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Obama Using Karl Rove's 2004 Playbook

In August 2004, President Bush seemed an underdog in his race for reelection. Already a polarizing figure for a large segment of the population, the war in Iraq was becoming increasingly unpopular, while the media did all it could to

Obama Using Karl Rove's 2004 Playbook

Obama Campaign E-Mail: 'The Gap Is Getting Wider'

On a day when Americans found out that the economy is completely and utterly stagnant, as Americans worry about their financial futures, the Obama campaign has its head screwed on straight: they’re asking for more cash. Urgently. Here’s the email

Obama Campaign E-Mail: 'The Gap Is Getting Wider'

Roll Call Helps The Left Attack ALEC

How desperate is the left to push ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) out of business? Here’s how desperate: last night Roll Call breathlessly reported that “The former head of the IRS’ Exempt Organizations division has asked the agency to revoke

Roll Call Helps The Left Attack ALEC

G.I. Film Festival Opens with Tribute to Ross Perot

Hollywood and New York are known for hosting “star-studded” galas, events where often vacuous but popular actors and actresses line the red carpet for piranha-like paparazzi. A near-sellout crowd of real heroes and supporters gathered Monday at the start of

G.I. Film Festival Opens with Tribute to Ross Perot

Santorum Money Man Swings Behind Romney

With Rick Santorum dropping out of the race, the question has quickly become whether conservative support will finally consolidate behind certain nominee Mitt Romney. When it comes to the monetary support within the Republican Party, the answer is apparently a

Santorum Money Man Swings Behind Romney

Soros Loses Insider Trading Conviction Appeal

Billionaire funder of left-wing causes George Soros, 81, lost his appeal to have his 2002 insider trading conviction overturned. The European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber refused to consider whether France had violated his rights, reports Bloomberg News. Paris

Soros Loses Insider Trading Conviction Appeal

Surrender: House GOP Agrees to Two-Month Payroll Tax Holiday

WASHINGTON (AP) – Capping a full retreat by House GOP leaders, Congress will convene Friday in hopes of approving a stopgap measure renewing payroll tax cuts for every worker and unemployment benefits for millions–despite serious opposition among some tea party

ACORN Was Exonerated?

Former ACORN head Bertha Lewis took part in a radio interview where she hinted that Karl Rove was part of a conspiracy to kill ACORN and that ultimately the defunct, disgraced group was exonerated. We suggest that you not drink

Support for Obama Slipping Among Hispanic Voters

From the Associated Press: Obama won 67 percent of Hispanic voters in 2008 but many of those voters have become disillusioned during the past three years. Unemployment among Hispanics tops 11 percent and many Latinos are losing their homes. Others

Media Pulled Kicking and Screaming Into SolyndraGate

I can hear them right now in newsrooms across the country— “Are you sure we need to cover this story about a possible fraudulent solar power company?” “Won’t we look bad when we promote ‘Green Week?’” “Should we show that

Rove: Palin Will Run

Byron York in today’s The Washington Examiner: Former Bush advisor Karl Rove says he believes former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will enter the Republican presidential race sometime around Labor Day. Appearing on Fox News Saturday morning, Rove said Palin “has

Tales from the Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival

This past weekend, I attended several screenings at the 9th annual Silverdocs film festival in Silver Spring, Maryland. The festival ran from June 20th through the 26th and featured documentaries about a variety of topics. From best to worst, here

Make Culture, Not Think Tanks

Mike Flynn recently wrote a cri de coeur on Big Government asking why conservatives have failed to move back the needle on government spending despite the profusion of conservative think tanks, foundations, policy shops, grass-roots organizations, and sundry other pointy-headed

Maybe Anthony Weiner Has Been Hacked!

This is not the real Anthony Weiner. Somebody hacked him and this is an avatar named, Tony…uh….Tony….Whiner. It’s a subtle difference in name, but makes all the difference in the world when it comes to what is going on here.

Josh Brolin Still Whining Over 'W.' Criticism

Josh Brolin sounding ridiculously defensive over a two-year old movie on Jimmy Kimmel: “They want to criticise it because you think it’s Oliver Stone, it’s Josh Brolin, who people perceive as very, very left wing, which I’m not necessarily. They

Media Matters' Stunning Hypocrisy on Anonymous Donations

Ever since the shellacking Democrats suffered in the midterms, their strategists and donors have been meeting to discuss plans for 2012. Tuesday, the New York Times reported on the latest high profile effort by David Brock, head of Media Matters: