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DENVER, CO - Barack Obama and Joe Biden, America's hottest new couple, will announce plans to adopt a Republican child, according to sources close to the pair. Continuing the trend of high-profile couples adopting oppressed children, 'Obiden', as they are collectively known, seek to rescue children mired in the clutches of conservatism. The couple has located a child in a remote, unprogressive part of western Texas, long plagued with little diversity and chronic gun use...

I watched television for about a minute and a half today. Not a great coincidence that talking heads were chatting away about Joe Biden and juggling crystal balls regarding John McCain's choice. Mitt Romney's name came up again without discussion on the true weight he would bring to the Republican ticket – like a large lead ball chained to the ankle of a swimmer. Obama picked one of the most divisive men in politics. Why shouldn't McCain counter with the same strategy? For a large part of the population, both men are despised for much the same reasons. With...

OBAMA LXVI: INFANTICIDIST! There’s a whole new story circulating about Barack Hussein Obama and his views on abortion. We have long known that he has the most pro-abortion record in the U.S. Senate. He has already expressed his wish that his own daughters would abort a baby should they conceive out of wedlock. We know that he fully endorses the barbaric “procedure” known as partial birth abortion which snuffs out the life of an almost born child by sucking out its brain. (See previous articles on Obama and abortion.) If Americans ever had any doubt that this man has no...

Published July 19th, 2008 It’s ironic that Barack Hussein Obama, this man who would be King, Savior, and Messiah of America and the Free World, would be concerned about security, yet his disciples are: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/07/18/2008-07-18_obamas_aides_furious_at_mccain_for_blabb.html. It’s peculiar that the voice of “change we can believe in,”... (For the rest of this article, please see http://genelalor.com/)

Sinclair Claims He Contacted Obama, Press TWO Months Before Event Actually Happened Debunking Larry Sinclair: Part One of a 3-part series Larry Sinclair's Magic Trip Through TimePart 1: The forest for the trees... I'm challenging Mr. Obama to come forth, be honest, stop claiming that his drug use is limited to his teenaged years. In 1999 you weren't a teenager, in 1999 you were a state representative for the people of of the state of Illinois. In 1999, I performed oral sex on you in the back of my limo as well as my hotel room in Gurnee, Illinois two...

Hey, at least he got the shot, right? Isn't that all that matters? I mean come on, he's a photo-journalist for goodness sake. He can't inject himself into the story. That would be a breach of journalistic ethics. A real credit to his profession, this guy. Photos, but no video.

Prince William County, Virgina's crackdown on illegals - one year later. From the Washington Post. Gotta love this first part. It seems not all people fully appreciate the great multi-cultural influences that diversity brings to a neighborhood. The family that planted corn in the front yard of their $500,000 home is gone from Carrie Oliver's street. So are the neighbors who drilled holes into the trees to string up a hammock. Oliver's list goes on: The loud music. The beer bottles. The littered diapers. All gone. When she and her husband, Ron, went for walks in their Manassas area neighborhood,...

There's a "deadlock" over pruning back overgrown bushes in an area known as Avon Gorge located in Bristol, England. The reason why the Bristol City Council has put on hold pruning the bushes and clearing away the overgrowth? Apparently gay groups claim it would be discriminatory to the men who use the area known as Circular Road for "dogging". Rather than just pruning back the bushes, a report was commissioned by the Downs Committee. In the report a recommendation by the Council's Rainbow Group--council employees who are lesbian, gay and bisexual--the employees claimed cutting the overgrowth and pruning the bushes...

Obviously there are any number of policy moves made by the Bush administration that are subject to criticism. However, one mistake in particular will stand out above the rest in history. Over time the causes of the Iraq War will fade and history will focus on the events that occurred after the invasion. As an example, how many of you can tell me the when the Vietnam War started, how it started or the events that occurred during the 10 years prior to escalation? President Bush’s biggest mistake in Iraq was made during...

