http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/swift/ en-us Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:08:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405174/posts I first have to admit to the fact that I am a total and complete pop culture drop-out; I have never seen an episode of "Sponge Bob", I didn't know what "I'd hit it." meant for the longest time and I really hadn't a clue about who Paris Hilton was, nor what she had done to become so incredibly famous. A word to the wise, DO NOT google Paris Hilton and if you do, make sure the kids are out of the room. Anyway, my daughter, who is 8 years old, came home from a playdate signing Taylor Swift songs.... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405174/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:08:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2356178/posts A tractor-trailer loaded with canned beans was struck by a southbound Norfolk Southern freight train at the Coile Street railroad crossing off Snapps Ferry Road about 6:45 a.m. this morning. No injuries were reported as a result of the collision. GPD Officer Jeff Craft said at the scene this morning that Bobby Coffey, the driver of the Swift Transportation tractor-trailer, told police he had been attempting to enter the lot of the So-Pak-Co plant when he encountered a closed gate and came to a stop. The rear of the trailer was on the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, police said. As... The Greeneville Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2356178/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 20:23:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2345714/posts The title of this thread pretty much says it all! NOTE: The author of this comic requests that you visit his web site and please refrain from copying the cartoon within this thread. Thanks! Geeks On Caffeine - Cartoons done just RIGHT! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2345714/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:28:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2339947/posts At Obama's main celebrity inaugural ball, Kanye West was interviewed by a CNN anchor during "Anderson Cooper 360" about his feelings about the election. Rather than solely focusing on Obama's victory though, Kanye West ended up using the air time to DEFEND PRESIDENT BUSH. He wasn't even being asked about him. "At the end of the day, Bush, he was a human being...a real person with feelings and hurts too... and a lot of things got overshadowed...it's a shame." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2bs22JsdA0 (Statement is made at the last 1 minute of the interview) CNN Anderson Cooper 360 (youtube video) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2339947/posts#comment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:46:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2321315/posts Why would the New York Times divulge information that could prove harmful to the national security of the United States? Is it so consumed is it by hatred of anything outside their left wing agenda that the paper actually wants America to lose the war on terror. One case in point was an article the Times published on June 30, 2008, Amid U.S. Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan, which quoted from a "highly-classified Pentagon order" describing internal disputes at the Pentagon over plans to capture Osama Bin Laden and defeat al Qaeda. In June 2006, both The New York... NY TIMES/Weekly Standard/THE LID http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2321315/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:05:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292523/posts Cheney's "Secret Counterterrorism Program" Not So Secret After All On Sunday the Times hinted darkly about a "secret counterterrorism program" Dick Cheney concealed from Congress. Now the details are out -- and it turns out the Times reported the program (killing Al Qaeda's leaders) on its front page back in December 2002. Posted by: Clay Waters 7/14/2009 2:04:26 PM The Times' lead story Sunday was on a C.I.A. program allegedly hidden by Dick Cheney, and abruptly ended by new C.I.A. director Leon Panetta when he learned of it. The headline to intelligence reporter Scott Shane's story huffed: "Cheney Is Linked... Times Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292523/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:51:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252832/posts Dear Obamaphile -- We knew healthcare reform would face fierce opposition -- and it's begun. As we speak, the same people behind the notorious "swiftboat" ads of 2004 are already pumping millions of dollars into deceptive television ads. Their plan is simple: torpedo healthcare reform before it sees the light of day by scaring the public and distorting the President's approach. We need the resources to take them head on with an urgent, grassroots campaign to pass real healthcare reform in 2009. When the swiftboaters flood the airwaves with distortions, we'll flood the streets with volunteers armed with facts.... http://my.barackobama.