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I'm guessing 9-11 affected most of my fellow FReepers as it did millions and millions of others, myself included. My family and some other families of soldiers who have served or are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are compiling the hundreds and hundreds of emails we've received from them since 9-11. We plan on publishing them in a book . . . with ALL THE PROCEEDS GOING TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOM.I'm responsible for getting some replies from everyday Americans after they've read some of the emails . . . and many...

It's a miracle!! FoxNews.com actually cares what we think!!LOL.Okay, okay . . . perhaps I'm getting a bit too excited about a response to my complaint but I've made similar complaints to many, many other news websites and they have yet to respond.Fox responded in five minutes.If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out foxnews.com and be prepared for the Delta Airlines pop-up to "stalk" you. It annoyed the hell outta me . . . so I let Fox know."Supposedly" they're gonna do something about it.I thought this might be a little "break" for y'all amidst all the...

I'm disabled and on my bad days I have to peck on my keyboard one letter at a time with a pencil. I'm not seeking any sympathy . . . I just need some software that'll fill in the various online forms for me. And help me with remembering and logging in to websites using various passwords.I'm currently using Gain Publishing's Gator but the spyware and other crapola it loads and personal info it gathers has nearly completely locked down my computer twice. I have to find something similar that doesn't transmit spyware or do anything else like that. You...

This is how the Discovery/Times Channel's website listed the show -- it was on from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CST.Warrior: From Civilian to Soldier Warrior: From Civilian to Soldier Enter the mind of combat soldiers to learn how the military prepares them to kill for their country. Live-fire exercises, full-scale war games and actual deployment highlight the personal repercussions of war on soldiers from the U.S., U.K. and Israel. tv :: pg cc :: unavailable_________________________Why do I want a copy of it? I'm convinced this is another Dan Blather-like effort to distort what TRULY happens in war-time. I want...

If this vanity upsets some veteran FReepers, I apologize, but I just got the best news I've ever had from Iraq -- some of our guys are being relieved and/or being replaced with fresh troops. And I'm frickin' ecstatic! The MSM'ers can say what they want to . . . but our guys and gals are kicking some serious terrorist-bootie!

I just learned my nephew's best friend was killed in Iraq last week. My nephew was wounded by shrapnel, gets nineteen stitches in his left shoulder, returns to his unit, and . . . no . . . he won't be soliciting a Purple Heart.It seems our enemies are now using a different tactic. They stage two or three dead bodies lying around, put a screaming, crying child nearby . . . then pick our guys off when we try to help.God help me because I'd love to yank Teddy Kennedy's head off when he inspires our enemies. Ditto for...

Some of you may remember an earlier Vanity of mine where I solicited advice on how I would need to go about getting a commercial made. Your advice was great and I'm almost ready to go.I've gathered up the money, I've found a company to film and edit the commercial, I've hired three actors I'll need, I've scouted out the locations . . . but now I'm having a hard time deciding on the video clips I want to use and where to purchase said video clips.So . . . I need a few suggestions and some more advice.1. What...

A few friends and I will be silent no more. We're pooling our resources to make a commercial showing that the alphabet networks and newspapers and magazines like the New Yawk Slimes and Newsweak DO NOT speak for us. We've decided that the only way to fight the liberal defeatists is to take it to 'em in their own venues.

<p>SARASOTA, Fla. — The body of missing 11-year-old Florida girl Carlie Brucia (search) has been found, the local sheriff announced Friday morning, choking back tears.</p> <p>"The body of a beautiful 11-year-old girl has been found," Sarasota County Sheriff Bill Balkwill (search) said, thanking the community for helping to find the body.</p>

Since my Senators . . . Cornyn and Hutchison . . . won't answer my question, I pose it to my fellow FReepers for your guidance and assistance.Why can't the U.S. Government force the UN to open their books? The answer is, they can if they really tried.My question is . . . Why won't the U.S. Government force the UN to open their books?Many of us "think" we know the UN is a corrupt organization that does nothing but empower our enemies while usually trying to subvert our initiatives. So why does our government tolerate such behavior?The Iraqi oil-for-food...

