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How was everyone's thanksgiving today? Any interesting stories? Any arguments with liberal relatives?

“If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.” - Aristotle Last week the animal right activists went into full doofus mode when the happy huntress, Melissa Bachman, posted pics on Facebook and Twitter of a lion she shot on her recent safari to South Africa. Being the most unhinged bipeds sucking air right now on God’s green earth, the anti-hunting lunatics, in a full-on hissy fit, demanded that Bachman be banned from South Africa for legally hunting a lion and stimulating their needy economy. In addition, they...

Atlas Air 747 Dreamlifter, a cargo plane that is a modified 747 that landed at the wrong airport on Wednesday. It is scheduled to try to take off Thursday even though the runway is considered too short for such a large plane. The cargo plane left New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport bound for McConnell Air Force Base.

A massive cargo plane bound for McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan., from New York City landed at the wrong airport late Wednesday and is now temporarily stuck there. The Boeing 747 LCF Dreamlifter took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport at 7:26 p.m. and was cleared to land at McConnell, but instead landed at the much smaller Jabara Airport about 10 miles north. It's entirely unclear whether the Atlas Air flight landed at Jabara on purpose or by mistake. But audio captured by LiveATC.net suggests the Dreamlifter pilots informed McConnell's tower controller after the plane touched down,...

Now I know why I take Fox News in small doses. I was watching Fox & Friends this morning and caught Brian Kilmeade blaming the Tea Party candidate for Cuccinelli's loss. Hello! Cuccinelli was backed by the Tea Party! He was most likely referring to the fake Libertarian candidate backed by an Obama bundler. Blaming the so called "Tea Party" candidate for the results of the VA race is flat out lying! No more Fox News for me! Not even small doses!

In a formal setting, a priest, pastor, or scripture reader will hopefully have time to prepare their public prayer for lofty and important requests whether about a person suffering from cancer, or about the persecuted church in other parts of the world, or about the defense of the unborn. From what I've seen, Bible studies and small group meetings can really lead to turning God into a vending machine type of God. The leader asks everyone for their prayer requests, and everyone feels obligated to come up with something, regardless of how trivial it might be. "Please pray that I...

Seems to me I heard a rumor.....does anybody know? Is it true? So hard to find out....

Ice cubes could be a thing of the past after the invention of a new gadget that can chill drinks in a matter of seconds.

Oh, getting into crunch time here... Race #6 of the Chase!!!!!

Jim's fill-in is defecting. Its horrible. wtic 1080

We are being told that the affordable care act fixes great injustices of insurance by allowing those with pre-existing conditions and those with catastrophic illness to have coverage. In the past, they say, insurance companies would only provide such coverage at great expense or not at all. Not so. When we finally read the law that "no one knew until we passed it" we found out about IPAB, the Independent Payment and Advisory Board. Howard Dean, no friend of conservatives opposing the ACA recently was quoted about the IPAB: "One major problem is the so-called Independent Payment Advisory Board. The...

Race 4 of the Chase...

One issue that I've not seen adequately addressed either in the mainstream or even the conservative media is the impact Obamacare will have on the family. Obamacare pays out subsidies, on a sliding scale, to families whose modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is less than 400% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). For example, the FPL for a family of 4 in 2013 is $23,550 per year. 400% of that FPL is $94,200 per year. If a family has an MAGI of $94,201 or more, they have the privilege of paying the entire premium cost for an Obamacare policy. Here...

Looking at the news this morning, the massive failure of the Clown's web site for NATIONAL Health care is being glossed over, isn't it... I am wondering if the federal government cannot run a mere "registration" web site, how screwed up will REAL health care be with these chumps in charge?

Greetings! I know there are freepers who have knowledge and experience in just about any area of interest, so I figured we could gather some info/input from you on various treatments/ success stories for Crohn's. I did a search and various interesting articles have been posted, perhaps some of you have other useful links you could share. Over a year ago our youngest was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Not that there is ever a good time to become ill, but this has impacted her studies and immediate University plans. She has been under the care of a physician who has...

