http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fifthcolumn/ en-us Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:27:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269681/posts The media is a abuzed about this, and the lefty blogs are acting as though this being some nuance of the right. Wrong. Let’s not forget that Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, both antisemitic and neither considered spokesmen for the right. But after some research it appears the shooter, James Von Brunn is in fact - despite the protestations of the Kos Kids - a registered democrat from Maryland. So much for the “Right Wing Conspiracy”. Fact is that most of the Holocaust Denier crowd is from the left. Many of the groups follow the writings of Naom Chomsky, the... Macsmind http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269681/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:27:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268001/posts Foes of the global jihad are constantly accused of quoting the Qur'an "out of context," but when Barack Obama actually did so in Cairo yesterday, no one seems to have minded. He quoted one Qur'an verse in connection with speaking of our shared interests as human beings: As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." That is what I will try to do – to speak the truth as best I can, humbled by the task before us, and firm in my belief that the interests we share as human beings are far... Jihad Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268001/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:52:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268069/posts LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A judge has issued a gag order in the capital murder case against the man accused of killing one soldier and wounding another at a military recruiting office in Arkansas. Judge Alice Lightle issued the order Monday after prosecutors requested it to block court officials and police from discussing the case Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268069/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:17:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268025/posts While President Obama has broken major campaign promises like being transparent and fiscally responsible, one that he did keep was his promise to bring more Muslims into his administration. This past Sunday it was announced that he gave a devout Sunni Muslim a position in the Department of Homeland Security. Now we learn that DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has sworn in Kareem Shora. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268025/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:22:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268052/posts ...This is not to say, necessarily, that Mr. Obama actually is a Muslim any more than Mr. Clinton actually is black. After five months in office, and especially after his just-concluded visit to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, however, a stunning conclusion seems increasingly plausible: The man now happy to have his Islamic-rooted middle name featured prominently has engaged in the most consequential bait-and-switch since Adolf Hitler duped Neville Chamberlain over Czechoslovakia at Munich. ...Obama's youth certainly suggests that he not only had a Kenyan father who was Muslim, but spent his early, formative years as one in Indonesia... "much has... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268052/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:49:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267831/posts The Democratic Party's attitude to elections is admirable: Win. And recent history has shown it will do anything to do so. When, if not now, will Republicans develop such a fighting spirit? Democrats invest - with taxpayer money, mind you - in groups like ACORN that, among other sordid tactics, seek out Skid Row bodies and wheel them to polling places. All the Democratic National Committee needs are vans and smelling salts. Pop culture and the "education system" have done the rest, making "D" the default choice on Election Day. Democrats brazenly take policy positions - think government services and... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267831/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:08:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267085/posts You want a blatant example of the Old Media's over-the-top, gobsmacked love affair with Obama? Well, one would be hard pressed not to see Time Magazine's latest piece by Nancy Gibbs as a perfect example of the media ignoring all ills and of projecting only what is wonderful onto the dearly beloved as this piece represents. The lionization of Obama is bad enough, but the selective memory of the writer is even more appalling. Writer Gibbs begins her column trying to "place" Barack Obama in a "cultural map." Most famous people are remembered for a certain place that formed their... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267085/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:42:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266881/posts JERUSALEM – Accusing the Jewish state of "genocide," an anti-Israel Palestinian activist once commended by President Obama has predicted the end of Israel, which, he boasted, is "within reach, in our lifetimes." In a piece earlier this month titled, "Why Israel won't survive," Ali Abunimah, co-founder of Electronic Intifada, a pro-Palestinian online publication, accused Israel of war crimes and gloated, "Now, the other pillar of Israeli power – Western support and complicity – is starting to crack. We must do all we can to push it over." "It is Israel as a Zionist state, not Palestine or the Palestinian people,... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266881/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 01:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266829/posts (AP) — WASHINGTON-The Pew Research Center has found that young Muslims are more religiously observant than their parents, and Gallup polling shows they are more likely than their parents to think of themselves as Muslim first and American second. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266829/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 23:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257380/posts The local Somali community has also been the subject of federal investigations into terrorist money-laundering. Agents suspect Somali refugees have funneled millions of dollars from food-stamp fraud and drug sales through Somali grocery stores into overseas bank accounts used by al-Qaida. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, which has held fundraisers for Ellison and whose leaders have personally donated thousands of dollars to his campaigns, has defended the Somali store operators against the allegations, even meeting with the head of the civil-rights unit of the USDA to complain about the agency's food-stamp investigations. U.S. prosecutors recently named CAIR as an... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257380/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 16:46:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2254553/posts Beginning in January, RightSideNews has run a series called "Islam in America." We've looked at the growing influence of radical Islam in the workplace, the educational system, the internet - in short, in almost all aspects of life in the United States. In the final installment of the series, we talk to Frank Salvato of the Basics Project. Frank Salvato agreed to help us sum up the "Islam in America" series by explaining where we stand and where the battle is headed. His views are sobering, to say the least. "We are definitely losing ground against fundamentalist Islam here on... Right Side News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2254553/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 11:21:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253124/posts Feds: Gun Smugglers Keep Cartels Heavily Armed An all-out war is raging in Mexico, and it is major news on both sides of the border. In 2008, 6,000 Mexicans were killed in gang warfare. In the first two months of 2009, more than a thousand people were gunned down in Mexico as the government intensifies it's war to bring down the narcotrafficking cartels. Mexican police officers are out-gunned by the firepower cartel gangsters are wielding, and bodies turn up tortured to death on the streets of Juarez and Tijuana on a regular basis. In the most gruesome new terror tactic... America's Most Wanted http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253124/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 12:19:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252615/posts During last year’s presidential campaign, gun-owners’ groups like the National Rifle Association said Barack Obama, if he were elected, would be the most anti-gun president in the history of the United States. That claim and similar statements sparked a buying spree on guns and ammunition immediately following the election, which continued well into this year. I bought some shells last week, and told I was limited to two boxes. There is nothing to indicate that this shortage is the result of Obama administration actions, however. I’m not here to proclaim that President Obama is really a great friend to gun... Grand Junction Sentinal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252615/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2009 13:25:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251511/posts The sitting Speaker of the House of Representatives has accused the CIA of lying to Congress. She is ensnared in a web of conflicting accounts. Her very hold on power could be under a cloud. Meh. Guess we can find some room on A20. But pot pies need to be heated to 165 degrees to be safe? Hold the presses: put it on the front page! Such is the news judgment of the New York Times. The Morning Joe crowd had a field day with Gray Lady and Pelosi’s travails during the show’s opening half-hour today, Joe Scarborough having great... FinkelBlog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251511/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 13:10:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249437/posts Here’s a curious development for you: Brian Rogers, spokesperson for John McCain’s presidential campaign last year, is now working for Al Gore. Rogers sent an email dispatch on Friday announcing his new job as research director for Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection. In the email, Rogers said he will be “working on the Repower America campaign to pass comprehensive energy and climate change legislation.” On the campaign trail last year, Rogers’ shining moments included attacking Barack Obama for opposing increased domestic oil and gas production, arguing that Obama lived in “a frickin’ mansion” that was “bought in a shady deal... Grist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249437/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 19:05:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248500/posts They can kill from more than four football fields away, shred police officers' vests, fire up to 75 bullets at a time - and they're increasingly showing up in criminals' hands. Last year, Fort Wayne Police seized 31 semiautomatic rifles, compared with two in 2003, the last year of the federal assault weapons ban that limited the sale of the rifles. The seizure increase and more reports of criminals using the rifles concerns Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York. “The fact that we have these relatively cheap, assault weapon-type firearms out there, it's not only a hazard to the public,... Fort Wayne News-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248500/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 14:44:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248422/posts On Morning Joe today, Joe Scarborough nailed the Washington press corps for its sycophantish performance at the White House Correspondents Association dinner this past Saturday night: “like a bunch of teenage girls waiting for a Bay City Rollers concert, waiting to scream at the top of their [lungs].” Mika Brzezinski, agreeing with Joe, lifted the veil on the