Posted on 12/01/2005 8:07:46 PM PST by Randy Larsen
Please post some POSITIVE news that conservatives will be HAPPY to hear!
Just post random pictures of hot chicks. I can't remember the last thread we had like that.
//slides petronski an Iron City
But Seriously....
Ranting Anti-Opus to Cynics and Trolls
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1412019/posts
I can't believe yopu asked me that!
See post 37
Now THAT makes for a very merry Christmas!
1. The economy is doing well.
2. The Iraqi people have a real shot at freedom and most take that responsibility seriously.
3. The Democrats can't seem to turn our mistakes to their advantage.
4. It's almost Christmas.
5. We haven't had an attack on American soil in over 4 years.
6. This is the most amazing country on the face of the earth, so amazing in fact we take its blessing for granted every single day.
7. Free Republic gives us a chance to discuss issues with like minded people when ever we feel like it and there are lots of really cool people here.
There are millions more, but I hope that is a start.
You're beautiful and I love you.
I wish you'd slid me a beer instead. ;OP
ho ho ho
USAF Photo of the Day: A generous peek inside the "Tip of the Spear" plus a display of power
:o)
The good news is that, though you can get very, very sick from this, people no longer have to die from it - thanks to Free Republic!
That's certainly positive.
New data point to solid growth for US economy By Andrew Balls in Washington
Published: December 1 2005 22:02 | Last updated: December 1 2005 22:02
Data released on Thursday provided more evidence of solid growth in the US economy and inflation pressures that remain under control.
...... Overall, the economy grew 4.3 per cent in the third quarter, well above estimates for the long-term sustainable growth rate commonly put at 3-3.5 per cent.
I think you will find that growth figures such as this were rarely found during the Clinton era. Even though he was touted for economic growth.
These people have no sense of humor!
How about a joke...
The New Rules -
New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for Classmates.com! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days: mowing my lawn.
New Rule: Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window unless you're a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Hey, it cost less than a dollar. What did you expect it to contain? Trout? Luckily, it was only a finger! If it was a whole hand, Congress would have voted to keep it alive.
New Rule: Stop saying that teenage boys who have sex with their hot, blonde teachers are permanently damaged. I have a better description for these kids: lucky bastards.
New Rule: If you need to shave and you still collect baseball cards, you're queer. If you're a kid, the cards are keepsakes of your idols. If you're a grown man, they're pictures of men.
New Rule: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men care about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we're done.
New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored water.
New Rule: Stop messing with old people. Target is introducing a redesigned pill bottle that's square, with a bigger label. And the top is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it, his ass will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved the Social Security crisis.
New Rule: The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a "decaf grande half- soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low and one NutraSweet," ooh, you're a huge asshole.
New Rule: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering my PIN number, pressing "Enter," verifying the amount, deciding, no, I don't want cash back, and pressing "Enter" again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Almond Joy. Paper or plastic? I don't have time for that. I've just been called to do a cleanup on Aisle Nine!
New Rule: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to "beef with broccoli." The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't pregnant. You're not spiritual. You're just high.
New Rule: Competitive eating isn't a sport. It's one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the US Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too damned exciting. What's next, competitive farting? Oh wait. They're already doing that. It's called "The Howard Stern Show."
New Rule: I don't need a bigger mega M&M. If I'm extra hungry for M&Ms, I'll go nuts and eat two.
New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking up the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn't gift giving, it's the white people version of looting.
New Rule, and this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell if he's supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your web cam, dude. I just want to wash my hands.
New Rule: When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in months. "27 Months." "He's two," will do just fine. He's not a cheese. And I didn't care in the first place.
New Rule: If you're going to insist on making movies based on crappy, old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is the idea wasn't good enough to be a movie.
Here's some positive news. The Supreme Court and the Governor have washed their hands of this man who killed his wife and father-in-law. His attorney asked for clemency, blaming the murders on post-traumatic stress disorder due to his client's Vietnam experience. What's positive about it is that there is still justice and common sense in this world, even through Southern Democrat Governors with a strong sense of political survival.
http://www.wral.com/news/5444712/detail.html
Supreme Court Denies Appeal Of Death Row Inmate
1,000th Execution Scheduled For Overnight
POSTED: 1:42 pm EST December 1, 2005
UPDATED: 10:05 pm EST December 1, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of North Carolina death row inmate Kenneth Lee Boyd.
His fate now is in the hands of North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley. Boyd has asked Easley for clemency.
Boyd is set to die at 2 a.m. EST on Friday for killing his estranged wife and his father-in-law. He would be the 1,000th person executed in the United States since capital punishment resumed in 1977.
The Supreme Court's denial came after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also denied a request from Boyd to stop his execution.
Boyd spent the day receiving visitors -- including two of his sons, who were witnesses as he killed their mother and grandfather in 1988.
In a prison interview Wednesday, Boyd told the Associated Press he doesn't want to be remembered as No. 1,000.
His lawyer said Boyd "would love to live" and would love for the governor or the courts to step in, but that he's "facing the possibility that won't happen."
For his last meal, he requested a New York strip steak, a baked potato with sour cream, salad with ranch dressing, a roll with butter and a Pepsi.
Gov. Easley Denies Clemency In Landmark Execution
Kenneth Boyd 1,000th U.S. Inmate Put To Death
POSTED: 6:30 am EST December 1, 2005
UPDATED: 11:18 pm EST December 1, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A man who killed his wife and father-in-law awaited lethal injection Thursday evening in the nation's 1,000th execution since capital punishment resumed in 1977.
Gov. Mike Easley denied the clemency request for clemency filed by Kenneth Lee Boyd after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his last pending legal Thursday evening. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Boyd's other final appeal earlier in the day.
"Having carefully reviewed the facts and circumstances of these crimes and convictions, I find no compelling reason to grant clemency and overturn the unanimous jury verdicts affirmed by the state and federal courts," Easley said.
Boyd, 57, was set to die at 2 a.m. Friday.
I lowered my cholesterol
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