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Peddlers are pushing Barack Obama everything, from now ubiquitous T-shirts and campaign buttons, to the slightly more risqué Obama-themed cigars and “Yes, We Can!” thong underwear. But the president elect in your bathtub? Proving that the power of political kitsch transcends even the lousiest of economic times, two Dallas businessmen are stimulating their own economics by peddling Obama soap. Specifically, “The Audacity of Soap,” complete with a wrapper featuring an image of the president-elect and the slogan, “This is our moment to clean up America.” With scents ranging from “sea to shining cedar” and “blue state bluebonnet,” Obama bar proprietors...

The contemplated monument shall be like him in whose honor it is to be constructed, unparalleled in the world. . . . [It] should blend stupendousness with elegance, and be of such magnitude and beauty as to be an object of pride to the American people, and of all who see it. -- Design objectives for the Washington Monument, 1832 Why wait? As its first order of business in the coming year, the 111th Congress must establish the Barack H. Obama Presidential Monument Commission, to approve the design and fund the construction (with a target completion date of Jan. 21,...

The TV ads tout a "genuine" U.S. Inaugural Presidential Dollar showing President-elect Barack Obama depicted in "glorious full color" for just $9.95, plus shipping and handling. A coin-collecting expert says the gold-dipped, painted coins are nothing more than a trinket, and the U.S. Mint -- the only official purveyor of U.S. currency -- says buyer beware. "They are worth the face value of the coin. If the coin says 25 cents, it's worth a quarter," says Scott Travers, author of the Coin Collector's Survival Manual and a New York City coin dealer. The U.S. Mint last month issued a warning...

Craig's assertions that the transition team was unaware of Blagojevich's efforts to sell off Obama's old seat do not correspond to the transcripts of wiretapped conversations released by the FBI two weeks ago in which the governor repeatedly swears and expresses frustration in his attempts to strike a deal on the Senate seat.

It’s Philip Berg’s case and it is a meeting to discuss whether to grant certiorari. More . . .

Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen. I apologize for the vanity, but I am seeking advice from those of you who are also in my predicament. Given the coming destruction to our Nation as the result of Barack Hussein Obama, I am angry at my mother and sister for voting for this communist. I purchased several nice things for my father who is Conservative, but I am having a hard time finding something for my mother and sister. What do you, my FRiends, buy for your family members who are also Obamatrons? Thank you for your time, and Happy Hanukkah and...

A federal regulation with a “right of conscience” provision allowing medical professionals to refuse to participate in treatments they oppose morally is set to be finalized by Bush administration officials this week. But it looks like the rule will be short-lived. The Wall Street Journal reports today that members of the Obama transition team are taking a hard look at that and other regulations that could have an effect on reproductive rights issues, with an eye on reversing them once the president-elect is in office. The rule set to go into effect this week would allow health workers to opt...

Suppose you're Bashir Assad or Putin, and you watch the Blago Blowup, a month before the next president even takes office. What are you thinking right now? First, Obama looks vulnerable to blackmail. His homey network is full of people who can't stand the light of day. They know all kinds of things the leftist media suppress -- people like Auchi (the Iraqi billionaire), Rezko (the corrupt Syrian multimillionaire), Emil Jones (the Godfather of Southside), and the whole Daley Machine. That's not even counting the freaky radicals or the pols Obama has surrounded himself with. Mayor Daley's brother is one...

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a second challenge to the presidency of Barack Obama, announcing today it denied an application for a stay or an injunction in a case from Connecticut. The case brought by Cort Wrotnowski had been distributed for review by the court and apparently was considered during a conference of the justices Friday. It met the same fate as an earlier case brought by Leo Donofrio and essentially challenged Obama on the same issue: allegations that dual citizenship based on a father who was a British subject and a mother who was an American minor disqualified...

Just breaking on CNN.

LEBANON, Pa. - Before heading out the door to go to Wal-Mart, Meleanie Hain fussed over her children, grabbed her coat and keys, then ran upstairs to get one more item: her loaded Glock 26, which she strapped to her hip. She never leaves home without it. Hain, 30, has caused a stir in this rural Pennsylvania Dutch community 25 miles east of Harrisburg for packing a gun everywhere she goes, including to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer games this fall. She's paid a big price for sticking to her gun. The mother of four, who often carries a baby on...

Wow. Ace of Spades highlights a photo that suggests when Obama said, "I had no contact with the governor or his office," what he really meant was "I met him and shook his hand in front of photographers at the National Governors Association meeting last Tuesday." Which, you know, kinda makes that "no contact" statement not accurate. Or, in some less generous eyes, a lie.

LINK ONLY: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-10-corruptstates_N.htm?se=yahoorefer

CAPE CANAVERAL – NASA administrator Mike Griffin is not cooperating with President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team, is obstructing its efforts to get information and has told its leader that she is “not qualified” to judge his rocket program, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. In a heated 40-minute conversation last week with Lori Garver, a former NASA associate administrator who heads the space transition team, a red-faced Griffin demanded to speak directly to Obama, according to witnesses. In addition, Griffin is scripting NASA employees and civilian contractors on what they can tell the transition team and has warned aerospace executives not...

CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he's confident no member of his staff was involved in discussing deals for his Senate seat with disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Obama also said once again that he had no discussions about the seat he is vacating with the Democratic governor, who was arrested by federal agents this week in connection with an alleged corruption scheme. "I was as appalled and disappointed as anyone," Obama said at a news conference called to announce a series of new appointments to the administration he is setting up. "I have never spoken to the...

This week Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on charges that he conspired to sell Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, among other misdeeds. At first the president-elect tried to distance himself from the issue: "It is a sad day for Illinois. Beyond that, I don't think it's appropriate for me to comment." But it quickly became clear that Mr. Obama would have to say more, and yesterday he called for Mr. Blagojevich to resign and for a special election to fill the vacant Senate seat. What remains to be seen is whether this episode will put an end to what...

Somewhere, Ulysses S. Grant is thrilled, Richard M. Nixon’s chuckling, and Warren G. Harding sighs with relief, because Obama seems destined to give them all a real run for their money to become the most corrupt administration this nation has ever seen (and that’s even before we get into doling out billions in infrastructure spending, which will be a Pandorrian Box of potential graft and corruption). The media deliberately ignored Obama’s connections to Tony Rezko (convicted felon), Valerie Jarrett (known in Chicago for her housing fraud and slumlord deals), James Meeks (rabid homophobe), Yesse Yehudah (whom you have probably never...

President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden have officially invited the Lesbian and Gay Band Association to march in the Inaugural Parade. One of the association’s web sites reports that the group will also march in September as part of the homosexual “Southern Decadence” festival infamous for its public lewd acts. The Lesbian and Gay Band Association (LGBA) is a network of lesbian and gay bands comprised of concert and marching bands from various American cities. According to a December 10 press release from the Presidential Inaugural Committee, the group’s appearance in the Inaugural Parade on January 20 will...

CHICAGO – His career in shreds, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich clung defiantly to power Wednesday, ignoring a call to step down from President-elect Barack Obama and a warning that Senate Democrats will not let him appoint a new senator from the state. "Everyone is calling for his head," said Barbara Flynn Currie, a leader in the Illinois Senate and, like the governor, a Democrat. One day after Blagojevich's arrest, fellow Illinois politicians sought to avoid the taint of scandal-by-association. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said at a news conference in Washington that he was Senate Candidate 5 in the government's criminal...

78 Pages of corruption by the numbers...........

Is Rezko Explaining How Much Tainted Money He Has Provided To Obama's Political Campaigns?Obama Has Acknowledged That Rezko Has Raised About $250,000 For His Campaigns. "For the first time, Sen. Barack Obama put a figure Friday to the amount of campaign contributions that indicted political fund-raiser Tony Rezko raised for the senator's campaigns, and the number -- about $250,000 -- was far more than he previously acknowledged." (Tim Novak, Chris Fusco, Dave McKinney and Carol Marin, "More Rezko Dough Found," Chicago Sun-Times, 3/15/08)However The Most Recently Reported Total Of Rezko Related Funds The Obama Campaign Has Donated To Charity Is...

Media ignored Guv's party today, but also links to Rezko corruption and Barack Obama and his chief strategist David Axelrod during presidential campaign.

Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich was taken into custody by federal agents in Chicago on corruption charges this morning. As reported by the Chicago Tribune Blagojevich was attempting to sell Pres-elect Barack Hussein Obama’s U.S. Senate chair.

CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama's election as president. According to a federal criminal complaint, Mr. Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune, in the sale of Wrigley Field. In return for state assistance, Mr. Blagojevich allegedly wanted members of the paper's editorial board who had been critical of him fired. The affidavit said Mr. Blagojevich discussed getting a substantial...

Eminent psychiatrist makes case that leftist thinking is a mental disorder WASHINGTON – Just when liberals thought it was safe to start identifying themselves as such, an acclaimed, veteran psychiatrist is making the case that the ideology motivating them is actually a mental disorder. "Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded," says Dr. Lyle Rossiter, author of the new book, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness." "Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental...

