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Hello Everyone, It's been one month since I joined Free Republic. Just one month! I stumbled upon the site in the funniest way. Google Analytics kept showing hits from something called "Free Republic." What the heck is that!?! I'm so grateful to the person who'd posted my "They Said Trump is a Malignant Narcissist" article or I never would've found so many wonderful patriots and kindred spirits. You've read my stuff. Made me ROTFLMAO with your witty comments. Educated me and supported my writing. THANK YOU! Today I had this wild idea that if others could put up aggregate sites...

As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter. The world now knows for a fact that the FBI and the US Attorney's Office in Delaware are involved in a criminal cover up, over the crimes of the Biden family in Delaware. The New York Post has broken the story as assisted by Steve Bannon and Rudy Guiliani. The source as a computer store operator who had an Apple computer dropped off for repair, but was never picked up. The computer was listed as from the Beau Biden Foundation. The FBI and US Attorney has been sitting on this evidence,...

At 5 a.m. this date in 1917, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle — better known as Mata Hari — was awoken at Saint-Lazare Prison to news that it was her last day on earth. She died in a muddy drill field outside Paris, facing a firing squad as she had lived: self-possessed, mysterious, her eyes (she refused a blindfold) open. For the oldest profession, it may be there is nothing truly original, nothing new under the sun. But Mata Hari — thanks in no small part to her genuinely fatale end — redefined it for the dawning age of mass visual media...

Among the annals of national anthems as a prelude to sporting events, few have topped the one delivered by Whitney Houston before Super Bowl XXV in 1991 in Tampa. A woman, her incredible voice and the bare minimum of extraneous notes. Her rendition came at a particularly patriotic time, just after the onset of the Persian Gulf War, and was released as a single. It was re-released after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Houston donated all proceeds to charity. She ranks among the best of all-time because of the circumstances and ... that voice

On this date in 1854, two Sami men were beheaded for Norway’s Kautokeino Rebellion. The indigenous Sami people — often known as Lapps, although this nomenclature is not preferred by the Sami themselves — had by this point become territorially assimilated to the states of the Scandinavian peninsula across which their ancestral homeland had once spanned. The material benefits of this association for the Sami were much less apparent. In Norway — our focus for this post — Sami shared little of the economic growth in the 19th century save for a startling proliferation of alcoholism. In the 1840s a...

From your lips to God's ear, Dick, that Barrett brings some rationality to the system I mean I could write some gun control. It wouldn't be "Shall not be infringed" like it should be, but it would be a great evolutionary leap in that direction. As the enemy likes to point out "Heller said the right isn't absolute!" Well it is a lot closer to that than the current nonsensical 'common sense' gun right violating regulatory regime allows. - First, ditch are state laws with Federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. We are talking about a right under the 2nd...

In a batch of documents declassified by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe was a memo to President Obama from his CIA Director John Brennan. In this memo Brennan briefed Obama on the details of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's scheme to falsely link Trump to Russia. "The plan was to vilify Trump as a tool of the Russian government in order to distract attention from Clinton's misdeeds when she was Secretary of State," Brennan wrote. "The Steele dossier was paid-for propaganda that had no basis in fact." The memo noted that in addition to Obama, then FBI Director James...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) threatened to close down Jewish synagogues "if they do not obey the directives we've given them restricting unacceptable gatherings." Using a photo from 2006 as "evidence that Jews are flouting COVID rules limiting participants in funerals to a maximum of 50 people," Cuomo said "I've reached the end of my patience." The ratcheting up of anti-Jewish rhetoric from both Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio is disturbingly reminiscent of that used by the Nazis in 1930s Germany. The scapegoating of Jews for the failures of the City's and State's COVID policies is unsupported by...

The MSM and Left are obsessed with Trump. That's funny. They're the only ones. Trump supporters aren't even obsessed with him. We love Trump. We support Trump because Trump supports America. That's what the MAGA movement is about: AMERICA On September 18th, President Trump held a rally in Bemidji, MN, a mere fifty miles from our home. Michael and I longed to attend but he's in too much pain and it'd take too many oxygen tanks to stand in line for ten hours. So we watched it live on Right Side Broadcasting. The patriotism was palpable. Even through the computer...

On October 12, 1492, the Genoan navigator Crisforo Colombo first reached land in the Western Hemisphere. Columbus takes a lot of ribbing these days, for having thought he was in another part of the world, for not really being the first to discover the Americas, for having worked for a different country than the one of his birth, for never admitting that he had discovered a whole new land mass. But, buried beneath these minor complaints, his accomplishments were enormous.… He did what had never been done before, showing amazing creativity, political skill, and determination. Yes, Columbus does deserve a...

