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In the latest example of sheer looniness that has marked the current Democrat-controlled Congress, surely the worst if not the craziest Congress in all U.S. history, the House officially sought forgiveness from Native Americans and the victims of Jim Crow-ism. They did that in our name, laying upon our shoulders the sins of long-dead Americans and having us cringe at the feet of today’s casino-rich Native Americans, and our black brothers and sisters whose votes they lust after.

A British family said a crow they adopted as a pet has begun taking on the characteristics of their five dogs, even going so far as to attack the mailman. The Notaro-Livingstones of Huntsworth, England, said they adopted Jack the crow about 10 months ago when they discovered him outside of his nest and unable to lift his own head, The Telegraph reported Wednesday. The family said that as Jack recovered, he began mimicking the family's other pets -- a pack of five dogs. They said Jack steals dog treats from the other pets and will often jump onto the...

US Democratic presidential candidate and US Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL), talks to Carl Venne, chairman of the Crow tribe, at a campaign rally in Crow Agency, Montana May 19, 2008. Venne presented gifts to Obama for his children and wife. CAPTION CORRECTION - CORRECTING IDENTITY OF SENATOR OBAMA'S CROW "PARENTS" US Democratic presidential candidate and US Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL), arrives with Hartford and Mary Blackeagle, his new Crow "parents" who adopted him as a member of the Crow nation, for a campaign rally in Crow Agency, Montana May 19, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008...

ONE SHEET TO THE WIND Rosie doesn't want Earth to suffer. So, she is taking Sheryl Crow's offer. And, it is no small feat. But, she'll use just one sheet --of Brawny--the quicker picker-upper!

New York, Apr 30, 2007 / 11:23 am (CNA).- The St. Louis media seems to be running a campaign against the Catholic Church, following Archbishop Raymond Burke’s protest of abortion-activist Sheryl Crow’s performance at a Catholic hospital fundraiser. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and KMOV (CBS affiliate), in particular, have invited the public to voice its opinion over the archbishop’s decision.Catholic League president Bill Donohue says the “voyeuristic posture assumed by these two media outlets is not legitimate.According to Donohue, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch “is inviting non-Catholics to opine about an internal matter of the St. Louis Archdiocese, beckoning the bigots...

  "I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required" - Sheryl CrowThis cartoon/graphic is free for noncommercial use in emails, blogs, and forums.  IowaPresidentialWatch.com

Language changes. This cannot be denied. Due to one person's brave words we have a new change to our lexicon. Sheryl Crow, the 'one square wonder' has single handedly wiped the way clear the future of our communication. For instance; when things are getting shakey at work you should state that if everyone doesn't work together the "Crow's really gonna hit the fan." When someone startles you, tell them you nearly "Crowed your pants." Suppose you are playing poker. Your friend fails to disguise his glee at the hand you dealt to him. While holding your chips closer than your...

Talk about serendipity ! George Tenet releases a new book on the same day Sheryl Crow urges us to use only ONE SQUARE of toilet paper ! Oh....and PLEASE don't squeeze the Charmin' !!

When it comes to Sheryl Crow's touring requirements, if it's Tuesday, this must be Bombay. Gin that is. The rock star's performance contract includes specific day-to-day instructions on what kind of booze Sheryl needs in her dressing room (TSG has never seen such attention to detail in any other concert rider we've posted). For each show, Crow requires 12 bottles of Grolsch beer, 6 bottles of "local" beer, and a bottle each of "good Australian Cabernet" and "good Merlot." As for the harder stuff, promoters are directed to purchase specific booze depending on what day of the week the concert...

Their college tour ended, Sheryl Crow and Laurie David describe their efforts to stop global warming as part of the "most important mission" of the times. That's the hope of Grammy-winning rocker Crow and David, who produced the Oscar-winning documentary movie "An Inconvenient Truth. Advertisement "It's great to go out and play music, and I love that, too. And it's also nice to make money. But this is not that," Crow said in an interview on Sunday in Washington. "This is a whole bunch of people dedicating their time, their lives, working for free, for a mission. And it is...

