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<p>I just ran into a young man who is very active in politics and even ran for mayor of his hometown.</p> <p>I'll spare his name but, he and his family are very prominent in the 16th district and BIG TIME Republicans/Conservative.</p>

Mods, please don't move this. It's an important exercise for those who see it and I'd like as many people to see as possible. It may be helpful to their emotions, psyche, spirit and how they see themselves. Thank you in advance. Women are their own worst beauty critics. Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. At Dove, we are committed to creating a world where beauty is a source of confidence, not anxiety. So, we decided to conduct a compelling social experiment that explores how women view their own beauty in contrast to what others see....

Okay, Okay. I've come to terms with myself and at great risk, I have announcement to make: In these times of denial of oneself and suppression of your identity, it has become apparent that I must take a stand and being a man of convictions, not wanting anymore ambiguity in my life and to clear any confusion, least my life be co-opted by the homosexual lobby I am declaring my love for all things women(cept that talking on and on forever about what I don't know and the hugging afterward when I just want to go to sleep). I Am...

So I turn on the TV and this guy, with a horrible toupe' is talking about sowing and money. He keeps going on and on about anointing people with oil, as if it has any effect and Low and Behold "We got $400k and then we got a check a few days later for $1 million!" "Send me $1,000 now. I just received instructions from God that led me to more miracles in my life than I'd had in three years. In fact, I bought a Cessna Citation and a few weeks later I bought an even more expensive one!"...

So I'm driving along and turn my Sirius radio on and still, nearly two months later, there is no FoxNews Talk. See, I like Hannity. He's A great cheerleader but, that's as far as his content is and I can't stand his idiotic setups throughout the week where he and his guests get involved in a discussions that devolves into mindless drive that, on the radio, is crosstalk. That probably works on TV but on the radio it's just aggravating noise. So I like Tom Sullivan and other hosts as an alternative and FoxNews Talk was opening me to other...

So I had surgery 6 months to repair a torn and wrecked Shoulder Rotator Cuff. The pain sucked before the surgery and sucked more afterward. It held me back from doing just about everything. I was tired from constantly having to shift to get comfortable and escape the pain and then there was the pain. Oh it sucked...bad. But, It's been Six Months and I've had enough of this baloney. I want to live and live it up. Went to the range today with my Sweet Baby Kimber Tac II. She had been missing me and I her but, we...

Freepers! Marco Rubio is just great and what a sense of humor. This is exactly how to respond to liberal hubris and their synthetic, hibrow, intellect. You need this water bottle if only to get Marco notice from now on. He is going to be Yuge and you need to support him.

Just a thought game for us.

I saw the video. We need to talk.....

So I'm sitting here today licking my wounds and wondering how in the hell I could be so wrong in my predictions for this election and suddenly it came to me. Just don't show up....Read on below

In response to a question concerning high gas prices, President Obama explained that gas prices were low when he took office in January 2009 "because the economy was on the verge of collapse":

I just met the owner of the newest Chick Fil A. His name is Will and couldn't be a nicer guy. He is planning a hard opening on August 23rd and looking forward to being a part of our community and playing a role in local charities. Let's all come out to support Will at his great restaurant weekend on August 23rd. In fact, let's all come out to eat together all weekend when he opens. Chick Fil A is located on North 1st street on the same parking lot as Five Guys.

Been trying to get on Yahoo Mail for an hour and keep getting all kinds of user errors. Anyone Else?

Jim Thompson! You are ruining my Sunday Morning News Catch up! Please go back to practicing your sorcery on DU or KOS. Really, we appreciate your work on DU or KOS and watching you make their heads spin observing their wild EyEd KuhRayZeeNeeness. Maybe you're confused but....we're your friends. The Troll are few here and the force is strong with you. Do your work were it is most effective and confuse dem dummeez. Maybe you can lead a few to salvation while your at Thanks for all you. Your friend, Vendome

American cities have never experienced modern total war, leaving Americans to imagine the impacts of catastrophic warfare on their urban centers. This article examines post-1945depictions of the death of U.S. cities in films, short stories, and novels from the “thriller,” “future war,” and science fiction genres since 1945. Cities are conspicuous by their absence from fictions of future war and its impacts, often disappearing offstage to allow the plot to follow survivors in small-town and rural settings. This pattern spans depictions of the immediate days after atomic bombing (or a surrogate disaster such as a stray meteor or plague) and...

