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When did kids stop saying thank you for all the candy they're getting. I am running about 1 in 4 of the kids saying thank you, and I am not talking about the little ones either. Only about half are even saying trick or treat. I also saw some parents following the kids in their car, and I am on a small circle street. Are they just too lazy to walk with the kids?

Back be popular demand, Jim Vicevich's famous last 30 minutes RANT. … so here it is. I’m off in a cubical somewhere trying to determine why a Web server won’t behave and my cell phone starts buzzing, and buzzing, and buzzing. I see tons of e-mails with keywords like rant, go Jim, and YES! – Here is the audio … There may also have been something about a thrown water bottle, but I have no idea what was going on during that last 30 minutes… Mr. Joyce captured the audio, so here it is …

For the first time in my life, I HATE being an American. I hate living in this country knowing that life will never be the same...Our right for the pursuit of happiness is being flushed down the crapper right before our very eyes!!

Like swarms of know-it-all gnats or plagues of lecturing locusts, progressive do-gooders just can't refrain from admonishing us... Another day, another scold from the Obama White House. First they tell us to wash our hands and show us how to sneeze, now they're going to teach us about "green-house gas emissions": When it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions, Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees Americans as unruly teenagers and the Administration as the parent that will have to teach them a few lessons. The American public…just like your teenage kids, aren’t acting in a way that they should act,” Dr. Chu...

How's that post-partisan hope and change working out? The Booblemann-Tardball Connection 10% unemployment, well-funded brownshirts from americorps and acorn pledging allegiance to The Supreme Leader, a toadie press that demonizes el presidente's opposition for him, a political class impervious to the inquiries of ordinary citizens. I've seen this before. I've lived it. This is not a third-world dictatorship. Far from it. But it has all the trappings. Thank you President Obama for bringing the third-world to America. It started with the cult of personality and unwarranted hero worship formerly found only in Venezuela and obscure African countries. Now our...

Things are going well for Ted Nugent. He just released a DVD of his 6000th concert, he has a new reality show coming out next month and he has the satisfaction of knowing of being able to say "I told you so" to anyone who's doubted his political opinions. "Life is wonderful," he tells Spinner. I've done the right things. I've never been liberal so I've got a nest egg. I've always lived within my means." These days, you can see, hear or read Nugent's thoughts on politics and the country everywhere you go. "If I try to make my...

Warning, naughty words. One of the best animated spoofs ever !!!!

For those highly mistaken people who think the liberals are the ones who bring gentleness and compassion and reasonableness to the political debate, we always have the rebuttal. It’s called the Daily Kos. This Thursday "diary" recently made it to the top of the Kosmonauts’ recommended list, despite the fact that the writer needs his keyboard washed out with soap: F*** you Dick Cheney! F*** your pompous condecension. F*** your straw men! F*** your mischaracterizations! F*** your sniveling attempts to keep you and your buddies asses out of federal (somewhat offensive movie quote removed, happy now?) prison! F*** your presumption...

I just got a phone call from a nice lady who said she had a message for me from Michael Steele. She told me how shameful it was that Mr. Obama would bow to a Saudi and was urging my support of the RNC. I cut her spiel short and agreed that the bow and overall moral cowardice of that man is a disgrace. (I am praying that Mr. Obama will become a man of courage and decency.) I then made it very clear that in my eyes, Mr. Steele has been less than a mighty force for Conservatism--so far....

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins has announced he won't challenge Louisiana Sen. David Vitter in 2010:

I guess I shouldn't be amazed at the number of slacker ignoramuses who are up in arms about my frank review cutting down the absolute crap they worship a/k/a "The Watchmen", coming out in theaters late tonight. The e-mails they send me and the comments they make about how "deep," "edgy" and "profound" this vile piece of trash (which is none of these) reminds me of the blind statements of followers of Jim Jones. And we all know what happened after they drank he purple Kool-Aid. If only this movie could achieve that result, it would be the most fantastic...

