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Is Bobby Jindal the One Republicans Have Been Waiting For?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathleenparker/2008/07/23/is_bobby_jindal_the_one_republicans_have_been_waiting_for
– Amid speculation that John McCain will announce his vice presidential pick soon, political nail-biters have begun placing bets. … Kathleen Blanco told President Bush she'd get back to him about what she needed after the hurricane, Jindal orchestrated a national … As with all mistakes, you can either correct them or compound them -- I am choosing to correct my mistake now," Jindal said at a news
Foreign Tour Highlights Obama's Inexperience
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2008/07/23/foreign_tour_highlights_obamas_inexperience
– McCain's strategy, which he has pursued since clinching the nomination, is to bore in on Obama's woeful inexperience in national-security … It is more than a little pathetic to hear nightly network news reporters talking about Obama's overseas trip in terms of his gaining … needed national-security experience and foreign-policy credentials.…
The DNC's Denver Gas Tax Holiday
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amandacarpenter/2008/07/22/the_dncs_denver_gas_tax_holiday
– anything to alleviate pain at the pump, but even his most devoted followers don't believe that.According to this Rocky Mountain news … story Democratic National Committee officials are completely on board with the "gimmick." … Hopefully someone more important and who has more political clout than me.…
Democrat "Energy Policies" - I OBJECT
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottbensing/2008/08/07/democrat_energy_policies_-_i_object
– crisis will only benefit Republicans and is therefore a nonstarter; meaning that once again, Democrats are putting politics before national … Yet, addressing the energy crisis in a comprehensive manner is desired by a majority of Americans - highlighted by the news of Pelosi … Mary Landrieu is stuck explaining why she voted against increasing domestic oil production as a political favor to Sen.…
Drill, Drill, Drill Is Working
https://townhall.com/columnists/larrykudlow/2008/08/05/drill,_drill,_drill_is_working
– and the GOP leadership nationalize the drill, drill, drill message, the Republican party might conceivably be riding a summer political … The question of offshore drilling, along with expanded domestic energy production, has suddenly become the biggest political and economic … On the Stephanopoulos Sunday news show, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underscored her refusal to allow a drilling vote.…
No Credit Where Credit Is Due
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2008/08/01/no_credit_where_credit_is_due
– a glimpse of the president in his Dakar hotel room banging on a conga drum, a fat cigar in his mouth, apparently celebrating the news … Bush isn't likely to get an award from the National Coalition for the Homeless or other liberal advocacy groups. … the Bush administration -- more than in all eight years of the Clinton administration, according to the nonpartisan Annenberg Political
Britain's Silence Ammo For A Sharia-Run Future
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2008/08/01/britains_silence_ammo_for_a_sharia-run_future
– Still, having recently visited England and interviewed a string of political, media and religious figures, I'm going to guess that … After being plastered across a news cycle's worth of papers, they will be regarded as so much political wallpaper that people gaze … She added: "This is hard for those of us who used to love the muddled Anglican compromise; it means the disestablishment of our national
The Real Victims of John Edwards' Adultery
https://townhall.com/columnists/floydandmarybethbrown/2008/07/31/the_real_victims_of_john_edwards_adultery
– When the doors sprung open he was shocked to find several National Enquirer reporters waiting to confront him. … This man, who has mastered the art of political debates and has run the gauntlet of several national campaigns, nonetheless looked … It made news only because he is a well-known public figure, but sadly, infidelity takes a toll in the lives of millions of lesser known…
A Month Off for Bad Behavior
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2008/07/30/a_month_off_for_bad_behavior
– represent a 30-year low, and they include the naming of 74 post offices, not to mention the nonbinding resolutions designating July National … The happiesth news in this for the Democrats running the place is that about 40% of voters think the Republicans are still in charge … We can act now to bring energy costs down, but sadly the Democrats have chosen political posturing over political action.…
A Possible Judicial Solution to Re-imposition of the So-called "Fairness Doctrine"
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/07/30/a_pos…solution_to_re-imposition_of_the_so-called_fairness_doctrine
– The national media overwhelmingly supports Senator Barack H. Obama (D-IL), the presumed Democratic nominee, for President. … How can he lose with the national media all but carrying his bags as he goes abroad? … With the exception of Fox News Channel the television media is all in the hands of the left.…
Are You Ready For $6.00 a Gallon Gas?
