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Fellow freepers... I'm sure many of you reading this have never seen a post from me before. My daily schedule is such that I am only able to check the FR forum sporadically, and most of the time, I'm just lurking in the threads enjoying what little free time I have. The purpose of this post is simple... I need your prayers. I've been through a lot in my life, but 2019 has so far been a living nightmare. My wonderful wife and son are right by my side... And we have faced hardship after hardship all year long. I'm...

Okay folks... I've had this eating at me for a couple of years and am to the point that I am seeking help from my FReinds.Here is the deal... When I was a kid growing up in the late 1960's, there was a television commercial/PSA that was nothing more than a male voiceover and slow motion video of a hydrogen bomb explosion. Other than the voiceover, the only sound was a gong being struck everytime another "blossom" of the explosion would flare.Does anyone else remember this? If so, does anyone with a better memory than mine have any further details...

I apologize if this has been discussed before... I searched and found nothing.We've been getting a lot of phone calls as of late from a group called "Republican Majority Campaign" soliciting contributions. Knowing nothing about them, I've tried to politely decline. The representatives with whom I've spoken have been more than a little bit pushy. I've asked them to send me information via the mail but they are not willing to do so without a small contribution. That doesn't cut it for me...I know that Carl Rove's group is called "American Crossroads". I personally wouldn't send them a dime, as...

We need your prayers, folks... My 56 year old brother was advised this afternoon that he might have 12 months to live.Bill was involved in a terrible vehicle accident about 5 1/2 years ago. The x-rays taken at the time of the wreck allowed the doctors to see the 3 spots (atypical carcinoid tumors) on this left lung. His left lung was removed, he went through physical therapy for his wreck injuries, and then proceeded to try and get on with his life.Last year, they found a tumor between his left kidney and his back. They removed it... Then recently...

Folks,Here in Tennessee, we've been fighting to legalize the right of a Handgun Carry Permit holder to carry in establishments where alcohol is served, just so long as the person with the HCP is not themselves partaking of any alcohol. We had the legislation passed and in place last year, when an anti-gun restaurant owner paid his legal team to take the law before a court on the grounds that it was "unconstitutionally vague." Unfortunately, the liberal judge agreed. This year, our legislature fixed the language that the judge declared "vague" and passed the legislation again. The anti-gun governor vetoed...

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Activist alleges abuse of power TBI questions man for posting ‘Battle of Athens’ message on Internet By SKYLER SWISHER/ sswisher@c-dh.net FLY — A Maury County political activist says the secretary of state used the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as a tool to intimidate him because of his efforts to advocate election reform. But a spokesman for Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett says the secretary was only concerned about what he deemed to be a possible threat of violence. The dispute started when Bernie Ellis, a resident of the Fly community, referenced a civil uprising called the Battle of Athens,...

Tennessee Firearms Association, Inc.Legislative Action CommitteeI know of at least 3 FFL holders in parts of the state of Tennessee who are actively being pursued by ATF on license revocations and/or who have recently surrendered the license because its simply too expenses and to hard to fight ATF. I have been told there are many more. What I have seen is that this trend by the ATF is getting worse and will likely get much worse with Obama in control of the Executive Branch (and thus appointing the Attorney General) and with Pelosi and Reed in almost total control of...

Wednesday, October 22, 2008Vote Fraud in Nashville – UPDATED AND BUMPEDFriday, 10/17/08, 9:30 PM: A few hours ago, Nashville's syndicated radio talk show host Phil Valentine took a phone call from Lynn Greer, one of the two Republican members of the five-member Davidson County Election Commission. Mr. Greer was so angry he could barely control himself. (For the benefit of readers who aren't familiar with Middle Tennessee, Nashville/Davidson County is a Metro area, in which the city and county governments are combined.)He informed Phil and his listeners that earlier today, someone was bringing in vanloads of non-English-speaking Mexicans with no...

I have read several posts in regard to the cameras being set up at traffic signals (including Darth Sidious' excellent after-action report on his FReep of a camera in NC) in an effort to stop people from crossing against the light (reality check: raise revenue.) As I live in a relatively small town, we are not cursed with these contraptions... yet. I do, however, encounter one or two during my daily commute. From what I have been able to discern, they are activated via pavement sensors that are coordinated with the color of the light. Ex: Cross the white "stop ...

This is the first time I have ever started a thread... I am usually pretty quite around here unless the subject is military, weapons, or personal defense. We've had something happen in my family that brings me to ask for your prayers...My mother, having lost my father to heart disease in 1993, was able to remarry a few years later. Her husband is a very good man... He has made her very happy and has been an excellent provider. They love each other very much. He refused to leave her side 2 years ago while she fought breast cancer. She ...