http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/commies/ en-us Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:34:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409797/posts President Barack Obama is on a path to becoming the greatest con man in history. He conned the Nobel Committee into awarding him the Peace Prize, even as he continues military occupations and escalates and expands his wars. He conned many peace advocates into voting for him, but now he continues President George W. Bush's military policies. He conned many environmental activists into voting for him, but now his administration promotes nuclear power, persecutes endangered species such as wolves, and promotes an ineffectual, loophole-filled "cap and trade" carbon scheme. He conned many health reform advocates into voting for him, but... Salt Lake Trbinune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409797/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:34:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406807/posts The first year of the Obama administration is almost in the books, and pundits across the political spectrum are assessing its accomplishments. Any assessment must be placed in context of the overall political and class balance of forces, in Congress and within the multi-class, socially diverse coalition that carried Obama to the White House. The success, breadth and extent of President Obama’s new policy direction depend in particular on the strength and unity of the people’s forces and their ability to gain allies and mobilize at the grassroots and influence Congress. The Obama administration must work with and unite a... Political Affairs Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406807/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:23:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402687/posts Currency, Bonds Fall as Venezuelan President Eyes More Lenders. BY DAN MOLINSKI & DARCY CROWE CARACAS -- Worries grew Thursday that Venezuela is on the verge of a banking crisis, causing a run on smaller lenders, sinking the country's currency and bond prices, and stoking fears that president Hugo Chávez could nationalize the banking system. Venezuelans and investors are concerned about small banks' solvency following this week's seizure of four banks run by a billionaire close to the government of President Chávez. The populist leader may have fanned the fire when he assured Venezuelans twice this week that he stood... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402687/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:19:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396289/posts Attention Fort Hood area Freepers: The anti-American left will be holding a press conference Monday morning at their morale-busting Killeen headquarters, the Under the Hood Cafe to call for America's defeat in the war on terror.Under the Hood is a joint project of the terrorist support groups Code Pink and Iraq Veterans Against the War that is fronted by a disaffected military wife they took under their wing. Its purpose is to prey on vulnerable service members and their families and turn them against America.Code Pink used the terrorist attack at Fort Hood to raise money for Under the Hood.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396289/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:33:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390187/posts Most Germans—polls show, despite current economic difficulties, do not regret the fall of the Wall, the collapse of the Communist regime in the East, and the eventual reunification of their country. What doubts there are, however, come from the ranks of the Western Left, who seem to have the ability to regularly air their arguments in the op-ed pages of The New York Times. I read one such report in the paper’s pages while visiting Berlin, written by Katrin Bennhold and titled “Lessons From the Former East Germany.” Bennhold beings by noting that “Like most people, I had slept through... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390187/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:48:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387037/posts Far from taking over as the engine of growth from an exhausted West, China is making matters worse. Its "beggar-thy-neighbour" policies continue to play havoc with global trade and risk tipping the world into a second leg of the Great Recession. "The inherent problems of the international economic system have not been fully addressed," said China's president Hu Jintao. Indeed not. China is still exporting overcapacity to the rest of us on a grand scale, with deflationary consequences. While some fret about liquidity-driven inflation, Justin Lin, World Bank chief economist, said the greater danger is that record levels of idle... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387037/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:42:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365392/posts Taxes fund environmental suits - Environmental law firms reap billions in fees to fund lawsuits October 15, 2009 The federal government has paid out billions of dollars to environmental groups for attorney fees and costs, according to data assembled by a Cheyenne, Wyoming, lawyer. Karen Budd-Falen of Budd-Falen Law Offices [main@buddfalen.com or 307-632-5105] said the government between 2003 and 2007 paid more than $4.7 billion in taxpayer money to environmental law firms -- and that's just in the lawsuits she tracked. The actual figure, she said, is far greater. "I think we only found that the iceberg exists," she said.... The Capital Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365392/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:46:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360474/posts Is the fascination with Nazis in Western culture a product of natural interest, or is it an unspoken pact by novelists and filmmakers to obscure the greater atrocities committed by the Soviets -- most notably under Stalin, who ruled in the same era as Hitler? A recent documentary on the Turner Classic Movie cable channel illustrated the point. Said the commentators, when all else fails in selecting a villain, make Nazis the sinister evil force and success is assured. Yet the idea to create Soviet villains never appears to occur to novelists and filmmakers, except in spy thrillers where each... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360474/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:46:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347420/posts One of the left’s favorite (and lamest) rhetorical tricks is to simply reprint one of their opponent’s statements, verbatim, and without comment. You see, the statement’s idiocy and offensiveness is self-evident, and will surely shock the conscience of any “right thinking” reader. No rebuttal required. It’s a lazy, sophomoric ploy. I suppose the left has been our self-appointed cultural hall monitor for so long they’ve lost the ability, or the need, to offer up sound counterarguments. There’s a classic example of this dopey tactic up at Media Matters today. The Media Matters post is nothing more than a video clip... David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347420/posts#comment Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:12:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340922/posts When the list of donors to the Van Jones "Green for All" organization is examined, one name stands out-the Open Society Institute of billionaire George Soros. The Green for All 2008 annual report is also notable for the pictures of the powerful people who associated with Jones. They include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Al Gore Accuracy in Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340922/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:56:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340128/posts Before Barack Obama uttered the first word of his speech on nationalizing health care to the joint session of Congress, the New York Times had already done its part to discredit the congressman who would deliver the rebuttal. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., had been ambushed several weeks ago by an agit prop specialist from the Huffington Puffington Post, along with about a dozen other Republicans. The question posed: Do you believe Barack Obama is constitutionally eligible to serve as president? Boustany gave a thoughtful and accurate answer: "I think there are questions, we'll have to see." On that basis, of... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340128/posts#comment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:56:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337466/posts As read on “The Rush Limbaugh Show”: So far CNN has only reported on the breaking story on blatant ACORN CORRUPTION from angles that attempt to extricate the government funded “community organizing” enterprise from the extreme crime we caught on videotape. First CNN pushed the false ACORN line that “[t]his film crew tried to pull this sham at other offices and failed.” To set that record straight please check the Washington D.C. tape we dropped today at BigGovernment.com, which is also being aired on your cable news competitor with curiously higher ratings. Now that ACORN lied to you, Jonathan Klein,... Big Government.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337466/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:46:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332813/posts The White House on Friday dismissed as inaccurate reports from China that the administration will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic by flying the Chinese flag on the South Lawn. China Daily, citing other media reports, claimed the president of the Fujian Association of the United States had been granted permission to hoist the flag "in a ceremony in front of the President's residence." A ceremony, indeed, will take place. But it won't happen on the White House grounds -- rather, on the Ellipse, on the other side of E Street from the presidential residence.... FOX NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332813/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 13:32:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331041/posts THOUSAND OAKS -- A 65 year old man had his finger bitten off Wednesday evening at a health care rally in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's investigators were called to Hillcrest and Lynn Road at 7:26 p.m. About 100 protesters sponsored by MoveOn.org were having a rally supporting health care reform. A group of anti-health care reform protesters formed across the street. When someone from the pro-reform side crossed over to the anti-reform side, a fist fight ensued, which resulted in the man's pinky finger getting bitten off. It's believed the man was on the... ktla http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331041/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 07:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322326/posts After rare US talks, NKorean diplomats hit VegasSTAFF WRITER 3:47 HRS IST Washington, Aug 22 (AFP) After holding rare talks with a prominent US governor, a diplomatic duo from the reclusive state of North Korea is off to see another side of the United States -- Las Vegas. A senior US official confirmed on condition of anonymity yesterday that the two North Korean diplomats had told US authorities they planned "personal travel" in America's casino capital as well as in Los Angeles. The US official declined further details on the travel of the pair, who are accredited at the United... PTI News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322326/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:55:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2315702/posts As NewsBuster Matthew Vadum reported Wednesday, a race-baiting group named Color Of Change -- co-founded by President Obama's "Green Jobs Czar" Van Jones -- has launched a campaign to get companies to stop advertising on Glenn Beck's television program. Recent press releases from COC concerning Beck have listed as the contact "Brandon Hatler -- Sunshine, Sachs & Associates." As Variety reported in May 2007, SSA is a powerful New York-based public relations