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Tag Archives: Newt Gingrich
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Self-Serv Index™ Edition)
The hardworking staff has always had a soft spot for the quadrennial Shotgun Index, reflecting which presidential candidate voters would rather drive cross-country with. (Never making it into the HOV Lane: Bob Dole, Al Gore, John Kerry.) But the current … Continue reading
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Tagged Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Self-Serv Index™, Shotgun Index, Winning Our Future
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul Mauls Romney Edition)
Lately GOP presidential sort-of wannabe Ron Paul (R-It’s the Delegates, Stupid) has been depicted as Mitt Romney’s wing(nut)man, consistently attacking Ron Santorum and Newt Gingrich but not Romney. New narrative, thanks to this TV spot Paul is running in Washington … Continue reading
Super PACcadillos (Mitt Romney Edition)
Blowback on the smashmouth Romney GOP presidential primary campaign. 1) Via ABC’s The Note: WATCHDOG GROUP ACCUSES PRO-ROMNEY SUPER PAC OF BREAKING THE LAW. ABC’s Matt Negrin notes that a group that fights for campaign finance disclosures formally filed a complaint with … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Super Tuesday Edition)
Now that the Michigan primary is in their rear-view mirror, the GOP slapfighters have moved on to the (Not So) Super Tuesday states, starting with a kibitzer AFSCME TV spot in Ohio (via Politico): [Politico] reported last week that AFSCME had purchased … Continue reading
Super (Val) PAC: Handy Clip ‘n’ Save Guide
Third-party political groups are all the rage these days, thanks to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision deregulating corporate election expenditures. Bottom line: Newly constituted Super PACs can collect as much money as they want from whomever they want … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Energize Gingrich Edition)
Newt Gingrich wants to end the Obama administration’s Era of Big Government. Unfortunately, Gingrich wants to replace it with the Era of Big-Mouth Government. Exhibit A: His new 30-minute TV ad scheduled to run in key Super Tuesday markets over the … Continue reading
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Tagged American energy, Newt Gingrich, Politico Morning Score.30-minute ad
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Mitt Romney & The Detroit Wheels Edition)
Mitt Romney is to the Republican presidential nomination what Ramen noodles are to college students: The candidate of last resort. As such, the Michigan primary could well be Romney’s Last Supper, at least according to the Washington Post: For Romney, … Continue reading
Just Call Him Mitt Rom-nay
From our Beauty (Contest) and the Boast bureau: That was some Beaut-down Rick Santorum (R-Sweater Vest) gave to Mitt Romney (R-Sweating, Yes?) in those three meaningless GOP presidential contests last night, no? There were no delegates at stake but lots … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaut-down, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Mitt Rom-nay, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum
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It’s Romneyspeak!
Mitt Romney may be a flip-flopper, but his campaign staffers are flip-the-birders. At leaast when it comes to the news media. Exhibit Umpteen appears in ABC’s The Note, which today posted this set of DUELING MEMOS: FROM TEAM OBAMA: . … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC The Note, Gingrichites, Mitt Romney, MSNBC First Read, Newt Gingrich, Romneynauts, Romneyspeak
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