http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/banned/ en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:21:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414581/posts West Hollywood is moving toward banning outdoor smoking and has directed city staff members to draft an ordinance that would prohibit such activity in outdoor areas of dining establishments. But business owners and those from West Hollywood's bustling nightclub industry say the regulation would hurt the local economy. Read more in the WeHo News: Following in the region’s wake, Mayor Abbe Land, the co-executive director of the Saban Free Clinic and a long-time health advocate, joined with constitutional law professor Mayor Pro Tem John Heilman in a resolution to direct the city attorney to draft a ban on smoking in... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414581/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:21:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396520/posts Don't you dare show Shekih Mohammad bin Rashid al-Maktoum drowning. Foreign media better be on notice. Dubai's mess doesn't give you an excuse to take shots at the ruling family. WSJ: The Sunday London Times newspaper was removed by authorities from shelves in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday amid intensive reporting of Dubai's debt problems, an executive at the paper said. The National Media Council ordered the paper blocked by distributors without providing a reason, an executive at the paper in Dubai told Zawya Dow Jones. The Sunday Times edition available in the U.A.E. on Nov. 29 featured a... The Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396520/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:13:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389630/posts A Brookline business that lets customers roll their own cigarettes has banned "pipe tobacco" from its rolling machines in response to a judge's order, the shop's lawyers said yesterday. The court order takes away only a portion of the business Tobacco Haven has been doing, but it is a portion that is of particular concern to the state. The state Attorney General's Office, which sued the retailer in August, alleges it is illegal for Tobacco Haven to stuff "pipe tobacco" into cigarettes unless the company pays taxes on it. The state has also argued that "pipe tobacco" is singularly Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389630/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:50:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362987/posts An Oregon apartment complex is banning its residents from flying American flags, not only from their dwellings but also their vehicles, KATU in Portland reported..... Sharron White, a long-time resident, was told by management to take down the flag she's flown on her car for eight years because "someone might get offended." Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362987/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:16:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2352200/posts The novelist and children's writer Philip Pullman has been showered with awards that include a CBE, a Carnegie Medal and several honorary professorships. This week he notched up a new distinction: he is ranked second in the top 10 books that people have tried to ban across America. Pullman's fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, has leapt to the top of the target list of would-be censors in the new rankings issued this week by the American Library Association. Several schools across America faced requests from parents to remove the book. One challenge at a school in Winchester, Kentucky was made... London Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2352200/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 03:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2351602/posts See attached video www.foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2351602/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:24:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2351290/posts How ironic it is that when news emerges of Governor Palin's book becoming available prior to its expected date, she shows up in my school's library. No, she didn't show up in person and no, there was no announcement to inform interested students about her book, which reportedly is already number one on the Barnes and Noble list. She showed up in the center of a display highlighting Banned Books Week. Conservatives4Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2351290/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:41:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332911/posts Hard-edged propaganda now suffuses America's history textbooks. A thorough cover-to-cover reading of almost any high school history text leaves you with the impression that the United States is at best embarrassing, and at worst a menace to world peace. I think I was in fifth grade when I began to suspect that textbooks weren't entirely on the level. The first tip-off came from the word problems in math class. They typically began with scenarios that, even to a 10-year-old, seemed a little unlikely: "Julio's mom is a welder. His father is a pediatric nurse. If his mom welds for 9... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332911/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 16:52:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2322072/posts Apparently, more than ever before, it’s in vogue to compare people to Hitler. Though some of the collations may be stretching at times, it seems that a Russian citizen found the connection between Winnie the Pooh and the National Socialist Workers’ Party so startling (probably saw this video) that he decked out his Winnie – the Pooh that is – with swastikas. The Russian Justice Ministry, instead of maybe questioning the sanity of a grown man who owns and dresses up a Pooh doll, took prudent action and added “Winnie the Pooh with a swastika” to its list of banned... Thoughts From A Texan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2322072/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:25:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2316089/posts The Speaker of Iran’s eight Majlis Ali Larijani denied allegations of sexual abuse of detainees yesterday while several Majlis lawmakers confirmed such reports in interviews with Rooz. They added, however, that they had been banned from discussing the matter. Meanwhile, pro-government media outlets demanded the prosecution of Karoubi for disclosing the existence of rape in prisons. These debates are broiling while one Majlis lawmaker told Rooz, “During the special Majlis committee’s visit of the Evin Prison, several prisoners openly talked about sexual abuse; even though they did not specifically use the word ‘rape’ and only spoke about sexual abuse.” Expressing... Rooz On Line http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2316089/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:04:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303931/posts . He'd never have made the elementary error of putting the real reasons for banning Savage in a confidential e-mail. He'd know that the final destination of confidential Labor government mail is the front page of the conservative Daily Mail. Which is where the internal Home Office e-mails relating to Savage's exclusion from Britain ended up this week. ---------------------------------- The answer is that naming and shaming Savage was a low exercise in cheap politics all too characteristic of the Brown government New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303931/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:08:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301223/posts Official correspondence, released under the United Kingdom's Freedom of Information law, reveals that U.S. radio talk-show host Michael Savage's name was placed on a list of people banned from Britain in order to provide "balance" to a "least wanted" list dominated by Muslim extremists, and the decision was made "at the highest level of government," the London Daily Mail reported today. "We will want to ensure that the names disclosed reflect the broad range of cases and are not all Islamic extremists," reads a draft recommendation, marked "Restricted," that was obtained as part of Savage's libel lawsuit against the government... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301223/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:03:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299034/posts Dr. Michael Savage confirmed on his radio show "The Savage Nation" last night, that he is still banned from the United Kingdom, and also drops a potential bombshell that in his words is "a very dangerous situation that will put a chill through every fair minded American and that will set off a shockwave through the British and American governments." According to Savage, after researching the information he and his lawyers obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, there is significant evidence to suggest that there are more American talk show personalities whose names are also on the United Kingdom's... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299034/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:50:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296456/posts A mother has been banned from a primary school after confronting a bully who used her five-year- old son as a 'human punch bag'. Christine Hart, 38, calmly asked the pupil to 'please stop hitting' her son Arthur after he endured months of bullying despite several complaints to teachers. But a teaching assistant saw and hauled her off to the headmistress, who told her not to cross the school gates and to attend a hearing with the governors to discuss her conduct. dailymail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296456/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:31:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268299/posts Remember CANDIDATE Barack Obama? The guy who “wasn’t going to take away our guns”? Well, guess what? Less than 100 days into his administration, he’s never met a gun he didn’t hate. A week ago, Obama went to Mexico, whined about the United States, and bemoaned (before the whole world) the fact that he didn’t have the political power to take away our semi-automatics. Nevertheless, that didn’t keep him from pushing additional restrictions on American gun owners. It’s called the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials. To be sure, this... Gun Owners of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268299/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:12:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2260276/posts I've been a proud FReeper since 2005, but haven't posted before because I've been intimidated by the whole process. Okay, I admit it - I'm lame. But I just got banned from LGF. I know there are other FReepers out there who have been banned. Care to commiserate? Dinah Lord http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2260276/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 03:06:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250337/posts On behalf of Michael Savage, the Thomas More Law Center respectfully demands that you call upon the government of the United Kingdom ... (link brings up the letter) TMLC via savage.wnd.