I can't believe this is serious. "His confident smile and kind eyes are an inspiration to us all" Wha-ah-ah? Check it out here.

Barack Obama’s election as president is fueling ratings among syndicated television newsmagazine shows—and they are returning the favor. It’s a symbiosis in which shows such as “Access Hollywood” and “Entertainment Tonight” cover the Obama family like royalty, bringing back a Camelot mythology to the White House. In return, they are enjoying a ratings bump with unexpected staying power. “We’re going to treat the Obamas like a Hollywood family,” said Rob Silverstein, executive producer of NBC Universal Television Distribution’s “Access Hollywood.”

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen, I know that it's late, but I thought you might find this Youtube video interesting. First and foremost, most of us have seen the disturbing "Sing For Change" video that was posted by a bunch of brainwashed cultists who support Obama. These people not only remind me of the Jonestown people, but they scare me even more now that I realize the amount of mental illness which pervades our Republic. Second, I found this video to be both humorous and disturbing when we examine the similarities of Kim Jung Il and Barack Hussein Obama. The cults...

Q. Why will Obama hold a séance once he's in the White House? A. So that he can thank everybody who voted for him. President elect Obama has arranged for his first meeting with foreign leaders from other to demonstrate his foreign policy expertise. It's scheduled to run for five minutes. Q. What will America's national bird be when Obama takes office? A. His middle finger. Obama's staff is preparing for his first press conference as President. They're busy writing the questions. Q. What will the difference be between President Obama and Karl Marx? A. Nobody knows. Unlike former Presidents,...

[...] Here are three videos guaranteed to put a smile on your face. I thought about calling this post, WARNING! NOT FOR OBAMABOTS! DO NOT LOOK! We already know they have no sense of humor! You will have to click the first one on: [...]

I arrived early to the place where Barry Goldwater announced his presidential candidacy -- the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott, AZ. (The clock shows 6:00) The advance crews were setting up for the midnight McCain speech. (Note the Boy Scout!) Security then cleared everyone out the area until 9:00 pm to get the crowd through metal detectors. I met some new friends and we passed the time at the local brew pub ... We joined the big line to pass security and get into the rally. Some veterans were walking around the crowd with US and P.O.W. flags. The crowd...

On Fox News now: Republicans: 2 Black Panthers with night sticks blocked polling place in Philly. Police were called....

0bama is at a rally televised live on Fox, he just mentioned what a tough campaign McCain has waged. Said he wanted to congratulate him...and then he pointedly placed his middle finger to his lip.

MIAMI (AP) Barack Obama is starting this final day of campaigning before Election Day in Jacksonville, Florida. He tells radio host Russ Parr that he's feeling "pretty peaceful" after nearly two years of campaigning. He says the question tomorrow comes down to whose supporters want it more. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) John McCain is telling supporters in Tampa, Florida, this morning that their enthusiasm will help him win the White House. McCain plans stops in six states today before returning home to Arizona in the wee hours Tuesday. After Florida, he'll hit Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico and Nevada.

70th anniversary tribute to Orson Welles' original 1938 broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds," updated for election 2008: this time the alien cylinders sent from Mars are full of Obamabots.

I want you to be there with me on Election Night when the results come in. We're planning a big event that will include tens of thousands of supporters in Grant Park in downtown Chicago. We're saving some of the best seats in the house for 5 people who have given to the campaign before -- and who decide to make a donation one last time before Sunday at midnight. If you're selected, you can bring a guest, and we'll fly you in and put you up in a hotel for the night. You'll go backstage at the big event...

Look in later today for our On the Road piece from Wilmington, North Carolina. We're a bit ahead of our coverage, which occasionally happens out here with the long distances, input, output and timing demands. Tonight we'll be at the Obama-Clinton rally in Kissimmee, Florida, and we're breaking in from Miami, where John McCain just concluded his "Joe the Plumber" rally at Everglades Lumber. After the rally, we witnessed a near-street riot involving the exiting McCain crowd and two Cuban-American Obama supporters. Tony Garcia, 63, and Raul Sorando, 31, were suddenly surrounded by an angry mob. There is a moment...

WOW. Hannity is soo pissed tonight. lol. i'm glad he is just tearing down Obambi!

OBAMA SAYS IN TEXT: "In Albuquerque, before a massive crowd, Obama moves away from the (politically incorrect?) Lone Ranger and Tonto analogy to a new one: "It’s like Robin getting mad at Batman," he says of McCain's recent efforts to distance himself from Bush""

Hi Freepers! Call to preparation for action! Just got an email from my new friend at www.FreedomMarch.org that he plans to be marching on the LA Times, Thursday, October 30 at 10:00 AM, if it does not release the Rashid Khalidi video of Obama. He has posted here before. He is a genuine conservative, working 12 hours daily on behalf of McCain. He is sick now. He said okay to contact him there if you could join in. Which one of you will respond to the call of duty? Can you round up some helpers there? Please ask any reliable...

