http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hype/ en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:46:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2388170/posts The doomsday film 2012 had a mega-weekend at the box office. It took in $225 million over a period of five days, a combination of $65 million domestically and $160 million internationally Wednesday through Sunday (Nov. 11–16, 2009). In anticipation of the hype and hysteria of the Mayan Calendar end-of-the-world scenario, Christians had their books ready for an answer. Mark Hitchcock, pastor of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, is the author of 2012: The Bible and the End of the World. To his credit, Hitchcock offers a critical evaluation of the supposed Mayan prophecy. He even takes issue with... American Vision http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2388170/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371735/posts Steve Ballmer recently stated that Windows 7 is the best version of Windows ever. Now that Windows 7 is officially out, the public at large can join that debate and determine if Windows 7 is the best version of Windows yet, or even the greatest operating system of all time. Let's consider the hypothetical question of whether Windows 7 is the greatest operating system of all time. Before the flaming comments start flowing about what a Microsoft fanboy I am, let me begin by stating that it's a hypothetical question, not a statement of opinion, never mind an assessment of... PCWorld Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371735/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:55:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304491/posts Chapter 4 of my book, titled, "An Inconvenient Hoax," systematically exposes and confronts all the most current science fiction being shoved down our throats by the Luddite absolutists and pseudo-intellectual scam artists of the left. It is devastating. Unsurprisingly, there is a flurry of new data pouring in even further confirming how utterly baseless this invented Green Scare really is, now even from Obama's own people. Much like the Swine Flu and about a gazillion other contrived alarmist fantasies from decades past (breast implants, Alar, the Millenium bug, DDT, etc.), public faith in the environmentalist religion is consequently fading, and... Macon County Conservative Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304491/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:12:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260686/posts The Obama administration on Wednesday issued a booklet heralding the accomplishments of the $787 billion stimulus act 100 days after it was signed into law. Without question the book lists many projects that are having an impact of one way or another on the economy. But the first one of the projects featured in "100 Days, 100 Projects" doesn't seem to withstand the scrutiny of its description. The project is described by the Obama administration this way: "Using $27 million of Recovery Act funding, a public housing development in Washington, D.C., the Regency House, has undergone a green retrofit. As... ABC NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260686/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 17:44:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240108/posts The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent a memo to some health care providers noting procedures to be followed if the swine flu outbreak eventually makes quarantines necessary. DHS Assistant Secretary Bridger McGaw circulated the swine flu memo, which was obtained by CBSNews.com, on Monday night. It says: "The Department of Justice has established legal federal authorities pertaining to the implementation of a quarantine and enforcement. Under approval from HHS, the Surgeon General has the authority to issue quarantines." CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240108/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:21:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240106/posts "The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there have only been seven laboratory-confirmed swine flu deaths, all in Mexico, from 79 confirmed cases around the world. ------------snip----------Of the 79 confirmed cases, the WHO says 26 are in Mexico, where the outbreak is believed to have started. There are 40 cases in the US, six in Canada, two in Spain, two in Scotland and three in New Zealand." ABC NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240106/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:19:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240054/posts Questions and Answers Regarding Estimating Deaths from Influenza in the United States How many people die from flu each year in the United States? The number of influenza-associated (i.e., flu-related) deaths varies from year to year because flu seasons often fluctuate in length and severity. CDC estimated that about 36,000 people died of flu-related causes each year, on average, during the 1990s in the United States. This figure includes people dying from complications of flu. This estimate came from a 2003 study published in the Journal of the American Medication Association (JAMA), which looked at the 1990-91 through the 1998-99... Centers for Disease Control http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240054/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:57:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2237916/posts One. Trillion. Dollars. The CDC yesterday, joined with the WHO (and the same media types who put 0bozo on the cover of Time magazine now 13 times) in declaring the Mexican flu a "crisis". Which brings to mind. Those famous words of Rahm Emanuel: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2237916/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:20:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237885/posts The bird flu news isn't encouraging, the head of the CDC said today. The comments by CDC Director Julie M. Gerberding, MD, MPH, came at the opening of the 2006 National Influenza Vaccine Summit meeting of public health officials and vaccine manufacturers. Preparation for a flu pandemic is only a small part of the meeting. But in her opening remarks, Gerberding stressed how seriously the CDC is taking the threat of a bird flu pandemic. "This is not media hype. This is a real situation," Gerberding said. "And at CDC we are very focused on the possibility of pandemic with... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237885/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:03:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210468/posts OBAMA WATCH CENTRAL House adopts plan for 'volunteer' corps Also requires new evaluation of 'mandatory' service for all -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: March 19, 2009 4:58 pm Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2009 WorldNetDaily The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a plan to set up a new "volunteer corps" and consider whether "a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people" should be developed. World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210468/posts#comment Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:08:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2202761/posts Beijing, China -- Sources at the United States Embassy in Beijing China have just CONFIRMED to me that the United States of America has tendered to China a written agreement which grants to the People's Republic of China, an option to exercise Eminent Domain within the USA, as collateral for China's con More..tinued purchase of US Treasury Notes and existing US Currency reserves! The written agreement was brought to Beijing by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and was formalized and agreed-to during her recent trip to China. This means that in the event the US Government defaults on its financial... LiveLeak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2202761/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176916/posts ABC has apparently never heard that phrase, "There are two sides to every story." On Feb. 1, "World News Sunday" helped shamed former-pastor Ted Haggard take shots at the Christian conservatives who he says "shunned him." Reporter Dan Harris introduced the piece by qualifying Haggard as a former "insider, a powerful pastor at the highest levels of the Christian conservative movement." Haggard, who made headlines two years ago for getting caught in a gay sex scandal, is now offering advice to the Christian conservative movement; and ABC gave him the megaphone. Here is a portion of Harris' interview with Haggard: Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176916/posts#comment Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:10:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163064/posts President-elect Obama's presentation of his economic stimulus plan last Thursday was thoughtful, clear, and excellently delivered. Despite its charismatic delivery, the speech concerned me. First, the soon-to-be-president sought to lower the expectations of the American public concerning his first term, create a sense of unity, and to communicate a huge number of details about his economic plan. This was too much territory to cover in one short speech. Unfortunately, his comments may have the unintended consequence of taking away the very confidence he wanted to give to the nation. I was shocked that the “Yes we can!” presidential candidate sounded... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2163064/posts#comment Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:17:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165163/posts Pepsi is running a new advertising campaign that keys into the upcoming inauguration – one that features a re-designed corporate logo that mimics the distinctive Obama “O” campaign logo, and refers to the president-elect as “the man who is about to refresh our nation.”PepsiCo’s Web site -- RefreshEverything.com -- features an application allowing anyone to send a video message to the president-elect. The feature’s explanation reads, “Help us refresh America.” CNS News.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165163/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:10:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159716/posts Judicial Watch claims today that they have documented proof that Barack Obama lied when he said he had no contacts with Rod Blagojevich. The letter they gained from a Freedom of Information query certainly does show that Obama acknowledged meeting with Blagojevich, but it falls far short of indicating any sort of discussion on replacing Obama in the Senate: Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents from the office of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich through the Freedom of Information Act related to Blagojevich’s contacts with President-elect Obama and... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159716/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:24:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154949/posts The first, on May 21, headed "Climate change threat to Alpine ski resorts" , reported that the entire Alpine "winter sports industry" could soon "grind to a halt for lack of snow". The second, on December 19, headed "The Alps have best snow conditions in a generation" , reported that this winter's Alpine snowfalls "look set to beat all records by New Year's Day". Easily one of the most important stories of 2008 has been all the evidence suggesting that this may be looked back on as the year when there was a turning point in the great worldwide panic... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154949/posts#comment Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:48:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151891/posts "The amen corner has led the applause for Mr. Obama's appointments, one by one. Each is a genius, an inspired choice, a pick for the ages, possibly the greatest public servant in history. Maybe it's time to watch more closely. The president-elect has chosen his science, energy and environmental chiefs, and a sense of unease begins to erupt. It appears that Mr. Obama has consumed the global-warming Kool-Aid, and asked for seconds. Still, the mainstream media is in applause mode. After all, these people have letters after their names. But John Tierney, one of the few cautious dissidents writing opinion... Urgent Agenda http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151891/posts#comment Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:49:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2150330/posts After Kanye West's performance on "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend, the chattering classes are wringing their hands today over the gee-whiz revelation that, maybe underneath all that gratuitous Auto-Tune, West's voice might be a bit, as they say, "pitchy." We can go back and forth about the relative disaster-or-not qualities of his two-song set, but the hullabaloo over it begs for a few responses. First: hey, indie rockers, if you don't think that half your favorite beardo bands use things like Melodyne... But the second, and more crucial one, is this: What makes a "good" singer anyhow, and what... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2150330/posts#comment Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:32:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142050/posts Barack Obama's election as president has generated a number of firsts. The latest may be the creation of a paid holiday in his honor in an Alabama Black Belt county. At its most recent meeting, the Perry County Commission voted 4-1 to declare the second Monday in November "The Barack Obama Day." Commissioner Albert Turner Jr., who sponsored the resolution, said flags would be flown on the day and county offices would be closed. He said he hopes county schools also will decide to observe the holiday. The Birmingham News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142050/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:38:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138216/posts NEW YORK -- Tables of vendors selling Barack Obama merchandise have now become as ubiquitous a sight in New York City as Halal Carts and bored cops sending text messages: every corner, every hour of the day. They’ve been around for a while now, but after election day the tipping point was reached. Obama’s face is available now on everything from snow globes to dinner plates and plastic blinged-out wristwatches. We’ve seen this kind of merchandising before: bootleg Bart Simpson shirts and the Malcolm X fashion explosion of the early 90's, for example. On a recent evening, I visited the... New America Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138216/posts#comment Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:32:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138382/posts TACOMA, Wash. — A new middle school under construction in Tacoma could be named for president-elect Barack Obama. But district policy on school names requires people to be dead at least two years or to have already served a presidential term. Superintendent Art Jarvis asked the school board to alter the policy at the Dec. 11 meeting and put Obama's name in the running. The News Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138382/posts#comment Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:43:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2136438/posts In an attempt to dial down expectations for his administration, President-elect Barack Obama’s supporters have dropped much of the “messiah” talk. "No more talk of him being The One (Oprah), or a Jedi Knight (George Lucas), or a “Lightworker” (the San Francisco Chronicle), or a “quantum leap in American consciousness” (Deepak Chopra). Instead we have more humble and circumspect conversation about the man. Now he’s merely Abraham Lincoln and FDR and Martin Luther King, combined"... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2136438/posts#comment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:49:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136286/posts Many were euphoric the night Barack Obama was elected US President. The day after, a few bloggers wrote about their greatest hope: that they would have an “Obama baby”. - Many claimed that they could have conceived a child on November 4 after a night of celebration. With exit polls showing that Obama had won over 66 per cent of people aged 18-29, the young were particularly ecstatic. As a result, there could be a boom in births on or around August 4, 2009 – which is the President’s 48th birthday. Indeed, it is possible that Obama himself was conceived... timesonline.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136286/posts#comment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:53:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2136123/posts President Obama is being criticized because his inaugural celebrations are projected to cost the taxpayers over $400 million. When asked about it, Obama explained that Ted Kennedy planned to attend and there was going to be an open bar. President Obama plans to ride in the inaugural parade without the traditional limousine. He'll be in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. As a precaution for the Obama presidency, the White House copy of the Constitution is being removed. It's made from hemp. William Shatner attended Obama's inaugural ball. After taking a quick look around he got on his communicator and commanded,... The Barack Obama Jokes Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2136123/posts#comment Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:29:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136080/posts Washington's Woodstock Barack Obama's inauguration is set to draw visitors from around the world, Web activists and stars like Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee and Melissa Etheridge. What's in the works -- and who'll get to attend. By JOHN JURGENSEN and JAMIN BROPHY-WARREN Hollywood celebrities, Web activists and jet-setters from around the world are preparing to turn the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 into a mix of Woodstock and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech on the National Mall. While the plans of many top politicians and entertainment stars hang on pending details about the Commander-in-Chief Ball and other official events... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136080/posts#comment Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:14:56 GMT