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It's Not the Kids, Stupid, It's the Stupid Teachers
https://townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/2012/09/14/its_not_the_kids_stupid_its_the_stupid_teachers
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Photographs on the front page and footage on the evening news make the political personal. … Many of the parents are in politics and the media, at both the local and national level, and they know what's going on. … "It's probably about the dumbest thing the union could do from a national standpoint," Chester Finn, head of the Fordham Institute…
If True, A Giant Obama Security Meltdown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2012/09/13/obamas_security_meltdown
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Americans deserve some answers -- not political posturing and gamesmanship! -- but answers. And they deserve them now. … It might be well if the President started finding some time to attend his national security briefings once in a while, no? … Source:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-inside-story-of-us-envoys-assassination-8135797.html…
Comparing Republicans to Nazis -- Who Started it?
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2012/09/13/comparing_republicans_to_nazis__who_started_it
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On "CBS Evening News" hosted by Walter Cronkite, correspondent Daniel Schorr said: "It is now clear that Sen. … This brings us to the recently concluded Republican National Convention. … How casually Democrats make Hitler-Nazi-fascist references to demean their political opponents is astonishing.…
The Problem with Obama's Polls
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2012/09/13/the_problem_with_obamas_polls
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The Democratic National Convention is over. … Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and probably select units of the North Carolina National Guard. … My suspicion is that political polling has not been reliable for years.…
Chaos in Middle East, US Ambassador Murdered, Media Fixated on Romney "Gaffe"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/09/12/chaos_in_…le_east_us_ambassador_murdered_media_fixated_on_romney_gaffe
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If the news bulletins are correct, and this really was a separate assassination plot, yesterday's events also demonstrate an alarming … This is a full-fledged foreign policy and national security crisis. … Thus, what should be a news cycle about deeply unsettling international events instantly became a political pile-on -- not targeting…
The Ayes Have It... Or Do They?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenconnor/2012/09/12/the_ayes_have_it_or_do_they
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According to the breathless reviews of MSNBC correspondents and the like, the Democratic National Convention was a smashing success … If you tuned in into your favorite cable news outlet on Wednesday afternoon however, you witnessed a moment that the President and … and Hispanic communities tend to be churchgoers, and everyone knows you can't win Florida without the Jewish vote – but these political…
Better Off? America's Enemies Are
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbeauprez/2012/09/12/better_off_americas_enemies_are
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deputy undersecretary of defense and widely published author, analyzed the "Are you better off…" question from a foreign policy/national … It's always a good political question, but it's too often not asked outside the context of our domestic issues. … The answers are a cacophony of bad news, as bad as the answer to the current domestic version of the question.…
WORLDVIEW: A greater vision than the 'American dream'
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/09/11/worldview_a_greater_vision_than_the_american_dream
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(BP) -- With the national political conventions over, the frenzy of a seemingly never-ending presidential campaign shifts into even … Only two more months of 24/7 political ads -- at least for those of us living in battleground states. I can't wait. … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…
Confirmed: Despite Recycled DNC Speech, Obama Gets Poll Bounce
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/09/10/confirmed_despite_recycled_dnc_speech_obama_gets_poll_bounce
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The Republican National Committee has produced a new video comparing Obama's acceptance speech in Charlotte to the rhetoric he employed … Despite an underwhelming speech on Thursday and a convention marred by damaging economic news and procedural embarrassments, Obama's … At the moment, both Gallup and Rasmussen show Obama with a five-point national lead. …
De Pasquale’s Dozen with Oliver North
https://townhall.com/columnists/lisadepasquale/2012/09/10/de_pasquales_dozen_with_oliver_north
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I would make them watch Fox News Channel 24/7. 4. … What would you like tomorrow's news headline to say? “Obama resigns – returns to Chicago.” 12. … Tell me about the moment you decided to enter the political arena. In 1993, retired U.S.…
Bounce!
