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GOP Finally Punches Back: Hey, Check Out this Democratic 'War on Women!'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/04/12/gop_punches_back_hey_check_out_the_democrats_war_on_women
– But this is a classic example of the political 'good for the goose' principle.  … To quote it: "The national media and our opponents will use our grassroots fundraising totals to measure the strength of our opposition … It's gotten so bad that Politico has felt compelled to gallop to its preferred political party's defense, explaining in a "news" story…
Romney Trails Obama, but Key Numbers Break His Way
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2012/04/12/creators_oped
– He got more negative than positive press coverage (interestingly, on Fox News as well as mainstream media) even as he was winning the … Note that the two national pollsters who limit their samples to likely voters, Rasmussen and Bloomberg, show the race a tie. … Despite his political tin ear, Romney has been making progress in honing this message. Meanwhile Obama is flailing.…
It's Over - It's Been Over
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2012/04/11/its_over__its_been_over
– Now this losing candidate can make his gala appearance at the GOP's national convention, and maybe quite a few afterward. … The good news is that now the real race can begin. The one to be decided in November. … Fun is too valuable, too essential, an ingredient of an American political campaign to let it be lost. . .…
Nice: Democrats Fracturing Over "Fairness" Fetish
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/04/10/democrats_fracturing_over_fairness_fetish
Political Math puts these numbers into perspective.  … Let's have a giant political fight over a meaningless piece of theater, all in the name of tax justice, or whatever.  … Parting Thought:  Good news, Obama fans. …
Shouldn't Results Trump Intentions?
https://townhall.com/columnists/garyshapiro/2012/04/10/shouldnt_results_trump_intentions
– The result: our nation lacks the national consensus needed to choose priorities and make tough decisions – or even dump bad laws based … Our national problem is not that Americans, especially those in politics, do not have good intentions. … We need to change the national dialogue so we focus on the results and costs of these laws.…
Justice Department Working With Radical Leftist Groups to Steal Elections
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/04/28/justic…tment_working_with_radical_leftist_groups_to_steal_elections
– Fast and Furious, Solyndra, GSA, Secret Service, Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case, etc. but Fitton warned attendees of the National … True the Vote Summit Saturday that Americans shouldn’t assume that because there’s a topic in the news that people are interested … “The Justice Department isn’t being run by political appointees, it’s being run by outside activists,” Fitton said.…
Restoring Integrity in America's Elections: True the Vote Summit 2012
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/04/27/keeping_integrity_in_americas_elections_true_the_vote_summit_2012
– protecting the integrity of American elections led by President Catherine Engelbrecht, kicked off its Second Annual True the Vote National … The sold out event features some of the biggest names and on the bipartisan issue of voter fraud including author John Fund, Fox News … “Is it sad that the leadership of one political party wants to make it easier to steal elections?…
CULTURE DIGEST: Tony Blair establishes 'Faith Foundation' to promote respect for religions
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/04/27/cult…stablishes_faith_foundation_to_promote_respect_for_religions
– The extremism, Blair said, was not based simply on a set of political aims but on a "profound distortion of faith." … "Rather, faith is something that has much to give and to teach a world in which economic globalization and political change is offering … to deal with abortion and contraception as part of HHS communications involving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Video: RNC Embraces Romney, Mocks Obama
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/04/25/video_rnc_embraces_romney_mocks_obama
– The Republican National Committee seems to agree that this thing is over.  … last night and President Obama's appearance on Jimmy Fallon's late night NBC show, during which he and The One "slow jammed" the news … But there's good news in all of this for Team Obama: Millions of the young voters Democrats are trying to re-energize were able to…
Gay Activists Expose Secret Rightwing Cabal (Or Not)
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2012/04/25/gay_activists_expose_secret_rightwing_cabal_or_not
– whose secret Facebook group was infiltrated by undercover moles who then spread the word to gay activists who then trumpeted the news … that could respond fairly and honestly to these comments while pooling relevant documents that summarized important research and news … Organization for Marriage (NOM) and Fox News contributor Dr.…
Those Cheapened Pulitzer 'Prizes'
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2012/04/25/those_cheapened_pulitzer_prizes
– No prize established this more strongly than the coveted National Reporting prize going to ... The Huffington Post. … There's nothing here worthy of a National Reporting prize. … There's an awful lot of exciting developments with digital news operations."…
Lie, Cheat, Steal: Save the Planet!
