http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/kooks/ en-us Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:37:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076380/posts In a radio interview earlier this week, U.S. congressman Ron Paul said it may become necessary for citizens to resort to physical opposition if the government continues to erode civil liberties and commit international acts of aggression. Asked by radio show host Alex Jones if he believed in the use of violence or other physical action to oppose an unjust government, Paul, a one-time presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party and a contender for the Republican presidential nomination until he dropped out of the race earlier this year, answered in the affirmative. "Well, there's always that possibility that, that time... MINA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076380/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:37:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2075630/posts ST. PAUL, Minn. – Here in the Twin Cities, as in every city and town across America, there's only one question on everyone's mind: What could possibly qualify Sarah Palin as a candidate for vice president? The answer was provided by former presidential candidate Fred Thompson. "I can say without fear of contradiction," he told GOP delegates, most of whom had never heard of Palin a week ago, "that she is the only nominee in the history of either party who knows how to properly field dress a moose." Fine. So, on your next trip to Alaska, hire her as... Wing Nut Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/2075630/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:44:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067927/posts A group of Democratic National Convention protesters have been gathering to block major arteries in downtown Denver, moving each time as police demand they disperse. First the marchers blocked traffic at the intersection of Broadway and Colfax Avenue and briefly refused to move. The protesters, chanting, "no more presidents, no more wars," disrupted traffic along both streets as police tried to move them into either Civic Center or Lincoln Park. After 10 minutes or so, police gave an order to disperse, and the group barely moved. Several officers on horseback arrived and began moving the crowd out of the street.... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067927/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:00:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058466/posts Geneva, Switzerland - As the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) nears completion, many people have worried about the implications of colliding subatomic particles at high velocities. Some have suggested that the device could destroy the Earth by creating black holes or dangerous subatomic particles, but a new group calling themselves People for the Ethical Treatment of Hadrons (PETH) are worried about the health of the subatomic particles. "You've got these subatomic particles accelerated at great speeds for the sole purpose of being destroyed. No one thinks of the ethical implications of this," said Tia Aumiller who founded the group. "There's a... BBSPOT.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058466/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:47:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2054512/posts The hunt for the mysterious Yeti - otherwise known as the Abominable Snowman - has frustrated scientists for decades. Yesterday, scientists at Oxford Brookes University joined in the hunt after being given a number of hair strands taken from what is purported to be a Yeti-like creature in India. The Brookes boffins used high-powered microscopes to analyse the samples found in the West Garo jungle of the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. They compared the suspected Yeti strands to samples taken from primates, bears, dogs, yaks and humans, which were provided by the Natural History Museum in Oxford. After the microscope... Oxford Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2054512/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:45:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2054280/posts Almost 50 percent of British adults believe in captive space aliens, and topping the list of such generally-held truths is a secret plot to harbour aliens at a remote military base in a desert in the United States, says a new survey. The online poll was conducted to coincide with the UK cinema release of 'I Want to Believe', the second X-Files film, which aimed to uncover the most popular conspiracy theories. The survey uncovered that almost fifty percent of respondents believe there is some truth in the legend of Area 51, which holds that Groom Lake, in Nevada, was... Web India 123 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2054280/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:59:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053862/posts Saudi Arabia's religious police have announced a ban on selling cats and dogs as pets, or walking them in public in the Saudi capital, because of men using them as a means of making passes at women, an official said on Wednesday. Othman al-Othman, head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice in Riyadh, known as the Muttawa, told the Saudi edition of al-Hayat daily that the commission has started enforcing an old religious edict. He said the commission was implementing a decision taken a month ago by the acting governor of the capital,... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053862/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:49:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2053416/posts ON the afternoon of Nov. 7, 2006, pilots and airport employees at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago saw a disc-like object hovering over the tarmac for several minutes. Because nothing was tracked on radar, the Federal Aviation Administration did not investigate. Yet radar is not a reliable detector of all aircraft. Stealth planes are designed to be invisible to radar, and many radar systems filter out signals not matching the normal characteristics of aircraft. Did it really make sense to entirely ignore the observations of several witnesses? < > On Dec. 26, 1980, for instance, several witnesses at two American... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2053416/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:10:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038387/posts Olympia, Washington: Dee Williams wanted a simpler, greener life -- so she built her dream house, an 84-square-foot cottage on wheels, which is currently parked in a friend's backyard. Not only did she save money using salvaged materials (the front door came from a dumpster, for instance), but the entire house is small enough to fit into a standard parking spot. Says Williams, 'Right now, there's nowhere else I want to be.' Williams’ trailer cottage is surprisingly roomy inside, largely thanks to its clever use of height. For example, Williams’ bed is in a loft above her kitchen. Williams is... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038387/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:15:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038225/posts A group of disaffected Republicans held a renegade state convention Saturday and exposed divisions that threaten to dog the party up to the national party convention and beyond. Organizers maintained the gathering was a lawful reconvening of the GOP's recessed April 26 state convention in Reno. The party's executive committee has set a July 26 date to resume the state convention. The April convention was abruptly shut down prior to final votes on what was shaping up as a national convention delegation with more backers for Ron Paul than presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain. Paul supporters and others voted... Las Vegas Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038225/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:02:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035337/posts James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt about global warming in the same way that tobacco companies blurred the links between smoking and cancer. Hansen will use the symbolically charged 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking speech (pdf) to the US Congress - in which he was among the first to sound the alarm over the reality of global warming - to argue that radical steps need to be... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035337/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:52:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027995/posts For the last 44 years, Kelleher has run for office 16 times and lost 15. His only taste of victory came in 1971, when he was elected a delegate to Montana’s Constitutional Convention. There, he helped replace the state’s century-old territorial constitution with one of the most progressive governing documents in the nation. Kelleher’s political passion then, as now, is unique - and largely unpopular: He wants to replace the U.S. Senate, House and presidency with a parliament. Under a parliamentary system, citizens vote for parties, not individual candidates. The party with the most votes selects a prime minister, who... The Missoulian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027995/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:55:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2027632/posts Nuclear war will begin next Thursday, June 12, or sooner, according to the latest prediction of self-proclaimed prophet Yisrayl "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins, the founder of a religious sect in Abilene, Texas. "It could be turned loose before then," Hawkins told 20/20 for a report to be broadcast tonight. "You're going to see this very soon, really soon," he said. abc news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2027632/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 19:29:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2027607/posts It’s a shame that Ron Paul supporters such as myself have to get tarnished with the same brush as the wacko fringe of his supporters here in Nevada who appear to be sniffing glue while drinking the Kool-Aid between taking drags from a crack pipe. In case you missed it, a small band of Paultard agitators - who now have anointed themselves as THE authorities on Robert’s Rules of Order - are attempting to convene their own Nevada Republican Convention on June 28th in Reno. Only…they can’t. Nevada state law is pretty explicit and clear on this matter… “In presidential... conservablogs.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2027607/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 18:17:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027431/posts At least nine groups planning demonstrations during the Democratic convention in Denver have pulled out of an umbrella protest organization, citing concerns about its rhetoric and tactics.One of the breakaway groups, called Tent State University, is citing concerns that the umbrella group's statement of nonviolence doesn't go far enough.But Tent State says it doesn't believe the umbrella group, called Re-create 68, is planning violence.Some of the breakaway groups have formed a new coalition called Alliance for Real Democracy.Glenn Spagnuolo of Re-create 68 says he is not troubled by the emergence of the new group. He says both groups oppose the... cbs4denver http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027431/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 01:40:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021105/posts Strapping a queen-size mattress to a bike trailer with bungee cords and straps Saturday morning, Colin Stevens says not to worry. It looks like a giant stingray perched on a deck of cards, its wingspan hovering above thin air. But he's done this before -- moving his own bed by bicycle -- so he knows it works. "I've acquired a nickname from some people - 'Haulin' Colin,'" said Stevens, a car-free welder who tows salvaged material behind him on his bike. That was just one of the human-powered vehicles Central Area residents Joe Goldberg and Venessa Brown used to ferry... Seattle P I http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021105/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 18:32:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009436/posts Hawaiian Sovereignty Activists Barricade Iolani Palace An Unknown Amount of State Workers Trapped Inside By Malia Zimmerman, 4/30/2008 9:19:10 AM HONOLULU, HAWAII - Hawaiian sovereignty activists calling themselves the "Hawaiian Kingdom Government" surrounded Iolani Palace this morning, refusing to let state