An adviser to Iran's president on Sunday demanded an apology from a team of visiting Hollywood actors and movie industry officials, including Annette Bening, saying films such as "300" and "The Wrestler" were "insulting" to Iranians. Without an apology, members of Iran's film industry should refuse to meet with representatives from the nine-member team, said Javad Shamaqdari, the art and cinema adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "In my viewpoint, it is a failure to have an official meeting with one who is insulting," Shamaqdari told The Associated Press. The film "300," portrays the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., in...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama was recently accused of being too much of a downer about the economy. Well, he certainly made up for that this week with his highly optimistic "yes-we-can" campaign-style speech to Congress. "We will rebuild, we will recover and the United States will emerge stronger than ever," Obama declared. "It is time for America to lead again." His upbeat remarks in a 52-minute State of the Union-style address to a joint session of Congress frequently brought the lawmakers to their feet as they roared their approval. The nationally televised event put the changing face of America...

Rant for Rant Obama's populist smackdown over his housing plan. By John Dickerson Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 On Wednesday, Barack Obama unveiled a $275 billion plan to shore up the housing market and forestall some future home foreclosures. It prompted an impassioned, scattershot, and ultimately clownish response from CNBC's Rick Santelli. Without apparently reading the plan, he railed that "government is promoting bad behavior" and that the plan was an effort to "subsidize the losers' mortgages." He then turned to rally the traders around him who booed. Waving his arms like a frustrated conductor, Santelli asked: "How many of you...

Rick Santelli and the "Tea Party" rant(video).This rant by CNBC analyst Rick Santelli has become an internet phenomenon. He makes an impassioned critique of President Obama's mortgage-rescue plan and suggest Americans have a "tea party". Watch the video.

Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things pass away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. He who has God Finds he lacks nothing; God alone suffices. -- Saint Teresa of Avila "God does not call us to be successful. He calls us to be faithful." -- Blessed Mother Teresa. For the last month I have been preparing myself for a Sen. Obama win. I am by nature a pessimistic-optimist. I am though much more calm than I expected I would be in the aftermath of President-Elect Obama. It is much easier to remember today that my...

The Michelle Obama Rant Tape was filmed between June 26th - July 1st 2004 in Chicago, IL at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Conference at Trinity United Church: specifically the Women's Event...Her rant was fueled by the crowd: they reacted strongly to what she said, so she got more passionate and enraged, and that's when she completely loses it and says things that have made the mouths drop of everyone who's seen this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjo85WhbYqM This is great!

I just got called by the Obama campaign. They asked for a donation. I let the woman finish her schpiel (sp?) and asked if she was aware about Obama's association with unrepentant terrorist William Ayers.They then said that it was disinformation and asked for $250.00.I then asked the Obama campaign worker if she was aware that Obama is a socialist.She didn't know how to respond to that, but then asked me if I would like to contribute $100.00 to the Obama campaign.I asked her if she knew that Obama wants to dismantle our military and help our enemies by weakening...

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Yesterday on our local news in Charleston SC it was announced that in November’s Berkeley County ballot, a referendum is going to be added to vote on a PENNEY FEE increase we would have to pay, if passed. What was the reason for the PENNY FEE? They blamed the proposed increase because of high gas prices, that’s right, people were forced to conserve on gas so they want the public tax payers to pick up the tab because our conservation of gas was hurting county revenues. My question is what are THEY doing to conserve on fuel or ANYTHING? Will...

Yesterday, liberal idiot (redundant) Congressman and Obama superdelegate William Delahunt (Communist, MA) asked the vice president's chief of staff David Addington about water boarding of terrorists in a Capitol Hill hearing. Addington declined to comment, stating that it is against President Bush's policies to discuss techniques used to attain vital intelligence, and added that another reason not to respond was that Al Qaeda is probably watching. Then the liberal scum piece of dirt Delahunt stated: "I'm glad they finally have a chance to see you." Here is a United States Congressman wishing harm from Al Qaeda against a fellow American...

A reader writes: "Last night we were out with friends and went to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory at Bella Terra/Huntington Beach. We were eating outside as my 5 year old daughter got an uncontrollable urge to use the bathroom and began crying and screaming 'diarrhea, diarrhea.' I ran into the store with her in my arms, begging to use the bathroom and they refused multiple times." I explained she had diarrhea and couldn't hold it and told them she was about to go on the floor. They refused again and never offered me any alternatives. I begged them to...

WSJNBCNEWS POLL: Obama Opens With Edge on McCain... Obama's VP advisor resigns... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dems pound McCain for new Iraq quote... Kerry: McCain confused, 'unbelievably out of touch'... CLINTONS PUT DRUDGE ON ENEMIES LIST... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE: Obama recruits staff to fight web smears... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAGLIA: McCain reading speech is painful spectacle... DOWD: Demonizing Michelle Obama...

