http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/smearcampaign/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:23:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416517/posts Clarence Page: "Now they regret it." The McLaughlin Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416517/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:23:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411863/posts Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I) today took shots at those who are not supporting the health care legislation. During a floor speech, he excoriated Senate GOP members for for holding the pending health care bill and accused their supporters of being birthers and fanatics in right-wing militia and Aryan support groups. Washingtontimes.com - Water Cooler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411863/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:17:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407488/posts Thwarted in his bid for the vice presidency in 2000 and thwarted again in his campaign for the presidency in 2004, Sen. Joe Lieberman (?-Conn.) nevertheless retains one awesome power: the capacity to make some liberals lose their minds. How else to explain the outrageous smear of Lieberman, posted earlier today by youthful policy wonk Ezra Klein on The Post's Web site? Apropos of Lieberman's opposition to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's proposed Medicare buy-in for uninsured people between the ages of 55 and 64, Klein had this to say: "At this point, Lieberman seems primarily motivated by torturing liberals.... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407488/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:16:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404871/posts Linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky criticizes right-wing media outlets, which he describes as delivering a message of paranoia and economic populism comparable to Nazis during the Weimar Republic. "There were people with real grievances," says Chomsky. "The Nazis gave them an answer." Foratv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404871/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:30:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401648/posts Can't post libelous item itself, but here's the link to same. The left's shrill, hysterical panic, re: Sarah, continues. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401648/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 20:57:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394674/posts Three leading scientists who on Tuesday released a report documenting the accelerating pace of climate change said the scandal that erupted last week over hacked emails from climate scientists is nothing more than a "smear campaign" aimed at sabotaging December climate talks in Copenhagen. "We're facing an effort by special interests who are trying to confuse the public," said Richard Somerville, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a lead author of the UN IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Dissenters see action to slow global warming as "a threat," he said. The comments were made in a conference call... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394674/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:02:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390046/posts "But as I realized back in my Wasilla mayor days, life is too short to hold a grudge." By the time the reader reaches that pronouncement on page 321 of "Going Rogue," Sarah Palin has nursed enough grudges to last a lifetime. She describes the McCain campaign's chief strategist Steve Schmidt's "rotund physique" and his penchant for smoking to "keep his cognitive connections humming along." She claims that her Troopergate nemesis Hollis French earned the nickname "Gunny" after he listed himself as a Marine Corps private when he "merely attended a weeks-long military course during college." Media strategist Nicolle Wallace... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390046/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389356/posts The photographer who shot the picture violated his contract by reselling them to Newsweek. That photographer, Brian Adams, could not immediately be reached, and his agent, Kelly Price, declined to comment, saying, "I keep all of my clients' business private." But a spokeswoman for Runner's World confirms that Adams's contract contained a clause stipulating that his photos of Palin would be under embargo for a period of one year following publication -- meaning until August 2010. "Runner's World did not provide Newsweek with its cover image," the spokeswoman said. "It was provided to Newsweek by the photographer's stock agency, without... Citizen Palin 4 President http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389356/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:11:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383234/posts During his appearance at the Senate Democrats' weekly lunch Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton told members of his party not to back down when they're winning the health care debate. A source close to Clinton said the former president had a simple message for Democrats: Make sure to pass something. "The point I want to make is, just pass the bill, even if it's not exactly what you want," Clinton said, according to the source. "When you try and fail, the other guys write history." Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said Clinton described the ongoing tea party protests against the Democratic... politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383234/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:11:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379703/posts Keith Olbermann scares easily . . The Countdown host says he found folks peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to petition the government for redress of grievances "terrifying." For good measure, he slurred the people protesting ObamaCare at the Capitol today as looking like "a pro-apartheid rally in South Africa." The timorous Olbermann confessed his fright to WaPo columnist Gene Robinson. Click to view video. NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379703/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:51:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379052/posts WASHINGTON -- Bob McDonnell's decisive victory is even more impressive if one stops to acknowledge that it came in the face of incredibly daunting opposition, misleading and low-brow campaign commercials, and a "news" organization which often advocates for left-of-center candidates and causes. To win the election, McDonnell had to defeat not only the Deeds campaign, but the DNC, the White House, and The Washington Post. Lest we forget, this is not the first time this "take no prisoners" strategy was employed by the Democrats and The Washington Post against a Virginia Republican. In fact, three years ago, not only was... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379052/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:07:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377436/posts Be prepared to see more of Levi Johnston than you ever wanted to see. The 19-year-old who fathered a baby born out of wedlock to Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol is about to pose nude for Playgirl magazine. Also, with Palin's book "Going Rogue" set for release this month, some publications may follow Vanity Fair's example in October by granting the high school dropout a byline. In that piece, Johnston claimed that Palin did not nurture her children - or cook or clean - while husband Todd tinkered in the garage or slept on a black recliner in the living... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377436/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:56:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373874/posts Pathetic. The DNC is urging supporters to attack private citizen Sarah Palin on Facebook. From the DNC website: If Sarah Palin wants to spread lies on Facebook, we’ll call her out in the very same place. Click the share button below to share our note — and make it clear that people who lie about reform will be held accountable, no matter where they spread their misinformation. The DNC is furious at Sarah Palin for suggesting that their nationalized health care plan would increase costs, drive up the deficit, squeeze out private insurers, and ration care. Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373874/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:42:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373692/posts An intern for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) was ejected Wednesday from a conference held at the US Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium after behaving in a threatening manner and repeatedly violating conference rules by attempting to record conference speakers who have been the subject of death threats by Muslims. The CAIR official, Iyad Awadallah of Boca Raton, Florida, was ejected from the conference and escorted from the premises by Capitol Hill police. Awadallah showed up at the International Legal Conference on Freedom of Speech and Religion sponsored by the International Free Press Society and the Liberty Legal Project... Jawa Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373692/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:40:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373063/posts The headline of today's CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll will undoubtedly give the deeply tiresome Allapundit the excuse he's looking for to launch into another one of his "moderate" anti-Palin tirades (I know, it hasn't been published yet, but I'm pretty confident he's typing one out as we speak). As part of our 'Get your retaliation in first' service, here are some facts AP is unlikely to mention: •The poll actually shows Palin regaining her footing. Her approval rating is now 42 percent, up 3 percent compared to the previous poll. Unfortunately, since 'Palin's approval rating rebounds' doesn't make for the... http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/10/cnn-takes-long-hard-look-at-its-own.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373063/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:53:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371315/posts And still no apology. Even when conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh runs with a fabricated story, he doesn't apologize for the error. Limbaugh, who seizes on every opportunity to blast Obama, ended up with egg on his face when he read an Internet satire piece that claimed President Obama dissed the Constitution in his college thesis at Columbia University. A transcript of his Friday broadcast remains Sunday at the top of Limbaugh's web page under the headline, "Obama's Disdain for Constitution: We Know He Thinks It, Don't We? When we discover a hoax, we correct it immediately." But apologize? You... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371315/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:37:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369646/posts by Capitol Confidential Some items need little comment. The email below, from a reporter of the Key News in Florida, speaks volumes about the mainstream media’s outlook on the political issues of the day. It is hard to know where to begin in dissecting this e-mail. Our personal favorite is the sense that, because Obama’s policies are so “needed” by the country, we can’t possibly brook any dissent. Journalists have been laid-off across the country, because of the media’s broken business model. Surely, the Key News can recruit a less-biased reporter. We have reached out to Mr. Guerra for his... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369646/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:18:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369613/posts First, phony documents were intended to sink President Bush's 2004 reelection. Then, phony quotations prevented Rush Limbaugh from purchasing an NFL team. Now, the Left seems to be preparing its next tall-tale transcript to smear conservative foreign policy expert Frank Gaffney. Today's Wonkette recounts last night's skirmish between Gaffney and Ron Reagan Jr. on MSNBC's Hardball, which I reported earlier today. The blog claims: Gaffney screams at Reagan, who’s like, “…” Then Reagan essentially tells Frank Gaffney that he and all his stupid arguments are red herrings, like red herrings in a barrel that you shoot easily. And then,... NewsRealBlog.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369613/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:27:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369455/posts Two months ago, the blog Jumping in Pools, which has been banned from FR for its chain-yanking postings of bogus news stories, posted a bogus story about Time magazine writer Joe Klein supposedly reporting on Barack Obama's writings at Columbia University about the Constitution.Apparently without doing any research to see if Klein had actually written such an article, respected sites including American Thinker and Pajamas Media got all excited about the story and reported it today as if it were true.They apparently hadn't noticed there was no source link at Jumping in Pools back to the supposed Joe Klein article.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369455/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:32:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367981/posts Listening to the contemporary American left’s views of the rest of us is increasingly like listening to a paranoid schizophrenic slip farther into delusions that they are surrounded by malevolent people. Just as we have to worry that the schizophrenic might act on their delusional beliefs and strike out violently against the evils they imagine, we have to be increasingly worried that leftists will strike out against the rest of us based on their delusional fantasies about what we non-leftists believe. And make no mistake about it, leftists do harbor dark delusions about non-leftists. The fact that so many leftists... http://chicagoboyz.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367981/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:29:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366371/posts Whether Rush Limbaugh was set up in his failed attempt to become an NFL team owner, there is no doubt that he is the target of a new Politics of Hate, perfected and implemented by Barack Obama and his handlers. Obama's oratory of Hope and Change has proved to be nothing more than camouflage for a realpolitik of Fear and Loathing, his broad smile at the teleprompter just a distraction while Obama's heavies deliver a kidney punch to perceived enemies. Welcome to politics -- the Chicago way. Obama's attack on Limbaugh was conceived last spring. Politico reported then that a... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366371/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:38:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364726/posts Here is video of liberal Juan Williams sitting in for Bill O'Reilly last night, where he reacted to being told to "go back to the porch" the night before by leftist talk radio host Warren Ballentine. The comment was intended as a slur on Williams, to call him an "Uncle Tom," or a "House Negro" just because he defended Rush Limbaugh against the despicable attacks against him this past week. Williams talked to Limbaugh personal friend, Rev. Ken Hutcherson - also an African-American. Hutcherson told Williams that Ballentine was calling him a "House Negro," and that most white Americans don't... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364726/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:35:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364704/posts Once again, the nightly train wreck known as CNN Headline News "The Joy Behar Show" took another jab at conservatism, particularly Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. Only this time, Behar threw in a couple of old standbys for whom lefties are fixated upon assaulting - former President George W. Bush and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Behar, on her Oct. 17 CNN HLN program, suggested to radio show talk host and former child-star actor Danny Bonaduce there was a trend - that people who have had struggles with chemical addictions are now outspoken, particularly those on the right that Behar... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364704/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:51:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364204/posts Now that they played their part in smearing Rush Limbaugh and creating a firestorm that resulted in Limbaugh being criticized by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and eventually being dropped from the group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams, some in the media are admitting they used alleged "quotes" that they cannot confirm. First, here is Rick Sanchez at CNN apologizing for using quotes against Limbaugh that he now admits he cannot independently confirm . . . MSNBC's David Shuster admitted on air today that they cannot verify the quotes they used either, be he did not apologize . .... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364204/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:55:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363487/posts Media Bias: Not long after pro football welcomed a convicted felon back on the playing field, Rush Limbaugh is dropped for his opinions from a group seeking to buy an NFL franchise. Won't someone throw a flag? When even Keith Olbermann says back off, you know the politically correct critics of the conservative icon and megaradio talk host's proposed part ownership of the St. Louis Rams are guilty of piling on. The prospect of the leading conservative voice in America participating in the purchase of a football team sent the liberal elites into cardiac arrest and into a frenzied campaign... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363487/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:50 GMT