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Tomorrow is the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack ever on American soil. Thousands died in the attack, and many thousands more died in wars that resulted from that attack. Solidarity with the dead drives patriotism in this regard. Our flag and our anthem are symbols of the unity that compels us to stand together in affirmation of those murdered lives and in determination to defend ourselves from those who would wantonly kill us. Football also unites us in a way. To be sure, the NFL is a pastime. That is, it is a diversion -- a game that people...

New polls: Arizona (WaCompost) Trump 39, Cankles 37 (There is a poll today showing this one point. I don't believe it. We had a poll here in AZ about two weeks before the primary showing McCain up over Kelli Ward by more than 40 (!!) and he won by only 13. That's a huge MOE. Every cycle we hear that "Arizona is in play," and it never is. Colorado (WaCompost) 37/37 tie Florida (Rasmussen) Trump 44, Cankles 37 (second poll today having Trump up in FL, previous poll Trump +1, avg. 3+) South Carolina (First Tuesday) Trump 50, Cankles 38...

Many years ago Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a Sherlock Holmes Memoir that included a series of short stories. One of those was entitled “Silver Blaze”, where the great detective ended up solving the mystery because ‘the dog didn’t bark’. In effect, the ABSENCE of a presence or reaction was used to solve the crime. Sometimes politics makes for strange bedfellows as the old saying goes and anyone who has read the Edward Klein books over the past decade knows three themes that he continually harps on: • The Clintons and the Obamas do not like each other • The...

I retired in March, and shortly afterwards, with unfamiliar time on my hands I took a little drive eventually passing through a small town called Royce City and decided to take a look around. Turning off of HWY66, I drove only a few short blocks north before running into a place called City Lake Park, or something like that. There was indeed a little lake there, and also some virgin ground for metal detecting in the park. But while the metal detector was languishing in the garage, the ever handy fishing poles in my truck were ready for use and...

This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17 NIV As one of the only people who picked Trump as the winner of the primaries and continue to see him winning this election in a Trunami there is nothing I see to change that prediction and is going exactly as predicted. The reason the Pundiots have been completely wrong all year with their guesses and are wrong now is they are...

I have been regular, listening to Glenn Beck and Mark Levin in the past and enjoyed their musings, analysis, postings. Then they got behind Cruz they made me wonder. After Trump fought for and won the nomination, they went nuts. Successful businessman, family man, one seeing the derailment of Regan's GOP into RATs ditch became the enemy of these "big mouths". They disregarded the support of majority of disenchanted population, they "know better" - he is not "good enough conservative". I gather he is supposed to be as conservative as establishment republicans, who shafted recent Tea Party elected reps into...

Mark Levin aka "The Great One" has always been a great constitutional conservative and great friend of Free Republic. Doesn't post much anymore but has had an account here (holdonnow) from nearly the beginning. He stood up for FR when his good friend Hannity was running us down. Also when O'Reilly accused us of not moderating our forum good enough against racism. I hate to see our good friend getting trashed on FR. I understand why people are upset with him over his position against Trump, but best advice I can give is if you can't stand him, don't listen....

An open letter to Mr. Trump: Obama told us how the election will be stolen. Our government agencies are tripping over themselves to 'protect' our election integrity. I see nothing but the fox is racing to 'protect' the henhouse. The latest fox is Mr. Jeh Johnson who is following orders in refusing to enforce immigration laws! http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/homeland-eyes-special-declaration-to-take-charge-of-elections/article/2600592 With such knights in shining armor coming to the rescue, I have decided to write an open letter to Mr. Trump to sound the alarm and head them off. Dear Mr. Trump, Repeatedly, you have been advised, warned and alerted of the following:...

FReepers are a special kind of people. The first FReeper, was a man named Jim Robinson.  Seeing things take place in our nation that he knew were wrong, he decided to develop an internet site where patriots could gather and network to effect change.  In a short period of time there were literally thousands of people who had joined him.  Many were joining him in Washington, D. C. to let our leaders know, we weren't happy.  Today those people are known as FReepers and they do something no other site requests of it's members.  They voluntarily pay to support the...

The recent argument regarding softer tones on the border issue is driving me nuts. Trump is going to build the wall and enforce the law and deport as many illegal aliens as he possibly can! And end sanctuary cities. And try to end anchor babies. Just enforcing the law alone will cause millions of illegal aliens to leave. For crying out loud, when is the last time we had a president of EITHER PARTY willing to do anything at all about the borders? I think you'd have to go all the way back to Eisenhower. Other than that: There is...

