tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797355166994404122024-02-20T14:00:09.140+00:00USA 2012: The Next PresidentYour essential (and hopefully humourous) guide to the American presidential election all in one place. Beginning in the invisible primary, throughout the GOP primary season and into the general election properGeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-61214073706105181612012-02-17T17:03:00.000+00:002012-08-30T17:33:52.009+01:00Candidates gear up for Michigan fight and Super Tuesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With blue-collar Michigan the next stop for each battle bus, <b>candidates have been simultaneously preparing themselves for Super Tuesday</b> which happens a week after they throw-down in Wolverine country.<br />
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Expect Santorum to lay down the gauntlet in Michigan, as he tries to <b>identify himself as a fellow blue-collar worker</b> from Pennsylvania, and for Arizona to fall in the Romney column given it's sizable Mormon population. There will be 59 delegates at stake between Arizona and Michigan whilst all states voting on <b>Super Tuesday will allocate their delegates proportionately</b>, meaning it's not necessarily about winning each state but doing as well as you can. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Ahhhh, isn't that nice!</span></i> <br />
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GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-62576473327485762482012-02-06T16:26:00.000+00:002012-08-30T16:54:27.867+01:00Romney rolls through Nevada, Newt fights on<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With <b>back-to-back victories</b> to his name, Willard Mitt Romney looks increasingly likely to be the man President Barack Obama will look at across the debate podium. Returns from 16 of 17 counties in the Nevada caucus showed <b>Romney sitting on 42</b> points and <b>Gingrich on 26</b>, further showing the former House Speaker is dropping off the pace, and fast. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Well, given the sheer number of horses Willard has in his stables, you'd expect him to gallop away at some point... #OutOfIdeas</span></i> <br />
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GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-21560195349515408562012-02-02T16:10:00.000+00:002012-08-30T16:25:53.556+01:00Willard wins Florida, cements candidacy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Republican presidential nomination race came to Florida as a <b>seemingly two-horse race</b>. Has it now ensured that the race moves on with only one looking in good shape? In a <b>rather one-sided affair</b>, Willard Mitt Romney came away with an <b>approximate 15 point victory</b> over nearest challenger Newt Gingrich. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I promise I'll stop constantly referring to him as Willard Mitt... I won't <b>the names are just so </b></span></i><s><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>silly</b></span></i></s><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b> unique</b>.</span></i><br />
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GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-25258979190374375972012-01-22T15:19:00.000+00:002012-08-30T15:52:49.348+01:00Newt upsets odds with S.Carolina win<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The former House Speaker <b>threw a spanner</b> in the Willard Mitt Romney electoral machine with a <b>double-digit win</b> over the former CEO of Bain Capital. Returns from 57% of the state showed Gingrich on 40 points, Romney on 27, Iowa surprise Santorum on 18 and evergreen libertarian Ron Paul on 13 points. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">C'mon GOP faithful, <b>just give Willard his cake already</b>. You know he's not going away...</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Romney remains undeterred and had these </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">words for those criticizing his work as leader of Bain Capital</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, where he has been accused of indulging in frowned upon practices such as asset-stripping. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"When my opponents attack success and free enterprise, they're not only attacking me, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">they're attacking every person who dreams of a better future</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. He's attacking you."</span></span></div>
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GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-45533134430440266472012-01-20T14:43:00.000+00:002012-08-30T15:22:34.851+01:00Perry, Huntsman bow out after disappointing results<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>One time frontrunner</b> Rick Perry has <b>withdrawn from the race</b> to become the Republican party's presidential nominee. Joining him on the sidelines is Jon Huntsman who entered the race as something resembling the <b>'thinking man's' candidate</b> with his libertarian leaning outlook. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Perry <b>fell off the horse</b> that was going to take him to the finish line, Huntsman <b>never really got into the saddle</b>...</span></i><br />
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Even after a rather disappointing third place in the New Hampshire primary, Huntsman had <b>insisted he'd continue</b> but this newslog believes his decision to stand aside comes about as a result of <b>disappointing fundraising figures</b> and that various attacks on Romney haven't particularly withering. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">He could self-fund but really he was just a bit late to the fight to really get going.</span></i><br />
