Author: Melissa Clouthier

The Scott Brown Election Is A Referendum On The Establishment

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“This is YOUR seat.” — Senator Scott Brown Lest the Republicans get too smug as they look toward the 2010 midterms, I’d suggest a strong dash of humility. The Democrats seem incapable of humility so I’ll spare my breath. Scott Brown ran against Obamacare, yes. He ran against stupid DOJ policies toward terrorists, yes. Most […]

 

Well, What Do You Know, Al Franken’s Vote Getter Marc Elias Has Set Up Shop In Massachusetts

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Just great. Dan Riehl reports: Coakley attorney Marc Elias speaking now, claiming spoiled ballots … Elias is Al Franken’s former campaign attorney. Yep. Meanwhile, Mary Katherine Hamm has this screen grab from Coakley’s campaign yesterday, claiming fraud yesterday:

 

OUTRAGE: Boston Globe Calls The Election For Coakley Hours Ahead Of Time, OOPS!

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My friend Eric at Funhouseus catches the Boston Globe reporting results in Massachusetts before they’re counted. It’s all a big mistake: [Associated Press] was testing an election data feed to its Massachusetts clients. During corresponding tests at our end, the feed of AP’s hypothetical test data was inadvertently posted for a few minutes on a […]

 

How A Brown Win Could Help The Economy

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The economy stinks. It’s not getting better. The recovery is being hampered by mixed messages and downright hostility toward the private sector. Business owners have been holding. They haven’t upped production. If business is good, they’ve cautiously hired, if at all. If business is fair, they’ve resisted increasing overhead for fear they’ll need the extra […]

 

Scott Brown V. Martha Coakley: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

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Come on people! This election is by no means in the bag. In fact, it’s so far out of the bag, that I’m feeling a wee bit queasy about what I’m seeing on Twitter already. This is a special election in an overwhelmingly Democrat state. People there actually liked Ted Kennedy–you know, the guy never […]

 

Podcast 80: Talking Scott Brown With Failed Prognosticator John Hawkins And Women In The GOP With RNC Co-Chair Jan Larimer

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Actually, John is usually right about his predictions and I am usually wrong. We’ll see. Listen to see who says what. We argue, as usual. In the second half, Republican National Committee Co-Chair Jan Larimer talks to me about how Republicans treat women, the outlook for 2010 and candidate recruitment. John Hawkins joins Melissa to […]

 

President Obama Plans A “Combative Turn”?

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Would the Presidents combative turn be in contrast to his bipartisan chumminess up until now? Oh wait…. Via Politico: President Barack Obama plans a combative response if, as White House aides fear, Democrats lose Tuesday’s special Senate election in Massachusetts, close advisers say. “This is not a moment that causes the president or anybody who […]

 

This Is How You Message: YouTube Videos That Are Making TV Ads Look Sad

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At risk of ticking you off, I’ve included some ads. There is commentary at the end. Scroll down if you can’t watch the videos. To the Democrats: To the Republicans: American Resurgence: This last one was made by a teenager. Nice production value, don’t you think? And, by the way, I’m in it. Massachusetts Miracle: […]

 

Something To Warm Your Heart Before The Scott Brown And What’s Her Name Special Election

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A profoundly distressed Andrew Sullivan: I can see no alternative scenario but a huge – staggeringly huge – victory for the FNC/RNC machine tomorrow. They crafted a strategy of total oppositionism to anything Obama proposed a year ago. Remember they gave him zero votes on even the stimulus in his first weeks. They saw health […]

 

Liberal Professors: A Type-Casted Profession?

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Right out of central casting: Pony-tailed hair, elbow pads, Birkenstocks and nubby socks, spectacles and a general dislike for people, especially, ironically, young people. Seems that there’s a reason: Nursing is what sociologists call “gender typed.” Mr. Gross said that “professors and a number of other fields are politically typed.” Journalism, art, fashion, social work […]

 

Frank Rich Did It First, But More Would Follow: Trying To Destroy Sarah Palin And The Tea Party Movement

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Here is one Mainstream Media Narrative: Tea Partiers (Baggers) are racist, mobs, hate-filled, unruly, people. Here is another Mainstream Media Narrative: Sarah Palin is a stupid hick, a gender traitor, and a quitter. And the Mainstream Media Narrative that underlies all narratives: Anyone who believes something other than the liberal agenda is selfish, mean, and […]

 

BREAKING: Brown Ahead By Four!–UPDATED A Miracle Coming?

