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Delegates Show Support for Bush, Cheney Monday, August 30, 2004 NEW YORK — Delegates officially submitted the names of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney Monday for nomination to second terms as the Republican National Convention (search) got into full swing. An alphabetical state-by-state roll call began that will be spread out over several nights, though only some states will cast their delegate votes. There are 2,509 voting delegates, and a candidate needs a simple majority to be nominated. Bush and Cheney are likely to receive the official nominations by Wednesday night at the latest, when the...

Fellow ProtestWarriors, Our war in Iraq has truly separated the wheat from the chaff, as we've seen the true agenda of the leftist mindset come to the fore. Loathe to admit that they hate freedom, they will desperately cling to their shopworn canards, about this war being at the behest of Halliburton, or Big Oil, or a shadowy cabal of neocons, rather than just admit that they don't want to see the Western values of freedom and individual rights spread. And since every society that has ever been run under socialist or Islamist precepts has degenerated into barbarism and tyranny,...

Have you heard about the "Hugs" project yet? It's a really great group of people who are dedicated to sewing and sending evaporative cooling ties to our troops in the "sandbox". We have already sent out over 20,000 homemade "hugs", which sounds like a lot until you consider that we have over 145,000 people in the desert right now. Cooling ties are simple to make but the benefits are dramatic, they can lower body temperatures by 1 to 4 degrees. They can also be microwaved this winter to use as reusable hand warmers. We need more people making and sending...

Care packages can make a soldier's day It's surreal, this war on terrorism. We at home are asked to go about our lives as usual, making no personal sacrifices, while our neighbors are called to arms. These usually part-time National Guardsmen and reservists from various military branches are fulfilling the terms of their service agreements. They're full-timers now. They're doing our nation's dirty work so life here may remain safe and fairly normal. It's time for more of us to get involved in the war effort. We need to man the cookie brigade. That's right - sending soldiers some very...

On the kerrylied.com site is info re the Sept.12 gathering for vets, families and supporters in D.C. I'm sure there are many who can't make it back east but want to be a part of this peaceful, respectful gathering. I tried twice emailing the kerrylied site. Ea time mail didn't go thru. I am posting my thoughts here hoping someone can pass it along and also to start support for simultaneous gatherings throughout the country: Please consider having gatherings on the west coast and in mid-America to coincide with the east coast event. I am sure many want to be...

Peter Sprigg begins his new book on same-sex marriage, Outrage, with a paradox: Most Americans oppose it, "yet in terms of political action, the pro-family, pro-marriage majority has been strangely muted." Sprigg attributes this to a lack of intellectual ammunition and aims to remedy that deficiency with this book. He is certainly qualified to do so. Director of the Center for Marriage and Family Studies at the Family Research Council (FRC), Sprigg has also co-authored a more scholarly book published by FRC that assembles the scientific research on homosexuality. Some highlights of that research provide the factual foundation for...

A friend has just contacted me and asked if I or someone I knew would be willing to do a compassionate act. Today there is a couple from England who are vacationing in California and the husband has suffered a heart attack and has undergone multible by-pass surgery. The wife knows no one in Modesto, where he is in hospital now and is lonely, scared and in need of emotional support. I'm in South Orange County so this would be a few hundred miles for me. Bottom line - any freeper(s) up there that might be willing to contribute some...

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran has told Europe's leading powers that it wants them to back its right to nuclear technology that can be used to make weapons. Diplomats said Monday the move has dismayed the Europeans and strengthens Washington's push for U.N. sanctions against Tehran. France, Germany and Britain have not formally responded to the demands Iran presented to them in a document during a meeting last week in Paris. Contents of the document were obtained by The Associated Press. Diplomats said Iran's conditions effectively stall the European attempt to convince Tehran to give up the technology that would...

David Teather in New York Thursday August 5, 2004 The Guardian John Kerry, the Democratic nominee for president, published a list of about 200 entrepreneurs supporting his run for the White House, in an effort to reassure voters of his moderate credentials. The list, not unexpectedly, included endorsements from players in the entertainment and fashion industries. Among the signatories were Miramax boss Harvey Weinstein; former Hollywood mogul Barry Diller; the chairman of Warner Music, Edgar Bronfman Jr; Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg; Peter Chernin, the chief operating officer of News Corporation and Jann Wenner, chairman of Rolling Stone magazine's publisher, Wenner...

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Building Bridges to the Muslim American Community From the Kerry-Edwards campaign John Kerry and John Edwards recognize the many contributions that Muslim Americans have made to our nation and will work to protect and defend the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans, including Muslim Americans. They support rigorous enforcement of our nation’s civil rights laws so that all Americans, including Muslims, can live, work, learn, worship, and gather without fear or discrimination. A Kerry-Edwards administration will not tolerate the targeting of Muslim Americans for threats, violence or discrimination based on their religion. End the Era of John Ashcroft:...

