http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/losertarians/ en-us Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:23:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322357/posts KBDI-Channel 12 has a reputation for broadcasting bold, distinctive documentaries. Just where to draw the line between bold/distinctive and kooky/irresponsible is a matter of opinion. Last weekend, during a pledge drive, Channel 12 aired controversial documentaries promoting conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11 and claiming taxes are unlawful. Answering the phones during the pledge drive were conspiracy believers who reportedly encouraged callers to believe. The station received complaints over "America: Freedom to Fascism" along with " 9/11: Press for Truth" and " 9/11: Blueprint for Truth." It also fielded requests for more. The claims made in "Freedom to Fascism," namely that the... Denver post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322357/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:23:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2150873/posts Paul's Reaganite cheerleader Doug Wead continues his early bird crusade to get "Dr. No" in front of the nation's voters one more time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeGMQBe7_OU YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2150873/posts#comment Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042579/posts All part of his daring master plan to make his name as widely reviled among the right as Ralph Nader’s is among the left. Polls in Georgia and North Carolina over the last two weeks show Mr. Barr winning 8 percent and 6 percent respectively of the presidential vote, and in both cases helping keep likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama within striking distance of Mr. McCain in those states — which, taken together, account for more electoral votes than Florida, Pennsylvania or Ohio… [InsiderAdvantage pollster Matt] Towery said North Carolina and Georgia are exactly the places that Mr.... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042579/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 21:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027957/posts According to the video below, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey has said that “many Republicans will vote for Libertarian candidates in House races.” The Washington Times is reporting that former House Whip Tom DeLay’s wife plans to pull the Bob Barr lever on Election Day: Tom DeLay will vote for John McCain but the former House Republican leader said his wife, Christine, is planning to vote for Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr. “I’m trying to convince my wife not to do that,” the Texas Republican told editors and reporters at The Washington Times on Friday. “She said it publicly... Third Party Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027957/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:22:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1898249/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=191;results=1 Congratulations to Ron Paul -- You have passed Duncan Hunter in the FR poll !! Oh but wait a sec, after a more careful analysis there seems to be a slight difference between the "Members" and the "Non-Members" I am not smart enought to understand scientific polls like this one, so can someone please explain it to me. http://DuncanHunter.meetup.com/1 FR Poll #191 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1898249/posts#comment Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:29:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857273/posts Republicans themselves brought on the whipping they suffered in the 2006 elections, Colorado state GOP chairman Dick Wadahms said in appearances in Montana. "I don't think Democrats really won the 2006 elections," said Wadhams, who spoke to the Montana Republican Party convention ... "They were just standing there. We didn't deserve to win in 2006." Wadhams is a former campaign director and staff member for Conrad Burns, who represented Montana... Republicans lost in 2006 because they forfeited their claim to fiscal responsibility, "mishandled the ethical lapses" ... Wadhams, 51, has won more campaigns than he's lost, but he lost a... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857273/posts#comment Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:36:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1788329/posts Political observers are falling over themselves trying to determine the cladistics of a newly-emergent population of political animal, the Rudy booster. This appears to be the first new species of Republican to emerge in over two decades in the Family Republicanae (the last being Conservatisi reagani), and displays a particularly odd range of behaviors that call into question the long-term political viability of the new species, as well as that of Republicanae in general if they assume a position of dominance. Some observers have proposed classifying the new population as a subspecies of Rinous rockefelleri, whereas others have made a... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1788329/posts#comment Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:25:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786902/posts By Pedro O. Vega As published today in the Johnstown Tribune DemocratThe situation in which we find ourselves in Iraq because of the war on terror defies my attempts at originality to describe. I find myself in need of laying hold of aphorisms and clichés said by the truly Great Ones, and some not-so-great. The first one that comes to mind is from Thomas Paine, an American Founding Father, written in 1776. It’s one I used in a previous column, one I keep returning too because of its sheer wisdom: “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer... The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786902/posts#comment Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:49:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769550/posts The most lasting tragedy of the Vietnam War is that it has legitimized “giving aid and comfort to the enemy”. We are seeing the giving of aid and comfort to the enemy running wild in this war on terror and sadly not only among liberals and their media but also among some conservatives who some of them are right here on this great Free Republic. When Al Qaeda terrorists, or the terrorist regimes in Iran and Syria, or the Iraqi insurgent terrorists whether they are Sunnis or Shia hear the speeches of defeatism coming from liberals and their media, or... