Scott Turner, You Can't Run For President

At the opening lunch for the Texas Public Policy Foundation's annual Policy Orientation, the speech by State Representative Scott Turner (@ScottTurnerTX on Twitter) knocked it out of the park.

Cheese!

Here's Herman Cain at the Iowa State football game yesterday, taking a picture with their mascot:

Cain's campaign staff posted the photo on Twitter with this comment:

Team HC ~ OK. Maybe it's just us but we think these smiles seem similar. #IA #Cyclones http://t.co/4rCHsJfMSat Oct 22 21:15:56 via webHerman Cain
THEHermanCain

Cy the Cardinal is no Albert, but he does have a pretty nice smile!

Adam Hasner interviewed at RedState Gathering by FTR Radio

After his speech at the RedState Gathering, Florida Senate candidate Adam Hasner sat down for an interview with FTR Radio.

FTR Radio always does a great job with these interviews; they're fun and informative. Click the link below to listen to discussions of everything from Medicare to University of Maryland's football program (apologies to Adam and Teri, but as a Gator, "Fear the Turtle" just makes me giggle):

FTR Radio | RedState Gathering 2011 Adam Hasner 

Adam Hasner with FTR Radio hosts @TeriChristoph and @FingersMalloy

ICYMI, my post from earlier this week about Hasner's speech at the RedState Gathering:

Sunshine State Sarah | Adam Hasner wows attendees at the RedState Gathering

And if you're in Central Florida, don't miss seeing Hasner at the Senate Debate tomorrow.

Morning Coffee Reading for May 23, 2011

Here's your morning coffee reading for today:

• In case you missed the news over the weekend, Herman Cain is in the race for President, Tim Pawlenty will officially announce he's getting in today, and Mitch Daniels is out.

• Abel Harding at the Florida Times-Union had an interesting blog post yesterday about the spread of fake Twitter accounts parodying political figures, notably in the Florida Republican Senate primary. IMHO, several of these accounts cross the line from being funny to being ugly and abusive. There's no way to completely prevent someone from creating one of these accounts, so I guess the next best thing is to spread the word and hopefully people become aware the fake accounts are out there, and know not to attribute any of the nonsense to the real candidates.

Jacksonville.com | PolitiJax Blog | Fake Twitter accounts raise eyebrows, create confusion in Florida Senate primary

• The St. Petersburg Times and POLITICO are teaming up to cover the 2012 elections. They'll be sharing content in both their respective print and online editions. This new arrangement is partially due to the 2012 Republican Convention being in Tampa.

St. Petersburg Times | The Buzz Blog | Times, POLITICO team up for 2012 coverage

• Gene Simmons from the band KISS had some harsh words for President Obama over the weekend. Simmons, whose real name is Chaim Witz, was born in Israel and let's just say he strongly disagrees with Obama's suggestion that Israel go back to its 1967 borders. Added bonus: he discusses the United Nations as well (Spoiler: he doesn't like them, either). Video of Simmons' interview is included with the article (warning - NSFW language):

Real Clear Politics | KISS' Gene Simmons: Obama "Has No F***ing Idea What The World Is Like"

• Here's Erick Erickson, making a lot of sense, as usual, in a brief post about the current crop of Republican Presidential candidates: "I can live with the field and I hope you can too."

RedState | Off to the races with the horses we have

•  George Soros-funded Media Matters apparently started a campaign to target companies that advertise on the Fox News Channel (keeping with their usual theme of "free speech for me but not for thee"). One thing they didn't count on was a corporation that had a backbone. Travel website Orbitz responded to the call for a boycott from "DropFox.com" with force and confidence. Well done, Orbitz. The boundaries of free speech should not be set by bullies.

Big Journalism | Travel Giant Orbitz Stands Up To Soros "Smear Campaign"

ICYMI - Reagan Super Bowl XLV Tribute

In case you missed it...

Here is the video that was shown before the Super Bowl to honor Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday:

YouTube | Reagan Foundation | Reagan Super Bowl XLV Tribute

"The National Football League salutes this great American, who played the game with honor and courage, and played to win, not just for America, but for free people everywhere.

Happy 100th birthday, Mr. President."

Nicely done.