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Pettiness and Mud
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2012/02/28/pettiness_and_mud
– The only good news for the Republicans coming out of the seemingly endless presidential candidate "debates" is that some Republican … In a world with a record-breaking national debt and Iran moving toward creating nuclear weapons, they bickered over earmarks and condoms … Taking advantage of the public's lack of knowledge is something that Barack Obama already does very effectively in his political propaganda…
You Want it You Got it
https://townhall.com/columnists/charlespayne/2012/02/28/you_want_it_you_got_it
– adults that are allowed to opt for the same brain level because it's so much easier to skip ....I workEat Play LuckThat's the political … Conversations and Crummy Deals Last week the big news in the market, sports, and society at large involved drugs that allow people … while playing last year-the same year he also took home the National League MVP.…
FIRST-PERSON: The Santorum predicament: a sign of the times
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/02/27/firstperson_the_santorum_predicament_a_sign_of_the_times
– In the big leagues of national politics, she warns, "Everything you've said can and will be used against you." … A candidate with Rick Santorum's convictions may be unelectable on a national level. … In terms of the political context, we share a common space.…
How Santorum Fails Constitution 101
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiekieffer/2012/02/27/how_santorum_fails_constitution_101
– In a December, 2011 Fox News debate Santorum said: “…we need to make sure that they [Iran] do not have a nuclear weapon. … days before Santorum criticized Obama’s mandate as a violation of religious freedom, he pivoted and told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News … The federal government, on the other hand, is merely supposed to protect individual freedoms, private property and national security…
Posties Again Try to Toast Newt or What Else is New
https://townhall.com/columnists/craigshirley/2012/02/26/posties_again_try_to_toast_newt_or_what_else_is_new
– That isn’t big news, especially when the Post does it. … News flash to the Post: No one in their right mind (or the right) has ever thought that paper were a gateway to Reaganism. … University of West Georgia papers speak volumes about Newt Gingrich preaching the national shift from “a liberal welfare state to a…
NightWatch: Iraq Death Toll Nears Syrian Death Toll
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2012/02/25/nightwatch_iraq_death_toll_nears_syrian_death_toll
– The Kim Jung-un regime must make a show of national prosperity in honor of the 100th birthday of Kim Il-sung or face a huge loss of … "The integrated escort schedule will be arranged on a quarterly basis," spokesman Geng Yansheng told a regular news briefing, noting … Syria: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the opposition Syrian National Council is emerging as an alternative to the Bashar…
Rick Santorum Dances With the Devil
https://townhall.com/columnists/floydandmarybethbrown/2012/02/25/rick_santorum_dances_with_the_devil
– If fits after a week of dancing with the national news media over the issue of Satan. Does he exist? Santorum says yes. … In his speech, Santorum explains his beliefs this way: "This is not a political war at all. This is not a cultural war. … In this election season Santorum has drawn a tough dance card dealing with the devils in the national news media.…
FIRST-PERSON: Liberal coercion
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/02/24/firstperson_liberal_coercion
Political and lifestyle activists, who hold the opposite position of a faith group, now can take advantage of the policy at Vanderbilt … During the Fall of 2010 a male student was a member of the national Christian fraternity Beta Upsilon Chi when he "came out of the … In both instances they feared being smeared by not only political and lifestyle activists groups, but also a media sympathetic to liberal…
Md. churches to unite, fight gay 'marriage' law
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/02/24/md_churches_to_unite_fight_gay_marriage_law
– Because of its proximity to the nation's capital, the Maryland vote figures to make national headlines. … Anderson called the issue one that goes beyond "political lines." … "We are not giving up on any state, or any court -- or on the next generation," said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization…
Santorum's Provocative Rhetoric Does Not Serve Him Well
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2012/02/24/santorums_provocative_rhetoric_does_not_serve_him_well
– The former Pennsylvania senator has built much of his political career as the champion of the GOP's social and religious conservatives … Throughout his political career, even after he lost his 2006 re-election bid by 18 points, Santorum has not been one to mince words … "No, of course not," he told a National Journal-CBS News reporter.…
HBO's Palin Pollution
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2012/02/24/hbos_palin_pollution
– Zurawik adds, "I can't wait to hear the self-serving howls on Fox News when they see how Roger Ailes' million-dollar analyst mistake … Zurawik loved "how deftly the film uses documentary evidence to show Palin's incredible ignorance of foreign and even national affairs … Harry Reid praised Barack Obama's political appeal as a "light-skinned" black man with "no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have…
Suffrage in Somalia
https://townhall.com/columnists/olivernorth/2012/02/24/suffrage_in_somalia
– Last week, as our two-man Fox News unit was en route, Ayman al-Zawahri, the Egyptian cleric who inherited Osama bin Laden's mantle … Puntland, the largest such national gathering ever convened in Africa. … There our Fox News team witnessed the signing of an agreement for a new constitutional framework.…
Is Censorship the New Pluralism?
