http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/barfalert/ en-us Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:15:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040178/posts Not even a week after the Supreme Court decided that gun bans are unconstitutional, a man accused of shooting to death two burglars who were robbing his neighbor's home has been set free despite the viciousness of his act. If you'll remember the story, Joe Horn, a 61-year-old Pasadena, Tex., resident spotted two burglars breaking into his neighbor's home in Nov. 2007. He dialed 911, but despite being warned to stay in his home, he declared that he has a right to use deadly force to defend his neighbor's property and that he was going to confront the robbers. He... Blackvoices.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040178/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:15:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038179/posts Repeal the 2nd Amendment June 27, 2008 No, we don't suppose that's going to happen any time soon. But it should. The 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is evidence that, while the founding fathers were brilliant men, they could have used an editor. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038179/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:12:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037150/posts Among the many dark tidings for American conservatism, there is one genuine bright spot. Over the past five years, a group of young and unpredictable rightward-leaning writers has emerged on the scene. These writers came of age as official conservatism slipped into decrepitude. Most of them were dismayed by what the Republican Party had become under Tom DeLay and seemed put off by the shock-jock rhetorical style of Ann Coulter. As a result, most have the conviction — which was rare in earlier generations — that something is fundamentally wrong with the right, and it needs to be fixed. Moreover,... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037150/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:16:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2028300/posts <p>Mark Morford: Is Obama an enlightened being?</p> <p>Spiritual wise ones say: This sure ain't no ordinary politician. You buying it?</p> <p>I find I'm having this discussion, this weird little debate, more and more, with colleagues, with readers, with liberals and moderates and miserable, deeply depressed Republicans and spiritually amped persons of all shapes and stripes and I'm having it in particular with those who seem confused, angry, unsure, thoroughly nonplussed, as they all ask me the same thing: What the hell's the big deal about Obama?</p> DUmmie FUnnies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2028300/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:30:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2026483/posts Obama wins Democratic nomination. God damn BLESS America, McCain ‘08 The Democratic superdelegates have seen fit to play a sick practical joke on the American people by throwing their party’s nomination to an individual who is totally unqualified for any position of public trust or responsibility. Barack Hussein Obama’s outstanding speaking voice qualifies him to record books on CD or perhaps serve as a radio personality, but he lacks both the competence and personal character to hold public office. His actions overwhelm any words his powerful, melodic, and mesmerizing voice may deliver to his adoring and adulating groupies, and these... IsraPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2026483/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025273/posts A surprise appearance and endorsement by Clinton - who is scheduled to hold her own event in Manhattan - would allow Democrats to mark that territory in history as the heart of a new and perfect unity for the party. The election-night festivities would begin as usual with Obama mounting the stage before 20,000 wildly cheering voters. He would start his victory speech and then pause. After a dramatic silence, he would say he wants to introduce a very, very special guest. Already buzzing with giddiness, the puzzled crowd whispers and speculates. The curtains spread, and to the tune of... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025273/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:59:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011598/posts Sen. John McCain said Monday the tenor of the immigration debate has hurt the way Hispanic voters view the Republican Party. "I believe the majority of Hispanics share our view that the border must be secured, and the border must be secured first," McCain said in Phoenix, Arizona. "But they also want us to have an attitude which I think most Americans do, that these are God's children and they must be taken care of." The senator from Arizona used Cinco de Mayo as a launching pad for a new Spanish-language Web site on Monday, and he emphasized his stance... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011598/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 21:04:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008233/posts The music events surrounding the Democratic National Convention in August are starting to be revealed, including a planned Melissa Etheridge show at the Fillmore Auditorium. Etheridge released her tour schedule Monday morning, including an Aug. 26 show billed as “Human Rights Campaign Event at the Fillmore.” The DNC will be in Denver Aug. 25-28 at the Pepsi Center. Etheridge has long been an activist in Democratic causes, including contributing the song I Need to Wake Up included in Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008233/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:43:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007190/posts Excerpt - HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- Bill Clinton, who called himself the "comeback kid" during his first presidential run, is pulling out all the stops for Hillary