Okay - here's the deal. I'm getting ready to go to bed, but we had some friends over ...um..."complaining" (user friendly word) about the cost of oil. They all railed that we are in Iraq because GWB "invaded" Iraq for oil.

To all you proud and die hard conservatives who are so faithful to your conservative principles that you can't bring yourself to back Senator McCain: grow up, wake up and stand up for the most qualified and conservative candidate in the race for the Presidency who stands far closer to your ideals and values than The Clintons or Obama. (I should also add, hold your nose.) To "sit this one out" is not an option. Pride, selfishness and misguided righteousness will usher in an Obama or Clinton x 2 White House with decades of disastrous consequences for our economy, military,...

Stop comparing mean old crazy McCain to good old Bob Dole!

You so called conservatives that will vote for McCain for president if he wins the nomination will hurt the conservative movement for decades. How do you think you will feel when McCain wins, Will you Jump up and down? THE RINOS WIN!!!, THE RINOS WIN !!!!, McCain Will then pass Liberal laws. Are you going to support him. But If my man Hillary wins Now at least I know who I'm fighting against from that day forward. Hillary and the DEMS. I been a freeper for 8 years, GO check my comments yhat go way back before you call me...

This is my rant. This is not your rant. You may assist me in my rant. Or you may encourage me in my rant. You may add to my rant. But, do not take over my rant for your own. And, although it may seem petty and illogical to you, I have every right to my rant. Here is what I want to rant about. American drivers. I’m mad as hell and I ain’t gonna take it no more. p.s. Please don't bother to correct my spelling or grammar. Being mad as hell allows one to mis-spell words and throw...

It's brilliant actually.

There is quite a lot of interesting, but wild, speculation running around the blog-o-sphere, progressive circles and just plain dinner conversation these days about whether BushCo will allow a peaceful and constitutional transfer of Executive power in the ’08 elections. Unless or until George Bush appears on our TV boxes one night, wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt and red tie with his hands sweatily clasped in a desperate death grip on top of his desk in the Oval Office, telling us that some catastrophic event, whether man-made or natural, has just occurred somewhere, and he must, for the...

Helen Mirren has described the traumatic moment that influenced her decision not to have children. The Oscar winning actress revealed in a new interview that a sex education film she watched as a convent school girl was so "disgusting" it put her off motherhood for life. She said: "I went to a single sex convent school, and even in Biology classes we weren't taught about sexual reproduction. I was about 13, 14, just at that age where you begin to be self conscious about your physicality and about boys and all of that. "They sat us all down, girls and...

Viagra, Cialis, Fox News and Hypocrisy A few minutes ago, Paige Hopkins of the Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" morning program interviewed Brad Rourke of Pajamas Media about the prevalence of sexual content in mainstream advertising on television and elsewhere. During the course of the interview, mention was made of children being exposed to sexual material beyond their years simply during the watching of standard network and cable television programming. Paige Hopkins mentioned that she herself has young children and wondered what could be done about this problem. Rourke advocated the use of TiVo. But what Paige Hopkins...

Ted Nugent threatens Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton during a performance- with machine guns in hand!

I'm in a business that I hate, working on the front line between patients and upper management, and I'm considered to be damned good at what I do. I'm a senior customer service representative for a pharmacy benefits manager. I'm praying though, that the job interview I have this morning will get me out of the job I'm currently in, and back into the fairly sterile world of IT. It's not my job to deny benefits, no matter what the patients might think. My job is to explain the denials, explain how the benefits plan works, and to help the...

Well, I had another roll-they-eyes response to the local news this morning when they had some doctor on the phone talking about Alzheimer's. Seems that some drug company has come out with a patch for Alzheimers, and the conversation drifted into what causes Alzheimers. Of course, he spouted the standard medical line when they don't really know what the cause is. "Well, we believe it is caused by old age, and is hereditary." How STUPID are these people? How STUPID are YOU people for believing that nonsense? Medical science doesn't know what causes Alzheimers, because THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW!...

Okay, so I'm on an internet forum which is majority foreigners, most of whom have parents from the former Soviet Satellites. One of them is an Army Ranger, aged 19, stationed in Colorado he says. Somebody wrote a thread on said forum about Islam. Me being the person I am, of course wrote a response to it. Aforementioned Ranger gets upset because he's Muslim, and probably from another country. Here's what he said, watered down due to FR posting rules. (My username is SomewhereInTime, he called me Xeno because my old one was Xenocide, from the O. S. Card book...

