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  • The Conservative Case For Ted Cruz

    12/01/2015 9:12:32 AM PST · by gwgn02 · 20 replies
    Townhall ^ | 12/01/2015 | John Hawkins
    After eight years of Obama that have decimated the Democratic Party, the Dems seem poised to nominate a candidate who’s generally thought of as a corrupt, insincere liar with no significant accomplishments. This gives the Republican Party a real opportunity to put someone in the White House who can reverse the damage of the Obama years and get the country back on track. As of today, there appear to be five candidates who are in the hunt for the nomination: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump. Out of those candidates, Ted Cruz should be an...
  • Hillary: Six Dead Soldiers You Say? Who Cares? I Gotta Shop!

    In a shockingly heartless move, Democratic presidential candidate and failed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded to an e-mail discussing the death of American soldiers with a shopping query. The 2011 e-mail’s subject line was “6 soldiers among dead,” sent by her “aide” Huma Abedin. Hillary’s response? Asking for directions to a ritzy gift shop. https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/671442096285458434/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw The story that Abedin was discussing involved clashes between Syrian government troops and rebel fighters. But that doesn’t matter! Hillary’s gotta get a gift! Dalton Brody is an exclusive store that sells accessories, home and bath products. For Hillary to completely ignore news reports...
  • Marco Rubio Gets Benghazi'd By Ted Cruz

    12/01/2015 8:39:35 AM PST · by Isara · 13 replies
    Talking Points Memo ^ | December 1, 2015 | Tierney Sneed
    In the latest front in Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) battle with 2016 rival Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Cruz blamed the Florida senator for supporting Hillary Clinton's Libya policy that, in Cruz's words, led to the Benghazi attacks. "Senator Rubio emphatically supported Hillary Clinton in toppling [Muammar] Qaddafi in Libya. I think that made no sense," Cruz told Bloomberg Politics Monday, connecting the U.S. military intervention to the Benghazi attack that killed four Americans. "The terrorist attack that occurred in Benghazi was a direct result of that massive foreign policy blunder," Cruz claimed. "If you look at President Barack Obama and...
  • Giuliani on Trump's 9/11 Claims: "People Were Celebrating, He's Right About That"

    12/01/2015 8:33:09 AM PST · by springwater13 · 50 replies
    Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says Donald Trump is correct that there was "some celebrating" by U.S. Muslims after 9/11, but he is exaggerating the amount of people. "We did have some reports of people celebrating that day as the towers were coming down," Giuliani told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on Tuesday's New Day. While Giuliani acknowledged there was "some celebrating" but if it were thousands of people he would have "known that for sure." "I think what's he's doing is he's exaggerating," Giuliani said. "People were celebrating, he's right about that." "I didn't see any evidence of thousands...
  • Obama Speaking in Paris: Mass Shootings ‘Don’t Happen in Other Countries’

    12/01/2015 7:50:03 AM PST · by mandaladon · 130 replies
    Mediaite ^ | 1 Dec 2015 | Alex Griswold
    While giving a press conference in Paris, President Barack Obama told reporters that the mass shootings that plague the United States just never happen in other countries. “With respect to Planned Parenthood, obviously, my heart goes out to the families of those impacted,” Obama said in response to a reporter’s question. “I mean, I say this every time we’ve got one of these mass shootings; this just doesn’t happen in other countries.” For those living under a rock, the city of Paris itself was just hit with a series of simultaneous terrorist attacks. The majority of 130 deaths were in...
  • Obama’s Motorcade for Climate Change Talks Costing $784,825

    12/01/2015 7:46:05 AM PST · by b4its2late · 22 replies
    Washington Free Beacon ^ | December 1, 2015 5:00 am | BY: Elizabeth Harrington
    Car service, hotels, and accommodations for the president and other administration officials to attend climate change talks in Paris are costing taxpayers nearly $2 million, according to government contracts. The COP21 meeting of global leaders, which President Obama said is a "powerful rebuke" to terrorists, began on Monday. Representatives from 195 countries traveled to Paris, burning 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide for the United Nations conference that is seeking to reduce global emissions. The tab for Obama's motorcade alone totals $784,825. The State Department issued a $407,868 contract to Biribin Limousines, an international chauffeur service, for vehicles for the president’s...
  • Howard Stern Caller Confirms Trump: Muslims Did Cheer After 9/11 [Call From September 12, 2001]

