https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:texconman/ en-us Wed, 6 Feb 2013 22:31:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2986008/posts The Senate Armed Services Committee will not hold a vote Thursday on the confirmation of secretary of defense nominee Chuck Hagel, according to reports. “Hagel vote won’t be tomorrow in Armed Services,” Politico’s Manu Raju tweeted Wednesday afternoon. “Levin: “The committee’s review of the nomination is not yet complete.’” Foreign Policy’s Josh Rogin also confirmed the delay. Hagel’s murky financial entanglements are a major concern in the delay, according to sources close to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). Also of concern is a committee investigation into how Hagel and his Senate office handled a 2007 sexual harassment allegation made... Washington Free Beacon https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2986008/posts#comment Wed, 6 Feb 2013 22:31:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2954000/posts Use our interactive images to see parts of the New Jersey coastline before and after the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Hover over each satellite photo to view the before and after comparison. ABC News (Australian) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2954000/posts#comment Fri, 2 Nov 2012 21:43:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2941101/posts "Dreams From My Real Father" is one giant hoax continues... (Title and graphic inspired by Joel Gilbert) At the end of my last post, I mentioned that I had two developments in my research on Joel Gilbert that came too late to be included in my initial series on him and his movie, and so I would be following up with those two. This is the first of those developments. In Part 5 of my series, "Joel Gilbert's Phantom Evidence", I discussed a number of claims that don't actually appear in Dreams From My Real Father, but which Joel Gilbert... Barackryphal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2941101/posts#comment Sat, 6 Oct 2012 14:27:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2939511/posts At the center of Gilbert's theory that Frank Marshall Davis is Obama's father is a series of nude and fetish photographs. They were the focus of his second promotional video for the DVD. They're featured prominently on his website, and he consistently references them in radio interviews. Radio host Peter Boyles has called them the "Rosetta Stone" that will unlock Obama's secret past, and Alex Jones declared "It's her in these photos." The "her" to which Jones refers is Obama's mother Ann Dunham, who Gilbert claims is the woman depicted in these photos. Three of the photos were originally posted... Barackryphal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2939511/posts#comment Wed, 3 Oct 2012 14:12:56 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2939397/posts No matter how thoroughly I puncture Gilbert's credibility, I'm sure there will be some people who will respond with "But you didn't disprove every single thing in the movie," as if it were necessary to do an item-by-item refutation of every assertion in an hour-and-a-half long movie. Sorry, but I'm not doing that. For one, that's more trouble than it's worth. For another, Dreams From My Real Father is so devoid of anything resembling substantive evidence that 90% of the itemized rebuttals would consist of me saying "Gilbert provided absolutely no support for this statement; meanwhile, the available evidence says..."... Barackryphal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2939397/posts#comment Wed, 3 Oct 2012 04:17:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2939204/posts Joel Gilbert wasn't interested in talking to me, but he's been more than happy to chat with people who aren't likely to challenge him. He's been the subject of several WND articles, he's made multiple radio appearances with folks like Alex Jones, and he's appeared on the Peter Boyles Show alone at least eight times. And there's an odd feature that recurs in these interviews: Gilbert keeps citing evidence that he says he discovered, evidence that he says supports his theories, but it's evidence that's not actually in his movie. For instance, when I called Peter Boyles' show and said... Barackryphal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2939204/posts#comment Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:07:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2939103/posts Joel Gilbert doesn't like to cite sources. Dreams From My Real Father makes many, many extraordinary claims, but provides relatively little in terms of evidence or sources to support those claims. In fact, so much of his movie is mired in rumor and conjecture, where Gilbert simply tells stories that are radically different than what's been previously published about Obama, that he provides relatively few significant facts to check. There are no sources indexed at the end of the film, or on his website. And the narration isn't citing source material. There are a few specific bits of evidence scattered... Barackryphal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2939103/posts#comment Tue, 2 Oct 2012 16:04:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2938758/posts Fever Dreams From My Real Father #7: Gilbert's "Mockumentaries" Dreams From My Real Father is not Joel Gilbert's first DVD documentary to present a wild conspiracy theory that attempts to completely rewrite the life of a world-famous individual with stories of cover-ups that extended over whole decades, and claims of astonishing new evidence that Gilbert says he uncovered. In 2010, Gilbert wrote and produced Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison, and in January 2012 he released Elvis Found Alive. Both were projects of Gilbert's production company, Highway 61 Entertainment. Paul (available on Netflix streaming) makes... Barackryphal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2938758/posts#comment Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:54:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2937343/posts (There is a lot preceding this section, but it's mostly about previous claims and counter claims regarding the Cold Case Posse. I start where he introduces the expert.) ... As I examined patents and technical papers written on MRC compression, one name in particular seemed to pop up again and again — that of Ricardo de Queiroz. Ricardo de Queiroz is one of the primary fathers of this entire technology. The very first “mixed raster content” patent in the United States was granted to Leon Bottou and Yann Andre LeCun… But the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 13th patents... Obamabirthbook.