‘Opinion’ Articles
Which Newt Gingrich will show up in the Sunshine State?
As the world knows by now, South Carolina has thrown us another election shocker. Instead of anointing Mitt Romney as the Republican Party nominee, South Carolinian voters blew the race wide open. Three different candidates have won the first three races. This is an amazing first for Republicans. Obviously, Saturday night was a dramatic [...]
Tonight’s NBC debate — will Newt do a Juan Williams/John King job on Brian?
Will Newt be able to do tonight in Tampa to Brian Williams what he did to Juan and John last week in the run-up to the South Carolina primary?Williams — Brian, that is — ranks as the king of the evening news anchors, as smooth and seemingly seasoned and confident as they come, and he’s moderating tonight’s GOP debate in Tampa at the [...]
Ledbetter anniversary
Sunday marks the three-year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a bill aimed at improving equality in the workplace. Contrary to what feminists would have you believe, however, protective laws like Lilly Ledbetter actually increase the cost of employing women — especially of childbearing age — by creating the threat of lawsuits [...]
Mainstream media blatant socialist agenda
The mainstream media basically gets to choose our president based on the degree to which they choose to scrutinize each candidate. Those they champion (Obama) are barely vetted at all, whereas those they disdain are dissected to the nth degree. Hopefully the American people will awaken to this phenomenon and not allow themselves to be so easily [...]
And now for something completely different: Petraeus/Huntsman 2012
Newt Gingrich’s samurai moment brought a turning. Bloomberg’s Al Hunt said it came right over the plate and Gingrich hit it out of the park. Matthew Dowd on Betty Liu’s Bloomberg report gave a succinct analysis: If Gingrich, who had the crowds rising to their feet in the week’s earlier debate, could rally and dominate in the first five [...]
South Carolina wants to laugh with the sinners, cry with the saints
This piece originally appeared in The Guardian. — Ed. I'd rather laugh with the sinners, than cry with the saints.— Billy Joel, "Only the Good Die Young"So sing South Carolina Republicans as Newt Gingrich rises like a phoenix, yet again, in the conservative state — with a stunning upset in last night's GOP primary. While it is uncommon for [...]
Newt, 1. Media Elite, 0
Former Speaker Gingrich should thank CNN's John King and Fox News commentator Juan Williams for his resounding defeat of Romney in South Carolina. For sure, Romney lost his momentum in the state when Gingrich was blindsided with the bias and unconscionable questions from the media elite hosting the debates.
Newt surges again. Like he did before Christmas. Is this time for real?
South Carolina's primary Saturday will produce a dramatic outcome, no matter the winner and the results. Mitt Romney could win and be the comeback kid. Rick Santorum could win and have scored victories in two of the first three presidential contests. Newt Gingrich could win and make history for winning South Carolina after losing Iowa and New [...]
