https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:occasparky/ en-us Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:11:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2908856/posts To quote Gerald Ford, "Our long national nightmare is finally over." Six months from today, we will be able to say, "EX-President Obama." https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2908856/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:11:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2855856/posts Memo to libtards--I'll pay for your contraception when you pay for my ammunition. Deal? https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2855856/posts#comment Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:04:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2778257/posts Read her lips, watch the expression. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W5xDBxE_0w&feature=player_embedded YouTube/Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2778257/posts#comment Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:00:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2666337/posts FReepers, those affected by the storm now making its way across the Midwest and through New England and the east coast by Wednesday, share your tales, share your pics! https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2666337/posts#comment Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:48:06 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2653804/posts The Left does some truly despicable things in this world, but this is a new low for Democrats. Former three-time Democrat gubernatorial candidate Fred Phelps Jr. (commonly called just “Fred Phelps”) and his Westboro Hate Group have announced plans to disrupt the funeral of 9 year-old shooting victim Christina Greene. Christina was murdered by Jared Lee Loughner yesterday in his assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The little girl was born on September 11th, 2001, so her parents have been cursed with a horrific trifecta of high profile trauma: their daughter born on the worst day in our generations’ lives,... Hillbuzz.org https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2653804/posts#comment Sun, 9 Jan 2011 16:42:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2648833/posts ABC News: "I think it's strangling us," Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) said. "They're in the halls of Congress everywhere, and it means, for example, that you sit on a committee and you say something about concern about Chinese influence or something, you don't even know if in the next election, somehow or another, they manage to send some money to some group that now doesn't even have to say where they got it." Real Clear Politics https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2648833/posts#comment Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:57:30 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2645243/posts Angels We Have Heard On High--Click on link for YT video YouTube https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2645243/posts#comment Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:14:34 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2644067/posts When Eugene Jenkins showed up at St. Paul AME Church at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, he didn’t know he would be one of the last people to get a ticket for assistance with his heating bill. He waited in line until 7 a.m., when officials started to hand out the tickets, then went home for a few hours before returning at 10 a.m. By the time he had finished up his paperwork, it was 1:15 p.m., making for a long day. Macon.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2644067/posts#comment Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:47:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2593855/posts On September 15, 2010 at around 0800 in the morning, a family makes their way into Arlington National Cemetery for the Disinterment of a Marine Private killed by an IED in Al Anbar Province Iraq on 22 November 2006 killing him and two others. As they stood at the grave site, a forklift arrives to raise a coffin from the vault that had interred it for nearly four years. Arlington knew at this point that the vault and coffin had been opened. When the family became aware of this action, an unsettling air of distrust settled upon the gathering. The... The Burn Pit (American Legion) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2593855/posts#comment Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:32:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2561360/posts Washington, Jul 29 - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after offering a resolution on the floor of the House of Representatives calling on Congress not to hold a lame duck session after Election Day for the purpose of passing hugely unpopular legislation like a national energy tax, enormous deficit spending bills, and the kickback to Big Labor known as “Card Check.” “Americans are sick and tired of their elected leaders making backroom deals to ram through unpopular, 2000-page bills that no one has read,” said Chairman Price. “They are sick of out-of-touch politicians, and... Republican Stufy Committee https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2561360/posts#comment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:00:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2539654/posts If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes? If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would... E-mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2539654/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:29:26 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2533730/posts Link to above has data on ALL registrants in the state of New York. Last I heard, this is ILLEGAL (a felony). Who's Packing NY.COM https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2533730/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:45:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2529079/posts Nine Speakers, the agency that represents Helen Thomas, has dropped her as a client. This comes in the wake of controversial remarks on the Middle East. The notice, obtained by POLITICO: It is with a heavy heart that Nine Speakers, Inc. announces its resignation as the agent for Helen Thomas, Dean of the White House Press Corps. Ms. Thomas has had an esteemed career as a journalist, and she has been a trailblazer for women, helping others in her profession, and beyond. However, in light of recent events, Nine Speakers is no longer able to represent Ms. Thomas, nor can... Politico.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2529079/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jun 2010 20:46:39 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2520848/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to spend a long holiday weekend in Chicago. The White House says Obama and his family will travel to their hometown on Thursday and stay through the weekend. It will be their first trip back home since a visit for Valentine's Day weekend in February 2009. On Monday, Obama is scheduled to participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill. In Obama's absence, Vice President Joe Biden will participate in the customary wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington. Associated Press https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2520848/posts#comment Tue, 25 May 2010 16:26:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2508100/posts PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Portsmouth Bus Incident Several streets in Portsmouth have been blocked off after a report of a suspicious device on a bus. Police said the incident involved a Greyhound bus that was en route from Portland, Maine, to New York. A 911 call was received at about 11:15 a.m. from someone on the bus reporting a possible suspicious device. Police said the area around Hanover, High and Market streets was closed. News 9 reported that 17 passengers were still on the bus, but the bus driver had left the bus. There have been reports of a possible hostage... WMUR.