http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hussein/ en-us Fri, 5 Sep 2008 04:54:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075099/posts Rapid-response team of female surrogates is being readied to take on the Republican ticket. By PATRICK HEALY and JEFF ZELENY, New York Times Last update: September 4, 2008 - 11:18 PM Sen. Barack Obama will increasingly lean on prominent Democratic women to undercut Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. John McCain, dispatching Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to Florida on Monday and creating a rapid-response team to deploy female surrogates to battleground states, Obama advisers said Thursday. Clinton's campaign event in Florida, her first for Obama since the Democratic convention, will include a forceful response to the searing attacks and fresh burst... Star Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075099/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 04:54:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074407/posts Halfway through Sarah Palin's speech tonight at the RNC, people following the speech noticed she was deviating from the prepared text. According to sources close to the McCain campaign, the teleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks. As a result, half way through the speech, the speech had scrolled significantly from where Governor Palin was in the speech. The malfunction also occurred during Rudy Giuliani's speech, explaining his significant deviations from his speech. Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory, to deliver her speech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point in her speech. Contrast this to Barack Obama who, when... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074407/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:02:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074126/posts Obama still unvetted after all these yearsBy Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy in Media Wednesday, September 3, 2008 The Washington Post reported that John McCain’s vetting process for picking Governor Sarah Palin included an FBI background check. Other reports dispute this. But when did the FBI investigate Obama? Who vetted him? We are living witnesses to an incredible media double standard, whereby a Republican vice-presidential candidate’s personal life is being torn apart, while the Democratic presidential candidate continues to get a free ride. Obama received his “first high level briefing” on Tuesday from the office of the Director of National Intelligence, CNN... World Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074126/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 23:25:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073511/posts COMMENTARY "When the heavy hand of the state is imposed on the press, all of us lose," Barack Obama told a group of Kenyan journalists during an August 2006 trip to Africa. "The media does not have a formal role in the government, but it serves a critical function in providing information to the public so that they can hold the government accountable," he said. Mr. Obama's remarks implied he supports the First Amendment. His comment that "Democracy can't function properly without a free press," suggested he understood the importance of robust scrutiny of elected officials. Yet, when given the... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073511/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 04:27:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072909/posts Anderson Cooper asked Barack Obama last night to answer the claim that Sarah Palin has more applicable experience than he does. In response, he completely ignores Palin’s status as governor, and then makes the claim that a campaign counts as executive experience: AC: Some Republican critics say, you don’t have the experience to handle a situation like this [Hurricane Gustav]. They’ve in fact said that Governor Palin has more executive experience as mayor of a small town and as governor of a big state like Alaska. What’s your response? BO: Well, you know, my understanding is that, uh, Governor Palin’s... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072909/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:46:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072312/posts Security officials expressed concern Monday over statements reportedly made by US Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden regarding Iran's nuclear program. Army Radio reported that the Delaware senator was heard saying in closed conversations with Jerusalem officials three years ago that he was firmly opposed to an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Biden, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reportedly claimed that Israel would likely have to come to terms with a nuclear Iran. He reportedly expressed doubt over the effectiveness of economic sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic and said he was against the opening of an... jpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072312/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:58:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070504/posts As I was watching the spectacle last night I couldn't help but notice that Hussein's mole is missing in action. Did they perhaps remove it while he was in HI? Or was it hidden under that pound of makeup? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070504/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:32:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070345/posts Wow. I, fortunately, missed the wonderful event. From what I gather, Chris couldn't hold it in and longer and said something like - "My critics come after me about my emotions of certain politicians but right now to hell with my critics..." http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070345/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:40:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069906/posts After last night, there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that "He, Who's Middle Name Must Never Be Spoken", is a well rehearsed, finely groomed American superstar. What is the difference between someone like Brittney Spears and BHO? They both came out of nowhere. No one knew anything about them until the train wrecks were in sight. From day one they were told by their handlers what to do or say. How to act, how to respond, all to prefect the desired image. Everything choreographed and timed to make them appear appealing, flawless and charismatic. Make no doubt about... http://www.demconvention.