Year: 2012

Romney’s Debate Win Opens Cracks in Obama Firewall

Posted on by Michael Barone

Wednesday night’s presidential debate in which Mitt Romney shellacked Barack Obama attracted the biggest audience since the debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan seven days before the 1980 election. About 70 million Americans watched, a little more than half the 131 million voter turnout in 2008. That’s an estimate, because the ratings companies don’t […]

 

A Couple of Thoughts On President Obama

Posted on by Derek Hunter

Oh man, what a week.: My thoughts on the debate: were pretty much in line with every other two-legged creature roaming the Earth, and my reaction to the blame-game in the aftermath of the Romney victory still brings a smile to my face. Who didn’t enjoy watching Chris Matthews meltdown? I got to accurately call Barack Obama […]

 

Sheldon Adelson: Obama, Oy Vey!

Posted on by Ronn Torossian

According to the most recent Forbes magazine list of The World’s Billionaires, entrepreneur: Sheldon Adelson: is worth $20.5 billion ranking as the 14th: richest man in the world.: : And it’s just great to see a self-made, proud: tough Jew: who comes from nothing succeed.: : Absolutely inspiring. He has spent significantly to educate Americans about the dangers of re-electing President Obama, including funding […]

 

The Real America

Posted on by Gaius

Is vastly different that what you read about in the American press or on Facebook or Twitter. Well, in most of the press, that is. There are still a few real reporters out there. Like Salena Zito: : Since boarding a jetliner on Christmas night last year, this reporter has logged more than 8,600 miles in […]

 

Good Grief: Washington Post Complains That Romney Should Be Worth More

Posted on by William Teach

The media, including opinion writers, spent oodles of time and planet killing paper and energy writing about Haditha, Korans in toilets, soldiers peeing on dead Taliban bodies, loud music and cold temps at Gitmo, but can’t find it in themselves to write about the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, al Qaeda growing in Egypt and Libya, […]

 

Thoughts on the Recent Presidential Debate, and the Real Reason Why Obama Lost to Romney

Posted on by Susannah Fleetwood

Redstate blogger Loren Heal once made the excellent point that “everyone knows something that isn’t true”. In other words, everyone has, at at least one point in their lives, believed–nay, knew–something to be true that was actually 100% false. In fact, throughout history, it has not at all been uncommon for large swaths of certain […]

 

How the Media is Trying to Spin the Debate

Posted on by Dick Morris

Did Mitt Romney win the debate or did President Obama lose it? To those who watched, the answer is obvious: both. But in the media we hear endless explanations of why Obama lost and few comments on how effective and articulate Mitt Romney was. Bob Woodward hypothesizes that Obama was, somehow, distracted — perhaps by […]

 

If You Shoot the Sheriff, You Must Kill Him

Posted on by Debra Saunders

San Francisco City Hall’s vast machinery went into overdrive after police questioned Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi about a Dec. 31 argument during which he bruised wife Eliana Lopez’s right arm. A neighbor videotaped the bruise and later contacted the police. District Attorney George Gascon filed three misdemeanor charges against Mirkarimi for domestic violence battery of his […]

 

Random Musings on Jay Sekulow, Mark Birnbaum and Others

Posted on by Ronn Torossian

: The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which works to protect religious freedom and human rights has attracted tens of thousands of signatures to a petition calling upon the Obama Administration to end its foreign policy of “appeasement and apologies” and stop sending U.S. taxpayer dollars to countries which permit and support the terrorism […]

 

Richard Branson: US War on Drugs is ‘Racist’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

On Wednesday, while reacting to the death of an American border agent, Sir Richard Branson told Reuters that the American War on Drugs is not only a failure, it is also “racist.” Speaking at the offices of the Metro Newspaper in New York where he was acting as a “global guest editor,” Branson said that […]

 

Ambassador Susan Rice Decides To Blame Intelligence Community For Foolishly Blaming Mohammed Video

Posted on by William Teach

This seems to be much the consensus amongst the Obama administration, which has repeatedly blamed a “lack of intelligence” for coming out and blaming the video time and time again, including when Obama gave his speech at the United Nation, despite knowing within hours that the attack was most likely a pre-planned terrorist attack by […]

 

Serial Misogynist Bill Maher: “Hey, Obama Kinda Sucked During Debate”

Posted on by William Teach

And provides some more words that will surely soon be considered racist (The Blaze) During his HBO show on Friday, Liberal comedian Bill Maher, who donated $1 million to a pro-Obama Super PAC earlier this year, jokingly wondered what President Obama spent his money on after watching his poor debate performance this week, saying it […]

