's famous novel, 1984, was published in 1949, and he predicted that people in the future would have no privacy, as governments would monitor all their activities. The "big brother is watching" phrase became well known. But Orwell could never have predicted the technologies of the future, when he described a fictional system of oppression based on technologies that were available in 1949. In 1949, there were no personal computers, no cell phones, no internet, no satellites, etc. In the communist regimes of 1949, most people did not own telephones, therefore there were no phones to bug. Most people...

I had a disturbing conversation with a therapist about reporting/seizing patient’s guns. It revolved around the recent FR article reporting a 72 year old man had his musket collection seized because his therapist requested it. (A link would be appreciated.) We’ll call the therapist Bill. Bill: “A therapist must follow the ethical guidelines of the practice plus any state laws. So, if the patient had expressed any suicidal ideation or depression, the therapist may be obligated to report this and the weapons will be seized.” Me: “Do you think that might damage the trust relationship with the therapist?” Bill shrugged...

I have DirectV and had DVR'd "The Walking Dead," all eight episodes. The other day I got bored and watched them all in one sitting. As I sat there and let the story unfold, I couldn't help but think about recent events (Benghazi, AP, IRS, NSA and probably scads of others we don't even know about – yet.) I also couldn't help from thinking about the three basic kinds of 'actors' in the series, either. We have the Walkers (undead biters) – mindless zombies endlessly feeding on whatever is slow enough for them to catch. Then we have the "he's...

Lease add to the scorecard of lies....in the last month alone.

I've been advocating leaving the scouts since the vote, but that's the wrong approach. The BSA is worth fighting for. I went last night to the Boxwood Scout Retreat here in Tennessee to pick up my son from a week of scouting. As I looked around at the pristine property on the edge of Old Hickory Lake, and the decades of work it must have taken to build the facilities located there, I realized what a shame it was to give it all up without a fight. The BSA have assets on their books of over $1 billion offset by...

What was Beck's big revelation today?

There are a couple of false-flag "conservative immigration reform" ads every commercial break on Rush today. Who's paying for them? George Soros?

Representative Steve King is leading the gang of 70 against Amnesty. If you, like myself, can't go to DC on June 19th to protest, fortunately the Internet provides us an easy way to Freep Congress. I have an idea, on that day.. lets Freep the Gang of 8 online! They hate that. We will overwhelm their Facebook, Email, Phone lines and Twitter Accounts. First John Boehner John Boehner Facebook 1 John Boehner Facebook 2 John Boehner Twitter John Boehner Twitter 2 Contact Form On Website John Boehner's Website John Boehner Website 2 John Boehner Website 3 John Boehner's Website 3...

The US has entered into a contract with a real estate firm to sell 56 buildings that currently house U.S. Post Offices. The government has decided it no longer needs these buildings, many of which are located on prime land in towns and cities across the country. The sale of these properties will fetch billions of dollars and a handsome 6% commission to the company handling the sales. That company belongs to a man named Richard Blum. Who is Richard Blum you ask? Why the husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein, that's who. What a bunch of crooks we have running...

There is no doubt America is being assaulted by an administration that is tyrannical, attempting to rule through policy – not law – only because the American people have become rebels against their own foundational principles and have eaten the fruit of their own ways. For those that have not taken the time to understand history (God’s story), He promised judgment to a disobedient people. Read Deuteronomy 28 and you will see there are 14 verses of blessings to a people that keep the commandments of the Lord, while there stands 54 verses of curses against those that refuse God’s...

Dear Supporter, Next week, the Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission (MIRC) is planning to meet. As you know, this commission is tasked with ensuring that certain reforms to Medicaid are met before moving forward with expansion. We need your help to remind the committee members how Virginia feels about Medicaid expansion! We need to remind them that Medicaid expansion will create jobs, provide insurance for hundreds of thousands of Virginians, lower health insurance rates, and not cost Virginia a dime for the first several years. Will you take a moment and call members of the committee and let them know...

I deeply appreciate that day in and day out Mark Levin takes on the Republican establishment. I'm encouraged that he has called out Paul Ryan and others for their disingenuous support of this 1000+ page immigration bill. It is far past time he call out Marco Rubio, who it he face of this bill. I think if he is going to be sincere on this issue, he needs to highlight the main reason this bill has a chance of becoming law, and that reason is Marco Rubio.

The chair is against the wall: First of all, we are in some deep sort of deep doo-doo . Where can the chair move when it is against the wall? What is the chair to do? Fortunately, John has the answer. He has a long mustache, after all. But what does this mustache signify?

Dear Mr. President ` ` I hereby absolve you of ANY responsibility to protect my family from terrorism on our farm. I have some pretty spiffy self-defense gadgets and have established decent clear zones around the house and out-buildings. So I think we can take care of most terrorist threats on our own for now. ` Of course, I'll let you know if that EVER changes. (But thanks for standing by--just in case.) ` ` In exchange, please remove the surveillance you are conducting on our mail, cell phones, internet, credit cards and CB/shortwave radios. You don't need me to...

Just thought I'd call Obama's arming Syrian rebels for what it REALLY is; America training and arming terrorists who've committed atrocities just as bad as those committed against them. When evil fights evil, we should just let them kill each other! There is no 'good guy' in this fight and we should stay OUT of it. Obama is arming Al Qaeda. Why is America doing this, to help spread the Caliphate? To further the reach of Sharia Law?

Now is our chance to change the political field of battle; the recent revelations regarding the IRS's political targeting and the NSA's domestic spying have engendered a healthy distrust of the now feral Federal Government. - We have the opportunity not only to stop this thing dead in its tracks, but make support for it legally actionable at the federal and State level. Here's how: The governors of the Several States have a lot of unused power, commonly set forth in their respective state's constitution is the power to declare a state of invasion. If two or more States...