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There is outrage over the state budget crisis. Thousands vented their pain and anger at a rally downtown Thursday. Chanting people first not politics, they supported a state income tax hike instead of doomsday cuts. Vital services for kids, seniors, the disabled and the homeless are about to be cut in half. Their backers want to send a message to lawmakers in Springfield. "Work it out or there's a mood now developing in the state where you won't be there in the next election," said Chuck Nilles, Community Support Services. "Change is now." That's the big picture, but the impact...

Fact, Ron Paul came in 5th in Iowa. Might as well be last. His 10% reflects both a LOT of time and money, and a lot of out of states supporters bused in to vote. 10% is NOT something Paul can achieve again, the primary systems deliberately exclude out of state voters. This is it. This is the pinnacle of Paul's reach. --> From here on out, its down hill. Good Riddance.

Fox News bans ad critical of Clinton Tells 'Move America Forward' rebuttal to terror war claims won't be aired Posted: October 14, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com A new television ad that is part of a campaign by the Move America Forward organization to counter ex-President Bill Clinton's recent assertions about his administration's efforts to combat Islamic terrorism has been rejected by Fox News. "Fox News Channel told Move America Forward that they had decided under no circumstances would they allow the organization to broadcast the ad," Debra Argel Bastian, the group's military outreach coordinator, said. A spokesman...

Excerpts from statement by Tom Craddick, R-Midland: ... (House Democratic Caucus Chairman) Jim Dunnam's chief of staff said this morning that the Democrats bolted because they 'believe in a principle and a process' and they are 'standing up for their beliefs.' The truth is these members are abdicating their constitutional responsibility to be here. It is their constitutional duty to shape legislation, to vote on issues, to fulfill their duties as the loyal minority. Our citizen Legislature meets only once every two years and then for only 140 days. The members who left are wasting the people's time and money...

Let's see. In 1979, when 12 unhappy state senators boycotted work at the Capitol and hid out in a West Austin garage apartment, they were dubbed the Killer Bees. So what do we call this latest bunch of disappearing Dems? Doggett's Dung Beetles — best I can do on short notice. On Monday, 59 Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives did not show up for work at the state Capitol. And now 53 of them seem to be hiding out from the law. The Department of Public Safety was sent to look for them. The Democrats are so...

PORCINE provocateur Michael Moore is howling that the Oscars are fixed. Moore - whose popular anti-gun movie "Bowling for Columbine" has been nominated in the Best Documentary category - is lashing out at Sony Pictures Classics for allegedly rigging the contest so he's destined to lose. The wide-bottomed windbag claims Sony, which is distributing rival documentary prize contender "Winged Migration," a boring French bird flick, is exploiting Academy rules to ensure "Columbine" strikes out. The Academy requires that all voters in the documentary category must prove that they've seen every film nominated. As a result, fewer than 400 of the...

Just read this and thought other freepers might like to know.The Freeper is FRmag from NM. Let me share an email I just got from Frmag. "I'm a grandpa again. Howard and Kirsten's daughter Crystal-Lynn Maguire was born at 0745 MDT today. She weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces and is 20" long and has red hair and blue eyes.Mother and daughter doing fine. Howard has the camera and I should have first pics this afternoon. " To e-mail the proud grampa, mom and dad, click here. Praise GOD!!!