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Will Ron Paul win more delegates this week than Gingrich, Santorum?
Post Date: 2012-01-30 17:44:25 by jwpegler
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This week, Ron Paul is likely to win more delegates to the 2012 GOP convention than either Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum. In fact, he’s likely to win more delegates than Gingrich and Santorum combined. “Hold it”, you’re saying, “How can that be? Rep. Paul’s polling in single digits in Florida. He’s going to finish behind Gingrich and Santorum, as well as Mitt Romney, in Tuesday’s Florida primary. How can that translate into beating any of his rivals at all?” We’ll tell you how – because he’s not winning those delegates in Florida. He’s winning, or will probably win, at least a few delegates in Maine. Paul took a quick ...
Smedley Butler speaks to the Bonus Army
Post Date: 2012-01-30 13:34:08 by lucysmom
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I HAVE been asked to give the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States some good advice. Boys, there is no use giving you any advice. You always do the right thing anyhow. This outfit always does. The V. F. W. isn’t a knitting society; it is a real outfit and it always pleases me very much to be invited to meet with you because I just love to go every place soldiers ask me to go. I have noticed that you are getting a little old, but you are the same lovable class of Americans as ever—dumb though you are. Anybody can put anything over on you but you are lovable just the same. snip We are divided, in America, into two classes: The Tories on one side, a class of citizens who ...
'Tea Party 10' Targeted In Multimillion Dollar Campaign By Liberal Super PAC
Post Date: 2012-01-30 13:14:01 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON -- A liberal super PAC is set Monday to launch what it is billing as a multimillion dollar campaign to "Take Down the Tea Party Ten." The effort by the progressive outfit CREDO aims to use the new big-spending super PAC model, which can accept unlimited donations, to back extensive local organizing and "education" aimed at defeating 10 members of Congress seen by the left as the worst of the worst. "We're talking about some of the most odious members of Congress. Even for Republicans these guys are low," said Campaign Manager Matthew "Mudcat" Arnold in a statement. "We're going to empower local activists to organize their ...
Gingrich: Strong Florida Finish Needed to Save Campaign
Post Date: 2012-01-30 11:30:30 by Brian S
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said only a strong finish in Florida’s primary election will save his “totally unique” campaign. With his campaign down to about $600,000 after his South Carolina primary victory, Gingrich said he trailed Mitt Romney among Florida voters who cast ballots early and he needs a large vote on election day to win the Jan. 31 primary. “As fast as we’ve raised it, we’re spending it,” Gingrich said in an interview yesterday. Later on ABC’s “This Week” program, he predicted the contest for the Republican presidential nomination would continue until the party’s national convention in August, ...
Trump: GOP Infighting May Force Me To Run
Post Date: 2012-01-29 22:39:48 by Brian S
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PALM BEACH (CBSMiami) – Real estate mogul Donald Trump, who dropped out of the GOP presidential race months before the first primary, now said he may reluctantly be forced to run as a third party candidate, a decision revealed Sunday on a special Miami broadcast of the CBS News program Face The Nation. In an interview conducted Saturday night at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach with Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer, Trump blasted Republican infighting, saying was hurting the party’s chances to beat President Obama in 2012. “I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s Republican against Republican, and yet the level of hatred, I guess you could say, I mean, ...
Pat Buchanan: Reagan White House Saw Newt As ‘Something Of A Political Opportunist’
Post Date: 2012-01-29 17:38:12 by Brian S
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Over the last week, several people that worked in the Reagan administration have come forward and countered former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s claim that he is a “Reagan Republican.” These people say Gingrich “wasn’t on board with a lot of what President Ronald Reagan tried to accomplish during his two terms.” And although that claim has been disputed by other Reagan administration officials, former Reagan communications director Pat Buchanan told “The McLaughlin Group” this weekend that Gingrich wasn’t seen favorably by those in the administration. “[I]n the Reagan White House, Newt Gingrich was considered quite frankly by a lot of folks ...
