http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/commie/ en-us Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:18:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284446/posts Senate bill fines people refusing health coverageBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR – 58 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines will raise around $36 billion over 10 years. Senate aides said the penalties would be modeled on the approach taken by Massachusetts, which now imposes a fine of about $1,000 a year on individuals who refuse to get coverage.... AP via Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284446/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:18:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284561/posts Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines will raise around $36 billion over 10 years. Senate aides said the penalties would be modeled on the approach taken by Massachusetts, which now imposes a fine of about $1,000 a year on individuals who refuse to get coverage. Under the federal legislation, families would pay higher penalties than individuals. In a revamped health care... fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284561/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 01:58:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276092/posts NEW YORK (AP) — Jane Fonda has undergone surgery to replace her left knee. The Oscar-winning actress had the operation Tuesday, and blogged about it beforehand. In a wistful post titled "So Long Old Knee" on her Web site, Fonda wrote that her knee joint was to "be sawed out and in its place will go a titanium rod and ceramic joint." According to Fonda, it had been "a strong, faithful knee." She said it helped her "up a lot of steep mountains and across rugged terrain." And she recalled smooches by former husband Roger Vadim (vah-DEEM'), who liked to... AP via Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276092/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:32:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268522/posts AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA By Lou Pritchett Dear President Obama: You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me. You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you. You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support. You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American. You scare... American Family Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268522/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:44:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268508/posts Graduating midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis are being told in writing to leave at home or in their vehicles all "ceremonial swords" and anything else "that might be considered a weapon or a threat by screeners" for Friday's outdoor commencement ceremonies featuring an address by President Barack Obama. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268508/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:26:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256898/posts "...No. Barack Obama is a "red diaper baby" who has spent his formative years -- literally from the moment of his birth -- interacting with members and sympathizers of the Communist Party, USA. His mother Stanley Ann Dunham has been described by former classmates as a "fellow traveler." His grandfather Stanley Armour Dunham arranged Obama's mentorship by Communist Party member Frank Marshall Davis. Key details about Ann Dunham come from interviews in The Chicago Tribune, March 27, 2007 and the Seattle Times, April 8, 2008..." American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256898/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 15:43:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256768/posts The topic: "The Future of Capitalism." To discuss this, Time magazine assembled a "stellar cast." One such "honoree" works as a Public Broadcasting Service/National Public Radio host. The tax dollars produced by the capitalism he criticizes help pay his salary. (The irony was apparently lost.) At least other "business roundtable" panelists — commentator/publisher/author Arianna Huffington and singer John Legend — make their money the old-fashioned way, by enticing consumers to buy what they sell. "I don't think that left to its own devices," the taxpayer-supported broadcaster/pundit said, "capitalism moves along smoothly and everyone gets treated fairly in the process. Capitalism... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256768/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 06:03:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254117/posts Reuters Via Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254117/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 19:29:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252272/posts MUMBAI -- India's Communists lost so many seats Saturday in their stronghold states of West Bengal and Kerala that their leaders are going to have to change their policies. The so-called Left Front comprising of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and other leftist parties were leading in the races for only 25 seats in India's lower house of Parliament. That is 34 fewer seats than the Left Front won in the last elections in 2004. "The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Left have suffered a major loss," Prakash Karat, general secretary of the CPI(M) told reporters in New... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252272/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 17:19:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248110/posts A fresh round of expropriations in Venezuela has raised fears that the Opec producer’s already declining oil output could sink to its lowest level in the past 20 years. Troops were mobilised over the weekend to assist Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, in seizing the assets of some 60 oil service companies, after a law was approved last week that paves the way for the state to take increasing control over its all-important oil industry. “To God what is God’s, and to Caesar what is Caesar’s,” said Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez, as he presided over the expropriation of at least... FinancialTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248110/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 18:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2247620/posts I'll start it off.... Hopie changie dork Married to Aunt Esther clone With boob belt and arms. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2247620/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 16:52:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239154/posts Paul's Guests For Monday April 27th. IS BARACK OBAMA A COMMUNIST (MARXIST)? Konstantin Preobrazhensky. Former KGB officer, an intelligence expert and author of several books and numerous articles about Russian secret police organizations. He is known for his publications about KGB operations in Japan, recruitment of Russian emigrants by Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, and infiltration of Russian Orthodox Church by the KGB/FSB. Tom Fife Mr. Fife has a degree in Physics and has worked extensively in advanced design in aerospace for the DoD. He also has a solid grounding in financial systems and has developed sophisticated software for banks. He... The Schiffer Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239154/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:42:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232786/posts WASHINGTON – While Barack Obama is basking in praise for his "decisive" handling of the Somali pirate attack on a merchant ship in the India Ocean, reliable military sources close to the scene are painting a much different picture of the incident – accusing the president of employing restrictive rules of engagement that actually hampered the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips and extended the drama at sea for days. Multiple opportunities to free the captain of the Maersk Alabama from three young pirates were missed, these sources say – all because a Navy SEAL team was not immediately ordered to... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232786/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:50:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232610/posts WASHINGTON – While Barack Obama is basking in praise for his "decisive" handling of the Somali pirate attack on a merchant ship in the India Ocean, reliable military sources close to the scene are painting a much different picture of the incident – accusing the president of employing restrictive rules of engagement that actually hampered the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips and extended the drama at sea for days. Multiple opportunities to free the captain of the Maersk Alabama from three young pirates were missed, these sources say – all because a Navy SEAL team was not immediately ordered to... worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232610/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:36:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2223840/posts “Obama is a radical communist, and I think it is becoming clear. That is what I told people in Illinois and now everybody realizes it’s true,” said Keyes, who ran unsuccessfully against Obama for the state’s open Senate seat in 2004. “He is going to destroy this country, and we are either going to stop him or the United States of America is going to cease to exist.” Keyes also reasserted his belief that unless the question of Obama’s eligibility to serve as president is answered definitively, America may face the startling crisis of an executive branch run by a... Daily Flag-waver http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2223840/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 03:28:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209758/posts "What kind of revolution appeals most to you?" read the now-deleted poll question on Sean Hannity's message board: "Military Coup, Armed Rebellion, or War for Secession?" The next four to eight years are gonna be some fun! Barely two months into the Obama administration, wing-nuts across the land are frothing at the mouth, talking feverishly of secession, violent revolution, tax revolt, "going Galt," and national divorce. It would be hilarious if it weren't so creepy. We all had a good laugh this past December when Igor Panarin, dean of the Russian Foreign Ministry's academy for future diplomats, predicted that the... The Boston Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209758/posts#comment Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:34:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201968/posts Lefties around the world are jumping for joy. It appears our president is so concerned that folks in Latin America don't very much like the US (when have they ever?) that he sees normalizing relations with Cuba as just the thing to get all those socialists in Latin America saying nice things about America. THEN HE QUOTES THE GUARDIAN The Guardian: President Barack Obama is poised to offer an olive branch to Cuba in an effort to repair the US's tattered reputation in Latin America. The White House has moved to ease some travel and trade restrictions as a cautious... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201968/posts#comment Sun, 8 Mar 2009 17:33:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2192796/posts [photo] Sean Penn won the Best Actor award Sunday night for his portrayal of Harvey Milk, America’s first openly gay elected politician. In accepting his award, Penn gleefully described the Academy voters as “commie, homo-loving sons of guns.” He also criticized California’s voters for their ban on gay marriage. But let’s not forget what else Sean Penn is. He’s also a Hugo Chavez-ACLU-Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-Cindy Sheehan-Dennis Kucinich-Ralph Nader-Fidel Castro lovin’ son of a gun. He’s supported every anti-American tin horn dictator, politician and policy that’s come down the left side of the road in the last twenty-five years.... IHateTheMedia.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2192796/posts#comment Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:10:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191783/posts Former GOP presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee in an exclusive Newsmax interview says President Obama’s early job performance is “cause for alarm,” and warns his penchant for talking down the economy is “the worst possible direction he could take.” Obama’s dark portrayal of the U.S. economy -- apparently intended to lower the high expectations stoked by his rhetoric during the campaign -- is on the verge of becoming a “self-fulfilling prophecy,” Huckabee adds. The former Arkansas governor’s criticism followed a week that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a six-year low. The S & P 500, the index that... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191783/posts#comment Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:31:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191636/posts WASHINGTON – A U.S. senator has weighed in on the continuing controversy over Barack Obama's eligibility for office by saying he has never seen proof the new president was actually born in Hawaii. "Well, his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven't seen any birth certificate," Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., told constituents in Cullman County. "You have to be born in America to be president." World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191636/posts#comment Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:02:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191468/posts Loyal to Liberty THOUGHTLET What signals the difference between a "socialist" and a "communist"? It's the gradual repression of political and civil liberty culminating in the open prosecution and suppression of dissident views. But this suppression cannot come about until a monopoly has been established over access to the seats of government executive and decision making power. The key manifestation of this monopoly is of course some form of party dictatorship. Aside from all the evidence in his known background, associates, policy preferences and political actions one of the main reasons I make bold to call Obama a communist is... America's Independent Party http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191468/posts#comment Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:26:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2191212/posts George Soros finally gets it February 21, 2009 – 1:56 pm Three weeks ago, the positively schizophrenic Op-Ed page for the WSJ published yet another piece by a big financial brain proposing a “solution” to the financial crisis. While the editorial page itself is so rigidly ideological as to be useless, the op-ed page publishes stuff all over the map. The only common attribute seems to be a big-name byline. Once in a while you’ll get a thoughtful, nuanced and hard-hitting piece by Shelby Steele or Judy Shelton, for instance; occasionally, one of the big names will actually say something... ml-implode (Option Armageddon) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2191212/posts#comment Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:37:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189906/posts I probably should have just listened to Paul Harvey. Though it wasn’t actually Paul Harvey. It was Ron Chapman. And that’s probably the problem. I understand Ron Chapman is a radio legend somewhere, but I don’t live there. So, to me, he’s just an insufferable bore. But I should have been listening anyway. Instead I got an idea. An idea that had been kind of simmering in my head for a week or so. I was trying to think of a way to show that I wasn’t happy. That I was tired of bailouts. That I didn’t want to pay... boblonsberry.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189906/posts#comment Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:40:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191302/posts Alan Keyes: Stop Obama or U.S. will cease to exist Claims 'communist usurper' plunges country into chaos February 21, 2009 By Drew Zahn © 2009 WorldNetDaily Alan Keyes, a 2008 presidential candidate who is also a plaintiff in one of the many lawsuits challenging Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility to occupy the Oval Office, charged at a pro-life rally that unless Obama's social and economic policies are stopped, the United States as we know it is over. Keyes' comments were part of an interview with a reporter from KHAS-TV at a fundraiser for the AAA Crisis Pregnancy Center in Hastings, Neb.... wnd http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191302/posts#comment Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:59:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188121/posts In his first weeks in office, President Barack Obama shut down his predecessor’s system for reviewing regulations, realigned and expanded two key White House policymaking bodies and extended economic sanctions against parties to the conflict in the African nation of Cote D’Ivoire. Despite the intense scrutiny a president gets just after the inauguration, Obama managed to take all these actions with nary a mention from the White House press corps. The moves escaped notice because they were never announced by the White House Press Office and were never placed on the White House web site. They came to light only... YahooNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188121/posts#comment Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:16:29 GMT