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2008/07/29/are_you_ready_for_$600_a_gallon_gas
– This week a partisan political group, funded by radical green groups, is answering our call. … information here will inspire you to join a growing army of justice-minded Americans that believe we should not turn over our national … campaign to: • Educate the American people to the fact that this “War on the Poor” is occurring, • Educate the news media to…
Obama's Ongoing Foreign Policy Implosion
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2008/07/29/obamas_ongoing_foreign_policy_implosion
– They thought they had problems when Obama's sordid associations were dominating the news but were surely confident that once substantive … just imagine what high-level Democrats are saying behind closed doors about their disappointment over this imploding one-time nationalpolitical phenom?…
Above my Pay Grade?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2008/08/17/above_my_pay_grade
– Within minutes bloggers at TownHall.com, pro-life groups like Americans United for Life, and even the analyst panel on Fox News Channel … News and World Reports that abortions had reached a three decade low. … So is he confused about the facts, bought and sold by the abortion lobby, or just manipulating the issue for bait and switch political
No Sinking Feeling About Hillary
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/08/17/no_sinking_feeling_about_hillary
– “The Clinton drama is gone,” one Democrat insider explains, and political reporters “miss it, and they will look for any grain of sand … Despite numerous news reports and blogs second-guessing her intentions and pondering a possible overthrow of the convention in some … Clinton coup, the possibility of her committing such political suicide is slim to none.…
Dirty Politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/08/14/dirty_politics
– Denver reminder The National Black Republican Association says it hopes to have 50 "Martin Luther King Jr. … National Memorial Project Foundation says the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the John S. and James L. … As for Special Agent Jim Wynne, Nicolas Cage should be a natural, thus reprising his role in 'National Treasure.'"…
America’s New Newspaper of Record: the National Enquirer
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianfitzpatrick/2008/08/13/america’s_new_newspaper_of_record_the_national_enquirer
– Yes, as the National Enquirer reported, the former Vice Presidential nominee had an affair with Rielle Hunter, a lady he picked up … One of the leading figures in America’s majority political party, a man rumored to be a in the running to become Attorney General, … In his piece, “Sometimes, There’s News in the Gutter,” New York Times Public Editor Clark Hoyt makes a number of stunning concessions…
Our Sick Edwards-Excusing Media
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2008/08/13/our_sick_edwards-excusing_media
– NBC political analyst Chuck Todd was fervent in his reply: "I don't think he is at all, Lester. … Ted Haggard's use of drugs and male prostitutes in Colorado have to do with the national Republican Party? … It was a story that led the news (certainly on Chuck Todd's NBC) for days and days.…
An Affair to Remember
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2008/08/12/an_affair_to_remember
– Justifications for political improprieties abound. There are historical ones: "Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John F. … If one cannot properly handle his private affairs, can we truly expect him to handle political ones? … With the Edwards affair and political integrity again hot in the news, here is just a taste of what I say in the section "The basis…
The Not-So-Pretty Boy
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/08/12/the_not-so-pretty_boy
– Edwards had asserted that National Enquirer reports of an affair with Rielle Hunter were "completely untrue." … The former prisoner of war did pay a political price for his behavior. … Sure, they first had to verify the story, as ABC News was working to do, but Times editors couldn't be bothered.…
The Not-So-Pretty Boy
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2008/08/12/the_not-so-pretty_boy
– The candidate who demanded that other Democrats swear off accepting contributions from Fox News baron Rupert Murdoch, after he pocketed … Edwards had asserted that National Enquirer reports of an affair with Rielle Hunter were "completely untrue." … The former prisoner of war did pay a political price for his behavior.…
Job One for #44
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankgaffney/2008/08/11/job_one_for_44
– Four recent developments remind us that national security must be Job One for our 44th president and should govern his selection. … As syndicated columnist Cliff May recently pointed out, a national poll conducted by his Foundation for Defense of Democracies found … news.…
Edwards Scandal Raises Tough Questions for Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolplattliebau/2008/08/11/edwards_scandal_raises_tough_questions_for_obama
– It’s instructive to recall the Democrat reaction to the news, breaking shortly before the 2006 election, that Congressman Mark Foley … dubious to direct campaign contributions to a slush fund of sorts for one’s mistress – which is exactly what Edwards did, using his political … consider Edwards as a running mate, or for some other high office – and to honor him with a keynote speaking slot at the Democratic National
National Conventions as Show Business
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulweyrich/2008/08/27/national_conventions_as_show_business
– Watching the Fox News Network set up to cover the Democratic National Convention in Denver, with some 400 Fox … In 1968 the Chicago Democratic Convention produced riots as the political machine of Mayor Richard J. … That is because CNN, FOX News and MSNBC broadcast from morning until night.…
Gosh, I Love the Liberal Media
https://townhall.com/columnists/tonyblankley/2008/08/27/gosh,_i_love_the_liberal_media
– When I turned the TV on, the political cable shows were filled with liberal pundits, liberal anchors, liberal guest historians, liberal … weather gals and guys, liberal news-you-can-use chicks and liberal political "strategists" (i.e., out-of-work former Democratic National
It's Unity, Stupid
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/08/26/its_unity,_stupid
– "I have done roughly 500 political dial sessions in the past 10 years — most of them with floating voters. … party experiences as a result of its week of "media propaganda, broadcast free on all major news networks and in every news publication … In other words, the Democratic National Convention this week, followed by the Republican National Convention Sept. 1 to 4, when as…
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