TagsTagsSouth Carolina's The State newspaper is now endorsing Jon Huntsman in the Republican race. It's as if conservatives are playing "Wheel of Fortune;" every week they spin the wheel to see which of these interchangeable candidates is going to be the new kid on the block for a few days. And please ...
Republican Party, Jon Huntsman, Election 2012, Clown Car, Wheel of Fortune
Ballot box via ShutterstockAstounding. Despite their huge campaign staffs and multi-million dollar budgets, four of the GOP candidates for President of the US have failed to get on the ballot in Virginia. The hilarious irony in this is that it may be Republican-sponsored new regulations for checking signatures on petitions that ...
Republican Party, Election 2012, Virginia, Rick Perry, newt gingrich, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman
NBC News is calling the New Hampshire primary for Mitt Romney, followed by Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman. The results so far: Romney - 36% Paul - 25% Huntsman - 17% Gingrich - 11% Santorum - 10% Perry - 1% Some obvious conclusions: it's all over for Rick "Evolution's Just a Theory" Perry, and Newt Gingrich's bizarre ...
Here's an interesting report from Univision on the Romney family's roots and relatives in Mexico, at a time when Mitt Romney has hardened his rhetoric on immigration to match all the other GOP candidates.
In case you forgot, or missed it, a lot of American evangelicals are not exactly enamored with Mitt Romney: Satan Cheers Graham, Osteen, Starr for Not Telling the Truth About Mormonism. ST PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 9, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bill Keller, the world's leading Internet Evangelist and the founder ...
Mitt Romney, Evangelicals, Mormonism, Magical Underwear, Satan, Election 2012, Republican Party
Remember when Newt Gingrich pleaded for the other candidates not to go negative? The whole time, he had this in the works: Pro-Gingrich PAC Details Ads Against Romney's Bain Role. MANCHESTER, N.H. — Thanks to a $5 million donation from a wealthy casino owner, a group supporting Newt Gingrich plans to ...
newt gingrich, Mitt Romney, Advertisement, Election 2012, Bain Capital
There was no way I was going to wake up at 5:30am to see this morning's GOP debate; but it looks like Mitt Romney managed to go tone-deaf again, suggesting that only very rich people should run for office in America. Mitt Romney suggested in today's debate that only rich ...
Mitt Romney, Debate, Occupy Wall Street, Class War, Super-Rich, Election 2012
And now, the clown car. [Video removed...]
Well, it's been more than three weeks since the last GOP debate, and I'm sure you've been missing these events as much as I have, so this weekend you're going to be treated to two (2) GOP debates: tonight at 9pm ET, and tomorrow morning at 9am ET (that's right, ...
Yes, I'm inconsolable over the bail-out of Michele Bachmann (R-Mars). Along with Herman Cain, this means that two of the primary sources of inadvertent wingnut comedy have now "suspended their campaigns," and we're all poorer for it. As a send-off for Michele, here's her nearly interminable bye-bye speech; the best part ...
It's too close to call yet, but if Ron Paul wins tonight, Iowa evangelicals will have voted to legalize pot.
Republican Party, Iowa Caucuses, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Marijuana, Evangelicals
The Des Moines Register has live results from the Iowa Caucuses here, if you just can't wait to find out which GOP candidate is far enough to the right to take this coveted first election prize: 2012 Iowa Republican Caucus Results. Apparently, the number of caucusoids who say they're "undecided" this ...
Here's Mitt Romney in 1994, speaking passionately against imposing one's religious beliefs on other people, and in favor of abortion rights, telling a story about a close family friend who "passed away from an illegal abortion." According to Romney, since that tragic incident he's been a steadfast supporter of the ...
Mitt Romney, Election 2012, Abortion, Women's Rights, Extremism, Religious Right
In a town hall meeting in Iowa, Rick Perry was confronted by audience members over his support for the environmental disaster of "fracking" and his opposition to gays serving openly in the military. It's a picture of determined right wing ignorance again; Perry completely denied the scientific evidence that fracking can ...
Rick Perry, Republican Party, Election 2012, Bigotry, Religious Right, Anti-Gay, Anti-Science, Fracking, DADT
Rick "Brain Freeze" Perry does it again. Another week, another Rick Perry gaffe, this time concerning the big news item of the day, the death of Kim Jong-Il. What could Perry get so wrong about the late North Korean dictator, about whom it's hard to say anything controversial because nearly ...
Rick Perry, Election 2012, Republican Party, Ignorance, Kim Jong-Il, Idiocy
Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich has picked up the endorsement of a dating website for people who want to cheat on their spouses. A website that promotes adultery has endorsed Newt Gingrich for president, and even erected a giant billboard in Pennsylvania to announce it. Next to a picture of Gingrich making ...
newt gingrich, Election 2012, Philandering, Adultery, Sideshow
The yawning chasm between the Republican establishment and the Fox News Tea Party base has never been more obvious, as National Review laments: We fear that to nominate former Speaker Newt Gingrich would be to blow the opportunity to win the White House next year.
newt gingrich, National Review, Republican Party, Tea Party, Far Right, Election 2012
Look out, Mitt Romney's breaking out the attack rhetoric: Romney Warns of Nominating 'Zany' Gingrich. Mitt Romney is sharpening his warning to Republicans about the consequences of nominating Newt Gingrich, declaring in an interview on Wednesday: “Zany is not what we need in a president.” “Zany is great in a campaign. ...
The Rick Perry Brain Freeze Syndrome strikes again in an interview with the Des Moines Register, as he forgets the name of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, then attacks the "8 unelected judges" on the Supreme Court, which has 9 judges. Rick Perry is the new heir to the throne of ...
Rick Perry, Brain Freeze, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Idiocy, Republican Party, Election 2012
Newt Gingrich may be ahead in the polls, but he's never going to be the Republican nominee, for two reasons: 1) everyone knows that Mitt Romney is next in the GOP's good ol' boy line of succession (and it will become crystal clear when he gets the endorsement of John ...
I've been lying awake at nights, pondering who in the heck Dan Quayle would endorse for President, and at long last we have our answer. A GOP official familiar with Quayle's thinking says the former vice president is backing Romney because he views Romney as the most credible candidate in ...
Mitt Romney, Dan Quayle, Very Weird, Endorsements, Election 2012
There's a live video feed at C-SPAN of the Herman Cain rally at which he's going to announce that he just saved a bundle on car insurance: Live video coverage. Right now, of course, there's a Teabagger dressed up in pantaloons and a tricorne hat, with a really bad fake British ...
Herman Cain, Sexual Harassment, Scandal, Election 2012, Idiocy
Yes, tomorrow looks like it will be a grim day for Herman Cain; here's NBC's David Gregory reporting that a source close to Cain says he's bailing out tomorrow. Video Meanwhile, according to the Daily Beast's Allison Samuels, sources close to Cain's family say the allegations of sexual misconduct have shaken his ...
Herman Cain, Sexual Harassment, Scandal, Affair, Election 2012, Bail
I saw this one coming after Herman Cain said yesterday that he'd stay in the race as long as his wife wanted him to. Apparently his wife is "reassessing" Cain's candidacy. “Obviously, you’re all aware of this recent firestorm that hit the news yesterday,” Cain began, his voice somber. “First thing ...
Herman Cain, Sexual Harassment, Affairs, Scandal, Election 2012