http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/statist/ en-us Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:48:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397420/posts The effort to get same sex marriage on the California ballot in 2010 took a hit Monday. Rick Jacbos, the leader of the 700,000-member Courage Campaign just told us that after spending more than $200,000 on "qualitative research" into the issue in California that "We do not see a path to victory." So, the Courage Campaign sent a note to its supporters Monday calling for "for more research and time to change hearts and minds before returning to the ballot." Lambda Legal, a LGBT legal organization, said largely the same thing Monday. Jacobs told us that the research -- led... SFGate: Politics Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397420/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:48:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392026/posts Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today responded to the “Manhattan Declaration” produced and released by 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders indicating that they will not cooperate with laws that conflict with their beliefs, including those recognizing same-sex couples. The document also references the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) as a threat to religious liberty. Yet ENDA – which prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity – broadly exempts religious organizations. The declaration also argues that religious groups that receive public funds... HRC Human Rights Campaign http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392026/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:43:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2333233/posts Van Jones may have resigned but there are over 30 other "czars" in the White House we need to be aware of and start targeting one by one. Van Jones was easy pickings. His trail was very public, very well documented and contained many easy use statements on videotape from his speaking engagements. I doubt more powerful and possibly more radical "czars" will be as blatant in their public disregard for America and American values. We surround them. Remember, only 1/3rd of colonists were self-described patriots and only 10% of colonists actively took up arms or directly supported the Revolutionary... Free Repulic Blogers and Personal Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2333233/posts#comment Sun, 6 Sep 2009 06:23:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325368/posts Obama and ‘Redistributive Change’ Forget the recession and the “uninsured.” Obama has bigger fish to fry. By Victor Davis Hanson The first seven months of the Obama administration seemingly make no sense. Why squander public approval by running up astronomical deficits in a time of pre-existing staggering national debt? Why polarize opponents after promising bipartisan transcendence? Why create vast new programs when the efficacy of big government is already seen as dubious? But that is exactly the wrong way to look at these first seven months of Obamist policy-making. Take increased federal spending and the growing government absorption of GDP.... National Review Online. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325368/posts#comment Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:06:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325141/posts August 26, 2009, 4:00 a.m. Obama and ‘Redistributive ChangeÂ’Forget the recession and the “uninsured.” Obama has bigger fish to fry. By Victor Davis Hanson The first seven months of the Obama administration seemingly make no sense. Why squander public approval by running up astronomical deficits in a time of pre-existing staggering national debt? Why polarize opponents after promising bipartisan transcendence? Why create vast new programs when the efficacy of big government is already seen as dubious? But that is exactly the wrong way to look at these first seven months of Obamist policy-making. Take increased federal spending and the... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325141/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:32:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318359/posts Come what may in regard to President Obama’s Health Care reform bill, what will most likely stand out in the process is the national rebellion against the bill’s beltway intrusiveness. Many on the Right have warned for decades of the creeping hand of government--a government that has methodically tightened its grip around a free nation. Through legislation and judicial fiat, the incremental confiscation of basic freedoms and the wealth that often enables those very freedoms, progressive policy has become the prime impediment to America’s promise of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." ChronWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318359/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:28:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316339/posts I have noticed that many leftist/socialist/communist regimes end in bloodshed. Well save a few, like Poland. Any reasons why that happens and why the end in bloodshed? Nazis Germany-World War II Soviet Union-Christmas Day Coup Fascist Italy-World War II. Benito Mussolini was executed and hanged in public. Salvador Allende-September 11, 1973 Coup Communist Romania-Nicolae CeauÅŸescu got executed Baathist Iraq-America invaded Iraq in 2003 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316339/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:14:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269111/posts Sen. Dick Durbin was just 10 or 11 when he and his cousin Mike sneaked out behind a garage in East St. Louis, Ill., to have a smoke, Durbin's first. He didn't care much for the taste of the cigarette but, unfortunately, Mike did. Mike died two weeks ago of tobacco-related lung disease. "There he was, on oxygen, smoking the night before he died," remembered Durbin, D-Ill. "He just could not quit. It is a terrible addiction." Durbin's father, also a smoker, died at age 53 of lung cancer. "It was devastating to my family," Durbin said... ~snip" Reid said... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269111/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:26:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268755/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Obama administration official says the administration will appoint a "special master" to oversee executives' compensation at companies receiving large amounts of government aid, with the power to reject pay plans deemed excessive. The official said the special master will review the compensation for the top 100 salaried employees at firms that receive exceptional assistance under the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. Among the companies that could be affected would be Bank of America, General Motors and the American International Group. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the program had not yet been... AP via Orange County Register (CA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268755/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:57:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266788/posts Why not legalize same-sex marriage? Who could it possibly hurt? Children and the rest of society. That’s the conclusion of David Blankenhorn, who is anything but an anti-gay “bigot.” He is a life-long, pro-gay, liberal democrat who disagrees with the Bible’s prohibitions against homosexual behavior. Despite this, Blankenhorn makes a powerful case against Same-Sex marriage in his book, The Future of Marriage. He writes, “Across history and cultures . . . marriage’s single most fundamental idea is that every child needs a mother and a father. Changing marriage to accommodate same-sex couples would nullify this principle in culture and in... http://townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266788/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:04:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239247/posts Cass Sunstein sees Web as anti-democratic, proposed 24-hour delay on sending e-mail WASHINGTON – Barack Obama's nominee for "regulatory czar" has advocated a "Fairness Doctrine" for the Internet that would require opposing opinions be linked and also has suggested angry e-mails should be prevented from being sent by technology that would require a 24-hour cooling off period. The revelations about Cass Sunstein, Obama's friend from the University of Chicago Law School and nominee to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, come in a new book by Brad O'Leary, "Shut Up, America! The End of Free Speech."... http://www.worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239247/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:34:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215865/posts Senators have tabled, or killed, an amendment offered by Senator David Vitter (R-LA) to the Serve America Act (S. 277 / H.R. 1388) by a vote of 53 to 43.The amendment would state that no funds within the underlying bill for various service-related programs can go to “ACORN or any of its affiliate organizations in any way.”ACORN stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. It’s a community organizing group for “low- and moderate-income people” according to its website.The group’s political committees generally support Democrats. You’ll recall that it came under fire in the media for alleged voter... senatus http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215865/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:51:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215795/posts Interestingly enough an important amendment brought to the floor today was not in the H.R. 1388 when it passed the Senate today. The first presented by Sen Vitter (LA) wanted to insure that no money be made available to ACORN and its affiliates, on the grounds that it is a organization with possibly suspect behaviour and that including it in the bill would not be able to politicize charitable giving and activities. Saying that the bill doesn’t allow politicized does not necessarily protect the country from ACORN’s “so-called” charitable activities. ACORN has already received considerable funding from the government, for... www.catsden.wordpress.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215795/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:53:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212003/posts Charlie Rangel, one of Congress' Dem professional criminals, was just interviewed by Chris Wallance on "Fox News Sunday." Among other bombshells was his answer to Wallace's question about the AIG bonus kerfuffle. Rangel suggested that, regarding private businesses that take no bailout, he is planning on limiting the pay and bonuses received by ANY business manager, whether the company involved has received any government money or not, to ensure the "fairness" of the system. Barney Frank has already stated as much although we haven't heard much on this from Frank since the beginning of the year. But it seems clear... Fox News Sunday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212003/posts#comment Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:33:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841450/posts MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it's time to replace an "on your own" society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity. The Democratic senator said what the Bush administration touts as an "ownership society" really is an "on your own" society that has widened the gap between rich and poor. "I prefer a 'we're all in it together' society," she said. "I believe our government can once again work for all Americans. It can promote the great American tradition of opportunity for all and special privileges for none."... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841450/posts#comment Tue, 29 May 2007 16:13:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822264/posts BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822264/posts#comment Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:38:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800338/posts BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800338/posts#comment Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:38:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1787335/posts A coalition of 18 advocacy groups is opposing Arizona Senator John McCain's plans to introduce legislation to ban so-called "527" groups. McCain is preparing legislation that coalition leaders believe would stifle the political speech of groups that, ironically, were started as a result of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill passed by Congress in 2002. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1787335/posts#comment Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:35:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783895/posts While the White House is taking a hands-off approach to the 2008 GOP presidential primaries so far, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is quietly seeing an administration cheerleading section grow. One insider said that it is built on the fact that Giuliani continues to beat Sen. John McCain in the polls and also because he is offering to stick with several Bush programs, including an aggressive stance against terrorists, and promises to name conservative judges to the court. One Bush official today noted Giuliani's pledge to nominate conservative judges and applauded the New Yorker for making that claim in... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783895/posts#comment Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:14:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783721/posts Nobody can discredit the talent, skill and sheer genius of Frank Sinatra. Emerging onto the music scene in 1935, the hoodlum from Hoboken went from the marketplace to the marquee. For six decades this musical rock of Gibraltar wooed audiences from Jersey to Japan, Connecticut to Cambodia. He was a living legend. But like most legends, Sinatra had an Achilles heel. While drugs, alcohol and cigarettes may be addictive, the spotlight is down right infectious, and when one has occupied the spotlight for decades, it is pretty much impossible to vacate it. Sinatra, even though a maverick of music, fell... The Evening Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783721/posts#comment Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:24:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783625/posts Views of Giuliani put GOP to the test His moderate stands on social issues part with conservative base .......On the first day of his five-day California swing, a blog popular with state conservatives, Flash Report.org, posted a YouTube clip from a February 2000 Meet the Press in which Giuliani boasts that no public official in the nation is "more strongly pro-immigrant than I am." For conservatives who want a president who will crack down on illegal immigration, that sort of talk is very troubling. "That's a big mistake," said Linda Sutter, 50, of Crescent City, Calif., who supports Giuliani because... The Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783625/posts#comment Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:54:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783046/posts Rudy Giuliani Has Got What You Need Posted by Mark Radulich on 02.15.2007 It won't matter what Giuliani thinks about about abortion if Iran drops a bomb on us. And quite frankly I'm much less worried about Islamic terrorism with President Giuliani in charge than President Brownback or Clinton.The story right now being bandied about by the mainstream media and the talk radio world is that the GOP has no front-runner for the 2008 Presidential election or that the front-runners are not exactly inspiring anyone. The three most prominent names right now are obviously John McCain, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani.... 411 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783046/posts#comment Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:44:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783016/posts In 1993 it became obvious that if Rudy was to avenge his narrow defeat for Mayor four years earlier, he would need more Democratic voters to cross party lines and support him. His campaign strategists knew I was disenchanted with the incumbent and put a full court press on me to meet with Giuliani. I was the elected head of the Democratic Party in a large Democratic district whose vote could be pivotal if it turned out for the I met him and we talked for about an hour. He impressed me then as he does now with his intelligence,... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783016/posts#comment Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:29:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781910/posts [snip] Giuliani transformed a city whose budget and workforce were larger than those of all but five or six states. He and police chief William Bratton famously cracked down first on quality of life crimes like panhandling and public urination. Teenagers who leaped over the turnstiles at subway entrances were arrested — a departure from the practice under Mayor David Dinkins. Giuliani later quipped that the police under his predecessor had become "highly skilled observers of crime." Those turnstile jumpers turned out to possess a huge number of illegal guns, which were confiscated, and criminals throughout the city discovered that... Creator's Syndicate via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781910/posts#comment Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:22:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781879/posts Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has led the field for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination in most polls of GOP voters. His popularity among the party’s mainly conservative base is founded on his image of standing tall and reassuring New Yorkers following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on their city, though some voters also know him for his tough-on-crime persona and efforts to rein in government spending. But there are aspects of Giuliani’s record; his views, especially on volatile social issues; and his personal past that do not thrill conservative activists. In fact, some are inalterably opposed to... Congressional Quarterly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1781879/posts#comment Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:50:02 GMT