The GOP Needs Solidarity

Palin: Maximum Sarah Saturation Begets the Hillary of the Right
It is time for Sarah Palin to sit quietly for awhile,  at least a few weeks, and let others defend her.   It is time for her to let things “settle” in Tucson, because the shooting had nothing to do with her.This is not turning the other cheek that I speak of, it is to let the opposition find something else by not giving them anything more.   Every single “slight” that is published against her does not require a response from Sarah Palin FacebookCentral...

Christie to keynote NRCC
Washington (CNN) - New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie will headline the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual Fundraising dinner in March, the group announced Friday. In a statement, NRCC Chair Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said, "Governor Christie has become a highly regarded Republican since winning his gubernatorial race in 2009, and we are excited that he will be joining us in March. With his credentials and experience, his address will be of great value to our supporters as ...

The Golden Goose and His Smooth-Talking Devils Hit A Speed Bump
This week the media's attention went from the "golden-voiced" celebrity building of Ted Williams to the heated blitzkrieg mission of "blood Libel" against Sarah Palin, the average American Citizen movement of the Tea Party, Talk Radio personalities, etc. (everyone except the authentic lunatic fringe of society who actually sprayed a gathering of innocent people with a full clip of bullets) ... So, I thought I'd bring you up to speed a bit on the Homeless man that grabbed everyone's attention one...

When your name is Palin, you have no right to defend yourself
**Posted by Phineas I was going to go off on another rant‡ about Democratic politicians, mainstream Journalists, and leftist Activists (but I repeat myself) and their blood Libel against the Right and Sarah Palin, but then I watched this episode of PJTV’s Trifecta and realized that Greene, Ott, and Whittle said everything I could. And did it better. Just watch; I’ll wait here. Take away line from Whittle: “I have to count to ten.” Of the many odd, even outrageous, thing...

The Progressive Smear Machine Blames the Right Again
Check Michelle's post, "Blame Righty: A Condensed History": On Monday, as The Progressive smear machine worked overtime to pin the horrific Tucson massacre on Conservatives and to squelch political opposition by targeting Tea Party/limited-government Rhetoric, I published “The progressive “climate of hate:” An illustrated primer, 2000-2010.” Today’s column provides another primer for the Amnesia-wracked blamestream media on just how widespread the Blame Righty me...

Obama's Tucson memorial speech: A conversation in dissent
In part because there's been such rush to sanctify Obama's Tucson's Speech--not just in Versailles, but online as well--I feel a need to end the week with a reiteration of dissenting opinion. To state my case (perhaps too) succinctly: It's not that I object to a speech that makes people feel good. It's that I object to it in place of a speech that makes people do good. But it's not my case that I'm concerned with, as indicated by the fact that I first asked debcoop to refine her thoughts for ...

There's a New Sheriff in Politics
The Thread is an in-depth look at how major news and controversies are being debated across the online spectrum. Tags: blogs, Internet, Media, tuscon shooting In his Speech in Tucson Wednesday night, President Obama called on Americans to expand their “moral imaginations” and “remind ourselves of all the ways that our hopes and dreams are bound together.” Well, never hurts to aim high. For now, at least, the president seems to have put an end to the...

Mark Levin Threatens to Sue Matthews, Olbermann, Schultz and Anyone Tying Him to Tucson Shootings
Via NewsBustersAccording to the American Spectator, Levin moments before this issued a challenge to Matthews:"I challenge Chris Matthews, I'll put $100,000 on the table, to find any example where Sarah Palin has promoted the Murder of anybody," said Levin -- specifically excluding Terrorists and the Taliban. Levin went on: "A hundred thousand on the table if Chris Matthews can find anywhere Mark Levin has urged the Murder of people who have different political viewpoints. That's the Murder of ...

Reince Preibus New is RNC Chair Michael Steele: Now I Exit Stage Right.
In the end, it has all worked out beautifully for the Republican National Committee.   The personally-likable but Scandal-dogged Michael Steele bowed out gracefully during voting.  Replacing him will be someone who was kind and loyal to Steele, but who also served as the listening post for GOP Conservatives who were restive for regime change. Reince Preibus is from Wisconsin, which staged the most amazing blue-to-red transformation of any state this year.  ON WISCONSIN! ...

Murder Mac and Cheese. Your Neighbor is Suspect
Monday? This leftist blood Libel started on Saturday. Meghan Daum, LA Times visits the op-ed page of the Chicago Tribune: If only we could go back to Monday. Discussions about Saturday's shootings in Tucson, Ariz., which killed six and wounded 13, including Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, were so much simpler then: inflamed, righteous and deliciously partisan in a comfort-food kind of way. The fallout from the tragedy took a neat and predicta...

John Dingell (D-MI) blames Palin, GOP for rhetoric leading to AZ shooting. Flashback: linked tea party to KKK, called radio talk
By now, many have already seen this Dingell diatribe on the floor of the House via TPM: Curiously, Dingell said: "I saw the district of Gabrielle Giffords has a crosshairs put on it. As a lifetime rifleman and shooter, I know what crosshairs signify when you put them on somebody and I know what happened.Is he talking about Palin or Daily Kos? The liberal Daily Kos put a bullseye on Giffords in 2008 (via HillBuzz): More from Henry Payne at The Michigan View: Dingell just accused Palin as an acce...

Top 10 Most Ridiculous Attacks on Conservatives Following the AZ Shootings
This has been a hugely shameful week for sections of the American Left, who have exploited a horrific tragedy that claimed six lives, in order to advance political attacks upon some leading conservative politicians and media commentators, as well as an entire political movement in the form of the Tea Party. The vitriolic and hate-filled attacks have marked a low point for liberal media elites in America in the 21st century, even to the extent that President Obama himself, probably the most liber...