Clinton's comeback. His relentless approach to battling Barack Obama -- on the trail and inside the campaign -- is becoming key to Sen. Clinton's newfound success, as she has won four of the last six primaries. She still faces long odds in her quest to overtake Sen. Obama on the road to the Democratic Party's nomination. Dubbed the "Billification" of Sen. Clinton's campaign by some insiders, Mr. Clinton has become something of a strategist-in-chief... The Wall Street Journal (excerpt, subscription) - Page One http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007190/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:52:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998797/posts <p>PITTSBURGH — A federal judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the fraud case against celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht, who was accused of using his staff at the county coroner's office to do work for his lucrative private practice.</p> <p>Federal prosecutors said they were ready to retry Wecht, who gained fame by inquiring into the deaths of well-known figures including Elvis Presley, JonBenet Ramsey and Vincent Foster. A new trial date was set for May 27.</p> FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998797/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 02:59:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994490/posts Thank you. It's good to be back in Meridian. As you might know, I was once a flight instructor here at the air field named for my grandfather during my long past and misspent youth. And it's always good to be in Mississippi, which you could call my ancestral home. Generations of McCains were born and raised in Carroll County, on land that had been in our family since 1848. The last McCain to live on the property, which the family called Teoc, was my grandfather's brother, Joe McCain. I spent a couple summers here as a young boy, and... JohnMcCain.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994490/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:52:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990281/posts Newsweek Reconstructs Time When Obama Moved from Using 'Barry' to Formal Barack and Impact it Made on Him 'It was when I Made a Conscious Decision: I Want to Grow Up,' Obama Says NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- When Sen. Barack Obama moved from using the name Barry to Barack, his formal name, it was part of his almost lifelong quest for identity and belonging -- to figure out who he is, and how he fits into the larger American tapestry. Part black, part white, raised in Hawaii and Indonesia, with family of different religious and spiritual backgrounds --... prnewswire.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990281/posts#comment Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:27:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992740/posts Despite saying she wants to return to Stanford University, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has let it be known in Republican circles that she would consider running for vice president if asked. One source told Newsmax that she expressed interest in the possibility when Rudy Giuliani was running for president. Another source said she has more recently let her interest be known discreetly within top Republican circles, presumably including John McCain�s camp. Fueling speculation that she would consider being on the ticket, Rice appeared for the first time this week at the so-called Wednesday meeting run by Grover Norquist, president... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992740/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:06:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985701/posts Tell ME what is wrong with this picture Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985701/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:45:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976597/posts RYAN FREDERICK is no hero, no matter what they're saying about him on the Internet. He's the 28-year-old Chesapeake man being held in the Jan. 17 shooting death of Detective Jarrod Shivers. Shivers, 34, was executing a drug search warrant at Frederick's residence the night he was killed. According to police, the eight-year police veteran was hit in the arm and chest by a shot fired from inside the house. In a jailhouse interview, Frederick said he was in bed when the police came to his door about 8:30 p.m. Awakened by his barking dogs, Frederick said, he thought his... The Virginian-Pilot/ Pilot Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976597/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:06:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976513/posts President George W. Bush should stop worrying about his legacy. It’s already established. By his deeds you shall know him; preemptive war, torture and wiretapping, for starters. Nothing said in history can wipe out those flaws in his administration. And no revisionist historian down the road can diminish the importance of those acts. He has governed with threats -- and by nourishing fear in the American people. The president seems to have a hard time abiding by the law. Referring to his struggles with Congress during his first year in office, Bush joked that ``a dictatorship would be heck of... TheBostonChannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976513/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:35:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1975841/posts Yahoo! News Photos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1975841/posts#comment Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:24:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967211/posts GLENN: Now, I got into this story about San Francisco. San Francisco has, you know, has Alcatraz and some of the residents in San Francisco wanted to tear Alcatraz down because, you know, it was a prison. The last thing you'd like is a prison, you know. That's not nice. And they wanted to erect a global peace center. Now, I can't go on this story unless I know for sure that this is accurate. It says here 78% of the precincts reporting. About 72% of San Francisco voters opposed the tearing down of Alcatraz. STU: We do have an... Glenn Beck.