http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/x42/ en-us Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:03:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410966/posts Top photo: Jim Robinson leads Free Republic's Clinton Impeachment Rally, aka March for Justice, Washington, D.C. October 31, 1998Center: Washington Post front page, December 20, 1998.Bottom: AP/World Wide Photo.For those who are unaware of Free Republic's history making in its early years, please know that Jim Robinson and the Freepers played a key role in getting Bill Clinton impeached. The impeachhment rally was broadcast live on C-SPAN (all four hours!)Founder of the D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com, MrConfettiMan (who has since passed away) wrote his thoughts about the rally back then:Saturday, October 31st, The March for JusticeI drove into Washington for... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410966/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:03:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409959/posts In the years since their bitter battle, both former President Bill Clinton and independent counsel Ken Starr have predicted they’d be vindicated in the history books. Now the first definitive history of the Clinton scandal is about to arrive — and neither man can be completely happy about his portrayal in its pages. “The Death of American Virtue,” due out in February, asserts that Clinton had yet another extramarital affair, with Susan McDougal of Whitewater fame. Also in the book, Monica Lewinsky tells author Ken Gormley that she believes the president lied under oath when he described their encounters. At... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409959/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:22:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383845/posts Time after time, public murder sprees occur in "gun-free zones" - public places where citizens are not legally able to carry guns. The list is long, including massacres at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School along with many less deadly attacks. Last week's slaughter at Fort Hood Army base in Texas was no different - except that one man bears responsibility for the ugly reality that the men and women charged with defending America were deliberately left defenseless when a terrorist opened fire. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383845/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:19:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376192/posts PRISTINA, Kosovo (Nov. 1) - Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name. Clinton is celebrated as a hero by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority for launching NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 that stopped the brutal Serb forces' crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians. This is his first visit to Kosovo since it declared independence from Serbia last year. Many waved American, Albanian and... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376192/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:46:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376081/posts The 11-foot statue, dedicated to the US president to thank him for launching a Nato bombing campaign to halt the killing of ethnic Albanians by Serbian troops in 1999, sits on a boulevard also named for Mr Clinton. "I am profoundly grateful that I had a chance to be a part of ending the horrible things that were happening to you 10 years ago, giving you a chance to build a better future for yourself," Mr Clinton told the crowd. "I never expected ... anywhere someone will make such a big statue of me," he said after the statue was... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376081/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:14:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376020/posts The North Korean leader may be using look-alikes to hide his poor health. One analyst says that when President Clinton visited in August, he met with an actor, not Kim Jong-il. Seoul, South Korea - Will the real Kim Jong-il please stand up? A number of analysts here are convinced that not all the photos being released of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, are really photos of Kim Jong-il. Instead, they say, a look-alike has been standing in for him on some of the 122 trips he's reportedly made this year to the countryside, factories, cultural events, military units, and... Christian Science Monitor via The Woodward Report Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376020/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:35:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375939/posts PRISTINA, Kosovo – Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name. Clinton is celebrated as a hero by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority for launching NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 that stopped the brutal Serb forces' crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians. This is his first visit to Kosovo since it declared independence from Serbia last year. Many waved American, Albanian and Kosovo flags... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375939/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:23:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375718/posts Now, instead of being embroiled in the Democrat’s lose-lose health care mess (a debacle that she no doubt would have been smack dab in the middle of as Vice President or as a senator), she has mostly been isolated from the political misfortunes of the Democrats. Those political misfortunes could very well cost the Democrats dearly in 2010 and could force Obama out in 2012 unless he is able to recover quickly. If Hillary can make it through the next few years without making any major foreign policy gaffes, she can launch a political comeback and tout these years as... Idocratic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375718/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:12:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374847/posts Seoul, South Korea – Will the real Kim Jong-il please stand up? A number of analysts here are convinced that not all the photos being released of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, are really photos of Kim Jong-il. Instead, they say, a look-alike has been standing in for him on some of the 122 trips he's reportedly made this year to the countryside, factories, cultural events, military units, and all sorts of other venues. Some observers say the North Korean leader is too ill to make all these appearances. One Japanese analyst claims President Clinton didn't meet with Kim Jong-il... The Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374847/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:23:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373129/posts Former President Bill Clinton speaks during a campaign stop for New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Collingswood, N.J New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, left, listens as former President Bill Clinton speaks during a campaign event in West Orange, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Corzine will face Republican candidate Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett in next week's election. Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds, left, raises his fist to the crowd during a campaign stop with former President Bill Clinton, in McLean, Va. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373129/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:14:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371651/posts Bill Clinton, accustomed to speaking to cheering thousands at a hundred grand a pop, was dispatched the other night to a Deeds rally to set the throng on fire with one of his late-October stumpwallopers. The rally, such as it was, was held not at an arena or a hotel - not even a Motel 6 - but in a campaign office in the Washington suburbs. The "throng" was counted in the dozens, about the size of a PTA meeting. Not even Bubba could dispel the gloom of a wake. WashingtonTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371651/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:49:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368841/posts As late as the Woodward-Bernstein era, people who chased down good stories and reported the facts were called “reporters.” Today, they are called “conspiracy theorists.” In trying to bust out the increasingly obvious story that Bill Ayers played a major role in the writing of Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father, I have found myself hindered by my reporting on Clinton-era mischief. Consider the following post on Powerline by its respected and halfway sympathetic editor, Scott Johnson: “Cashill's apparent penchant for conspiracy theories -- a look at his Web site suggests he believes that former Clinton administration Commerce Secretary Ron... cashill.