http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/barackhusseinobama/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:50:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416459/posts Washington, DCJudicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.”  The list, in alphabetical order, includes: 1. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT):  This marks two years in a row for Senator Dodd, who made the 2008 “Ten Most Corrupt” list for his corrupt relationship with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and for accepting preferential treatment and loan terms from Countrywide Financial, a scandal which still dogs him.  In 2009, the scandals kept coming for the Connecticut Democrat.  In 2009, Judicial Watch filed a Senate ethics complaint against... judicialwatch.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416459/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:50:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409322/posts "...The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.” And that’s only the beginning of this tawdry tale, Mr. Barnes. The “privately-owned” Chicago Climate Exchange is heavily influenced by Obama cohorts Al Gore and Maurice Strong. For years now Strong and Gore have been cashing in on that lucrative cottage industry known... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409322/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:57:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405830/posts Judge stops ACORN funding ban By Eric Zimmermann - 12/11/09 06:21 PM ET A federal judge today issued an injunction preventing the implementation of a congressional ban on funding for ACORN. Judge Nina Gershon concluded that the ban amounted to a "bill of attainder" that unfairly singled out ACORN. "[The plaintiffs] have been singled out by Congress for punishment that directly and immediately affects their ability to continue to obtain federal funding, in the absence of any judicial, or even administrative, process of adjudicating guilt," Gershon wrote in her decision. Gershon said ACORN had demonstrated "irreperable harm" from the ban,... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405830/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:46:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405923/posts WASHINGTON — The federal government must continue to provide grant money to the national community organizing group Acorn, a federal court ruled Friday, saying that the House violated the Constitution when it passed a resolution barring the group from receiving federal dollars. A judge at the United States District Court in Brooklyn issued a preliminary injunction that nullifies the resolution and requires the government to honor existing contracts with the group and review its applications for new grants unless the Obama administration appeals the decision. The court ruled that the resolution amounted to a “bill of attainder,” a legislative determination... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405923/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:22:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405902/posts A federal judge blocked U.S. officials from enforcing a funding ban on Acorn, the beleaguered community organizer. Congress cut off funding for Acorn -- the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- in September after Web sites and TV news outlets played secretly recorded videos in which employees of an affiliated organization offered advice on how to set up brothels and avoid paying taxes. Acorn sued the federal government in November, arguing Congress had violated the Constitution by singling out the group. It says it has fired employees suspected of wrongdoing. U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon in New York... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405902/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:47:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405087/posts Law: American heroes are arraigned for allegedly punching a terrorist in wartime. What happens to Tiger Woods isn't vital to our country's future. What happens to Matthew McCabe, Julio Huertas and Jonathan Keefe is. People are more likely to recognize the names of Tiger's alleged bimbo eruptions than the names of these three Navy SEALs we sent into battle. They are not household names in a nation consumed with Climate Gate, the public option and the antics of billionaire athletes. An administration consumed with apologies has said the architect of 9/11's massacre, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, must be given all the... Investors Business daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405087/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401112/posts President Obama’s speeches are a lot like a Chinese dinner -- Tuesday night's West Point speech on Afghanistan was no exception. They consist of heaping helpings of impressive-sounding but empty phrases (“we will go forward with the confidence that right makes might and with the commitment to forge … a future that represents not the deepest of fears but the highest of hopes”). And an hour later, you’re left wondering what, exactly, he said he would commit to (“The 30,000 additional troops that I'm announcing tonight will … help create the conditions for the United States to transfer responsibility to... FOX Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401112/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 19:54:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395650/posts War On Terror: As Khalid Sheikh Mohammed receives the benefits of U.S. justice, three Navy SEALs face court-martial for allegedly punching a captured terrorist who hanged Americans from a bridge in Fallujah. Apparently our efforts to impress the world about the marvels of our criminal justice system require us to give foreign terrorists such as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the man who invented the manned cruise missiles that flew into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and plowed into a Pennsylvania field on its way to the Capitol Building, the full rights and protections of the American citizens he conspired... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395650/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:09:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393662/posts Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And for their trouble, three of the SEALs, members of the Navy's elite commando unit, are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral's mast — and requested a trial by court-martial. Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393662/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:45:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392187/posts Neil Sankey has spent his life investigating organised crimes. As a former British police officer with almost 20 years experience, he was seconded to elite units of Scotland Yard through most of the 1970s and now runs his own private detective agency in California. Over the years he has been involved in some big investigations. As part of the Special Branch and Bomb Squad he monitored British leftwing groups and the IRA, and in America his clients have included several big car companies. But never has he handled anything quite as monumental as the investigation that is absorbing his energies... The Guardian - UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392187/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:30:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391265/posts A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. The sign, completed Thursday by artist David Lee of Arvada, shows a grinning, cartoonish Obama and bears the words: “PRESIDENT or JIHAD?” Underneath the image is a yellow square with the phrase, “BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PROVE IT!” The words “WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD” appear at the bottom of the billboard at Wolf Interstate Leasing and Sales about seven miles west of Denver. cnews.canoe.ca http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391265/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:37:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390427/posts First, Obama gets a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing; now, a tae kwon do black belt after zero kicks November 19, 2009 Even President Obama himself during his just-concluded trip to Asia admitted that he was surprised to receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year without actually producing any peace. In fact, the rookie American president ordered his own troop surge, boosting U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan to 68,000. Now, the Democrat may be preparing to send more. And a Gallup Poll showed 61% of Americans didn't think he deserved the prize either. Anyway, there he was in Seoul,... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390427/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390168/posts WASHINGTON -- The Nobel Peace crown lies uneasy on President Barack Obama’s head as he ponders the next U.S. move in Afghanistan, with hints and leaks showering down to tell us that he will eventually send thousands more troops there. His decision -- which could be announced soon -- was triggered by the request from Gen. Stanley McChrystal for 40,000 more troops to secure the cities and protect the citizens of Afghanistan, in addition to the 68,000 U.S. troops there now. Obama has been reviewing the U.S. role in Afghanistan for months, a time-consuming study that has led to accusations... TheBostonChannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390168/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:24:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386783/posts WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead. On an eight-day Asia trip, Obama turned his attention home and pleaded for lawmakers to “resist the temptation to turn this tragic event into the political theater.” He said those who died on the nation’s largest Army post deserve justice, not political stagecraft. “The stakes are far too high,” Obama said in a video and Internet... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386783/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:19:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383851/posts The Army’s slogan used to be, “Be all that you can be.” Then “An Army of One” and Now it is “Army Strong.” Yet if a chain is only as strong as its weakest link then the Army is only as strong as its weakest politically correct policy. For instance some of Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s peers complained about his anti-American pro-Islam behavior to their superiors. But because of the politically correct mandates found in the high echelons of all branches of military their superiors choice not to offend Islam. A decision which now we know was at the expense... Creating Orwellian Worldview http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383851/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:25:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381533/posts Barack Hussein Obama II, used a crude gay-baiting sexual slur to denigrate Tea Party patriots in a talk with House Democrats yesterday on Capitol Hill, reported the New York Times:According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, “Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care? All it will do is confuse and dispirit” Democratic voters “and it will encourage the extremists.”The word 'teabag' is used to describe a sexual practice popular in the homosexual community. Earlier this year as the anti-big... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381533/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:09:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382190/posts Barack Obama was quick off the mark last year in heading for Berlin during his election campaign, when he was cheered by a crowd of 200,000 adoring Germans. Yet as president of the United States he has decided to stay away from Berlin as the city commemorates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In contrast, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have both made the trip to Germany, while Obama has decided to send his Secretary of State. It is shameful when the US president can’t even be bothered to show up... Telegraph Blogs (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382190/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:23:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374197/posts A U.S. district court judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit involving Orly Taitz seeking to have President Obama removed from office because he is not a natural born citizen of the United States. In his dismissal – which is, despite the legalese, a pretty entertaining read – Judge David O. Carter writes that removal of a sitting president for any reason "is within the province of Congress, not the courts." *snip* "Respecting the constitutional role and jurisdiction of this Court is not unpatriotic," continues Carter. "Quite the contrary, this Court considers commitment to that constitutional role to be the ultimate... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374197/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:34:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372147/posts WASHINGTON — “I wish that we had come back with better news from Copenhagen,” President Barack Obama said a few weeks ago after an unsuccessful trip across the ocean to try to snag the 2016 Summer Olympics for Chicago. It wasn’t the kind of happy spin that politicians typically come up with after a failure. Call it a breath of fresh air or a turnoff. Either way, the man in the Oval Office is making a habit of confessing, apologizing, revealing and regretting. Don’t mistake it: Team Obama doesn’t miss many chances to try to put its actions in a... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372147/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:09:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371538/posts Listen Live Mon-Fri 6-9 a.m. PST / 9-12 a.m. EST. LISTEN HERE BOND Action, Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371538/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369136/posts Barack Obama and the Flying Circus is a perfect term to describe current President of the United States and his prominent cabinet. For the past year and a half every single day was and still is about Barack Obama and his extravaganza. Days just does not go by without hearing about Obama. ... MalaysiaKini http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369136/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:50:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362027/posts Out on stands in Japan today!Title:"Obama Wa Nobel-sho Ni Ataeshinai" ("Obama Unworthy of Nobel Prize")Sub-title caption (also on cover overlay of monochrome Obama photo):""The Idiocy Of Him Receiving Such An Award, With Less The One Year In Office With No Accomplishment" Newsweek Japan (Japanese language version) Oct 21, 2009 Issue http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362027/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:45:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359117/posts President Barack Hussein Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to world peace in the two weeks between January 21, 2009, when he was inaugurated into office, and the February 1, 2009 deadline for nominations. Which is to say, nothing. Zero. Nada. Zilch. And nine months into his only term in office, he’s not accomplished a single thing more. With a nod to “Saturday Night Live”:† Has he halted North Korea’s nuclear program? Uh, no.† Has he gotten Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions? Nope.† Has he stopped the genocide in Darfur? Uh-uh.† Has he achieved peace... The Stiletto Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359117/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:47:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2357086/posts Hurry While Supplies Last!!! Pelham, NH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2357086/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:10:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2350663/posts Judith Miller, an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a FOX News contributor, was given a tour of Gitmo a couple of weeks ago, and reports that ... the detainees get a level of medical care that few Americans can afford - even if they were covered by “Cadillac” health insurance plans, like members of Congress. ...Assuming the 226 detainees all see a healthcare provider the same number of times a year [each makes] 34 visits [to the medical center] per year – without any co-pays or other out-of-pocket fees. And with a 1:2 ratio of healthcare providers to... The Stiletto Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2350663/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:26:06 GMT