Category: Election 2012

HuffPo Editorial Director Howard Fineman: Romney Supporters ‘Xenophobic’ and ‘Nativist’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

On a July 23 appearance on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, Huffington Post Editorial Director and former Newsweek Editor Howard Fineman accused Mitt Romney of pandering to a “xenophobic” Republican Party, a racist party, he said, that is “afraid of the world.” During a discussion of Michele Bachmann’s questions about Hillary Clinton aid Huma Abedin’s […]

 

Before the Dawn

Posted on by Michael Fell

A national poll showing a 59/35 percent disapproval rating demonstrates how declining confidence in American economic performance has led business owners to turn on the White House.:  With the Oval Office insisting that the country cannot afford to continue the current tax rates for individuals making over $200,000 and couples making more than $250,000, aka […]

 

Uh-Oh B-Ho

Posted on by Matt Vespa

In the aftermath of the “you didn’t build that” comments, it : should be no surprise that his collectivist rhetoric hurt his approval ratings amongst business owners. : According to Gallup, Obama’s approval amongst this demographic has dropped from 41% to 35%, he’s in a dead heat: with Romney, and Rasmussen has Romney taking the lead by four […]

 

Christian Science Monitor Bashes Romney for ‘Racist’ Ads Using… Racial Stereotypes?!

Posted on by Matt Vespa

Some liberals would have you believe that just because you can’t see it on the surface, Mitt Romney’s campaign ads are brimming with racism. What’s funny about this analysis, if you could call it one, is that it seeks to combat racism by being racist. : It’s like the Voter ID narrative the left is pushing […]

 

Victorious Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch Returns To Smart Girl Summit

Posted on by Matt Vespa

Lt. Gov Rebecca Kleefisch, still fresh from her recall victory in June, gave the closing address at Smart Girl Summit held this past weekend. :  She joked with the crowd stating that when she addressed the summit last year, many were doubtful she would have a job in the coming months. However, she said she […]

 

Are Americans Ready?

Posted on by Michael Fell

It should be quite obvious to clear minded people who are paying attention that the agenda of “progressives” is single Party “progressive” rule in perpetuity. : Economic viability, domestic security, national sovereignty, individual Liberties and adherence to Constitutional principles are allsecondary to the “progressive” goal. Americans are people who will fight to preserve, protect and defend […]

 

Kristina Ribali Warns About “Squishy” Republicans at Smart Girl Summit

Posted on by Matt Vespa

Kristina Ribali, the New Media Director for FreedomWorks, detailed briefly the history of the organziation that really began in the 1980s as a think tank. : Ribali states that it’s now a “do” tank with Steve Forbes, Matt Kibbe, and Dick Armey leading the charge in the fight for limited government and economic freedom. Dick Armey, […]

 

Quite the Endorsement: Hugo Chavez Praises Obama, Denounces Romney; Will Media Report?

Posted on by Matt Vespa

If you haven’t heard of Barack Obama’s newest endorsement, you’re seriously missing out! : Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave his blessing to the 44th president and he should be proud. : I’m not at all insinuating that this election and the one to be held later this year in Venezuela are similar at all, but when a […]

 

Transparency? Obama’s Secretive Soros-Funded Money Machine

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Ever since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, left-wingers and Democrats have been braying for center right and conservative organizations, PACS, and super PACS to reveal their donors, the libs claiming that such “transparency” is good for American politics. But as far as these people are concerned, “disclosure” is only to be forced on others […]

 

Washington Post: “A Romney presidency would be illegitimate”

Posted on by William Teach

Why? Because some states require voters to provide legitimate identification that shows that “hey, I’m me!” It’s not like we need ID for practically everything. It’s not like Democrats have called for even more draconian registration and identification to purchase a handgun. Do you want to purchase certain cold medicines? More than likely, you will […]

 

Obama Conference Call Ignoring Administration’s Syria Stagnation

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

President Obama’s reelection team held a conference call recently. The call was meant as an attack on Mitt Romney’s trip abroad, a trip meant to burnish his foreign policy creds. But one thing that team Obama seemed to want to ignore was Obama’s own foreign policy failures in Syria. And so the civil war in […]

 

Walmart Moms Are Key In 2012

Posted on by Matt Vespa

The 2012 election is currently in a dead heat. Americans are evenly split with 46% favoring President Obama and 45% favoring Mitt Romney. : This current election cycle just crossed the 1 billion dollar mark and 9% of the electorate is still undecided. :  One of those groups that can tip the balance and: could pose a […]

 

Rep. Renee Ellmers Details Obama’s War on Self Worth

Posted on by Matt Vespa

Smart Girl Politics’s annual summit concluded this past weekend with a solid slate of conservative women detailing the importance of being engaged in the national political discourse. : We hear all the time about how women, especially those of a conservative mold, are : marginalized, attacked, and degraded by the liberal media and their allies without mercy. […]

 

Thin Skinned President Whines About Having His “Vision Distorted”

Posted on by William Teach

Someone needs to put on their big boy and big girl pants, because, actually, we know what Obama’s vision is. We’ve been forced to live with it for 3 7/12’s years (The Hill) President Obama slammed his opponent Mitt Romney on Monday night, accusing the presumptive GOP nominee of trying to “distort my vision.” The […]