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368841/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:05:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368068/posts McLEAN, Va. -- Ah, what might have been. Terry McAuliffe and Bill Clinton brought their buddy act to a pep rally Tuesday and gave Virginia Democrats a taste of what they passed up by nominating Creigh Deeds for governor, instead of McAuliffe. Never mind that Deeds trails Republican Bob McDonnell by 7 to 8 percentage points in most polls. "November 3 is going to be the greatest comeback in the history of American politics!" McAuliffe exclaimed, adding another instant classic to his hit parade of sweeping pronouncements. Then the former national party chairman moved on to chicken waste as energy... Politics Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368068/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:28:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364251/posts Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is applauded after being awarded an honorary degree in law from McGill University Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 in Montreal. Workers install a monument to former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Bill Clinton Boulevard in Pristina, Kosovo October 12, 2009. The government of Kosovo said that Clinton's statue will be unveiled next month, with the former president expected to attend the ceremony. Picture taken October 12, 2009. Former President Bill Clinton, right, makes remarks as filmmaker Steven Spielberg, and Linda E. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Constitution Center look on during the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364251/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:58:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363995/posts The President's coming to Virginia for Democrat Creigh Deeds. Former President Bill Clinton, that is. Clinton will hold a rally with Deeds somewhere inside the Beltway in Northern Virginia on Tuesday, the Deeds campaign confirms. Also in attendance will be Clinton buddy and Deeds's rival during the primary campaign, Terry McAuliffe. Clinton did several appearances for McAuliffe before the June 9 primary. His work for Deeds comes as national Democrats swing into action to try to rev up a party base that polls have shown is unenthusiastic about Deeds's candidacy. This evening, Deeds holds a fundraiser with former vice president... Washpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363995/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:06:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360203/posts Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Is Snub To Bill Clinton Many feel that Bill Clinton, right, deserves the prize more than Obama Christina Lamb Although the award of the Nobel peace prize to President Barack Obama was widely interpreted as a repudiation of the Republican era of George W Bush, the real snub may have been to Bill Clinton. The former Democratic president is widely held to be overdue for the prize. He helped to promote peace in Northern Ireland and devoted more time to achieving a Middle East deal than any other president, although the effort was unsuccessful. Since... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360203/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355182/posts When former President Bill Clinton officially endorses San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for governor today, the question on many people's minds will be: Is this about Newsom, or Jerry Brown? Clinton and Brown's decades-long feud is, after all, one of the Democratic Party's nastiest, starting when they both sought the party's presidential nomination in 1992. Seventeen years later, the former California governor has opened an exploratory committee for a possible gubernatorial run, and Clinton's endorsement has set off speculation about a redux of the fight. Newsom discounted such talk in an interview with The Bee conducted shortly after the endorsement... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355182/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:55:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351675/posts I am a proud card-carrying, member of the “vast right-wing conspiracy.” The phrase is back with a vengeance. Whenever Democrats start losing the battle of ideas, it has to be because of a conspiracy. It can’t be because the ideas are old, worn and without substance. In the 24/7, talk radio, blogosphere media world, old and worn is just old and worn, which is why conservative talk radio is commercially viable and liberal talk radio isn’t. Even the ombudsman of The New York Times had to admit they were off their mark in completely missing the Van Jones and ACORN... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351675/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:43:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2350869/posts In a Meet the Press interview with Bill Clinton on September 27, NBC's David Gregory seemed to assume as accepted fact that the only way to fix healthcare was for Americans to "pay higher taxes." He also asked the former chief executive if the "vast right wing conspiracy" that his wife bemoaned in 1998 was now in high gear attacking President Obama. During the interview, Gregory brought up the "big challenges" that Obama was facing, particularly with the healthcare issue. In his question, though, Gregory did not phrase his healthcare question by using qualifiers like "Obama says," or "Democrats claim."... Publius Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2350869/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349844/posts Former President Bill Clinton said Sunday that Republican attacks have hurt President Barack Obama and the congressional Democrats, but he doesn’t expect a repeat of the 1994 Republican takeover in next year’s midterm elections. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Clinton said, “There’s no way they can make it that bad.” “No. 1, the country is more diverse and more interested in positive action,” Clinton said. “No. 2, they’ve [the American public] seen this movie before, because they had eight years under President [George W.] Bush when the Republicans finally had the whole government, and they know the... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349844/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:51:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349738/posts Former President Bill Clinton predicts that Democrats won't suffer the kind of political meltdown that hobbled his administration after the 1994 elections. Democrats lost control of the House for the first time in 40 years after those elections. Republicans are forecasting that kind of backlash next year against the Democrats. Clinton suggests that's wishful thinking by the GOP. He says the nation today is more diverse and more interested in positive action. And he says Democrats have not taken on the gun lobby, which he blames for more than a dozen lost seats in 1994. Clinton says what losses Democrats... News Max http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349738/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:50:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349379/posts Bill Clinton says a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Barack Obama. Breitbart News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349379/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:43:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349399/posts Former President Bill Clinton says the vast right-wing conspiracy still exists and wants President Obama to fail. Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349399/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:14:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349479/posts WASHINGTON -- Bill Clinton says a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Barack Obama. The ex-president made the comment in a television interview when he was asked about one of the signature moments of the Monica Lewinsky affair over a decade ago. Back then, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton used the term "vast, right-wing conspiracy" to describe how her husband's political enemies were out to destroy his presidency. Bill Clinton was asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether the conspiracy is still there. He replied: "You bet. Sure it is. It's not as strong... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349479/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:23:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2349494/posts Bill Clinton talks about the vast right wing conspiracy still being active and responds to the possibility of the Republicans crushing the Dems in the mid terms like they did him in 1994... hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2349494/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:44:54 GMT