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Copyright © 2000 Associated Press From Time to Time: Nando's in-depth look at the 20th century BOURNE, Mass. (April 3, 2000 9:17 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - A 9-year-old boy who was allowed to drive a car up his grandmother's driveway was killed Sunday when the vehicle accelerated and crashed into an embankment, deploying the car's airbags. Joseph A. Pagliarani III died Sunday at Jordan Hospital, about an hour after he was pulled from the car. He had neck and head trauma consistent with an air-bag injury, police Sgt. Dennis Woodside said. "It was one of those ones police and firefighters ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Time to Time: Nando's in-depth look at the 20th century ATLANTA (March 23, 2000 8:54 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Coca-Cola Co. has named Coretha Rushing, a 43-year-old black woman, as head of human resources as the nation's biggest soft drink maker wrestles with fallout from massive job cuts and a racial discrimination lawsuit. Rushing has worked at Coca-Cola for four years and has 19 years of experience in human resource management. She replaces Michael Walters, who retired last month. In her new position, Rushing will be responsible for overseeing recruitment, staffing, compensation, benefits and employee training and ...

Married Without Children Well, what do you know. In a marriage that lasted about as long as the one that took place on "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Gary Bauer wants out. Big John, he discovered, turned out to be a brute and a meanie, drinkin' and carousin' and saying lots of real mean things about his old buddies and not letting Gary stay in touch with them. At the Family Research Council no one warned him it would be like this. But how was anyone there supposed to know? Of course, Gary had some incentive to seek ...

From Time to Time: Nando's in-depth look at the 20th century By BILL JOHNSON NORMAN, Okla. (February 27, 2000 11:35 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - A University of Oklahoma professor who said he was "very insulted" by a campus newspaper column calling for stricter gun control has been hit with a sexual harassment charge for the letter he wrote in reply. David Deming, an associate professor of geology and geophysics, contends his letter was political opinion protected by the First Amendment and was not sexual harassment. The people who have filed complaints about his letter have "no more respect for the ...

Okay, it's another vanity rant by yours truly, but I HAVE HAD IT! I am sick of the MEMBER SINCE 2/25/2000 McCainaanites monopolizing bandwidth with their asinine disruptor posts. Honest, spirited debate between Bushies, Buchananites, Keyesters, and even McCain supporters registered before January 2000 is what this forum is all about, but this is an organized (perhaps financed?) ONSLAUGHT. I am pleading to all Freepers who are sick of these POSTer children, to IGNORE THEM! I know it will be hard, but think how funny it will be when they are talking to themselves. Please try, even as hard as ...

Comes the Comrade We've figured it out. Our roots in the McCarthy Era are finally paying off. It's now more clear than ever. The only question is what took us so long. But better late than never, even if very late. You might want to sit down to hear this. But brace yourself. Here goes: John McCain is a Communist. For the longest time he's specialized in infiltration of our government; but now he's doing it without even pretending to be a card-carrying Republican. No longer under cover, he and his commissars have mobilized the workers and peasants and ...

In the last couple of months, Free Republic has been slowly transforming from a Conservative forum to a veritable target range for Liberals and other maladjusted individuals. They run the gamut, from McCainaanite shrillsters posting their diatribe in BOLD HUGE FONT, to outright Liberal disruptors trolling for a fight. Just like back alley punks, they show up, spray their graffitti, urinate on the walls, then leave, only to show up later with more of their friends. Trolls have always been a problem with forums like this, but it is now getting way out of hand. Take a look at the ...

Sorry Jim Robinson for the vanity, but I have to rant. The sheer number of pro McCain posts by Reform America and others is now overwhelming. Free Republic is a great forum for differing opinion, but should not be a loitering place for paid political hacks and disruptors abusing the priviledge of free access. Apparently, because of that freedom, these posters cannot be banned. Honest discourse with people supporting McCain is one thing, but this is ridiculous. McCain supporters make up a small fraction of FR members, yet pro-McCain posts are dominating this forum. The freep veterans, understandably, are drawn ...

