http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/campaign/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:46:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051103/posts The anointed one's pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action - and a blessing to all his faithful followers And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness. The Child was blessed in looks and intellect. Scion of a simple family, offspring of a miraculous union, grandson of a typical white person and an African peasant. And yea, as he... Times of London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051103/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:46:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050866/posts Barack Obama’s campaign said Thursday that the Illinois senator opted not to visit U.S. troops at military facilities in Germany because it would be “inappropriate” to make such a stop on the campaign-funded leg of his trip. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050866/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:51:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050083/posts Sen. Barack Obama stands next to the Eternal Flame at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in J'lem. Can I just say that I don't get the wreath thing. I know various leaders do this, but it isn't a Jewish custom to put flowers at a grave so I don't really get this. Obama and Bibi. Bibi looks cute, but it's hard to tell what he thinks about meeting Obama. Considering that Israelis favor McCain by 20 points and that Obama's fan club in Israel has only 57 members, probably not too much. Obama with clown Shimon Peres. Obama looks... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050083/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:15:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045625/posts Things you never thought you’d see: Obama’s campaign manager begs for money posted at 1:46 pm on July 14, 2008 by Allahpundit I saw and duly dismissed as wishful thinking Karl’s and Patrick Ruffini’s posts last week speculating that St. Barack hadn’t released his June fundraising numbers yet because his money machine had finally broken down. After watching this, I wonder if they’re right. The obvious spin is that the sluggish contributions are simply an artifact of summer doldrums, but (per Ruffini) Kerry took in $30 million in June 2004, which would be slightly better than what Obama’s rumored to... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045625/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:44:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045614/posts Conflict over Berlin Visit Becomes US Campaign Issue By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Washington, D.C. The heated debate over Barack Obama's planned appearance in Berlin appears to have crossed the Atlantic to become a campaign issue at home. It's unlikely now that he will appear in front of the Brandenburg Gate. If the American journalists covering the campaign trail didn't know all about the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin before, they certainly do now. On Sunday, Barack Obama mingled on a flight to San Diego with the pack of journalists who have been following him day in and day out. He... Der Spiegel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045614/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:05:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044573/posts Local toll road activist Terri Hall, the Spring Branch home schooling mom who's campaign against toll roads made her WOAI's San Antonian of the Year for 2007,. is taking her populist campaign nationwide. Hall is among the speakers for Saturday's 'Freedom March,' in Washington DC, organized by supporters of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, and designed to keep alive his message of smaller government and vigilance against encroaching government power. "They wanted someone to speak about the Trans Texas Corridor, and what's happening here, and the eminent domain abuses, and how all these toll roads are tied to corporate... WOAI radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044573/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:28:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043330/posts The above is a fact. That candidate is not Bob Barr, Ralph Nader, or Chuck Baldwin. It certainly isn't Barak Hussein Obama. McCain's VP choice will define his intentions for this conservative. He must choose a viable conservative as his running mate. On the high end I'll accept a Jindal or Hunter with excitement. On the low end, I'll accept a man who's been trying to prove himself a conservative, Mitt Romney. Since VP is an opportunity for Mitt to grow in his conservative convictions, I'm OK with that. Neither Condi Rice nor Colin Powell are conservatives, and they don't... Bloggers & Personal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043330/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:16:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042028/posts John McCain is a man without a message. An undisputed war hero, a true leader on Iraq policy, a veteran Senate compromiser, McCain has the resume…what he lacks is a message that can connect to voters, and give them a rationale to go to the polls in November. As with any good slogan, it must be short and convey a clear idea - reflective of overall policy aims. Gopublius humbly submits for the use of the McCain campaign, the slogan: “Let McCain Fix It!” Barack Obama’s message is clear: change. However, even as slogans go, it’s particularly meaningless, since change... GOPublius.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042028/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041897/posts Senator Barack Obama will accept the nomination of the Democratic Party on August 28 at INVESCO Field in front of 75,000 people. Tickets will be free and the event open to the public. Ten supporters who donate $5 or more will be flown to Denver with a friend to meet Senator Obama backstage and watch history unfold. DNC Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041897/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:42:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040930/posts John McCain will spend the coming week talking about the economy, but the Republican presidential candidate isn't expected to say anything new. Rather, he will repackage proposals he has already outlined -- ones the campaign fears nobody heard. "We don't think we've made the case eloquently," Doug Holtz-Eakin, the campaign's policy director, said. The goal is to put out a consistent message each day that can penetrate voters' minds. The ability to control a certain story line through a 24-hour news cycle is seen as one element of a successful modern political campaign and, so far, Sen. Obama has been... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040930/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 01:53:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040768/posts July 4, 2008San Francisco, California Wow, even days later, I am still so giddy I can hardly type!Have you ever taken a bong hit that melts away the worries of this world in a euphoric wave of Zen-like contentment? How about the intense pleasure of listening to your favorite Grateful Dead song while enjoying the aforementioned bodacious botanicals, followed by the exquisite pleasure of biting into a chewy, warm brownie right from the oven? While most enlightened liberals would consider these things life's ultimate pleasures, they pale in comparison to sitting at the feet of The Master and drinking in the sweet nectar of hope!Senator Barack Obama's San Francisco campaign stop... The Peace Moonbeam Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040768/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:43:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040278/posts It is not hard to see why and how the middle classes, the poor, and the union members would like to see larger government programs and greater taxes on the wealthy, but why are so many in the upper-upper middle classes so vehemently pro-Obama? Are they that confident in the public schools, teachers' unions, swearing off their archaic gasoline engines, wanting restrictions on free trade and globalization, and living in mixed, integrated working-class neighborhoods? One paradox about the Obama campaign is that in terms of aggregate cash, most of his total donations are of the larger sort, and they tend... The Corner on National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040278/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:22:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040225/posts BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet wants to ban parties from using pictures of figures who are not running for office at campaign rallies for local elections, the government's spokesman said on Thursday. Campaigning in places of worship would also be prohibited, a statement from government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. Pictures of religious leaders are almost always displayed at Shi'ite political gatherings and during election campaigns. Political sources said that ban was mainly aimed at preventing Shi'ite groups from using posters of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the highest Shi'ite religious leader in Iraq. Analysts said, in past elections, some Shi'ite factions... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040225/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:51:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038940/posts Barack Obama denounces the ‘poison of patriotism’ after attack on McCain Barack Obama asked supporters not to devalue Mr McCain’s war service Tom Baldwin in Washington Barack Obama declared that exploiting patriotism “too often poisons our political debates” as he sought yesterday to answer doubts about his love for America and distance himself from supporters who have demeaned John McCain’s military service. In a speech in Independence, Missouri, the Democratic nominee said: “I will never question the patriotism of others in this campaign. And I will not stand idly by when I hear others question mine.” His remarks came a... Times of London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038940/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:24:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2036069/posts Rumor Mill opens: Obama is Amish! So he is. Central Pennsylvania, land of Paper Mills, Windmills, and now, the Obama rumor mill. DotPenn writers are currently collecting and--what the hell--creating their own rumors about presidential candidate Barack Obama to keep Obama's Fight the Smear site busy. Obama's site is designed to respond to smears, rumors, and whitey lies. Sven Waring, DotPenn correspondent, said opening up the Rumor Mill will give thousands of central Pennsylvanians something better to do than going to church and expending shells at the local gunnery. "We want to make sure that both the residents and members... Dotpenn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2036069/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:32:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035268/posts Barack Obama may want to rethink his position on public financing after all. Not only did he lose most of the contests over the last three months of the primary, his fundraising numbers declined during the same period. In just-released figures, Obama had his weakest fundraising month of 2008 in May, outraising John McCain by only a million: Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 million cash on hand, the campaign reported Friday. That puts him behind McCain, after spending $5 million more... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035268/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:09:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034788/posts The following unsolicited bulk E-mail from Obama for America demonstrates Obama’s total contempt for the intelligence of the American voter by claiming that Obama is rejecting Federal election funding out of an idealistic desire to fix a “broken” campaign system. The truth is that his rejection of Federal funding frees him to accept unlimited six figure bundled contributions such as those enumerated below, without any limit on what he can spend to get elected. Since we announced our decision not to accept taxpayer funds for the general election, tens of thousands of people like you have come forward to declare... Grizzly Groundswell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034788/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:49:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2034716/posts Obama outspent Hillary 3:1 in PA, and lost by 10. He outspent her 2:1 in OH, and lost. He outspent her $75 million to $46 million in the primaries and the nomination was essentially a tie. May was Obama's worst fund-raising month of 2008. Maybe the bottom is falling out of the snake-oil market. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2034716/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:48:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2032785/posts Kentucky Conservatives: I'm forming a group "Kentucky Conservatives for Allen West". I want to help this military veteran, who served our country dilligently and without fail, get elected because he represents everything I believe in. He is exciting and honorable, honest, and conservative. He is running in Florida against Ron Klein. Col. West is a true American hero who deserves our help. He'd love to come to Kentucky for a fund raiser in August or September. If possible, I'd need help arranging such a move. Anyone interested let me know! If you're a conservative who, like me, has felt somewhat... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2032785/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:12:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030265/posts This is a video of Lt. Col. Allen West speaking with the Broward Republican Executive Committee a few months ago. This guy is a real American hero, running for Congress in Florida. The GOP needs to support people like Allen West, who is a real conservative. I hope you think as highly of Allen West as I do. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030265/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:55:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028741/posts Oh, Lord it’s hard to be humble. Consider poor Barack Obama - who has been forced to repeatedly deny rumors he was found wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. Sen. Obama’s supporters are so enthusiastic, expectations are so high, it must be very difficult for him to remain grounded in reality. That’s why it was such a delight last week when, having won the Democratic Party nomination, he accepted the challenge with, as he put it, “profound humility and knowledge of my own limitations.” And that profound humility was on display as Obama described the impact of... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028741/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:43:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028202/posts Discovered in the directory left wide open by the Obama site designers: a PDF file containing Obama’s plan to “hold accountable any perpetrators of war crimes” in Iraq.And something tells me they don’t mean Al Qaeda. LGF http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028202/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:01:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028051/posts From his book and public statements Obama tells in his own words what his views on race relations really are. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028051/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:32:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028049/posts Clinton suspends campaign, endorses Obama Email this Story Jun 8, 8:11 AM (ET) By BETH FOUHY (AP) Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets supporters at the National Building Museum in... Full Image Google sponsored links The Real Barack Obama - The truth behind the canditate - "Barack Obama Exposed" - Free! www.HumanEvents.com Hillary Wants A Jet - But Not Just Any Jet See The Jet Hillary Clinton Wants JetJit.com WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton suspended her pioneering campaign for the presidency on Saturday and summoned supporters to use "our energy, our passion, our strength" to put Barack Obama in... APNews MyWay http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028049/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:26:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027174/posts One thing that was going for Barack Obama this endless primary reason, what justified his entire and only claim to the presidency was the belief that he embodied a new type of a politician, the one above politics. Never mind the oxymoronic and improbable premise of such a formulation - this is what his near-worshippers and supporters went for. It must be clear to everyone by now, except for his most hard-core acolytes, that his candidacy represents nothing of the sort. [1] He is not merely a regular politician (those of us who value politics realize that there is nothing... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027174/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:29:06 GMT