Gingrich Wants Panel To Look At In Vitro Clinics, Calls Procedure Creation Of Life
Post Date: 2012-01-29 17:25:57 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich wants a commission to study the management of in vitro fertilization clinics, where infertile couples seek treatment to allow pregnancy and large numbers of leftover embryos are discarded or stored. Gingrich says in vitro fertilization is the creation of life, and serious study is needed of the rules covering it. The former House speaker made his comments to reporters outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, where he had attended Sunday services. Gingrich also says he opposes the use of leftover embryos for stem cell research, which advocates believe may lead to treatments or cures for a variety of ...
Ron Paul: Staying In GOP Race Through Convention
Post Date: 2012-01-29 14:28:49 by Brian S
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Ron Paul vowed today he'll stay in the GOP race through the national convention in Tampa and defended his decision to campaign in Maine while his rivals are focused on Florida. "We're going to stay in and see what comes of it," the Texas congressman said on CNN's State of the Union program, in response to a question of whether he'd drop his campaign after all the primaries end in June. Paul also bemoaned the "rough road" of competing against "establishment money, the big money." The Texas congressman is a prolific fundraiser but usually raises campaign cash in small dollar amounts. The Florida primary is Tuesday and is the biggest prize to ...
Supporters Dream, But Establishment Dreads Gingrich Win
Post Date: 2012-01-29 14:02:21 by Brian S
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His supporters make thousands of campaign calls and blanketFlorida with signs as they dream of Newt Gingrich in the White House, but for many in his Republican Party such a scenario would be nothing short of a nightmare. After the former House speaker’s shock win in South Carolina, morale soared at Newt headquarters in this sprawling city four days ahead of a crucial Florida primary that could put Gingrich — or his main rival Mitt Romney – in the driver’s seat as they chase the Republican presidential nomination. Dozens of volunteers swarmed the ground floor of a small red brick house as they carried out campaign duties for the most controversial conservative in the ...
Gingrich: Adelson Supports Me Because Of Israel
Post Date: 2012-01-28 18:21:20 by Brian S
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Newt Gingrich just got asked at an Orange County Liberty Counsel Forum in Winter Park, Florida, about the money that he's been given by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, and whether he can offer reassurances about where he stands on casino gambling - which is an important issue in the state, despite barely being mentioned in the campaign (for obvious reasons). "Well, let me say up front, at the risk of offending some of my friends who've been very helpful," Gingrich began, "...I worry about the degree to which the poor are the most likely to spend a large percentage of their income gambling." He added, sounding very much like Mitt Romney as he went to great ...
Could Abraham Lincoln Be Elected Today on a Platform of Principle and Equality? Not a Chance.
Post Date: 2012-01-28 18:14:42 by Brian S
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Can you imagine the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln - who beat Stephen Douglas and two third-party candidates - being determined by corporate money spent on television, radio and newspaper ads? The issue of slavery - and possible civil war - were dramatically presented to the nation in the Lincoln-Douglas debates. These occurred in 1858, and - in the absence of television, the radio and the Internet - defined the essential issue of the 1860 presidential race: slavery. Lincoln had, by the time of the presidential race, already created a lofty rhetorical record that helped propel him to the White House. This included his famous "House Divided" speech in which he declared, "a ...
The Dukes Of Hazzard Star Who Could Destroy Newt Gingrich ... Again
Post Date: 2012-01-28 15:21:27 by Brian S
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As Newt Gingrich fights to save his political life, locked in a potentially decisive battle in the final days of the Florida primary with his bitter rival Mitt Romney, one man is following the struggle with peculiarly intense and personal interest. Ben Jones is best known by millions of Americans as the actor who played "Crazy" Cooter Davenport, the truck driving mechanic in the hit 1980s TV series the Dukes of Hazzard. But in politics, Jones is credited with having helped destroy Newt Gingrich's congressional career by leveling accusations of financial improprieties at him, which ultimately led to his resignation from the speakership. Jones has watched the improbable ...
Romney Opens Up Nine-Point Lead Over Gingrich In Florida Poll
Post Date: 2012-01-27 13:45:35 by Brian S
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By Jonathan Easley and Cameron Joseph - 01/27/12 07:55 AM ET Mitt Romney has opened up a 9-point lead over Newt Gingrich in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely Republican primary voters released Friday. Romney held a slim 2-point margin over Gingrich in the same poll only two days ago, and on Thursday he enjoyed a strong debate performance in Jacksonville, where he put Gingrich on the defensive several times. Romney took 38 percent in the Quinnipiac poll, followed by Gingrich at 29 percent, Ron Paul at 14 percent and Rick Santorum at 12 percent. At Thursday’s debate, Romney scored by criticizing a negative Gingrich ad on immigration, and for turning the ...
