http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/emerson/ en-us Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:32:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2965173/posts Jo Ann Emerson to retire from U.S. House Monday, December 3, 2012 ~ Updated 10:55 AM From staff and wire reports U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, announced today she will leave her Congressional post in February to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, a not-for-profit organization that represents rural electric cooperatives and public power districts. The Associated Press reported that Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Lloyd Smith and former state treasurer Sarah Steelman confirmed interest in seeking the seat. Emerson was re-elected in November for a ninth term to the U.S. House of... Southeast Missourian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2965173/posts#comment Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:32:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2941837/posts Yesterday I mentioned that the ACLU had completely discredited itself with its non-response to the Nakoula case, now IBD offers some insight into the state of affairs at the ACLU. The ACLU now counts at least eight Muslims on its national executive staff alone. In fact, a Muslim runs the ACLU’s Center for Democracy, while another heads its National Security Project. The irony is not lost on Steve Emerson, director of the Investigative Project on Terrorism. “The ACLU was founded on the basis that there shouldn’t be any blasphemy laws,” said Emerson, who’s airing a new documentary, “Jihad in America:... Frontpagemag.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2941837/posts#comment Mon, 8 Oct 2012 15:36:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2921574/posts Another Missouri Republican consultant suggests that Representative Jo Ann Emerson, the Republican who has represented Missouri’s eighth district since 1996, could be a top contender to replace Todd Akin if he quits. Her name has been making the rounds among party insiders, thanks in part to the fact that she’s currently the longest-serving House member in Missouri. Missouri GOP executive director Lloyd Smith used to be her chief-of-staff. UPDATE: A colleague points out that Emerson is a member of the moderate-leaning Republican Main Street partnership, and generally less rightward than the three — Akin, Sarah Steelman, and John Brunner —... NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2921574/posts#comment Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:44:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2733760/posts SNIPPET: "There are some good reasons for allowing at least a few jihadi forums to operate." SNIPPET: "However, there are limits to our ability to exploit all the intelligence opportunities a forum may present. To put it another way, jihadi forums contribute to future terrorism in ways that are unpredictable and/or beyond our ability to control. This would be the view held by those other government agencies who prefer to seek out and destroy forums and to take down forum activists. For my part, I can live with keeping online those forums we have sufficient access to monitor and resources... INTERNET-HAGANAH.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2733760/posts#comment Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:21:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2696066/posts Steve Emerson of the Investigative Project on Terrorism joined me on the radio today and shared some shocking information about several people involved in the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights hearing set for Tuesday in the US Senate. The first, a witness for the hearing, Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates who alleged that the FBI was trying to entrap the Imam who helped Nazibullah Zazi evade FBI surveillance– and concluded that Muslims should not help the FBI. Emerson documents other shocking instances of U.S. government political cover for America’s enemies– Big Peace http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2696066/posts#comment Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:32:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2669089/posts Freedom Radio Rocks to the Brim with a very Special SATURDAY 8 pm EST edition of Freedom Radio in addition to our regular Sunday show, with Christine Brim, Chief Operating Officer of the Center of Security Policy. She is also a co-author and chief conservative cat hearder of the ground breaking document and must read "Sharia, The Threat to America". If you haven't yet read it, start here. Buy a copy here. Also returning to Freedom Radio, the tirelessly patriotic Steve Emerson, (This Time for Sure) Steven Emerson is considered one of the leading authorities on Islamic extremist networks, financing... Freedom Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2669089/posts#comment Sat, 5 Feb 2011 17:33:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2603892/posts Share a NiteCap and an interview with HonestConservative and Steve Emerson, Founder and Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT). Mr.Emerson. is an internationally recognized expert on terrorism and national security and author. Consulted by the White House, National Security Council, FBI, Justice Department, Congress and intelligence agencies, Mr. Emerson is in great demand as one of the most astute, insightful and knowledgeable experts in the world today on the threat and prospects of militant Islamic terrorism. He has been quoted in more than 500 news articles and has appeared frequently on network television. His 2002 best-selling book,... Freedom Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2603892/posts#comment Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:31:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2521533/posts is back in the news today as one of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsoring H.R. 3936, a $165 billion union pension bailout bill. But why? It could be that the seven-term Republican elected in the 8th Congressional District of Southeast Missouri simply loves bailouts. After all, she did vote for the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) and “Cash for Clunkers”. But I don’t think her love for bailouts is the main reason why she is behind the bill. Instead, I think her sponsorship of the union bailout bill stems from the fact that she is married... Big government http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2521533/posts#comment Wed, 26 May 2010 15:37:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303383/posts