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Political relic John Boehner must’ve been 8-cocktails deep when he decided to start a feud with the very nimble and savage Ted Cruz. It wasn’t smart and it didn’t work out in his favor. It all started when Boehner wrote a book. And speaking of that book – besides Liz Cheney and the pedophiles at the Lincoln Project, who on God’s green earth would buy a book that John Boehner wrote? At any rate, some clueless publishing house had cash to burn and decided to pay John Boehner money to recall his booze-filled days as Speaker of The House. And...

Did you know that a right-wing talk show host has just said that she would have "no problem" with it if Bill Keller were "sent to the gas chamber" for publishing the big Times piece on the U.S.'s secret financial surveillance program? And no one even blinked. The host was Melanie Morgan, a sometime guest on MSNBC and a radio "personality" whose show airs on San Francisco's KSFO-AM. Morgan just did an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle in which she said that Keller should be jailed for treason. You've heard that said plenty of times already. But you haven't...

Vietnam’s New Leadership: After Thirty Years of Hard-Line Communist Rule; Hope For a New Beginning By Honglien Do and John Carey The Washington Times July 4th 2006 The top political leadership of Vietnam just changed. A new team of economic reformers emerged; but their ability to move Vietnam toward a more open and democratic future remains uncertain. The question, as we celebrate Independence Day in America, is this: can democratic governments like the U.S. influence Vietnam toward more freedom and democracy?

Never in the history of the world has any soldier sacrificed more for the freedom and liberty of total strangers than the American soldier. And, our soldiers don't just give freedom abroad, they preserve it for us here at home. For it has been said so truthfully that it is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                         June 19, 2006 Contact: Robert Dixon (916) 441- 6197B L O G S H O C K E R ! Daily Kos Embraces Pro-Troop “Move America Forward” (SAN FRANCISCO) – Liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, founder of the popular left-of-center blog, DailyKos.com, has just returned from his first annual “YearlyKos” convention by embracing a surprising mantra: that of the nation’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization, Move America Forward (website: http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org). In a posting headlined “Move America Forward” the blogger “Kos”...

Afghan, coalition troops kill 45 insurgents Updated Sat. Jun. 17 2006 10:50 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff Afghan and coalition forces have killed 45 suspected insurgents in southern Afghanistan, just three days into a major offensive into Taliban strongholds. On Friday, Afghan and coalition forces surrounded a camp known to be occupied by Taliban forces in Khod Valley in the Shaheed Hasas district of Uruzgan province. About 40 enemy fighters were killed in the fighting that ensued, according to a U.S. military statement issued on Saturday. Forces waited until insurgents had gathered at the camp before they attacked. "Coalition forces...

Al Gore jokes about his movie on `Tonight' show BURBANK, Calif. Al Gore jokes he's been getting a taste of the movie star treatment. The former vice president was on the "Tonight" show last night. Host Jay Leno asked about the reaction to Gore's documentary on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth." Gore says since he's been on the Hollywood A-list, he's had a huge feud with Lindsay Lohan. When Leno asked for details, Gore said Lohan "knows what she did." The line got a big laugh. Gore also jokes he might consider a nude scene in his next movie if...

I would like to introduce myself to the forum as "Calhoun" the co-editor of yet another, but quite different, conservative blog at http://www.politicaloverload.com Myself and my fellow editors are all relatively young conservatives who have, for some time, found ourselves increasingly disenchanted with not just the direction of the Republican Party but the conservaitve movement itself. We're a website dedicated to returning conservatism to its limited government roots with an emphasis on re-establishing and strictly maintaining the concept of federalism. We view the modern so-called "conservative agenda" of everything from to the Federal Marriage Amendment to abortion to the Federal...

New Government proposals on equality could require clergy to bless homosexual "weddings" or face prosecution, the Church of England said yesterday. It said the proposed regulations could undermine official teaching and require Christians to act against their religious convictions. The Sexual Orientation (Provision of Goods and Services) Regulations will make discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation illegal in the same way as race or sex. They are designed to protect gays and lesbians from being denied "goods, facilities and services" on the basis of their sexual preferences. They were drawn up after homosexual couples complained of being refused hotel rooms....