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2012/02/23/is_censorship_the_new_pluralism
– latest book, "Suicide of a Superpower," by saying, "I don't think the ideas that (Buchanan) put forth are appropriate for the national … As The Daily Caller, a 24-hour news site founded by conservative pundit Tucker Carlson and former Cheney aide Neil Patel, has reported … According to the Caller, Media Matters hired people to investigate the lives of Fox News employees and compiled an "enemies list."…
Arizona GOP Debate: Santorum Slips, Newt Rallies, Romney Benefits
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/02/22/the_arizona_republican_debate_winners_and_loser
– I'd also add that promising specific gas prices is a very risky endeavor for any political candidate.  … The former governor also missed a big opportunity on the very first question of the night, which was about the national debt.  … I doubt anyone, except perhaps cable news executives, would disagree.  But is now the best time to stop these things? …
Mr. Right Eludes the GOP
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2012/02/22/mr_right_eludes_the_gop
– He's a Southerner who converted to Catholicism with, as National Review's Mark Steyn writes, "twice as many ex-wives as the first 44 … He's a true political chimera, a Nelson Rockefeller Republican right-wing revolutionary. … "You can make up all kinds of scenarios," Rove explained on "Fox News Sunday."…
Teaching George Washington When Professors Aim to 'Stop Santorum'
https://townhall.com/columnists/marygrabar/2012/02/22/teaching_george_washington_when_professors_aim_to_stop_santorum
– Those human beings who are flawed by selfishness or irrationality (as they see it) can be shaped by the right social and political … He calls “religion and morality” the “indispensable supports” of the “dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity.” … Yet, if and when they follow today’s political debates in the news, students are likely to hear attacks upon Republican candidates’…
Polls: Romney, Santorum Again Running Dead Even With Obama as Primary Race Tightens
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/02/21/polls_rom…_again_running_dead_even_with_obama_as_primary_race_tightens
– Rick Santorum holds a ten-point national lead over Gov. … That's the unalloyed good news for Santorum backers.  A double-digit lead is hard to argue with.  … The new polling also contains good news for Republicans, generally. …
Ready To Join the Faith Dream Team?
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2012/02/21/ready_to_join_the_faith_dream_team
– from President Barack Obama and his minions, my wife, Gena, and I believe that America needs the best of the best veterans of political … You might have seen or read in the news this past week about how Newt deployed his Christian "Faith Leaders Dream Team." … I'm honored to be a part of that passionate faith group of national leaders, which also includes Don Wildmon (founder and chairman…
BP Ledger, Feb. 20 edition
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/02/20/bp_ledger_feb_20_edition
– EDITOR'S NOTE: BP Ledger carries items for reader information each week from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news releases … Individual awards in the on-site competition included Brown, who finished first in "News Writing": Brinson, second in "Copy Editing … By the end of that year, the "One for One" program had provided news shoes to 10,000 needy children.…
Hitting the Ceiling- Again
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaeltanner/2012/03/10/hitting_the_ceiling_again
– But buried in President Obama’s 2013 budget was the news that the national debt will hit $16.334 trillion by the end of fiscal year … But as a political matter, it will be a very different matter. … This article appeared in National Review (Online)…
The Boys and Girls on the Bus
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2012/03/09/the_boys_and_girls_on_the_bus
– As an example each state gets three delegates (members of the Republican National Committee) who are free to vote for whomever they … political campaign. … In those days, if a campaign wanted to make news it had to do it by about two in the afternoon.…
Green Energy Debacle: Taxpayer Dollars Into Pockets of Obama Donors
https://townhall.com/columnists/brettmcmahon/2012/03/08/gree…energy_debacle_taxpayer_dollars_into_pockets_of_obama_donors
– Their political largesse is probably the best investment they ever made in alternative energy. … This week, President Obama briefly addressed a question on the nation’s rising gas prices in his first 2012 news conference. … The government is not capable of deciding winners and losers—especially when the only winners are Obama’s political donors.…
Good News/Bad News as GOP Seeks Senate Takeover
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/03/07/senate_2012_update_good_news_and_bad_news
– As I wrote last year, the political landscape couldn't be much more hostile for Democrats.  … Here's a quick rundown of recent Senate 2012 developments, starting with some bad news: Maine --  Sen. … Nebraska - National Democrats were pretty pleased with their recruitment of former Sen.…
Super Split Decision: Romney Wins, But Can't Close Deal
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/03/07/super_split_decision_romney_wins_but_cant_close_deal
– several realities are becoming clear: (1) Mitt Romney is going to be the Republican nominee for president, barring an unforeseen political … The 10 Super Tuesday states will send a combined 437 delegates to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., in August, though … National Review's Rich Lowry observes a striking paradox:   In a sketch last weekend following Mitt Romney's win in Michigan…
It's Still the Economy, Mr. Santorum
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2012/03/07/its_still_the_economy_mr_santorum
– In recent weeks, the network news shows have been peddling the Obama administration's line that the economy is back, growing again … I'll leave it for you to decide why this didn't make the nightly news or the front pages of America's newspapers. … Forget "the economy is coming back" hype the news media have been shamelessly promoting.…
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