http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ryan/ en-us Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:36:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411758/posts Pull up a chair to the fireplace, crank up the lap top and join us for a Nite Cap and a cigar at NiteCap at Freedom Radio. This week we have 3 terrific guests. Nick Popaditch, aka "Gunny Pop", a fabulous Vet running for the House from southern California and author of "Once a Marine". Also welcome Susan Bonner, RN and author who has written a very timely book "Opening a Registered Nurses Eyes" Susan is also the producer of another show on BTR. We also are honored to welcome to the Freedom Radio family another Vet, Col. Frank Ryan... BlogtalkRadio/NiteCap at Freedom Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411758/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:36:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406275/posts In 1979, Robert Bartley's editorial writing at the Wall Street Journal not only garnered a Pulitzer Prize, but also exposed a pernicious threat to free enterprise. In a piece titled "Down With Big Business," which focused on how General Motors was using its muscle and government connections to squeeze out competitors, Bartley concludes we ought not rely on big business to defend free markets. It's up to the American people--innovators and entrepreneurs, small business owners, Bartley's "XYZ Bumperlight Lens Company"--to take a stand. Thirty years later, this crony capitalism is back with a vengeance, accelerated by an aggressive program by... Forbes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406275/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:32:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396485/posts The last time Jim Ryan ran for governor of Illinois, he offered voters a clear choice between a man who never took a dime in public life and Rod Blagojevich. And though many would like to forget it, they chose Blagojevich. "The infrastructure of the Illinois Republican Party has never really been for me," Ryan said over breakfast the other day as we talked about that 2002 campaign and his current run in the crowded GOP primary for governor. "I'm not a deal-maker. And senior Republicans knew my reputation. They knew I wouldn't be flexible." Seven years ago, Ryan, then... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396485/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:05:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369637/posts Only video available. I will add a few of Rep. Ryan's remarks to the thread. CNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369637/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:09:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359269/posts Polanski's Attorneys Lobby Federal Officials To Stop Extradition They met with Justice Department officials and presented arguments against returning the film director to Los Angeles from Switzerland to face sentencing in a 1977 child-sex case. By Harriet Ryan October 9, 2009 Attorneys for Roman Polanski are lobbying federal officials not to extradite the acclaimed filmmaker to the U.S. from Switzerland, where he is jailed in connection with 32-year-old child-sex charges, according to court documents filed this week in Los Angeles. A team of American attorneys for Polanski met with a deputy assistant attorney general and other Justice Department officials Oct.... LATimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359269/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:53:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2346743/posts Here is video of GOP Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on Morning Joe today where he absolutely handled Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on every issue and every question they raised. Ryan made it clear that Republicans have viable alternatives to the Democrats' Health Care bills, but no one is covering it. He also said bluntly that if "Health Care Reform" fails, it is not because of Republicans - it is because the Democrats did not use their huge majorities in the House and Senate to pass something. It will also be because they chose not to do a bipartisan... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2346743/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:02:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2322846/posts Here is video of Sen. Specter and Rep. Ryan on "Fox News Sunday." When Sen. Specter was asked why he thought public support for President Obama's handling of health care has dropped sharply he answered "it is dropping because of so much misinformation." (Watch Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2322846/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:15:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2322836/posts Arlen Specter vs. Paul Ryan on FNS... The Provocateur http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2322836/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:49:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317147/posts "The health care system in America is broken. Costs are rising at an unacceptable rate -- more than doubling over the last 10 years, which is nearly four times the rate of wage growth. Too many patients feel trapped by healthcare decisions dictated by HMOs. Too many doctors are torn between practicing medicine and practicing insurance. And 47 million Americans worry what will happen to them or their children if they get sick." Who do you think said that? President Obama? Actually, those words were written by Republicans. They are part of the summary of the Patients' Choice Act, introduced... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317147/posts#comment Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:22:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273643/posts With Chicago officials in Switzerland promoting Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid at an important site selection meeting, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned that President Obama is creating a new White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport. According to the White House, 'this permanent White House office will promote the values of the Olympic Movement and encourage increased youth participation in athletics. The primary function of the Office will be to enhance awareness of the Olympic Movement through promotion of its fundamental principles at the federal level." From the White House... President Obama Announces New White House Office of Olympic,... Chical Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273643/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:54:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2222422/posts He rips Obama's budget. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2222422/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 20:00:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2219853/posts Paul Ryan talks to the Morning Joe gang. Morning Joe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2219853/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:35:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219651/posts Today, the House of Representatives will consider two budget plans that represent dramatically different visions for our nation's future. We will first consider President Barack Obama's plan. To be clear, this is no ordinary budget. In a nutshell, the president and Democratic leaders in Congress are attempting to bring about the third and final great wave of progressivism, building on top of the New Deal and the Great Society. So America is placed in a special moment in our history -- brought about by the deep recession, Mr. Obama's ambitious agenda, and the pending fiscal tidal-wave of red ink brought... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219651/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:12:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215307/posts Probably falling on deaf ears. Paul Ryan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215307/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:12:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215085/posts House Republicans have begun unveiling detailed alternatives to President Barack Obama’s policies — a concerted effort to push back against Democratic efforts to label them “the Party of No.” On Wednesday, it was a housing plan. Thursday, it will be a big, TV-friendly stack of budget blueprints, “The Republican Road to Recovery.” That’s to match the president’s own platitudinous budget title, “A New Era of Responsibility.” The House Republicans’ budget document, provided to POLITICO ahead of its release, makes sure no one can miss the point: Each chapter begins “The Republican Plan,” and each section is divided into “The President’s... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215085/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:57:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210758/posts It has become commonplace in academia to look at Hamas as the natural reaction to Israeli aggression and unwillingness to provide Palestinians with a better life — the political application of Newton’s Third Law of Motion, for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. The idea that Hamas’ individual actions are reprehensible but are simply an outgrowth of long-ignored “legitimate claims,” as President Obama once said during the 2008 campaign, reflects a fundamental flaw in understanding the radical Islamic ideology and sophisticated political strategy of the terrorist group. Hamas is not a force fighting for Palestinian liberation; nor... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210758/posts#comment Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:29:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2198250/posts Two Wisconsin lawmakers from opposing parties are joining former GOP presidential nominee John McCain in pushing to give President Barack Obama line-item veto power. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Middleton, and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, are teaming up with the Arizona senator for what they say is a strategy to hold the line on federal spending and prevent wasteful earmarks. They plan to introduce the bill tomorrow. The Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wis. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2198250/posts#comment Tue, 3 Mar 2009 18:06:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2197276/posts Here is video from Fox News Sunday yesterday where Sen. Jon Kyl and Rep. Paul Ryan, both Republicans, talked about the chances of stopping the $3.55 Trillion 2010 Budget being put forward by President Barack Obama. Kyl says it is possible for the 41 GOP Senators to stick together and keep the Budget from coming to a vote IF the American people put pressure on all 41 to stop the budget. He feels there is at least a chance of forcing Obama to change the worst parts of the budget. Ryan says there is not hope of stopping it in... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2197276/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:01:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192026/posts FP: Ryan Mauro, welcome to Frontpage Interview. I’d like to talk to you today about the primary foreign policy challenges facing President Obama. What are they in your view? Mauro: Clearly, the biggest one is Iran. The United Nations now believes Iran has enough enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb. The question now is whether Iran will wait and build up its nuclear capabilities so they can quickly build a nuclear arsenal at a later time, or whether they’ll go ahead and start trying to enrich that uranium to a high enough level to actually create a nuclear weapon. This... FrontPageMag.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192026/posts#comment Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:39:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/822985/posts CHICAGO (AP) -- A former aide to Gov. George Ryan says his "political machine" routinely ignored laws barring campaigning on state time, and that Ryan never seemed to mind. Richard Juliano testified Tuesday at the federal racketeering trial of longtime top Ryan aide Scott Fawell and the Citizens for Ryan campaign committee, saying key political posts were regularly staffed by state employees. Ryan was on hand for three campaign strategy sessions at which it was clear the participants were drawing state salary checks, he said. "Did Mr. Ryan make any statement admonishing anyone not to do it?" asked Assistant U.S.... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/822985/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jan 2003 11:18:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2148324/posts Blagojevich refuses to budge NBC Nightly News VIDEO: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/28200681#28200681&gt1=43001 MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2148324/posts#comment Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:58:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145475/posts <p>A source said today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the information, and a spokesman for the governor did not immediately return a phone call for comment.</p> Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145475/posts#comment Tue, 9 Dec 2008 14:14:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142707/posts It's a good thing for George Ryan that he is just a crooked Illinois politician behind bars hoping to get sprung by the Illinois Combine, and not some corrupt governor in Kenya relying on the Masai Combination or whatever they call it over there. President-elect Barack Obama would never stand for such a thing. Not if it happened in Kenya, he wouldn't. He'd denounce the Free Ryan Express. And he'd denounce it loudly and angrily, as he's done before with other kinky stuff. Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142707/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:51:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139727/posts Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who rode into state office pledging to clean up the corruption of his predecessor, said today that President George W. Bush should commute the federal prison sentence of former Gov. George Ryan to time served as an act of compassion. Blagojevich, making a Thanksgiving Day appearance at the Chicago Christian Industrial League, contended Ryan had paid "a significant price" for what he termed "mistakes." Citing the frail health of Ryan's wife, Lura Lynn, and the 74-year-old former governor's health concerns, Blagojevich said a commutation by Bush would be a "fine decision." breakingnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139727/posts#comment Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:31:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2138903/posts Family members, friends and lawyers for convicted ex-Gov. George Ryan are pushing a plea for clemency during the final weeks of the Bush administration. chicago breaking news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2138903/posts#comment Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:00:11 GMT