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Rick Santorum Endorsed Mitt Romney in 2008 Saying He Was Best Conservative Choice for GOP

March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Rick Santorum Endorsed Mitt Romney in 2008 Saying He Was Best Conservative Choice for GOP

The Drudge Report goes after Rick Santorum for endorsing Mitt Romney in 2008. Yeah, his words are coming back to bite him in the butt. Approximately 1,504 days ago, Rick Santorum strongly endorsed Mitt Romney for the presidential nomination instead of John McCain saying, that if you wanted a conservative as the nominee of the Republican Party, “you must vote for Mitt Romney.” Well, nobody should be surprised. We all know Rick Santorum literally talks out of his ass.

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“Nobody Cares,” Jon Huntsman Arrogantly Dismisses John McCain’s Endorsement of Mitt Romney

January 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman raised some eyebrows in his reaction to the news Sen. John McCain is backing Mitt Romney in New Hampshire today:  ”Nobody cares,” according to MSNBC’s First Read.

“I have great regard for Sen. McCain. I love the man. But it’s another example of establishment piling on,” Huntsman told reporters at Globe Incorporated, a first-responder fire suit manufacturer today.

“It seems the more establishment piles on, Dole, McCain, all the rest, nobody cares. Nobody cares about this. I mean, none of the endorsements that Romney picked up have been a thing in terms of how people respond, because the people are looking for a new generation of leadership. They’re looking for a new approach to problem solving in this country. You can get all the Doles and McCains in the world as Romney probably will, but in the end, nobody cares.” Source: First Read

Wow, that was a mouthful, don’t you think? Um, here is why people should care about Sen. McCain’s endorsement:

a) He won New Hampshire twice, so clearly people there like him;

b) Jon Huntsman has been a bottom tier candidate all through the campaign (even though I believe he’s the most conservative and most qualified among the other candidates).

Has Jon Huntsman already thrown in the towel on his presidential aspirations or is he just arrogantly dismissive of his political adversaries as a general rule? Either way, John McCain’s endorsement of Mitt Romney is a good one and already seals the deal of him being an establishment candidate, though it’s clear he has major weaknesses. Yes, Jon Huntsman, somebody cares!

Nobody Cares, Jon Huntsman Arrogantly Dismisses John McCains Endorsement of Mitt Romney
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Meghan McCain Rips Callista Gingrich, Newt Gingrich’s Wife, for Being a “Mistress”

December 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Sen. John McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain rips Callista Gingrich, Newt Gingrich’s wife, for being a “mistress” but wasn’t her mother, Cindy McCain also a mistress?

Sen. John McCain’s daughter and MSNBC correspondent, Meghan McCain rips Callista Gingrich, saying, “I think the fact that she was a third wife and a mistress and is coming off somewhat icy and [her] reputation of being somewhat controversial within their campaign is doing damage.” Um, wasn’t your mother, Cindy McCain, also a mistress? That’s just a bizarre attack that will have blowback in a big way because, on it’s face, it’s very hypocritical. Her parents began dating in 1979, but John McCain’s first marriage did not officially end until 1980, according to a 2008 L.A. Times report.

Newt Gingrich had an affair with Callista while he was still married to his second wife, Marianne Gingrich. Meghan McCain says she believes that a background like that could sink Gingrich’s hopes of being in the White House, but it seems she didn’t have a problem when the shoe was on her father’s foot. This is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. LOL.

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Mitt Romney Releases First Ad in New Hampshire Attacking President Obama on Economy

November 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney releases first ad in New Hampshire, attacking President Barack Obama on the economy and yes, it’s NEGATIVE.

First Read: “Strikingly, Romney’s first ad is NEGATIVE. It blames Obama on the economy and then pivots (with soaring string music) to what Romney wants to do… With grainy video, ominous music and President Obama with an echo, Romney’s ad uses this seemingly damning line from Obama: ‘If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.’”

New York Times:  The line, “which is perhaps the spot’s most devastating moment, is also the one that seems to be the most taken out of context. In fact, at the time, Mr. Obama was referring to something that an aide to his then opponent, Senator John McCain of Arizona, had said in reference to the McCain campaign — not Mr. Obama, then or now.”

