http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/policy-chat/ en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:16:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2102835/posts I apologize in advance for my ignorance. I could not find anyplace on the site that gives a primer on certain vocabulary and abbreviations used. Specifically, I have no idea what "btt" means. I've picked up other franguage such as "hugh" and "series" but "btt" escapes me. Thanks for the heads up. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2102835/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:16:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2097143/posts You other 56 states are LOSERS self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2097143/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2095459/posts Hey guys..and gals. I haven't posted on FR in some time. I've been traveling for a good portion of the year. But, the $700 billion bailout has gotten my attention, so I wanted to post something. I have never posted a vanity before now and don't want to risk my Member in Good Standing status with this question. But, I'll never know unless I try. Are we allowed to promote personal websites on here? If I had an idea for a product that I felt my fellow Freepers would enjoy, could I direct you to the website with the guarantee... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2095459/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 02:26:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2093905/posts I've been getting grief for not supporting John McCain. Some may say, in fact, I'm being dangerous or petty at the expense of our nation by not being a dutiful Republican. As if surely any Republican President is better than any Democrat President. Most will say that it's selfish to just let Obama win the White House simply because I differ from our nominee. What with a more-than-likely Democrat House and Senate, stepping aside and letting Obama win will shut us totally out of power and give him free reign to do as he pleases, after all. They ask: Where... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2093905/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:35:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2091558/posts If any of you have contacts with higher ups in the McCain camp, PLEASE let them see these points/questions that McCain should bring up in the economic debate. It is imperative that he perform better in the debate entirely on economics. Questions he should try to nail Obama on to produce specifics: 1) What is the maximum percentage of income that a person should pay in taxes to government? I'd love to see Obama squirm in trying to answer that. 2) Why are you in favor of increasing the capital gain tax when it decreases federal government revenues? 3) How... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2091558/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:44:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2087858/posts Given how slow FR has been for the past few weeks and now seemingly to slow to a grind, I can't imagine the site being of any use on election night. The traffic would just crush it, especially if it can't handle the current load. Is there a backup plan? Is the old Yahoo site still up and running? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2087858/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:44:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2086438/posts Any ideas why the Views: stat is missing? I like the stat so I can see when a topic has had a lot of FR interest even if replies aren't high. I checked computers in 3 locations and none of them showed views. I did a search for "views" and find 1 posting from 3/05 about Views - it vanished before and may not be a universal problem. Also, tried clicking on "Activity" as someone there indicated and some threads have views and others don't. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2086438/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:53:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2085436/posts Ok my head is spinning. I want to view pro Republican news on tv. I didn't get what FOX was reporting just now and keep panning around. Who do I make my go-to news source besides here? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2085436/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:14:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082391/posts FR is down when trying to enter thru www.freerepublic.com Could someone with a yahoo ID go to the backup site and let everyone know how to get here to the beta site? I got here using: http://beta.freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/index? freerepublic2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082391/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:31:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2081065/posts What does the Obama campaign hope to gain by admonishing the older generation for less use of computers than the younger generations? In addition, John McCain has reduced use of his arms due to his war injuries. Does Obama want to be critical of all handicapped persons, or just John Mccain? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2081065/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:08:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2077094/posts Bye, Bye, Biden... John Walker After being the media love-child for much of 19-months, Barack Obama has seen what may be his biggest setback of the campaign so far. Media outlets this week are releasing new polling numbers showing Obama’s campaign down between four and 10 points to Republican running mates John McCain and Sarah Palin. Obama is widely known as the one that beat presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in a heated primary season that went down literally to the very last state. Since that time, Obama has worked to unify his party and ticket behind his message. Getting... DuncanNews Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2077094/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 04:53:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073999/posts Make certain you vote on Nov 4, BUT...DON’T REELECT ANYONE in Congress! Congress is dominated by frauds who only want a cushy job with no boss or accountability. At the heart of this problem, is the growth of a class of career politicians, whose only purpose is to be reelected forever, not to govern well. We, the voters, have it within our power to easily destroy these career politicians, and to never let them rise again. All we have to do is ALWAYS VOTE, BUT REELECT NOBODY! Wow! That’s a pretty drastic idea! Soon we would wind up with only... tenurecorrupts.