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What have we accomplished that we, as conservatives, see as goals since 2000? And no - this is not a "let's bash Bush" thread - it is an assessment thread. Locally and nationally during the clinton years I was quite upset at how some things were going. From 'outcome based education' to Waco to Aldrich to new laws post-Okie City. I worked on a local level with Republican reps to defeat several items (OBE being one such item). I would be remiss if I did not say I was somewhat disappointed in some areas (Locally in Ohio and Nationally) with...

Brian Kilmeade on Fox & Friends this morning is saying that DPWorld ports is taking over security at US ports when they are not. And now Kilmeade is saying that a perfectly legitimate business deal in the takeover of P&O ports was manipulated by some sheik. Hey Brian, your employer Fox News has big share of ownership by a saudi sheik. Saudi prince buys large share of Fox News Also Michelle Malkin and Frank Gaffney are always running to get their mugs on the part saudi owned Fox News. How come she is never criticized for appearing on a network...

I've been trying to follow the debate on Harriet Miers, and I have seen most issues (2nd Amendment, gay rights, corporate law, pro-choice, and a few others) debated one way or the other. However, I have not seen anything that addresses whether or not she will support continued 'reverse discrimination' (affectionately known to, and sugar-coated by liberals as 'affirmative action'). Has anyone seen anything about her position on racial preferences, governmental racial 'set asides', preferential hiring, and preferential college admissions, etc.) and other forms of reverse discrimination?

email just sent to me. sorry if already posted. Dear America, I suppose we should introduce ourselves: We're South Louisiana. We have arrived on your doorstep on short notice and we apologize for that, but we never were much for waiting around for invitations. We're not much on formalities like that.

PENGUINS BUILDING STANLEY CUP CONTENDER by Joe Sager pittsburghpenguins.com 09/09/2005 Are you ready for some hockey? The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the ice Wednesday in the most-anticipated training camp in recent memory. Following a 310-day work stoppage that wiped out the 2003-04 season, the NHL and the Penguins are back and better than ever. “Everywhere we go, it’s very exciting. People can’t wait for the season to start,” said Penguins captain Mario Lemieux. “It’s a very exciting time for Pittsburgh and the fans.” The mere fact that hockey is back is enough to fire up Penguins fans. Add in an unprecedented...

Tom Cruise attempts to convert Oprah to Scientology. Oprah resists. Oh, the humanity.

On 9/11 over 3,000 Americans were killed, on 7/7 scores of British citizens were killed and hundreds wounded. In Iraq, Islamic terrorists blew up an American soldier and over 20 children to whom he was giving candy and toys.So what was the Senate Armed Services Committee doing today to protect us against further attacks? Holding hearings on the alleged of "degrading" and "humiliating" "abuse" of Gitmo terrorists., including the admitted 20th hijacker. And what awful things did we subject him to down there at Club Gitmo? Here's the rundown of the barbaric treatment inflicted on the guy who wanted to...

Who is this award named for? Judge Elihu Smails, the character in the film Caddyshack who asks of the obnoxious but lovable Al Czervick (played by Rodney Dangerfield), “Good Lord, what has this buffoon done now?” As a special tribute to Judge Smails, every week we will issue this award to the biggest buffoon of the week … the person who, through his or her actions or public statements, has made a buffoon of themselves and everyone associated with them. Please note that since we slammed John "Crushed" Kerry on a daily basis when the site name was "crushkerry", he...

If anyone thinks that Hillary Clinton is not running for President in 2008 is smoking crack - a lot of it. This is especially true after the news that Hillary has been named by the moderate/centrist DLC to head up an initiative to define the party's agenda. Forget for a moment just how bad a shape the Democrats are in that they need an "initiative" to define a "party agenda". Most parties call these things "core beliefs" and no "initiative" is needed to define them. Be that as it may, it appears that Hillary is using this position to unite...

The newly engaged Katie Holmes still has some explaining to do to her friends and family. There were 16 days in April during which no one seems to know where she was. Holmes made a public appearance on April 4 at the premiere of "Steel Magnolias" on Broadway. She came with her publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick, and a couple of other friends. They were there to support Rebecca Gayheart, who was making her Broadway debut. I know this because I spoke to Holmes at length during the play's intermission. She said she had just moved into her New York apartment...

I'm planning a trip to the US (won't be for a while yet, I need to get the money and the leave to do it) and I'm looking at some ideas for a 4 to 8 week trip (4 weeks if Mrs. Dundee decides to come, 8 weeks if it's just me). I'd want to start on the East Coast and make my way west. The first stop I'd plan on would be Washington DC (for all the usual touristy things plus meeting some of my counterparts in the Pentagon). I'm thinking that Arlington might be a good place to...

Giacomo Draws Post 13 For Preakness; Afleex Alex Goes From Post 12 As Favorite Baltimore, MD. 05-18-05 --- John Shirreffs, trainer of Jerome and Ann Moss’ Giacomo, had little left to pick when he selected 13th in the Preakness draw Wednesday evening and chose Post 13 for his Kentucky Derby winner. Afleet Alex, who was installed the 5-2 morning line favorite, will go from Post 12 in the full field of 14. The field in post position order for the 130th running of the $1 million, mile and three-sixteenths second jewel of the Triple Crown, with jockeys and morning line...

In honor of today's premiere, here is Triumph the Insult Dog hammering people in line for the opening of Attack of the Clones. One of the funniest things I have ever seen on TV. Triumph

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TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts...

A couple of Sundays ago our preacher was talking about the bad things that can come from telling and spreading rumors, and how the tongue can be hurtful, etc. As part of his sermon, he stated that sometime after Lincoln's death a rumor began to spread that his body was not inside the coffin. So, it was exhumed and viewed to verify it was there. Then again in 1901, he said, it was dug up again. Why? Same rumor. I thought this was exceptionally odd but possible and so I got online and found this quote from the above site:...

I saw this at the Belmont Club - interesting work. http://www.newmapgame.com/gameplay.htm

Each sunday morning on WQXI here in Atlanta,there's a ultra-liberal on the radio by the name of Ike Newkirk. While he claims that he's open minded,he's not. If he does not agree with a caller's comments,he classifies them as a "Freeper"and hangs up on them. I'm wondering where are all of the local people on sundays between 6 and 9 Am? Perhaps we should let him know that there are really Freepers,present and accounted for. Anyway,you can hear him on the net at this site. http://www.790thezone.com/Multimedia/ListenLive.aspx Hope you'll show up.

Hey.............. folks............. let's be honest.I have had so many decent oldtime FReepers telling me over the past days that the old liberal media is "past tense" and irrelevant.I find this completely foolish and destructive........... as destructive as the old media continues to be.I am so "sick and tired" (Hillary) of this talk.This country is in deep trouble still because of all the ways that the old media distorts events.Can you please take a moment of your life to pass along that .......... the old liberal media is still so destructive, pass it along to any of your friends who may...

I had just reached the part of the mass that most Catholics know by heart from attending Sunday mass—the Eucharistic Prayer.