http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/poetry-bloggers/ en-us Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:49:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3011004/posts you don’t know how it felt to be in the womb but it must have been at least a little warmer than this. you don’t know how intimately they’re recording your every move on closed-circuit cameras until you see your face reflected back at you through through the pulp. you don’t know how to stop picking at your fingers. you don’t know how little you’ve been paying attention until you look down at your legs again. you don’t know how many times you can say you’re coming until they just stop believing you. you don’t know how orgasmic the act... Amanda Palmer & Grand Theft Orchestra http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3011004/posts#comment Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:49:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2995135/posts RAND PAUL/VAN JONES 2016 Here's an easy way to tell when your position isn't a conservative one. When you're standing with Van Jones, your position isn't a conservative one. When you're standing with Code Pink, then your position is not a conservative one. No amount of noise or chest-beating is going to change that.  The Republican Party has taken a severe beating in the last year. With so many hopes down the drain, some will take a victory where they can find it, even if it's a younger version of Ron Paul. There are Conservative sites that are positively... Sultan Knish http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2995135/posts#comment Sat, 9 Mar 2013 14:18:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2993803/posts How deluded dares a despot?     How desperate and bizarre? Sit back and hear the sad tale of     The Bones of Bolívar. Papa Possum's NewWorld Nursery Rhymes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2993803/posts#comment Tue, 5 Mar 2013 22:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2983864/posts Jobless claims rise, consumer confidence down. Worst economic recovery since 1882. See chartsat link! Confounded Interest http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2983864/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:56:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2973721/posts 2012 was a grim year. There have been many others. May 2013 and all following years be far better! It's pretty much up to us. There have been reasons for sadness.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0MklIdTiaU?feature=player_detailpage] Video link If we are to survive as a constitutional republic, our hopes and our spirits must remain high even in the face of defeat.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GowMI4wvmU4?feature=player_detailpage] Video link We all have work to do. This should help us to do it. One of my favorite poets, Rudyard Kipling, wroteIF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you... Dan Miller's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2973721/posts#comment Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:44:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2972776/posts The Huffington Post published a stern rebuke to celebrities attacking the process of fracking one day before the release of Hollywood's most strident anti-fracking feature. "Promised Land," starring and co-written by Matt Damon, pits a small Pennsylvania town against a very big, very evil natural gas company looking to gobble up fracking-friendly land. The film is getting lukewarm reviews at best, with even Time Magazine's liberal film critic Richard Corliss calling out "Land's" unabashed biases. Left-wingers in the mainstream media — by which I mean me — are supposed to lap up a movie that plays to our farm-loving, tree-hugging... Breitbart's Big Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2972776/posts#comment Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:27:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2968627/posts OptimismRevolution   h/t Vince Reaganite Republican http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2968627/posts#comment Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:19:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2965219/posts If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream---and not make dreams your master; If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those... Poem Hunter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2965219/posts#comment Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:28:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2959529/posts 'Bama Claus Is Spreadin' It Roundoriginal music and lyrics by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, updated lyrics by Rebel_Ace You better vote "D" And never vote "R" To Get Stuff for Free From the Welfare Czar 'Bama Claus is spreadin' it round 'Bama Claus is spreadin' it round 'Bama Claus is spreadin' it round The Union's got a list, Who voted twice; Show it to the press they put it on ice. 'Bama Claus is spreadin' it round 'Bama Claus is spreadin' it round 'Bama Claus is spreadin' it round The Rich they are not Paying We know how... my own feeble mind http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2959529/posts#comment Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:21:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2956390/posts Give me something brighter Give me something I can see Give me some ambitions Give me something I can be Give me all the love and peace To end these wars Give me something sacred Something worth fighting for It's clear enough to me The ugliness I see Is evidence of who I need Give me an answer Give me the way out Give me the faith To believe in these hard times Give me the answer Give me the way out Give me the faith To believe in these hard times Give me motivation Give me all my heart's... Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2956390/posts#comment Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:02:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2955574/posts Even with Jay-Z and Springsteen they couldn't fill it... Regardless of his own million$ and hot wife, Jay-Z remains an angry, race-obsessed weirdo, apparently unaware that over 80% of the world's black millionaires are AMERICAN, and ONLY because of our country's unique opportunity-based society. The guy's apparently too stoopid to understand why even those of dubious talent -like himself- could always make it BIG in America, all they needed was drive and the chance this country offered us all... but we need from this point forward is OBAMMUNISM, right dude?  Dummy. Reaganite Republican http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2955574/posts#comment Tue, 6 Nov 2012 09:25:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2954777/posts This is a blood-bought land We are a blood-bought people The LORD purchased our souls Patriots gave us a nation Bold, courageous Declaring self-evident truth They fought, they died For those they loved With unborn millions not forgotten They accepted and paid the purchase price So that you and I could be free Oh, what a supreme shame it would be To fail to pass along this precious gift To our posterity Tom Hoefling for President 2012 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2954777/posts#comment Sun, 4 Nov 2012 17:10:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2949019/posts With a respectful nod to Ernest Thayer, TalkingSides presents... Obama At The Debates The outlook was quite rosy for the president that day The polls showed just a tiny lead but the media had its say So even though there seemed to be no need to play the game To Denver went the candidates to rumble just the same. As sixty million plus tuned in and Lehrer took his seat The expectation was Barack Obama can't be beat Some thought if Mr. Romney could just hold his own a bit He'd live to fight another day if not, this would... TalkingSides.