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For those of you who are independent voters without affiliation or specific ideology, and plan on voting for Senator Barack Obama, here is what you can expect in return for your support: *No overall tax reduction, no matter what your income is. *Yes to overall tax increases, no matter what your income is. *No plan for victory in Iraq or Afghanistan. *No increase in US forces in Afghanistan. *No support for Israel when the inevitable confrontation with Iran occurs. *Reduction of our military and intelligence budgets and capabilities. *A policy of “parity” with aggressive military powers such as Russia and...

Calling All FReepers: I don't know exactly what we need to do and where, but I can't help but believe we have to counter these ACORN nuts in every way possible. I'm in Georgia so we don't have as much to worry about locally, but the battleground states sure do. I do like the idea of Squirrel Brigade as the name...

Fellow FReepers, NewLand CMS has assembled a multi-media collection of photos and music, all combined into an exciting tribute to the next Vice President of the United States of America...Governor Sarah Palin! The tribute focuses on the instant impact Gov. Palin has provided to the McCain campaign, the election process, to John McCain himself, to the conservative base, to the nation, and eventually to the entire world! You can find the tribute on You Tube by clicking here on Governor Sarah Palin Wakes Up The World! "Wake Up The World" is a fast paced, hard charging, contemporary Christian song written...

Fellow FReepers, NewLand CMS has assembled a multi-media collection of photos and music, all combined into an exciting tribute to the next Vice President of the United States of America...Governor Sarah Palin! The tribute focuses on the instant impact Gov. Palin has provided to the McCain campaign, the election process, to John McCain himself, to the conservative base, to the nation, and eventually to the entire world! "Wake Up The World" is a fast paced, hard charging, rock-your-socks contemporary Christian song written and performed by Gateway Worship of Southlake, TX. The You Tube link to watch and listen is Governor...

Best show on TV starts tonight...The Ice Road Truckers are back for a new challenge: Killer storms, monster loads, and this year, they're on the Arctic Ocean!!!

This has been around for a while but is really hysterical! Enjoy a good laugh on a Friday night in FReeperville. Click here to see the video

If I could just take a moment; I had an assignment the other day. Someone asked me to write a letter for a time capsule that is going to be opened in Los Angeles a hundred years from now, on our Tricentennial. It sounded like an easy assignment. They suggested I write something about the problems and the issues today. I set out to do so, riding down the coast in an automobile, looking at the blue Pacific out on one side and the Santa Ynez Mountains on the other, and I couldn't help but wonder if it was going...

The History Channel embarks upon an unparalleled adventure revealing the virtually unknown occupation of ice road trucking, considered to be one of the world's most dangerous jobs. ICE ROAD TRUCKERS charts two months in the lives of six extraordinary men who haul vital supplies to diamond mines over frozen lakes that double as roads. The livelihood of many depends on these tenuous roads, which through the years have been responsible for the deaths of dozens of men. Always prepared for the ice to give way under the weight of their trucks, these drivers put their lives and financial security of...

The History Channel embarks upon an unparalleled adventure revealing the virtually unknown occupation of ice road trucking, considered to be one of the world's most dangerous jobs. ICE ROAD TRUCKERS charts two months in the lives of six extraordinary men who haul vital supplies to diamond mines over frozen lakes that double as roads. The livelihood of many depends on these tenuous roads, which through the years have been responsible for the deaths of dozens of men. Always prepared for the ice to give way under the weight of their trucks, these drivers put their lives and financial security of...

Have at it fellow FReepers!

Puppy Bowl III at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Animal Planet has reinvented the Big Game with the cutest, fuzziest and - at times - fiercest players on the field. Join us for tackles, fumbles and fouls on the third annual Animal Planet Puppy Bowl!

To: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford In the face of soaring deficits and skyrocketing federal spending, America needs a leader who can say "NO!" to Washington tax-and-spenders. During his six years in Congress, Mark Sanford earned straight "A" ratings from the National Taxpayers Union. When he was elected Governor of South Carolina, he cut taxes by a third and convinced the legislature to pay off 90% of the state's debt. He even vetoed parts of his own party's budget, saying there was simply too much unnecessary spending. When the legislature overrode 105 of his 106 line-item vetoes, he protested by...

As the 5th anniversary of the cowardly and tragic attack on America approaches, let us look back and remember as if we were there. Many people were here on FR, reporting events with lightning speed, with unique insights, with analytical accuracy, with sadness, with anger. Here are some links to the "live" threads from 9/11/01 here on FR. For those of you who have never seen them, it is like watching a piece of history unfold before you, in the familiar style of FR. For those who have seen before but not in a long time, this will be a...

Guantanamo Inmates Despair of Ever Leaving Sunday, March 5, 2006 9:13 PM EST The Associated Press By MIRANDA LEITSINGER GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — Ahamed Abdul Aziz has been in the Guantanamo Bay prison for more than three years and, by his account, has been interrogated 50 times without being charged with any crime. He waits with anguish for freedom but fears it will never come. "We are in a grave here," he told his lawyers, echoing the despair felt by many of the roughly 490 prisoners held as suspected terrorists at the U.S. naval base in eastern...

Muhammad Cartoons Rile Calif. College Wednesday, March 1, 2006 7:54 AM EST The Associated Press By GILLIAN FLACCUS IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — A student panel discussion that included a display of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons descended into chaos, with one speaker calling Islam an "evil religion" and audience members nearly coming to blows. Organizers of Tuesday night's forum at the University of California, Irvine said they showed the cartoons as part of a larger debate on Islamic extremism. But several hundred protesters, including members of the Muslim Student Union, argued the event was the equivalent of hate speech disguised as...

That guy was mighty tough and cocky and wouldn't let Alan cut him off! He was great!

report your favorite puppies and record the action!

After 10 happy years in our beloved Georgia, we have relocated to Texas! We're living in the Keller area. We would greatly appreciate any local recommendations and suggestions regarding all the things we'll need to discover; -Doctors, hospitals, etc -Food market/grocery store with healthy/fresh/organic foods (like Whole Foods) -Fun things to do! (restaurants, events, etc) Also, any FReeper chapters or activities, please add me to any PING lists, etc.

Hello Fox and Friends, Julian Phillips had absolutely no basis to make that idiotic statement and misrepresentation that supported the false premise that President George Bush does not care about black people. His ridiculous statement that “confirmed” that many people feel this way was absurd…and based on what? … two or three of his rich friends comments at an elite gathering of fellow elitists? Where is any proof or reality that backs up these inflammatory statements? How irresponsible to even acknowledge that there may be any merit to that statement. It’s bad enough when we have irresponsible and irrational and...

NewLand Predicts:BUSH 301 - KERRY 237