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252832/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2009 21:12:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2247502/posts One thing about Liveshot, he knows when to back a loser By Howie Carr | Friday, May 8, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists Sen. John Forbes Kerry has spent the week futilely trying to prop up two of his oldest, dearest friends - the Boston Globe and a convicted kiddie-porn pervert named Wade Sanders. You know about the Globe. Despite Kerry’s Senate hearings into the implosion of arrogant left-wing newspapers, El Globo continues to circle the drain. You’ve heard less about Wade Sanders, or nothing at all if you rely on the Globe. He’s a liberal and a pervert and... BostonHearald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2247502/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 12:53:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241755/posts Chrysler, the nation's third-largest automaker, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, with President Obama promising that court relief would give the company a "new lease on life." The administration's efforts to avert a bankruptcy filing were frustrated by some hedge funds, which Obama referred to as "a small group of speculators," that rejected the government's final offer to settle their claims against Chrysler out of court. Now largely under government control, Chrysler will seek in court to strip itself of its overwhelming debts. Then, according to the administration plan, the company will get roughly $10 billion in new government aid and... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241755/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 03:18:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2217366/posts One of the interesting things about the economy is how fortunes change with time. In the 1970's, the Rust Belt was hit particularly hard; in the dot.com (Web 1.0) era, vast fortunes were made in California; today, it is the Deep South who prospers -- Louisiana has actually gained jobs, while New York as the financial center, and California, with its profligate spending, have fallen upon hard times. Everyone seems to know about the travails of the banking industry. What about California? First of all, recall that their problems are not new. The Governator (and Kennedy spouse!), if you recall,... grey_whiskers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2217366/posts#comment Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:23:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2130565/posts This appears to be what is the final follow up on the story of the Muslims at Swift Plant who demanded extra break times to pray for the month of Ramadan. After a back and forth struggle which saw about 100 Muslims being fired, Swift will be paying the Muslims hundreds of thousands of dollars. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2130565/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:25:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103917/posts About 150 Muslim workers have been fired from a Grand Island meatpacking plant in a dispute over prayer... Plant officials at the JBS Swift meatpacking plant are bringing in Cuban workers to replace them... World News Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103917/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:38:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087537/posts Abdiamar Bare, 21, walks up to the nondescript mosque in Greeley for noon prayers and pauses a moment to talk about his faith. He is asked by a visitor if he's seen the DVD "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West." No, he says. He's asked if the principles of Islam allow other religions to coexist with it. "Every religion is the same. No religion is better than another religion," Bare says. "I believe in Islam. I like my religion, and I don't want it to interfere with other religions." Bare is one of about 120 Muslim workers recently fired... Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087537/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:08:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2086416/posts OMAHA, Neb. — Officials at a meatpacking plant in Grand Island fired at least 86 workers Friday after they walked off the job amid a dispute over prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the company said. However, a Muslim leader and one of the fired workers disputed the plant's numbers, saying 150 people had lost their jobs at the JBS Swift & Co. facility, which employs about 2,500 people, not including management. About a fifth of them are Muslim. JBS Swift spokeswoman Tamara Smid, who confirmed 86 firings late Friday, said the action was taken against employees who... Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2086416/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:37:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086388/posts First Swift Company tells Muslims that their demands for special break times would no longer be met. Now Swift has fired 150 Muslims who worked there. They were fired for being selfish and taking unauthorized work breaks to accommodate Islam. A few Muslim workers actually fainted on the job because of lack of food. Them fainting makes me wonder how much other Muslim workers slacked off this month due to lack of energy. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086388/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:41:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086334/posts The walk out staged by the non-Muslims at Swift Plant has worked, at least for now. As the Muslim employees were told that their demands were causing too much trouble and they would not be met any longer. I applaud the non-Muslims at Swift Plant for not allowing Islam to be imposed on them. As for the Muslims there, they need to learn to keep their religion to themselves or move to an Islamic country. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086334/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:17:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083207/posts GRAND ISLAND — A group of 500 Muslim workers from Grand Island's JBS Swift & Co. plant staged a protest Monday afternoon. Members of the B shift (3 to 11:30 p.m.) and some members of the morning A shift walked off the job after being denied time to pray during what they said is the holiest of times for them -- Ramadan. A group of protesting women said they were kicked by a supervisor when they attempted to pray at work. Asha Abdi said she knelt to pray when the supervisor said, "You can't pray here," kicked her feet and... theindependent.