https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:karmapolice/ en-us Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:22:58 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447706/posts White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs flashed his hand at the White House press corps to jab former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Among the things he'd written in dark pen were "eggs, milk, bread," Gibbs said. This was, of course, a reference to Palin's notes she wrote on her hand during the question-and-answer portion of her address to the Tea Party Nation this weekend in Nashville. As the reporters in the room laughed, Gibbs added that he'd also written down "hope and change." Talking Points Memo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447706/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:22:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447278/posts In many ways, Barack Obama has taken a more cold-eyed approach to foreign affairs than George W. Bush. He’s emphasized realism over human rights, negotiation over regime change, the national interest over the promotion of democracy. But there’s been one great exception to this realpolitik revival: the realm of nuclear strategy. The American nuclear arsenal doesn’t encourage local arms races; it forestalls them. Remove our nuclear umbrella from the North Pacific, and South Korea and Japan would feel compelled to go nuclear in a hurry. If Iran gets the bomb, the protections afforded by American missiles may be the only... NY Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447278/posts#comment Tue, 9 Feb 2010 04:39:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2441210/posts "James O’Keefe III, the guerrilla videographer, advised conservative students this month that they needed to start taking more risks." [snip] "They studied leftist activism of years past as their prototype, looking to the tactics of Saul Alinsky, the Chicago community organizer who laid the framework for grass-roots activism in the ’60s, as well as those of gay rights and even Communist groups. They held “affirmative action” bake sales with prices set based on the age and race of the buyer, posed as donors to Planned Parenthood seeking to contribute to the abortion of African-American fetuses only, and held a mock... The New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2441210/posts#comment Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:46:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2441154/posts "Call it "a live-action 'Call of Duty.'" Call it "fast, smart, hard." Call it a remake, a reimagining, whatever. The new "Red Dawn" is high on our list of action flicks that have us pumped about the 2010 cinema schedule. And while the updated version will make some key changes to the 1984 flick's storyline, the original's red, white and blue center will stay just the same." MTV Movies Blog https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2441154/posts#comment Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:14:45 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415568/posts BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — Secretive branches of the military’s Special Operations forces have increased counterterrorism missions against some of the most lethal groups in Afghanistan and, because of their success, plan an even bigger expansion next year, according to American commanders. Officers at Bagram Air Base expect a major fight in Marja. The commandos, from the Army’s Delta Force and the Navy’s classified Seals units, have had success weakening the network of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the strongest Taliban warrior in eastern Afghanistan, the officers said. Mr. Haqqani’s group has used its bases in neighboring Pakistan to carry out deadly strikes... The New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415568/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:10:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406429/posts There is something quite special about the new Levi's campaign from Wieden & Kennedy. It is an exquisitely wrought example of design, language, mood and spirit (indomitable spirit, to be precise). It is also visually and tonally consistent across all media platforms. And it is obviously grounded in research that discovered a romantic and idealistic tug among the target audience for the good ol' American pioneering imperative. The flawless integration of design, strategy and theme, however, isn't what makes the campaign so special. What makes it special is that, more likely than not -- at least in the U.S. --... Advertising Age https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406429/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:37:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382623/posts I'm watching Bill O'reilly (I know, I know) and radical leftist Marc Lamont Hill is back on the factor as a substitute for Juan Williams. Looks like he wasn't fired after all? https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382623/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:24:13 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360332/posts I'm watching a collection of old news footage from the JFK assassination on the History Channel right now, and was wondering if any Freepers have any theories about what really happened. I figure with the great wealth of knowledge here on Free Republic, there's got to be some pretty good theories waiting to be shared. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360332/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:31:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341922/posts The Sept. 14th Newsweek cover line — “Is Your Baby Racist?” — should have included a sub-head, “Is Dick Cheney a Butcher?” Featured inside the magazine was a full-page, stand-alone picture of former Vice President Dick Cheney, knife in hand, leaning over a bloody carving board. Newsweek used it to illustrate a quote that he made about C.I.A. interrogators. By linking that photo with Mr. Cheney’s comment and giving it such prominence, they implied something sinister, macabre, or even evil was going on there. The New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341922/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:44:13 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2339067/posts An instant classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxKIcrDsJAs Youtube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2339067/posts#comment Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:41:45 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2267239/posts "The Presidential Teleprompter." See video at link. MSNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2267239/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:12:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2259338/posts Sorry for the vanity, but I'm in serious need of some freeper advice here. I think I'm falling in love with a liberal. She's beautiful and has a big heart, but we have conflicting political ideologies. Does anyone have any tips for being in a relationship like that? Thanks FRiends... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2259338/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 21:23:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223837/posts WASHINGTON - Army brass in Iraq whitewashed an incident of a soldier killed by his own lieutenant by blaming the dead hero, stonewalling his family and promoting his killer, the Daily News has learned. The friendly-fire victim, Pfc. David Sharrett, 27, of Oakton, Va., was "misidentified" by 1stLt. Timothy Hanson as an enemy gunman during a botched night raid Jan. 16, 2008, against an Al Qaeda in Iraq stronghold north of Baghdad, the Army belatedly acknowledged. Sharrett bled to death as his buddies searched frantically for him for 25 minutes after the firefight ended. For four months after the Army... NY Daily News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223837/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 03:21:19 GMT