http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/barackobama/ en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:19:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048144/posts The fainting. The swooning. The thunderous applause everywhere he goes. The MSM can't show us enough of His Rockstarness. For example, here he is after his victory in the North Carolina primary speaking, to a "rousing ovation." Check out how many people were actually in the arena. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048144/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:19:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047845/posts New York tax filers reporting more than $375,000 a year in earned income may end up paying nearly 60% of their wages in taxes to the government under a Barack Obama presidency, economists who have analyzed his plan said. The Democratic presidential candidate is proposing not only raising the federal income tax, but also adding a Social Security tax for those Americans earning more than $250,000 a year. For New Yorkers, that could mean that if the current Social Security rate is applied, the marginal tax rate, or rate on every extra dollar earned, could rise to 58%. "This is... nysun.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047845/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047940/posts With all the publicity about the leftwing outrage over the Obama New Yorker cover, I thought I would take you back to a time when politicians actually enjoyed being comedically roasted. Specifically the roast of Ronald Reagan by Don Rickles as you can see in this VIDEO of a Dean Martin Roast of the Gipper back around 1970. And no one enjoyed the roast more than Reagan. Take a good look at Reagan's reactions to Rickles humorous jabs. The ability to laugh at oneself is a true sign of character. Take note, Barack. DUmmie FUnnies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047940/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:04:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047918/posts Having had the pleasure of sitting in for Hugh Hewitt today on his radio show, much of the discussion centered around a peculiar riff by Barack Obama in a speech from July 2 -- one which, remarkably enough, is going unreported by the media. In a deviation from the speech's transcript as printed in the Wall Street Journal and the Denver Post, Barack added: We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047918/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:05:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047860/posts Two radically different story lines are emerging in the presidential race, depending on what kind of poll you look at. If you look at the national-level data, Barack Obama seems to be underachieving. In the latest Gallup daily tracking poll, the presumptive Democratic nominee holds a scant two-point edge over John McCain. The margin is also two points in Rasmussen's daily poll—which also shows a dead-even race when "leaners" are factored in. Some other recent polls have been a little more favorable to Obama, but the combined weight of the available national data strongly suggests that Obama, despite his personal... NY Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047860/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:05:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047828/posts Oh, for a good riposte. Barack Obama's levity-free reaction to the now-famous New Yorker cartoon leaves one reluctantly wondering: Is he humor-challenged? Perchance, does he take himself too seriously for a nation of wits and wags? So soaring has been Obama's rhetoric and so dazzling his smile that we've missed the possibility that the Illinois senator is less the lanky rock star and more the purse-lipped church lady, clucking his tongue in disapproval of the chuckling masses. Washington Post Writers G http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047828/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:46:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047696/posts House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer wants people to know that Democrats like oil drilling. A lot. They're just very picky about where. "Democrats are saying let's drill. Let's explore. Let's get energy for Americans from America and have it for Americans," Hoyer told reporters Tuesday. He was announcing that Democrats will unveil an energy production bill Thursday. Asked a minute later if the proposed bill would allow new offshore drilling, Hoyer told IBD no. ... "We want oil and gas companies to drill on the leases they've been given," Reid said. Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047696/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:27:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047656/posts At first glance you are inclined to think that Obama may really have a shot at flipping Virginia into the Blue column for the first time since 1964. Juicy headline; fresh new politician; Hope (at least by the WaPo) . . .. You get the picture. "Daring Democrat Nominee dares to go after the Old Dominion, Dems in charge of the state, Changing Demographics." Where have we heard this before? Oh yeah, John Kerry said the EXACT same thing in June 2004. But, but . . . Obama is new, fresh and full of . . . The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047656/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:08:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047595/posts NEA Family Feud by: Bethany Stotts, July 18, 2008 It’s that time again. The National Education Association teacher’s union met in Washington, D.C. over July 4th week for its annual convention and to endorse Barack Obama for president. Obama has drawn criticism from pro-life groups for his strongly pro-choice stance, having declared in 2007 that “the first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act,” which would overturn state restrictions on abortion. Following in this pro-choice vein, the NEA convention also once again upheld the original language of Resolution I-15, which “supports family planning, including the... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047595/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:51:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047593/posts The MSM brain freeze caused by that infamous New Yorker cover cartoon has finally thawed and the humorless prigs who are in the tank for Barack Obama realized that it doesn’t look good when journalists denounce other journalists for exercising their free speech rights. The Obama campaign also belatedly realized its reaction to the broad satire was “really dumb damage control,” writes Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times: It was a huge PR mistake by a campaign that doesn't make many. The denunciations by both presidential campaigns accomplished one thing: They pushed a simple cartoon to the top of... The Stiletto Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047593/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:50:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047553/posts The first time I learned about the practice I was horrified. It was the mid-1990s. The source was Sharon Dunsmore, a nurse in a hospital NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) who wrote a small booklet about the experience. One day on the job she had been summoned “stat” to the delivery room to deal with an “oops abortion”—a failed abortion in which the baby unexpectedly survived, or, as Dunsmore quoted the pediatrician on the scene, “had the audacity to survive.” The team struggled as to whether to continue intubating the child—now a little boy, not a “fetus”—who clearly was not... Catholic World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047553/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:28:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047475/posts This morning the papers were overloaded with positive stories proclaiming that Barack Obama was back on his A-Game and raising money like there was no tomorrow. Unfortunately the MSM once again failed to look at the actual numbers that should be of concern for the Obama campaign. It is true that the Obama campaign did raise $52 million in June, along with DNC fundraising that added another $22 million to their coffers. That's a total haul of $74 million for the Democrat party in the month of June. But... PDOP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047475/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:50:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047532/posts Not WRIGHT for America just announced an "ongoing public service campaign to warn people about the dangers of an Obama presidency." Their classic bumper sticker is free at www.notwrightforamerica.com. It will look great on your car! We have to tell people about Obama and his radicalism, and part of that is reminding people about Reverend Wrong. This is one small way. Not Wright for America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047532/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:51:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047465/posts A political messiah, who — unlike Reagan and Kennedy — needn't bother to do anything. Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast — a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins — would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign-policy credentials. --snip--After all, in the words of his own slogan, “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for,” which, translating the royal “we,” means: “I am the one we’ve been waiting for.” Amazingly, he had a quasi-presidential seal with its own Latin inscription affixed to his... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047465/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:31:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047524/posts New York Times: Senator Obama, for his part, will not be cast as the avenging hero in “The Rescue” any time soon — and not because of the color of his skin or his lack of military experience. He doesn’t seem to want the role. You don’t see him crouching in a duck blind or posing in camouflage duds or engaging in anything more gladiatorial than a game of pick-up basketball. If Mr. Obama’s candidacy seeks to move beyond race, it also moves beyond gender. A 20-minute campaign Web documentary showcased a President Obama who would exude “a real sensitivity”... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047524/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:38:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047510/posts Signaling how they intend to frame their attacks next week against a globe-trotting Barack Obama, John McCain's campaign is suggesting that the Democratic nominee's popularity abroad may not translate well in middle America and that his trip amounts to a foreign photo-opportunity. "I don't know that people in Missouri are going to like seeing tens of thousands of Europeans screaming for The One," quipped a McCain aide, deploying a moniker some in the campaign use to poke fun at Obama's exalted status in certain quarters. McCain is stumping today in Kansas City, Mo. "This isn't about reaching out to allies... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047510/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:10:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047489/posts Like most white, middle-class Americans, I was astounded, shocked and disgusted by the comments and beliefs of Reverend Wright, and, given the applause and cheers, he mirrored the beliefs of most in his congregation. I thought, “well, maybe the people in this church hate America this much, but this has to be a tiny sample of what black people think”. Then, for weeks afterward, I watched black talking head after black talking head appear on various cable news channels – some disagreeing with the Obamas and Wright, but many agreeing with them – that America is a terrible country, for... From Sea to Shining Sea http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047489/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:18:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047449/posts Obama 's planned trip to Israel and the West Bank next week has raised security concerns to levels not seen since the Illinois senator began his presidential bid, officials tell the DRUDGE REPORT. Coming just weeks after shots were fired at Israel's TLV airport during a farewell ceremony for France's Sarkozy, from an apparent suicide of a security guard, Obama's trek to the region has become a serious logistical and safety challenge. "I would prefer if he did not make the trip to Ramallah," a concerned government official explained Thursday night from Washington. "And he must use extreme caution throughout... drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047449/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:06:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047439/posts My advice to DUmmies upset over any position that Barack Obama takes is to wait a minute and he is almost sure to completely change that position. Most politicians do shift positions when it is convenient but none in my memory has ever shifted position so boldly and so quickly as Obama has for strictly pandering electoral reasons. Obama will say anything that he thinks will get him votes and then ditch that position when it becomes convenient to do so. Gun control, FISA, public campaign financing, Iraq (still flipping and flopping on that one), and a whole host... DUmmie FUnnies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047439/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:48:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047229/posts I was excited to see the U.S. Supreme Court affirm for the first time that the Second Amendment and our right to keep and bear arms was and is an individual right as intended by our Founding Fathers. Sen. John McCain understands this and he immediately praised the Court’s decision. Sen. Barack Obama still can’t figure out how he feels about it. Barack Obama has made many statements over the years that lead me to believe he would be the most anti-gun president ever elected to the White House and also leads me to believe that he doesn’t understand our... Mountain Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047229/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:43:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047268/posts This is pretty powerful. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047268/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:14:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047310/posts Obama with another gaffe from that West Lafayette, Indiana speech. Via CNN transcripts. "From the bomb that fell on Pearl Harbor" Macsmind - Blog of The MacRanger Radio Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047310/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:47:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047196/posts An extraordinary synopsis of Barack’s Flip Flops on Iraq. Watch the whole thing and learn about Obama’s ever changing positions. Stuck On Stupid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047196/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:50:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047132/posts And only Only 32% of whites think Obama is "Very Patriotic" versus 77% for McCain. Another little gem. Guess which race will not vote for a black guy? Hmmmm. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047132/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:31:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047116/posts July 17, 2008 Call Me a Proud, Scared Conservative By Kyle-Anne Shiver Since the day I visited Barack Obama's church home in Chicago last January, listened to Jeremiah Wright, read a slew of the books in the "church" bookstore and then most of what I could find on the abbreviated history of this candidate for the Presidency, I have believed that America as we now know it could completely cease to exist within a very short time under his leadership, especially with the bonus of a packed, liberal House and Senate. This is not an out-on-a-limb, slim possibility. It is,... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047116/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:43:25 GMT