Rep. Trent Franks

Republican  •  2nd District, Arizona  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
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10/01/09
Rep. Franks still wants Obama's 'long form' birth certificate

POLITICO-Rep. Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican, has no doubts that Barack Obama is a natural born citizen. In a video interview with The Washington Independent's Dave Weigel, Franks, who has flirted a bit with the birther movement, ...

10/01/09
Finally a voice of GOP SANITY! Oops too late more insanity follows ...

In a speech Saturday before the How to Take Back America conference, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) made comments that went far beyond the limits of traditional White House criticism. At one point, Franks demanded that Obama release his birth ...

10/01/09
Jill Stanek - Jivin J's Life Links 10-1-09

Now ONE JUDGE stops it?!] Rep. Trent Franks has clarified and defended his remarks in which he called President Obama "an enemy of humanity" because of Obama's abortion policies: "A president that has lost his way that badly, ...

10/01/09
Girl vs. Robot » Archive » #093 Mad Men

In one panel Rep. Trent Franks said President Obama is “an enemy of humanity” who has “no place in any station of government.” His staff later made a clarification stating that Franks was speaking specifically of the abortion issue and

09/30/09
Conference Recap: Far Right Leaders Vow to 'Take Back America' from 'Evil' Obama and Democrats

The How To Take Back America conference held in St. Louis September 25 and 26 drew some 600 activists and, according to organizers, 100,000 online viewers. The gathering was an expanded version of the annual conference held by Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle F

09/30/09
POLITICS … AS USUAL

  September 29, 2009 FACT CHECK: Some Obama  health care stories flawed AP – In this June 16, 2009, photo provided by the Office of Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, Robin Beaton listens …   By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated

09/30/09
The Republican Agenda

Here’s John Derbyshire , columnist at William F. Buckley’s National Review , holding forth on Alan Colmes’ radio show: “What is the case against female suffrage?” Colmes asked. “The conservative case against it is that women lean hard to

09/30/09
Roundup: Senate Rejects "Big Gov't" Public Option, But Votes to Restore Big Gov't Ab-Only Programs

In a stunning bit of hypocrisy probably not immediately evident to Senators who think that maternity care is not important enough to warrant insurance coverage, the Senate Finance committee rejected inclusion of a public option under health reform, but vot

09/30/09
Michael Steele Dismisses Concerns About Rhetoric

RNC Chairman Michael Steele "To make those equations, examples and put that out there that way, to me is just crazy and yeah, I'm sorry, but if you're going to approach this discussion, approach it from a rational position," Steele continued. "[They'

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09/30/09
Keeping Score, forces “afoot” within the gov’mint are gonna get rid of Obama

Lakeside Autumn wallpaper Remember all those compare and contrast papers you had to do in high school. One contrasting the difference between what passes for a Republican party and incoherent mental patients would find little if any light in the tiny fi

09/30/09
GOP Cong. Trent Franks calls Obama “enemy of humanity” - Kansas City Star

Telegraph.co.uk GOP Cong. Trent Franks calls Obama "enemy of humanity" Kansas City Star Trent Franks of Arizona called Barack Obama an "enemy of humanity" last weekend in St. Louis and is now trying to clarify his remarks. ...

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09/30/09
Friedman: Rightwing Putting Obama's Life in Danger

More and more high profile writers are finally catching on. Today, NYT columnist Tom Friedman takes a stand against the rightwing hate rhetoric. Republicans ought to be ashamed because they haven't been shutting down the hate speech coming from their peopl

09/30/09
The Incendiary Rhetoric of the GOP

As a regular reader and active participant over at Huffington Post , I have become increasingly concerned about the dangerous and hateful rhetoric that has been coming from the far right and conservative media pundits.  My fear is that - as Nancy Pel

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09/30/09
Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of September 30, 2009

Outwitting the Witless Isn’t Hard, But It’s Still Funny - iowntheworld.com 09/30/2009 ObamaCare-Thumping Will Ferrell Exposed From http://www.moonbattery.com/ “This video is hilarious beyond belief. Therefore, this being Tuesday, it bea

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09/30/09
Outrageous rhetoric gets us nowhere