Wow, going negative could backfire, particularly since the bottom fell out of the bucket under President George. W. Bush’s two terms in office. In keeping with his record of flip-flopping and stretching the truth, the ad falsely McCain’s campaign quote as Obama’s.

Here is the ad:

Mitt Romney Releases First Ad in New Hampshire Attacking President Obama on Economy
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Blames Israeli Commando Raid of Gaza-Bound Flotilla on President Obama

June 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) blames Israeli commando raid of Gaza-bound flotilla on President Barack Obama.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will say just about anything to come across as on the side of the people, even if it means looking like a real idiot. During his appearance on Fox News last night, he said the raid on the flotilla bound from the Gaza-blockaded area was “another step in a chain of unfortunate events beginning with President Obama’s insistence that there be a [settlement construction] freeze:”

MCCAIN: So what I think is, they wanted to provoke an international incident.

HANNITY: Well, they did.

MCCAIN: And possibly a crisis to bring more pressure to bear against Israel. But this is another step in a chain of unfortunate events beginning with President Obama’s insistence that there be a freeze, as a precondition for peace talks, a freeze on settlements in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, not a settlement. Source: Think Progress

Sean Hannity was only too happy to continue this ridiculous line of reasoning with McCain. Could someone please tell me how this is President Barack Obama’s fault? I hope the people of Arizona will send John McCain home to one of his many houses this fall.

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Police Officers Ryan White and C.M. Route, Placed on Paid Administrative Leave for Running Background Check on President Obama

July 31, 2009 by Leave a Comment

First we had nosy contractors prying into the passport files of President Obama, John McCain and Hillary Clinton, now we have some cops in the news again, for all the wrong reasons. Police officers Ryan White and C.M. Route have been placed on  paid administrative leave after an investigation revealed they ran a background check on  President Barack Obama.  The men were identified by a representative for the DeKalb County CEO’s office.  I cannot recall every hearing that police officers did a background check on President George W. Bush. It is pathetic the lengths some people are going to smear POTUS, Barack Obama. Shameful.

According to WSB-TV, officials said the president’s name was typed into a computer inside a DeKalb County police car on July 20 and ran through the National Crime Information Center. Of course, these idiots just didn’t figure out that the Secret Service would realize what was going on. After all, this isn’t an Average Joe’s file they are snooping in, it’s the president of the United States.

A representative said both officers have been with the department less than five years.A representative said one of the officers denied involvement. An official investigation is being conducted by the DeKalb County Police Department’s Internal Affairs division. There was no reason for these men to run a background check on the president. They shouldn’t be placed on paid administrative leave. They should be fired for being just plain stupid.

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Deloris Nissen, 78, Places Ad to Sell her Television Sets, Says She’s Tired of Seeing President Obama on Airwaves

July 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Deloris Nissen, 78, of Carroll, Iowa, has decided to sell her television sets. Why? She said she is tired of seeing President Barack Obama on the airwaves. According to The Daily Times Herald, she placed a classified advertisement for Friday’s paper. She’s just using the President as a scapegoat to ditch the two televisions. She is reportedly still keeping a bigger flat-screen television and selling an older 20-inch Sony and possibly a 13-inch set. She’s just trying to hawk some junk. In the $5.50 ad, Nissen tells readers she has two television sets for sale.

The reason: “Obama on every channel and station.”

She was interviewed by the newspaper and she said taht she was serious about selling two TVs – and genuine about her disgust with what she believes to be an overexposed president. “I just got tired of watching him on every channel,” Nissen said. “I thought, my gosh, does he ever stay at the White House?” Well, it seems to me that Presidents Bush and Clinton were always on the airwaves. How come she didn’t ditch the televisions then? Of course, she voted for John McCain in the presidential elections, so don’t be too surprised with her actions. They do seem pretty extreme, however. Psst, Ms. Nissen, President Obama is coming to a radio station near you! Hah, this is too funny. Also, President Obama won Iowa in the elections and he also trounced McCain in Carroll County where she resides.

