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Are you sick and tired of the "Rev." Al Sharpton? Would you like to tell this gas bag what you think of him? Are you tired of the free ride this puke gets from the media? Or, heh heh, would you just like to offer him some words of encouragement? Well, now you can...click here to go directly to Sharpton's National Action Network and tell 'em what you really think.

SEPTEMBER 16, 15:45 EDT Afghanistan Fortifies Pakistan Border By AMIR SHAH Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia said Sunday that it was strengthening its defenses, suggesting it was steeling for a U.S. military strike to punish it for harboring terror suspect Osama bin Laden. ``We have fortified our bunkers and our important installations, including military bases and airfields,'' said the Taliban information minister, Qadratullah Jamal. Border officials in neighboring Pakistan said the Taliban were stepping up their military presence on the frontier. The talk of a buildup came a day after the Taliban ambassador ...

It seems that in the last two days, everytime I switched on ABC News coverage, Peter Jennings was spewing some criticism of the president. Now I like Canadians just as much as the next guy but I've had just about a belly-full of this assho!e. And I'm sure I'm not alone. Email ABC News by clicking here and let them know that you don't appreciate some high school drop-out like Peter Jennings criticizing your president when Jennings isn't even a citizen of the United States.

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JUNE 19, 22:11 EST By LARRY O'DELL Associated Press Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republicans expanded their narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday as Randy Forbes defeated Democrat Louise Lucas in a special election to fill an open seat from Virginia. With all 239 precincts reporting unofficial returns, Forbes had 70,926 votes, or 52 percent to 65,194 votes or 48 percent for Lucas. Voter turnout was about 38 percent. The closely watched special election was marked by negative advertising, racial tension and heavy spending by the national parties. ``Hopefully this is a good win for the Republican ...

I know we're all saddened to hear that Patricia Ireland will be stepping down as president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Yet things change and time goes on. So who should lead this group? Clearly it should be someone who has led the fight for women's rights. Someone who knows the true value of women. Someone not afraid to stand up to adversity and criticism. Someone willing to suffer the slings and arrows of anti-women hate groups everywhere. And, most importantly, someone able to get a word in edgewise when making a guest appearance on Hardball with Chris ...

HOW AMERICA TURNED LEFT (WE WERE TOO BUSY TO WATCH) By: Dorothy Anne Seese Conservatives are still very much alive and well in America but they dropped the ball when it came to watching the store, so the robbers came in and took the cash, which in this case, is our constitutional government.  They even had time to replace it with Monopoly money, redeemable by the politically correct who obey the State. We were too busy to notice.  Most of us still are.  And the robbers are still coming in daily and helping themselves to what's left of our freedoms ...

IS DAN RATHER BIASED?: ASK SENATOR TORRICELLI By: Daniel Sargis Former CBS correspondent, Bernard Goldberg said of Dan Rather, "Dan can’t help it. He doesn’t know he’s biased." Goldberg further clarifies, "Consider this: In 1996 after I wrote about liberal bias on this very page, Dan was furious and during a phone conversation he indicated that picking the Wall Street Journal to air my views was especially appalling given the conservative views of the paper’s editorial page. ‘What do you consider the New York Times?’ I asked him, since he had written op-eds for that paper. ‘Middle of the road,’ ...

THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBINGREICHSTAG FIRE RESURRECTED? By: Chuck Morse Carroll Quigley, the late professor of history at the Foreign Service School of Georgetown University, author of "Tragedy and Hope; A History of the World in our Time," influenced much of America's future elite including former President Clinton who praised Quigley in his acceptance speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Tragedy and Hope,1311 pages, offers profound insight into the actions of much of the world's elite and examines many of the factors operating behind the significant events of the first half of the 20th century.On pages 437- 438, Quigley discusses ...

THE PROPAGANDA PRESS: ANN CURRY'S SIMPLISTIC SUPPORT OF RACISM By: Daniel Sargis Ann Curry: The news anchor of the top-rated Today show isn't "Iranian, Eskimo, Hispanic." But she understands why people wish she were. Ann Curry, news anchor of NBC's Today show, loves sitting in for hosts Katie Couric or Matt Lauer. But she doesn't aspire to a permanent place on that couch. "I'm not looking for Katie's job," she says. It takes some prodding, but finally she reveals her ambition: "I want Tom Brokaw's job." Whether or not she ever lands NBC's top news post, Curry's aspirations signal how ...