MIDI - JUST ONE LOOK We must do our part...it is up to each human being who's here It is all environmental Just one sheet...that is all you get, get, get...when you're wiping your fanny I'm not kidding Just one sheet...so wipe carefully-y-y...you may have to help granny She can't do it Just one sheet...though it sounds absurd, you must listen...stop global warming Save our planet Just one sheet...or we all will be in deep mouring If it's too late to save it...right down the crapper, there it goes We use too much paper...that's obvious...obvious And if all of...

A national black Republican group is running a radio advertisement accusing Democrats of starting the Ku Klux Klan and saying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, a claim challenged by civil-rights researchers. The National Black Republican Association ads have been heard in Ohio, the Ohio Democratic Party said Thursday. Republican Party officials and the campaign for Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Blackwell, who is black, said they haven't heard of the ads and can't say whether they've aired in Ohio. Blackwell, the state's secretary of state, faces Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, who is white, in the November...

I have felt for sometime now that the main motivating force behind the "Bush lied, people died" crowd is the notion that "they did it to Clinton, so we'll do it to Bush." And while there were those on the right that went to extremes in their criticism of President Clinton, the general level of vitriol and hate that Liberals have sunk to in their seething rage against Bush specifically and Republicans in general is totally out of proportion with reality and precedent. This reminded me of this sketch from Mystery Science Theater 3000:Mike: And then the drunk guy says,...

NBC White House correspondent David Gregory ate a little crow Sunday on this "Meet The Press," apologizing for his arrogant behavior during White House press briefings dealing with the shooting of a hunting companion by Vice President Cheney. Reacting to the storm of criticism leveled by the public at the Washington press corps for complaining that they were not told immediately about the incident, leaving the job of reporting it to a small-town Texas newspaper, Gregory apologized for his boorish behavior. "I think I made a mistake,” he told host Tim Russert. "I think it was inappropriate for me to...

I wouldn't have even started this thread if it weren't for all the media attention being given to the "Tookie" execution tonight. So, in listening to various broadcast and radio shows on the topic, several times the topic of his "last meal" were discussed, and it got me to thinking -- what kind of food would I request if I were similarly situated? I know, it's a bit macarbe, but really, if YOU had one last meal, what would it be? I'll chime in later with my selection.

A restaurant in Østre Bolærne, an archipelago on the outer fringe of the Oslo Fjord, has decided on menu innovation to attract new diners. Manager Rolf Bjarne Sund is not sure if the new additions of crow and seagull to the menu will be a definite hit with visitors, but hopes they will give the rare items a try, newspaper Tønsberg Blad reports. "It has something to do with the feeling that this (crow) is not a clean bird," Sund admitted. "But it is incredibly good. It tastes like chicken with a hint of game. And it is safe to...

September 5, 2005 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and rock star Sheryl Crow are engaged. The cyclist announced the engagement in a statement Monday, and said he asked Crow on Wednesday while they were in Sun Valley, Idaho. No wedding date has been set, although it could be a spring wedding, Armstrong spokesman Mark Higgins said. Armstrong retired in July after winning his seventh straight Tour. The marriage will be the second for Armstrong, who has three children with ex-wife Kristin. It will be the first for Crow.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong made two significant announcements Monday regarding his future. He and rock star Sheryl Crow are engaged and are planning a spring wedding. And Armstrong confirmed that he is "thinking" about coming out of retirement and defending his Tour yellow jersey. Armstrong made these relevations during an interview with the American-Statesman. [. . .] Armstrong has only entertained the idea of riding the Tour next July for about the last two weeks. He first started mulling the idea after a French newspaper reported Aug. 22 that Armstrong tested positive six times for a banned...