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Police Unions Call on President Obama, Governor Deval Patrick to Apologize for Comments about CPD, Sgt. James Crowley in Arrest of Henry L. Gates, Jr.

July 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment

BROTHERHOOD Police Unions Call on President Obama, Governor Deval Patrick to Apologize for Comments about CPD, Sgt. James Crowley in Arrest of Henry L. Gates, Jr.The fallout from from Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates’s arrest is taking an ugly turn. Police union officials appeared at a Cambridge hotel today calling on President Barack Obama and Governor Deval Patrick to reconsider their “misguided” comments in the arrest of a Harvard scholar and issue an apology. There should be apologies on all sides, not just from the president and governor. To add insult to injury, during a White House press conference earlier today, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, “I think the Fraternal Order of Police endorsed McCain,” referring to Obama’s Republican opponent in the 2008 election. “If I’m not mistaken.” He dismissed a suggestion that the backlash from police groups could be distressing to the White House, considering the fact that the president has enjoyed a positive relationship with law enforcement. He was then reminded that the president had won the support of the Policemen’s Benevolent Association, then he conceded: “We got some.” This cannot help President Obama’s position and the fact that he wishes this would go away. He should not have openly criticized the Cambridge Police Department. Clearly, this had nothing to do with the White House and he should have found a way to stay out of this dogfight.

“I deeply resent the suggestion” cops acted improperly in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr., said Dennis O’Connor, president of the Cambridge Police Superior Officers Association. Members of city and Bay State cop unions called on President Obama and Gov. Deval Patrick to apologize to officer Sgt. James Crowley.

Crowley arrested Gates July 16 on the porch of the professor’s Harvard Square home. Gates was charged with disorderly conduct. That charge has since been dropped, but the charges of racial profiling swirling around the arrest have yet to soften. The president said at a primetime press conference Wednesday that Cambridge police “acted stupidly” in arresting Gates.

The governor called the arrest of Gates “every black man’s nightmare” and said Gates should have been able to raise his voice in his own house. Both the president and governor, however, admitted they don’t know all the facts in the case. O’Connor said he hopes Patrick and Obama – both “admitted friends” of Gates – will “reflect upon their past comments” and apologize to Cambridge police.

“President Obama said that the actions of the CPD were stupid and linked the event to a history of racial profiling in America. … The president used the right adjective but directed it to the wrong party,” he said. “His remarks were obviously misdirected but made worse yet by its suggestion that somehow, this case should remind us of a history of racial abuse by law enforcement.”

He said Cambridge police “deeply resent the implication and reject any suggestion that in this case, or any other case, that they have allowed a person’s race to direct their activities. “We hope that they they will reflect upon their past comments and apologize to the men and women of the Cambridge police department,” he added. Source: Boston Herald

For what it is worth, if anything, this has brought the issue of racial profiling front and center. I was very reluctant to label this police officer as a racist and I still stand by that reluctance, since it has not been substantiated. I am sure that Professor Gates “mouthed off” to the cops, but did that arise to the level of disorderly conduct, since he was in his own home. Why was he lured to the porch, where he could have been arrested? This is an unfortunate situation and I am deeply troubled that President Obama got involved in this matter, but was aloof and not very forthcoming about the Jena Six case, which was clearly racially motivated.

All the parties involved need to take a step back and revisit the situation. Sgt. Crowley needs to apologize if he made Professor Gates feel threatened and denigrated. Professor Gates needs to apologize for pulling the race card so readily and President Obama needs to end his involvement in this controversy by saying he spoke too quickly or he did not mean to infer that the CPD “acted stupidly” in the arrest of Mr. Gates. This is clearly not the way for us to engage in constructive dialog about racial profiling. This case is pitting black against white for all the wrong reasons. President Obama needs to worry about the health care overhaul that seems to be hanging on by a thread. He needs to focus on the ailing economy, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea, Honduras, the failing education system in America, the rising foreclosure rates, etc.
The fallout continues to develop. More to follow…..

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Where Did President Obama’s Pitch Land Last Night at the All-Star Game?

