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More Name-Calling Called For Bob Schieffer's Weekly Commentary (CBS) Rummaging through a collection of [former CBS News Correspondent] Eric Sevareid's old commentaries, I suddenly realized what we're missing in this Presidential campaign. We're sorely in need of more creative name calling. The best the Republicans have managed so far is when the Manchester Union Leader endorsed Steve Forbes even though he "looks like a geek," as the newspaper put it. Catchy. But we can't count that since it was meant as a compliment, I guess. No compliment was intended back in '52 when Harry Truman called the Republicans "snolly gosters," ...

Annie's Got Her Gun by Ann Coulter, from George Magazine About a year ago, a mugger just waltzed right up to me on a bridge here in Washington, D.C. It was early evening, and I was a stone's throw from my apartment in what is considered a nice neighborhood, as neighborhoods go in the Murder Capital -- the richly deserved nickname for the nation's capital. I won't belabor my cunning and completely fortuitous escape, except to say that for the few minutes I was standing there waiting to be mugged, I was fuming. I knew he knew that I didn't ...

To anyone interested:There are 2 petitions online at e-thepeople.com. While I have seen the debates on Freerepublic on the sales tax or flat tax and we may disagree on which would be best, I think we would all agree that the income tax has to go. Not too long ago, I stumbled across this site. It basically allows anyone to create a petition, collect signatures and have the petition sent to the right "officials" anywhere in the country. I thought why not put it to good use. Currently there are two petitions at the site dealing with ending the income ...

The Media Tango Nov 1, 1999 The FBI, through its media allies, is telling the American people just what danger they are in. Well, that is, if you think a trash can fire is more dangerous than a forest fire. Because in my opinion, that's what the Clinton Administration is up to. While refusing to admit to terrorist events such as the stinger missile attack on TWA 800, the failed sting operation against middle eastern terrorists in Oklahoma who were collaborating with white supremacists from both Germany and the United States, instead, we are being warned what a threat ...

Right Wing Makes Strong Showing In Chile Election Nation Seems Headed for Runoff Vote Between Socialist and Conservative By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, December 13, 1999; Page A19 SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 12—In a surprisingly strong showing for Chilean conservatives in presidential elections tonight, right-of-center economist Joaquin Lavin appeared headed into a runoff race next month with Socialist Ricardo Lagos, a dissident during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. With 90 percent of the ballots counted, the two were virtually tied. Lagos, also an economist, had 47.94 percent of the vote, compared to 47.57 percent for Lavin, a ...

Bush, Gore Remain Iowa Favorites Strategists Hope January Caucuses Will Lend Boost for Tougher Contests in N.H. By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 13, 1999; Page A06 DES MOINES, Dec. 12—The political eruption that has hit the state of New Hampshire this fall has yet to arrive in Iowa. Despite their problems elsewhere, Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Gore remain the favorites to win next month's Iowa caucuses, the opening round of the 2000 presidential race. But the question is whether either Bush or Gore will do well enough in those caucuses to boost ...

Columbine Killers Wanted To 'Kick-Start a Revolution' In Videos, Teens Talked of 250 Deaths, Movie Possibilities By Tom Kenworthy Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 13, 1999; Page A02 In a series of videotapes they left behind before beginning their deadly assault on Columbine High School in April, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold bragged of wanting to "kick-start a revolution" by killing as many as 250 people, according to a Time magazine report. "I hope we kill 250 of you," Klebold says in one of the tapes viewed by Time. "It's going to be like [expletive] Doom," adds Harris, referring ...

Bradley: Gore Tinkers, Won't Tackle 'Big Problems' Are Left Unaddressed, Florida Group Is Told By Ceci Connolly Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 13, 1999; Page A02 ORLANDO, Dec. 12—Bill Bradley, expressing frustration with attacks from the Gore campaign, swatted back today, saying his Democratic opponent has opted to "tinker around the edges" rather than tackle the nation's "big problems." A day after Vice President Gore suggested to the same crowd of Florida party activists that Bradley would abandon Democratic pillars such as Medicare, Social Security and public schools, the New Jersey senator said his record is solid. "I worked ...

New Age conservative The Union Leader's new editorialist is young, female, and thoughtful -- the antithesis of the vitriolic men who've held the position in the past by Dan Kennedy MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Bernadette Malone Connolly, the new editorial-page editor of the Manchester Union Leader, is wired. It's Friday, December 3. Last night, right after the Republican presidential forum, the arch-conservative paper announced its endorsement of Steve Forbes, citing his respect for "innocent life" and "free enterprise." It was a hectic night, and it's been an equally hectic day after. Now, late in the afternoon, Malone Connolly is running ...

Live the off-line life with a good book The people who were opposed to that," President Clinton said of his police subsidy, "they practically swole up and died when it was passed." In another gibe at Republican budgeteers, he said they had "totally bumfuzzled" American voters. Fortunately for followers of Clintonian syntax and vocabulary, this winter's Christmas book list for word mavens has entries that help explicate the president's remarks. ( Explicate has a learned connotation, meaning "to analyze in detail"; elucidate means "to illuminate, especially by an illustration"; the more general term, which I should have used, is explain.) ...

