http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bds/ en-us Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:14:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284441/posts Liberals have noted with a fair degree of distress since January that the election results have yielded very few liberal policy implementations—the continuing wars abroad and on drugs, high defense spending, tax cuts, finance, environmental and national security stances, none of these are remotely liberal. Why not? An answer from the most excellent Mahablog is not an inability of the Executive to perform, but the inherent intended structure of Congress allowing a minority to obstruct. A better answer from the excellent O’Brien is not the current Republican ability to obstruct real progress, but that Congress itself is busted. For Californians... The Left Coaster http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2284441/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:14:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282706/posts Oliver Stone: Obama No Better Than Bush Filmmaker Oliver Stone, director of big screen conspiracy movies and dark films about presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and George W. Bush, told HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher Friday that he won’t be taking on Ronald Reagan as a subject for a biopic. “By doing the ‘W’ movie, I kind of put all my efforts behind dumbness,” Stone said, referring to Reagan. "Nixon always said Reagan was a dumb son of a b---- and, you know, I think that he was. He later added, “And you know, I really think George... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282706/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:37:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281640/posts Back in 2008, New York Times correspondent David S. Rohde, along with Afghan reporter Taki Luden, were abducted in Pakistan by the Taliban. Because they felt it might adversely affect hostage rescue efforts, the Times requested a news black-out. The Associated Press and other news agencies respected the request and only broke the story recently, after Rohde and Luden had scaled a wall and made their escape. It would be nothing other than a story with a happy ending, except that the Times has time and again ignored the government’s requests that it not report the specific ways in which... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281640/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:01:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277764/posts If beating dead horses were an Olympic event, Joe Klein would have more medals gracing his neck than Michael Phelps. On his magazine's Swampland blog, the Time columnist returned to his latest overwrought left-wing pandering point: labeling hardliner President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the Iranian version of George W. Bush: The protesters admire our freedom, but they are appalled--and insulted--by our neocolonialist condescension over the past 50 years. The reformers, and even some conservatives, consider Ahmadinejad the George W. Bush of Iran--a crude, unsophisticated demagogue, who puts a strong Potemkin face to the world without very much knowledge of what the... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277764/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:51:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277718/posts Fifty percent (50%) of Americans believe hate is growing in America in the wake of the murders of a doctor who performed late-term abortions and a military recruiter and a shooting incident at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in which a guard was killed. Thirty-five percent (35%) of adults disagree, saying these were isolated incidents, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of women see the incidents as a sign that hatred is increasing in this country, while men are more closely divided on the question. Married Americans are similarly... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277718/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:52:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276806/posts The Supreme Court announced Monday it will not give further consideration to a lawsuit brought by a fired CIA agent and her husband against high ranking Bush administration officials, including former Vice President Dick Cheney. The decision is a victory for Cheney and his former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove, and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. They and nine unnamed co-defendants were sued by Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband Joseph after her CIA cover was leaked to reporters. FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276806/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:40:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274172/posts Former President George W. Bush fired a salvo at President Obama on Wednesday, asserting his administration's interrogation policies were within the law, declaring the private sector not government will fix the economy and rejecting the nationalization of health care. I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in, the former president said to applause from members of a local business group. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money. Repeatedly in his hourlong speech and question-and-answer session, Mr. Bush said he would not... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274172/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272552/posts I hate to admit it, but I grew up watching Jack Cafferty on local TV news. Even then Jack had this pretentious air about him. His attitude was always "the viewer is an idiot." I don't watch him on CNN, which proves that I have gotten much smarter over the years. Jack always tries to act the "hard nosed reporter," but he is beginning to lose his edge, probably because he is suffering from dementia. Today he had an episode of dementia on-air, during the situation room with Wolf Blitzer there was a discussion of the Iranian election. All of... Newsbusters/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272552/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:21:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641882/posts Official Apologizes For Saying Bush Should Be Shot Between Eyes POSTED: 2:27 pm EDT June 1, 2006 UPDATED: 2:35 pm EDT June 1, 2006 NEW YORK -- New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi publicly apologized Thursday for a "beyond dumb" remark about "putting a bullet between the president's eyes." Hevesi hastily called a press conference hours after putting his foot in his mouth during a speech at the Queens College commencement. The comptroller said he was trying to convey the strength and courage of U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, WNBC.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641882/posts#comment Thu, 1 Jun 2006 18:48:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2271782/posts Some sick designer went and equated GW to some of the greatest tyrants of the past 100 years. click here to read more http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2271782/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:04:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270894/posts KURT Campbell can shoot from the hip and September 11, 2007 was no exception. Writing on a blog on The New York Times that day, having recently returned from a family trip to Australia, Campbell claimed that George W. Bush and "his massive entourage" diverted from a secret trip from Iraq to Sydney the week before just to help out an "old mate" John Howard get re-elected. "While the agenda in Australia also called for a meeting with 21 Asian leaders to discuss weighty policy matters like global climate change and to listen attentively while others opined - just the... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270894/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:41:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266551/posts He was a courtly State Department intelligence analyst from a prominent family who loved to sail and peruse the London Review of Books. Occasionally, he would voice frustration with U.S. policies, but to his liberal neighbors in Northwest D.C. it was nothing out of the ordinary. "We were all appalled by the Bush years," one said. Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266551/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 10:45:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265460/posts President Obama hit his strongest disapproval rating and lowest index of job approval in today's Rasmussen polling. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265460/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:48:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264776/posts Former President George W. Bush recently said that what he missed most about the White House was the cooking of the top-notch chefs there and meeting with members of the military. Funny, Cindy Sheehan didn't make his list. No matter, he doesn't have to do without her absurd antics. She's bringing her roadshow to PReston Hollow this weekend to protest his actions as president. She crossed the line between principled crusader and crackpot long ago, so I shouldn't be surprised at this, and I wasn't the biggest fan of Bush's as his presidency wore on, but this makes me truly... Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264776/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:51:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264748/posts President Obama was more than halfway through his speech at Cairo University Thursday morning when, suddenly, he was interrupted by a shout from the audience. Security in the Egyptian capital was tight, and security around the hall where he spoke was even tighter, but it seemed -- for a moment -- like somehow something had gone wrong. Until, that is, Obama acknowledged the interruption with a smile and a "thank you." What the person in the audience had yelled, it turned out, was a hearty, "Barack Obama, we love you!" -- in English. The adoration, the campus setting: it was... Salon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264748/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:18:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260092/posts <p>Former Vice President Dick Cheney said the Bush administration should have let General Motors go bankrupt instead of bailing out the troubled auto giant, according to The Hill.</p> <p>Cheney told CNBC's Larry Kudlow that he disagreed from the beginning with Bush's decision to provide a short-term loan to the embattled automaker. At the time, the move was intended to keep the GM solvent until then-President-elect Obama could take the reins. A month before he left office, Bush announced a $13.4 billion bridge loan for General Motors and Chrysler.</p> Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260092/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 20:43:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260007/posts <p>Former President George W. Bush may finally upstage Dick Cheney this week. After months of silence while Cheney has been blasting away at President Obama, Bush is scheduled to make two semi-public appearances.</p> <p>Tonight he'll speak to to the Economic Club of Southwest Michigan at Lake Michigan College. It's being billed as his first major speech to an American audience. The news media will be allowed to attend the event, but not record it. Right.</p> Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260007/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 18:38:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259810/posts Sadly, George H.W. Bush's picks continue to haunt conservatives, as we now have a Sotomayor nomination. Make no mistake: Sotomayor is a hard-left nominee who is more liberal than Judge Souter. Her judicial philosophy -- based on her previous comments and decisions -- implies that she believes her personal political agenda trumps the law. townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259810/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 14:12:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259675/posts The Republican Party of late has been on a listening tour, asking people for recommendations about what the party should do to revive itself after the last two disastrous election cycles. Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has offered his opinions and in the process may have done more to further divide the party he claims to support. Appearing Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," Mr. Powell said if Republicans "don't reach out more, the party is going to be sitting on a very, very narrow base." Mr. Powell said his "model" for this outreach effort is the late... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259675/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 10:09:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259418/posts Former Vice President Dick Cheney is tossing verbal grenades at his successors. Maybe he just can't stand the loss of power. Pitiful. He is acting like a man who is one step ahead of the sheriff. Actually, that could be the case. The true story of Cheney's manipulations and deceptions during his eight years in the White House is yet to be told. Right now he sees that his best defense is offense. He has accused President Obama of "recklessness'' and weakening national security. Cheney should be grateful to Obama for not throwing the book at him and revealing his... SFGate: Politics Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259418/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 23:48:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257664/posts Who is to blame for (1) our difficulties in Iraq, (2) the delayed Katrina response, (3) lousy relations between the US and Russia, and (4) Republicans losing the Senate?  Donald Rumsfeld, of course.  At least if you believe Robert Draper, as he writes in the June 2009 issue of GQ. "Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld has always answered his detractors by claiming that history will one day judge him kindly. But as he waits for that day, a new group of critics -- his administration peers -- are suddenly speaking out for the first time. What they're saying? It isn't... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257664/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 06:25:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257606/posts To those out there desperately trying to paste together scraps of enthusiasm by singing the poetic praises of VP Dick Cheney, please don’t expect the average conservative out in flyover country to join your little Republican booster club. Certainly, there is not much to disagree with in what the former VP says. No doubt, we’re “less safe” under Obama. Pres Obama’s administration is obviously lowering all of our defenses. Opening us wide to all manner of political, economic and violent terror attacks. So why does the GOP Base continue to rapidly shrink? (now down to 27% - Gallup) Why is... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257606/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 03:23:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2255989/posts WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the Bush administration took America’s national security “off course” in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attack. After September 11, “faced with an uncertain threat, our government made a series of hasty decisions,” Obama said. “I believe that many of these decisions were motivated by a sincere desire to protect the American people. But I also believe that all too often our government made decisions based on fear rather than foresight. That all too often trimmed facts and evidence to fit ideological predispositions.” CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2255989/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 01:58:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255841/posts WASHINGTON (May 20) — The nation's top geography whiz breezed through questions about mountain ranges, rivers and world capitals Wednesday, but he was stumped when National Geographic Bee host Alex Trebek asked him to name one of his weaknesses. "Um ..." said Eric Yang, 13, pausing. The Texas teen had just revealed to the "Jeopardy!" host how he crafts his own chess strategies and plays the piano. "That's OK," Trebek replied. "You remind me of a former president, but we won't get into that." Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255841/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 22:12:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255129/posts Trebek Makes Bush Joke as Texas Teen Wins Geography Bee Wednesday, May 20, 2009 WASHINGTON — The nation's top geography whiz breezed through questions about mountain ranges, rivers and world capitals Wednesday, but he was stumped when National Geographic Bee host Alex Trebek asked him to name one of his weaknesses. "Um ..." said Eric Yang, 13, pausing. The Texas teen had just revealed to the "Jeopardy!" host how he crafts his own chess strategies and plays the piano. "That's OK," Trebek replied. "You remind me of a former president, but we won't get into that." Some in the audience... AP Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255129/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 00:43:33 GMT