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Jim, Kindly consider adding Tom Sullivan to the “Talkshow Links” section of Free Republic. I think Sullivan is one of the best Talk Show Host on either radio or TV. He is very informed about political and social issues and is very even handed, polite and considerate of other opinions in dealing with callers to his Fox Radio broadcast. I’m not sure where Fox News stands with their negotiations with XM, but this quality host needs support to keep FOX News Talk on XM. There may be “Terms of Use” issues involved with Fox News links; however, there should not...

Like Father, like Son; Jonathan Soros, Son of Billionaire George Soros, Jonathan Soros is the money-bags behind “The Friends of Democracy super PAC.” Soros, Jr. is spending $2 million to $3 million to oust eight House Republicans...

The Seven Biggest Economic Lies (Freepers, Please rebut!) Author: Robert Reich · October 12th, 2011 Source: http://www.economonitor.com/blog/2011/10/the-seven-biggest-economic-lies/ The President’s Jobs Bill doesn’t have a chance in Congress — and the Occupiers on Wall Street and elsewhere can’t become a national movement for a more equitable society – unless more Americans know the truth about the economy. Here’s a short (2 minute 30 second) effort to rebut the seven biggest whoppers now being told by those who want to take America backwards. The major points: 1. Tax cuts for the rich trickle down to everyone else. Baloney. Ronald Reagan and George...

Stop Junk Snail Mail I want to stop my daily Junk Snail Mail deluge from clogging up my US postal box (Not E-Mails). The FTC has a National Do Not Call Registry for telemarketing telephone calls but I am dubious about some of the Do Not Mail websites that I have found: 1. DirectMail.com National Do Not Mail List; https://www.directmail.com/directory/mail_preference/ 2. The Direct Marketing Association's DMAchoice (www.dmachoice.org) https://www.dmachoice.org/dma/member/regist.action Anyone have a silver bullet to stop this junk snail mail?

The Thursday, October 2, 2008 "Special Report With Brit Hume" on Fox News discussed the ramifications of not passing the Rescue Bill. Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, the Weekly Standard gave the following stupid response to a question on the House Republican’s resistance to this bailout/pork bill from Host Brit Hume; Brit Hume: “Let me ask you this question, Fred (Barnes). You're none unsympathetic to the conservatives in the House of Representatives, and the noisiest opposition to this measure has come from conservatives in the House. Give me your thoughts on the quality of their arguments.” Fred Barnes: “I think their...

McCain for President? Vote in This Urgent Poll. This poll by NewsMax.com is up now. Ask for your preference for John McCain, Condi Rice, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and George Allen for the ‘08 Presidential run. Also asks, “If the 2008 President race was between John McCain & Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for?” If I have to pick from this sorry lot, I’d swallow hard and pick Mitt Romney. http://www.newsmax.com/poll/mccain/?refid=1284

Seeking recommendations on a 35 mm slide and negative film scanner in the < $300 price range. I have googled the following: 1- PrimeFilm 1800i USB Film Scanner 1800 dpi $100.00 2- Konica Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dual IV 3200 dpi $220.00 3- Plustek OpticFilm 7200 Film Scanner 7200 dpi $190.00 Any comments or recommendations on these three product or any other film scanner greatly appreciated.

AIM-9X Sidewinder Approved For Full-Rate Production Navy News Service May 19, 2004 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- The Naval Air Systems Command Air-to-Air Missile Program Office announced May 17 that the AIM-9X Sidewinder has been approved for Full-Rate Production. Authorization for this milestone was granted by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, the Honorable John J. Youngon. "It's great to get approval for AIM-9X full-rate production," said Air-to-Air Missile Systems Program Manager, Capt. Scott Stewart. "Our Navy, Air Force and Allied air crews deserve weapons that allow them to dominate in air-to-air combat. AIM-9X extends their...

