[Alas Babylon!]

As always, soliciting FReeper comments, observations, and opinions.

[Alas Babylon!]

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[southernindymom]

I like Fred Thompson, but will have to mute Maxine :( she drives me nuts! Heh, do you have any idea what happened to Kearan Chetry on Fox & Friends?

[NautiNurse]

Lots of folks will be tuning in today to hear Fred Thompson.

[Fishtalk]

Morning AB, All....

Am home today due to a freak snowstorm which dropped a blizzard of 1/2 an inch or so of snow here in the swamps of Delaware. Which led to the cancellation of choir practice which led to the cancellation of singing this morning which led to me going to mass yesterday which leaves me free this morning.

Got a whole lot, a WHOLE lot, going on in my life here as concerns Republicans and politics. Will give one quick one right now as I am going to do a Blog post about it all.

But I had a meeting with the Sussex County Executive poobahs in the GOP re my "controversial" article I submitted for their newsletter (Which THEY asked me for!). They were very nice but it was same ole, same ole....

"Once we had a club that was very divided," the exec VP told me. "So we've stopped ANY kind of editorial in our newsletter," she continued whilst assuring me that my article was very well-written and that I was a writer of the highest caliber.

I mentioned that the National GOP lady just spoke to our group and she said that national membership was down by 10% and they didn't know why. I suggested, softly and humbly, that the drop in membership not to mention the losses in this November past was because "conservatives" were a bit tired of blue-blood spineless republicans who do NOT advance, much less fight for, true conservative causes.

The local GOP poobah sat up smartly and said "This Sussex county chapter has increased its membership by about 10%" and this comment made me smile. And of course, I had to break this woman out of her balloon....

"But Sussex county's population has increased SIX TIMES the national rate and indeed, all of Delaware's population has increased FOUR times the national rate in the past five years," I said. "Who knows how many members you'd have if you'd quit avoiding "controversy"?"

This story of my innocent little article being rejected by the Republican party is the drama come to life as to why so very many of us are so disillusioned by the only national party we have to represent conservatives.

Below is the article these ladies refused to print. Forget I wrote it, folks. It's an INNOCENT, innocuous, totally true couple of paragraphs. The theme they charged me with writing about is "how women can make a difference". Damn I caught that theme perfectly in my little piece and cry, folks...cry your eyeballs out.

FOR THESE GOP WOMEN REJECTED IT!!! As follows:

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Promote Conservatism by Simply Being a Woman



Women, mothers and wives, by their very nature, are conservatives. We understand budgets and spending constraints, we see through mischievous children and know bad behavior when we see it. We manage households and organize families on a daily, sometimes exasperating, basis. We bear the young and understand the full and horrific impact terminating a life in the womb can have. Many, if not most, of us hold down a job and we understand the politics of the office as well as the politics of the nation.

Conservative women need to march firmly forward into the election of 2008, confident of how the world works and stay on message. The hand that rocks the cradle rocks the world.

Women are a formidable voting force in this country and conservative women have it simple, really. For we are not trying to change the reality we know and understand, unlike our liberal counterparts.

Females can influence the world around them, via children and spouse. Teach them to vote and the importance of their civic duty. Encourage political activism as much as possible and by all means, join in yourself.

Trust your feminine common sense and insist that the males in our surround do not deviate from the values we cherish.

For a woman can influence society by being true to her instincts and influencing our children to a greater good and a better tomorrow.

Women do this much better than men.

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That's it. I don't even want to talk about it any more.

Now with that Libby verdict, folks, I simply have lost all faith.

[Night Hides Not]

I bet Chuckie Schumer gets a better reception on FTN today than he did on Imus this past Friday!

[napscoordinator]

Maxine coming out of hiding. This should be interesting and entertaining. Popcorn please. I hope she says some really stupid things.

[MNJohnnie]

Iran Tells US To Set Timetable For Iraq Exit

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1798823/posts?page=1


If I had not seen this who published this, I would of taken it for satire. Simply unbeliveable that the Democrat Party is taking it's talking points on today's shows from the same script the Mullahs in Iran are writing! Are these people in the US Congress really this completely clueless?

[TomGuy]

FNS

Oh shock!!!


Thompson used the un-PC "illegal aliens"!



MSM and Libs will go into meltdown mode.

[txradioguy]

Yhello!

[TomGuy]

FNS

Wallace asks Walters whether she "is one of those idiot liberals".....


LOL

[TomGuy]

FNS

Walters: The Sunnis and Shi'ites were getting along before the US invasion.


[duh!!!!! Yeh, because Saddam was beheading and shredding the opposition. Congresswoman has no idea what Iraq WAS like.]

[Sunnyflorida]

Fred Thompson is totally throwing Wallace off his game. He is a actually answering the questions. Wallace is not used to this. Normally he asks a question and the interviewee just rambles on whatever topic they want (especially if they are a lib (i.e. McCain))/

[TomGuy]

I just noticed on the forums page that the dates has not been reset to DST.

Does that require a reboot of the FR main computer?

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[shrinkermd]

I only watched Fox News Sunday.

Fred Thompson hit the ball out of the park. His answers were direct and congruent with his previous positions and where he didn't know, he so indicated. One could scarcely ask for more.

I do note two things.

First, he seemed tense and reluctant for a professional actor; I imagine because he wasn't acting. Still, he was not altogether his old, genial self.

Second, perhaps it is his lack of hair but he seemed "unhealthy" in some ineffable way. Practicing medicine for 40+ years sometimes makes for good hunches but also equally so for bad ones. I am comparing him to my last TV experience with him which must be several years ago.

I wouldn't say anything about this but does anyone know anything about his recent health history?

As far as pardoning Libby, I agree with Krstol. This simply must be done and done quickly. When your opponents are gamey and playing "gotcha" games sometimes it is best to give them a real reason to say "gotcha." In this case, pardoning Libby would focus a minor issue to several weeks. Of course, we would need Libby to deny up and down that he obstructed justice,etc,etc.

[nothingnew]

Looks like FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn.; Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. is the only thing worth viewing. Thompson could be good and Waters should supply some humor...

FMCDH(BITS)

[aligncare]

Thompson sounding very good with Chris Wallace. Saying the important things that need to be said. He's seems good on most of the issues. Problem though: On Iraq he would do what the president is doing? When will all Americans take this war seriously - including the president? Scrap the current ROE's. Dust off the bombers.

[Dionysius]

Maxine Walters: Not your garden-variety imbecile, but, rather, a world class imbecile!

[Dionysius]

Oops! "Waters" not "Walters". However an imbecile, by any other name, would drool as well.

[StoneWall Brigade]

Hello