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2949019/posts#comment Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2936355/posts Been into Steve Miller ever since the very first time I heard 'The Joker' on my Philco made-in-Japan pocket transistor radio in Summer of '73... even if I was too young to understand exactly what he was singing about. But it was 1976's Fly Like an Eagle that really put the Steve Miller Band on the map. Although lyrical themes range from redistribution to anarchy, Miller's slick, understated slide-guitar sound and hook-laden songwriting have rendered me a lifelong fan. Besides the eponymous single, two others came from this fine album- 'Rock n' Me' and 'Take the Money and Run'... as the LP... Reaganite Republican http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2936355/posts#comment Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:04:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2929334/posts For 9/11, the 10th year tribute by political satirist Papa Possum. Papa Possum's New World Nursery Rhymes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2929334/posts#comment Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:57:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2927054/posts It's your misfortune and none of my own. I wish. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aTQWC7crW4?feature=player_detailpage] Here is the YouTube link"Dogies," of course, refers to young cows destined to be fattened, eventually to be slaughtered and served for our dining pleasure. I was reminded of a poem by W. H. Auden this morning when it was noted in a comment at a PJ Tatler article. The article deals with the self-revelatory "We all belong to Government" video proudly shown yesterday at the DNC and which the National Committee later attempted, kinda sorta, to disavow. Perhaps I was wrong and so were others in thinking... Dan Miller's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2927054/posts#comment Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:53:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2923943/posts Why can't I just eat my waffle Now go eat your peas Can I get a shout out in the white hizzo please I've now been in 57 states and I think one to go When I was in college I enthusiastically did blow I enacted wealth redistribution cause I gutsta get mine I hear the private sector is doing fine If I had a son he would look like me The Cambridge police acted stupidly After the bill is passed you will like what you see Arent you glad you voted for me and I hope you still believe... CBS Atlanta http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2923943/posts#comment Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:23:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2921939/posts A mighty sea, on right and left, or starboard-port you see The waves not high, the wind just swift, seems satisfactory. But straight ahead, the sky is dark, and from the sky are bolts The clouds are turning darker still, the horizon terror coats. The barque is tossed, the wind is sharp, the sea turns to a stew. The hands take hold, the feet are braced, by passengers and crew. Why fret this course, we’ve chosen here, we sail complacently, Why question now, our past provides, we’ll arrive assuredly. Ah yes! for sure, a sigh is let, from all... elijah1757.wordpress.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2921939/posts#comment Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:48:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2920583/posts The Obama campaign is founded upon the unholy spirits of hate, lies and decay. America must cast the Obama infection out of it's heart before our substance is all spent. America under Obama is diminishing under every blow administered by this Islamo-Marxist-Chicago Gangster. The sordid nature of the Liar In Chief, Obama, has been sealed and hidden away. This unknown, sordid individual connived himself into the seat of power and he uses hate and lies to deceive America again. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into a campaign of evil illusion. The image of the beast of human... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2920583/posts#comment Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:12:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2909536/posts Seems that clear warnings re. the Democatic Party's actual, undeclared intentions have been falling on deaf ears for over 60 years now... Reaganite Republican http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2909536/posts#comment Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:04:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2893474/posts During the 2008 Presidential campaign, Barack Obama made a briefly reported “gaffe” where he said he’d been in “all 57 states and had one to go, the 58th. It got a laugh from most Republicans and was buried by the mainstream media. Was our President sending a signal to folks who might interpret as intended? Maybe it was just a coincidence, but it took me 4 years for it to click. (REF: Media Research Council – NY Times Watch, 11/15/2011 or Google it) Jump ahead to the 2012 Republican primaries when Rick Perry had a momentary lapse and couldn’t remember... Coach is Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2893474/posts#comment Sat, 9 Jun 2012 17:19:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2891177/posts Meet Sheldon, a feel good, pure-blood Wisconsinite who just wants to ignore the recall. Mad City Quanta Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2891177/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jun 2012 02:22:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2886093/posts Today, I’m going to use economics to dissect “The Fairy’s Mistake” by Gail Carson Levine: 87 short pages that can be read in an hour. Levine writes charming fairy tales. “Ella Enchanted”, probably her most famous, is about how the use of power leads to unintended consequences, and why liberty is to be desired above all else but requires hard work and bravery to attain. “The Fairy’s Mistake” is also about unintended consequences. zPatriot.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2886093/posts#comment Mon, 21 May 2012 01:51:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2877221/posts Prog Spring of 2012 continues. Today we meet OccuPoet Misty Rowan of Minneapolis, who will grace us with one of her poems. Misty came to my attention via this THREAD in DUmmieland, "Our Amazing Occupy Poet!" I watched the video, and yes, I was amazed . . . at what passes for poetry with the OWSies and the DUmmies. And seeing Misty of Minneapolis, I was reminded of Ted of New York. You know, Trust Fund Ted? Ted Hall, Tedward, Edward Twitchell Hall III, Flea-bagger Ted, Our Favorite OWSie. Remember when we introduced you to Ted "Help us now!"... DUmmie FUnnies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2877221/posts#comment Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:23:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2873376/posts The Shot heard around the World! This phrase has come to represent the beginning of many historical events - like the American Revolution (1775 - 1783). And its genesis can be traced to Ralph Waldo Emerson's Concord Hymn - "Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world ..." Emerson words immortalized the American Minutemen resistance to the British forces back in 1775, as the British were on a mission to seize and destroy the American militia ammunition and weapons. Emerson's poem marks the Battle of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775), the start of... smithsk.blogspot.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2873376/posts#comment Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:26:39 GMT