Democrats' Strategy On Medicare: Let Ryan, Republicans Step In It Again
Post Date: 2012-01-27 13:44:34 by Brian S
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By Mike Lillis - 01/27/12 09:25 AM ET House Democrats have a simple strategy as GOP leaders prepare to unveil a 2013 budget expected to include Medicare cuts akin to those proposed last year: Bring it on. "The strategy is to get out of their way and let them do it again," Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.) told reporters at the Democrats' annual Eastern Shore retreat. "There is overwhelming rejection of the abolition of the Medicare guarantee," Andrews added, "and if they choose to identify themselves with it again, we're going to identify ourselves with Medicare." Behind Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), House Republicans last year passed a 2012 budget that made ...
Obama Courts Swing Voters As Polls Tick Up
Post Date: 2012-01-27 13:02:48 by Brian S
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Boosted by rising poll numbers, US President Barack Obama courted swing-state voters Thursday, after offering a disdainful critique of his potential Republican general election foes. Obama, driving home the theme of his State of the Union speech — a call for a fair economy to restore the “basic promise” of America — previewed a new energy plan, after an overnight stay in the gamblers paradise of Las Vegas. A new poll meanwhile suggested that recent signs of improving economic conditions might be at last filtering through to voters, in a way which could ease his tough passage to his hoped-for second White House term. Obama pressed on with his ...
Gingrich: Moon Could Be 51st State
Post Date: 2012-01-26 16:51:25 by jwpegler
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Check this out... Gingrich said this YESTERDAY: Gingrich: Moon Could Be 51st State Remember Governor Moonbeam (a.k.a. Jerry Brown)??? Jerry Brown never proposed anything as crazy as this...
Rising Optimism About Economy Gives Obama a Boost: NBC News/Wall Street Poll
Post Date: 2012-01-25 19:07:00 by Brian S
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A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows a significant uptick, to 30% from 22% in December, in the proportion of Americans who believe the country is heading “in the right direction. “ Similarly, the proportion of Americans who believe the economy will improve in the next year has risen to 37%, up from 30% in December. Since October, the proportion who expect the economy to get worse in the next year has fallen by roughly half, to 17%. In tandem with that increase in positive sentiment is a somewhat brighter outlook for Mr. Obama. Approval for the president’s handling of the economy has ticked up to 45%, from 39% in December. Some 50% still disapprove. But Mr. ...
Pelosi On A Gingrich Presidency: "That Will Never Happen...There Is Something I Know."
Post Date: 2012-01-25 13:23:41 by Brian S
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John King, CNN: "You make your case there passionately for President Obama. But also understand that this is a tough reelection climate for any president, Democrat or Republican in this economy. Because of your history with Speaker Gingrich, what goes through your mind when you think of the possibility, which is more real today than it was a week or a month ago, that he would be the Republican nominee and that you could come back here next January or next February with a President Gingrich?" Rep. Nancy Pelosi: "Let me just say this. That will never happen." King: "Why?" Pelosi: "He's not going to be President of the United States. That's not ...
Rubio Rips Team Gingrich, Ad Yanked
Post Date: 2012-01-25 13:15:15 by Brian S
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Rubio scolds Gingrich camp, says ad bashing 'anti-immigrant' Romney is 'inaccurate, inflammatory' Sen. Marco Rubio scolded Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign over a Spanish-language radio ad that accuses rival Mitt Romney of being “anti-immigrant” “This kind of language is more than just unfortunate. It’s inaccurate, inflammatory, and doesn’t belong in this campaign,” Rubio told The Miami Herald when asked about the ad.“The truth is that neither of these two men is anti-immigrant,” Rubio said. “Both are pro-legal immigration and both have positive messages that play well in the Hispanic community.” Rubio’s ...
