http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/democrats/ en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:03:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051740/posts WITH gestures that ranged from a wink to a sneer, most anyone you met here this week volunteered the view that Barack Obama’s visit to Europe caused unprecedented frenzy. But it’s been hard for me to find a European, aside from two Harvard-educated friends in Paris, who confessed to excitement — not just about the visit, but the prospect of an Obama presidency. It is true that Der Spiegel, the German newsweekly, featured Mr. Obama on its cover, topped by the words “Germany Meets the Superstar” — but the cover was satire, and nasty satire at that. The editors managed... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051740/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:03:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051701/posts The average American voter understands no more about the contributing factors of the current price of gasoline, than they do the falling value of their national currency. That makes them easy targets for political manipulation in a very important election year. Simple Supply and Demand Economics Most Americans kind of get this one, though they are often misled about the ups and downs of natural free market cycles and how much impact government has, or should have, on the matter. In short, the cost for one gallon of gas (or one loaf of bread) is dramatically increased when there is... Newsbull.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051701/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:34:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051643/posts If that is what the senator thought he was doing, he still has a lot to learn about both foreign policy and the views of the American people. Although well received in the Tiergarten, the Obama speech actually reveals an even more naive view of the world than we had previously been treated to in the United States. In addition, although most of the speech was substantively as content-free as his other campaign pronouncements, when substance did slip in, it was truly radical, from an American perspective. Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051643/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:24:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051586/posts Sen. Barack Obama held a private session with a group of about two dozen Iranian-American donors shortly before a fundraiser this month in California after one of the participants said the Obama campaign would hold such a forum if local Iranian-Americans were able to raise $250,000. The forum -- which was not on Obama's public schedule and was closed to the press -- took place shortly before a fundraiser at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, Calif., on July 13. That was less than a week before Obama's trip to the Middle East, where the U.S. relationship with Iran... ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051586/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:37:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051543/posts When folks in Washington want to find out what's on the mind of the American people, they tune in to CNN or Fox News and listen to the best of the Washington talking heads. Not me. I have breakfast at my favorite diner in Eufaula, my hometown in Oklahoma. Last week, the folks at J.M.s Restaurant weren't talking about senators Obama and McCain, or the fact the Iraqi government has al Qaeda on the run. They were talking about energy prices. They were talking about the fact it costs $80 to fill up their cars and $120 to fill up... The Pahrump Valley Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051543/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:38:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051486/posts THE RIGHT TAKES AIM AT MEDIA'S TREATMENT OF OBAMAPOST STAFF REPORT Last updated: 4:19 pm July 25, 2008 Fully expecting Sen. Clinton to be the Democratic presidential nominee, the conservative advocacy group Citizens United spent 18 months and millions of dollars making "Hillary: The Movie." But as the saying goes, God gave them lemons and they made "Hype: The Obama Effect." "Hype" is a full-length feature documentary that will be released on DVD Sept. 1 and will be playing in select theaters across the country. The trailer has been released online and advertising on FOX began this week. Citizens United... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051486/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:58:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051429/posts PAGE ONE Voter Unease With Obama Lingers Despite His Lead Poll Finds Background, Experience Are Advantages for McCain WASHINGTON -- Midway through the election year, the presidential campaign looks less like a race between two candidates than a referendum on one of them -- Sen. Barack Obama.With the nominations of both parties effectively settled for more than a month, the key question in the contest isn't over any single issue being debated between the Democrats' Sen. Obama or the Republicans' Sen. John McCain. The focus has turned to the Democratic candidate himself: Can Americans get comfortable with the background... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051429/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:06:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051394/posts (The Politico) On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized the Washington press corps for failing to report what he believes is unprecedented Republican obstruction. So Friday afternoon, Reid reached out to the liberal blogosphere. "You need to keep doing the job you're doing, but you need to move on," Reid said in a Webcast hosted by a handful of progressive bloggers. "We need your help to push back against the Republican harangue ... that we're not allowing votes" on oil drilling amendments. The Webcast was hosted by meetthebloggers and included bloggers from HuffingtonPost, OpenLeft and thesmogblog.com. Reid seemed flustered... CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051394/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:20:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2051364/posts Focus on the Family is speaking out against a new pro-Obama radio ad airing on Christian radio. The ad calls for "a better Christian witness in politics." The new liberal political action committee Matthew 25 is running pro-Barack Obama ads on Christian radio. Salem Radio affiliate KBIQ 102.7 FM in Colorado Springs, Colorado -- home to Focus on the Family -- aired an ad that came in response to Dr. James Dobson’s recent criticism of the presidential candidate's theological views. Following is an excerpt from the radio ad: "You know it’s an election year when certain people start grabbing headlines... OneNewsNow.