http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/henryhyde/ en-us Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:02:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946334/posts Years ago I used to make a point of visiting a little shop that specialized in repairing small electrical appliances. It was located on Main Street in a small Southern town, and was run - well, tended - by two elderly sisters who could have stepped out of a short story by Eudora Welty or Flannery O'Connor. It was that kind of town: a Southern Gothic place full of types and anecdotes you seldom find any more, even in these storied latitudes. The repair shop was crammed from floor to ceiling with assorted radios, clocks, electric irons and other gadgets... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946334/posts#comment Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:02:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933625/posts LifeNews.com Note: Laura Echevarria is a LifeNews.com opinion columnist. She is the former Director of Media Relations and a spokesperson for the National Right to Life Committee and has been a radio announcer, freelance writer active in local politics.In 1996, Congressman Henry Hyde stood up before his colleagues to argue in favor of overriding President Bill Clinton’s veto of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. Congressman Hyde’s skill as an orator rivaled the skills of any marksman or swordsman. His words and eloquence were reminiscent of another era of ideals and determination-- his speeches read like those of our founding... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933625/posts#comment Sun, 2 Dec 2007 18:16:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933145/posts Former Rep. Henry Hyde, who died Wednesday at 83, was indeed an extraordinary man, a political giant who earned the respect of his colleagues across the political spectrum. Mr. Hyde, a Republican congressman from suburban Chicago, was many things during his 32 years in Congress: a political statesman and leader; chairman of the Judiciary and International Relations Committees; a skilled parliamentarian and debater; and a tireless fighter for conservative causes — including protection for the innocent unborn and political freedom for the people of Central America. In 1976 the freshman lawmaker won passage of the "Hyde Amendment" to appropriations bills,... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933145/posts#comment Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:42:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1932860/posts DUmmieland is a hate site. Exhibit #847: Reaction to the death yesterday of former Republican congressman Henry Hyde, in this THREAD titled, "Henry Hyde died at around 3 A.M. this morning." Whenever a prominent conservative dies--Ronald Reagan, Jerry Falwell--you can be sure the DUmmies will celebrate with glee. Rather than letting the recently departed rest in peace--speak no ill of the dead--the DUmmies let loose with a barrage of ill. And Henry Hyde is a juicy target for them. His two great sins: 1) He was a champion of the pro-life cause; and 2) He was a leader in... DUmmie FUnnies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1932860/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:05:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1932708/posts One of the greatest responsibilities bestowed upon elected officials is that of constitutional stewardship. While each elected official has a duty to represent his constituents in a faithful manner, each swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution. We, the citizens of this Republic, through democratic elections, entrust this responsibility to those we elect and expect them to abide by the tenets mandated by the Constitution and to honor their oath to preserve it for future generations. Few have executed that oath more fully than Congressman Henry J. Hyde of Illinois. Politics in the United States circa 2000 has... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1932708/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:26:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932306/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Rep. Henry Hyde, the Illinois Republican who steered the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and championed government restrictions on the funding of abortions, died Thursday. He was 83. AP via NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932306/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:43:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932216/posts Fox News just announced Henry Hyde has passed away. Fox News Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932216/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:22:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1918636/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Former member of Congress Henry Hyde will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom next Monday for his work opposing abortion. For decades, after his landmark Hyde Amendment stopped federal funding of virtually all abortions, Hyde became the pro-life movement's elder statesman on Capitol Hill. Hyde was first elected to the House in 1974 and served as chairman of the House International Relations Committee and the House Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001. In those positions, Hyde advanced pro-life legislation and worked to stop using taxpayer dollars to subsidize abortions in other countries. Hyde's lasting legacy will... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1918636/posts#comment Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:15:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800499/posts Conservative Former Congressman Henry Hyde And Fox’s Liberal Alan Colmes Agree Duncan Hunter’s win in South Carolina is the big story Hyde endorses Hunter for President Well known veteran Congressman, Henry Hyde, has endorsed Duncan Hunter for President. Hyde, a longtime representative from Illinois, calls Hunter one of the most qualified candidates he has seen in his long and illustrious career. “I proudly support my good friend and fellow public servant, Duncan Hunter, for the office of President of the United States,” said Hyde. “Duncan Hunter brings a wealth of experience, great foreign and domestic knowledge, and an energetic spirit... schotlinepress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800499/posts#comment Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:29:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799049/posts Since we can't post from the Conservative Voice - you can read it here Hyde endorses Hunter for President The Conservative Voice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799049/posts#comment Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:34:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791402/posts Can't post directly to News from this site, but figured y9ou Illini folks need to know: WHEATON — DuPage County Republican Chairman Senator Kirk Dillard today announced that Congressman Duncan Hunter, ranking member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee and a candidate for President in 2008 will be a featured speaker at the Party’s 46th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner being held on Friday, March 2, 2007. The purpose of the Party’s annual event is to remember Abraham Lincoln’s contributions to the United States, to celebrate the Party’s DuPage County electoral successes and to raise funds for election activities. In... Illinois Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791402/posts#comment Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:21:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755675/posts It was eight years ago today that William Jefferson Clinton became only the second U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstructing justice. Two months later, the Senate voted not to convict him, even though the evidence (such as Clinton's own words, deeds and presidue) proved him guilty. Rep. Henry Hyde, who as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee led the thirteen House Managers in prosecuting Clinton before the Senate, is retiring from Congress this year. Below is his closing argument in the impeachment trial of President Clinton: CHIEF JUSTICE. The... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755675/posts#comment Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:43:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732064/posts by George Weigel Other Articles by George WeigelContact this Author Two Catholics of Consequence 11/03/06 Two of the most influential Catholics in American public life marked important milestones in their lives and careers last month. The nation owes both men a large debt of gratitude. For the first time in a very long time, Henry Hyde’s name will not be on a ballot in this election cycle: one of the greatest Catholic legislators in US history is retiring, full of years — and not a few pains — but unbroken and unbowed. It’s hard to imagine the US House of Representatives... Catholic Exchange.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732064/posts#comment Sat, 4 Nov 2006 07:34:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1726044/posts Few people who enter public life can ever hope to leave it casting as big of a shadow as Henry J. Hyde. The sixteen-term Congressman from Illinois sixth district is retiring this year, and he leaves behind a legacy as a passionate defender of conservative principles and also as one of the most fair-minded and equanimous members of Congress. Republican Peter Roskam is running to replace Mr. Hyde, and having worked for him back in the 1970's and then watched him in action over the years, he fully understands the size of the shoes he is seeking to fill. I'm... RealClearPolitics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1726044/posts#comment Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:45:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708020/posts Robert Novak Hyde: 'I'd like to do impeachment again' September 24, 2006 BY ROBERT NOVAK SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST WASHINGTON -- Only weeks remain in the legendary political career of Republican Rep. Henry Hyde. He leaves the House of Representatives at year's end after 32 years representing his Chicago west suburban district. He is proud of his accomplishments and candid about his failures, qualities that have made him one of the most respected and best-liked members of Congress. A former basketball star at St. George High School in Evanston and Georgetown University, Hyde has been a formidable presence on the House floor... Chicago Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708020/posts#comment Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:29:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1700989/posts For IMMEDIATE Release Hyde Comments on Democratic Attack on the President’s Foreign Policy (WASHINGTON) - U.S. Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-IL), Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations, released the following statement after Democratic lawmakers and former Carter and Clinton administration officials criticized President Bush’s policies in the Middle East: It strains the limit of humor to hear the foreign policy elite of the Democratic Party attempt to blame George W. Bush for enabling Iran to become a global menace. For it was a Democratic President, Jimmy Carter, who presided over the seizure of power in Tehran by Ayatollah... Hyde Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1700989/posts#comment Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:51:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683880/posts "First lady Laura Bush acknowledges the crowd as she attends a fundraiser for GOP Congressional candidate, State Sen. Peter Roskam, in Addison, Ill., Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. Roskam is trying to succeed the retiring U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., but is facing a tough campaign against Iraqi war veteran, Democrat Tammy Duckworth." Yahoo! New Photos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683880/posts#comment Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:53:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639020/posts ADDISON, Ill. - You could hardly design a more intriguing contrast: man versus woman; a veteran legislator versus a political neophyte; anti-abortion candidate versus abortion rights proponent. If you live in Chicago’s western suburbs in the Sixth Congressional District you’ll get a chance to choose the winner of this face off. Your choice could decide whether Democrats gain control of the House. This is a district where President Bush won 53 percent of the vote in 2004. Now it’s up to veteran state legislator Peter Roskam to keep it a Republican seat in House. Since 1974, Republican Henry Hyde, best... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639020/posts#comment Fri, 26 May 2006 22:31:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632234/posts U.S. Lawmaker Blasts Yasukuni Visits MAY 15, 2006 03:10 by Young-A Soh (sya@donga.com) U.S. political leaders voiced strong concerns over the Japanese prime ministerfs paying respects at the Yasukuni Shrine. Thus, it is expected that the controversies over the Yasukuni Shrine will heat up in Japan with its election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president slated for this September. Stop Paying Visits to the Shrine If to Give an Address at the U.S. Congress – The Asahi Shimbun reported on May 13 that the U.S. House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (Republican, picture) demanded that Japanese Prime... Dong-A Ilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632234/posts#comment Mon, 15 May 2006 00:34:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581727/posts CHICAGO, Feb. 18 The smiling candidate in rimless eyeglasses and a long woolen skirt maneuvers carefully among tables and chairs as she works a crowded Starbucks. She is taking small steps, and the reason for the slight awkwardness in her gait is not instantly clear. Reaching to shake hands with a voter, she says: "You may have heard of me. I'm the Iraq war vet who's running. I was injured over there." Talking with another, she says: "I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care." Tammy Duckworth, Democratic candidate for Congress, cannot... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581727/posts#comment Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:53:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547619/posts WASHINGTON - In an effort to defend Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice against allegations of heavy-handedness in brokering an Israeli-Palestinian border-crossing deal, the heads of America's two largest synagogue movements are calling on members of the House of Representatives to sign a letter commending her efforts. Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, and Rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive vice president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, sent a letter to all House members, urging them to sign a letter congratulating Rice. The letter is making the rounds on Capitol Hill. Seymour Reich, president of the Israel... Ha'aertz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547619/posts#comment Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:32:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1547343/posts OSCAR winner Kim Basinger has recently sent a curt email to her ex-husband Alec Baldwin. It did not contain even the most perfunctory of festive greetings -- she refuses to write or speak his name. The subject of this terse missive was their daughter, Ireland, 10, who is spending New Year with her father in New York. The handover must be planned with almost military precision so that her warring parents do not have to talk to each other or meet. The child-share deal was thrashed out almost two weeks ago at the Los Angeles County Superior Court. In an... Australian Herald News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1547343/posts#comment Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:12:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547033/posts ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. Henry John Hyde, Junior -- son of Illinois Republican U-S Representative Henry Hyde -- has died at the age of 55. A spokesman for Congressman Hyde says Hyde Junior died yesterday following a lengthy illness. Henry Hyde Junior was the first-born son of Congressman Hyde. Following his first year in college at Loyola University of New Orleans in 1970, Hyde played baseball in the minor leagues. In 1973, Hyde Junior was signed by the Atlanta Braves as a free agent and sent to pitch in the South Atlantic League, where he spent parts of two seasons... www.wqad.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547033/posts#comment Mon, 26 Dec 2005 04:58:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1542412/posts Human Events is expected to name their 2005 Man of the Year some time next week and I thought we would take a look at some of the possible contenders who helped shape the past year.2005 was very much a nascent turning point for the conservative movement and with 2008 seemingly getting closer everyday we must finsih what was started in 2005.Almost all of the candidates for Man Of the Year were part of the beginning stages of a revitalized conservative movement that was begun in 05 but will have to be finished in later years. Henry Hyde After thirty... RedState http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1542412/posts#comment Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:04:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1542337/posts Durbin takes rare stand to endorse candidate ----------------------------- WASHINGTON - Wounded Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth on Sunday will announce her plans to run in the Democratic primary for retiring Rep. Henry Hyde's seat in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Duckworth was a helicopter pilot with a Peoria-based Illinois Army National Guard unit when her aircraft was shot down on Nov. 12, 2004. She lost both legs and suffered serious injury to her right arm and has spent much of the time since in surgeries and rehabilitation. She served with the 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment. "You can't meet this... Peoria Jounal Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1542337/posts#comment Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:41:03 GMT