http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/kaine/ en-us Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:35:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279315/posts The bad news is that the Washington Post doesn't know where Virginia governor Tim Kaine is. The good news is they're pretty sure he's not in Appalachia or Argentina: But repeated attempts to review Kaine's schedule — in Richmond, around the state or across the country — before and after he became DNC chairman in late January have been unsuccessful. The Washington Post has requested Kaine's calendar through the governor's office, the DNC and his political action committee, Moving Virginia Forward. The requests have been denied or gone unanswered. NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279315/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:35:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279230/posts The bad news is that the Washington Post doesn't know where Virginia governor Tim Kaine is. The good news is they're pretty sure he's not in Appalachia or Argentina: But repeated attempts to review Kaine's schedule — in Richmond, around the state or across the country — before and after he became DNC chairman in late January have been unsuccessful. The Washington Post has requested Kaine's calendar through the governor's office, the DNC and his political action committee, Moving Virginia Forward. The requests have been denied or gone unanswered. Kaine's office cites security and privacy concerns, as well as state... http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279230/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:09:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242427/posts MAS' Esam Omeish Seeks Virginia Office Campaign Mum on MAS Ties, Radical Omeish Speeches IPT News May 1, 2009 The last time the public got a good look at Esam Omeish, he was resigning from a Virginia immigration panel, claiming that the posting of videos showing him praising Palestinians who chose "the jihad way" to liberate their land was part of a smear campaign against him. Now Omeish is diving into the deep end of smear campaigns, offering himself as a candidate for a partisan legislative seat in Northern Virginia. Omeish is among four Democrats vying to win their party's... IPT News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242427/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 23:45:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259985/posts Few places in Virginia are as draining to the soul and as numbing to the buttocks as the branch offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles. And yet, until recently, smiling was still permitted there. No more. As part of the DMV's effort to develop super-secure driver's licenses and foolproof identification cards, the agency has issued a smile ban, directing customers to adopt a "neutral expression" in their portraits, thereby extinguishing whatever happiness comes with finally hearing one's number called. The driver's license photo, it seems, is destined to look like a mug shot. DMV officials say the smile ban... Washpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259985/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 18:14:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257874/posts **My Comment: Timothy M. Kaine and gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe are "changeing" the facts to make it a story they can run with* Liberty University officials insisted Friday that they revoked recognition of the College Democrats club for religious reasons and not political ones, and they weren’t trying to stifle free speech. Politicians, including Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, urged the private school to reconsider. Using the letterhead of the Democratic National Committee, of which Kaine is chairman, he asked the school “to reverse this attack on the liberty of its students.” LU chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said the political club’s... LocalNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257874/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 17:12:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252088/posts Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, has come under fire from a watchdog group and Democrats for using taxpayer-funded staff to work on a new policy organization he has set up. A spokesman for Cantor said the House minority whip has done nothing wrong and that policy organizations are common in Congress. The complaints center around the National Council for a New America, which Cantor helped establish recently. It is designed to develop policy through a series of town-hall meetings. When it was announced, Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, said it would be bipartisan, but the initial... The Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252088/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 06:12:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246608/posts Republicans anxious to start their trek back from the political wilderness have their hopes pinned on gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia this year. And in Virginia, there are already signs of hope for Republicans eager to dispel the notion that Barack Obama has permanently altered the political terrain. For starters, while the Republicans have already selected former state Attorney General Bob McDonnell as their own candidate, the Democratic gubernatorial primary has become a political donnybrook. What was a low-key race has recently heated up with a series of contentious debates, as Clinton friend and former DNC Chairman Terry... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246608/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 02:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246247/posts $10M ransom payment, or hackers will post Virginians' private files The FBI is on the trail of hackers who claim to have accessed the personal information of millions of Virginians. They're holding the information hostage, and are threatening to dispurse the sensitive data on the Internet if they don't receive a $10 million ransom. The hacker or hackers posted the ransom note on "Wikileaks," a Web site that allows for anonymous tips about leaks of government information. The note claims that the personal information came from a raid on a state agency's computer database, and that the hackers are now... NBCWashington.