Earlier this week, I reported on how the controversy regarding Univision's attacks on Senator Marco Rubio had led the leading Republican presidential candidates to boycott an upcoming debate hosted by the Spanish language channel. The Miami Herald ran an article with an update on the boycott, including comments from Rubio:
Friday, October 7, 2011
Herman Cain on Red Eye: "The Cain Train Has Gone Insane!"
Herman Cain has had a whirlwind of a week, juggling his book tour and dozens of media appearances every day. Here he is on the Fox News show Red Eye:
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Mitt Romney's Problem: Being Mitt Romney
Here is The Daily Show's Jon Stewart doing a viciously efficient job of highlighting the weaknesses in Mitt Romney's candidacy:
Herman Cain's lucky numbers, Part II
Just a follow up on my post a few days ago about Herman Cain's rapid rise in the polls...new reports continue to show very positive numbers for Cain:
Herman Cain: "What YOU can do to help me keep this momentum..." [VIDEO]
Yesterday, I drove over to St. Petersburg to meet up with Herman Cain's book tour for his book, This Is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House
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After the book signing, Cain did several press interviews on his bus, and he had this message for his supporters:
YouTube | Herman Cain: "What YOU can do to help me keep this momentum..."
.After the book signing, Cain did several press interviews on his bus, and he had this message for his supporters:
YouTube | Herman Cain: "What YOU can do to help me keep this momentum..."
Stay informed...stay involved...stay inspired...
This long shot is getting shorter and shorter thanks to you![Cross-posted at RedState, The Minority Report, and Truth About Bills]
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Thank you, Steve Jobs
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| 1955-2011 |
Considering how the way I now earn a living is so closely tied to technology, I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Steve Jobs. Innovations he pioneered at Apple completely changed not only the home computer industry, but how we communicate with each other. And because Apple is such a force, you don't even have to own any Apple products to benefit from the ideas that Jobs introduced to the world.
So, from my little corner of the internet and the bottom of heart, I send a sincere thank you to Steve Jobs, and my prayers and condolences to those who knew him.
See also: Wall Street Journal | Steven Paul Jobs, 1955 - 2011
[Cross-posted at The Minority Report]
Herman Cain's lucky numbers
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| You'd be smiling too, if you were this guy. |
Herman Cain has a lot of reasons to smile.
It is now clear that his win at the Florida Presidency 5 straw poll was no fluke.
Besides a significant fundraising surge late in the third quarter ending on September 30, great polling numbers continue to pour in, providing statistical evidence to the ample "I like that guy!" anecdotal evidence I've been seeing for months:
Forbes: Is Mitt Romney Committed to Repealing Obamacare?
Lots of food for thought in this Forbes article from yesterday:
Two smart articles by Byron York you should read
Byron York is the Chief Political Correspondent for the Washington Examiner, and has been traveling in person to many of the key Republican presidential debates and rallies - Iowa, South Carolina, and even our CPAC Florida/Presidency 5 events in Florida last month.
In my opinion, the fact that York has made the effort to be physically present at these events and spent a substantial amount of time talking to us scruffy grassroots folks - you know, the actual voters - has added a depth to his reporting. Too often, journalists report on voting trends and the "mood of the electorate" based solely on reading reports from pollsters or observing at a distance.
Here's two recent articles by York that I recommend you read:
Catch up on York's latest columns here.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
#StandWithRubio - GOP Candidates Announce Boycott of Univision Debate
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| Que imbecilidad |
After the story broke that Univision had released an embarrassing twenty year old story about Senator Marco Rubio's brother-in-law, allegedly in retaliation for Rubio's refusal to appear on the liberal Al Punto show (Shark Tank has a good write up here), three Hispanic Republican leaders - Congressman David Rivera, Florida House Majority Leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera, and Miami-Dade County Republican Party Chairman Erik Fresen - sent letters to the Republican National Committee and the Republican presidential campaigns.
The candidates responded in an avalanche today, with Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman, and Michele Bachmann all announcing that they would boycott a Univision-hosted debate unless the station made amends with Rubio.
David Limbaugh: May 2012 Be a Referendum on Obama's Perverse Vision for America
David Limbaugh has an excellent blog that you should be reading anyway, but this week it's a don't miss:
It's clear that Obama's re-election strategy is to demonize conservatives and his Republican opponents as extremists, "small," intolerant and morally deficient. That's a safer course, I suppose, than running on his miserable record.
Heck yeah! I want a Mercedes too!
