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Americans who have had their livelihoods taken away from them without notice as a result of the Chinese virus COVID-19 are hurting and desperately looking to the U.S. government to deliver much needed relief. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin joined with President Trump last week at a press briefing and assured Americans that checks will be coming in a matter of days, and the Senate worked through the weekend on a spending measure. With a bipartisan deal within reach, House Speaker Nanacy Pelosi threw a hand grenade into the mix. So egregious was her actions that the hashtag #PelosiChokesWhilePeopleGoBroke was soon...

Legendary singer Vic Damone passed away on Sunday at the age of 89, his family tells Fox News. Damone, whose smooth baritone led Frank Sinatra to famously declare he “had the best pipes in the business,” died at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Fla., surrounded by several close relatives. Damone starred in several television series, including "The Vic Damone Show" on NBC, and hit movies including "Kismet" and "Rich, Young and Pretty," but the crooner did not consider himself a true crossover star. “I never thought of myself that way,” Damone wrote in his memoir. “That wasn’t my...

Democrats used to love to bash President Bush for sending America to war without asking Americans to sacrifice. Now that it is an election year, you won't hear the s-word coming out of their lips. The Democratic National Committee draft platform is all goodies. The draft, "Renewing America's Promise," says the party will heed the American desire to "abandon the politics of partisan division" - and they are eager to do so, as soon as they are done blaming Republicans for high gasoline prices, the mortgage meltdown and an "unnecessary war." ... And: "The American people do not want government...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2007 – In California, a modern-day Mrs. Claus is rallying her helpers once again to fill care packages with goodies for troops serving far from home during the upcoming holiday season. Though Operation Gratitude’s “Holiday Drive 2007” doesn’t officially kick off until the first “packing party” scheduled for Veterans Day weekend, the group’s volunteers already are hard at work, founder Carolyn Blashek said. “Our volunteers have already started the prep process (of) soliciting for products, collecting troop names, and sorting, inspecting … and folding products,” she said. Additional packing weekends are scheduled for Nov. 23-24, Dec....

My wife's nephew is an Army Reserve MP being shipped to Fort Dix, NJ for training subsequent to being deployed to Iraq. The family is nervous about his deployment (naturally). Apart from the obvious environmental/societal dangers that are part of the equation of there, the kid is pretty well grounded and has a good head on his shoulders, and should come through the experience just fine. But fortune favors the prepared, so I was wondering if some of the more knowledgable Freepers out there could post or freepmail me any info that I could pass on to this kid. What...

  Holiday feast totals $1.5 million 12/23/2003 - PHILADELPHIA (AFPN) -- There will be plenty of traditional holiday foods with all the trimmings available for America’s servicemembers, including those located throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East during the upcoming holiday season. The food list includes 77,000 pounds of turkey; 50,000 pounds of beef; 91,000 pounds of hams; 87,000 pounds of seafood; 7,900 cans of cranberry sauce; 4,036 cans of sweet potatoes; 1,630 cans of egg nog; and more than 29,000 different kinds of pies. Total tab: $1.5 million. “It is at times like this when troops are deployed that providing holiday food...

As the United States becomes a "litigation nation" and trial lawyers line up to sue food restaurants and food companies for causing obesity, serving Christmas cookies has become a perilous proposition. Especially to the already obese -- like, for example, Santa Claus. But the Center for Consumer Freedom has you covered in case Jolly Old St. Nick has John "Sue the Bastards" Banzhaf on his speed dial. The agreement includes a number of "clauses" designed to protect you and your family from possible liability. By signing it before he eats your cookies, Kris Kringle agrees not to sue you on...

CIA Sends Some Holiday Goodies Overseas Wednesday December 24, 2003 1:01 AM WASHINGTON(AP) - Spies want a little something in their stockings, too. So the CIA, experiencing its largest overseas deployment since the Vietnam War, delivered some holiday goodies to its hundreds of personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The shipment totals about seven tons and consists mainly of items that are difficult to obtain in those countries, CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield said. That includes 2,750 pounds of coffee, tea and hot chocolate, 5,150 pounds of chocolate and candy, 400 pounds of DVDs and CDs and 6,000 pounds of books...