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As I watched a show last night and the husband said they were coming out with "Guns Blazing", his wife corrected him and said "we don't own guns, we are Democrats." This set off alarm bells for me and made me ask myself, what happen to this sad party? When I was growing up , the democrat was the hard working family, Dad working full time, not rich , but supporting themselves, family vacations camping. Dad teaching the sons the fine art of deer hunting. Mom bonding with other like Moms to keep the social structure and bonds alive. The...

“Frankly, I don’t know what it is about California, but we seem to have a strange urge to elect really obnoxious women to high office. I’m not bragging, you understand, but no other state, including Maine, even comes close. When it comes to sending left-wing dingbats to Washington, we’re number one. There’s no getting around the fact that the last time anyone saw the likes of Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, and Nancy Pelosi, they were stirring a cauldron when the curtain went up on ‘Macbeth’. The three of them are like jackasses who happen to possess the gift of blab....

Not Yours To Give By Colonel David Crockett; Compiled by Edward S. Ellis One day in the House of Representatives, a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. Several beautiful speeches had been made in its support. The Speaker was just about to put the question when Crockett arose: “Mr. Speaker–I have as much respect for the memory of the deceased, and as much sympathy for the sufferings of the living, if suffering there be, as any man in this House, but we must not permit our respect for the...

How things have changed! If you're one of the tens of millions of Americans facing certain destitution, earning less than subsistence wages stocking the shelves at Wal-Mart or serving up McDonald cheeseburgers, prepare to scream and then come to realize that the benefit package for these servants of Miz Michelle are the same as members of the national security and defense departments and the bill for these assorted lackeys is paid by John Q. Public: 1. $172,2000 - Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff) 2.. $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects...

I listened to Elizabeth Smart and her father last nite on the Sean Hannity Radio Show and it reminded me that when the story was first out,something seemed not right about the whole affair. As I listened to her talk last nite, she seemed really slow and almost programmed. I don't know why i felt the whole story was hinky. Is that a word? I just felt the father was hiding something and the daughter wasn't acting like an abducted child. Maybe she was and her slowness made her easily manipulated. Has anyone ever heard about what happened to her...

Water Park Closes After Hundreds Fall Ill Aug 19 1:39 AM US/Eastern By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. Gastrointestinal illness possibly stemming from a state-run water playground has sickened more than 700 people, mostly children and teenagers, the state Health Department said Thursday. "The numbers are growing significantly," said department spokesman Rob Kenny. Seneca Lake Park's Sprayground, which has water jets shooting up from a hardtop surface, was closed after tests showed the tank system that feeds the water jets was contaminated with a common waterborne disease called cryptosporidiosis. The disease is highly contagious and can cause diarrhea,...

I try to stay away from vanities and just reply to the great posts of my fellow freepers, but I have to post this. I am so fed up with havingto look at Derek Jeters reaction to every single play in post season. The network pans to his mug at leat 80 times a game. Granted , he is a tremendous ball player i give him that, but the cameras are panning in to the pretty boy looks and it is sickening. A-rod hits a homer -pan to Jeter. Pedro strikes out Sheffield-pan to Jeter. Foul ball- pan to Jeter....

This one gets a little strong at the end, but it’s worth a read… Read, think and pass this on - - - - - - The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war. My husband looked at our son and then looked at me. My husband and I were in the Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend our Country again today. I knew that my husband would give him a good explanation. My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my...

No vote from Lohan Don't look for Lindsay Lohan to start rocking the vote now that she's 18, reports MSN.com. "I'm not very politically involved," she says in the new issue of Rolling Stone. "And I don't like to talk about it. I mean, if you say you're a Democrat, that'll turn off Republicans, and that's half of your fan base." The "Freaky Friday" and "Mean Girls" star also is also quick to blow off stories labeling her a party girl. "I know all the guys who own the clubs. We made a deal where they let me come in...

You won't see this on your local news. Chalk one up for our local boys. This goon was ready to fire on a convoy. http://w3.kill-9.com/rpg-man.mpg

Frank talk with Al Liberal radio's answer to Limbaugh to discuss his new book Last Updated: Sept. 29, 2003 Al Franken is starting to sound like he knows something about the radio biz. He'd better be learning quickly, since he's the biggest name attached to a proposed liberal talk radio network. "I'm sort of operating on principles . . . that sound like they make sense to me," Franken tells Inside TV & Radio. "We're trying to do something that's never been done before. "I know a lot of people listen to NPR, but NPR is not the answer to...

