http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/boring/ en-us Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:21:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036526/posts 24 June 2008 Zagreb _ A former US ambassador to Croatia has accused Zagreb of plotting and sanctioning the exodus of Serbs in 1995 to create an "ethnically clean" country. Peter Galbraith told The Hague war crimes trial of three Croatian generals, that the leadership headed by late President Franjo Tudjman used ‘Operation Storm’ to ‘cleanse’ Croatia of Serbs. “Croatian authorities either ordered or allowed a mass destruction of the Serb property in former (Serb-held region of) Krajina to prevent the return of the population. I consider that to have been a thought through policy,” he said, testifying at the... Balkan Insight http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036526/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:21:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940865/posts (CNSNews.com) - "Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish," by best-selling author and talk-radio host Mark Levin, tells the joyful and painful story of a dog, Sprite, who is adopted from an animal shelter into the Levin family, becomes a loving and happy member of that family, and then succumbs to illness and has to be put down. It is a touching story that has affected countless people. In an exclusive video-taped interview with Cybercast News Service Editor-in-Chief Terry Jeffrey, Levin talks about his book, his dog Sprite, and why this "dog lover's story" is really a... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940865/posts#comment Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:53:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926492/posts LAS VEGAS (AP) — Under pressure in a caustic campaign debate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday night the American people "know where I stand" and accused her rivals of distorting her record and slinging mud "right out of the Republican playbook.""There's nothing personal about this," countered former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, who joined Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in bluntly accusing Clinton of forever switching positions on Social Security, driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and other issues."What the American people are looking for right now is straight answers to tough questions, and that is not what we have... ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926492/posts#comment Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:49:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923088/posts Anger at Tony Blair's 'boring' £200,000 speech By Richard Spencer in Beijing Last Updated: 7:10pm GMT 08/11/2007 Tony Blair has come under fire in the Chinese media for charging nearly £200,000 for a single speech – and not a good one at that. The former prime minister spoke to businessmen and government officials in the industrial city of Dongguan, two hours' north of Hong Kong, on Tuesday evening. Reports said the speech lacked substance Local media estimates of his fee ranged from US$330,000 to US$500,000 (£160,000 to £240,000). Although the real estate firm which hired him for a “VIP banquet”... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923088/posts#comment Fri, 9 Nov 2007 00:13:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1885418/posts On a very dull morning, I decided to explore the much-touted High Definition channels. Big mistake. The Inside Straight http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1885418/posts#comment Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:06:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1830941/posts Welcome to “The Levin Lounge”… Step in and have a FRink.Will we hear… Taking the country by storm, one radio station at a time – and kicking the BUTTS of the competition! Welcome all, to the most FUN LIVE THREAD on FreeRepublic! Call the show: 1-877-381-3811 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1830941/posts#comment Wed, 9 May 2007 21:31:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783604/posts Mark Levin show graphics: Welcome to “The Levin Lounge”… Step in and have a FRink. Will we hear… Taking the country by storm, one radio station at a time – and kicking the BUTTS of the competition! Welcome all, to the most FUN LIVE THREAD on FreeRepublic! Call the show: 1-877-381-3811 Mark Levin Show keywords: LEVIN, LEVINLOUNGE, PERSIMMONS, TALKRADIO Mark Levin Show FRink List: Mark explains it ALL… and boy do we NEED him!! Levin Frinks List: 1. Yhello, Yhello, Yhello 2. Get off the phone you _________________ ! : 3. Wiener Nation Mention 4. Mark says “Thank Me" or... 770 WABC AM New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783604/posts#comment Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:30:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781375/posts Looking at the potential presidential frontrunners for both the Democrat and Republican parties reveals that virtually everyone of them would surrender America’s borders. Not one of the presidential frontrunners from either party would protect our borders against illegal immigration. Just the opposite. They would continue George Bush’s policy of wide open borders, including his determination to grant amnesty to illegals. In other words, when it comes to protecting our borders, there is not a nickel’s worth of difference between the two major parties’ leading presidential contenders. Democratic presidential frontrunners include John Edwards, Barak Obama, and Hillary Clinton. Republican frontrunners include... Constitution Party http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781375/posts#comment Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:05:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774696/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- Protesters energized by fresh congressional skepticism about the Iraq war demanded a withdrawal of U.S. troops in a demonstration Saturday that drew tens of thousands and brought Jane Fonda back to the streets. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774696/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:47:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774755/posts I don't see a thread for Hillarys speech just viewed on C-Span, so I'm starting one. I wasn't able to stomach more than five minutes at a time. It was the worst thing I have ever seen on television, and in this day and time, thats saying something. Is there anybody who watched more than five minutes? Please report! It was like a fingernail scratching a blackboard, two inches from my ear. Absolutely horrible. Applause was tepid, she had to bait them to applaud by pausing. If she were in a court, the opposition would object to leading the witness.... C-SPAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774755/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:47:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770430/posts Welcome to “The Levin Lounge”… Step in and have a FRink.Will we hear… Taking the country by storm, one radio station at a time – and kicking the BUTTS of the competition!Hey Hey, It’s “Ray” Day!Welcome all, to the most FUN LIVE THREAD on FreeRepublic! Call the show: 1-877-381-3811 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770430/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:53:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1767894/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1767894/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:44:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1764343/posts BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1764343/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:40:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1760719/posts It is rare that a movie affects me so profoundly that I feel compelled to write about it, but Nancy Meyers' "The Holiday," starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and Jack Black, is just such a movie: It is so bad it drove me from the theater before it was even finished. I pride myself on sitting through to the bitter end during even the most ridiculous movies. It's how I got through What Dreams May Come, with clenched teeth and steely determination. But pride goeth before an evacuation, and after one hour and forty minutes, my friend and... My seething mind http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1760719/posts#comment Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:29:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754153/posts BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754153/posts#comment Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:40:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750921/posts Will the Shuttle go or not... It all depends on the weather... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750921/posts#comment Sat, 9 Dec 2006 15:35:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1742401/posts American Music Awards on nowNext up- the Dixie Chicks, in case anyone is interested in hearing their vacuous rants.... American Music Awards http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1742401/posts#comment Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:16:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711417/posts Dictator hires doubles to do the boring jobs By Richard Spencer in Beijing (Filed: 30/09/2006) Korean leader Kim Jong-il (or is it?) inspects a farm run by Korean People's Army The eccentric North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il has hired doubles to carry out his more mundane tasks, according to South Korean intelligence officials. While Kim himself attends major state occasions, two men stand in for him for more routine visits to tractor factories or farms. "They are the spitting image of Kim — the same age, same height and with the same bouffant hairstyle and pot belly," a South Korean... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711417/posts#comment Sun, 1 Oct 2006 01:01:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711230/posts Lenders must consider borrowers' ability to pay the full cost of the loan WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Cracking down on exotic mortgages that have exploded in popularity in recent years, U.S. regulators told banks Friday that they've got to make sure that borrowers can actually pay back the full amount of the mortgage. Exotic products, such as interest-only or payment option adjustable rate mortgages, allow borrowers to trade lower initial payments for higher payments later. But such products have raised red flags at the Federal Reserve and other banking regulators as more institutions offer them and they become available to a... Maret Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711230/posts#comment Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:03:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1708936/posts Howard K. Stern just announced on Larry King that he's the Dad of Anna Nicole's Baby and that they're in love. That's all. Larry King Live http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1708936/posts#comment Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:37:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1705097/posts Education The public education situation in this country has become a chronic example of wasteful and ineffective government spending. It is a travesty that we have to relinquish our tax dollars to under-educate and indoctrinate our children. The public school system’s standards are so low that we have high school students who literally cannot read. The majority of the public school students have no idea about world events, government, geography, history, or grammar. On the flip-side, their knowledge of modern pop-culture is amazing.The Republican idea of vouchers lends a solution to the failed school system. This idea has been fought... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1705097/posts#comment Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:18:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1700364/posts Vote for Tucker Carlson on Dancing with the Stars tonight, 1 800 vote-4-03 / 1 800 868-3403 If you love Tucker on MSNBC - libertarian spokesman for America - then keep him on the show another week. He was bad, but he deserves to have fun for another week! And it makes the show fun for us. He is family, for all us libertarians! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1700364/posts#comment Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:44:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697000/posts One of the fastest-growing games in the United States is, surprisingly, cricket. The game flourished there for a while in the 19th century, but a combination of war and baseball sent it into decline. That is, until now. Atlanta, Georgia is not a place you normally associate with cricket. It is famous for a fizzy drink and a baseball team called The Braves. So I was pleasantly surprised, on a recent visit, to hear the distinctive "thock" of leather on willow. "Shot, Mouse!" shouted the tall, silver-haired West Indian standing next to me, as a batsman lofted a ball over... BBC News Atlanta http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697000/posts#comment Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:27:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1691476/posts Socialism is best because under socialism. No one has to worry about being poor or starving to death. No one is poor, unemployed, discriminated, everyone is equal reguardless or race or creed. Today such ideas are condemned as evil. Any attempt to protest against slavery and genocide and human rights violations are met with the cries of COMMUNISM! By the religious right and then they conjure up stories about Stalin, Gulags, tortue, police state etc. So therefore we must stick with the current system of sweat shop slavery, poverty and racism while rich people who already have all they will... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1691476/posts#comment Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:33:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688036/posts • Q2 jumps by 67 percent year over year • Buyers done in by ‘creative mortgages’ according to figures released Monday by Foreclosures.com, a Central Valley-based real estate investment advisory firm and publisher of foreclosure property information. "Year over year at the end of the second quarter of 2006, foreclosure activity in California has increased more than 67 percent," says Alexis McGee, president of Fair Oaks-based ForeclosureS.com. The once hot housing markets in Las Vegas and Phoenix are cooling off rapidly and defaults there are on the rise as well, she says. "Both Las Vegas and Phoenix were impacted by... Central Valley Business Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688036/posts#comment Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:16:02 GMT