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  • KA-1 2010: McCain endorses 1st District candidate (Rob Wasinger, former Brownback chief of staff)

    11/09/2009 11:40:43 PM PST · by rabscuttle385 · 14 replies · 567+ views
    Congressional candidate Rob Wasinger, R-Cottonwood Falls, gained the endorsement of U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the GOP's presidential nominee in 2008. "Rob Wasinger has the right experience, vision, and values to lead Kansas into an era of economic growth and prosperity. He is an exemplary public servant we can trust," McCain was quoted saying in a news release from the Wasinger campaign. "I am humbled to be supported by Sen. John McCain, an American hero who has served our country with honor and integrity both in uniform and in Congress," Wasinger said in the same release. Wasinger is the former...
  • Durbin: DC tops in abortion because its residents are black (Audio included)

    07/16/2009 8:52:23 AM PDT · by The Old Hoosier · 28 replies · 1,304+ views
    Wash Examiner/Beltway Confidential ^ | July 16, 2009 | David Freddoso
    In a committee markup last week, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said that residents of the District of Columbia have a disproportionately large number of abortions because D.C. is disproportionately African-American. In our nation's capital, 41 percent of all pregnancies end in abortion...
  • Brownback rallies party faithful at GOP barbecue

    07/14/2009 7:10:28 AM PDT · by DFG · 29 replies · 776+ views
    ljworld.com ^ | 07/12/09 | Shawn Linenberger
    Kobach told the group he would fight for the requirement of providing proof of citizenship at election booths. He said photo identification is required when boarding a plane or buying certain spray paints and medication. He wants the same when trying to combat voter fraud. A professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kobach kept the mood light with a political joke. He asked what President Obama and God had in common, with the punchline being neither has a birth certificate. The difference between the two? God only takes 10 percent of a person’s income, Kobach joked. Tiahrt...
  • Senate's slavery apology includes reparations caveat

    06/18/2009 12:42:11 PM PDT · by paltz · 104 replies · 2,960+ views
    Washington Times - Water Cooler ^ | 6/18/09 | Kerry Picket
    The U.S. Senate, by unanimous consent, passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation, according to reports. Republican Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, one of the sponsors, said the measure was no “panacea,” but could help trigger “reconciliation.”
  • Sam Brownback Seals his place as the latest GOP Traitor

    04/30/2009 6:32:35 PM PDT · by publius321 · 43 replies · 1,617+ views
    I would like to personally welcome Kansas Senator Sam Brownback as the latest inductee to the GOP Enema Hall of Shame. www.GOPenema.com is a grassroots movement to cleanse the bowels of the GOP and once again make it the party of conservative principles it once was.... Senator Brownback (R-Kansas) joined home-state colleague Pat Roberts and seven other Republicans Tuesday to help Kathleen Sebelius win approval (65-31) to serve as HHS secretary...
  • Brownback votes for Sebelius, 'betrays' Christians

    04/30/2009 11:01:53 AM PDT · by IbJensen · 66 replies · 1,664+ views
    One News Now ^ | 4/30/2009 | Jim Brown
    A Kansas pastor says by endorsing Kathleen Sebelius for Health and Human Services secretary, Senator Sam Brownback "violated the scriptures and his own church's teaching" and "betrayed" many conservative Christians who had been his largest base of support. Senator Brownback (R-Kansas) joined home-state colleague Pat Roberts and seven other Republicans Tuesday to help Kathleen Sebelius win approval (65-31) to serve as HHS secretary. The nomination of the Kansas governor -- which Brownback has supported since it was announced almost two months ago -- was controversial because of her failure to pay taxes and her lack of honesty regarding the large...
  • Sam Brownback to Appear at Kansas Tea Parties

