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Like most liberals, the John Cassidy supports the passage of health care legislation. But, unlike most liberals, he's honest about the costs and consequences of passing it... "The U.S. government is making a costly and open-ended commitment to help provide health coverage for the vast majority of its citizens. I support this commitment, and I think the federal government’s spending priorities should be altered to make it happen. But let’s not pretend that it isn’t a big deal, or that it will be self-financing, or that it will work out exactly as planned. It won’t.... The Obama Administration, like the...

Just got this e-mail from Ziegler: "You will want to read about my bizarre adventures on Saturday at Western CPAC in Newport Beach. You can view the complete story with video here. Please spread this link to those who you think might be interested as there are many who will be trying to spike this story. Also, please don't respond to this e-mail unless it is urgent as my e-mail box needs to be cleaned out and I am way behind in doing that. Thanks so much for your support." REMEMBER: JOHN ZIEGLER WILL BE SPEAKING AT UC MERCED THIS...

Come view Media Malpractice, and discuss this film with it's maker, John Ziegler. He will take questions and comments after the showing of his movie, in addition to personally signing copies of the DVD. Mr. Ziegler has appeared numerous times on both FOX News and MSNBC. He was also listed number 54 on Talker Magazine's Heavy Hundred list of the most important U.S. radio talk show hosts in 2007. This event is FREE and everyone is welcome to attend. It will take place on Friday, October 23rd, at 6 PM, at UC Merced in COB 105. More information is available...

Veterans In Politics Talk Show Introduces Danny Tarkanian and John Greenamyre LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net September 19: Danny Tarkanian Republican Candidate for US Senate Representing Nevada: John Greenamyre 1st vice Development Director and Acting Chairman for the Independent American (IAP): "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and co-hosted by Ronda Baldwin Kennedy on www.alltalkradio.net. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and hosts at (702) 309-6690.

While a prisoner on the island of Patmos John was visited by Christ who told him, "What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea." He was told to address each letter to “the angel of the church”as represented by seven stars which were the angels of the seven churches, and the ”seven lampstands” which were the seven churches. (Rev 1:20) Popular opinion says that the angel refers to the person who publicly represents the...

Veterans In Politics Talk Show Introduces John Cahill and Harvey Munford LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net August 8: John Cahill Clark County Public Administrator: Harvey Munford Nevada State Assemblyman District 6: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and co-hosted by Ronda Baldwin Kennedy on www.alltalkradio.net. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and hosts at (702) 309-6690.

Many of you asked that I post the newest release when it came out. It's out. A fascinating and well done video adaptation from Ayn Rand's classic. My apologies if this has been posted already. A link to parts 1-6 can be found via this link.

Video: Rep. John Fleming Asks Members Of Congress To Sign Up For Government Health Care. “We put this resolution together, House Resolution 615, with the express idea that if a Member of Congress votes for this single payer government takeover plan that he or she will be willing to sign up for it.” “The President has already proposed gutting Medicare; reducing income to Medicare.” “Then we will have health care rationing, long lines. It will be like going to the DMV or to the post office where you stand in line.” Click for full video file: http://washingtonnewsobserver.com/?p=133

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified Monday that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on Sept. 11, 2001, and fly it into the White House. Moussaoui's testimony on his own behalf stunned the courtroom as he disclosed details he had never revealed before. It was in stark contrast to Moussaoui's previous statements in which he said the White House attack was to come later if the United States refused to release a radical Egyptian sheik imprisoned on earlier terrorist convictions. Moussaoui testified Monday he lied to investigators when arrested...

Birth of an Obsession With her strong will, busy travel schedule and breathless blogging, Laguna Niguel dentist Orly Taitz has become the most controversial figure in the effort to prove that President Barack Obama is foreign-born Before she addressed the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, Dr. Orly Taitz thought about his son and her sons and nearly started to cry. This was after she had woken up at 3 a.m., headed to Kinko’s in Laguna Niguel, photocopied hundreds of pages, gotten on Interstate 5 heading south, answered questions on her cell phone...

John 13:34-35- 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

One thing about Liveshot, he knows when to back a loser By Howie Carr | Friday, May 8, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists Sen. John Forbes Kerry has spent the week futilely trying to prop up two of his oldest, dearest friends - the Boston Globe and a convicted kiddie-porn pervert named Wade Sanders. You know about the Globe. Despite Kerry’s Senate hearings into the implosion of arrogant left-wing newspapers, El Globo continues to circle the drain. You’ve heard less about Wade Sanders, or nothing at all if you rely on the Globe. He’s a liberal and a pervert and...