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250337/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 22:17:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246786/posts A quick tour of the internet shows that the England has NO PROBLEM WITH ALLOWING U.S. RAP/HIP HOP PERFORMERS enter UK territory for concerts, business deals, etc. despite their filthy lyrics including extremely racist and sexist as well as lewd and violence-inciting comments. Daily Mail, UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246786/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 11:14:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246660/posts This thing is going global (rough FR translation since original site is only in Chinese): Major Chinese website, seen by millions, is running the story.人民网5月6日讯 据美国有线电视新闻网报道，英国政府日前公布了一份22人的“不受欢迎者”名单，其中白人至上主义者，伊斯兰神职人员，一名堪萨斯州神父以及美国脱口秀主持人均因“煽动仇恨”榜上有名。 ("According to British Press reports, the UK government has made a prohibition of 22 people to enter the country, among them are white supremicists, fundamentalist Islamists, an extremist preachers, but also a famous American talk show host.") 　　英国内政部表示他们将至少在数月内拒绝这些人入境。内政部仅公布了其中16名“上榜”人士的信息，然而他们拒绝透露其他六人的姓名。 ("This is a report by the Home Ministry which prohibits certain people from entering British territory. 16 of the names were made public, but 6 names were not made public.") 　　在这份名单中最被人熟知的莫过于美国脱口秀主持人Michael Savage，其本名Michael Alan Wiener赫然在名单之列。他的电台脱口秀全美排名第三，这位主持人以他反对堕胎，反对同性恋婚姻，反对移民的观点备受争议。("A famous... The People (Communist Party Run Website, China) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246660/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 03:36:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246617/posts It is going global now. 英公布“不受欢迎人士”名单 美脱口秀主持人榜上有名 2009å¹´05月06æ—¥08:56 来源：人民网-国际频道 【字号 大 中 小】 打印 留言 论坛 网摘 手机点评 纠错 E-mail推荐: 　　人民网5月6日讯 据美国有线电视新闻网报道，英国政府日前公布了一份22人的“不受欢迎者”名单，其中白人至上主义者，伊斯兰神职人员，一名堪萨斯州神父以及美国脱口秀主持人均因“煽动仇恨”榜上有名。 　　英国内政部表示他们将至少在数月内拒绝这些人入境。内政部仅公布了其中16名“上榜”人士的信息，然而他们拒绝透露其他六人的姓名。 　　在这份名单中最被人熟知的莫过于美国脱口秀主持人Michael Savage，其本名Michael Alan Wiener< 赫然在名单之列。他的电台脱口秀全美排名第三，这位主持人以他反对堕胎，反对同性恋婚姻，反对移民的观点备受争议。 The People (Communist Party Run Website, China) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246617/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 02:15:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245433/posts by Jack Lee "I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it" -Voltaire This famous quote is the basis for what is often heralded as our most fundamental inalienable right, and why so many Americans were offended when England's Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith (shown right), banned radio talk show host Michael Savage from travel to the misty isles. Savage is well known for his provocative in your face style, frequently done as a sort of verbal assault on liberals, illegals and Islamic extremism. But, he has never advocated... Post Scripts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245433/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 17:00:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244450/posts The names of some of the people barred from entering the UK for fostering extremism or hatred have been published for the first time. Islamic extremists, white supremacists and a US radio host (Michael Savage)are among the 16 of 22 excluded in the five months to March to have been named by the Home Office. bbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244450/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 13:28:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2237427/posts There is a debate beginning in Canada over whether or not to uphold a ban on a European car commercial. I would like to know the American perspective. The Moderate Separatist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2237427/posts#comment Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:28:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217162/posts WND YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK Congress bans incandescent bulbs Massive energy bill phases out Edison's invention by 2014 Posted: December 19, 2007 7:18 pm Eastern © 2009 WorldNetDaily.com Incandescent light bulb In addition to raising auto fuel efficiency standards 40 percent, an energy bill passed by Congress yesterday bans the incandescent light bulb by 2014. President Bush signed the 822-page measure into law today after it was sent up Pennsylvania Avenue in a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. The House passed the bill by a 314-100 vote after approval by the Senate last week. Rep. John D. Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217162/posts#comment Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:52:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2188351/posts You may or may not be aware that Harry Potter, The Anarchist Cookbook and Stephen King books have been banned from schools around the country. But where do we draw the line? We want to protect our children, but what about freedom of speech, artistic expression, etc.? It is pretty strange to consider Shakespeare has not only been banned from public schools over sexual themes, but that censored editions have been out since the 1700s. Was there offensive material in them? Yes, but there is offensive material in Walmart too, not to mention offensive odors. Did Lolita make me sick... Notoriouslyconservative.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2188351/posts#comment Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:20:59 GMT