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073999/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:22:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073585/posts On the 17th of June, our esteemed founder, JimRob, made the following statement: Boycott AP! We don't need their steenking liberal propaganda anyway. This statement was made in response to a new "fair use" statement made for bloggers that stated that the AP's version of 'fair use' was a five word extract and that the AP reserved editorial control over any blog entry that dared even use those five fair words. Due to the ubiquitousness of the AP, it was not possible to simply add "ap.org" to the list of exerpt only sites; it depended largely upon the diligence of... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2073585/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:31:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2067813/posts What does a Roman Catholic need to do to join the Orthodox Presbyterian Church? Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2067813/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:56:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067537/posts There seem to be a good number of them posted lately. Has the ban been lifted (or at least modified?) And yes, I am logged on. (Also logged in, over, under, around, through, and any other prepositions you smart alecky Freepers want to throw in there.) A straight answer from a definitive source would be nice. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067537/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:57:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2054978/posts   WELCOME TO OBAMA-NATION     "Master" in economics and 'in touch' with reality: He's gonna "fix" the INFLATION by INFLATING your TIRES, increase domestic 'GAS' (all over the 57 ? States...) by pumping more 'AIR'..., will tune down NEW oil prices by an OLD 'tune up', will free us from the grip of Arab oil if we just pay a visit to a mechanic of the 1970's.     "Change":   Obama: Change, change, ??? but (asides from changing his mind a few times about any issue...) I won't tell you what change you are about to "get" .     "Sincere... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2054978/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:32:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050855/posts Just curious what people think the best way to collect taxes is. I have my own opinions, but I'd like to know what you all think. Consumption vs. Income; Flat vs. Progressive (or even Regressive); Many small taxes or few large taxes? Weigh in. My Brain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050855/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:35:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050738/posts how do I contact the Mod? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050738/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:10:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045886/posts Hey Admin guys. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045886/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:28:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045811/posts Links6th ColumnACTAmil ImaniAnnagedAmerican Border PatrolAmerican Patriot CouncilAmerican ThinkerAnswering IslamAnti-CAIRApostates of IslamAtlas ShrugsAyaan Hirsi AliBetter ImmigrationBibleMap.orgBlack FiveCAIR WatchCampus WatchClarity & ResolveCounterTerrorism BlogDaniel Pipes9/11 Conspiracy MythsDhimmitudeEFSHAe-VotingBooth.comExposing IslamFaithFreedom.orgFather O'MalleyFormer MuslimsFrontPageMag.comFrosty WooldridgeHugh HewittHistory of Terrorism (Israel)Immigration ControlIn The Name Of AllahInternet HaganahInvestigate IslamIran Military ForumIslam ReviewIslam: The Religion of Peace?Islam UndressedIslam - What The West Needs To KnowIslam WatchJewish Task ForceJihad WatchLiberal PinheadsLittle Green FootballsList IslamMEMRIMichelle MalkinMiddle East FactsMiddle East ForumMiddle East Info.orgMilitant Islam MonitorMinuteman HeadquartersMinuteman ProjectMIPT Terrorism Knowlege BaseMosque WatchMuhammadanismMuslimFact.comMuslim RefusenikNeal BoortzNegative Population ControlNo To Political IslamNortheast Intelligence Network Nuke Alert NumbersUSA.com Obsession - The MoviePalestinian Media WatchPatriotic Pillow ProjectPeople's Truth ForumProphet... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045811/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:00:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044907/posts need advice on handgun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044907/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:26:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037726/posts It appears that I post something --I make sure to INCLUDE its source...it is NOT offensive or obscene--and you immediately remove iit....( in this case a portion of a thread i found illuminating from Hillaryclintonforum.net) this happens constantly....and is very frustrating....the "free" in free republic does not appear to hold---perhaps a clarification of your increasingly rigid rules would help? The parameters are so narrow some good content is being unilaterally struck....PLEASE EXPLAIN so that i can contribute in a way that allows my points to be seen. Thank you. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037726/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:21:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2036044/posts What happened to FM? It seems to have disappeared. FreeRepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2036044/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:59:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2034846/posts Those who believe Obama is articulate, eloquent, etc. should listen to him speak without a teleprompter. The audio is here: http://genelalor.com/ YOUTUBE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2034846/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:58:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2033604/posts In the 'pings' set in some comments, besides the expected member names, I have seen the word 'All'. Does that 'ping' the message to everyone who already left a comment on that thread? How about those who comment after? And are there other 'special' words, besides 'All'? Thanks. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2033604/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:45:14 GMT