Florida Cements Mitt Romney's Front-Runner Status (The Note)
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In today's episode of Relentlessly Positive Theater, Florida primary edition, we learn from a Gingrich campaign robocall that Mitt Romney wanted to take kosher food away from Holocaust survivors. This is a double whammy TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney said on Tuesday that a win in Florida would mean good things for his chances to [...]
Read MoreAllen West Tells Obama, Democrats 'Get The Hell Out of the United States' [Video]
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Like, for example, when it means that Florida Republican Allen West will have a hard time getting reëlected to Congress. Overall, Florida's GOP will likely benefit from this year's round of redistricting. The Washington Post's Aaron Blake wrote last On Fox News' The Five, co-host Bob Beckel has a usual batch of ways in which [...]
Read MoreGroundhog Day 2012: Staten Island Chuck and New York City Mayor Michael …
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We knew Bill Murray could be counted on for a good laugh, so my wife and I chose “Groundhog Day” for our matinee one cold afternoon in 1993. After the fun, on the drive home, one thing dawned on me: virtue. Phil Conners, the main character, JACKSONVILLE, FL — Who knew Mitt Romney was a [...]
Read MoreFlorida GOP debate: Newt's no-show
Politico
By DAVID ESPO, ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican presidential rival Newt Gingrich in a fast-paced campaign debate Thursday night, ridiculing the Discussions of lunar colonies and grandmas were among the must-see moments at the Republican debate in Florida on Thursday night. (Jan. 26) (/Courtesy of CNN) Correction: Clarification: [...]
Read MoreSaul Alinsky Rides Again as Gingrich Makes Him 2012 Bogeyman
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At the “heart of this campaign,” Newt Gingrich told his adoring followers in his South Carolina victory speech on Saturday night, is the fundamental choice between “American exceptionalism” and “the radicalism of Saul Alinsky.” America has a choice, WASHINGTON — GOP White House hopeful Newt Gingrich constantly — the latest time on Sunday — invokes [...]
Read MoreRomney's Tax Returns Show $21.6 Million Income in '10
New York Tim
AP And although Mitt Romney has no responsibility for it, the big picture is damning to him. His tax return reveals that he lives in an entirely different world. 1) Very few American households create tax forms the length of a Tom Wolfe novel. Details about Mitt Romney's taxes and income suggest the breadth of [...]
Read MoreNewt Gingrich launches fund-raising, organizing blitz
Washington P
By Felicia Sonmez Former House speaker Newt Gingrich's (R-Ga.) victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary was fueled in part by comments aimed at driving a wedge between voters on the issue of race, House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (DS. Newt Gingrich crushed Mitt Romney in SC tonight, and then, in his acceptance speech, explained [...]
Read MoreNewt Gingrich has created a 'food stamp king,' Clyburn says
Washington P
The base is revolting because they swept the GOP back into relevance in Washington just under two years ago and they have been thanked with contempt. Before Gingrich was announced the winner of the South Carolina primary, he appeared in a testy interview with Fox News on Saturday morning. "Fox and Friends Weekend" host Dave [...]
Read MoreObama's State of the Union Address to Focus on Economic Fair Play
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Saying that “now we need to do more,” the president said his State of the Union address would “lay out my blueprint for actions we need to take together — not just me, or Congress, but every American — to rebuild an President Obama will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday "to [...]
Read MoreNewt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary
Washington P
Moments after the polls closed in South Carolina, the networks called the primary for Newt Gingrich. The exit polls show Gingrich winning big among conservatives, self-described Tea Party supporters, evangelicals, and late Newt Gingrich completed one of the more dramatic turnarounds in modern GOP history on Saturday, erasing a double-digit deficit in the final week [...]
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