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Ever notice? When she’s angry, she starts talking a little faster, her eyes lids narrow a tad, and she talks through lips that are a bit closer together – and that faint frown of hers becomes almost permanent, yet a smile remains. She displayed all of those signs today. She didn’t say it in so many words, but if I don’t miss my bet, Sarah Palin just declared all-out war on the left – and believe me, she can wage that war like no other – as has been well demonstrated. No, she’s not about to run off into seclusion...

A Darwinist Religious Experience Described April 11, 2009 — As millions of Jews just completed Passover, and as millions of Christians gather to celebrate Easter, a Darwinist reporter was experiencing “existential vertigo” – a sweeping sense of dizziness as her imagination zoomed in and out of the implications of her faith. It may be the closest thing that a secular materialist can call a religious experience. And religious experience is an accurate description: it was the outworking of an all-encompassing world view, with ultimate causes, ultimate destinies, moral imperatives, and heavy doses of faith. Amanda Gefter (see her previous attack...

I am amased that the news on new years day celebrates the first born of the new year has illegal immigrants for parents, payment to hospital goes to you and i the taxpayers of houston tx.Reporters would not even comment on parents or let them speak im sure because no englishhhh.

I know we have had several calls for boycotts of papers and of MSM stations, and those calls have extended to boycotting of advertisers. I am wondering if we had a place to post those advertisers we are targeting in an organized way, as well as a place to post an alternative to the product/company being advertised, it might have more impact on the advertisers and be easier for us remain in an active boycott of a product. I don't post many vanities, this may be my second on in 3 years. Sorry if it's annoying.

Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, in ‘Democracy in America’: [The principle of equality prepares men for government that] covers the surface of society with a network of small complicated rules, minute and uniform, through which the most original minds and the most energetic character cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent and guided … Such a power … stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd ... One week and one day...

Less Obama.

Rush is LIVID! and rightly so. He is slaming commentators for last nights shameful portrayal of John McCains debate. Rush said that McCain delivered everything that "they" wanted, yet they turn on him. Go Rush. Well Done John!!!

How much can a good, hard-working plumber earn in a year? I have no idea. Maybe some Freepers do. What are some other unglamorous jobs, that don't require a college degree, that pay well?

Frankly I am really disgusted with the horrible analysis by the Fox News "round table" of pundits. 1. They set McCain up before he ever debates by assuming that he is down by some large amount, which isn't true in all of the polls. So therefore he needs a "knockout", which who the heck knows what that is. 2. If these idiots were actually truly following this race and providing good analysis they should have said that while McCain did not score a "knockout" he should have both pleased his base and possibly opened some new attack fronts with the...

After the debate was over, the "conservative" pundits immediately trashed McCain. This was followed by Frank Luntz, who declared that is focus group idiots loved Obama (of course Luntz also said Palin was the knockout debate winner and McCain would surge in the polls after her debate). This is supposed to be the conservative network? I switched over to PBS, and Clarence Page was giving more credit to McCain's performance than the Fox pundits. Same on CNN.

If Obama wins then we have effectively turned control of our national defenses over to Code Pink. Our national treasury over to the Chicago mob. Our justice department to the Rainbow Coalition. Control of our elections to ACORN. Our national ministry of propaganda to HuffingtonPost, DailyKos and MoveOn (which admittedly would be an improvement over CNN/ABC/NBC/CBS/NYT/WP/AP, et al). The IRS to Charlie Rangel. Banking/Finance to Chris Dodd and Barney Frank. Housing to Tony Rezco. The new Global Warming Department to Al Gore. The State Department to Clinton, Inc. Education to NOW. The selection of our judges to the ACLU. Homeland...

Just wondering what your opinion is about people who post vanities when their opinions could be posted to existing threads.

what ads should MCcain use , hopefully showing obama / biden in their own words, being who they really are? first, obama's assertion that "he was happy with $4 gas, only that it came quicker than he thought" second, biden: "isreal should get used to a nuclear armed Iran".

Take this one question test to see where you stand on the bailout issue. Be honest and respond in the thread with your answer.

