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Latest Articles: (s)Elections
The FUBAR State
Post Date: 2012-01-24 09:31:41 by Eric Stratton
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The FUBAR State Newt Gingrich came from behind for a smashing victory in South Carolina’s primary last Saturday. And yet a more interesting story may be emerging in Iowa: Rick Santorum, not Romney, is apparently the Republican caucus winner. Though that’s not counting the eight precincts whose official results forms went missing. This could be just another typical screw-up. Democracy means “rule by the people,” and “the people” aren’t perfect. Foul-ups happen. On the other hand, the whole thing smacks of back-room manipulation. The fact that the official tabulations were moved away from the traditional site, GOP state party headquarters, to an undisclosed ...
Astroturfing and the “Shadow Republican Party” Fact File
Post Date: 2012-01-23 23:30:09 by christine
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Intro This fact file looks at the formation over the past few years of the “Shadow Republican Party,” to use the words of Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times.[i] Key is the term AstroTurfing.[ii] Essentially meaning “fake grassroots,” AstroTurfing refers to groups that appear to be grassroots-based citizen groups or coalitions, but have in fact been conceived, created, and funded solely by wealthy individuals, corporations, trade associations, political interests or public relations firms. Despite names that suggest a broad membership base, they often have little or no actual members, instead getting huge donations from special interests. The Shadow Republican Party ...
Conservatives demand new candidate to throw race into further disarray
Post Date: 2012-01-23 18:00:40 by christine
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Maybe Daniels or Jindal should enter the race next month and we can take this thing all the way to the convention! Click for Full Text!
Mitt Romney's Father Palled Around With Saul Alinsky
Post Date: 2012-01-23 16:42:49 by Ferret
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Newt regularly inveighs against the radical figure. “I think you ought to listen to Alinsky,’ George Romney said after the '67 riots. Romney Sr. made Alinsky “sound like a Republican.” Romney posed with a campaign poster of his father's last week in South Carolina. (Getty Images / EMMANUEL DUNAND) The radical pioneer Saul Alinsky, who helped invent the practice of bottom-up politics through "community organizing" in the middle of the 20th century, has become a key bogeyman for Republican in the Obama era. Obama worked for Alinsky acolytes early in his career, and even contributed to an anthology titled "After Alinsky." "Saul Alinsky ...
Alvin Greene Was Here: 100% Unverifiable Statewide E-Voting in SC's 2012 GOP Primary
Post Date: 2012-01-23 13:49:47 by Original_Intent
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Alvin Greene Was Here: 100% Unverifiable Statewide E-Voting in SC's 2012 GOP Primary The voting systems in use for the nation's first three all-important electoral contests in the 2012 primary --- from Iowa to New Hampshire to Saturday's South Carolina Primary --- go from pretty great to intolerably horrible. And then comes Florida, which deserves its very own special category, thereafter. The "First-in-the-Nation" caucuses in Iowa allowed voters to vote on hand-marked paper ballots, counted by hand in front of the public at the caucus site, with results announced to everyone right then and there before being called in to GOP headquarters and before ballots ...
WAR FOR THE WHITE HOUSE!!! Diebold accidently leaks 2012 election results (humor)
Post Date: 2012-01-23 11:00:29 by christine
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Newt Gingrich Promises Palin a Presidential Appointment and Commits a Felony
Post Date: 2012-01-23 04:05:22 by GreyLmist
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Message from Newt Gingrich: All applicants for cabinet positions need to immediately get in line behind Sarah. more after the jump. Last night Palin endorsed Gingrich in the South Carolina primary. “If I had to vote in South Carolina, in order to keep this thing going I’d vote for Newt and I would want this to continue” This afternoon, as a reward for that endorsement, in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer Gingrich promised to give Palin a presidential appointment. [CNN Video] CNN Press Room ...I was honored and delighted last night when she said if she were in South Carolina, she’d vote for Newt Gingrich.... ...I would ask her to consider taking a major ...
