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The “you didn’t build it” meme has permeated deep
on August 27, 2012
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I guess this is the day for anecdotes. First, the friend who texted “Omg!” after seeing 2016 Obama’s America. Then, the carpet cleaning guy today who called this photo to our attention when told about this blog: (Background on the sign here and just about...
Scott Brown surges ahead of Martha Coakley
on August 24, 2012
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No, that’s not a typo or some psychological slip. It’s what I believe to reflect a sea change in how people view the Scott Brown – Elizabeth Warren match-up. Earlier this week PPP released a poll showing Brown ahead by 5 points, and people were...
Fake Cherokee refuses to call Scott Brown “honorable”
on August 18, 2012
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Via The Boston Herald: U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren have clashed about taxes, jobs and small businesses as their race heats up under the national spotlight — but their skirmishing took a detour this week as the rivals traded barbs on a simple...
Operation Counterweight – The final list
on August 15, 2012
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Operation Counterweight, the electoral strategy for the rest of us, is intended to help provide a counterweight to conservatives being sold out in two ways. First, we must elect more conservative Republicans. Second, we must hold the House majority and take back the Senate by a sufficient majority...
Conservatives – good at buycotts, bad at boycotts
on August 01, 2012
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Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day has proven something I’ve noticed before. Conservatives are very good at buycotts, but very bad at boycotts. There have been attempts by some conservative and religious groups to boycott various businesses over political issues. But I can’t think of one, at least...
Of course, Obama related to first black slave on his, um, mother’s side
on July 31, 2012
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CNN is hyping this story, but when you dig into it, there’s no firm evidence, only piecing together assumptions and conjecture. Obama’s family tree connection to first African American slave (emphasis mine): His family tree has been linked to Brad Pitt, Sarah Palin and both Presidents...
Government built the roads which lead to the hospital at which you were born
on July 27, 2012
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Three radio events yesterday, all related to my post Obama and Warren cribbed “build it” narrative from progressive Berkeley Professor. 1. Rush featured the post in a lengthy segment. I don’t have the audio, but the transcript is here. (Audio added via DailyRushbo): 2. I...
This was almost the bestest day eva for race card playas
on July 25, 2012
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This was almost the best day in the existence of those Obama supporters who dream every night about what they can do the next day to tag Mitt Romney as racist. They almost got what they wanted today, or so they thought, because The Telegraph...
Bring on the “you didn’t build that” counter-attack
on July 25, 2012
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The moment I heard Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech, I knew Obama had dug himself a deep hole from which he would have to spend considerable time climbing out of. Via Zeek Miller at BuzzFeed Politics, the Obama campaign and Democrats understand how bad...
Entitleist
on July 24, 2012
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Obama gets golf brand named after him (h/t Ragspierre in Tip Line) Greatest billboard ever? (via MikeAT in Tip Line) Some polling links from Charles: U.S. Chamber Poll: GOP’s Lingle Ahead in Hawaii Senate Race [was wondering if a chance, maybe] DCCC IE Backs John Barrow...
Lemonade stand owners didn’t make it on their own
on July 24, 2012
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Yesterday I pointed out the lemonade stand image near the end of Scott Brown’s “Let America Be America Again” video, with the suggestion the Romney and Brown campaigns run the image with the following parody quote of Obama and Elizabeth Warren: You own a lemonade stand, kid,...
Comeback to “you didn’t build that” – Romney praised athletes’ families, coaches and sports teams
on July 23, 2012
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Obama’s “you didn’t build that” line as part of a broader speech about how successful individuals owe that success to government has dug deep into the psyche of Obama supporters. MSNBC dug up an old video of Mitt Romney speaking at the opening ceremonies of the...
Reaction building to Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech
on July 20, 2012
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Reaction to Obama’s imitation of Elizabeth Warren is, um, building. Bristol Palin is collecting stories at her blog from people around the country, some of which are in this video The Romney campaign is out with t-shirts (h/t jimzinsocal): There’s also a parody site, You...
No Dem wave in sight, and finalizing Operation Counterweight
on July 19, 2012
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Stuart Rothenberg still sees no Dem wave in sight: Democratic strategists need a dramatic shift in the House playing field if they are going to have any chance of netting the 25 seats they need to regain a majority in the House of Representatives. And...
Obama’s vision of the state as master, not as servant
on July 18, 2012
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As you know from the primaries, I’m no fan of John Sununu. But when it comes to Obama’s complete lack of understanding and disdain for what makes this country’s economy work, Sununu got it right yesterday Despite the media hoopla, tell me exactly what was wrong with...
Mia B. Love on Hannity: “The hope and change we would like to see happen lies in people” not government
on July 17, 2012
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Mia B. Love appeared on the Sean Hannity Show last night. The topic of the Barack Obama / Elizabeth Warren theory that people owe their success to government came up: Meanwhile, Love had a good fundraising quarter, tying incumbent Jim Matheson, but lags far behind...
