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"Sucking the air out of the room". Sorry for the vanity... Havent made a thread in a long time. Have heard that over and over and I'm struggling to figure out what that means. Anything I come up with comes around to only being a positive answer regarding Sarah Palin. Some of these answers are that people want to hear from her. The media trips over themselves to interview her. The media looks for every way possible to trip her up only allowing her to get her message out. Am I missing something here? What else is "sucking the air...

Google remembers Ghandi, astrology, the first day of spring, Dr. Seuss birthday but nothing about honoring the lives lost and the sacrifice given. Bunch of shmucks.

Im sure im not the only one, but seeing thse CBS promos for their upcoming shows premier Barrack Obama's campaign colors and phrases "yes we can". Going as far as putting the stars of the comedy lineup in that communist inspired artwork effect. This is going to be a LOOOOOOONG 4 yrs...

Youtube embedded in Freerepublic? Not possible, right? Now it's possible! If you install a firefox extension Greasemonkey, you can install my script and it will detect the youtube link a user makes as its article source, and display the youtube video right on the article's body. No need to leave freerepublic! Step One:Greasemonkey Addon for Firefox Step Two:smith288's Youtube embed script I wont provide much support but it's really easy to use. Freepmail me if it all together stops working though.

In honor of my freedoms I currently enjoy in criticizing the yet to be "installed" dear leader, I created a group on facebook that supports all who WONT be watching his propaganda Wednesday. I encourage you to join, invite your friends to join and make it known to all those who follow the cult of personality, there is a large number of folks who WONT watch him make a mockery of our constitution and country. I won't watch him attempt to fool the citizens of this great country he isn't a socialist and an extremist. Join today! Dont Watch Obama...

I saw this yard sign go up on the corner of the drive for the pipefitter's union and wondered how long it would last. Answer, not long Not the tiretracks.

Barry Obama has slipped on his own faith by saying "John McCain has not... talked about... My muslim faith" Of which Stephanopolous carried the water and corrected him by saying "Christian faith". I think this is a VERY telling freudian slip by Barrack.

T. Boone Pickens, Scam Artist, Given Eminent Domain Authority in Texas!By Cary Wesberry • August 2, 2008 All-around jerk T. Boone Pickens has managed to swindle Texas into giving him eminent domain powers.  The State Legislature changed State Law allowing two residents in Roberts County to vote and create a municipal water district, thereby giving them the power to confiscate private property.  The two voters were Pickens’ wife and manager of his ranch.   Regardless of T. Boone Pickens, those responsible for this abomination in my State Legislature need to be held responsible for their probable criminal activity in working behind the backs of the People...

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I was apparently on CNN when they did a report of Obama's recent bowling trials. When they featured the Youtube clip with comments, they zoomed in on mine.

Editor's Note: This story appears in the July 16 edition of ESPN The Magazine, on sale beginning July 4. To let you know how far I've come, let me tell you where I've been. Not that long ago, there were nights I went to sleep in strange places praying I wouldn't wake up. After another night of bad decisions, I'd lie down with my heart speeding inside my chest like it was about to burst through the skin. My thinking was clouded, and my talent was one day closer to being totally wasted. I prayed to be spared another...

Bonds is wrong to wear No. 42 By Jeff PearlmanSpecial to Page 2On Feb. 7, President Bush took a trip to Shenandoah National Park, where he dressed up in earth tones, stood before some trees and held a news conference to announce an increase in the National Park Service's budget.It was a glorious time for all. Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, boasted that the president was "keenly committed both to environmentalism and conservationism from the start." Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne went one step further, likening Bush to Teddy Roosevelt.Yes, that Teddy Roosevelt.Of course, by now all noncomatose...

I was given an email telling me that my polling location is likely incorrect to which it directed me to GOP.com's website and I searched my address. Im not indicting GOP.com of trying to mess up voting but im pretty sure they are basing their polling location search on distance from nearest polling location which is INCORRECT. My location is dictated by my township not distance from polling station. My polling location was correctly listed on the Ohio SOS website but im alarmed at the GOP's own website telling GOP members of wrong polling locations.