I know FreeRepublic is not for profit. I understand that any changes that are done to it are "unencumbered" by any feasible plan. But you are driving me nuts, John! Think things through from my perspective. I don't have time to play around figuring out all the subtle differences between on Alpha release and the Next. Do the right thing. Beta. Test. Don't break what isn't broken. Never, ever, do anything that breaks a bookmark. I understand that playgrounds are fun, but I, for one, don't have time to coddle you whilst you are playing!

So far, all I've seen in this process is corruption, and more corruption, we have all this campaign finance law yet the election is stolen by "thuggery" long before the election begins, from insane caucuses, to delegates who vote against the peoples will, to back room deals ordering delegates to vote for a competitor as a weapon and on and on it goes. Let's not even mention that the supposed "god" chosen as the candidate could be so chosen before 98% of the Americans have a say in the process, and by liberal states no less. So I pose this...

I May Or May Not Leave Free Republic I'll decide after I finish this bottle of champagne.

THE LIVE CHRISTMAS Thread?

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)! What a crock. For decades Americans have been sold a bill of goods by the New Age movement. We have been told that we must be vaccinated, drugged, poked and prodded by snake-oil salesmen with PHDs. Now we have a movement in this country to force those of us who manifest perfect health to pay for those of you who have succumbed to the debauchery of the medical profession and their minions in the secular humanist world. It is my view that MRSA is nothing more than another tool being used by Clintonesk type people to...

Just wondering why the "Breaking News" side bar is not really "Breaking News"? Some of it is days even a weak old.

This ridicules interview with Feinstein and Lott is exactly why Democratic talk radio will get no where. People know when representatives are lying and obfuscating issues. Diane Feinstein’s prefab talk to filter everything into a Democratic talking point during this Wallace interview is aggravating, off-point, and arrogant. She thinks the masses do not understand the issues or read the bills. She’s wrong! That’s where arrogance can lead to demise. Diane Feinstein is a perfect example. Here she talks so high and mighty about the law and Dick Cheney. I wonder how she can talk about the law when she has...

I've been a member of FR for a few years now, and it's an AMAZING site overall. I actually get a sizeable chunk of my news- not so much the headlines, but the analysis behind the news, on FR. I am pleased to have JR allow us to post on his site. Having said that, I feel compelled to vent on some of the things that have been annoying me to no end. *** MSM is Dying or Becoming Extinct ***. This is the one thing that drives me up the wall the most. It's bad enough that many of...

I have long thought that Ann Coulter has done more harm than good with certain of her writings and comments. Notice I've written certain, but you must take from those words the inference not all. Yes, certainly some of it has been very funny. Often there's a deep dish of irony served. Other times it takes someone like her cut through the chatter and name names and characterize situations.The comment made at CPAC recently was one of those times where she stepped over the line when lampooning either someone or a situation or political correctness or whatever rationalization her supporters...

Why are our elected officials making such an effort to ignore or destroy our Constitution.The First ammendment has been weakened more and more by McCain/Feingold and political correctness.The Second will be destroyed verry soon here in Illinois and at the Federal by Illinois SB0016 and Federal level HB1022. We as a nation are facing an enemy who will be verry willing to kill every man,woman and child in this country.And yet our officials are more concerned with their own well being than that of the unwashed masses. We cannot depend on Government at any level to aid us in the...

The United States is and for most of its history has been a nation of people who know they have a good thing and basically just want to be left alone to enjoy liberty, prosperity, and the pursuit of happiness. Yes, even today’s American socialists, with their demand for equality of result (except for themselves – their personal fortunes and high status are somehow in their minds exempt from the demands of equal impoverishment they make of others) see themselves as embodying the best of Jefferson, Madison, and Paine. This is, in my mind, the explanation of how we have...

Education The public education situation in this country has become a chronic example of wasteful and ineffective government spending. It is a travesty that we have to relinquish our tax dollars to under-educate and indoctrinate our children. The public school system’s standards are so low that we have high school students who literally cannot read. The majority of the public school students have no idea about world events, government, geography, history, or grammar. On the flip-side, their knowledge of modern pop-culture is amazing.The Republican idea of vouchers lends a solution to the failed school system. This idea has been fought...

Just saw a news flash that the Iranian president is demanding the US pay for rebuilding Lebannon.