The May payroll jobs report released June 2 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms the jobs pattern for the 21st century U.S. economy: Employment growth is limited to domestic services. In May, the economy created only 67,000 private sector jobs. Job estimates for the previous two months were reduced by 37,000. The new jobs are as follows: Professional and business services, 27,000; education and health services, 41,000; waitresses and bartenders, 10,000. Manufacturing lost 14,000 jobs. Total hours worked in the private sector declined in May. Manufacturing hours worked are 6.6 percent less than when the recovery began four-and-one-half years...

London Muslims plan protest against police anti-terror raid Press Trust of India London, June 7, 2006 Anger at police treatment of British Muslims is growing in east London where people plan to hold a protest this weekend, with some even urging the community to stop cooperating with the authorities. Members of the area's large South Asian population feel they are being unjustly targeted by the police in the fight against terrorism. They cite a massive raid on a house in Forest Gate last Friday in which two British Muslim brothers were arrested, one of whom was shot. Both men remain...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombs struck a busy outdoor market and a police patrol in a mostly Shiite area of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 40, police said.

Bullets The M-16 (5.56) is a nice rifle but out of its class unless it was tangling with some rabbits and other small varmints. It is not designed for a heavy delivered hit like the 308 or 7.62 caliber rifles. Unless it has been cambered with the 308 that what the Saudi government had their M-16 chambered for the large caliber the Arabs have always used a larger caliber in their battles. I have never owned one of these so I don’t know how the frame holds up under rapid fire. Even the Russians realized when they tried to copy...

Austin’s Powers by Noah Clarke June 7, 2006 Tucson shouldn’t be so down, things in Austin aren’t that great Eeyore would feel right at home in Tucson. Arizona’s second city has become a rather gloomy place. Tucson policymakers fear Tucson lacks a “vibrant core” and will never attract creative class workers that supposedly drive economic growth. If only we were more like Austin, they opine. According to the Tucson Citizen, the Texas capitol has “rhythm and synergy;” it has a cool music scene, a hip downtown. All true, but if the goal is economic growth and jobs, Tucson is doing...

The House seat in the third district of Maryland was held by ultra liberal Ben Cardin for two decades. He is vacating the seat to run for Senate against Michael Steele. Due to a lack of a front runner for the Democrats and favorable redistricting for Republicans, this seat is possibly in play. There are several Republicans running for the nomination but only one conservative,RICK HOOVER. He deserves our support. Please go to rickhoover.org to donate. Here is a sample of his platform. I NEED TO HEAR FROM GOD FEARING MARYLANDERS WHO WANT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT! THANK YOU!...

FMA Posted by ro @ 8:59 pm in Uncategorized I am sure the troops in Iraq, the forgotten victims of Katrina, the people being gauged at the gas pumps are grateful that President Bush is focusing on the central issue facing our nation: how to bar gay Americans from someday maybe getting the right to obtain a civil marriage license. Bush first announced Federal Marriage Amendment in feb 2004 – since that day 1,943 American soldiers were killed in Iraq. Total dead - 2476 Total wounded - 15,271 Fool me once… ------------------- fonda Posted by ro @ 11:57 pm in...

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There will be a second huge demonstration against amnesty in Greenville, SC. On April 29th, over 1,000 people protested amnesty in front of Lindsey Graham's Greenville office. This Saturday, June 3rd at 1:00 - 2:00 PM, there will be a major protest along Rutherford St north of downtown in the vicinity of WYFF (NBC Greenville). WYFF falsly reported that we only had "dozens" of people at the first one. You do not want to miss this event! Kyle Rogers 1-843-278-5081

The American people are about to get "Bushwhacked"! The Republican-led House of Representatives is our only hope against a runaway president and squishy Senate leaders who have joined with Democrats in an attempt to ram a disastrous immigration bill down our throats. To help you deal with members of the administration and Congress, I have prepared a primer to help you translate the rhetoric.