Recently, Time magazine had an issue titled "The One Hundred Most Influential People Who Never Lived" where they ranked the most important fictional characters of all time such as Santa Claus, Kinta Kunta, Homer Simpson, etcetera. In your opinion, who are the five most influential fictional characters of all time?

Just tried Senator Portman's Washington office and his Cincinnati office. Both went to voice mail. Seems our elites don't particularly want to hear from us.

Headlights on for TED.

Feeling left out of the "Breaking Bad" hoopla? Upset you can't join in the fun of Sunday night's finale because you never caught up on the series everyone seems to be talking about? Take heart viewer, because AMC is here to help with your binging needs. Starting Tuesday at 8 p.m. with the very first episode that originaly aired Jan. 20, 2008, the cable network will screen every instalment of the Emmy-winning series in an ultra-marathon that will culminate in the 75-minute finale airing Sunday night. Already riding high on fan love, the series about a high-school chemistry teacher Walter...

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Radical group Femen is mainly known for staging topless media stunts to protest oppression. And while they’ve been presented as a feminist female empowerment group, a new documentary revealed that the group is actually run by a man who happens to love hot topless women.Victor Svyatski is listed as a consultant for the group, however filmmaker Kitty Green — who just completed the documentary “Ukraine is Not a Brothel” about the group — says that Svyatski is more of the mastermind behind the stunts.Green told The Independent, “It’s his movement and he hand-picked the girls. He hand-picked the prettiest girls because...

American long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad was closing in on her long time quest to cross the Florida Straits on Monday, attempting to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Nyad was "really hurting" as she neared her destination of Key West some 48 hours after she set off from Havana, according to blog updates on her website.

CBS has a video report about the lucrative business of cats on the internet. According to Friskies, 15% of all internet traffic is connected to cats. And internet traffic means big money. Henri, the existential cat, has been viewed on You Tube 15 million times. He also has a line of products. Grumpy cat, the cat with an underbite, has her own manager. And Maru is the most viewed cat of all with 224 million+ hits on You Tube. John St. a digital ad agency in Toronto produced a video about "catvertsing," the owner claims they won three accounts even...

TORONTO - Lost: One gold chain witnesses at a downtown Toronto nightclub said belongs to pop star Justin Bieber. Bieber was allegedly rushed by someone — possibly an overeager fan — on the dance floor at a downtown Toronto nightclub early Saturday around 3 a.m., when he left a designated VIP area. Joallore Alon, 40, said he was at Uniun Nightclub on Adelaide St. W., near Portland St., when Bieber and his entourage showed up around 2 a.m. “From the back entrance, they came in and stayed for a bit,” Alon said Saturday evening. “He took off his shirt and...

Ok, my feeing is if they used Chem Weapons on their own people, or on any other people for that matter they need to be hit hard. The chips fall where they may. I would error on the side of hitting them too hard instead of too soft. I'm thinking Reagan would have already done it.

Friend -- This is the last thing I wanted to talk about before Labor Day weekend, but you gotta hear this: Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin just joined the "Defund Obamacare" movement -- a group of people, including 80 members of Congress, who are willing to sabotage the economy because they don't like Obamacare. This is the kind of reckless nonsense President Obama is up against in trying to pass a smart budget that actually grows the economy for the middle class. OFA is here to fight back -- because when it comes down to it, I doubt the American...

[Dear xx,] This is the last thing I wanted to talk about before Labor Day weekend, but you gotta hear this: Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin just joined the "Defund Obamacare" movement -- a group of people, including 80 members of Congress, who are willing to sabotage the economy because they don't like Obamacare. This is the kind of reckless nonsense President Obama is up against in trying to pass a smart budget that actually grows the economy for the middle class. OFA is here to fight back -- because when it comes down to it, I doubt the American...

My involvement with Free Republic began around 2000 when my wife began her vigil around the Texas governor’s mansion in support of GW against the challenge of Al Gore for the presidency. I generally provided the livelihood for the Bat Lady to be able to protest and surround the mansion against the leftists who were kept at bay across the street. While she was registered in order to post after action reports I was a lurker on the site. Over the years we have attended rallies and protests and meetings. Other groups of freepers nationwide also held rallies, attended protests,...

