http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/commie/ en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:40:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394586/posts A new one from CNS featuring Kent Conrad, who’ll be spared a “worst person in the world” award on Olbermann’s show for this bit o’ demagoguery solely by virtue of his party affiliation. Consider this a sequel to Lindsey Graham’s grilling of Holder last week: In both cases, we’ve got a Democrat who’s (a) absolutely confident that civilian trials are the way to go and (b) plainly unprepared to address the rather significant constitutional implications of his preference. The search warrant question here is bait but the underlying point isn’t: FrumForum interviewed former FBI and CIA agents to get their... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394586/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:40:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2388010/posts Chinese artist Liu Bolin warms his hands as his sculpture "Burning Man Obama" is tested at a workshop in Beijing A man wears basketball sneakers with an image of US President Barack Obama and the words "change" and "yes we can" along a street in Beijing Fridge magnets are seen at a shop in Beijing, including one of Chinese president Hu Jintao and some with the "Oba Mao" design by Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of Barack Obama over that of Chairman Mao The owner of a shop in Beijing shows a card sold at his... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2388010/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:55:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383157/posts STREAMING ON FOX: http://interactive.foxnews.com/livestream/live.html?chanId=5 FOX http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383157/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:41:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376596/posts Sounds a bit late, but at least some movement away from us all having to wear Mao suits. American Spectator tells the story: White House senior adviser Susan Crawford resigned last week to little fanfare, but some White House insiders say her leaving may reveal growing tensions inside the Obama Administration about just how radical the administration has become in developing policies. Crawford, who was one of the leading voices during the Obama transition period, and then stayed on as Obama's key adviser on technology and communications policy, was credited with putting in place the general policy overlays in those... Economic Policy Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376596/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2367498/posts Rosie O'Donnell has confirmed that she and longtime girlfriend Kelli Carpenter are on the rocks. In a new interview with USA Today, she says, "We're a family. We will remain a family forever. And we are working on our issues." The 47-year-old O'Donnell -- who has been suggesting a split on her blog -- wouldn't confirm a National Enquirer report that Carpenter, 42, has moved out of their Nyack, NY, home and into Manhattan. (USA Today notes that Carpenter was not at the house during the interview.) Meet Rosie O'Donnell and other stars' surprise BFFs "We're a family, we remain... Us Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2367498/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:48:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367069/posts Attacking Fox News and defending President Barack Obama is a family affair for Anita Dunn, the White House communications director who has blasted Fox as an arm of the Republican Party and talked about "controlling" the news media. She's married to Robert Bauer, the chief of the political law group at Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm hired by the White House to defend President Obama in court cases challenging his "natural born" citizenship status in the United States and thus, his eligibility under the U.S. Constitution to be president. Dunn is targeting Fox News with criticisms emanating from the... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367069/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:39:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366027/posts TEL AVIV – President Obama's presidential campaign focused on "making" the news media cover certain issues while rarely communicating anything to the press unless it was "controlled," White House Communications Director Anita Dunn disclosed to the Dominican government at a videotaped conference WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366027/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:02:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346931/posts In his new book, "Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage," Best-selling celebrity journalist, Christopher Andersen, has blown a huge hole in the Obama genius myth without intending to do so. Relying on inside sources, quite possibly Michelle Obama herself, Andersen describes how Dreams came to be published -- just as I had envisioned it in my articles on the authorship of Dreams.  With the deadline pressing, Michelle recommended that Barack seek advice from "his friend and Hyde Park neighbor Bill Ayers." To flesh out his family history, Obama had taped interviews with various family members. Andersen writes, "These... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346931/posts#comment Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:06:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2344512/posts The Obama Administration rejected concerns that it is collecting information from the Internet for the purpose of compiling an “enemies list.” “Granted, we are gathering information—names, addresses, and the like—from those who have posted comments critical of the Administration’s policies,” admitted White House spokesman Nicholas Shapiro. “But our purpose is to better target future educational efforts.” Shapiro contended that “so much of the opposition to the President and his program is based on ignorance and erroneous information that it should be obvious to any sound thinking person that many in our country need a significant amount of reeducation. Rather than... A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2344512/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:11:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342779/posts After weeks of speculation and buzz, it was reported this morning in the Houston Chronicle newspaper that Farouk Shami has announced he is running for the Democratic nomination of governor of the state of Texas. In an exclusive interview in the September issue of MODERN SALON, Farouk hinted at the possibility. When MODERN Editor in Chief Laurel Smoke asked about rumors surrounding Shami’s political ambitions, he answered, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” A few weeks ago, Shami hosted thousands of guests, including current Texas governor Rick Perry and Houston Mayor Bill White, for the ribbon cutting of CHI USA, a... Modern Salon/The Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342779/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:29:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337791/posts For anybody needing a sign last minute for tomorrow, or for other purposes, I just made this for myself: Obama Hope-Style Commie/Communist in Adobe PDF format11" x 17" version in Adobe PDF format http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337791/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:00:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333587/posts John Murtha (Democrat) This clip is appalling - I don't have an exact date, but it happened quite a while ago. Just watch how our government runs things. Maybe Glenn can ask what is up with this? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333587/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:51:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333769/posts Obama Is Fast Losing White Voters' Support His approval ratings with the crucial bloc have plunged since April. Strategists say the healthcare debate is largely to blame, but that's not the only reason. The Obama family returns from Camp David. It's unclear whether President Obama's ratings slip is based on policy or personal issues. (Ron Sachs / Pool Photo / September 6) Graphic: Poll results By Peter Wallsten September 7, 2009 Reporting from Washington - After a summer of healthcare battles and sliding approval ratings for President Obama, the White House is facing a troubling new trend: The voters losing... LATimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333769/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 06:29:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2333661/posts Van Jones, you commie, will you please go now! The time has come. The time has come. The time is now. Just go. Go. Go! I don't care how. You can go by foot. You can go by cow. Van Jones, you commie, will you please go now! You can go on skates. You can go on skis. You can go in a hat. But Please go. Please! I don't care. You can go By bike. You can go On a Zike-Bike If you like. If you like You can go In an old blue shoe. Just go, go, GO!... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2333661/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 01:55:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323827/posts HAVANA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is trying to make positive changes in the United States, but is being fought at every turn by right-wingers who hate him because he is black, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday. In an unusually conciliatory column in the state-run media, Castro said Obama had inherited many problems from his predecessor, George W. Bush, and was trying to resolve them. But the "powerful extreme right won't be happy with anything that diminishes their prerogatives in the slightest way." Obama does not want to change the U.S. political and economic system, but "in... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323827/posts#comment Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:37:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2320628/posts Franklin D. Roosevelt “The Economic Bill of Rights” Excerpt from 11 January 1944 message to Congress on the State of the Union It is our duty now to begin to lay the plans and determine the strategy for the winning of a lasting peace and the establishment of an American standard of living higher than ever before known. We cannot be content, no matter how high that general standard of living may be, if some fraction of our people—whether it be one-third or one-fifth or one-tenth—is ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-housed, and insecure. This Republic had its beginning, and grew to its... World policy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2320628/posts#comment Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:49:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299278/posts Every day I get countless e-mails from people who are just beginning to become aware of the questions surrounding Barack Obama's eligibility for office. Because I can't answer thousands of individual questions, this column is designed to provide a basic backgrounder on the most frequent questions – questions that could all be answered in far greater detail if readers had the patience to wade through the voluminous collection of stories on the issue we offer the public free in our archives. You can find the hundreds of news stories WND has written on this subject here. You can also find... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299278/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:40:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2298044/posts A USA Today/Gallup survey suggested that six months into his presidency, his popularity was lower than George W Bush's at the same stage of his tenure. Amid rising unemployment and falling confidence in his economic plans, Mr Obama's job approval rating has dropped by nine points since January to 55 per cent, a point below his predecessor in mid-2001. Uk Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2298044/posts#comment Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:36:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297735/posts DC forum member El Goodo has done some excellent detective work on Obama’s so-called economic czars, wading through dirty pools that other so-called muckrakers refuse to tread. The first person he’s looked into is “green jobs” czar Van Jones. In typical Wikipedia fashion, the checkered past and political extremism of a politically liberal public figure is almost completely discarded and that which is left is played down. As noted by El Goodo, Jones is a former communist who was radicalized by the 1992 Los Angeles riots and has continued to associate himself with groups on the far left, including the... Darwin Central http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297735/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:07:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297559/posts Senate Votes to Pull F-22 Funding Just broke live on Fox Fox News Live http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297559/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:50:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2286729/posts I know the term "Lame Duck " usuallty refers to a President in the latter two years of his second term, but I'm wondering if Barack HUSSEIN Obama isn't about to make a second historical note for being declared a "LAME DUCK" earlier that any other President in U.S. History? Obama is LAME on stimulating the economy. Obama is LAME on foreign policy. Obama is LAME on national defense. Obama is LAME on his Supreme Court nomination. Obama is LAME on his knowledge of U.S. History. Obama is LAME on defense of Israel. Obama is LAME on relations with our... THE FREE DICTIONARY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2286729/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 20:05:02 GMT 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