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ACTION ALERT: FT. HOOD SHOOTINGS November 6th, 2009 8 : 09 AM Our Family has a soldier stationed at Ft. Hood. We have contacted him and he is safe. Overnight I have made contact with friends at the 1st Cav and I am collecting cards and letters from the public of support for those who were injured and for the families of those who were killed. We will collect your cards and letters of support and get them to the correct individuals in bulk via Federal Express. Send them today! It costs you 44 cents to support these troops and...

ACTION ALERT- KILL THE OBAMACARE BILL Mon at 5:51pm ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! Did you know that the House will vote on a health care bill this week? We have an action plan. Big events are happening all week! Dear Fellow American Patriots: Wow! Has this not been one big roller coaster ride??? The bottom line is we are now in the final countdown. The entire House will vote on a health care bill this week, as early as Thursday afternoon. For months we have all been working feverishly to make sure that government run health care legislation...

We were invited to a church group picnic today to meet friends of our son and his wife. Amidst the fun and food, the D.I.L. trots out baby pics of my son that she had gleefully pounced on as we were still unpacking at the house. Paul's friends were amazed to see proof of his wittle, cute wittle, vulnerable self as a mere babe and toddler. One young dad said to me, "It's really something to see pics of him so little and cute, because anyone will tell you that when Paul walks into a room, the testosterone level jumps...

...Say what you will about the roughly 150 black action, horror and comedy films that came out between 1971 and 1976, the height of the blaxploitation era: that they were cheaply made, poorly acted, hyper-violent and glorified pimps, prostitutes, criminals and con men -- all those things are true, to a certain extent. But they were also utterly empowering, gobbled up by African American audiences desperate for strong, and recognizable, working-class heroes... Howard believes that '70s cultural references have stuck with us -- afros are popular again, and there are countless music videos that reference "Superfly" and "The Mack" --...

Arnie starred in a LOT of great action/sci-fi flicks in his day. I'd like the FReepers who watched these flicks to weigh in on this (a friend of mine and I got in an argument today about the best one - I won't reveal my pick just yet). The Terminator Total Recall Predator Commando Terminator 2 The Running Man

On 9/11, the outrage and fear we felt was matched with an equally intense determination to do something. Some signed up for the military, others did acts of charity, and others contributed to the sense of unity and patriotism we all enjoyed basking in but have since long lost. Yet we still haven’t been given such instructions. We were just told to go shopping, an essential act to get the economy going again after the attacks, but one that left us feeling unfulfilled and unrecognized as the valuable assets in the war on terror that we are. As we pass...

It is imperative and crucial that the ‘Czar Act of 2009’ be passed. It is imperative that Congress does not do a half-assed job of vetting Obama’s radical appointees. It is crucial that we follow the Constitution. It is obvious that Americans have to direct Congress to do the right thing for this country. Remember, we elect them and our hard earned tax dollars pay their salaries. Regardless of what some of the members of Congress believe, they DO, in fact work for us, not the other way around. Americans have an obligation to themselves, their children and their grandchildren...

Started another thread about getting sights for my 1911. And it got me thinking that another thread might be worthwhile... What are some films that use the 1911 prominently? Terrific (or sucky!) movies that have the ole standby as the handgun of choice? Tell me, tell me, tell me...

What a week. The president said he was going to fundamentally transform America. Since January 20, he's been racing full steam ahead toward doing just that. This week, can you feel a pivot point? Doesn't it feel like, as a nation, we are waking up? We've showed you some amazing, frightening facts and the White House hasn't challenged any of it. Unfortunately, I guess that means they agree with the information we've presented on people like green jobs "czar" Van Jones. He's an avowed communist and radical activist who co-founded the communist group STORM — a group that describes themselves...

This is a Facebook page created to debate health care. It was started by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield association. It seems that the drones from the DemocRAT Underground and the Daily Kooks have discovered it and are spamming it. I am on there periodically, but I thought that other freepers might enjoy some healthy ..er..debate.

(see part 1) Readers, who do not yet realize that the people MUST act immediately to reclaim their Constitution and re-install a constitutional federal government before the window of opportunity closes, please take a few minutes to get up to speed here: JB Williams Most recent columns! I've been writing about all that is wrong in our country and how it went wrong for years now. Rather than repeating myself for benefit of those who have not been following along, please visit my archives and catch up with the rest of us.

