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In the wake of the deadly police shootings in Stanton Heights, do you feel current gun control laws are too weak, are well-balanced, are too restrictive or make little difference one way or the other? Category: City Neighborhoods Voting began on 4/9/2009 Voting ends on 4/16/2009 A.Too weak - 1574 (17%) B.Well-balanced - 618 (7%) C.Too restrictive - 5680 (62%) D.Make little difference one way or other - 1290 (14%)

Those of us who've done this for several years, and attended many of the rallies and counterprotests in Washington DC or elsewhere have become used to the inanity of the commies, Pinkos, and other assorted lefties. We forget I think how it is for newcomers who've never seen them. A few times at some of the downtown FReeps I've observed people who are obviously tourists who'd accidentally stumbled upon a leftie protest march. Their deer-in-the-headlights gives them away, as they're obviously perplexed as to what they've come upon. FReepers are a little more used to this as even those who've...

The White House is open for questions. We invite you to participate in our community-moderated online town hall. Submit your own question about the economy and vote on submissions from others. We also encourage you to include a link to a video of yourself asking your question (ideally 30 seconds or less), but text submissions are all you need. Come back on Thursday to watch the President answer some of the most popular submissions live at WhiteHouse.gov. UPDATE: The online town hall will be at 11:30 AM Eastern, the voting will close at 9:30 AM.

Do you support a constitutional amendment that would prohibit same-sex marriage?

Here is the link. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883644_1883653_1883949,00.html Right now, Sarah Palin only has an average ranking of 37, down near Brittney Spears and Miley Cyrus. Let's be sure to FReep her up.

A member at ar15.com sent his congressman a teabag in the mail to protest their spending, and now his congressman's office is threatening him. The member says, "I told her no malice intended and asked if it was illegal to mail a teabag. I told her it was a in protest in response to the votes of the Congressman. I also told her I thought maybe they would enjoy a good cup of tea this afternoon. She was not amused but acted dumb as to why I sent it. She also said a RECORD of this would be made." Here...

FREE THIS POLL! What kind of grade do you think Obama deserves for his performance? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093

Frum's embrace of various liberal positions doesn't make him a dummy, or an unskilled writer, or someone who should be excluded from a necessary conversation among self-identified conservatives about the direction of their wayward movement. It just makes him rather hubristic to envision himself as a general giving marching orders, or as a pope issuing excommunications, to a movement he no longer has much use for.

What grade do you give Obama's presidency overall so far? What grade do you give Obama's economic policies so far?

Yes or No? Please vote!

MARCH FOR CAPITALISM!!

Will Obama's mortgage plan help you?

I don't know what's going on with our weather - and AlGore can just shut his yap because it is not a "side effect" of global warming - but we have had a spate of incredibly windy days around here. I don't remember getting anything like this in past years. Either that or I'm just getting old and the first thing to go is the memory. Anyway...once again it was so windy that putting up the MOAB was out of the question. Had we done so, it would have taken off like a kite, probably with some of us attached....

What do you think of Limbaugh's speech? Thumbs up 64% Thumbs down 36% Total Votes: 115,511 What's your overall opinion of Limbaugh? Mostly positive 58% Mostly negative 37% Neutral 5% Total Votes: 118,345

Please Freep this poll on Media Bias. It was originally set up at Political Ref but registration was required, but that has been taken care of by using PollDaddy.com.

Do you think that President Obama will make good on his pledge to cut the deficit in half but the end of his current term?

If you had a choice of four daycare centers run separately by Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, and Nancy Pelosi, which would you choose for your kids? First lady Michelle Obama's Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's

We weren't their long before being reminded of what it's all about. One of the Walter Reed buses that have been converted so they can carry wounded troops flown in from the field to Andrews Air Force Base, and from there transported to Walter Reed came by Seeing one of them always quiets you for a bit as you wonder about who is coming in and what they've been through. Not to long after we got going, we had a special visit. Mr. Trooprally tells the tale: Trooprally was on the southwest corner when he heard "CONCRETEBOB". Looking around he...

The question: Do you think Sen. Christopher Dodd acted unethically in financing his homes through Countrywide Financial Corp.?