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GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-8874984017010167312012-01-10T20:00:00.000+00:002012-08-29T17:41:32.792+01:00Romney wins New Hampshire, draws first primary blood<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>A la Vince Vaughn from the Wedding Crashers, <b>it's primary season</b>! </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">With the Iowa caucus earlier this month acting as the curtain raiser to the primary season proper, New Hampshire is the first stop for the tour bus. <b>Pressing the flesh and gaining delegates is the aim of the game here</b> and the next couple of months will make or destroy the candidates. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Some are on their last run... aren't they Ron?</span></i></span></span><br />
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Willard was <b>always expected to do well</b> here <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">- he is a wealthy man in a wealthy state -</span></i> and he delivered, showing he can connect with the 'first in the nation' state by winning <b>39.3% of the vote and bagging 97, 591 ballots</b>. The evergreen libertarian Ron Paul came second with 22.9% whilst fellow Mormon Jon Huntsman came third with 16.9% with Iowa surprise Rick Santorum flagging in fourth; <b>reinforcing the notion of his pigeon-holed candidacy</b>.<br />
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Huntsman has <b>come with a lot of hype</b> and his team will take, but not be satisfied with, this third placed finish. Like Romney, the <b>crux of his candidacy is on economic reforms</b> and, if he is to be taken seriously, he should have done better here. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Although Huntsman's rhetoric seems far more palatable to the crucial centre ground than Willard's.</span></i><br />
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Santorum's result probably goes to show he's <b>nothing more than a 'flash in the pan' runner</b> whilst this all but spells the end for Gingrich. With the disarray surrounding his campaign, the poor performance here does nothing but <b>compound the reality for the former Speaker that his mainstream political career is effectively over</b>. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Ciao!</span></i><br />
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GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-3380304149146883232012-01-09T16:35:00.000+00:002012-08-29T16:41:47.460+01:00"I like being able to fire people!" REMIX<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <b>infamous clip from a Romney speech</b>, where he uttered that oh-so vote-winning sound bite: <b>"I like being able to fire people"</b>, has been remixed by, it seems, the Democratic National Committee into a rather humorous 27-second viral video. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Check it out home boyz...</span></i> <br />
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And the <b>people of Iowa have spoken</b>. Their man? Mitt Romney. Wait, I'm sorry, what?! Shock horror! <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>IT'S A TIE!!!</b></span></i><br />
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That's right, the good people of Iowa have declared that the <b>current state of the GOP nomination race is a dead heat</b>. The 'next-in-line' - Willard Mitt Romney - found himself locked with surprise guy Rick Santorum who <b>actually won by 34 votes</b> but, for all intents and purposes, it was a tie. This is perhaps the first demonstration that <b>Romney can connect with grassroots Republicans</b> given Iowa's strong agricultural background but also shows he still has a ways to go before he can lock-up this race. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Being a multi-millionaire is a state of mind, not that of your bank balance...</span></i><br />
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The <b>biggest loser was Rick Perry</b> who failed to capitalise on his own Texan cotton-farming background to woo Iowans, whose cornerstone issue is that of <b>ethanol production subsidies</b>, something uncomfortable for supply-side reforming Republicans. All in all, a good day for Mitt, a bad day for Rick. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Perry will soon be a goner...</span></i><br />
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GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-56820203527359964662012-01-02T17:36:00.000+00:002012-08-29T15:59:12.689+01:00The eve of the Iowa caucus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last time around <b>our lad Willard</b> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(that's Mitt Romney to the uninformed)</span></i> finished a rather distant second to Mike Huckabee, short by nearly 10%. The <b>'next-in-line' candidate</b> went on to finish third in the overall nominee race with John <b>'call me Maverick'</b> McCain taking on Obama and <b>selling his soul</b> down the river in the process. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Needs must...</span></i><br />
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This time around the former Governor of Massachusetts will be hoping for a better result after having <b>four years to stew over the disappointment</b> of not having a crack at this young, hipster Senator bloke. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Called Barry... or something.</span></i><br />
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He'll be up against Josh Brolin lookalike Rick Perry <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>(wait... I think that was a compliment)</i></span>, the <b>rising niche conservative</b> candidate Rick Santorum, the evergreen Ron Paul and the history teaching Newt Gingrich.<br />
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What the caucus will tell us is if Willard <b>can connect with the salt-of-the-earth Republicans</b> and give a needed credible grassroots impetus to his campaign. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I mean... who doesn't relate to a <b>multi-millionaire Mormon</b>, who organised a winter Olympic games and governed one of the federation's richest states?</span></i> <br />
