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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accused the Bush administration on Tuesday of pursuing a policy of "social Darwinism" that leaves every man and woman struggling. "It's a strategy that we've seen this administration pursue over the last six years, that basically says government has no role to play in making sure that America is prosperous for all people and not just some," Obama said to applause during an appearance before the Communications Workers of America. The Illinois senator said the attempt to "divvy up the government into individual tax breaks" may be tempting, but government research and investment is what...

52 REASONS NOT TO MOW 37 WAYS TO HELP TREES Please download with 100% cotton, rice, recycled, or scrap paper Ron Howard, director of A Beautiful Mind and many other films,made his first film at age 8.. an anti mowing film which showed the nature of mowers' attacks on lawns. Art Buchwald: People shouldn't be judged by the length of their grass. In 2003 through now, the world has seen floods, famine, fire, mudslides, hurricanes, tornados and other disasters created by the unprecedented destruction of trees around the world. Trees are nature's weather stabilizers. We need trillions of trees.. new...

THESE ARE THE SENATORS WHO VOTED TO GIVE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO ILLEGAL ALIENS REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL PARTY, THESE POLITICIANS NEED TO BE DEFEATED IN 2006, 2008 OR 2010, WHENEVER THEY NEXT COME UP FOR OFFICE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW; THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION -- THAT IS, UNLESS THEY DO NOT MIND SHARING THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY WITH FOREIGN WORKERS WHO NEVER PAID INTO IT AND AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE BEING LEFT OUT. Grouped by Home State Alabama: Alaska: Stevens (R-AK), Yea Arizona: McCain (R-AZ), Yea Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Pryor (D-AR),...

I am curious why none of the media covers the most important aspect of the Malvo shootings. If you look at Newspapers on the dates when the shootings are underway you discover something I find quite interesting. The shootings begin to dominate the news the day before the debate on the Iraq war starts and they catch them the day after the declaration of war??? If you ask most people "do you remember the debate about starting the second Iraq war", they will all answer "yes of course". But if you followup with the question "name one point in the...

I recently received a reply to a post that stated: "This should be beneath a "freeper". Sad." So I asked.. what is it that makes a FReeper? My reply (and I will admit was tasteless) was also questioning. It stirred controversy and was removed? Why Moderators? Can you not tell me? Did it not meet with your "FReeper" mentality? According to all posted guidelines it should be listed but no, you chose to delete it. Yes.. I'm the first one IBTZ, I'm sure you'll nick me for speaking up..

We miss you.

Here is the list so far for sponcers to this hate America fest: ANSWER Code Pink UFPJ NION Al Awda World Workers Party Ruckas Revolutionary Communist party Moveon.org ACORN Campus Antiwar Network International Socialist Org Greens Party Muslim Student Association CPUSA

<p>An article I posted earlier has been inadvertently removed from the board. Please return it as it was very important.</p> <p>Also, for some reason, my earlier account is inactive. Please resolve.</p>

By late summer, 2006, the United States is in a desperate condition. Following the collapse of the dollar in international currency markets, there has been a cascade of business failures and mortgage foreclosures, and a precipitous rise in unemployment, as the US economy slides inexorably into a depression. Meanwhile, the June 2005 American attack on Iran and the continuing war in Iraq has made the United States an international pariah state; thus the community of nations shows no inclination whatever to rescue the United States from its economic collapse. In the run-up to the 2006 election, the mainstream media has...

Many argue that communism will never be possible because of "human nature". The essence of this false argument is the belief that a communist society would consist of an all-powerful central government that would tell everybody what to do--and would therefore undermine the creative initiative of individuals and the search for happiness. • This argument is based on two false assumptions: (1) It assumes that a communist society will look like the former Soviet Union, or the current China, North Korea, etc (ie: corrupt police states with a feudal-style ruling class) (2) It assumes that people will only work in...

