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Ron Paul vows to continue because Romney could ‘stumble’
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Monday said he would continue his run for office even if presumptive nominee Mitt Romney acquires enough delegates to clinch the nomination. In an interview on CNBC, the Texas congressman was asked if he could still get enough delegates to win the nomination even…
Huntsman: GOP like Chinese Communist Party ‘if you’re off script’
Former Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman on Monday blasted the media and insisted he was taken out of context he after compared the Republican Party to the Communist Party of China. Speaking at the 92nd Street Y in New York on Sunday, Huntsman recalled that he had been disinvited to…
Olbermann: ‘Almost deliberate’ gas price hikes are to hurt Obama
Liberal commentator Keith Olbermann on Sunday suggested that the price of gas had been artificially manipulated since President Barack Obama took office to hurt his chances at re-election. In an appearance on ABC, Olbermann noted he had become suspicious after gas prices increased from $1.61 a gallon when Obama took…
Fox News Fabricates Obama Quote: Washington Post Runs with It (UPDATE: WaPo Corrects Itself)
Steve Doocy is now writing copy for the Washington Post. The Mayans were right. Michael Thaddeus, posting at Newshounds, caught the Dooce red-handed shoving words into the President’s mouth. Thaddeus then tracks how the lie has been amplified, most egregiously at the Washington Post. When President Obama spoke at Lorain…
Rubio: George W. Bush ‘did a fantastic job as president’
Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday refused to explain how a potential Romney administration would be different from George W. Bush’s administration, but insisted that the last Republican president “did a fantastic job” and his brother, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL), would be a “fantastic vice president.” “I haven’t…
Axelrod: Tea party ‘reign of terror’ blocked immigration reform
Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod on Sunday explained that President Barack Obama had not accomplished comprehensive immigration reform because the tea party had driven mainstream Republicans so far to the right. “I think a lot of Republicans in Congress want to cooperate, know better — but they’re in the thralls…
Mitch Daniels: Romney doesn’t need strategy for women, Latinos
Republican Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is dismissing the idea that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney needs a specific plan to win over women and Latino voters. During a Sunday interview, Fox News host Chris Wallace noted that President Barack Obama had a significant lead among women, Hispanics and low-income…
Lieberman: Hold Obama ‘accountable’ for Secret Service scandal
Independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman on Sunday insisted that President Barack Obama and the White House should be held accountable for a sex scandal within the Secret Service and for lavish spending at the General Services Administration (GSA). “It would be unfair to hold President Obama responsible for this outrageous…
Ex-governor Bush ‘would consider’ Republican VP spot
Ex-Florida governor Jeb Bush said in an interview with a conservative online news site Saturday that he would “consider” running along with likely Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney if he were offered the job. However Bush — the son of president George Bush (1989-1993) and brother of George W. Bush (2001-2009) — thought that Florida Senator Marco Rubio would be…
New Romney spokesperson draws scrutiny for insulting women on Twitter
The Romney campaign announced the appointment of a new foreign policy spokesperson on Thursday, and the appointee has already come under fire for what Think Progress describes as his “odd penchant for targeting the wives of male politicians and women in general on Twitter.” According to Judd Legum and Alex…
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