May I suggest much more important topics such as Our Pending Victory In Iraq, The Determination Of Our Soldiers To Succeed In Iraq, Obama’s Flip-Flops, and Nagging Problems On Flight 93 Memorial. This birth certificate myth is just not that import Addendum: I failed to note LJStrata (the computer guru behind the curtain here at that Strata-Sphere) was the one who put me onto the anti-aliasing lead. - end update Days ago I looked into the forged Obama Birth Certificate Myth and realized it was all BS. Basically, we have a lot of people running around making mistakes and then...

WHEN OUR JOHNNYS AND JANES COME MARCHING HOME AGAIN When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again was an inspirational American Civil War Era song. (See http://www.contemplator.com/america/whenjohn.html for info, lyrics and midi download.) Today, most of us anxiously await the day our Johnnys and our Joes, our Janes and our Joannes, will come marching home again from the Mideast–after their long and arduous journey is completed, successful, and victorious. If that’s not how they return, their sacrifices and America’s casualties will have been in vain. Our Democratic/leftist brethren have learned from VietNam, when they literally spat on our returning troops. (Anyone who...

RUSH LIMBAUGH: A BOMBASTIC BLOWHARD, BUT OUR BOMBASTIC BLOWHARD! I’ve been listening to Rush, off and on, for some 22 years or so, ever since my bride told me that some guy had been on Sixty Minutes and he said the things I had been saying for years. So, of course, I sent for the transcript to find out who this alter ego of mine was all about. I discovered the bride was right. I don’t listen for all 3 hours of his syndicated broadcast; some days I don’t listen at all and on others I catch him for just...

Obama's policy switches are giving the Left whiplash Now that Barack Obama has added Iraq to his list of recent flip-flops including campaign financing,FISA and NAFTA, he is starting to make his liberal constituency very upset (see Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity) Others aren't getting angry--just confused. It is clear that Obama's policy switches are giving the left whiplash. But will it help him with the right or the independents? I can't believe that Americans will buy it: Barack Obama's policy switches are giving the Left whiplash The Democratic nominee's policy pivots are causing anguish among liberals....

Does Barack Obama's "Refine" Mean the Same Thing As Evolving, or Flip Flopping? Refine, evolve, changes his mind.....they all mean the same thing.....Flip Flopping. Creating a record even for himself on flip flopping positions, Barack Obama has said that after visiting Iraq he may "redefine" his Iraq timeline. I remember when ABC spoke of the flip flops that Obama made on Iran, they described them as his "evolving" positions, now we see The Politico, using the term "refine". News for people, a rose is a rose no matter what you choose to call it, and flip flopping is flip flopping...

Guest Blog: Obama blames America for terror against Israel? A friend of mine, Jack Harvey, sent in the following guest blog about Obama's shaky Israel policies. For those of us who are watching the American elections closely, an interesting hint of the difference between the two candidates' views on Israel emerged recently. Ben Smith, blogging at Politico, points to two recent letters from American legislators to President Bush supporting Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas rockets. One letter was signed by Senator John McCain and 76 other Senators—almost the entire Senate, practically speaking. It makes the case for Israel...

Progressive Democratic Group Attempting To Bribe Barack Obama Progressives are once against eating their own. There is a progressive Democratic Group that is encouraging their members to create an "escrow" fund with pledged donations to Barack Obama that he will not receive unless he conforms to the behavior they want of him. Recently Congress passed an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with a 293 to 129 vote, which included a very controversial issue to provide immunity to telecommunications companies that provided data to the U.S. administration. That bill is to be considered in the U.S. Senate and...

By Debbie Schlussel As we get ready to celebrate America's Independence Day, tomorrow, Parade Magazine asked both John McCain and Barack Obama how they define "patriotism." Their answers are telling. Although both wrote essays in response, I think the headlines tell you everything: * John McCain defines patriotism as "Putting the Country First." * Barack Obama claims "patriotism" means "Faith In One Another as Americans." HUH?! Sorry, Barack, but while that makes a great Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream slogan, a lofty feeling at the ashram, or even a description of a sex orgy, that's not what patriotism means. It...