The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for hearings on the mounting piracy threat as the fate of an American cargo-ship captain remained in limbo Thursday.

[excerpt] We hate the media in general, but we love afternoon talk show hosts John & Ken of KFI radio in Los Angeles. And if the media ignores their movement, we will give them a hand. The talk team drew 15,000 people last week to their “Revolt, Recall, Repeal Rally” to protest California’s $50 billion tax increase and to begin recall efforts aimed at the governor and several state legislators. it was covered locally, but did you see any national coverage? Ten NOW protestors on the on the White House steps makes news, but not 15,000 in a tax revolt?...

Tax Revolt and Recall Protest draws 15,000 Fullerton – An estimated crowd of 15,000 people showed up at a tax revolt and recall protest hosted by The John & Ken Show of radio station KFI 640. The hyperactive John Kobylt and immaculately groomed Ken Chiampou prodded the crowd into chants of "heads on a stick" and "off with their heads" several times during the three hour event, referring to lazy legislators and the lying governor. Some people brought bloody effigy heads of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and stuck them on the end of a pike, while the crowd joined their hosts...

A member of my forum posted this.... Not many talk like this anymore. Such beautiful words are all but common these days. Liberty will reign in America

We've learned...Obie Wilchcombe, the former Minister of Tourism, was one of three people in the Bahamas who were arrested by Bahamian police in connection with an alleged $20 million extortion plot against John Travolta, local authorities tell TMZ. Wilchcombe was a very close friend of the Travolta family. On Larry King's show he talked about how the family was coping with Jett's death.

TMZ has confirmed Bahamian police indeed are investigating an alleged extortion plot against John Travolta, but it does not involve pictures of his dying son. We're told several people allegedly have demanded $20 million from John and cops are on the hunt. We now have confirmed that the alleged extortion attempt does not involve pictures of Jett as he was dying. As for what the extortion attempt is about....no one will say. UPDATE: We've confirmed the alleged extortion is over the circumstances surrounding Jett's death, but we have no more specifics. And, we've learned, it was Travolta's reps who contacted...

Reported in the Telegraph, Loretta Mackey, a police spokesman, said that Jett Travolta, son of actor John Travolta and actress Kelly Preston died during a seizure when he hit his head while in the bathtub. He was discovered unconscious and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

“Tell Us, John: Who Are You?” (John 1:6-8, 19-28)Every year during Advent, on the Second and Third Sundays in Advent, we get readings about John the Baptist. On the Second Sunday in Advent, which was last week, the reading tends to focus on the preaching of John the Baptist, his preaching of repentance. On the Third Sunday in Advent, which is today, the reading focuses more on the person of John the Baptist, his person as the forerunner of Christ. That’s the focus today, then, the question--asked five times, and answered by John five times--“Tell Us, John: Who Are You?”...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Some high-profile convicts past and present are among more than 2,000 people asking President George W. Bush to pardon them or commute their prison sentences before he leaves office. Junk-bond king Michael Milken, media mogul Conrad Black and American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh have applied to the Justice Department seeking official forgiveness.

An unusually large fragment from possibly the oldest copy of part of the Gospel of John will go on sale next month, when the torn piece of papyrus with Greek writing is expected to fetch up to 300,000 pounds ($460,000). The fragment is believed to date to 200 AD, less than 170 years after the crucifixion of Christ, when Christianity was still illegal and around 100 years after experts believe the original Gospel was first written. "This is either the first or the second oldest copy of this part of the text of the Gospel of John," Sotheby's specialist Timothy...

I remember researching, in the last presidential election, the multi-national (foreign) ties that Kerry has. Kerry as S o S is preliminary to the USA joining the EU. Donate our defense budget to the UN and save the administrative costs.

1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.

By GARY HARMON Monday, November 03, 2008 As many as 10,000 people are expected to fill a hangar at Grand Junction Regional Airport today as Republican presidential candidate John McCain makes a final push for votes in Colorado. The Arizona senator will greet supporters in the same hangar in which Vice President Dick Cheney drew about 5,000 during the 2004 campaign. With Colorado hanging in the balance in the 2008 election, Republicans are scrambling for every vote, Mesa County Republican Chairman Gary Roahrig said. More than half the county’s voters already have cast their ballots, Roahrig said. “We’d like to...

