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A lot of people seem to think that the world will end now that Obama is president. My attitude is, come on guys, what is the worst that could happen? Giving Obama the keys to the Whitehouse is like giving a two-year-old an Abrams tank. Sure, it's not the most prudent decision, but what damage could the little tyke possibly do? He's only got two years of experience! Unfortunately, Obama is much taller than your average two-year-old, which means he can reach places a two-year-old normally couldn't, such as the top shelf of the pantry, or the launch button of...

Long story short, this is on behalf of a former teacher, who first of all is in the running for nicest person who has ever lived, always doing anything to help anyone who needs it. As I remember over the years he even 'adopted' some of his students who had abusive parents at home, and otherwise could be counted on to do just about anything you ever asked of him. He also has suffered a lot in his life. He was experimented on by the Nazis in his childhood, and this manifested a lot of medical problems for him later...

A toilet painted bright green and a pirate flag adorned the clock tower over Joseph Skeen Library at New Mexico Tech in Socorro until crews took it down Monday.Crews noticed the commode Sunday morning and taped off the area so nobody would get hit if the lime porcelain fell.A prankster had apparently placed the commode on the top of the vertical tower, but crews are still trying to figure out how – and who.“I’m assuming someone from the rock climbing club or something like that,” said Timmy Silva of the college’s maintenance crew.Officials suspect it might have had to...

U-M researchers make bendable concrete click image to see video ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A new type of fiber-reinforced bendable concrete will be used for the first time in Michigan this summer—and University of Michigan scientists hope that their new material will find widespread use across the country. The new concrete looks like regular concrete, but is 500 times more resistant to cracking and 40 percent lighter in weight. Tiny fibers that comprise about 2 percent of the mixture's volume partly account for its performance. Also, the materials in the concrete itself are designed for maximum flexibility. Because of its long...

Probe: Teach couldn't pass N.Y. exam so paid man $2 to take it BY LISA MUÑOZ, JONATHAN LEMIRE and JOE WILLIAMSDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Rubin Leitner, who is developmentally disabled, sits outside his Brooklyn home, saying Bronx teacher Wayne Brightly (below) paid him to take state exam. A Bronx teacher who repeatedly flunked his state certification exam paid a formerly homeless man with a developmental disorder $2 to take the test for him, authorities said yesterday. The illegal stand-in - who looks nothing like teacher Wayne Brightly - not only passed the high-stakes test, he scored so much better...

Dear Rodrigo, STOP THIS AD BEFORE IT STARTS: STOP DISHONEST, BIGOTED ATTACKS:SIGN THE PETITION The right-wing fringe has declared war on Social Security -- and this week they launched their newest attack.The ridiculous image you see to the right is the latest from USA Next, a front group for radical conservatives who want to dismantle Social Security.You won't be surprised to hear who they hired to publicize their efforts: the same team of hatchet men that ran the swift boat smear campaign against John Kerry. Now they are targeting the AARP, a group that millions of seniors rely on to...

Only you can save Toby. This cute little rabbit's life is in your hands. Shouldn't you do something to help? The answer is.... no, not really. Poor Toby.

Journal of Non-lethal Combatives, April 2000 Our Sponsor, SDKsupplies Self-defence with a Walking-stick: The Different Methods of Defending Oneself with a Walking-Stick or Umbrella when Attacked under Unequal Conditions (Part2) By E.W. Barton-WrightFrom Pearson’s Magazine, 11 (February 1901), 195-204. Contributed by Ralph Grasso. For additional insight into British stick-work, also visit http://koryu.com/library/camberger2.htmlandhttp://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4933/shillelagh.html.     No. 1 -- The Safest Way to Meet an Attack with a Spiked Staff or Long Stick when you are only Armed with an Ordinary Walking Stick. The first photograph shows the most dangerous mode of attack with a long stick, and also the best position...

DNC Home | Blog | Contribute Dear Sarah,Two months from now, the members of the Democratic National Committee will elect a new party chairman. And we welcome the spirited discussion among candidates, activists, and progressive organizations on the direction and future of the Democratic Party.Under Chairman Terry McAuliffe's leadership, the DNC has spent the past four years making the power of grassroots activism a top priority. Thanks to those efforts, the Democratic Party is stronger than it has ever been before. In 2000, the DNC only raised $35 million in small donations. Most of our resources -- over $150...

As proof that Christmas is NOT just for uptight Bible thumpers or "breeders" anymore, holiday gifts for left-wing "progressives" are flying off the shelves! Here are this year's top selling liberal "Winter Holiday" presents, as seen in the latest Neiman Marxist catalog: Progressive Hero Trading Cards - Show your solidarity with the most beloved progressives of the past century. Set includes such liberal icons as Ronald Everett (the convicted felon who invented Kwanza and burned a woman's mouth with a hot soldering iron), Ira Einhorn (the convicted felon who created Earth Day just before murdering his girlfriend and fleeing to...