ROTFLMAO!!!! Rush informs his audience he is with them and his advertisers are saying his audience is not important and YOU/WE are nor important their business plans. YOU ROCK RUSH!!!!

I know Newt's team reads FR and I have a message. Please read the following: What the hell is up your home page? I get how to look for navigating around it but to 80% of America it looks blank. You need a simple, clean and intuitive landing page and it isn't. Fix it! I'm arguing/persuading against many people who worked in the Reagan Administration and people who count on their opinion, for Newt amazing accomplishments and his new proposal for America. We will have a Majorities in both houses that will enable Newt to accomplish the bold and audacious...

What follows is an article I am writing to dispell the myth's being bandied about by some very large liars regarding the Ethics complaints Newt was charged with in the 90's. I have sourced the material. It is a bit long. The formatting is for people with a short attention span and those who like to read.

Newt TKO's Romney by 10!

America, Conservatives and Republicans. We must support Newt Gingrich. He is a man of many accomplishments who gave us Welfare Reform, A Balanced Budget, and Reduced Taxes. Further, he brought us a Republican Majority when we were lost in the desert and the GOP establishment said it couldn't be done. Newt is the only candidate who thinks of big ideas, studies the challenges in achieving very difficult goals and then through, his leadership, explains how we are going to do it and then marshals them into eventuality. Newt helped us achieve the above through his plan known as the Contract...

Newt is the obvious choice for the Presidency. He crafted the strategies which gave us majorities in the 90's. He crafted The Contract with America which led to Welfare Reform, Lower Taxes and a Balanced Budget. I have been arguing against Clinton taking credit for those initiatives for years and I even had to correct our local talk radio host, Brian Sussman, the second day of his show. There is no one left who has a record of accomplishment that can compete with Newt. We will have majorities in the Congress and Senate to help Newt carry out his 21st...

Merry Christmas Jim Robinson and John Robinson!

Service Temporarily Unavailable The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.I'm sick as dog and I beg the Admin Gods for mercy and to restore Free Republic so I might spout my opnion and generally amuse myself while waiting for kitty food and seeing some incredible ZOT'age today.

Just heard this on Hannity and thought it was too hilarious!

Just heard a Fighter Jet Gaining speed. Scanned the skies and saw it flying West from Moffet Field. Anyone else hear it? Why take off now?

Here's Lt. Col. Bateman's account of a little-known ceremony that fills the halls of the Army corridor of the Pentagon with cheers, applause and many tears every Friday morning. It first appeared on May 17 on the Web-log of media critic and pundit Eric Alterman at the Media Matters for America Web site. "It is 110 yards from the 'E' ring to the 'A' ring of the Pentagon. This section of the Pentagon is newly renovated; the floors shine, the hallway is broad, and the lighting is bright. At this instant the entire length of the corridor is packed...

Bin Laden was killed by the US Navy Seal on Sunday. While most part of the world is celebrating, NMA has made an animation to portray what had happened during the siege and what happens to him after his death. Donald Trump was kicked off the air on Sunday to make way for some important news from President Barack Obama. Obama announced that US Navy Seals had located 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden at a large residential compound in a Pakistan neighborhood. Pakistan claimed its intelligence agents were involved in the operation. Bin Laden reportedly resisted capture. US forces recovered...

Just listening to Ann Coulter and she is totally eviscerating whoever she is debating. Dang! That woman can argue and keep all her facts straight. I vote for Anne to take over from Beck! Smoking!

Just heard on the Radio and in the Myth's own voice he is actually going to run against himself. Unbelievable!

A physics teacher in high school once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American. Good idea .... one light bulb at a time ....

So I was over at Dave Weinbaum's site and he has an amazing pictorial of depression era photo's. The quality is superb but illustrates through pictures the life of those who found themselves in a place they didn't imagine but, doing what they could to survive, eek out some sort of living and care for their children.

