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The second annual gathering of the Daily Kos political blog starts this week in Chicago, and here's all you need to know about how influential the YearlyKos convention has become: Five top presidential candidates are going -- including front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, even though the Kos bloggers don't like her that much. Analysts say the community of liberal online activists -- the "netroots" -- has become not only a coveted constituency for the left but a legitimate threat to conservatives, who trail Democrats in online campaigning and fundraising. Another sign of the growing power of the Daily Kos convention...

I'm scheduled to be on BBC World tonight at 9 p.m. EDT to discuss the Iraq war and tomorrow's protest by Cindy Sheehan at Arlington National Cemetery and the D.C. Chapter's counter-protest.Rev. Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus is scheduled to take the anti-American side in the debate.Check your local cable TV provider to see if you get the BBC on your system.

<p>Mary Lou Greenberg gripped a slotted serving spoon and took out her frustrations over the Iraq war on a cast-iron skillet.</p> <p>The makeshift percussion instrument delivered a piercing rhythm to lead the chant by protestors Tuesday evening outside the White House in Washington.</p>

Barring breaking Anna Nicole Smith News, I'm scheduled to be on Fox News Live at 10:45 a.m. EDT to talk about the Gathering of Eagles.

From today's Washington Times "Inside the Beltway"column: Kristinn Taylor, president of the local Free Republic chapter, was walking through the concourse of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday afternoon when he spotted one of Saddam Hussein's attorneys, Ramsey Clark, who was attorney general under President Lyndon B. Johnson. "As we walked by each other in the uncrowded terminal, I made a slashing motion across my neck and said to him, 'It's too bad about Saddam,' " in reference to the deposed Iraqi tyrant's failed judicial appeal to avert his death sentence. At that point, he said, Mr. Clark "glanced...

Party 2006 – DC Chapter Christmas is the holiday to remember the birth of Jesus..., despite the questionable day chosen. . In the good old USA we use this holiday additionally for friendship and celebrations of those friendships for many weeks prior. In DC on December 9 the FReeper chapter had such a celebration. And what a grand one it was! God provided the good weather for our birthday party for his Son An outstanding day for the FReep in Olney earlier also… FReeper’s Trooprally (Mr.& Mrs) opened their charming home in park-like setting(yes, the deer came also!) and...

Kristinn Taylor's Iraq Report - On the HomefrontKristinn Taylor Meeting Iraqi Kurdistan President, Massoud Barzani Four of the Gold Star parents who went on our trip to Iraq came to Washington, D.C. to report to Congress and the media what we all learned on the trip. Debra Argel Bastian, John Holley, Joe and Jan Johnson, Move America Forward's John Ubaldi (veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring Freedom) and myself held a press conference yesterday morning where we were joined by John Holley's congressman, Rep. Duncan Hunter, the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Congressman Duncan Hunter, Chairman,...

WASHINGTON - Think of the Dixie Chicks and you should be reminded of their extraordinary musical talent and best-selling CDs. Instead, thanks to “Shut Up & Sing” — a new documentary about the group’s foray into politics — the Chicks will likely be famous for flying their self-proclaimed victim banner once again. The documentary accurately and intimately portrays the Chicks’ tumultuous battle with angry Americans since lead singer Natalie Maines proclaimed from a London stage that she was ashamed that President George W. Bush hailed from her home state of Texas. The conservative blog Free Republic first focused attention —...

* Kristinn Taylor's Audio Report from Iraq - CLICK HERE TO LISTENKristinn's Written Dispatch from Monday, November 6, 2006: The families had an incredible day in Iraq today! In the morning, they met with American troops stationed outside Erbil. It was a very emotional meeting. One soldier is from the same town as one of our parents. Another mother arranged for the Gold Star flag to be delivered to the family of a soldier from one of the units stationed up here who was recently killed in action. The families presented the troops with a banner signed by Americans back...

In a stunning and historic trip under the utmost secrecy, a delegation of families of fallen U.S. troops have traveled to Iraq to counter critics of the war effort, just days before the Nov. 7 midterm elections. The delegation of “Gold Star Families” agreed to provide the Sacramento Union with an exclusive account of their trip to Iraq based on the assurance that news of their mission would not be published until they had safely left Amman, Jordan. So secret is their trip that even members of the Bush Administration were kept in the dark about their planned activities. They’ve...

