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Romney holds firm on Russia as geopolitical ‘opponent’
WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney stood firm Tuesday in painting Russia as a key geopolitical foe, warning that Moscow pursues policies that are “antithetical” to US interests. “Of course we’re not enemies. We’re not fighting each other, there’s no Cold War,” Romney told Fox Radio in an…
John Avlon says Romney lying about vetting Rubio for VP
CNN contributor and Newsweek columnist John Avlon on Tuesday accused Mitt Romney of lying about vetting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be his running mate. Sources close to the Romney campaign told ABC News on Monday that Rubio was not being vetted, suggesting Romney had no interested in picking him…
Arizona radio host voted for ‘the white guy’ because Obama is a ‘monkey’
Conservative Arizona radio personality Barbara Espinosa is standing by her statement that President Barack Obama is a “monkey” and that she voted for “the white guy.” “I call him a monkey,” Espinosa recently told a guest on her KNFX radio show. “I don’t call him a guy with rabbit ears,…
‘Joe the Plumber’ claims gun control caused the Holocaust
Republican Ohio congressional candidate Samuel “Joe The Plumber” Wurzelbacher released a campaign video on Tuesday, in which he warns that “gun control” led to the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. “In 1911, Turkey established gun control,” Wurzelbacher points out as he places several shells in a 12-gauge shotgun. “From 1915…
McConnell: Tax code benefits the poor and needs to be changed
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says that the U.S. tax system is unfair to the wealthiest Americans. “I understand full well that our friends on the other side live to every day to raise taxes,” McConnell told CBS host Charlie Rose on Tuesday. “Almost 70 percent of the federal…
Romney praises ‘chicken and, you know, noodles’ in Michigan
At a campaign stop in Michigan on Tuesday, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney complimented the local “chicken and, you know, noodles.” “Now, I saw a picture this morning that was kind of embarrassing,” the candidate explained to supporters in Frankenmuth. “It was kind of embarrassing. It was me at…
Brown won’t debate Warren unless Kennedy’s widow stays silent
Incumbent Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R) has tentatively agreed to debate his challenger, Harvard professor and former nominee to head the Consumer Protection Bureau, Democrat Elizabeth Warren, but only if certain conditions are met, according to the Boston Globe‘s Boston.com blog. Arguably, the most notable of these terms is that…
Daily Caller’s Tucker Carlson: White House ‘can’t not give us a pass’
Even after his reporter effectively heckled President Barack Obama during an official statement last week, Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson says that it’s inconceivable that his publication would not get a White House press pass. “Here’s the White House’s mistake,” Fox News co-host Bob Beckel told Carlson on Monday. “The…
Gingrich: Romney won because ‘he had 16 billionaires’
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich warned in a recent interview that a handful of billionaires had an “unfair advantage” in choosing the next president of the United States. Gingrich told ABC News in an interview posted on Tuesday why presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney came out on top during…
Silenced Michigan Dem performs ‘Vagina Monologues’ on capitol steps
Thousands of protesters, including a Tony-winning writer, demonstrated in front of the Michigan state capitol on Monday evening to voice their opposition to a slate of bills that would impose dramatic new restrictions on female reproductive rights. Among them was State Rep. Lisa Brown (D), who was silenced by Republican…
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