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Winners and Losers from the Michigan GOP Debate
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:16pm | 570Winners Mitt Romney Romney came into this debate the frontrunner, and left it looking like the presumptive nominee. His debate-style isn’t going to win him any accolades alone, but he leaves nobody questioning his temperance and vision for America. The point that many conservatives believed...
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How Stoned Was Rick Perry?
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 12:54pm | 638Rumors are flying around the internet that Rick Perry, the presidential candidate from Texas, was drunk as a skunk while giving a speech in New Hampshire last weekend. Naturally, I immediately became interested in the speech. Presidential candidates are so guarded and so shielded by handlers and...
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Did Herman Cain Sexually Harass Coworkers or Not?
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 12:49pm | 892A scandal is brewing in Georgia, after allegations emerged this weekend that, while Herman Cain was in charge of the National Restaurant Association, he sexually harassed two (or more) women. According to Politico, "at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association...
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Ben Bernanke, You're Fired!
Friday, October 14, 2011 - 3:08pm | 594Ben Bernanke should be fired. Yup. That's right. The Chairman of the Federal Reserve should lose his job. The Federal Reserve has done nothing useful to help maximize employment (one of two mandates), but has certainly increased inflation (controlling it is the other mandate). Since the Great...
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Christie Endorsement Paves the Way for a Romney Landslide
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 4:28pm | 553As Republican Presidential candidates clamor for support in the all important early primary states, the previously foggy end result is beginning to be illuminated. The open contest that many expected to remain vibrant deep into the primary calendar, now is gaining more certainty as we enter fourth...
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Christie's Presidential Decision May Seal Obama's Fate
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 6:15pm | 455As third quarter FEC fundraising reports begin being leaked to the public, and campaigns celebrate fundraising accomplishments, there is a more important announcement the Obama political machine is worried about... New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's hour long press conference stating for...
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Perry Stumbles, Bumbles His Way Into Third Place
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 12:35pm | 678It looks like Republicans are not quite ready to hand the White House over to another illiterate Texan. Rick Perry, who just weeks ago looked poised to break out as the dominant front-runner for the Republican nomination, has fallen back into the middle of the pack amid controversy over, well,...
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Confirmed: Chris Christie Not Running For President
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 10:55am | 353After a few weeks of speculation of will he or will he not, we can say with almost 100% certainty, he will not. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is holding a press conference today in Trenton, N.J. at 1 p.m. to talk to the press. No agenda has been mentioned, but according to a tweet from...
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Is Attacking Ben Bernanke Going to Lose Rick Perry the Nomination?
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 1:23pm | 550Governor Rick Perry has been very vocal on his criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, even calling his actions "treasonous." This morning, Governor Perry again went on the attack on Bernanke, this time, speaking to the group who tends to side with him most: Wall Street. Appearing on...
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Will Chris Christie Run For President?
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 11:15am | 500There was an exclusive report in the New York Post this morning that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had changed his mind about running for President of the United States. Despite the Republicans best efforts, it does not seem like Christie is going to run in 2012. According to a "source"...
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Markets in Everything: Giant Rick Perry Chia Head
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 8:21am | 111For sale on Ebay for $4,500.
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Media Capitulates And Speaks Ron Paul's Name
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 10:24pm | 65TheHill.com appears to fully comprehend what is about to happen with the implosion of Rick Perry's failed attempt to convince coffee-drinking, gun toting, bible reading, financially strapped, and AWAKE Americans of his patriotic intentions. When Rick Perry drops out: Ron Paul could be second place...
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Catastrophic Success
Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 3:17pm | 93Breathes there a man with brain so dead Who never to himself hath said, “Social Security looks like a Ponzi Scheme?” - With apologies to Sir Walter Scott Today we look at Social Security. In the US, Texas Governor Perry touched the third rail of Social Security and called it a Ponzi scheme, which...
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Markets Unsatisfied With Second Twist
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 3:54pm | 397On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee released its decision on interest rates. The FOMC opted to leave rates unchanged, as nearly all analysts had anticipated. Rather, the key news from the meeting was that the FOMC had decided to conduct a second "Operation Twist." Under the plan, the...
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Why Twitter is Going to Decide the 2012 Election
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 12:03pm | 495140 characters may just decide the next four years of this country. There is a report on Politico this morning that Twitter will start to sell political advertisements this week, as it sees an opportunity to grow revenues at a key time in the company's history. As Twitter continues to find new...