http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cameron/ en-us Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:20:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2096768/posts Speaking to Fox News' Carl Cameron, Gov. Sarah Palin said that some of the things Barack Obama has said about U.S. Forces in Afghanistan "air-raiding villages and killing civilians," would - where she is from - "disqualify" Obama from being Commander-in-Chief. She also talked about her frustration with "gotcha" interviews, such as the one she did with CBS News' Katie Couric. . . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2096768/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:20:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2095490/posts Here is video of Sen. John McCain's interview with Fox News' Carl Cameron today as they discussed the campaign and major issues facing America. . . . . (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2095490/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 03:03:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091656/posts Kirk Cameron, child star, actor and composer is now blogging for Regular Folks United. He writes about choosing to do his latest movie “Fireproof”.” The producers were looking for an actor who not only could play the part, they said, but someone genuinely walking with the Lord”. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091656/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:50:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082297/posts Gordon Brown is to call on Barack Obama's aides to help fight the Conservative challenge at the next election, it has been claimed. Members of the Democratic presidential candidate's team are said to have been contacted to sound out the possibilty of work with the Labour Party. It is thought former advertising executive David Muir, who was hired by the Prime Minister earlier this year to revive his political fortunes, has come up with the plan. Mr Muir was said to be behind an article in which Mr Brown paid tribute to Mr Obama without mentioning John McCain, the Republican... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082297/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:13:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063943/posts Suddenly we have a very different picture of the sort of political leader that we need. The world is not the same place that it was when the four main players on the Anglo-American political scene came on to the field. Barack Obama and John McCain began their contest in an atmosphere of relative security and prosperity. David Cameron emerged at a time of such general contentment that work-life balance seemed like the most urgent question facing the nation. (Remember that?) When Gordon Brown took office he was immediately presented with a series of what seemed at the time to... UK Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063943/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:50:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051929/posts At British Parliament today, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, met with Tory Leader David Cameron. "Do you haveSeemingly unaware of an enormous fuzzy boom mike held by ABC News' Eric Kerchner, the two chatted casually -- and privately. "You should be on the beach," Cameron told Obama. "You need a break. Well, you need to be able to keep your head together." "You've got to refresh yourself," agreed Obama. < a break at all?" asked Cameron. "I have not," said Obama. "I am going to take a week in August. But I agree with you that somebody, somebody who had worked... ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051929/posts#comment Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:41:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051703/posts At British Parliament today, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, met with Tory Leader David Cameron. Seemingly unaware of an enormous fuzzy boom mike held by ABC News' Eric Kerchner, the two chatted casually -- and privately. "You should be on the beach," Cameron told Obama. "You need a break. Well, you need to be able to keep your head together." ABC Political Punch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051703/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:42:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050355/posts David Cameron is to launch the biggest shake-up of the Conservative Party for decades as part of a bold plan to win support across the whole of the United Kingdom. The Tories are to forge a new party with the Ulster Unionists to try to secure broader backing for Mr Cameron before the next election. The move to restore a link severed more than 30 years ago forms a central plank in a new Conservative strategy to broaden the party's appeal outside England. The Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050355/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:54:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024197/posts Private companies would be allowed to take over state schools under radical Conservative plans. David Cameron, emboldened by a runaway lead in the opinion polls, will copy elements of the much-vaunted "free schools" policy in Sweden under which companies now run more than 900 primary and secondary schools, making healthy profits in the process. Under the plans, companies would be invited to set up new schools or take over failing institutions. The Tories insisted that any profits would be ploughed back into the classroom but their willingness to hand over the running of schools to businesses will be seized on... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024197/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:39:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012498/posts Celebs: Brown Accused Of SmoozingDavid Cameron has used Prime Minister's Questions to accuse Gordon Brown of preferring celebrities and style over substance. Mr Brown retorted that Labour was the party of action and the Conservatives had nothing to offer. Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012498/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 15:45:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010101/posts The Labor Party was headed for a third-place finish in local elections in Britain in early results Friday morning. The big winner was the Conservative Party, The Telegraph reported. The party's campaign headquarters said it expected to top its goal of picking up 200 seats on local councils. The big loser was Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the newspaper said. The local elections were his first big test with voters since he succeeded Prime Minister Tony Blair last year. "Gordon Brown has had his 'Life on Mars' moment," a Conservative spokesman said. "He went to sleep in 2008 and today he's... upi.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010101/posts#comment Fri, 2 May 2008 05:50:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010049/posts Election latest: David Cameron inflicts worst drubbing in 40 years The Conservatives made sweeping gains across the country early today as voters gave Gordon Brown a huge rebuff in his first electoral test as Prime Minister. David Cameron chalked up important successes in the North, the Midlands and the South, securing his top target of Bury in Greater Manchester and taking control of Nuneaton and Bedworth, and Southampton. The Conservatives also took seats in Labour strongholds of Sunderland and Wigan. Labour suffered one of its worst electoral humiliations, with its national share of the vote dropping to 24 or 25... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010049/posts#comment Fri, 2 May 2008 02:35:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985865/posts Cam: This is IvanDOTING dad David Cameron was seen for the first time by voters last night playing with his disabled son. The Tory leader was filmed feeding Ivan, five — who has a rare form of cerebral palsy. A TV crew was allowed in as the family had breakfast at home. Mr Cameron’s daughter Nancy, four, and son Arthur, two, sat on either side of him. See David Cameron at home in our slideshow, below. He admitted the move would spark accusations he was exploiting his kids for political gain. But he insisted he was a family man with... The Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985865/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:32:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980951/posts Muslim extremists should be banned from handing out literature and prevented from sitting on public bodies, David Cameron has said. The Conservative leader has also accused ministers and councils of allowing fanatics to benefit from public grants to Muslim bodies. "The Government has allowed hundreds of thousands of pounds to local authorities to improve community cohesion, but there are worrying signs that ministers have taken their eye off the ball," he said. "I will be making proposals to isolate extremists and make certain they cannot obtain public grants or get invited to sit on public bodies. "That won't just apply... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980951/posts#comment Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:25:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980629/posts Cameron: Ken Livingstone has dismissed and insulted Britain's JewsLast night speaking to the Community Security Trust, David Cameron launched a very strong attack on Ken Livingstone: "In the 1980s he invited IRA apologists to County Hall. Today he not only plays host to Qaradawi but publicly embraces him. And through all of this his attitude to British Jews has bordered on the dismissive and insulting. He’s not a minor politician. In fact, he is a rather powerful one. He is the mayor of this great city. And I hope that on May 1st people of all parties and none. Of... Conservative Home http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980629/posts#comment Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962994/posts Margaret Thatcher named as 'Great Briton' By Andrew Porter, Political Editor Last Updated: 12:51am GMT 01/02/2008 Margaret Thatcher has been hailed as a Great Briton who transformed the country and left an indelible and lasting mark on politics. David Cameron said Margaret Thatcher 'made the landscape we live in today' Conservative leader David Cameron heaped praise on the former Prime Minister in a sign that he is determined to be seen as her heir. At a prestigious dinner in her honour she was awarded the Morgan Stanley Great Britons Lifetime Achievement Award at the Guildhall in London. The awards are... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962994/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 03:18:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940357/posts Cameron makes 'progressive alliance' offer to Lib Dems - David Cameron today launches an audacious attempt to realign the centre ground of British politics when he offers to join forces with the new leader of the Liberal Democrats and forge a 'new progressive alliance' to challenge Gordon Brown. The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940357/posts#comment Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:37:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940356/posts Cameron's pint-sized Rasputin - by the blonde from Tory HQDavid Cameron is not the nice guy he appears to be - and rarely does or says anything in public without taking advice from a shadowy aide who is described as a "pint-sized Rasputin". That is the picture that is painted of the Conservative leader in a BBC documentary made by Britain's leading political film-maker, Michael Cockerell. Mr Cameron refused to let Mr Cockerell and his team film what goes on in his inner circle but the crew managed to ambush them on several occasions and caught his senior political adviser,... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940356/posts#comment Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:31:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935144/posts LABOUR GOVERNMENT 'FALLING APART' SAYS CAMERONDAVID Cameron mounted a scathing attack on the Labour administration today as he warned that the Government is "falling apart". Mr Cameron’s assault on the Prime Minister during today's lively Question Time covered party donations, defence spending and prison places. Taking a swipe at Gordon Brown the Tory leader said: "It took Tony Blair 10 years before confidence in his administration collapsed. You’ve managed it in six months.” To the delight of lively Tory backbenchers Mr Cameron even drew comparisons between the Prime Minister and missing canoeist John Darwin. "I know he wants us to... Daily Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935144/posts#comment Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:58:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932351/posts David Cameron: Army must halt Russia threatWestern forces, which could include British troops, must be sent into the Balkans to prevent Russia sparking a new European war, according to David Cameron. Speaking in Washington, the Conservative leader will issue a stark warning that Russia's increasingly assertive foreign policy is jeopardising Britain's national security. Mr Cameron fears a diplomatic and military crisis could arise over Kosovo, the province of Serbia which has effectively been a United Nations protectorate since Nato invaded to stop ethnic cleansing by Serb forces in 1999. The ethnic Albanian government of Kosovo is threatening to declare independence... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932351/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:18:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932345/posts ERRORS IN DATA LOSS APOLOGY LETTERS HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made a series of mistakes as it tries to apologise to parents for the loss of their personal details in the post, the Tories disclosed. Conservative MPs have been contacted by parents concerned that HMRC - already reeling from the lost benefits discs fiasco - has been sending them the details of other parents. It is the latest embarrassing revelation for the Government following the loss of the entire child benefit database of 25 million people. It was contained on two computer discs which went missing in transit... Daily Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932345/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:09:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932341/posts http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/26758/Tories-Government-are-monkeys-THE Tories branded members of the Labour Government 'three wise monkeys' today in the wake of the secret donations scandal. Theresa May, the Shadow Leader of the Commons, blasted Harriet Harman, the Prime Minister and the Labour Party treasurer in a stormy Commons row. Ms May said: “You, the Prime Minister and the Labour Party treasurer are like the three wise monkeys. "You see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.” The 44-year-old warned Mrs Harman that the “dodgy donations” scandal could result in a further boost for the Conservatives in the opinion polls. She said: “Quite simply... Daily Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932341/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:05:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931818/posts David Cameron's low-key meetingDavid Cameron will tomorrow slip into the White House without fanfare for a low-key behind-closed-doors meeting with President Bush, his first since becoming Tory leader. Yesterday aides were still insisting - in public at least - that they did not know if Mr Bush would have time to see him. The White House itself, apparently irritated by what they see as “pre-trip spin” coming from the Conservative Party, has steadfastedly declined to comment. However, it is understood that Mr Cameron will be granted a short meeting with Mr Bush, probably without a photo-call or joint press statement.... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931818/posts#comment Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:56:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931798/posts RUTHLESS CAMERON TAUNTS BROWNDAVID Cameron accused the Prime Minister of “incompetence and complacency” today during a furious row at the House of Commons. Mr Cameron said the Brown Government had seen "disaster after disaster" and asked voters to consider whether he was "cut out for the job". Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable said Mr Brown had made a “remarkable transformation” from “Stalin to Mr Bean”. During furious exchanges Mr Cameron said the latest funding affair raised questions about the integrity of Mr Brown. This week it emerged that property developer David Abrahams gave the Labour party £650,000 under other people's... Daily Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931798/posts#comment Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:07:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931055/posts TORIES VOW TO END THE SCANDAL OF JAIL SYSTEM THE Tories yesterday promised to provide at least 1,200 extra prison places so they can scrap the Government’s controversial early release scheme. In a major review of prisons and sentencing, they further signalled that judges would be given the power to set minimum terms with no possibility of early parole. Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Herbert also set out proposals to flatten and sell off some of the crumbling Victorian jails and build smaller ones to provide hundreds of extra cells. At the same time, Mr Herbert launched a scathing attack on... Daily Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931055/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:23:53 GMT