CRAWFORD, Texas – Bothered by what she laments as mounting "distractions," Cindy Sheehan sought Monday to refocus her peace vigil near President Bush's ranch on her central anti-war message. Since she "came out here and sat down on a lawn chair" 10 days ago, Ms. Sheehan said, the situation has "got out of hand and just turned into a media circus." For instance, she cited calls for the president's impeachment as "another distraction off of our original cause." On Sunday, she faced reports that she was not paying her federal income taxes. "They killed my son in an illegal and...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Jamie Licko, Downtown District executive director, isn’t ready to give in to the swarms of defecating crows that have been dirtying Greene Square Park for years. It’s not good enough, Licko says, to just take another round of disgusting photos, write another angry story, have downtown officials scream at City Hall again for help. ‘‘It’s been a constant issue, and it should be something that’s fixable,’’ she said Tuesday. ‘‘I don’t think it’s something we can keep talking about and not doing anything about.’’ Licko said the crow-dropping problem in and near the downtown park has been...

Lance Armstrong says he will aim for a seventh victory this summer. . Armstrong has won the Tour for the last six years. His 2005 racing schedule "will include this summer's Tour de France, where he will go for a seventh straight victory," his team, Discovery Channel, said on Wednesday on its Web site. . "I am grateful for the opportunity that Discovery Communications has given the team and look forward to achieving my goal of a seventh Tour de France," it quoted the Texan as saying. . The announcement ended speculation about whether Armstrong would skip this year's Tour,...

Here are the 2004 Media Web awards Commentary: Media failed to rise to the occasion -- again By Jon Friedman, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 12:01 AM ET Dec. 10, 2004 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - After the furor over former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair marred the media industry in 2003, it seemed unlikely that my profession's image could look even worse this year. But never underestimate us. When the reporting sins of USA Today's Jack Kelley (GCI: news, chart, profile) surfaced several months ago, he had clearly topped Blair and another miscreant named Stephen Glass. The bean counters had their...

The three ambassadors who died violent deaths were Cleo Noel Jr.,killed in March 1973 when Palestinian terrorists struck an embassy in Sudan; Adolph Dubs, killed in 1973 when Afghan police stormed a hotel room where he was being held by terrorists; and Arnold Raphel, who died in 1988 when a plane crashed. Receiving waivers as longtime diplomats with military service were William Rivkin and Philip Crowe. Rivkin, who died in 1967, served as ambassador to Senegal, Gambia and Luxembourg and spent five years of in the Army during World War II, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Crowe, who...

In the September 20 issue of Time Magazine, author David Van Biema/Jackson writes very flippantly about a “Muslims Only” event held at Six Flags in New Jersey. He seems irritated that anyone would raise objections to religious segregation at a public amusement park. Before objections were raised, just how did the event’s organizers, the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), plan to enforce Muslim-only entrance to Six Flags? By the way people dressed? By their skin color? Would entrants to the park have been forced to recite verses of the Koran? Were Jews wearing yarmulkes and Christians wearing crucifixes to...

I was wrong. When I'm wrong, I admit it. And I was wrong. Five months ago, I predicted John Kerry would win the presidential election. I really thought he would for several reasons: President Bush's record – especially on domestic issues – was weak. He didn't show any desire to curtail illegal immigration. He even proposed yet another amnesty program, an idea entirely unpopular with the American people at any time, but I thought politically lethal at a time when the country is facing dramatic terrorist attacks. He also increased spending on a host of programs for which there is...

Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow and Crosby, Stills & Nash have registered for the Vote for Change Tour. The artists will join a growing lineup that already includes Bruce Springsteen, the Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, Jurassic 5, My Morning Jacket, Ben Harper and a host of other artists seeking to remove President Bush from office. Jack Johnson and Crosby, Stills & Nash join the touring trio of Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Keb' Mo' for the September 29 gig in Phoenix. Sheryl Crow will rock the stage in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 8,...

MOSCOW - It used to be said about a fraudster in Australia that he was too crooked to lie straight in bed. Until now, however crooked the Russian oligarchs – the handful of men who seized control of Russia’s oil and mineral wealth a decade ago – may have seemed, the lure of their money has overwhelmed the inhibitions of investors, bankers, non-executive directors, and managers from jumping into the same bed. Until now, they had reason to believe they could get in and out swiftly, and make a clean getaway. A class-action lawsuit, filed last week in a federal...