Christie Critiques Palins use of Blood Libel
The Huffington Post reports: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) gave a cool review Thursday of Sarah Palin’s use of the Controversial phrase “blood Libel” in her response to the criticism that she had received following the shooting in Arizona. “I don’t think anybody really believes that Governor Palin was trying to make someone get hurt or bring violence on,” Christie said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “And I think she just should...

NJ Gov Christie Calls for Civility, But.....
At a Town Hall meeting just days after the alleged attempted Assassination of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie said, "the events of the last week have put a spotlight" on political discourse. But the blustery, popular First Term Governor of a state that normally votes Democrat made it clear that he will not change his policy of giving back as good as he gets. Some Democrats have called him a "bully" but Christie told a ...

Chris Matthews: Whats with these crackers wanting to see Obamas birth certificate?
Is this offensive? I ask that in all earnestness because, after this week, I don’t know what the rules are for Political Speech anymore. I thought “cracker” was a mild slur for whites, but then I also thought that joking about hanging Joe Lieberman in effigy must be over the line as an impermissible violent metaphor — and evidently I was waaay wrong about that. So, I guess this is cool now. Life brings us new lessons every day, my friends. Two clips for you here, one of...

Maine governor to NAACP: Kiss my butt
Why would a man engage in such undiplomatic language? My theory: After a week of incendiary and irresponsible Rhetoric from the left over the Arizona shootings, his nerves were frayed by the “climate of hate” and he just snapped. Granted, I have zero proof, but it pleases my partisan sensibilities to believe it, and besides, it’s a fittingly idiotic note on which to end a week of pure political insanity. So congratulations, liberals — you drove him to this. Slublog has ...

Elephant Dung #9: Christie challenges Palin to go unscripted
Tracking the GOP Civil War By Michael J.W. Stickings (For an explanation of this ongoing series, see here. For previous entries, see here.) Given that so many Republicans are trying to distance themselves from the half-term Alaska ex-governor, it makes sense that many of our Elephant Dungs will be about Palin. Of course, given her significant popularity with the GOP base, including the Tea Party, these Republicans need to be very careful, and so their criticism tends to be indirect. Often, th...

Yo, Davey, Wheres My Twenty-Leven Edition?
You see, Mr. Elswick, when not spending his afternoons making illogical Economic Policy arguments, berating the president and the rest of the Democratic Party, or promoting interviewing state Republicans under the guise of “news reporting,” also became a calendar publishing mogul of sorts last year, taking the fight to the leftist “lamestream” media (who is always picking on that good lookin’ Alaskan conservastar Sarah Palin) by unveiling his Sexy Con...

Chris Christie to headline NRCC dinner in Washington (Daily Caller)
Read more stories from The Daily Caller Top 10 prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft [SLIDESHOW] Chris Christie to headline NRCC dinner in Washington Former Carter pollster Pat Caddell: NY Times columnist Krugman 'a flat-out asshole' Tea Party Express reportedly took thousands in donations from dead woman TheDC sports columnist Andy Hayes: NFL Playoff picks The National Republican Congressional Committee has picked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to keynote its annual Fundraising dinner on March 30,...

John McCain Praises Obama, Defends Palin
U.S. Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife Cindy. (Credit: Associated Press) Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee and regular critic of President Obama, today called Mr. Obama's Speech at a memorial for the Victims of the Tucson tragedy "terrific" and implicitly defended former Running Mate Sarah Palin from criticism in connection with the tragedy. The president "movingly mourned and honored the Victims of Saturday's senseless atrocity outside Tucson, comforted...

Reince Priebus: "We Can Defeat Barack Obama in 2012"
The new elected RNC Chairman Reince Priebus holds up a gavel after winning the post, Jan. 14, 2011 in Oxon Hill, MD. (Credit: (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)) The Republican Party will face significant challenges in the 2012 election cycle: A geared-up Democratic electorate excited to see President Obama back on the ballot, a rowdy and somewhat unpredictable Tea Party base, funds flowing through multiple outside organizations. On top of all that, the Republican National Committee must dea...

Who is GOP chair Reince Priebus and what has he gotten himself in to?
The Republican Party has chosen its new chair.  Reince Priebus who is the former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party has either won the "honor" to become the GOP chair.  We will see if it is one which he is pleased.  I am afraid the former chair, Michael Steele, will have anything but fond memories of the experience.  "Reince Priebus is a partner in our Litigation Practice Group, Co-Chair of the Construction Group and Government and Public Policy Group. Currently, Mr. ...

Obama. We Know What You Are Doing
This time.. We Are Not Falling For It. In 2003 the Bush people declared that any person opposed to his candidacy for re-election was anti-patriotic. The message was promoted by the embarrassed NYT and WP (the papers that promoted the Iraq War) and it worked. In 2007 the Obama ownership decided to use a variation of this proven tactic for their campaign. They decided to declare that anyone opposing his candidacy was a Racist and make the entire campaign one that was a cause against the evil rac...

Chris Wallace on Palins video: Not so good
In this week’s "Turn the Table" Sunday hosts Chris Wallace, David Gregory and Candy Crowley spoke to John Harris about the aftermath of the Arizona shooting. Gregory said that “President Obama seized this leadership moment” with his Speech Wednesday, while Wallace called it a “powerful speech, a moving speech” and praised the president’s decision to avoid laying blame on anyone but the shooter. And while he agreed that it was unfair to link Sarah P...

Rand Paul announces Senate Tea Party Caucus
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Friday announced the formation of a new Senate Tea Party Caucus, taking a formal step toward uniting members of the movement in the 112th Congress. Paul and Sens. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) will be the group's inaugural members, according to a joint statement released by Paul's office. "Republicans in the Senate have already made a pledge to end Earmarks and fight for a balanced-budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution," Paul said in the stat...