CURIEPE, Venezuela – National Guard troops seized control of a police station controlled by a leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday, sparking clashes between troops and protesters that police said left six injured. Hundreds of townspeople massed outside the police station in this small town east of Caracas after the National Guard evicted police. The protesters hurled rocks, bottles and molotov cocktails. Troops in riot gear fired tear gas at the crowd.

Time to flex your muscle America! The Administration is claiming that because you elected them to office last November, you gave them permission to act outside the parameters of the U.S. Constitution! Each and every time a reporter asks why Mr. Obama is pushing for the Nationalization of the private auto-industry, private health care, our private banks, private energy through “Cap and Tax” that most Americans do not support and his reply is” “the people wanted changed and elected me President!” America, let’s send President Barack Obama and the rest of his Administration a very loud, clear and impressive message,...

You Only Have to Look By Ari Bussel One takes the same route day after day but never notices the full picture. He walks, runs, takes the bus or drives and is able to provide a very detailed description of the route. But there are holes in the picture, those things which are obvious but which he has not noticed before. If only he tried the other side of the street or the reverse course, he would find extraordinary things staring at him. Once noticed, they become newly acquired friends, their presence obvious from time immemorial. This process of discovery...

All the gutless national governments around the world – including that of the US - ran from the Somalian pirate problem when it began in the early 1990’s. It wasn’t until just a year or so ago that multiple nations began to look at the problem – and the solution was, ‘move the shipping lanes further at sea.’ That didn’t accomplish anything – the pirates just incorporated 'mother ships' and piracy increased. Today Somalian pirates hold an estimated 14 ships and about 260 crewmembers as hostages ashore. To quote the international clap-trap (non-action) against the pirates: "Counter-piracy efforts have been...

Economic Crisis Tests Obama's Rhetoric By Scott Wilson Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, March 8, 2009; A04 President Obama used his weekly radio address yesterday to review some of the steps he has taken toward reforming health care, contracting procedures and an opaque budget process. The results, he said, will save money for the government and for millions of Americans. But his remarks, coming after another week of extraordinarily grim economic news, served as a reminder of the rhetorical challenge he faces, both in presenting an honest assessment of his concern about the economy and in offering hope that a...

When: This should be just prior to the 4th of July holiday. Before Congress recesses for summer break. Middle of June would be probably be perfect and for many other reasons as well. Where: Washington D.C. and every major American city with a population over 500,000. This allows the entire nation to join in and display unity wherever they are. Many cannot afford a trip to Washington DC What: Organized protest - It is of utmost importance as Americans of all political parties to state clearly what we want to occur, including problem solving and the approach to problem solving....

This website was set up as a place for conservatives to meet on-line to discuss and form action plans to shape the direction of our country. There are many excellent conservative sites, but I was looking for something that conservatives could use not just to discuss the current issues, but to plan activities that will help us bring back conservative values in our country. Many of us would volunteer our time and energy if we knew we were accomplishing some good; not just reinventing the wheel. An on-line meeting place can help us get organized to find out what works...

I believe we need to do the following: we need to write to all the governmental official listed in the attachments, including pres Bush, that due to the fact that Mr. Obama refused to provide proof of eligibility (Hawaii allows to issue birth certificates to children of Hawaiian residents, that are born abroad, and issue them based on a statement of one realtive only) , he cannot be certified as President and he cannot receive National Security CIA briefings. We believe all the Secretaries of State should give Mr. Obama 24 hours to sign the consent for relies of any...

After local county elections officials verified 2.9 million votes in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's lead over DFL challenger Al Franken shrank to a whisper, the difference settling Monday at a mere 206 votes. Elections officials in Minnesota's 87 counties had until Monday to finalize their results, which will now be forwarded to the state for approval. After that, one of the most closely watched recounts in state history will get under way, even as maneuvering over the recount — and the rhetoric surrounding it — continues to escalate. The Coleman campaign on Monday accused Franken...

With a Black President soon to be in the White House, it's time to repeal Affirmative Action. How can you blame "the man" when you now ARE "the man"? Time has proven that we no longer need AA in America.

