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I read that speech that Frederick Douglass gave - twice. Nowhere in there did I see any hint that Mr. Douglass was displeased in any way with the monument. Unless I am missing something, it appears that either Eleanor Holmes has not read that address or is lying. Considering her history with the truth, I know which way I am leaning...

Ah, NCMEC. Takes me back. I was one of the first designers of their website (if not the first) some 15 or 20 years ago.

This reporter sees the problems with the RNC convention, but saw nothing but professionalism in the DNC convention.

Blind we much?

Very true, as far as it goes. However, Muslims accept the miracle birth of Jesus, but refuse to ask why the necessity for a such a birth in the first place.

Even Islam preaches that God is not capricious. So there had to be a reason for Jesus’ birth that was important to God’s plan of salvation.

This is an important question that, if left unanswered, leaves a pretty big hole in your religious scholarship. The event itself was not mundane, but a very significant miracle that never had happened before or since AFAIK.

Ignorance, in this case, is very dangerous from a spiritual aspect.

Interestingly enough, in the pamphlet “A conversation between Christians and Muslims”, the author (a Saudi Imam) asserts that believing in the miraculous birth of Jesus is a basic tenet of Islam. However, the next logical step is that if Jesus birth is true, then he was, in a physical sense, half-immortal, a god, if you will.

So given this, how is it possible that such a man as Jesus could play second fiddle to a mortal man who never performed any miracles?

BTW, from his comments on the Bible, I doubt that the Saudi Imam referenced above ever even bothered to read it. I do hope that his understanding of the Quran is much better.

Oooh, these officers fight dirty. :)

Lindsey is an idiot. The FBI announcement today basically handed the election to Trump (he could still blow it).

True, BUT, the UAW has expressed concern that their rank and file lean Trump

They have a good reputation, but their flight from Dubai to San Francisco is that absolute pits. The most uncomfortable flight I have ever been on. And I have been on it twice this year. The seats are as hard as concrete and they have about as much room on them as the old Braniff Airways did in the 70’s.

I did complain about it the first trip I took, but they apparently aren’t into customer service much (at least on that flight).

All that said, I did enjoy being able to go through customs in Dubai rather than SFO. Much more pleasant

Crystal City is pretty much underground

True. But just a caution here. She still received far more than Trump (even though Trump broke the GOP record).

However, I believe that, in this case, the trending is important.

Too true. The noise to news ratio is extremely high. One of the best-designed websites (and most user-friendly) I’ve ever seen is the Drudge Report. Everything is on one page and everything can be found in a matter of seconds.

I sing the body electric

Jim,

While you are right that this is your sandbox, I have noticed that you cut a heck of a lot of leeway for opposing opinions that don’t have a lot of strawmen or ad-hominum in them.

From what I’ve seen, the bannings have been because of over-the-top rhetoric and sock-puppeteering.

To put it another way, Free Republic has had their portion of flamewars with little done to the participants therein.

BTW, did the moose bite your sister’s cheese?

I like Eric, but he has been absolutely obsessed in his hatred of Trump. To the point that his credibility is totally shot. I believe that he needs to look in a mirror.

I don’t listen I read his website. From what I’ve seen, it is very fair.

I think that Rush is being eminently fair to both Cruz and Trump. As one who could vote either way, I think he does a very good job of backing both of them against unfair criticism. He also is an equal opportunity criticizer of both.

Anyone who says that he is overtly for one or the other just sees what they want to see (as Rush himself has mentioned many times).

i like Eric Ericsson, but I wouldn’t say that his Trump predictions, to date, have been overwhelmingly accurate. More like wishful thinking, actually.

That is my point. People can and should, but apparently around here (and elsewhere), they don’t.

I’ve heard that Breitbart and Drudge are all in for Trump. I’ve also heard that Ace and Hotair are all in for Cruz. Not so for either (although they are pro Trump and Cruz respectively).

If you want to know what all in is, take a look at Redstate or NR. They’ve become unreadable.

Think of Cruz and the budget fights over the last couple of years. Those were epic - and eye opening. He tried to get the pubbie leadership to have a spine, but he opened my eyes to the fact that they had preemptively surrendered to the dems.

So yes, I am grateful for his exposure of the establishment.