McCain or Obama With the U.S presidential elections finally arriving in November, many people are still undecided on who to elect to the White House.Many Jews and Israelis have claimed that they will vote for the candidate who is better for Israel; lacking citizenship, my family cannot vote in the upcoming elections. If given the opportunity however, John McCain would win the support of each of my family members. Our support for McCain does not stem from his own policies and statements regarding Israel, but rather from his opponents background and personal ties throughout his entire life.The issue we find...

The GMA (Florida Growth Management Act, Fla. Stat. ch. 163.3161) establishes procedures for any changes that affect land uses in our State. These procedures establish proper-noticed public hearings whether it’s for a Comprehensive Plan amendment or a change in the Land Development Regulations (LDR’s) such as zoning. During these hearings, affected parties present their arguments in favor or opposition to a given project in front of the public officials presiding over the hearing (County Council, City Commission, etc.) who then decide whether to approve or deny the requested amendment. Abuses occur when decisions are made on the basis of political...

During the June 4th Public Hearing, the Daytona Beach City Commission voted for a cost of living amendment to the police and fire pension plan (Ordinance No. 03-129). Commissioners Rick Shiver and Dwayne Taylor both have a vested interest but failed to abstain from voting on the amendment. Both Taylor and Shiver are retired firemen employees of the city and will obtain personal benefit from the measure they voted on. This conduct seems to be in violation of ethics rules and state-mandated open government laws.

In a highly controversial move, Daytona Beach Mayor Glenn Ritchey decided to promote Assistant City Attorney Marie Hartman to the position of City Attorney. The action was recommended by Mayor Ritchey at the end of a City Commission public meeting on May 7th, but the subject was not on the agenda nor was publicly noticed. The City Commission agreed in unison, and the surprise measure passed with no discussion nor consideration on whether to conduct a proper search or consider alternate candidates. Mayor Ritchey indicated that "It was legal". We can't help but remember some famous words: You know your...

Shawn, Al Gore, SirDriverMan, Michael and Jack Frost finally cross paths in the revealing final episode of " I Am SNowman " in season 1. Gloabal warming, global cooling and climate change are the main characters in this live action packed parody of " I Am Legend ". To see the whole movie in order of creation go to my blog site for all the links. http://community.myfoxmilwaukee.com/blogs/SirDriverMan

Those who believe Obama is articulate, eloquent, etc. should listen to him speak without a teleprompter. The audio is here: http://genelalor.com/

Pure speculation time again! Here's my vision of a possible McCain Administration cabinet and some other key posts. Here we go: Agriculture - Marilyn Musgrave, Congresswoman (R-CO) Representing Colorado's 4th district, Musgrave is a staunch conservative, strong on domestic drilling and a member of the House Agriculture Committee. Commerce - Mitt Romney, former Governor (R-MA) Everyone knows that Mitt knows commerce. Defense - Sam Nunn, former Senator (D-GA) Nunn has more defense creds than anyone on the planet. He served nearly 25 years in the Senate and was chairman of the Committe on Armed Services. Many say he retired because...

Obama outspent Hillary 3:1 in PA, and lost by 10. He outspent her 2:1 in OH, and lost. He outspent her $75 million to $46 million in the primaries and the nomination was essentially a tie. May was Obama's worst fund-raising month of 2008. Maybe the bottom is falling out of the snake-oil market.

Cooked up by Iraqi terrorists, swallowed by Time Magazine, propagated by Pork King Murtha and Hollywood perverts... It all comes crashing down.

I love President Bush, but his administration has really botched the GWOT on the legal front. Sometimes, doing something badly is worse than doing nothing at all.