Sometimes I tend to daydeam about winning the lottery (I play $2, maybe 2 times a year). If I won, I'd of course help my family, friends and charities. My dream would be to buy multiple acres of wooded property-subdivide it and fence each section. One section would have a small lake (man-made if necessary)for those canines who love water; another a playground; one where dog-friendly dogs could romp together; other setions where dogs could run with their master. Plenty of kennels, a full-time vet, a home for abused and unwanted pets. People could bring their pets to this Canine...

There is absolutely no chance that the Democrats can win back the congress in 2006. That’s what this essay is about. If you think otherwise, you’re fooling yourself. It is time to stop even talking about a Democrat take over as a real possibilty because the energy and time involved would be much better used thinking about how to take more seats from the minority party. Last Labor Day I posted an essay describing the insurmountable problems the Democrats will face next year and in 2008, as they set about trying to re-take power. This second essay will outline these...

If the communities we live are have become an unreliable disaster for our kids we must redouble are efforts as parents. As a matter of fact maybe this should have been part one, as the individual family’s values shape the nature of the community (we could argue chicken and egg theory here). Now this next concept is pretty dramatic and complex, so hold on to your coffee. Here it is....More people need to make raising their kids the most important priority in their lives. This is not a revolutionary idea, but seems terribly hard for many folks to put into...

One must wonder? For a country that has depended for over decade on relief organizations to feed it's people after it's farming system collapsed years ago, All of a sudden to want to stop receiving aid for infrastructures, Must seem strange. Who really benefits from the infrastructures? It is already believed that the food aid doesn't even benefit the poor. As we can see, alot of Koreans are selling their food aid at markets, Alot of the food is being diverted to the soldiers and food rations have been cut many times since it's mostly the North Korean government who...

Alright. It's not necessary to do the obligatory "what are you watching CNN for anyway?" It's part of my job description. OK. I just need to vent amongst friends. This guy is quickly rising to the top of smarmy Libs. He is a poor Andy Rooney wannabe who accompanies Wolf Blitzer afternoons at CNN. His job description is to add insight and read e-mails answering questions he throws out. Of course, he picks his favorites to read. Everything designed to slime Bush. Not even a hint of objectivity. I just saw him ask, "what will be different with response to...

Heck, if the government really is going to spend $200 billion to rebuild New Orleans, they might as well rebuild it as the city of tomorrrow complete with kelp farms, electricity generated by tides, public transportation light as a cloud and efficient and almost noiseless, parks that are nice and safe and clean. It could be a proof-of-concept city for all those innovations you see in the middle of "Popular Science" that are always "just around the corner." I draw the line at dog-walking robots and the bubble dome (for now), but you get my drift, I suppose. Well, I...

Interesting observation forwarded to me; if you Google "failure", the top hit is Bush's whitehouse.gov bio. I do not think this is a result of their normal ranking system, as there are other known Easter Eggs in the engine. Not very appropriate, if you ask me...

ADA is good in theory and in theoretical principle. But, is complicated, costly, and impactical on many dimensions. How far should its reach be? How much cost can it be assigned (from society and government)? How much economic impact from this act is tolerable? What are the "States Rights" compromises that can be made in support of the ADA? It will be good to argue these issues in today's context, and especially in the context of SCOTUS nominations.

Did anyone see the following Red Cross Television ad ? I saw what I think has to be the most disgusting tv ad in Red Cross history. The audio is from memory and went something like this. I don't look like you. I don't watch the same television programs. I don't laugh at the same jokes. I don't eat the same food. But I will save your life. The video showed mostly white middle class people going about their lives, washing their car, walking their dog, etc. And at the end, the video displayed the Red Cross emblem along with...

Dear Senator, This letter is written in extreme opposition to the recently proposed regulations by the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division. A little historical background is needed to prove this opposition is correct. The background follows: The current Energy Crisis facing all Americans has roots going back at least 30 years (lack of newly built refineries), but this letter will dwell mainly on recent events, regulations, court cases, lack of legislative fortitude, and most particularly the apparent merging of philosophies between extreme environmental mega-organizations such as the Sierra Club & Natural Resources Defense council, et al and State and Federal...

Anyone realize the Winter Olympics are only a few months away? Does anyone really care any more? Liberal Point 1: Liberalism has caused the Olympics to lose their appeal. It used to be that when an athlete won the Gold, you could hear the chants across the country, "We're Number One!" Now, we are told to contain ourselves because we don't want to make others feel inferior, causing anger. I remember the Miracle on Ice. It let our battered nation give the finger to communism. Liberal Point 2: They split the summer and winter programs so they didn't get money...

