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For those who may have missed the debates! Presidential Debate Transcript Jim Lehrer: Welcome to the second presidential debate between Vice President Al Gore and Gov. George W. Bush. The candidates have agreed on these rules: I will ask a question. The candidate will ignore the question and deliver rehearsed remarks designed to appeal to undecided women voters. The opponent will then have one minute to respond by trying to frighten senior citizens into voting for him. When a speaker's time has expired, I will whimper softly while he continues to spew incomprehensible statistics for three more minutes. Let's start ...

Close your eyes.....And go way back.... Before the Internet or the MAC, Before semi automatics and crack Way way back........ I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk. Sittin' on the porch, Hot bread and butter. The Good Humor man, Red light, Green light. Chocolate milk, Lunch tickets, Penny candy in a brown paper bag. Hopscotch, butterscotch, doubledutch Jacks, kickball, dodgeball, pick-up-sticks. Mother May I? Red Rover and Roly Poly Hula Hoops and Sunflower Seeds, Jolly Ranchers, Banana Splits Wax Lips and Mustaches Running through the sprinkler The smell of the sun and lickin' salty lips.... Wait......thereâ?Ts more, Watchin' ...

Let there be no mistake about this post. It is a vanity post of the 1st magnitude. I would hope that the thread, if pursued by those who feel the same as I do would not center on the merits of whether Elian Gonzales should or should not remain in this country. I didn't want to focus on any of Elian's plight other than what took place this morning at the instruction of the President of the United States and his Gestapo Storm Troops under the direction of Janet Reno. First I believe the reader deserves a bit of my ...

Vote.com has a poll question up concerning the fairness of charging Bill Clinton with criminal acts once he leaves office. It is not the current top question but can be found on the right side of the index page. Most respondents think he should be charged. What do you think? Click Here and Freep the Creep

Harris polling is conducting a poll on whether Bill Clinton should be barred from practicing law in Arkansas and have his license pulled? Click here to vote!. It is looking good, but a fit of Freeper help wouldn't hurt.

WASHINGTON (AP) - George W. Bush holds a slight advantage among likely voters in the presidential race against Al Gore and is drawing more of the John McCain supporters that both he and Gore are aggressively trying to attract, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Texas governor has 49 percent to 43 percent for Gore in the CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll. Other recent polls have shown the race very close or with the vice president slightly ahead, but many of them polled registered voters. Narrowing the poll to likely voters often improves the numbers of the Republican candidate, but in ...

Everyone is predicting a knock-down-drag-out campaign between George Bush and Al Gore. I say, bring it on! Negative commentary about negative campaigning has reached a crescendo in the last few election cycles and is reaching epic proportions this year. The phrase "negative campaigning" is bandied about so loosely anymore that it has become incomprehensible. The candidates most critical of "negative campaigning" are generally those with the most to hide. The media's denunciation of the practice, though, is more a function of their demand for purity in the political process, in the same vein as their calls for campaign finance reform. ...

This is a long read, but well worth the time and effort. I took the liberty of highlighting areas I found compelling. KOSOVO: THE WAY OUT OF THE QUAGMIRE The months following the war in Kosovo have been marred by brewing hostilities between factions in the province and a proliferation of problems for America and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) peacekeeping force known as KFOR. Just this month, nine ethnic Albanians died in violence following a rocket attack on a United Nations bus in which two Serbs were killed. Dozens have been arrested in demonstrations in Mitrovica, a city ...

This is in part a Vanity Post. To be perfectly honest I wish I did not feel compelled to do this in this fashion but I can think of no proper way to accomplish what I feel I need to do. Last night on two threads, McCain Leads in South Carolina - Zogby and Corrupt McCain:Please Post Evidence of McCain's Corruption Here! I, in a calculated and even vicious manner, launched personal attacks against posters on Free Republic. I knowingly did so in violation of our benefactor's, Jim Robinson, rules. It was wrong of me to do so. I offer ...

Military Might Quiz You Guess the Country..... 709,000 regular (active duty) service personnel; 293,000 reserve troops; Eight standing Army divisions; 20 Air Force and Naval air wings with 2,000 combined combat aircraft; 232 strategic bombers; 13 strategic ballistic missile submarines with 3,114 nuclear warheads on 232 missiles; 500 ICBMs with 1,950 warheads; Four aircraft carriers and 121 surface combat ships and submarines, plus all the support bases, shipyards and logistical assets needed to sustain such a Naval force. Is this country a) Russia? No b) China? Nope c) Great Britain? Hardly! d) The United States? No again Give up? Well, ...