US Postal team rider Lance Armstrong of the United States wears the leader's yellow jersey as he receives a kiss from his girlfriend, U.S. singer Sheryl Crow, after the fourth stage of the Tour de France, a team time trial from Cambrai over 64,5 km to Arras, northern France, July 7, 2004. The US Postal team won the time trial in one hour, twelve minutes and 03.26 seconds. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

A University Of Texas At San Antonio associate professor who improperly used State computers for political and commercial purposes has apologized for his actions, sort of. Following an exposé, which appeared in the San Antonio Lightning on August 22nd, the official website of Neal Richard Wagner, assistant chair of UTSA Computer Sciences, was purged of dozens of pages because of political and commercial content. UTSA rules and regulations ban employees from using State facilitities and UTSA's name to further such ventures. While an individual may feel that identification with UTSA will add weight to his or her views on a...

<p>GOV. GRAY DAVIS deserves to be recalled. His performance has earned him record-low poll numbers because voters believe he is too arrogant, too nasty -- and that he would sell them out to any special interest that could help his career. Rather than shape up to fend off the recall, Davis has been acting as if his main goal is to prove to skeptical voters that they've been too kind to him.</p>

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The DC Chapter of Free Republic held its 5th Annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner Freep on Saturday, April 26, 2003. There were 19 FReepers and Lurkers in attendance: W04Man, FreeTheHostages, BushorBust, SpacemanSpiff, Mrs. SpacemanSpiff, sauropod, hellinahandcart, Jimmy Valentine's brother, Exit148, tgslTakoma, kristinn, Doctor Raoul, BufordP, Angelwood, rachelprofiling, ned13 and friend, L_Von_Mises and GunsareOK. We were worried about the weather since rain was in the forecast. We came prepared with lots of plastic coverings for the Garofalo Awards and we had plenty of ponchos and umbrellas to keep us fairly dry. Luckily for us, the rain held off and the...

ABC's Peter Jennings sees an ominous new threat in the world. Not weapons of mass destruction or terrorism, but another vast right-wing conspiracy at home, specifically, the supposedly "well organized and aggressive efforts to make life very difficult for celebrities who speak out against the war." Jennings ended Tuesday's World News Tonight with this plug for Wednesday's show: "That is our report on World News Tonight. Tomorrow on the broadcast, the well organized and aggressive efforts to make life very difficult for celebrities who speak out against the war. I'm Peter Jennings. Have a good evening, and good night." I...

'Human Shields' Protect Reporters from Pacifist Actor By Jeff Johnson CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief April 16, 2003 Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - "We're here to protect you," members of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Free Republic told reporters gathered to cover an anti-war speech by self-proclaimed pacifist and actor Tim Robbins. "We're here to demonstrate against Tim Robbins and act as human shields for reporters in case they ask a question that Tim Robbins doesn't like and he threatens to harm them like he did Lloyd Grove of the Washington Post ," said Kristinn Taylor, co-leader of the group. Grove...

Actor/Director Tim Robbins hates free speech. So does his long-term partner, Susan Sarandon, as well as Janeane Garafolo, Martin Sheen, The Dixie Chicks, Mike Farrell, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Harry Belafonte, Ed Asner, Danny Glover, Chrissie Hynde, and other ''anti-war'' celebrities. They only love free speech when they are using it to bash the military, President Bush, and America, both in our own media and overseas. However, when the American consumer, offended by their blame-America first rhetoric, reacts with petitions and boycotts, the words ''blacklist,'' ''undermining free speech'' and ''suppressing dissent'' are used by these celebrities. Hollywood is scared, because...

04-15-03- I was going to write an Op-ed today to go with our weekly Hall of Fame and Hall of Shame awards. Then Tim Robbins spoke to the National Press Club today.  I've recorded it for your listening disgust.  To say it's beyond the pale is an understatement.  He has declared war on the 77% of the people in this country who support our president, this country and our troops. Here is the audio.  Hollywood-Hero needs to say, one more time for the record, free speech does not mean free of consequences.  Freedom to choose what we watch, rent or...

