http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fugly/ en-us Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:17:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267804/posts On May 30th The Obama’s hit Manhattan for dinner and a Broadway show as the First Couple had a date night. Michelle Obama’s fashion sense is understated and never obvious so when she touched down in NYC, style watchers clamored to find out what she was wearing. All the talk has been about the bold, statement clutch she carried because it was GORGE! Obama accessorized her formfitting, ruffled black sheath with a VBH Ballerina Clutch in shocking Colbalt Blue. The clutch retails for $1500 famespy.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267804/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:17:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2203319/posts A little known odd fact about the history of Old Glory, is her sister, the forgotten Civil Flag of the United States. The existence of the first U.S. civil flag came about in 1767 when members of the "Sons of Liberty" rebelled against the Stamp Act by turning the flag of the British East India Company on its side and then flew it on the "Liberty Tree... Civil-liberties.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2203319/posts#comment Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:36:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202473/posts Swiss con man Helg Sgarbi has been sentenced to six years in jail after admitting sleeping with and blackmailing a succession of rich women out of millions of pounds including BMW heiress Susanne Klatten. The 44-year-old wined and dined a string of rich wives and widows, including Germany's wealthiest woman Mrs Klatten, winning their confidence and then asking for money. Telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202473/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:34:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154174/posts APPLE VALLEY, Minn., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A teacher on leave from a private high school in Minnesota faces charges she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl who had been her student. UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154174/posts#comment Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:49:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126510/posts An oil painting of Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha was unveiled on Wednesday as part of an exhibition by acclaimed artist Elizabeth Peyton, best known for her images of diverse historical figures and celebrities like Napoleon and Kurt Cobain. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126510/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 00:31:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2126553/posts With apologies to the spider, Darth Maul, and the dog. The Bowels of Hell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2126553/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 01:19:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109261/posts "Sometimes the leak is so bad that even a plumber can't fix it." This was the concise summation of a cable political strategist the other day, after the third and final presidential debate. That sounds about right, and yet the race in its final days retains a feeling of dynamism. I think it is going to burst open or tighten, not just mosey along. (snip) But we have seen Mrs. Palin on the national stage for seven weeks now, and there is little sign that she has the tools, the equipment, the knowledge or the philosophical grounding one hopes for,... WSJ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109261/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:30:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092783/posts New AF Dress Coat Left Flapping in the Wind It could just be that the Air Force is entering an era that, in part, will be defined by what will not be a hot-button issue: uniforms. "First things first," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz responded Sept. 17 when asked by Military.com whether uniforms -- new ones or modifications to current dress -- will be relegated to the back burner during his tenure. Schwartz, who had just listened as his major command chiefs offered up a list of things the Air Force needs today-right-now-thank-you-very much -- including new... Defense Tech Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092783/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:09:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043583/posts NEW YORK -- A Dutchess County special education teacher has been accused of having sex with a 15-year-old disabled student. Teacher Mandi Weeks, 27, was arrested on Monday in Queens. She admitted to having sex with her student at the Devereux Foundation NY Center for the past month, according to police. Weeks is being charged with two counts of rape with a child under the age of 21 and two acts of acting in a manner to injure a child under the age of 17. The student was in the school’s residential program and lived on campus. He had been... WNBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043583/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:53:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2002828/posts "Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets supporters outside the National Constitution Center before a debate between Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen., Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Philadelphia." Yahoo! News Photos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2002828/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:31:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995030/posts SCOTTSBORO - Jackson County Circuit Judge John Graham today ordered the Scottsboro City Board of Education to allow a gay couple to attend Scottsboro High School's senior-junior prom tonight. Chelsea Overstreet, 17, a junior at the high school, and her date Lauren Martin, 16, a sophomore at the school, were initially told by school officials they could not attend because the school board does not allow students of the same sex to attend the prom together, their lawyer Parker Edmiston of Scottsboro said in a press conference this afternoon. Because there is no state law specific to the issue, Graham... Everything Alabama http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995030/posts#comment Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994085/posts Campaigning For Mom In N. Carolina, Clinton Says She Was Sheltered From Chauvinism (AP) Chelsea Clinton said Saturday that she didn't realize how much sexism remained in the United States until she noticed the issue at recent campaign stops for her mother. "I didn't really get how much sexism there still was in our country until I was at a rally with my mom in New Hampshire, and someone came up to me and said, 'I just can't see a woman being commander in chief,"' Clinton said during a stop in Research Triangle Park. She also noted another New Hampshire... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994085/posts#comment Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:20:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992240/posts Sen. Hillary Clinton's daughter campaigns for her, but sets limits on questions and doesn't talk to the press. Harry Smith talks to Sally Quinn from the Washington Post. [Quinn: "What happened yesterday is Bill Clinton's legacy" (4:04)] CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992240/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:58:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1948724/posts An Oklahoma man was arrested after police say he stabbed another man in the neck with a pork chop bone during a food fight. Police in Ardmore, Oklahoma responded to call of a fight outside a local business New Year's day. When they arrived, they found the victim covered in blood with a puncture wound to his neck. WRCB TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1948724/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:24:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896464/posts Send in the straightjackets - Newsweek has cracked up. Of all the stories in the entire world to cover, Newsweek's website is flagging as its "Top Story" an insane piece about a woman (complete with photo) who thinks she is an ordained Catholic priest. They found her in Missouri, though had Newsweek reporter Karen Springen walked into the nearest asylum, she would have found some who think they're the pope. Springen's discovery is Jessica Rowley. Jessica thinks she's a Catholic priest because some crackpot group said they ordained her. Springen, whose contempt for the Catholic Church is rivaled only by... Spero News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896464/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:30:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1894605/posts EMMY WINNER KATHY GRIFFIN: “SUCK IT, JESUS, THIS AWARD IS MY GOD NOW” - Catholic League September 10, 2007On September 8, at the 59th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards, comedian Kathy Griffin won Outstanding Reality Program for her Bravo show, “My Life on the D-List.” In her acceptance speech, Griffin said, “Suck it, Jesus, this award is my God now.” Fox will televise the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 16 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded as follows:“Mel Gibson. Michael Richards. Isaiah Washington. Imus. Jerry Lewis. Every time a celebrity offends a segment... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1894605/posts#comment Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:26:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1891575/posts On an almost daily basis, Amy Goodman continues to parade a string of poor, Black Americans on her show as victims. The motive is clear. People like Goodman, in their typical liberal superiority complex, feel like Black people will only get a fair shake if she cares for them, as an owner cares for their pets. I've used that analogy several times before. If your cat pees in the corner, most of us understand the cat really doesn't know any better. When Black people misbehave, according to liberals, they didn't know what they were doing. As Whoopi Goldberg recently said... Bob Parks: Black & Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1891575/posts#comment Wed, 5 Sep 2007 18:29:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871023/posts First the WaPo's Robin Givhan talks about HRC's cleavage last week, prompting Ms. magazine to write a letter and then Breasts not Bombs throw a surprise protest at the HRC campaign headquarters last night in San Fran. Someone just told us: "I don't know if it was harder for Hillary to stare at those boobs or these boobs." While a Dem Senate aide just said: "Why do all the hot naked protestors just do stuff for PETA?" The good news and the bad news interlink: These protestors wouldn't exactly sway your vote. (Be warned: There are uncovered areas of people... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871023/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:15:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834329/posts President George W. Bush still has to learn to say "the buck stops here" when it comes to presidential decisions. The "decider" and commander-in-chief seems to be trying to pass the buck, particularly if the war in Iraq implodes and he has to bring troops home from his disastrous invasion of Iraq. The president is counting on Gen. David Petraeus -- the top military commander in Iraq -- and Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki to take the fall if his troop "surge" fails. Bush is a long way from that mirage, even with an expected Pentagon buildup of U.S. troops to... WCVB-TV Boston http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834329/posts#comment Wed, 16 May 2007 09:58:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807028/posts Helen Thomas chatted with young [National Press] Club members over breakfast March 13 and with characteristic bluntness dismissed President George W. Bush as a chief executive who has made little contribution. The legendary White House correspondent, who has covered every president since John Kennedy, was acerbically critical of the Democratic Congressional leadership as well. Even at this stage in her long career, Thomas, now a syndicated columnist for Hearst, pointed out that she still depends for information on other journalists. “I’m reading newspapers every day like you are. And as eager as she was to take questions, Thomas was just... The Record, National Press Club Newsletter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807028/posts#comment Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:23:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1788501/posts Every theater-style seat in the White House briefing room, now closed for renovation, had a brass plaque inscribed with the name of a news organization. Only one, in the middle of the front row, had a name: “HELEN THOMAS,” it said. The unique assigned seat between the chairs for CBS News and ABC News was reserved for the legendary United Press International correspondent who is now a columnist for Hearst Newspapers. The press corps is scheduled to move from temporary facilities back into the spiffed-up, rewired briefing room in May or June. Thomas, who has been questioning presidents and press... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1788501/posts#comment Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:32:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709417/posts <p>"With its 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups due to roll onto dealer lots by early November, GM plans a muscular buy America-themed advertising effort aimed in part at blunting the efforts of Toyota, which plans to begin selling San Antonio-built trucks in January.</p> Star-Telegram.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709417/posts#comment Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1704927/posts Madonna pays a few bob for new blonde look 20.09.06 Add your view Madonna tries out a radical new hairstyle. From strawberry blonde and permed, to Gothic black and straight, there are not many hairstyles that Madonna hasn't tried. Now, with a dramatic new platinum blonde bob, the 48-year-old singer has undergone yet another reinvention. While the shade is reminiscent of her 1990s Material Girl heyday, the blunt-edge cut is different to anything she has ever previously had, Costing a cool £750, it is, however, a little more pricey than the average cut n' blow-dry. "Madonna wanted to do something... This Is London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1704927/posts#comment Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:15:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1685517/posts Cindy Sheehan, the mother whose loss of a son in the war in Iraq led her to become the most recognizable face of opposition to the war, confirmed Wednesday she will come to Salt Lake City this month to join protests during the visit of President Bush. Sheehan's presence likely will increase the visibility and intensity of protests planned to coincide with Bush's address to the American Legion. Bush plans to arrive in Utah on Aug. 30 and speak the following day to the group's national convention. Salt Lake City "is a great opportunity for her to be where Bush... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1685517/posts#comment Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1680625/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - A "Presidential Bust" of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton was unveiled on Wednesday at New York's Museum of Sex, where sculptor Daniel Edwards hopes it will spark discussion about sex, politics and celebrity. Edwards, the artist who also created a life-size nude of Britney Spears giving birth on a bear-skin rug, said he wanted to capture Clinton's age and femininity in the sculpture. Clinton's office had no immediate comment. Edwards said his work features soft "presidential smile" and wrinkles framing her eyes. A floral pattern runs across her breasts, part of Edwards' effort to present Clinton "as... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1680625/posts#comment Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:54:47 GMT