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Thank you for giving me an opportunity to facilitate and coordinate the CONVOY to DC. This thread will be used for you to ask specific questions, and get specific information and announcements that will help you in your planning. Use the Yahoo Club convoy thread Convoy website to post your routes, need for a ride, where you will be and when. It will be the worksite where you can say:"I think I'd like to go....and maybe I'll be somewhere around ...." I will monitor the Yahoo thread and then post here what routes and meeting places have come together. I ...

My wife has a job prospect in Tennessee. Can any Tennessee-based Freepers tell us what the state is like? Culture, taxes, zoning, housing, economy, state government (legislature, party affiliation), etc? Thanks so much.

Why Do We Tolerate A President Who Has Sold His Country’s Secrets to a Potential Enemy? By: Mary Mostert, Analyst, Original Sources (www.originalsources.com) July 1, 1999 One of my readers faxed me a copy of an article entitled "Clinton and Beijing" written by Peter Zhang in the current issue of "The New Australian" which proves that, while most Americans appear to have swept Clinton's impeachment and questions about his morals under the rug, people in other nations have not. The great "free" press of America, which smugly concluded that NATO destroying the Yugoslavia broadcast studios was "good" because it was ...

CALIFORNIA -- California's state Senate approved a measure Thursday to limit an individual's handgun purchases to one a month, making it the largest state to pass a measure that gun-control advocates say will reduce the flow of guns to criminals. The state Assembly had passed the bill during the spring. But Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, has not said whether he will sign the bill. Under U.S. law, a person who passes a background check can buy an unlimited number of guns at one time and as often as they wish. Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina have passed laws ...

Here they are folks, those who have been "honored" after appearing on last Sunday's news shows PROFESSIONALS' MONTHLY Be sure to check out the "THINKING MAN" cartoon at the bottom of the page and the other updates. Following is an excerpt from the updated "An Outsider's View" titled "...And Victory for All". The entire article is posted at PROFESSIONALS' MONTHLY: So, this was the war to define future wars. How to "win" has been demonstrated by none other than an impeached, draft-dodging, flower-power hippie and leaders of an alliance that are either a collection of his clones or weaker, NATO ...

The chairman of the Republican National Committee criticized first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Thursday for using government aircraft and resources for campaign-style visits to the state. Mrs. Clinton, expected to seek the Senate seat being vacated next year by retiring Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, has made 12 trips to New York in 1999. The cost to taxpayers is estimated at more than $220,000, said the top Republican, Jim Nicholson. "Hillary's flying military jets, but at $20,000 per trip, it's the taxpayers who are being taken for a ride," Mr. Nicholson said in a statement distributed by aides as ...

"The lesson and the legacy of the Starr investigation into the Clinton administration is that a legal stonewall conducted by a presidency will succeed," the Wall Street Journal says. "We assume all sides will acknowledge this as well. Indeed, it obviously continues today in [Webster L. Hubbell's] latest plea, which merely involves conduct prior to the Clinton presidency. Ken Starr was never able to tie the White House directly into any of these events because a president is surrounded by many aides and well-wishers, who don't always have to be told what to do," the Journal said in an ...

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -- President Clinton wasn't the only fan who missed the national anthems. The United States' quarterfinal game in the Women's World Cup led to a 20-mile backup and thousands of high-priced empty seats at kickoff Thursday night. "It took three hours to get here from 25 miles away," said Jan Sorensen, rushing toward the gate just before halftime with three young children. Complete article at: http://www.newsday.com/ap/rnmpsc19.htm

Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr threw in the towel in the Webster L. Hubbell case, letting the "crony and serial felon the Clintons appointed to run their Justice Department in 1993" walk free, observes New York Times columnist William Safire. Mr. Safire also said that now "we will never know if the $100,000 that the Riady family paid Hubbell was, in Thomas Jefferson's phrase, 'hush money' -- to keep him from telling prosecutors about the part played by his Rose Law Firm 'billing partner,' Hillary Clinton, in his sham deal." And John Huang, who raised millions in Asian money ...

We have yet to examine in detail George W. Bush’s financial disclosure reports, but we know that the staggering $36 million he has raised so far has not come in the form of $5, $10 and $20 checks from average working Republicans. His donations, which averaged $480 each, could only have come from the fat-cat special interests that infest Washington. While it is true that Gov. Bush has received contributions from an impressive 75,000 individuals, a large percentage of the donations doubtless came from those allied with the special interests that are drawn to a perceived “winner” like bees ...

