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Are You A Typical White Person?
2008-03-20 23:29:00 I have two objectives in writing this post. The first is to inform people of a terribly offensive comment which was made by Barack Obama this morning on our local Philadelphia sports station 610WIP (something I just learned was broken by the Huffington Post), and to place this comment into context with a recent controversy ... More About: General , White , Person
McCain gave an excellent speech tonight?
2008-02-20 04:40:00 (image: thestate) Is anyone else really coming around to John McCain’s speeches lately? Once a broad exercise in non-specifics, McCain has now launched into full-on attack mode towards his future Democratic rivals on political philosophy, substance, and ability to lead. Clinching the state of Wisconsin this evening, McCain addressed the crowd and gave perhaps the most honest ... More About: General , Tonight , Speech , Excellent
Cheney vs Edwards: The Asswhoopin?
2008-02-16 04:35:00 Never in the history of politics has their been an asswhoopin’ like the 2004 vice presidential candidates debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards . If you recall the wet doll with nice hair to your right, Edwards, you’ll remember him being mentally tossed around the stage like a child being schooled by ... More About: General
Pssst? They Can?t Attack HIM
2008-02-16 04:13:00 (image: CNN) Notice any attacks on John McCain lately by Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama? I’ll give you some: “Bush-McCain Republicans” (recent term being used in stump speeches). “A vote for John McCain is a vote for a third Bush term on everything from Iraq to the economy.” Senator Obama may be shocked to learn that President Bush isn’t running ... More About: General , Attack
What?s Lame About McCain
2008-02-02 20:07:00 (image: observer) John McCain “lashed out” at potential opponent Barack Obama Friday, responding to statements made by the Illinois senator about their differences over the war. When comparing his war positions to Obama, McCain starts off strong: (His policies) “will be the difference between victory and surrender.” Then in typical McCain fashion, the niceties begin: “Without in any way ... More About: Elections , General , Three Amigos , Lame
Flashback: Barack Obama: The New Stephen Douglas
2008-01-31 19:51:00 On February 16, 2007, I wrote my first statement at PostPolitical. An examination into the newly established Barack Obama craze, it questioned whether his invoking Abraham Lincoln during a candidacy announcement at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois was plausible. Charging the senator as hardly Lincolnesque, supporting the status quo over a bold vision ... More About: Elections , General
The Politics of Annoyance: My Thoughts on the California Debate
2008-01-31 05:09:00 (images: msnbc) All is fair in love and war, and especially in politics. But what I’m finding increasingly unfair is John McCain’s unwillingness to confront the issues we conservatives reserve skepticism towards him over. During the hour and a half debate at the Reagan Presidential Library this evening, not once would Senator McCain answer the question, in ... More About: Politics , California , General , My Thoughts , Thoughts
Sigh? I Support Romney
2008-01-29 21:49:00 (image: arianiekeeney) What I’m about to say reflects a familiar feeling we’ve all experienced. Similar to gazing into your kitchen pantry at 3am, weary and hungry, only to find a stale granola bar and a box of Uncle Ben’s minute rice to choose from. The choice isn’t a good one, but you must eat. I’ve thought long ... More About: General , Support , Romney , Sigh
Reasons I Want Romney to Lose: #1 Having Hugh Hewitt Shutup
2008-01-20 20:16:00 (image: flickr) Does it get any more annoying than “conservative” talk show host Hugh Hewitt’s affection for Mitt Romney ? Bordering on being gay at this point, Hewitt races towards the bloglines every chance he gets in order to spin the latest upside for slick Mitt. Today’s spin after a 4th place finish in the all-important South ... More About: General , Three Amigos , Reasons
McCain gave an excellent speech last night
2008-01-20 14:08:00 In case you missed it, Senator McCain’s South Carolina victory speech last night was one of the better I’ve seen him give. McCain seemed rejuvenated, full of vigor, and gave an inspiring message filled with themes of patriotism and smaller government. More About: General , Night , Three Amigos , Speech , Excellent
Faded Dreams
2008-01-20 13:26:00 No… I’m certainly not picking on Fred today. This is no time for shots. This is a time however for FredHeads across the land to admit the truth, as I had months ago, that Senator Thompson as president was fools gold from the very beginning. It was painful to watch Fred’s speech last night, having followed ... More About: Dreams , General
Some thoughts on South Carolina
2008-01-20 05:45:00 (image: nytimes) Arizona Senator John McCain just won a state he had no business winning weeks ago. Despite a narrow three-point edging of rival southerner Mike Huckabee, this win is tremendous for the McCain camp. I predict that history holds true, and that South Carolina delivers our next Republican nominee yet again. Some predictions: McCain goes on ... More About: General , Thoughts , South Carolina
Farewell My Friend?
