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Societies and cultures fall when conventions, traditions, and customs are subsumed to anarchistic breeches of those traditions and customs. The very essence of our Conservatism is tied to seeing that those traditions and customs are not replaced willy-nilly, but that we consider the weight of changes and use our reason to determine if a change is salutary or deleterious. Over the past several days I have seen what I believe to be very deleterious changes taking place at Free Republic, and being Conservative by nature, allied to tradition, and filled with the utmost respect for the customs that enabled Free...

. . . it may be too late for that. The “paleocons” do not want to fight for any country but America, “neocons” have come to resent Europe for failing to stand with them in Iraq, and “blue” Liberals (the only Americans most leading Europeans feel affinity with) lack the guts to fight for anything at all, including their own hedonistic values. We can deplore this as much as we want, but, again, this is the situation we are stuck with. I doubt whether the mid-term elections showed that neoconservatism is dead. I think they announced the death of the...

In just two short years, Republicans have gone from being champs to being chumps. In 2004, the Republicans were voted control of all three branches of the federal government and most state governorships. Today, they are left wondering what hit them. Now that Democrats are in control on Capitol Hill, President Bush has expressed hopes of getting a bipartisan immigration bill. The only bipartisan bill that can get past a Democratic Congress is an amnesty bill, which can be a down payment on another Republican defeat in 2008. If the people in the White House do not understand how outraged...

I was at the airport in Auckland the other day and mooching around the duty free shop. My little girl likes snow globes, so I picked out one showing some charming New Zealand sheep. No snow, technically, but when you shook it, little stars sparkled around the ovine cuties. The Kiwi sales clerk swiped my credit card, wrapped it up, and then said, "Oh, wait. Are you flying to America?" I should have known. She consulted her list of prohibited items and informed me that, in an expansive definition worthy of the Massachusetts Supreme Court constitutional-right-to-same-sex-marriage ruling, the twinkly fluid...

Mornin' Freepers, Make it easy for your voice to be heard by putting your Senators, Rep, and newspaper in your cell phone and email directories. You may want to include your mayor's office, school board, etc. This will make it more likely that we get our voices heard. Contact Info on your Senators, Rep, and local newspaper. Another idea I had a while back for maximizing your voice locally is to set up a group of 10, 15, or 20 like-minded individuals. Depending on the size of the group (which should be a multiple of 5), each person in the...

Most likely you are surprised that such a thing exists. You are not alone. When I discovered Playboy in Braille years ago, it was in a box in an abandoned building. I found myself in a state of disbelief. The kind you feel when you're being chased by a leprechaun with a crossbow. It's normal to not want Playboy in Braille to exist. Because it's weird. It raises too many questions. Questions like: Why is the government printing Playboy in Braille? And: How do you explain a naked woman to a pubescent, visually impaired teen? "Elka leans against a...

How do you bump on FR? Thanks for the help

There's something very healthy about this annual ritual of setting goals for the new year. Because without goals, we just don't achieve our objectives. If we don't know where we're going, how can we expect to get there? I've set some personal goals for 2005. Some of them may seem beyond my ability. Some of them may seem too big even for a mass movement to accomplish in the next year or two. Some of them may seem like I'm biting off more than I can chew. I would agree. They are. But, again, without setting goals and objectives, we...

I'm new to the Free republic forums and I need to ask a silly question. 1. What does PING, BUMP, IMHO, and BTTT stand for?? 2. PING list, adding ppl or getting added to one? I've been seeing these and I have no idea what they are. I'm usually pretty good at figuring these things out but these are escaping me for some reason. Thanks for replying in advance to the new Freeper.

Kevin McCullough, New York Based Talk Show Host and World Net Daily Columnist - reporting nightly from RNC goings on...(Tommorrow night Tony Snow's Comedy Act) ~1:20am~ ESTA PARTY SHALL START IT ALL: For being in a big city, for being in anticipation of the biggest political election of my lifetime and for being on the cusp of the process of renominating President Bush, I think its pretty conclusive that I will never forget a night like tonight. And not only that - the best part of the night occurred on the way back to the garage where our car was...

CAMERON: POST SHOWS LITTLE BOUNCE [08/02 02:45 PM] Carl Cameron on Fox News just said that the Washington Post poll may suggest that "if there was a bounce from the convention, it was indeed one of the smallest bounces in history."

Presidential Tracking Poll: Bush-Kerry Updated Daily by Noon Eastern Election 2004 Presidential Ballot Bush 45% Kerry 49% Other 3% Not Sure 4% RasmussenReports.com Sunday August 01, 2004--The latest Rasmussen Reports Presidential Tracking Poll shows Senator John Kerry with 49% of the vote and President George W. Bush with 45%. The Tracking Poll is updated daily by noon Eastern. These results reflect a 4-point "bounce" for Kerry from the Democratic national convention. Last Monday morning, just before the convention began, Kerry and Bush were tied at 46% each. This is also just the second day in nearly 150 days of polling...

Could someone please explain what a "ping" is? I am new here and am curious

Taking a head count just for curiosity's sake. Just bump it or leave a comment as a bump. Thanks.

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Stuart Varney is filling in for Neil Cavuto today. If I'm not mistaken this guy is very very Conservative. He is from England, and reminds me of Churchill a lot. This is the first time I've seen him host. But I've seen him take liberals APART before. He said he's going to be debating later in the hour.

I am a member of the OSU College Republicans.Tonight six of us went and saw Sean Hannity speak here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thats me on the end in the orange shirt. He spoke for a little over an hour. He signed many books afterwards. We decided not to stay for the book signing because there was just too many people there. Sean is a great speaker. Sean spoke about the evils of liberalism, and the evils of communism. He made fun of Clinton A LOT, lol. He ripped Kennedy, Kerry, Daschle, etc. Sean does a great Clinton impression. Sean talked...

<p>Who said winning is everything? For Anna Kournikova, looking good is worth a lot more.</p> <p>Kournikova, the 22-year-old Russian-born tennis player who has never won a WTA tournament, plans to show a more intimate side by rolling out a new sports bra in the U.S. on Friday.</p>

A co-worker of mine has lost an inlaw in Iraq. The exact relationship to him does not matter. I come to you and ask for your prayers for his family. What fallows is his name and info that is already in the media. Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, Calif • Nine Marines, fighting near An Nasiriyah, encountered Iraqi troops pretending to surrender, March 23. Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif.; Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, of Cedar Key, Fla.; Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Lee, Fla., Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Orange, Calif.; Cpl. Jorge...

W A S H I N G T O N, Nov. 13 — A Navy submarine bumped a surface ship as it was ascending to periscope depth in the western Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, officials said. No one aboard the submarine was injured, according to a statement released by the U.S. Sixth Fleet at Gaeta, Italy.It was not immediately clear what vessel was struck by the submarine, the USS Oklahoma City. When the nuclear-power attack submarine reached the surface it spotted a merchant ship and attempted to make radio contact. The merchant ship did not respond, and, appearing in no...