http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/defundtheleft/ en-us Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:09:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364176/posts Where's Sarah Palin when you need her? The fourth-season premiere of NBC's Emmy-winning "30 Rock" was down a steep 27% in the adult demo from last fall, when star Tina Fey was generating national buzz for her "Saturday Night Live" parody of the Republican veep candidate. "30 Rock" returned to 6.3 million viewers and a 3.0 rating among adults 18-49, falling 25% from its "Office" lead-in. Meanwhile, ABC's "FlashForward" (9.1 million, 3.1) stopped its ratings descent, reversing for the first time to climb a tenth of a point. ABC just picked up the drama for a full season, so this... The Live Feed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364176/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:09:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2363133/posts 0 Rock, a three-for-three Emmy winner as TV's finest comedy, finally returns tonight. It's puzzling that I get scores of questions about the most obscure TV series, some canceled years, ago, but I have not received a single inquiry about where 30 Rock has been. Then again, given the mediocre ratings, this probably shouldn't be that great a surprise. A widespread observation is that the stories are too inside TV to strike a chord with the masses. How then do you explain the enduring popularity of the likes of Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood? Tina Fey has ticked off some... Sun Sentinnel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2363133/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:32:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356021/posts Hi folks, I’m sure some of you can help me out with this problem: My jerk boss has appointed me to help collect donations for the United Way, and there’s really not a way out of it. I was hoping to collect information related to the wonderful things they do, like misuse of charitable funds, black listing the Boy Scouts because they wouldn’t allow homosexual men to take boys on overnight camping trips, etc. Does anyone have more info that might be helpful in me driving my unit’s pledge total to $0 this year? None http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356021/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:19:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352482/posts . . . While waiting I have been reading over the growing list of entertainment industry personalities who have risen to the defense of the director. The list is stomach-turning. Many of the names I know. Some were once personal friends. Some of those ex-friends even have children, who I also knew. [Link to Free Polanski Petition with signatories.] Pajamas Media via Instapundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352482/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:38:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281692/posts The stars are not twinkling bright this summer. Hollywood's movie studios, hopeful that marquee-name actors would push their summer box-office receipts to record levels, are finding that the heavyweights aren't winning over audiences like they used to. With all but a couple of big-budget films already opened, the summer of 2009 is shaping up to be one of the worst on record for Hollywood's A-list talent. LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281692/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:27:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276875/posts Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer popped up on Sunday's Reliable Sources and swore that ABC's much-scrutinized health care special with President Obama "won't be an infomercial." She also seriously touted the objectivity of the network, cheering, "I know that our network has worked very, very hard to be completely-completely responsible and fair and serious about big issues." NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276875/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:08:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2259579/posts Obama hits Hollywood on fundraising trip U.S. president to tap movie, music executives at Beverly Hills hotel LOS ANGELES - President Barack Obama looked not for votes in California on Wednesday but for millions of dollars to aid Democratic campaigns, including at a fundraiser hosted by such Hollywood names as Steven Spielberg. Like Bill Clinton and other top Democrats before him, Obama visits the Golden State now and then to tap wealthy, liberal-leaning activists, especially in Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Wednesday night's two-tiered event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel offered tickets ranging from $1,000 to $15,200. The lower prices bought... AP Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2259579/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 04:11:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253230/posts Republican Party turncoat Arlen Specter is being rewarded by Hollywood. The buzz on the L.A. streets is that the Senate will be filibuster proof when the Democrats add Al Franken and Specter. A recent Tina Daunt article in the Los Angeles Times trumpets the following headline: “Arlen Specter is welcome on the Left Coast.” Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253230/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 15:45:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251621/posts ... a Miss California joke, on NPR: When Axelrod was asked if he had weighed in on the Obama family’s dog choice, "the Rasputin in this kingdom" (as Sagal jokingly refered to him) sassed back, “I was only called in for the final three, and one was Miss California.” Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251621/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 15:23:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235453/posts Director Ron Howard on Tuesday defended his film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown 's "Angels & Demons" from criticism that it smears the Roman Catholic Church, heightening an ongoing battle over fictional depictions of the Vatican. Howard, who also directed the 2006 movie adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code," posted a blog at The Huffington Post website saying that neither he nor his new movie "Angels & Demons," which debuts in May and stars Tom Hanks, are anti-Catholic. "And let me be a little controversial: I believe Catholics, including most in the hierarchy of the Church... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235453/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:56:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224855/posts Planned Parenthood receives Title X funds from the Federal Government. Planned Parenthood also receives money from other Federal/State and Local Governments. It is reported that Obama's Headquarters in South Bend, Indiana was the Planned Parenthood Clinic. According to the report, the clinic boasted Obama signs as well as a PHONE BANK for making calls for Obama. Yet our Department of Justice went after Senator Ted Stevens during the election. Why is this not considered a serious violation of law and why is there no criminal prosecutions? South Bend, Indiana, is also the home to Notre Dame University... Finally, I would... Post from Fellow Freeper http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224855/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:47:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2213552/posts Non-Profit may describe a newspaper's balance sheet, but it does not describe its tax status, unless of course, if Senator Benjamin Cardin( D-Md.) gets his way. The Senator introduced a bill on the Senate floor today that would allow newspapers to elect to receive tax-exempt status all they have to do is promise not to endorse any political candidates (but they can report on the campaign): Brietbart/Yidwithlid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2213552/posts#comment Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:17:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2168813/posts WHEREAS: National television news has failed to tell the truth or perform the function of providing truthful and valid information to the American public; WHEREAS: National television news has failed to inform the American public about vital facts concerning the presidential election and the candidacy of President Barack Hussein Obama; WHEREAS: National television has failed to inform the American public about vital public policy and political questions, specifically, the activities of the Federal Reserve Bank; monetary inflation; national economic policy; and subsidies to corporations and banks; WHEREAS: National television has lied to the American public about the Iraqi War: I... Mitchell Langbert's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2168813/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:13:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2168030/posts A host of celebrities joined Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore to air their 2009 New Year's resolutions and pledges to the new U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday. Stars like Eva Mendes, Nicole Richie, Ashlee Simpson, Courteney Cox, Eva Longoria Parker all agreed to make pledges on camera for a new MySpace.com campaign backed by Kutcher. Inspired by the new President, in the video Simpson pledged to be "a great mother," Mendes offered to "volunteer more of my time to help children battling serious illnesses," and Longoria Parker promised to "plant 500 trees this year to help our planet." Kutcher,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2168030/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:46:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2165925/posts Left-of-center nonprofits are getting the bailout they wanted from the U.S. government, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports. The news comes a month after Independent Sector president Diana Aviv demanded it. Our lawmakers are intent on pissing away billions of dollars on utterly useless giveaways to their supporters in the liberal nonprofit establishment. The money will have virtually no positive impact on the economy, except perhaps that it might bolster employment at nonprofit groups. One of the more egregious line items is the $1 billion allocation for community development block grants (CDBG). These are slush funds that liberal groups like La... Capital Research Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2165925/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:39:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2146289/posts Abortion opponents are pressing state and local governments to stop sending taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood, arguing that the nonprofit group has plenty of cash and shouldn't be granted scarce public funds at a time of economic crisis. WSJ.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2146289/posts#comment Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:34:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2104536/posts Requests have been pouring in from the mainstream media and liberal politicians for John McCain and Sarah Palin to apologize and distance themselves from so-called divisive and intolerant comments made by rally attendees. Referring to the words as “alarms,” the New York Times via Frank Rich cited the following: “The raucous and insistent cries of ‘Treason!’ and ‘Terrorist!’ and ‘Kill him!’ and ‘Off with his head!’ as well as the uninhibited slinging of racial epithets… .” “Doing nothing is not an option,” Rich wrote. Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2104536/posts#comment Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:48:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088117/posts It may be political poison for U.S. government officials to talk to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but the taboo does not extend to NPR. NPR’s Steve Inskeep interviewed the controversial leader this afternoon in New York and pulled no punches. Ahmadinejad is in the United States to address the United Nation’s General Assembly, which is meeting this week. In an often heated conversation, according to the transcript, Inskeep confronts Ahmadinejad on Israel, “wiping countries off the map and chopping off hands” — and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Ahmadinejad, for his part, denies that Iran has provoked the United States,... Washington Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088117/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:47:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2062516/posts THE DISGUSTING ['APPEASEMENT'] SONG BY NPRAugust 11, 2008 What is it about the bad guys that provoke "compassion" from NPR type of journalists? Regarding the case against Bin Laden's driver: Salim Hamdan, though only having a short time to serve under the current verdict, he still might be held indefinitely according the Bush's administration as an 'enemy combatant', John Mcchesni of NPR 'lamented' that the jury will be very disappointed if that happens. Juror Questions U.S. Pursuit Of Salim Hamdan : NPR's John McChesney has this exclusive interview ... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93483533 Rhetorical question, Does Mr. Michesni think that these type of... Obama The Danger! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2062516/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:32:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052702/posts An internal Justice Department investigation released Monday has concluded that senior officials broke the law by hiring immigration and other officials based on partisan considerations. The report — issued by the inspector general and the Office of Professional Responsibility — culminates an investigation that lasted more than a year, stemming from the firing of seven U.S. attorneys in one day in 2006. The report focuses on some of the senior officials in the circle of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Specifically, the report names senior counselor and White House liaison Monica Goodling and Gonzales' chief of staff, Kyle Sampson. Both... NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052702/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:18:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988243/posts Thousands of people march to protest the war in Iraq in Hollywood on March 15, 2008. Opponents of the Iraq war plan to hold marches, sit-ins and other protests on Wednesday in cities across the United States to mark the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion. (AFP/File/Valerie Macon) AFP via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988243/posts#comment Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:09:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1975802/posts Ever since this year's Oscar season got under way in January, the Hollywood writers strike has loomed fatefully above it: first threatening to cancel Oscar night entirely, then stoking much expectation that the last-minute settlement would result in an evening either grander or duller than usual. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1975802/posts#comment Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:28:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965636/posts The home of a primate researcher was firebombed on Tuesday, marking the second attack at the same residence in the past four months, authorities said. An incendiary device charred the front door of the home of Edythe London, who is a professor of psychiatry and molecular and medical pharmacology at the University of California, Los Angeles. No one was at home when the attack occurred, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but animal rights activists are suspected of carrying out previous efforts at the homes of UCLA scientists who use animals in their research.... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965636/posts#comment Wed, 6 Feb 2008 04:04:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925245/posts A packet for educators issued by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) in conjunction with the NOVA program "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" encourages teaching practices that are probably unconstitutional, a conservative organization stated on Tuesday. "The NOVA/PBS teaching guide encourages the injection of religion into classroom teaching about evolution in a way that likely would violate current Supreme Court precedents about the First Amendment's Establishment Clause," said John West, vice president for public policy and legal affairs at the Discovery Institute, in a news release. The 22-page document is a companion piece to the two-hour NOVA docudrama, "Judgment Day,"... CNSN News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925245/posts#comment Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:40:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1905303/posts I spent a delightful conversation today with a field representitive in Exempt Organizations Division of the IRS. I related some specific evidences that Media Matters has violated it’s status as a 501(c)(3) related to it’s political activities. The representative advised me that a formal complaint should be filed with specific references of political activity as outlined in this guidance document (pdf). I told them that I would be compiling such information for a formal complaint. While not providing specifics I was also told that mine was not the first call of inquiry. Perhaps the ball has begun to roll. Macsmind.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1905303/posts#comment Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:59:13 GMT