New York Times reporters David Herszenhorn and Jackie Calmes reported on Obama’s politically calculated visit to the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, N.J. in Thursday’s ” Obama Trumpets Party’s Small-Business Bona Fides .” The paper’s political team let Obama fully sell himself as a down-home populist by completely skipping (in the print edition) the fact that Obama would…
From Unlikely Voter : I’ve seen a few Republicans express serious doubts about Carly Fiorina after the latest California Senate poll from Public Policy Polling, but I think close inspection of that poll should give one pause before putting too much weight on its results. Besides, the other new poll, from the Public Policy Institute of California, deep down is as bad for Barbara Boxer as the Republicans could ever hope for. Public Policy Institute of California and Public Policy Polling might sound related, but they’re not, and their polls show it. Let’s look at the…
As state officials in Michigan review a proposed Tea Party ’s petition to appear on the November ballot, evidence is mounting that the party is a front for Democratic supporters hoping to rescue embattled Democrats this fall. Earlier this week, the party submitted the names of 23 candidates it wants to place on ballots across the state this fall. Though several are for statewide offices, most are running in districts where Republicans are threatening incumbent Democrats. The Detroit Free Press reports today that a local Democratic party official had a role in helping some of…
-By Warner Todd Huston Back in May I posted a report on what seemed to be a fake tea party group circulating petitions in the state of Michigan to get themselves recognized as an official political party. The group circulating the petition, Progressive Campaigns, Inc., had long-time connections to the Michigan Democrat Party and at that time no one in the various Michigan tea party groups had any knowledge of this new so-called Tea Party petition effort. Now the Detroit Free Press is reporting that a…
It’s been more than three months since Governor Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) signed SB-1070 into law, but Larry King continues to misrepresent both the spirit and letter of the popular anti-illegal immigration measure. On his eponymous program yesterday, the CNN host asked a guest if the law codifies racial profiling and empowers police officers to arbitrarily question and detain those suspected of being in the country illegally. “One of the things in this law that’s puzzling that [Judge Susan Bolton] pointed…
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It’s been more than three months since Governor Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) signed SB-1070 into law, but Larry King continues to misrepresent both the spirit and letter of the popular anti-illegal immigration measure. On his eponymous program yesterday, the CNN host asked a guest if the law codifies racial profiling and empowers police officers to arbitrarily question and detain those suspected of being in the country illegally. “One of the things in this law that’s puzzling that [Judge Susan Bolton] pointed out is – and a police officer was on a recent show discussing it – you can just …
Clearly, the Democrats think they have something here tying together the Republican Party and the Tea Party. However, it seems to me that this political miscalculation is exactly why Congress’ approval rating is at 11%. What the Democratic Leadership doesn’t seem to understand is that the Tea Party isn’t a political party; it’s a set of ideas shared by the overwhelming majority of Americans. The Tea Party is made up of Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, Constitution Party members, and apolitical Americans. They are mainstream folks who love our nation and who wish to …
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On Thursday’s CBS Early Show, senior White House correspondent Bill Plante praised President Obama taping an appearance on ABC’s ‘The View’ on Wednesday: “…the President is trying to reach people who may not normally pay attention to politics….It’s not the first time [he] has reached out to audiences beyond the Washington Beltway.” Plante went further, explaining: “…it is the beginning of the Democrats’ strategy to try to save their majority in Congress.” He touted how Obama “blamed Republicans for holding up a bill with tax cuts for small business” while visiting a New Jersey sandwich shop. Plante then highlighted the President’s fundraising ability: “Two fund-raisers in Manhattan on behalf of congressional Democrats….it …
Stuart Smalley Afraid Of Oversight? Say It Isn’t So! Why So Afraid, Al? Senator Al Franken, former Air America radio host and comedian. He’s afraid of GOP oversight! Al Franken”s Keynote Speech at Netroots Nation : “Here’s more key evidence of how deeply top Democratic officials are tied to the neo-communist anti-Semitic hate-blog Daily Kos (and the rest of the progressive blogosphere, CAP, Media Mutters, etc.). Take your time and really listen to chief election thief Al Franken…
Barack Obama on Thursday mostly breezed through an appearance on The View, enjoying questions about his iPod, Lindsay Lohan and the Jersey Shore. Liberal co-host Joy Behar railed against Fox News and “the right-wing.” She complained, “.. .They seem to be hijacking the narrative. Where, on your side, is the narrative? ” [MP3 audio here .] She seriously …
