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Obama's Views Conflict With NRA Members Last August, I had the honor to serve the Republican National Convention Platform in Minneapolis representing Arkansas views and values. The RNC platform we wrote states: "Republicans remain the party of vigorous action against crime and the party that empowers the law-abiding by protecting their right to keep and bear arms for self-protection. "We uphold the right of individual Americans to own firearms, a right which antedated the Constitution and was solemnly confirmed by the Second Amendment. Gun ownership is responsible citizenship, enabling Americans to defend themselves, their property, and communities. " Contrast Republican...

This was supposed to be the year that a woman achieved the White House. Problem is, we've got the wrong woman. It was supposed to be the year for a woman of the caliber of Hillary Clinton, tested in the halls of learning, of law, in 12 years in the governor's mansion, in two terms as First Lady, in the policy trenches, in politics, in the media, in the Senate, in foreign affairs and in numerous presidential debates. She's been tested, tested and tested again. I desperately wanted a woman for president, but not the untested former small-town mayor and...

MODERN TIMES : The coming environmental revolution "One measure of our destruction of our natural habitat is the abundance of good books devoted to stopping that destruction. Humankind is deeply pondering its relations with the rest of nature. Several of these books will be discussed at a book forum sponsored by Fayetteville’s Omni Center, at Nightbird books in the Mill Building on the corner of Sixth and School, on Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m." Now comes a new entry into the field, one destined to change the terms of the discussion. James Gustave (Gus ) Speth is a long-time environmental...

For Immediate Release Contact Anne Britton, President of the Arkansas Federation of Republican Women 479-466-5769 November 28, 2007 (Fayetteville, AR)- The Arkansas Federation of Republican Women members are calling the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC to ask Ambassador Khidir Haroun Ahmend do everything possible to save the British teacher Ms. Gillian Gibbons from a legal decree sentencing her to 50 lashes because her students chose to name a classroom teddy bear Muhammad. Ms. Gibbons has been charged with misconduct against the Islamic faith. "We see this as nothing less than a death sentence for this poor woman. She has apologized...

September 1, 2005 @ 12:00 p.m., there will be a press conference on the steps of the State Capitol as a part of the "Cindy Sheehan, you don't speak for me tour." You are encouraged to attend. Please come out and support our troops stationed in harms way fighting the war on terror, and tell Cindy Sheehan, "you don't speak for me." Cindy Sheehan packed up her campsite outside President Bush's ranch today and took her war protest on the road, ending a nearly monthlong vigil that drew thousands and ignited an anti-war movement. Rather than heading home to California,...

Democrats Cancel Inauguration Festivities January 9, 2005 (Washington, D.C.) Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McCauliffe and Party Presidential nominee John F. Kerry announced today that upcoming events scheduled for the January 20th Inauguration have been cancelled so the money can be used to aid the United Nations effort to care for Tsunami victims. "Democrats have a long and proud tradition of using other people's money to help others, and we feel this is a prudent way for us to make up for the lack of victim relief funding by the Republican Congress," stated McCauliffe. When asked how Democrats could...

I received this from someone I will not name, but this occurred the the Fayetteville, Arkansas school system. We won for now........... Christ is allowed in school after all I thought I would share my family's interesting events of this week, as every Christian that I have told it to was delighted to hear it. Two of my children attend Holcomb Elementary in Fayetteville. A few days ago my 5th grade son had a "Winter Break" party, and children were allowed to hand out things to each other. He handed out little button pins that stated things like "Jesus is...

OK Fellow Freepers! Go to: http://cnn.electionguide2002.som/hr/arkansas/senate.adp Clin on "Play the plitical pundit and pick winning candidate Senator Tim is leading at 60% to liberal Mark Pryor's 40%! Freep ON!

Hutchinson, Pryor go head to head Incumbent, challenger for U.S. Senate seat debate issues BY MICHAEL ROWETT ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE CONWAY — The two nominees for Arkansas’ U.S. Senate seat agreed Tuesday on the use of force against Iraq but disagreed on raising the minimum wage, welfare reform and which side is to blame for the negative tenor of the Senate campaign. U.S. Sen. Tim Hutchinson and Attorney General Mark Pryor fielded 13 questions. The topics included prescription drugs, corporate crimes and slavery reparations during an hour-long question-and-answer forum broadcast live statewide by television and radio from Hendrix College’s Staples...

Clinton brings out state party faithful to cheer candidates BY SETH BLOMELEY ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE WEST MEMPHIS — Former President Clinton, stumping Monday for Jimmie Lou Fisher and other Democratic candidates, described the Republican Party as based on "ideology and resentment." Democrats, he said, "govern on evidence and argument." "[The Republicans] spent $70 million of your tax money to prove I was a sinner," Clinton said. "You could have told them that for free." Clinton, who governed Arkansas 12 years, was alluding to an independent counsel investigation of business deals and other matters concerning Clinton, including his sexual relationship with White...