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/04/25/lie_cheat_steal_save_the_planet
– spread them: In light of yesterday's column on the cottage industry of global warming hysteria and the slant they give the day's news … “When government muzzles scientists for political reasons, it cuts at the fundamental principals of good science,” Stephen Hwang, professor … pacinst.org Greenpeace702 H Street, NWSuite 300Washington, D.C. 20001202/462-1177202/462-4507 (fax)info@wdc.greenpeace.org National
The Truth About France's 'Far-Right' Electoral Surge
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelmarsden/2012/04/24/the_truth_about_frances_farright_electoral_surge
– The most striking news is the 17.9 percent score by Marine Le Pen's National Front party. … This partly explains the National Front's record electoral figure -- but it's not the whole story. … Under the National Front's political tent, one finds a political buffet consisting of far more than just a righteous battle against…
"Scandal:" One of Mitt Romney's Spokesmen is Gay
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/04/24/scandal_one_of_mitt_romneys_spokesmen_is_gay
– nominee Mitt Romney has "stepped on a landmine" by having the temerity to appoint -- I hope you're sitting down -- an openly gay national … Mitt Romney stepped on a landmine by appointing Richard Grenell, an out, loud and proud homosexual, to be his spokesman on national … Matthew Staver, chairman of the Liberty Counsel Action, told Fox News the proposed law is “un-American.”…
Indoctrination 101: Chicago School Teaching Students How To Protest (Part 1)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kyleolson/2012/04/24/indoctr…n_101_chicago_school_teaching_students_how_to_protest_part_1
News & World Report, a Top 100 high school in the country. It’s one of the best of the best – the cream of the crop. … Yet the school’s focus appears to be bent on radicalizing the students through political activities devised by adult employees, EAGnews.org … Jackson was simply using the opportunity to recruit volunteers for his political mission.…
Soros and Obama vs. Sheriff Joe Arpaio
https://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2012/04/24/soros_and_obama_vs_sheriff_joe_arpaio
– A few may consider a sheriff to have some form of outdated and obsolete political office. … above) and, most recently, the open-border lobbyist group that fights for mass immigration and amnesty for illegal aliens, the National … --In February 2012, Janet Murguia, the National Council of La Raza's president and CEO, officially demanded that "Arpaio step down…
FIRST-PERSON: Anti-bullying bills & sexual politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/04/20/firstperson_antibullying_bills__sexual_politics
– Bullying, the bill said, would be prohibited based on "race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, exceptionalities, physical … emotional health disorder, language ability, sexual orientation, physical characteristic, gender identity, gender expression, political … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com…
What Were You Thinking?
https://townhall.com/columnists/olivernorth/2012/04/20/what_were_you_thinking
– At an April 16 news conference on the Middle East, the general was asked for his reaction to the caper in Cartagena. … His answer was blatantly political: "We let the boss down, because nobody's talking about what went on in Colombia other than this … U.S. and NATO officials praised the effectiveness of Afghan national security forces for their "effective response" and noted that…
As Land issues 5-part apology, NAAF pres. awaits trustee action
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/05/09/as_land_issues_5part_apology_naaf_pres_awaits_trustee_action
– in attendance, including Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans; James Dixon Jr., president of the National … My reference to myth in this case was to a story used to push a political agenda. … Racial justice is a non-partisan ideal and should be embraced by both sides of the political aisle.…
Leftist Race-baiters
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2012/05/09/leftist_racebaiters
– MSNBC's Chris Matthews, in a recent debate with former Republican National Chairman Michael Steele, called the Republican Party the … George Zimmerman's 911 call to a police dispatcher, in an effort to make him out to be a racist, Steve Capus, president of NBC's news … Rick Perry referred to our national debt as a "big black cloud that hangs over America, (a) debt that is so monstrous," MSNBC's Ed…
Romney Feeds the Crocs
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2012/05/09/romney_feeds_the_crocs
– The political idiocy of Fischer's culture-war whoop over Grenell's resignation should be apparent. … "We wanted him to stay with our team," Romney explained on Fox News last week. … Matthew Franck of the Witherspoon Institute, writing at National Review Online, argued that the issue wasn't Grenell's sexuality per…
George Soros: He's All in For Obama in 2012
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/05/08/george_soros_hes_all_in_for_obama_in_2012
– Soros will contribute $1 million each to America Votes, a group that coordinates political activity for left-leaning environmental, … When liberal investor George Soros gave $1.8 million to National Public Radio , it became part of the firestorm of controversy that … Soros, who spent $27 million trying to defeat President Bush in 2004, has ties to more than 30 mainstream news outlets – including…
Lawyer Defending 9/11 Suspects Wearing Burqa in Court 'Out of Respect'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/05/07/lawyer…defending_911_suspects_wearing_burqa_in_court_out_of_respect
– Dadkhah has represented several political and human rights activists jailed since Iran's 2009 disputed elections, including Youcef … "I have been convicted of acting against the national security, spreading propaganda against the regime and keeping banned books at … "The news that this renowned human rights attorney has been sentenced to prison by Iranian officials is very troubling," said Jordan…
Five Reasons Why Liberals Shouldn't be in Charge of Anything
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/05/06/five_reasons_why_liberals_shouldnt_be_in_charge_of_anything
– West Virginia voted for W twice and McCain once so some WV pols not being thrilled with Obama isn't the man-bites-dog news twitboy … I have more respect for anyone with a real job than any political office, including president of the United States. … I’m not just some guy you see on Fox News. And that’s not just because I’m not on Fox News.…
Obama bin Biden 2012
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/05/05/obama_bin_biden_2012
– The result was a nasty primary contest that spilled into the Democrat National Convention in 1980. … This wasn’t an off the cuff remark, or a canned press release supporting National Candlemakers’ Day. … “His concern is about his own political well being. He's running for the Senate in that state.…
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