http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/america/ en-us Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:33:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420019/posts Psalm 139:17,18 How Precious it is, Lord, to Realize that You are Thinking about me Constantly. I can't Even Count How many Times a Day Your Thoughts Turn Towards me. And when I Awaken in the Morning, You are still Thinking of me. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2420019/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419635/posts O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago. You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin, the foreigners' stronghold a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. Therefore strong peoples will honor you; cities of ruthless nations will revere you. (Isaiah 25:1-3) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2419635/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 19:30:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419550/posts The coming year: 2010, will see a growing clash of conflicting mega-trends in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theater; trends which will ultimately have long-term impact not only on the region, but on all of Eurasia and global energy and political arenas. These main mega-trends are: 1. Obama’s Needs: The desperate efforts of the US White House of Pres. Barack Obama to appease and negotiate with any element of the “Taliban” — and the label “Taliban” is used with great looseness by most observers of the Afghanistan and Pakistan scene — willing to in order to expedite a US withdrawal and legitimize a... Oilprice.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419550/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419136/posts No Text Supplied / Video only YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419136/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:55:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418842/posts America The Beautiful: Now A Nation Which Stands Divided EDITOR’S NOTE: Dodie Smith, who hails from Texas, is a community activist, small business owner and a spokesman for America’s seniors. Smith is a frequent contributor to RFFM.org. What Has Happened To My Country? By Dodie Smith What has happened to my country? I ask this question over and over again and the answer gets harder and harder. I remember a country that once was free. There was truly a sense of community. Neighbors knew each other, helped one another when the need was there and every neighbor knew each child... RFFM.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418842/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:00:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418650/posts 1. Because Congress and the President no longer represent us. 2. The Arrogant B!stards only listen until they are elected, then do as they please. 3. They take an oath to uphold the Constitution and our laws, then they ignore the oath and the Constitution. 4. They can't seem to protect our sovereignty or our borders. 5. They do not understand the word ILLEGAL 6. They think our money is their money. And they WASTE it. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418650/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:49:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418418/posts ifty-eight percent (58%) of U.S. voters say waterboarding and other aggressive interrogation techniques should be used to gain information from the terrorist who attempted to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 30% oppose the use of such techniques, and another 12% are not sure. Men and younger voters are more strongly supportive of the aggressive interrogation techniques than women and those who are older. Republicans and voters not affiliated with either major party favor their use more than Democrats. Seventy-one percent (71%) of all voters think the attempt by the... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418418/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418403/posts “For I know the thoughts that I think towards you,says the LORD,thoughts of peace and not of evil,to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me,and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me,when you search for Me with all your heart." ~Jeremiah 29:11-13 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418403/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:34:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417739/posts In the early 20th century, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world. While Great Britain's maritime power and its far-flung empire had propelled it to a dominant position among the world's industrialized nations, only the United States challenged Argentina for the position of the world's second-most powerful economy. Jews For the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417739/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:14:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416391/posts 1 Chron. 16:35 Save us, O God of our Salvation, And Gather us Together, And Deliver us from the heathen, That we May Give Thanks to Thy Holy Name, And Glory in Thy Praise. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416391/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:13:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416528/posts Katy Graves 10 Dec. 2009 Free Men or Slaves? Almost every people group has been subjected to slavery and indentured servitude at some point in the history of our world. Our ancestors were treated like work animals. They were told what to do, how to do it, when to do it. They waited for their masters to give them food, clothing, and shelter. They were told what work they were capable of doing and allowed to only do that work. These people were “given” to each other to produce more workers and to bring money to their owners. They were... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416528/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:46:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416108/posts If you felt a frisson of fear on news that the Senate had passed Obamacare the day before Christmas, then you now know what it was and is like to live in a dictatorship. The voice of the People was ignored in a demonstration of raw political power. There was a time when Americans took Communism seriously. It challenged us in the form of the Soviet Union and we witnessed its takeover of China. In Europe, uprisings against Soviet rule were crushed in East Germany in 1953, Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, and Poland in the 1980s gave proof... CFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416108/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:09:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415905/posts Jude 1:24,25 All Glory to Him Who Alone is God, Who Saves us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Yes, Splendor and Majesty, All Power and Authority Are His from the Beginning; His they are and His they Evermore shall be. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415905/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415362/posts He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And he will be their peace. (Micah 5:4-5a) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415362/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:32:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414835/posts As we approach the celebration of Christ's birth, I am reminded of the words of John Quincy Adams. On July 4, 1837, he spoke these words: "Why is it that, next to the birthday of the Savior of the world, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on this day? ... Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? That it forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation? Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414835/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:10:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414757/posts "Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you:... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414757/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:36:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414093/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2009 – In June 1989, Jason Huang – now an Army Reserve major – was among the 5,000 protestors who crammed into China’s Tiananmen Square, pressing the government for democracy and freedom of speech. Maj. (Dr.) Jason Huang, right, an Army Reserve neurosurgeon who’s become a national leader in traumatic brain injury research, discusses his work with Army Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, chief of the Army Reserve, center, and Dr. Webster Pilcher, a fellow neurosurgeon at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. U.S. Army photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Instead, the Chinese government blacklisted... Face of Defense http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414093/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:20:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413340/posts Hostile reviewers ruled him mentally unfit to practice law, he claims. Bryan Brown is a conservative, activist and unapologetic Christian. Of that there is no doubt. But does that mean he is also mentally ill? Too ill even to be a lawyer? The bureaucracy that controls access to Indiana's legal profession believes that very thing, according to a lawsuit in which Brown alleges that he was subjected to a series of hostile religious and political questions during a review of his fitness to practice law - a review that subsequently rejected him on mental-health grounds. The lawsuit, filed by Brown... News-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413340/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:48:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412313/posts Senator Ben Nelson gave conservatives and moralists a Christmas gift early. He became the 60th traitor to the Republic. In that, he blew Nebraska away from east to west. They’re mad mad mad. That is Nelson’s evil gift to his state. That is Nelson’s wicked gift to America. I have been wondering a long, long time when it will come to madness. When will grassroots holler till the moon wiggles through night skies? Allvoices http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412313/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:23:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412178/posts A majority of Americans believe an increased government role in health care would lead to more government corruption, while a plurality of Americans think that scientific data supporting man-made global warming is “mostly falsified.” That is what a new poll by Survey USA reveals. The poll also shows that 58 percent of Americans believe that decisions by the Obama administration have been “bad for America,” as opposed to 37 percent who think Obama’s decisions have been “good for America.”... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412178/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:01:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411777/posts It's ironic that the more we describe our Constitution as a "living document," the more we turn it into a dead letter.  As to this terminal state, consider the current debate over healthcare reform.  How many politicians give the constitutionality of the mammoth bills spawned by the Houses even the slightest consideration? Why, Nancy Pelosi must not have, as she was so "shocked" when asked about it that the only reply she could muster was "Are you serious?  Are you serious?!"  When leftists do deign to consider the matter seriously, they may take a leaf out of esteemed intellectual Ruth... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411777/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:16:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411862/posts For many stock investors, this decade can't end soon enough. Even with the rebound this year, the U.S. stock market is on the verge of posting its worst performance for any calendar decade in nearly 200 years of American stock-market history. Investors would have been better off investing in pretty much anything else, from bonds to gold or even just stuffing money under a mattress. Since the end of 1999, stocks traded on the NY Exchange have lost an average of 0.5% a year thanks to the twin bear markets this decade. In the process, the market has provided a... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411862/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:16:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411757/posts Psalm 69:16 O Jehovah, Answer my Prayers, for Your Lovingkindness is Wonderful; Your Mercy is So Plentiful, So Tender and So Kind. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411757/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:34:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411312/posts The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn. (Isaiah 61:1-2) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411312/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:47:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411159/posts Growing up in the United States, I was incessantly bombarded by propaganda about the Reds, namely, Russia and China. They were the enemies of freedom, prosperity, progress, and capitalism. We, on the other hand, were the champions of liberty and free markets. Of course, there was more than a little bit of truth behind the propaganda. With mass-murdering leaders such as Stalin and Mao, Russia and China caused the deaths of tens of millions of innocent victims with 5-year plans and Great Leaps Forward, and those numbers are probably way too generous. There is no way to tell how many... Anarchy Deluxe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411159/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:01:27 GMT