The U.S. Naval Institute 130th Annual Meeting and Annapolis Naval History Symposium (2004) Address by Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, U.S. Naval Reserve Proceedings, May 2004 'Our Enemy Is Not Terrorism' The former Secretary of the Navy and current member of the Kean Commission investigating the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States addressed the U.S. Naval Institute 130th Annual Meeting and Annapolis Naval History Symposium on 31 March. Following is an edited version of his remarks. The subject here is naval history and the naval history to come. This is particularly relevant, given the subjects...

<p>Gen. Douglas MacArthur (search) (1880-1964) was one of the greatest -- and arguably the greatest -- military leaders ever produced by the United States.</p> <p>He graduated first in his West Point class of 1903, rose to the rank of brigadier general in World War I, and served as Army chief of staff in the 1930s. During World War II, he was the top commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific (search), masterminding the liberation of the Philippines (search) and the island-leaping strategy that outmaneuvered Japanese forces. He became a five-star general, the highest rank in the U.S. army (and one not held by anyone alive today).</p>

Irish song voted world's favourite An Irish republican song, A Nation Once Again, has been voted the world's top tune according to a BBC World Service poll. The song, originally recorded in 1964, was written in the 1840s by Thomas Osbourne Davis to support the fight for an end to British rule. The winning song was recorded by The Wolfe Tones and includes the refrain: "And Ireland, long a province, be a nation once again". Following a late surge in votes, the Irish sing along crossed the finishing line ahead of a patriotic Hindi song, Vande Mataram. Top Ten 1....

Capital Comment The shirt off their back -- The "Freepers," as the folks at Free Republic are known, are at it again. Back in 2000, they -- and not Republican Party activists as Karenna Gore Schiff suggested in last Friday's interview with ABC's Barbara Walters -- staked out a spot near the vice presidential residence during the post-Florida recount period, shouting "Get out of Cheney's house!" over and over and over again. Now they are turning their sights on Democratic National Chairman Terry McAuliffe. The D.C. chapter of Free Republic has produced a T-shirt, one of which came in Monday's...

Washington Area Sniper Surveillance Equipment: de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 Period: Post-1960 Uses: Prototype First Flight: March 27, 1975 The Dash 7 was the result of many years of research in short-take-off-and-landing technology by de Havilland Canada. It was an excellent airplane, quiet and efficient, but it had the misfortune to debut in the late 1970s between the oil crisis and the 1981 recession when few operators were purchasing aircraft. Nevertheless, its good qualities ensured that 105 Dash 7s were built and sold all over the world. They can still be found flying in places as dissimilar as Norway...

Senator Chafee is Porker of the Month for October (Washington, D.C.) - Thirteen months after the Sept. 11 attacks, the federal government is deadlocked over the massive reorganization of federal government agencies into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). While there are a great many policy questions that should be answered before creation of such a complex and costly department, the final agency must be exceptional in the federal universe: entrepreneurial, mobile, and flexible. For kowtowing to the government employees' unions, blocking the effort to make the DHS as un-bureaucratic as it needs to be, and undermining his own party's...

Jewish World Review Oct. 4 2002 / 28 Tishrei, 5763 Better nude than crude? By David Twersky http://www.jewishworldreview.com | North Carolina has a higher standard for its beauty queens than New Jersey does for its poet laureates. At least North Carolina has a standard. Miss North Carolina, Rebekah Revels, was dethroned following a report she had posed for photographs in the nude. Garden State poet laureate Amiri Baraka won't resign willingly, and at first blush can't be forced to resign, despite having read a poem accusing the Israeli government (among others) of having advance knowledge of 9/11 and warning 4,000...

Speaking of "Hanoi" Jane, she was joined by other Leftcadre celebs Ed Asner, Ossie Davis, Danny Glover, Casey Kasem, Susan Sarandon, Oliver Stone and Marisa Tomei, who took out a full-page ad in the New York Times, denouncing our war against Jihadistan. In the name of "Not In Our Name," the celebs wrote: "We call on all Americans to RESIST the war and repression that has been loosed on the world by the Bush administration. It is unjust, immoral, and illegal. ... We too mourned the thousands of innocent dead and shook our heads at the terrible [9-11] scenes of...