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The Florida Chapter is holding forth at Chez Gonzo on an absolutely BEAUTIFUL election night! We're watching very carefully and, between adult beverages, are totally PUMPED for a Bush win here, in Ohio, and - therefore - across the USA. President George W. Bush. Four more years. We like the sound of that!!!

There was once a man who didn’t believe in God, and he didn’t hesitate to let others know how he felt about religion and religious holidays, like Christmas. His wife, however, did believe, and she raised their children to also have faith in God and Jesus, despite his disparaging comments. One snowy Christmas Eve, his wife was taking their children to a Christmas Eve service in the farm community in which they lived. She asked him to come, but he refused. “That story is nonsense!” he said. “Why would God lower Himself to come to Earth as a man? That’s ...

Sunday is Veterans Day. Every American Citizen should watch "Saving Private Ryan." At the end of the movie Captain Miller, who is about to die, whispers to Private Ryan, "Earn this." On December 8, 1941, recruitment stations were overwhelmed by young men signing up to fight tyranny. Who were these young men? Many had graduated from high school only a few months before. They were taking their first steps toward careers, higher education, the family farm or business. They were young, ambitious, and getting their first taste of independence - that feeling of freedom, leaving the nest, trying their wings. ...

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. A protest raged on a courthouse lawn, Round ...

For the past four years, the Taliban's point of view has been represented at meetings of U.S. officials, activists, scholars and journalists by an unlikely ally: a Bergen County soccer mom. The unofficial spokeswoman and adviser to the Taliban in the West, Laili Helms, a 35-year-old Afghan native, is an enigma. Every aspect of her liberal American lifestyle contradicts the religious regime she represented. Helms is college-educated and speaks several languages. She is the granddaughter of a former minister of education in Afghanistan and comes from a prominent family. She is married to an American banker, Roger Helms, the ...

Campaign advisors to Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco are meeting behind closed doors today to determine whether DiFrancesco will remain in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination or drop out and allow his committee on vacancies to select a replacement candidate, top Republican sources said today. The DiFrancesco campaign is in a virtual tailspin today following a New York Times front page report detailing allegations of conflicts of interest while serving as Scotch Plains township attorney. Sources say that Republican leaders are calling DiFrancesco campaign staffers suggesting that their candidate may no longer be able to win the GOP primary ...

The top House Democrat yesterday criticized the Bush administration in the midst of its first international crisis for retreating from global hot spots, but Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said lawmakers should support the president. "I have concerns about our overall trend here in our foreign policy in the first days of this administration," House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt, Missouri Democrat, said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. "This set of policies, I think, is sending the wrong message to the whole world." "I think the policy of the Clinton administration, and the Bush senior administration, was the ...

Here, we would like to give the US government some persuasion: The gangster logic of hegemonism won't work before the Chinese people. You shouldn't be so arrogant on the strength of your might. You should know China's present position in the world is won through the struggle, work and efforts of the Chinese people, it is not bestowed by anyone. The way of Chinese making friends is "when friends come we have good wine to treat them; but when and if a wolf comes, we have hunting guns to cope with it". Arrogance and haughtiness can only court others' ...

After one month in office, George W. Bush appeared to have the national agenda and the Republican Party firmly in hand. Now, after two months on the job, his grip has loosened more than a little. In part, he can blame his old nemesis Sen. John McCain. The guy's a veritable hair shirt for the President. As he always promised, McCain is making a fierce and effective fight for his campaign finance reform proposal. And despite Bush's low-key but unrelenting opposition and a Republican Senate anxious not to embarrass its new President, McCain is making real headway. Bush, like most ...

I am a sometime contributor to a message board in Okeechobee, FL. There's a 1/4 mile dirt track there that really cooks on Saturday nights. It has come to the attention of posters there that the Orlando Sentinel has requested the autopsy photos of Dale Earnhardt. If they get the photos, they will publish them. There is a petition to try to prevent this: Petition against publishing photos of Dale Earnhardt autopsy. The idea of putting these photos in a newspaper turns my stomach. If it turns yours, please sign the petition. Thanks.

Bill Clinton's $100,000 speech to junk-bond traders at a Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. conference in Boca Raton, Fla., has enraged some of the investment firm's shareholders and clients. "People are calling and saying, 'How could you pay him?' " said a company figure who spoke to The Washington Times yesterday on condition of anonymity. Others, however, are doing much more. Craig Carroll of Gainesville, Fla., and his girlfriend both closed their Discover card accounts yesterday because of its ties with the investment firm. "It's time we started holding companies accountable for what they do," said Mr. Carroll, ...

