http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/civilwarii/ en-us Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:21:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076853/posts Each of the Presidential candidates and those who support them are fighting for the soul of America. Each has a radically different world view; each inhabits a radically different culture. They listen to different music, watch different movies, read different media. Each mainly socializes only with others who are like themselves. They do not talk to those with whom they disagree and when they do, it is often with anger and contempt. I have lived in both worlds. I still do... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076853/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:21:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075425/posts H/t Kimberly M. Did the Code Pink members who interrupted John McCain's speech last night use MSNBC press badges to get into the hall? Not according to Code Pink itself, which claims the two women "obtained passes to the convention from disaffected Republicans." Right. There is another much more intriguing explanation out there. According to Shay at Booker Rising, which describes itself a newsite for black moderates and black conservatives [emphasis added]: "I took the shuttle bus back to Minneapolis, and I overheard a convention organizer named Phil telling a convention delegate that the protesters on Wednesday night got through... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075425/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:21:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074584/posts Last Day Folks! Thanks for letting me do the threads. Last night was GREAT! You can tell by the amount of slime that is being thrown us. Break out the poopcorn, it's going to be another late night! http://www.gopconvention.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074584/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:03:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2075050/posts They have disrupted McCain's speech several times. I've never seen anything like this during a convention. I wonder how they managed to get in. To me this is scary. What if these people were there to do something other than shout? I'm sure these people will be the headline on MSNBC and the New York Times.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2075050/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 02:30:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074709/posts Day 3  Day: WednesdayLocation: Target CenterTime: 10:40 PMArrests: 102 Video Despite band's plea for peace, 102 arrested after Rage Against the Machine concert Even though fans who attended Wednesday's Rage Against the Machine concert were asked not to cause trouble when they left Target Center, scores of people didn't comply with the request. Trouble did break out on downtown Minneapolis streets and police arrested 102 people who had attended the concert, according to the Joint Information Center which is coordinating security in connection with the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Of those arrested, 87 people were tagged with... Modern Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074709/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:47:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074263/posts One of Barack Obama's elite fundraisers from the anti-American group Code Pink attempted to storm the stage last night during Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's acceptance speech at the GOP convention in St. Paul.Jodie Evans, one of a group of about 500 top financiers who have bundled tens of thousands of dollars for the Obama campaign was seized by the Secret Service after she had made her way to side of the stage and and started to yell at Palin.The Washington Post reported on the incident:10:45 p.m. A pair of Code Pink activists just got to the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074263/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 04:46:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073956/posts A year ago, the Ramsey County sheriff's office began looking closely at a group called the Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee. What it found, according to an 18-page search warrant application and affidavit, led to weekend raids on two Minneapolis homes and a temporary St. Paul office for the self-described anarchist group. According to the document, investigation learned: The self-described anarchist group — whose main goal was to "crash" the Republican National Convention," according to its Web site — traveled to or communicated with affinity groups in 67 cities to recruit members and raise money. Group members discussed the possibility... St Paul http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073956/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 19:22:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073935/posts A 23-year-old Michigan man faces up to 10 years in jail for illegally possessing bombs, which he allegedly intended to use to destroy the Xcel Energy Center during the Republican National Convention. Matthew Bradley DePalma, of Flint, Mich., was charged Aug. 30 with one count of possession of firearms. According to his criminal complaint, DePalma had several Molotov cocktails in his possession a week before the start of the RNC. DePalma had been under investigation by federal investigators after he attended a protester conference in Wisconsin in July. Officials said DePalma went to the Hennepin County Library on Aug. 18... KSTP.