    12/01/2015 7:37:10 AM PST · by GonzoII · 91 replies
    Howard Stern via Youtube ^ | Published on Nov 30, 2015 | NeatoBurrito Productions
    September 12, 2001 a woman calls on the howard stern and confirms trump about muslims cheering after 9/11. In South Paterson New Jersey, Her Husband who was a verizon employee saw Muslims Cheering. and before you tell me this is fake heres the link to the full audio of september 12, howard stern show 3;34;45 is the timecode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqn4BqFY-R4...
  • Walker yet to sign GAB overhaul bill (WI)

    12/01/2015 7:32:01 AM PST · by afraidfortherepublic · 4 replies
    Wisconsiin Watchdog ^ | 12-1-15 | M. D. Kittle
    Part 294 of 292 in the series Wisconsin's Secret War MADISON, Wis. — More than two weeks after the Assembly finalized passage of a bill that would dismantle the state’s rogue political speech regulator, Gov. Scott Walker has yet to sign the legislation into law. And it’s not clear when he will do so. “I don’t have an update beyond what I have previously provided, which is that he will review this legislation and supports overall reform of the Government Accountability Board to provide a replacement that is fair, transparent, and accountable to Wisconsinites,” Walker press secretary Laurel Patrick told...
  • FLASHBACK: Muslims celebrate 9/11 attack on WTC in Paterson NJ MTV-News

    12/01/2015 7:30:55 AM PST · by TigerClaws · 30 replies
    SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001 CELEBRATED BY MUSLIMS IN NJ
  • Trump insists 'most' black pastors endorsing him [Pastor: Everybody...in room likes Donald Trump]

    12/01/2015 7:13:05 AM PST · by GonzoII · 12 replies
    The Hil ^ | - 11/30/15 05:10 PM EST | Lisa Hagen
    Donald Trump is insisting that "most" of the 100 black pastors he met with on Monday are endorsing him for president. "I thought it was an amazing meeting. I met some fantastic people," Trump said following the private meeting at Trump Tower. The GOP presidential front-runner had canceled a planned press conference on Sunday where he was to have highlighted the endorsements of 100 black religious leaders. He did so after several of the pastors denied they were endorsing Trump for president. Darrell Scott, a pastor at the New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, stood by Trump's side...
  • Scarborough: Megyn Kelly 'Vicious,' Attacked Trump 'Like Rachel Maddow'

    12/01/2015 7:05:13 AM PST · by governsleastgovernsbest · 95 replies
    NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    Here at NewsBusters, we usually reserve popcorn-popping for times when Democrats are scrapping among themselves. But in this strange political season, it looks like we could be in for some Orville Redenbacher moments among Republicans, too. On today's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough mentioned having watched some of Megyn Kelly's Fox News show last night and that Kelly was "vicious" in going after Donald Trump. In the unkindest cut of all, Scarborough said Kelly "sounded like Rachel Maddow." View the video of Scarborough's statement, followed by clips from last night's Kelly File. You'll see that Megyn doesn't crack the slightest smile...
  • Trump says meeting with U.S. black clergy went 'very well'

    12/01/2015 6:48:55 AM PST · by mandaladon · 4 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 1 Dec 2015 | Emily Flitter
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump met a group of black pastors on Monday, some of them polarizing figures in their own right, despite objections from other African-American clergy and academics who have assailed what they call Trump's racially charged rhetoric. The billionaire mogul emerged from the more than two-hour meeting saying it went "very well." He said some of the attendees had agreed to endorse him, but the group did not present a formal list of new supporters. The meeting was held with the Coalition of African American Ministers, clergy from across the country connected to...
  • Did New York Post Scrub 2001 Story Because It Supported Donald Trump’s Claim?…

    12/01/2015 6:36:37 AM PST · by detective · 80 replies
    Conservative treehouse ^ | November 30, 2015 | Sundance
    This is interesting. Mike M via twitter notices a Page Six story from September 2001 disappears from the New York Post.
  • No More 'Christmas in Washington': After 33 Years the Show Has Been Canceled

