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Over the last two weeks we have seen revelations regarding the NSA datamining and allegations that DHS has compiled a list of people it deems dangerous to the government. Anyone want to bet against the NSA capturing and segregating in a separate database all NCIC instant check phone calls as part of the creation of the enemies list or simply for collation with the list if the government decides these dangerous people need a visit? Think about the information in that phone call... name, SSN, type of firearm ...all information handed to the government for safekeeping. The FBI and ATF...

XXX -- This week alone, the other side is expected to spend $57 million on TV advertising against us. It gets worse: We just learned that Mitt Romney and the Republicans started this month with a $34 million cash advantage. This election is already extremely close. And because we've never seen this level of overall spending in a presidential race -- especially right at the very end like this -- we don't know exactly what it could do. It can't be good. If we don't close the gap starting today, none of us should feel confident about how November 6th...

Have a friend asking for literature/links to articles discussing the effects of the new health care bill on individuals ages 55-65. (other than increased taxes) I'm at a loss...is there anyone out there who could point me in the right direction? Thanks!!!

Money Quote:The dangerous idea that the democratic accountability of national governments should simply be dispensed with in favour of "global agreements" reached after closed negotiations between world leaders never, so far as I recall, entered into the arena of public discussion. Except in the United States, where it became a very contentious talking point, the US still holding firmly to the 18th-century idea that power should lie with the will of the people

Let's nominate him for the Heisman...maybe Oblowerman can award it to him if he can get off his knees long enough to speak...

MLB announced today that there was no need for a Series and all the carbon emissions it would generate as Obama had announced his intention to win the series. "We all know he accomplishes everything he puts his mind to, including citizenship, so the Commissioner figured awarding the Series to Him now would help with MLB's required reduction of greenhouse gasses," said source close to MLB.

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WASHINGTON COUNTY - Allegheny Power’s efforts to supply its 220,000 residential Maryland customers with energy-efficient fluorescent light bulbs might have burned out some post office personnel. And as it turns out, the package of two bulbs isn’t free — customers are being charged 96 cents on their monthly bills for one year — in all, $11.52 — under the category of energy surcharge. “The charge became effective in October,” said Todd Meyers, spokesman for Allegheny Power. He said the Maryland Public Service Commission on Sept. 26, 2007, gave the utility permission to add the surcharge to customers’ bills. Contacted by...

Of snipers and guns I hope this column is out of date by the time you read it. But for the moment, as I write, all eyes in the nation are on Maryland and Virginia, watching for the most recent news of the elusive D.C. area sniper. His victims appear to be chosen at random, without regard for politics, religion, race, sex, or age, which makes him very frightening. But more than fear, I feel an intense, overwhelming anger. As a mother, I am enraged beyond all reason when things like this happen. Please understand that under normal circumstances, I...

Why do Bush/Ashcroft continue the anti-gun policies of Clinton/Reno? from Harry Schneider, PSA Chairman Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Association psa@nauticom.net August 28, 2002 Check the file that I have attached [below] for details on the Bean case. Gun Week and GOA have covered this. The Bush administration is taking the most radical anti-gun position possible in the most important Supreme Court case in 60 years. The announced Bush position is that US Courts should not be allowed to even consider restoring the 2nd Amendment rights of Americans who lost those rights under the GCA 68 provision that says that your gun rights...

Man acquitted of animal cruelty By George Dorsey News-Post Staff A Myersville landlord who killed a tenant's cats was acquitted Wednesday of violating Maryland's new Animal Cruelty Law in the first test of the statute. Eric Grossnickle, 36, of Brethren Church Road, admitted shooting two cats but said he was justified because they were damaging his house and their owner refused to get rid of them. Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Mary Ann Stepler delivered her verdict after reviewing the language of the law. "It's not even close," she said in dismissing the felony charges. She said the law fails...

Third Party Emerges Gary Aldrich Saturday, July 27, 2002 Sometimes I'm asked why I am a Republican. Lately, I'm asking myself the same question. I thought I knew. I believed that even in times of war – maybe especially in times of war – Republicans would have the clarity of purpose and the institutional knowledge of the Founders' intent to rise to the occasion and lead the nation to victory – without seriously curbing our liberties. For years, conservatives have been shouting that lib erals only want more power, want to create more rules for ordinary citizens and micromanage our...

Consider a man or woman, who knows they have never done anything illegal. Let’s call her Jane Doe. She answers the door one day and finds two police officers on her porch uninvited. They ask if they can come in to speak with her. She asks “why” and is politely told they would prefer to speak inside.Answer the following questions with a yes or no answer.1 – Is she doing something wrong if she says “no”?2 – Is she doing something wrong if she says “do you have a warrant”?3 – If she asks either of the previous questions does...

Gun seizure prompts House Bill 55 MICHAEL A. SAWYERS Times-News Staff Writer CRESAPTOWN -- In 1983, at the age of 23, Larry Dicken got in a shoving match resulting from a property boundary dispute and was convicted of misdemeanor battery, as was the other party involved in the mutual confrontation. Because of that, 18 years later -- in August of this past year -- Maryland State Police came to Dicken's Louise Drive home and confiscated all 14 of his firearms. The firearms were confiscated by what state police call the Cease Fire Unit. "The attorney general has advised state police ...

Mr. Ryan Zimmerman Mr. Ryan E. Zimmerman, 27, of Frederick, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore. He was the husband of Dena L. Wigham Zimmerman, who is expecting their first child soon. Born May 16, 1974, in Frederick, he was a son of Robert E. and Faye V. Zimmerman of Feagaville. Mr. Zimmerman graduated from Frederick High School in 1992, where he was a member of the varsity wrestling team. He worked for Electronic Data Systems at the Bechtel Office in Frederick, as a computer technician. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and participating in ...

My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims’ pride, From every mountainside let Freedom ring. My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love. I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills, My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet Freedom’s song Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our fathers’ God, to thee, Author of Liberty, ...

Seriously, ignore it.

Dear Abby, I am a sailor in the US Navy. My parents live in the suburbs of Philadelphia and one of my sisters, who lives in Bensenville, is married to a transvestite. My father and mother have recently been arrested for growing and selling marijuana and are currently dependent on my other two sisters, who are prostitutes in Jersey City. I have two brothers, one who is currently serving a non-parole life sentence in Attica for rape and murder of a teenage boy in 1994. The other brother is currently being held in the Wellington Remand Center on charges of ...

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With an apology to Jim Robinson for the Vanity...but:How about us FReepers send the DNC/AlGore emails thanking Al for inventing the internet and providing honest Americans the research tool to expose the attack on George Bush? We are talking about the disclosure of an expunged record - which is a crime - by a delegate to the Democratic Convention. At this time Alamo-Girl and others are narrowing down the identity of this individual. If Al had not invented the internet, the American People would never get this information.Also, thanks Jim, for such a great place to meet and work together.