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Beck calls Santorum ‘the next George Washington’
Conservative radio host Glenn Beck asked his listeners on Wednesday to consider Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum because he could be “the next George Washington.” “I don’t endorse candidates, I don’t get involved in politics,” the former Fox News host declared. “Rick Santorum is a friend of mine, but I…
Failing miserably in GOP debates, Perry challenges Pelosi instead
After a string of high profile failures the likes of which are rarely seen in presidential-level politics, Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a rare debate challenge on Wednesday to a politician he’s not even running against: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Perry, notorious in his own state for avoiding…
Cain comes out for marijuana policy reform
Appearing briefly in Urbandale, Iowa yesterday, Republican presidential candidate and former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain revealed a new caveat of his political platform: he favors removing federal penalties for medical marijuana, placing the decision to ban or regulate squarely in the states’ hands. “If states want to legalize medical…
Republican strategist wonders if gay anchor ‘disappointed a woman’
A Republican strategist who has spoken out against same sex marriage asked one of the few openly gay news anchors Wednesday if he had ever “disappointed a woman.” During a segment about female support for presidential candidates, Republican strategist Cheri Jacobus told MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts that President Barack Obama…
Reporters asked if they are U.S. citizens at Perry town hall
At a town hall event in New Hampshire Wednesday morning for Governor Rick Perry (R-TX), reporters have indicated that they were asked if they were U.S. citizens. According to CNN, member of the press were posed this by an employee for Granite State Manufacturing, a defense contractor hosting the town…
Report: Gingrich advised Freddie Mac on expanding home loans
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) claims he advised the government-sponsored Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, otherwise known as Freddie Mac, against home loan practices that led to the housing market’s collapse in 2008 — but sources within the company tell reporters at Bloomberg News a different story. In a…
Rick Perry wants part-time Congress
CHICAGO — White House hopeful Rick Perry on Tuesday unveiled a plan to make serving in the US Congress a part-time and relatively low-paying job as part of a broad overhaul of the federal government. The Texas governor’s proposal comes at a time when Congress faces record disapproval ratings due…
Tea Party Nation founder blasts Cain after Libya gaffe
Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips said Herman Cain should drop out of the presidential race after the candidate appeared to have an extremely difficult time answering a simple question about Libya. “I was wrong about Herman Cain,” he wrote on Monday. “I said originally that Cain could stay on…
GOP candidate insists free TV time is a political donation
Gary Johnson, the former Republican Governor of New Mexico, filed official complaints against CBS on Tuesday for excluding him from last weekend’s televised GOP debate. While that action alone is not unique, Johnson’s argument is: In complaints to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he argues…
Gingrich: Republicans ‘don’t rely enough on actually knowing things’
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says that the politicians in his party are guilty of relying on talking points instead of “actually knowing things.” As Herman Cain’s poll numbers continue to collapse, CBN took another look at Gingrich on Tuesday and released never-before-seen clips of an interview he did with…
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