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FMJRA 2.0: Roam

— compiled by Wombat-socho GOP Wins Recall Battle in Wisconsin Don Surber simplytimothy Temple Of Mut Da Tech Guy Republican Redefined Daily Pundit The Camp Of The Saints LIVE! AMES STRAW POLL COVERAGE: Fear and Loathing at Hilton Coliseum UPDATE: BACHMANN WINS! That Mr. Guy The Camp Of The Saints The (Perhaps Slightly Less) Lonely […]

Michele Bachmann and the Media Scrum

Michele Bachman is surrounded by media as she greets her supporters after the GOP Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa NEWTON, Iowa Yesterday, I was updating my post about the Iowa Straw Poll results when word came that the winner, Michele Bachmann, would be holding a press conference at her campaign bus in 15 minutes. By […]

Tim Pawlenty Quits!

NEWTON, Iowa I was sitting here at breakfast with Ladd Ehlinger just an hour ago when he said, “Pawlenty’s quitting!” Tim Pawlenty told supporters on a conference call Sunday morning that he is ending his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination after a disappointing third-place finish at the Iowa straw poll. Mr. Pawlenty thanked his […]

Santorum: ‘We Feel Very Good’

NEWTON, Iowa — One of the most unexpectedly pleasant dividends of this trip was getting to meet Rick Santorum and his family. It was unexpected because I hadn’t really planned to cover the Santorum campaign, but just happened to notice that he had an event Aug. 6 (a day when I otherwise had nothing to […]

Barbara Espinosa Is A Rick Perry Fan

by Smitty She links his announcement as a candiate for POTUS. She also debunks the “Too Many Texans” argument, saying that neither George H.W. Bush nor President George W. Bush were TEXANS. They were born in Yankee land and migrated to Texas. Yankee’s think different than a true born and breed Texan, best way to […]

Not Sure I Agree With Melissa Clouthier

by Smitty It doesn’t appear that the Black Sox scandal destroyed baseball; I don’t see how a generation of commie swine disguised as the media can destroy investigative reporting. In an America with a re-vitalized media, do you really want to be the candidate that says “You can’t ask about my transcripts; I’m invoking the […]

LIVE! AMES STRAW POLL COVERAGE: Fear and Loathing at Hilton Coliseum UPDATE: BACHMANN WINS!

UPDATE 6:41 p.m. ET: AMES, Iowa – Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann has won the Iowa Republican Straw Poll of 2012 presidential candidates. UPDATE 6:47 p.m. ET: Bachmann 4,823 (28.5%) Paul 4,671 (27.6%) Pawlenty 2,293 Santorum 1,657 Cain 1,456 Perry 718 (write-in) Romney 567 Quick analysis — obviously, Pawlenty’s toast. He spent more than a million […]

More To The Point, Sarah Palin Has Weathered The Left’s Continuous Napalm Shower With Aplomb

by Smitty Dan Riehl: Palin has two critical qualities, unique in that they combine in her. Beholden to no one, without fear, or restraint, Palin articulates today’s conservatism in a prudent, positive and cogent manner. More than that, the media, while much of it both loves and hates her, conveys her message to an audience […]

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