Category: Election 2012

No, Daily Caller, Rush Will Not Back a Candidate in the Primary

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The Daily Caller posted an Op Ed calling on Rush Limbaugh to save the GOP by offering a clinching endorsement of one of the non-Romney candidates. The writer was full of reasons and praise for the most listened-to radio talker, but for all the importuning, Rush will never back a primary candidate. The truth is, […]

 

Albany Police Chief Slams ‘Occupy’-Supporting Councilmen

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Albany Police Chief Steven Krokoff came in for heavy criticism by fans of the Occupy “movement” after he ordered the clearing of their downtown encampment pursuant to a court order. The arguments over the actions by police have raged since the December 23 conflagration with Chief Krokoff getting savaged repeatedly by the media and some […]

 

Dear Voters, Vote For Romney, You Idiots. Love, the Establishment GOP

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Apparently, Mitt Romney and his surrogates want you to know that you should not vote your conscience or your principles this primary election. You should vote for Mitt Romney, instead. That is the message from Romney surrogate State Senator Gary Lambert in New Hampshire, anyway. “This is not about picking your favorite, it’s not about […]

 

Poll: Romney Leads Among Likely GOP Primary Voters, Santorum Rising

Posted on by William Teach

But Newt is still hanging in (Rasmussen) Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, coming off his photo finish with Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses, is now in second place among Republican voters in the race for the party’s 2012 presidential nomination. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, taken the night after the caucuses, shows […]

 

Mitt Romney And Other People’s Money AKA Explaining Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital Problem

Posted on by John Hawkins

A corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a “mom and pop” company. The patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife’s daughter, who is a lawyer, to try and protect the company. The raider is enamoured of her, and enjoys the thrust and parry of legal manoeuvring as he tries to win […]

 

Hmmmm, Typo Hypothesis Claims Santorum Actually Won in Iowa?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Did Mitt Romney accidentally get 20 extra votes because of a typo made in Appanoose County? Ed True, a 28-year-old caucus goer in the town of Moulton, Iowa, says that he was at the caucus and on his notes Romney only got two votes in his precinct. Yet when he checked reported totals later it […]

 

The NDAA Power Grab

Posted on by Michael Fell

Much is being made about the most recent power grab by the White House. Specifically, Wednesday’s bypassing of the Senate to install three members to the National Labor Relations Board and the appointment of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In order to justify and defend these actions, “progressives” argue that […]

 

What the Iowa Caucuses Determined

Posted on by Rachel Alexander

Political analysts are scratching their heads trying to figure out how Mitt Romney won first place in the Iowacaucuses since the state is highly evangelical, he did not campaign heavily there, and his share of support in the polls has remained steadily at just under 25 percent. They are also trying to figure out why […]

 

Santorum: Can A “Social Issues” Guy Win In An Election About The Economy?

Posted on by William Teach

Now that Rick Santorum has caught fire, coming in second in the Iowa caucuses by a mere 8 votes to Mitt Romney, can he keep that momentum going into New Hampshire and South Carolina? Or, is he the flavor of the week? George Will calls him a “fun candidate“. USA Today says he is within […]

 

Santorum/Romney/Paul: So What Did Iowa Prove?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The 2012 Iowa Caucuses are now over and in a nail biting ending the two highest vote getters were separated by only eight votes. So, what did this caucus prove? It proved that organization matters, personal contact matters, and finally big money spent on TV might not matter as much. The biggest news was that […]

 

Mitt Wins Iowa, Bachmann And Perry Likely To Drop Out

Posted on by William Teach

But, Santorum did exceedingly well (Politico) Mitt Romney edged Rick Santorum by a mere eight votes in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses – a margin that amounted to a tie in the crucial opening act of the 2012 presidential race and propelled the newly reshaped contest to New Hampshire and beyond. After a three-way dead heat for […]

 

Iowa Caucuses Today: What Comes Next?

Posted on by William Teach

It’s finally here, the long, long, long talked about Iowa Caucuses. What comes next? (USA Today) Republican presidential candidates have been warming up for months for tonight’s Iowa caucuses. The results will start a sprint – or a marathon. For more than three decades, the opening contest here in Iowa has narrowed the Republican field […]

 

GOP To Use Obama’s Own Words Against Him For Election 2012

Posted on by William Teach

Obviously, doing this will not only upset Democrats because Obama’s words are being used in context, but, will be surely called raaaaacist (ABC News) On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, the Republican National Committee is touting an expansive new video database that party operatives say is their most potent weapon for attacking President Obama […]

 

My Final Short & Sweet Case For Newt Gingrich

Posted on by John Hawkins

Why Newt Gingrich? #1) At this point, given the national poll numbers and the money/resources available to the candidates, we’re realistically probably already down to two choices: Newt or Mitt. What about the other candidates? A) Ron Paul. Has money and organization, but isn’t electable. B) Rick Perry. Has money and organization, but isn’t getting […]

 

How Ron Paul Might Win Iowa and STILL Get No Hawkeye Delegates

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

My friend Michael Bates has raised some interesting — if technical — points. He notes that Ron Paul could very will win Iowa but still come away with few or even no Iowa delegates. After looking over Bates’ points, I think he has it right. But one thing he said is really trenchant when he […]