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GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-72683772543685819782011-12-30T18:00:00.000+00:002012-03-23T18:39:46.954+00:00Ron Paul drafts in youth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Longtime Texas Congressman Ron Paul has something of a <b>cult popularity</b> amongst the youth of today that fill <b>college campuses</b> up and down the country. Indeed, his popularity on <b>social media platforms</b> is notable even compared to the super-cool Barack Obama and Howard Dean; who was the forbearer of <b>energizing a candidacy</b> through 'nu-meedz.' <i><span style="color: red;">Yeah, that's right, I'm down with the kids.</span></i>
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But Paul nonetheless spoke eagerly and at length on topics ranging from how the Peace Corps was not authorized by the Constitution to questioning the continued American troop presence in South Korea, despite the potentially perilous leadership transition in North Korea. (<a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/12/29/young_ron_paul_volunteers_confidently_descend_on_iowa_112567.html">Scott Conroy, Real Clear Politics</a>)</div>
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<i><span style="color: red;">Whatever you think of him, you have to appreciate that the man <b>sticks to his guns</b>; and for so long. But for <b>how much longer is the money question</b>.</span></i><br />
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, currently <b>lagging behind</b> in the run-up to the <b>Iowa caucuses</b>, has released a new ad entitled "<b>politically correct</b>." The 31-second spot features the former Aggie (Texas A&M alumni) standing in front of some <b>trees</b> wearing a <b>tie-less shirt</b> and <b>suit jacket</b>. <i><span style="color: red;">Ad to tackle the issues or an <b>ad for Brooks Brothers?</b></span></i><br />
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South Carolina Gov. and Tea Party<b> favourite</b> <b>Nikki Haley</b> has <b>endorsed Mitt Romney</b> as the GOP's presidential nomination. The former Mass. Gov. being <b>not a favourite</b> of the Tea Party nor present on the conservative side of the Republican Party's spectrum. <i><span style="color: red;">Tea Partiers loathe the guy!</span></i><br />
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In an interview on 'Fox and Friends' she described him as "somebody who is <b>not part of the chaos</b> that is Washington. What I wanted was someone who knew what it was like to <b>turn broken companies around</b>, and someone who had proven results by improving failed Olympics that ended up being a great success story."<span style="color: red;"> <i>Salt Lake! Salt Lake!</i></span><br />
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Haley has also been subsequently named as <b>co-chair</b> of Romney's <b>national steering committee</b>. He described her as "a successful businesswoman who entered public service so government could
better serve the people." <i><span style="color: red;">There is <b>nothing more sincere</b> in life than politicians mutually patting each other on the back.</span></i>
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As Romney looks to <b>shore-up grassroots GOP support</b>, before the Iowa caucuses in January, the endorsement by Haley may go some way to getting Tea Partiers on board.<span style="color: red;"> <i>Essentially <b>marketing</b> himself to them as the <b>lesser of two evils</b>. Classy. </i></span><br />
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Haley's endorsement was <b>much sought after</b>, not just because of her pull with Tea Partiers, but also that South Carolina has <b>correctly picked</b> the GOP nominee in each primary race since 1980.<span style="color: red;"> <i>History tolls!</i> </span></div>
<br />GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-30797961542215696762011-12-16T13:19:00.001+00:002011-12-16T13:19:37.175+00:00Gingrich would make John Bolton his Secretary of State<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Current hot-shot Newt Gingrich says <b>he would name</b> former U.S. Permanent Representative to United Nations, under G.W. Bush from 2005-2006, <b>John R. Bolton</b> as his <b>Secretary of State</b>. <i><span style="color: red;">I don't know <b>what is scarier</b>. The possibility that a <b>neo-con's neo-con</b> could perhaps run the most important governmental department or that <b>Newt</b> is now considered <b>current and contemporary</b>. Holy cow!</span></i>
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<span style="color: red;"><i>The world's <b>collective anus</b> would <b>clench a little</b> if Bolton was <b>orchestrating</b> American <b>foreign policy</b> on Iran.</i> <i>Eww!</i></span>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><br /></i></span></div>GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-86052103465982717892011-12-13T10:58:00.002+00:002011-12-13T10:58:38.806+00:00Paul goes after serial hypocrite Gingrich<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Texas Congressman, serving his <b>last term</b>, Ron Paul has released a TV ad in Iowa calling former Speaker and Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich a <b>serial hypocrite</b>. The two and a half minute spot, entitled "Serial Hypocrisy", seeks to show the various positions the former professor has <b>flip-flopped</b> on. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Straight up, the ad was <b>cr*p</b>.</span></i><br />
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<br /></div>GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-26803948307938764282011-12-11T22:28:00.001+00:002011-12-11T22:52:24.235+00:00Hot runner Newt throws out first Iowa ad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Former Speaker Newt Gingrich is full-swing into his now <b>hotly tipped campaign</b> and he's also released his <b>first TV ad in Iowa</b>; home of the all important Iowa caucuses. The ad buy for the <b>minute long</b> spot cost the campaign <b>$250,000</b> and was aired across the state on broadcast and cable stations. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Who's the Big Dog now Ron Paul?</span></i>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">No that's not Austin Powers in a less than groovy suit!</span> </i>Newt Gingrich as a young professor at the University of Georgia. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Go Bulldogs?</span> </i>Photo: awhazlett (Flickr)</td></tr>