Theologians back homosexual agenda                                                   SATURDAY JANUARY 222000                 Theologians backhomosexual agenda Declaration blessing same-sex couplessigned by 850 clergy, religious workers By Julie Foster © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com Homosexual activists' political agenda gained some religious support this week when 850 clergy and other religious workers endorsed a declaration on sexual morality calling upon all faiths to bless same-sex couples and allow the ordination of homosexuals. But mainstream religious leaders ...

This is indeed a pure vanity post. Today I found myself seeing my local physician on a long term and nagging problem. X-rays were required and I found the below article posted to the technicians wall. I immediately thought of the anger and pure vitriol as expressed by many of us (self included at times) here on this magnificent forum Jim Robinson has provided us. I thought I might share it with the Freeper family. The Station by Robert J. Hastings Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the ...

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish all Freepers seasons greetings. Whether or not we have agreed on all subjects or not, it is great that we have the opportunity to do so here on Jim Robinson's FreeRepublic.com. Thank you Jim. For all Freepers: May the Lord bless and keep you.Wishing one and all a Blessed Christmas! Greg Adams aka ImpBill

Text follows: "This was sent Golden State Bowhunters/SCI by an Off Road Vehicle Group. It is from Congressman Cannon from UT,. It concerns Land access which affects ANY Hunter or sportsman. Please read and respond......even if it is just by email to let them know we object to the land grab. Thank You J Rod McGinnis D C California Bowmen Hunters /State Archery Association Please forward this to other hunters and Land Users ====message==== This is Congressman Chris Cannon, alerting you to a problem that needs your attention. The environmental extremists within the Clinton Administration are up to their old ...

Over the past few years, I have been particularly harsh in my criticism of Bill Clinton -- but I have always tried to be fair. Even though the depth of my contempt for him is bottomless, it is impossible for me to remain silent when I see him suffering a serious injustice. Reluctantly, but in the spirit of honest commentary, I rise to his defense. Recently, one of Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, the New York Post, took a poll to identify the 25 "Most Evil People" of the millennium. The paper provided a long list of notoriously wicked people, and asked ...

The other thread got a little long and the graphics are slowing it down a bit. So here it is again. Make your vote count. We have lost a bit of ground. Do you think history will reflect Bill Clinton's Presidency in a positive or negative manner. Click Here to Vote! This really needs a good evening Freep to get those negatives back up.

There is a Harris Poll that is asking if 20 years from now people will view Clinton's Legacy in a positive or negative manner. These needs some Freeper input. Click Here to Vote Lets see if we can keep this thread to the top and put Bill Clinton right where he belongs ... at the bottom

!! RNC ACTIVIST ALERT !! Here's the Story the National Media Won't Let You See Watch it, Then PASS IT ON !! What's really at stake in the budget battle going on in Washington? Contrary to what the national media have been telling you, it's not about how much money is being spent, but who controls that money. This week, Bill Clinton was asked, "what's wrong with letting local school districts decide how to spend federal education dollars?" His answer? "Because it's not their money. If they don't want the money, they don't have to take it. If they're offended ...

After voting on vote.com I received this email from the Department of Education. "On behalf of Secretary Riley, thank you for letting us know your position on vouchers. We appreciate your concern about improving our nation's public schools. We are opposed to vouchers. Our reasons are explained in two papers on the U.S. Department of Education's website: * Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget -- "Fixing Our Schools From the Bottom Up: State, Local, and Private Reform Initiatives" (September 23, 1999). We invite you to read the "Vouchers Are Appealing, But Fatally Flawed" section of ...

How the Electoral College Works The current workings of the Electoral College are the result of both design and experience. As it now operates: Each State is allocated a number of Electors equal to the number of its U.S. Senators (always 2) plus the number of its U.S. Representatives (which may change each decade according to the size of each State's population as determined in the Census). The political parties (or independent candidates) in each State submit to the State's chief election official a list of individuals pledged to their candidate for president and equal in number to the State's ...