http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/betrayal/ en-us Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:41:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286091/posts TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' exiled president took off for home in a Venezuelan jet in a high-stakes attempt to return to power, even as the interim government told its military to turn away the plane. Zelaya won wide international support after his ouster a week ago by the military, but the only prominent escort aboard his plane was the U.N. General Assembly president after Latin American leaders backed out, citing security concerns. Honduras' civil aviation director said Zelaya's plane was being redirected to El Salvador. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286091/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:41:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281535/posts There is much outrage in the 10th District where I live. My 10th District congressman, Mark Kirk, has the dubious distinction of being the only Republican member of the Illinois congressional delegation, and one of only eight Republicans nationwide, who voted on Friday, June 26, for the Waxman-Markey energy bill (HR 2454), commonly referred to as "Cap and Trade" or "Global Warming" bill. The bill narrowly passed the House with a vote of 219 to 212. I would imagine that the same outrage exists in the congressional districts represented by all eight of the renegade Republicans. It is frowned upon... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281535/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:26:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281423/posts What may have been a vote for the highest tax increase in the history of the United States, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the “American Clean Energy and Security Act” by a vote of 219-212. It came after a passionate filibuster-like speech by Republican Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, pleading with members of the House to vote down the bill. Congressman Boehner questioned a bill that puts massive new energy restrictions on industry, on a national level, as opposed to worldwide cooperation in dealing with carbon monoxide pollution. In other words, neither China nor India, the largest polluters... The San Francisco Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281423/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:33:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280835/posts Betrayed by Congress with the Cap-and-Trade Bill South Orange, NJ Saturday, June 27, 2009 By Alan Caruba Mark it on your calendar, June 26, 2009 was the date that the House of Representatives betrayed every American in the name of saving the nation and the Earth from global warming. It was the day that 219 Representative voted for the obscenely misnamed "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" Only eight Republican members of the House voted for it and 44 Democrats voted against it. The bill, some 1,200 pages, was not read by those men and women voting on... National Anxiety Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280835/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:20:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278174/posts There’s never been a better time to be an enemy of the United States of America. Whether you’re a trained jihadist in US custody, a diminutive cult leader starving his own people while developing nukes, or part of a ruthless regime that murders dissidents in broad daylight, you can rest assured that the United States government is unlikely to act—or perhaps even speak—in a manner likely to disrupt your daily routine. While invoking “our values,” hailing the importance of American humility, and rejecting the “failed policies of the past,” the current administration is projecting a dangerous image to the world.... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278174/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:15:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276036/posts When Barack Obama was running for president, he vigorously reassured voters of his firm commitment to America's special relationship with Israel. Indeed, he worked to beef up his pro-Israel bona fides long before he officially announced his intention to run. In a 2006 speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Obama recounted a helicopter tour over the Israeli border with the West Bank. "I could truly see how close everything is and why peace through security is the only way for Israel," he said. In that same speech, Obama called the Jewish State "our strongest ally in the region... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276036/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:13:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275755/posts President Obama has betrayed the pro-democracy protesters in Tehran. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are risking their lives to contest Iran's rigged elections. They understand that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election was a fraud and that his main challenger, former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, is the victim of a stolen election. Millions of Iranian ballots have been cast aside. In the face of a popular uprising, the theocratic regime is resorting to a brutal, Tiananmen Square-style crackdown. Dissidents have been murdered. Opposition leaders, student activists and Iranian journalists have been arrested. The feared Basij, Iran's government-backed militia, roam the streets,... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275755/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:13:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273651/posts They have no chance whatsoever of changing the Democrat's health care bill to reflect even minimal conservative principles. But centrist Republicans are "negotiating" with more "moderate" Democrats on health care, hoping to gain a few scraps so they can go back to the home folks and crow about how they helped pass a bill that will fundamentally alter the relationship between the governors and the governed in this country. Molly Hooper of The Hill has gotten wind of these secret meetings: The talks have been so secretive and politically sensitive that some members interviewed by The Hill refused to name... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273651/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:00:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270556/posts More and more Americans support equal rights for gays and lesbians and oppose the ban on openly homosexual soldiers serving in the military. But Barack Obama seems to be behind the curve on gay rights -- and the calls for him to act are getting louder. Not even the rain kept them away. First, there was only a handful, then a few dozen, and finally thousands. They marched from New York's West Village through the traffic to Union Square, chanting. Many carried posters and banners many with slogans like "Civil rights now," "Equality for all families" and "No tolerance for... Der Spiegel (Germany) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270556/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:19:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270090/posts House-Senate negotiators reached agreement late Thursday on a $105.9 billion wartime spending bill after last-minute assurances from President Barack Obama that he will use all his powers to prevent the disclosure of controversial photographs depicting the treatment of detainees held by the U.S. military. White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel rushed to the Capitol in the evening to personally deliver this message after the talks began to unravel. The president participated by speaker phone, as senators gathered with Emanuel in the first floor offices of the Senate Appropriations Committee. And Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) later read aloud a letter... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270090/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:56:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261633/posts <p>Congressman McCotter was interviewed this morning on FOX regarding the GM pre-programmed bankruptcy. I was interested that learn that GM car manufacturing will be moved to China, where impressive vehicles like Le Car! will be made and then shipped-back to the US for purchase by reluctant consumers. McCotter noted that not only is this bankruptcy a gift to the UAW, but also a victory for the EnviroNazis who will at last force Americans to buy the small, dangerous, lawnmowers-with-4- seats they have demanded for years.</p> Fox News Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261633/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 15:39:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253063/posts In times past, coalminers working in the depths of the earth took along caged canaries. As long as the canaries warbled, the miners knew they were safe from the methane and carbon monoxide that would kill them in minutes. But when the tiny songbirds stopped singing, the miners knew to run for their lives. Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253063/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 06:54:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250618/posts Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, who switched to the Democratic side of the aisle from Republican last month, is shocked, shocked that some of his former brethren aren’t so happy about the move. “I feel very comfortable being a Democrat. My new colleagues were always my friends,” the five-term Senator told Men.Style.com, the online site for GQ and Details magazines. Newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250618/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 08:04:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224026/posts It is no fun to be the one who rains on the parade, and, if nothing else, President Obama's trip to Europe has been quite a parade....Still, someone has to say it: Although some things went well on this trip, some things went badly. The centerpiece of the visit, Obama's keynote foreign policy speech in Prague...was, to put it bluntly, peculiar. He used it to call for "a world without nuclear weapons" and a new series of arms control negotiations with Russia. This was not wrong, necessarily, and not evil. But it was strange. Clearly, the "no nukes" policy is... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224026/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:27:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2222784/posts At the G-20 summit on April 2, President Obama helped China gain power at the IMF which could assist them with their plan to get their reserves out of dollars before the coming dollar collapse. China may want to follow up on the statement made on March 23 by Zhou Xiaochuan, head of the People's Bank of China. Zhou's idea was to turn the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) SDRs (Special Drawing Rights) into an international reserve currency that would be guaranteed by the IMF to have a value based upon the average value of a basket of currencies. It was... Seeking Alpha http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2222784/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 16:42:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222468/posts Look to your right, and look to your left,” Karen Shablin, a deeply pro-life activist from Feminist For Life, instructed her audience. “These people [may not] be here if their mother had exercised her choice.” Feminist For Life is an organization aimed at continuing the efforts of early feminists such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton to seek practical solutions to systematically eliminate the root causes for women to have abortions, according to the group’s website. Related: Abortion Activists Educate Students Activist Speaks Against Abortion Pope to U.S. Speaker Pelosi: Reject Abortion Support Shablin believes that abortions occur because... The Cornell Daily Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222468/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 22:21:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220676/posts 1 Nissan, 5769 (March 26, '09) This article is translated from Moshe Feiglin's article in the Makor Rishon newspaper.The new government that Netanyahu is going to present soon has no new message and is incapable of dealing with the gangrene spreading in our land since the hug with Arafat. What we have been getting since Oslo is what we will continue to