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246247/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 17:37:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240774/posts On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama began his death march as the most anti-life president in U.S. history. Today marks Obama's 100th day in office. This list substantiates Obama's personnel and policies to that end. He actually started way before Day 1: Day -75: Names pro-abortion Rahm Emmanuel as chief of staff, who earned a 100 percent approval rating from NARAL while congressman. Day -59: Appoints executive director of EMILY's List, Ellen Moran, as White House communications director. Day -56: Names Melody Barnes, who previously served on the boards of EMILY's List and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, as his director... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240774/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238018/posts A new report produced by a branch of the Virginia State Police portrays the state's colleges and universities as potential breeding grounds for terrorism. The 200-page report, intended for distribution to law enforcement, intelligence and military organizations, says "a wide variety of terror or extremist groups" have links to Hampton Roads and singles out the area's two historically black universities for special mention. It also cites the region's "diverse population due to the strong military presence." In addition, it mentions Regent University, an evangelical Christian school in Virginia Beach, and a Chesapeake-based anti-abortion group. The report acknowledges that none of... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238018/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:25:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2234021/posts LOUDOUN -- Behind the wheel, you want the least amount of distraction possible. So why is a local transportation agency painting crooked lines on the road on purpose? The Virginia Department of Transportation says it's part of a safety campaign to get drivers to slow down in a high pedestrian and bicycle area. The 500 feet of zig-zagging lines are painted on the ground on Belmont Ridge Road, where it intersects with the Washington and Old Dominion trail in Loudoun County. "It is a low cost strategy to get motorists to slow down as they approach the bike trail and... wtop.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2234021/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:36:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232413/posts President Barack Obama on Saturday chose two Indian-Americans to help to streamline the federal government and cut costs. Obama named Aneesh Chopra, the Harvard-educated secretary of technology for the state of Virginia, as the federal government's first chief technology officer. Chopra, 36, will help reduce health care costs and foster cybersecurity. "In this role, Aneesh will promote technological innovation to help achieve our most urgent priorities - from creating jobs and reducing health care costs to keeping our nation secure," Obama said in his Saturday radio and Internet address. Chopra's corporate experience included working as managing director of the Advisory... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232413/posts#comment Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:15:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231369/posts Is this the new politics Barack Obama promised to bring to Washington? His hand-picked DNC Chairman just went on national TV and claimed the Obama administration never requested Georgetown to cover up the IHS monogram representing the name of Christ. Confronted with a CNSNews.com article flatly reporting that such a request had indeed been made, Tim Kaine resorted to the hoary dodge of claiming he hadn't seen the story. Adding insult to injury, Kaine even claimed to be ignorant of CNSNews.com itself, NewsBusters' sister organization. Kaine made his credulity-busting claims during a Morning Joe appearance today. View video. NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231369/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:51:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228177/posts Dear xxxxxx, $125,000,000. That's how much of our money won't be coming here to help struggling Virginia families, thanks to a partisan maneuver last week by Bob McDonnell and the Virginia House Republicans. They chose to reject $125 million of our federal stimulus money, sending it back to Washington instead of boosting Virginia's economy and helping Virginia families. It's time for us to Stand Up for Virginia. Today, we are launching a grassroots petition that empowers Virginians to express their outrage over this dangerous decision - and calls on the Republican House of Delegates to fix the mess they made... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228177/posts#comment Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:22:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227591/posts examiner.com — Almost nobody expected Governor Tim Kaine's veto of HB 1851 to be sustained by the Virginia General Assembly after Kaine insulted military members with his dishonest veto message. But "the biggest surprise of the day" was the flip flop votes of 6 Virginia Senate Democrats . . . The Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227591/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:18:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225593/posts The House turned down amendments by Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine that were necessary to make Virginia eligible for the federal aid. RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's Republican-run House of Delegates rejected a proposed expansion of unemployment benefits Wednesday, along with $125 million in federal stimulus cash to pay for it. On a mostly party-line 46-53 vote, the House turned down amendments by Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine that were necessary to make Virginia eligible for the federal aid. AP / Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225593/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:15:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225467/posts RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's Republican-run House of Delegates has rejected a proposed expansion of unemployment benefits and $125 million in federal stimulus cash to pay for it. On largely a party-line vote, the House on Wednesday turned down amendments by Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine that were necessary to make Virginia eligible for the federal aid. break Republicans in the