    04/14/2009 3:35:36 PM PDT · by teenyelliott · 21 replies · 493+ views
    email from Brownback's office | 4/14/2009 | Sam Brownback
    From the email I received today... "Just a quick note to remind everyone to get your taxes postmarked by Wednesday. April 15th has the dubious distinction of being the day that reminds everyone why small, limited government is the best way to go. I'm going to be spending Tax Day traveling across Kansas to attend Tea Parties in Junction City, Wichita and Topeka. These meetings will help draw attention to the irresponsible tax-and-spend policies contained in the stimulus package and the budget packages passed by the House and Senate. A bad precedent was set with the astronomical bailouts, and the...
  • Sen. Brownback to introduce legislation to put N. Korea in terrorism blacklist

    04/06/2009 9:17:52 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 11 replies · 390+ views
    Yonhap News ^ | 04/06/09 | Hwang Doo-hyong
    2009/04/07 06:56 KST Sen. Brownback to introduce legislation to put N. Korea in terrorism blacklist By Hwang Doo-hyong WASHINGTON, April 6 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) Monday announced that he will introduce legislation later this month to list North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism in retaliation of the North's rocket launch Sunday in what he called violation of a U.N. resolution. The previous George W. Bush administration delisted the North in October to persuade the reclusive communist state to return to six-party talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs. "Senator Sam Brownback today announced that when...
  • Sam Brownback - the latest GOP traitor?

    03/06/2009 4:52:19 PM PST · by publius321 · 22 replies · 671+ views
    “Mark Crutcher, president of Life Dynamics, Incorporated, says Brownback -- a self-professed pro-life Catholic -- "abandoned" the unborn by backing Sebelius... Crutcher says Brownback's desire to become the next governor of Kansas may be driving his support of Sebelius. "All of Brownback's flowery words in the past don't really mean much," he says. "When push comes to shove, he'll throw the unborn under the bus for some political advantage -- and that's what's happened here." http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=437992 I must say that this doesn't surprise me in the least. Throughout the primary debates I remember saying to my wife that this guy...
  • Brownback waffles but will vote to confirm Sebelius

    03/04/2009 11:55:34 AM PST · by presidio9 · 184 replies · 2,747+ views
    The Kansas City Star ^ | Tue, Mar. 03, 2009 | STEVE KRASKE
    After a day of uncertainty, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas said Tuesday he would vote to confirm Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for secretary of health and human services. “The president won the election and has nominated a Kansan to the Cabinet,” Brownback said in a statement. “Despite our profound policy differences, I will support my fellow Kansan.” Brownback joined Sen. Pat Roberts, who also made his intentions known Tuesday. Earlier Tuesday, Brownback had deferred. “He doesn’t plan to say anything either way at this point,” said a spokesman. Some questioned how Brownback would decide, considering how abortion opponents — who have...
  • ALL's Judie Brown on Sen. Brownback: "I'll never use 'pro-life' to describe him again"

    03/03/2009 12:53:18 PM PST · by GonzoII · 68 replies · 2,148+ views
    LifeSiteNews ^ | March 3, 2009 | Kathleen Gilbert and Steve Jalsevac
    Tuesday March 3, 2009 ALL's Judie Brown on Sen. Brownback: "I'll never use 'pro-life' to describe him again" Sen. Brownback congratulates Sebelius, pro-Lifers stunned By Kathleen Gilbert and Steve JalsevacWASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Kansas' U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, who has long identified with the pro-life movement, has shocked pro-life leaders by supporting the nomination of extreme pro-abortion Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).Brownback issued a joint statement with fellow senator from Kansas, Pat Roberts, congratulating the Governor."It's an honor for the State of Kansas to have an elected...
  • DeMint Introduces Consumer Products Safety Reform Bill

    02/05/2009 2:50:42 PM PST · by rabscuttle385 · 10 replies · 785+ views
    Legislation will protect families, charities and small businesses from regulations and lawsuits that could kill thousands of jobs. Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) announced the introduction of a bill protect small businesses, charities and families by reforming the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). Senator DeMint’s legislation would stop the most overreaching and burdensome aspects of CPSIA, slated to take effect February 10. Unless reformed, the new law will demand onerous testing for anything geared towards children age 12 and under. This mandate would fall on books, toys, clothing, hair bands, board games, sporting equipment, backpacks,...
  • Fairtax Supporter corner U.S. Senator Sam Brownback January 30, 2009

    02/02/2009 5:22:43 PM PST · by netvictory · 2 replies · 516+ views
    Fairtax Supporter corner U.S. Senator Sam Brownback January 30, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPqGim1dxoY
  • More GOP Senate quitters: Real despair or real opportunities?