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769550/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:50:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755347/posts It may sound unreal, given the daily images of carnage and chaos. But for a certain plucky breed of businessmen, there's good money to be made in Iraq. Consider Iraqna, the leading mobile-phone company. For sure, its quarterly reports seldom make for dull reading. Despite employees kidnapped, cell-phone towers bombed, storefronts shot up and a huge security budget—up to four guards for each employee—the company posted revenues of $333 million in 2005. This year, it's on track to take in $520 million. The U.S. State Department reports that there are now 7.1 million mobile-phone subscribers in Iraq, up from just... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1755347/posts#comment Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:49:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752252/posts For many years, those who consider themselves to be libertarians have been fairly reliable members of the Republican coalition. Although no libertarian would consider himself or herself to be entirely in agreement with either major party, they have historically sided with the GOP. But the relationship today seems more deeply strained than any time in the last 30 years, and a divorce may be forthcoming. Basically, libertarians are allied with the right on economic issues and the left on everything else. They believe in the free market and freedom of choice in areas such as drugs, and favor a noninterventionist... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752252/posts#comment Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:37:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751569/posts Libertarian Party candidates may have cost Senators Jim Talent (R.-Mo.) and Conrad Burns (R.-Mont.) their seats, tipping the Senate to Democratic control. In Montana, the Libertarian candidate got more than 10,000 votes, or 3%, while Democrat Jon Tester edged Burns by fewer than 3,000 votes. In Missouri, Claire McCaskill defeated Talent by 41,000 votes, a bit less than the 47,000 Libertarian votes. This isn’t the first time Republicans have had to worry about losing votes to Libertarian Party candidates. Senators Harry Reid (Nev.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.), and Tim Johnson (S.D.) all won races in which Libertarian candidates got more votes... HUMAN EVENTS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751569/posts#comment Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:04:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750435/posts In at least one critically important way Iraq is not Vietnam. No Viet Cong or North Vietnamese leader declared war on the United States. No one asserted that that war was one step in a global effort to destroy the United States and drive it from the face of the Earth. Our defeat did not inspire and strengthen a worldwide movement to attack the U.S. And, Vietnam did not provide a base of operation and a stream of income to fanatics seeking weapons for our destruction. And make no mistake, if we fail in Iraq, if we leave there defeated,... Town Hall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750435/posts#comment Fri, 8 Dec 2006 15:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749322/posts NEWS RELEASE CONTACT:  Robert Dixon - Phone: (916) 441-6197 or Email: robert@moveamericaforward.org December 6 2006 IRAQ STUDY GROUPA COMPLETE FAILURE Report Makes Few Constructive Proposals Advocates Cooperation with Sponsors of Terrorism: Iran & Syria The Chairman of the nationÂ’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization, Move America Forward, has issued the following statement after reviewing the Iraq Study GroupÂ’s report.  A complete analysis will soon be posted on the organizationÂ’s website (www.MoveAmericaForward.org). ________________________________________ STATEMENT BY MELANIE MORGAN, CHAIR, MOVE AMERICA FORWARD: “The Iraq Study Group has failed.  With great hubris and pomposity, the Iraq Study Group released a report they wrote... Move America Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749322/posts#comment Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:09:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745435/posts The attack on the small Mustafa Sunni mosque began as worshippers were finishing Friday midday prayers. About 50 unarmed men, many in black uniforms and some wearing ski masks, walked through the district chanting "We are the Mahdi Army, shield of the Shiites." Fifteen minutes later, two white pickup trucks, a black BMW and a black Opel drove up to the marchers. The suspected Shiite militiamen took automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers from the vehicles. They then blasted open the front of the mosque, dragged six worshippers outside, doused them with kerosene and set them on fire. AP via ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745435/posts#comment Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745452/posts A federal judge has ruled that a portion of a post-Sept. 11 executive order allowing President Bush to create a list of specially designated global terrorist groups is unconstitutionally vague. U.S. District Judge Audrey Collins, in a Nov. 21 ruling released Tuesday, struck down the provision and enjoined the government from blocking the assets of two foreign groups which were placed on the list. The ruling was praised by David Cole, a lawyer for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Constitutional Rights. "This law gave the president unfettered authority to create blacklists," he said. "It was reminiscent of the McCarthy era."