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A proud democrat around March 28, 1968 Senator Byrd said Dr. King ran like a "scared rabbit". Sheets Byrd.

I found this poll that asks us freepers to pick the candidate we want for president. Whom do Freepers Prefer For president The day is coming when we all must decide whom we will donate our dwindling money and time to, for political office. While the next presidential election is still 3 years away, it is my opinion we do not have the normal time to waste as we used to. When you consider how much money it will take to defeat the coalition of Obama/Hollywood/Soros/MSM/ACORN, it is imperative we start now. Consider if you will, the amount of money...

Here is video of ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" defending ACORN. When asked "do you run an honest organization?" Bertha Lewis answered "just because you repeat a lie over and over again doesn't make it true" and "of course we run an honest organization." She said that "FOX and the right wing had to stoop to a made up scenario." Ed Schultz asked her "do you feel like you're being targeted by the Republicans?" She answered "of course" and "we are just a target of this right wing Republican attack." (Video)

Therapeutic? Probably. Deductible? No. So ruled the U.S. Tax Court yesterday in the case of William Halby, a New York tax attorney who claimed that the amounts he spent on, let's call them personal-gratification-related books and materials, and also numerous professional intimate-therapy service providers, were "medical expenses" that he could deduct under Section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Washington Post the other day posted a lengthy interview with Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Catholic. A pertinent excerpt: MS. ROMANO: You are also a pro-choice Catholic, and I was reading some stories out of your home state recently where one of the bishops took an action. Can you tell us a little bit about that? SECRETARY SEBELIUS: Well, the Archbishop in the Kansas City area did not approve of my conduct as a public official and asked that I not present myself for communion. MS. ROMANO: What did you think about that? SECRETARY SEBELIUS:...

According to Jimmy Carter’s libel against opponents of Barack Obama, “an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is black man.” This reminds us once again of what a pathetic and mean-spirited figure Mr. Carter has become. But it is also evidence of how unhinged and desperate many liberals and some within the Democratic party are becoming...

PURE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk. REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbor. BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs the regulations say you should need COMMUNISM You...

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Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, Secretary of the Congregation for Clergy Rome, Italy, Sep 16, 2009 / 12:27 pm (CNA).- The secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, said this week the proclamation of the word of God is an undeniable task that priests must carry out with dignity and wisdom, to show Christ to others. It is a mission that leaves no room for subjective views of the Lord or relativism, he said.In an article published by L'Osservatore Romano, the archbishop said, "No priest proclaims himself or his own ideas, nor his personal or subjective interpretations of...

Words mean things. And in the fishbowl of big-time college football where any utterance can end up on a locker room wall, message discipline is one of the most important jobs a head coach undertakes. Unfortunately for the Tennessee Volunteers, it's a lesson Lane Kiffin might never learn.

Pensacola, Fla., Sep 16, 2009 / 03:43 pm (CNA).- In what critics are characterizing as the “criminalization of prayer,” a principal and an athletic director at a Florida high school are facing criminal contempt charges for violating a federal order prohibiting prayer at school events.Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman at Pace High School in the Florida panhandle county of Santa Rosa could face fines, jail time and loss of their retirement benefits. During a luncheon to honor those who contributed toward the public school's athletic Field House, Principal Lay reportedly asked Freeman to offer a blessing for...

For 36 years, pro-aborts have engaged in a risky public-relations campaign to detract from their mounting preborn baby body count. It is pro-lifers, not pro-aborts, who are violent, they have said. While collectively and openly advancing the abortions of over 50 million children, they have held up as evidence six unbalanced people calling themselves pro-life, but repudiated by the pro-life community, who have aborted eight abortion workers. Totally illogical, but nevertheless, with liberal media and political support, the accusation has stuck. Not that I've ever minded. Having such a reputation has brought me closer than anything else to knowing how...

Nice expose.

James O'Keefe, of ACORN fame, took Lucky Charms out of the Rutgar school cafeteria as a training mission years ago for his present ACORN adventures.

ORALANDO, September 15, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In addition to his announcement that he is considering a run for President in 2012, former US Senator Rick Santorum gave his assessment of the controversy around the Ted Kennedy funeral during his speech to the Catholic Leadership Conference last week. Santorum's talk focused on rejuvenating the Catholic Church in the United States.During his speech Santorum lamented "what the Church allowed to happen" with the Kennedy funeral, referring to it as a "deification" of Kennedy.  "The damage done" to the Church, he said, "is profound.""We have Catholic politicians who have led this country astray, have led...

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2009 AT 7:15 PM Celebrando la herencia hispana Posted by Luis Miranda El presidente Barack Obama proclamó hoy el Mes de la Herencia Hispana a celebrarse del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. Celebramos la cultura, las contribuciones y el triunfo de nuestros hermanos hispanos en los Estados Unidos. MES NACIONAL DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA, 2009 - - - - - - - PROCLAMA HECHA POR EL PRESIDENTE DE ESTADOS UNIDOS DE NORTEAMÉRICA La historia de los hispanos en Estados Unidos es la historia del propio Estados Unidos. Los valores de la comunidad hispana —el amor...

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 713-09 September 14, 2009 DoD Announces New Information-Sharing Access to Help Fusion Centers Combat Terrorism The Departments of Defense (DoD) and Homeland Security (DHS) today announced an initiative to grant select state and major urban area fusion center personnel access to classified terrorism-related information residing in DoD’s classified network. Under this initiative, select fusion center personnel with a federal security clearance will be able to access specific terrorism-related information resident on the DoD Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet)—a secure network used to send classified data. This classified data will be accessed via DHS’ Homeland Security Data...

The best friend of a fallen Black Watch soldier has mourned his death wearing a dress and stockings, to honour a pact made with his mate. Barry Delaney kneels weeping as mourners gather at Barnhill Cenetery for the funeral of Black Watch soldier Kevin Elliot.

On Today's Show... September 16, 2009   Worst President in History Defends President Who Will be Even Worse Jimmy Carter, the nation's hemorrhoid, crawled out of his orifice to make the nation itch.   "Can we really have an African-American president in this country when the constitutional body, the press rolls over and plays dead, becoming propagandists and stenographers -- and then calls anyone who disagrees with that president a racist?" -Rush (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen)   Lying Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives Ban Truth-Telling in the Chamber Joe Wilson gets smacked for truthfully saying Obama was...

It’s a sad fact that muscles shrink as adults age. But new studies are starting to unravel how this happens — and what to do about it. Past research has shown that the bodies of older people build muscle from food less efficiently than young people. Now researchers at the University of Nottingham in England have also found that a mechanism that prevents muscle breakdown works less effectively in people over the age of 65, resulting in a “double whammy” effect. For the elderly, less muscle mass means not only a loss of strength, but also increases the likelihood of...