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2937343/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:45:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2934120/posts A Philadelphia man who claims to have been paid to have sex with former Poly Prep football coach Phil Foglietta in 1979 as part of an alleged pedophile ring that included Jerry Sandusky sent an email to several Poly Prep officials on Monday - including current headmaster David Harman - detailing the explosive allegation. Greg Bucceroni, 48, also sent the email to Kevin Mulhearn, the Orangeburg, N.Y., attorney who represents 12 men who sued the school, alleging Poly Prep officials knew that Foglietta was a sexual predator but covered it up for decades in order to protect the elite institution's... NY Daily News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2934120/posts#comment Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:31:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2933324/posts Chicago alderman who made national headlines during the summer for opposing a Chick-fil-A in his increasingly trendy Northwest Side ward has reversed course, saying he will let the fast-food chain open a store in Logan Square. Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno, 1st, said the restaurant has agreed to include a statement of respect for all sexual orientations in an internal document and promised that its not-for-profit arm would not contribute money to groups that oppose gay marriage. Though Moreno said he scored a "big win," the company made nearly identical pledges in a July 19 Facebook post that went up even... Chicago Tribune https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2933324/posts#comment Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:32:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2930732/posts There is no story/link. John Batchelor was interviewing Congressman Devin Nunes when he said he had breaking news. The Congressman said the Intelligence Committee requested someone from the State Dept. brief them on the events in the Middle East, etc., and they refused. And didn't give a reason why. They would have settled for staffer, they weren't asking for anyone in particular. He said it was unprecedented and had never happened as long as he could remember. He made a point of saying there was a great deal of bi-partisan cooperation on the committee, so it couldn't be blamed on... The John Batchelor Show https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2930732/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:46:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2915660/posts Elizabeth Warren demanded Monday that Senator Scott Brown release more of his tax returns. The only problem was that Brown, her Republican rival, had already released six years of tax returns while Warren has refused to release more than four years of her filings. Asked to reconcile that apparent conflict, Warren backed off her demand, saying today that six years was enough. She did not, however, offer to release any more of her IRS filings. Both candidates were asked by the Globe in April to release six years of tax returns, a common request to check for conflicts of interest,... Boston.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2915660/posts#comment Tue, 7 Aug 2012 18:47:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2908215/posts Tuesday evening, officials from Hawaii responded to Arpaio’s allegations that their lax laws on birth certificates could pose a national security threat, saying the allegations “are untrue, misinformed, and misconstrue Hawaii law.” Joshua A. Wisch, Special Assistant to the Attorney General of Hawaii released this statement: The State of Hawaii has repeatedly confirmed the indisputable evidence of President ObamaÂ’s birth in Hawaii. An exhaustive accounting of this is provided on the State Department of Health (DOH) website (http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/obama.html). When this issue last arose in May, the Washington Post noted that “the Hawaii Department of Health has released both the short... AZFamily.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2908215/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:27:13 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2894481/posts Penn State responded to Tuesday's report that former university vice president Gary Schultz kept a secret file on former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky and related allegations of sex abuse. "The University has responded to several subpoenas and gathered documents from many sources across the institution," spokesman Dave La Torre said in a statement. "As soon as any relevant documents were discovered, the University immediately provided them to the office of the Attorney General and the Freeh Group. ... New evidence surfaced Tuesday morning involving former Penn State vice president Gary Schultz. According to KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, the State Attorney... statecollege.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2894481/posts#comment Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:42:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2893848/posts In his more high profile appearance since leaving the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum said Sunday that he is prepared to battle Texas Congressman Ron Paul for the loudest voice at this year’s Republican presidential convention. “I like the platform that we have right now. I’m concerned that Ron Paul and some of his supporters out there are looking for a platform fight. And I want to make sure that we have strong, principled conservatives there who stood with me in our primary fight to go there and counterbalance the effect of the... THE CAPITOL COLUMN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2893848/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:16:32 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2852270/posts The restaurant receipt that a California banker purportedly used to denigrate a waitress--while also leaving her a one percent tip--was wildly “altered and exaggerated,” according to a spokesperson for the Newport Beach restaurant where the businessman supposedly dined earlier this month. A photo of the receipt has gone viral in the past few days, fueled by a back story claiming that the measly tip was the imperious financier’s way of provoking a member of the lowly “99%” who was not sufficiently solicitous. The claim about the tip--and a photo of the receipt--first appeared last week on a blog that is... The Smoking Gun