There have been many sites crop up recently that claim to predict what will happen in November. My favorite since 2004 - and I think the most accurate - has been Election Projection. They predicted the 2004 race between Bush and Kerry to within 3 EVs of the actual result and got every Senate race right in 2006. Anyone out there agree? Disagree? Discuss...

Black Liberation Theology Obama has "distanced" himself from Trinity Church. For a moment, that seemed to be a good thing but as the Presidential candidate spoke it became clear that he was leaving so that Trinity would be free to worship without the watchful eye of the media. Obama confirmed that fact later when a reporter asked him why he won't denounce the controversial church with the answer, "I'm not going to denounce Trinity because Trinity isn't worthy of denouncing." Regardless of how that sounded, he meant it in a good way. More disappointing than the Senator's refusal to denounce...

Barr is in, his running mate Root is a man on fire, and this will hurt Obama. I hear my Republican and conservative friends’ jaws dropping. Come on guys. Get your chins off the floor and let me explain. ... Singe-issue Democrats will defect where as single-issue Republicans won't. Pair this draining of votes with the Nader factor, and the electoral shift hits the Obama fan.

James D. Miller: Obama and Arab racism - 13 Mar 2008 ... I suspect there is a tremendous amount of anti-black racism in the ... They're the darkest Arabs you can find. Sudan is a terrible govt, ...

Paying for our own Demise I was watching the end of Hannity and cowardly Colmes last night. Mr. Hannity was speaking about how just as early as next year that Americans may be paying up to $10 a gallon of gas. Just imagine what the Islamofascists will do with all that extra oil money.... http://islaminaction08.blogspot.com/2008/04/paying-for-our-own-demise.html

Commentary by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director, RFFM.org Houston, we have a problem! Or perhaps I should say, Republicans have a problem. Even though GOP crybabies--including Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity--now seem to be rallying around the candidacy of Sen. John McCain, the message has yet to filter down to the Party's base. Though McCain is the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, in Pennsylvania Rep. Ron Paul finished second with over 15% of the Republican votes cast. Gov. Mike Huckabee snatched up nearly 12% of those who voted on the GOP's side of the ballot. Both men tallied a...

While we haven’t seen the results of the toxicology reports (yet), we can draw on events of the past and make a reasonable assumption. We can’t say with absolute certainty that Mario Cadena was drunk when he ran that stop sign and killed all those people, but we can say that as an alcoholic with a history of drunk driving there is a good chance that he was intoxicated. I think Mario’s reputation was defamed a long time ago.

Senator Obama is being asked, repeatedly, to explain his associations with people on the radical, far left - people like William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, leaders of the infamous Weathermen, bombers and killers of Americans. For those who have forgotten or weren’t born yet, here is a list of a few of their activities

If this pans out, it's going to be huge:

At this point you all know about Jimmy Carter's plans to meet with Hamas leader Khaled Mashal in Syria this week. I find it necessary to bring a recent Hamas sermon to the attention of all patriotic Americans. We all know that Carter is the worst former president alive, and at the very least the worst president in modern history. The mindset of Hamas is another issue entirely. They are known as a terrorist organization, so designated by the State Department. You have heard of the suicide bombing and rocket launchings against innocent Israeli civilians. But the sermon that I...

On April Fool's Day, the biggest fools were grilling oil companies over their 8-cents per gallon profit--while remaining silent on government's almost 50-cent per gallon tax take. We take a look at three of the biggest jokers.

I am one of your longest-listening and most devoted fans. It was in 1987 or 1988 that I first heard your program, and I could not believe my ears. For the first time I heard someone articulate with genius my point of view and provide me with factual information and in-depth analysis I was not getting from the mainstream media. Occasionally you provide a monologue on the spirit and promise of America that moves me to tears. As a then college professor with some control over my teaching schedule, I even managed to take your broadcast time into account when...

