http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ma/ en-us Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:31:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399090/posts Recently Jim Robinson posted two threads declaring Free Republic’s determination to see Conservatives elected and ousting Rino's from government. Jim and a great many Freepers believe that we need to take back control. But the RNC is not hearing us. Activism is called for NOW. 2010 is nearing and we need Conservative candidates to run. The time is ripe and people are ready for another 1994 type election. But we need to make the RNC hear us loud and clear. This is the Rino Free America Project. Get involved. Make them listen. Write a letter and MAIL it. Republican... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399090/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:31:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391905/posts SNIPPET: "Prosecutors allege that Mehanna, 27, and a second man, Ahmad Abousamra, 28, formerly of Mansfield, tried to join a terrorist training camp overseas, but were rejected, then plotted to shoot shoppers at a suburban mall, but scrapped the plan because they could not get automatic weapons. They are also accused of plotting to kill two unidentified government officials. Mehanna also allegedly incited violence by translating pro-jihad materials from Arabic to English and posting them on the Web." BOSTON.com - BOSTON GLOBE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391905/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:10:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384199/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Ware Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Ammunition and Manufacturing Explosive Materials SPRINGFIELD, MA—A Ware man was charged today in federal court with Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon and Manufacturing Explosive Materials without a License. United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Glenn N. Anderson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division; Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Leigh-Alistair Barzey, Resident Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, Department of Defense’s... Boston.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384199/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:33:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382489/posts In Massachusetts, marriage really still does mean until death do you part -- even after divorce. The Supreme Judicial Court today rejected a push to stop most alimony payments when someone reaches retirement age. The decision, which came in the divorce case of a former federal magistrate and state judge, noted that alimony payments can be lowered or, in some cases, cut off to reflect a person's actual income after retirement. www.boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382489/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:00:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377369/posts Almost 20% of West Virginians eligible to vote are either dead or have moved. Five States with the Most Dead People Eligible to Vote: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming. FUN TIME IN ACORN TOWN: DEAD PEOPLE RULE! Are you lonely when you go to the polling place? Want some company? Perhaps, you'd like to take along a dead "friend" to vote with you. That's a scenario that's becoming more possible across the United States. A combination of old voter registration lists that still contain the names of dead voters and voters who have moved, new "Motor Voter" legislation,... DBKP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377369/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377235/posts Note: The following text is a quote: West Coast Man Charged with Developing and Distributing Cable Network Hacking Tools BOSTON, MA—Charges were unsealed in federal court against an Oregon man and the company he founded, TCNISO, alleging that they developed and distributed products that allowed users to modify their cable modems and obtain internet access without paying for it. Acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Boston Field Division, announced today that RYAN HARRIS, age 26, of San Diego,... Boston.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377235/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:36:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373556/posts A patient in a psychiatric center near the Massachusetts General Hospital stabbed his doctor this afternoon before being shot dead by an off-duty security guard, police said. maeda_28shooting_met4.jpg(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) The physician is in stable condition, Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said at a press conference this afternoon as he described a chaotic scene. A relative said the victim was Dr. Astrid Desrosiers, a Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatrist who worked at the center. Isabellie Desrosiers, Desrosiers' sister-in-law, said she had been told by Desrosiers' sister that Astrid had been shot. Police identified the patient late this afternoon as 37-year-old Jay... Boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373556/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:42:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367912/posts The Massachusetts man charged with conspiring in a terror plot has been a middle school math and religion teacher at a Muslim school in Worcester. Colleagues at the Alhuda Academy say they cannot believe the allegations against Tarek Mehanna (TEH'-rek meh-HAH'-nah), who was arrested Wednesday and charged in conspiring to support terrorism. They say he was a sweet guy and loved by his students. But prosecutors say Mehanna and his associates sought training at terrorist camps and discussed plans to target U.S. troops in Iraq and two politicians and to randomly shoot shoppers at U.S. malls. ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367912/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:58:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360845/posts Is this the type of healthcare system that President Obama wants for the rest of the country? Update: Make sure you check the update below. Rationing! The Baucus plan and the Waxman Murphy plan both will tax you if don’t have health insurance. But as we pointed out right here it’s so much more than that. You will be taxed even if you have coverage, IF, it’s not up to government standards. Remember, you read it here first? http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360845/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:11:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351253/posts Sometimes the National Rifle Association needs to know when it’s time to lighten up. It pains us to say that, because the NRA has fought hard to keep the state and federal governments from denying responsible, law-abiding Americans from possessing and enjoying guns. But the organization jerked the trigger recently when it targeted Easthampton Mayor Michael A. Tautznik and other Western Massachusetts mayors because they had the temerity to join Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a national organization that works to deny irresponsible and criminal citizens from getting their hands on guns. It would take the logical skills of Aristotle to... The Republican Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351253/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348860/posts This was conservatives’ seething summer of discontent and unhinged hysteria: town halls, tea parties and tirades. They captured headlines and gained momentum. Misinformation ran amuck. President Obama’s approval ratings tumbled. Through it all, Obama maintained a Pollyannaish, laissez-faire disposition. Some found this worrisome. Others, like me, even thought it weak. But maybe not so fast... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348860/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:54:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345749/posts State senators passed a bill today 24-16 allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to pick a temporary U.S. senator by the end of the week following a final procedural vote tomorrow. If the House and Senate pass the bill, as expected, tomorrow a temporary senator can be chosen to fill the seat left vacant by the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. A permanent replacement will be elected by voters during a Jan. 19 special election. The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345749/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:13:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333652/posts This video will make you laugh at the incredible arrogance of our elected representatives. Representatives who play fast and loose with legislation and our freedom, all the while claiming … ignorance?This video is an interview done yesterday morning on Fox with Massachusetts Senator Bob Hedlund, a Republican who voted for the original version of the outrageous “Quarantine” law . http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333652/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 01:30:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2332698/posts The Kennedy Funeral: Boston's Latest Scandal t | t | t | t by Phil Lawler, September 3, 2009   A week after the death of Ted Kennedy, the relevant question is not whether the Massachusetts Senator deserved a Catholic funeral, but whether he deserved a ceremony of public acclamation so grand and sweeping that it might, to the untutored observer, have seemed more like an informal canonization. We cannot know the state of Ted Kennedy's soul when he finally succumbed to brain cancer. We are told that he was visited regularly by a priest in his last days; we... CatholicCulture.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2332698/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 05:58:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330702/posts Curt Schilling, best known for his bloody-sock pitching heroics, may step up to the plate and run for U.S. Senate. The retired Red Sox [team stats] ace said today in a telephone interview with NECN that even though his “plate is full,” he’s been contacted to consider a run for the open seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy. A Jan. 19 special election has been set by the governor to fill the post. The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330702/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:11:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330241/posts A Westport lawmaker who voted to hike the state sales and alcohol taxes was spotted brazenly piling booze in his car - adorned with his State House license plate - in the parking lot of a tax-free New Hampshire liquor store, the Herald has learned. Michael J. Rodrigues’ blue Ford Crown Victoria, emblazoned with his “House 29” Massachusetts license plate, was parked outside a Granite State liquor store on Interstate-95 South over the weekend, according to a witness who provided pictures to the Herald. The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330241/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:57:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329743/posts A Mass. State Rep. is crossing the border to buy alcohol in TAX-FREE New Hampshire! ....he was in NH purchasing alcohol instead of supporting Mass businesses and the 6.25% tax they just levied on us common folk... I guess those who pass the laws need not abide by them. You would think that after hours of testimony from Mass businesses saying how the increased tax and the alcohol tax would hurt them by causing people go to NH would have had an effect on these weasels. But, alas, it's proof again that they have no conscience and only serve their... cltg.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329743/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 21:00:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328639/posts Governor Deval Patrick is scheduled to make an announcement this afternoon about special election to fill the US Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Patrick is scheduled to make the announcement in the press briefing room at the State House, according to his staff. No details were released about the substance of the announcement. [Snip] It is an election that has considerable national implications, as Democrats try to maintain a 60-seat majority in the Senate. State lawmakers are also still trying to weigh one of Kennedy's final wishes: He wanted the governor to have... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328639/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:32:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327516/posts STORM LAKE -- A 55-year-old Storm Lake man was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly making terrorist threats to Taco John's employees, according to a written statement from the Storm Lake Police Department today. Roger Crawford entered the Taco John's on East Milwaukee Avenue and threatened to...use mustard gas on the establishment, the statement said. Crawford remained angry when he left the fast food restaurant traveling westbound on Milwaukee Avenue on a bicycle. WCF Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327516/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:26:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326521/posts The latest news reports indicate that Senator Edward Kennedy will receive the high honor of being laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery alongside the earthly remains of authentic American heroes who gave their lives in service to their country.No one in authority asked me if this an appropriate exclamation point to the seventy-seven year statement that is KennedyÂ’s earthly life, but just in case anyone was wondering; I would say that it may be more fitting to bury the former Massachusetts senator at sea.More specifically; IÂ’m thinking of a private, if not secretive, late night send-off during which the... Catholic Exchange http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326521/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:19:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325360/posts One day after the Herald reported some surprised Bay State inmates - including murderers and rapists - were cashing in $250 stimulus checks, federal officials revealed the same behind-bars bonus was mailed to nearly 4,000 cons nationwide. A federal watchdog is now probing how the cons were cut the checks. The same cash also may have been sent to fugitive felons, people kicked out of the country and even individuals now deceased. It’s all part of the massive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - and what is becoming an accounting nightmare for red-faced feds. “President Obama’s $787 billion... BostonHerald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325360/posts#comment Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:55:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325123/posts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Boston, Mass., Aug 26, 2009 / 01:01 pm (CNA).- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) passed away last night at the age of 77 after a battle with brain cancer.  Kennedy, a Catholic, will be remembered for his service to the poor, and dedication to education but also his opposition to pro-life issues.After a long struggle with brain cancer, last night Sen. Kennedy took a turn for the worse while at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.  Surrounded by his family members and a priest, Fr. Patrick Tarrant, he passed away around 11:30 p.m.Fr. Tarrant told... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325123/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:07:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325117/posts A new law just passed in Massachusetts imposes fines of up to $1000 per day and up to a 30 day jail sentence for not obeying authorities during a public health emergency. So if you are instructed to take the swine flu vaccine in Massachusetts and you refuse, you could be facing fines that will bankrupt you and a prison sentence on top of that. The YouTube video below is of a news report about this disturbing new law. In particular, pay attention at the 1:40 mark when the anchor and reporter discuss the new penalties for not obeying the... BirdFlu Pandemic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325117/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:01:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323982/posts Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray, who had privately expressed opposition to Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s plea for a temporary appointment to any US Senate vacancy, is now open to the idea, according to a colleague, who said she has given him the green light to round up the necessary votes. Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323982/posts#comment Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:55:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314553/posts Kennedy's Daughter Accepts His Medal Of Freedom 'Lion Of The Senate' Will Not Attend The D.C. Ceremony Sen. Edward Kennedy was among 16 people scheduled to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama on Wednesday. The medal is the nation's highest civilian honor. wbztv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314553/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:47:49 GMT