House and Senate opposed the measure because it expands jobless benefits for the first time to part-time workers and because it would eventually boost taxes on employers. break WTOP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225467/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:23:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222905/posts Virginia Governor Kaine insults military with gun bill veto -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last week National Democratic Party Chairman and part-time Virginia Governor Tim Kaine was labeled by the Washington Times as "out of touch" for vetoing almost every pro-gun bill this year for "mindless" reasons. . . . But Kaine's veto of one gun bill takes the cake by insulting American military personnel with a clearly erroneous veto message. . . . See more at http://www.examiner.com/x-2782-DC-Gu...t-veto-message The Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222905/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 21:05:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221121/posts I am sitting in the Airport in Boston waiting on a flight to Richmond. I was seriously trying to figure out what smelled so bad, when the DNC Chairman set down about five feet from me. I don't know if that is the source of the smell, but it is a distinct possibility. Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221121/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2009 00:14:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219562/posts When Tim Kaine campaigned for Virginia governor in 2005, he ran an ad implying that former National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston was praising him. His campaign claimed that "Tim Kaine strongly supports the Second Amendment." Once he won office, Mr. Kaine vetoed one gun bill after another that would have helped Virginians protect themselves from criminals. Unfortunately, this past week, Mr. "strong Second Amendment supporter" Kaine vetoed all five pro-self-defense bills sent to his desk. His intransigence endangers public safety. Hopefully, the General Assembly's veto-override session, which starts today, can correct those mistakes. All five vetoed bills passed with... WasWashington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219562/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 05:02:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219540/posts When Tim Kaine campaigned for Virginia governor in 2005, he ran an ad implying that former National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston was praising him. His campaign claimed that "Tim Kaine strongly supports the Second Amendment." Once he won office, Mr. Kaine vetoed one gun bill after another that would have helped Virginians protect themselves from criminals. Unfortunately, this past week, Mr. "strong Second Amendment supporter" Kaine vetoed all five pro-self-defense bills sent to his desk. His intransigence endangers public safety. Hopefully, the General Assembly's veto-override session, which starts today, can correct those mistakes. All five vetoed bills passed with... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219540/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 04:15:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219156/posts Virginians soon will be able to choose a "Choose Life" license plate for their vehicles. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday that he has signed legislation that approves a number of specialty license plates, including one that bears the anti-abortion slogan. "The practice has been for the General Assembly to allow statements of social political positions on these license plates," the governor said. "The clear trend of [recent court] decisions was if the state allows plates that have messages . . . once a state does that, these plates should be allowed." Then-Gov. Mark R. Warner, a fellow Democrat, vetoed... Richmond Times Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219156/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:06:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218318/posts ·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   Governor Vetoes Numerous Pro-Gun Bills in Virginia!   Saturday, March 28, 2009   Please Contact Your State Legislators! In his attempt to appease his liberal, anti-gun colleagues as the new Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Governor Tim Kaine (D) opposed retired law enforcement officers, members of the U.S. Armed Services (including the Virginia National Guard), and law-abiding Right-to-Carry permit holders by vetoing five pro-gun bills.  Senate Bill 1035, Senate Bill 877, Senate Bill 1528, House Bill 1851, and House Bill 2528 were passed with strong bi-partisan support with veto-proof majorities in both... NRA - ILA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218318/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217941/posts In his attempt to appease his liberal, anti-gun colleagues as the new Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Governor Tim Kaine (D) opposed retired law enforcement officers, members of the U.S. Armed Services (including the Virginia National Guard), and law-abiding Right-to-Carry permit holders by vetoing five pro-gun bills. Senate Bill 1035, Senate Bill 877, Senate Bill 1528, House Bill 1851, and House Bill 2528 were passed with strong bi-partisan support with veto-proof majorities in both the Senate and House. It is imperative that you contact your state legislators TODAY and respectfully request that they vote to override the Governor’s veto... Opposing views http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217941/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:38:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217743/posts Former Va. Attorney general Robert McDonnell officially kicked off his campaign for governor Saturday at the Annandale Firehouse in Fairfax County. Entering to the song “Up Around the Bend” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, McDonnell hit upon a host of issues in his speech, including the economy, energy, transportation, education, and public safety. “I want you to know that I'm ready to lead, if you are ready to win,” he told the estimated several hundred people in the crowd. Other state Republicans at the event included former Congressman Tom Davis, U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, and current Lieutenant governor Bill Bolling, who... DC Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217743/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:06:29 GMT