get. Bibi's new government will be predicated on commitment to Oslo and all of its offspring agreements, commitment to continue the war against the settlements and the end of the struggle against the 'rule of law gangsters.' The... Manhigut Yehudit--The Jewish Leadership Movement http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220676/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:23:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195928/posts President Obama announced the withdrawal yesterday of more than 90,000 US combat troops from Iraq by August next year but his decision to keep a force of up to 50,000 was attacked by leaders of his party as a betrayal of his promise to end the war. Mr Obama's drawdown plan was even embraced by Republicans — including John McCain, his election opponent last year — but was criticised by anti-war liberals. It was the latest of several moves by the President that have disappointed the Left, who had convinced themselves that he would end the US presence in Iraq... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195928/posts#comment Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:05:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189708/posts Maine's Grand Old Party sank to a new low this month when its two U.S. senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, bolted across the aisle and helped the party of President Obama pass the $800 billion stimulus bill. If past is prologue, we probably should have expected as much. Snowe and Collins, who pride themselves as being centrist Republicans with a maverick streak in the mold of the late Maine political icon Margaret Chase Smith, have time after time voted or taken positions that are counter to the principles of their own party. For conservative Maine Republicans, the Snowe-Collins rogue... The Daily News, Bangor, Maine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189708/posts#comment Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:46:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185626/posts February 13, 1999 Ending a tumultuous year of political scandal, the Senate acquitted President Clinton of high crimes and misdemeanors yesterday, after House prosecutors failed to muster even a bare majority of senators in favor of removing the nation's 42nd president from office.snip Five Republicans -- Sens. Olympia J. Snowe and Susan M. Collins of Maine, John H. Chafee of Rhode Island, James M. Jeffords of Vermont and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania -- voted to acquit on both articles of impeachment. Appears these traitors have a long history of "crossing the asile" Suggestion, does anyone think that a petition to... From the Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185626/posts#comment Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:42:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181915/posts Not bipartisan? Try telling that to Sen. Olympia Snowe. On CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday, Sen. John McCain scoffed at the notion that the support President Barack Obama’s stimulus proposal has received from Snowe, Sen. Susan Collins, Arlen Specter, constituted bipartisanship. “[T]his agreement is not bipartisan,” McCain told moderator Bob Schieffer. “I've been in bipartisan agreements, many. This is three Republican senators. Every Republican congressman voted against it in the House, plus Democrats. And all but three Republicans stayed together on this. That's not bipartisanship. That's just picking off a couple of senators.” On Monday, Snowe took issue with that... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181915/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:38:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179271/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has killed an alternative economic stimulus plan by Sen. John McCain that would have cut income and payroll taxes but spent far less than President Obama's plan. The party-line 57-40 vote against McCain's $421 billion plan came Thursday as a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans struggled to cut up to $100 billion from Obama's version. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179271/posts#comment Thu, 5 Feb 2009 23:18:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2167879/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama honored his vanquished Republican rival John McCain on Monday, describing the Arizona senator as an "American hero" while the Democrat prepared to assume the office that both men fought bitterly to attain. Obama and McCain clashed repeatedly on the campaign trail over foreign and domestic policy in sometimes heated exchanges that occasionally veered into the personal. But Obama made clear that period had passed even as he predicted the two would not always get along in the future. "John is not known to bite his tongue and if I'm screwing up, he's going to... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2167879/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:49:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2153923/posts It will be up to President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team whether Pastor Rick Warren’s prayer at the inauguration is vetted in advance, a spokeswoman for Warren’s Saddleback Church tells CNSNews.com. The spokeswoman would not say whether Warren would object to having his prayer reviewed or edited in advance by Obama. CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2153923/posts#comment Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:04:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142352/posts The “precautionary principle,” in essence, says the following: “Okay, maybe we’re not really, really sure that global warming is occurring. And even if it is, we’re not really, really sure that human activity is causing it. But shouldn’t we err on the safe side, thereby formulating and enforcing strict emissions limits, just in case?” Such an outlook, taken to the extreme, would close the door on any and all future human progress. World opinion, which Obama and leftists love to claim should hold so much sway, isn’t answering “No.” It’s screaming “Heck no!”... Will a President Obama and the people... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142352/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:55:05 GMT