Carville delights Democrats with jabs at Hutchinson BY LAURA KELLAMS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE < "In a state that is a forest of senatorial timber, you now have a toothpick in Washington," said James Carville, the political consultant, author and talk-show host famous for sharp-tongued criticism of Republicans.> < Carville traveled in Arkansas on Saturday for a pair of fundraisers benefiting Democratic candidates and supporters. Before a clearly delighted crowd of more than 200 in Bentonville, he feigned choking on Hutchinson’s name in a list of the state’s celebrated senators.> < "Probably no state in the last 40 years has produced more...

Let’s Roll Freepers! The Arkansas Washington County Republican Committee is holding their annual Lincoln Day Dinner with keynote speaker Dr. Laura. We hold the largest Lincoln Day Dinner in the country! Please come and support fellow Freeper Governor Mike Huckabee, US Senator Tim Hutchinson, US Congressman John Boozman and former Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt (the first to defeat Klinton in an election!) Dr. Laura will donate her honorarium to the Dr. Laura Schlessinger Foundation, a charitable foundation that serves abuse and neglected children. The proceeds the Lincoln Day event generates will be used to support conservative candidates get and stay...

Don't brood, say, 'Tax Me'MICHAEL ROWETT ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Gov. Mike Huckabee on Wednesday mocked lawmakers who have suggested considering tax increases to offset a budgetary retreat by his administration. Anyone who wants to pay more can send a check to a new state Tax Me More Fund, he said. Speaking to the Arkansas Farm Bureau convention in Little Rock, Huckabee challenged such lawmakers to open their checkbooks and send money to the fund. The audience initially laughed at the suggestion. "I'm as serious as I can be," Huckabee said. "It's put-up-or-shut-up time. Either put up the money, write the check ...

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Color Mixes Up Parties I am old enough to remember when all the territory below the Mason-Dixon line was called "the solid South" -- solidly Democratic, that is. It went back to the Civil War when everything the Yankees had done to them was regarded as Republican. That was before Lyndon Johnson pushed through his 1965 civil-rights laws that sprang the southern blacks from bondage. That's when all the Republicans came streaming out of the closet where they had been hiding since the "Waw." Now, the entire territory has gone over to the GOP. Why? I'll tell you why: The ...

Dear FReepers, After impeached, lying, traitorious Klinton addressed Oracle, I called my stockbroker and ordered all my stock in sold. I then got from him the phone number to call Oracle and let them know why I had sold my holdings. Just want all you FReepers to know they must be feeling the heat, because the woman at the switchboard asked if this was in reference to Bill Clinton addressing them in New Orleans, I told her yes. She then said the chairman (Ellison) office were taking and logging all those calls. I spoke to a very nice lady named ...

Fellow FReepers..........I am realively new to this Forum, but I have observed how many of us are Christians and people of Faith... I just received a phone call that a fellow FReeper is now driving to Little Rock's Children Hospital while his son Luke has been air lifted in critical condition...... Mom was driving this afternoon with both children in the car. Mom and daughter are bruised and terrified Luke may not make it through the night.Paramedics arriving on the scene had to administor CPR. We know as Christians there is might in numbers of prayer warriors joining together. Please ...

RETURN to Northwest Arkansas Section / Sunday, February 11, 2001 Springdale: Must 'fight' for freedom on guns, NRA chief tells GOP gatheringAMY SCHLESING ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE SPRINGDALE -- A strong message rang from the state's largest Republican fund-raiser Saturday night: The right to carry firearms is a "great American freedom." The message saturated the Washington County Republican Committee's Lincoln Day Dinner, which was themed "How the West was Won." The keynote speaker was Wayne LaPierre, chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association. Men and women dressed in clothes reminiscent of the Old West greeted the more than 1,500 people ...

Top NRA Official To Address GOP Event By Scott F. Davis The Morning News . sdavis@nwaonline.net SPRINGDALE - Wayne LaPierre, one the top officials in the National Rifle Association, will be the guest speaker at the Lincoln Day Dinner to be held by the Washington County Republican Committee Feb. 10 at the Holiday Inn Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale. Anne Britton of Fayetteville, who is the 3rd Congressional District election volunteer chairman of the NRA Institute of Legislative Action, said she met LaPierre when he addressed the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Louisville, Ky., last year. Britton said ...

EXERPTS: Interview of the President by Dan Rather of CBS News 12/19/2000 U.S. Newswire WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is the text of an interview of the President by Dan Rather of CBS News The Oval Office December 18, 2000 4:28 P.M. EST [edited] Q Do you agree or disagree that some of your failures -- policy as well as personal failures in the White House -- had an impact on Al Gore's losing? THE PRESIDENT: [edited] I don't think there is -- I don't know if you'd call this a policy failure, but I don't think ...