http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pandering/ en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:18:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408157/posts WASHINGTON — Washington D.C.'s City Council has voted to legalize gay marriage in the nation's capital. Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to sign the bill, which was co-sponsored by 10 of the council's 13 members. The final vote Tuesday was 11-2. The bill now goes to Congress, which has final say over the district's laws. Opponents say they'll try to get Congress or voters to overturn it. Passage of the bill is a victory for gay marriage supporters, who have been dealt a recent string of defeats... Gay marriage is legal in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont. New Hampshire will... Google AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408157/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:18:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396204/posts Entrepreneurs from Muslim World Sought for Washington Summit The 2010 summit follows up on President Obama’s pledge in Cairo to find ways to deepen ties between the U.S. and the Muslim world.By Stephen Kaufman Staff Writer Washington — Approximately 150 entrepreneurs from Muslim-majority countries and Muslim communities around the world will be invited to a two-day summit in Washington in spring 2010 to meet with their peers and U.S. officials to explore areas of partnership and ways to drive economic and social innovation. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis Hightower told reporters at Washington’s Foreign Press Center November 23 that the... America.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396204/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:54:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384491/posts WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday. That stance comes in the midst of forceful reservations about a possible troop buildup from the U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, according to a second top administration official. In strongly worded classified cables to Washington, Eikenberry said he had misgivings about sending in new troops while there are still so many questions... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384491/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:17:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374324/posts LOS ANGELES—More than a quarter of English learners don't make it into mainstream classes by the eighth grade in Los Angeles and most of those who don't were born in the United States, according to a study released Wednesday. The study by Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California showed 29 percent of English learners in the Los Angeles Unified School District were still in these classes in the eighth grade. More than half of these students were born in the United States and were in classes for English learners for more than eight years. "They're staying... AP via San Jose Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374324/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:39:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370123/posts Dear MoveOn member, We're writing today because you recently signed a petition calling on CNN to hold Lou Dobbs accountable for his role in promoting the ridiculous "Birther" conspiracy theory about President Obama's birth certificate. Right now, the pressure on CNN is rising, and we need your help to make sure CNN answers for its Dobbs problem once and for all. During the past month, our friends at Presente.org have been running an amazing campaign called "BastaDobbs." They've been calling on CNN to cut ties with Dobbs for his long history of spreading myths about immigrants and Latinos, and his... my email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370123/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:41:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365415/posts The TERRY ANDERSON SHOW.. Articulating the Popular Rage! Sundays - 12-1 AM EDT, 11-12 PM CDT, 10-11 PM MDT, 9-10 PM PDT KRLA - 870 AM - Los Angeles -- KDWN - 720 - Las Vegas -- KFNX - 1100 - Phoenix "Stupid People of America !!! If You Ain't Mad, You Ain't Payin' Attention!" Call-In Number - (866) 870-5752 Don't miss the October 18th show when Terry will rant: "65% (Guess Who) Say Amnesty Will Bring More Invaders" Can you guess WHO the most Horriblest Clown of the Week is? Listen to Terry online ... http://krla870.townhall.com/ http://www.republicbroadcasting.org/index.php?cmd=listenlive TheTerryAndersonShow http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365415/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:44:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2360576/posts And we thought McCain was bad.... Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, known through out the country for his no nonsense stance on illegal immigrants in his home county, has been reprimanded by the Obama Administration. Sheriff Arpaio (better know simply as Sheriff Joe) and his deputies were authorized by the federal government to detain, question and verify the status of suspected illegal immigrants in the area. After receiving a litany of complaints from liberals various individuals, the Obama Administration revoked his ability to make immigration arrests. Sheriff Joe responded by stating that he would continue to make arrests... The Tusk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2360576/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:01:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361467/posts At a time when 83% of Americans view government corruption as a very important problem, isn't it time that we stop fostering a culture of corruption by failing to control illegal immigration? Most illegal aliens come from countries where corruption is rampant. In 2008, the average corruption score of the ten countries with the largest number of their citizens residing illegally in the United States was 3.43 out of a possible ten signifying a serious to rampant level of corruption. Corruption is involved in virtually everything illegal aliens do. They either sneak into the United States or lie to consular... Center for Immigration Studies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361467/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:13:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360693/posts So Obama, with tanking personal stats, and a Democrat congress he can't control, and seems to be losing backers of Obamacare every day (they want to stay in office, too!), Obama turns to the 1% group in the country in an effort to spin things to show him in a good light: the homosexuals. Homosexual ACTIVISTS, to be more accurate. There is a big difference in terms of anger and political activism and underhandedness at pushing a radical agenda onto the other 99% of society. Well, perhaps he will have better luck than he did, say, wooing the Olympic committee... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360693/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:28:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360457/posts Judy Shepard stood before a massive crowd at the Capitol on Sunday for a single, painful reason. "I'm here today because I lost my son to hate." Her gay son, Matthew Shepard, was kidnapped and severely beaten in October 1998. He died five days later in a hospital. More than 10 years later, Judy Shepard addressed the thousands of gay rights activists in Washington who wrapped up Sunday's National Equality March with a rousing rally at the Capitol. "No one has the right to tell my son whether or not he can work anywhere. Whether or not he can live... cnn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360457/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:41:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359762/posts WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama pledged to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech Saturday, but acknowledged to a cheering crowd that the policy changes he promised on the campaign trail are not coming as quickly as they expected. "I will end 'don't ask-don't tell,'" Obama said at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, a gay civil rights advocacy group. He did not give a timetable for the repeal of the law passed by Congress in 1993 and signed by President Bill Clinton, who also promised to repeal the ban on homosexuals... ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359762/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:10:58 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/2347437/posts LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Monday said his party must take steps to win over black voters, and he faulted both Democrats and the GOP for failing to address poverty. Speaking at a historically black college near downtown Little Rock, Steele said Republicans and Democrats need to address poverty in discussions ranging from health care to environmental issues. "Dr. King would be disappointed in the political leadership of this country for failing to address the least of us," Steele, who is the first African-American head of the RNC, told an audience of more than... Google news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347437/posts#comment Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346265/posts Many immigrants are drawn to the Midwest for the same reasons that anyone moves to the heartland: job opportunities, the strong educational system and the high quality of life. However, new immigrant workers are too often vulnerable to discrimination, exploitation or unsafe working conditions, according to Amy Weismann, University of Iowa Center for Human Rights deputy director. The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a grant of $50,000 to the UI Center for Human Rights, the UI Labor Center and Nebraska Appleseed for Law in the Public Interest to extend significant outreach activities to immigrant workforces in Iowa and Nebraska.... University of Iowa News Services http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346265/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:54:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344142/posts WASHINGTON -- President Obama says he has no plans to ask the Justice Department to end its criminal investigation into the harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the Bush administration. Seven former CIA directors have asked the president to do just that. In a letter to Obama on Friday, they warned that the probe could discourage CIA officers from doing the kind of aggressive intelligence work needed to fight terrorism. Obama tells CBS' "Face the Nation" that he appreciates that the former CIA chiefs are wanting "to look after an institution that they helped to build." Fox News / Poliitics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344142/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:52:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2343018/posts CRANSTON, R.I -- Ivan G. Marte, chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Hispanic Assembly, says he has quit the GOP out of embarrassment at South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's address to Congress last week. Wilson shouted 'You Lie,' when Obama remarked that illegal immigrants would not receive benefits under his health care plan. "I do not want to continue being a member of a party in which the members of the party express themselves in that way," said Marte, 59, of Cranston. In a phone interview, he called Wilson's behavior "shameful" and "uncivilized." But Marte said... http://politicsblog.projo.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2343018/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:25:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2339704/posts How can 1% of the population constitute the largest percentage of special interest pandering by the United States government? A two-word hint that is also the name of this blog. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Host Iftar DinnerWashington, DCSeptember 14, 2009Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will host an Iftar dinner to celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at 7:15p.m., in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.The Holy Month of Ramadan is a time devoted to worship, contemplation, charity, and fellowship, observed with a daily fast from sun up... Creeping Sharia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2339704/posts#comment Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:54:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338702/posts As state sat, illegals got OKs to drive Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:46 AM By Randy Ludlow THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A loophole in an Ohio policy allowed thousands of undocumented immigrants to register cars and get license plates even though many did not have valid Social Security numbers or car insurance. The practice was so widespread that law officers in other states asked the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles why they were seeing so many undocumented immigrants driving cars registered in Ohio. State Public Safety Director Henry Guzman delayed a proposed crackdown for more than a year after he met... The Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338702/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:56:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331792/posts Muslims are what make America great, if President Obama is to be believed. At a White House interfaith dinner honoring Ramadan on Tuesday, he said that "the contribution of Muslims to the United States are too long to catalog because Muslims are so interwoven into the fabric of our communities and our country." We would be intrigued to see that long list and to learn more about how Muslims have been part of the woof and warp of America. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331792/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 02:54:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2324747/posts DAVIE, Fla. (AP)—The Williams sisters stood at the edge of the Miami Dolphins’ practice field, easy to spot in elegant, color-coordinated beige dresses and high heels that dug into the turf. The team’s workout had ended, and it was time for introductions. Joey Porter(notes), meet Serena Williams. Jason Taylor(notes), meet Venus Williams. The NFL and the best of women’s tennis converged Tuesday when the Williamses paid a visit to the Dolphins’ complex as the latest celebrities to buy a small stake in the franchise. Their deal with owner Stephen Ross, first reported last week, was confirmed at a news conference... Sports.Yahoo.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2324747/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:50:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324315/posts Many of the 130 immigration reform advocates and leaders who attended a White House meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano last Thursday thought it was productive. Or so they said. "Both Secretary Napolitano and President Obama [who made a cameo appearance at the meeting] signaled their willingness to lean into the issue," said Angela Kelley of the Center for American Progress. Ali Noorani of the National Immigration Forum had this to say: "President Obama and Secretary Napolitano remain committed to comprehensive immigration reform." Well, that's great. But weren't we supposed to know this already? What does it mean that... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324315/posts#comment Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:59:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316224/posts ...The Obama administration has approved a Sept. 20 peace concert in Havana's Revolution Square by Colombian rocker Juanes, who lives in Key Biscayne and is one of Latin music's hottest artists. Cuban officials say they are also looking forward to hosting the New York Philharmonic in late October. An orchestra spokesman confirmed that a trip to Cuba is being planned...Juanes visited Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to discuss plans for the concert.... Juanes, whose real name is Juan Esteban Aristizãbal, may need it. The concert is under attack from hard-line Cuban exiles in Miami who accuse Juanes of naively... St. Petersburg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316224/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:09:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304100/posts Debate over Health Care to Illegal Aliens will Continue after August Recess Updated Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 1:42 PM Blue Dog Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have struck a deal with the House leadership that will prevent a floor vote on the health care reform bill before the August recess. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been optimistic on holding a vote before the House breaks at the end of the week, but key details of the bill, including the coverage of illegal aliens, remain topics for debate. Although the bill contains a section that excludes illegal... NumbersUSA.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304100/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:43:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2294029/posts The healthcare reform bill that Obama and the Democrats are pushing to get approved by September is a prescription for murder. Better start moving to protect your aging loved ones by mounting an overwhelming effort to defeat this bill! Columbia Conservative Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2294029/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:41:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293766/posts Is anyone else sick and tired of listening to Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee cower in the face of Sonia Sotomayor's sex and ethnicity? Reports out of Washington describe the Republican Senators tiptoeing ever so gingerly around Sotomayor so as not to alienate the female and Hispanic vote. What's worse, the embarrassing sideshow includes the kind of pathetic pandering many Americans have come to expect at these empty political charades. Senator Jon Kyl, R-Arizona, for example said he expected every American to be "proud that a Hispanic woman has been nominated to sit on the Supreme Court."... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293766/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:39:39 GMT