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Study: Voters Worried About Political Correctness Flocked to Candidate Trump "Support for Trump (and opposition to Clinton) is especially likely amongst people who feel emotional reactance to restrictive communication norms." Robby Soave | May. 18, 2018 9:15 am In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 election, I suggested that Donald Trump's unlikely victory was partly the result of backlash against political correctness—something the Republican candidate deftly turned to his advantage during both the primaries and the general election. A year and a half later, there's a good amount of evidence supporting this theory. Take this study, produced by a team...

An organization of President Barack Obama's supporters has issued an urgent call for donations to battle "swiftboaters" over health care reform. ... the e-mail states: "We knew health care reform would face fierce opposition -- and it's begun. As we speak, the same people behind the notorious "swiftboat" ads of 2004 are already pumping millions of dollars into deceptive television ads. Their plan is simple: torpedo health care reform before it sees the light of day by scaring the public and distorting the President's approach. -------------- snippity snip --------------------

Hey XXXXX I am being smeared by the pro-Obama media machine and could really use your help in setting the record straight on a totally fabricated story about me that is now receiving mainstream media attention. Can you please blog the truth about this at No Quarter? It would help me a lot. The episode started two days ago, when I reported Obama's Wikipedia page was being scrubbed of criticism. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=91114 The article was picked up by Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,507244,00.html, the London Telepgraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/wikipedia/4965132/Barack-Obama-receives-preferential-treatment-on-Wikipedia-report-claims.html) and was linked on Drudge. My article noted that WND monitored Obama's Wikipedia page for one...

Here’s a little blurb about the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) from their own website: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is the official campaign arm of the Democrats in the House. The DCCC is the only political committee in the country whose principal mission is to support Democratic House candidates every step of the way. And a little about the head of this committee: First elected to Congress in a high-profile election in 2002, Chairman [Rep. Chris] Van Hollen [D-MD] is a strong believer in grassroots campaigning. In his 2002 campaign, he built a strong local grassroots network and...

Tuesday, 9 July, 2002, 13:17 GMT 14:17 UK US minister forced off Aids stage The protesters want the US to spend more fighting Aids The US health secretary has been forced to abandon a speech to the world Aids conference after protesters stormed the stage. About 40 people climbed onto the platform at the Barcelona meeting while US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson was speaking. The protesters were criticising the amount being spent by the US government fighting Aids across the world. They can shout, but that doesn't deter me or the president one bit Tommy Thompson, US...