July 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment

obamafirst1 Where Did President Obamas Pitch Land Last Night at the All Star Game?Okay, I will be the first to admit, I am not a baseball fan, I am more a soccer person, but where did President Barack Obama’s pitch land at the All-Star game last night? Was it a strike or wasn’t it? I have to ask why didn’t the network choose a better location to shoot from? All the networks preempted their regular broadcasts to show that ceremonial first pitch and I was a little let down not being able to see where it landed. Well, Albert Pujols said that the pitch didn’t hit the ground, so I guess that may put this mini-controversy to rest. I guess the least of the president’s worries is his pitch, but the mainstream media will run with this ad nauseaum.

From a historic perspective, I guess the more debatable issue was the reception the President was afforded by the self-described “best fans in baseball.” Though Obama was roundly cheered by the All-Star fans, his live presence still didn’t seem to attract the applause that George W. Bush did during a taped announcement by the four previous Presidents before the game and some boos could even be heard among the cheers. Maybe some fans booed the president because of politics — Missouri voted for John McCain and his sidekick Sarah “Caribou Barbie” Palin and her shadow Todd Palin in the presidential election. Or maybe they booed because of his choice of attire — he chose to wear a long-sleeved White Sox jacket in support of his favorite team and a pair of jeans. That reaction is a little weird, but we’ll see how this turns out.

Here’s some presidential baseball trivia, thanks to the New York Times:

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt attended the 1937 game and threw out the first pitch from the Presidential Box at Griffith Stadium in D.C.
  • JFK and LBJ attended the 1962 All-Star Game in Washington and called Musial over to their box to congratulate him for getting a hit in the seventh.

  • At the 1970 All-Star Game in Cincinnati, Richard Nixon threw out two first pitches, one each to both of the starting catchers, Bill Freehan and Johnny Bench.

  • Gerald Ford did the same in 1976 — the last time a President threw out a first pitch at the All-Star Game — but topped Nixon by throwing one lefthanded and one righthanded.
  • Ronald Reagan attended the 1989 All-Star Game in Anaheim, but didn’t throw out the first pitch. Instead, the former baseball broadcaster visited the announcer’s booth and was able to call a Wade Boggs’ home run.

So, there you have it in a nutshell, a mini-dustup if you will. Let’s return to the topic at hand, Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings.

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Dick Cheney Says He’ll Take Limbaugh over Powell

May 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment

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With all this in fighting and bickering going on within the Republican Party, there has to be an outcome of something new. The party will have to emerge as a newly reformed, reborn party. The name-calling, the finger pointing, all the apologizes have to amount to something.

I think a lot of this is being done so that the party can stay in the media and in the minds of Americans while it rebuilds. If it were not for the arguing and in fighting, nothing is coming from the Republican party at all. Not unless you count the publicity Sarah Palin continues to get from time to time.

The latest in-house fighting amongst the Republican Party is former Vice President Dick Cheney saying he would take Rush Limbugh over Colin Powell any day. Come on Dick. I mean really? Rush is an entertainer. Had it not been for the Republican Michael Steele making a public apology to Rush, Rush would be a loner out there continuing to look for a fish to hook.

Everything he attempted in this last presidential election failed miserably. First within his own party he spoke out diligently against John McCain. When McCain won the nomination, of course he had to jump on the bandwagon and go along with McCain. When Obama became the forerunner of the Democratic Party’s nomination, after years and years of bashing Hilary Clinton and the Clinton Administration, Limbugh begins what he calls “operation chaos.” I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to figure that one out. But needless to say that didn’t work either.

So Rush was on his way to being obsolete until Michael Steele comes along with his apology and now Rush is back on top. Of course we can’t forget his continued controversial comments about the current Administration that keeps him in the news. And now the former Vice President has joined in to make Rush seem like a true politician. Well he’s not. He is an entertainer. He entertains himself along with the millions of others who listens for entertainment or the ones that actually take him seriously.

Right now, I think the Republican Party is using Limbugh to stay in the news and in the spotlight. Without him, the Republican Party would not even make the news cycle.
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