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<a name='more'></a>The ad takes on a <b>refreshingly positive and optimistic</b> approach when compared to its contemporaries released by Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. Instead of pointing out the <b>alleged failures</b> of the current administration it seeks to explain <b>what America could become</b> if it made this <b>husband of three</b> Commander in Chief. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Where have we heard this <b>hopey, changey stuff</b> before? Watch it and weep!</span></i><br />
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<br /></div>GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-17165150781000570112011-12-09T23:56:00.001+00:002011-12-10T00:00:30.652+00:00Cain suspends then quits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Businessman and radio talk show host Herman Cain has <b>withdrawn</b> from the race to be the GOP's presidential nominee. With <b>deepening revelations</b> concerning his <b>extra-marital conduct</b> the former ballistics worker <b>initially suspended</b> his campaign but then promptly abandoned it all together. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Told you this would happen! (self-indulgent tone intended)</span></i>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herman Cain <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">perhaps mulling a future in the media?</span> </i>Photography: Gage Skidmore<i> </i>(Flickr)</td></tr>
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<br /></div>GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-73142091815423112011-12-06T16:42:00.001+00:002011-12-09T23:19:17.648+00:00Ron Paul - Big Dog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Evergreen Congressman Ron Paul has released a new internet spot entitled '<b>Ron Paul - Big Dog</b>.'<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <i>Yes, that's right, you read correctly.</i></span> The 30 second spot outlines the <b>five</b> government <b>departments</b> he would <b>scrap</b> if elected: HUD, education, commerce, interior and energy. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"Gone!"</span></i>
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Current <b>recipient of the hype drive</b>, former Speaker Newt Gingrich, has attained perhaps the most <b>important endorsement</b> the election press, in the early voting states, have to offer. New Hampshire's <b>Manchester Union Leader</b> has officially endorsed the former Georgia Congressman with an editorial featured on their front page. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I like your style...</span></i><br />
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The <b>staunchly conservative</b> Union Leader, also New Hampshire's <b>most circulated newspaper</b>, carries greater weight than most other publications in Republican politics given that <b>once it adopts</b> a candidate it will <b>aggressively back</b> it throughout the campaign. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Free spinning and PR for Newt then!</span></i><br />
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Publisher Joe McQuaid sums it up saying: "The Union Leader’s style is we don’t just endorse once. We <b>endorse every damn
day</b>. We started endorsing Reagan in 1975 and <b>never stopped</b>." <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>In other words:</i> <i>"Once he's ma boi, he ma boi dawg."</i></span><br />
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</div>GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-26776795282039705822011-11-29T14:30:00.001+00:002011-12-09T23:14:42.744+00:00Newt Gingrich rising? Now sinking?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Former Speaker of the House and Representative for Georgia, Newt Gingrich, had some <b>good news</b> last Tuesday when a Quinnipiac national poll showed him at 26 percent; <b>four points higher</b> than second place Mitt Romney. However, the 68-year-old might just have quickly <b>lost hold</b> of his good numbers after his showing at the Republican debate that Tuesday evening. <em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Oh brother…</span></em><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">"I don’t see how the … party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter-century … and I'm prepared to take the heat for saying, let's be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but by finding a way to create legality so that they are not separated from their families."</span></blockquote>
<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">This newslog will be honest. It’s a <b>ruddy good point</b>. The kind of immigrants Newt is talking about are people well embedded in American society and it seems a <b>colossal waste</b> of money to track them down and kick them out. Surely that money can be <b>better spent</b> on improving current border security. Just sayin’…</span></em><br />
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However, for many in the GOP grassroots immigration, and illegal immigrants in particular, is a <b>hotbed issue</b>. Gingrich needs to <b>do well in Iowa</b> if he wants to be a <b>serious contender</b> and Republican Iowans are about as conservative as they come with the vast majority classifying themselves as ‘very conservative’ according to pollsters. Gingrich’s performance in the Iowa caucuses will go someway to showing if he’s hit the right note with the grassroots and also if the grassroots’ feeling on the immigration issue are receptive to more moderate policy ideas.<br />