Before all you anti-MS fanboys attack my setup let me first say I am an ASP/VB web developer for an online company and require IE and MS so save the firefox/mac posts for another day. On to the problem at hand... I got the automatic update last night on my XP pro system and now my IE acts very odd. It seems to open fine but it always opens a new window no matter how I try (ie. type in an addres, using favorites). The original window stays open but it doesnt allow any interaction with it. If I try...

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Tampa Bay outfielder Alex Sanchez was suspended 10 days for violating baseball's new policy on performance-enhancing drugs, the first player publicly identified under the major leagues' tougher rules. Spring training recap ... More ... The suspension begins Monday when Tampa Bay opens its season against Toronto, the commissioner's office said Sunday.

New Browser Trick FoundUses homograph attack to spoof links As members of our Security forum discuss, a new homograph browser trick (see demo page) has been discovered that oddly works in every browser but IE. The trick uses International Domain Name (IDN) character support (using foreign characters that resemble American alphabet letters) to trick your browser into showing fake domain names in hyperlinks and in the address bar. IE doesn't support IDN (though it can via plug-in), so by default isn't vulnerable. More detail in this advisory from the group that discovered it.

Justice Resnick charged with DUI Calls to authorities about erratic driver lead to arrest on I-75 Tuesday, February 01, 2005 Jon Craig THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnick was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and driving outside marked lines yesterday in Wood County. The 2:02 p.m. arrest by the State Highway Patrol followed several cellphone calls from motorists reporting an erratic driver on southbound I-75, according to Lt. Rick Zwayer, a patrol spokesman. Resnick, 65, of Toledo, was pulled over near Rt. 6 south of Bowling Green, where she failed field...

EA wipes out rival NFL titles with new licensing deal by GamesIndustry.biz Leading publisher Electronic Arts has announced the signing of an exclusive five-year deal with the NFL and its players association, effectively eliminating any competition to the firm's NFL sports titles from rival publishers.The deal signs the National Football League and the NFL Players Inc licensing division into five years of exclusivity with EA, preventing any other company from using the NFL brands, stadiums, player names and player likenesses in their games.The deal will come as a devastating blow to SEGA and Take Two, whose ESPN sports range made...

I noticed at Edwards "laywer" catcall that the monitors had on CNN. CNN, the only remaining CABLE news channel not giving Ohio to Bush.... ABC and CBS also following DNC orders to not call Ohio. Hmmm. Methinks there is some communication going on...

They are cowards...

Click here to view movie. If you are dial up, you might want to right click on the link and 'save as' because its about 3.7mb big.

Vanity, but should be required by all "newbs" before posting. They then must take a test afterwards before posting. :) Posting and you...

John Kerry trying to shore up the Wisconsin gay constituency.

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Print this bad boy out and put it on billboards, your cube, your car...where ever!

Police Hunting Down Lion Printer Friendly Version   Gahanna police spent the morning on the prowl and poised for a fight, just in case they ran into a lion on the loose.There are three confirmed sightings of the lion, but police say she never surfaced Tuesday.The first sighting came from a Columbus police officer around 8 p.m.; he saw the lion crossing Taylor Road near Taylor Station Road.The second came from a courier, who saw her off Technology Drive.The last confirmed visual was from some CSX workers who spotted the lion on the railroad tracks heading toward the airport.One eyewitness...

New Kerry ad put to 10TV Truth Test Printer Friendly Version   Democrat John Kerry launches a new television ad campaign Tuesday to counter President Bush's re-election message.  The Senator's two new advertisements will cost the Kerry camp $25 million to run.The spots focus on Senator Kerry's achievements and national service.  10TV Eyewitness News reporter Eve Mueller puts one of the commercials to the 10TV Truth Test. You'll start seeing the 60 second ads here in Ohio May 4th.  People in 18 other states will see them, too.  The Kerry campaign calls the three-week ad buy is the biggest...

Rush found an archived article that said Dodd was quoted in saying "If it was a democratic leader (that said what Lott said), we would have called for the immediate resignation of without any question whatsoever." TIME FOR DODD TO TAKE HIS OWN ADVICE.