    01/13/2009 3:31:50 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 18 replies · 976+ views
    Los Angeles ^ | 1/13/09
    Evolving conventional wisdom holds that the growing string of senior Republican senators packing it in for retirement or a governor's office means gloom for the party in next year's midterm congressional elections, which are usually a time for an incumbent president's party to suffer. But, counterintuitively, that may not be the case. Bill Clinton remembers the Republican revolution of 1994 only too well -- and so does one of his top aides then, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's incoming White House chief of staff. Indeed, Emanuel, who took over the House seat of someone named Rod Blagojevich in 2002, was one...
  • Kansas Senators Roberts, Brownback to Oppose Bailout Bill

    10/01/2008 6:13:04 PM PDT · by Maelstorm · 24 replies · 1,653+ views
    http://news.google.com ^ | Oct 1, 2008 | news.google.com
    WASHINGTON (AP) _ Both of Kansas' Republican senators say they'll oppose a revised plan to rescue the nation's financial industry. Sen. Pat Roberts said his decision reflects the will of thousands of Kansas voters who have contacted his office to say the $700 billion measure is unacceptable. "It’s important Congress act responsibly to shore up America’s confidence in the financial system. Unfortunately, this proposal is still flawed. It does not protect taxpayers, contains no meaningful oversight, may not solve the crisis and is seen by most Americans as rewarding greed," Roberts said. Roberts' challenger on the November ballot, Democrat Jim...
  • Frustrated with Palin, Brownback Earmark Interview Responses

    09/12/2008 7:27:13 PM PDT · by PAR · 9 replies · 141+ views
    Vanity
    I hope this doesn't turn into Bush redux, where the obvious and decisive responses to liberal attacks are not utilized. Case in point: Earmarks. Today I saw Palin questioned in a confronational manner by "Charlie" and Senator Brownback on Fox by Colmes. Both were challenged on Palin's earmark record. Seems to me that ANY time a republican is challenged regarding Palin's earmark history the following the points should be made (at a minium): 1) Palin does have a record of dramatically reducing earmark requests since she bacame governor. Whoever is being interviewed needs to lay out the numbers. What were...
  • China Plans to Spy on Olympic Hotel Guests: US Senator

    07/29/2008 6:47:39 PM PDT · by JACKRUSSELL · 14 replies · 96+ views
    AFP / Google News ^ | July 29, 2008 | AFP
    (WASHINGTON) — A top Republican US senator on Tuesday said China is planning to spy on guests who stay at foreign-owned hotels during the Olympic Games, which begin next month. "The Chinese government has put in place a system to spy on and gather information about every guest at hotels where Olympic visitors are staying," Kansas Senator Sam Brownback told reporters. "This means journalists, athletes' families, human rights advocates and other visitors will be subjected to invasive intelligence gathering by the Chinese Public Security Bureau." The State Department issued a warning in March that Americans traveling to China for the...
  • (Sen. Sam) Brownback on McCain train

    06/15/2008 10:27:20 AM PDT · by CreativePerspective · 13 replies · 259+ views
    The Manhattan Mercury ^ | June 15, 2008 | Bill Felber
    Quietly for now, perhaps more visibly later, Sen. Sam Brownback has set himself a missionary task. That task involves persuading the so-called "religious right," his core constituency, to get behind the John McCain presidential candidacy. .... "You get down to the raw points of it, and that's the (Supreme Court)," he said. He tells conservatives that McCain's "very reliable on that... and so (in a different way) is Barack Obama." "Barack's a good guy - I like him - but he's a very liberal Democrat," Brownback said. "If you have a liberal Democrat plus a Democratic House and Senate, that's...
  • Rumor: McCain Considering Sarah Palin for Vice President