David Letterman had some news for New Yorkers on his CBS "Late Show" Wednesday: "Good news: Hillary Clinton is coming to New York to be our senator. They're saying now that she bought a house in Westchester. . . . It must have been very traumatic emotionally, because buying a house -- this is probably the first legal real estate deal she's been involved with."

David Letterman had some news for New Yorkers on his CBS "Late Show" Wednesday: "Good news: Hillary Clinton is coming to New York to be our senator. They're saying now that she bought a house in Westchester. . . . It must have been very traumatic emotionally, because buying a house -- this is probably the first legal real estate deal she's been involved with."

A California legislative proposal to honor former Republican President Ronald Reagan with a California license plate has become a victim of political wrangling as a Democrat state Senator refuses to give the measure a Transportation Committee hearing. Thousand Oaks, California Republican State Assemblyman Tony Strickland sponsored the bill to honor Reagan by putting his photograph on specially ordered license plates. Revenue raised by the sale of the plates would help fund the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. The bill passed the appropriations committee in May after having already passed the Assembly transportation committee by unanimous vote. The issue ...

Conservatives for Effective Leadership Thursday demanded that first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton repay the taxpayers for her Senate "campaign" trips to New York. Mr. Nolan calls Mrs. Clinton's likely candidacy for an open New York Senate seat her "Blonde Ambition Tour." Press reports indicate an average trip by Mrs. Clinton to New York runs from $10,000 to $20,000. She's taken at least a dozen trips to New York this year. "Just because she is the first lady doesn't mean Hillary Clinton should get a free ride from the taxpayers even if she is using her undeclared candidate status to ...

Rights: a functional derivation and definition[Posted: 11/02/98] Sons of Liberty Document # 16: Rights: a Functional Derivation and Definition       Apologia -       This paper at times reiterates a point made earlier, for which we apologize.       But the concept and definition of "rights" are historically so clear and they have been so drastically misused, corrupted and distorted today that repetition was deemed necessary in order to drive home some essential points.       The metaphysical concept identified by the word "rights" was given to us (and the entire human race), not by ...

Trent Lott wants to negotiate on gun control. Bob Smith does not. The conservative Smith and moderate Lott are headed for a showdown over what, if any, gun control legislation the Senate will consider in mid-July. Smith threatens to hold up legislative business if negotiations are opened with the House on new gun control restrictions. Threat or no threat, Lott said Thursday, negotiators will be appointed and the process will begin. ``At some point, you have to go forward,'' Lott, R-Miss., told reporters at a news conference. He promised ``to talk to Senator Smith about how we go to ...

Sen. Bob Smith (R-N.H.), trying to position himself as the most conservative presidential candidate in the Republican field, is holding Senate-passed gun control legislation hostage with the intention of killing the bill. Smith confirmed that he plans to put a hold on the motion to appoint conferees on the juvenile justice bill passed by the Senate on May 20, and he also threatened to eventually filibuster the legislation if necessary. House Republican leaders are so concerned about Smith's crusade that they will not appoint Members to negotiate with the Senate on the topic until Smith relents in his opposition ...

"Simple Man" (L-S version) (To be sung to Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man") His Mama told Bill...when he was young... "Slick, sit beside me...my eldest son. My life's been wasted...on Boyz who Play... So, please don't do this...you will thank me...Good Guys don't stray!! Ah, yes... Stop spendin' time...with that Hill'ry lass! Her legs are stumps...and her ass is fat. Bill, find a woman...oh, yeah...you truly love... This Rodham chick, son...is Ol' Chi-ca-go Scum!! Slick, life is simple...have a plan... Oh, be someone...folks trust, then you're a Man. Willie, be a simple, kindly man. Oh, won't you do this...for me, Slick...if ...

When you are your party's presumptive nominee for president and you've just announced your campaign has raised a record-obliterating $36.25 million in only six months, you can get away with an inside joke or two. And so Texas Gov. George W. Bush, mugging for the cameras Wednesday in frying-pan heat at a downtown Sacramento park, lined up at quarterback at a kids' football camp and started barking signals. "Twenty-two!" he called out. "Seventy-seven!" And then, with a wry smile: "Thirty-six-point-two-five! Hike!" He then launched a perfect touchdown pass to camp sponsor and Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown, right on ...

Clinton boosts Palestinian aspirations 7.15 a.m. ET (1115 GMT) July 2, 1999 By Barry Schweid, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Clinton is giving a boost to Palestinian aspirations as he prepares for a new round of U.S. peacemaking efforts in the Middle East. With Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak due here in a few weeks, Clinton is beginning to lay out his views on some of the thorniest issues, even while saying it was up to Israel and the Arabs to make the tough decisions. His statement Thursday that Palestinian refugees should feel free to live wherever they liked was ...