 

The United Penn States of America

Posted on by Michael Fell

Penn State University was the deserving recipient of unprecedented sanctions by the NCAA in response to the child sexual molestation scandal caused by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.:  The school was fined $60 million, the football program’s scholarships were cut for four years, a four-year postseason ban was imposed, and the team was forced to […]

 

Solyndra Republicans, Why the GOP Cannot be Trusted

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

On Friday, July 20, Politico reported that GOP leadership in the House beat back an attempt by recalcitrant members of their own caucus to continue to quietly support the sort of pork spending that gave us Solyndra in the first place. House GOP leadership has been beating the Democrats up for the pure wasteful spending […]

 

New Taxes You’re Going To Pay To Fund Obamacare

Posted on by Michael Fell

Henry Blodget, writing for businessinsider.com,:  shares some:  valuable information that will come in handy:  when debating with “progressive” useful idiots whether obama”care”tax is really a tax or not. “Here are some of the new taxes you’re going to have to pay to pay for Obamacare: -A 3.8% surtax on “investment income” when your adjusted gross […]

 

New Romney Ad Bashes Obama On “You Didn’t Build It”

Posted on by William Teach

This is one that should be on TV from now till election day…..that is, until (NMP) Obama says something else off script that exposes exactly who he is (via Instapundit) James Taranto explains Obama’s resentment in an article worth the read, and also notes Meanwhile, @BarackObama tweets a quote attributed to somebody identified only as […]

 

Obama Did Build This…

Posted on by Matt Vespa

  To no one’s surprise, Obama treated his donors well after the 2008 election. : He may not have built a small business that employed people, but he’s sure good at building a culture of corruption that ends in more folks being sent to the unemployment line. :  However, for a candidate who campaigned as a […]

 

How’s That “progressive” Deal Working Out For You?

Posted on by Michael Fell

According to the Labor Department, jobless claims for unemployment benefits surged 34,000 to 386,000.:  Figures for the prior week were revised upwards to 352,000 from the 350,000 previously reported.:  This makes every time since the current administration seized power that previously reported unemployment numbers were later revised upwards. Meanwhile, factory activity fell shy of expectations […]

 

Dear GOP, Let’s Not Waste Romney’s VP Pick on One of Our Best Guys, OK?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

I don’t want Paul Ryan to be Romney’s Vice Presidential pick. I also don’t want Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, or Marco Rubio to be picked. It’s not because I don’t like these guys, but because I do like them. It is precisely because they are good politicians, necessary politicians, effective politicians that I don’t want […]

 

How “progressives” Roll

Posted on by Michael Fell

When the institutionalized “progressive” left’s ancestors invaded from London and Frankfurt they made a conscious decision to re-engineer America’s culture, “to remold it nearer to the heart’s desire”. : Since they began that process American society has steadily decayed. In post WWII America, before “progressives” changed immigration laws to reduce immigration from Europe and accelerate immigration […]

 

LA Times Publishes Melodramatic Piece On Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Bill

Posted on by Matt Vespa

David G. Savage of : the Los Angeles Times posted an absurd piece today : concerning Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law, a measure he complains is “strict” and denies residents the fundamental right to vote. To service this narrative, Savage turned to elderly Philadelphia Democrat Viviette Applewhite, who cast “her first vote [was] for President Franklin D. […]

 

A Serious Suggestion For The Romney Campaign: Offer To Release More Tax Returns When Obama Releases The Fast And Furious Documents

Posted on by John Hawkins

Mitt Romney has already released as many years of his tax returns as John McCain. There’s no legitimate reason for him to release any more of his taxes, but of course, the Obama campaign wants to go on a fishing expedition. There’s no upside to Romney releasing any more of his taxes and honestly, there’s […]

 

Sen. Chuck Schumer Wants To Limit on First Amendment Rights

Posted on by Matt Vespa

In another episode in the annals of American liberalism, progressives want to limit our First Amendment rights. : As George Will stated on This Week last February, “this is what liberalism looks like. This is what the progressive state does. It tries to break all the institutions of civil society, all the institutions that mediate between […]

 

Chris Matthews: Obama Is The Perfect Man

Posted on by Matt Vespa

My only explanation: lizard people.   CHRIS MATTHEWS: This guy’s done everything right. He’s raised his family right…. Everything he’s done is as clean as a whistle. He’s not only never broken any law–he’s never done anything wrong. He’s the perfect father. The perfect husband. The perfect American. Courtesy of Greg Hengler at Townhall.com

 

Politico’s Jonathan Martin Compares Romney to Gordon Gekko; Finds Obama’s Failed Eco-Crony Capitalism Uninteresting

Posted on by Matt Vespa

Gwen Ifill of the PBS Newshour hosted Jonathan Martin of Politico and Molly Ball of The Atlantic magazine in a left wing cuddlefest that bashed Romney over Bain, his taxes, and Solyndra on July 16. : Ms. Ifill was not the least concerned that this story is mere fodder for the Obama campaign to pivot away […]