http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/moron/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:08:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416474/posts All season long, prudent Seahawk observers have resisted the urge to call for Jim Mora's head. The Seahawks weren't a good team last year under Mike Holmgren, and his are big shoes to fill. Furthermore, team management didn't do anything to address its malnourished running game in the off-season, and the Hawks have been at least as injury-plagued as last year. Then again, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has been largely healthy this season, and the receiving corps not nearly as depleted as when Holmgren's team essentially held open tryouts to get enough healthy sets of hands in uniform. And, most importantly,... Seattle Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416474/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:08:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413505/posts Update 9:09AM: As of very recently, NBC Washington has taken DOWN this post in response. Thank you NBC for this first step. We anxiously await your written response as well. Thanks to everyone for your action. As a DC area resident and WV native, I am outraged at the recent insulting and downright offensive “news” article from NBC Washington titled “West Virginia Discovers the Internet“. In this not even remotely humorous piece, Chris Needham mocks WV in over-the-top obnoxious terms for putting all of their vital public records online. In fact, WV is actually one of very few states in... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413505/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:18:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412545/posts "I worked with him on many issues across party lines. There has never a major reform accomplished in the history of this country that hasn't been bipartisan, and he certainly, uh...all of the negotiations and efforts that I made with him, we never engaged in this kind of unsavory process of offering people different deals, which in the end cost people from other states lots of money and put burdens on them." ABC / Good Morning America via YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412545/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:03:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411579/posts President Obama reportedly was re luctant to attend the final day of the UN's Copenhagen climate-change summit unless it was front-end wired to be a major political success. But he went anyway, was twice humiliated in public by the Chinese premier and then finally settled for what the White House hailed as a "meaningful agreement." Really? A top aide admitted that the deal was basically just "an important first step" that was "not sufficient to combat the threat of climate change." Then Obama himself dropped the other shoe: The agreement contains no specific commitments on carbon emissions, only pledges that... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411579/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:10:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410206/posts TRENTON -- Gov.-elect Chris Christie is to begin introducing his cabinet today by announcing Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow as the state's next attorney general, according to an official familiar with Christie's decision. nj.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410206/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:20:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397508/posts "My fellow citizens, the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery." -- Sarah Palin Since he has been elected, Barack Obama has been like a four year old wearing water wings and desperately trying to reach the edge of the pool. In other words, he has been completely out of his depth. Who could have known that giving soaring speeches about "hope" and "change" while voting "present" on the tough issues wouldn't be enough preparation for the most important job on Planet Earth -- oh wait, millions of Americans knew that and pointed it out... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397508/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:49:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397203/posts Obama's crashing poll number... Youpolls http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397203/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:25:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387630/posts ABC’s Good Morning America finally picked up on the deep bow President Obama performed for the Emperor of Japan over the weekend. Co-host Diane Sawyer ran through how other U.S. Presidents have greeted either Emperor Akhito or his father, the late Emperor Hirohito over the years — some bowing, some not. Sawyer claimed that Americans are “not trained to greet royalty” and “it’s just too confusing.” Actually, the government employs lots of experts on culture and protocol to make sure that our presidents are fully “trained” on what to do when they represent our government overseas — which is not... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387630/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:31:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387155/posts So much of an idiot, in fact, that according to Tapper’s source, at least one Japanese paper isn’t running the photo out of embarrassment. This tool actually groveled himself into a minor international incident. The good news for O-bots? It wasn’t unprecedented. Nixon evidently made a modest bow to Hirohito in the early 70s. The bad news? “Obama’s handshake/forward lurch was so jarring and inappropriate it recalls Bush’s back-rub of Merkel. “Kyodo News is running his appropriate and reciprocated nod and shake with the Empress, certainly to show the president as dignified, and not in the form of a first... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387155/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:13:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384515/posts Washington, November 11: Falling short of calling it a "mistake", top Republican Senator John McCain today said he would have met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama if he were the president of the United States. McCain, who lost to President Barack Obama in the last year's presidential elections, said this in an interview to CNN, wherein he was critical of the Obama Administration adopting a softer approach on human rights in China and not meeting the Dalai Lama, when he was here last month. "I can't say it was a mistake. I have to give the President the benefit... Zopag India / PTI / Wire Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384515/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:57:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383575/posts Geraldo resists labeling Hasan a terrorists. Speculates it could have been a toothache that set him off. VIDEO youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383575/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383462/posts TAMPA, Florida - A Marine reservist accused of attacking a Greek Orthodox priest with a tire iron after apparently calling him a terrorist and a robber now says he was sexually attacked by the cleric, his defense attorney said Tuesday. Jeff Brown said Lance Cpl. Jasen Bruce, 28, had been followed into the parking garage of his Tampa apartment building about 6:30 p.m. Monday by the Rev. Alexios Marakis, who then made sexual comments and grabbed the reservist's genitals. Brown denounced the Tampa Police Department's account of the incident as "one-sided" and "tainted." "We are confident that the surveillance videos,... E-news (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383462/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:15:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383379/posts TAMPA - A U.S. Marine reservist attacked a visiting Greek Orthodox priest he believed to be a terrorist, Tampa police say. When the priest tried seeking directions from Jasen D. Bruce, 28, of Tampa, on Monday, Bruce struck the priest with a tire iron and chased him. Police say he attacked the Rev. Alexios Marakis, 29, of Crete, Greece, who was visiting St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs and wound up lost in Tampa. Marakis had performed a blessing of another retired Greek priest in the West Shore area and then accidentally exited Interstate 275 north into downtown... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383379/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:01:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363381/posts A Fox NFL Sunday skit made vicious fun of Jessica Simpson’s weight. Meghan McCain says cheap shots like that are harmful to women of all shapes and sizes. BY MEGHAN MCCAIN Last weekend’s Fox NFL Sunday broadcast featured an offensive animated segment making fun of Jessica Simpson’s weight. Yet again. The cartoon, which was set in the Dallas Cowboys' locker room featured several players joking about the singer in front of her ex-boyfriend, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. "Man, I still can’t believe Tony dated Jessica Simpson, even after she blew up bigger than Flozell Adams!" (Adams is the team’s 340-pound... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363381/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:25:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361909/posts FLORISSANT, Colo. -- A 63-year-old woman trying to pet a male mule deer, or buck, was gored by it near Florissant on Monday, the Department of Wildlife said. Joan Nutt was at her sister's home at 893 County Road 31, around 5 p.m., when the attack occurred. Nutt was transported to the Pikes Peak Regional Medical Center in Woodland Park where she was treated for large cuts caused by the buck's antlers and hooves. Most injuries were to her elbow and lower arm, but she also had cuts and bruises on her hands, upper leg, stomach, and hip, the DOW... DenverChannel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361909/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:35:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358495/posts Huckabee warns Republicans on Nobel reaction Posted: October 9th, 2009 12:20 PM ET From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney (CNN) – Mike Huckabee is advising his fellow Republicans to temper their criticism of President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize award. In a posting on his blog, the former GOP presidential candidate writes that members of his party must be careful their comments don't sound like "right-wing whining." "There will be an outcry from those on the right who will say that Obama's nomination, made two weeks into his presidency, is impossible to justify, but I think such an outcry will... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358495/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:39:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358402/posts (CNN) — Arizona Sen. John McCain said Friday the Nobel Committee's decision to award President Obama the Peace Prize was likely based on expectations, not accomplishments. "I can't divine all their intentions, but I think part of their decision-making was expectations," McCain told CNN's John King. "And I'm sure the president understands that he now has even more to live up to." But Obama's former rival for the White House said he was happy with the decision. CNN - Political Ticker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358402/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 15:24:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356927/posts In the Long Run, the GOP Must Be Inclusive. BY MICHAEL GERSON Mel Martinez's recent resignation from the U.S. Senate was for personal and family reasons. But the departure of the Republican Party's most visible Hispanic leader crackles with political symbolism. Martinez does not consider himself disillusioned, but he is "frustrated." "There are lots of Hispanics to the right of you and me on immigration," he told me, "but they think, 'Republicans just don't like us.' " Martinez makes clear that a number of his Senate colleagues were "conservative, but not inflammatory." Other elected Republicans, however, made "pretty divisive use... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356927/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:26:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354110/posts Letterman is target of the kind of jokes he tells By DAVID BAUDER (AP) – 1 hour ago NEW YORK — Late-night hosts didn't waste a moment poking fun at the troubles of one of their own, after a CBS newsman was charged with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that forced the late-night comic to acknowledge having sex with some of the women who have worked for him. The bizarre case has created a messy legal and professional problem for one of CBS' most valuable personalities. Commentators and bloggers quickly accused Letterman of hypocrisy... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354110/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:39:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353868/posts An almost poignant moment here as one of the many leftists who spent the past six years wrestling with his schadenfreude over setbacks in Iraq finally gets an outlet to project his guilt onto conservatives. Truly, celebrating the fact that the Daley machine will have to find another trough of taxpayer money from which to feed is precisely the same as Hanoi Jane sitting on a VC cannon and mimicking shooting down American aircraft. Thanks for confirming every last horrible conservative stereotype about MSNBC, Ed. If they ever move the modern-day Murrow out of the anchor spot, you’re a shoo... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353868/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 01:10:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353569/posts Senator Rowland Burris of Illinois, the Senator who was appointed to fill President Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, blames George Bush for Chicago not getting the Olympics in 2016. Burris stated in an interview, shortly after the announcement, that the image of the U. S. has been so tarnished in the last 8 years that, even Barack Obama making an unprecedented pitch for the games could not overcome the hatred the world has for us as a result of George Bush. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353569/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 17:42:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2353216/posts Sam Walton said by enriching others, I enrich myself…which is in essence the same as “help enough people get what they want, and you will inevitably get what you want.” This is a key principle that as a internet marketer we hear over and over, but I don’t think many people really understand it. I was listening to my boy again, Zig Ziglar and he spoke on this very same topic. Zig talked and explained what EVERY one wants in life. Everyone! Everyone wants to be happy, healthy, wants friends, peace of mind, security, to be reasonably prosperous, wants good... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2353216/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:27:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351179/posts SALT LAKE CITY -- Former Massachusetts governor and head of the 2002 Olympic Organizing Committee Mitt Romney says President Obama is doing exactly what needs to be done by flying to Denmark to lobby for the Olympics to come to Chicago in 2016. Romney tells ABC News that having a sitting president make a personal pitch can make an enormous difference to the 106 members of the International Olympic Committee. "I think the people in the IOC want to understand the level of the commitment of the host country," Romney said. "Does the host country really care? Is this going... KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City, Utah http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351179/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:52:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2345011/posts (SNIP) Looney was demonstrating how to use the different safety mechanisms on several guns. Witnesses told authorities that Looney would put the guns to his head, ask his girlfriend if she thought the gun would go off, then pull the trigger. KansasCity.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2345011/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:38:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342646/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she worries that the protests of President Obama's health-care legislation may be of a similar nature to anti-gay rhetoric in the late 1970s in San Francisco, which culminated in the assassinations of two of her home town's political leaders. Pelosi, responding to a question about anti-Obama sentiment, said that partisans on all sides of an issue have the right to voice their opinion. But after pausing, she added: "I have concerns about some of the language that is being used, because I saw this myself in the late '70s in San Francisco.... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342646/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:17:54 GMT