    St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly broke Democratic Party ranks on Sunday to announce his support for President Bush's re-election.        "George Bush and I do not agree on a lot of issues," Kelly said in a statement. "But in turbulent times, what the American people need more than anything is continuity of government, even with some imperfect policies."        Kelly, who said he's remaining a Democrat, said the economy is going in the right direction. "There's no reason to believe a change of course will produce better or quicker results," he said.        And the mayor said the United States...

La Porte latine: Father, could you present to us the function you have in the Society? Father Couture: On August 15, 1996, the entire Asian continent was made a District, and I was named its first superior. In 1986, the priory of India had been opened as an Autonomous House. Then in 1992, that of the Philippines was also opened as an Autonomous House. To facilitate the contacts with the General House and increase the frequency of the visits of the superior, these two Autonomous Houses were then joined together in 1996 to form the District of Asia. La Porte...

This graphic is to highlight the recent news that 21 recipients of the nation's highest honor -- the Congressional Medal of Honor -- have signed a letter supporting President Bush's re-election and openly refuting Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry for falsely attacking Bush's record concerning funding for veterans.

IT'S OUR CORNER TOO! A group of folks who are tired of Americans blaming America for the evil acts being committed against us, want to support our troops while they're in harms way, and who believe we need a leader with strong moral clarity (like George W!!!) during this critical time for our country are gathering again. This event will again be located adjacent to the anti-war, anti-Bush, American apologist group's regular gathering area! Please wear red, white and/or blue. Signs provided to ensure unity, and we promote positive messages only! For more info: patriotsreunitingamerica@yahoo.com. God bless the USA! WHEN/WHERE:...

NEEDED: Fair and Balanced ReportingRecently, Reuters carried an article by 'Win Back Respect' (go drop them a nice line at www.winbackrespect.org on their Blog) signed by American students living in England who said Bush's foreign policy is 'arrogant' and 'their lives are now in danger'. Generation GOP and the College Republican National Committee responded to this Reuters article with a detailed response backed by more than 25 international student leaders from 17 countries who feel that Bush's foreign policy is positive.Bottomline: Reuters did not carry the response letter. Please visit http://www.generationgop.com/news.shtml to read the response letter and see the impressive...

Home LCpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess, U.S.M.C (KIA)(reprinted from the Enterprise, Plymouth, MA  March 28, 2004)  Plymouth tries to cope with death of young Marine By Elaine Allegrini, Enterprise staff writer PLYMOUTH — Carol Machado tried Saturday to explain to her children the meaning of the lowered flag flying outside Memorial Hall honoring a young Marine killed in the Iraq War on Thursday."It frightens them to know it's so close to home," Machado said as she hugged her two children. "It makes me sad."The photograph of Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess, 20, has brought home the reality of war even for...

CANAL WINCHESTER, OH (PRWEB) March 21,2004 -- The first store in the U.S. dedicated to family-friendly playing cards has published a deck of playing cards that supports President George W. Bush. This normal deck of cards contains 52 different photos with 52 different reasons as to why we should re-elect President Bush. The deck also includes 2 special “W” wild cards with fun, positive caricatures that reinforce the on going legacy of G.W. Bush. Since Newt’s started publishing it’s own playing cards, they have always sought out unique decks of cards that set them apart in the playing card industry....

Kerry, Edwards, Hollywood, and the Politics of Hate By Andrew L. Jaffee, July 13, 2004 Home   Search   Forum   Terms John Kerry and John Edwards both looked at the same intelligence presented to President Bush, and they voted for the Iraq war. Then both Kerry and Edwards voted against an $87 billion funding package for our troops in Iraq. How could they be both for and against the war? Kerry, the great flip-flopper, has even gone so far as stating, I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it. Several weeks before Kerry voted against the $87 billion bill,...

A combined effort between Freepers and Protest Warriors was a MAJOR success today in Richmond, Virginia!! A.N.S.W.E.R. and local socialist sympathizers (IndyMedia) were taken by surprise by a joint operation called "Lightning Bolt". What was supposed to be a HUGE Anti- Bush, Anti-War, Anti-America, Anti-Everything rally, turned out to be nothing more than maybe 200 - 300 hundred of the "usual" suspects. In other words, the un-washed, and the un-employable !! There seemed to be more police than protestors, even though, as an inducement to swell the crowd of protestors, they advertised "Free Food". As the Freepers and Protest Warriors...