http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/shoes/ en-us Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:54:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2376001/posts Shoes are hollow objects that humans enjoy sticking their feet into as a means to keep them warm and dry, and to protect them from rough terrain. Interestingly, men and women have widely differing opinions on such a simple invention. Cracked http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2376001/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:54:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2362132/posts Alexander McQueen’s runway shows are some of the most anticipated ones during Fashion Week and his Spring/Summer 2010 show was no exception. The King of drama presented his signature art pieces, but THE SHOES were the most eye-catching highlight. We just wonder, will anyone actually wear them in real life? The Fashion Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2362132/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:29:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359247/posts In a clear dig at former president George W. Bush, the State Department lauded President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize award by saying it's better for the U.S. to have "accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes." In a clear dig at former President George W. Bush, a State Department spokesman compared President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize to the flying footwear his predecessor faced in Iraq. "From our standpoint, you know, we think that this gives us a sense of momentum … when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359247/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:17:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336588/posts From the BNO Newsroom. COLUMBIA, South Carolina (BNO NEWS) -- A day after South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst in Congress during President Obama's speech, political figures from all fronts are condemning his actions. But not only political leaders are voicing their outrage, also citizens are taking part. About 18 hours after his outburst, Wilson's Democratic opponent, Rob Miller, had received more than 11,000 individual grassroots contributions raising more than $400,000, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee told BNO News. "It's a shattering amount," he said, while adding that contributions are still coming in. BNOnews (via Twitter) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336588/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336601/posts Dear MoveOn member, Last night, President Obama challenged Congress to "meet history's test" and finally fix our broken health care system. He pledged to seek common ground between Democrats and Republicans, and assured them all: "My door is always open." Republicans responded by heckling, booing, and hissing. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) screamed out "You lie!" as the President defended his health care plan against false right-wing attacks. We can't afford to let right-wing extremists like Joe Wilson hold health care reform hostage. As Obama put it, "the time for games has passed. Now is the season for action." Let's send... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336601/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:18:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336617/posts Democrats must drop efforts to censure a GOP representative who shouted "You lie" during President Obama's speech, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. Democratic leaders Thursday were looking into what formal action the House could take against Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., whose outburst during Obama's address on healthcare reform to a joint session of Congress the night before, shocked the chamber, The Hill reported. "It's time for us to talk about healthcare, not Joe Wilson," said Pelosi, D-Calif. One option Democrats considered was censure. Pelosi nixed censure, as well as a call for Wilson to apologize on the floor. "I'm... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336617/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:36:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336620/posts "Obama is correct," Steven Camarota, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies, tells Newsmax. "The legislation states illegals won't get the affordability credits [to pay for their healthcare]. But Wilson's comment is correct in that the normal enforcement mechanism was excluded from the bill. I think that's the fundamental question." newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336620/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:41:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336626/posts Excuse this simple post.... I really feel we need to set aside a thread to THANK Joe Wilson!! Joe singlehandedly spoke up AGAINT the despicable LIES of President Obama last night! Whether or not you feel it was the appropriate place for him to speak out or not, he DID say what most of us were thinking while listening to the President spew out bold faced LIES. Joe Wilson's website has been down since last night! Let's use FreeRepublic right now to say THANKS!! THANK YOU JOE WILSON!!!!! I have donated $$ towards your re-election!! Polly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336626/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:51:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336647/posts After what he called an "excellent and informative Cabinet meeting," President Obama told reporters that he accepts the apology of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, who shouted "You lie!" during the president’s address to a joint session of Congress last night. "Yes I do," the president said. "I’m a big believer that we all make mistakes. He apologized quickly and without equivocation. And I’m appreciative of that." Mr. Obama then turned to use Wilson as something of an example – making this a teachable moment, perhaps – saying that "we have to get to the point where we can have a... abcnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336647/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336649/posts Did President Obama Lie? Well, did he? I heard a figure for the number of speeches Obama has given since elected. The number was a little hard to believe but after some checking, I believe the number is close. CBS reported that President Obama delivered his 200th speech since taking office when Obama announced his nomination for U.S. Surgeon General on July 13, 2009. At a later date, a blog site posted the number of speeches and remarks as 262. The addition of the word “remarks” detracts somewhat from the information I was seeking but worthwhile nothing nonetheless. The 262... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336649/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336652/posts Alan Wilson, son of U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, said he is proud of his father for standing up for what he believes in and for his apology today over his outburst during President Obama's Wednesday night address. thesunnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336652/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:21:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2321201/posts CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Cambridge Police are on the lookout for a middle-aged foot-licker with a penchant for accosting high-heeled shoppers outside a local organic food store. An Arlington woman told police she was walking into a Whole Foods about 4:15 p.m. Aug. 15 when a man stopped her at the entrance to the store. “I like your shoes. I like high heels. I do shoes,” the foot fanatic allegedly told the woman. “What, you wear them?” police said the woman reportedly responded. “No, no, I have a Web site,” the foot aficionado allegedly said. The woman went into the store... morningsun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2321201/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:36:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2300014/posts I got an email with some of the MOST outrageous footwear I have EVER seen. Even in my younger days there is no way I could ever...or would ever, wear the likes of these fashion statements. Some of them are funny. Some of them are silly. Some of them are horrendous.....and some of them look downright PAINFUL. No Thank You. I'd rather go barefoot! Check it out.....I'd like to see her standing up and walking in those. I know it would be entertaining. Great bridal shoe! Hope the groom is eight foot tall Now I know I've got to get... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2300014/posts#comment Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279881/posts Left top: Oct. 2007. Platform shoes Left middle: Nov., 2008. Low-heeled ordinary shoes Left bottom: May., 2009. Sneaker shoes(?) Right: Jun., 2009. Athletic shoes (most comfortable?) Donga Ilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279881/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:37:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2279730/posts Friday Fritter Poll: How do you put on shoes and socks? A Daily Poll http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2279730/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:09:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277915/posts Reebok Shoe Car Gadget Venue http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277915/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:32:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267923/posts The Huffington Post actually has a poll and a slideshow up about Governor Palin's toenails. No, I'm not kidding, and it's already got hundreds of poisonous comments. This reminds me of the numerous wire photos of the Governor's feet and lower legs during the 2008 campaign, and the interest seems to be continuing. For instance, Ben Smith's Politico piece from last Saturday's Auburn visit included this quote: Her four-car motorcade, including two black SUVs provided by the New York State Police, then headed to Seneca Falls, where Palin, bright red toenails visible in open shoes, trooped through a museum that... Conservatives 4 Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267923/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:09:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2267140/posts A shoe-maker and a technology company are teaming up to develop footwear with a built-in GPS device that could help track down "wandering" seniors suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. "The technology will provide the location of the individual wearing the shoes within 9m (30 feet), anywhere on the planet," said Andrew Carle, an assistant professor at George Mason University who served as an advisor on the project. "Sixty per cent of individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease will be involved in a 'critical wandering incident' at least once during the progression of the disease - many more than once," he said. The... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2267140/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:11:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260679/posts More ... Vibram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260679/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 17:25:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259245/posts ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- OutKast's Big Boi is a junkie, has been for years. The multiplatinum rap star got his first shoe fix back when he was better known as Antwan Patton, a busboy at Steak and Ale. He saved up his paychecks and rushed to a dealer to cop the only thing that could cure his jones -- a pair of British Knights tennis shoes. "I've actually been into sneakers since I was a little kid," Big Boi, 34, said backstage before his concert this month at the Sneaker Pimps exhibition in Atlanta. "You can really tell a lot... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259245/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 19:03:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242339/posts Michelle Obama has taken casual to a haute new level. While volunteering Wednesday at a D.C. food bank, the First Lady sported her usual J.Crew cardigan, a pair of utilitarian capri pants and, on her feet, a sneaky splurge: trainers that go for $540. NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242339/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 21:42:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2236781/posts At Stanford University, California, two sales representatives from Nike were watching the athletics team practise. Part of their job was to gather feedback from the company's sponsored runners about which shoes they preferred. Unfortunately, it was proving difficult that day as the runners all seemed to prefer... nothing. 'Didn't we send you enough shoes?' they asked head coach Vin Lananna. They had, he was just refusing to use them. 'I can't prove this,' the well-respected coach told them. 'But I believe that when my runners train barefoot they run faster and suffer fewer injuries.' Nike sponsored the Stanford team as... The Daily Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2236781/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:47:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215291/posts The beautiful, ultra-leggy, and mane-of-gold American actress Angela Lindvall in a pair of uber-heeled, oh-God-they’re-just-so-damn-sexy Jimmy Choos. What woman or man could resist such a pleasing proposition? Buy, buy, buy. The Fashion Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215291/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:45:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2212305/posts The newest in hot, trendy Celeb footwear belongs to the Louis Vuitton label and costs almost $2,000 dollars. It’s name? Oh, yeah, it’s Spicy, a beaded, bejewelled confection set with purple, green and orange stones. The Fashion Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2212305/posts#comment Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:26:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2201319/posts Christian Louboutin, showing not a care in the world about the credit crunch, designed a capsule collection of yellow, pink and blue silk shoes inspired by Marie Antoinette. The collection is limited to approximately 36 pairs, each priced at $6,295. The Fashion Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2201319/posts#comment Sat, 7 Mar 2009 13:57:11 GMT