Aside from a day off from work or school, no mail delivery or banking services and sometimes some pretty sales, Presidents' Days have pretty much come and gone without much fan fare around here. In fact, I can't say that (since finishing school many years ago) I've really given a lot of thought to Presidents' Day ~ that is until today.

We previously reported the conservative group, Citizens United, planned to erect two pro-Bush billboards in Hollywood "thanking" Hollywood for Bush's reelection. As planned, the signs were created, coinciding with the buildup to Oscar night. However, one of those tongue-in-cheek billboards was seriously vandalized Wednesday night, when a Swastika was painted on President Bush's forehead. Few Angeleans saw the disfigured sign though, since Citizens United anticipated the vandalism, and had previously arranged with the sign company that their billboards would be immediately repaired if, in fact, they were damaged. True to their word, the overnight damage was repaired within hours....

LOS ANGELES -- A conservative group is giving thanks where thanks is not wanted. Citizens United posted a billboard thanking Hollywood stars for contributing to the re-election of President George W. Bush. The billboard includes the text "4 More Years ... Thank You Hollywood!" It features pictures of Michael Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Affleck, Chevy Chase, Martin Sheen, Barbra Streisand and Sean Penn. "Using a billboard, thanking Hollywood for helping re-elect George Bush is somewhat in fun, but also delivers a serious message," said Dave Bossie, president of Citizens United. "That is, every action has an equal and opposite...

For all of us who could not be there in person I've put together some great pics (along with some great music to go with them) of our First Couple enjoying themselves. (click on the each of the 3 song titles to listen to the music)

55th Inauguration And Day's Events - Live Thread

Post your Freep/Protestwarrior activities here from the 2 days of the Inauguration.

Before the W2 ball on Jan 20th, go out and help Protestwarrior protest ANSWER in operation Hail to the Chief, and show these people that they are not in the majority.

  Let's help liberals understand that "VALUES" thingy in the American heartland!   It has everything to do with moral values..Our side aspires to achieve them even though we regularly fall short of our goals, however, the left despises even our meager efforts and openly displays it's disdain for anything religious including but not limited to moral standards. It has everything to do with Gay Marriage..Our side wants to call an unusual and unnatural affection for persons within your own gender anything but marriage; however, the left, wants all or nothing. It has everything to do with our children, and...

Military Muscle, High-Tech Screening Are Features of First Swearing In Since 9/11 An unprecedented level of security will frame President Bush's second inauguration, with officials planning to use thousands of police from across the country, new screening technology for inaugural guests and a military contingent that could include a combat brigade of up to 4,000 troops. Security is always tight on Inauguration Day, but it will be magnified for the first inauguration since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Law enforcement officials have been preparing for months to protect U.S. and world leaders and citizens who attend. Organizers are planning...

This was supposed to be the presidential election in which those hip souls who dwell in the cybersphere would revolutionize politics, and a gargantuan army of draft-wary young people would really rock the vote. These and other axioms were embraced by many as articles of faith going into Election 2004. Hopeful Democrats also believed that President Bush would find reelection impossible because so many Americans disapproved of his performance, thought the country was headed in exactly the wrong direction, and knew they were worse off in almost every imaginable way than they were four years ago. Bush's opposition was convinced...

NEW YORK One day after winning re-election, President George W. Bush held a rare press conference. With the campaign pressure off, and with neither "side" having to worry about an embarrassing flub, the president and the press pack enjoyed a little bantering. "I want to thank you all for your hard work in the campaign," Bush informed the reporters. "I told you that the other day and you probably thought I was just seeking votes." This provoked general laughter. "But now that you voted...I really meant it. I appreciate the hard work of the press corps. We all put in...

why do people keep banning me everytime I put up interesting articles? I work for a website I think some of you are familiar with called phantirath weekly world news and each time we put somthing up on FR no matter how conservative it is it keeps getting banned. Whats the matter with it?! Damn man what are you marxist socialists communists? I just got a call this mroning from a Juwish friend of mine who said that you banned an important article about Zionism and Noam Federman and about how we were to support israel. I thought you guys...

