IT’S happening everywhere in the media, anywhere you choose to read lately. Gosnell, Harpootlian, Mike Huckabee and Benghazi, all leading to the second term curse that’s lapping at the White House lawn. The media digging down to find an alternative narrative to balance just how whacky those right wing Republicans have gotten since Sarah Palin [...]
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Top Story: Mitt Romney Admits Abortion Rights “Settled for Some Time in the Courts”
“Recognize this is the decision that will be made by the Supreme Court,” he said. “The Democrats try and make this a political issue every four years, but this is a matter in the courts. It’s been settled for some time in the courts.” [CBS NEWS] AN INTERESTING place to start for Mitt Romney considering [...]
Kathleen Parker Asks “What the *#@% Is Wrong With Republicans?”
It’s not just Akin. By pushing some of the most invasive state policies in modern history, the men of the GOP are driving their party off a cliff. – Kathleen Parker THE LAMENT from all quarters of the Republican Party as their convention gets underway would be sad if it weren’t completely self-inflicted. The Todd [...]
Worry Rises About The Very Small Republican Tent
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Some leaders expressed worry that the turn to contentious social issues in the days leading up to the Republican National Convention, where the party platform is likely to embrace a tough anti-abortion stance and strict curbs on immigration, could undercut the party’s need [...]
News Desk: Todd Akin Tells Mike Huckabee: “We are going to continue with this race for the US Senate”
**UPDATED** TODD AKIN is staying in Missouri Senate race. “We are going to continue with this race for the US Senate.” – Todd Akin on the Mike Huckabee radio show For those of you who donate to candidates, here’s a way to help… CLAIRE McCASKILL for SENATE As much as I believe Claire McCaskill is [...]
Romney Calls Akin Comments ‘Insulting, Inexcusable and Wrong’, As Rove’s Group Pulls Out of Missouri
The conservative outside-spending powerhouse Crossroads GPS is pulling its ads from the Missouri Senate race, three sources confirmed to POLITICO. [...] Contacted about the decision to withdraw its resources from Missouri, Crossroads spokesman Nate Hodson responded: “The act speaks for itself.” [Politico] REPUBLICAN NOMINEE Mitt Romney acted like someone who wants to lead Republicans closer [...]
Believe It Or Not: Chopper to Mike Huckabee’s Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day
IT WAS A big day for homophobia and a news station at Arizona’s KTVK didn’t want to miss a moment, captured by TPM. They even spent money to dispatch a helicopter to capture the line outside the chain restaurant. That’s right, they actually believe this is news worthy. Standing up against the civil rights of [...]
Did Chick-Fil-A Lie to the Public?
“Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values. They disrespect our fellow neighbors and residents. This would be a bad investment, since it would be empty.” – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel IT’S BOSTON MAYOR Thomas Menino, who has vowed to keep his city Chick-fil-A-free, versus religious conservative Mike Huckabee, who’s having an Chick-Fil-A Bigots Appreciation Day. This [...]
Rush Limbaugh Hit by Capitalism Through Premiere Barter Ad Suspension
Rush Limbaugh fled the air on Monday, which I tweeted at the noon hour, because he needed to go to church. By “church” I mean the golf course. Rush Limbaugh has been officially occupied. Things have gotten red hot for the radio hit man, with Premiere Networks hearing from enough big corporations that they lowered [...]
Olympia Snowe Retirement Starts Rumor Mill Rolling
“Mitt Romney winning closely in his home state is like Charlie Sheen barely winning a primary in a Hooters.” – Paul Begala (via CBS “Morning Show”) The day of Mitt Romney’s Michigan squeaker, Olympia Snowe gives Republicans another huge headache. Here’s part of her statement that set off Jonathan Chait to wondering whether Ms. Snowe [...]
Look Out Mitt, Newtmaggedon Catching On
Love him or hate him, Erick Erickson has captured the Republican zeitgeist of the season. As you wake up this morning, the tea party has failed because it has surrendered itself into the hands of Romney, Santorum, or Gingrich — all of whom would use government to suit allegedly conservative ends, which is not conservative [...]
Popcorn for Breakfast: The Herman Cain Blame Game Brawl
**UPDATED** The Cain campaign seems stuck on stupid, should never have engaged in the blame game when everyone was defending him, and now is not only going to further harm his own credibility, but will potentially hurt the credibility of a lot of other good people when the women start speaking. And they will start [...]
Mike Huckabee: ‘Mitt may be the most electable Republican’
The first step to fixing a problem is honestly admitting there is a problem. America’s goal must be to fix Social Security by making it more financially sound and sustainable for the long term. But Americans deserve a frank and honest discussion of the dire financial challenges facing the nearly 80-year-old program. – Rick Perry: [...]
Romney: ‘I’m not going to eat Barack Obama’s Dog Food
**UPDATED** The problem, said the former Arkansas governor and 2008 Iowa caucus winner, is that Perry’s Saturday kickoff in South Carolina shows disrespect to the Iowa process. “It’s a tactical blunder … The people of Iowa work very hard to make the straw poll the biggest political moment in the summer,” Huckabee said. – Mike [...]
Karl Rove & Republicans Take Hit Out on Debbie Wasserman Schultz
… Wasserman Schultz is kind of an easy target. Any “aggressive messenger” is. Extreme and shrill is always far easier to spoof than subtle and nuanced. – Hot Air …and the D.C. political class is sucking it up. Democrats are freaked that Karl Rove is leading the Right, The Hill and other Republican-leaning outfits in [...]
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