Free Republic

WASHINGTON – It wasn't just a speech commemorating the 60th anniversary of the United Nations that President Bush delivered in New York yesterday. Instead, he laid out an ambitious program of increased U.S. foreign aid to tackle worldwide problems of poverty and disease. Think of it as Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty" plan gone global. And he characterized this plan as an extension of his war on terrorism. "Confronting our enemies is essential, and so civilized nations will continue to take the fight to the terrorists," Bush said. "Yet we know that this war will not be won by force...

Republicans, who until this week had been expecting Democrats to resist the governor's budget plans, said during Wednesday's debate that they had too little time to examine the details of the budget bill, that it defers too many costs, and that it leaves in place programs the state may be unable to afford in the future. "It digs a deeper hole next year," Ackerman said. Separating the two sides is about $1.1 billion in spending — less than 1% of the budget. Democrats want to wait another year before repaying $600 million borrowed from local governments to balance last year's...

This is getting drowned out by the current melee over social security: Greenspan backs tax revamp Greenspan: Consumption Tax Could Help EconomyGreenspan Touts Idea of a Consumption Tax ****** The current Federal income tax system is broken. Patching up the existing code is pointless. It's time for a fresh approach, a fair approach. It's time for the FairTax. Simply put, the FairTax replaces the way we're currently taxed - based on our annual income - with a tax on goods and services. The FairTax is a voluntary "consumption" tax: the more you buy, the more you pay in taxes, the...

I read through this thread and I got to thinking... "Gosh, I wanna be a newbie." So I figured I'd ante up and take my beating. :) My name is Aaron and I'm a newbie. The first step to recovery is admitting I have a problem. Beat down, boys. I won't flinch. :)

Here's a POLL they're running in Seattle area about RE-VOTING for our Governor.....our Governor Elect has done the honorable thing (after winning 2 out of the 3 counts) - suggested we RE-VOTE.....to the Dems. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002134542_webrossi29.html

Watching the Fox News Special about the wife/baby murderer. A gentleman from the prison system commented on how the inmates were interested in the verdict. He further stated that the prisoners would "make it known" to Peterson how they feel about a child killer.

To all good people of countries other than the US- WE are now officially a rogue nation- please don’t blame the citizens of the US as we have been taken over by Nazis. Trust us, we are more frightened than you. There is no possible way that Bush is the most popular president ever. There is no way that he won this election. It is a lie, supported by fraudulent elections and corrupt government officials. There is no popular support for Bush, only Bush freepers on the net paid for by homeland security to convince other nations and naive US...

You all took turns laughing because I am an extreme left, but I laugh at you because you people proved me right. You delete remarks for no other reason but you don't like the thoughts expressed, (though mine was left for assument) inactivate my account, and preach free speech for all. My words weren't for the purpose of starting a war, only to say, "hey, what do you think about this?" I didn't get one intellgent arugment. Name calling yes, insults yes, nothing thought provoking. So you cane prove me right yet again, and delete this post and inactivate my...

Exactly why are you retards happy that this Cokehead chimp is back? Do Conservatives like escalating budget deficits? I guess so. Do Conservatives like pointless wars initiated by lies? I guess so. You really must love outsourced jobs and a crappy economy. You are probably too stupid to realize how the country is now screwed. To hell with all of you.

Following is the full English transcript of Usama bin Ladin's speech in a videotape sent to Aljazeera. In the interests of authenticity, the content of the transcript, which appeared as subtitles at the foot of the screen, has been left unedited. Praise be to Allah who created the creation for his worship and commanded them to be just and permitted the wronged one to retaliate against the oppressor in kind. To proceed: Peace be upon he who follows the guidance: People of America this talk of mine is for you and concerns the ideal way to prevent another Manhattan, and...

I was just wondering how many freepers believe in global warming? What do you think about it?