    05/29/2008 12:19:57 PM PDT · by Jay777 · 193 replies · 743+ views
    Stop the ACLU ^ | 29-May-08 | Unknown
    The rumor is a big possibility she's being looked at.A tipster sent us word that John McCain’s VP advance man Arthur Culvahouse has been spotted in Juneau, Alaska. There’s only one reason he would be there - to meet with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin about the Vice President position. This comes on the heels of McCain’s Memorial Day weekend barbecue attended by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, former White House budget director Rob Portman, and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman. Supposedly that was in informal...
  • Is Brownback Betraying Pro-Lifers? (Jill Stanek)

    05/07/2008 7:20:47 AM PDT · by Pyro7480 · 22 replies · 101+ views
    WND ^ | 5/7/2008 | Jill Stanek
    On April 24, Kansas pro-life U.S. Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts issued a press release endorsing Steve Howe for Johnson County district attorney.... Phill Kline is currently the appointed district attorney and has been urged to reconsider his decision not to run to retain his seat in November. Why? Kline is the only DA in the country with a pending criminal case against a Planned Parenthood and is likely the only DA in the country with the intestinal fortitude to stick with such an investigation.... Brownback knows pro-lifers are encouraging Kline to stay. He knows because many influential pro-lifers...
  • Pro-Abortion Group Won't Oppose Bill Reducing Abortions on Disabled Babies

    03/11/2008 4:09:14 PM PDT · by wagglebee · 10 replies · 456+ views
    Life News ^ | 3/11/08 | Steven Ertelt
    Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A leading pro-abortion group has said it will not oppose a bill that will help reduce the number of abortions on babies who are potentially afflicted with Down Syndrome. The measure has already received approval from a Senate committee and is headed to the full chamber for a debate and vote. Last month, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved the Pre-natally and Post-natally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act on a unanimous vote.The bill is designed to help reduce the number of abortions of babies with Down syndrome and other conditions.Sen Sam Brownback,...
  • Brownback courting right for Sen. McCain

    02/06/2008 8:35:27 PM PST · by pissant · 33 replies · 26+ views
    The Hill ^ | 2/6/08 | Alex Bolton
    After quietly bowing out of the presidential race last fall, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) launched an aggressive effort to court socially conservative leaders who have expressed skepticism about the candidacy of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Brownback is heading McCain’s outreach to Catholic voters and is also one of McCain’s chief advisers on judicial nominations, helping to organize meetings between the candidate and national social conservative leaders. Brownback has met with Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, and Father Frank Pavone, a leader in the anti-abortion rights movement, to enlist their support. On Thursday, Brownback will attend Conservative Political...
  • KCNA Ridicules U. S. Senator's Foolish Behavior [North Korea does not like Brownback]

    12/22/2007 12:45:42 PM PST · by docbnj · 3 replies · 104+ views
    Pyongyang, December 19 (KCNA) -- U.S. Senator Brownback was recently reported to have presented to the Administration a bill urging it to put a brake on the process to implement the DPRK-U.S. agreement. In the bill he was adamant in insisting that the U.S. should not delist the DPRK as a "sponsor of terrorism" and lift the application of the "Trading with the Enemy Act," the commitments to be fulfilled by the U.S. under the agreement between the DPRK and the U.S. This is ridiculous, indeed. Brownback is a diehard anti-communist element as he took the lead in fabricating the...
  • **RESOLUTION INTRODUCED IN SENATE OPPOSING REMOVAL OF N.KOREA FROM "TERROR STATES" LIST**