----------------------------------------------------DEMOCRATS NOT TO BLAME?  NONSENSE ! About Nancy Pelosi.  She says the Democrats share absolutely none of the blame for the current financial goings-on.  She's wrong.  In fact, she's lying because she knows her statement to be untrue ... here's your primer:    1.  Almost all of the financial problems we see today are based on bad mortgage lending.  That would be lending money to people to buy homes who didn't qualify for a loan.    2.  The Democrats, under Clinton, strengthened a government-created monster called the "Community Reinvestment Act."  This law was then used by "activists" and "community organizers" (like Obama?)...

"GE slashes earnings view for 2008, but shares gain" by Marketwatch shows that General Electric is off about 38% from its high of about 42 only a year ago. Furthermore, "GE currently makes about 45% of its earnings from the financial unit, called GE Capital." From where we sit, General Electric's problems are the direct result of a management belief, as exemplified by the company's membership in the Climate Action Partnership, that the company does not have to create genuine value to earn a profit. As described by Kimberly Strassel's "If the Cap Fits: Why our CEOs are warming to...

My fellow Americans, Your urgent attention is needed for an emergency bail-out to avoid a financial melt-down. I am here at the Casino on the Indian Reservation and I am now facing a perfect storm of credit risk and complete lack of confidence in the ability to repay a multitude of obligations. This crisis has grown quickly and with little warning and the situation is indeed dire. Who knew playing a conservative game like roulette, betting on just red, would result in such unforeseen, widespread financial catastrophe? The roulette settlement was just the final stroke following the blackjack dealer hitting...

Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner... issued a memo to county elections boards saying the forms cannot be accepted if a box is not checked next to a statement that the voter is a qualified elector, as the law requires. She wants a letter sent to those voters along with the state's application form so they can reapply. But Bennett issued a statement Tuesday, arguing that the law does not require that a box be checked on McCain's form as long as the voter signs it. He wants counties to ignore Brunner's memo. "This is a blatant attempt by the...

MoveOn.org also published a derogatory photomanipulation of the Pope It is a matter of record that Barack Obama solicited (http://www.stentorian.com/cartoons/2008/obama_pope1.jpg) and accepted (http://moveon.org/press/pr/obamaendorsementrelease.html) the support of MoveOn.org, whose now-disgraced Action Forum served as a platform for the most vicious imaginable anti-Semitic hate speech. This included an actual blood libel of Jews, a statement that Jews control all the media, and even a suggestion that Jews did “something” to deserve the Holocaust....MoveOn.org itself published a derogatory photomanipulation of Pope Benedict. 9/11 denial and 9/11 conspiracy theories, anti-Evangelical hate speech, contempt for Vietnam veterans similar to that expressed by MoveOn.org’s defamation of...

John McCain and Barack Obama may be the headliners in this year’s presidential election. But Frasier Robinson may impact the election more than many of the political figures who make the rounds on the Sunday morning news shows. Frasier Robinson is Michelle Obama’s late father. She credits him with introducing her to politics and teaching her how everyday life is shaped by public policy. Her early experiences, following her father as he went door to door, helping people register to vote, are part of the reason she has been so involved in her husband’s effort to register new voters and...

SINGAPORE, May 31, 2008 – With progress being made in Iraq, the United States must focus on getting the “end game” right, while being patient enough to refrain from making “a tactical decision that has strategic consequences,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today. Gates, addressing questions after his keynote address at the Asia Security Summit, conceded that the war in Iraq war has been controversial. “But regardless of what you think about how we got where we are, it is terribly important not to get the end game wrong in Iraq, because the consequences for the whole Middle...

Any time human persons are treated as "products" to be used, aborted, discarded, manipulated…. there we find the rancid fruit of the "culture of death" and use. When abortion is finally illegal, and it will be, we will have much work to do if we seek to build a new society where true social and economic justice informs our life together. This work will require a new form of Catholic Action in every segment of human culture. Among all Christians, indeed all people of faith and good will, we who are Catholic are the ones who will be judged the...

Would a white candidate be in Barack Obama's position, poised to win the Democrat nomination, if he or she were friendly with a former white supremacist that blew up black churches in the 60's? Would a white candidate still have a political career if it were found that he or she attended a "white power" church for twenty years? Would a white candidate be given the benefit of doubt if he or she said, "it's not surprising that black people turn to crime and drugs because they are bitter." Barack Obama may win the Presidency because he is the beneficiary...

