How Ron Paul Might Win Iowa and STILL Get No Hawkeye Delegates
Posted on December 31, 2011 - Filed Under Elections, GOP, Libertarian, News, Polls, Republicans, Ron Paul | 19 Comments
-By Warner Todd Huston
My friend Michael Bates has raised some interesting — if technical — points. He notes that Ron Paul could very well 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 [...]
Obama Uses Final 2011 Weekly Address to Whine Some More
Posted on December 31, 2011 - Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Anti-Capitalism, Bald-face lies, Barack Obama, Democrats, Fraud/misrepresentation, Government incompetence, Government malfeasance/misfeasance, Government tyranny, Nanny State, News, President, Propaganda, Recession/Depression, Senate, Social Engineering, Socialism, Taxes, anti-Liberty/Freedom, class warfare, government waste, liberalism, paternalism, social parasites | Comments Off
And, yes, he also gets rather snippy and partisan, as well
(The Hill) President Obama ended 2011 by predicting a contentious 2012.
In his final weekly address of the year, the president said he was hopeful about making progress on his agenda in the coming year but warned that it wouldn’t be easy.
“We’ve got [...]
Wash. Post Plays Hate-The-Rich-Republicans With Graphic Chart
Posted on December 31, 2011 - Filed Under Bloggers, Congress, Fraud/misrepresentation, House, Journalistic incompetence, Liberal Media/Bias, Media Bias, News, Senate, class warfare, liberalism | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
On Wednesday morning the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake posted an infographic that was a perfect example of how one can use a graphic chart to influence the public in subtle ways, ways that we of the center right better start employing in our own efforts if we want to win over the [...]
New Hampshire “Scientists” Urge GOP Contenders To Embrace Climate Change Hoax
Posted on December 30, 2011 - Filed Under AGW hyposterics, Agenda based science, Collapsing Science, Elections, Fraud/misrepresentation, Global Warming, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Propaganda, Republicans, Science/pseudo-science | Comments Off
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 December 30, 2011 - Filed Under Barack Obama, Elections, Mitt Romney, News, Polls, Republicans, Ron Paul | Comments Off
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 [...]
What are ‘cradle to career data systems’? And why should you care?
Posted on December 29, 2011 - Filed Under Communism, Congress, DOE, Education, Government corruption, Government malfeasance/misfeasance, Government tyranny, Homeschooling, House, Nanny State, News, Parenting, Social Engineering, State Government, States Rights, Totalitarianism, Unconstitutional, liberalism, paternalism | Comments Off
Big Brother is here. How the feds are tracking your kid:
◼ Student privacy at risk from Feds – NY Post
Would it bother you to know that the federal Centers for Disease Control had been shown your daughter’s health records to see how she responded to an STD/teen-pregnancy-prevention program? How about if the federal Department of [...]
“Build an echo chamber and the media laps it up.”
Posted on December 29, 2011 - Filed Under Democrats, Elections, News, Politics As Usual, Republicans, State Government, liberalism | Comments Off
◼ The Colorado Model & The Left’s Stratagem For Turning Red States to Blue – RedState
Although it’s being deployed in several states like Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and others, there are still many who have never heard of the Colorado Model. What’s worse, despite all the Left’s bemoaning of the “vast right wing conspiracy,” [...]
Mitt Romney: My Mass. Healthcare Plan Is ‘Fundamentally Conservative’
Posted on December 29, 2011 - Filed Under 10th Amendment, Anti-Capitalism, Democrat Lite, Elections, Fox News, Healthcare, Hypocrisy/Situational Ethics, Mitt Romney, Nanny State, News, Obamacare, Political chameleons, Political prostitution, Politics As Usual, RINOS, Socialism, States Rights, Taxes, Unconstitutional, Video, flip-flop, liberalism, paternalism, political opportunism, social parasites | 1 Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
Romney did it again. On Fox News he linked Romneycare to conservative principles, an outrageous act in the eyes of any conservative. But hold the boat, people, because Romney didn’t exactly say that Romneycare itself is a conservative policy. And therein lies the weasel words that Romney has used to describe the [...]