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073935/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:54:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2073841/posts The Pioneer Press reports that the Ramsey County, Minnesota, Sheriff's office investigated an anarchist group that was considering kidnapping delegates to the Republican Party's convention in St. Paul. The would-be terrorists, who called themselves the "Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee," planned to shut down the convention. The group bears a striking resemblance to the Weathermen, a violent terrorist group founded by Barack Obama's unrepentant terrorist associate William Ayers. According to the news report: # The self-described anarchist group - whose main goal was to "crash" the Republican National Convention," according to its Web site - traveled to or communicated with... Capital Research Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2073841/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:02:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073695/posts Yahoo! News Photos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073695/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:49:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073206/posts I just talked to my wife, who is a Rhode Island delegate at the convention. The news media has not fully reported the destructive activities of the lefty activists. They have: Attacked an elderly man and put him in a wheelchair Attacked some Iowa delegates, pushed them to the ground, doused them with ammonia, and then took their credentials (thank God that they did not light them on fire). Delegates are now being told not to display their credentials except when safely inside the convention center. Destroyed the windows of an entire downtown street First Hand Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073206/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 19:14:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073157/posts Mascots representing the Republican party (L) and the Democratic party (R) ride around on Segway personal transporters at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 2, 2008. Cindy McCain (R), wife of presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Senator John McCain and first lady Laura Bush arrive onstage to speak together at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 1, 2008 BOTH VERY CLASSY LADIES, IMO Delegates are reflected in and distorted by a decorative mirror on the floor of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 1, 2008. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073157/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 18:19:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073078/posts Fatimah Ali: We need Obama, not 4 more years of George Bush By Fatimah Ali Philadelphia Daily News AMERICA is on the brink of a long, harsh and bitterly cold winter, with a looming recession that the GOP won't even admit to. The policies of the current White House have brutalized our economy, yet the wealthiest think that everything is fine. Rich Republicans just don't understand that millions are suffering. But many of their working class do, and they're beginning to abandon their own party. When lifelong Republican Barney Smith told the Democratic convention that he'd vote for Barack Obama... Philadelphia Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073078/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:48:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072656/posts ST. PAUL, Minn. - Protesters attacked members of the Connecticut delegation near the site of the Republican National Convention ... ---snip One 80-year-old member of the delegation had to be treated for injuries, and several other delegates had to rinse their eyes and clothing, the station reported. AP via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072656/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:28:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072658/posts Anti-War Protesters Attack Conn. GOP Delegates Some Delegates Doused With Bleach-Like Substance; Rowdy Crowd Estimated At Between 2,000-10,000 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ― Protesters attacked Connecticut delegates near the site of the Republican National Convention Monday in a demonstration where more than a dozen people were arrested by police using pepper spray amid window-smashing, bottle-throwing and tire-slashing. It was a violent counterpoint to an otherwise peaceful anti-war march not far from the Xcel Energy Center convention site. Many protesters involved in the more violent protest were clad in black and identified themselves to reporters as anarchists. They wrought havoc by... WCBSTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072658/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:37:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072980/posts Protesters harassed two state delegations in St. Paul to attend the Republican National Convention Monday. Someone threw a rock through the window as delegates from Alabama rode their bus to the Xcel Energy Center, where RNC events took place. And masked protesters confronted and harassed the Connecticut delegation — several of them were spat upon, roughed up and doused with a mixture of water and bleach. pioneer press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072980/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:42:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1939402/posts It is more and more looking like the nightmare scenario put forth by the DUmmies in this THREAD titled, "What IF a republican wins in 2008? What actions will you take?" is going to come true. I just don't see any scenario in which any of the Democrat candidates for president can win especially, as is looking more likely, if Mitt Romney is the Republican nominee. Yeah, I know the Huckster surged forward in the polls but he peaked too early and now that he is being scrutinized more carefully, I am sure he will fade in popularity over... DUmmie FUnnies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1939402/posts#comment Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:14:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933049/posts Marking the 14th anniversary of legislation that allowed gay men and lesbians to serve in the military but only if they kept their orientation secret, 28 retired generals and admirals plan to release a letter on Friday urging Congress to repeal the law. We respectfully urge Congress to repeal the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy,” the letter says. “Those of us signing this letter have dedicated our lives to defending the rights of our citizens to believe whatever they wish.” The retired officers offer data showing that 65,000 gay men and lesbians now serve in the American armed forces and... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933049/posts#comment Sat, 1 Dec 2007 01:15:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897616/posts The following bit of light treason was passed along in a puff piece in the latest Harvard Alumni magazine: “It makes sense to be moderate politically only if there are two sides willing to engage,” he says. “The right wing isn’t just taking over the country, it’s shanghaiing all our values. If there’s a Republican administration after the next election, I would join in efforts for some sort of secession. It’s not the same country anymore.” This comes from Howard Gardner, psychologist of multiple intelligence fame. http://www.harvardmagazine.com/2007/09/howard-gardner.html Harvard Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897616/posts#comment Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:16:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1893032/posts Last Friday, I inadvertently found myself in the midst of the opening salvo of a battle to turn the Twin Cities upside down next year. I was driving home at rush hour from downtown Minneapolis, when several hundred bicyclists blocked the street leading to Interstate 394. My fellow motorists and I sat obligingly for several minutes, missing green light after green light. Finally, folks began angrily honking their horns. If two police cars hadn't moved the riders along, people might have leaped from their cars to take on the bicyclists themselves. Later, the protest ride turned ugly. Two officers tried... Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1893032/posts#comment Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:42:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886762/posts WASHINGTON - It took an act of Congress to force the CIA to lift the veil on its watchdog's internal investigation that lays out the agency's many failures in the months and years before Sept. 11, 2001. Three CIA directors disparaged the document. Multiple requests under the Freedom of Information Act collected dust. Finally, on Tuesday, with the clock ticking on Congress' 30-day deadline to release the report, CIA Director Michael Hayden reluctantly caved in. Completed in June 2005, the report lays out in greater detail what has long been known: The CIA's top leaders failed to use their available... Associated Press - Military.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886762/posts#comment Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:00:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881419/posts 1.) Tragically, horrifyingly, but quite predictably, it’s going to happen. The only question being which American city or cities? In a recent conversation with a former high level intelligence operative of our government, I raised the possibility of terrorists successfully detonating a nuclear weapon within the United States. His response was sobering in its hopelessness. First, he stressed how grateful he was that he did not work in Washington, DC, and that his family lived far enough out to survive the coming nuclear blast. When I pressed him as to why he was so sure that Islamic terrorists – with... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881419/posts#comment Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:41:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881034/posts Staffers look for clues in drive-by at KPFT No one was injured and there have been no arrests in the incident at Houston radio station Staffers look for clues in drive-by at KPFT No one was injured and there have been no arrests in the incident at Houston radio station A bullet hole in a window, an odd-caliber shell casing found in the street and the shadowy sighting of a slow-moving white car — that was all KPFT-FM staffers had to go on Monday as they searched for clues that might explain the early-morning drive-by shooting at their Montrose studio.... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881034/posts#comment Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:05:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1881051/posts While many already possess such self defense and military skills, it is necessary for the worldwide gay-allied community to acquire a relatively-uniform knowhow and expertise to defend and enforce human rights against human rights violators, using lethal force as needed to prevent and punish violations. The Stonewall Rebellion celebrated on Christopher Street Day each year in the month of June serves as a reminder of our capacity to hold the top human rights violators and their bloodlines accountable for GLBT persecution. There is not a single nation on Earth where such violators and their bloodlines can escape our retribution when... GaySafety.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1881051/posts#comment Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:45:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1863273/posts A Democratic Party blogger says he wants to shoot Rush Limbaugh and is calling for volunteers to assassinate rock star Ted Nugent, who champions the Second Amendment. Hart Williams, a former writer for porn magazine Hustler and who now toils for the Democratic Daily, was waxing incoherent about a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Nugent, complaining that it was likely ghost-written. "How we can remain 'civil' in the face of this is beyond my ken," wrote Williams. "I will only reiterate what I've said WHEN they manage to inevitably push their litany of hatespeak into actual bloodletting, and full-blown... Worldnetdaily,com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1863273/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jul 2007 23:45:45 GMT