Pay attention to Greg Gutfeld’s “knock, knock” joke especially, about half way through the clip: And see also Mark Steyn, at IBD , ” Lockstep Liberalism Makes the Komen Foundation Grovel .”
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‘The Five’ Discuss Komen Foundation Reversal on Planned Parenthood Funding
Check George Neumayr, at the American Spectator , ” Romney’s Cheap and Empty Win “: Mitt Romney’s plastic and philosophically vapid campaign secured an easy victory in Florida on Tuesday night. Sunshine state GOP voters swallowed his “electability” argument whole, according to the exit polls. It appears that country club Republicans have succeeded again in duping the GOP electorate into crowning a “centrist” Republican. Never mind that “centrist” Republicans rarely win the center. They usually lose the center while sapping the spirit of the party’s conservative base. Out of Bob Dole’s and John McCain’s tattered Big Tent steps another “reformed” RINO, Mitt Romney, who will receive, should he win the nomination, a similar thumping from the Democrats. But let’s say that he is “electable,” for the sake of argument. Who cares? The purpose of politics in a republic is not simply to win but to win on sound principles. A party that pursues victory by scrapping or sidelining its platform will have no truth left with which to govern once it does. If “electability” is the goal, why don’t the politically correct plutocrats of the GOP just call for a one-party state? That way they could win every time. The “electability” argument is bankrupt on both philosophical and practical grounds. It destroys the party’s soul and guarantees defeat. Even though Romney paid for this Florida win on his debit card — outspending Newt by millions — he still couldn’t nail down the rank-and-file vote. Seven out of ten self-described conservatives didn’t vote for him. This foreshadows the boredom and disgust that will keep conservatives home in the fall. Continue reading .
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Mitt Romney, Cheap and Empty
At New York Times , ” In Beck’s Shadow, Rise of ‘The Five’ .”
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Surprise Success for ‘The Five’ on Fox News
At New York Times , ” In Beck’s Shadow, Rise of ‘The Five’ .”
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Surprise Success for ‘The Five’ on Fox News
O’Reilly told some progressive asshat to bugger off, defended himself with his umbrella, and called the cops when the occupy goon wouldn’t stand down. And the radical gay extremists aren’t pleased: ” Bill O’Reilly: Cell Phone Armed Occupy Wall Street Anarchist Attacked Me .”
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Bill O’Reilly Talking Points: Close Encounter with Occupy Protester
At Greta’s blog, ” Speaker Newt Gingrich ‘On the Record’ .” RELATED : At WSJ , ” Gingrich Bolsters Campaign .”
At New York Times , ” Pepper Spray’s Fallout, From Crowd Control to Mocking Images “: Some women carry it in their purses in a pink, lipstick-shaped container. Hikers use it to deter bears. People in most states can buy a small canister of it on a quick-release key ring on Amazon.com for $7.07. As pepper spray has become ubiquitous in this country over the last two decades, it has not raised many eyebrows. But now, after images of the campus police at the University of California, Davis, spraying the Kool-Aid-colored orange compound on docile protesters on Friday, pepper spray is a topic of national debate. It has become the crowd-control measure of choice lately by police departments from New York to Denver to Portland, Ore., as they counter protests by the Occupy Wall Street movement. To some, pepper spray is a mild, temporary irritant and its use has been justified as cities and universities have sought to regain control of their streets, parks and campuses. After the video at Davis went viral, Megyn Kelly on Fox News dismissed pepper spray as “a food product, essentially.” Continue reading .
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At New York Times , ” Perry Goes on TV to Regain Footing After Debate “: WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas tried to neutralize an onslaught of ridicule with a dose of humor on Thursday, appearing on television from morning until night in an urgent attempt to deflect grave concerns about his candidacy and to keep the Republican presidential race from advancing without him. As Mitt Romney sought to capitalize on the moment by persuading Republicans that he is the party’s strongest nominee to confront President Obama, the campaigns of Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich also jostled for new attention in the wake of Mr. Perry’s memory lapse that left him speechless at a debate on Wednesday. Less than two months before the party’s nominating contest opens, Mr. Romney is taking steps to increase his investments in Iowa and South Carolina, two early-voting states with conservative electorates. He has played down the two states, but his advisers are moving closer to competing more aggressively in an effort to win over Republicans who have spent the year searching for another candidate. But Mr. Perry plans to accelerate his television advertising campaign next week in Iowa to elicit empathy, minimize the damage from Wednesday’s debate performance, and at least keep voters open to supporting him. His aides said that he has sufficient resources to compete heavily in Iowa, but that he is increasingly turning to donors in Texas to make up for a falloff in national fund-raising. It just looked so bad, the “oops” moment. Yeah, we all have memory lapses, but not during a presidential debate. That’s why we have these debates in the first place. Anyways, perhaps Mitt Romney’s consolidating his lead. See Political Wire , ” Romney Retakes Lead, Gingrich Surges Past Cain .” RELATED : At Hot Air , ” Gingrich passes Cain for second place in Marist poll .”
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Rick Perry Media Blitz After ‘Oops’ Debate Catastrophe