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069906/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:36:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2069684/posts Billions of pixels have been devoted to the denunciation of those who refer to Barack Hussein Obama’s middle name. Perhaps it’s time for Obama general counsel Bob Bauer to send a sharp letter to the Justice Department, demanding the prosecution of anyone who refers to the Anointed One’s middle name, as he did regarding Harold Simmons. But before the dark night of Liberal Fascism falls on America we will now institute a policy here at the Virginian. Henceforth the rock star who was nominated to be the Democrats candidate for President will have one name: Hussein. Sort of like another... The Virginian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2069684/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:50:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068209/posts How do Muslims see Barack Obama? They have three choices: either as he presents himself, as one who has "never been a Muslim" and has "always been a Christian"; or as a fellow Muslim; or as an apostate from Islam. Reports suggests that while Americans generally view the Democratic candidate having had no religion before converting at Rev. Jeremiah Wrights's hands at 27, Muslims the world over rarely see him as Christian but usually as either Muslim or ex-Muslim. Lee Smith of the Hudson Institute explains why: "Barack Obama's father was Muslim and therefore, according to Islamic law, so is... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068209/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:40:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047717/posts this with a huge grain of salt from the usual corner: No Quarter. **New Yorker Cover Cartoon NOT a Satire**? It is being reported today that Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times has in his possession a tape recording of an interview he once had with Barack Obama that may be very damaging to the latter’s campaign for the presidency. The tape (and the transcript of it) stem from a February 27, 2007 visit Kristof paid to Obama’s senate offices. A column Kristof wrote based upon this interview appeared in the New York Times on March 6, 2007. What... red state http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047717/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:01:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069215/posts The head of the Snohomish County Republican Party apologized Tuesday after the organization's booth at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe sold "$3 bills" depicting Barack Obama wearing Arab headgear and featuring a camel. Geri Modrell, the Snohomish County Republican chairwoman, said a volunteer had brought the bills to the fair thinking they were funny. "I don't think it's funny," said Modrell, who said she ordered the bills removed as soon as she learned about them. "They were offensive. The volunteers are being told very clearly they must not do these sorts of things." The $3 bills, which are sold... The Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069215/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:17:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069150/posts The Chicago bully tactics aren’t going to work. While Obama sics his lawyers and Kossack minions on TV stations that dare to air an independent ad about his close relationship with Weather Underground terrorist-turned-academic Bill Ayers, the truth is seeping out. Thanks to the efforts of NRO’s Stanley Kurtz, blogger Steve Diamond, and intense pressure from Internet readers and talk radio listeners, the University of Illinois - Chicago was forced to release a trove of papers that a former official attempted to shield from public view. There are some 140 boxes and 1,000 files to sift through — and MSM... michellemalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069150/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:36:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067554/posts The 2008 Convention: Americans Gathering To Change The Course Of A Nation Program Schedule Monday, August 25 – One Nation Barack Obama’s story is an American story that reflects a life of struggle, opportunity and responsibility like those faced by Americans everyday. The opening night of the Convention will highlight Barack’s life story, his commitment to change, and the voices of Americans who are calling for a new direction for this country. Monday’s headline prime-time speaker will be Michelle Obama. 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (LOCAL) Call to Order The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee Former Governor of... www.demconvention.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067554/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:23:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068018/posts This is my parody design. Anyone who wants to print it up, at CafePress or elsewhere, is welcome to it vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068018/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:19:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066595/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVi4rUzf-0Q As a person who is partly of african american descent, I just want to say the comparisons between MLK and Obama are pathetic. youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066595/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:39:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065329/posts Critics accuse Barack Obama of presenting himself as some kind of Messiah (see "Hurry Up and Wait," WORLD, March 22/29, 2008). His speech upon clinching the Democratic nomination claimed for the