Author: Melissa Clouthier

Palin & Romney: Heart & Head? More Like, Heart & Soul…less

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Matt Lewis wrote a thoughtful piece about the Republican party and what the two leaders mean for the future of the party: The most often repeated template is for Republicans to select the person whose “turn” it is to run for president. That’s how the Grand Old Party opted for Richard Nixon, John McCain, Bob […]

 

Obama’s Desire To Control Fox News, The Media & Everything

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Donald Sensing has a must-read piece about the Barack Obama strategy. I’ll quote one paragraph, but you must go read the whole thing: And to think that George W. Bush was mocked for saying, “If you’re not with us, you’re with the terrorists.” The White House is laying a foundation of future media relations that […]

 

Obama’s Big War With Fox News Makes Him Look Small..And Reveals His Relationship With The Press

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Ruth Marcus calls out President Obama (uh oh, no scoops for her): Where the White House has gone way overboard is in its decision to treat Fox as an outright enemy and to go public with the assault. Imagine the outcry if the Bush administration had pulled a similar hissy fit with MSNBC. “Opinion journalism […]

 

Podcast: Andrew Breitbart Talks New Media, Activism & How To Break A Big Story

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Andrew Breitbart, the man who owns New Media on the Right, gives a 17 minute interview. Andrew is Big Time. Find him at Breitbart.com. I also give a behind the scenes perspective on different bloggers, including Jim Hoft aka GatewayPundit.com, Ed Morissey of Hotair.com, Ed Driscoll of PajamasMedia.com, Rachel Alexander of IntellectualConservative.com, Caleb Heimlich of […]

 

Western CPAC Reveals Rift Between Establishment Conservative Powerbrokers And New Media Activist-Journalists

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Western CPAC might have been a small conservative gathering but it was certainly significant. It was as if a sample of the conservative movement was put in a petri dish, mixed with some steroids and allowed to grow over the weekend. The result was ugly. One part of the conservative movement: The Old Guard. No […]

 

Western CPAC: Bright New Political Hopes Steve Poizner And Chuck DeVore

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California conservatives, and really conservatives everywhere need to take heart. There are some very solid conservative candidates coming up through the system. I had the pleasure to meet and speak with both Stephen Poizner and Chuck DeVore (whom I’ve interviewed before on my Podcast here). There will be an upcoming podcast featuring Steve Poizner’s interview. […]

 

Conservatives Causing Problems: Clashing With GOP Establishment

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The Grand Old Party rests on a false premise: Conservative ideas won’t sell anywhere but in conservative places. This premise is wrong, as Pat Toomey is proving in Pennsylvania. The national Republicans spurned Pat Toomey in favor of Arlen Specter. Look what happened there. And now, wonder of wonders, Toomey would beat Specter head-to-head. What […]

 

PETA: People For The Ethical Treatment Of Their Own Big Fat Wallets

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What do the PUSH Coalition and PETA have in common besides catchy acronyms? They’re shakedown artists extraordinaire. Over at Big Government, Mary Grabar has an excellent exposé on PETA (whom I’ve written about for Pajamas Media before). Here’s a bit of what she finds: But as the corporate representative finds himself fending off charges by […]

 

The Limbaugh Lesson: [Conservative] White Guys Finish Last

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If Rush Limbaugh can be black balled because his political views are not in line with politically correct orthodoxy no one is safe. If Rush Limbaugh can be thwarted economically because he’s maligned by racist words he doesn’t believe and he never uttered, no one’s economic dreams are safe–anyone can say that a person said […]

 

Public Works Not Working, Mass Transit Not Moving: A Conservative Perspective

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Matt Lewis writes a must-read piece about a conservative view on public transportation. I’m not going to get into the details of it, but I urge you to read it. Here is where conservatives and Republicans need to get with the program: the government does have a role in public life. Infrastructure and defense are […]

 

Why Would Americans Be For An Afghan Surge?

