http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/election08/ en-us Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:52:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2148599/posts     Spirit & Life® "The words I spoke to you are spirit and life." (Jn 6:63)Human Life International e-NewsletterVolume 03, Number 44 | Friday, December 12, 2008  .................................................................................. www.hli.org Election III—Assault on Conscience and RealityNovember 4th was not just a historic date in history because of the election of the nation’s first black president; it also marked a new division that was established in our country between those who have consciences formed in the truth and those who don’t. I have constantly spoken of the need to battle for America’s very soul, but I am seeing that there... Hli.Org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2148599/posts#comment Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:52:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2148100/posts Barack Obama's upcoming presidency gives many reasons for conservatives to be concerned. All the more reason that we stick to substantive provable issues, as opposed to chasing such illusive rainbows as his alleged lack of a birth certificate. Such preoccupation adds to the bad name already accorded legitimate "conspiracy theories." RenewAmerica http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2148100/posts#comment Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:20:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2146902/posts A member of Mary Queen of Vietnam Parish in New Orleans, Cao told The Associated Press that his run for political office was motivated by his Catholic faith. "It was something that I was called to do, literally, in the religion sense," he said. CathNewsUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2146902/posts#comment Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:32:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2146521/posts Throughout time, great nations have seen their history turn on definable points in time. Moments that historians can later look upon and point to, saying to the few who give a damn about history anymore, "HERE is where a nation saw its path diverge from greatness." The battle of Waterloo and the siege of Moscow. The election of Churchill. The capture of Lee's battle plan at Gettysburg. These are all moments in the not-so-distant past where nations' fates seemingly wheeled on a dime. Did one of those moments pass without us recognizing it for what it was? No I am... The Policy Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2146521/posts#comment Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:29:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145343/posts Whitman and the other GOP leaders who have made post-election stabs at social and religious conservatives had better start minding their manners. Whatever happened to the "Big Tent"? The Republican Party may find itself hemorrhaging its most zealous constituency.... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145343/posts#comment Tue, 9 Dec 2008 05:09:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144174/posts In a 1995 address in Baltimore, John Paul reminded us that democracies can morph into quasi-totalitarian systems that respond “only to the power of the majority or the wishes of the most vocal....However, “The United States possesses a safeguard, a great bulwark, against this happening,” said John Paul.... ” National Catholic Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144174/posts#comment Sat, 6 Dec 2008 22:12:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142343/posts “Pride cometh before a fall.” It’s an Old Testament proverb, it’s the classic theme of Greek tragedy, and it’s a lesson we observe in our lives again and again. So how come we never seem to learn to avoid it — or exploit it?What’s more, pride always seems to come before a fall in more or less the same way.Take the economy, for example, and consider three things pride does — and the havoc that follows.First, pride makes us forget first principles. In the 21st century economy, we got so used to having more and more money that we forgot... NCR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142343/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:40:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142955/posts The U.S. General Accounting Office estimates that the current total owed to Americans in federal benefits, but for which there are no funds available, is $53 trillion. Those allocated benefits are for Social Security and Medicare and several other programs... CNSNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142955/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:23:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142766/posts The SBA List reported that Chambliss had a one-hundred-percent pro-life voting record in the U.S. Senate. It also mentioned that as a state legislator, Chambliss’ opponent Jim Martin voted against parental notification requirements for a minor’s abortion and had pledged to oppose a bill banning partial-birth abortion... CatholicNewsAgency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142766/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:50:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140059/posts Obama and Bush Victories When they went around the Obama table on Thursday to say what they were thankful for, Jules Crittendon wonder if the man who carved the turkey mentioned George W. Bush? She thinks he ought to have. In fact, given the evolution of Obama’s war policies, she thinks he might have. Writing at the Weekly Standard, she counts the ways. “It’s a good moment to mull the gifts George W. Bush has left for the incoming president. Bush has made the world a better place, and if Obama wants to do the same, he will take... National Catholic Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140059/posts#comment Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:41:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2133412/posts Election Part I: “We Have No King But Caesar” The following is the first of a three-part series on the 2008 Elections. In the next two weeks we will deal with issues of Culture and Conscience. Now that the election is over, we can separate the real Catholics from those who just act the part. Those still reeling from the results of the election can rest assured that they are in good company with the saints. Those who have drawn a line in blood and made a decision to stand with the culture of death need a serious examination... Human Life International e-Newsletter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2133412/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:31:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2119067/posts Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph compared the upcoming presidential election to the Battle of Lepanto, in which Christian forces against overwhelming odds defeated Ottoman Turkish invaders bent on the conquest of Europe. Catholic Culture http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2119067/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:21:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2119348/posts The lobsters were not placed in boiling water. He lowered them into a pot of cool water and then applied the heat. This way the lobsters would just fall asleep and then cooked to death, making their meat tender. Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2119348/posts#comment Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:05:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2126258/posts The abortion lobby will be quick to claim that the American people wrote a blank check last night for on-demand abortion. That’s just not so. While the Democratic Party won the White House as well as decisive control over both houses of Congress, exit polls found that economic issues were overwhelmingly the most important motivators for voters yesterday. And when voters are worried about their pocketbooks as they are right now due to the global financial crisis, the party of the incumbent president is almost always punished. Obviously, with the Democrats so dominant and President-elect Barack Obama so committed to... National Catholic Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2126258/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 20:02:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2127627/posts The American people have now made it abundantly clear who they want to lead them, and the policies and practices that this president-elect has represented for some time, they can now claim as their own. Actions have consequences, and I am sure God has duly noted what our priorities are in the US of A. Economic matters would seem to take precedence over moral matters; money more important than life itself to most people (I guess they don’t consider almost 50,000,000 innocent children murdered by abortion part of life). Now we shall see what the fruit of such a tree... FatherCorapi.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2127627/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 05:12:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2128557/posts Pro-Life Dem Breakthroughs Let’s face it, there weren’t very many pro-life silver linings among the electoral clouds that formed Tuesday evening over America. But here’s one: A record 31 Democratic Party pro-life candidates were elected to Congress. According to Democrats for Life of America, five new Democratic pro-lifers were elected, joining 26 pro-life incumbents who were re-elected. “This will be only the second time in 30 years that the number of pro-life Democrats increases instead of decreases,” Kristen Day, director of Democrats for Life of America, told Lifenews.com. “The first time we made gains was in 2006 due to the... National Catholic Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2128557/posts#comment Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:35:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136876/posts Deregulation made the prosperity of the 1990s possible. Just ask Bill Clinton. Republicans had many things going against them this election, but the financial market implosion in September proved to be the final blow that sealed their losses, as voters almost always associate the economy with the party in power. And when the credit crisis emerged as the top campaign issue, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) pounced on his opponent with two basic messages. One was to blame the policies of deregulation that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) voted for. And the second was to hug former rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton... Reason http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136876/posts#comment Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:43:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128176/posts After a series of national and local losses, a lingering feeling of defeat describes the mood of the Nevada Republican Party's election night party at the Palazzo Las Vegas Tuesday night. Aside from the drunken slurs and grumbling following the announcement that Barack Obama was the president-elect, discussion revolved around the simple question: What went wrong? "There has been a swing in the political pendulum," said Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons. "Both parties were seeking a win and both worked very hard, but the people have spoken." And spoken they have, as Obama won both the electoral and the popular vote.... Rebel Yell- University of Nevada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128176/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 22:00:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2128152/posts Oakland, CA, USA CE2949BB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2128152/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 21:28:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126130/posts From a statement issued by the "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs" In this day of hope for the American people, President Hugo Chávez, on behalf of the people of Venezuela, congratulates the people of the United States and President-elect Barack Obama for his important victory in an election that has captured the attention of international public opinion. This historic election of an African American to lead the most powerful country in the world is a sign that the era of change which has taken root in South America could be reaching the doorstep of... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126130/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 18:01:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125716/posts The results are in and the recriminations have begun. Sure, it might not have made any difference, but the number of sins of omission and commission by the McCain campaign is breathtaking. Let’s get a head start on the finger-pointing and give you the top thirty mistakes John McCain and his team made: Not pursuing the Reverend Wright connection, as an issue of judgment and then credibility. Even Jerry Nadler knew it was a sign that Barack Obama lacked political courage, i.e., character. Waiting until September to raise Barack Obama’s other troubling connections (e.g., Bill Ayers, Rashid Khalidi). Failing to... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125716/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:57:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2125213/posts I just want to thank everyone for volunteering for McCain and their local conservative candidates tonight. We couldn't have done it without you. If you volunteered, please say so here. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2125213/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 02:02:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123701/posts U.S. electoral system warned it 'can't cope' as historic number of voters cast their ballot The American presidential election could descend into electoral chaos on Tuesday as unprecedented numbers of voters turn out to cast their ballot in a system that is largely untested. The U.S. has an electoral system that is not organised, designed or funded to cope with 'anywhere near a 100 per cent turnout', a director of a leading independent electoral reform group has said. Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123701/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:57:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123556/posts Whatever the exact result of the US elections tomorrow, we must assume that the whole governing machinery of Washington and the state capitols will soon be hostile to laissez-faire thinking. It is not just that the Democrats will win a crushing victory in both houses of Congress, perhaps reaching the 60-seat Senate threshold that lets them steam-roll legislation. It is also that the incoming class of 2008 is of a new creed. Many no longer believe – or actively reject – the free trade and free market catechisms. As commentator Markos Moulitsas put it in Newsweek: "The big question is,... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123556/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:56:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122734/posts How to Begin Repairing the Damage to Freedom in America After Bush The next president will become chief executive of a nation that has been greatly weakened – in particular, our freedoms, our values, and our international reputation have been greatly undermined by the policies of the past eight years. Part 1 – Day OneDay One: Stop Torture, Close Guantanamo, End Extraordinary Renditions1. Stop Torture and Abuse2. Close Guantanamo and Restore the Rule of Law for Detainees3. End and Prohibit the Practice of Extraordinary Rendition Part 2 – First 100 Days1. Warrantless spying. Issue an executive order recognizing the president’s... ACLU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122734/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 19:42:35 GMT