Voter Registration Scam Staff Report WBNS-10TV EYEWITNESS NEWS© 2002 WBNS-TV, Inc. The Franklin County (Columbus OH) Board of Elections is warning residents of a scam artist. An identity thief is prowling the streets of northeast Columbus. He goes door-to-door asking people to register to vote. After he receives personal information, he attempts to steal money. At least six people have complained to the Board of Elections about the scam, but the county says B.O.E officials don't go door-to-door. The safest way to register is to contact the Board of Elections directly. However, not everyone who comes to your door...

Wednesday, February 4, 2004Kitna's fine rescinded By Mark CurnutteThe Cincinnati Enquirer Bengals QB Jon Kitna wears a hat with a cross on it. (AP/file photo) The NFL has rescinded Jon Kitna's $5,000 fine, the Bengals quarterback told the Enquirer on Tuesday. Kitna had been fined for wearing unlicensed gear at his news conference after the 49ers game Dec. 14. Kitna donned a cap emblazoned with a cross. "It's interesting how the cross of Christ works," Kitna said. He had received about $100 from supporters around the country, and Kitna said he would return the money with letters of thanks.

Maurice Clarett (Getty Images) Judge Rules In Favor Of Clarett By Bucknuts.com Staff  Date: Feb 5, 2004 U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin has ruled that the NFL Draft rule regarding early entry violates anti-trust laws and has ordered the NFL to allow Maurice Clarett into this year's NFL draft. The AP reports that U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin has ruled in favor of Maurice Clarett in his case against the NFL and that the NFL must allow him to enter this year's draft. Clarett brought a suit against the NFL, asking that its rule requiring a player to...

Statesman/Kati McQueenJoe Don Rooney, of Rascal Flatts, plays guitar on Friday night at the Hulman Center. Rascal Flatts thrills Hulman Center crowd Mandi ScottIndiana Statesman January 26, 2004 All it took for the audience to erupt at the Hulman Center Friday night were for the lights to go down and three men to enter the stage from an elevator. Rascal Flatts members Gary Levox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney had the easy task of performing before a primed and pumped country crowd.Wearing cowboy hats and boots, flannel shirts and those tight fittin' jeans, fans were ready for Cledus...

<p>WASHINGTON  — President Bush's (search) plan to build a space station on the moon and eventually send astronauts to Mars hasn't grabbed the public's imagination, an Associated Press poll suggests.</p> <p>More than half in the poll said it would be better to spend the money on domestic programs rather than on space research.</p>

Driver Says Rig Hit By Gunfire Along I-270 Man Positive He Saw Gun Flash UPDATED: 9:04 AM EST December 12, 2003 OBETZ, Ohio -- A trucker driving along Interstate 270 said that his truck was hit by gunfire late Thursday night. FeedRoom Another I-270 Shooting Probed The driver, Efrean Regalado, was driving his tractor-trailer from Nashville, Tenn., to the Aaron's Distribution Center, just off Groveport Road, when he said he noticed a flash coming from an overpass. NewsChannel 4's Beth Dal Ponte reported that Regalado then claimed he heard something hit his truck very hard. Regalado said that he then...

Mon Dec 1, 8:41 PM ET Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean (news - web sites) laughs after seeing a student wearing a Bush-Cheney campaign T-shirt behind him during a taping of 'Hardball,' with host Chris Matthews, Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at Harvard University's Institute of Politics in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Man In Custody After Reports Of Shots Fired Martin Says Incident 'Probably Not Related' POSTED: 3:50 p.m. EST December 3, 2003 UPDATED: 4:29 p.m. EST December 3, 2003 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man is in police custody after shots were reportedly fired in the area of Interstate 270 and Gantz Road in Grove City, NewsChannel 4 reported. The incident is being investigated, but Franklin County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Steve Martin said it is "probably not related" to a series of shooting on and around Interstate 270 south of Columbus. Grove City police were called to the Collier Park Apartments...

