http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/farce/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:41:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049948/posts U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) pauses during a ceremony in Janusz Korczak Square at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, July 23, 2008. Obama began a visit to Jerusalem on Wednesday pledging staunch support for Israel and saying that if elected, he would work to reinvigorate the Middle East peace process. REUTERS/Jim Young (JERUSALEM) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA reusters via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049948/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:41:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028116/posts CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged Colombian rebels on Sunday to lay down their weapons, unilaterally free dozens of hostages and put an end to a decades-long armed struggle against Colombia's government. Chavez sent the uncharacteristically strong message to the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, saying their ongoing efforts to overthrow Colombia's democratically elected government were unjustified. "The guerrilla war is history," said Chavez, speaking during his weekly television and radio program, "Hello President." "At this moment in Latin America, an armed guerrilla movement is out of place." Such declarations were unexpected from... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028116/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:24:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006382/posts It has been a long and slow devolution from the Federalist Papers to Monday Night Raw. ... Monday night, in a state of utter disbelief, I witnessed the intersection of surrealism that may portend the downfall of America. Osama bin Laden could not have devised a more fiendish way of eradicating American self respect, or of amplifying inanity to near-atomic destructive levels. Our presidential candidates appeared and talked smack on a professional wrestling television program. ... When I caught wind that McCain, Clinton and Obama would make appearances on a wrestling telecast, I had an overwhelming urge to crack open... Cowboy Confessional http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006382/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:55:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995672/posts OKLAHOMA CITY -- The federal government is investigating whether the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety violated the civil rights of Iranian immigrants by refusing to provide them with driver's license tests in their native Farsi language. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched the investigation in March after a complaint filed on behalf of two Iranian nationals living in Bartlesville accused the state agency of unlawful discrimination based on their national origin, according to a letter from the NHTSA to Public Safety Commissioner Kevin Ward. Public safety officials said Tuesday that offering state driver's license tests in Farsi could force... tulsaworld http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995672/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 20:53:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993416/posts Earlier this week, I argued that Canada's human-rights censors have managed a seemingly impossible task: They've found a way to rehabilitate the image of neo-Nazis, transforming them from odious dirtbags into principled free-speech martyrs. Case in point: At this week's much-anticipated human-rights hearing in Ottawa, a team of journalists and bloggers were campaigning openly in support of hatemonger Marc Lemire. The villains were Canadian Human Rights Commission (HRC) investigator Dean Steacy and the other apparatchik who've made a career out of parsing Lemire's phobic Web postings. Tuesday's hearing probably won't change the outcome of the case against Lemire: Like a... National Post [Canada] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993416/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:47:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991596/posts OTTAWA -- Investigators at the Canadian Human Rights Commission share control of an online identity called Jadewarr, which they have used to anonymously monitor and contribute to controversial far-right and white supremacist Web sites, in a strategy that a prominent defendant calls entrapment. The admission came in testimony Tuesday at the final day of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's hearing in the case of Marc Lemire, who is charged with violating the Human Rights Act's controversial hate speech section because of comments posted on his FreedomSite. Legally, the admission by CHRC investigator Dean Steacy, and the subsequent cross-examination by Mr.... National Post [Canada] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991596/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:21:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955905/posts UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named actor George Clooney, who has campaigned for refugees in Darfur, as a U.N. "messenger of peace" on Friday to promote the world body's peacekeeping efforts. Clooney is the ninth U.N. messenger -- people chosen from the fields of art, music, literature and sports who have agreed to help focus attention on the United Nations' work. U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said Clooney would have a special emphasis on peacekeeping. She said he had been "recognized for focusing public attention on crucial international political and social issues." Clooney, who is currently in Sudan, will... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955905/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:34:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938636/posts The Republican presidential candidates shown leading the race in recent polls all believe global warming is a serious threat and caused by human activity. When asked at today's Des Moines Register debate in Iowa to raise their hands if they believed climate change were indeed a real problem caused by people, Sen. John McCain, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Gov. Mitt Romney all responded in the positive. "Climate change is real. It's happening. I believe human beings are contributing to it," Giuliani said, calling for a "Manhattan Project" to wean America off foreign energy sources.... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938636/posts#comment Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:26:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829695/posts (AFFP) 07MAY07 Paris. Hundreds of U.S.-trained election attorneys boarded transatlantic flights this morning to form an army of lawyers demanding a full and fair recount of yesterday's nationwide election. Following the dramatic triumph of conservative Nicolai Sarkozy over rival progressive Sego Royal widespread calls of election fraud have been reported from New York to as far as Los Angeles and Hollywood, CA. A hastily formed team of specialists from the newly formed Kerry, Rodham and Gore LLC firm organized the campaign challenge and its spokesperson R. Emmanual feels optimistic, "We can clearly show some form of cognitive dissonance is afoot... dailycrossed.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829695/posts#comment Mon, 7 May 2007 18:03:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778231/posts A Farce and an OutrageBy Mona CharenFriday, February 2, 2007 "As I was walking up the stair/ I met a man who wasn't there./ He wasn't there again today./ I wish, I wish he'd stay away." -- Hughes Mearns Mearns captures the spirit of Washington, D.C. We are in the midst of a criminal trial concerning the leaking of CIA covert operative Valerie Plame's name to the press. The man on trial did not do the leaking. The man who did the leaking is not on trial. The woman who is the subject of the fictional leak was probably not... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778231/posts#comment Fri, 2 Feb 2007 21:36:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698745/posts A federal judge has ordered a series of closed hearings to determine if Vice President Cheney's former top aide, I Lewis "Scooter" Libby, can use certain classified information as a defense during his trial in the CIA/Leak case. Judge Reggie Walton ordered two sets of closed door hearings. The first, to begin on September 25th, and "continue everyday thereafter until completed," will be to make all determinations concerning the use, relevance, or admissibility of classified information that would otherwise be made during the trial. The second set of closed hearing, set to begin October 10th, will deal with classified information... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698745/posts#comment Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:54:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692516/posts SACRAMENTO – Students who came to the country illegally could apply for state financial aid when they attend California colleges and universities under legislation approved Tuesday by the Assembly in a party-line vote. Supporters said immigrant children who have graduated and completed at least three years of high school in California should not be penalized for their parents' decision to bring them to the U.S. illegally. “It is one small measure to help these kids that are working their butts off to live the American dream,” said Assemblyman Hector De La Torre, D-South Gate. The bill would build upon existing... Union Tribune [San Diego] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692516/posts#comment Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:04:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1687984/posts Hizbollah mourners on a funeral parade shoved aside anti-tank barriers at a United Nations base in Lebanon yesterday in a demonstration of their new political strength. The party had been told it would be allowed to bury three "martyrs" at the Naqoura town cemetery inside the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) compound, but only if there was no flag-waving or political sloganising. When the chanting procession, several hundred strong, reached the gates, it found the way barred by cruci-form steel tank traps. Mourners argued with the French guards, but failed to gain entry. A mob of young men then... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1687984/posts#comment Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:04:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679533/posts This guy, Stack, is one of the war protesters at the Columbia Post Office on Saturday morns. Will he do the same "fasting" as Mother Sheehan? LOL Columbia Daily Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679533/posts#comment Mon, 7 Aug 2006 23:53:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678378/posts Bush Fetes Border Security Improvements CRAWFORD, Texas - With 6,000 National Guard troops deployed to Southwestern states, President Bush said Saturday he has fulfilled his pledge to help beef up border security and challenged Congress to give him legislation that will welcome more foreigners into the country. Speaking in his weekly radio address, Bush said immigration reform can only be successful if the get-tough border security to keep people from sneaking in is combined with opportunities for more immigrants to enter the country legally. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678378/posts#comment Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:49:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1677451/posts The United Nations Security Council this week passed a resolution that gives Iran a stark choice: suspend its uranium-enrichment activities or face possible economic sanctions. There has been mounting alarm over Iran's nuclear activities. Tehran insists that it is merely exercising its right as a member of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop a peaceful nuclear-energy program. That means carrying out all facets of the nuclear-fuel cycle -- including uranium enrichment and nuclear-fuel reprocessing, which can also be used to develop a nuclear bomb. Arguing that it enjoys the right to peaceful nuclear technology, Tehran has suspended talks with... Japan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1677451/posts#comment Fri, 4 Aug 2006 02:08:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1661502/posts [I wrote to Boortz today about this, but he didn't respond. I didn't expect him to. Maybe he will discuss it if enough people here make noise.] The Fair Tax - Why we are all being fooled... ... and why it is just lip service. Since the start, way back in the days of CATS (Citizens for an Alternative Tax System), I have been an advocate of the Fair Tax. Back then I was naive. I was doing the cool thing. I have learned a lot about what this "Alternative Tax System" has evolved to... The Fair Tax. markbureau.us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1661502/posts#comment Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:06:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1637636/posts Just curious. Has Hillary Clinton prime sponsored evenone bill that has passed a senate vote ?I'm guessing Not. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1637636/posts#comment Wed, 24 May 2006 18:58:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635535/posts ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - After spending half his life in a Pakistani jail, Tahir Mirza Hussain is scheduled to hang on his 36th birthday for killing a taxi driver _ even though a court acquitted him 10 years ago. Hussain, a British-Pakistani, claims he is innocent. He was cleared by a secular court but retried and found guilty in an Islamic one. He now faces execution June 1 unless President Gen. Pervez Musharraf intervenes. His muddled case, spanning two decades, is emblematic of Pakistan's corrupt and bifurcated legal system, described by a leading rights activist as "flawed" and in desperate need... http://www.comcast.net/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635535/posts#comment Sat, 20 May 2006 19:19:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633547/posts Americans are coming to realize the United Nations is not the organization we once trusted, even revered. The United Nations betrays the idealism expressed in the preamble to its charter, forged over 60 years ago in San Francisco, which states, "We the peoples of the United Nations determined ... to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small ..." Two recent events demonstrate why the American people and their elected officials should be scrutinizing our country's subsidization of the... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633547/posts#comment Wed, 17 May 2006 04:53:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630303/posts Will CIA-leak prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald indict Karl Rove? Who knows? While some observers search the tea leaves for answers, the only real answer right now is that nobody outside of Fitzgerald’s office knows for sure. And it’s possible that nobody inside Fitzgerald’s office knows for sure either.But let’s say, for the sake of argument, that Rove is indicted. If that were to happen, it appears he would be charged with lying to Fitzgerald’s grand jury and not with any underlying crime, such as exposing a covert CIA agent.In that event, a Rove prosecution would probably resemble the case of Lewis... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630303/posts#comment Thu, 11 May 2006 04:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1630096/posts Top Ten Surprises In ABC's Bird Flu Movie (Presented By Britney Spears) 10. Thanks to sponsorship deal, flu is cured by delicious taste of Dr. Pepper 9. Humans attacked by pigeons with tire irons 8. 20% of population comes down with less dangerous "bird hiccups" 7. Every time someone says, "chicken," all the characters chug a beer 6. Hilarious scene in which Leslie Nielsen confuses his Tamiflu with his Viagra 5. Every single person in the world ends up at General Hospital 4. The big villain? Larry Bird 3. Sad conclusion in which Charlie Brown puts a bullet in Woodstock... ab http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1630096/posts#comment Wed, 10 May 2006 22:06:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614202/posts UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei is in Tehran for talks aimed at defusing an international stand-off over Iran's nuclear activities. He said he hoped to convince Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment "until outstanding issues are clarified". There has been mounting international criticism of Iran over its announcement on Tuesday that it has successfully enriched uranium. BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614202/posts#comment Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:55:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1610429/posts DEPENDING on whom you talk to in Hollywood these days, Hillary Clinton is either too conservative, too polarizing, too famous, too stiff or — keep this to yourself! — too sexy. And those are just the opinions of the celebrities who vote Democrat. (Don't even ask what the few Republicans had to say.) Once the darling of the industry's liberal set, Clinton has come under attack from some as she starts to line up support for what many feel will be a run for the presidential nomination. But that's not unusual for Hollywood — it's almost like a rite of... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1610429/posts#comment Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:23:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590804/posts Updated: 07:49 AM EST AOL Welcome page headine: "It started with her son's death. See how Cindy Sheen became a force."Acutal article headline: 'Peace Mom' Still Campaigning Against War By MICHELLE LOCKE, AP Jakub Mosur, APSAN FRANCISCO (March 5) - Lunching in the Mission District in a dark skirt, black cardigan and unfussy hairdo, Cindy Sheehan looks every bit the anonymous suburban mom she was not long ago. As the nation's best-known anti-war campaigner, Cindy Sheehan has drawn praise for her efforts, but others believe she has become a tool of liberal groups. That doesn't deter a man who stops... AOL News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590804/posts#comment Mon, 6 Mar 2006 13:31:43 GMT