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Please help promote these videos. I want conservatives to learn to use the Internet as a weapon laden with facts. These come from the "Burning Down The House" video that was on Drudge. Here is the latest video. It is incredible. If only McCain did more videos like these... http://windsofchange.thruhere.net I think it could have viral qualities. There are many other videos on this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/themouthpeace Spread these videos and post them everywhere. Think of it like this, with 10,000 committed people posting these in 10 places each day over 10 days, that is 1,000,000 postings. If 10 people...

It had to happen. Less than two weeks before we vote for a new president, a white woman says a black man attacked her, then scarred her face, and says there was a political motive for it. Ashley Todd, a 20-year-old white volunteer for John McCain’s presidential campaign, says she was mugged at an ATM machine in Pittsburgh (my hometown) by a big black man. She further says he threw her down, then disfigured her by carving the letter “B” into her face with a sharp implement when he saw that she supported McCain, not Barack Obama.

JOIN JOHN MCCAIN & JIM GILMORE THIS SATURDAY Join John McCain and Jim Gilmore this Saturday, October 18th at 2:00 pm for the Road to Victory Rally at Sean Connaughton Plaza in Woodbridge. What: Road to Victory Rally When: Saturday, October 18th at 2:00 pm Where: Sean Connaughton Plaza Prince William County Complex (Located off the Prince William County Parkway) 1 County Complex Court Woodbridge, VA Click here for a map and directions Come out and show your support for John McCain, Jim Gilmore and your Republican ticket.

Last night I had the extreme pleasure of attending a Sarah Palin event. As much as I wanted to see her before, I was uneasy about being around so many Republicans. But I bucked up, put on my NObama shirt and headed to Wilmington, Ohio to see Sarah. Rather than be freaked out around the Republicans I found them to be just like any other Americans. And though the media has been trying to paint the McCain-Palin rallies as filled with angry hate-filled voters I found none of that. Everyone was in a great mood. Not a single derogatory word...

My Friends, We are in the greatest financial crisis of our lifetimes. Congressional inaction has put every American and the entire economy at the gravest risk. Yesterday the country and the world looked to Washington for leadership, and Congress once again came up empty-handed. I am disappointed at the lack of resolve and bipartisan good will among members of both parties to fix this problem. Bipartisanship is a tough thing; never more so when you're trying to take necessary but publicly unpopular action. But inaction is not an option. If we do nothing, many businesses may fail. Sonic Corporation,...

Expansion of the public sector: Check! Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson�s US$700 billion housing bailout fund certainly qualifies here. Commentators have noted the similarity to Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation, without noting that the RFC was a colossal economic failure. It diverted resources to politically selected companies, increasing the level of federal debt raising and thereby crowding truly private sector entities out of the capital market. The diversion of resources from the private to the public sector was itself deflationary, weakening the system�s productivity growth potential and deepening the downturn. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson appears to be operating on the basis that...

Reform Blocked by Party Line Vote   By Party line vote in 2005 the Democrat party blocked the much needed reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so not to interrupt the high risk loans being granted to constituents. The led us to where we are today with the prospects of a costly bailout with the same players who broke the system claiming they are ready to fix it.

I want to share this with you. Life is Beautiful! Hi, My son Joe just did a commercial for John McCain. Please pass this on. Thanks Bob Cook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8

POLITICS AS USUAL I've spent that past several years trying to stay away from politics. Sure, I pay attention to the news, and I'm interested in what's going on in my country, but to be very honest, the deepest and most powerful problems in my country, the United States of America, are not going to be solved by politicians in Washington, no matter who they are or what they say. Hence I really don't care that much about what politicians say or do, for is seems that all they really do is make a good situation bad, and a bad...

Below are a few notable pics from the hippie march I infiltrated yesterday; check out the rest at http://texdozier.com/?p=64. Video recap of Day One can be found here: http://texdozier.com/?p=63. Apologies on being crunched for time and needing to get a couple of hours sleep; wasn’t able to contextually frame the story or provide information for each photo. Might do so later in the week. Best, Tex

As a result of yesterday's stunning news about Sarah Palin, the next Vice President of the United States, many Freepers have decided to contribute to the McCain campaign. TODAY is the LAST day that you can contribute to the McCain campaign. Tomorrow, public financing (ugh!) kicks in and they cannot accept donations any more. If you want to participate, do it TODAY.