 

Bipartisanship: A New Winning Issue

Posted on by Dick Morris

I was surprised when Frank Luntz’ focus group showed that the best line of the evening’s debate was Governor Romney’s rendition of working with Democrats in Massachusetts and will continue to do so as president. However, it makes a great deal of sense that this line would resonate. While we professionals are trying to win […]

 

Rare Earths Could Be Pawn in Island Spat… Again

Posted on by Peter Schiff

As China and Japan continue to ratchet up tensions over a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea, many investors may be wondering how the dispute could affect the marketplace. One potential area for fallout is the market for rare earth elements (REEs): the futuristic sounding group of 17 minerals with unpronounceable names […]

 

After Slamming Palin, NY Times Excited for Up Coming Obama Death Panels

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

For The New York Times, Steven Ratner had to admit last month that he was pretty darned excited for those Obamacare death panels to get started. “WE need death panels,” he said on September 16. This from the same paper that in 2009 attacked Gov. Sarah Palin for her rhetoric and an Old Media establishment […]

 

Unemployment 7.8% October Surprise

Posted on by Michael Fell

After having his hat handed to him and being shown the door by his opponent in a debate performance so poor for Barack Obama that his only recourse was to bully Mitt Romney on the campaign stump the next day, what is a candidate hoping for re-election supposed to do to change the momentum? Have […]

 

Romney Destroys Obama in First Debate, Left-wingers Go Nuts

Posted on by Matt Vespa

We all got a shot of life Wednesday night from Mitt Romney. : I received a lot of flak, and some insults, for: my previous post: castigating Romney for lacking joie de vivre, but he came out swinging and left the president looking for his teleprompter. : While some posted polls in the comment section to show Romney’s campaign […]

 

Liberal on Liberal Violence, MSNBC’s Fineman Calls Lehrer ‘Useless’ and criminally negligent

Posted on by Matt Vespa

MSNBC contributor Howard Fineman lamented how the president was on the defensive concerning his first bout with Republican nominee Mitt Romney last night.:  Jim Lehrer, who moderated the October 3 debate, has a history of bias that is usually cloaked with his soporific disposition. However, Fineman seemed agitated to the point of calling Lehrer “useless” […]

 

Obamanomics Decimated the American Middle Class, Working Poor

Posted on by Matt Vespa

As our Hot Air Green Room colleague Howard Portnoy: noted on October 3, Joe Biden said that the middle class has been “buried” for the past four years. : A tacit realization that President Obama’s impotent economic policies has killed American economic vigor. Keep ‘em coming Joe! : Biden seems to be talking the Democratic ticket right out […]

 

For the millionth time, Social Security adds to the deficit

Posted on by Matt Vespa

In a bit of new old news, Social Security adds to the federal deficit. : This non-shocking piece of news continues to be either ignored or underreported since the political class is petrified of having the geriatric brigade occupying the front lawns of their homes. : The current unfunded liability of Social Security is $8.6 trillion over […]

 

Romney: “You Know Obama’s A Complete SCOAMF On Libya, Right?”

Posted on by William Teach

OK, he didn’t call Obama a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure, but, dog whistle, you know? (Fox News) Mitt Romney, fresh off what by most accounts was his victory Wednesday night in the first debate with President Obama, said in a Fox News interview that the deadly consulate attack in Libya was a “tragic […]

 

Is It Racist To Mention That The Unemployment Rate Has Been 8%+ For “44” Straight Months?

Posted on by William Teach

You know, since Obama is the 44th president, and since everything else, including the words Chicago and golf, are considered racist to mention (WRAL) With a month to go until the presidential election, the government on Friday issues its September jobs report, expected to show an uptick in the U.S. unemployment rate after employers added […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Sept 28 — Oct 4

Posted on by John Hawkins

Irony: Pam Gellar’s ad is “demeaning,” it is asserted, because it implies that violent, intolerant Salafists are “savage.” Her ad states something like, “In a struggle between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.” Now, the MTA says she can’t run that ad because some people will be unable to restrain themselves […]

 

PBS: Our Incredible Success Should Prove To Mitt Romney That We Need A Government Subsidy!

Posted on by John Hawkins

“I’m sorry, Jim. I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I’m going to stop other things. I like PBS. I love Big Bird. I actually like you, too. But I’m not going to – I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.” – […]