Newt: Sitting On Couch With Nancy Was “Dumbest Thing….”
Posted on December 29, 2011 - Filed Under AGW hyposterics, Anti-Capitalism, Cap & Trade, Collapsing Science, Elections, Global Warming, Nancy Pelosi, News, Republicans | Comments Off
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 of [...]
Suddenly, Eric Holder’s Worried About “Undocumented” Guns
Posted on December 29, 2011 - Filed Under BATFE, DoJ, Fast and Furious/ Gunrunner, Government corruption, Government incompetence, Government malfeasance/misfeasance, Government tyranny, Gun Control, High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hypocrisy/Situational Ethics, Journalistic Malpractice, Journalistic Prostitution, Journalistic incompetence, Law Enforcement, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Politico, Politics As Usual, State-sponsored terrorism, government media, liberalism, transparency/accountability | Comments Off
The current US Attorney General is probably the last person who should be discussing illegal guns, er, undocumented boom sticks, but, then, Fast and Furious seemed to be more about creating a situation to implement more gun controls on legal owners
(Politico) The number of officers killed in the line of duty jumped 13 percent in [...]
Politico’s Top 10 Political Blunders: Mostly GOP Blunders?
Posted on December 28, 2011 - Filed Under Barack Obama, Democrats, DoJ, Fast and Furious/ Gunrunner, GOP, Government corruption, Government incompetence, Government malfeasance/misfeasance, Gun Control, House, John Boehner, Journalistic Prostitution, Journalistic incompetence, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Politico, Republicans, Taxes, class warfare | Comments Off
-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 [...]
Occupy DC: Rats, Meth, Terrorist Flags
Posted on December 28, 2011 - Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Anti-Capitalism, Communist Front groups, Liberal World, News, Occupy Wall Street, Rent-A-Mob, Socialism, Stupidity, Treason, liberalism, social parasites | 2 Comments
At what point is the following representative of the 99%? (via OWS Exposed)
(Washington Times) People monitoring the Occupy D.C. movement tell Inside the Ring that the two encampments are fast becoming health hazards. Numerous protesters also recently were sickened with unusual respiratory illnesses.
The major emerging problem for the leftists camped out in tents at McPherson [...]
Hey, How’s Obama’s “Let’s Talk” Approach With Iran Going?
Posted on December 28, 2011 - Filed Under Alternative Energy, Barack Obama, Democrats, Energy, Foreign Policy, Government malfeasance/misfeasance, Iran, News, Oil drilling/resources, Politics As Usual | Comments Off
The other day, MSNBC had an article on Team Obama’s “let’s talk” approach to foreign policy, and declared that it wasn’t going to well when it comes to Iran (and most countries). Yesterday, it got worse
(NY Times) A senior Iranian official on Tuesday delivered a sharp threat in response to economic sanctions being readied by [...]
Nikki Haley’s Greeting Sends Dems Up The Bat Pole
Posted on December 27, 2011 - Filed Under Delusional Dupes and DUmmies, Democrats, News | 2 Comments
This story also highlights what miserable, negative people Democrats are
(USA Today) The first thing South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley wants people to hear when they call a state agency is a cheery “It’s a great day in South Carolina! How may I help you?”
That mandated greeting is rubbing a pair of Democratic lawmakers the [...]
Van Hollen Unintentionally Highlights What Democrats Really Want
Posted on December 27, 2011 - Filed Under Congress, Democrats, EPA, Fiscal Responsibility, House, News, Politics As Usual | Comments Off
What do Democrats really want? Ask Chris Van Hollen
(The Hill) House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) last week criticized Republicans for pushing for further cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the 2012 spending bill, and said those cuts seriously undermine what he said is the government’s [...]