Mitt Romney: Newt Gingrich is a ‘failed leader,’ ‘disgrace’ - POLITICO.com
Post Date: 2012-01-23 00:06:04 by TwentyTwelve
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Mitt Romney: Newt Gingrich is a ‘failed leader,’ ‘disgrace’ Mitt Romney campaigns at Allstar Building Materials in Ormond Beach, Fla., Jan. 22, 2012. | AP Photo By REID J. EPSTEIN | 1/22/12 7:41 PM EST ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – Mitt Romney landed here Sunday with a simple message: Newt Gingrich is a failure and a fraud. And a disgrace. And a hapless showman. Standing under a brilliant orange Florida sunset, Romney delivered his longest sustained critique of the South Carolina primary winner to date – ticking through a list as if he were reading off Gingrich’s Wikipedia page, and undercutting each item as he got to it. “Speaker Gingrich has also been ...
953 dead people voted in SC?
Post Date: 2012-01-22 20:58:21 by TwentyTwelve
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South Carolina's Attorney General detects voter fraud during primaries Posted: Jan 21, 2012 8:26 PM CST Updated: Jan 21, 2012 8:26 PM CST Already, there has been some question into folks who cast their ballots on Saturday. South Carolina's Attorney General, Alan Wilson has notified the U.S. Justice Department of potential voter fraud. Wilson says an analysis found 953 ballots cast by voters were people who are listed as dead. He has asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate. Copyright 2012 WTOC. Click for Full Text!Poster Comment:
Newt Gingrich: The Establishment Globalist New World Order Puppet Wins South Carolina Primary
Post Date: 2012-01-22 15:05:21 by Original_Intent
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Globalist stooge “wins” South Carolina Primary The Intel Hub January 22, 2012 Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Primary, beating out fellow establishment candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum as well as the only real conservative Dr. Ron Paul. Gingrich, despite widespread allegations of misconduct from multiple ex wives, somehow won in a state that bills itself as one of the most conservative in the nation. How this happened remains a mystery with many questioning how Gingrich could place 1st in the primary while Paul placed 4th when primaries are mostly based off of voter enthusiasm at the time that the vote is cast and many reports prior to the primary indicated ...
Ayatollah Santorum the Sanctimonious (ASS)
Post Date: 2012-01-22 00:03:49 by christine
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In a January 18 interview with Glenn Beck Rick Santorum decided to compare his view of the Constitution with that of Ron Paul. His statements can only be described as delusional and totalitarian. Santorum first claimed to have read an eighteenth-century dictionary that defined happiness as "to do the morally right thing." This is how the founding fathers defined happiness, he said. This is Santorum’s definition of "happiness," not the founding fathers. It’s a good bet he is lying when claiming to have read an eighteenth-century dictionary. (But I suppose anything is possible with a man who brought his deceased infant home who died two hours after birth and ...
South Carolina Primary: Newt Gingrich Defeats Mitt Romney, ABC News Projects
Post Date: 2012-01-21 20:57:50 by christine
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Newt Gingrich will defeat Mitt Romney to win today's South Carolina primary, according to ABC News projections based on exit poll data. Rick Santorum will place third and Ron Paul will be fourth in the race. As the projections were announced, the crowd at Gingrich's headquarters erupted into cheers while the atmosphere at Romney's headquarters in Charleston was more muted, and the crowd sat nearly silent. In his concession speech, Romney congratulated the former House speaker but not without some underhanded jabs. "When my opponents attack success and free enterprise they are not only attacking me, they are attacking every person who dreams of a better person. He's ...
How Rick Santorum Ripped Off American Veterans
Post Date: 2012-01-21 12:02:45 by TwentyTwelve
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How Rick Santorum Ripped Off American Veterans Andy Kroll Mother Jones January 20, 2012 Like any good presidential candidate, Rick Santorum heaps praise on America’s soldiers and veterans. He’s pledged to “make veterans a high priority” if elected president, adding, “This is not a Republican issue, this is not a Democratic issue, it is an American issue.” But as a US senator, Santorum engineered a controversial land deal that robbed the military’s top veterans’ home of tens of millions of dollars and worsened the deteriorating conditions at the facility. The Armed Forces Retirement Home, which is run by the Department of Defense, bills itself as ...
Romney downplays expectations, Gingrich surges as South Carolina votes
Post Date: 2012-01-21 11:33:34 by TwentyTwelve
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Romney downplays expectations, Gingrich surges as South Carolina votes By the CNN Political Unit updated 11:15 AM EST, Sat January 21, 2012 25 delegates at stake in South Carolina STORY HIGHLIGHTS * NEW: New poll shows Gingrich with big lead over Romney in S.C. * Gingrich has surged in polls in week leading up to primary * Gingrich strategist predicts victory * Romney comes off a tough week with Santorum's official Iowa win It's a big day for politics in South Carolina Saturday on CNN. Tune in at 4 p.m. ET to see the candidates debate the issues from Thursday night's edge-of-your-seat debate then, at 6 ET, CNN's special live coverage of the South Carolina primary ...
Sarkozy 'Against the Ropes' in Re-Election Fight
Post Date: 2012-01-21 06:20:28 by Tatarewicz
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is unpopular, defeated and tired. Only three months ahead of the election, he is frantically battling the image of a failed presidency. A host of media sources in the country are signaling that the Sarkozy-era is nearly finished. Nicolas Sarkozy's weekly agenda looks like a political marathon these days. On Monday, a meeting with Spain's prime minister in Madrid; on Tuesday, shaking hands with farmers in the Midi-Pyrénées region; and, on Wednesday an invitation to business and labor leaders for a crisis summit in Paris. Meanwhile, Thursday offers up a welcome address to companies in Lyon, Friday includes New Year's greetings to ...
Gingrich cancels campaign event, poor attendance - San Jose Mercury News
Post Date: 2012-01-20 12:26:48 by TwentyTwelve
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Gingrich cancels campaign event, poor attendance The Associated Press Posted: 01/20/2012 06:42:06 AM PST CHARLESTON, S.C.—Newt Gingrich has cancelled a campaign appearance in South Carolina because of poor attendance. The Republican presidential candidate was scheduled to speak to the Southern Republican Leadership on Friday. But a campaign spokesman told reporters that he would no longer be appearing due to poor attendance. There were just a few dozen people in the audience at the College of Charleston's arena, where the event was taking place. The conference has suffered from low attendance all week but Gingrich rival Rick Santorum went ahead and addressed the group on ...
Politics McCain 2008 Campaign Opposition Research File on Romney Hits the Web, 200-Pages Long
Post Date: 2012-01-20 11:20:36 by TwentyTwelve
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Politics McCain 2008 Campaign Opposition Research File on Romney Hits the Web, 200-Pages Long * Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:00am by Christopher Santarelli Christopher Santarelli * Comments (31) McCain 2008 Campaign Opposition Research File on Romney Sen. John McCain made nice with 2012 Republican presidential primary candidate Mitt Romney by offering his endorsement earlier this month, but the memory of their heated 2008 competition is not too far away, as someone has made sure we don’t forget. The entire 200-page McCain campaign opposition research file on Romney from 2008 hit the web late Tuesday night, providing a handbook for journalists, the Obama campaign and the ...
South Carolina Republican debate: Winners and losers - WASHINGTON POST DOES NOT SHOW RON PAUL!
Post Date: 2012-01-20 00:35:57 by TwentyTwelve
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South Carolina Republican debate: Winners and losers Posted by Chris Cillizza at 10:35 PM ET, 01/19/2012 The final Republican presidential debate before Saturday’s all-important South Carolina primary is over. Click for Full Text!Poster Comment:Why is Ron Paul not shown in the pic?
Romney's Unorthodox IRA - WSJ.com
Post Date: 2012-01-19 19:12:12 by TwentyTwelve
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* The Wall Street Journal * POLITICS * JANUARY 19, 2012 Romney's Unorthodox IRA By MARK MAREMONT Like many Americans, Mitt Romney has an individual retirement account. Unlike most Americans, Mr. Romney has between $20.7 million and $101.6 million in it, a big chunk of his fortune. Experts on estate planning said it is highly unusual to accumulate such a considerable sum in an IRA, an investment vehicle restricted by annual contribution limits. It appears that Mr. Romney's grew so large mostly because it holds investments in Bain Capital, the private-equity firm he helped start. WSJ's Mark Maremont reveals details of Mitt Romney's IRA, which is valued at as much as $10 ...
