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EXCLUSIVE — A group of 12 prominent conservatives, including a former governor, media executives, and a former U.S. attorney general, have issued a letter calling for Nikki Haley to drop out of the race for president. The former U.N. ambassador is the last remaining GOP opponent in former President Donald Trump‘s quest to win a nonconsecutive second term in the White House. She has vowed to remain in the race and is continuing to raise money, but the group argues she is only damaging her party. “While you have waged a spirited campaign for the 2024 Republican Party nomination, it...

Judging by the rhetoric coming out of Tehran, John Bolton’s appointment as America’s National Security Advisor is the worst thing that ever happened. The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council labeled Bolton’s appointment “a matter of shame.”  The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy declared,  "The use of hardline elements against the Islamic Republic of Iran shows that the Americans seek to exert more pressure on Iran.”First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri opined, “They (US officials) are wrong to assume that the Iranian nation will give in to their threats against the Islamic Republic.”  ...

Newsmax Ohio Voting Count 'Nightmare' Looms Thursday,, November 1 2012 01:07 PM By: David A. Patten and Jim Meyers With the presidential election expected to hinge on Ohio, the state’s former secretary of state, GOP stalwart Kenneth Blackwell, is warning that a little-known change in the Buckeye State’s absentee-ballot process could lead to a “nightmare scenario.”

I've been incessantly busy, and for that, I apologize - time has not been as readily available to me over the past few months, but I'll do my best to stick my head in here a bit more often as we move forward. This listing came across my desk this weekend -- it is a detailed list of black Republican candidates for state and national offices this year. They are definitely worth taking a look at, and, provided they meet with your personal approval (after seriously considering their credentials and viewpoints, of course), are worthy of your support. Thanks for...

Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell won the Republican nomination for governor by edging out Attorney General Jim Petro. Democrats haven't produced an Ohio governor in 16 years.

Sh... Sh... Keep this a secret and don't dare tell the mainstream media, but Lynn Swann, Michael Steele, Kenneth Blackwell and Keith Butler are four charismatic, conservative, Republican Senatorial and Gubenatorial candidates who happen to be black and are attempting to change the nation's politics. They could possibly lead a bevy of black voters out of the Democratic stronghold and render the Dems totally powerless in national elections. Just thinking of this prospect must give Democrats the shivers, since they know so many blacks are socially conservative and unhappy with what the Democrats have had to offer black Americans. It...

They're all popular, conservative, Republican and black. And just thinking of their candidacies must give Democrats the shivers, cause them to get little if any sleep at night and make them angry that these blacks had the nerve to leave the plantation without permission. Of course, I'm talking about the candidacy of former Detroit City Councilman Keith Butler who is in the running for the U.S. Senate seat from the state of Michigan. Current Ohio Secretary of State and former Mayor of Cincinatti Kenneth Blackwell is running for the Gubenatorial seat in Ohio. Michael Steele is currently Mariyland's Lieutenant Governor...

His shifting campaign strategy offers few clues Forget high-definition television. More eye-catching (at least for political junkies) is watching the high-definition candidate in this year's race for governor. That, like it or not, is Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell. And that is not good news for the other well-known Republican in the race, Attorney General Jim Petro. The leading candidate for the Democratic nomination, U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland of Lisbon, remains a blank slate for most voters. This week, the Petro campaign attempted (yet again) to define itself. But messages were mixed. Blackwell does not have this problem. In...

According to certain self-proclaimed leaders in the House of Representatives, if you are black, hold a political office, and have a healthy respect for carrying out your constitutional duties in spite of what that might mean for the electoral fortunes of the Democratic Party, you are a traitor to your race and shame should be heaped upon you until your dying day. This is the message that was sent yet again to one black man in particular last Thursday from the Democratic side of the floor of the House of Representatives. That man is Kenneth Blackwell, the secretary of state...

Hi all, As some of you know, I have been harping about this OHIO recount for awhile, I have been called a Troll many times, and the longer I freep, the more I understand why. I have been slowly coming around, and while I now believe that we probably do NOT have anything to worry about and should by all rights be celebrating every day, (and I am), I do believe that this OHIO business still merits some of our attention. It does appear that a recount of OHIO is possible, thanks to the Greens and libs, it is not...

Hi all, While we probably have nothing to fear from a recount in OHIO, and while Preseident Bush will likely gain votes in such a recount, and while Dem fraud will likely be uncovered, I believe there is something we can and should do. There appears to be a recount possible, but Mr. Kenneth Blackwell has to ok it. There seems to be mounting pressure for Mr. Blackwell to recluse himself from the the process by democrats. They are professing (falsely), that it is a conflict of interest for him to do his job. I have e-mailed Mr. Blackwell's office...

CLEVELAND | The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Monday said Republican Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell is trying to reverse gains made by the civil rights movement by limiting where some Ohioans can cast their ballots. Without specifically naming Blackwell, who is black, Jackson said at a news conference that some "beneficiaries" of voting rights gained by the civil rights movement now are trying to undermine the gains. Blackwell, the state's top elections officer, responded later that, "It's nice for Mr. Jackson to drop in and show total disregard for the rule of law, a law that has proved...