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Even Slate’s Feminist Blog Finds The ‘Binders’ Meme Stupid

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Even Slate Magazine’s feminist blog, Double X, which was co-founded by Hanna Rosin, who recently authored The End of Men, thinks the “binders full of women” meme is stupid.: Amanda Hess wrote on October 17: that she “agree[s] that Romney’s positions on health care, contraception, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act will do nothing to […]

Playing With Horses and Bayonets

Posted on October 23, 2012October 23, 2012 by Matt Vespa

The debate last night was very boring. : I’m enthused about voting Barack Obama out of office and I think Mitt Romney will win this election, but I definitely see why people probably switched off the debate to watch Monday Night Football or the San Francisco Giants game. : In all, polls show that President Obama pulled […]

Sen. McCaskill Testy Over Question about her Husband’s ‘Dining Room’ Deals

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill got a little testy with Dana Loesch, editor of Breitbart’s Big Journalism, during a press conference after Thursday night’s senate debate where Loesch asked the senator about her husband’s business deals, which involved selling tax credits tied to stimulus money. : McCaskill’s husband, Joseph Shepard, allegedly conducted these deals in the […]

In the War on Coal — It’s Grundy vs. Obama

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Matt Vespa

In another episode in the annals of the Obama administration’s war on coal, the town of Grundy, Virginia is being denied its right to indulge in the American dream. : They want to expand their small air field, so they can accommodate private jets since its an area for : potential economic development. : The problem is that […]

Is Todd Akin Indebted to The Left?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Yes, Obama had an improved performance that some liberal are construing as a victory, but it’s still a bad climate for Democrats. Case in point, look at what’s happening in Missouri. Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican Senate nominee, is making a comeback against incumbent Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill. This is after one of the most […]

War on Coal Rattles Harrisburg Capitol, Legislators Take Notice

Posted on October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Yesterday, the War on Coal, one of the most egregious of President Obama’s assault on the American dream, reached the halls of power in Pennsylvania with an unannounced press conference in Harrisburg. Anastasia Przybylski, PA Field Director for FreedomWorks and co-Chair of The Kitchen Table Patriots, invited coal miner Gary Dubois, Mark Fischer, Council Member […]

Granholm shamelessly pivots away from American dead in Libya, says Romney Campaign lacks information

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Matt Vespa

On the October 14 broadcast of Meet the Press, Jennifer Granholm, former Governor of Michigan and host of Current’s The War Room, stated that the Romney campaign is somehow not qualified to comment on the Libyan terrorist attack because they don’t know the difference between a compound and an embassy. : It’s indicative of “a lack […]

In panel discussion on Ledbetter, liberals ignore shortchanging amongst Democrats

Posted on October 16, 2012October 16, 2012 by Matt Vespa

On October 11, The Federalist Society held a panel discussion at The National Press Club on Lilly Ledbetter (who lost her pay discrimination case in the Supreme Court because she failed to comply with a statutory deadline) and the media’s oversimplification of gender issues. : It featured Jennifer Braceras, a columnist and former Commissioner for the […]

Biden Unhinged in VP Debate, while Ryan exuded self-control

Posted on October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Last night’s Vice Presidential debate did put more pressure on Vice President Biden, who was tasked with delivering the same old progressive talking points about taxes, foreign policy, abortion, and health care — albeit with a little more spiritedness. : However, the pervasive grinning, smiling, and interrupting came off as egregiously arrogant and condescending. : Biden conveyed […]

Obama’s bad tryst with coal is going to hurt him

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Matt Vespa

We all know about the Obama administration’s ‘War on Coal.’ : It’s an egregious regulatory onslaught against American enterprise. : However, it’s a story that’s often buried by some in the media. : Last month, I wrote about how The Washington Post: pushed another event: in Obama’s war on coal to page 16 of their September 19 edition. : It was […]

Left-wingers are still ‘Hating Breitbart’

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Matt Vespa

With Andrew Breitbart’s sudden and tragic passing in March of 2012, we on the right once again saw the utterly despicable joy elicited : from the institutional left upon hearing the news of his death. : I’m not even going to cite those tweets, but I’m sure you can all remember the pervasive grave stomping the left […]

Barack Obama was cordially invited to Martha Raddatz’s wedding

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Matt Vespa

As the Vice Presidential debate approaches, you would think there would be zero chances that this debate would have a moderator with a conflict on interest: a la Gwen Ifill: in 2008. : Well, that’s not that case — again. : With ABC News’ Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz selected to moderate the 2012 Vice Presidential debate, it […]

The Iraqi Question

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Matt Vespa

With the supposed conclusion in hostilities in Iraq, Frederick Kagan, of the American Enterprise Institute, and: Kimberly Kagan, president of the Institute for the Study of War, have outlined that we risk losing Iraq and how our early departure has not only seen an influx of sectarian violence, but an incremental rise in activity from Al-Qaeda […]