2008-01-20 05:02:00 (image: time.com) Unlike the Hugh Hewitt’s of the world who would spin a 2nd place finish like it’s going out of style, you’ll get no such treatment from me. In almost prophetic fashion today, as the sleet and rain poured down on the religiously conservative region of northern South Carolina (the so-called evangelical stronghold), Mike Huckabee’s ... More About: General , Friend , Farewell
The State of Marriage
2008-01-11 22:32:00 Think you’re hesitant of a nominee Huckabee in a general election over the dirt they’ll pull? Watch this clip and think again. If we get answers like these to the attacks of the Democrats over religion, I’ll invite them all day long. This is just a beautifully crafted answer to a horribly impossible question. Yet again, ... More About: Marriage , State , The State
Was Reagan a Socialist?
2008-01-11 19:10:00 During the campaign it looked almost as if we could put our fiscal house in order without resorting to new taxes. We did not know just how bad the situation was then. Now we have had access to, and a chance to read, the fine print. As a result, we have, as you ... More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Spending , Reagan
New Michigan: Huck Up, Romney-McCain Follow
2008-01-10 02:38:00 (image: sourcomm) Real Clear Politics has the first poll out of Michigan in weeks. Mike Huckabee leads with 23%, followed closely by Mitt Romney (22%) and John McCain (18%). The sample was taken between 1/6-1/7 and does not reflect the inevitable bounce out of New Hampshire for McCain. This latest poll reflects a 3-week trend however, a ... More About: Fred Thompson , General , Three Amigos
McCain: The Anti-Communicator
2008-01-09 20:54:00 (image: arianiekeeney) As Ronald Reagan gave his address to the Republican convention in 1976, many in the party knew they had nominated the wrong candidate in Gerald Ford. Reagan would go on to win the nomination the following election cycle. As I stood on the floor of the 2000 Republican Convention in Philadelphia years ago, watching the ... More About: Communicator , General , Anti , Cato
Rudy Tanks
2008-01-09 20:13:00 (image: observer) New Rasmussen numbers out today have Rudy Giuliani dead last in the Republican field nationally. Also, John McCain and Mitt Romney are neck and neck in the polls behind Mike Huckabee. Huckabee: 22% McCain: 19% Romney: 19% Thompson: 12% Giuliani: 9% More About: Fred Thompson , General , Three Amigos
Three Man Race
2008-01-09 18:28:00 (image: clackamasreview) After careful consideration of the facts on the ground, and with Iowa and New Hampshire now in the history of political races past, I believe that one of these three men will win the Republican nomination. Without actual predictions, I’d like to delve into the state of the Republican race of sorts, and examine ... More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Race , Three Amigos
Clinton vs Obama: Which is an easier opponent?
2008-01-09 15:39:00 (image: abcnews) So it’s all tied up, 1 to 1. As I dozed off yesterday evening, only to be awakened at 11pm by the confusing site of a Hillary Clinton victory speech, I realized immediately that the game had completely changed. Obama has the immediate edge as he enters a South Carolina race which features a ... More About: Democrats , General , Linton
It?s McCain!