Psalm 26:10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes. We know the Clinton Family Laundry is how Harpy amassed over $200 million by selling American favors it is simply the details we are not sure of. Most of those details are buried in the 30,000 deleted emails which are most likely hacked by some very dangerous people both foreign and domestic. When you hear of a hacking every day you know someone was trolling the Secretary of State’s home account. Grandma Clinton most likely had no idea how to send an email off her...

The very best thing we can do is recognize that Trump is less than what we'd like in a candidate, so we should just sit this one out and NOT work our butts off to help him get elected. This strategy worked very well for us when McCain was our candidate. And again when Romney was the man. Obama was not that bad as president. Hillary can't be much worse. /sarcasm WAKE THE HELL UP, PEOPLE!!

Never underestimate the stupidity of the average Democrat voter in overlooking pure evil and utter corruption in their candidates. Never underestimate the stupidity of the Republican establishment and their natural talent in losing elections when they should have been sure-winners. The proof is in the pudding: Bill Clinton's reelection in 1996 over the GOP establishment's loser, Bob Dole. . Obama's election in 2008 over the GOP establishment's loser, John McCain. . Obama's reelection in 2012 over the GOP establishment's loser, Mitt Romney. And now after we the people rejected the GOP establishment's sure-loser (Jeb Bush) and voted in our own...

Revelation 2:2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. Tolerance should be a two-way street, but in America it only goes one direction since it has become a weapon of Marxists. They will tolerate nearly any behavior or thought as long as it promotes their agenda. When it comes to their agenda you either agree completely or those tolerant folks will line you up in front of the media firing squad...

Trump set more than one record during the primary season. The most talked about is his earning more primary votes than any other candidate in the history of the republican primary system. Trump excelled in another category as well. He spent far less than any of his major opponents. It should be noted that not every dollar of spending is for advertising, but it is a significant part of total spending for most candidates. Numerous articles were written on Jeb Bush's scorched earth TV campaign that spent tens of millions and yielded so little in terms of results. During that...

Trump is guilty of beating the pants off a dozen or more globalist GOPe RINOS, plus two or three conservatives who couldn't quite muster up against his high energy levels during the primaries. And he did it on a shoestring budget with no big donors or PACS and no massive advertising campaigns. Just raw non P/C guts and talent and local rallies daily. He also took the media and professional pundit class head-on and defeated or derailed their every attack. And by running on the most conservative pro-America, pro-freedom platform since the days of Ronald Reagan. And for this dastardly...

In 1993, the Clinton White House contacted Hillary Rodham’s former thesis adviser Alan H. Schechter, informing him that the Clintons had decided not to release her senior thesis on Marxist organizer Saul Alinsky. When Schechter asked why, he was told that Hillary was working on health care now and she did not want to alienate Daniel Patrick Moynihan, whom Schechter was told she had criticized in the thesis. This puzzled Schechter, since he did not recall Moynihan being mentioned in the thesis. (Actually, the thesis does have a chapter critiquing Moynihan’s War on Poverty legislation.) Schechter argued that they should...

Since 01/01/2016 to date (08/05/16), there have been 1397 Islamic attacks in 50 countries, in which 12570 people were killed and 15398 injured. Muslim assaults are increasing worldwide at a very alarming pace. I'm posting the following comprehensive list of 109 verses in the Quran that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers, for our future reference. I've been trying to identify the emotions that get programmed and triggered when an individual is indoctrinated with Islamic teaching which inspires utter hatred toward others different than them. Compulsory Quran verse memorization and forehead-on-the-floor prayer five times a day helps explain how Muslims...

Warren Buffett, Hypocrite YesterdayÂ’s media circus performance by Warren Buffett has shown him to be not worthy of the exalted platform he has been elevated to by far too many in society. ItÂ’s time to call him out for it. Late in 2015 Salon writer David Dayen took him to task concerning the business practices of a number of Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries and they bear noting: http://www.salon.com/2015/12/29/warren_buffett_is_a_phony_every_liberals_favorite_billionaire_is_actually_cut_throat_not_cuddly/ One late paragraph in particular stands out: Warren Buffett may be a charming guy in person. The spectacle of a billionaire who drinks Coke and eats potato sticks every day is surefire media...

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:14,16 KJV It is always a good idea when you are quoting a famous author as your main cliché of your acceptance rant to give him credit for his phrase. When Harpy said, “America is great because America is good” she lifted that quote from famous French author Alexis de Tocqueville. The point he was making was the reason...