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2508100/posts#comment Thu, 6 May 2010 17:33:18 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2490979/posts Think Dow 11,000 is a big deal? Think again. The Dow Jones industrial average briefly hit the milestone Friday for the first time in 18 months before closing at 10,997. But Wall Street analysts who study key stock index levels say all the attention paid to 11,000 is more like a big distraction. They worry that investors are ignoring another number at their peril: The surprisingly low volume of trading. As stocks have risen over the past year, the volume reflects the vulnerability of a rally riding on the shoulders of relatively few participants. And that's given pause even to... My Way News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2490979/posts#comment Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:25:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2487653/posts The former co-owner of a Houston a durable medical equipment company has been convicted of bilking Medicare of nearly $1 million in a scheme involving adult diapers, federal authorities said. Fred Jessie Cole Jr., 44, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of health care fraud connected to a scam to file fraudulent claims for incontinence supplies, such as diapers and briefs, federal authorities said late Monday. Cole, who is free on bond, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 11. He faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and up to three years of supervised release.... Houston Chronicle https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2487653/posts#comment Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:27:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2479628/posts Meet New Hampshire Democratic State Rep. Nick Levasseur. Here he is with his pal, Barack Obama. And, via Red Hampshire, here is his latest Facebook entry: "Anime is a prime example of why two nukes just wasn’t enough.” Or in other words, he’ like to kill more Japanese citizens because he doesn’t like their cartoons. Don’t expect this to get much play in the state-run media. It doesn’t fit with their propaganda. Gateway Pundit https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2479628/posts#comment Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:12:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443097/posts President Barack Obama is clarifying comments he made Tuesday afternoon after being heavily criticized by state lawmakers. During a speech in Las Vegas the president said people who are trying to save money shouldn't be going to places like Las Vegas. After several lawmakers issued scathing statement about the president's remarks, President Obama sent a brief note to Nevada Senator Harry Reid. The note was then forwarded to local media outlets: Dear Harry: I hope you know that during my Town Hall today, I wasn't saying anything negative about Las Vegas. I was making the simple point that families use... KTNV Channel 13, Las Vegas https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443097/posts#comment Wed, 3 Feb 2010 02:10:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2432251/posts 1STCavRVN11B sent me this photo from our friends at POW Net. I immediately fired it off to a bunch of other MilBlogs to see if we can ID this numbnuts. The picture was taken at Democrat Annise Parker’s victory party last month in Houston. How this doofus thought it was a good idea to dress up as a two star general is beyond me. Aside from that he’s wearing infantry brass and an infantry officer’s blue lapel (Generals aren’t affiliated with any branch), those totally unauthorized ball dusters on his chin, and the fact that he looks about ten years... This Ain't Hell https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2432251/posts#comment Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:43:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392756/posts Today, prosecutors in the Office of Military Commissions announced they intend to ask the convening authority to refer new charges under the recently-enacted Military Commissions Act of 2009 against Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri, in connection with the bombing of the USS Cole in the port of Aden, Yemen, in October 2000. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 17 sailors and injuries to many more. This announcement follows the attorney general's determination on Nov. 13, 2009, that a military commission was the proper forum for prosecution of al-Nashiri. The prosecutors are reviewing this and other cases identified by... DefenseLink https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392756/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:47:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383760/posts Claremont – The state of New Hampshire last week agreed to guarantee 75 percent of a $250,000 loan from an Upper Valley bank to the new owner of the Eagle Times, an unusual deal because it involves a daily newspaper and the government it covers. The Executive Council on Wednesday unanimously approved without debate the “working capital loan guarantee,” which would be administered by the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority. Under the deal, the BFA and the state would be liable to pay up to $187,500 to Connecticut River Bank if Eagle Printing & Publishing LLC defaulted on the $250,000... Nashua (NH) Telegraph https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383760/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:35:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376654/posts At Merrimack Valley High, the yearbook policy prohibits photos like the one Jordan Westgate submitted. He's wearing his army combat hat, and he's standing in front of the American flag. What's the problem? asks Jordan, a senior who completed the Army's basic training last summer. He's showing no disrespect. No disrespect at all. No hats and no props? Well, okay, for the most part. But shouldn't exceptions be made, especially these days, when we're fighting two wars simultaneously? In fact Westgate, who will become a full-time soldier after graduation, believes he's showing more respect than anyone else in his class.... Concord (NH) Monitor https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376654/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:37:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356695/posts A cowboy from Texas attends a social function where Barack Obama is trying to gather more support for his Health Plan. Once he discovers the cowboy is from President Bush's home area, he starts to belittle him by talking in a southern drawl and single syllable words. As he was doing that, he kept swatting at some flies that were buzzing around his head. The cowboy says, "Y'all havin' some problem with them circle flies?" Obama stopped talking and said, "Well, yes, if that's what they're called, but I've never heard of circle flies." "Well Sir," the cowboy replies, "circle... Internet mailing https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356695/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 14:02:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312615/posts Any Freepers interested in gathering at Portsmouth HS tomorrow to "greet" Teh Wun and his hand-picked audience as he generates sound bites for the next news cycle of MSM drivel? Semi-Vanity https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312615/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:48:18 GMT