The Other McCain

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‘THE MANTLE OF LEADERSHIP’ —
Text of Mitt Romney’s Speech at VMI

The text of the foreign policy speech Mitt Romney gave today at the Virginia Military Institute, as prepared for delivery: I particularly appreciate the introduction from my good friend and tireless campaign companion, Gov. Bob McDonnell. He is showing what conservative leadership can do to build a stronger economy. Thank you also Congressman Goodlatte for […]

Monday Night Allen Vs. Kaine Debate

by Smitty The Washington Examiner has details: Virginia Senate debate When: 8 p.m. Monday Where: Richmond Host: AARP, League of Women Voters Virginia, WVCE-radio and WTVR-TV The debate will be televised statewide, including by C-SPAN. Check local listings for coverage or go to wtvr.com for a livestream. George Allen is a seasoned politician. Many might […]

ROMNEY IN COAL COUNTRY
UPDATE: You Call This a ‘Recovery’?

ABINGDON, Virginia Mitt Romney spoke to a crowd of nearly 4,000 people here in a midday rally, where he emphasized for the coal industry, a vital part of the economy in southwest Virginia. There was a strong representation at the rally from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE). While at the rally, I […]

Fire-Code Capacity: INCREDIBLE Crowd for Romney-Ryan Rally in Virginia

Mitt Romney speaks Thursday at campaign rally in Fisherville, Virginia (Associated Press photo by Charles Dharapak, via Ken Gardner.) Last night’s rally in Fisherville, Virginia, was so crowded, I couldn’t even get inside with media credentials, and really was lucky to get there at all. When I turned off the ramp from I-81 onto I-64, I was […]

VIDEO: Patrick Murray Explains The Need To Retire ‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran

by Smitty In remarks to supporters on 01 October, Patrick Murray offers some biographical detail about working with Ambassador John Bolton, and then offers praise and admiration for VA-8’s incumbent Congressman, Jim Moran. For ‘heaping abuse’ values of ‘praise and admiration’. Patrick Murray for Congress Jim Moran is the only human on record to get […]

VIDEO: Amb. John Bolton Supports Murray In Effort To Retire Moran

by Smitty Last night I had the privilege of listening to remarks from one of my heros, Ambassador John “the ‘Stache” Bolton. If you only have time for one clip, the second one offers a Bolton’s professional overview of just how jacked up BHO’s foreign policy is.     Patrick Murray for Congress Jim Moran […]

VA: Tim Kaine Posing As Mainstream Is Most Humorous

by Smitty Credit where due: Timmy’s ads are effective in painting him as a moderate politician. To glance at them, you’d never know that in 2007 Kaine “. . .became the first official outside of the State of Illinois to endorse U.S. Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States”. Ambassador Stevens could not […]

Paul Ryan in Roanoke, Virginia: ‘This is President Obama’s Imaginary Recovery’

“There’s this guy I’ve known for a number of years — I am going to be talking to him in mid-October — his name is Joe Biden. You might have heard of him. He just said, that the middle class is coming back. We got 23 million people out of work, struggling to find work […]

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