ABC News’ Tapper asks ‘didn’t President Obama shoot first and aim later?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Does anyone remember when President Obama and some in the media chastised Mitt Romney over his: remarks: after the Cairo protests and the Libyan terrorist attack on our embassy in Benghazi, which led to the assassination of Ambassador Chris Stevens? : Who remembers when the media, by and large, ignored the true story, which surrounded the state of […]

Six Trillion Dollar Man: A Lyrical Evisceration of Obama

Posted on October 9, 2012October 9, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Justen Charters, co-founder of Resistance 44, is sick of Obamanomics. : After all, President Obama : is “the six trillion dollar man” who “doesn’t have a budget plan” : and “basic economics is something he doesn’t understand.” : Enjoy! #obamastyle P.S. Justen, you didn’t make this song — somebody else made that happen.

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

Posted on October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 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 October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 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 October 5, 2012 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 October 5, 2012 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 […]

Doctors are sick of Obamacare

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Well, Obama can surely not count on doctors to back him in his re-election bid. Huffington Post’s Harry Bradford: posted on October 2: that: More than half of physicians say they’ll vote for Mitt Romney come November 6th compared to just 36 percent for Obama, according to a: recent survey by medical staffing firm Jackson and Cokey. In […]

MSNBC Continues to Push ‘Nothing to See Here’ Narrative About Libya Debacle

Posted on October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 by Matt Vespa

In the October 1 broadcast of NewsNation with Tamron Hall, a segment featuring former State Department Middle East officer Joel Rubin focused on how the Romney campaign was “trying to put all of these things in a big pot hoping that something picks up steam” concerning President Obama’s foreign policy. Yep, it’s still the same […]

Even Liberal Pollsters Discover Significant Plurality of Americans See Pro-Obama Bias in Polling

Posted on October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 by Matt Vespa

There’s that clichéd saying of “where’s there smoke, there’s fire.”: Some in the media should have heeded that advice since a plurality of Americans sees a bias in the polling conducted between President Obama and Governor Romney.: Oh, and, by the way, this information comes from a Daily Kos/SEIU poll, so it’s hardly a right-wing […]

MSNBC Continues to Push ‘Nothing to See Here’ Narrative About Libya Debacle

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Hello, Mitt Romney — Are you there?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Matt Vespa

If you haven’t subscribed to Ben Domenech’s: The Transom, I highly suggest you do. : In the September 28th edition, Ben highlights in some of the suggested links how Mitt Romney needs to kick it into high gear. : We’re less than forty days away from Election Day and it seems Team Romney is content with maintaining their […]

WaPo’s Bernstein Blames The Tea Party for Republican Senate Woes

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Jonathan Bernstein of The Washington Post posted on PostPartisan on: September 28 that: Tea party and other ideological Republicans have undermined that opportunity by nominating some weak candidates – this year’s prime examples are Todd Akin in Missouri and Richard Murdock in Indiana, who defeated a sure thing, incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar. That’s on top of […]

I Thought Voter Fraud Didn’t Exist

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Some on the political left have been rambling about how voter fraud isn’t an issue for months. : They say it’s: a new poll tax. : It’ll disenfranchise voting, especially amongst those in the minority community who cannot obtain a government issued ID. Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post opined that “what did happen in 2008 was that […]

Discussing Obama, Israel Issue with Wasserman Schultz, MSNBC’s Roberts Fails to Bring Up Her False Charge Against GOP

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Matt Vespa

MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz In yesterday’s broadcast of MSNBC Live, host Thomas Robert interviewed Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz about the presidential campaign, where she naturally got in all her anti-Romney, pro-Obama talking points. At the close of the interview, Roberts asked whether concern for Israel could […]

We’ve Been Robbed $2.8 Billion — By The AARP

Posted on September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 by Matt Vespa

As polling shows, seniors and white Americans over the age of 65 generally don’t support PresidentObama or his health care reform bill. : They are appalled at the $716 billion in Medicare cuts, which will be used to expand coverage (and dependency) for lower income Americans — so why does the AARP support it? Avik Roy, […]

Keeping the Faith

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Matt Vespa

It’s over! At least, that’s what the liberal pundits are saying 24/7. Romney is lagging behind in key states and since Barack Obama is awesome — this whole election is over. : In the words of Yogi Berra, “it ain’t over, til’ it’s over.” : We’re 41 days away from Election Day and some on the right […]

UVA College Democrats Accidentally Blast Awkward E-Mail

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Matt Vespa

Justin Higgins at JHPolitics: has obtained a rather awkward email: detailing a meeting of the University of Virginia’s College Democrats chapter. : In the email, we reportedly had a woman named Carmen who went nuts, a bad turnout at their phone bank, and a bad turnout canvasing. As Higgins noted, their plan to remedy their unenthused cohorts is […]