Good morning, fellow travellers - it's time again to tap into the Id of the Idiots - Free Republic!
I'm ready if you are, so let's suit up and enter the Chamberpot Of Horrors..
First up - the War On Christmas racks up a little collateral damage - other Freepers - in Festivus for the dense of us:
City installs Festivus pole
The Daily Redundancy ^
Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 1:18:02 PM by chordmaster
NEW HAVEN, CT - In an effort to recognize the diverse traditions of the holiday season, the City has installed a Festivus pole in the Market Street square. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. With the addition of this new holiday centerpiece, the square is now thought to be the most diverse public display of late fall holiday symbols in the country...(Excerpt) Read more at dailyredundancy.com ...
Pretty harmless fun, isn't it? And on a website that .5 minutes worth of perusal shows is obviously a satire site?
God's Warriors don't joke around, you know.
To: devistate one fourJust mocking Christianity and Christmas - nothing more to see here.
Gotta devalue the celebration of the Creator of the Universe putting aside his glory to become incarnate in human form in order to save our sorry asses.6 posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 1:21:16 PM by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)To: MrBGalatians 6:7,8 - "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life."
Victor Davis Chickensoup takes the historical approach, or perhaps the hysterical approach:
To: devistate one fourActually it is the Asherah pole that was danced around during pagan times. People were offered up to the pole and killed. Sexual dancing, sex acts and general nakedness and drunkenness were also part of the Asherah poles worship.
Eskimo totems poles are a more modern version23 posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 1:31:11 PM by Chickensoup (we owe HUSSEIN & Democrats the exact kind respect & loyalty that they showed us, Bush & Reagan)
Well, of course. Seinfeld was well known for its deep exploration of Ugaritic goddesses. And "Kramer" is Sumerian for "dingleberry".
To: chordmasterThis should make the worshippers of BAAL happy....
Soon women may flock to the festivus pole to have their babies aborted.28 posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 1:33:13 PM by tomnbeverly ("In the hour of darkness and peril and need, the people will waken to listen and hear.....)
Only at the idiocy you guys perpetrate in His name.
Otherwise, He's probably laughing until He cries - at you.
To: tomnbeverlyThis should make the worshippers of BAAL happy.... Soon women may flock to the festivus pole to have their babies aborted.
WTF dude? This is a "Festivus" thread! Get a grip!To: chordmasterSometimes I think the best humor goes right over some people’s heads.To: rightwingintelligentsiaThe satire discernment threshold around here is pretty low.
You pretty much need to post the word "SATIRE" in red neon letters for some to get the joke.33 posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 1:38:37 PM by Sudetenland (Those diplomats serve best, who serve as cannon fodder to protect our troops!)
And don't forget to have a footman precede you with a red lantern to warn the morons and horses...but the Original Poster isn't quite ready to dismiss that Baal connection:
So much more silliness after the jump, so let's jump!
Well, well - look what we have here - Obama? Inauguration? Bible?? LINCOLN'S bible?????
Obama to use Lincoln Bible
Politico ^ | December 23, 2008 | Politico Staff
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:14:00 AM by rightwingintelligentsia
"Washington, D.C. - On January 20th, President-elect Barack Obama will take the oath of office using the same Bible upon which President Lincoln was sworn in at his first inauguration. The Bible is currently part of the collections of the Library of Congress. Though there is no constitutional requirement for the use of a Bible during the swearing-in, Presidents have traditionally used Bibles for the ceremony, choosing a volume with personal or historical significance. President-elect Obama will be the first President sworn in using the Lincoln Bible since its initial use in 1861.
'President-elect Obama is deeply honored that the Library of Congress has made the Lincoln Bible available for use during his swearing-in,' said Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett Beliveau. 'The President-elect is committed to holding an Inauguration that celebrates America's unity, and the use of this historic Bible will provide a powerful connection to our common past and common heritage.' "(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com
To: rightwingintelligentsiaWhat a crock of shiite!2 posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:15:37 AM by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)To: rightwingintelligentsiaWhy would the messiah need to place his hand on the bible?To: rightwingintelligentsiathis historic Bible will provide a powerful connection to our common past and common heritage I hope his hand catches on fire.To: rightwingintelligentsiaI think this is the height of presumption. Obama isn’t fit to shine Lincoln’s shoes. (Plus, Lincoln was a Republican.)5 posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:16:23 AM by NaughtiusMaximus (You'll shoot your eye out , kid! Merry Christmas!)
These yoyos never DO know how to approach Lincoln's legacy.
The confederate wannabes slag him for freeing the uppity nigrahs, and crushing the Confederacy. They bring up suspension of Habeas Corpus, and whatever else they can come up with, (see thread entitled ABRAHAM LINCOLN: AMERICA’S GREATEST WAR CRIMINAL at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/574028/posts )
But these same nimrods are the ones to hoot and holler that Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863, therefore the all-white old men's club known as the GOP gets a free shot at uppity you-know-whats.
Paige gets tangled up in both approaches and falls flat on her face:
To: rightwingintelligentsiaHis EGO knows NO BOUNDS? Then again,Obama’s Ignorance of American history is showing. Does Obama understand that Lincoln looked down on Blacks? Lincoln did not want Blacks to be kept in the USA. Lincoln wanted to buy them from the planters and send the blacks back to Africa.
