http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/backroom-forum/ en-us Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:10:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2419678/posts I'm a Defense Department retiree and received my annual annuity statement from OPM the other day. We didn't get a cost of living adjustment this year, but I noticed my monthly payment went up. Upon closer examination, I saw that OPM had arbitrarily reduced my monthly withholding. Evidently, the administration wants us all to think we got a raise, only to find out we will owe the extra money back in 2011 (after the elections, of course). I did a quick survey of my former co-workers and the same thing happened to them. This is very unusual, since withholding amounts... vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2419678/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:10:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2418722/posts A very nice website, Reagan To Palin, has an interesting post: The national movement that is building to take back Congress next year and elect Sarah Palin President in 2012 gathers steam each day.  Young and old alike are massing like a citizen army awaiting the battle cry for freedom to sweep the Pelosi’s, Reid’s and Obama’s out of Washington.  Every day we see evidence of people using their creative talents to produce videos, launch web sites, organize neighbors and register voters in the name of the common sense conservatism Sarah Palin is proclaiming for our nation.  The creative video... Governor Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2418722/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 01:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2418213/posts Frankfurt, Germany, December 6 -- A rather bizarre study carried out by German researchers suggests that staring at women's breasts is good for men's health and increases their life expectancy. According to Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist and author of the study, gawking at women’s breasts is a healthy practice, almost at par with an intense exercise regime, that prolongs the lifespan of a man by five years. She added, "Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female, is roughly equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out." A five-year research on 500 men Researchers at three hospitals... The Med Guru http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2418213/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:47:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2416479/posts Just what every 7th grader needs to know… Obama’s Safe Schools Czar’s organization held teen conferences where not only did they talk about fisting and hand out fisting kits but they distributed needle handling instructions: Mass Resistance posted this pamplet from a 2000 GLSEN conference. Barack Obama’s “Safe” Schools Czar founded GLSEN in and was the director. And the pamplet also included safe d*ld* instructions for your young curious male/female teen Big Government http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2416479/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:13:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2411236/posts -snip- A pheromone discovered by a Swedish researcher can cause male bedbugs to kill each other with their ******* through uncontrolled shagging: -snip- Boing Boing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2411236/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:15:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2411014/posts Watching the video of Sarah Palin’s appearance with William Shatner on the “Tonight Show” with Conan O’Brien, the one word that came to mind was style. Yet, there was more to it than that. After all, she entered the arena of late night television, a stage that has excoriated her routinely — the “enemy camp” as Chris Matthews might say. Mrs. Palin's has been scoffed at before by Mr. O’Brien. The show has featured William Shatner mocking Mrs. Palin’s tweets by reading them as dramatic recitations. Still, Mrs. Palin handled her appearance with the aplomb of Beyonce at the MTV... thebulletin.us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2411014/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:44:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2409278/posts I'm not looking for pity, just in a dark place right now, son's getting over pnemonia. I've been ill on top of an already unknown mystery illness for years and after a decade long bout with Lyme Disease which I won. I'm one tough ba@#$rd to kill off. Not good to be this depressed so early in winter, going to be very long winter. I long for warmer weather but was never like this, used to love the winter, life just washes over me like a wave of late. I'll be back on my feet, but for now suffering is... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2409278/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:06:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2408238/posts What's going on at the Copenhagen Conference? Here's one of the days activities from week one. LECTURE ON SAFE PRACTICE FOR RESCUING POLAR BEARS: WHAT NOT TO DO! (This is important, pay attention!) The Edisto Joe Outlook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2408238/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:13:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2404749/posts The first thing one must understand about the global warming agenda is that it has nothing to do with saving the earth from destruction and although there is validity in the science of climate change for the study of cyclical patterns in weather and temperature, the theory that the earth is being destroyed by man made greenhouse gases is pure nonsense. The recent "Climategate" scandal in the global warming community has shown that. They have been manipulating data for years in order to advance their theory and ignoring any science that says different. What they have been very successful in... The Edisto Joe Outlook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2404749/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:44:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2404189/posts Israel is one of those anti-Islamic nations that are not quite happy with US President Barack Obama’s overtures towards Iran and Islamic world. Against all odds, Obama has made many overtures to Iran. He abandoned Washington's demand that Tehran give up uranium enrichment altogether, which had been a precondition to negotiations under his predecessor, George W. Bush. In a video message to the Iranian people coinciding with the festival of Nowruz, which marks the beginning of the Iranian New Year, Obama spoke of the great civilizing achievements of the Persian nation. He has also admitted to historical mistakes, such as... Kashmir Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2404189/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:57:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2403848/posts Gay unions and homosexuality is a perversion of natural law and of the institutions that bond men, woman, family, and society together in a positive functioning unit that nations are built upon. These delicate God given bonds enable a nation of people to unite and stand up for the good of the nation against those who wish to impose their will, choices, and life-styles on the nation in order to corrupt it, control it, or destroy it. People who wish to undermine, control, or destroy the social bonds that hold a nation together in peace, love, truth, and harmony (as... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2403848/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:57:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2403847/posts Obama might just be a big blow-hard because it appears that he does not know how to fight and win a war whether in Afghanistan or here at home. I do not believe Obama wants to win any war because, if he wanted to win, he would avoid a war of attrition/population control, like vietnam, by sending enough troops to crush the enemy as fast as possible, thus, saving innumerable lives. Instead, Obama talks out three sides of where his sun don't shine: his Secular, Muslim, and Christian sides to appease deluded morons.... Obama does not listen to anyone we... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2403847/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:56:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2403739/posts Provided as a free service to Freepers in need. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2403739/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 15:55:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2402959/posts An interesting comment from CPR: I can't speak for all white people, but I think white people want the Magic Negro because they want forgiveness. Obama's election and some of the incredibly weird things I heard some white people say about it made me realize that there is a fundamental injury that all americans carry with them (slavery and its aftermath) that has never been addressed adequately, and on the white side of the street, there is more unexplored/unexpressed guilt (which morphs into defensiveness or fear pretty easily) than I ever would have guessed. So in an archetypal way, the... The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2402959/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:39:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2401229/posts I'm all for Ralph Nader running again. I'd love for Howard Dean to get fed up or some other Democrat to get fed up with Obama and I'd love for a third party of Democrats and liberals to establish itself. I want all kinds of liberals to line and up run in third parties. That's how we weaken their side. As for our side, the focus must be to take back the Republican Party. That's the way you win. You can draw attention to yourself by denouncing both parties at the same time, and you can think that you're relating... Rush http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2401229/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 23:41:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2400125/posts Here is a list of 2012 candidates. Generally, I am dwelling on the negatives as this is what is going to limit them in their ability to win but will mention any unique positives. Please share your thoughts on these or any other potential candidates. Romney - Romneycare is an albatross. He is a Mormon which impacts appeal. Is popular in Michigan due to his father. Sometimes comes across like a used car salesman. Is probably more conservative than his record and gets a bad rap due to his need to make compromises to get elected in The People's Republic.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2400125/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:49:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2399832/posts First of all, I want it to be known I support the President's decision to send 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan. I also favor his reasons for doing so, denying al-Qaida a safe haven, reverse the Taliban's momentum, strengthen the capacity of the Afghan security forces and government and securing key population centers. What I don't support is the issuing of a time line on withdrawing the troops and trying to deflect blame to the Bush Administration as the reason for escalating the conflict. This is your war now Mr.President, your generals and your plans. This new strategy comes on... The Edisto Joe Outlook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2399832/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:29:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2399443/posts ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal judge has issued an order that will make way for a Confederate heritage specialty license plate from the state of Florida's Department of Motor Vehicles. Confederate license plate Sons Of Confederate Veterans The proposed Confederate flag. In a lawsuit filed nearly one year ago after two years of Florida legislative inaction to approve the plate, a federal Middle District judge upheld the First Amendment right to have a plate issued by the DMV. "We followed all the procedures, paid the fees required by the state, and did absolutely everything that was required by law, and... WESH-2 NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2399443/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:11:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2398883/posts I am wondering if this scenario makes any sense. Say you are one of the liberal presidents, prime ministers, Governors, Rulers, or Commanders... etc of the many "developed" countries around the world. MajorThomas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2398883/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:59:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2396985/posts A German court put John Demjanjuk on trial Monday to face charges of being an accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews at a Nazi death camp, and his lawyer immediately accused the court of bias. The 89-year-old retired Ohio autoworker arrived at the opening of the trial in a wheelchair to face the final chapter of some 30 years of efforts to prosecute him, wearing a navy baseball cap and covered in a light blue blanket. After the first 90-minute session, Demjanjuk was returned to the courtroom lying flat on his back on a gurney, covered in blankets. Doctors... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2396985/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:05:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2394950/posts Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), the self-appointed messiah for illegal aliens, says his soon to be introduced amnesty bill will include adequate protection for American workers The Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2394950/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:09:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2391826/posts It's time. No, I am not some crazy fringe lunatic. I am one of the most law abiding citizens around. I don't even have any moving traffic violations ever, in 40 years of driving, only a ticket once in college for an unnoticed (by me) expired inspection sticker. Never drank, never smoked, never tried drugs. I am the LAST person anyone would expect to say NO, NO MORE, NO WAY!!! But it's time. I served my country voluntarily for 31 years, and did my level best to give back to the Army and my soldiers more than they gave me.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2391826/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:06:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2391618/posts I am Capt. Mathew Stamford presently in Afghanistan , with the United States Marine Corps (USMC). I found $900,000.00 and need someone i can trust to receive it on mybehalf upon its evacuation from Kabul. I cannot do this alone and am ready to take a chance on you. Please contact me on mat-stamford@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested. email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2391618/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:49:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2391552/posts The Warrior Song Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTs6a0ORdQU would like to thank all of the following individuals for their selfless contributions to this effort: James De Vito, US Marine Corps, for vocals Sachiko De Vito, for being brilliant Rock Williams, for vocals Sean Hurwitz, for the guitars Bernie Pershey, for the marching snares Kashan Curry, US Marine Corps, for images & advice Justin Sullivan, for “The Wobble Beat” Robb Hendrick, for advice & creative design LYRICS: I’ve got the reach and the teeth of a killin’ machine, with a need to bleed you when the light goes green best believe, I’m in... The Warrior Song Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2391552/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:31:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2388003/posts The Next 7 Millions Jobs That Will Be LostNovember 17, 2009 The hype is that the "recession is over." Has anyone touting this line actually walked around the real world? The next 7 million jobs to be lost are already in the pipeline. The divergence between the reality easily observed in the real world and the heavily touted hype that "the recession is over because GDP rose 3.5%" is growing. It's obvious that another 7 million jobs which are currently hanging by threads will be slashed in the next year or two. According to the latest Employment Situation Summary (Bureau... Charles Hugh Smith Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2388003/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:40:16 GMT