http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/smalltown/ en-us Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240845/posts MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., April 29, 2009 – All across the United States, from coast to coast and from border to border, you’ll find thousands of small, one-stoplight towns where livestock outnumber people. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Office 4 Rodney Freeman, a 40-year-old Clarks Hill, S.C., native, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense officer with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, talks to Lance Cpl. Robert Forsyth, a CBRN Marine, about the importance of having good leadership skills. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Casey Jones  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. In these tiny towns... Face of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240845/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117353/posts Two people were arrested Monday afternoon after an altercation led to five Republican campaign workers being sprayed with Mace at their headquarters in Galax. Galax Police Chief Rick Clark said officers were dispatched shortly before 1 p.m. to the Galax Republican headquarters on East Grayson Street when a caller reported someone had sprayed office workers with Mace. Responding officers arrested Daniel Cason Meinecke, 29, and Cara Annis Hindman, 26, both of Galax. Meinecke was charged with one count of misdemeanor assault, Hindman was charged with five counts of misdemeanor assault. Galax Republican Chairman Mike Stevens said he was one of... Galax Gazette (VA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117353/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:04:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097945/posts WHITEWOOD, VA. -- The isolated towns of Virginia's Appalachian coal region are home to strong labor unions and Democratic political machines that date back generations. Yet voters here who eagerly pushed Democrats into the Senate and the governor's office are resisting Barack Obama. LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097945/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 14:14:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095648/posts Americans disdain snobbery in all its forms except the most popular one: reverse snobbery. Joe Biden would never get up in front of a crowd and suggest that the citizens of Manhattan are morally superior to the residents of Possum Gulch, Ark. But Sarah Palin was happy to tell the Republican National Convention that the very best people come from the country. "We grow good people in our small towns, with honesty, sincerity and dignity," she declared, quoting the late journalist Westbrook Pegler. "They are the ones who do some of the hardest work in America, who grow our food,... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095648/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:59:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096195/posts Mark Warner Not a Small Town Mayor The Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech’s student newspaper and a Campus Politico partner captured this video:“You know, heck, I haven’t been mayor of a small town,” Warner jokes in a speech discussing his qualifications for the Senate. “But I can see Maryland out my window.”He goes on further to say "I don't know about you here but I'm looking forward to an Administration in 09 that actually believes in Science" Watch to the end for a peek at Warner’s soon-to-be-famous dance floor moves as he dances like he has already won the Senate... http://www.youtube.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096195/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 23:19:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086727/posts Sen. Barack Obama better not mess with his running mate Joe Biden's guns...or else. In an out-of-nowhere attempt to re-assure a southwestern Virginia labor crowd about gun owners' rights, Biden -- who regularly scores "F" ratings from the National Rifle Association -- warned Obama that if "he tries to fool with my Beretta, he’s got a problem." abcnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086727/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:35:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086720/posts Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware sent a stern message to his boss, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois to keep his hands off Biden's guns.As reported by ABC News and Fox News this afternoon, Biden was trying to reassure rural Virginia voters that they have nothing to fear about losing their Second Amendment rights under an Obama administration.From ABC:"I guarantee you Barack Obama ain't taking my shotguns, so don't buy that malarkey," Biden said Saturday at the United Mine Workers of America's annual fish fry in Castlewood, Virginia. "Don't buy that malarkey. They're going... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086720/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:25:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086458/posts I KNOW Sarah Palin, and so does my wife. Neither of us ever actually met the governor of Alaska, but we grew up with her - in the small-town America despised by the leftwing elite. One gal-pal classmate of my wife's has even traveled from New York's Finger Lakes to Alaska to hunt moose with her husband. (Got one, too.) And no, Ms. Streisand, she isn't a redneck missing half her teeth - she's a lawyer. The sneering elites and their mediacrat fellow travelers just don't get it: How on earth could anyone vote for someone who didn't attend an... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086458/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:57:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083084/posts On a swing through Pennsylvania last month, John McCain visited a Manheim Central High School football practice — not to ingratiate himself with the players, who weren't even old enough to vote, but to identify himself with the gritty, down-home lunch bucket values of small-town football. "This is a blue-collar town," Manheim's coach said in his introduction of McCain. "We don't have a lot of flashy athletes. We don't come out with a lot of flash." But the coach explained that his team works hard, plays with discipline, and comes through in the end. "A lot like John McCain," he... Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083084/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:37:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081396/posts Maybe Sarah Palin’s small-town governing experience is more worthwhile than the press wants to admit.... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081396/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:02:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080470/posts My video tribute to Governor Sarah Palin. Hope you enjoy it! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080470/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:11:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078573/posts During this US election cycle we are hearing a lot from the pundits and candidates about "heartland voters," and "white working class voters." What they are talking about are rednecks. But in their political correctness, media types cannot bring themselves to utter the word "redneck." So I'll say it for them: redneck-redneck-redneck-redneck. The fact is that we American rednecks embrace the term in a sort of proud defiance. To us, the term redneck indicates a culture we were born in and enjoy. So I find it very interesting that politically correct people have taken it upon themselves to protect us... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078573/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 23:30:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078471/posts ABC reporter Lisa Fletcher interviewed friends of Sarah Palin for a segment on Monday's "Nightline" and grilled them on whether a "small town mom" will be able to "sit down with Putin and deal with foreign issues?" Fletcher, who herself was a small town reporter before joining ABC in December of 2007, mostly avoided friendly queries and instead grilled the Alaskan friends of the Republican vice presidential candidate. At one point she asked pal Sandy Hoest, "She's spent less than two years as the governor of Alaska. Why should Americans have any confidence whatsoever that this woman can fulfill the... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078471/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 21:36:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077917/posts Sarah Palin is not such a small-town girl after all By James Bennett It is clear that few in America, let alone Britain, have any idea what to make of Sarah Palin. The Republicans' vice-presidential candidate confounds the commentators because they don't understand the forces that shaped her in the remote state of Alaska. John McCain and Sarah Palin Thus, most coverage dwells on exotica - the moose shooting, her Eskimo husband - combined with befuddlement at how a woman can go from being mayor of a town of 9,000, to governor, to prospective VP within the space of a... The Telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077917/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 06:18:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2077867/posts I just thought this tune is Sarah to a T. Youtube, No Video, just track http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2077867/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 03:36:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077759/posts Sarah Palin is not such a small-town girl after all By James Bennett Last Updated: 12:01am BST 09/09/2008 It is clear that few in America, let alone Britain, have any idea what to make of Sarah Palin. The Republicans' vice-presidential candidate confounds the commentators because they don't understand the forces that shaped her in the remote state of Alaska. Thus, most coverage dwells on exotica - the moose shooting, her Eskimo husband - combined with befuddlement at how a woman can go from being mayor of a town of 9,000, to governor, to prospective VP within the space of a... The Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077759/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076540/posts Last week's dramatic entry of Sarah Palin on to America's political stage did more than revive a flagging Republican campaign and give heart to John McCain. It provided graphic evidence of the deep cultural divide that shapes the country - and put God, guns and sex right at the centre of the election The small, pretty college town of Northfield, Minnesota, is only an hour's drive south of urban St Paul, site of the Republican National Convention, but it is a world away. A welcoming sign promises 'Cows, colleges and contentment'. Its main street bustles with shoppers and its town... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076540/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:45:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076017/posts Map of the US after the 2004 presidential election shows where the winning votes have to come from. Victory comes from counties and small towns. McCain and Palin have to carry them all plus enough from the cities to reach the tipping point. THAT is why Palin's small-town roots are spot-on. Sorry, no USA Today link accepted but maybe below will help. Prepare to see red. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/countymap.htm Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076017/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:23:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076009/posts Hundreds of angry people in this small town outside Milwaukee taunted reporters and TV crews traveling with Sen. John McCain on Friday, chanting "Be fair!" and pointing fingers at a pack of journalists as they booed loudly... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076009/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:01:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075923/posts Sarah Palin mania transformed John McCain's presidential campaign as the Republican duo made their first appearances after claiming their party's White House nominations. In a sweep through the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin, Mr McCain was met by the kind of near-hysterical crowds previously seen only at campaign events for his Democratic rival, Barack Obama. More than 6,000 exultant supporters turned out on Friday night in Sterling Heights, a town in Michigan's Macomb County, home of the Reagan-Democrats, the small town blue collar voters who propelled Ronald Reagan to the White House in the 1980s and hold the key... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075923/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:11:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047910/posts Honor Your Word, or This Banker May Call Mom By RON LIEBER Just a few years ago, it was easy to write off the local community bank as a relic, a quaint reminder of an age when you actually needed to visit a branch to manage your money. Who needed a local banker when a mortgage broker could easily connect you with financing from some faraway lender? Internet banks offered savings accounts with interest rates far superior to community banks’ pathetic payouts, and brokerage firms created fee-free checking accounts. Like many of you, I suspect, I haven’t set foot in... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047910/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:12:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036836/posts (CNSNews.com) - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the Second Amendment provides individuals the right to bear arms was a "landmark victory" and that his Democratic rival is on the wrong side of the debate. "Unlike Senator Obama, who refused to join me in signing a bipartisan amicus brief, I was pleased to express my support and call for the ruling issued today," McCain said in a statement issued by his campaign following Thursday's 5-4 ruling. "Today's ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller makes clear that other municipalities like Chicago that have banned handguns... CNSNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036836/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:58:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2036254/posts Go to http://my.barackobama.com/uniteforchange and enter zip code 18702 (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a city of 50,000 or so that is almost entirely blue collar DEMOCRATIC in terms of its politics). The map shows Unite for Change events within 50 miles. Unite for Change events in Wilkes-Barre: ZERO Unite for Change events in Scranton (90,000 people): ONE In other words, the Obama campaign could not find one single person in DEMOCRATIC Wilkes-Barre who would associate his or her name with this phony smile on top of an empty suit. In nearby Scranton, which also is blue collar Democrat, only one person was willing... Obama for America (Unite for Change Events) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2036254/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:15:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035535/posts "But the pharmacist said not much has changed in the year since the behemoth from Bentonville, Ark., threw open its doors. His loyal clients have not strayed. They like the fact that he delivers for free and remembers most of his customers' names." "...But local proprietors and community leaders say the fears have not panned out." Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035535/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:28:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011292/posts Barack Obama insisted yesterday that he shared the same values as voters in white, small-town America, as the controversy over his former pastor’s incendiary remarks continued to damage his candidacy. Mr Obama – seeking to put the issue behind him during an hour-long televised interview – spoke as new polls showed Hillary Clinton pulling ahead in Indiana and gaining ground in North Carolina, before their next primary battles tomorrow. The surveys showed Mrs Clinton drawing overwhelming support from white, blue-collar voters and signs of growing alienation to Mr Obama among the group in a Democratic race more polarised along race... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011292/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 03:38:55 GMT