... AP on Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745452/posts#comment Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:32:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744813/posts It's Official: Media Body Burning Story is Bogus Posted by Greg Sheffield on November 27, 2006 - 13:25. The news that six Sunnis were captured by Shiites, doused with kerosine and burned alive, was too sensational to not be picked up by the mainstream media. But it turns out that the event never happened. Furthermore, the Iraqi "spokesman" relied on to give all information regarding this event is as fictional as the story itself. Jamil Hussein, the man news reports called "police Capt. Jamil Hussein," was the source for all information regarding the burning. Although he is mentioned by USA... http://newsbusters.org/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744813/posts#comment Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:41:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745370/posts A mortar attack ignited a huge fire Monday night at an oil facility in northern Iraq, shutting the flow of crude oil to a major refinery, and a U.S. Air Force jet with one pilot aboard crashed in Anbar province, a hotbed of the Sunni-Arab insurgency, officials said. Al-Jazeera reported that the pilot was killed. Forbes and the AP ( suspect source ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1745370/posts#comment Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:32:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1744742/posts Bombshell: Centcom says AP’s Iraqi police source isn’t Iraqi police posted at 1:07 pm on November 27, 2006 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly I laid off this post at Flopping Aces initially because I didn’t think there was anything particularly suspicious about the cop. Centcom was disputing his report of the six Sunnis burned alive by Shiites but they could have been wrong just as easily as he could. I also didn’t (and still don’t) see Curt’s point about the cop only being quoted in cases where Shiites attack Sunnis. If he’s stationed in an area where... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1744742/posts#comment Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:44:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744980/posts UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has asked the U.N. Security Council to extend the mandate of the 160,000-strong multinational force in Iraq, according to a letter circulated Monday. In the letter, al-Maliki said a top priority of his government is to assume full responsibility for security and stability but it needs more time. The United States circulated a draft resolution that would extend the mandate for one year starting on Dec. 31, with a review at the request of the Iraqi government or by June 15. The draft, obtained Monday by the Associated Press, contains the... Las Vegas Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744980/posts#comment Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:46:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744816/posts CBS's Lara Logan Declares US Defeated In Iraq; General Abizaid Disputes Claim Posted by Michael Rule on November 27, 2006 - 16:09. On Sunday’s "60 Minutes," CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan insisted the US had been defeated in Iraq. During an interview with General John Abizaid, the top US Commander in Iraq, Logan asserted, "We hear very little about victory in Iraq these days. We hear a lot about how to manage the defeat." It appears Ms. Logan suffers from selective hearing. While many Democrats and some Republicans talk about Iraq as a lost cause, sources such as... http://newsbusters.org/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744816/posts#comment Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:46:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744403/posts Congressman Charles Rangel said most enlisted soldiers join the military because they do not have the "option of having a decent career." Speaking with Fox News reporter Chris Wallace on Sunday, Representative Rangel voiced his belief that soldiers in America's armed forces join only for lack of a better choice. He said, "I want to make it abundantly clear: if there’s anyone who believes that these youngsters want to fight, as the Pentagon and some generals have said, you can just forget about it. No young, bright individual wants to fight just because of a bonus and just because of... Mark Rodriguez, WCBSTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1744403/posts#comment Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:43:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742248/posts A bomb intended to kill the contentious speaker of the Iraqi Parliament exploded inside one of his armored cars today while the car was rolling through the fortified Green Zone, injuring the driver and trapping members of Parliament inside the legislative building as the American military shut down the area for hours, a parliamentary aide said. Though the speaker, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, was unscathed by the explosion, the assassination attempt was one of the most serious breaches of security in the four-square-mile Green Zone in recent memory. The Green Zone houses the seat of the Iraqi government and the American embassy,... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742248/posts#comment Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:20:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742093/posts "The right-wing stranglehold on Congress has been broken," declared Joelle Fishman, chair of the Communist Party USA’s (CPUSA) political action commission, to a meeting of its 81-person National Committee this past weekend. Fishman noted, "This is a victory being celebrated around the world." Fishman delivered her report to the committee as it discussed the results of the election and prepared to move the struggle for democracy, peace, and economic justice forward in the new Congress, and to build the size and influence of the Communist Party. Overwhelmingly, the committee claimed victory for the US working class, the world, and for... politicalaffairs.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742093/posts#comment Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:06:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1740239/posts IN THIS POLITICAL season, the debate about Iraq has become almost completely backward looking. It has degenerated into finger pointing and partisan sniping--stuck between a false choice of "cut and run" versus "more of the same." Failure in Iraq is not an option, because it would spell disaster for U.S. national security and foreign policy credibility, not to mention military morale. Our mission in Iraq continues to move forward, and U.S. forces have successfully defeated the insurgents in several areas, yet the enemy has proven resilient and effective. Thus, we must succeed in Iraq by changing the status quo. The... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1740239/posts#comment Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:28:46 GMT