The B and Q lines in Brooklyn were unexpectedly delayed today, but frustrated commuters might be mollified to know it was because of kitties. A pair of runaway kittens were cavorting on the tracks, and the MTA had to turn off the third rail so officers could chase them down. For once, a listicle of cat photos might actually constitute news coverage! After the two kittens were spotted on the tracks near the Church Avenue station in Brooklyn at 11:06 a.m., the MTA shut off power to the third rail on a section of the subway’s Brighton Line, suspending regular...

FOXBOROUGH -- This preseason has been an up and down ride for third-string quarterback Tim Tebow. He started with an iffy opening against the Eagles, finishing 4 of 12 passing for 55 yards and three sacks. He followed it up with an outing to forget against the Buccaneers (1 for 7, minus-1 yard, interception). And then he was forced to watch from the sideline as his team went through what was widely considered a dress rehearsal for the regular season against the Lions. On Thursday, he provided a bit more of a mixed performance against the Giants. While the starters...

I am seriously thinking of having the following custom bumper sticker made. What kind of trouble does anyone think I can get into just by displaying this on my car?: Sic semper tyrannis I know little to no Latin, and so I can credibly plead ignorance to its meaning. The phrase mentions no one by name. Pretty nebulous, by any standard. So, what say you? Am I asking for trouble? I would give my life to be used as the effective impetus of the Revolution, but how bad could this be for me? BTW, it will be VERY LARGE LETTERS....

President Obama is spending his Sunday golfing, according to the White House. The outing comes amid rising signs the U.S. is inching closer to launching a military strike against Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons by that country’s government. Here’s the report from the White House press pool on the golfing outing: Motorcade arrived at the rolling, green Ft. Belvoir golf course at 1:24 p.m. after uneventful ride. A few golfers paused in their games to watch the passing motorcade. Golfing partners are David Krone, Mike Brush, and Marvin Nicholson. After finding community center closed, pool is holding...

Ayo Kimathi might have been the next Nidal Hasan. People who worked with Kimathi were reportedly afraid of him. And like Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, Kimathi talked openly about his extremist beliefs even while working for the department whose mission is to identify violent extremists. Kimathi, aka Irritated Genie, appeared on a podcast in July 2010 in which he discussed his plans for carrying out a race war with "Europeans." In the same podcast Kimathi talked about his "plantation job" working for the government and claimed he was always spreading his message of a...

Singer Linda Ronstadt announced that she has Parkinson’s disease and can no longer sing,leaving the music world without one of its signature voices. The 67-year-old singer madetheannouncementin an interview with AARP, confirming that she was diagnosed eight months ago, although shehadbeen showing signs of the disease as far back as eight years ago. In the interview, Ronstadt said that she could feel that something was wrong with her voice andatfirst thought it was because of a tick bite she had. She believed the shaking in her hands were caused by shoulder surgery. “I couldn’t sing,” she told AARP, “and I...

DETROIT – Tim Tebow spent most of this Thursday night – perhaps one of his fleeting few remaining as an NFL quarterback – standing near the 50-yard line of the New England Patriots sideline. When the Pats were on defense, he'd sometimes casually flip a ball around by himself. When they were on offense, he'd put his helmet on, ready to go in – whether at QB or any other position the coaching staff might request. "You just prepare yourself and be ready for whenever your number is called," Tebow said. Tebow's number was never called.

How much was the purse the clerk showed Oprah? $1,000 or $25,000? If $1,000 then you could buythe arguement that the clerk didn't want to show the purse because she didn't think the customer could afford it. If it was a very expensive purse Ianthe $25,000+ Opeah's argument falls apart. By appearence only if you can afford a $25,000 purse you probably can afford the $38,000 one. If I go to a store to buy something and the clerk shows me something identical which costs a lot less I appreciate it. If they are close I'll evaluate the difference and...