firm with quite an impressive list of clients: Current clients include Ben Affleck, Jon Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jimmy Fallon, the Farrelly brothers, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu,... News Busters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2315702/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:09:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2312020/posts Looking At The Left http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2312020/posts#comment Sun, 9 Aug 2009 18:57:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2303207/posts Last week I wrote Carol Che-Porter, Rat New Hampshire, if she was going to drop the Congressional Health plan and join the peons if the Goverment Takeover passed. After waithing a week and getting no answer I wrote this follow up letter Dear Congressman: I wrote you over a week ago on the issue of whether you were going to foregoe the Congressional health plan and accept coverage under the Obamma plan if it is voted in. I have not heard from you, so I think that you are going with the former rather than the latter. I am going... Carol Shea-Porter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2303207/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:26:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295284/posts The unlawful federal government's takeover of the financial, banking and insurance industries was just a prelude to the planned complete unconstitutional Marxist takeover of all of America. Your nearly trillion dollar per month spending habits have bankrupted our country. You're running up our taxes and the national debt, saddling future generations with enslaving burdens of taxes and debt that they can never repay. You've taken over car manufacturing companies, illegally wiping out the stockholders, bondholders and distributors and awarding the remaining assets to the labor unions or other political cronies of your choice. You are wasting trillions of our hard... vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295284/posts#comment Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:09:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2293480/posts Post your memories of Jim Thompson here for all eternity. self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2293480/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281832/posts ....Che hardly ever sat for a bad photo--even in death. But of all surviving photographs of him, one in particular stands out: the head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded, longhaired, 31-year-old Che, wearing a bomber jacket and his trademark beret emblazoned with the comandante star. Casey makes this image the central concern of Che's Afterlife, and in the book's opening chapter he offers a vivid re-creation of the "frozen millisecond" when the photo was taken. The date was March 5, 1960; the location a spot near Havana's Colón cemetery; the occasion a public funeral sponsored by the revolutionary government. The previous... The Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281832/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:08:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2269354/posts SPY UNIVERSITIES: EX-FOREIGN ESPIONAGE OPERATIVE REVEALS HOW PROFS., STUDENTS, AND OTHERS, ARE RECRUITED TO UNDERMINE AMERICA International News Analysis Today Updated June 10, 2009 By Toby Westerman U.S. universities are important recruiting grounds for foreign spies, according to a former intelligence operative who has defected to the United States, and issued a report giving a rare glimpse into the intelligence operations of one of America's most determined espionage foes. Jose Cohen Valdes was a Cuban intelligence officer employed in several areas of information acquisition and analysis in Havana, and has documented his nation's penetration of U.S. universities in a report... INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2269354/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:28:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262826/posts BEIJING (Reuters) – Access to the popular social networking service Twitter and email service Hotmail was blocked across mainland China late on Tuesday afternoon, two days before the twentieth anniversary of a bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square. Indignant users filled chatrooms with protest, after access to Twitter was denied shortly after 5:00 pm (0900 GMT) on Tuesday. "The whole Twitter community in China has been exploding with it," said Beijing-based technology commentator Kaiser Kuo. "It's just part of life here. If anything surprises me, it's that it took them so long." Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262826/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:52:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254999/posts GOP Chairman Michael Steele had opposed the name-changing resolution, and other party leaders have called it "stupid" and "absurd." WASHINGTON -- Republican Party leaders are dropping a proposal aimed at changing the name of the Democratic Party. In a deal reached Wednesday, the GOP will not vote on a resolution asking the Democrats to rename their party the "Democrat Socialist" party. Fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254999/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 21:37:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251305/posts Headlines in the news have read: "Bodies of soldiers killed by comrade returned to U.S.; one was assigned to Waco unit"---Seeing the media use the term "comrade" in reference to our United States Servicemen is very distressing to me. Growing up, I only observed the term used in reference to Communists. For clarification, I checked The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, and found, "A fellow member, as in a political party or fraternal group; especially, a fellow member of the Communist Party." So, I suppose the main stream media is admitting that we are a Communist country after... Waco Tribune Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251305/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 03:06:40 GMT