2008-01-09 14:36:00 (image: washingtonpost) Further along in my “anybody but Romney” quest for the Republican nomination, McCain thankfully wins the New Hampshire primary: McCain: 37% Romney: 32% Huckabee: 11% Giuliani: 9% Paul: 8% Thompson: 1% A few thoughts… Not quite the 9-point lashing Huckabee put on Romney in Iowa, but McCain’s victory was decisive enough hopefully for the pundits to begin ... More About: Fred Thompson , General , Three Amigos
Carolina?s a waitin?
2008-01-08 03:38:00 (image: destination360) George W. won Iowa in 2000. He went on to loose New Hampshire and Michigan shortly after to John McCain. But the old moderate soldier just couldn’t outlast his southern rival once South Carolina had a say in the matter. Sound familiar? New Rasmussen numbers out of South Carolina: Huckabee: 28% McCain: 21% Romney: 15% Thompson: 11% Giuliani: 10% Two significants ... More About: General , Three Amigos
SC SurveyUSA Poll: Huck+17
2008-01-08 03:12:00 SurveyUSA poll just out of South Carolina: Huckabee: 36% Romney: 19% McCain: 17% Thompson: 11% Giuliani: 9% More About: General , Poll
Back On Track
2008-01-08 03:11:00 (image: flickr) Despite establishment attempts to damage his Iowa chances, new Gallup numbers have Huck up nationally again. Huckabee: 25% Giuliani: 20% McCain: 19% Thompson: 12% Romney: 9% Rasmussen also has him up nationally: Huckabee: 20% McCain: 19% Giuliani: 17% Romney: 15% Thompson: 11% More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Back , Track
The Question: Who Beats Obama?
2008-01-05 18:35:00 (image: peakaction) It wasn’t merely a victory, but a 9-point lashing of his opponents in Iowa. He’s stayed neck-and-neck in New Hampshire polls, long before any ramifications of a bounce out of the hawkeye state, and is currently leading in South Carolina. Yes, I believe it likely that Barack Obama will win the Democratic nomination. Every so ... More About: Question , Beats
Nasty Mitt Romney
2008-01-05 15:07:00 (image: laist) Mitt Romney will always be a part of our coveted “Three Amigos ” group, a euphemism we use to refer to the questionable conservatism of Rudy, Mitt, and John, but we need to come up with a new name for Romney’s alter ego (any suggestions can go in the comment box). What did this clown not ... More About: General , Nasty
2 Republican debates this weekend
2008-01-05 13:55:00 (image: nationalgeographic) Saturday-January, 5 7pm Saint Anselm College-Manchester, NH ABC and Facebook jointly host Invites: John McCain, Mike Huckabee , Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson , Ron Paul (Duncan Hunter excluded) Sunday-January, 6 TBA New Hampshire Republican Party-Milford, NH Fox News Channel Invites: John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson (Ron Paul/Duncan Hunter excluded). More About: Debates , General
Underestimated: What the skeptics don?t get about Mike Huckabee
2008-01-04 22:37:00 (image: boston.com) Through all the talk radio shows, blogs read, and even conversations with Republican friends, I’ve heard more names thrown the way of Mike Huckabee than I can think of. He’s a Socialist, a right-wing nutball, a bible-thumper, and outright stupid (curiously Ann Coulter of all people had the audacity to say this). Last night’s huge ... More About: General , Skeptics
California: 8 Point Game
2008-01-04 22:20:00 (image: elcivics) So much for Rudy’s big state strategy. Already threatened in this month’s Florida election, here’s a recent Field Poll out of California : Giuliani: 25% Huckabee: 17% More About: General , Game , Three Amigos , Point
David Brooks: The Two Earthquakes
More articles from this author:2008-01-04 22:08:00 (image: thinkprogress) David Brooks has an excellent piece at NYTimes.com today. It’s a message to those who would fear a Mike Huckabee candidacy, and speaks of a new coalition boiling about in the Republican Party, apart from the stale old guard. On the Republican side, my message is: Be not afraid. Some people are going to tell ... More About: Earthquakes , General 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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