Talk about cajones: FreeRepublic.com's Kristinn Taylor's got 'em. How so? the conservative website led the outcry against the once popular country band Dixie Chicks when singer Natalie Maines screeched how she hated that President Bush hailed from Texas. Well, last week at the Washington première of the Chicks' decidedly anti-Free Republic documentary, Shut Up and Sing, Taylor showed up. But he wasn't kicked out, reports our Elizabeth Green. The hosts at the lefty Center for American Progress invited him to join the group discussion, where he told the director the movie was a good one. Why go? "This was a...

<p>THE Dixie Chicks' biggest detractor, FreeRepublic.com founder Jim Robinson, declined to appear in their documentary, "Shut Up and Sing."</p> <p>Robinson's rep, Kristinn Taylor, confirmed he ducked the interview: "He told me to go ahead and do it."</p>

Yesterday was Day 10 of Cindy Sheehan and Code Pink's Troops Home Fast. A few members of the D.C. Chapter ventured out to see how they're doing.Cindy Sheehan is jet-setting in Europe this week, fasting on vanilla ice, smoothies and coffee while pinkos Medea Benjamin, Gael Murphy and Nancy Mancias are carrying on the fast in D.C.Code Pink and the Out of Iraq Caucus held a joint press conference on the Cannon House Office Building with the Capitol Dome as a background. Democrats Lynn Woolsey, Barbara Lee, Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney and Maxine Waters endorsed Code Pink and pledged to...

WASHINGTON, DC, MONDAY, JULY 3, 2006--The D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com and the online watchdog Accuracy in Media (www.AIM.org) held a press conference and demonstration Monday at the Washington, D.C., bureau of the New York Times to protest the newspaper's publishing of stories exposing national security intelligence programs. The two conservative groups called for the prosecution of New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Executive Editor Bill Keller and reporters James Risen and Eric Lichtblau for "giving aid and comfort to al-Qaida." The initial group of 14 FReepers, led by FreeRepublic's National Spokesman Kristinn Taylor, soon swelled to 29 protesters. They...

WASHINGTON, May 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A request on behalf of over 350 Gold Star families whose loved ones gave their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom to not have the names of their fallen heroes used in the Eyes Wide Open anti-Iraq war display currently on exhibit at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was refused today by the organizer, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC.) The exhibit is cosponsored by several so-called antiwar groups, including one led by Cindy Sheehan, who herself has asked that her son's name not be used by President Bush. Kristinn Taylor, who has two...

<p>The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America, will talk about the dangerous and even even treacherous behavior on the university campus. He will also weigh in on the Jay Bennish controversy! Don't miss it!</p> <p>Also, Kristinn Taylor of Free Republic, will give us an update on the antics of the Left. Kristinn never holds back. So, don't miss his colorful and passionate assessment of cultural battle. He will also tell us about why sites like Free Republic are so important today.</p>

<p>Kristinn Taylor of Free Republic and Stephen Cleghorn of Military Families Speak Out appeared on Hardball this evening to discuss the pro-War and anti-War message. Free Republic supports the War, while Military Families Speak Out is against the war and wants to pull our troops out of Iraq immediately. Both guests have family members serving in either Iraq or Afghanistan.</p>

Kristinn just called to say that he'll be on this afternoon to talk about the war, protesters, public opinion... I wasn't able to get much more information, because his phone is pretty busy right now. I think he said he'll be on during the 5:30 segment. For those of us who never watch Hardball, it starts at 5pm on the east coast.

Did you hear about Cindy Sheehan's letter to this administration, demanding a pull-out of the troops from Iraq? The one from this week, that is. Did you know that there's a group of protesters going to storm the White House to "End the reign of international criminals"? These are just a couple of issues Kristinn Taylor, longtime member and 8-year spokesman for Free Republic, will take on. Kristinn talks about the antics of the left and the supposed peace activists on Just A Woman Radio on KRLA with Lores Rizkalla this coming Sunday night. It'll be lots of fun! Don't...

I just received a phone call from Kristinn!! The DC Chapter of Protest Warriors obtained a permit for Code Pink’s side of the street today after the Pinko’s forgot to renew their permit. The blood dancers tried to stick it out for about 20-25 minutes before they tucked tail and retreated a block away to the closed entrance. Freepers and Protest Warriors now have all four corners outside the main entrance to WRAMC!