On this date in 1565, the French Huguenot New World settlement plan was nipped in the bud when Spaniards executed en masse the inhabitants of Fort Caroline in present-day Jacksonville, Fla. During the late 16th century’s fractious French Wars of Religion, far-sighted Protestant admiral Gaspard de Coligny sponsored this like-minded colony in Florida — a sort of side bet on a satellite Protestant presence overseas, while the party in the mother country fought for its life.* Jean Ribault (or Ribaut) was the loyal naval aide chosen to lead this colony. After an abortive attempt to plant a settlement in Charlestown,...

On this date* in 1689, Fyodor Shaklovity was beheaded in Russia: a signal of the transfer of imperial power just days before to the young Peter the Great. A commoner who rose to the apex of political power — or at least its orbit — Shaklovity (English Wikipedia entry | Russian) was the “second favorite”** of Sophia Alekseyevna during her run as the Russian regent in the 1680s. She was able to occupy this position because the last tsar had died without issue in 1682. The result was a shaky power-share split between two male tsars who could not rule:...

Welcome to this weekend unplugged I come to the table with a busy day ahead of me that will limit the posting with a large gap...... God has a "Top Ten" list and racism isn't on it but lust is and the pandemic of lust looms large although Dr. Fauci isn't dealing with this problem and that's not his area of endeavor. God Bless the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. he had a batting average on racism but struck out every time when it came to his lust. I need to stop giving God the orders and start...

On the tenth day of the tenth month — Double Ten Day, as it has since been remembered in China and the Chinese diaspora — the quick execution of a few revolutionaries signaled the surprising end of China’s 2,000-year-old imperial government. Actually, the collapse of imperial rule wasn’t such a surprise: China’s last dynasty had foundered in the face of the 19th century challenges of European colonialism; driven by multitudinous grievances, popular revolts and reform movements had buffeted China in recent years, most seriously the turn-of-the-century Boxer Rebellion. The Qing Dynasty was a tinderbox. But one never knows what spark...

As of 1:10 p.m. Bolivia time this date in 1967, Ernesto “Che” Guevara was no longer a man: he was only a god. The Argentinian-born doctor turned Cuban revolutionary icon and the man who wrote the book on guerrilla warfare had put abroad to foment insurgency. His efforts in the Congo foundered; his bid to replicate the Cuban revolution in Bolivia was doing likewise when he was captured. After holding him overnight, the government sent a coded order to execute him in the field. Che had done the same thing with his own hands to several who betrayed the Sierra...

I'm noticing more and more businesses such as car dealerships are advertising "long weekend" sales.

[AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio (2)] Program Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, we take pride in presenting a thoughtful address by Ronald Reagan. Mr. Reagan: Reagan: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you and good evening. The sponsor has been identified, but unlike most television programs, the performer hasn't been provided with a script. As a matter of fact, I have been permitted to choose my own words and discuss my own ideas regarding the choice that we face in the next few weeks. I have spent most of my life as a Democrat. I recently...

“This is our year!” It’s a declaration of confidence, or of hope, or of determination. A declaration known to people in many walks of life, from private to public. Agents say it to actors and singers, as the Oscar, Emmy, and CMA nominations come out. “They’ve passed you over before, but this is our year!” Coaches say it to sports teams, to inspire their players before the season opener. “Last year was lousy, but look at the schedule, look at the opposition, look at our great starters! This is our year!” Families say it to each other on New Year’s...

It's a shame I quit drinking a long time ago. My FR Profile is now old enough to buy booze. 21 years on this fine forum as of today. Thanks to Jim Robinson for providing this magnificent forum, and to all my fellow FReepers who have shared their thoughts, wisdom, humor, tears, hopes and strength over these many years.

I approached the Vice Presidential debate this evening with one question: "What is Kamala Harris like?" I'd conveniently missed the primary debates so my impression of the woman was basically unformed. Unformed but not unbiased. No one is unbiased as the tenor of moderator Susan Page's questions clearly showed. I've heard the usual tittle-tattle about Kamala's personal life, but being a MAGA Conservative, I'm focused on the issues, not personalities. I already know what Kamala stands for, or rather doesn't stand for, Protection of the unborn coming to mind. Still, being an inveterate people watcher, I wanted to know how...