employees either enter or exit the historical site, saying the palace and surrounding grounds are property of the "Hawaiian Kingdom." An unknown amount of state employees who work in the state archives division were trapped inside this morning, according to Russ Saito, head of the Department of Accounting and General Services, but since were allowed to leave, his office... Hawaii Reporter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009436/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 00:21:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994474/posts Child Stabs President Bush to Death and Turns the White House into a Mosque in a Hamas TV Puppet Show Following is an excerpt from a puppet show, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on March 30, 2008. Bush: Who are you? What brings you to my home? How did they let you in, boy? My guards! My soldiers! Get this boy out of here. Child: Nobody will take me out of here. Bush: Who are you to come here and threaten me?! You are on my own turf, you little child, you! Get out. My dear, bring your father, your... MEMRI TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994474/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:25:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993072/posts TORONTO -- Millions of people across Canada and around the globe are expected to turn out their lights Saturday evening to raise awareness about pollution and global warming in an initiative known as Earth Hour. The World Wildlife Fund effort that began in Sydney, Australia last March 29 now appears to have caught the imagination of people in dozens of countries, nowhere more so than in this country. "This has really just blown up across Canada,'' said Tara Wood, spokeswoman for the fund in Canada. "Canada is really going to be the shining star in this global effort.'' Initially, the... www.ctv.ca http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993072/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:41:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990349/posts CHICAGO -- The new pastor of Barack Obama's church delivered a defiant defense of its retiring reverend Sunday, comparing media coverage of Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. to a modern-day lynching that resembles Jesus' death at the hands of the Romans... FOX NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990349/posts#comment Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:17:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984405/posts Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:13:47 pm PST Next week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, anti-war lunatics are planning to storm a military recruiting office and imprison the recruiters in a “movable cage.” "On Wednesday, March 19, POG will be holding a torch-lit march to a modern day castle of abominations—our local military recruiting station. If the station remains open, we intend to evict it and everything inside of it, occupy the location, and transform it into something useful for the community. We’ll also be bringing a movable cage in which to confine military recruiters until they no longer pose a danger... Little Green Footballs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984405/posts#comment Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:35:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980687/posts A major airline is under fire from environmentalists for flying an aircraft across the Atlantic with only five passengers on board. American Airlines has been accused of reckless behaviour It led to American Airlines being accused of reckless behaviour by green lobby groups. The latest “eco- scandal” flight took place on February 9 after American was forced to cancel one of its four daily services from Chicago to London. While it was able to find places for nearly all the passengers on the fully-booked flight, five still had to be accommodated. Those who did fly were upgraded to the business... London Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980687/posts#comment Wed, 5 Mar 2008 14:28:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969235/posts Death tugs at my ear and says, 'Live, I am coming.'" Were Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. alive today, he might ascribe that line not to death but to nuclear terrorism. Ever since Sept. 11, 2001, Americans have had to live with the knowledge that the next time the terrorists strike, it could be not with airplanes capable of killing thousands but atomic bombs capable of killing hundreds of thousands. The prospect has created a sense of profound vulnerability. It has shaped our view of government policies aimed at combating terrorism (filtered through Jack Bauer). It helped mobilize... Creators Syndicate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969235/posts#comment Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:54:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1951168/posts presidential hopeful Ron Paul is to be honored by grassroots activists as the first Civil Rights leader of the 21st Century. FreeAtLast2008.com - Ron Paul For President is a new website designed to generate a 10 million dollar plus cash infusion for Paul’s campaign along with nationwide marches to honor Dr. Paul and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many of Ron Paul’s supporters consider him the first Civil Rights leader of the 21st Century for his tireless defense of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Paul voted against the Patriot Act and has made the defense of liberty... USA Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1951168/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:04:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1947842/posts An email blast from a Paulistinian. Cover your mouth before you yak. ----QUOTE TEXT BEGIN---- I just wanted to ask if any of you have heard of Ron Paul? The reason I am replying to all and asking is, I think he holds many of our core values, and; -- Ending the Iraq war and bringing our troops home (he voted against invading Iraq) -- Abolishing the income tax and the IRS (he has always voted for a balanced budget) -- Personal freedom and liberty (he voted against the Patriot Act) He's a man who is committed to his principles... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1947842/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:12:45 GMT