Whirlpool bringing some work back to Ohio from Mexico Tuesday, November 11, 2003 Mark Niquette THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH MIKE MUNDEN | DISPATCH Ronald Jordan works on a Kenmore dryer at the Whirlpool factory in Marion. The company employs 2,700 at the facility. Ohioans weary of watching manufacturing jobs leave the state for Mexico and other countries got some good news yesterday: Manufacturing work has left Mexico for Ohio. Whirlpool said it has moved some production of top-loading washers in Mexico to its plant in Clyde, Ohio. The move is part of $100 million in upgrades to expand seven U.S. facilities,...

Nov. 5, 2003SportsLine.com wire reports       CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Cincinnati Reds outfielder Dernell Stenson was found dead Wednesday on a residential street after he was shot and apparently run over in a Phoenix suburb, police said. Chandler police said the death was being treated as a homicide.   Dernell Stenson made his MLB debut this season and played in 37 games with the Reds.(AP)   A man was being held by police for questioning. No charges had been filed as of early evening. Stenson, 25, made his major league debut this season and played 37 games for...

Rumor out there that says 2 weeks ago, Rush was told by ESPN executives he wasnt being edgy enough... The rest is history.

Clarett faces indefinite suspension Is Maurice Clarett's OSU career over? Staff Report WBNS-10TV EYEWITNESS NEWS © 2002 WBNS-TV, Inc. New information is coming to light in the investigation of Ohio State University running back Maurice Clarett. The university might not seek Clarett's reinstatement from the NCAA, as reports of him receiving extra benefits begin to surface. 10TV has learned that OSU tailback Maurice Clarett faces an indefinite suspension following an investigation into his finances, and other potential violations of NCAA bylaws. In addition, WJW-TV in Cleveland reports that the investigation is complete and that OSU will make its recommendation...

Dilbert Newsletter 49.0"A Little Ray of Bitter Sunshine"Ironic Banshees---------------You've probably heard the old saying, "She screamed like a banshee." I didn't learn much about banshees in school but I deduce that they are dead people who scream loudly. That seems unpleasant enough. But lately I have been learning more about the bad qualities of banshees. I've overheard these nuggets from people who apparently have detailed banshee knowledge:"I had to pee like a banshee.""My head hurt like a banshee.""I was sweating like a banshee."It's no wonder that banshees are rarely invited to parties. No one wants to hang around with a...

Casey takes no credit for good deed By Hal McCoy hmccoy@DaytonDailyNews.com CINCINNATI | This is a Paul Harvey Special, one of those, "Now you know the rest of the story." After an extra-inning Cincinnati Reds victory over Houston two Saturdays ago in Great American Ball Park, a woman driving on Reed Hartman Highway hit an orange barrel, tried to correct a spin and rolled her car several times. A young man driving behind her saw the flipping car and was at its side almost before it stopped. He pulled the woman from the car and took her to his car....

Dick Gephardt (D-Missouri), Democratic candidate for the Democratic candidacy for president, has released a statement that his long lost eyebrows may have been found using the 'Amber Alert' system. Speculation grows that they ran away when he left college. An anonymous former college friend said, 'Yea, they were total party animals and Dick was a lamer. Total square. I imagine they have been partying since the separation.' Sources close to the Gephardt campaign indicate they will time the reunion just before the Democratic convention to boost numbers. 'It will be a happy day for me,' said Gephardt. 'I always wanted...

Dumb Rich Peopleby: Scott Adams I recently read an article by an economist who said that poverty causes people to become terrorists. He used big words and was very convincing.Then I watched TV coverage of a high school hazing ritual in an upscale suburban neighborhood. Dozens of well-to-do Induhviduals paid for the privilege of sitting in a field and having mud, paint, garbage, eggs, pig guts, and excrement shoved up their nostrils while being beaten with blunt objects.I'm not an economist, but my theory is that you can convince a certain percentage of Induhviduals to do any dangerous thing, whether...

What if Clinton Was Removed? by: Erick Smith Would a person ever guess I was a conservative when I say this: We are lucky Clinton stayed in office after the impeachment trial. Yes, I know. Blasphemy. How could I? What would lead a full-fledged member of the right wing conspiracy to say such a thing? Well, hear me out. There is reason to my madness. Had Clinton been removed from office for perjury among other things, Gore would have resumed the duties of President of the United States. With Gore sitting as president, it could have served as a catalyst...