goings-on behind the scenes, describing an enraptured TV production crew scrambling to get the most flattering shots of the prez and First Lady. View video here. FinkelBlog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248422/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 12:33:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2246886/posts My post the other day, MSNBC Hides Obama's Dijon Mustard (aka Dijongate), has hit a nerve unlike anything else I have written. The post concerned the lunch trip of Obama and Biden to a burger shop to get a "Hell Burger." I accept that this should not have been news, but the White House image makers wanted to portray the two as just regular guys out at the local diner, so the event was hyped. MSNBC just happened to be in the burger place with cameras rolling when Obama and Biden came in and ordered. Again, not sure why MSNBC... legalinsurrection http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2246886/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 13:56:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246831/posts Now that we're more than 100 days into the Obama presidency, the handwriting is on the wall regarding our new leader's game plan for America. Spend other people's money like a drunken sailor. Let every enemy on the planet know there's a wimp in the White House. Let every ally know the wimp in the White House will do nothing to help them when push comes to shove. Let the 50 states know there's a power coup in play that strips them of constitutionally guaranteed liberties. Let every company know that neither they nor their non-union employees are safe from... american thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246831/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 12:26:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2246336/posts PHOENIX, Arizona, May 7, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An openly homosexual Roman Catholic priest of the diocese of Phoenix, who once endorsed a pornographic film entitled "Naked Boys Singing" for a homosexualist paper, has been excommunicated by Bishop Thomas Olmsted.The excommunication of Fr. Chris Carpenter, who has long been publicly opposed to the Church's condemnation of active homosexuality, was issued last month but only made public on Monday.  After Bishop Olmsted repeatedly chastised him for his homosexual activism, Carpenter precipitated the excommunication by joining the "Reformed Catholic Church," an offshoot religious group that endorses homosexuality, homosexual priests, and women priests. While Carpenter... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2246336/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 19:54:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246025/posts EVERYONE is piling on Sarah Palin, even though she will never be president of the United States. The Alaska governor is everyone's favorite foil, from the left-wing Huffington Post to the ever-posturing Mitt Romney. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee who cynically chose her as his running mate, now snubs her with relish. They all act like she has a real chance to win the White House, when they all know the truth. When it comes to be taken seriously by the general electorate as a potential president, it's as over for her as it was for Dan Quayle. Quayle... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246025/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 13:14:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243908/posts (AP) — NEWARK, N.J. - Mohammad Qatanani's mosque was full of FBI agents the night before he was to find out if he would be deported. But even though the federal government was trying to link Qatanani to foreign extremists, the agents weren't there to keep an eye on him. They wanted to show their support for a Muslim leader they considered a valued ally for the relationships he helped forge between the FBI and Muslims in the wake of 9/11. Across the nation, such grass-roots relationships between Muslims and the federal government are in jeopardy. A coalition of Muslim... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243908/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 17:22:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243467/posts I'm shocked!...OK, maybe not..... http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/05/video-white-house-press-corps-stands-for-obamanot-for-bush.html Weasel Zippers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243467/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 01:35:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242317/posts ABC runs a report showing the names and faces of two CIA contractors who may have had a role in the waterboarding of KSM and Abu Zubaydah. The network apparently outsourced this report to a freelancer named Matthew Cole, whose record in Nexis includes just three bylines -- two stories for Salon (one of which about "how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops"), and one for the San Jose Mercury News just two days after 9/11 reporting "anxiety about a backlash" among Muslims, who assure the reporter that the attack "has nothing to do... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242317/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 21:07:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241723/posts As the secrets about the CIA's interrogation techniques continue to come out, there's new information about the frequency and severity of their use, contradicting an 2007 ABC News report, and a new focus on two private contractors who were apparently directing the brutal sessions that President Obama calls torture. Top interrogation officials' "waterboarding expertise" was "misrepresented." According to current and former government officials, the CIA's secret waterboarding program was designed and assured to be safe by two well-paid psychologists now working out of an unmarked office building in Spokane, Washington. Bruce Jessen and Jim Mitchell, former military officers, together founded... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241723/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 02:25:40 GMT