https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:tomjefferson/ en-us Thu, 26 May 2016 22:29:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3434291/posts Last Friday, May 20, 2016, something happened in the U.S. Senate you won’t hear about in the mainstream media. You can read about it here. Gary Aminoff comments in the following short video. Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3434291/posts#comment Thu, 26 May 2016 22:29:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2608285/posts n November and December of 2004, U.S. Marines were involved in the heaviest urban combat since the Vietnam War as they went house-to-house rooting out insurgents in the terror stronghold of Fallujah, Iraq. In all, fifty-one brave Americans would be killed and 560 wounded in the battle that would be the bloodiest of the Iraq War but one which would eventually turn the tide toward victory in Iraq and signal a significant defeat for America’s radical Islamic enemies. Shockingly and tragically, at the same time our servicemen were staring into the eyes of evil, Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Henry... Andrew Breitbart's Big Peace https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2608285/posts#comment Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:27:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2608270/posts Imagine this scenario: It is December 31, 1944. American and Allied Forces are in a fierce battle with German troops, who have just taken Antwerp. Allied forces are valiantly defending Bastogne. In this month 19,000 Allied forces are killed and 75,000 wounded in one of the worst battles of World War II. As Allied forces are regrouping for the next day’s bloody battle they get word that a sole American Senator has provided diplomatic safe passage for an American pacifist group to go behind Allied lines and bring medicine, blankets, food and unknown supplies to the very German troops that... Andrew Breitbart's Big Peace https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2608270/posts#comment Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:58:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267947/posts Obama has the strong hand and the options. Netanyahu has the weak hand and fewer options. It is hard to see how he will solve the problem. And that’s what Obama wants. He wants Netanyahu struggling with the problem. In the end, he wants Netanyahu to fold on the settlements issue and keep on folding until he presides over a political settlement with the Palestinians. Obama wants Netanyahu and the right to be responsible for the agreement, as Menachem Begin was responsible for the treaty with Egypt and withdrawal from the Sinai. We find it difficult to imagine how a... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267947/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:37:57 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2244221/posts Many of us warned American Jews prior to the election that an Obama administration would create danger for Israel. American Jews were so enthralled with electing an African-American President so they could assuage their guilt and could show that they were not racist, that they wouldn't believe that an Obama Administration might not be good for Israel. The Obama Administration is totally clueless about the mentality of the Middle East. Their naivete, ignorance and inexperience will cause the deaths of many people in the region, most of whom will likely be Israelis. One wonders at what point American Jews will... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2244221/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 01:34:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179864/posts WASHINGTON (Jan. 25) - Barack Obama is enjoying about a two-thirds approval rating for his first days as president, a poll released Saturday found. The Gallup Organization survey found 68 percent of Americans approve of Obama's performance as the nation's chief executive. That's a number near the high end for new presidents, but short of President John F. Kennedy's 72 percent in 1961. AOL https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179864/posts#comment Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:02:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1933430/posts Here’s what I have to say to the Israeli people: Vote Olmert out of office as quickly as possible. Do not, God forbid, assassinate him. President Beinisch: How dare Mr. Jones tell you what to do? Tell him to go to Hell—which is right next door in Sudan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. To Jews and to our supporters and to freedom-loving people everywhere: Hang in, hang on, trust no one. Be prepared for anything. Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1933430/posts#comment Sun, 2 Dec 2007 01:54:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1732890/posts An article in the The Australian relates how Britain's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology is reportedly calling on doctors to consider euthanasing "the sickest of newborns" which it says can disable healthy families. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1732890/posts#comment Sun, 5 Nov 2006 23:34:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1728574/posts Of the many privileges we enjoy as a democratic society, ‘freedom to vote’ is paramount for our country’s survival. Equally important for our personal survival is ‘freedom of movement,’ because without it we could not travel to and from work or accomplish a multitude of our endeavors, including going to the polling station to vote. To ensure that our citizenry has accessible maneuverability, it is a primary function of government to facilitate our public freeway system so that all motorists have uniform liberty to mobilize his or her self in their pursuit of happiness. To the contrary, our individual mobility... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1728574/posts#comment Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:50:18 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1586139/posts Of course I support the Governor and I definitely want him to be re-elected, but if we don't state clearly what our principles are, what do we stand for? How can we not indicate our displeasure with fiscally irresponsible policy? How do the policies advocated by the Governor differ from the policies that would be advocated by Angelides or Westly? Shouldn't the Party state publicly that it stands for fiscal conservatism, or should we just avert our eyes and not take a stand for our core principles? If we do, how do we say to those we want to recruit... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1586139/posts#comment Mon, 27 Feb 2006 04:47:11 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1574732/posts An interesting development in the cartoon war. Sandmonkey points out that Al Fagr newpaper in Cairo published the cartoons in October 2005 - and there were no riots. Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1574732/posts#comment Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:32:49 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1567733/posts Stephen Plaut remarks in Arutz Sheva (Israel National News) that the win by Hamas can be good in that it will awaken Israel and the world as to the seriousness of the situation with the Palestinians. He points out that the whether Fatah (the PLO) or Hamas is in power is a distinction without a difference. Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1567733/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:04:01 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1559358/posts Clark Baker writes a well-documented essay on the history of the Democratic Party and the secret it does not want disclosed: The Democratic Party was responsible for the lynching and oppression of Blacks (who were mainly Republicans) in the 19th and 20th Century. Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1559358/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:45:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1554718/posts The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) has a press release on their web site opposing the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. The Union claims to be the representative of 1.5 Million Reform Jews in the U.S. They may well be, but I wonder if they polled their membership on this issue? Yesterday Senator Diane Feinstein, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, stated it would be improper to make judgment on Judge Alito before the hearings begin. Yet, that is exactly what the URJ has done. You might ask why would this organization be taking such... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1554718/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jan 2006 18:18:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1511863/posts Genevieve Peters is passionate about the California she remembers - before Gray Davis and runaway spending; before Enron and the energy scandals; before the huge influx of illegal aliens draining the resources of the State; before the public employee unions became so powerful that they now run the State and call the shots to their Democratic puppets in the State Legislature. Genevieve believes that the Governor's reform initiatives will help to bring California back to that time. When she heard that the Speaker of the California State Assembly, Fabian Nunez, was going to be addressing a group of public employee... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1511863/posts#comment Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:24:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1458397/posts I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. One demented Israeli nut-case shoots 4 Israeli Arabs on a bus and the next thing you know this is the headline in a mainstream publication: "Israeli terrorism a grim reality", as printed in the Ria Novosti, the Russian News. The article starts out: MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Marianna Belenkaya.) It was to be expected: Israeli terrorist Eden Natan-Zada shot four Israeli Arabs in a bus in Shfaram on August 4. The infuriated crowd of Arabs killed the murderer on the spot. The tragedy in Shfaram (Shefar-Amer in Arabic) is shocking but not surprising.... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1458397/posts#comment Sat, 6 Aug 2005 23:37:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1444898/posts Before multiculturism became popular in the 1960's, the objective of schools was to cause everyone to assimilate into the American culture. Children pledged allegiance to the Flag, sang America the Beautiful and the Star Spangled Banner, learned that the Founders of our country were ordinary men with extraordinary ideas, and were taught that America provides freedom and opportunity that isn't available elsewhere. Children were taught what it was to be an American and to be glad that they were part of this great country. It was considered important to make sure that children, regardless of where they came from, or... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1444898/posts#comment Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:43:41 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1440818/posts In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar said that Hamas "will not compromise on one inch of Greater Palestine (meaning Israel)." Referring to the possible co-existence of Israel with a Palestinian state, al-Zahar says, "It can be a temporary solution, for a maximum of 5 to 10 years. But in the end Palestine must return to become Muslim, and in the long term Israel will disappear from the face of the earth." According to al-Zahar, "The problem will be afterwards, because in the hearts of every Palestinian, the liberation of Gaza must be accompanied by the... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1440818/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:35:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1440262/posts Efraim Halevy,the former head of the Mossad, the Israeli secret service, recently resigned as head of the Israel National Security Council and as national security advisor to Prime Minister Sharon. Very few men in this world are as familiar with Islamic jihadists as Halevy. In the Scotsman today, Halevy discusses the aim of Islamic Terrorism. In the article titled, "Terrorists' aim is to end western civilisation", Halevy says of the London bombings, "There was careful planning, intelligence-gathering, and a sophisticated choice of timing as well as near-perfect execution. We are faced with a deadly and determined adversary who will stop... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1440262/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jul 2005 04:09:10 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1438501/posts Denial of the Palestinian Authority anti-terror obligations as part of the Gaza withdrawal by Israel has become standard media practice, according to HonestReporting.com. As London reels from today's attacks, and Israel continues with its painful Gaza withdrawal, observers are increasingly concerned about the day after 'disengagement' ¯ will Gaza become one big terrorist haven? Unfortunately, the Palestinian Authority has done almost nothing to prevent this scenario, violating its signed commitment under the 2003 roadmap to 'dismantle terrorist capabilities and infrastructure', while actually inviting Hamas into the halls of power. (Hamas turned down the offer.) The western media, meanwhile, has completely... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1438501/posts#comment Thu, 7 Jul 2005 19:23:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1436339/posts It isn't only the media in the U.S. that publicizes a point of view that satisfies its political agenda. Read an article by Caroline Glick in The Jerusalem Post. So on Wednesday it started. The fight for and against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to evacuate 8,000 law-abiding Israeli citizens from their homes has begun. There can be no doubt today in anyone's mind that in ignoring the mandate he received from Israeli voters in 2003 to oppose unilateral withdrawal from Gaza and joining forces with the rejected Left, Sharon made a decision to plunge Israeli society into deep internal... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1436339/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:11:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1397289/posts The agenda of the ACLU is not what it may seem. The Claremont Institute has an interesting article written by Daniel C. Palm and Tom Krannawitter. "Los Angeles County was under assault last week from the American Civil Liberties Union, threatening a lawsuit unless the County removes a small cross from its seal. Stories of the ACLU attacking America's moral beliefs and institutions—from the Boy Scouts to local communities which dare display a nativity scene at Christmas—have become so common that many Americans merely shrug their shoulders instead of raising an eyebrow. But these battles are worth paying attention to,... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1397289/posts#comment Thu, 5 May 2005 15:59:45 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1394522/posts In 1957 Los Angeles County redesigned its County Seal. The Seal was designed to reflect a broad spectrum of icons of significance in Los Angeles. Among the items included on the County Seal were the Hollywood Bowl and a very small cross to signify an old Los Angeles landmark - a cross atop a hill near the Hollywood Bowl. The cross was also an homage to the missionary origins of Los Angeles, whose original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciúncula." For decades the seal stood as the official seal of the County... Bear to the Right https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1394522/posts#comment Sun, 1 May 2005 02:56:30 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1337892/posts What Really Happened in 1948 By Sarah El Shazly FrontPageMagazine.com | December 28, 2004 Ever since I was a child, I've heard a range of accounts of what happened to the Palestinians and Palestine. Everyone knows the Jewish version and the Arab version. But there is a third side, that of those who lived there and still do -- the Israeli Arabs. Some Jews want us out of Israel, and some Arabs believe that we are an extension of the Zionists. Yet we Israeli Arabs keep our culture and traditions. Mahshy, or stuffed grape leaves, remains our favorite meal. We... Front Page Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1337892/posts#comment Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:07:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1197932/posts Sen. Barbara Boxer has a survey on her web site asking eight questions about whether the government should provide medical insurance for 44 million uninsured Americans. No comment on how it will get financed. Lets answer the survey and let her know how we feel about her plan. Barbara Boxer web site https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1197932/posts#comment Tue, 24 Aug 2004 04:19:31 GMT