If history is a guide, the midterm elections following the installation of George W. Bush as president should be a boon for House and Senate Democrats, who stand a hair's breadth away from capturing majorities in both chambers. But presidential and Congressional scholars caution that it may take more than lingering ill will over the disputed presidential contest to bring the Democrats back to power on Capitol Hill. Although the party out of power traditionally gains seats in the election following a presidential race, historians say that larger forces - such as a recession or political scandal on the ...

I've been dropping hints via Freep Mail for a while regarding the re-formation of a New Jersey Chapter of Free Republic. The replys have been 100% positive. Now that the Inaugural Party is a fond (very fond!) memory, and we've all had time to recover, it's time to get back to the business of Conservatism in the Garden State. Let's have a get together! New Jersey is a small state in square mileage, but HUGE in population. This is an advantage for us all: We can draw a large crowd without anyone having to drive a long distance. Let's determine ...

Here is a link to thread #4: Freeper Locator Database Thread #4 In the beginning, I said I would publish the list of attendees, their phone numbers, etc., etc. I think this is a bad idea that raises all kinds of security issues. Instead, each person who submitted information will receive the list via email. I know this leaves many attendees out of the loop, but I don't want to open a can of worms by publishing Freepers' names, phone numbers, or any other information that would be best left private. If you want the list, send the information to ...

Now that Free Republic is up and running again (Thanks much, Jim & John!), we can continue with the "Locator Database." For attendees of the "Free Republic Inaugural Ball and Count the White House Silverware Party," this might be a convenient way to find your Freeper Friends from out of town once you, and they, get to D.C. If you send me an email with the name and phone number of your hotel, your screen-or-real name, and your cellphone number, I'll put it on a list so your friends can look you up upon arrival. I'll publish this list on ...

From: The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy To: The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Jan. 10, 2001 DEAR Sirs and Token Non-Sirs, Honestly, what slays us here - that is, here at the new AOL-Bertelsmann-DreamWorks Democratic National Committee (McAuliffe's new name for the committee; catchy, works branding-wise and easy money in the bank, too) - is how sweet you guys are. I mean, this whole thing with giving us 50 percent of the seats in the Senate committees - jeez, that was sweet. It was, really. It was nice. It was gentlemanly. It was the right thing to do. It showed comity and ...

Anyone who has participated in Free Republic Actions and Activities in Washington, D.C. knows that, sometimes, it's difficult to find your Freeper Friends from out of town... With that in mind, I'm developing a database of where we'll all be staying in and around our Nation's Capitol. If you send me an email, stating your name (real or screen), the hotel where you'll be staying, and the phone number of the hotel, I'll put all the information on some sort of list. On Thursday, January 18, I'll publish the list for all to see. Note: If you give your screen ...

Anyone who has participated in Free Republic Actions and Activities in Washington, D.C. knows that, sometimes, it's difficult to find your Freeper Friends from out of town... With that in mind, I'm developing a database of where we'll all be staying in and around our Nation's Capitol. If you send me an email, stating your name (real or screen), the hotel where you'll be staying, and the phone number of the hotel, I'll put all the information on some sort of list. On Thursday, January 18, I'll publish the list for all to see. Note: If you give your screen ...

Anyone who has participated in Free Republic Actions and Activities in Washington, D.C. knows that, sometimes, it's difficult to find your Freeper Friends from out of town... With that in mind, I'm developing a database of where we'll all be staying in and around our Nation's Capitol. If you send me an email, stating your name (real or screen), the hotel where you'll be staying, and the phone number of the hotel, I'll put all the information on some sort of list. On Thursday, January 18, I'll publish the list for all to see. Note: If you give your screen ...

With all the people headed to Washington, D.C. to attend the "Free Republic Inaugural Ball and Count the White House Silverware Party," I thought it might be a good idea to organize a handy "Freeper Locator." All you have to do is email me at p_kesslerfr@yahoo.com. I opened this address for the express purpose of this locator thingie. Please tell me your name (real or screen), where you'll be staying, and the hotel phone number. On Thursday, Jan. 18, I'll compile all the names and numbers I've gotten into a database. I'll, somehow, get this database out to everyone, or ...