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  • Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention

    08/30/2012 9:05:45 PM PDT · by LD Jackson · 82 replies
    Political Realities ^ | 08/30/12 | LD Jackson
    After watching the speeches given over the past three days, it was only natural to wonder if Mitt Romney would be able to do his predecessors justice. Ann Romney did a great job, as did Paul Ryan, and a host of other speakers. Thursday night's programming was clearly designed to help introduce the real Mitt Romney to the rest of America. Many of us had not heard the stories we heard leading up to our nominee's acceptance speech. We learned there is much more to the man than he has told. These are the stories Mitt Romney is not comfortable...
  • Code Pink Protesters Just Interrupted Mitt Romney's Convention Speech

    08/30/2012 8:43:10 PM PDT · by libh8er · 79 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 8.30.2012 | Grace Wyler
    TAMPA, FLA. — A group of protesters from the women's rights group Code Pink interrupted Mitt Romney's speech at the Republican National Convention tonight. That the protesters were able to obtain credentials to the convention — let alone one that enabled them to get so close to the stage — and that they were able to sneak in huge pink signs is actually a pretty incredible feat given the level of security at the Republican convention.
  • Paul Backers Aided Disruption of Ryan’s Speech (Code Pink - Ron Paul alliance)

    08/30/2012 11:37:36 AM PDT · by kristinn · 63 replies
    The New York Times ^ | Thursday, August 30, 2012 | Sarah Wheaton
    The women’s antiwar group CodePink was behind the disruption of Representative Paul D. Ryan’s speech on Wednesday night, but it was in part a product of the Romney campaign’s continuing dispute with Ron Paul supporters. “An angry Ron Paul person was like, here, take my pass,” said Laura Mills, the 21-year-old CodePink intern who was escorted out of the Tampa Bay Times Forum after interrupting Mr. Paul’s speech. Ms. Mills and a more seasoned activist, Ann Wright, were just waiting for Mr. Ryan to say something about health care. When he did, they yelled, “Health care, not warfare” and “My...
  • Clint Eastwood Addresses The 2012 GOP Convention (VIDEO)

    08/30/2012 7:27:25 PM PDT · by i88schwartz · 212 replies
    RealClearPolitics ^ | August 30, 2012 | RealClearPolitics
    Actor and director Clint Eastwood addresses the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
  • RNC Ratings Night Two: Networks Lose 17 Million Viewers Compared To Night Two Of 2008 RNC

    08/30/2012 6:35:41 PM PDT · by chessplayer · 15 replies
    On night two of the Republican National Convention, Fox News Channel was once again the network more people went to to get their political fix. That said, every network was down substantially from the same night in 2008, when Sarah Palin made her RNC debut.
  • Jeb Bush to Republicans: ‘Stop Acting Stupid’ on Immigration (Pushing Amnesty Yet Again)

    08/30/2012 4:30:26 PM PDT · by montag813 · 56 replies
    Stand With Arizona ^ | 08-30-2012 | John Hill
    Tonight, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is addressing the Republican National Convention. Why is he being given that honor, you say? That is a good question, since he is at great odds with both the party's nominee, the party's platform, and the American people on the issue of immigration, and continues to insult us on a weekly basis to pimp his pro-amnesty views that we have consistently rejected. At a forum on immigration, Bush said Republicans aren’t going to close the gap with Hispanic voters until they “stop acting stupid” by being too "tough" on "immigrants" (the usual code for illegal...
  • Romney, Tonight: ‘I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed.’

    08/30/2012 4:28:51 PM PDT · by Bigtigermike · 58 replies
    National Review Online ^ | Thursday August 30, 2012
    Some of you will want to read portions of Romney’s speech before he delivers it; some will not. For those that do, the excerpts that have been released by the Romney campaign are below: I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division.  This isn’t something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we CAN do something. With your help we will do something. Now is the moment when we can stand up and say, “I’m an American. I make my destiny. And we deserve better!...
  • Clint Eastwood Endorses Mitt Romney

    08/30/2012 5:44:48 PM PDT · by Weedle · 9 replies
    You Tube ^ | 8/30/2012 | Douglas
    Clint Eastwood Endorses Mitt Romney Hell of a thing electing a Democrat...they take all a man's got...and all he's every gonna have.
  • O'Reilly: What are they going to drop from the ceiling when Sandra Fluke speaks? (LOL)

    08/30/2012 5:41:43 PM PDT · by ConservativeMan55 · 33 replies
    Foxnews
    O'Reilly just asked James Rosen "I wonder what they're going to drop from the ceiling when Sandra Fluke speaks?" A reference to condoms being dropped instead of balloons lol
  • UPDATE: CNN Camerawoman Says Convention Incident Should Be Wake-Up Call: Report (barf)

    08/30/2012 5:55:31 PM PDT · by TigerClaws · 28 replies
    UPDATE THURSDAY 4:55 PM: The CNN camerawoman who was pelted with peanuts by attendees at the GOP Convention in Tampa yesterday has told Journal-isms that she was not surprised by the incident and that it should serve as a wake-up call to black people. “This is Florida, and I’m from the Deep South. You come to places like this, you can count the black people on your hand. They see us doing things they don’t think I should do,” she said. Two people were removed from the arena yesterday after they threw peanuts at the camera operator, while saying to...
  • Romney: 'My Country Deserves Better!' (Acceptance speech excerpts)

