http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/communists/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:45:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416373/posts Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416373/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:45:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415438/posts Vietnam is considering putting price controls on a broad array of products and is cracking down on certain personal and political activity, in a sharp reversal of what has been a move toward more-open markets and a more-open society. Foreign businesses worry about the threat of price controls—something many analysts consider a hallmark of Vietnam's Marxist past. That comes after authorities last month blocked access to Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, following cases in which several bloggers were detained, then released, on charges of criticizing the government. In October, nine people were given stiff sentences for calling for... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415438/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:46:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413607/posts President Obama and our first lady have chosen a lovely ornament featuring China’s mass murderer, Chairman Mao, to adorn our national Christmas tree at the White House. Though this is a slap in the face to every American, the Mao ornament is not a surprising choice – considering the eerie parallels between China’s Great Leap Forward and the path Obama has put America on today, as described in Chairman O and America’s Great Leap Forward. Joining Mao on the White House tree are a few other ornaments that also mirror the mind set of the current inhabitants of the White... David Horowitz's NewsRealblog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413607/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413562/posts During the 70 years that the communists controlled the Soviet Union, they had a peculiar way of teaching history to the people. They would teach things as historical fact that never happened. If you were one of those who took umbrage with their revisionist history lessons, you would soon find yourself living in a tiny apartment in a part of the country where they laugh at anyone who claims the world is getting warmer. In a communist country this is the only way to convince the masses that they are actually better off than anyone in the history of... enterprise Record Post Scripts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413562/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:40:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413384/posts "The war on Christmas - it's a Commie thing" Matt Barber - Guest Columnist - 12/22/2009 10:25:00 AM SNIPPET: "Are you as annoyed as I am by that nauseatingly amorphous phrase "Happy Holidays?" You may be interested to know that the mindset behind the term precedes America's postmodern love affair with political correctness, tracing back to good ole' fashioned Cold War Communism (PC's uglier big sister)." SNIPPET: "Ronald Reagan once spoke to this noteworthy historical factoid during a Christmas radio broadcast about the Ukraine's war on Christmas. The great Gipper noted: "When the Ukraine was free and not under Soviet... ONE NEWS NOW.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413384/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:05:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413319/posts And she says this with a straight face, smiling....Claire Acorn McCaskill complains about possibly missing Christmas morning with her family because of the GOP, and says the Am. People will be please once they know what's in the Health Care Bill...(Video) hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413319/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:16:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412897/posts A consortium led by China's top oil producer initialled a deal with Iraq on Tuesday to develop the southern Halfaya oil field, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad told AFP. "Yes, they signed the contract today," he said of the group made up of China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and which also includes France's Total and Malaysia's Petronas. The three companies are aiming to increase production at Halfaya, which has proven reserves of 4.098 billion barrels of oil, to 535,000 barrels per day (bpd). AFP via Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412897/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:36:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412743/posts Are you as annoyed as I am by that nauseatingly amorphous phrase “Happy Holidays?” You may be interested to know that the mindset behind the term precedes America’s postmodern love affair with political correctness, tracing back to good ole’ fashioned Cold War Communism (PC’s uglier big sister). Indeed, today’s secularist war on Christmas (yes, the one that, like God, many liberals deny exists) was waged, in large part, when Communists began attempting to supplant the deity of Christ (and His associated Judeo-Christian principles) with the false deity of the State. Ronald Reagan once spoke to this noteworthy historical factoid during... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412743/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:23:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410690/posts After the "progressive" spokespersons at MSNBC and elsewhere labeled the Tea Party movement "Teabaggers," dismissing their opposition to socialism as deviant sexual practice, many began to wonder what equally deviant term could be applied in retaliation to the "progressives." Suggestions made at the People's Cube later turned up on Breitbart's Big Hollywood. But the "culinary" term didn't catch on, apparently because proponents of individual liberties are largely ignorant of collectivist sexual practices. That may change with the latest Fistgate scandal, which exposed Obama's Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jenning's proclivity to teach young children such non-conventional sexual techniques as fisting. ~... thepeoplescube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410690/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:25:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410273/posts VIDEO HERE Brietbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410273/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:27:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410133/posts This was the scene yesterday in Copenhagen. As you can see the scene is rather agitated with lots of police action, including use of billy clubs. As of this writing, no pictures or video is available of Lord Monckton’s account below. Hopefully somebody in the crowd will post some. I wish him well. I’ll also be glad when this conference is over. It has shown government at its worst. Today the gloves came off and the true purpose of the “global warming” scare became nakedly visible. Hugo Chavez, the Socialist president of Venezuela, blamed “global warming” on capitalism – and... What's Up With That? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410133/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:50:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409980/posts From Drudge via Breitbart. Video at link. Americans for Prosperity Channel, YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409980/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:58:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409789/posts Here is video showing flag-waving Communists and Socialists marching in the streets of Copenhagen in support of radical steps to stop the Global Warming hysteria they believe in. Many held banners attacking "Capitalism," and saying things like "Long Live Socialism." Many communist flags are visible featuring the "hammer and sickle." They marched in connection with the "Climate Change Summit" being held in Copenhagen. . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409789/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:27:35 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/2406011/posts QUESTION: And my second question is whether the U.S. is surprised at all of the passion, the people reacted before on Honduras. ASSISTANT SECRETARY VALENZUELA: On your second question, your question is a very valid one because there really are strong passions on both sides; there’s no question about that. And it does show a certain degree of ideological polarization in the world, and you see it in many capitals. You see it here in Washington. It became a domestic problem as well in terms of Honduras. You see it very much in Spain and in other places. So I’m... U S State Department http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406011/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:11:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403839/posts According to an Associated Press report, “Obama declared that the United States still considers Manuel Zelaya to be the president of Honduras and assailed the coup that forced him into exile as ‘not legal.’ ” So the question arises, why would Obama refer to Zelaya’s ouster as an “illegal coup?” As the AP reminds us, “The term ‘coup’ is defined as ‘a sudden, decisive exercise of power whereby the existing government is subverted without the consent of the people.’ When a country’s legally and democratically elected government ‘removes’ an individual, using the processes outlined in its Constitution, it is not... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403839/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:46:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404777/posts If anyone was wondering what communists think of anyone who dares to start a business, run a company, or “make money” in a free-market economy, check out the “Kill the Rich" graffiti on this statute in Greece (scroll down to the bottom of the article to see it larger). Interestingly enough, the Athens statute the leftists chose to deface is of an Orthodox Christian hierarch. OrthodoxNet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404777/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:12:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402304/posts Markey: With End of U.S. Gov. Climate Denial, Real Endangerment Comes from Forces Stopping ActionDecision Based on Mountains of Data, Not Molehill of Manufactured Doubt WASHINGTON (December 7, 2009) – Following the announcement today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it has finalized the so-called “endangerment finding” and determined that heat-trapping pollution constitutes a danger to human health and the environment, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Waxman-Markey climate bill and chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, issued the following statement: “Now that the U.S. government has officially ended its era of... Taxpayer-funded globalwarming.house.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402304/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:05:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399672/posts The US has said it is disappointed by the Honduran Congress's decision not to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya for his remaining two months in office. Honduran lawmakers voted overwhelmingly against allowing ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who was removed from office in June, to serve out his term. Conservative politician Porfirio Lobo won presidential elections on Sunday. Several neighbouring countries say they will not restore ties unless Mr Zelaya is allowed to finish his term. Following the vote in Congress, Mr Zelaya told the BBC: "This decision ratifies a coup and condemns Honduras to continue living in illegality." Of the 125... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399672/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:07:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396195/posts FAIRFIELD, Calif. (CBS13) ― An unidentified military veteran was involved in a tense confrontation with anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and the group Code Pink at a rally at Travis Air Force Base on Saturday, November 28, 2009. CBS A Saturday rally led by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan at Travis Air Force Base nearly ended in a brawl when a military veteran physically confronted the protesters. Anti-war group Code Pink demonstrated at the military base Saturday morning in the first of six planned protests against unmanned military drones currently in use in overseas war zones. Sheehan, a well-known anti-war activist... CBS13.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396195/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:40:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396056/posts Enabling the next Fort Hood? Congress's curbs on gun data hurt investigations By Michael Bloomberg and Thomas Kean Friday, November 27, 2009 The news from Fort Hood shocked the nation: American soldiers shot on American soil. Thirteen dead and 38 injured. It was almost too terrible to believe. Almost. Unfortunately, the Fort Hood rampage was not the first time that our military personnel have been murdered in the United States this year. In June, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad shot and killed an Army private and wounded another soldier at a military recruiting station in Little Rock. In both cases, the loss... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396056/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:21:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394031/posts Obamacare May Target Gun Owners Jillian Bandes Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Who might be the next victim of Obamacare? Gun owners. Government health care reform "will most likely dump your gun-related health data into a government database…that can preclude you from owning firearms,” said Gun Owners of America, in an email notification to their members, shortly before the health care debate on Saturday. GOA said that diagnoses such as post-traumatic stress disorders or other mental illnesses could be a reason the government uses to charge you more for health insurance under the public plan, or as part of co-op regulations.... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394031/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:33:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391710/posts The lodge where I stay in Kabul was badly damaged on Oct. 8 when a suicide car bomb exploded 80 meters down the road near the Indian Embassy. Seventeen Afghans working in photocopy shops near the embassy were killed and another 60 wounded. The Indian diplomats were unharmed. No apologies were offered by the perpetrators for the killings. Nobody was hurt at my lodge, but 75 windows were blown out. The next day I was talking with the owner, who, for the third time in three years, had to fork out $3,000 to fix his windows. I asked him what... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391710/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:12:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391711/posts Alice Palmer is a Chicago based academic, activist and former friend, employer and political ally of Barack Obama. In the mid 1990s Alice Palmer, then an Illinois State Senator, employed Obama has her chief of staff, when she attempted an ill-fated run for the US Congress. Obama was part of Friends of Alice Palmer, alongside controversial property developer Tony Rezko and Democratic Socialists of America members Danny Davis, Betty Wilhoitte and Timuel Black-also a member of Committees of Correspondence). Later Palmer introduced Obama as designated successor to her Illinois State Senate seat, in the living room of former Weather Underground... New Zeal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391711/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:13:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388676/posts This is the third article to appear on these pages from an IBD subscriber who lived in the Soviet Union until 1980. Click here to read the previous two articlesWhenever I speak about my experiences living in the USSR, my American friends respond that such things can never happen in a democracy like the United States. They don't understand why I am repulsed when I hear the president talk about "sacrificing for the collective good," which sounds so compassionate, as opposed to greedy capitalism. "Sacrifice for the collective good" is one of the founding principles of socialism, where the collective,... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388676/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:14:42 GMT