https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2852270/posts#comment Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:56:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2850915/posts The Indiana Election Commission voted today with a 3-1 vote to pull Jim Wallace from the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot. This means that U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Muncie, will run unopposed for the Republican nomination in Indiana. ... Rick Santorum was approved despite earlier controversy over 24 rejected signatures in Marion County. After Santorum's campaign filed a request challenging the rejected signatures, Marion County approved his candidacy, making the IEC decision come as no surprise. ... Orly Taitz, a national leader in the "birther" movement, challenged President Barack Obama's place on the ballot as well, saying that he is not... INDIANA DAILY STUDENT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2850915/posts#comment Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:22:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2823152/posts ... Hedy Lamarr avoided the celebrity party circuit, preferring small gatherings with close friends. At home she set up a drafting table and devoted her downtime to inventions, including a bouillon-like cube that when mixed with water would produce an instant soft drink. It was at a dinner at the home of the actress Janet Gaynor in 1940 that she met George ­Antheil. According to Antheil’s autobiography, “Bad Boy of Music,” Hedy requested the meeting because she had read one of his Esquire articles about glands. This was Hollywood, and the most beautiful woman in the world was concerned about... NYTimes https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2823152/posts#comment Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:27:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2808898/posts An Idaho man wanted in connection with a White House shooting incident was arrested Wednesday in western Pennsylvania, police and the U.S. Secret Service announced. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, who was detained by Pennsylvania State Police, was allegedly involved in a shooting Friday night that may be responsible for two bullets found at the White House, according to the Secret Service. One bullet hit a window and was stopped by bulletproof glass, and another was found on the White House exterior, the Secret Service said. Both bullets were found Tuesday. ... Ortega-Hernandez had stayed at the hotel with another person for... CNN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2808898/posts#comment Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:24:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2765802/posts A judge has called a surprise hearing for Friday concerning three men - known as the West Memphis Three - convicted of "satanic" killings in 1993 of three 8-year-old Cub Scouts in Arkansas. The announcement on Thursday fueled speculation among supporters that the hearing could mean good news - including a new trial and possible release from prison - for those who believe the men were wrongly convicted. The Craighead County Circuit court in Jonesboro, Arkansas, will "take up certain matters pertaining to the cases" of convicted murderers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr., according to a statement... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2765802/posts#comment Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:49:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2748741/posts Mr. Perry spent his first six years in politics as a Democrat... A raging liberal he was not... He was one of a handful of freshman “pit bulls,” so named because they sat in the lower pit of the House Appropriations Committee, where they fought to keep spending low. But Mr. Perry cast some votes and took a few stands that seem to be at odds with his fiscal conservatism today. The most vivid example is his support of the $5.7 billion tax hike in 1987, signed by Gov. Bill Clements, a Republican, opposed by most Republican members. The bill... NYTimes https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2748741/posts#comment Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:02:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2748584/posts Speaker John Boehner on Thursday left the door open to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s last-ditch plan to raise the debt limit. “I think it’s worth keeping on the table,” Boehner said. McConnell’s plan would give President Barack Obama the power to raise the debt ceiling three times through 2012, unless Congress stops it with a two-thirds majority vote. Under that plan, Republicans could vote against raising the debt ceiling without risking default. “What may look like something less of an optimal today, if we’re unable to get to an agreement, might look good a couple of weeks from now,”... POLITICO https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2748584/posts#comment Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:04:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2748430/posts President Barack Obama’s mother had health insurance coverage when she died of ovarian cancer in 1995, a new book about her life claims, raising questions about the accuracy of a story that Obama often told on the campaign trail in 2008. The revelation, in New York Times reporter Janny Scott’s “A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother,” was not denied by the White House after “repeated requests for comment that The Times first made in mid-June,” the New York Times reported on Thursday. ... That account, written based on letters between Obama’s mother, Ann Dunham, and Cigna,... POLITICO https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2748430/posts#comment Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:24:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2745618/posts A scandal that started with revelations that the Sunday tabloid the News of the World had hacked into the cellphone of a missing teenage girl has spiraled into a political crisis for the government of British Prime Minister David Cameron and a business nightmare for media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Murdoch's decision to close the paper at the center of the storm, announced by his son James yesterday, has not put the scandal to bed. Today, Andy Coulson, a former NotW editor and the prime minister's senior media adviser until he stepped down from his post in January, was arrested.... The Christian Science Monitor https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2745618/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jul 2011 16:12:41 GMT