Driven Scholar-Athlete Paid a Price to Meet Demands By Barton Gellman and Dale Russakoff Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, December 13, 1999; Page A01 PRINCETON, N.J.—The Ivy League backdrop for Bill Bradley's renown, and his chapel deacon's deportment off the court, were beguiling images that obscured the intensity of his drive. There was nothing humble or polite about Bradley's will to win. By his own account and scores of others, he allowed himself scant satisfaction in victory, brooded painfully in defeat and did not scruple much--within, or mostly within, the rules--about finding advantage. Meeting his own expectations, and grappling with ...

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THURSDAY, DECEMBER 02, 1999 23:08:44 ET XXXXX LAWMAKERS SUGGEST AUDIT OF WHITE HOUSE PROPERTY BEFORE HILLARY MOVE **Exclusive** Several senior Republican lawmakers are privately expressing concern that government property may disappear during First Lady Hillary Rodham's move to New York, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. "The White House is filled with our national treasures... I hope they do not come up missing after all of this moving around!" one ranking congressman explained over the weekend. "How is Hillary planning to furnish that big house, when they've always lived in publicly funded housing? I think we need ...

Bush Bets He Can Sell Big Tax Cut: Democrats Hope GOP Flops Again By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 13, 1999; Page A01 Texas Gov. George W. Bush is gambling that when it comes to tax cuts, he will succeed where the rest of his party has failed. Robert J. Dole couldn't sell the public on his tax cut in the 1996 presidential campaign. Congressional Republicans passed a $792 billion cut last summer but couldn't move public opinion enough to prevent President Clinton from vetoing it. Bush's presidential hopes could hinge on whether he proves more adept ...

WASHINGTON -- John McCain is not just running against Washington. He seems to be running with great glee against all the conventions of modern campaigning. Instead of repeating one carefully scripted "message of the day," the Arizona senator may well spout a hundred messages, depending on what voters ask him at his free-wheeling town meetings. He long ago tossed away a stump speech. Nor has McCain taken a poll since last January -- mostly because his cash-poor campaign cannot afford it. But he has turned this into a virtue, telling audiences: "I will never be driven by a poll in ...

Okay, I have 2 months worth of snapshots of our usage history at Free Republic. Each snapshot was taken at an interval of 5 minutes. This usage history is the data that the "There are currently X users online of whom Y are logged in." message is based upon. These are tallies only. I've always wanted to write a nifty CGI script to graph these real-time, but haven't had the time to write it. So, in the interest of interesting graphs, I am offering these snapshots to the public. No sensitive information is contained within. Tallies only. Each record consists ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain is the rage in Republican presidential politics, so much so that Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the untouchable pace-setter for months who has been taking his lumps of late, last week declared that McCain may be the front-runner in New Hampshire. Bush was clearly trying to dampen expectations for himself. But it wasn't all spin: McCain did breeze ahead of the Texas governor in polls in New Hampshire, which holds the first primary. He won acclaim for besting Bush in two televised debates. He also made the cover of Time magazine, which trumpeted "his heroic ...

MIDI - FLOWERS ON THE WALL Now the evil First Witch leaves and what’s Willy to do When he is entertaining who will help him to get through She packed her bags and Bekins came and she is on the road But Chelsea, first daughter, said she could do it…she picked up the load Throwing ashtrays at her dad…hey, her arm is not that bad Screaming expletives at pop…warning him assaults must stop Cleaning gooey stuff that he spread over every wall Oh yes she has…picked up the ball She says that she can handle shredding records, it is ...

The Iowa Debate between the GOP candidates will take place on Monday Night, December 13 7:00-8:30 p.m. Central TimeWHO-TV (Des Moines) and MSNBC CoverageIf you yourself were a candidate in this race: Please share with us: 1)Who would receive your questionand 2) What your question is Please try your best to limit yourself to the ground-rules of the actual debate itself, i.e. don't fashion your question into a rambling, declarative statement, but a to-the-point, quick question.(Follow up with comments/clarifications on your question if needed)This exercise is to see what is on FR folk's minds, and, since we know the assistants ...

Lower the flag in honor of Southern icon, Robert E. Lee By ROBERT N. ROSEN Nor purer sword led braver band, Nor braver bled for a brighter land, Nor brighter land had a cause so grand, Nor cause a chief like Lee! (said Father Abram Joseph Ryan,The Sword of Robert E. Lee) The Confederate flag atop our State House was the baffle flag of the Confederate Army, and the commanding officer of that army was Robert E. Lee. It was Gen. Lee who surrendered his army and his flag to Grant, and it was Gen. Grant who removed his hat ...

Russia sets the price for Kosovo As Russian forces prepare their final assault on Grozny, it is not just a ruined city which is about to fall. It is also a castle in the air. Until the second Chechen war, there was a fragile hope that we were entering a new millennial world, in which frontiers melted before the triumphal advance of human rights. But on Friday, President Yeltsin and President Jiang of China issued a joint warning: 'No country can interfere in another sovereign country's attacks against domestic terrorism.' Here, at last, is the price we must pay ...