<p>Chechen terrorists probed By Bill Gertz THE WASHINGTON TIMES U.S. security officials are investigating a recent intelligence report that a group of 25 Chechen terrorists illegally entered the United States from Mexico in July. The Chechen group is suspected of having links to Islamist terrorists seeking to separate the southern enclave of Chechnya from Russia, according to officials familiar with intelligence reports. Members of the group, said to be wearing backpacks, secretly traveled to northern Mexico and crossed into a mountainous part of Arizona that is difficult for U.S. border security agents to monitor, said officials speaking on the condition of anonymity. The intelligence report was supplied to the U.S. government in late August or early September and was based on information from an intelligence source that has been proved reliable in other instances, one official said. A second U.S. official said the report is being investigated, but said it could not be determined whether the group of Chechens actually entered the country, as the intelligence source reported. "We don't know whether or not that report is true," this official said. A spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed ...</p>

Ben Affleck is not just smitten with John Kerry's younger daughter, he likes the older one too.In a gooey valentine for Vanity Fair Magazine, Affleck describes the younger Vanessa and older Alexandra as 'absurdly beautiful, well spoken and intelligent.'The Kerry girls, Affleck writes, are 'such phenomenal achievers that they might come off as the too-perfect prep school girls who are invariably the villians in John Hughes movies.' Alexandra, a tall brunette with model looks, laughs off the furor she caused at the Cannes Film Fesitval in May when flashbulbs revealed she had nothing on under her sheer black dress.'I am...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Prison officials Thursday rejected a mass murderer's application to be allowed to wear makeup while serving his 30-year sentence. The ruling came after secret negotiations Tuesday between Paul Denyer and prison officials in Australia's southern Victoria state. Denyer, 31, was convicted of stabbing and strangling three young women during a three-week killing spree in Melbourne in 1993. Since being imprisoned 11 years ago, he has made headlines by asking for a sex change and demanding the right to wear makeup. His request for a sex change was also rejected.

OCALA - A newly married 23 year old teacher pursues a 14 year old and for the second time that has resulted in an arrest decides to have sex with him. According to news reports, Debra Lafave, went from her home just northeast of Tampa to Ocala Florida to have sex with the 14 year old. All of this while the 14 year old's cousin of 15 drove them around. Lafave is a reading instructor at a junior high school. According to the cousin, Lafave pursued it partly because "it was illegal". She has recently secured a new attorney, has...

Maryland congressman,Elijah Cummings, has just stated on WCBM radio, that Condoleza Rice and George Bush had warnings that 9/11 was about to happen and did nothing.

<p>February 4, 2004 -- BEFORE the liberation of Iraq, the war cry of the "Don't touch Saddam" lobby was: Let's have a U.N. resolution. Now that he's behind bars, the Saddam fan club has found a new slogan: Let's have an inquiry.</p>

CBN.com – WASHINGTON -- Homosexuals have won so many battles in legislatures, courts and the media, they can almost taste total victory just ahead. Gay rights lobbyist Toni Broaddus said, "We stand at this turning point in history. It's truly a historical moment." Ben Bull, legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a traditional values advocacy group, agrees. Bull said, "The homosexual agenda is making major gains, just in the last 10 or 15 years." Atlanta pastor D.L. Foster is an ex-homosexual. He said of homosexuals, "They have a plan. They are executing that plan with precision, and they are...

I wanted to invite everyone to greet our newest signup, whyareyoudumbandhateful. Do you think his or her first post will be to make a donation on the Freepathon thread?

Canada's gay newlyweds are making news ... againTime honours their revolutionIt's `an amazing year for us' ASHANTE INFANTRYSTAFF REPORTER It may not have been the wedding of the century, but Michael Leshner and Michael Stark's nuptials are being credited with sparking a cultural revolution.And now the newlyweds, the first gay couple to receive a legal marriage licence in Ontario, have been chosen as Time magazine's 2003 Canadian Newsmaker of the Year."I think it just tops off what's been an amazing year for us," Stark said yesterday. "I call 2003 the Year of the Michaels."In the magazine's annual Person of the...