<br /></div>GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-53539868141066858362011-11-22T20:24:00.001+00:002011-11-22T21:06:40.785+00:00Romney goes after Obama in first ad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Former Gov. of Mass. and apparent frontrunner in the GOP nomination race, Mitt Romney, released his <strong>first TV spot</strong> on Monday night. With <strong>six weeks</strong> until the start of the <strong>Iowa caucuses</strong> he somewhat surprisingly <strong>aired the ad in New Hampshire</strong> where many polls show him <strong>well ahead</strong> of the chasing pack. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><em>Why bother going after the people you <strong>have to first beat</strong> and instead keep your <strong>eyes on the prize!</strong> Is he really already <strong>presuming </strong>‘<strong>he da mon</strong>?’</em> </span>
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The 60-second spot highlights President Obama’s <strong>alleged failings</strong> with the economy since he took office and takes a shot at ‘Obamacare.’ It also talks of the Mormon’s solution to the problems guided by his principles of a “<strong>smaller, simpler and smarter</strong>” approach to government. <em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">A, B, C! It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! </span></em>
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The Democrats have<b> hit back</b> at accusations, by GOP hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, that President Barack Obama <b>called Americans "lazy"</b>. In the web ad they show headlines from outlets, including <i>Time </i>magazine and <i>ABC News</i>, that describe the accusation as being <b>erroneous</b>.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <i>Rick Perry - another gaffe. Mitt Romney - another manipulation. Catchy?</i></span>
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<a name='more'></a>The internet spot by the Democratic National Committee also went on to charge that Romney's Massachusetts ranked <b>47th</b> in the nation for <b>job creation</b> and that Texas Gov. Rick Perry was <b>number 1</b> in the nation for <b>minimum wage</b> job creation. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Oooohh... cutting!</span></i><br />
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<br /></div>GeoSanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487158133532473801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779735516699440412.post-24551640921882594732011-11-15T02:50:00.001+00:002011-11-15T03:31:32.000+00:00Gingrich surging up the polls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, has suddenly found himself <b>rising up the polls</b> chasing current poll toppers; Herman Cain and Mitt Romney. A <a href="http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2882.xml?ReleaseID=1671">Quinnipiac poll</a> has shown the former Georgia representative to be <b>placing third</b> in three battleground states; <b>Florida</b>, <b>Ohio</b> and <b>Pennsylvania</b>. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">And now the hype cycle has found its next stop; I'll give it <b>five weeks</b> at most.</span></i>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>However, it is of this newslog's opinion, belief and foresight - okay that might be a bit strong - that Newt is simply <b>another stop in the hype cycle</b>. The mad scramble by the co-opted Tea Party and more conservative factions to <b>find anyone else</b> to run <b>except Romney</b>. All together now: "ANYONE BUT MITT!"</i></span><br />
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Rick Perry dealt himself a <b>heavy blow</b> at the recent GOP debate in South Carolina by <b>embarrassingly stumbling</b> through his policy of cutting government agencies. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Commerce, education and...</span></i> In what is undoubtedly a <b>PR disaster</b> for his campaign, could this <b>spell the end</b> of the Texas Gov.'s dwindling bid to reach the White House? <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The EPA?</span></i> <br />
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The Huntsman campaign has released a web spot detailing how presumed front-runner Mitt Romney has been <b>avoiding the press</b>. The 90 second video also lists numerous newspaper headlines describing Mitt's <b>penchant to brush aside questions</b> from both the press and voters. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Tip of the cap to Politico for the headline, "Mitt Romney's Mittness Protection Program." </span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">In any case, for us, it hits the nail on the head. Romney's game-plan is <b>not to shoot himself in the foot</b> and let the other chasing candidates <b>end their own campaigns</b> by drying up in the glare of the national media's spotlight. It happened Bachmann, seemingly Perry and it looks like, as this website predicted, Herman Cain. </span></i><br />
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Possible GOP vice-presidential candidate <b>Marco Rubio</b> has found himself coming under increased scrutiny of late. A PAC, named American Bridge, has released a web spot over a fortnight ago detailing how the Florida Senator has <b>embellished his family story</b>. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Essentially, bad man Fidel drove my family out of Cuba and now I'm making it in big-time politics. Can I get a 'long live the American Dream!'</span></i>
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After some <b>digging by the Washington Post</b> it has been exposed that the freshman Senator <b>misrepresented</b> just when his family departed Cuba. They joined what would become a well established community of Cuban exiles as a result of the Castro/Guevara revolution.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>Whilst Rubio may have been caught <b>padding out his life story</b> for political capital, frankly, it's pretty common practice. The larger point here is that as Rubio ventures further forward into the national gaze he will need to be prepared for the <b>media onslaught</b> who, on behalf of the electorate, will <b>upturn every stone</b> to ensure the story he portrays checks out, factually.</i> </span><br />
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