    08/30/2012 5:06:27 PM PDT · by GOPinCa · 158 replies
    Here are excerpts of the remarks Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to deliver this evening in Tampa, Florida: Four years ago, I know that many Americans felt a fresh excitement about the possibilities of a new president. That president was not the choice of our party but Americans always come together after elections. We are a good and generous people who are united by so much more than divides us. When that hard fought election was over, when the yard signs came down and the television commercials finally came off the air, Americans were eager to go back to...
  • Paul Ryan’s speech in 3 words

    08/30/2012 10:15:36 AM PDT · by Uncle Slayton · 23 replies
    Fox News ^ | 8/30/12 | Sally Kohn
    1. Dazzling At least a quarter of Americans still don’t know who Paul Ryan is, and only about half who know and have an opinion of him view him favorably. So, Ryan’s primary job tonight was to introduce himself and make himself seem likeable, and he did that well. The personal parts of the speech were very personally delivered, especially the touching parts where Ryan talked about his father and mother and their roles in his life. And at the end of the speech, when Ryan cheered the crowd to its feet, he showed an energy and enthusiasm that’s what...
  • Code Pink’s Pro-Abortion Dancing Vaginas Disgust Republicans

    08/30/2012 3:40:27 PM PDT · by NYer · 83 replies
    Life News ^ | August 30, 2012 | Steven Ertelt
    The radical pro-abortion group Code Pink has been doing its best to rain on the Republican convention parade in Tampa.Two members unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt pro-life vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s speech on Wednesday night, while the rest of the “vagina dancing” and costume-wearing crew has been relegated to the official protest areas outside the Republican convention. Below are pictures (courtesy Jill Stanek), a video and commentary about these radical activists.“Yesterday Code Pink activists were featured at the Planned Parenthood bus stop in Tampa, dressed in full frontal feminist regalia. These vulgar women represent mainstream American women?” Stanek writes, “At...
  • Minus Palin, Convention’s TV Ratings Plunge

    Viewership for the Republican National Convention plunged sharply on its second night compared with the same evening of 2008, when Sarah Palin made her debut as the vice presidential nominee. An average of 21.9 million viewers tuned into the nine broadcast and cable networks that were broadcasting convention proceedings Wednesday night between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., according to Nielsen. That was 41% less than the 37.2 million who tuned in the same night four years ago, the research firm said.
  • Romney Camp Removing Rules Committee Members

    08/28/2012 10:24:54 AM PDT · by CedarDave · 119 replies
    FreedomWorks.org ^ | August 28, 2012 | Michael Duncan
    I just got off the phone with a concerned Florida activist, Laura Noble, who informed me that both of Florida's Rules Committee members, Peter Feaman and Kathleen King, have been removed from the Rules committee and replaced with Romney-appointed delegates. Clearly anticipating a grassroots backlash against the "compromise" on Rule 15 and the changes on Rule 12 has caused the Romney camp to preemptively replace delegates to ensure they have support on the Rules Committee. It's enough to make your blood boil. Please call your state's Rules Committee delegates here and ask that they oppose the "compromise" on Rule 15,...
  • ‘Honey Boo Boo’ beats GOP in cable ratings

    08/30/2012 4:41:59 PM PDT · by Uncle Slayton · 45 replies
    Sf gate ^ | 8-30-12
    Never let it be said that Americans don’t have their priorities straight. The fourth episode of   TLC‘s “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” a show that makes “Jersey Shore” look like “Masterpiece Classic,” drew more viewers in the 18-49 age group on Wednesday night than the second full night of the Republican National Convention.
  • Poll: Romney gets convention bounce, takes national lead

    08/30/2012 5:40:32 PM PDT · by SMGFan · 9 replies
    The Hill ^ | August 30, 2012
    Mitt Romney has taken the lead over President Obama with a bounce in the polls from the Republican National Convention. Romney leads with 44 percent support, compared with 42 for Obama, according to a Reuters-Ipsos national tracking poll released Thursday. The Republican candidate started the week trailing Obama 46 to 42, and the 6 percentage point swing is likely due to voter focus on the Republican National Convention, which concludes Thursday night in Tampa, Fla.
  • 17 Million Less Viewers Watch Ryan in 2012 than Palin in 2008

    08/30/2012 5:26:00 PM PDT · by Kolath · 53 replies
    Conservatives4Palin ^ | 8/30/2012 | Stacy Drake
    I think this verifies with some pretty substantial numbers that there just isn’t the same excitement for Paul Ryan, as there was in 2008 for Governor Palin. Via Mediabistro (emphasis): On night two of the Republican National Convention, Fox News Channel was once again the network more people went to to get their political fix. That said, every network was down substantially from the same night in 2008, when Sarah Palin made her RNC debut…
  • (Live Thread) Day 4 Republican National Convention

    08/30/2012 4:31:56 PM PDT · by newzjunkey · 1,851 replies
    RNC ^ | 30 Aug 2012
    THURSDAY — 7 p.m. Call to order Introduction of Colors US Central Command Joint Forces Color Guard Team Pledge of Allegiance by Dylan Nonaka National Anthem sung by SEVEN Invocation by Ken and Priscilla Hutchins Remarks by Republican Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla. Reagan Legacy Video Remarks by former House Speaker and GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and wife Callista Gingrich Remarks by Craig Romney — 8 p.m. Remarks by former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla. Remarks by Bob White, chairman of Romney for President campaign Remarks by Grant Bennett Remarks by Tom Stemberg — 9 p.m. Remarks...
  • Clint Eastwood at the GOP convention [Rush parody]

    08/30/2012 5:41:53 AM PDT · by Servant of the Cross · 1 replies
    Rush archives (youtube video) ^ | 2/7/2012 | Rush Limbaugh
    Video only ... vanity