INTRODUCTION The Office of Public Liaison & Intergovernmental Affairs (OPL-IGA) is the front door to the White House through which everyone can participate and inform the work of the President. OPL-IGA takes the Administration out of Washington and into communities across America, stimulating honest dialogue and ensuring that America's citizens and their elected officials have a government that works effectively for them and with them. OPL-IGA will bring new voices to the table, build relationships with constituents and seeks to embody the essence of the President's movement for change through the meaningful engagement of citizens and their elected officials by...

Slamming through $825 Billion package with $525 Billion in New spending which will include payoffs to Planned Parenthood in the amount of $750 million must be examined. This entire bill should be read before it is passed to avoid insertion of fairness doctrine, card check, fixing poorly run states budgets, or any other left wing specials.

This show will air TODAY, Thursday, January 22 - at various times across the country.Find the LOCAL TIME in YOUR area, and then add YOUR comments to this thread, as the show proceeds.Many of us were in the studio audience yesterday for the taping of this shoow, but we do not (yet) know how badly they chopped it up, if they did. But, thanks to the eagle eye of Matchett-PI, we know that they already have a PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT and some TEASER VIDEO posted on Dr. Phil's website (part 1 of 3): Obama: Hope vs. RealityThe inauguration party is over....

How would you rate Barack Obama's inauguration speech?

Go here: Freepers Stand Their Ground, Charged By Hamas Radicals, Wash. D.C. Jan. 10,2009 --- PIC HEAVY There are lots of additional pictures in the links of the main story.

I got a solicitation in the mail to order the New York Times so I don't miss "history in the making"...

In case anyone missed your pings, or you are not on the D.C. Chapter Master Ping List, the D.C. Chapter will be hosting a Pro-Israeli Rally in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue this Saturday, Jan 10, at 1PM. Some of us will be arriving by 12:30 to set up. Just look for the Israeli flags. We'll also be counter demonstrating ANSWER's Pro-Hama/Palestinian demonstration. They start at 1PM. No end time was on their flyer. We have Israeli flags and some poster-signs. Feel free to bring your own. Snow is predicted which is better than rain. Snow bounces...

Vote for the best science blog of the year. I highly recommend voting for the 'Wattsupwiththat' weblog which is run by Anthony Watts. It's a global warming 'realist' site (i.e., not a bunch of people trying to scare you into believing the Goracle's prophecy of global heat death, but rather open minded people who have more questions about the supposed 'settled' science of anthropogenic global warming). Anthony Watts also runs the 'surfacestations.org' project which seeks to document the quality or lack thereof of temperature monitoring stations.

LET GAZA LIVE! Stop the U.S./Israeli War Against the Palestinian People National March on Washington Saturday, January 10 Assemble at the White House (north side) at 1:00 PM Tens of thousands have marched across the country. Above: Chicago, January 2 Sponsoring organizations: ANSWER Coalition, Muslim American Society Freedom, Free Palestine Alliance, American Muslim Task Force, National Council of Arab Americans, Al-Awda - International Palestine Right to Return Coalition, and hundreds of others Flyer for the DC demonstration (click on the link to view a PDF that you can print and reproduce) There will be coinciding West Coast demonstrations in San...

Santa looks in on a car full of kids. Tells them they're all getting coal in their stockings! Sent them all off crying. BAD Santa! Notice you'll never see Mr Trooprally and Santa together in the same picture? Lurker Bill Mr Scrooge! What's the CO2-friendly equivalent for coal? MOAB Slogan Contest Current MOAB has been in use for some time and is starting to show a lot of wear and tear. Time for a new one. Here's our current MOAB as seen in Freep 193. The Original MOAB read: GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS LIBERATING THE WORLD OF ONE TYRANT...

Honor Roll of Attendees Cindy-True-Supporter, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, kburi, Mr. Trooprally and his Grandtwins, your author Tom the Redhunter, Doctor Raoul, and his friend Carl from Pennsylvania. We soon got set up and were in business as usual. There was a light wind, not enough for us to preclude setting up the MOAB (Mother Of All Banners), but enough for the flags to fly nicely. Carl is not an official FReeper but does have much experience at rallies and countering the left as a member of a group called the American Sheepdogs. The full explanation is on their website, but...