 

New Hampshire “Scientists” Urge GOP Contenders To Embrace Climate Change Hoax

Posted on by William Teach

The Warmists just won’t give up their cultish beliefs, and The Hill is there to run with the story without any fact checking Fifty New Hampshire scientists Thursday called on the Republican presidential candidates to accept the “overwhelming” scientific evidence behind climate change. The scientists issued the joint statement just weeks before the Jan. 10 […]

 

Gallup: GOP Contenders Come Closer To American Views

Posted on by William Teach

Here’s something we all intrinsically know, and knew prior to the 2008 election: Americans are center-right, and the GOP’s viewpoints are closer to their own than what Obama pushes (Gallup) Americans perceive Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul as closest to themselves ideologically, and Michele Bachmann and Barack Obama as furthest away. A USA […]

 

The Elephant Stick

Posted on by Michael Fell

What’s the elephant stick?:  Simply, it’s: a stake driven into the ground to keep a chained baby elephant from escaping captivity.:  The young elephant, small and relatively weak, is: not yet strong enough to pull up: the stake and flee.:  The baby elephant: learns that: when it feels tension on it’s ankle: it’s reached the end of: the chain and: can’t go any: farther.:  […]

 

Newt: Sitting On Couch With Nancy Was “Dumbest Thing….”

Posted on by William Teach

Unfortunately, he doesn’t walk back his globull warming beliefs, and, more importantly, his belief in legislation and regulation to “stop” globull warming (Huffington Post) Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was pressed again Tuesday on one of the ghosts of his political past, when a notorious advertisement on climate change featuring him alongside then-Speaker […]

 

Politico’s Top 10 Political Blunders: Mostly GOP Blunders?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Top ten lists at year’s end are always subjective, to be sure. But some lists seem rather obviously out of whack at first glance. Politico’s “Top 10 political blunders of 2011” is one of those lists that is glaring for what isn’t present as opposed to what is. And what isn’t seems to bespeak that […]

 

Statement from fmr. Ron Paul staffer on Newsletters, Anti-Semitism

Posted on by Eric Dondero

Fmr. Senior Aide, US Cong. Ron Paul, 1997 – 2003 Campaign Coordinator, Ron Paul for Congress, 1995/96 National Organizer, Draft Ron Paul for President, 1991/92 Travel Aide/Personal Asst. Ron Paul, Libertarian for President 1987/88 I have been asked by various media the last few days for my comments, view of the current situation regarding my […]

 

Yes Virginia The Internet Does NOT Replace Old Fashioned Politics

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

When Howard Dean became a surprise front runner in the Democrat primary of 2004 doing so on the basis of a strong Internet-based campaign effort, tongues began to wag that the Internet might replace old fashioned retail politics. This time ’round Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich served to get people to question the old way […]

 

ABC News: Obama To Run On Economic Inequity

Posted on by William Teach

Well, there’s nothing truly shocking in that knowledge, I’m sure most of us have been prescient enough to understand that he damned sure can’t run on his economic record, the economy being the #1 issue for Americans. He can’t run on ObamaCare, as it is still vastly unpopular by the majority of Americans. His environmental […]

 

Three Reasons To Support Newt

Posted on by John Hawkins

I had someone on Facebook ask me to give him three reasons why I’m supporting Newt Gingrich. Here, edited slightly, is what I told him. 1) Newt Gingrich has accomplished more for conservatives in D.C. than anyone else alive. Nobody else is even close. Newt didn’t just stop legislation; he passed legislation that moved the […]

 

Ron Paul’s Dissembling About His Newsletters

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Famed opposition researcher Andrew Kaczynksi has dug up the ultimate video proof that Ron Paul is a liar with his current claims that he had no knowledge about those racist newsletters that carried his name for so many decades. Ron Paul has lately claimed that he had no idea that his newsletters were filled with […]

 

CAIR Insists That Candidates Answer 11 Questions on Muslim Interests

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued it’s new candidate questionnaire for the 2012 election season. CAIR is insisting that candidates answer to them before getting that jihadi stamp of approval, apparently. CAIR has devised 11 questions for the candidates so that they can “empower American Muslims by increasing their political capacity and presence.” […]

 

Gary Johnson To Supposedly Drop Out And Run As Libertarian, Take The Wacko Vote

Posted on by William Teach

To answer your first question, yes, Gary Johnson was actually running for the GOP nomination. Yeah, I know, hard to believe. (Politico) Gary Johnson will quit the Republican primaries and seek the Libertarian Party nomination instead, POLITICO has learned. The former two-term New Mexico governor, whose campaign for the GOP nomination never caught fire, will […]

 

Ron Paul: Conspiracy Nut, Anti-Semite

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Last year Ron Paul said that the CIA perpetrated a coup over the United States. “There’s been a coup, have you heard? It’s the CIA coup. They’re in businesses, in drug businesses.” That fits in as just another part of the wacky world of Ron Paul that has spanned decades of denigrating blacks, assigning all […]