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Amid peaceful protests and the occupation of a national wildlife refuge building in Oregon, Glenn Beck said Monday that ranchers Steven and Dwight Hammond should not go to jail again but the judge who originally sentenced them should. "They received their sentence. They went and they served their sentence. They paid their due, as according to a judge," Beck said on The Glenn Beck Radio Program. "If the judge broke the law, then the judge needs to go to jail." Dwight Hammond, 73, and Steven Hammond, 46, have been charged with arson for fires they said they lit in 2001...

While first lady Michelle Obama was speaking at an event to propose limits on the types of foods advertised in schools, she did a few lines from a rap written by students at Marshall High School in Virginia...

As the Democratic Party convention gets under way, the public focus should rightly be on the bankrupt philosophy, the stench of corruption and the atmosphere of failure that pervades the political organization headed by Barack Obama. But something is blocking a clear view right now – and it’s not a slip of the tongue by Missouri Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin, who once again leads his Democratic opponent, Claire McCaskill, in the polls. It's the person who, more than anyone else, tried to demonize and vilify Akin for that slip of the tongue. No, I’m not talking about Rachel Maddow...

Richard Viguerie, a veteran conservative activist and top Santorum supporter, tells National Review Online that Santorum is “reengineering” his presidential campaign. “You can’t repeat the same behavior and expect different results,” he says. “We’ve got to do things different. We’ve got to reengineer the campaign. We’ve got to add things, take things out, and make changes. Everyone recognizes that, from the candidate on down.” Earlier today, Viguerie, along with a group of movement leaders, met with Santorum at an office in northern Virginia. For over an hour, they discussed ways to revive his bid. “We came up with a number...

As I look at the most recent national polls, it has suddenly dawned on me in a real way that Herman Cain could very well be the next president of the United States.{snip} Cain has character. He has principles. He loves America. {snip} Here's a man who is fully immersed in a lifetime of what we refer to as "the black American experience." He's from the South. He lived through the civil rights movement. He didn't grow up in Hawaii and Indonesia. He grew up and lived his whole life in America. He didn't miraculously and inexplicably get to attend...

Suicide? Yes? Yes? No? Press Conference with the Mayor.

I was a supporter of both the Afghanistan invasion and the Iraq war. I believed then, following the Sept. 11 attacks, that it was a matter of national security to hand Islamic terrorists stunning defeats in their own backyards. Even a year ago, I would have said bringing the troops home prematurely would be tantamount to surrender to an enemy determined to do us in. But that was then. This is now. Things have changed and changed dramatically. The biggest change is one in America's leadership. I do not believe Barack Obama is capable of achieving anything remotely resembling victory...

Illinois’s 7th Congressional District has long been represented by an African-American, but there’s now widespread worry in Chicago’s black community that that could soon change. With Democratic Rep. Danny Davis signaling he’s ready to step down from the House after seven terms to run for president of the Cook County Board next year, there’s a real possibility that a non-African-American candidate could win the seat. “I think there is always that concern,” said Richard Boykin, a former Davis chief of staff who is mentioned as a possible contender. “It’s a fear that a lot of people have.” “There’s great concern,”...

Chief of Staff is searching EBay for heavy-duty teleprompters, and is accepting marxist audience volunteers.

Freely add those breaking reports here....This guy is winning everything today.

Dear 1/2 Brother Barack: My Kenyan neighbors and I understand that you like helping your poor struggling African brothers. As you and I are brothers by birth, they said that I should write to you. My community has been discussing that after your country's election, we would welcome you to obtain employment as a "community organizer" here in Kenya. Maybe after Novermber, you will please leave behind your dreams of changing the bitter Americans, and reclaim your roots here in Kenya by blessing us with your organizing skills just as you did in Chicago. I don't know exactly what you...

The Governor's approval rating among Illinois voters is even lower than Bush's. Ask Gov. Rod Blagojevich whether he's interested in running for a third term, and he says he considers himself "a great governor" who has "more to do." Ask Illinois voters whether Blagojevich should run for a third term, and the answer is an overwhelming "no." In the lowest ratings ever recorded for an elected politician in nearly three decades of Tribune polls, a new survey found few approving of the job Blagojevich is doing as governor and even fewer who want him re-elected. The results show the state's...

Freepers are working overtime supporting Sarah Palin and attempting to motivate John McCain to follow suit as an aggressive political warrior against the Barack Obama threat to this nation. In addition to your comments on other threads, please use this thread today as a tool to post and present your requests and suggestions to the McCain/Palin campaign. Let your voice be heard in advance of the Tuesday debate!

This is a non-denominational prayer request for tonight's Presidential debate. May our candidates' attitudes and responses be in your control, may the ideals of each become increasingly clear, may their hearts and intentions be blatantly revealed.

Dear Governor and Todd Palin, We understand you are expecting your first grandchild in the near future, and would like to extend a sincere wish for your family's peace and happiness. Not every preganancy situation is perfect, but every child is precious and is a blessing from God. May you and Bristol enjoy this new little life, and may she be allowed to enjoy the joyous moments of pregancy that every woman is entitled to. Please forgive the attacks of outsiders on a very private family matter, and please know that you have the support of millions of caring and...

Joe Biden's Springfield remarks revealed the reason behind Obama's fake birth certificate. His real name is Barack Ameriqa.

America has been greatly blessed by God and has stood as the greatest country in the history of the world for over 200 years. America has many foreign and domestic enemies that are seeking her destruction. This thread is a daily call and reminder for people of faith who believe in God and in the power of prayer to make a commitment to intercede for America at this critical time in her history. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,...

America has been greatly blessed by God and has stood as the greatest country in the history of the world for over 200 years. America has many foreign and domestic enemies that are seeking her destruction. This thread is a daily call and reminder for people of faith who believe in God and in the power of prayer to make a commitment to intercede for America at this critical time in her history. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,...

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