https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:madpuppy/ en-us Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:02:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3766892/posts The key political partnership of the Millennial left was born over noodles. Saikat Chakrabarti met Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at Potjanee, a Thai restaurant near his apartment in the West Village, in March 2017. She was looking to get into politics; he was helping fund people getting into politics through the Justice Democrats, the progressive political action committee he’d co-founded that year. The Atlantic https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3766892/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:02:26 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3732601/posts We have a governor who bragged about a stakeholder process for the new oil and gas restrictions when, in fact, there was none– no enviros– no industry. Integrity meant working with constituents to draft problem-solving language. Drafting any legislation in back rooms and then being dishonest when it is introduced is not the definition of good policy making, let alone integrity. The evil seems to be a continued agenda with absolutely no desire to reach across the aisle to form good policy. From the introduction of bills which would create safe places to inject illegal drugs with new needles given... Brian Allmer - The BARN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3732601/posts#comment Wed, 6 Mar 2019 17:34:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3517809/posts “We know who you are, tonight we will know your faces. The identities of attendees will be released to the public on a list of known Neo-Nazi sympathizers. We do not tolerate fascists.” Breitbart Tech https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3517809/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:42:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3471845/posts The (Miami police) department said it does not have any reports on an arrest or contact with Marshall. When asked if Marshall had any plans to file a complaint or internal affairs report with Miami police, the spokeswoman referred us to him or his agent. Neither have responded for comment. Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3471845/posts#comment Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:14:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3424558/posts Grant Neal is suing Colorado State University-Pueblo for kicking him out over sex that the woman agrees was fully consensual. More important, he’s also suing the federal Education Department for virtually ordering the school to deprive him of his due-process rights. New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3424558/posts#comment Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:39:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3343815/posts “It is best for the country for King Salman to step down as well. We cannot take sick people in top leadership,” the grandson of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, the state’s founder, told Britain's The Times daily. He also said that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman would "have to be punished and thrown out.” PressTV https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3343815/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2015 15:35:54 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2543976/posts One of the notable money mistakes that Pippen made was the purchase of a $4 million Gulfstream jet in 2002. Due to a missed inspection, the jet's engine needed $1 million worth of repairs shortly after the purchase. Rather than paying that, the jet was grounded, making it the world's most expensive paper weight. Pippen sued his attorney for the missed inspection and Monday was awarded a settlement of $2 million. He was pretty happy about it Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2543976/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:24:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2534326/posts Many people would have us believe that it would not actually be possible to round up and deport all illegal aliens in the U.S. This is most definitely not the case. It is merely a lack of resolve to do so. How can I say this? Easy. It’s been done successfully multiple times in the past. In fact, three of our most well-known presidents initiated successful illegal alien deportation programs. ..... We could put a stop to the current situation if politicians weren’t often criminal co-conspirators, and law enforcement agencies either disinterested, or told to look the other way. I... San Diego News Network https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2534326/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:54:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2399354/posts Some Boulder library employees and supporters are up in arms this week about plans to shut down all four branches on Friday for a mandatory, all-staff training session that includes yoga lessons, a catered lunch and extra paid hours for some workers. But Library Director Tony Tallent defended the get-together, saying it’s a chance for the library system’s 80 employees to bond, relax and learn. Daily Camera in Boulder Colorado https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2399354/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:42:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215457/posts "Nobody's being forced into these assistance programs," said Craig Blair, a Republican in the West Virginia Legislature who has created a Web site — notwithmytaxdollars.com — that bears a bobble-headed likeness of himself advocating this position. "If so many jobs require random drug tests these days, why not these benefits?" AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215457/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:55:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2012503/posts Karla Comfort received a lot of looks and even some salutes from people when she drove from Benton, Ark., to Camp Pendleton, Calif., in her newly-painted, custom Hummer H3 on March 2nd. The vehicle is adorned with the likeness of her son, 20-year-old Lance Cpl. John M. Holmason, and nine other Marines with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division who where all killed by the same improvised explosive device blast in Fallujah, Iraq, in December. Blog Spot (Fallen Heroes) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2012503/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 15:53:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974007/posts University of Colorado regents on Wednesday selected Bruce Benson as the school's 22nd president, shelving concerns about his academic credentials and partisan background and instead funneling hope to his pledge to fix the school's financial problems. denver post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974007/posts#comment Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:21:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1973995/posts Houston-based ConocoPhillips plans to build a new Global Technology Center and Corporate Learning Center on the 432-acre campus, which it recently purchased from Sun Microsystems. The technology center will serve as a hub for the company's research and development of renewable energy and high-tech carbon-fuels recovery. Denver Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1973995/posts#comment Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:53:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1950312/posts "Britney is having a whole host of problems that no one can diagnose for sure," said Dr. Robi Ludwig, a New York psychologist. "Clearly, though, she is troubled." MTV https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1950312/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:02:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751704/posts Solix Biofuels Inc., a startup company based in Boulder, is working with Colorado State University engineers to commercialize technology that can cheaply mass produce oil derived from algae and turn it into biodiesel - an environmentally friendly solution to high gas prices, greenhouse gas emissions and volatile global energy markets. Colorado State University https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751704/posts#comment Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:11:06 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640645/posts New revelations come from the Capitol all the time. Federal prosecutors say they found a $90,000 payoff in the freezer of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.). In January, powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bribe public officials. Late last year, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a former Republican congressman from California, resigned after confessing to taking $2.4 million in bribes, including a Rolls-Royce. ---- snip ---- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/28/AR2006052800795.html Washington Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640645/posts#comment Tue, 30 May 2006 16:15:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466098/posts In a widely touted speech, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) revived the recently coined myth that abortions decreased while her husband was President and increased under the stewardship of President George W. Bush. Addressing what the Los Angeles Times (1/25/05) called "about 1,000 fellow abortion rights supporters," Sen. Clinton told the 28th annual conference of Family Planning Advocates of New York State in Albany that during her husband's administration, "we saw the rate of abortion consistently fall." After claiming that the abortion rate fell by one quarter between 1990 and 1995, and another 11% between 1994 and 2000, she launched a... National Right to Life org. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1466098/posts#comment Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:47:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420507/posts MassMutual Financial Group disclosed that the reason for the sudden ouster of its top executive involved his conduct, but the insurer did not offer further details about Robert J. O'Connell's abrupt firing. The mutually owned insurer did, however, confirm that O'Connell was not the only member of MassMutual's management to lose his job late last week. In response to inquiries from The Republican, a MassMutual spokesman confirmed Friday that two others were no longer with the company, the Springfield newspaper said. They are Susan A. Alfano, who left Thursday as executive vice president for enterprise systems and services, and Ann... Boston Channel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420507/posts#comment Fri, 10 Jun 2005 19:18:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1378453/posts LONGMONT — City officials Monday refused to say whether an investigation into one of their employees was sparked by comments he made last month on a Denver radio talk show. Local activist and city recreation worker Glenn Spagnuolo says he’s being targeted for exercising his First Amendment rights in defending comments made by his friend, controversial University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill. ----- snip ------ The Daily Times-Call (Longmont CO.) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1378453/posts#comment Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:52:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335964/posts ...snip... Foreign Born vs. Polarization -- r = .92. The percent foreign born are from the U.S. Census. The basic idea is that immigrants tend to come in at the lower end of the income/wealth distribution. Hence, the more foreign born there are, the more inequality of income/wealth. Keith T. Poole, Cambridge University Press. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335964/posts#comment Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:54:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1334481/posts The chief of police in the Iraqi city of Mosul has given insurgents two weeks to give up their weapons or face a crackdown by security forces emboldened after the election....snip Reuters via Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1334481/posts#comment Wed, 2 Feb 2005 20:33:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1330643/posts I'm sure my fellow Freepers know these players, but they may not have this detailed info. Scary group. ...snip... Now comes the Tides Foundation and its recent offshoot, the Tides Center, creating a new model for grantmaking -- one that strains the boundaries of U.S. tax law in the pursuit of its leftist, activist goals. ...snip... The Tides Center board of directors has been especially busy of late. In 2001 the first Tides “franchise” office (not counting Tides’ presence in Washington and New York) was opened in Pittsburgh. This new outpost, called the Tides Center of Western Pennsylvania, was erected... Center for Consumer Freedom @ ActivistCash.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1330643/posts#comment Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:11:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/843339/posts It was a father's dilemma: What to do with a wayward son? In Saddam Hussein's case, the problem was his son Odai, who has been accused of murders and rapes too numerous to count. ABC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/843339/posts#comment Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:50:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/785220/posts NEW YORK ? A talk radio host has joined the attack on the leading African-American figures in the Bush administration, and drawn fire himself from critics who see his comments as racist. Just weeks after singer Harry Belafonte slammed Secretary of State Colin Powell, likening the fellow Jamaican-American to a "house slave," Florida's Neil Rogers jumped on the bandwagon with comments about National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. "Is you their black-haired answer-mammy who be smart?" a song parody broadcast on Rogers' show says. "Does they like how you shine their shoes, Condoleezza? Or the way you wash and park the... Fox news https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/785220/posts#comment Fri, 8 Nov 2002 16:47:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/695696/posts The World Anthem Throughout the world, We sing our praise to peace, Our bond of love, Will serve us endlessly. May we sing loud, To fire our hopes and joys, And let us now, Believe in trust, Eternally for all. All the winds, And all the storms, All the passions, Be calm. Let the earth's foundations rise, To call us all as one. This song we sing, To lead us through the night, To see us through, The trying times, To a future bright. Throughout the world, We sing our praise to peace, Our bond of love, Will serve us... World Anthem project https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/695696/posts#comment Thu, 6 Jun 2002 15:45:24 GMT