The following is forwarded not to offend tennis, basketball, football or soccer fans. It is, rather, an attempt to put everything in its proper perspective. Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and people who don't even play, go to tournaments or watch it on TV? These truisms may shed some light. Golf is an honorable game, with the overwhelming majority of players being honorable people who don't need referees. Golfers don't have some of their players in jail every week. Golfers don't scratch their privates on the golf course. Golfers don't kick dirt on, or throw bottles at,...

Just an observation. Whether listening to the radio , watching the news, or reading the paper, whenever a story of a death in Iraq, it is ended by the following statement, "since president Bush declared the end of major combat , ## soldiers have died." This is a constant. No media outlet is allowed to tell a story of another brave soldier losing his life without mentioning G.W. and his declaration. Just watch and observe to see if I'm wrong.

This Tony Martin has never been to San Francisco. It's probable that he's never even been to London. He's a middle-aged man who, until two and one half years ago, lived a quiet, unexceptional life in a remote farmhouse in Norfolk, one of England's least populated counties. Because he lived alone in a place without neighbors, and was judged, by their own low standards, to be faintly eccentic, he became the target of local Gypsy raiders, who broke into his home and robbed him several times. Each time, Martin called the police, who sometimes turned up an hour or two...

My son just called me a little bit ago as he is at the Dave Matthews concert at Alpine Valley near East Troy WI. He said 3 guys were laying on the ground and were blue as there girlfriends were hysterical and crying. He said he was waiting out the storm in his car when he heard a deafing strike right by them, he went out to investigate the commotion when he happened upon the guys before medics arrived. I have been searching the news but have heard nothing , can someone help me out with details?

Dixie Chicks' Maines uses her voice to sing and to speak out By DAVE TIANEN dtianen@journalsentinel.com Last Updated: June 4, 2003 With all the non-musical furor surrounding the Dixie Chicks, it's easy to forget the profound impact Natalie Maines and sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire have made on country music in the past five years. Like Shania Twain and Faith Hill, they've brought in legions of new young fans to country music. And they did it without abandoning the core attributes of traditional country music. The year opened with the Chicks flying high. They sang the national anthem at...

Martin Savidge of CNN, embedded with the 1st Marine battalion, was talking with 4 young marines near his foxhole this morning live on CNN. He had been telling the story of how well the marines had been looking out for and taking care of him since the war started. He went on to tell about the many hardships the marines had endured since the war began and how they all look after one another. He turned to the four and said he had cleared it with their commanders and they could use his video phone to call home. The 19...

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Where does the money go this year? New York Yankees 2/1 Oakland A's 7/2 Arizona Diamondbacks 7/1 Atlanta Braves 7/1 New York Mets 7/1 St Louis Cardinals 7/1 Boston Red Sox 8/1 Anaheim Angels 9/1 San Francisco Giants 10/1 Chicago White Sox 11/1 Houston Astros 11/1 Los Angeles Dodgers 12/1 Seattle Mariners 12/1 Philadelphia Phillies 13/1 Chicago Cubs 18/1 Minnesota Twins 20/1 Cincinnati Reds 40/1 Texas Rangers 50/1 Toronto Blue Jays 65/1 Florida Marlins 66/1 Montreal Expos 75/1 Colorado Rockies 80/1 San Diego Padres 80/1 Baltimore Orioles 100/1 Cleveland Indians 100/1 Pittsburgh Pirates 150/1 Kansas City Royals 225/1 Detroit Tigers...

Below is an article written by Rick Reilly for Sports Illustrated. He details his experiences when given the opportunity to fly in a F-14 Tomcat ... very amusing. Now this message for America's most famous athletes: Someday you may be invited to fly in the back-seat of one of your country's most powerful fighter jets. Many of you already have -- John Elway, John Stockton, Tiger Woods to name a few. If you get this opportunity, let me urge you, with the greatest sincerity ..... Move to Guam. Change your name. Fake your own death. Whatever you do, do not...