Head's up, everybody !! The DC Chapter did a Stealth FReep of Hollywood liberal Tim Robbins this afternoon at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Kristinn will be appearing on "Scarborough Country" hosted by former Florida Congressman and Conservative, Joe Scarborough. The program begins at 10:00pm, EDT. Angelwood is working on the after-action report of the FReep now and will post it soon.Speaking of Our "Ringleader" Angelwood, she was also on MSNBC earlier this evening, as they showed footage of the protest today, to promote the segment tonight.

<p>Ken Paulson is executive director of the First Amendment Center with offices in Arlington, Va. and Nashville, Tenn. His mailing address is Ken Paulson, First Amendment Center, 1207 18th Ave South Nashville, Tenn. 37212.</p> <p>C O L U M N This just in: Janeane Garofalo is now more un-American than George Clooney.</p>

The DC Chapter of Free Republic learned through an anonymous source that Tim Robbins (actor, anti-war activist, significant other of Susan Sarandon) would be the guest speaker at a National Press Club luncheon on April 15, 2003. Accordingly, a few of us made plans to meet and greet Mr. Robbins when he arrived at the building to present his speech. I stepped out of my taxi a few minutes before Noon. The sidewalk outside the Press Club building was full of activity. There were people out enjoying the Spring weather, many going into the building, several cameramen waiting patiently, delivery...

Anti-war activist Tim Robbins says his freedom violated by baseball snub Fri Apr 11, 8:40 PM ET Add Entertainment - AFP to My Yahoo! LOS ANGELES (AFP) - US actor Tim Robbins (news) said that Baseball's Hall of Fame had violated his freedom of expression by scrapping a screening of one of his movies because he publicly criticized the US-led war in Iraq (news - web sites). The actor and his Oscar-winning partner Susan Sarandon (news) had been invited to attend the 15th anniversary screening of their 1988 baseball movie "Bull Durham" at the New York-based Hall of Fame later...

It looks like outspoken Iraq war critic Janeane Garofalo won't be honoring her pledge to apologize to President Bush anytime soon. "I have nothing to apologize for," she told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg, who requested an interview with the comedienne-turned-peacenik for his Sunday morning broadcast. Malzberg tells NewsMax that instead of agreeing to the interview request, Garofalo boasted that her upcoming TV show on ABC is going forward despite a tidal wave of complaints received by the network. "Boycotters are welcome to keep giving me tons of publicity," she dared before reiterating, "There will be no apologies." Just five weeks...

MIDI - BEAT IT You are a leftist stooge and Hollywood ho Each time you spoke, disdain for you was sure to grow We've cooked a tasty dish and it's time to have some crow Time to eat it…time to eat it Our president you thought that you could attack You thought that you had known it all about Iraq But what you did to troops was a knife right in their back So eat it…we have cooked it for you Just eat it, eat it…you're side's utterly defeated You and Mike Farrell…Martin Sheen, too You're always wrong…whatever you...

Sheryl Crow blames Israel for this war....hmmm....forget 911 Sheryl? Forget the weapons of mass destruction? Would you have taken Hitler on - you know, innocent lives would be lost there also......She has no understanding of the world.... Quote from her manifesto: "Do we ignore the relationships we have worked hard to build with our allies and do we try everything in our power to rid the planet of evil using nonaggression, or are we a country that will use force and in the meantime, be responsible for the loss of innocent lives in the name of freeing oppressed people and...

I wonder if Sheryl's blouse comes printed in German so that Gerhard Schroeder can wear one.

Jessica Lange, meet Sheryl Crow. During the American Music Awards shown Monday night on ABC, Crow came on stage twice wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a political message: “War is not the answer.” Off stage, she offered this insight to reporters: "I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies." By that reasoning, the best way to counter liberal media bias is not to recognize that any liberal media bias exists. When Crow won the award for “favorite pop rock female artist,” she bound on stage and...