http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hagel/ en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:15:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135050/posts RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, Chuck Hagel, who has made the decision to retire from the United States Senate, a Republican Senator from Nebraska, has taken on the leader of the conservative movement. HAGEL: Every country out there has their know-nothing party. And of course we're much educated by the great entertainers like Rush Limbaugh and others. I wish those people would run for office. They have so much to contribute and so much leadership, and they have an answer for everything, and they'd be elected overwhelmingly if Rush would run for anything or any of those people. They love just... Rush Limbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135050/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:15:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134856/posts On Today’s Show... Chuck Hagel attacks the Leader of the Conservative Movement, Rush Limbaugh, and says if he has all the answers he should run for office. David Shuster and E.J. Dionne agree: more moderate Republicans are the answer. Yeah, it worked for McCain! Pearl of Wisdom: "I have an idea for Chuck Hagel. Senator Hagel, why don't you try being a talk show host? Since being a Senator and having people criticize you is so difficult, let's see if you can handle this arena." (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen Here) Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri copies Harry Belafonte and smears Obama as... Rush In A Hurry Show Notes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134856/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:02:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134420/posts Door, meet Hagel. That's how many Republicans are likely to react after retiring Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel blasted Republicans in general and Rush Limbaugh in particular, claiming Rush and fellow conservative talkers "don't have any answers." David Shuster, subbing for Olbermann on tonight's Countdown, highlighted Hagel's remarks of today. View video here. After rolling tape of two Republican senators looking on the bright side, Shuster quoted at length from Hagel, whose name had been bandied about as a possible Obama VP pick. SHUSTER: Not all of the GOP is so sunny about their party. Retiring Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134420/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:50:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134416/posts Door, meet Hagel. That's how many Republicans are likely to react after the retiring Nebraska senator blasted Republicans in general and Rush Limbaugh in particular, claiming Rush and fellow conservative talkers "don't have any answers." David Shuster, subbing for Olbermann on tonight's Countdown, highlighted Hagel's remarks of today. View video here. NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134416/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:43:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134169/posts As his Senate career nears its end, Republican Chuck Hagel isn't holding back when it comes to criticizing members of his own party — including conservative talk radio hosts. "We are educated by the great entertainers like Rush Limbaugh," Hagel said Tuesday during a speech in Washington, according to the Huffington Post. "You know, I wish Rush Limbaugh and others like that would run for office," a sarcastic Hagel continued. "They have so much to contribute and so much leadership and they have an answer for everything. And they would be elected overwhelmingly. [The truth is] they try to rip... CNN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134169/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132822/posts Obama Cabinet could include Republicans like Hagel By ANNA JO BRATTON Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 - 01:46:13 pm CST OMAHA, Neb. - Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel's political career may keep going after he leaves the Senate in January, if predictions that he'll be chosen as a member of Barack Obama's Cabinet prove true. The Democratic president-elect has said he'll put Republicans in his administration, and Hagel's name continues to be on the short list of candidates that political blogs and news stories suggest for jobs in the Obama administration. Others believed to be under consideration for secretary of state include... columbustelegram.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132822/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:27:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2127211/posts Talk about burying the political hatchet, even Senator Ben Nelson is ready to recommend Chuck Hagel for a promotion. Hagel's name is making the rounds for a slot in the Obama White House, and Nelson tells me Hagel has excellent foreign policy credentials. The cabinet slot most associated with Hagel is Secretary of Defense Action 3 news Omaha http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2127211/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:45:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2125936/posts Place your bets now! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2125936/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:31:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109593/posts WASHINGTON – Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, Fannie Mae, three years before the government took control to prevent their collapse. In the cross hairs of the campaign carried out by DCI of Washington were Republican senators and a regulatory overhaul bill sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. DCI's chief executive is Doug Goodyear, whom John McCain's campaign later hired to manage the GOP convention in September. Freddie Mac's payments to DCI began shortly after the Senate Banking, Housing... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109593/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:07:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2109403/posts Sen. Barack Obama has done America a great service by leaking some names of likely cabinet nominees to the Times of London. For Secretary of Defense, The One is is looking to the Republican whose own bad judgment most closely duplicated Sen. Obama's own in fervently opposing the Surge and demanding that we surrender in Iraq on a strict timetable: Sen. Chuck Hagel. In January 2007, Sen. Hagel was quoted as saying that the surge would be "the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam, if it's carried out." This is the Obama definition of "working with... townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2109403/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:13:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099948/posts RICHMOND, Va. - The wife of Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel plans to endorse Democrat Barack Obama. Lilibet Hagel has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday with Susan Eisenhower, the daughter of Republican President Eisenhower. Hagel, R-Neb., has made no endorsement. Lilibet Hagel said in an Associated Press interview that her decision was independent of her husband. She said she didn't know whether he would make an endorsement or whom he would support. "You'd have to ask him," Lilibet Hagel said. She said it will be her first endorsement of a Democrat and that perilous world... msnbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099948/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:37:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086724/posts Earlier this week, the campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., seized upon a column in the New York Post that described Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., as having urged Iraqi leaders in a private meeting to delay coming to an agreement with the Bush administration on the status of U.S. troops. "Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a drawdown of the American military presence," Post columnist Amir Taheri wrote, quoting Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who told the Post that Obama, during his meeting with Iraqi leaders in July, "asked why we were... ABC news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086724/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:29:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086109/posts The anger felt by many Nebraska Republicans toward Sen. Chuck Hagel rose to new heights Thursday after Hagel questioned whether Sarah Palin has the experience to serve as president. State Republicans are "worn out" with Hagel and his propensity for controversial comments aimed at fellow Republicans, said Mark Quandahl, chairman of the Nebraska GOP. Quandahl went out of his way to distance the state party from Hagel's remarks about Palin, the party's vice presidential nominee. Quandahl said few Nebraskans would agree with Hagel, the Nebraska party's senior elected official. "The views expressed are his own and would not reflect the... Omaha World-Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086109/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:45:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085204/posts WASHINGTON — Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel said his party’s vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, lacks foreign policy experience and called it a “stretch” to say she’s qualified to be president. “She doesn’t have any foreign policy credentials,” Hagel said in an interview published Thursday by the Omaha World-Herald.... Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085204/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:49:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085055/posts WASHINGTON - Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel said his party's vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, lacks foreign policy experience and called it a "stretch" to say she's qualified to be president. "She doesn't have any foreign policy credentials," Hagel said in an interview published Thursday by the Omaha World-Herald. "You get a passport for the first time in your life last year? I mean, I don't know what you can say. You can't say anything." AP via Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085055/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:53:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066772/posts "Joe Biden is the right partner for Barack Obama. His many years of distinguished service to America, his seasoned judgment and his vast experience in foreign policy and national security will match up well with the unique challenges of the 21st Century. An Obama-Biden ticket is a very impressive and strong team. Biden's selection is good news for Obama and America." Talkin Points Memo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066772/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064748/posts THE acute phase of the crisis provoked by the Georgian forces’ assault on Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, is now behind us. But how can one erase from memory the horrifying scenes of the nighttime rocket attack on a peaceful town, the razing of entire city blocks, the deaths of people taking cover in basements, the destruction of ancient monuments and ancestral graves? Russia did not want this crisis. The Russian leadership is in a strong enough position domestically; it did not need a little victorious war. Russia was dragged into the fray by the recklessness of the Georgian... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064748/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:51:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052266/posts WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., Sunday defended presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama from recent political attacks. Hagel said during an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation" that U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the likely GOP nominee, was pushing the ethical envelope by questioning the Illinois senator's motivations for opposing the Iraq war. "I think John is treading on some very thin ground here when he impugns motives, when we start to get into, 'You're less patriotic than me' and 'I'm more patriotic.' I admire and respect John McCain; we talk often. John's better than... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052266/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:31:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051640/posts This edition features the visit from senators Obama, Hagel and Reed, and a five-star hotel in Baghdad's International Zone. http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21382&Itemid=163 American Forces Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051640/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:13:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048238/posts The bill, formerly HR.1302, has passed the House and will soon hit the floor of the senate as S.2433. A brief summation: the United States has to end world poverty. 7% of our GDP has to be allocated to this end. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048238/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:14:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048104/posts www.enewsreference.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048104/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:16:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048064/posts Brack Obama launched his week-long world tour with a brief stop in Kuwait and then began a longer visit to Afghanistan, ahead of planned stops in Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and England. The highly anticipated trip was launched in secrecy, with Obama’s campaign refusing to confirm that he had left the country, citing security reasons. The campaign announced early Saturday morning that Obama was on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. military later said Obama was greeting U.S. troops at Jalalabad airfield in eastern Afghanistan. Obama made a secret stop in Kuwait and visited U.S. service members, then... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048064/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:25:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048060/posts That nervous laughter you hear is the sound of party activists responding to speculation that Barack Obama or John McCain might pick a vice presidential candidate from the opposing party. More specifically, it is reaction to talk that Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel (Neb.) is being seriously considered as a running mate for Barack Obama or that Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.), an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, is a potential choice for John McCain. Though it’s nothing more than unfounded conjecture at this point, top conservative and liberal activists nevertheless say that any cross-party selection of that kind would... Politico via CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048060/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:08:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048043/posts SNIP Mr. Obama touched down in Kabul about noon, according to a statement released by his aides. His trip has been cloaked in secrecy, which advisers said was due to security concerns set forth by the Secret Service. SNIP The governor of Nangarhar province, Gul Agha Shirzai, a burly former mujahedeen commander with a brutal past but who is favored by the United States as someone who gets things done, was the only Afghan official to meet Senator Obama and Senators Chuck Hagel, Republican of Nebraska, and Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, at Jalalabad airfield along with the United... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048043/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:05:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047884/posts Omaha, NE - Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel's Vice-Presidential stock has jumped again. Hagel's move up the ladder comes as he sets off for a Mid-East road trip with Barack Obama. According to CBS News Hagel is now third in the Obama Veepstakes, behind Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Indiana Senator Evan Bayh. A week ago Hagel was fourth. All this comes as several sources tell Action 3 News that Hagel's been snubbing the Nebraska's Republican Party. Last week-end at the annual GOP State Convention in La Vista, Hagel was a no-show. State Chairman Mark Quandahl says Hagel did not make... Action 3 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047884/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:25:04 GMT