A funny picture from the #OccupyWallStreet protests:
Moonbattery | Too Dumb to Draw a Peace Sign
Other than those supported by the Tea Party, pretty much any cause you can imagine has been picked up by the anti-Tea Party primarily infesting Lower Manhattan. Here we see a young revolutionary protesting in favor of Mercedes-Benz:
Awesome. I'd like a Mercedes. Specifically, this one would be nice. [oooh...shiny...]
Hmmm. Maybe I've misinterpreted what this entire protest is about? ;)
Monday, October 3, 2011
More 20/20 Hindsight regarding Herman Cain
September 2011 is a month that Herman Cain will never forget. I've already written about how events last month should have made Cain's win at the Florida Presidency 5 straw poll less shocking, but September is far from the first time that Cain has exhibited strong potential. Check out these articles from back in May, when the first debate took place in South Carolina and Cain officially announced his candidacy:
From Left to Right
I've said it a million times, and I'll say it again: one of my favorite things about going to conservative conferences is meeting so many other passionate conservative activists and bloggers. One of the new people I met at CPAC Florida last month was Brandon Darby, a former leftist organizer who is now a conservative.
Darby has a very interesting life story and earned notoriety for his role as an FBI informant stopping radical leftist plots, including one to bomb the 2008 RNC Convention. He is still active as an activist, just on the conservative/tea party side now, and writes for Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com website.
Darby shared some of his experiences and how he made the philosophical journey from left to right at a breakfast meeting sponsored by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation during CPAC Florida (video below the jump):
Darby has a very interesting life story and earned notoriety for his role as an FBI informant stopping radical leftist plots, including one to bomb the 2008 RNC Convention. He is still active as an activist, just on the conservative/tea party side now, and writes for Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com website.
Darby shared some of his experiences and how he made the philosophical journey from left to right at a breakfast meeting sponsored by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation during CPAC Florida (video below the jump):
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Herman Cain Book Tour in Florida on 10/5
Presidential candidate Herman Cain's book tour comes through Central Florida this week, stopping in at Barnes & Noble bookstores in The Villages and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, October 5.
Cain will start at noon at the Lake Sumter Market Place, 1055 Old Camp Road, The Villages, FL 32162, and then at 4:00 pm, he'll be at 2501 Tyrone Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL 33710.
Don't forget, this book tour and lots of other great events can be found at the "Events" tab on the top right of this website, and you can support Sunshine State Sarah by shopping at Amazon.
Cain will start at noon at the Lake Sumter Market Place, 1055 Old Camp Road, The Villages, FL 32162, and then at 4:00 pm, he'll be at 2501 Tyrone Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL 33710.
Don't forget, this book tour and lots of other great events can be found at the "Events" tab on the top right of this website, and you can support Sunshine State Sarah by shopping at Amazon.
Conservative snarky chicks x 3
One of the best things about going to gatherings like CPAC, RedState Gatherings, etc. is getting to meet other conservative bloggers and commentators. Two of my fellow conservative chicks and princesses of snark, Jenn Taylor and Lori Ziganto have a blog and online radio program called "That's What She Said," and they invited me on the program for last Thursday's show.
We discussed my experiences as an eyewitness to the infamous booing at the GOP debate last week, Herman Cain's exciting win at the straw poll, and the implications for the Republican contest for president. Jenn and Lori do a great job with their show and I had a really fun time as their guest.
You can download the show at iTunes or listen to it at the TWSS Dames blog.
We discussed my experiences as an eyewitness to the infamous booing at the GOP debate last week, Herman Cain's exciting win at the straw poll, and the implications for the Republican contest for president. Jenn and Lori do a great job with their show and I had a really fun time as their guest.
You can download the show at iTunes or listen to it at the TWSS Dames blog.
Keith Olbermann calls me "improbable"...huh?!
Just when I think liberal media bias has reached the apex of insanity, I find something like this...
Keith Olbermann, who was too ridiculous for even MSNBC to tolerate, recently landed at Al Gore's internet television venture "Current TV." As expected, the move to an online audience hasn't toned down Olby's foaming-at-the-mouth liberal ranting.
This weekend, I got a tip on Twitter (thank you, @aipolitics) that Olbermann had mentioned me last week as part of his tiresome segment naming various people conservatives as "The Worst Person in the World." Unlike Olbermann, I know how to use Google (more on that in a minute), and easily found the video (relevant section starts at about the two-minute mark):
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Herman Cain on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Herman Cain knocked it out of the park last night on the Tonight Show. He gives an excellent discussion of his extensive business experience and why his 999 Plan won't hurt lower income Americans, deftly clarifies his stance on Muslims in the Cabinet, and gives a sharp and funny description of his Republican competitors.
In case you missed it, here's the video:
"...I've had over 40 years of EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE!" ~ @THEHermanCain on Leno
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