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967211/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 18:25:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1966632/posts Lisa Mount right, and M.K. Wegmann second from right, wear costumes about Super Tuesday on Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Carnival revelers were greeted with warm weather for Fat Tuesday Straight from the Mardi Gras parade, 'Glo' Gloria Cunningham signs into the Democratic Caucus at the Town Hall in Crested Butte, Colo. with her costume on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Two revelers wear costumes like senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 R.M. Elfer left, and Judy Weaver wear... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1966632/posts#comment Thu, 7 Feb 2008 20:32:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961210/posts BIRMINGHAM | More than 2,000 people gathered at Samford University's Jane Hollock Brock Hall on Saturday afternoon to hear the 44th governor of Arkansas, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, speak about why he should be the 44th president of the United States. (Video at bottom of story) 'I still believe that this is a country that's an amazing place to live, and I'll tell you why,' Huckabee said to a large crowd in Brock Hall's main auditorium while about another 1,000 people listened to his speech over a speaker system in an overflow room. 'We can still dream our dreams... Montgomery Advertiser http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961210/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:29:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961207/posts Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has positioned himself as a pro-life, pro-family "social conservative," and has received the endorsement of some prominent social conservatives. But Massachusetts-area grassroots Catholics familiar with his record as governor are mystified by that support. Their view of Romney is that his "conversion" to social conservatism was pragmatic, a tactic to win the presidential nomination. The liberal policies that made Romney governor of Massachusetts -- including a pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage platform -- could not win him the Republican presidential nomination, so sweeping changes in his political philosophy were necessary. Romney, the presidential candidate, is a... Crisis Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961207/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:21:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961240/posts Originally, there were to be three acceptable choices the right-wing media elites would champion. All three had large corporate backing and each had their group of insiders on K street. Unfortunately, once the posturing was over and the voting began, the Republican primary attendees had the unmitigated gall to vote for someone who wasn’t one of “The Chosen.” Things were further complicated when one of the triumvirate decided he would rather play the part of a District Attorney on TV then a presidential candidate in real life. Another acceptable candidate took a cue from his fellow New Yorkers and retired... search engines start anywhere with key words http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961240/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:19:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961241/posts Finally, there is a conservative answer to MoveOn.org: RoeGone.org ... What's even nicer is the ad they're launching to expose Mitt Romney's record. Be looking for secular conservative pundits and compromising pro-lifers to jump the Romney ship soon... Unlike the other ads that have been done on Romney that primarily focus on his flip-flops on abortion, marriage, gun control, immigration, taxes, pornography etc., RoeGone.org's ad clearly delineates Romney's record as governor – which is very appropriate since that's exactly what Gov. Romney said we should do... [Link to ad in post #2.] Meanwhile, the word is getting out that Gov.... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961241/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:34:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960981/posts McCain campaign Communications Director Jill Hazelbaker today issued the following statement on Governor Mitt Romney's attacks this morning on John McCain: "Mitt Romney has proven in this campaign that he will say anything to anyone at any time if he thinks it will help him politically. His stunning capacity to reverse his position on virtually every issue casts serious doubt on his ability to lead. Floridians need to ask themselves: If he changes his position today, what prevents him from reversing himself again tomorrow? "Just two years ago, Mitt Romney fully supported a 'cap and trade' system to deal with... JohnMcCain.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960981/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:37:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960604/posts LADY LAKE, Fla. — Is John McCain, the maverick flyboy of the Republican Party, becoming the candidate of the Republican establishment? Mr. McCain, who has delighted in sticking his thumb in the eye of mainstream Republicans throughout his political career, is now accumulating a base of support among party regulars who see him as the strongest general election candidate in the remaining Republican field. The latest evidence came Saturday night with the endorsement of Florida’s popular Republican governor, Charlie Crist, which surprised even Mr. McCain. That state holds primary elections on Tuesday. In an interview Sunday, Mr. Crist said his... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960604/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:05:43 GMT