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Americans poll positive on surging in Afghanistan. Why would that be? Because most Americans have dealt with moles, ant-hills, head lice, or some other kind of nasty infestation. The bugs die when they are 1. exterminated and 2. the environment is cleaned up. Libs hate George W. Bush for his warmongering ways. They’re giving Barack […]

 

AIP Column: The Mind Of A Socialist, The Heart Of Compassion

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From my column today: If socialism is state-sponsored compassion, what is conservatism? In the binary political world, the default is that a small-government mindset is cruel. This political duality was turned on its ear by George W. Bush’s campaigning and governing as a “compassionate conservative.” A compassionate conservative, it turns out, buys into the liberal’s […]

 

Helping Republicans Help Themselves

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After Obama and the Democrats swept the Republicans out of office it became clear that Republican leaders got one message and everyone else got another message. The Tea Party movement was not borne of Democrat failure. I will say that again: The Tea Party movement was not borne of Democrat failure. The Tea Party movement […]

 

Senator Jim DeMint Says Again: Health Care Is President Obama’s Waterloo

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Well, Senator DeMint’s interview was interesting. But I also had the opportunity to talk to Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal about the U.S. unemployment numbers and the debt-ceiling. It was scintillating, I promise. Also, Hugh Hewitt and I had a quick chat about the state of the conservative movement. I hope you’ll listen. […]

 

Will Patients Choose Their Own Destiny? Dr. Donald Palmisano of The Coalition to Protect Patients’ Rights

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The health care debate will not abate. While the Democrats make legislative soup in committee, citizens need to know that there is still hope. They need to keep fighting. Former president of the American Medical Association and current Director of The Coalition to Protect Patients Rights Dr. Donald Palmisano spoke with me at length about […]

 

Bipartisan B.S.

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Eric Canter says that President Obama hasn’t met with Republicans for four months. So much for bipartisanship. He talks about the health care bill being a “disaster” for the Obama administration. Just a side note: The Senate has two medical doctors. They’re Republicans. The White House hasn’t consulted the only doctors in the Senate on […]

 

Podcast: Dr. Palimisano: “The Public Option Is Not Dead”..And How Young Is Too Young? Kids & Technology

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Dr. Donald Palmisano, former President of the American Medical Association and Director of The Coalition To Protect Patients Rights joined me and discussed the Health Care legislation, the AMA’s support of it and much more. It is a must listen. In the second half, I discuss kids and technology with my producer Mike Williams (who […]

 

Why Is Everyone Going All Domestic Military Violence?

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Good grief! I go to Memeorandum and see looney tunes from across the spectrum talking about war–not with Afghanistan or Iran–but war with ourselves. A coup. A dictatorship. Is there a rhetorical war? Yes. Are the leftists intent on “remaking America” blisteringly angry? Yes. Are the Silent Majority stirred? Yes. Does that mean people are […]

 

The Left Has Lost The Narrative

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Consider all the ways they’ve undermined themselves. It’s delicious: Racism: They’ve pulled the trump card too many times. Obama finished the narrative with his presumption of guilt with the arresting officer of his old buddy Yale professor Skp Gates. Sexism: Between tossing Hillary Clinton like a used dinner napkin and treating Sarah Palin like the […]

 

New Podcast: Environmentalism’s Toll On The Poor, Foreign Policy Chaos & Should Someone Running For Office Have A Voting Record?

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Phelim McAleer joined me to discuss his new movie “Not Evil Just Wrong“. We talked about how environmental policy hurts the poor the worst. It’s a fascinating discussion. Then, I talked with Steve Schippert of Threatswatch about Obama’s handling of Afghanistan and the new threat in Iran. Finally, John Hawkins and I argue about whether […]

 

AIP Column: Climate Change Legislation: A Man-Made Unnatural Disaster

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Here come Barbara Boxer and John Kerry to unsave the day and destroy the world. Just a bit: What Barbara Boxer and John Kerry have crafted is yet another payoff to cronies couched in world-saving terms. It’s a pay-off to California. It’s a pay-off to environmentalist wackos. And, it’s all based on flim-flam science. Americans […]

 

Good Bears, Good Predators

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What is the best defense against a predator? A passive defense and kind words. Enter Colorado environmentalists who romanticize the black bears’ increased boldness and the attacks that come with them. But this is just a metaphor, really. Our new President sees the worlds predators–Iran, North Korea, Al Qaeda, etc.–and sees a fuzzy widdle puff […]

 

Those Peaceful Pittsburgh Protester Libs–UPDATED

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Well. They’re covering their faces, wearing black, running around and acting menacing–why, it’s just like the Tea Party folks! This video is being treated as legit by HuffPo. I don’t know: Okay, did some checking. Tommy Christopher says it’s real: While convinced that the video is a fairly obvious hoax, we contacted the Pittsburgh police […]