Walter Reed - Week 191, December 12, 2008, Busy Season for DC FReepers A very cold Friday night and we broke out cold weather gear including hand warmers to stay warm. Hot coffee helped ward off the chill. Many drivers honked in support of the troops as they passed by our signs and flags. Halfway down a long block several moonbats stood like mannequins with their morbid messages serving as a grim reminder as to why we are there. The bus with its wounded warriors and their families returned at 9:50pm. NEWS FROM THE FRONT GATEPlea Deal wants to share...

Another Friday, another FReep outside Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. As evening began, the faithful gathered to show their support for the troops. Due to super-heavy traffic I didn't get their until almost 8:00, and it seemed too late to put up the MOAB (Mother Of All Banners, which I had with me), so we contented ourselves with the flags. Faithful Freepers Mr. Trooprally, Cindy-True-Supporter, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, Plea Deal, GunsAreOK, Fraxinus, Lurker Bill, VictoryNY, BufordP, RonGKirby, your author Tom the Redhunter, and our special guest from Siler City, North Carolina, FReeper Wolfpat and his dog Nicholette!...

During the campaign season, we witnessed a few fairly ridiculous controversies surface. There was the charge that Senator McCain was ineligible for office, having been born in Panama, which was widely covered by traditional media and blogs. There was the charge that Barack Obama was a murderer, or whatever mad conspiracy Larry Sinclair and his kilt-clad lawyer were on about. That received less media coverage, and what it did receive was largely ridicule. Then there was the charge that McCain was having an affair with a lobbyist, that Barack Obama attended a madrassa, that Sarah Palin claimed to be able...

Proposition 8: Governor Schwarzenegger Respect the Voter's Will If you are a California citizen, please act immediately to sign this petition to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who is urging the California Supreme Court to overthrow the results of the recent free and fair election which passed Proposition 8, defining marriage as between a man and a woman. His actions as governor in attempting to negate this vote are an insult to the voters of California and undermine the rule of law. We will deliver this letter with your signatures to his office as a means of saying that the voices of...

Ok, I've about had it up to HERE. Obama's talking about MORE taxes, MORE regulation, MORE job killing enviro-wackoness, MORE costs imposed on us, and running up incomprehensible deficits and debts. Why are we NOT doing something? Why are we not organizing the largest FREEP operation in history? We need to gather every conservative we can get, MILLIONS OF US in Washington DC, literally SHUT DOWN CONGRESS and everything in DC with ONE VOICE... TURN US LOOSE! END our idiotic tax code. End cap gains taxes, END excessive regulation. END all this environmental IDIOCY that is killing our productivity. DRILL,...

Supporter Survey (page 1 of 4) Your hard work and passion have defined this movement for change. Now you can shape the next phase of our extraordinary effort by sharing your campaign experience and ideas about the future. Take a few minutes to complete this short survey (4 pages). There are a few questions about you, your work with the campaign, and your interactions with this organization. At the end, you will also have an opportunity to share any thoughts you have that aren't covered by the questions:

Vote for Sarah, Times Magazine's Person of the Year Who Will Be Person of the Year 2008? Barack Obama? Gordon Brown? Michael Phelps? Click through the pros and cons of our finalists for Person of the Year and vote for the candidates you think are most deserving. This is a repost, the obama coolaid drinkers came out in force for this one.

Here is the Schedule, as released by the Freaks at the Westboro "Baptist Church"... http://www.godhatesfags.com/schedule.html 12/01/2008 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Virginia Beach, VA Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base 12/03/2008 07:30 AM - 08:00 AM Virginia Beach, VA Fort Story Army Base 12/03/2008 08:45 AM - 09:15 AM Norfolk, VA Norfolk Naval Station 12/03/2008 09:15 AM - 09:45 AM Virginia Beach, VA Oceana Naval Air Station 12/03/2008 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Portsmouth, VA Portsmouth Naval Medical Center (If you go to counter any of these, this is the one to do so at) 12/03/2008 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM...

Just got back from the FREEP of the proteters outside Ft Huachuca. There were about 100 or so Freak-A-Zoids with the requisite (in their miniscule mine minds) Abu-Gharib jumpsuits and the leftover '60s hippies. There were close to 100 patriots on our side with American flags, Service Flags, loud speakers playing patriotic music, a highland bag piper. The patriots brought their children and they jooined in loudly FREEPing the protesters (bless their little hearts). When I left the Freak-A-Zoids had yet to try to tresspass onto post. Lots and lots of local police presence as well as military police present...