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2051364/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:29:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051353/posts The Democratic Party that existed during my childhood and through early adulthood bore little or no resemblance to what it has become. In earlier times being a Democrat identified one as a proud, God-inspired American with intense traditional values, true love of country, belief in a strong, cohesive family unit, hard work, self-reliance, dedication to constitutional norms, equality and respect for others. Today, however, the party I once knew seems to say forget religious beliefs, forget the right to defend one's self, forget about hard work, just let working taxpayers provide, and disavow longheld moral decency standards as being irrelevant... The Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, IL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051353/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:11:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051332/posts As most of Washington met last week to fret over the economy, Harry Reid was attending a less-noticed summit. The Senate majority leader had summoned the titans of more than a dozen industry trade groups to a Capitol Hill meeting, where he delivered a crisp message: Get with our program, or get demolished. Anyone remember the "K Street Project"? Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and conservative activist Grover Norquist designed it to pressure the business community into hiring GOP lobbyists, supporting GOP causes, and giving money to GOP candidates. The press was shocked, shocked, to discover such behavior, and... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051332/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:42:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051325/posts A hotel security guard told FOXNews.com he intervened this week between a man he identified as former Sen. John Edwards and tabloid reporters who chased down the former presidential hopeful after what they're calling a rendezvous with his mistress and love child. The Beverly Hilton Hotel guard said he encountered a shaken and ashen-faced Edwards — whom he did not immediately recognize — in a hotel men's room early Tuesday morning in a literal tug-of-war with reporters on the other side of the door. "What are they saying about me?" the guard said Edwards asked. "His face just went totally... FOX News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051325/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:37:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051307/posts (The Politico) On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized the Washington press corps for failing to report what he believes is unprecedented Republican obstruction. So Friday afternoon, Reid reached out to the liberal blogosphere. "You need to keep doing the job you're doing, but you need to move on," Reid said in a Webcast hosted by a handful of progressive bloggers. "We need your help to push back against the Republican harangue ... that we're not allowing votes" on oil drilling amendments. The Webcast was hosted by meetthebloggers and included bloggers from HuffingtonPost, OpenLeft and thesmogblog.com. Reid seemed flustered... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051307/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:00:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050907/posts Sen. Barack Obama claims there has been only a "shift in emphasis," not "wild shifts," in his political positions. Many already know the list: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NAFTA, public financing of campaigns, abortion, gay marriage, Social Security taxes, the death penalty and negotiating with rogue nations.Possibly one of the more remarkable changes has been his position on guns. But despite Obama's recent concession on "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" that there has been a "shift in emphasis" on various issues, on guns he held firm: "You mentioned the gun position. I've been talking about the Second Amendment being an... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050907/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:47:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2051266/posts Yes, We Can Drill Our Way out of This Mess by J.D. Longstreet You know what is frustrating? Having a problem and having the answer to that problem within reach but being prevented, by the government, from utilizing that answer to solve the problem. And it happens to be right where we Americans find ourselves today. We don't have enough oil. Well, actually we do have enough oil, only the government won't let us get at it. You see, we currently have a bunch of intellectual midgets in charge of the U.S. government and they are driving our country to... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2051266/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:49:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051193/posts (Second part of a three-part series) Here are more reasons to vote against Barack Obama. This part and the first part of the series, which ran on Thursday, can be found on The Bulletin's Web site at www.thebulletin.us. * This different kind of politician is different in still another way besides changing his mind on issues faster than any other politician in history. He doesn't want to be criticized, and doesn't respond to it. When criticized for associating with an anti-American, racist pastor or an unrepentant terrorist, he tries to fob that all off by saying that's the old politics.... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051193/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:39:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051195/posts Sirius Satellite Radio host Howard Stern supports the merger of his network with XM Satelitte Radio and is fuming at Democratic opposition on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) panel. After FCC commissioners announced they have reached a deal to approve the merger of Sirius (NASDAQ:SIRI) and XM (NASDAQ:XMSR), Stern ranted about Democrats’ ‘gangsterism’ and ‘communism’ and the obstacles to the merger. Stern described a phone conversation he had with his agent, who he described as a “liberal Democrat kind of guy.” “I go, ‘That’s it!’” Stern said. “[I] go, ‘You know what Don, I’ve voted Republican and I’ve voted Democrat.... Howard Stern Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051195/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:44:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051175/posts The New York Times' refusal to publish John McCain's rebuttal to Barack Obama's Iraq op-ed may be the most glaring example of liberal media bias this journalist has ever seen. But true proof of widespread media bias requires one to follow an old journalism maxim: Follow the money. Even the Associated Press — no bastion of conservatism — has considered, at least superficially, the media's favoritism for Barack Obama. It's time to revisit media bias. True to form, journalists are defending their bias by saying that one candidate, Obama, is more newsworthy than the other. In other words, there is... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051175/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:52:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051090/posts America’s gas prices are continuing to spiral out of control and Washington has done nothing to give our nation’s motorists the relieve they deserve. Record high prices are having a major impact on American consumers and businesses, from the way people travel to the way they do business to the food they buy at the grocery store. Congress has the ability to decrease prices at the pump and get our nation back to $2 a gallon gas – and it means accessing our nation’s available resources and opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) today. Last weekend, I traveled... humanevents.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051090/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:27:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051168/posts I think America may soon learn that "the Emperor has no clothes." The protective press veil around Barack Obama may be about to be torn away. This is video (see video) of ABC News' Jake Tapper reporting from Berlin yesterday on Good Morning America. In his report, Tapper reveals the truth about Barack Obama's excessive ego by showing that Obama has replaced the U.S. Flag that was on the tail of his airplane "with an enormous Obama "O". He also describes how Obama has redesigned the airplane to separate Obama and his staff "from us lowly reporters," and he shows... Blogs for John McCain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051168/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:36:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051169/posts WASHINGTON — Rep. Dennis Kucinich's quest to impeach President Bush will get an official airing in the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. The fact that the hearing is taking place was almost as improbable as its intended outcome — the ouster of the president. Under the Constitution, impeachment powers lie in the House. But despite deep divisions between the House Democratic Caucus and White House on a broad swath of issues — the Iraq war, the economy, energy, climate change, to name a few — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has pointedly said impeachment is off the table. The hearing Friday,... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051169/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050664/posts Misplaced Priorities A sweating Harry Reid thinks he's putting Tom Coburn on the hot seat. By David Freddoso While the top priority of most Americans — including a growing number of moderate Congressional Democrats — is legislative action on domestic oil exploration, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) wants the world’s greatest deliberative body to set aside concerns over skyrocketing energy prices to deal with such pressing issues as interstate pet-monkey sales, a botanical garden in Maryland, and the establishment of a committee to encourage celebration of the War of 1812 bicentennial. Reid’s cloture motion on a 35-bill package... NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050664/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:58:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049955/posts The committee hosting the Democratic National Convention has used the city's gas pumps to fill up and apparently avoided paying state and federal fuel taxes. The practice, which began four months ago, may have ended hours after its disclosure. An aide to Mayor John Hickenlooper released a statement Tuesday evening saying that Denver 2008 Host Committee members would pay market prices for fuel and would also be liable for all applicable taxes. However, Public Works spokeswoman Christine Downs told City Council members just hours before that host committee members were fueling up at the city pumps. The city does not... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049955/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:53:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051139/posts Radical optimism is America’s contribution to the world. The early settlers thought America’s founding would bring God’s kingdom to earth. John Adams thought America would emancipate “the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.” Woodrow Wilson and George W. Bush preached their own gospels of world democracy. The great illusion of the 1990s was that we were entering an era of global convergence in which politics and power didn’t matter. What Obama offered in Berlin flowed right out of this mind-set. This was the end of history on acid. Since then, autocracies have arisen, the competition for resources has... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051139/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:55:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051143/posts Big crowd gathers for House Judiciary hearing on Bush "impeachment" A boisterous crowd has already gathered for today's hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on the case for impeaching Presidnent Bush and Vice President Cheney. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) has been leading the charge on the issue The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051143/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:01:03 GMT