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Huntsman: Anti-Mormon pastor is a ‘moron’
Republican presidential candidate and Mormon Jon Huntsman on Monday called a Dallas pastor a “moron” for claiming that Mormonism was a false religion. TV evangelist and prominent religious leader Pastor Robert Jeffress called Mormonism a “cult” at a conservative gathering on Friday, just minutes after introducing Texas Gov. Rick Perry.…
Bachmann tells man with ‘no teeth’ to rely on charity
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann told a man who said he had no teeth that single-payer health care was the “worst possible system.” At a campaign stop in New Hampshire Monday, a man asked the candidate about her desire to “wean everybody” except for older American off of Social Security…
After Ron Paul win, Values Voters organizer calls own poll ‘irrelevant’
According to the principal organizer of the Values Voters Summit, the group’s own straw poll should not be taken seriously. Following a victory by Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul, Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, told CNN on Monday morning that the win was merely an “outlier,” suggesting…
Michele Bachmann: ‘I want to be your sweetheart’
MOULTONBOROUGH, N.H (Reuters) – Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann, beset by falling poll numbers, staff departures and reports of fundraising troubles, on Sunday vowed to continue her campaign through the New Hampshire primary, which is likely to be in early January. Stumping in the early primary state for the…
Cain, Bachmann refuse to say if Romney is a Christian
Appearing on CNN Sunday, both Republican presidential candidates Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann repeatedly dodged questions on whether fellow candidate Mitt Romney was a Christian. Dallas pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress, who introduced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry at Friday’s Values Voter Summit, has said that Romney is not qualified to…
Michele Bachmann appears in Bad Lip Reading video
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is the latest political figure to be poorly dubbed by the aptly-named Bad Lip Reading crew. Watch video, uploaded to YouTube on Monday, below: Bad Lip Reading also has video of Texas Gov. Rick Perry telling folks to get “these goats for our computer industry.”…
Romney regains top Republican spot for 2012: poll
WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Mitt Romney has vaulted over rival Rick Perry to reclaim the top spot in the Republican bid to challenge President Barack Obama next year, a national poll found. A Fox News poll released late Wednesday said 23 percent of registered US voters surveyed backed Romney…
Bachmann suggests Liberty University the greatest ‘in the history of the world’
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann did a little pandering Wednesday during her visit to Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. “Is there any better university in the history of the world?” she asked the crowd of students, who she called “Christian warriors.” “I think we all know it is awesome to be…
Herman Cain: Black voters are ‘over’ Obama
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said he is confident that he can capture at least a third of the country’s African-American votes, drastically cutting into a demographic President Barack Obama swept during the 2008 presidential election. In 2008, 96 percent of black voters (13 percent…
Bachmann warns of Hezbollah ‘missile sites’ in Cuba
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Monday that it would be “foolish” to normalize trade with Cuba because Hezbollah could soon have “missile sites” there. “Why would you normalize trade with a country that sponsors terror?” the candidate asked a crowd of supporters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “There is reports…
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