http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/growup/ en-us Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:32:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043827/posts Pop star Mariah Carey reveals that she used to fantasise about being kidnapped when she was going through the bad phase of her life. Ananova.com reports her saying: "When I was in an unhappy place in my life, I always wanted to be kidnapped. I just wanted a way out, but I didn't have one." And it seems that her dream came true when new husband Nick Cannon kidnapped her and took her on a romantic trip. She said: "He sort of kidnapped me and took me on a helicopter ride. Then he proposed." Quashing rumours that her marriage is... Web India 123 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043827/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:32:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1971236/posts According to Wikipedia,MoveOn was formed in 1998.MoveOn is a non-profit liberal public policy advocacy group[2] that has raised millions of dollars for Democratic Party candidates in the United States.[3] It was formed in response to the impeachment of President Clinton[4] and is, by some accounts, cited as a factor which helped propel the Democratic Party to power in the 2006 election.[5] various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1971236/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:48:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1964447/posts New England challenges extra man on field. Karma bites them in ass. The cheaters didn't win. Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1964447/posts#comment Mon, 4 Feb 2008 03:07:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1897073/posts Citadel 21, Wisconsin 21 at halftime. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1897073/posts#comment Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:47:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850533/posts When Christine Drake worked as a Starbucks barista, the Seattle woman with psychiatric disabilities said it was the first time in her life that she "felt a sense of accomplishment." But after two years on the job, a new manager at the Starbucks store at 425 Queen Anne Ave. N. in Seattle allegedly discriminated against Drake, decreased her hours and berated her in front of customers, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Lisa Cox, an EEOC lawyer, said the world's largest coffee retailer ignored Drake's requests for help and violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not accommodating... seattle pi.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850533/posts#comment Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:37:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873204/posts Arab princesses kicked off British Airways plane to jeers and whistles after refusing to sit next to male strangers By RAY MASSEY - More by this author » Last updated at 11:45am on 28th July 2007 Comments (22) The delayed plane sat on a baking Italian runway for almost three hours Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani: related to the Princesses Most popular storiesNews » Entire site » Duke of York gets to grips with young blonde on a Cote d'Azur dancefloor The Queen's grandson to marry Canadian girlfriend Sex for the motherland: Russian youths encouraged to procreate at... www.dailymail.co.us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873204/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:39:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727051/posts We're all big babies Last Updated: 12:01am BST 22/10/2006 How to be an adult Bombarded by petty rules, bossy advice and celebrity tittle-tattle, we have forgotton how to be adults. It's time we grew up, says Michael Bywater I imagine myself to be a grown-up, as, presumably, do you. You think that because you negotiated puberty and developed secondary sexual characteristics, and got qualifications and opened a bank account and subjected yourself to the scrutiny of anti-terrorism laws and anti-money-laundering laws and learned to drive and got a job and perhaps a spouse and maybe children, and quite possibly even pay... The Telegraph London) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727051/posts#comment Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:00:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703740/posts When Christine Drake worked as a Starbucks barista, the Seattle woman with psychiatric disabilities said it was the first time in her life that she "felt a sense of accomplishment." But after two years on the job, a new manager at the Starbucks store at 425 Queen Anne Ave. N. in Seattle allegedly discriminated against Drake, decreased her hours and berated her in front of customers, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Lisa Cox, an EEOC lawyer, said the world's largest coffee retailer ignored Drake's requests for help and violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not accommodating... Seatlle P-I http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703740/posts#comment Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:20:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1678644/posts Reefer is Worth Getting Mad About Vienna -- Supporters of the legalization of cannabis would have us believe that it is a gentle, harmless substance that gives you little more than a sense of mellow euphoria. Sellers of the world's most popular illicit drug know better. Trawl through websites offering cannabis seeds for sale and you will find brand names such as Armageddon, AK-47 and White Widow. "This will put you in pieces, then reduce you to rubble -- maybe quicksand if you go too far," one seller boasts. This is much closer to the truth. In Canada, as in... Globe and Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1678644/posts#comment Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:04:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1666262/posts As is the case with a group think machine that is only interested in discushing shared ideas and beliefs without respect to reason or facts, the people involved with the Free Republic are dictated by their own sets of preowned views and beliefs. Anything that implies the USA to be wrong in its foreign policy is considered unacceptable and the member who made anti American remarks is swiftly banned from the forum. I am sorry to say this but most of you in the forum are low lifes whose knowledge and world understanding is distorted at best and hence you... The Finland daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1666262/posts#comment Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1651670/posts If I were to become president, the very first thing I would do, would be to declare personhood to the unborn immediately upon fertilization. I would then go about placing atourney generals throughout the country who would then prosecute the abortionists. I would work to repeal NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT and any other unconstitutional trade treatise. I would get us out of the WTO and the UN. I would force the UN headquarters out of New York. I would repeal all firearms legislation, beginning with Federal Firearms Act of 1968. I would put a moratorium on immigration from problem countries for... Free Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1651670/posts#comment Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:22:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1647476/posts The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman says he's prepared to force telephone company executives to testify about the White House's eavesdropping program if the Bush administration doesn't fully cooperate in drafting new rules on what's allowable. "If we don't get some results, I'm prepared to go back to demand hearings and issue subpoenas if necessary," Sen. Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record), R-Pa., said Sunday on CNN's "Late Edition." Specter said he was more hopeful, after talking Thursday with Vice President Dick Cheney, that committee hearings and subpoenas could be avoided. Specter had threatened to subpoena executives of major phone companies... The AP via Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1647476/posts#comment Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:44:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1645055/posts !!EYES ONLY!! June 7, 2006 TO: Josh Bolten FROM: Karl Rove RE: Summer Event Coordination As you will recall from our discussion in April, we have certain “controllable events” that can be scheduled throughout the summer leading up to the election in November. In April, I expressed my preference for “backloading” – pushing these announcements into the fall and late summer. But I strongly agreed with your observation that we need to be ready to act sooner if it appears that the downward cycle of opinion is threatening to turn into a tailspin. My reading of the situation is that... secret source http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1645055/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jun 2006 18:06:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1637505/posts Calling all Freepers - what do you think of Barry AU H2O? Are his ideas relevent today? Does the Republican party need to pick up his mantle more seriously since loosing the RWR & Newt momentum? I hope this is OK, if not I'll understand it's deletion, and please except my apology. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1637505/posts#comment Wed, 24 May 2006 15:26:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1625381/posts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2006 SPYCHIPPED LEVI'S BRAND JEANS HIT THE U.S. Levi Strauss Confirms RFID Test, Refuses to Disclose Location It may be time to ditch your Dockers and lay off the Levi's, say privacy activists Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre. New information confirms that Levi Strauss & Co. is violating a call for a moratorium on item-level RFID by spychipping its clothing. What's more, the company is refusing to disclose the location of its U.S. test. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a controversial technology that uses tiny microchips to track items from a distance. These RFID microchips... spychips.com (RFID 1984) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1625381/posts#comment Tue, 2 May 2006 17:07:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1576874/posts I always come to Free Republic when I really need facts and ideas (and a laugh!). So, I come to ask you about your predictions for the near term. I am worried, folks, 'cause things aren't looking good to me. So, I value any of your comments on the following issues. (Pick an issue, ANY issue...) Thinking outloud... Iran - How likely is a war with Iran? (0%, 50%). If a war takes place, can we keep the conflict mostly isolated - like Iraq - or will it engulf the region or world? In the end, who will side with... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1576874/posts#comment Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:11:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1574011/posts As fans continued to weigh in on calls by officials during the Super Bowl, a group has set up an online petition claiming the "NFL is fixed." The petition, at http://new.petitiononline.com/nfl12006/petition.html, says "We, the fans of the NFL, will no longer stand by and allow our pure game to be corrupted by blatant bias." The petitions ask fans for suggestions on how the problem can be fixed. Seahawks fans are voicing outrage over what they say were game-robbing calls by officials in the Super Bowl. In one, Darrell Jackson was called for pushing Chris Hope away as he broke to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1574011/posts#comment Wed, 8 Feb 2006 02:58:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1568221/posts I am going to purchase an AK-47. I was wondering who makes the best one? I am also curious as to what to look for as far as wear and tear. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1568221/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:33:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1548566/posts Is Cartman a crook? Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the gross-out gurus behind Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary are accusing South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone of ripping off a movie idea. CTV-Canada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1548566/posts#comment Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:27:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1544778/posts Contact Numbers for Bill Frist: 202-224-3344 (voice) 202-228-1264 (fax) Make them STAY! The Senate must be in session on Christmas DAY! Quit whining. Quit surrendering with out a fight. Some Freepers are EXACTLY why nothing gets done. They always advocate surrender the minute things get tough. Get off out butts and FIGHT for once. NO Clouter means NO CHRISTMAS BREAK. MAKE THEM STAY! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1544778/posts#comment Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:14:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1487410/posts "Down with America" is the title of a recent song by the popular Belgian musician Raymond van het Groenewoud. Written in Dutch and published by EMI , "Weg met Amerika" ("Down with America") will be available in record shops as of next week, and was played on Belgian state radio last Thursday and Friday. Here is a quote from the lyrics of the song: Hamburgers and coke, yes you already knew But do you also know the cause of the general decay? Short-sighted thinking, loud talking Sticking to one-liners forever Down with America! Down with the jerks from America Down... Brussels Journal (Conservative) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1487410/posts#comment Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:51:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1450142/posts An Arvada woman accused of hosting parties with sex, drug and alcohol so high school students would think she was "cool" is expected to enter a plea Monday. Silvia Johnson, 40, has had two previously scheduled arraignments postponed. She faces multiple counts of sexual assault, distributing a controlled substance and contributing to the delinquency of minors. Authorities say Johnson hosted the parties at her home nearly every month for a year beginning in October 2003. She's accused of providing the teens with marijuana, methamphetamine and alcohol at the parties. The story has since made national news, with some alleged victims... 9news.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1450142/posts#comment Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:39:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435566/posts I just realized...I mean that. It's going to come down to this. I have often argued, as many here have, that when FReepers said they would sit home rather than vote for (McCain, usually, sometimes Guiliani), that such sitting out would put Hilary in the Whitehouse. But I'm not moving on this. Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1435566/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jul 2005 02:53:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1434195/posts Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri has vetoed a "medical marijuana" bill, saying it would encourage marijuana use and criminal activity. His veto comes as an anti-drug group has released dramatic video footage of a marijuana activist declaring that he uses dope for a health problem that he doesn't really have. The bottom line for this activist, Ed Rosenthal, is that "I like to get high. Marijuana is fun." The video has the potential of dealing a major blow to the "medical marijuana" movement, largely funded by billionaire George Soros. The video footage, posted at the website http://www.sorosmonitor.com, gives the... A.I.M.ORG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1434195/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:51:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1433285/posts DAYTONA BEACH -- Elizabeth Book, the stay-at-home mom with a rose tattoo, has won the right to bare her breasts in her ongoing fight to go shirtless anywhere men can. On Saturday at noon, the 40-something "top-free" revolutionary plans to demonstrate her right to protest by dropping her top at the Peabody Auditorium next to three statues of women nude from the waist up. "I will be as top-free as the statues," Book said Monday in an e-mail to the nudists and naturists who have gathered to support her cause. "This is not over until Daytona is forced to recognize... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1433285/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:49:34 GMT