event a cosmic significance that future generations would look back upon: "This was the moment," he said, "when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal." His campaign slogans exhort us to "Believe." One of his posters gives biblical concepts a new object: "Faith. Hope. Change. Barack Obama for President." But Obama's messianic image is more than just over-the-top political rhetoric. Many Americans... WORLD Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065329/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:23:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064759/posts Smarting from ridicule about the way John Edwards' sexual mischief was covered up or ignored for months, the mainstream media have decided to avoid similar charges that they are protecting Barack Obama. Hence the unprecedented New York Times Page One treatment of Jerome Corsi's latest best-seller, "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality." Corsi's book, copiously footnoted, assembles thousands of facts to present a newsworthy picture of the personality and character of the presumptive Democratic nominee. After all, that's what Obama's supporters say is of primary importance. His political strategist, David Axelrod, is known for projecting personality... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064759/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:46:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064070/posts LAST week raised important questions about whether Barack Obama is strong enough to be president. On the domestic political front, he showed incredible weakness in dealing with the Clintons, while on foreign and defense questions, he betrayed a lack of strength and resolve in standing up to Russia's invasion of Georgia. This two-dimensional portrait of weakness underscores fears that Obama might, indeed, be a latter-day Jimmy Carter. Consider first the domestic and political. Bill and Hillary Clinton have no leverage over Obama. Hillary can't win the nomination. She doesn't control any committees. If she or her supporters tried to disrupt... nypost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064070/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:55:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064094/posts For the true Obamaniacs, it seems B. Hussein Obama has become almost a deity - since a number of moonbats are agnostic, atheist, or other why not worship a Presidential candidate. So with that in mind I thought I would help out with their own … The Obamassiah’s Prayer…. Our Obama, who art in Chicago, Hollow be thy Words. Thy Presidency come, Thy nation will be done for, In the White House as it is in Congress. Give us this day our daily bread line. And forgive us our mortgage debts, As we forgive our credit card debtors. And lead... Hoosier Access http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064094/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:14:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063468/posts At a town hall meeting with several hundred union members, Obama said he had a great conversation with McCain at the forum at Saddleback Church sponsored by the popular evangelical pastor Rick Warren. The two candidates shook hands, briefly hugged and stood onstage with Warren, the first time they appeared together in public since the end of the primary season. But Sunday, after praising the Arizona senator as a "genuine American patriot," the Democratic presidential hopeful got back to business -- methodically tearing into McCain's health care, tax and energy policies and criticizing his advisers. "McCain says 'Here's my plan,... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063468/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:41:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062984/posts LAKE FOREST, Calif. — When John McCain and Barack Obama appear on the same stage today, they will vividly demonstrate the reach that has made the Rev. Rick Warren among the most significant evangelists of his generation. He's a megastar who leads the nation's fourth-largest church and reaches thousands of ministers through the Internet and crusades against poverty and AIDS. That globe-trotting work and his successful book — "The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?" — puts him at the vanguard of a movement that inspires young, socially conscious Christians. But his willingness to soft-pedal political issues... The Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062984/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:59:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062668/posts Warehouse set to process convention arrestsP. SOLOMON BANDA ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 07:09 p.m., August 15, 2008 DENVER (AP) - Individuals arrested at the Democratic National Convention will be processed at an industrial warehouse with chain-link cells topped by razor wire, a facility some have compared to the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. Groups planning marches, concerts and other events during the Aug. 25-28 convention dub the center "Gitmo on the Platte," for the nearby South Platte River. **SNIP** "Of course if the numbers are overwhelming, that's all going to be out the door," said Capt. Frank Gale, a sheriff's spokesman.... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062668/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:53:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061799/posts Deal: Clinton's Name Will Be Placed in Nomination at Dems Convention August 14, 2008 11:09 AM ABC News' Kate Snow reports: A deal has been brokered between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that will allow Clinton's name to be placed in nomination at next week's Democratic nominating convention, sources close to the Clinton camp told ABC News. "Both sides agree that it is in the best interest of party unity and making sure that everyone's voice and vote is honored to make sure her name is put into nomination," a person close the negotiations said. "It's to honor everyone... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061799/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:32:45 GMT