http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/crackhead/ en-us Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:43:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071914/posts The rapper Diddy completely loses it over Palin's selection. It's quite funny. His incoherent ramblings are quite representative of the logic people use to support Obama. See here TMZ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071914/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:43:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2056962/posts Hi everyone interested - I am Dutch and hence I don't know anything on this Pelosi woman, other than that she's the stepmother of a well-known Dutch journalist. Can you tell me in brief why she's not erm... that popular around here? Please don't misconstrue, it's a serious question. I can give most important U.S. politicians a place by now, but she escapes me still in this respect. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2056962/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:55:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038355/posts Barack Obama's campaign efforts to "stop the smears" are quickly morphing into an attack on free speech. In a June 28 article, "An attack that came out of the Ether", Washington Post reporter Matthew Mosk attacks FreeRepublic.com and falsely associates a 2007 article I wrote with a stupidly written email claiming that Obama's Indonesian step-father was a "radical", that Obama went to a "Wahhabi" school, and that Obama swore his oath of office on a "Kuran". In fact my article, "Obama: Secular Muslim stealth candidate favored by the corrupt?" served to sort out truth from fiction in such emails and... www.AmericanThinker.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038355/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:51:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956672/posts Venezuela's controversial President Hugo Chávez has revealed that he regularly consumes coca -- the source of cocaine -- raising questions about the legality of his actions. Chávez's comments on coca initially went almost unnoticed, coming amid a four-hour speech to the National Assembly during which he made international headlines by calling on other countries to stop branding two leftist Colombian guerrilla groups as terrorists and instead recognize them as ``armies.'' ''I chew coca every day in the morning . . . and look how I am,'' he is seen saying on a video of the speech, as he shows his... El Nuevo Herald (Miami Herald) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956672/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:23:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1933300/posts The Germans landed on the Moon as early as propably 1942, utilizing their larger exoatmospheric rocket saucers of the Miethe and Schriever type. The Miethe rocket craft was built in diameters if 15 and 50 meters, and the Schriever Walter turbine powered craft was designed as an interplanetary exploration vehicle. It had a diameter of 60 meters, had 10 stories of crew compartments, and stood 45 meters high. Ever since their first day of landing on the Moon, the Germans started boring and tunneling under the surface, and by the end of the war there was a small Nazi research... http://greyfalcon.us/restored/German%20Moon%20Base%20Alpha.htm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1933300/posts#comment Sat, 1 Dec 2007 18:44:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930155/posts THE Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the United States wields its power in a way that is worse than Britain during its imperial heyday. Rowan Williams claimed that America’s attempt to intervene overseas by “clearing the decks” with a “quick burst of violent action” had led to “the worst of all worlds”. In a wide-ranging interview with a British Muslim magazine, the Anglican leader linked criticism of the United States to one of his most pessimistic declarations about the state of western civilisation. He said the crisis was caused not just by America’s actions but also by its misguided... Timesonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930155/posts#comment Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:42:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1910842/posts hello does anyone know about drug testing cocaine and marijuana. the asking times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1910842/posts#comment Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:55:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870734/posts A Jacksonville mother filed suit Monday against Orange Park Medical Center after she developed complications during pregnancy that left her permanently disabled. Natasha Meeks said her health problems started during the first trimester of her third pregnancy with frequent bouts of severe vomiting. She was hospitalized Jan. 12, 2006, after her condition showed no signs of improvement. Doctors at Orange Park Medical Center treated her for malnutrition, but it was later discovered she was suffering from far more than the aftereffects of vomiting. She said she first knew something was out of the ordinary when she went to a bathroom... The Florida Times Union http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1870734/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:59:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871705/posts Ravenel steps down as treasurer Indicted official resigns after first court appearance on drug charges By Rick Brundrett and John Monk · The (Columbia) State Updated 07/25/07 - 12:36 AM COLUMBIA -- Thomas Ravenel's surprise resignation Tuesday as state treasurer and his continuing treatment for an apparent drug problem are signals he won't challenge the evidence against him, say lawyers familiar with the federal system. Both also could be strategies that would get him a lighter sentence if convicted, experts say. "It would be safe to assume his resignation is an indication he does not plan to fight these charges,"... The Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871705/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:28:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859871/posts OBAMA STATEMENT ON LIBBY CLEMENCY Mon Jul 02 2007 18:38:17 ET “This decision to commute the sentence of a man who compromised our national security cements the legacy of an Administration characterized by a politics of cynicism and division, one that has consistently placed itself and its ideology above the law. This is exactly the kind of politics we must change so we can begin restoring the American people’s faith in a government that puts the country’s progress ahead of the bitter partisanship of recent years.” END The Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859871/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jul 2007 22:54:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852987/posts South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel has been suspended from office, following his indictment by a federal grand jury for distribution of cocaine. WLTX http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852987/posts#comment Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:05:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1805584/posts Fred Thompson 44% Hitlary 43% Fred Thompson 37% Hussein Obama 49% Poll based on 800 likely voters over March 21-22.. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1805584/posts#comment Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:41:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760200/posts Barack Obama visited New Hampshire, wowed the Democrats there and jumped up more than 20 points in the polls to a tie with Hillary Clinton, all of which means he could be in for it. “Where’s the beef?” more and more people will ask and already are asking, even including Gary Hart, the most famous political target of that withering inquiry. In 1984, when he was trying to wrest the Democratic nomination for president away from Walter Mondale, Hart talked endlessly about the need for new ideas, even though it was not apparent he had any. Mondale noticed as much,... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760200/posts#comment Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:14:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760132/posts The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama By Reviewed by Yuval Levin From issue: December 2006 Off and RunningThe Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama Crown. 364 pp. $25.00 Barack Obama, the Democratic star of the moment in American politics, is the junior Senator from Illinois, and for the past two years has been the only black member of the U.S. Senate. Elected after seven years in the Illinois state legislature and a short career as a lawyer and community activist in Chicago, he first came to national prominence when John F. Kerry... Commentary http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760132/posts#comment Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:39:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1758129/posts In this holiday season, Democrats are trying to decide if Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is the gift their party has been waiting for, or just another sack of sticks and ashes. One thing is certain: He has presidential hopefuls on both sides of the aisle checking their hole cards. Obama is a genuine, up-from-the-grassroots phenomenon. On the wings of one spectacular speech, he has ignited the hopes of disillusioned voters from coast to coast. We haven't seen his like in a generation or more. Whether that star-power can withstand the withering fire that will be directed at him from... Cincinnati Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1758129/posts#comment Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:55:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1758068/posts This public relations plant is Rodham's opening salvo to destroy Obama. The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1758068/posts#comment Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:46:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1756215/posts Mayor Daley has decided to abandon his long-standing tradition of remaining neutral in Democratic primaries and endorse Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the 2008 presidential race, City Hall sources said Tuesday. "Here you have not only an Illinoisan, but a Chicagoan who is a major contender for the highest office in the land. . . . When in our history have we ever had a favorite son this close to [the White House]? Why not get on board early?" said a Daley confidant, who asked to remain unnamed. "Hillary Clinton has been a great senator, a wonderful civic leader.... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1756215/posts#comment Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754459/posts Peggy cites the pop-culture glitterai who are ga-ga over Obama; opines on his book; and concludes he's a narcissist. Caveat Emptor. The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754459/posts#comment Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:03:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750943/posts Should Sen. Barack Obama run for president? It will be a tough call for the senator and for those who admire and respect him personally. If he runs, he has a good chance of winning because he represents what Americans want in their president at this very troubled time in their history, a man of firm principles but not an ideologue, a moderate who can sympathize with his opponent's position, a modest man with self-deprecating wit, a politician who tries to bring people together instead of polarizing them against one another. A candidate who does not swagger or shout and... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750943/posts#comment Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:41:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1746482/posts LAKELAND -- Deputy Billy Osborne heard the man's cries for help but couldn't see him through the thick brush and pre-dawn darkness. " 'I have two broken arms, and an alligator's got me pinned. I can't move. Please help me,' " the Polk County deputy sheriff recalled the man saying at a news conference Wednesday. As Osborne listened, he followed the pleading voice through more than 20 yards of weeds in Lake Parker's murky, chest-deep water about 4 a.m. Then he saw them: a naked man slumped over, caught in the jaws of a huge alligator amid thick cattails in... Sun Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1746482/posts#comment Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:38:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1731970/posts Naked Couple Enters Waffle House, Chase Ensues POSTED: 8:04 am CST November 3, 2006 UPDATED: 12:24 pm CST November 3, 2006  | Print this storySign Up for Breaking News Alerts NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Customers at a west Nashville Waffle House restaurant were in shock Friday morning after a naked man and woman walked into the restaurant.Authorities said the naked man, Larry Boyd, and the unidentified woman were sharing a room at the nearby Super 8 motel.The woman told police that Boyd took a hit of cocaine and started acting crazy, trashing their room and choking her. She then ran to the... WSMV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1731970/posts#comment Sat, 4 Nov 2006 03:02:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657025/posts America is about to revisit one of the most turbulent decades in its history, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told a religious conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. "We're about to enter the '60s again," Dean said, but he was not referring to the Vietnam War or racial tensions. Dean said he is looking for "the age of enlightenment led by religious figures who want to greet Americans with a moral, uplifting vision." "The problem is when we hit that '60s spot again, which I am optimistic we're about to hit, we have to make sure that we don't... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657025/posts#comment Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:22:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1651193/posts Man charged with having crack in sundae Fri Jun 16, 9:13 PM ET RICHMOND, Texas - This banana split was topped with something more potent than just a cherry. A motorist was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance after he was caught with two rocks of crack cocaine he had stashed in his ice cream dessert. Oscar Martinez, 41, of Richmond, had been pulled over by police officer David Bentley late Sunday after he failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing on the campus of Wharton County Junior College. Bentley discovered that Martinez had a suspended driver's... AP/Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1651193/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:35:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650195/posts WAUKESHA, Wis. - A woman who entered a couple's Waukesha home hit the owner with a metal pooper scooper and armed herself with two scissors before eventually being subdued by five officers and hauled away in a bag, authorities and the homeowner say. "I tried to reason with her," said John Dormer, whose wife, Linda, discovered 47-year-old Leisa Reed in her kitchen about 4:40 a.m. Sunday after going to check why their dog was barking. The Dormers said they left a door unlocked for their son because he was at an all-night graduation event at Waukesha South High School, and... duluth-superior news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650195/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:55:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1634080/posts Hello, fellow white people! Yeeeeeehaawwwwww! What in tarnation is all this jibber jabber I hear about the Iraqi war going anything but one hundred percent perfectly?! I tell ya what that is: COMMIE talk! These Un-American libs (which include minorities, women, and other minorities, such as blacks and homosexual gay queers!) the war has turned into a black hole with no "forseeable" (whatever in tarnation that big word means) end in sight. To this I say, shut your damn mouth! The only opinions that should be expressed are those that are in total agreement with our distinguished president, Dick Cheney,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1634080/posts#comment Thu, 18 May 2006 00:50:46 GMT