I thought it would be fun (as a break from the McCain/ Bush battles) to troll the waters of Freeper wit and come up with some pseudo-latin scientific names ( a la coyote/roadrunner) for some of our favorite politicians. EXAMPLES: Bill Clinton (presidentus traitorus) Jerrold Nadler (liberalis obesus) Hillary (carpetbaggerus bitchus) This ought to be fun....just remember your italics...it's more affective.

Sorry for this vanity, but if we Bush supporters stop replying to these mindless anti-Bush attack posts (such as Arator's current bilge), they will start to go away. Like a CHILD throwing a tantrum, if the ADULT pays no attention, the tantrum subsides. It will be hard at first not to respond, because the tantrum will ratchet up when they aren't getting the reaction they want. We can lurk, but we must not respond. This will be amusing if we can pull it off. Now, when they respond to this thread, act as if they are invisible. Keep the responses ...

It's time to put up or shut up. I have seen all the rants.....GWB is a Socialist......GWB is a Liberal......GWB=NWO......AD NAUSEUM. I would like one of you Bush haters to give credible, documented proof of any of the following: 1. GWB is a Socialist. 2. GWB is a Liberal. 3. GWB desires a one-world government. (NWO) 4. GWB has been involved in illegal activities. I want hard evidence, not half-assed comments about how he supports NAFTA or WTO or that he supported or signed into law some government program. I want to see multiple instances where these nasty labels can ...

With the advent of the Monica Lewinsky purse collection, I thought it would be fun for Freepers to come up with other products that could be marketed using political figure's names. I was thinking of the Janet Reno SHAKE machine or maybe the "Webb Hubbell signature series" of Chapstick. C'mon you clever guys, let's have some fun to offset all the bad news!

That's right! The proliferation of conspiracy theorists is actually a conspiracy by the government to discredit potential, legitimate, investigations into government corruption. You see...the more whacky the theories, the more they are dismissed....kind of a "boy crying wolf" scenario. Eventually, no one will blink when real corruption is unearthed. Does this sound PLAUSIBLE? No? Why? Its just as plausible as Kennedy hit squads positioned around the world to take out innocuous family members using "particle beam" weaponry! Sorry, I was just trying to get a rise out of everybody! Now, before you Rivero allies start flaming, hear me out! I ...

Thank you Jim Robinson, for curbing something that is getting way out of hand!! The elimination of the JFK Jr. Murder posts was a welcome move! This "Conspiracy Stuff" is turning this website into STAR magazine. While I do believe that not ALL conspiracy theories are to be ignored, 99% of tragedies are just the result of circumstance! Every so often, a PLAUSIBLE conspiracy post may come along and should probably remain, lest you be called a CENSOR! But please continue to purge OUTRAGEOUS NON-SENSE!!I will now be flamed as a CONSPIRATOR myself but, again, THANK YOU!

Incrementalism. The Left has been a brilliant practitioner of the technique! They win small battles and they lose some, but they never take their "eyes off the prize". A FLAMING Socialist will campaign for a 'moderately liberal' Democrat to thwart the adversary (Republican). He may prefer a 'Hardline" liberal, but realizes that "slightly left" is better than right. Unfortunately, many Conservatives don't understand this strategy. If a 'Conservative" candidate holds a 'moderate' or somewhat 'liberal' viewpoint on a single issue, they consider that candidate disqualified!This seems to be the current problem surrounding G.W. Bush. Many Conservatives such as Alan Keyes ...

As the experts search for tangible reasons and legislative remedies for the recent school shootings, they overlook the the most obvious reason for the senseless violence. It is the gradual erasure of the moral boundaries that were put in place by God. Lets face it folks, the only glue that binds our civilized society together, is a belief that we will someday have to account for our actions. Man, without a God-seeded conscience, is a despicable creature, capable of unspeakable horror. Our infantile selfishness, unchecked, will drive us to cheat, steal, and yes, even murder to satisfy our needs. Now, ...