Sarah Silverman, who helped Barack Obama campaign for the Jewish vote in 2008, has changed her Twitter location to “Palestinian territories,” in a possible attempt to reach out across the Jewish-Arab divide–or, just as likely, in an effort to tweak
Over the past couple days, it’s been fascinating to watch and read the corrupt media’s reaction to the effective counter-attack Speaker Gingrich has launched against them. Here are a couple of prime examples: New York Times: John King of CNN,
Speaker Gingrich is handling the corrupt MSM’s race-baiting in the exact opposite way John McCain did. Which means he’s doing it right. Rather than surrender legitimate arguments and be cowed into leaving Obama alone on issues that matter, Gingrich is
– John McCain’s Romney oppo file makes its way to the Internet. Will the media now begin to talk about some of the troubling things in Romney’s record, or will they “Obama him” and allow a candidate to skate through
Mike Flynn, Editor, BigGovernment: At last, days before what everyone in the media claims is the “final” primary contest before Romney’s inevitable capture of the GOP nomination, we had our first real debate. Not only was there back-and-forth among the
Jon Huntsman Jr. has ended his bid for the presidency. So what went wrong? A lot, but the simplest explanation may be the best. Here it is from Ed Morrissey: “He governed in Utah as a conservative in a state
By now, everyone is familiar with the scenes of U.S. Marines allegedly urinating on the bodies of dead terrorists in Afghanistan. And if you’ve read the news on this at all, you’re also aware that Senator John McCain was first
Jon Huntsman Jr. is surging in New Hampshire, but what to make of the results if he pulls off a second place upset? Well, I predicted that Jon Huntsman would pull off that upset on Breitbart.tv with Steve Bannon and
Although Connecticut is considered to be a “deep blue” state, its last two governors were Republicans (kind of), and most voters did not vote for its current governor, Working Families Party member and Democrat Dannel Malloy. Without that election’s third
We know that Barack Obama and Ron Paul share a foreign policy, but do they also share a strategy for getting to the White House? It would appear so. Ron Paul will be traveling to South Carolina twelve hours after
NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) – Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman has won the endorsement of The Boston Globe, marking the second time Massachusetts’ largest newspaper has snubbed its former governor, Mitt Romney, ahead of the New Hampshire primary. Huntsman announced the
Arizona Senator and former GOP presidential candidate John McCain appeared in New Hampshire to give his endorsement of Mitt Romney in the current Republican primary race. In classic McCain fashion, there were jokes, anecdotes, and political jabs peppered through the
It’s hardly a secret that the 2012 election is shaping up as a contest between free markets and big government. And while the choice seems clear in the current political environment, it’s important to recall that government does play a
The last few votes are still being counted, and as of this writing Sen. Rick Santorum is on the verge of a stunning upset victory over Gov. Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses, leading by a margin of just several
Mitt Romney currently maintains a long-standing lead in New Hampshire, according to the Real Clear Politics polling average, 17 point ahead of Newt Gingrich and 18 points to Ron Paul. This is not surprising, as Romney has lived in New
From Richard Winger at BallotAccessNews: There are currently many news stories and blog discussions about the Virginia presidential primary ballot access law. Some large blogs, such as Red State, have over 300 comments about the story. Some defend the current
Four of the six leading Republican candidates were given lumps of electoral coal this Christmas season when they failed to gather the signatures necessary to qualify for the Virginia Republican primary held on March 6. This leaves only Governor Mitt
Here we go with dog whistle again. The Nation’s Lizzy Ratner surmises that it’s racist to acknowledge that a record number of Americans are on the government dole. The deep racism at the heart of conservative food stamp critiques offers
During the Cold War, P.J. O’Rourke got a lot of mileage from his persona of ’60s radical-turned partying conservative. With drink in one hand and Groucho glasses in the other, O’Rourke lampooned the joylessness of communism. But after the Wall
**UPDATE: Romney camp responds to Hot Air **UPDATE II: Matt Lewis added the Romney camp’s reponse to his story but stands by his original report. **UPDATE III: Red State’s Moe Lane has more in an update of his own: “the
From National Journal: Here’s a telling sign of how much President Obama’s fortunes have changed since 2008 — a leading Democratic Congressional recruit is now attacking aRepublican congressman for supporting the president. Former Ohio Democratic congressman Charlie Wilson, who was
Remember when Time magazine’s Mark Halperin called President Obama a “dick” on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”? There was much discussion and outcry over the network’s negligence in using its 7-second delay feature in censoring Halperin’s words. It seems it has erred
On July 17th, while debt ceiling talks were at their height, I had a post on Big Government in which I wrote: Look folks, we literally have Obama right where we want him. Not only is he beatable, he has
President Barack Obama is working hard to shore up his liberal political base, but military voters may be less likely to lend support for his re-election. According to the 2011 Military Times Poll of active-duty subscribers, confidence in the overall
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Sen. John Mccain (R-Ariz.) disagreed over plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq during a heated exchange on Capitol Hill this morning.
Did you hear the news? Chuck Woolery came out of the closet! No, not that closet. Coming out of that closet in Hollywood gets you applause for your bravery. Instead, Woolery came out recently to admit that he is a
From the Associated Press: SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan — Sen. John McCain said Sunday that military action to protect civilians in Syria might be considered now that NATO’s air campaign in Libya is ending. However, President Obama’s administration has made clear
From the current National Interest, which looks at the foreign policy views of the GOP candidates: Is Romney GWB II on foreign policy? Is that a good thing? “The presumed frontrunner, Mitt Romney, seems particularly lacking in any coherent philosophical
I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that. …It’s important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors. I don’t know how much our
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) presents the Republicans plan for job growth ready to debut in the U.S. Senate today.
From the Associated Press: Florida decided Friday to hold its Republican presidential primary on Jan. 31, snubbing a party rule against fast-track delegate-selection for 2012 and triggering angry responses from traditional early voting states which will now likely rejigger their
Much to the chagrin of President Barak Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and yes, even Big Sis, the “Fast and Furious” saga continues. Over a month after ATF supervisors William G. McMahon and William Newell were shuffled away from their
During the 2008 presidential campaign NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France invited candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to a race. John and Cindy graciously attended in New Hampshire, but bicycle-loving Barack was a “no show.” In an article entitled
From The Associated Press: Liberals argue that he caved on the debt ceiling. Unions are upset over his handling of unemployment and labor issues. Hispanics brought the immigration debate directly to his campaign doorstep. President Barack Obama’s summer of discontent
For about 100 years Progressives have been pushing their racist platitudes and policies beginning as far back as the segregation President, Woodrow Wilson. Others of that time period, like Planned Parenthood’s founder Margaret Sanger, have promoted methods for actively decreasing
Don’t you just love it when a political figure opens up his or her mouth and out comes STUPID? Unfortunately, the blubbering of absolute absurdity happens on the left AND the right, but former DNC chairman Howard Dean, appearing this
We need to backup and take a moment to collect ourselves. While it is true we have a wounded president who appears all but finished as a one termer, it will not be from lack of support from the Left.
Our country is in crisis. Not the kind of crisis liberals invent out of mid air but the kind that results from the implementation of their policies and brings a country to its knees (and proves the president a rank
Chris Matthews has always been somewhat of an enigma. He’s not a good anchor, which is why he can’t draw an audience, yet he remains on the air, which is why I asked long ago whether someone was subsidizing him.
Five years ago this week, Iran’s Lebanese proxy opened war with Israel. The war lasted 34 days, during which Hezbollah launched more than 4,000 missiles against Israel. Now five years later, under US President Barack Obama, America is pushing a