http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fr-news/ en-us Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:10:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048199/posts           NEVER ENOUGH TIME While I have only been an occasional visitor to Washington, I was struck by one scene so strongly that it remains as somewhat of a reference. My first view "up close and personal" of the Pentagon was neither awe-inspiring nor intimidating. To be sure, I was impressed with the size of the building, but that was about it. What came upon me, and has stayed with me, is the image of an ant farm. An enormous one, surely, but an ant farm nonetheless. So may passageways with so many ants constantly... The Canteen Crew http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048199/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:10:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047813/posts    ***** ~ Canteen Music Dedication ~ *****~ Support The Artists ~   Support the artists you hear throughout the Canteen! Click on the links below! Keep the music going! ArtistDirect l  Internet Radio l  AOL Music l  Sonique (Lycos) l  Real Radio Live365 l  971TheRiver  l  GotRadio  l  Wherehouse  l  Target  l Shoutcast AFRTS l  VH1 l XM Radio l  BET l  audiophile l  Virgin Radio l  Soma (Alternative) Acaza l AudioRealm l VH1 l  Yahoo! Launch Music l  Radio Disney l  Live-Radio Net ITunes l Amazon l Salsa Radio l MTV l CMT l Ticketmaster l Billboard... Our Troops Rock! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047813/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:00:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047803/posts President Bush spent the night in Tucson, Arizona where he arrived late yesterday evening after touring the areas effected by the wildfires in California. This morning, the President participated in a fundraiser for Congressional candidate Tim Bee before boarding Air Force One. Arriving in Houston, Texas this afternoon, President Bush spoke on behalf of another Congressional candidate Pete Olson at Ellington Field. (Transcript) No doubt in my mind Pete Olson will make a fine United States congressman and I'm proud to be here to support him. The President attended a private fundraiser for Olson late this afternoon. From there the... WhiteHouse.gov & other sources http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047803/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:39:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047703/posts Site pulls slogan after controversy Committeeman linked Obama to O.J. Simpson By David Maccar; Editor A Pemberton GOP committeeman came under heavy scrutiny last week after it was discovered he posted a slogan linking presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama to O.J. Simpson on what was called "The Official Website of the Pemberton Township Republicans."The slogan, "Obama Loves America like O.J. Loved Nicole," referring to retired NFL star and his late ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, was denounced by many as racist. Simpson was tried and acquitted for the murder of Brown and her boyfriend Ronald Goldman in 1994, but was... SouthJerseyLocalNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047703/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:37:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047505/posts Last time we were in Westminster a passerby couldn’t let the moonbats go unopposed. He had driven by on one of his rare Saturday’s off from work and was disgusted at the moonbats’ signs. He went home, wrote out a quick sign and came to protest the protesters. (BELOW) is the result. Apparently the moonbats believe that only they do not have to obey the laws. They were so upset over the “Clueless Morons” sign that they complained to the Westminster police. I can hear them whining now, “They they they werrrr on ourrrr side botherrrring us”. An officer showed... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047505/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:51:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047239/posts ~ It's Finally Friday!! ~ THE NATIONAL ENSIGN 080714-N-4009P-560 BUSAN, Korea (July 14, 2008) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse, from Victorville, Calif., prepares to raise the national Ensign as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) pulls into Busan for a routine port visit. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Painter (Released) Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand... Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047239/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:00:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047224/posts The roll call of our 12 Patriots included Legionnaires Glenn (WWII - USMC), Dave (WWII - Army), Dennis (Korea - Army), Halsey (Korea - USMC), Frank (Korea - Army), Lurker Bill with daughter and grandson, Cindy_True_Supporter, Gavin, Sensei Ern, {Mrs} Trooprally, aka [Mrs] T, and myself, [Mr] T. Pics by [Mrs] T The nine moonbats that showed up this week once again received almost no honks as the stood and sat, holding their signs belittling our soldiers tremendous efforts. Research by Harvard shows a correlation between active anti-troop protest and attacks on our troops. ”We find that in periods immediately... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047224/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:31:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046661/posts President Bush met with President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, a small country located in western Africa. The two leaders are united against the corrupt “government” of Zimbabwe. (Transcript) President Bush: We deeply care about the plight of the citizens of Zimbabwe. And we hope there's a peaceful resolution soon. I told the President, in the meantime our government is looking at, you know, sanctions beyond that which would have been levied out of the U.N. Security Council.