In a way, this is rather amusing.
You know - this is all too silly to make up out of whole cloth.
Isn't that just precious? I guess it would be irresponsible not to speculate over Obama's possible assassination. I'm surprised these wastes of protein aren't starting a pool to bet on the date.
Next - Still flogging the mirth certificate - now with extra profanity!
Motion for Subpoenes for Obama BC issued in WA... heard...full court BO announces vacation in HI
Natural Born Citizen - Orly ^ | December 18, 2008
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 11:48:45 PM by Red Steel
Motion for Subpoenes for Obama BC issued in WA state, case to be heard by the full court. BO announces vacation in HI
COMES NOW, James E. Broe, Kenneth R. Seal, Robert Baker, Mark Sussman, Stan Walter, Bill Wise, Andy Stevens, Ed Crawford, Jason Lagen, Louise Workman, Jocelyn Murcelli, Mike Murcelli and Kevin McDowell, by and through counsel of record Stephen Pidgeon, pursuant to RAP 17.3(a), the Rules of Discovery, CR 26-37, and CR 45 governing the issuance of subpoenas, and Move this Honorable Court for an order allowing the issuance of two subpoenas for the purpose of obtaining admissible evidence in this case, and expediting discovery pursuant to the proposed schedule.
Relief Requested
Plaintiffs seek an Order allowing plaintiffs expedited discovery by means of two subpoenas, one to be served on the Secretary of State of the State of Washington, to discover the following items: I) the Declaration of Candidacy of Barack Obama as filed in the State of Washington; 2) all records concerning the candidacy and disallowance of Socialist Worker’s Party candidate Frank Colero within the Secretary of State’s office; and one to be served upon the Director of the Department of Health in the State of Hawaii, to discover the following items: 3) the Birth Certificate of Barack Obama in Hawaii, and 4) all supporting documentation regarding the registration of the birth of Barack Obama in Hawaii. Plaintiffs seek an order which establishes the following schedule.
1. Plaintiffs are to serve the State of Hawaii Department of Health with a Subpoena in the form attached hereto as approved by the Court no later than the close of business on Monday, December 22, 2008, and responses shall be served upon Plaintiffs’ ‘counsel. no later than the close of business on December 28, 2008.
TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: bammysboys; bho2008; birthcertificate; certifigate; getalife; heyassholetrolls; ifoverwhydoyoucare; itsover; kissassobots; kookooforcocoapuffs; loosertrolls; notthisshiitagain; obama; obamaasswipers; obamashoekissers; obamastrolhos; obamatrolls; obamatruthfile; obamazombies; puffonthistroll; seebammyrun; tinfoil; yougetalifetroll; yourmommaisoverIt's only 3 days away for discovery in Hawaii. Obama is to head for Hawaii on the same date. What is Zer0 scared of? Heehee...
Some are ready to keep playing:
To: Red SteelWill Obama travel with his army of lawyers to Hawaii like he did during his visit to grandma? Why was Obama present during granny's final days, yet not present during her funeral?
Did he or one of his thugs murder her?
Why did Obama's people at Daily Kos release a forgery and call it his birth certificate?
Some - not so much:
To: Admin ModeratorCalling your attention to keyword abuse, involving profanity. I have no idea who is responsible, but you are able to tell. It looks to be getting out of hand.
No the next thread is getting out of hand,
Folks, I want you to put on a second set of gauntlets and shoe covers.
This next one stinks so badly and is so toxic that it glows in the dark.
Lesbian's brutal gang rape investigated in Calif.
The Houston Chronicle ^ | Dec. 23, 2008 | LISA LEFF
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:14:06 AM by radar101
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman in the San Francisco Bay area was jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said Monday.
Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec. 13 after she got out of her car, which bore a rainbow gay pride sticker. The men, who ranged from their late teens to their 30s, made comments indicating they knew her sexual orientation, said Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan.
"It just pushes it beyond fathomable," he said. "The level of trauma — physical and emotional — this victim has suffered is extreme."
Authorities are characterizing the attack as a hate crime but declined to reveal why they think the woman was singled out because of her sexual orientation. Gagan would say only that the victim lived openly with a female partner and had a rainbow flag sticker on her car.
The 45-minute attack began when one of the men approached the woman as she crossed the street, struck her with a blunt object, ordered her to disrobe and sexually assaulted her on the spot with the help of the other men.
When the group saw another person approaching, they forced the victim back into her car and took her to a burned-out apartment building, where she was raped again inside and outside the vehicle. The assailants took her wallet and drove off in her car. Officers found the car abandoned two days later.
The woman sought help from a nearby resident, and she was examined at a hospital. Although the victim said she did not know her attackers, detectives hope someone in the community knows them. One of the men went by the nickname "Blue" and another was called "Pato," according to authorities(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
To: radar101Another unsolvable crime.