As the Christmas season approacheth, many of us are giving extra to charity. This is a compilation of charities I believe to be sound. Please feel free to add your own in the comments. If you are interested in helping maintain this list, or in being notified of updates to this list, please freepmail me.Adopt a SniperOwing to military cuts by a certain ex-president (*cough* *cough*) our snipers in the field often lack appropriate protective gear. Setup by local law enforcment groups, Adopt a Sniper is able to cut through some of the bureaucratic tape in getting snipers the equipment...

Last Updated Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:23:56 EST MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. - Five deer hunters died and three were injured on Sunday in an apparent shootout over who could occupy a hunting platform in a northwestern Wisconsin forest. The exact circumstances of the deadly incident that occurred during the annual hunts opening weekend in southwestern Sawyer County remained unclear Monday morning. Police said a single male suspect was arrested Sunday afternoon. Emergency personnel gather near the scene of a series of shootings near Hayward, Wisconsin. (AP photo) Two hunters were returning to their rural cabin on private land, when they reportedly...

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It seems to me that the primary allure of becoming a terrorist is all the cool stuff you get to do. I mean, you get to live in a dirt hole in the ground, hiding from aerial bomb strikes, with camels for companions; you get a really neat hat; you don't have to shave anymore; you don't have to use a satanic toothbrush; and, at the end of it all, you get 72 Virginians or something like that. I'm not really clear on all the technicalities. Now, as far as stopping terrorism, blowing them into little itty bitty pieces seems...

Greeting, all. :) I'm an aspiring humorist, and wonder if I might get some feedback on just a few paragraphs of the beginning of a story. I actually launched a website a couples weeks ago with the goal of getting feedback; but, alas, 'twould seem I don't have enough visitors (if I have any). So I thought I'd hit up on some of my fellow freepers for some feedback. I really only recently gotten in to writing much at all. And before I commit myself to any serious projects I'd like to know if I'm headed in the right direction....

Oct 11th 2004 From The Economist Global Agenda John Howard, Australia's prime minister, has won a fourth term. Iraq did not lose him the election, but it was the economy that won it ON SATURDAY October 9th, John Howard, Australia's prime minister and an ally in the American-led war in Iraq, became the second major player in the coalition of the willing to face his electorate. He did rather better than the first. Unlike Joseacute; Mariacutea Aznar, the Spanish prime minister ousted at the polls in March, Mr Howard won handsomely. Fighting for a fourth, three-year term as prime minister,...

The gist of it is: I'm off at college, majoring in math and physics, and I've decided I need some creative outlets so I don't become the reclusive nutcase who sits in the corner at parties mumbling to himself about discrete mathematics. (Though I must confess, that does have a certain appeal to it. . .) Well, I was setting up an online forum for my physics teacher, and ran accross several different nifty php-based portal projects. So, I set up my own and have decided that I should like to employ it to the end of making my writing...

I have recently turned 18, and some compelling arguments here on FreeRepublic having long ago converted me to a big 2nd-amendment enthusiast, I am interested in acquiring a firearm or two. But, if you will pardon my ignorance, I know diddly squat about guns. (Well, more than your average yankee-lib, but not enough to avoid getting torn to ribbons in any freeper gun debate.) I think New Mexico law restricts handgun purchases until one is 19, but I can buy other guns now and handguns in like 8 months when I am off at school. I'm really not sure about...

(or the proceedings of the Iraqi trial of Saddam Hussein) By Jay Barnes Saddam: I'm bored! Saddam: I've got an idea! Let's play a game of Rock Paper Scissors! This Guy: Can I Play? Saddam: NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saddam: Will I choose Rock Saddam: Paper Saddam: Or Scissors Saddam: YOU DON'T KNOW! Watban Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti: Dude, say it, don't spray it Saddam: WHATEVER. Let's play Saddam: ROCK!Judge: TWO PAPERS! Saddam: DUDE, DOUBLE YOU TEE EFF is two papers? Judge: Two papers are better. Two papers cover the rock TWICE. That ******* rock ain't going NOWHERE Saddam: I've got your two papers...

<p>Eighteen Anglican archbishops, most of them from Africa and Asia and representing more than 55 million Anglicans, have called on the Episcopal Church to "repent" its pro-homosexual policies within three months or face expulsion from the worldwide Anglican Communion.</p> <p>Specifically, the 2.3-million-member Episcopal Church was asked to revoke the Nov. 2 consecration of Bishop V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, the world's first openly homosexual Episcopal bishop.</p>