* * Last week Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored Security Council resolution that would have imposed an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and... WhiteHouse.gov & other sources http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046661/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:23:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046654/posts Welcome to the ~ Freeper Canteen ~ July 17, 1955 Disneyland Opens Disneyland, Walt Disney's metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opens on July 17, 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits. Today, Disneyland hosts more than 14 million visitors a year, who spend close to $3 billion. Walt Disney, born in Chicago in 1901, worked as a commercial artist before setting up a small studio in Los Angeles to produce animated cartoons. In 1928, his short film Steamboat Willy, starring the... Various Internet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046654/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:00:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046081/posts Freeper Canteen: What Utensil Are You?   Today We Want To Know...What Utensil Are You? Click here and take the quiz! At the last question, choose HTML, then submit, to get your answer. After you do so, please post your findings in the Canteen!   Have fun!  Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046081/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045535/posts It has been 3 years since my last appearance on Fox News Channel, but I have been asked to appear on tomorrow morning's early edition of Fox and Friends concerning race, the election, the New Yorker and Barack H. Obama's Speech before the leftist NAACP. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045535/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:11:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045445/posts It is with the deepest sorrow that I have to belatedly report the death in service of my late husband. My husband was a soldier of the British Army with an 18yr service record and combat experience from Northern Ireland to Afghanistan. He was a strong man and a doting father to his 2 children. He passed away in May due to injuries he sustained whilst serving abroard. My Husband had been through a hard time the past 18 months, which saw him in civilian court for protecting his family then being accused of a crime he did not commit... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045445/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:28:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045505/posts     ~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Fort Irwin, CaliforniaFort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) is a major training area for the United States Military. Located in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California, the base is part of the Installation Management Command (IMCOM). The opposing force at the NTC is the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the Blackhorse Regiment, who are stationed at the base to provide an enemy force to units on a training rotation at Fort Irwin. The mission of the National Training Center is to provide tough, realistic, joint and combined... Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045505/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:00:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045466/posts Code Pink was sickly sweet in our presence on Wednesday night, trying to look good in front of their pot luck dinner attendees. We were offered ice cream cones, soda, beer and to participate in their pot luck dinner. All declined since we didn’t have the antidote to strychnine or a shower was not close by. In the Politico article Some on left target McCain's war record, “Suzzie” Medea Benjamin was quoted as saying: "I wouldn't characterize anybody who fought in Vietnam as a war hero," said Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the theatrical anti-war group Code Pink. "In... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045466/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045055/posts Dear God, please let the Patriot Guard Riders know about this ahead of time. The Phelps gang is ready to strike, and they outline their intent here. MsUnderestimated.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045055/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:16:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044947/posts Our Troops Rock!  Thank you for all you do!   For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.   Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     ~ Hall of Heroes ~ 60th Anniversary of theBerlin Airlift Part 1 All info and photos from this website.             June 30 was the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, a subject which we covered in detail in December 2007 in these threads:Part OnePart TwoPart ThreePart Four We're going to look at a few... Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044947/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044604/posts           AN ODD WAY TO PRAY Over the years I have heard a multitude of spoken prayers. Some flowed poetically from the speaker's tongue, some had the overtones of a sermon, and others resembled conversation. I have also heard another type of prayer, though never in a church or chapel. Its usage is universal in the English language, even being used on occasion by atheists. The prayer is most often spoken during times of anger, frustration, or used to display extreme displeasure with a given situation or individual. The vast majority of the English-speaking population... The Canteen Crew http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044604/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:11:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044235/posts    ***** ~ Canteen Music Dedication ~ ***** ~ Support The Artists ~   Support the artists you hear throughout the Canteen! Click on the links below! Keep the music going! ArtistDirect l  Internet Radio l  AOL Music l  Sonique (Lycos) l  Real Radio Live365 l  971TheRiver  l  GotRadio  l  Wherehouse  l  Target  l Shoutcast AFRTS l  VH1 l XM Radio l  BET l  audiophile l  Virgin Radio l  Soma (Alternative) Acaza l AudioRealm l VH1 l  Yahoo! Launch Music l  Radio Disney l  Live-Radio Net ITunes l Amazon l Salsa Radio l MTV l CMT l Ticketmaster l... Our Troops Rock! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044235/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:01:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044218/posts Today President Bush met with his economic team at the Department of Energy to discuss the need for domestic oil exploration. The President urged the Democrats in Congress to act on this before they leave town next month for another vacation. (Transcript) One way to deal with supply problems is to increase supply here in America … vast potential of crude oil reserves on offshore lands, as well as in Alaska, as well as in the oil shale in the western part of our country.And yet the Democratic leaders of Congress have consistently blocked opening up these lands for exploration... WhiteHouse.gov & other sources http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044218/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:22:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043721/posts ~ It's Finally Friday!! ~ PRESENTING COLORS Sailors assigned to the Navy Ceremonial Guard hold flags representing each state during the presentation of colors during a Navy District Washington Concert on the Avenue at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza, in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones Canteen Mission Statement Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. GOLF COURSE LANDING Spectators at the the 2nd Annual AT&T National Golf Tournament in Bethesda, Md., watch as... Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043721/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:00:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043189/posts ~Favorite GUY'S Name Song~ Tommy-the who-pinball wizard [THE PINBALL WIZARD] Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. From SoHo down to Brighton, I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothin' like him In any amusement hall. That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball. He stands like a statue, Becomes part of the machine. Feelin' all the bumpers, Always playin' clean. He plays by intuition. The digit counters fall. That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball. He's a pinball wizard, There has to be... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043189/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:01:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043186/posts On the last day of the G8 Summit in Japan, President Bush met with China’s President Hu Jintao (Transcript), India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Transcript) and Republic of Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak. The President then delivered a statement as his final G8 Summit came to a close. (Transcript) You know, oftentimes in the political process people talk big, but they never follow up. And so one of the key ingredients of these recent meetings was all of us need to be reminded that when we say we're going to do something, we got to do it. And so accountability is... WhiteHouse.gov & other sources http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043186/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:54:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043103/posts THE NEW YORK TIMES VS. HELMS, PART 529,876July 9, 2008 Last Friday, on the Fourth of July, the great American patriot Jesse Helms passed away. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson also went to their great reward on Independence Day, so this is further proof of God. Helms is now the second great American patriot I've always wanted to meet and never will, at least in this lifetime. The only other one is the magnificent Reagan aide Lyn Nofziger. (Wikipedia quote: "I sometimes lie awake at night trying to think of something funny that Richard Nixon said.") After a week of... Ann Coulter Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043103/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:06:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042683/posts Freeper Canteen: Are You a Winter Person or a Summer Person?   Today We Want To Know...Are You a Winter Person or a Summer Person? Click here and take the quiz! At the last question, choose HTML, then submit, to get your answer. After you do so, please post your findings in the Canteen!   Have fun!  Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042683/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 01:00:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042613/posts WOW and DOUBLE WOW is the only way I can describe the Patriotic Americans that attended the Walter Reed and Olney FReeps. It’s Saturday afternoon as I started this combined AAR and my heart still pounds with pride over all those who came out, especially to Walter Reed on the evening of the Fourth. Since I’m honored this week to write the Walter Reed AAR and usually write the Olney AAR, I had to combine the two because of their similarities. Several weeks ago a question as to who will be at Walter Reed came up. About 4 or 5... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042613/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:10:24 GMT