Weird. It's been years since I felt three earthquakes in a week much less in 3 days. Guess it's time to pack up and move to the Sierra's for some excellent beach front property.

Just had another earthquake. A baby one maybe a 3? San Jose

Just felt a pretty decent quake here in San Jose. Not enough to get me off the couch. It was weird. It's like it was taking batting practice witha few fits and starts then... a good slow rumble. I am guessing it lasted 3 seconds. Anyone else feel it? Nothing on the News.

http://lyvamusic.com LYVA performs "Merry Christmas, Welcome Home" (The Fa, La, La, La, La Song) for the holidays in 2010. Lynda McLaughlin touches the hearts of the world by singing a song about reuniting with family and friends.

Dear World: While our exalted leader spends time apologizing to everyone, for any slight perceived or real, I thought I would chime in. Sometimes you have to get sick before you get better.

"No one wants to admit that they got spanked in an election contest. It's always nicer to think the opponent somehow cheated the system. So yes -- Obama wasn't born here, Bush stole the election, Clinton won only because Ross Perot screwed up Bush's [the elder's] chances, Bush the elder won only because he demagogued Willie Horton. ... I could go back further."

The son of former Alabama Gov. Fob James promises to do away with the 12 foreign languages the test currently offers if he is elected in November. In the ad, James suggests his goal is to save taxpayers money. "Maybe it's the businessman in me," he says.

Shakira is being interviewed by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and he asks about her visit with the Mayor and Chief of Police, of Phoenix and she says at one point "If this law was already in effect, today, for example, I could be detained and arrested and taken away. Because, I don't even have my drivers license here" "I mean, I'm completely undocumented, here today!" Dr. Gupta then asks "So you didn't bring your papers to Arizona?" Shakira then feigns exasperation, saying "I didn't. NO" Dr. Gupta then says "This is an important point. That's exactly what people are worried about"....

Came across the daft hands video and thought it was really cool. Just plain creative and fun Two college girls came up with the idea of making a Video. and using index cards with words on them and created the dance. Essentially, they wrote the words to the song on their bodies and moved in sync to display the words as the song plays. Just neat.

Signed into law on March 23, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act stipulates that existing physician-owned hospitals are prohibited from expanding beds, procedure rooms and operating rooms from the date the bill was enacted. Those same provisions also apply to hospitals that are now under construction and that receive Medicare agreements by Dec. 31, according to Eric Zimmerman, a lawyer who is a partner with McDermott Will & Emery in Washington

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<p>It's Christmas and Christ says "Don't let the commies take the Christ out of Christmas!".</p>

What the heck was that Shakira wannabe act by Taylor Swift?

Considering the name of this blog, we took great concern with the left Eye of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, which appeared puffy on Wednesday while she testified to a Senate committee.

Just saw another ad by the Humane Society. They do wonderful work and help animals who have been abandoned or treated cruelly. I hate these ads, not for their poor taste, they are actually done well and are a needed message about treating animals with love and humanely. What bothers me about the ads is the starkness of the cruelty man exacts on an animal who loves unconditionally and is always happy to see you. They don't care what kind of day you had or how much money you make. The're always happy when you walk in the front door....

This video is for the Noobs and Noob observers

"Grid girls" are as much a part of international motorsports as high-octane fuel, ear plugs, and fiery crashes. Before each race, grid girls take up positions behind the starting line, holding up the national flag of the team and the vehicle's number. They also, it seems, spend a good deal of time just hanging out and looking hot. Long may they wave.

This morning I started coughing and sneezing due to allergies.Grabbed the box of Over the Counter Allergy Medicine and it took forever to find the "Directions".I am tired of that nonsense.  New rule.  Every time I buy an OTC I am taking a  highlighter  to it so I know what I am suppose to take.

"Grid girls" are as much a part of international motorsports as high-octane fuel, ear plugs, and fiery crashes. Before each race, grid girls take up positions behind the starting line, holding up the national flag of the team and the vehicle's number. They also, it seems, spend a good deal of time just hanging out and looking hot. Long may they wave.