A REVOLUTION TO TAKE BACK THE US CONGRESS by tenurecorrupts.com I am proposing that we create a popular, bloodless, political revolution in our country. I believe that it is very necessary, very possible, and very doable. The object of this revolution is the destruction of the professional political class which currently dominates and corrupts the US Congress. I am convinced, as are many, many voters, that the bulk of our country's political problems arises out of this 'permanent' Congressional political class, and their devotion to party power and to the financial special interests keeping them in power. There is a...

It seems the Islamic world will do anything to continue to prove the point that the Dutch parliamentarian was making with his new film "Fitna." The film showed a number of verses in the Koran interspersed with Islamic sermons, footage of terrorism, and Dutch newspaper headlines. It started with liveleak.com, the first website to share the video, pulling the video from their website after only one day because of serious threats to their staff. As LiveLeak put it, "in the end the price was too high." So the response to a video showing an Islamic prediliction toward violence and terrorism...

Texas Hold'em is a great game of skill and widely popular for good reason. It's easy to learn, you don't have to remember any cards (the downfall of 7-Stud) and since there's rarely a split pot situation dealing the game is relatively undemanding. But there is a price for poker's newly found fame. Texas Hold'em has managed to destroy every single other form of poker played in American card rooms. It seems that Hold'em's popularity has come at the cost of nearly every other single form of poker in America. Omaha, Low-Ball, 5-Card Dutch, 5-Card Draw, Chicago, 7-Stud, Pineapple --...

It is that desire to look to Christ as a way to accomplish our political goals that made Him weep as He entered Jerusalem. They looked for peace through a political savior; He knew the peace He brought was much deeper and could be had regardless of the physical conditions around them. Politics is force. Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem that day had been prophesied by Zechariah, who described Him as, “Gentle”. Let us emulate Him when we enter the realm of politics. Let us never forget that the freedom He brings transcends this world, and His peace cannot be attained...

Common Single-Issue Issues Many of the issues that attract single-issue voters are the so-called “wedge” issues. These are usually the most controversial and divisive issues there are. These are the issues that are meant to either leverage or ignite a candidate’s base. These issues, such as gay marriage, flag burning, gun control, abortion, immigration, etc., are usually ones that a candidate has no ability, or is unwilling, to bring about any change in policy on. Gay marriage is a matter for state and local governments. While I may not personally like guns, gun ownership is a right guaranteed in the...

Everybody knows politicians are full of, well, you know. For some reason though we keep eating up everything they tell us. Why do we do this? Well, politicians are smart people. They are masters of the English language and know how to manipulate words to make bad things sound good. So, to help the average voter make a better-informed decision, here is a guide to what politicians really mean when they make those campaign promises.

At some point in the very near future, the neoconservative moment will cease to exist and conservatism as we know it today will be relegated to the political fringe. The movement's ultimate demise isn't due to its inherent flaws, however (although it has many), but rather from Mother Nature's less poetic spouse, Father Time. The neoconservative moment is going to die of old age within the next quarter century. This is inevitable (and its not like Mr. Rove and Mr. Cheney are in great shape either). So the question now becomes, what takes over as the main rival to American...

Anybody know if there are sites similar to "FR", sites where Christians/conservatives can post, discuss? Thank you. John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com JLof@aol.com

Definition of Chinese person (Anyone who is a citizen of China and has parents and grandparents that are citizens of China.) By no means am I saying Asians in generally. Even though I have lived and worked in China for 4 years, I have a Chinese wife and a half Chinese baby. I still have "I hate Chinese people" days. These happen 2 or 3 times a month actually so they are not rare occurrences. Some of this can be blamed on my impatient temper but most of it is caused by the Chinese people themselves. Their attitude on life...

Last week, I was approached by an official by the Massachusetts Republican Party and asked if I would consider running again for State Representative of our heavily Democrat district. Man, was I torn. As a member of the national media, I am not allowed to run for public office. Even in this case where I seldom write about our local North Central Massachusetts issues, some would argue I have an advantage, while conveniently disregarding the media access incumbents enjoy. You know me; I’m a fighter. So having to turn my back on my home district was very disappointing because all...