“I Have Five & A Half Years to Go” Obama Tells PA Fundraiser— Can We REALLY AFFORD for that to HAPPEN?

“And, Philadelphia, I know there are some of you who are frustrated because we haven’t gotten everything done that we said we were going to do in two and a half years. It’s only been two and a half years. I got five and a half years more to go. (Applause.) And there are — look, there are times where I feel frustrated. But we knew this wasn’t going to be easy. We knew a journey like this one, there were going to be setbacks, like there were setbacks during the first campaign. There are going to be times where we stumble, just we stumbled sometimes during the first campaign.”

For Video from RealClearPolitics: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/06/30/optimistic_obama_i_got_five-and-a-half_years_more_to_go.html

 

“Frustrating Stubborn Facts”

Tony Blankley @ Real Clear Politics:

We’re in for quite a brawl. (Note to Democratic Party talking-points drafts people: I am using the word “brawl” as a metaphor.) I am not calling for violence against your dainty selves, so you can come out from pretending to be trembling under your desks and bask in the physical safety of debating Republicans, conservatives, Tea Party folks and other fine Americans. After all, when was the last time you saw thousands of us filthy-rich, middle-aged, paunchy white guys from gated communities riot? (With the possible exception of the first day of the 30-percent-off sale for Bermuda shorts at the country club golf shop. “Where are the 40s?”)

Come out, come out where ever you are, my little pretties. We want to debate the facts, not duck your mud balls. What are you afraid of? Admittedly, the truth may hurt you — but only metaphorically. And, as the phrase goes, the truth will set us (even you) free.

For full article: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/31/frustrating_stubborn_facts_104987.html

Coakley’s Office Staff are not Reporter Friendly

From Real Clear Politics:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/01/19/coakleys_office_throws_out_reporter.html

Polls Throughout the Weekend– Scott Brown will be going to the Senate

Monday, January 18

Massachusetts Senate – Special ElectionPJM/CrossTarget (R)Brown 52, Coakley 42Brown +10Massachusetts Senate – Special ElectionPPP (D)Brown 51, Coakley 46Brown +5

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Sunday, January 17

Massachusetts Senate – Special ElectionInsideMedford/MRGBrown 51, Coakley 41Brown +10

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Saturday, January 16

Massachusetts Senate – Special ElectionARGBrown 48, Coakley 45Brown +3

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Friday, January 15

Massachusetts Senate – Special ElectionPJM/CrossTarget (R)Brown 54, Coakley 39Brown +15

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White House Targets Politico

From Real Clear Politics:

White House Hypocritical Attack on Politico
Posted by David Paul Kuhn | Email This | Permalink | Email Author

Politico’s top editor, John Harris, wrote a piece Monday headlined: “7 stories Obama doesn’t want told.” It was a well-written summary of the narratives that are floating around the Obama presidency.

Many prominent liberal blogs immediately took issue with the story. They believe those narratives are wrong. Of course, that does not mean the narratives aren’t real.

The White House also pushed back. And that pushback is worth discussing. Marc Ambinder highlights a leaked White House email titled, “7 narratives Politico is fighting in their efforts to get an interview with the President.” Take point three in the email: Politico is “more interested in gossip than news.”

Consider the source. Obama’s team has peddled its share of gossip. Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, recently admitted: “It was our researchers who found John Edwards’ infamous $400 hair cut expenditures.” They passed that “research” along.

Full disclosure, I worked for Politico. I personally understand the issues with some of Politico’s reportage. But so does Harris. It’s journalism’s perennial vegetable versus dessert argument. Put simply, Politico’s more sensational reporting can be debated but it clearly satisfies a demand. That demand has grown with the cable and online beast. And it takes more than policy to feed that beast. This is also Politico not Policyco, as some staff frame the point.

For Full article: http://realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com/2009/12/01/white-house-hypocritical-attack-on-politico/

Rush Limbaugh on Fox NEWS Sunday with Chris Wallace

     Watch Rush Limbaugh on Fox NEWS Sunday with Chris Wallace:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/11/01/limbaugh_obama_is_a_threat_to_liberty.html

Will NY Dist 23 Redefine our National Politics?

October 27, 2009

NY-23 Poll: Hoffman +5<!–

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For the second time in two days, a poll released by a conservative group finds Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman leading the Nov. 3 special election race for New York’s 23rd District. Neighborhood Research polled the district for Minuteman PAC, the political arm of the Minuteman Movement, which has endorsed Hoffman and is airing ads on his behalf.

Hoffman leads Democrat Bill Owens by 5 points and GOP nominee Dede Scozzafava by 20 points.

Hoffman 34
Owens 29
Scozzafava 14
Und 23

The poll was taken Oct. 25-26 of 366 likely voters. The three candidates are vying to replace former congressman John McHugh (R-N.Y.), who was appointed by President Obama to be Secretary of the Army.

Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative group, released a poll yesterday showing Hoffman up 4 points. CfG has also endorsed Hoffman in the race.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2009/10/ny23_poll_hoffman_5.html

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/23/obama_has_teleprompter_trouble_during_mit_speech.html

The left detests him, and some conservatives say he’s undermining the cause. The truth is, he must be doing something right.

By Jonah Goldberg

For a self-described rodeo clown who frequently admits he isn’t that bright, Glenn Beck must be doing something right. A de facto leader of the populist backlash against President Obama, he made the cover of Time magazine, with his tongue sticking out no less. His books are immediate best-sellers. His radio and TV shows have stratospheric ratings. His one-man comedy performances draw packed audiences, and the proceeds from his numerous ventures have him making north of $20 million a year.

 

But perhaps his most impressive feat is his ability to unite a broad coalition of liberals, media scolds and conservatives under the single banner of Beck-hatred.

Now, before I proceed, I should disclose the fact that I like Beck personally and that his support for my book Liberal Fascism was a huge boon, helping to push it to No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list. As a Fox News contributor, I have appeared regularly on his show. Whether that gives me more, or less, credibility when I say I cannot defend some of the things he says is for others to decide.

Still, much of the anti-Beck backlash (He’s an extremist! He’s paranoid! He’s hate-filled!) from the left is hard to take seriously. First, this is a crowd that lets Michael Moore and Janeane Garofalo speak for them, and that celebrated the election of unfunny man Al Franken to the Senate. If you think it’s racist to oppose Obama’s health care reform efforts, it goes without saying that you’ll think Beck is an extremist. This is what liberals always say about popular right-wingers, including Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and William F. Buckley. For over 20 years liberals, including Presidents Clinton and Obama, have insisted that Rush Limbaugh is everything from an unpatriotic hatemonger to an enabler of domestic terrorism. It makes sense that they’d give Beck the same business.

For Full article: http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/10/column-in-defense-of-glenn-beck-.html

Obama Celebrating Ramadan Tuesday
Posted by Mike Memoli | Email This | Permalink | Email Author

A noteworthy update to President Obama’s light schedule this week, considering the rumors about his religion that lingered throughout the 2008 campaign. From the White House guidance for Tuesday:

In the evening, the President will host a dinner celebrating Ramadan and highlight the contributions of American Muslims in the State Dining Room. The President’s remarks will be pooled press.

http://realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com/2009/08/31/obama-celebrating-ramadan-tuesday/