It’s common for each new president to claim they can “change the tone in Washington,” but I’m starting to wonder if anyone can really do that. The tone in Congress continues to remain poisonous, and policy debates always seem to degenerate into per

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09/30/09
Republican ideology: where truth, reality, and simple human decency go to die

T H E W O R S T P E R S O N I N T H E W O R L D (apologies to Keith Olbermann ) Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) A Republican member of the House of Representatives accused President Barack Obama of being "an e

09/30/09
Franks aide clarifies 'enemy of humanity' comment

In a recent speech to conservative activists, Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks said President Obama was 'an enemy of humanity.' WASHINGTON (CNN) — A spokeswoman for a Republican congressman who called President Obama "an enemy of humanit

09/30/09
AT LEAST IT'S IN THE OPEN....

GOP Rep. Trent Franks at the "How to Take Back America" conference calls Pres. Obama "an enemy of humanity" and NewsMax publishes an op-ed that claims a military coup against the President may be necessary. At least we know exactly where the krazies st

Source: RADAMISTO
09/30/09
LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report 9/30/09

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News ReportWednesday, September 30, 2009For news updated throughout the day, visit LifeNews.com.Current Headlines• Senate Panel Defeats Public Option in Baucus Health Care Reform Measure• Key Pro-Life Democrat Gets Mtg Wit

09/30/09
GOP Rep. Trent Franks Calls Obama “An Enemy Of Humanity”

Sep 30 GOP Rep. Trent Franks Calls Obama “An Enemy Of Humanity” A Republican member of the House of Representatives accused President Barack Obama of being "an enemy of humanity" during a conservative values forum

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09/30/09
GOP Rep. Trent Franks Calls Obama “An Enemy Of Humanity”

September 30, 2009 – 12:30 amA Republican member of the House of Representatives accused President Barack Obama of being "an enemy of humanity" during a conservative values forum this past weekend. In a speech Saturday before the How to Take Back America

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09/30/09
Unblogged Bits for Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. Schumer amendment on public option fails by 13-10 vote. – Okay, can we please clear this mess from the Senate Finance Committee and move to some floor vote

09/30/09
LTR - The alternative media resource: Start the revolution without me

Rep. Joe Wilson rudely called Obama a 'liar' during a speech before a joint session. Rep. Trent Franks referred to our president as "an enemy of humanity" at a rally, mere days after demanding to see his birth certificate. ...

09/30/09
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Live Blog from the Anchor Desk ...

Also, it only takes one , crazy, unbalanced person to do something horrific. Fomenting hate and dehumanizing this man to make it ok to call him Hitler, Stalin, and in the case on Rep. Trent Franks” an enemy of humanity” will lead to ...

09/30/09
WTF!! Rep. Trent Franks calls Pres. Obama an Enemy of Humanity

Speech Given at the “Take Back America” Conference Posted in News, Politics.

09/30/09
MUST-READ: Republican Trent Franks calls Obama an enemy of ...

At the conservative How to Take Back America Conference over the weekend, Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., had some harsh words for President Obama. Franks told those assembled: “Obama's first act as president of any consequence, ...

09/30/09
The pros and cons of hissy fits - Daniel Libit - POLITICO.com

But when The Huffington Post posted video Tuesday of Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) calling Obama an “enemy of humanity” for his abortion-rights views, his fame — or infamy — was fleeting. As Franks's office tried to explain away his .

09/30/09
GOP Rep. Trent Franks Calls Obama “An Enemy Of Humanity”

... the How to Take Back America conference, Rep. Franks (R-AZ) delivered a barn burner speech replete with inflammatory swipes at the president. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/gop-rep-trent-franks-call_n_302713.html.

09/30/09
Rep. Trent Franks denounces Obama

Rep. Trent Franks denounces Obama, Rep. Trent Franks, Arizona's staunchest social conservative on Capitol Hill, on Saturday denounced President Barack Obama as ''an enemy of humanity'' who does ''insane things.''

09/30/09
Chasing Evil: Republican Congressman Encourages Obama's Asassination

Not to put too fine a point on it, but Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) is not exactly known as a towering intellect, although he's a panderer to wingnuts par excellence. Just days *after* he assured an FDL crew that he knew that Obama was born ...

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