http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/witch/ en-us Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:58:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087492/posts CHICAGO - Democratic campaign officials say the wife of presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama will be coming to Pennsylvania this week. Officials say Michelle Obama will host a roundtable discussion with military spouses on Wednesday in Allentown. Later that afternoon, she is to attend a rally in Philadelphia. The Obama-Biden campaign says Jill Biden, wife of vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, will also attend both events. chicago tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087492/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:58:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2069184/posts New York Senator Hillary Clinton acknowledges a 3-minute ovation during the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, August 26. Democratic women Senators appears on stage at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 26, 2008. U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is expected to accept the Democratic presidential nomination at the convention on August 28. US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama watches New York Senator Hillary Clinton addressing the Democratic National Convention on a TV screen in Billings, Montana on August 26. Vice Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden (R) (D-DE) stand at the podium... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2069184/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:28:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047781/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "a total failure" on Thursday, among the California Democrat's harshest assessments to date of the president."God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States -- a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject," Pelosi told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an exclusive interview. The comments came two days after the president sharply criticized Congress over what he described as relative inaction over the course of the legislative term. At the White House on Wednesday, Bush noted that there... CNN News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047781/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:57:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039593/posts PACHUCA, MEXICO - THREE suspects confessed to strangling and cutting into pieces a woman and her three-month old daughter because they feared they were witches, police in this central Mexican town said on Tuesday. Pachuca police spokesman Ms Norberto Munoz said the remains of the woman and her infant were found 'with signs of having been strangled, quartered and burned.' The three female suspects - who police have not named - were arrested 'and declared that they committed the crime to stop supposed acts of witchcraft of the mother and her daughter,' Ms Munoz said. The remains of the victims... Asia One http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039593/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:35:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036653/posts While Sen. Barack Obama struggles to keep the public in the dark about the nature of his pro-UN Global Poverty Act, a recent "Bay Area Interfaith Leaders' Luncheon" was held to lobby for Senate passage of the bill, whose cost has been estimated at $845 billion. An actual witch who spoke at a "Pagan Pride" festival in San Francisco was one of the listed participants. The witch, known as the "Elder Donald Frew" of the "Wiccan Community," was interviewed by the Reverend Don Lewis of "Witch School International" for a "reality" show called "Magick TV" and is shown talking about... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036653/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:25:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025581/posts All 3 candidates have live speeches planned tonight- incoming results from the LAST (can you believe it) of the Dem primaries- it seemed a live thread was called for! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025581/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:36:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009547/posts While Hillary Clinton aides don't acknowledge it directly, her momentum from a win in Pennsylvania may be blunted on Tuesday by one of the persistent problems of her candidacy: her struggles with black voters. While polls show her effectively tied with Barack Obama in Indiana, she would gain more among both delegates and in the popular vote if she won the other state voting on May 6, North Carolina. But experts expect that more than a third of the voters in the Tar Heel state will be black, and according to National Election Pool exit polling, Obama has won by... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009547/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 04:50:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005758/posts The Democratic contest has been a 50-50 proposition for months now--more precisely, a 51-49 percent endeavor or maybe a 52-48-percent face-off in Barack Obama's favor, according to the pledged delegate count and the popular vote. Hillary Clinton's 10-point win in the Keystone State (which apparently did not net her a significant pickup in pledged delegates) does not change this. In fact, her Pennsylvania triumph does not change the fundamentals of the race. Obama is still on track to end the primaries with a slight edge in pledged delegates. And Clinton is still in the race, clinging tightly to her candidacy... MotherJones.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005758/posts#comment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:07:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2005335/posts The choice in the '08 election. On one side, you have a choice between a witch who is a lawyer married to a lawyer and a lawyer who is married to a witch who is a lawyer. On the other side, you have a true war hero married to a woman with a huge chest who owns a beer distributorship. Is there a contest here?" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2005335/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:49:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002952/posts Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama certainly did their homework before the 21st Democratic debate. Hillary Clinton knew what had been printed in the bulletin at Obama's church, and Obama knew the details of Bill Clinton's pardons. As Sen. Obama defended himself against elitism charges, he was clever enough to sneak in a reference to Hillary Clinton's famous 1992 line about how she didn't much bake cookies. This to prove that Yale-educated lawyers have just as much out-of-touch snob baggage as Harvard-educated lawyers do. Neither candidate had read up on the D.C. gun ban before the Supreme Court—because that way, they... Slate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002952/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:36:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979233/posts When the battleship Barham was torpedoed by the Germans in November 1941, with the loss of over 800 lives, the Admiralty delayed announcing the news to maintain morale. But the secrecy was ended within a few days when medium Helen Duncan told a couple during a seance that their son, a sailor on the ship, had appeared from the spirit world to tell them it had sunk. Witch? Helen Duncan, pictured in a portrait from 1931, was jailed for nine months in 1944 under the Witchcraft Act of 1735 In one of the most bizarre acts of the Second World... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979233/posts#comment Sun, 2 Mar 2008 18:55:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976476/posts RASMUSSEN: Clinton lead slipping in Ohio; Clinton 48% Obama 43%... Developing... That's all for now. I'll add more once it becomes available. The Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976476/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:33:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974383/posts Humor me while we conduct a little thought experiment. Imagine that Barack Obama had lost 10 contests in a row. Imagine that he now trailed Hillary Clinton substantially in the number of Democratic primaries and caucuses won, in total votes cast, in pledged convention delegates, in the overall delegate count, in fundraising and in the ineffable attribute called mojo. Imagine that Obama was struggling, at this late hour, to come up with the right message. What would the conventional wisdom say? That it was over, of course. That Obama was toast. That staking everything on the March 4 primaries in... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974383/posts#comment Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:49:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1973787/posts Is it over? With Barack Obama reeling off 10 straight victories over Hillary Clinton, including two Tuesday night, experts Wednesday were saying the end may be near in the marathon Democratic presidential contest. “I put Clinton’s chances at reversing the momentum and somehow pulling it out at 20 percent, which obviously means Obama is a very clear favorite now,” said University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato. Despite a tight delegate count, many Democrats now say she must sweep March 4 contests in Texas and Ohio or party leaders will begin to declare the race over. “If she loses by... kcstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1973787/posts#comment Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:02:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970192/posts Human Rights Watch has appealed to Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a woman convicted of witchcraft. In a letter to King Abdullah, the rights group described the trial and conviction of Fawza Falih as a miscarriage of justice. The illiterate woman was detained by religious police in 2005 and allegedly beaten and forced to fingerprint a confession that she could not read. Among her accusers was a man who alleged she made him impotent. Human Rights Watch said that Ms Falih had exhausted all her chances of appealing against her death sentence and she could only now be... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970192/posts#comment Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:34:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969914/posts Hillary Goes Negative on TV February 13, 2008 11:19 AM And so it begins… Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, has launched a negative TV ad against Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois. As negative ads go, it's not particularly vicious. (You can watch it HERE.) It slams Obama for not agreeing to a televised debate with Clinton in Wisconsin -- a perfectly factual hit. But then the narrator says, "Maybe he'd prefer to give speeches than have to answer questions. Like why Hillary Clinton has the only health care plan that covers every American, and the only economic plan that freezes foreclosures." What... abc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969914/posts#comment Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:57:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1951448/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1951448/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:20:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1951177/posts I implored her to carry on, to not give up, and I think she took that to heart and she called out the flying monkeys to bus in some voters. Rush Limbaugh http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1951177/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:19:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1939507/posts  Dec. 14, 2007... based on the following news story: Hillabust "The notion that she has a post-Iowa “firewall” in New Hampshire is a fantasy, and she is in danger of losing all four early contests, including Nevada and South Carolina..."     This cartoon/graphic is free for noncommercial use in emails, blogs, and forums.  iowapresidentialwatch.com IowaPresidentialWatch.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1939507/posts#comment Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:06:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933024/posts Des Moines, IA (AHN) - A new poll of Iowa voters shows Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney each in a tie with their respective presidential rivals. According to the poll released by the American Research Group on Friday, Romney, a long-time front-runner of Iowa polls, is only one percentage point away from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who has 27 percent support among Republican voters in the state. The poll also showed Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in a statistical dead heat at 25 percent, with her main rival Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), who was only... All Headline News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933024/posts#comment Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:22:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932902/posts "A man is holding hostages in the Hillary Clinton for President Headquarters in Rochester NH"--just reported by Susan Wornick on WCVB TV in Boston http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932902/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:32:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928661/posts The messages just keep coming from her campaign. I particularly enjoy this part: Thank you for all you do for our campaign. I know Hillary appreciates all you are doing. Believe me, Hillary dear, it is my pleasure. I only wish I could do more. I don't suppose we will have videos from Vince Foster, Ron Brown, or James McDougal, will we? Perhaps when Art Bell comes back and does one of his ghost shoes. Hillary campaign http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928661/posts#comment Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:21:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1919538/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1919538/posts#comment Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:02:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1916888/posts A Brief History of the Salem Witch TrialsOne town's strange journey from paranoia to pardon By Jess Blumberg Smithsonian.com, October 24, 2007 The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil's magic—and 20 were executed. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted. Since then, the story of the trials has become synonymous with paranoia and injustice, and it continues to beguile the popular imagination more than 300 years later. Salem Struggling Several centuries ago, many practicing Christians, and... Smitsonian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1916888/posts#comment Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:40:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910572/posts What's supposed to be a simple Halloween decoration is now brewing up some controversy in Chicopee. One group is calling the decoration a hate crime. Driving down East Street in Chicopee it's hard not to notice a witch hanging from a noose. To many, it's an innocent Halloween decoration, but for Kelly Lynch it's offensive. "We don't harm anyone, we worship god, we are not evil, and we don't cast spells, " says Lynch. Lynch is a witch. She has been studying witchcraft since she was a child, and says it's her way of life. "We are just like Christians,... cbs3springfield.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910572/posts#comment Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:46:02 GMT