http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/protest/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:53:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418220/posts Venezuela blames U.S. for destabilizing Iran www.chinaview.cn 2009-12-31 09:02:33 CARACAS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela on Wednesday blamed the United States for destabilizing Iran by instigating violent protests in the Asian country. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Venezuela rejects the destabilization attempts "promoted by the government of the United States against the government and people of Iran." "Venezuela is surprised that a group of countries led by the North American Empire are echoing a campaign to divide and spread violence among Iranians, in contravention of the fundamental norms of peace, non-interference and respect for sovereignty," the... Xinhua http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418220/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:53:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416478/posts When Bush went to Crawford, the media would state that Bush was leaving all the important affairs of Washington, although Bush spoke from his Crawford Ranch many times while on vacation. Apparently, Mr. Obama gets more leeway. Two important news stories are ongoing as Mr. Obama and his family enjoy Christmas in their rented $9 million mansion in Hawaii. And the media really hasn't asked why Obama hasn't commented on the story of the day. First was the attempted terrorist attack on a Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Thursday. The second major story is the revival of clashes... Neoavatara http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416478/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:13:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415672/posts 'Fatal clashes erupt' in Tehran Fierce clashes have erupted between Iranian security forces and opposition demonstrators trying to gather in the centre of the capital, Tehran. Unconfirmed reports say at least one person has been shot dead. Iranian opposition parties had called on people to take to the streets as the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura reached a climax. People were chanting "Khamenei will be toppled", opposition sources said, a reference to Iran's Supreme Leader. Initial reports said the security forces fired in the air as they moved to disperse demonstrators, but there are several different reports all saying that... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415672/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:44:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414518/posts Calling all red blooded, Patriotic Americans! It’s time for another march on Washington DC. On the date of the State of the Union address, January 20, 2010. Facebook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414518/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:28:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412338/posts Bogus: ‘Case Western’ Blogger Falsifies Protest Bethany Stotts, December 21, 2009 Blogger “Norman Novus,” who claims to be a Case Western Reserve University Ph.D. candidate, wrote on December 18 that “a group of Cleveland’s less cerebrally engaged have take to protesting outside my research suite at Case.” But at least one of his photos is ripped off Getty Images. “For the past week, a group of Cleveland’s less cerebrally engaged have taken to protesting outside my research suite at Case. (I can hear them once in a while from where I’m sitting and writing this.) It’s been a mix of... AIA-FL Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412338/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:52:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408495/posts If we are to be successful in our revolution to rid the government of its corrupted politicians (I think that's just about all of them) then we must separate the politicians from their money supplies. The fundamental problem in American Politics today is that our politicians are completely dependent upon; therefore, subservient to big money donors and lobbyists. To win a political campaign you need money, and lots of it, because people vote based upon name recognition and image. We, the ordinary folks, a.k.a. "We the People," don't offer any value to a politician because we don't hold the key... the Liberty Petition Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408495/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:33:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406650/posts The Harrow Times is reporting: ANTI-fascist and anti-Islam protesters are facing off this afternoon in opposing demonstrations in Harrow. Around two hundred people under of Unite Against Fascism (UAF) started to arrive outside Harrow Central Mosque at midday for a protest to “defend Harrow's community”. misc/Dinah Lord http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406650/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:47:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406400/posts Hundreds of protesters have gathered near the White House to try and start a new anti-war movement. Saturday's demonstration closely follows President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech, in which he said war is sometimes needed to establish lasting peace. Demonstrators in Washington opposed this view, as well as the president's request for 30,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan. "Make it personal, make it personal, because killing is personal. It's immoral. It's personal," chanted protesters. Former Democratic Alaska Senator and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel led protesters in anti-war chants, while calling for a mass movement to help end U.S. wars... Voice Of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406400/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:28:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405210/posts From across the globe they came in protest, demanding proof of so called 'global' warming! It seems to be building momentum as more and more turn out each year for this event. Lets hope they find an answer. internet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405210/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:01:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405049/posts PEACE activists have carried mock coffins through New York to protest against President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize. About 50 demonstrators walked from outside the United Nations to the military recruiting office on Times Square in central Manhattan. Walking to a slow drumbeat, they carried black cardboard coffins, the first of which was draped in the US flag. "Barack Obama does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, especially after his recent announcement that he will escalate the war in Afghanistan," said Will Travers, 30, who helped carry one of the coffins. Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405049/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:22:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404919/posts A Swiss businessman appalled by his fellow countrymen's decision to ban minarets has extended a chimney above his company building into a minaret in protest. "It was scandalous that the Swiss voted for the ban. Now we have the support of all the far-right parties across Europe. This is shameful," Guillaume Morand, who owns a chain of shoe stores, told AFP. The businessman, who is not a Muslim, explained that the he had constructed the mock minaret at his building near western Switzerland's city of Lausanne in protest, and at the same time, to "send a message of peace." More... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404919/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:28:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404804/posts Jezebel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404804/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:47:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404652/posts The city of Berkeley made an official statement on abortion Wednesday by sending coat hangers — a symbol of illegal abortions — to 20 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who voted to restrict federal funding for abortions in the health care bill. Councilmember Kriss Worthington, who co-sponsored the item before the City Council on Tuesday night with Susan Wengraf and Linda Maio, put the coat hangers and an official city letter in the mail Wednesday. "The coat hanger represents the time when women had to have abortions in back alleys and tried to self-abort," Wengraf said. "My initial... Oakland Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404652/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:45:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404352/posts North Korean Money Shift Sparks Violence By EVAN RAMSTAD SEOUL -- New reports emerged Tuesday of protests and deadly violence in North Korea as the country's authoritarian regime over the past week seized most of its citizens' money and savings via a new-currency issue. Open Radio for North Korea, a Seoul-based shortwave radio station that broadcasts news to the North, said police killed two men in Pyongsong, a market center outside of Pyongyang, on Friday after they divided their savings among a large group of people and urged them to exchange the money for them, attempting to get around the... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404352/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:47:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402272/posts Security forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting "death to the dictator" outside Tehran University on Monday, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student demonstrations, witnesses said. The rallies were the largest in months, bringing tens of thousands out on more than a dozen campuses around the country and in several major squares in Tehran as university students — a bedrock of support for the pro-reform movement — energized the opposition. The anti-government movement has been reeling under a fierce crackdown since turmoil erupted over the disputed presidential election in June.... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402272/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 20:25:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401503/posts Thirteen TFP volunteers traveled fourteen hours from Pennsylvania to Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, to show their support and gratitude to our brave troops on November 19 through 22, 2009. They also made the trip to counter-protest leftist pacifists at the gates of the military base. The thirteen young men were treated to some glaring contrasts that made the long trip a memorable one. Rally for the Troops Gathered at the intersection of 13th Street and Broadway, the volunteers unfurled two large banners reading: “The American soldier guarantees the peace, not socialist protesters,” and “We are proud of our military... TFP Student Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401503/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 15:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401187/posts About 200 protesters, many of them disenchanted supporters of President Obama, demonstrated in south Minneapolis this afternoon against the escalating war in Afghanistan. "What do we want?" they chanted. "Troops out! When do we want it? NOW!" Among the signs they displayed was one declaring the war in "Barackastan" waged by "Obombya." Another declared him a "Wrong Way War President" on a sign that contained upside-down Obama campaign signs. StarTribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401187/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 22:22:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401102/posts As Iranian demonstrators are quietly gearing up for the next uprising and as the regime is nervously and secretly devising strategies and scare tactics to keep demonstrations under control for the upcoming December 7th, the color Green manifests itself in various forms by various groups to signify their cause. Green was the color chosen by Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi during the 2009 presidential elections. However the “Green Movement” refers to uprisings which have been taking place since June12th elections in Iran. In part, the Green Movement was conceived after hundreds of thousands of supporters of Mr. Mousavi took to the... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401102/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 19:33:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399825/posts Dr. Leonard Horowitz, Keynote Speaker at the Denver "Don't Inject ME!" Protest and Rally for Medical Freedom sat down on the capitol steps in Denver and had a great conversation with the Men from We Are Change Colorado. These two videos cover the basics of what he had to say. Also included in this blog post is the podcast of The Insight Hour, Dr. Horowitzs Radio Broadcast, where Sherri Kane outlines the links between the criminals who planned the Global Vaccine Genocide and the Media. Dr. Horowitz also makes these connections in his video. All Three of US called for... The Natural Family BLOG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399825/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:24:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399434/posts The following is the anticipated schedule for President Obama tomorrow (12/4). It is important to remember that the only firm time and location that we have is for his speech at LCCC in Schnecksville. While we have this information from several good sources, it may either change or be slightly different. The President will most likely do everything is his power to avoid us. 10:20 AM-Air Force One lands at ABE (LVIA). Remember that there are two exits from the airport-the main one on Airport Rd and athe one off Postal Rd. He will most likely exit onto Airport Rd.... http://www.meetup.com/We-The-People-of-the-Lehigh-Valley-PA/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399434/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:04:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398105/posts Some details are still sketchy, but here is what we have been able to confirm thus far: Obama's">Obama's visit to LCCC (Lehigh Carbon Community College) on Route 309 in Schnecksville seems confirmed for 11:45AM from a multitude of sources. This is the most well-known and the biggest stop on Obama's">Obama's tour on Friday. Link to a Google Map is below: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Lehigh+Carbon+Community+College&hl=en&cd=1&ei=BLwVS_mfNaqWyASo1-1d&sig2=lUw8cN3JIvO6wT9KcqbraA&sll=40.662619,-75.610855&sspn=0.410356,0.72791&ie=UTF8&view=map&cid=5481696212949119388&ved=0CBQQpQY&hq=Lehigh+Carbon+Community+College&hnear=&ll=40.66508,-75.61085&spn=0.026368,0.076818&z=14 Plan on being there early (9:00am). Dress warm! We'll be outside for a while! Details on potential parking locations and staging areas will be forthcoming. WATCH YOUR EMAIL ON THURSDAY!!! After leaving LCCC, we understand that Obama will be... http://www.meetup.com/We-The-People-of-the-Lehigh-Valley-PA/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398105/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:16:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396153/posts I've now had about 24 hours to think about the Protest. And I thought I would share just a quick outline of what happened. I organized this event three weeks ago. I started by getting the permit from the Capitol, which is no big deal, you just fill out the form and send it in, does not cost anything, and it just takes a few days for the email containing the permit to be sent back. When I organized the 9-12 teaparty, I spent fifty dollars cash as a deposit for the key to the electrical box. This deposit was... The Natural Family BLOG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396153/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:26:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396125/posts 4,000 patriots rallied in St. Louis today .James O’Keefe of ACORN-busting fame, headlined the Holiday Tea Party Protest.Keiner Plaza was filled with Tea Party mobsters and racists. More photos here: http://www.atraditionallifelived.com/2009/11/4000-at-st-louis-tea-party-let-off-some.html gateway pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396125/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:48:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392289/posts Dear Potential Tyrant: We arrive at a crucial point in determining the future of this nation: Preserve our republic, or commit national suicide by implementing wholesale socialism. Americans are angry. We are angry with the career politicians who push unconstitutional legislation down our throats, despite our letters, faxes, e-mails and peaceful protests. We are angry that even our health care is not safe from these ravenous wolves in sheep’s clothing. We are angry that the only logical incentive for such grossly onerous attacks on our freedoms is the control gained through total subjugation of the American people. If those in... Commentary http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392289/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:58:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391520/posts Yesterday afternoon I went to one of the statewide protests outside Mary Landrieu's offices. In Shreveport, under drizzling skies, about sixty people showed up in front of the Federal building where Landrieu's office is. Additionally, there were counter protesters, in support of Obamacare, also there; I'd say there were at most about 15 of them...A couple of folks from our side, the Kill the Bill side, went up to Landrieu's office to register an opinion. One lady, Janet, was told, "Well, you know Senator Landrieu is a huge supporter of small business!" and Janet replied, "Then I KNOW she's going... And So it Goes in Shreveport http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391520/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:20:25 GMT