Over the past months of this nightmare of immigration scofflawry, listening to the rhetoric from the aristocratic Republican elites--I’ve been carried back to the Magnolia Melodramas I enjoyed reading as a teenager. Gwen Bristow’s “Plantation Trilogy”; Frank Yerby’s “The Foxes of Harrow” and the magnificent mother of them all--Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With The Wind.” George Bush once said, “I’m not a southerner, I’m a southwesterner.” He was trying to distance himself from the south and the taint of racism, a “compassionate” insult to every southerner who voted for him. But he has every resemblence to the linen-suited julep-drinking Massa of...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

Personal rant--Reid must go.

Support our President on the war against terror Take that action today Offer a lending hand to our Commander in Chief Pay the fiddler liberal if you continue down the road of   recent STOP THE LIBERALS In their tracks NOW!!  It is time. It is time for all of us in the country to stand up and do something. I for one will not sit around any longer listening to the Liberals in Washington continue to use their political motives to attempt to tear down our current leader simply because he is a member of their opposing party. This tactic...

MEL Gibson says he is thankful for the experience, which has followed his drunken, anti-Semitic ramble to police officers who charged him with drink driving last year. "It's like God tapping you on the shoulder and saying, `Hey Bud – pull up for a second and sit still. Who are you? What are you doing?' That's all, and that's a gift," the actor turned filmmaker told the Nine Network's A Current Affair. In the first part of an interview to be completed on tomorrow's Today show, the Australian-raised Oscar-winning actor told Richard Wilkins he had put the July 28 incident...

November 30, 2006 -- THE K-K-Kramer scandal murdered Michael Richards' career - but it's doing wonders for sales of the latest "Seinfeld" DVD. Season 7 of the popular sitcom is outselling the Season 6 set (released on the same day last year) by more than 75 percent, and more than 90 percent over season 5 at some online DVD retailers, according to TMZ.com.

Keith Olbermann ended Monday's Countdown with his latest “Special Comment” rant, complete with video from a man on a rack in the movie 1984 as Olbermann described President's Bush's supposedly awful deeds. In praising how, in his interview aired on Fox News Sunday, “Bill Clinton did what almost none of us have done in five years. He has spoken the truth about 9/11, and the current presidential administration,” Olbermann portrayed Chris Wallace, who conducted the interview, as an agent of the White House and delivered the lowest of insults, calling Wallace “a monkey posing as a newscaster.” On Bush, Olbermann...

Prime Minister Tony Blair says he wants to devote his last year as Britain's leader to advancing an Israeli-Palestinian agreement. This is not the first time Blair has made clear his view that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a major destabilizing influence in a region the UK has always considered vital to its interests. Blair is known to have strong feelings of affection for Israel. He is also committed to the creation of a Palestinian state he believes essential to restoring some semblance of calm in the Mideast. So his pledge to work on the issue is not especially surprising. For...

Sorry folks, but I can no longer lend my support to the War on Terror. I'm tired of being lied to by our elected leadership. What am I talking you about, you ask? Specifically, when I'm a told by the President of the United States, that Islam is a "Religion of Peace". How am I supposed to square that statement with reality? How am I supposed to support the decision and policies of our government in waging war when our leaders can't even begin to tell the truth about the enemy we're fighting? If the president fears he may offend...

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I am tired of listening to Shep Smith from fox news in describing the fighting in Beirut. I have watched intently and am disgusted with him. It is quite apparent Shep is a liberal and has an agenda. He will make small comments in his reporting taking cheap shots at Israel, yet making Hezbollah look strong. I just watched him interview some young Israel soldiers and the ones he put in his report were anything but seasoned soldiers. Shep would ask them questions like "Are you scared?", "are Hezbollah fierce fighters?", etc. It was sickening. Heh Shep, while don't you...

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Murtha guest speaker at Aug. 12 Al Gore Dinner! In what's shaping up to be a double-header night of rants, BootMurtha.com has received news that Rep. John Murtha will be the "honored speaker" at the Second Annual Al Gore Family Dinner this August 12. Yes, that's right. Al Gore AND John Murtha, speaking at the same event. The extravaganza is hosted by the Davidson County Democratic Party and will be held at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. [LINK to announcement]