<p>Several posters have mentioned this over the past week, but I want to bring it up again. Governor Sarah Palin is under attack from both the right (faux right) and the left, blaming her for McCain's loss.</p> <p>We all know the truth- few of us could ever have supported McCain without her.</p>

Would you prefer more options for president? * Nope, Barack obama is good enough for me! (33%, 416 Votes) * Yes, I am voting third party (31%, 396 Votes) * Nope, John McCain is the guy for the job. (21%, 270 Votes) * Yes, These candidates are jokes (15%, 194 Votes) Total Voters: 1,276

With an unstable world economy, and families around the world worried about their jobs and investments, it's not looking good for Americans or the rest of the World, Economically, if Obama wins the U.S. Presidential election. This article goes into the tax "cuts" are really rebates, and money taken from businesses and working and spread around.

"Conga the LA Times" Monday, November 3, 2008 9AM – NOON FreedomMarch.org is continuing the LA Times protest to inspire the newspaper to finally release its Khalidi-Obama video. Senator Obama was allegedly taped toasting former PLO spokesperson, Rashid Khalidi. Please join us for an hour, or all three, to demand that the LA Times fully disclose all information regarding presidential candidate Barack Obama. "Conga the LA Times" Monday, Nov 3, 2008 9AM - NOON. Bring your own flags, cameras, and signs. Travel via Metrolink is recommended. LA Times HQ 202 West 1st St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 The Los...

We need all hands to jump on this ASAP. Major Freep Mon 11-3-08. Please spread fast. (We're getting friendly media coverage and bloggers galore.)Here's a partial press release: "Conga the LA Times" Monday, November 3, 2008 9AM – NOON FreedomMarch.org is continuing the LA Times protest to inspire the newspaper to finally release its Khalidi-Obama video. Senator Obama was allegedly taped toasting former PLO spokesperson, Rashid Khalidi. Please join us for an hour, or all three, to demand that the LA Times fully disclose all information regarding presidential candidate Barack Obama. "Conga the LA Times" Monday, Nov 3, 2008 9AM...

The Los Angeles Times, reeling from the deep cuts and unprecedented layoffs that have perfectly paralleled their self-inflicted loss of respect from all but the most radical leftists, finds themselves again willing to play the shill for their ideological brethren in the Obama camp at the expense of what is left of their own reputation. This time the once well-regarded paper has chosen to embargo from the people a videotape that they admit they hold in their possession that, by all accounts (including the reporter who is currently hiding the tape) shows Barack Obama at a celebration for the Arab/Islamic...

For those of us who have protested outside MSM buildings before, it was the typical response from the LA Times: "Protest? What protest?" They don't have the time of day to report about or talk to people marching around with signs outside their huge building. They are JOURNALISTS, after all, too busy working on the Obama campaign to bother with reporting the news. As you know, the LA Times is hiding a video of Obama at a party with Rashid Khalidi and other anti-Israel terrorist sympathizers who apparently made some touching comments and speeches about the apartheid terrorist illegal state...

From popmodal.com: "L.A. Times under siege!" Citizens Demand Release of Obama Video <-- click here LIVE INTERVIEWS Runtime: 1m:51sFrom: JeffersDodge

Freepers - this was the most fun I've had with my clothes on in as long as I can remember. Big Shout out to RonDog -what a guy! Maybe he'll help with the next trick. Please ask him. One of the best parts was when the LA Times security guard came out and said, "It's cool. I'm voting McCain..." Vid is available several places. Jewishjournal.com is one. popmodal.com is working on theirs. Should be ready around 10PM PDT. There were LA Times employees in the windows giving us thumbs up! The best part is that we're doing this again Fri...

Over 100 Pumas are there already. . . . . . Today we are demanding that the LA Times release the videotape of Barack Obama at a Chicago dinner for Rashid Khalidi. Khalidi is a prominent pro-Palestine scholar and professor at Columbia University who has written extensively about Palestinian issues. Unsurprisingly, he is not popular in many pro-Israeli circles. This is irrelevant to our effort. Rashid Khalidi is not the point. What is at issue here is what Barack Obama said at the dinner, and more importantly, what on earth is a supposedly free press organization like the L.A. Times...

Freep this poll: Has the Factor's campaign coverage been... Pro-McCain Pro-Obama Just right