Jess Richardson spent only one year in Vietnam but it was what he brought back with him that scarred him the most. "I went to Vietnam when I was barely 18. I have scars right now from Agent Orange, and several years ago I came down with cancer. " Because Richardson contacted Agent Orange, he received benefits from the VA. When he turned 60, he was eligible for retirement from the military. But in March, the government sent him a letter informing him that he couldn't receive both VA benefits and military retirement. To make matters worse, Richardson has to...

We have previously shown that viral E-mails (E-mails that people circulate to friends and associates, not E-mails that contain computer viruses) are causing serious problems for the Obama campaign. The following viral e-mail, which we place in the public domain and whose widespread circulation we encourage, tells the absolute truth about this phony smile on top of an empty suit, and all statements in this package can be verified independently through a Google search, or reference to the indicated links. In Netscape E-mail at least, the entire package below pastes into the letter with preservation of highlighting and formatting. COPY,...

"Barack Obama is an anti-Semite," said [Brigitte] Gabriel, who founded the nonprofit organization American Congress for Truth following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "No Jews should support him."

Quotes from Presidential Candidates that attended National Action Network’s 9th Annual Convention: Senator Hillary Clinton (NY): “I have enjoyed a long and positive relationship with Reverend Al Sharpton and National Action Network, and I don’t ever remember saying “no” to them and I intend to remain their partner in civil rights as I clean the dirt from under the carpet in the oval office when I am elected President” Senator Barack Obama (Ill): “Reverend Sharpton is a voice for the voiceless, and a voice for the dispossessed. What National Action Network has done is so important to change America, and...

A good strategist pays attention to what his enemy does not do, as well as what he does. NJDC’S "Guide to Responding to Obama, Clinton, and Edwards Smears aimed at Jewish Voters" actually makes some valid points, but one is conspicuous in its absence: the prominent racist and anti-Semite Al Sharpton. We know quite well from prior experience that the National Jewish Democratic Council would lie on Obama’s behalf, or whitewash and downplay his failings, if it were conceivably possible to do so. The fact that NJDC does not address Obama’s blatant promotion of Al Sharpton and his National Action...

It is a basic tenet of common sense, not to mention common decency, that public figures like celebrities and politicians do not consort with, promote, endorse, or otherwise empower racists and/or anti-Semites. Endorsement of hate mongers or hate groups, or proven hate speech, can easily derail or even end a career. We fail to understand why Barack Obama is getting a pass from the media on his open association with and promotion of the country’s most vicious racist and anti-Semitic hate mongers, who now include the Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan. First, however, let’s take a look at the standard...

Unifying GOP/Conservative bases, expand our base and bring and and activate new youth action groups. We can counter Obama-ism this way and fight Team Hill-Bill slime machine better too.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2007 – It’s too soon to start celebrating the Senate’s action yesterday to add $70 billion for Iraq war funding to the omnibus spending bill, the Pentagon press secretary told reporters today. The action, which needs approval by the House and President Bush, could delay the need for the Defense Department to furlough civilian employees, but still won’t provide full war funding, Geoff Morrell said. “Clearly, we are encouraged by some of the signs we have seeing on the Hill, a recognition that our needs are serious, are great, and our troops need to be funded as...

LINCOLN, Neb. - A petition filed with Secretary of State John Gale all but guarantees Nebraska will be an affirmative-action battleground heading into the November 2008 election. Public institutions including colleges and universities would be barred from using race, sex and other factors in hiring and admissions decisions under the proposed constitutional amendment. The petition drive will be guided by a California-based group that has been successful squashing affirmative action in other states. Ward Connerly, a former University of California regent best known for dismantling state programs that gave preferences to minorities, is behind the petition. It would give Nebraska...

Isn't it always? But enough about Iran, let's talk about me! The same university that shouted down an American anti-illegal-immigration activist and the same university culture that just deemed former Harvard honcho Larry Summers too misogynist to be permitted on campus is now congratulating itself over its commitment to "academic freedom." True, renowned Stanford psychology professor Philip Zimbardo is not happy. "They can have any fascist they want there," said professor Zimbardo, "but this seems egregious." But, hey, don't worry: He was protesting not Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presence at Columbia but Donald Rumsfeld's presence at the Hoover Institution.... Lots of prime...

...This is not a hypothetical question. The schools involved are dozens of law schools in California and elsewhere, and the program is the system of affirmative action that enables hundreds of minority law students to attend more elite institutions than their credentials alone would allow. Data from across the country suggest to some researchers that when law students attend schools where their credentials (including LSAT scores and college grades) are much lower than the median at the school, they actually learn less, are less likely to graduate and are nearly twice as likely to fail the bar exam than they...