Gingrich’S Futile Effort To Deny He Was A Lobbyist
Post Date: 2012-01-25 13:09:45 by Brian S
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The Associated Press reports: GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich began receiving payments from Freddie Mac in 1999 under a contract that paid his consulting business $25,000 a month to work with the mortgage giant’s chief lobbyist, according to a second agreement released Tuesday night.The contract specifically excluded lobbying services, stating “nothing herein is or shall be construed as an agreement to provide lobbying services of any kind or engage in lobbying activities.” . . . .The second contract released Tuesday night provides more detail on the work Gingrich was hired to perform, including “serve as advisor to Freddie Mac in the areas of strategic planning ...
Will the Mitt/Newt Slugfest Boost the Occupy Movement?
Post Date: 2012-01-25 11:52:16 by lucysmom
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Representing the twin evils of ruthless capitalism and government corruption, the GOP candidates are bringing core Occupy issues to the fore. January 23, 2012 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest Election 2012 headlines via email. The Occupy Movement brought key issues like economic inequality, Wall Street greed, and political corruption to the table. And we may have the GOP front runners to thank for keeping them there. Here’s a look at how the Battle of Newt and Mitt can help keep the OWS flame alive... The Populist Platform Newt Gingrich’s populist messages in South Carolina dealt Mitt Romney a body blow. Newt hit the ...
Oliver Stone: I Would Vote For Ron Paul Over Obama
Post Date: 2012-01-24 15:12:59 by Hondo68
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Acclaimed film director Oliver Stone, known for such masterpieces as Platoon, JFK and Born on the Fourth of July, has declared he would vote for Ron Paul over Barack Obama, if Paul could secure the 2012 GOP nomination. Stone made the comments in an interview with Rock Cellar magazine, noting “I think in many ways the most interesting candidate — I’d even vote for him if he was running against Obama — is Ron Paul.” “He’s the only one of anybody who’s saying anything intelligent about the future of the world.” Stone added. When asked if an economic collapse would lead to the fall of the American “empire”, Stone responded “I think ...
Newt Threat To Pull Out Of Debates If Audience Can't Cheer
Post Date: 2012-01-24 12:30:18 by Brian S
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Newt Gingrich insists his fans will not be silenced. Mr. Gingrich, a former House speaker, on Tuesday morning threatened not participate in any future debates with audiences that have been instructed to be silent. That was the case on Monday, when Brian Williams of NBC News asked the audience of about 500 people who assembled for a debate in Tampa to hold their applause until the commercial breaks. In an interview with the morning show “Fox and Friends,” Mr. Gingrich said NBC’s rules amounted to stifling free speech. In what has become a standard line of attack for his anti-establishment campaign, Mr. Gingrich blamed the media for trying to silence a dissenting point of ...
Limbaugh: Ron Paul ‘Sounds Like An Islamic Terrorist’
Post Date: 2012-01-24 12:19:34 by Brian S
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Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh reacted to news that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) might have been detained by the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) by saying that it would have made more sense if they detained his father, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). “Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has been detained by the TSA at the Nashville airport,” Limbaugh announced on his show Monday. “Now if this had been Ron Paul, you couldn’t really blame the TSA.” “You have to admit Ron Paul almost sounds like an Islamic terrorist sometimes,” he added with a chuckle. GA_googleFillSlot('RS_V3_STORY_EMBEDDED_300_2');In a statement to Raw Story, TSA spokesman Michael S. ...
Jewish Casino Mogul’s Wife To Pump $5 Million Into Gingrich Super-PAC
Post Date: 2012-01-23 23:46:50 by Brian S
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(Monday, January 23rd, 2012) A super-PAC supporting Newt Gingrich will receive an additional $5 million from a friend of the former House Speaker, according to the Las Vegas Sun’s Jon Ralston. The infusion comes from Dr. Miriam Adelson, the wife of Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino magnate from Las Vegas who has long been close to Gingrich. The money will go to help keeping Gingrich competitive on Florida’s expensive airwaves — it costs $8 million a week for a full ad buy in the state, and Gingrich’s actual campaign trails rival Mitt Romney’s badly in cash on hand. Advertise On YWN » Two polls of Florida released Monday showed Gingrich leading Romney ...
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