As I and many of my fellow expatriates are often hard pressed to get any non-biased information from the media (we are often stuck with CNN-International!!), I have decided to start this thread in the tradition of the Operation Iraqi Freedom Situation Room threads.  I hope this meets with the approval of Jim & John and the Admin guys . . . The purpose of this thread is to be a place to collect information from all sources into one area for discussion.  Specific threads for specific topics and cross linking are highly encouraged.

Even though it's the day before a 3-day-long Jewish holiday, I put my cooking and preparations aside to hear a speech by President Bush on the campus of Oakland Community College in Farmington, MI. Security was VERY VERY tight. My son and I got tickets for the event from jewsforgeorge.com. The rally was held on the sports field and the grass was very muddy. No one wanted to sit or stand on a Bush/Cheney poster and disrespect the President and the Flag, and there weren't any Kerry/Edwards posters at the site. Anyway my New Balance sneakers lost their nice white...

Of the American electorate, Abraham Lincoln said, "If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters." In this election our country, 26% of which is composed of people under the age of 18 according to the U.S. Census bureau, is in danger of reversing four years of progress, and instead sitting on four years of a John Kerry presidency. During his speech before the Democratic National Convention, Kerry announced plans to eliminate the ten percent tax cut given to this country's top earners. However, he...

Jews for George is a grassroots political movement of Michigan Jews dedicated to securing the Jewish vote in our state. We believe The President's record on Israel, Homeland Security, and the War on Terror demands the full support of Michigan's Jewish community.

YES! WE HAVE OUR FREEDOM BACK!

Mr. Chairman, delegates, fellow citizens: I am honored by your support, and I accept your nomination for President of the United States. When I said those words four years ago, none of us could have envisioned what these years would bring. In the heart of this great city, we saw tragedy arrive on a quiet morning. We saw the bravery of rescuers grow with danger. We learned of passengers on a doomed plane who died with a courage that frightened their killers. We have seen a shaken economy rise to its feet. And we have seen Americans in uniform storming...

WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE (the Lone Ranger) Hollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood wood wood Says Ron's up...says Ron's up...to no good good good He'll be screwed, he'll be screwed, in his neighborhood And they say he will not work again They are p*ssed, they are p*ssed, they are p*ssed p*ssed p*ssed That he talked, that he talked, about terrorists He is dissed, he is dissed, he is dissed dissed dissed And they say he will not work again And he knows...and he knows...and he knows knows knows That they want us to all be dead He will say...he will say...he will say...

but the pro Bush rally was 35 strong, we were behind a barricade and for the most part, had a few thumbs up. Care to guess how many Kerry supporters were there to counter protest us? ZERO!!!!!!! Only a few middle fingers from drive bys BUT I did witness some liberal idiotness@@ One of the organizers was a blind man working for one of the county's Republican committees. Anyway, apparently he was Jewish and some loser came up to him and shook his hand and then proceeded to say, " YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY!" The gentlemen...

<p>It's really already a conclusion. Bush will win, AND HOW (Go President BUSH!). He may WIN all 50 states. Everyone with a clue knows how incompetent and corrupt Kerry and his cronies are. I mean, all of us have had it with all this senseless talk of appeasement and recession. Yuck!</p>

OXFORD, Miss. -- For years now, Democrats born in traditionally Democratic states with strong Democratic leaders have begged for a candidate who could run for the presidency and win without scandal and baggage. Bill Clinton was a great leader and a great president, but his personal life made America want a breath of fresh air in 2000. Not even the Boy Scout-like Al Gore could survive the backlash of the Clinton era. In one of the narrowest elections in history, the Democratic Party saw its best chance for lengthy control of the White House dissolve with a candidate who could...

We knew there was a dinner planned with ambassador Bremer and LTG Sanchez. There were 600 seats available and all the units in the division were tasked with filling a few tables. Naturally, the 501st MI battalion got our table. Soldiers were grumbling about having to sit through another dog-and-pony show, so we had to pick soldiers to attend. I chose not to go. > But, about 1500 the G2, LTC Devan, came up to me and with a smile, asked me to come to dinner with him, to meet him in his office at 1600 and bring a camera....