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2012/09/10/bounce
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On August 27 - the day the GOP convention was supposed to have started, the RealClearPolitics.com average of national polls had Obama … As of last evening, the five national polls that were current showed Obama with a net average advantage of 3.0 percentage points. … research firm, and anyone who has ever appeared on one of the cable news programs.…
The Ups and Downs for Women
https://townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/2012/09/07/the_ups_and_downs_for_women
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To the consternation of marketers -- political and otherwise -- women don't all think alike. … But the political strategists of both parties do look at women differently. … A new Washington Post-ABC News poll, released on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, demonstrates anew how fickle voters…
Crow Most Popular Dish at Democrat Convention
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Since the Democrats arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina for their National Convention, the word on the street is that crow has been … John Kerry was so "yesterday's news," his influence on the Democrats must be far greater than one might think. … Is even God to be casually picked up or cast aside with just a whim for political purposes?…
Bombshell Report: US Knew Benghazi Raid Was a Terrorist Attack Within 24 Hours
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/09/26/bombshell…us_knew_benghazi_raid_was_a_terrorist_attack_within_24_hours
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"We learned more information every single day about what happened,” Gibbs said on Fox News. … A spokesman for the National Security Council declined to comment for the story. … And his few national appearances are tightly controlled.…
“Fast and Furious” – Don’t Blame Holder, Blame Congress and the President
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2012/09/26/fast_and_furious__dont_blame_holder_blame_congress_and_the_president
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First the good news. … Holder deserves credit for taking these steps, though he is unlikely to receive many kudos during a hotly contested national campaign … Now the bad news. ATF remains leaderless and in disarray internally.…
Obama's Orwellian Double-Speak: Backward is Forward, Down is Up
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2012/09/26/obamas_orwellian_doublespeak_backward_is_forward_down_is_up
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Did you see the story on NBC News with Brian Williams last week about how unemployment rose in more than half the states in August? … For example, did you see the story on the nightly news about how median income has fallen between 2010 and 2011? … A few examples: -- The average national unemployment rate in the previous administration was 5.2 percent.…
The Biggest Problem With Media Bias
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2012/09/25/the_biggest_problem_with_media_bias
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(Indeed, television news has not really ever been expected to be a profit center for the network.) … Across the paper’s many departments, though, so many share a kind of political and cultural progressivism — for lack of a better term … (Fox News? …
The Obama Press Votes Early
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2012/09/25/the_obama_press_votes_early
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Roundly written off as a gaffe-fest by the media (Jon Stewart showed a graphic with Romney's face on a magazine called "National Geogaffic … Some news organizations are reporting that there was no protest over the Internet film in Benghazi at all, just a coordinated terror … The national press has devoted the better part of a week to the Romney video clip regarding the 47 percent. Romney misspoke.…
10 Reasons Mitt Will Win
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2012/09/25/10_reasons_mitt_will_win
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is appealing to people's baser instincts of envy, greed and fear and has deliberately fanned the flames of racial tension for political … is unwilling or too incompetent to address.4) Indeed, Obama's record has been horrendous in every category -- economic, debt, national … Not only are the liberal media less powerful but also conservative talk show hosts, bloggers, tweeters, columnists and Fox News react…
With Everything at Stake, Where's Mitt?
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2012/09/24/with_everything_at_stake_wheres_mitt
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On Tuesday, Romney had one event, a speech to the National Guard Association convention in Reno, Nev. … Romney's light schedule of public events "has its own body language," says Pat Caddell, the political consultant best known for his … As the top of the ticket, he draws the most attention and news coverage.…
Obama on "60 Minutes"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2012/09/24/
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Remember, this is really the first time in his political career that he has been subjected to any meaningful degree of criticism or … PRESIDENT OBAMA: "When it comes to our national security decisions—any pressure that I feel is simply to do what's right for the American … (Notably, CBS News didn't see fit to use that last admission in the televised interview; it appeared online instead.…
The Ghosts of Jimmy Carter
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2012/09/23/the_ghosts_of_jimmy_carter
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The self-described "oppo researcher [and] political junkie" told NBC News that he tracked down the person who recorded Romney's remarks … watched the world grow more dangerous -- and America's enemies more brazen -- during Carter's feckless years as steward of US national…
Even The Fed Doesn’t Believe It’ll Work
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2012/09/23/even_the_fed_doesnt_believe_itll_work
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Breaking news: officials in our U.S. Federal Government do not know how to solve all our woes. … This actually shouldn’t be “news.” … Despite the claims at the recent Democratic National Convention that President Obama “saved G.M” with government bailouts, last week…
Democrats Used Fairness Doctrine to ‘Challenge and Harass’ Conservative Opposition
https://townhall.com/columnists/fredlucas/2012/09/23/democra…ess_doctrine_to_challenge_and_harass_conservative_opposition
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(The following is the third of three excerpts from The Right Frequency: The Story of the Talk
Radio Giants Who Shook Up the Political … The Democratic National Committee, with the approval of President Lyndon B. … In 1964, Wayne Phillips, Director of News and Information for the DNC brought Fred J.…
Unions Tell Taxpayers: “We have no confidence in you.”
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/09/22/unions_tell_taxpayers_we_have_no_confidence_in_you
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assumptions made by administrators and union officials, teachers unions are stamping their feet, holding their breath and mouthing the political … Teachers in Chicago already make an average salary of $76,000, reports the CBS local news affiliate, while New York City teachers average … Chicago lags the national public school average, which lags the international average of industrialized nations, 224 to 240 or 16 points…