Cooper Arms owner Dan Cooper backs Obama. Can't post the article due to copy write infringement, But I thought you might want to know that a gun manufacturer is supporting a gun grabber. He said he was he was dazzled by Obama's speech at that year's Democratic National Convention.

From another very agitated McCain-Palin supporter on another forum: 1. Occidental College records -- Not released 2. Columbia College records -- Not released 3. Columbia Thesis paper -- not available, locked down by faculty 4. Harvard College records -- Not released, locked down by faculty 5. Selective Service Registration -- Not released 6. Medical records -- Not released 7. Illinois State Senate schedule -- 'not available' 8. Law practice client list -- Not released 9. Certified Copy of original Birth certificate - - Not released 10. Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth -- Not released 11. Harvard Law Review...

Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Monday that he’s looking forward to one party controlling all aspects of government, despite GOP charges that it would be a disastrous Nov. 4 outcome. “Republicans had a chance to rule. They failed miserably. I think it’s time to give the other party a chance,” Dean said on MSNBC. Republicans recently warned there would be grave consequences for the country if Democrats were in charge of both chambers of Congress and the White House. At a rally in Ohio, for instance, GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) said he would provide a balance to...

A Republican political action committee on Monday is launching a new TV ad campaign in three battleground states featuring Sen. Barack Obama alongside the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in the latest salvo from a GOP-aligned group to use clips of Obama’s controversial former pastor. The ad, from the National Republican Trust PAC, features now-famous video of Wright declaring “God damn America,” and the “US of KKKA.” “For 20 years Barack Obama followed a preacher of hate and said nothing as Wright raged against our country,” the ad says. “He built his power base in Wright's church. Wright was his mentor, adviser...

Supporters of Barack Obama like the idea of a "Fairness Doctrine" that would crack down on talk shows like those of Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, and their enthusiasm grows when the idea of taking the radio icons off the air is introduced. According to a new ATI-News/Zogby poll, Obama backers are at odds even with independents and undecided voters on the issue of clamping down on free speech on the airwaves. "Barack Obama has shown a stunning lack of tolerance for free speech throughout the course of this campaign," said ATI-News president Brad O'Leary. "His presidency, combined with supermajorities...

EXCLUSIVE: Michigan Cops Say Diva Michelle Obama "Won't Be Seen With Us, Allow Us in Her Presence" By Debbie Schlussel I thought that we were about to elect a President, not a queen. But Michelle Hussein Obama has other ideas. Some Michigan cop friends of mine sent me this, about how Michelle Obama has treated them throughout Michigan, ie., like the plague.... First Hand from a Clinton Township Police Lieutenant [DS: Clinton Township is a Detroit suburb.] ....I am not trying at all to dissuade your vote, but Obama has really cheesed me off. . . . I have heard...

Hillary Supporters-> Obama/ACORN Fraud Cost Clinton the Nomination According to a new study done by Lynette Long, During the Primary Caucuses there was massive fraud and voter intimidation waged by the Obama people. Long has spent several months studying the caucus and primary results. “After studying the procedures and results from all 14 caucus states, interviewing dozens of witnesses, and reviewing hundreds of personal stories, my conclusion is that the Obama campaign willfully and intentionally defrauded the American public by systematically undermining the caucus process,” she said. It seems as if we are in a situation where Voter Fraud may...

List on MSM outlets covering Obama's 2001 interview expressing his radical views on socialism and the Supreme Court. FOX Please post any MSM websites covering this Obamination, or post what the MSM website thought was important news today instead. HAVE FUN

From Obama's radio interview in 2001: "Obama was specifically quoted as saying it was a “tragedy” that “the Supreme court didn’t pursue redistribution of wealth” during the time of the civil rights movement."

Palestinian Media Watch points out that inside the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip, individual Gaza citizens are calling American homes to convince American voters to support Hamas' preferred US presidential candidate, Barack Obama. "23 year old [Palestinian] Ibrahim Abu Jayyab sits by the computer in the Nusairat refugee camp [in the Gaza Strip] trying to call American citizens, in order to convince them to vote for the Democratic candidate for president, Barack Obama... Most of the Palestinians feel hatred towards USA, whose administrations have always stood by Israel... Abu Jayyab's idea is to make telephone calls to American citizens through Internet sites...