http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/stuckonstupid/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:58:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050424/posts Nearly seven years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the war on terror in this city has evolved into a quiet struggle against a phantom foe. new york times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050424/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:58:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050337/posts OBAMA VISITS WESTERN WALL IN OLD CITY JERUSALEM... ARRIVES AT 5:08 AM LOCAL TIME [10:08 PM ET]... SUNRISE... SHOUTING MAN: 'JERUSALEM IS NOT FOR SALE, OBAMA'... MOB SCENE... CHAOS... BOWING HIS HEAD IN PRAYER... PLACES NOTE IN WALL... POSES FOR PHOTOS... LOTS OF SHOUTING... LEAVES 5:20 AM... DEVELOPING... Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050337/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:59:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049821/posts AMMAN: The US Democratic candidate Barack Obama said that a conspiracy is being planned in tribal areas for attacking the United States. Talking with journalists on arriving in Jordan from Iraq, Barack Obama said that the situation in tribal areas is deteriorating and more US troops are needed in Afghanistan. Obama said that he is willing for the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan within 16 months after he becomes the US president. King Abdullah warmly received him on arriving in Jordan. geo.tv (Pakistan) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049821/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:04:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049810/posts Did the Republican who would be president really think that by goading Democrat Barack Obama into visiting Afghanistan and Iraq -- countries the senator from Illinois was going to have to visit as part of an image-building international tour -- he would somehow trip-up his November rival? Was McCain under some delusion that international leaders would subtly undermine the Obama tour and thus confirm that the Republican ally of discredited lame-duck President George Bush -snip- If that was the case, then McCain really is too foolish to be president -- not merely of the U.S. but of his stamp club.... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049810/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:31:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049768/posts WASHINGTON – A Democratic senator on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee inadvertently explained why her colleagues have no intention of ending the moratorium on offshore oil drilling or increasing the areas open for exploration and production – no matter how popular the idea might be with gas prices soaring. In an interview with Bloomberg TV's "Money and Politics" last night, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., explained Democrats don't want to increase supplies of oil and gasoline because they want to wean Americans off of petroleum products. Asked point-blank if Democrats in the Senate would consider how increasing the supply of... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049768/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:48:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049557/posts Obama to Israel: Put Terrorism in Context Washington, D.C. (July 22, 2008) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) issued the following statement today: "Senator Obama in Jordan today said that terrorism makes 'Israelis want to dig in and simply think about their own security regardless of what's going on beyond their borders.' What Senator Obama fails to recognize is that the safety and security of its citizenry is the primary obligation of a country's leadership. In essence, Senator Obama is asking Israelis and the American Jewish community to put terrorism in context. Senator Obama continues his rhetoric of moral equivalence... The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049557/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:32:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048161/posts Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) NBC's "Today" July 19, 2008 NBC's Lester Holt: "But would he change his mind, and is there anything wrong with changing his mind? He's going there on a fact-finding. If he finds facts that change his view, would you expect him to change his policy -- maybe back off that 16 months and make it perhaps a bit more open-ended?" Gov. Bill Richardson: "No. That's not the purpose of the trip." video at link You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048161/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:27:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047942/posts In a "Worst person in the world" segment Keith Obermann called Veternan Bud Day a CLOWN because Mr. Day said "he was not prepared to bow the knee to the "Muslims," referring to Muslim terrorists who seek to destroy America. Blogs for John http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047942/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:17:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045466/posts Code Pink was sickly sweet in our presence on Wednesday night, trying to look good in front of their pot luck dinner attendees. We were offered ice cream cones, soda, beer and to participate in their pot luck dinner. All declined since we didn’t have the antidote to strychnine or a shower was not close by. In the Politico article Some on left target McCain's war record, “Suzzie” Medea Benjamin was quoted as saying: "I wouldn't characterize anybody who fought in Vietnam as a war hero," said Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the theatrical anti-war group Code Pink. "In... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045466/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046222/posts Sydney, July 16 (ANI): A University of New South Wales study has opined that Aussies are more likely to shoot at Muslims, especially if they”re in a good mood. The researchers say that Australians perceive Muslim-style headgear as a threat. The study, published in The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, involved 66 students playing a computer game in which different male and female figures appeared on a balcony. Some figures were wearing Muslim-style turbans or hijabs while others were bare headed. Participants were asked to shoot at the targets carrying guns and spare those who were unarmed. Researchers found that... ThiaIndian News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046222/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:48:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046211/posts A San Francisco city and county board resolution that officially labeled the Catholic church's moral teachings on homosexuality as "insulting to all San Franciscans," "hateful," "defamatory," "insensitive" and "ignorant" will be challenged tomorrow in court for violating the Constitution's prohibition of government hostility toward religion. Resolution 168-08, passed unanimously by the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors two years ago, also accused the Vatican of being a "foreign country" meddling with and attempting to "negatively influence (San Francisco's) existing and established customs." It said of the church's teaching on homosexuality, "Such hateful and discriminatory rhetoric is both... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046211/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:37:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045425/posts July 14, 2008 ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain will deliver the following remarks as prepared for delivery to the 2008 National Council of La Raza Convention in San Diego, CA, today at 12:45 p.m. PT (3:45 p.m. ET): Thank you, Jane, for that kind introduction. Thank you, also to the leadership of the National Council of La Raza, and its board of directors. I'm very pleased to be with you again to discuss some of the issues in this campaign that most concern you. As you know, this isn't my first address to La Raza. I'm proud to... JohnMcCain.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045425/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:54:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044852/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said on Sunday he used "poor phrasing" in a speech supporting Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. "You know, the truth is that this was an example where we had some poor phrasing in the speech. And we immediately tried to correct the interpretation that was given," he said in an interview aired on Sunday on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria -- GPS." "The point we were simply making was, is that we don't want barbed wire running through Jerusalem, similar to the way it was prior to the '67 war, that it... reuters.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044852/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:13:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044892/posts Yet another major policy reversal for Barack Obama, and again he’s blaming it on “poor phrasing.” He’s very obviously giving in to the enormous pressure from pro-Palestinian groups. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said on Sunday he used “poor phrasing” in a speech supporting Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel.“You know, the truth is that this was an example where we had some poor phrasing in the speech. And we immediately tried to correct the interpretation that was given,” he said in an interview aired on Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria — GPS.”“The point we were... littlegreenfootballs.com/reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044892/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:42:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044187/posts Barack Obama’s comment that Americans should teach their children Spanish rather than worry about whether immigrants speak English gave another example of his arrogance and elitist impulses earlier this week. In a memorable moment, he pronounced himself “embarrassed” by Americans who travel abroad and can’t speak the local language — which called into question why he doesn’t get similarly perturbed by foreigners who move here and can’t speak ours. Today, Obama tried to “clarify” his comments by wondering aloud why people found them offensive: “This is an example of some of the problems we get into when somebody attacks you... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044187/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:22:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043860/posts Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is sticking to his comments that the term "black hole," which a colleague used, is racist. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043860/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:31:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042663/posts A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon. County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts. Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office. Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole." That prompted Judge Thomas Jones,... © The Dallas Morning News, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042663/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:02:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042025/posts LONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Toddlers who say "yuck" when given flavorful foreign food may be exhibiting racist behavior, a British government-sponsored organization says. The London-based National Children's Bureau released a 366-page guide counseling adults on recognizing racist behavior in young children, The Telegraph reported Monday. Breitbart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042025/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 20:55:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041681/posts The "Obamacans" that Sen. Barack Obama used to joke about - Republican apostates who whispered their support for his candidacy - have morphed into a new phenomenon, or syndrome, as detractors like to call it: the Obamacons. These are conservatives who have publicly endorsed the presumptive Democratic nominee, dissidents from the brain trust of think tanks, ex-officials and policy magazines that have fueled the Republican Party since the 1960s. Scratch the surface of this elite, and one finds a profound dismay that is far more damaging to the GOP than the usual 10 percent of registered Republicans expected to switch... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041681/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 04:18:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041641/posts Like most working journalists, whenever I type seven letters — Fox News — a series of alarms begins to whoop in my head: Danger. Warning. Much mayhem ahead. The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041641/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 01:39:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041005/posts When politicians claim scads of people earn a living by selling stuff on eBay, Max P. Sanders probably wasn't the sort of person they had in mind. Sanders, a 19-year-old University of Minnesota student, was charged with a felony Thursday, after placing an auction ad on eBay with the headline, "I'm selling my vote in the Presidential Election." "The rules are simple, the highest bidder will tell me who to cast my vote for in the election," he wrote. "I will vote for any candidate of any party, as long as they are on the ballot." He also said that... Twincities.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041005/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:48:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040442/posts Sharia law could play a role in some parts of the legal system, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, emphatically ruled out the possibility of sharia courts sitting in this country or deciding penalties. But in a speech at the East London Muslim Centre in Whitechapel he said there was no reason why sharia principles could not be used in "mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution". Sharia - a set of principles governing the way that many Muslims believe one should live one's life -... The Press Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040442/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:43:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040041/posts One of Barack Obama's senior foreign policy advisers has said the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran is the biggest threat facing the world. In an interview with the Financial Times, Anthony Lake, a former US national security adviser now working with Obama, said: "I believe that the most dangerous crisis we are going to face in the next three to 10 years is if the Iranians get on the edge of developing a nuclear weapon." Obama and his advisers, such as Lake, have stressed the Democratic candidate's readiness to sit down with Iranian leaders without conditions. In the interview, Lake... Britain News Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040041/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:07:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038897/posts UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (IPS) - After a two-week fact-finding tour of U.S. prison and detention facilities, a UN human rights investigator has blasted the administration of President George W. Bush for a rash of shortcomings in the country's flawed justice system and continued violations of the rule of law. Philip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, addresses a press conference concerning his findings during a country-wide visit to the United States © UN / Devra BerkowitzPhilip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, addresses a press conference concerning his findings during... Asia One http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038897/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:42:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038872/posts BY the time you read this, I will be in Iran. I've never been there before, never met an Iranian leader - I don't even like the present Iranian leadership - so remember all that, because it might become important. I'm determined to do my bit for the anti-war effort. We need another war like Gordon Brown needs another by-election. But the Sunday papers were again full of Israeli war games and threats as speculation mounts of a massive bombardment of yet another Muslim country. I'm going for the first anniversary of Press TV, on which I present two programmes... dailyrecord.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038872/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:49:23 GMT