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It was in Philadelphia on a March day during the 2008 Presidential primary that a then first term U.S. Senator was declared the great uniter, and having bridged the great race divide in the United States. It was after this speech that we read and heard lines like: “Obama has also grown into the character he was born to play: the great uniter who can bring together old and young, black and white, Democrat and Republican.” (Edward McClelland; Salon.com). We had this great statement by Chris Matthews of MSNBC referred to the speech as “what many of us think is...

Sarah Palin, in her debut speech as the Republican vice presidential nominee nearly two months ago, made sure to pay tribute to Democrat Hillary Clinton and her historic presidential campaign. Today in Nevada, flanked by female supporters, she renewed that pitch to female voters in a way that seemed to accuse Democrat Barack Obama of only paying lip service to women. "Our opponents think they have the women’s vote all locked up, which is a little presumptuous since only our side has a woman on the ticket,” she said, according to press accounts. "When it came time for choosing a...

August 10, 2006 "He betrayed this country! He played on our fears,” so shouted former Vice President and failed Presidential candidate Al Gore in a 2004 speech before Tennessee Democrats, eliciting a roaring approval from his audience. "This policy of fear will not win the war on terror,” wrote Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on September 7, 2006. Reid also accused the Bush administration of using "fear, fear, fear and more fear as a national-security policy,” adding, "We need to do more than frighten the American people.” "They exploit the politics of fear,” Whined Senator Ted Kennedy (D.Ma.) in...

Down with divisiveness was the message Wednesday delivered by Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean as he told a group of Florida business leaders that Republican policies of deceit and finger-pointing are tearing American apart. Dean called President Bush "the most divisive president probably in our history."

House GOP budget talks collapse By William L. Watts, MarketWatch Last Update: 9:06 PM ET Apr 6, 2006 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Divided by disagreements within their own party and unable to attract Democratic support, House Republican leaders shelved efforts Thursday to bring a $2.7 trillion budget outline for fiscal 2007 to a vote ahead of a two-week Easter recess. "We owe it to American taxpayers to craft a budget that spends their tax dollars wisely, and it is unfortunate Democrats would refuse to consider a fiscally-responsible approach rejecting the failed policies of more taxes and more spending," said House Majority...

London: In the bloodiest terror attack in London in three decades, suspected Islamic militants on Thursday carried out coordinated blasts in underground stations and a bus killing more than 33 people and injuring nearly 300 of which 45 were serious. Sky television, however, said at least 45 people were killed in the explosions. Thirty three people died in the explosions at three stations and there were unspecified number of fatalities in the blast in the double-decker bus that ripped through its roof, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Metropolitan police, Brian Paddick, told a crowded press conference. A visibly shaken Prime Minister...

Previously asked for data on this, but decided to do the numbers myself (i.e. as Rush would say.. "Rugged Individualism" won out over looking for a handout...) The numbers flat out tell the story. In 1 state, the People's Republic of Vermont, President Bush earned a lesser % of the vote in 2004 than in 2000. In 2 states (Montana and South Dakota) Bush had essentially the same % of the vote (i.e. difference of less than .5%). In the remaining 47 states (yes, including the lib enclaves of CA-NY-IL-DC), Bush earned a higher % of the vote this year...

Welcome to the DNC 2004 Awards Show! "I'm opinionated and off my meds, so you can Shove it!" Back by popular demand (OK, maybe I'm projecting), is the DNC 2004 Awards Show! You’ve watched the convention, now vote for your favorite moments. This is truly a Freepers Choice Award Show. 40 awards total to be doled out. Who annoyed you the most? Who wouldn’t leave the stage? What were the worst quotes? The most overused clichés? Who caused you to use the most barf bags? Well, sit right back and check out the nominees and relive the experience…*** 2000...

Recently, several Bishops of the post-Vatican II Church have warned their flocks not to receive the Holy Eucharist if they hold pro-abortion views and support politicians sustaining such views. In particular, we have the good examples of Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, Florida to admire in this regard. These Bishops are practicing true charity, with the salvation of all souls their primary concern. Bishop Sheridan also has included in his recent pastoral letter (May 1, 2004) the support of euthanasia, so-called “same-sex marriage” and stem cell research using fetal tissue from aborted...

It was the week of May 2nd, 2003, and what was the ‘outrage of the week’? … Bill Bennett’s gambling habits. Why was that selected by the Democrat Party operatives in the presstitute corps? … Because it served an agenda and methodology of the Democrat Party. Well, you say, then what’s the big deal since it’s just politics as usual and the elections are fast approaching? … At this unique time in our nation’s history, the methodology in question is particularly dangerous. First point, the Democrat methodology is divisive politics through media assisted ‘stories’ designed to pander to a particular...