Tag: 2012 Presidential Election

The President as a Campaigner

Filed in National by on May 1, 2012 13 Comments

Okay, this is no way is surprising, but the laziness and lack of logic of Dana Milbank in his Washington Post column is ridiculous.

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The Decision Was Not Simply a Go/No Go Decision

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The Decision Was Not Simply a Go/No Go Decision

David Corn writes a blistering attack on Mitt Romney’s grasp on Presidential decision making, specifically President Obama’s giving the go ahead to kill Bin Laden.

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The Story of Tagg Romney’s Recent Startup

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The Story of Tagg Romney’s Recent Startup

After the 2008 failed presidential bid of Mitt Romney, Tagg Romney, Mitt’s eldest son, and Spencer Zwick, the campaign’s top fundraiser, started hitting up Romney donors to invest in a private equity startup.

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Shameless Politicizing

Filed in National by on April 30, 2012 31 Comments
Shameless Politicizing

The Republicans are crying over the Obama campaign politicizing the death of Bin Laden. Let’s talk about shameless politicizing, shall we?

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Forward

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The Obama Campaign’s new video.

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Get Jon Stewart To Moderate a Presidential Debate

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Get Jon Stewart To Moderate a Presidential Debate

Cassandra_m brought this to our attention on Saturday, a petition to get Jon Stewart to moderate a presidential debate. That would be teh awesome and will probably never happen. But sign the petition anyway, who knows?

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Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Standup?

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Steve Bennen, a producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, wrote a fantastic op-ed detailing the “severe Conservatism” of Mitt Romney.

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The Auto Bailouts? Romney’s Idea, I Think Not

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Yesterday, Cassandra_M pointed out the first Etch A Sketch moment of the campaign.

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Quote of the Day

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Quote of the Day

Robert Gibbs, an advisor to the Obama campaign, gives us two quotes today from his appearance on “Meet the Press”.

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Gingrich To Continue Zombie Campaign Another Day

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Gingrich To Continue Zombie Campaign Another Day

Supposedly Newt Gingrich was going to end his presidential campaign on Tuesday, but now reports look like it will continue on till at least Wednesday. Oh, by the way, Ron Paul’s campaign is still dead.

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Fear of a Black President

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Fear of a Black President

The Nation as a wonderful article about the Republicans trying to go after President Obama for being too cool, too black.

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Meet Mr. Fehrnstom

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Meet Mr. Fehrnstom

Eric Fehrnstom might be the guy who gave us the Etch a Sketch moment, but as the Jason Zengerle writes, “If Karl Rove was Bush’s brain, then Fehrnstrom is Romney’s balls.”

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When Obama Attacks, I Feel Better

Filed in National by on April 29, 2012 26 Comments

Forget the Commander in Chief, I really like this Campaigner in Chief. If President Obama governed liked he campaigns, the world would be a better place.

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