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Our blog friends in Israel
on November 14, 2012
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With Israel on the cusp of a major conflict in Gaza and maybe beyond, pay a visit to and say a prayer for our blog friends in Israel, who are updating the events: Israel Matzav -- also known as Carl in Jerusalem. Anne's Opinions -- also known as...
Fake Indian has fake conversation to avoid fake journalists
on November 14, 2012
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There is something seriously wrong. Via The Boston Globe (h/t NRO)(emphasis mine): As Elizabeth Warren walked through the marble corridors of the Capitol on Tuesday, she tried assiduously to keep a low profile. Walking arm in arm with Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Warren passed paintings of...
Fight the smears even against Dick Morris
on November 14, 2012
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It would be very easy to let slide the false meme that Dick Morris "admitted" that his election projections were made only for the purpose of helping Mitt Romney.
We're not happy with Morris and other Republican pundits who predicted a win based on a turnout model which did not happen. It would be easy to say "who cares" if the left maligns them.
The meme that Morris admitted to a deliberate deception has spread far and wide, but it is not true, as I demonstrated in my prior post, Before you jump on the bandwagon accusing Dick Morris and others of being dishonest.
In fact, Morris denied a deliberate deception and defended his conduct as ultimately wrong but made in good faith at the time.
The false meme was started by a MoveOn.org related the Fox NewsHounds website, which twisted Morris' statement on Fox News, and then made even worse when Taegan Goddard at Political Wire cut off Morris' statement mid-sentence. At least the MoveOn.org related Fox NewsHounds folks quoted the full statement, as did HuffPo in its misleading article.
Political then linked to Political Wire this morning, as follows (via Mark Finkelstein at Newsbusters):
DICK MORRIS, who has not been taken seriously by serious people for a very long time, confessed on Fox News yesterday that he deliberately misled viewers: “I think that there was a period of time when the Romney campaign was falling apart, people were not optimistic, nobody thought there was a chance of victory and I felt that it was my duty at that point to go out and say what I said.” http://goo.gl/6YbLhPolitical Wire and Politico are the only outlets I have seen which cut off Morris' statement mid-sentence. There was no confession by Morris that "he deliberately misled viewers" as described by Politco based on the Political Wire report. None. In fact, Morris said just the opposite. I emailed and tweeted both Goddard at Political Wire and James Hohmann at Politco pointing out the inaccuracy and requesting a correction.
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Branco Cartoon – Barely Benghazi
on November 14, 2012
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If a scandal falls in the forest, and the press doesn’t think so…
on November 14, 2012
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In 1961, British secretary of war John Profumo had a brief affair with a call girl named Christine Keeler, who, as it happened, was also sleeping with a senior naval attaché posted to the Soviet Union’s embassy in London. The affair would never have come to...
The emerging Fordham scandal over its cancellation of Ann Coulter
on November 14, 2012
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We posted previously how the Fordham College Republicans cancelled Ann Coulter's appearance after severe criticism from the university President, College Republicans at Fordham Rescind Invitation to Ann Coulter After Being Attacked by University President. We noted a lament by a student, Fordham College Republican — “we...
The lessons of 2012 may not be what Operation Demoralize says
on November 14, 2012
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Operation Demoralize, the attempt to convince you that conservatism is dead, that you live in a media cocoon, that you are incapable of learning, and that your pundits lied to you, is dominating the media. But are the quick and easy answers -- just say Yes...
Dear Republican Establishment: a letter from the conservative grassroots
on November 14, 2012
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The letter below is from a group of grassroots conservatives who got together to pen their frustrations with the GOP. While these individuals do not wish to share their names, their sentiments are ones many of us share, including myself. Some of them I know;...
Hamas military chief killed
on November 14, 2012
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In an Israeli airstrike, after almost non-stop rocket fire from Gaza into Israel. Via Times of Israel: The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday bombed a car in Gaza City, killing Ahmed Jaabari, the head of Hamas’s armed wing — the equivalent of an army’s chief of staff. The...
Papa John’s — From anti-Rush lefty hero to anti-Obamacare lefty zero
on November 14, 2012
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It has been one week since the reelection of Barack Obama and the reality of Obamacare’s permanence in the American landscape is beginning to set in for many business owners. Papa John’s founder and CEO, John Schnatter made headlines last week along with a slew of...
In the tank
on November 14, 2012
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Wait until you see the rear bumper. Working through some backlogged Ithaca photos, looking forward to post-election reader photos: ...
Lawrence O’Donnell calls for secession … in 2004
on November 13, 2012
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Alternative Title: "Election losers embrace secession to escape evil President's second term." Tuesday, Nov 16, 2004 08:55 PM EST If at first you don’t secede Feeling they've lost any say in how the nation is run, liberals are turning to an unfamiliar philosophy: States' rights. Guess who was...
Before you jump on the bandwagon accusing Dick Morris and others of being dishonest …
on November 13, 2012
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If people want to criticize Dick Morris and other Republican pundits and strategists for being wrong in their election predictions, go ahead. 20/20 hindsight is a beautiful thing. But it is something else to go the extra step and accuse Morris and others of being dishonest in their predictions. That...
Help Us, Obi-Wan, You’re Our Only Hope
on November 13, 2012
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First came the ignominious downfall of General David Petraeus. Now come the revelations that our top commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, got in on the action too, and that the FBI agent who chose to investigate the otherwise innocuous emails that kick started this episode...
Branco Cartoon – Who Chairs about Benghazi?
on November 13, 2012
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Stick it to blue states a/k/a Country First
on November 13, 2012
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High state income and property tax states like California, New York, and Illinois are automatic wins for Democrats, giving them a built-in electoral college advantage. And they stuck it to the rest of us. So it's time for payback not out of vindictiveness, but in the interest of...