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083207/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:53:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081901/posts JBS Swift & Co. fires about one-fourth of 400 workers who had walked off the job, demanding break time to pray during the holy month of Ramadan. The union local says it will fight the action. ... When Ramadan began Sept. 1, workers said supervisors informally gave them time to break their daylong fast at sundown. But non-Muslim employees protested, and on Friday, JBS Swift & Co. officials refused to give workers break time to pray and eat. About 400 workers left the company's meatpacking plant, which dominates this city of 90,000. By Tuesday, 250 had not returned, and Swift... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081901/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:22:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079680/posts At least 130 Muslim workers at the north Greeley JBS Swift & Co. plant were fired Wednesday afternoon, apparently over a dispute involving breaks during Ramadan. At issue is a request by Muslim workers to be able to take their lunch breaks at sunset to end their fast during Ramadan... expressed their dissatisfaction with negotiations by saying, “No prayer, no work.” Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079680/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:51:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080165/posts More than 100 Muslim workers were fired from a Greeley slaughterhouse Wednesday after refusing to report for work a day earlier in protest of the company's refusal to allow a prayer break during the work shift. ... "This action is a direct violation of our collective-bargaining agreement," Swift said of the walkout in a statement. "Employees were told . . . failure to report to work when recalled would result in their immediate termination." ... "There were no negotiations (Wednesday), nothing," said Ahmed Mohamud, a spokesman for the workers and one of those fired Wednesday. "I honestly thought we'd work... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080165/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:00:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079073/posts Wednesday, September 10, 2008Talks break down between Muslims and Swift Chris Casey Talks between JBS Swift & Co. officials and Muslim workers seeking prayer breaks during Ramadan broke down Tuesday afternoon and turned into calls of breach of contract. The roughly 250 workers, who've been suspended since walking off the job Friday night, say they will not return to work and may take legal action. They also acknowledge they may face mass terminations. A mid-afternoon meeting between the Muslim representatives and about 80 of the suspended workers grew heated in a downtown Greeley park when the representatives relayed information to... Greeley Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079073/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:58:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004133/posts Sixteen months ago, federal agents swept into the Panhandle town of Cactus, Texas, in Moore County as part of a massive raid of Swift & Co. beef processing plants across the country. They arrested 297 workers on immigration violations and sent hundreds more fleeing the community for fear of more raids. Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004133/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:43:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1989628/posts WASHINGTON - The explosion of a star halfway across the universe was so huge it set a record for the most distant object that could be seen on Earth by the naked eye. The aging star, in a previously unknown galaxy, exploded in a gamma ray burst 7.5 billion light years away, its light finally reaching Earth early Wednesday. The gamma rays were detected by NASA's Swift satellite at 2:12 a.m. "We'd never seen one before so bright and at such a distance," NASA's Neil Gehrels said. It was bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. However, NASA... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1989628/posts#comment Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:07:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976599/posts The FBI is investigating a Tennessee trucking company. Agents from the FBI, Secret Service, Bureau of Immigration and Customs and several other agencies searched the Swift Transportation trucking company in Memphis on Monday. Swift Transportation dispatches more than 500 trucks per day, transporting mainly for the United Parcel Service. Employees said agents seized computers but authorities have not released what they were looking for. "I haven't a clue,” said training driver James Richardson. “All I know is all of the training activities have been put on hold right now until an investigation is over... WKRN Nashville http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976599/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:08:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1976334/posts Texan and super-conservative Bob Perry formally endorsed Brian Klock for the Texas Congressional seat in CD-22. A Republican candidate for the District 22 congressional seat will be getting a lot of attention today with a very unique campaign ad. klockforcongress.orgIt's yet to be seen just whether it's negative or in his favor. Now in the private sector, Brian Klock remains a commander in the US Navy Reserve. He's an underdog candidate trying to gain new ground. Later Monday, his campaign will unveil a billboard (pictured above) on the Southwest Freeway near Fountainview. It shows crosshairs trained on downtown Houston, it... KTRH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1976334/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:33:12 GMT