    12/01/2015 6:27:34 AM PST · by Michael van der Galien · 20 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 12-01-2015 | Michael van der Galien
    [VIDEO] That's it. No more "Christmas in Washington." After 33 year years and 5 administrations, the live Christmas concert has been canceled: After last year’s show, hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, TNT announced that it would no longer broadcast the Christmas special, ending a 15-year partnership with veteran producer George Stevens Jr. and his son, Michael. The Stevenses, who had just been ousted as the producers of the Kennedy Center Honors gala, said they were in search of a new broadcast partner. But a new network sponsor was never found, and according to the Stevens Co., the 2014 broadcast...
  • Ted Cruz: Enough condoms for all

    12/01/2015 6:26:32 AM PST · by Isara · 24 replies
    Politico ^ | 11/30/15 | Hanna Trudo
    He mocks Hillary Clinton's attacks on the GOP about contraception and women's health issues. Ted Cruz wants Iowans to know one thing for sure: He's certain there's no scarcity of condoms in the country. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Bettendorf, Iowa on Monday, the Republican senator from Texas discussed his views on contraception and women's health issues at the end of a three-day stint in the state. Cruz addressed what he claimed to be flaws in Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's policies toward women's health issues surrounding abortion and contraception. He also didn't miss the opportunity to debunk the...
  • Jeff Sessions Rings Alarml: Obama Will ‘Be Allowed’ To Bring In 10,000 Syrians

    12/01/2015 6:23:18 AM PST · by Michael van der Galien · 34 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12-01-2015 | Matthew Boyle
    Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)82% is warning Americans that under newly minted House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)58% ’s and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)52% ’s planned government funding bill, President Barack Obama will be “allowed” to bring in 10,000 Syrian refugees and place them in American communities. Session said in a statement released this morning: "As currently written, this year’s appropriations bills – which will be combined into a catch-all ‘omnibus’ by December 11th – amount to a blank check for the President to carry out his refugee resettlement plans. "Not only will the President be allowed to...
  • Trump Card: New Report Points To DC Media Cover-Up of 9/11 NJ Muslim Celebration

    12/01/2015 6:16:52 AM PST · by BlackFemaleArmyColonel · 104 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/01/2015 | John Nolte
    Despite the corrupt DC Media's dishonest and highly-coordinated campaign to shut him down, Donald Trump's refusal to back up even a step has resulted in yet more proof of the media's ongoing cover-up of the almost certain fact that some number of American Muslims celebrated the collapse of the World Trade Center. On top of legions of eyewitnesses and a contemporaneous report in no less than the Washington Post, another newspaper report has surfaced: In the New York Post in September of 2011, Fred Siegel wrote, Here in New York, it was easy to get angry listening to Egyptians, Palestinians...
  • Cruz: 'Overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats'

    12/01/2015 6:13:39 AM PST · by Isara · 37 replies
    Politico ^ | 11/30/15 | Eliza Collins
    Ted Cruz on Monday equated Democrats with violent crime.In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday, the Texas senator said that "the simple and undeniable fact is the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats."The Republican presidential contender was discussing the attack that killed three people at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday. The shooting suspect, Robert Lewis Dear, was being held Monday with no bond with an initial charge of first-degree murder. The suspect's reported mention of "baby parts" at the time of the shooting -as well as the location of the shooting...
  • ‘Love’ and Disbelief Follow Donald Trump Meeting With Black Leaders

    12/01/2015 6:11:30 AM PST · by detective · 39 replies
    The New York Times ^ | December 1, 2015 | MICHAEL BARBARO and JOHN CORRALES
    It seemed like a powerful counterpoint to the perception of Donald Trump as intolerant: A hundred black ministers and religious leaders would endorse him at his offices in Manhattan, vouching for his sensitivity and broadmindedness. But within hours of the announcement a few days ago, furious backtracking, denials and finger-pointing were underway.
  • Obama names fired campaign official as top adviser on Islamic State

    12/01/2015 5:30:17 AM PST · by george76 · 10 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 11/30/15 | NICOLE DURAN
    resident Obama on Monday promoted an official to be his top adviser in the fight against the Islamic State, one he fired from his presidential campaign in 2008 for talking to Hamas ... Rob Malley .. was fired from then-Sen. Barack Obama's first presidential campaign in 2008 for meeting with Hamas officials when he was an informal adviser to the campaign. Obama at the time was downplaying the idea he would negotiate with groups opposed to Israel.