Minority (Special Interest-Gay) versus Minority (Special Interest-Hispanic)
Pato in Spanish is Duck.To: radar101In the other article Blue was a black guy and the other three latino’s.This story just doesn’t sound right,To: radar101Obviously Bush’s fault.4 posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:20:56 AM by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)To: radar101She felt compelled to let the world know she was gay...and armed with this information, these hoodlums decided to make a statement to the contrary.5 posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:21:27 AM by Ouderkirk (Democrats: the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy and Sedition)To: OuderkirkCome on people! Gay or not no one deserves what happened to this woman! There is no justification what so ever. The previous posts make me sick. You clowns are no better than the morons on DU!
Someone's going to have to point me to some DU threads where a rape is deemed "a rebuttal". I don't hang out at DU, but it sounds like horseshit to me.
To: sean327No one does deserve what happened to this woman. Having said that, the bookies would probably give you odds that this will be treated as a ‘hate crime’, with the attendant sturm und drang that would not follow if the woman was a self-proclaimed heterosexual. Even though that woman’s rape would be no less brutal.8 posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:38:11 AM by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)To: PzLdrI don’t like the so called Hate Crime designations either. I also don’t like the fact that some here seem take joy in what happened to her. Call me crazy, but it turns my stomach.10 posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:42:55 AM by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)To: sean327The bottom line here is that no, she didn’t deserve what happened to her.
But plastered all over in the story, is that she’s a lesbian, has that stupid flag plastered on her car.
If she wanted to be a lesbian, fine. Not a problem. The point is that: why does she need to advertise it?
Isn’t such advertisement an invitation to rebuttal?
These scumbags decided to give her a counter argument.
I don’t agree with what they did, but the story is, that a woman was raped. Period. The motivation of the perpetrators is irrelevant, yet this story is all about raising awareness, isn’t it.
I’m quite tired of having my awareness raised.11 posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:45:34 AM by Ouderkirk (Democrats: the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy and Sedition)
You, sir, are scum.
You are human garbage.
Actually, no, because garbage can be useful - recycled, re-used, converted to fertilizer.
You, on the other hand, are only worth $4.50 in the raw materials that make up your body. That's it. That's your sum total worth, including your opinions.
$4.50.
Ouchie.
See you guys next week for another scroll down Loser's Lane.
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Lastly, Bailey loves the fireplace..
And the tree..
And wrapping presents...
And sleeping with his buddy (Bailey actually tried to kill Sunny the cat when we introduced them....
And of course, sleeping.
Bailey has two expressions, "Tongue in" and "Tongue out". He was actually snoring in this one, with the tip flapping in the airflow - sounded like a party noisemaker..
Later, ladies and gentlepeople!
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We have a Festivus Pole and a FSM symbol at our statehouse. Washington is a pretty cool state
Posted by: merl | December 29, 2008 at 07:57
Milwaukee. where you can buy the official festivus pole.
Posted by: pansypoo | December 29, 2008 at 12:07
Eskimo totem poles? WTF? No trees in the arctic.
Teh stupid, burns, etc.
Posted by: Ali | December 29, 2008 at 13:38
"Eskimo totems poles are a more modern version" WTF?
Totem poles tell stories, represent clan lineages, historic people and things of that nature. I don't recall ever hearing of them being used in they way the freeper mentions. Not to mention that until the arrival of Westerner's there was no alcohol and hence no public drunkeness and hence no drunken orgies. I think the freeper is just feeling left out.
Posted by: akshelby | December 29, 2008 at 15:47
How do you stand going there ?????????
I get so worked up on these so that I usually get stuck trying to dissect the first or second item.
In this case, get confused as I thought Festivus was a Star Trek celebration. Then I see you mention satire.
Then the comments on this (BTW - from the same folks that say the liberals can't see the satire from Chip Saltsman (possible new head of the RNC) passing out greeting cards / CDs with "Barak the Magic Negro".
Then they launch into God is not mocked (which I hold true). But, if anything, this is kidding about the modern trend to change Christmas to a Holiday Celebration featuring every possible religion in the world.
Then they get onto the Festivus pole is the same as Eskimo Totems to be the seat of abortions. If anything, the Totem was seen to **encourage** fertility.
And I'm only a few dozen lines in!
Posted by: MapleStreet | December 29, 2008 at 16:17
Posted by: MapleStreet
How do you stand going there ?????????
Well, It's like this:
1. I'm going there to gather their posts and expose them to the world outside.
Call it flipping over their rock. They flip out publicly any time anyone mentions FR in any context whatsoever, so imagine their collective alarm when they learn (and they WILL eventually learn) of this wonderful ongoing feature.
Picture a bunch of kids running around shushing each other).
2. In the words of a very great man:
"A walk down the path of history is crunchy with the crispy corpses of those who pooh-poohed or ignored the clown car of ridicule when it pulled-up to the curb"
Stephen Jones
Also, you guys have my back.
I know that if I get overcome by the toxic fumes of bigotry and jingoism, ya'll will grab the rope and pull me out of there.
Tommy
Posted by: Tommy T | December 30, 2008 at 06:17
Finally we know why they are blowing up the abortion clinics.
To expose that the buildings are just storefronts concealing the rows of aluminum/totem poles inside where all the abortions happen.
Posted by: virgotex | December 30, 2008 at 09:56