Immediately after the president unveiled his energy plan, Gray Davis launched into an attack accusing GWB of hanging California out to dry. According to the good governor, supply side price controls are the only thing that can save his state from rampant blackouts and price gouging from unfriendly Texas power companies. Price caps have a track record of hindering supply availability rather than increasing it as Jimmy Carter's abysmal attempt to solve the gasoline shortage in 1979-80 proved so well. Yet Davis and the Democrats continue to whine that the president won't "do the right thing". I say give Davis ...

Timeline: May 1, 2001-FBI Director Louis Freeh announces he's stepping down next month. May 2, 2001-Timothy McVeigh allegedly writes a letter to the Houston Chronicle (reported today by that paper) stating, among other things, there was no conspiracy, there was no John Doe #2, his lawyer, Steven Jones, was wrong about all of the above and he (McVeigh) acted alone. May 10, 2001-The DOJ announces that the FBI has informed the Justice Department that it failed to hand over documents to McVeigh's defense team, as well as the prosecution, prior to the trial. May 11, 2001-AG John Ashcroft delays McVeigh's ...

I know that what I'm about to say will certainly draw the ire of many folks here. However, while I usually support the military on most issues, it is frequently necessary to remember that the framers of the Constitution knew that the military should be commanded by civilians, lest it overstep its' bounds. With that said... In the early '70s, Lt. Calley was found guilty and sentenced to prison for ordering his troops to murder civilians at Mie Lai (sp?). His defense at the time was that he was carrying out orders from his superiors. The Army denied that such ...

Thursday, April 12, 2001, updated at 09:35(GMT+8) Opinion   Turn Patriotic Enthusiasm into Strength to Build a Powerful Nation: Commentary The People's Daily publishes a commentary Thursday on the US government's letter expressing that the US side is "very sorry" about that the Chinese pilot is missing and "very sorry" about that the US surveillance plane entered China's territory without approval on April 1. The firm struggle by the Chinese government and people against US hegemony has forced the US government to change from its initial rude and unreasonable attitude to saying "very sorry" to the Chinese people, says the ...

Commentary: US Should Take Seriously Chinese People's Justifiable Demands The Chinese government and people have demanded the United States explain the plane collision caused by a US military surveillance plane on Sunday as soon as possible, shoulder all the responsibilities for the incident, apologize to the Chinese side and take effective measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents. Such demands are fully justified. On April 1, a US military surveillance plane rammed and caused the crash of a Chinese fighter jet off the coast of Hainan Island in the South China Sea. The pilot is still missing. After the incident, ...

Wednesday, April 4, 2001 Jiang repeats apology demand US rules out apology JASPER BECKER in Beijing, GREG TORODE in Washington and AGENCIES Next Story    Taking issue: Beijing Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said the crew was safe. He urged the US to take full responsibility for "its mistake", saying the plane had entered Chinese airspace illegally. Associated Press photo Last updated at 12.36pm: President Jiang Zemin repeated a call on Wednesday for an American apology for a mid-air collision between a US spy plane and a Chinese fighter. Mr Jiang, quoted by the official Xinhua news agency, made ...

CNN is reporting the the Russian space station Mir hit the drink at 12:58EST.

Good Bye, Rosie - Fat Lady Sings! Dan FrisaWednesday, March 14, 2001 Talker Rosie O’Donnell’s ratings have sunk so low they nearly match the level she herself occupies in the political gutter. On a continual downward slide for more than a year, the rotund Rosie will quit her show, which is at the bottom of the daytime T.V. heap. The once-popular comedian saw her popularity drop in nearly direct correlation to her increasingly outrageous leftist positions. From her strange affection for ultra-liberal Babs Striesand to her vocal and repeated support for Senator Slick Hilly to her sneak attack on ...

Analysis: Hillary Bears Worst Of The Pardons Pains Friday, February 23, 2001 By Tom Raum     E-mail This Story WASHINGTON — While President Clinton's hoped-for legacy is further tarnished by the pardon controversies and other post-White House revelations, Hillary Rodham Clinton is bearing the brunt of the political fallout — just as she begins her own career on Capitol Hill. The latest disclosures bring the pardon controversy closer to her, with investigations looming in the Senate, her new workplace, and in her adopted state of New York. "It is certainly not how I would have preferred or planned to start ...

Thursday February 15 11:52 PM ETBush to Sign Orders Opposed by Labor, AFL-CIO Told By Peter SzekelyLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a move that could strain relations with union leaders, President George W. Bush (news - web sites) will issue four executive orders on Friday that are opposed by organized labor, an AFL-CIO spokeswoman said the federation was told on Thursday.The move also calls into question the standing within the administration of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, who assured labor leaders meeting in Los Angeles that their views would be heard, and reportedly urged the White House to delay issuing the ...