http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:usnavyvet/ en-us Thu, 16 May 2013 22:33:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020406/posts NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FOX News Channel (FNC) has hired former U.S. Representative Allen West (R-FL) as a contributor, announced Bill Shine, Executive Vice President of Programming for the network. West will offer political commentary across various daytime and primetime programs. “Representative West’s congressional and military experience along with his fearless approach to voicing key issues will provide a valuable point of view to the FOX News lineup.” In making the announcement, Shine said, “Representative West’s congressional and military experience along with his fearless approach to voicing key issues will provide a valuable point of view to the FOX News lineup.” Currently,... Business Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3020406/posts#comment Thu, 16 May 2013 22:33:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3018892/posts ...and the putrid core is exposed. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3018892/posts#comment Mon, 13 May 2013 20:00:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018865/posts False complaints of sexual abuse in the military are rising at a faster rate than overall reports of sexual assault, a trend that could harm combat readiness, analysts say. Virtually all media attention on a Pentagon report last week focused on an increase in service members’ claims of sexual abuse in an anonymous survey, but unmentioned were statistics showing that a significant percentage of such actually investigated cases were baseless. From 2009 to 2012, the number of sexual abuse reports rose from 3,244 to 3,374 — a 4 percent increase. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018865/posts#comment Mon, 13 May 2013 18:37:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018842/posts ...Who will run for Iowa's Open US Senate Seat on the GOP-e "side"? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3018842/posts#comment Mon, 13 May 2013 17:44:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015438/posts Norfolk, Va. - In World War II, there were 30 Navy ships for every admiral. Now, the Navy has more admirals than ships. That’s a point not lost on Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner. “I want to see the Pentagon cut back on some of this “brass creep” both in terms of numbers and some of these perks,” Warner said. Not long ago, the Navy forced out 3,000 mid-career sailors. Military budget cuts have scrapped air shows, delayed deployments, and threatened civilian contractors with two-week furloughs. Craig Quigley, a retired rear admiral who heads the Hampton Roads Military and Federal... Wtkr TV NORVA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015438/posts#comment Fri, 3 May 2013 19:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3014591/posts First day on the job… A young guy from North Dakota moves to Florida and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job. The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says "Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in North Dakota." Well, the boss was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him a shot, so he gave him the job. "You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough, but he got through... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3014591/posts#comment Wed, 1 May 2013 19:13:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3011469/posts WASHINGTON — Sen. Deb Fischer is headed back to the White House tonight for dinner with President Barack Obama. “I’m a regular,” the Nebraska Republican quipped as she arrived at the weekly Senate GOP luncheon in the Capitol. Fischer was among a group of Republican senators who dined with Obama earlier this month. She also attended a reception there in March for Women’s History Month. The invite list for tonight’s dinner includes all 20 women in the Senate. It’s a record number of women in what has long been a male-dominated club. The group includes 16 Democrats and 4 Republicans.... The Omaha World Herald(Buffet's RAG) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3011469/posts#comment Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:40:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3009356/posts He doesn't get the attention of the Sunday talk shows, or Washington's political elite, but the Midwest's dragon slayer, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, is emerging in some Republican circles as the surprising favorite to win the GOP nomination for president in 2016. Untainted by scandal, far from Washington's voter-frustrating gridlock, and reinvigorated by his victory over foes who staged a recall vote, the conservative Walker is also viewed as the best candidate to sop up the Midwest white vote which, had Mitt Romney done better there, would have catapulted him into the Oval Office. Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3009356/posts#comment Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:27:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3009314/posts ..ethically "compromised(sexually(homo/hetero), Money, or Security)"? And is THAT why Obama, The "Media(MSM)" and the Dem "Party" has been getting away with what they have been getting away with. We know now that at least one US GOP-e Senator and one GOP-e US House member has Homosexuals(deviants, perverts)in thier own family. Makes ya wonder how mant ARE Homosexuals(deviants, perverts)(Lindsey Grahmnesty). http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3009314/posts#comment Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:49:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008987/posts ...is the ENTIRE US Feral(Federal) Government is getting ready to come "peeled" and the TRUTH will come out. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008987/posts#comment Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:23:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008925/posts House Speaker John Boehner is being pressed by the conservative wing of the Republican Party not to allow a vote on major pieces of legislation -- from gun control to immigration -- without majority Republican support, after recent signals that he could be open to building a coalition with Democrats. Tea Party favorite and second-term Rep. Tim Huelskamp is among the most recent to express concern, saying Tuesday that Boehner “assured us” that he'd seek a majority Republican coalition before proceeding on controversial bills. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008925/posts#comment Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:50:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008815/posts Anthony Weiner is on a roll. A week after floating his name as a possible mayoral candidate, the disgraced former congressman finishes second when he’s included in the field of Democrats, a new poll reveals. Weiner — who resigned from office in 2011 after getting caught in a sexting scandal — said he’s mulling a political comeback by running for mayor. NEW YORK POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008815/posts#comment Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:34:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006236/posts ...What my wife and I have been doing w/in the last 2 weeks are making Tuesday and Thursday TV/Computer Off nights and making those two nights "Reading Nights". So far I have been able to get through FreeP "C. Edmund Wrights'" Book and have started (last night) "Stalin's Secret Agents: The Subversion of Roosevelt's Government". Just something to maybe try. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006236/posts#comment Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:10:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3004564/posts A major storm next week is poised to bring much needed rain, heavy snow and dangerous thunderstorms to the Plains. The main storm will be preceded by a lesser system with spotty rain, snow and thunderstorms during late Sunday into Monday. However, the main event over the Plains will begin Monday night and Tuesday and will sprawl eastward as the week progresses. AccuWeather http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3004564/posts#comment Fri, 5 Apr 2013 18:46:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3004529/posts One of the first political issues negotiators must tackle in crafting an immigration reform bill is among the most important: what to name it. It’s a decision that will bruise egos, create legacies and deeply affect subsequent messaging battles. “Every time the bill is mentioned in the press, you either have a brand that's positive or a brand that doesn't mean anything or even hurts you,” said Frank Sharry, the executive director of the pro-immigration reform group America’s Voice. The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3004529/posts#comment Fri, 5 Apr 2013 17:02:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3003748/posts For the first time since 1971, there will be no air show at Offutt Air Force Base this year. Base officials announced Wednesday that because of operating budget uncertainties tied to the federal budget sequestration, the show and open house scheduled for Aug. 24-25 have been canceled. “The Department of Defense and the Air Force are facing difficult fiscal challenges, which requires us to make some tough decisions here at Offutt,'' said Col. John Rauch, commander of Offutt's 55th Wing. “One of these tough decisions includes cancelling this year's air show.'' The Omaha World Herald(Buffet's Rag) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3003748/posts#comment Wed, 3 Apr 2013 18:28:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3003655/posts ...that gets decent gas milage and is reliable. Any Suggestions? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3003655/posts#comment Wed, 3 Apr 2013 14:28:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3002755/posts I just had my first glass of GoLytly! YUMM YUMM! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3002755/posts#comment Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:06:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3002733/posts So Sorry. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3002733/posts#comment Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:03:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2999617/posts Joshua Green shares an amazing story about the secret negotiations between Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich for a “unity ticket” during the Republican Presidential primary. In the end, Green reports, neither of the two Republican leaders could agree which of the two would be president. (T)he two candidates spoke face-to-face at an energy forum just before the primary. Gingrich made an elaborate historical argument that when the party hasn’t been able to agree on a nominee, it always settles on the senior figure. Santorum wasn’t persuaded, and urged Gingrich to do what was best for the conservative movement. The Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2999617/posts#comment Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:34:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2998515/posts Just wondering... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2998515/posts#comment Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2998476/posts LOS ANGELES – Two-time Sports Illustrated cover girl Kate Upton upended the modeling world in 2012, bringing back curves, scoring lucrative high-end contracts with the likes of Mercedes Benz, and even infiltrating the high-fashion pages of Vogue. But if the latest string of international fashion weeks is anything to go by, Upton may be an anomaly, as skin-and-bone bodies ruled the runways. Despite the outcry in recent years to curb using excessively waif-like models on the runway, and the establishment of organizations such as the non-profit Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), curves were nowhere to be seen in... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2998476/posts#comment Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:35:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2996521/posts An advance party of White House officials insisted on inviting Yityish Aynaw, 22, to next Thursday's gala dinner hosted by Shimon Peres, Israel's president, after hearing how she became the first Israeli of Ethiopian origin to win the country's premier beauty queen contest last month. Her presence among 120 guests who will also include Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, Lt General Benny Gantz, the army chief of staff, and Rueven Rivlin, the Knesset speaker puts her ahead of many more august figures who have failed amid a desperate clamour to secure invites. The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2996521/posts#comment Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:20:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2996233/posts My wife FINALLY got called by the Omaha VA and she will be starting w/in the next month as an "RN". She had been working on one of the Omaha Area VA Clinics as an "LPN" for about the last year or so. In Iowa you as a nurse can be dual RN/LPN. Some states(NE) only allow one!:-)! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2996233/posts#comment Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2996082/posts Since arriving in the Senate in 2011, Rand Paul has been probing here and there for issues of populist resonance. Audit the secretive, sinister Federal Reserve. Rein in those TSA screeners patting down little girls. In each instance, Paul (R-Ky.) has evoked the fear of oppressive government without tipping over into the paranoia of his father’s most dedicated supporters. It has been a diluted, domesticated, decaffeinated version of the ideology that motivated Ron Paul’s presidential races. The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2996082/posts#comment Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:23:45 GMT