In an interview with Todd Gillman, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards of Waco says the antics of a similarly named, slick-talking, lying philanderer probably helped sink his chances of becoming Barack Obama's running mate. The other guy went on television to confess his pecadillos -- guaranteeing his status as a national laughingstock -- just about the time the Obama campaign was considering floating Chet Edwards' name.

John McCain has grabbed the lead in a new opinion poll over rival Barack Obama, in the latest sign of accelerating momentum for the Republican as the key phase dawns in their White House battle.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — When John McCain and Barack Obama appear on the same stage today, they will vividly demonstrate the reach that has made the Rev. Rick Warren among the most significant evangelists of his generation. He's a megastar who leads the nation's fourth-largest church and reaches thousands of ministers through the Internet and crusades against poverty and AIDS. That globe-trotting work and his successful book — "The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?" — puts him at the vanguard of a movement that inspires young, socially conscious Christians. But his willingness to soft-pedal political issues...

Just gathering some old photos of Edwards on the campaign trail. Only now can we know more about what was going on with Johnny, and can appropriately caption them accordingly. People say he is "doing poorly" about now (repeated lying and cheating in the public eye is very stressful, 9 out of 10 doctors say), so I think it behooves us FReepers to try and cheer him up with some humor. If you can't laugh at yourself... From 6/19/07 in Iowa: From 10/30/07: From 11/7/07:

ABC News' Gregory Wallace and Sara Just Report: Sen. John McCain, R-Az., perhaps unknowingly, volunteered his wife for a beauty pageant on Monday that often features contestants topless -- and, occasionally, without any decency -- at the Sturgis, South Dakota, motorcycle rally.

RAISIN' MCCAIN Music and lyrics by John Rich Well we're all just raisin' McCain Everywhere across the USA You can get on the train or get out of the way We're all just raisin' McCain And we're all just raisin' McCain Everywhere across the USA You can get on the train or get out of the way We're all just raisin' McCain Well he got shot down in a Vietnam town Fighting for the red, white and blue And they locked him up in the Hanoi Hilton Thinking they could break him in two He stayed strong, stayed extra long...

"Does the Washington Post have any political reporters investigating the legitimacy of the Enquirer's stories about John Edwards?" the paper's national political reporter Jonathan Weisman was asked during an online chat on Friday. "Yes, and to be quite honest, we're waiting to see the pictures the Enquirer says it will publish this weekend," came his answer. Unfortunately, it's looking like Weisman and the rest of the mainstream media who still haven't touched the scandal will have to wait a little longer: the Enquirer's editor, David Perel tells Radar that while he is "definitely" in possession of photos from Edwards' bizarre...

"I just believe, frankly, in the sanctity and unique status of marriage between man and woman. That's what I believe. And that's what I support. And that's what I will fight for."

The Gospel of John Chapter 3 (KJV) [1] There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: [2] The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. [3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. [4] Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft. Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur. Rumours of penis theft began circulating last week in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo's sprawling capital of some 8 million inhabitants. They quickly dominated radio call-in shows, with listeners advised to beware of...

Elton John performed at a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York. They raised more than $2.5 million and sold over 5,000 tickets.

Four decades after the Central Intelligence Agency hired thousands of jungle warriors to fight Communists on the western fringes of the Vietnam War, men who say they are veterans of that covert operation are isolated, hungry and periodically hunted by a Laotian Communist government still mistrustful of the men who sided with America. “If I surrender, I will be punished,” said Xang Yang, a wiry 58-year-old still capable of crawling nimbly through thick bamboo underbrush. “They will never forgive me. I cannot live outside the jungle because I am a former American soldier.”

Eliot Spitzer brought his once-promising governorship to a crashing end with a display of recklessness and hypocrisy of such magnitude that you had to question his sanity. Three words to the man: Just get out. Spitzer's patronage of a high-priced prostitution service drained what was left of his moral authority, and his blithe willingness to order up a hooker by telephone revealed an abysmal and disqualifying lack of judgment. With regret, we must say, Spitzer proved an unworthy heir to the office once held by the likes by Teddy Roosevelt, Al Smith, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Herbert Lehman and Thomas Dewey....