Seven House Democrats have written Attorney General Eric Holder invoking a list of grievances from radical Islamist groups and asking that Holder meet with representatives from those groups to hear their concerns, the Investigative Project on Terrorism has learned. The grievances include the use of convicted felons as informants in mosques, alleged religious profiling of Somali Muslims in Minnesota and elsewhere and allegations that the FBI is working with foreign governments to question American citizens who are terror suspects. In the letter, the representatives said: "These concerns raise legitimate questions about due process, justice, and equal treatment under the law.... INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303383/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:11:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003670/posts What about Sami? New York Times Buys Into American Ikhwan Lobbying on Behalf of Convicted Terrorist by Steven Emerson IPT News April 18, 2008The New York Times today became the latest tool in an aggressive lobbying campaign aimed at sabotaging a terror investigation in northern Virginia. The campaign to free Sami Al-Arian started last year, led by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Muslim American Society (MAS), and other American Islamist groups after the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) operative was held in contempt of court for refusing to comply with consecutive grand jury subpoenas. He now is defying his... Investigative Project on Terrorism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003670/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:59:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989975/posts For the Record: Any Question Whose Side They’re On?Steven EmersonThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), in the past week has lobbied Congress about conditions in Hamas-controlled Gaza and urged support for convicted Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative, Sami Al-Arian. CAIR was silent in the wake of the Yeshiva attack in Jerusalem in which a Palestinian gunman murdered eight students in cold blood, and has never called on Hamas to stop its indiscriminate rocket attacks on Israeli civilians.Talking to government officials about the humanitarian situation in Gaza is not, in and of itself, problematic. But CAIR's efforts must be viewed in the... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989975/posts#comment Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:12:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978491/posts On its website Tuesday, ABC News posted a story titled, "Common Misunderstandings About Muslims," which did its level best to carry water for the radical Islamist, and Jihadist, movement in America, going so far as to cite America's most notorious radical front group, the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as the source to define the concept of "Jihad."Take this incredibly problematic passage:Misconception: Islam promotes violence and terrorism. Truth:According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, prominent Muslims, Islamic organizations and Islamic scholars have repeatedly denounced the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and terrorism in general. One letter sent to President... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978491/posts#comment Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:48:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970977/posts Published: February 15, 2008 For the Record: Hesham Islam's Friend in Low PlacesSteven EmersonLouay Safi, executive director of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Leadership Development Center, is lamenting the scrutiny on Hesham Islam, the apparently outgoing special assistant to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England.Islam became embroiled in controversy for allegedly referring to Army Reserve Maj. Stephen Coughlin as a "Christian zealot with a pen" in response to some of Coughlin's research into radical Islamist Jihadi ideology. Coughlin, whose Pentagon contract originally was to expire next month, now will continue his research for the Secretary of Defense. Reports indicate... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970977/posts#comment Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:33:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965837/posts Published: February 6, 2008 Pentagon Aide's Invitations Contradicted U.S. PolicySteven EmersonAt the urging of a subordinate, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England scheduled at least two meetings with foreign emissaries in direct contradiction of U.S. policy at the time. The meetings date back to 2005. They involved a Lebanese ambassador considered a proxy for the Syrian government and a leading member of Syria's Muslim Brotherhood.U.S. policy at the time was not to engage in talks with either man, because they represent groups with whom the United States was not to communicate. The meetings were organized by England's special assistant for... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965837/posts#comment Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:18:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963172/posts Meredith Emerson, who had a green belt in judo, put up such a fight against Gary Michael Hilton that he dropped his police-style baton while trying to kidnap her in the mountains of North Georgia on New Year's Day. A diminutive but scrappy woman who stood 5-foot-4, Emerson continued to resist Hilton during the next three days, repeatedly giving the 61-year-old drifter incorrect pass codes for her ATM cards. The young woman, a vibrant 24-year-old with a steel will, may have acted not just to save herself, but to help authorities apprehend her captor. "It is unclear, [but] I would... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963172/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:09:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1951329/posts It's the second True Crime post of the week and we learn more about the beautiful newsbabe who assaulted an off-duty cop. Plus lots more on the tiger incident...those fine fellas getting ready to sue because hey, they DESERVE bucks for abusing a magnificent animal causing its death. Hiker Meredith's body found, her dog taken home...lots more on this. And folks, the teachers keep molesting the students. When will this stop and will the mighty teachers' unions ever address the matter? Finally, pregnant marine missing and fine man throws four young children off of a bridge. The Kaitlyn Mae Book Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1951329/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:08:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1950785/posts BLAIRSVILLE, Georgia (CNN) -- A young hiker whose body was found in northern Georgia was probably alive for three days before she died from blunt force trauma to the head, authorities said Tuesday. Meredith Emerson was last seen hiking with her dog on Blood Mountain in Georgia on New Year's Day. 1 of 3 Meredith Emerson, 24, was decapitated after her death, an autopsy also found. Investigators believe she was killed January 4, said Lee Darragh, district attorney for Hall and Dawson counties. That's the same day suspect Gary Michael Hilton, 61, allegedly made a phone call from a pay... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1950785/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:20:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1950486/posts Buford hiker Meredith Emerson was bludgeoned to death and then decapitated, an autopsy released Tuesday revealed. Dr. Kris Sperry, chief medical examiner for the state of Georgia, said Emerson died from "blunt force trauma to the head," after which she was decapitated, according to a statement released by the GBI. Emerson's body was found at about 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Dawson forest. She'd been missing since New Year's Day. Gary Michael Hilton, 61, remains in custody after being charged with kidnapping and bodily injury, both felonies. Also Tuesday: • Emerson's family plans to address the media at 3:30 p.m.,... Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1950486/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:27:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1950172/posts It's a True Crime post and the missing Georgia hiker is dead; her alleged killer in custody; more on Titiana the tiger. Another banned from mall, this time for taking pictures, a two year old beaten to death by three adults, youth arrested for horrific dog-napping, and he agreed to donate sperm; court says he does not have to pay support. The Kaitlyn Mae Book Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1950172/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:00:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1949146/posts Police believe missing hiker Meredith Emerson is dead after finding her blood-soaked clothing Saturday in a dumpster. WSBTV.com, Action News 2, Atlanta http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1949146/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:32:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901103/posts How did you get into the business of exposing jihadist activities? I was an investigative journalist. After producing Jihad in America in 1994, I thought maybe I'd do another film on a different topic. But I'd collected so much material on radical Islamic groups - material nobody else had - that I kept getting contacted for information from certain members of the media and law-enforcement agencies. It was clearly a vacuum that needed to be filled. So I established the Investigative Project on Terrorism to carry out in-depth investigation of these groups, and go into areas that the FBI wouldn't... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901103/posts#comment Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:38:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1701750/posts TIFF: Who shot Bush? by Jim Emerson Editor, RogerEbert.com / September 12, 2006 Cast & Credits More coverage of the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival can be found at RogerEbert.com editor Jim Emerson's associated blog, Scanners. TORONTO -- "Death of a President," the documentary-style speculative fiction about the assassination of the 43rd President of the United States, is seamless, intelligent and maybe even necessary to an understanding of George W. Bush's role in the world today, and his place in the wider scope of history. Especially when public awareness of the facts about his administration lags so far behind what... rogerebert.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1701750/posts#comment Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:42:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620283/posts Members of a New York City Islamist society who protested outside the Israeli consulate in Manhattan on Friday chanted threats about a second Holocaust and warned that Israel will be attacked with nuclear weapons. Renowned terrorism expert Steven Emerson reports on his "Counterterrorism Blog" that protesters from the Queens-based Islamic Thinkers Society chanted in Arabic: "Zionists, Zionists You will pay! The Wrath of Allah is on its way! Israeli Zionists You shall pay! The Wrath of Allah is on its way! The mushroom cloud is on its way! The real Holocaust is on its way!" In case anyone missed he... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620283/posts#comment Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:24:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582792/posts So much for the experts John Geiger National Post Editorial Page Tuesday, February 21, 2006 A week ago the Toronto Star declared that Prime Minister Stephen Harper had "paid a steep political price" for his decision to appoint former Liberal David Emerson to the Conservative Cabinet. The Star said "people feel genuinely let down" over the appointment, and argued Harper had consequently "devalued his chief personal asset-- credibility." Now the numbers are in. An Ipsos Reid poll for CanWest News Service and Global News released yesterday, but conducted at the same time the Star was opining about how Canadians... National Post - Canada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582792/posts#comment Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:26:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573272/posts Former industry minister David Emerson said his decision to defect from the Liberals and take a cabinet post in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government was made to better serve his constituents. The Vancouver MP and former head of lumber giant Canfor stunned onlookers when he arrived at Rideau Hall shortly before the Tory cabinet was to be announced Monday. Soon after, he was sworn in as the new Conservative Minister of International Trade and the Minister responsible for the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010. He defended his position at a brief press conference late in the afternoon. "I fundamentally... CTV.ca http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1573272/posts#comment Tue, 7 Feb 2006 04:29:03 GMT