The campaign's wildest day - Jonathan Martin - POLITICO.com
Post Date: 2012-01-19 19:03:29 by TwentyTwelve
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The campaign's wildest day By JONATHAN MARTIN | 1/19/12 3:15 PM EST NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A GOP presidential primary marked by the unpredictable took its sharpest turns yet Thursday and the fallout could determine whether the campaign effectively ends this weekend or continues for weeks or even months. Over a period of mere hours, the roller-coaster Republican race was shaken by a cascade of events: An explosive ABC interview with Newt Gingrich’s second wife, Marianne, in which she describes his request for an “open marriage”; a recount of the Iowa caucuses revealing that Rick Santorum won more votes than Mitt Romney; and Rick Perry’s abrupt decision to ...
President Obama’s campaign releases its first TV ad: “Unprecedented”
Post Date: 2012-01-18 20:46:58 by TwentyTwelve
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President Obama’s campaign releases its first TV ad: “Unprecedented” by Greta Van Susteren Posted in: 2012, campaign ad, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, President Obama, television ad, virginia, Wisconsin Jan 18 2012 - 8:34 PM ET Watch this new television ad from President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. “Unprecedented” is running in six battleground states: Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. Click for Full Text!Poster Comment:
Romney campaign unloads on 'outrageous and destructive' Newt Gingrich
Post Date: 2012-01-18 12:44:48 by TwentyTwelve
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18 January 2012 4:47 PM Romney campaign unloads on 'outrageous and destructive' Newt Gingrich There is now polling indicating a possible Newt Gingrich surge after Monday night's debate - A Rasmussen tracking survey has him just three points behind Mitt Romney. Notably, Rick Santorum may need to start wearing a lifebelt rather than a sweater vest - he appears to be sinking fast. But the surest sign that the Romney campaign considers Gingrich the main threat here in South Carolina was a conference call just now in which top surrogates for the GOP frontrunner unloaded on the former House Speaker. It was quickly followed by web ad featuring Talent slamming Gingrich as an ...
Palin urges SC voters to support Gingrich in primary
Post Date: 2012-01-18 11:00:53 by Phant2000
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Sarah Palin on Tuesday urged South Carolina voters to support Newt Gingrich in their GOP presidential primary, offering the closest thing to an endorsement the former Alaska governor may come before this weekend's contest. “If I had to vote in South Carolina, in order to keep this thing going, I’d vote for Newt and I would want this to continue,” Palin said during a FOX News interview Tuesday night. Her support for the former House speaker, however, was somewhat qualified. Palin said she believed it would be best for the primary campaign to continue, so as to continue to add scrutiny to candidates and forge their strength as an eventual nominee against President Obama. ...
Mitt Romney's Hard-Right Agenda
Post Date: 2012-01-17 04:14:24 by Stephen Lendman
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Mitt Romney's Hard-Right Agenda - by Stephen Lendman Currently, five Republican presidential aspirants remain. Weak support caused others to suspend campaigns or drop out. In November, voters have unpalatable options between a lawless/crime boss/militarist/pro-war/anti- populist/morally corrupt president, and a rogue's gallery of alternatives looking more like a police lineup than legitimate candidates. Ron Paul's an exception for wanting the Fed abolished and America's wealth no longer squandered on imperial wars. At the same time, he stops short of endorsing peace, favors strong national defense policies, is uncompromisingly pro-business, and wants social spending ...
GLOBAL INTERNET VOTING FIRM BUYS U.S. ELECTION RESULTS REPORTING FIRM - By Bev Harris
Post Date: 2012-01-16 14:47:32 by christine
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In a major step towards global centralization of election processes, the world's dominant Internet voting company has purchased the USA's dominant election results reporting company. When you view your local or state election results on the Internet, on portals which often appear to be owned by the county elections division, in over 525 US jurisdictions you are actually redirected to a private corporate site controlled by SOE software, which operates under the name ClarityElections.com. The good news is that this firm promptly reports precinct-level detail in downloadable spreadsheet format. As reported by BlackBoxVoting.org in 2008, the bad news is that this centralizes one ...
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