UNITED NATIONS - The science is clear and the time short, but the political will is lacking to confront global warming, the U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday. Ban Ki-moon said he hoped next Monday's "climate summit" here will help galvanize leaders to take action "before it is too late." Asked at a news conference about President Bush's planned separate meeting to discuss global-warming measures among a handful of countries later next week, the U.N. chief said Bush assured him it would be coordinated with the established U.N. process of negotiating climate treaty commitments among all nations. The Bush administration rejects treaty...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2007 – Volunteers in San Jose, Calif., are providing some of the niceties of home to troops serving in hostile and remote areas of the world. These boxes represent the first official shipment of packages from Operation: Action Packed! to servicemembers stationed at Camp Hit, Iraq. The group sends care packages to more than 180 servicemembers each month. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Members of the group, “Operation: Action Packed!” believe they can “all do something to make a difference in the world,” the group’s president, Daniella Magnano, said. “We strive to move...

It is inconceivable that any candidate could expect to be elected President after making statements like these or similar ones, but Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards have done exactly that. They have openly endorsed a prominent racist and anti-Semite whose hate speech played at least an indirect role in inciting two violent incidents in which people were killed: the Crown Heights riots and the arson of a Jewish-owned store in Harlem. The source is not some Republican blog, but the racist and anti-Semitic hate organization itself. It is vital that readers circulate this information as widely as possible...

I have enjoyed a long and positive relationship with David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan, and I don’t ever remember saying “no” to them and I intend to remain their partner in civil rights as I clean the dirt from under the carpet in the oval office when I am elected President. David Duke is a voice for the voiceless, and a voice for the dispossessed. What the Ku Klux Klan has done is so important to change America, and it must be changed from the bottom up. It is inconceivable that any candidate could expect to be elected...

East Hartford — Sen. Joe Lieberman repeated his call Friday for the United States to use “limited military action” against Iranian camps suspected of being used to train and equip terrorists who are killing coalition troops in Iraq. ---------snip---------- Military action should be limited to halting Iranian training of terrorism, not to eliminate possible nuclear sites, though force could also stem Iran's nuclear ambitions, he said. “If we don't figure out first through diplomacy and, if necessary, through limited military action how to stop the Iranians from killing Americans and our Arab allies today it's going to be impossible for...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior member of Lebanon's governing coalition said on Sunday military action was not on the table for ending a standoff between the Lebanese army and militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp. Druze leader Walid Jumblatt demanded the handing over of the Fatah al-Islam Islamist militants, who have been battling the army at the Nahr al-Bared camp for a week in Lebanon's worst internal violence since the 1975-1990 civil war. "Nobody has proposed a military settlement. But we want the murderers handed over to Lebanese justice," Jumblatt said. The army is not allowed into Lebanon's...

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - After years of affirmative action to correct racial inequalities left by decades of apartheid, management of the South African economy remains largely in white hands, a report said Tuesday. Corporate compliance with equity legislation was at an "all-time low," the Business Day newspaper quoted a government commission as saying. Black people were largely consigned to support functions in areas like human resources, corporate affairs and government liaison, according to a report by the Commission for Employment Equity. "The pace of transformation has been painfully slow," commission chairman Jimmy Manyi was reported as saying. The number of blacks...

anti-Semitic riots in Brooklyn's Crown Heights section erupted after 7-year old Gavin Cato, a black child, was accidentally killed by an out-of-control car driven by a Hasidic Jew. Within three hours, a black mob had hunted down and killed an innocent rabbinical student, Yankel Rosenbaum. Sharpton fanned the flames of racial hatred by publicly announcing that it was not merely a car accident that had killed Gavin Cato, but rather "the social accident of apartheid." He organized angry demonstrations and challenged local Jews -- who he derisively called "diamond merchants" -- to "pin their yarmulkes back and come over to...

- This post is an excerpt from the article "A Call to Arms - An American Resolution - What every Jewish, Christian and Muslim American citizen can and should do to help secure our liberties in the War for the Free World", by Sam Adams Part 2 - It is all of our responsibility There is currently a morale problem in this country. This dearth of American pride puts us in a very dangerous position with regards to our prospect for defending ourselves against the current and future threats that are sure to come. Every generation is charged with a...