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Florida Primary Not ‘Winner Take All’

January 31, 2012

Former RNC Chair Michael Steele on MSNBC today explained that Florida is not a winner take all state this time since new regulations written by Steele and others dictate that states holding their primaries before April would have their delegates proportionately allocated.  Still many of the media are incorrectly reporting that the winner will get [...]

Tagged as: Florida Primary 2012, Florida Primary Not Winner Take All, Inaccurate Reporting by MSMedia, Michael Steele, MSNBC, proportional voting in Florida 2012, Rule No. 15 & 16 RNC

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Herman Cain Endorses Newt Gingrich

January 29, 2012

Right before Florida’s primary on Tuesday, former candidate Herman Cain came out and endorsed Newt Gingrich on Saturday.  How much this endorsement will pay off  for Gingrich is unseen. Cain had strong support in Florida from his earlier campaign and still has support there.  However, mainstream media is  playing down the endorsement  saying that it [...]

Tagged as: Florida Primary, Fred Thompson, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich endorsements, Palin, Rick Perry, Tea Party

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Timing…

January 20, 2012

The timing for the  recent revelations about the personal life of Newt Gingrich by his ex-wife was rightly questioned by the Speaker in last night’s debate.  Word has it that the media had this exposé  for two weeks prior to leaking it at a time when Gingrich was beginning to surge in South Carolina.  Coincidence?  [...]

Tagged as: abc, CNN, gingrich exwife, january 19 2012 gop debate, media v. privacy, Newt Gingrich, open marriage and gingrich

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Exclusive: Why Mainstream Media and Barack Obama Want Mitt Romney as Nominee — Part 1

January 9, 2012
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For those of you that think Mitt Romney is electable and is Obama’s worst nightmare — that’s a myth. Sarah Palin: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said the mainstream media and President Barack Obama “want to face Mitt Romney in the general election.” She made those comments on  “Justice With Judge  Jeanine” on FOX News on [...]

Tagged as: Bain Capital, ButAsForMe Exclusive, GST Steel, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Damon Corp & Medicare, Palin, Romney Bailout, Romney Cut Corporate Costs By Cutting Jobs, Romney v. Obama, The Right Stuff Guy

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Huntsman Calls For Term Limits

January 7, 2012

Despite the political faux pas of speaking mandarin, Jon Huntsman was the only candidate at tonight’s GOP debate that revived the concept of term limits as set forth in the 1994 Republican Contract With America.  However, like most of the substantive issues raised by the non-front runners, the ABC panel did not follow this up [...]

Tagged as: GOP NH GOP Debate, huntsman speaks mandarin at gop debate, jon Huntsman, Media Bias, term limits

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The Big Squeeze

December 27, 2011

For retailers the holidays have spelled more traffic by customers, but smaller profits.  So, how do we explain the coverage on the nightly newscasts of crowds fighting to get into the stores?  A combination of pent-up desire from shopping junkies, controlled inventories, and large discounts. Despite the consumer having less to spend since inflation continues to [...]

Tagged as: Me sales, retail sales 2011, sears and kmart closings, the new face of the consumer, what holiday sales really tell us

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Plain Speaking Jesse Ventura Stands With Occupy Wall Street (VIDEO)

October 13, 2011

Joining the Occupy Wall Street in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota this week former Gov. Jesse Ventura (I-MN) quoted John Adams that “The United States would be destroyed not from a force without, but from within when political parties would takeover the government.” Warning that the country has been hijacked by the crooks and conspirators who run [...]

Tagged as: Former Governor lashes out at crooks and conspirators on Wall Street, Hijacking America, Jess Ventura Joins Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street Goes MidWest, Republicans and Democrats bought off

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A Lonely Nation…

October 11, 2011

“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon. Going to the candidate’s debate. Laugh about it, shout about it When you’ve got to choose Every way you look at this you lose. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you. What’s that you say, Mrs. Robinson. Joltin’ Joe has [...]

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Demonstrators On Wall Street–A Harbinger Of Things To Come?

September 25, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street Protests on September 17th was given little notice by the media.    With arrests being made yesterday, this two week protest, a  peaceful protest made up of a diverse group in age and political persuasion meant to express opposition and draw attention to the economic crisis created by Wall Street’s financial [...]

Tagged as: Arrests on Wall Street, Media Missing On Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street Rally, Wall Street Rally Beginning of U.S. Spring?

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Is Release Of Oil Reserves A Signal Of Panic In The White House?

June 29, 2011
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Bernanke is at a loss as to why the economic recovery once again is on life support. 429,000 unemployment claims up by 9000 this past week, the biggest jump in a month.  Obama shortens the time line for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; and now without any sign of a supply disruption, he releases 30M gallons of [...]

Tagged as: Afghanistan, Bernanke, derivative reform, Economy, Federal Reserve, hedge funds, nation's oil reserves, Obama, shadow government, U.S. Foreign Policy, unemployment claims, wall street speculators

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Obama To Boston Herald: ‘You’re Either Fer Me Or Agin Me’

May 22, 2011

Reminiscent of the 2008 campaign trail, President Obama’s media relationship remains filled with  pettiness.  You may recall his campaign threatened no further access by the television station that asked tough questions of the then V.P. candidate Joe Biden.  It seems that despite years in the White House, experience and maturity have had little effect as [...]

Tagged as: Mitt Romney, Obama & The Media, Obama Administration & Blacklisting, Obama v Boston Herald

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