I need a disease where a dying female offspring requires a bone marrow transplant where a parent, preferably the father, is the ideal donor. Or some disease with a similar type procedure -- the key is the father MUST be able to donate what's required and remain conscious.In my nearly-finished screenplay the father is the boogie man and the mother is the heroine and the father blackmails the mother to do as he wishes AND in return he promises to be the donor. I've found a gazillion "potentially fatal" diseases with "relatively" simple procedures required but most aren't geared towards...

WASHINGTON (GOPUSA News) -- Ten of Hollywood's loudest "anti-war" activists were recently invited to debate public policy and military experts about a war in Iraq, but none of them showed up. Frontiers of Freedom (FOF), a non-profit think tank, sponsored the event at the National Press Club. Invited to appear were George Clooney, Matt Damon, Mike Farrell, Janeane Garofolo, Ethan Hawke, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen, Barbra Streisand, and Uma Thurman. "Six weeks ago we sent an open-ended invitation to these celebrities to appear at a fair and honest debate," said Jason Wright, Vice President of FOF. "Most never...

Am I the only one pissed off at ABC and Terry "Helen Thomas" Moran and Mike? Gregory from NBC? It's bad enough that we have to listen to Mr. Helen Thomas try to bully Ari at his daily briefings with his biased questions, but now ABC has him anchoring their weekend news. Surely there's something us FReepers can do about this. I await your suggestions.

<p>SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- The California Supreme Court is considering prohibiting state judges from being members of the Boy Scouts because of its refusal to admit gays, the chief justice said.</p> <p>The move, announced Thursday, comes months after San Francisco's judges and others cut ties with the organization for the same reason. The San Francisco Bar association and other groups recently asked the high court to revamp the rules.</p>

I just heard on Fox News that they're starting some kind of "interactive" process where viewers can post questions or comments and have them addressed. Does anyone know any more about this?

The battle between the public interest and the special interests can be a demoralizing one. It sometimes seems like every dispatch from the front brings bad news. A judge appointed by President Bush rules that Dick Cheney can keep all the secrets he wants. Major GOP donor Eli Lilly gets a legislative gift worth billions anonymously slipped into the Homeland Security Bill at the last minute. The president's pick to take over the Treasury is CEO of a company that, despite close to a billion dollars in profits, paid not a penny in federal taxes in three of the last...

The Reverend Al Sharpton says that he doesn't need the Democratic Party's support in order to capture its 2004 presidential nomination. Sharpton gave that interesting take in a Washington Times interview. He said, "We win or lose by our delegates. I think there will be an infrastructure we'll build that will put us on the ballot. People don't realize this is going to come down to delegates." This is why I've anointed myself as America's New Black Leader. I've been calling the shots on this. The DNC isn't happy with Sharpton. They want him, Jesse Jackson, Carl McCall and Maynard...

We can all exhale a huge sigh of relief. Governor Gray-Out Davis of California says he has ruled out a race for the presidency in 2004, citing California's budget problems and his desire to "leave the state of California better off than I found it." If that's what you want to do, governor, you'd better resign because it's only going to get worse. If you want to leave the state better off than when you found it, quit. Quit now! Can you believe a guy in his situation, with the state in such bad shape, actually would say he's not...

It’s eerie and chilling how the book, The Last Jihad, is so closely tied to reality despite being written in the year 2000 and 2001. We interviewed the author, Joel Rosenberg, last week and discussed how the book was fiction. However, on Wednesday, you might think otherwise. President Bush issued a strong warning to Saddam Hussein and the world on Wednesday that America is ready to go nuclear if the United States or it’s allies are attacked with weapons of mass destruction. Quoting a strategy document released on Tuesday, "The United States will continue to make clear that it reserves...

New York Post exclusive: the state of New York warns that there could be a period of time next year when no cigarettes are available for sale. The State Office of Fire Prevention and Control will soon mandate that only self-extinguishing cigarettes can be sold in the state. This is not going to sit well with Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who is taxing the sale of (and misery caused by) cigarettes to finance all sorts of spending. When you look at a regulation that is demanding self-extinguishing cigarettes, you are probably fooled into thinking it's a great safety move. No, no!...