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......BREAKING NEWS.......
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 10/09/2011 15:21:07

Dateline: Eternia.
Recently learning the SHOCKING news that Chris Christie will NOT be running for President, made in an hour long speech with all media outlets foaming at the mouth waiting for this announcement, Skeletor, Evil Lord of Destruction, has decided to call a press conference to announce that he will also not run for President at this time. Certainly, leaving us to wonder if he'll possibly run in 2016.

Following the devastating announcement by Gov. Christie, and not to be outdone, Sarah Palin took to the podium and airwaves to announce her own non-candidacy! (This seems to be a trend, perhaps I should make public my intentions not to run)? ABC News broke the story with this bold headline: Sarah Palin Says She Will Not Run For President.

To be clear: Velveeta will Not Run For President Either. I hope the masses will understand.
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7 comments (Latest Comment: 10/10/2011 17:02:02 by AuntAzalea)

That time of year...
Author: TriSec    Date: 10/08/2011 11:15:26

Good Morning!

An early-ish blog for a Saturday, but I'm not headed for any bloodwork today. Nay, it's my last weekend on the pond with Mr. Bean, as we wrap up our summer kayaking season.

Fortunately, it's supposed to be above 70 today in these parts....and we may be breaking a temperature record tomorrow with temps expected in the mid-80s.

With a bit of Indian Summer in the offing, I'll pause a moment and ponder my favorite season. I know there are folks that live for summer, and spring and winter have their fans, too....but it's fall for me.

It's opposite to what nature is doing, but fall has that feeling of renewal and optimism. With school starting, and sports, and my youth group getting going, September and October usually represent the busiest time of year for me. For those of us with children, the start of the school calendar is a more powerful reminder of the passage of time than even the holidays or the turning of the calendar page.

October and November are also the two best months to be outdoors...the nights are cool and refreshing (and great for outdoor sleeping), the days are often just as warm as the summertime, and most wondrous of all, ALL THE BUGS ARE DEAD!
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 10/09/2011 01:38:50 by Raine)

Herman Cain: Hell No, You Will Not Get The African American Vote
Author: Kimberly    Date: 2011-10-07 07:00:00

Hello everyone,

I'm Kimberly, Bob and Raine have requested that I leave you a few of my thoughts and opinions in their absence. First, I'd like to thank Bob and Raine and the FourFreedomsBlog community for allowing me to join in with you to share my thoughts on some the political and social issues that impact our country and our lives. I've heard great things about the people that make up this forum and knowing what great people you are makes this opportunity much easier. I hope you'll find something within my post that strikes you as interesting and enlightening.
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80 comments (Latest Comment: 10/08/2011 03:33:45 by Raine)

Cleaning the cobwebs from my head
Author: livingonli    Date: 10/06/2011 09:49:20

Do you know what it’s like to be trying to come up with an idea on some nights and nothing strikes the brain?

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19 comments (Latest Comment: 10/07/2011 00:19:19 by Raine)

My Rambling Thoughts on the GOP Field
Author: wickedpam    Date: 10/05/2011 12:26:12

Michelle Bachman is done. Stick a fork in her, that campaign is done. In fact, they won’t even let her ring the bell on the crazy GOP Road to the White House train anymore. I think Cain may have elbowed his way to that job. Bachmann has done the unthinkable, her polling numbers are below that of Ron Paul’s (the Republican candidate who shall not be named or even looked at).

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11 comments (Latest Comment: 10/05/2011 17:44:17 by wickedpam)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 10/04/2011 10:31:45

Good Morning.

Today is our 3,121st day in Iraq, and our 3,649th day in Afghanistan. This Friday marks our tenth year at war. (October 7).

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our perpetual wars, courtesy of antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4477
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4338
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3618
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 249
Since Operation New Dawn: 49

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,791
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 954
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,487
Journalists - Iraq : 348
Academics Killed - Iraq: 448

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$ 1, 258, 605, 800, 000 .00


And just looking at that snapshot, we've spent $344, 918, 004 every day since 2001 on this escapade.
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12 comments (Latest Comment: 10/04/2011 18:48:01 by Scoopster)

Off the Grid
Author: TriSec    Date: 10/03/2011 10:28:10

Good Morning!

I'm just back from a weekend camping trip with our Webelos den. After Woodbadge, my co-patrol leader and I thought it would be a good idea to get our two dens to camp together, so this was the payoff weekend.

We did the usual things....hiked into the site, made big fires, taught everyone knife and ax safety, did some elaborate camp cooking, and of course had a bigtime campfire Saturday night.
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21 comments (Latest Comment: 10/04/2011 03:28:53 by clintster)

Brandwashed?
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 10/02/2011 14:58:46

So, I was walking to the coffee pot to get a refill of my favorite drug of choice, and the TV news was interviewing someone talking about babies in the womb getting brainwashed by corporations. What? Wait, is that really what I heard?

Seems that while your Mom is eating Taco Bell she's already setting up her toddler to crave some gastronomic calamity that only vaguely resembles something from our neighbors in Mexico.
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 10/03/2011 00:34:21 by TriSec)

Saturday in the Bark Park
Author: clintster    Date: 10/01/2011 16:24:10

So here we are, the first day of October. Before we begin celebrating the month of Columbus, Halloween, and the World Series, I want to get a few things off my chest that I've been storing up for a while.
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 10/01/2011 22:22:27 by Raine)

Shooting for Number 2
Author: BobR    Date: 09/30/2011 12:31:04

With the Republican campaign season really heating up, and still no strong candidate in the race, there is a strange energy around the whole thing. The rank-and-file voters are disillusioned, wondering "is this the best we have?", while the party leaders plaster on fake smiles and continue to thrust possibilities at us, hoping one will catch fire with the electorate. So far - nada...

All of the candidates in the race thus far have emerged as the Great White Hope of the race, shooting up through the miasma, only to disappoint and fall back to earth. The race is populated by a junkyard of broken toys, all hoping to be pulled from the pile, polished, and played with again.
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54 comments (Latest Comment: 10/01/2011 16:08:57 by livingonli)

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