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I so want this to happen, I’m afraid a poll like this is just to get Democrats off their duffs to vote. New reports on the Brown-Coakley race: Riding a wave of opposition to Democratic health-care reform, GOP upstart Scott Brown is leading in the U.S. Senate race, raising the odds of a historic upset […]

 

Google Might Pull From China, China’s Cyber-War With The U.S.

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A new front exists in a war for international dominance: the internet. China has been up to some very bad behavior. From the Washington Post: Computer attacks on Google that the search giant said originated in China were part of a concerted political and corporate espionage effort that exploited security flaws in e-mail attachments to […]

 

Podcast: Andrew Malcolm On President Obama & Chicago In D.C. And More…

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Andrew Malcolm, reporter for the Los Angeles Times, joined me to discuss the blend of “old” and “new” media and how the news landscape is changing. He also talks about his time reporting in Chicago and how the machine works and how Barack Obama is a product of that machine and now runs the machine […]

 

Podcast: Erick Erickson And Dan Riehl Talk About Tea Party Nation and Sarah Palin

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Dan Riehl of Riehl World View and Erick Erickson of Redstate join me to discuss the Tea Party Nation, Tea Party groups and Sarah Palin. What’s happening here? Melissa talks about CPAC and Sarah Palin’s choices with Dan Riehl of riehlworldview.com and Erick Erickson of redstate.com Download MP3 To subscribe on iTunes, just click here! […]

 

Republican Men, Gird Yer Loins

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A woman’s hormonal cycle will start to mesh with other women when in proximity. A man’s hormones also seemed to be linked to other men. Via Allahpundit on Twitter comes this research gem from Scientific American: With its winners and losers, politics is a lot like sports. Now biologists have the testosterone–or lack thereof–to prove […]

 

No, I Don’t Want To Be Like Europe, Paul Krugman

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No, I don’t want to learn from Europe. And this is why: 5. Although Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark are among Europe’s wealthiest countries, as U.S. states they would be between 14.5% and 18% below the U.S. average. Go read the whole thing. Also this. These are just financial, quality of life reasons I don’t want […]

 

Will Sarah Palin Still Run For Office From A Fox Studio? Will Huckabee?

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Will Sarah Palin run for office from a Fox studio? Will Huckabee? Maybe. Could they? The answer, of course, is yes. Will they? Probably. Some people are taking the news of Sarah Palin ending up on TV as proof that she has no presidential aspiration. To which I respond with the mature, “As if.” Ex-governor […]

 

Scott Brown Race in Massachusetts: Turnout Matters

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Pollster.com has some interesting analysis: Turnout Will Matter — The big spread in results among the polls, and differences apparent within two of them, are all consistent in supporting one finding: The lower the turnout, the better the odds for Scott Brown. These differences indicate that the voters most interested and most likely to vote […]

 

Podcast: Wherein I Defend (Kinda) Harry Reid, And We Talk Scott Brown, Sarah Palin And The Tea Party & More

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Leon Wolf of RedState.com and on Twitter as @LeonWolf and Jon Gabriel of Exurbanleague.com and on Twitter as @exJon joined me to discuss the news of the day. What are Scott Brown’s chances? What if Harry Reid were a Republican? How out of touch are the Democrats? What’s going on at the TeaParty Nation convention? […]

 

Another Obama Paid Shill: Jonathan Gruber, The Cadillac Tax & His “Sole Source” Contract With HHS

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See that guy on the left? Yeah, he’s the Obama Shill you’ve never heard of until just now. But he’s the one writing Op-Eds in the Washington Post like he’s independent. But no. He’s being paid by President Barack Obama. More corruption from the new administration of transparency and Savior-like perfection. Jonathan Gruber writes an […]

 

Podcast 76: Actual Foreign Policy And Constitutional Law Experts, In Contrast To Our President

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Yes, I just said that. So sick of the amateur hour passing for the office of the Presidency these days. So Steve Schippert of ThreatsWatch.org and Clyde Middleton of PatriotRoom.com join me. Also, if you could, please take five minutes and give me feedback on my podcasts. I will be revamping things in the coming […]

 

Americans Are In For A Shock, ‘Eh?

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According to Obama administration officials and USA Today, Americans will be shocked when they see the results of some internal reports regarding the Crotchbomber: WASHINGTON – White House national security adviser James Jones says Americans will feel “a certain shock” when they read an account being released Thursday of the missed clues that could have […]

 

Department Of Homeland Security Commenting About Michael Yon’s Treatment

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I haven’t written about Michael Yon’s mistreatment by the “border bullies“. So many people have written about the topic, it seemed unnecessary. I have followed Michael’s work all over the world. He’s solid. I have no reason to believe that he’s not putting forth the truth about the border folks. Besides, who hasn’t dealt with […]