http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/loser/ en-us Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:52:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283736/posts ....But there are a bevy of reasons that Romney would stand to perform well- and perhaps even win- in the race for the Republican nomination. Here are just five:Republicans Tend to Nominate People Who’ve Run for President Before. With the exception of George W. Bush, Republicans tend to favor candidates who’ve sought the nomination at least once before: John McCain (won in ‘08, lost in ‘00), Bob Dole (won in ‘96, lost in ‘80), George H.W. Bush ........ Eyes On Obama http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283736/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274039/posts When Fox News reported today from Gaza that former President Jimmy Carter plans to urge President Barack Obama to take the Palestinian militant group Hamas off the U.S. terrorist list in meetings later this week, Washington Democrats and the Obama administration collectively cringed. "The president has addressed Hamas questions, including in the Egypt speech," an administraton official said. "[We] won't have more to say about this." "Just like with President Clinton, Carter is becoming a huge problem and a growing concern for Obama," a Washington Middle East hand said. "They are very pissed with him." After observing Lebanon's elections,... Foregin Policy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274039/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:46:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268894/posts Sorry for the vanity post, but this Letterman crap is just eating me alive and I wanted this info up top so everyone will see it..I found the list at conservatives4palin without the contact info. I just spent the last two hours looking all of this stuff up. I hope this will help get this hateful rotten bastard off tv for good. The left managed to get Imus tossed off for far less than what this animal has done to the Palin family. CBS Interactive, Inc. 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Main: 415-344-2000 support@tv.com On The Border Restaurants... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2268894/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057664/posts The staff of Congressman Steve Cohen called police to his home today after an argument with an Armenian-American activist in town from California ended with Cohen physically pushing him out the side door. Peter Musurlian, a documentary producer for Globalist Films in Glendale, Calif., followed a reporter from The Commercial Appeal into Cohen’s Overton Park home, where the Congressman had invited local media to respond to a commercial from Nikki Tinker, his 9th Congressional District opponent in Thursday’s Democratic Primary, that Cohen called “more mudslinging.” When members of Cohen’s staff realized who the cameraman was – Cohen said Musurlian followed... Memphis Commercial Appeal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057664/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:17:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2262695/posts Reclusive author J.D. Salinger took legal action today over what he says is a copycat of his seminal work, The Catcher in the Rye, the Associated Press reports. Salinger’s lawyers filed suit in Manhattan federal court to recall the book 60 Years Later, thought to be a Catcher sequel by pseudonymous writer John David California. Salinger’s lawyers maintain that he retains sole rights to the Holden Caulfied character, and that in regards to any sequels, Salinger has “decidedly chosen not to exercise that right.” news-briefs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2262695/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:11:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260605/posts "Let's play grown-up." When I was a child, that's what we said when we ran out of things to do like playing potsie or throwing rocks in the vacant lot. You'd go in and take your father's hat and your mother's purse and walk around saying, "Would you like tea?" In retrospect we weren't imitating our parents but parents on TV, who wore pearls and suits. But the point is we amused ourselves trying to be little adults. And that's what the GOP should do right now: play grown-up. The Democrats in the White House have been doing it since... www.opinionjournal.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260605/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 16:02:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2260976/posts While Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons" (and the movie version) wasn't as poorly written as The Da Vinci Code, it still has a lot of whoppers. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a18IQD8xTuQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2260976/posts#comment Sat, 30 May 2009 01:44:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260251/posts Out of the 250-plus replies I received regarding my recent article, "The Savage silence of the lambs" and the radio interview Dr. Savage did of me, about half of the respondents took up my challenge to answer the question: "Why have virtually the entire conservative and liberal media so hardened their hearts and closed their bowels of compassion against Michael Savage?" Here is a summary replies: * The reason why Fox News, Rush, Hannity, conservative talk radio and the mainstream media daily ignores the work of Michael Savage is because he calls them names all the time. * Savage has... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260251/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 02:06:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259560/posts Bad news for top tier recruit. WEB EXTRA: See the criminal report press release from Tallahassee Police Department. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A future Marshall quarterback finds himself in trouble with the law. WCTV-TV in Tallahassee, Florida is reporting that A.J. Graham has been arrested on robbery charges. Tallahassee Police confirmed the arrest took place on Tuesday afternoon, however the alleged robbery happened on Friday in Tallahassee. Graham signed a scholarship to play football at Marshall University this fall. In a written statement Wednesday, Marshall University Head Football Coach Mark Snyder said Graham's scholarship had been revoked. Stay with WOWKTV.com for... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259560/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 03:31:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2248098/posts California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appears in the new Terminator film - thanks to technology. An image of Schwarzenegger, who played the killer robot in the 1984 original, was inserted from earlier films because he was too busy to shoot new footage. The 61-year-old's appearance in Terminator Salvation was confirmed after a press screening in Los Angeles. Schwarzenegger had said he was pleased by the prospect in case he wanted to "jump over again" into acting. bbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2248098/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 18:10:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2247891/posts President Obama drew big laughs at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday, taking jabs at his administration, his Republican rivals and even himself. President Obama delivers some one-liners at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. President Obama delivers some one-liners at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. "I would like to talk about what my administration plans to achieve in the next 100 days," Obama said. "During the second 100 days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first 100 days." He added later, "I believe that my next 100... cnn. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2247891/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 05:10:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232559/posts Republican in Name Only? Try the future of the GOP. The following is Meghan McCain's address to the Log Cabin Republicans Convention—a group that promotes gay issues within the GOP—on April 18, 2009. Thank you all for having me here tonight. I am thrilled to be able to speak to you this evening to share some of my experiences from the campaign and observations on where our party is today. And I’m proud to tell you there is a special role for the Log Cabin Republicans to play in our future. The last two years of my life have been... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232559/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:24:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231911/posts McCain Strategist Warns GOP Risks Becoming 'Religious Party' Steve Schmidt urges Republicans to begin voicing more support for civil unions and gay rights. FOXNews.com Friday, April 17, 2009 Steve Schmidt, former top adviser to John McCain during the presidential campaign, is urging Republicans to shift their views on gay marriage. (AP Photo) John McCain's top adviser from the presidential campaign urged fellow Republicans on Friday to warm up to gay rights and warned that the GOP risks becoming the "religious party" with its opposition to same-sex marriage. Steve Schmidt, in his first political appearance since the election, spoke at the... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231911/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:51:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227594/posts Famed Mercury astronaut John Glenn has an open seat at his lunch table, provided you're willing to foot the bill. Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, is offering an afternoon lunch as part of a charity auction for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which is raising college scholarship funds for aspiring engineers and scientists. It was 50 years ago today that NASA unveiled Glenn and the six other Mercury astronauts - the country's first spaceflyers - to the world in a frenzied press conference that made the seven men instant national heroes. On that April 9 in 1959, Glenn... Space.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227594/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:23:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2224525/posts From The Times April 8, 2009 Tony Blair tells the Pope: you're wrong on homosexuality Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Tony Blair has challenged the “entrenched” attitudes of the Pope on homosexuality, and argued that it is time for him to “rethink” his views. Speaking to the gay magazine Attitude, the former Prime Minister, himself now a Roman Catholic, said that he wanted to urge religious figures everywhere to reinterpret their religious texts to see them as metaphorical, not literal, and suggested that in time this would make all religious groups accept gay people as equals. Asked about the Pope’s stance,... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2224525/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 01:47:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206182/posts An Oakland man who was among the tree-sitters who fought to save a grove of oaks and redwoods next to UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium was critically wounded in the West Bank today by an Israeli-fired tear-gas canister, officials and acquaintances said. San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206182/posts#comment Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:51:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202286/posts President Obama said the military was not winning the counter insurgency war in Afghanistan as he opened the door for peace negotiations. By persuading Iraqi Sunni insurgents to turn on al-Qaeda extremists, US commanders engineered a sharply drop in violence in Iraq. President Obama said deals similar to those implemented by General David Petraeus in Iraq could be cut in Afghanistan and Pakistan. "If you talk to General Petraeus, I think he would argue that part of the success in Iraq involved reaching out to people that we would consider to be Islamic fundamentalists, but who were willing to work... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202286/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:30:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201700/posts It wasn't a fight I went looking for. On March 3, the popular radio host Mark Levin opened his show with an outburst (he always opens his show with an outburst): "There are people who have somehow claimed the conservative mantle … You don't even know who they are … They're so irrelevant … It's time to name names …! The Canadian David Frum: where did this a-hole come from? … In the foxhole with other conservatives, you know what this jerk does? He keeps shooting us in the back … Hey, Frum: you're a putz." Now, of course, Mark... msnbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201700/posts#comment Sun, 8 Mar 2009 03:56:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199544/posts Four months after he lost his bid for the White House, no one in the Senate really knows what to make of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). This week McCain tried to strip most of the earmarks from a pending $410 billion omnibus spending bill. The effort failed. While the former GOP presidential candidate managed to rally 30 of his Republican colleagues behind his amendment, once it was struck down, 27 of them were happy to abandon the stand and accept their millions of dollars in earmarks, now secure in the bill. The moment seemed to answer a question raised immediately... The Hill, Washington DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199544/posts#comment Thu, 5 Mar 2009 03:19:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199162/posts CAVUTO: Let me ask you. This comes at a time when there are all sorts of rumors in Washington that you and the president, though you started hitting it off — he had this dinner for you, I think, the night before inauguration, and then he was talking about how crucial your support was on the troop drawdown in Iraq — and then it seemed like the wheels kind of came off the goodwill wagon. What has happened here? MCCAIN: Neil, I am the loyal opposition.I work with the president, as I did on the Iraq issue. I will work... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199162/posts#comment Wed, 4 Mar 2009 18:48:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2198441/posts Two Big Boobs Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2198441/posts#comment Tue, 3 Mar 2009 22:05:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195456/posts <p>Keith Olbermann featured one of the secession threads at the Hannity boards on his show 'Countdown' on 2/26/2009.</p> <p>He gave Hannity the 'Worst Person in the World' award because of this thread.</p> MSNBC Countdown Message Board http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195456/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:34:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193374/posts * Willing to work with Obama on health care. * Talked about Palin: "I think the world of Sarah." * Admitted rushing into TARP. CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193374/posts#comment Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:54:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186674/posts PHOENIX (AP) — Sen. John McCain met with 20 boys and girls selected by the NBA to the 2009 Junior NBA/WNBA national teams before the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night. One of their first questions: who's your favorite Phoenix Sun? "I love them all, but I have not seen anybody take control of a basketball game as consistently as Steve Nash does," said the Phoenix Republican and former presidential candidate, who often attends games at U.S. Airways Center. "I've never seen anybody, when the game is on the line, to take control of a game and win the game,... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186674/posts#comment Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:01:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185332/posts Statement from South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham: “The stimulus package creates more government than jobs. The original goal was to work together to create jobs and stimulate our economy. It’s clear we have failed miserably in that endeavor.” Lack of Bipartisanship: “There was never a real effort to find common ground. We’re spending $1.1 trillion over the next ten years and we never had a thoughtful discussion to figure out how we could come together on something with bipartisan support. The idea that this is bipartisanship does not meet any realistic test of bipartisanship. Lack of Job Creation Provisions:... WCBD NBC TV/DT Channel 2 Charleston, SC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185332/posts#comment Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:43:09 GMT