Email from Vice President Cheney, Nov 10, 2003 November 10, 2003 Dear xxxxxx, The election year begins today. Next November our fellow Americans will go to the polls to elect the President of the United States and to chart the course of our nation. Voting is every American's responsibility, perhaps the most serious and important duty we have as citizens. Yet for people like us, xxxxxx, working to elect our nation's leaders is not something that happens once every four or even every two years. You and I take this responsibility seriously every day. And like President Bush, we know...

<p>Wherever Administration Moderator went, he was greeted by huge, enthusiastic crowds of cheering people – people as far as the eye could see - reaching out to Administration Moderator and he reaching back at every opportunity. Administration Moderator has got the right stuff, he loved being with the FReepers and the FReepers loved being with Administration Moderator. There is a genuine connection between the Moderator and his message and the FReepers. Administration Moderator could capture the presidency in 2004!</p>

Through the federal government, President Bush has been able to declare WAR in a "foreign" country. Unlike Viet Nam, Bush jump started the war with Iraq. With all of this diversion going on, WHY doesn't the media report on the real truth? That being that the de facto unlawful government state of Hawaii isn't a "STATE" at all and never has been. The fraud, lie and coverup has been all along that Hawaii has been militarily occupied for the past 110 years. There lives today 274 men/women that are of the true nationality of being Hawaiian. They never signed the...

How do you know if you're a Democrat? If you've ever met someone down on his or her luck, and you wanted to help, then you're a Democrat. If you have ever seen the look in a child's eyes of fear, of hunger, or of aspiration, and wanted to help, then you're a Democrat. If you have ever wanted leadership that had common sense, that cared about the future, and that wanted progress over partisanship, then you're a Democrat. If you believe that we are better off working together than apart, then you're a Democrat. If you believe in community,...

<p>President Bush helped raise at least $17 million for Republican Senate and House candidates on Wednesday in a major boost to the party's effort to keep control of Congress and a reflection of the GOP's prowess at collecting cash despite the new campaign finance law's restrictions.</p>

New Poll: Kerry Would Lose To Bush Last Poll Showed Senator With Commanding Lead POSTED: 6:48 a.m. EDT May 21, 2003 BOSTON -- The presidential campaign of Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry received some startling news Wednesday from his own back yard. A poll recently conducted by the research institute Mass Insight shows Kerry trailing President Bush in the race for president in the Bay State. The poll, which involved 500 Massachusetts voters at the end of April, shows the president with a 6 percentage point lead -- the exact numbers have not been released. This stands in stark contrast to...

Just like the horses pushed into the starting gate at last weekend’s Preakness Stakes horse race, the democrats are shoving their competitors into the chute. Even with the election nearly eighteen months away, the donkeys are loaded and it’s time to set the odds on the democratic nine. -DENNIS KUCINICH----700-1. Kucinich bankrupted Cleveland in his short stint there. His candidacy is bankrupt in this nine-donkey race. He is beyond the fringe and has absolutely no shot at even finishing this race. -CAROL MOSLEY BRAUN----650-1. The track insiders say that Mosley Braun only entered the race to take away votes from...

New Poll: Kerry Would Lose To BushLast Poll Showed Senator With Commanding Lead POSTED: 6:48 a.m. EDT May 21, 2003 BOSTON -- The presidential campaign of Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry received some startling news Wednesday from his own back yard. A poll recently conducted by the research institute Mass Insight shows Kerry trailing President Bush in the race for president in the Bay State. The poll, which involved 500 Massachusetts voters at the end of April, shows the president with a 6 percentage point lead -- the exact numbers have not been released. This stands in stark contrast to a...

The waging of an illegal war, the crimes against the Iraqi people, the killing of independent journalists. This man is a war criminal. He should be convicted as soon as possible.