http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/local-bloggers/ en-us Wed, 6 Jan 2010 03:28:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421909/posts ... "I had never missed a payment and I had never been late on a mortgage payment. For the next three months, I sent in my monthly mortgage payment, which reflected the verbal agreement I made with Citibank. After a three month period, I began receiving documents which gave the appearance I was in the process of negotiating for the reduction in my mortgage payments--when I was led to believe back in June, I was meeting my responsibilities regarding the re-financing of my mortgage I had agreed to with Citibank. After a two month period of a back and forth... Illinois Family Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421909/posts#comment Wed, 6 Jan 2010 03:28:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421609/posts Barney Frank says that Fannie/Freddie have morphed exclusively into a public policy instrument following the housing collapse. Starting at 4:12 in video: “Remember now that Fannie and Freddie have been converted, they were problematic before, and we didn’t get around ’til 2007 of passing that reform… Part of the losses of Fannie and Freddie is that since the housing collapse, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have become a kind of public utility. They are not what they used to be, that hybrid, inappropriately hybrid, private stock company/public policy instrument. They have become the public utility that finances housing…” WATCH: http://butasforme.com/2010/01/05/video-barney-frank-fannie-freddie-are-basically-public-policy-instruments-of-the-government/ butasforme http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421609/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 20:03:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421519/posts A left wing narrative has for some time been developing centered on abuse of Iran's democratic demonstrators at the hands of Iranian officials. You may have seen the shocking news about forced rapes and torture of Iranians imprisoned by the Mullahs in Iran but it is how the story is being sold to the west that is of note here. The prison story is being called "Iran's Guantanamo" and it is being sold as if it is explicitly true that Iran has acted in the same way as U.S. officials have acted at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detainee facility. Conflating... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421519/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:26:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421517/posts In another example of why unions are antithetical to good government, a pliant, left-wing judge in California has ruled that the Schwarzenegger Administration cannot furlough state workers that belong to three powerful public employees unions. Governor Schwarzenegger has been battling to cut his over spent state budget for several years now and one of the solutions to the problem that he lit upon was the idea that he might furlough his workforce. He would give these workers a few days a month off without pay and this would save the taxpayer's millions. It is a good idea and one that... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421517/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421285/posts The first item to lasso my attention was the display of photographs and movie posters featuring cowgirls. In my opinion, those gals were more daring and courageous than the men, and for certain this came from having to prove their mettle in a man’s world. And they did it quite well. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421285/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:27:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420873/posts Notwithstanding the absence of any government-sponsored program such as Cash for Clunkers, auto sales finish the year comparatively strong. Ford Motor Company continues to outpace other car makersFull data: http://www.cardealerreviews.org/?p=118674 Car Dealer Reviews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420873/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 22:06:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420861/posts Freeman pointed out that while Debra Medina’s campaign has been subjected to respond to KERA’s survey for inclusion, KERA has already been advertising the participation of Governor Rick Perry and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson on the website, www.texasdebates.org long before KERA issued their bogus survey criteria. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420861/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:55:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420842/posts Of particular interest was the future of Longhorn’s defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, who is the heir apparent to Mack Brown’s throne as head football dude in Austin. Muschamp was characterized as a “head coach in waiting” by the press and Brown was asked why that situation had not caused any friction. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420842/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:31:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420722/posts The Politico published a Jan. 2 we-shoot-the-messenger styled story about lefty bloggers and Democrat activists who are upset that the Rasmussen polling group has so often found numbers trending in support of the GOP position. Not only has Rasmussen found that Obama's approval rating is going down steadily, but it has been finding that Republicans and Republican backed ideas are in ascendance. The left, though, is crying foul. But the interesting thing about the story is that the complaints of the leftists don't seem to hold water at least if we take Alex Isendtadt's Politico piece as a case in... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420722/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420716/posts If you buy a faulty product from a big corporation and want it held accountable, you might think there’s strength in the numbers of a class-action lawsuit. But what happens when the lawyers are the only real winners? Watch video: http://www.cardealerreviews.org/?p=118657 car dealer reviews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420716/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:25:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420489/posts Playoff Bid Falls Short Despite Victory By defeating the New England Patriots 34-27 on Sunday, the Texans (9-7) embarked upon new territory by wrapping up the first winning season in team history. More importantly, the win placed the team on the precipice of a playoff berth if they could only receive help from some other teams. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420489/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:43:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420361/posts United Press International is reporting that abortion rates rose five percent in Illinois in 2008. Illinois doctors performed 47,717 abortions, the most in five years. The state Department of Public Health reported 47,717 abortions in 2008, the latest year for which it has figures. In 1998, there were 49,403. There is a law on the books that could bring this number down, of course, but extreme leftists and infanticide fans in the state have stalled its implementation over and over again. A Parental Notification Law for teens 17 and under was passed in 1995 and the left has been fighting... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420361/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 03:48:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420279/posts What exactly did Mary Landrieu get for her vote supporting Obamacare? According to Chad Rogers at The Dead Pelican, besides the $300 million payoff she boasted about on the Senate floor, she also secured national Democratic support for her brother Mitch's New Orleans mayoral campaign: "It is widely known that Landrieu received $300 million in medicaid funding in exchange for her vote to begin debate on the Obama health care proposal. But sources tell The Dead Pelican that Landrieu's vote has also secured support for her brother Mitch in the New Orleans mayor's race, by the National Democratic party." One... And So it Goes in Shreveport http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420279/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:52:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420254/posts Those violent radical Christians are perpetrating hate crimes and murders again against peace loving muslims. Actually, it's the other way around. Colleague of Christian Orthodox priest assassinated by Muslims is beaten within an inch of his life. Read the rest at the link. Transsylvania Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420254/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 23:37:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419852/posts Picture at link: http://offended.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-years-day-stoneridge-mall.html Offended blogspot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419852/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 05:48:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419849/posts Charles Darwin once famously wrote of his gradual loss of ability to enjoy music or any of the other simple joys of life, post-Theory; and I must say that at times I understand what he meant. For entirely different reasons (chemical, not spiritual), I, too, often feel incapable of discerning the bright joys of quotidian life as I used to. Yet even though the smell of life's roses goes sometimes undetected by my nose, I have faith that roses still smell sweet — and that faith is enough. So it was in 2009. Though in many ways a cherry pit... The Bitpig Rant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419849/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 05:34:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419739/posts The grassroots group helped Oakland pass a tough anti-predatory lending law that would have halted the housing crisis before it started. East Bay Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419739/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 00:19:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419510/posts Police say that Ronnie Crawford came to Martin Smiley's motel room in Augusta, Georgia. They say he was high on drugs. A fight began, and Smiley shot Crawford when he grabbed the gun that Crawford was holding. The bullet went through his hand and hit his leg. Police say that the shooting was in self defense. Meanwhile, a Tennessee man breaking into a car was shot after he was caught and became aggressive to the "victim." The owner found Kenneth Wayne Jones in the act of breaking into the car, and tried to hold him at gunpoint. At that time,... armedselfdefense.blogspot.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419510/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 15:33:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419493/posts The 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game featuring the number 2 ranked Texas Longhorns and the number one ranked Alabama Crimson Tide gets underway at 7:00 pm (CST) on Thursday, January 7, 2010 and will be broadcast live on the ABC television network from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Players and Coaches began arriving in Pasadena yesterday. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419493/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 15:03:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419235/posts Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Tea Party Members of KCAP endorse Proft, Lowery, Hultgren [Illinois primary] from KCAP KCAP consisting of 300 Kane County affiliated precinct committeemen candidates, after completing thorough research assignments, agreed at their endorsement meeting Tuesday night that Proft is their choice for Governor citing aspects of his ‘policy revolution,’ focus on K-12 education and stand up posture as critical to leading the state. Judge Lowery, in the senate race, got the affirmation as the conservative with the genuine record and gravitas to strike an important contrast with Kirk in the primary and clearly provide the best... Illinois Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419235/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 23:54:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419088/posts HATE IS WRONG UNLESS IT IS DIRECTED TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE DISAGREE. By: Andy DeStephano Why do left wing radicals denounce intolerance unless it’s against something they support? How come it’s acceptable to dehumanize only certain people, beliefs and organizations? Just recently radio talk show commentator Rush Limbaugh was rushed to the hospital for chest pains. As I searched for news regarding his condition, I was appalled by the comments posted by other readers. The venomous words used to express their distain for his existence were simply horrific. Although disturbed by what I read it certainly comes as no... Original Writing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419088/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 19:32:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419009/posts Blinn College quarterback Cameron Newton on New Year’s Eve committed to Auburn University marking his return to the Southeastern Conference where he began his college career. Newton led the Buccaneers to the NJCAA championship in early December and was considered the top junior college recruit in the country. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419009/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:08:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419007/posts Medina has made state sovereignty a key component of her campaign and says often, "Not one more inch Washington D.C., not one more inch in Texas." She champions the use of nullification and interposition by the state as the proper remedy for halting unconstitutional federal mandates and has issued a call to action encouraging a special legislative session in Texas specifically to nullify nationalized healthcare. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419007/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:57:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418813/posts See the full 12 minute New Year fireworks display from Sydney Australia. The theme was this month's second full Moon, called the Blue Moon. PA Pundits International http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418813/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 05:05:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418686/posts <p>DENVER, Colo. - A Colorado Department of Transportation employee could face discipline for forwarding an email with a photo depicting President Barack Obama shining the shoes of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.</p> <p>The 73-year-old woman, whose name was not released, forwarded the email to at least four co-workers, among other people, on Dec. 22 using her state email account. At least one recipient complained.</p> KDVR-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418686/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:00:09 GMT