To the happy few who may read this...I used to post here as Pat The Postman. Never insulted anyone. Just presented facts. Paid respect to everyone. Yesterday I participated in a highly interesting thread about the War On Iraq/Terrorism. Today I posted a link to an official report from the UK from the Chatham House, a deeply respected think tank, held in high esteem all over the world. And what happened? Well, all my posts were removed, and the thread about the Chatham House report was pulled within a minute. This is interesting. What's the matter? There is but one...

As a fan of this great program for nearly 5 years now, I think it's time for a shake up. Hume is without a doubt the best anchor on television and yes I know that many on the left would say "but he's so blatantly conservative". At least he admits his bias and doesn't run from it. He presents the news as a journalist and not as a talking head. Now, to the fun part. I'm a huge fan of the roundtable on Hume's show but I'm afraid the regulars have grown settled and boring. I'm not asking for a...

Democrats have filibustered many of Bush's Circuit Court nominees for over 2 years now. They have claimed that judicial nominees such as Owens, Brown and Pryor are just too extreme, out of the mainstream and unqualified to be put on the federal bench. Now it appears that they are going to do a 180 degree turn and allow an up or down vote on them. Weren't these judicial nominees of Bush just days and weeks ago unqualified and too extreme to be allowed an up or down vote? What has happened? That Democrats would lack the backbone to stick with...

Six months ago, Free Republic was riding high, and I was proud to be a part of it. It was coming off having blown the cover off of Dan Rather’s use of forged memos against the President. The President was well on his way to winning re-election. It was a great time to be a Freeper. However, things have changed. It started with the justifiable removal of ALIPAC. I supported that move by Jim Robinson, but the ugliness directed towards Alberto Gonzales. He was accused of everything under the sun, and Senator Mel Martinez was viciously attacked for speaking Spanish...

Ive held off responding to the many many FR posts on the Terry Schiavo debacle...until now. Im raising an issue regardng the 'rule of law' that I feel may not have been discussed previously on this forum. Im also offering up some personal comments...you can take them or leave them. I make a disclaimer up front that I am not a lawyer. The law, however, should make common sense to all of us citizens...whether we are lawyers or not. If I have questions or concerns...others may have them as well...so I invite legal experts to weigh in. Of course, I...

I have been writing to numerous people ever since September 11, 2001. That event changed me. Before September 11, 2001 I assumed our government knew what it was doing in the world and I never questioned anything it did, but after September 11, 2001 i started to think ,why would anybody hate us so much as to try to kill as many Americans as possible. My quest for the truth lead me to one very sobering conclusion.........our policies, even before our independence in 1776, has gradually created a world in which we do not realize what people around the world...

In an effort to stabilize loading threads, I have taken it upon myself to once again reiterate the proper procedure for posting pics. PUT THE DIMENSIONS(width and height attributes) IN THE IMG SRC HTML! Ahem, when you right click to get the properties for the pic, the attribute box also gives you the dimensions; wonder why? A typical IMG SRC link will look something like this: <img src="PIC ADDRESS" width="xxx" height="xxx" > Simple, huh? It's not difficult, so there may be some laziness going around??? Another pet peeve. I know some computers have the right click function disabled, so this...

The viewership for Bush-Gore(#1) in 2000 was 46.6 million. I'm thinking that number may have drifted down a little this year.

I’m a new Freeper and I’m 8-years-old, so please be nice. My mom and dad are both Freepers too. I think we have a great country and I just love my country. If I was 18 I’d vote for George W. Bush. I watch my mom and dad on FreeRepublic a lot and I saw that picture of those liberal democrats tearing up that poor little girl’s flag. That made me mad. I also believe in a good and strong economy. My name, bulletinthegun, comes from my dad. He calls me bullet in the gun because he knows I will...

Well, time will tell if this little stunt buys them the time they need to let this pass. We need to keep up the pressure on this. Thank goodness for guys like Bozell and Britt + Tony Snow. I'm gonna just puke if they get away with this by hiding behind a partisan 86 year old grandma. Though nothing suprises me today.