    12/10/2007 11:09:21 PM PST · by AmericanInTokyo · 15 replies · 231+ views
    Yomiuri News in Japanese (with Freeper Translation to English) ^ | 11 December 2007 | Yomiuri News in Japanese (with Freeper Translation to English)
    Translation:"The resolution officially calling on President Bush and the State Department NOT to remove North Korea from the US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism (the so called "Terrorist Country List") has been introduced into the US Senate. It was introduced by Brownback and has three co-sponsors so far.It says that as long as North Korea holds international kidnap victims and does not release them, the US State Department should not remove North Korea from the terror list.It is a resolution, and is not binding on the President or US State Department. --Reporter Sakai"
  • Brownback to endorse McCain

    11/07/2007 6:39:38 AM PST · by xzins · 105 replies · 904+ views
    Las Vegas Sun ^ | 7 Nov 07 | Liz Sidoti
    Brownback to Endorse McCain By LIZ SIDOTI Associated Press Writer MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Sam Brownback, a Kansas conservative and favorite of evangelical Christians, will endorse his former Republican presidential rival John McCain, GOP officials said Wednesday. The nod could provide a much-needed boost, particularly in Iowa, for the Arizona senator and one-time presumed GOP front-runner whose bid faltered and is now looking for a comeback. Republican officials said Brownback will announce his support for McCain later Wednesday in Dubuque, Iowa, and then travel with the candidate to campaign in two other cities in the state. The officials spoke on...
  • Life decisions: How far should pro-life advocates go in working with “abortion grays”?

    11/02/2007 12:39:05 PM PDT · by Caleb1411 · 13 replies · 1,120+ views
    WORLD ^ | November 10, 2007 | Jamie Dean
    One favorite Capitol Hill worker of Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is an elevator operator named Jimmy. The young man with Down syndrome wears ties given to him by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and often greets legislators with high-fives or hugs. "He's a wonderful young man," Brownback recently told a pro-life audience in Washington, D.C. "And if you see a Down syndrome child or person in this country today, I hope you give them a hug, because 90 percent are killed in the womb." Brownback referred to studies that estimate 80 to 90 percent of parents who learn their unborn children...
  • Huckabee doubts Rudy will get nod

    10/30/2007 6:51:54 PM PDT · by Jean S · 7 replies · 30+ views
    The HIll | q0/30/07 | Sam Youngman
    Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) has joined the growing chorus of conservatives who say they would be surprised and disappointed if Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) were to endorse ex-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s (R) bid for the White House. During a lunch with reporters on Tuesday in which a confident Huckabee insisted he can win the GOP nomination and general election, the former governor said that he reached out to Brownback the day the senator withdrew from the race and that he wants Brownback’s support. “It makes perfect sense. It’s a good fit for a lot of Sen....
  • Brownback talks to Giuliani, Catholics for Brownback “outraged”

    10/27/2007 2:55:43 AM PDT · by gpapa · 23 replies · 65+ views
    Catholic News Agency ^ | October 26, 2007 | Unattributed
    Washington DC, Oct 26, 2007 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Senator Sam Brownback, the Kansas Republican who sought the Republican presidential nomination on a socially conservative platform, is considering supporting former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's candidacy. He met with the former mayor on Thursday to discuss his position on abortion. “I’m going to meet with him and I’m going to talk to him and hear what he is specifically saying now because he’s changed on a number of the abortion issues,” Brownback said in an interview with The Hill. “He’s changed on partial-birth [abortion] and he … has said...
  • Giuliani, Brownback to Meet Thursday

    10/25/2007 8:50:19 AM PDT · by Bobkk47 · 32 replies · 15+ views
    townhall.com ^ | October 25, 2007 | Libby Quaid
    Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani plans to meet Thursday with conservative Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, who is weighing whether to endorse a candidate after dropping out of the race last week, the senator's spokesman said Thursday. Giuliani supports abortion rights; Brownback is an ardent abortion foe. "Mayor Giuliani asked to meet with Senator Brownback, and Senator Brownback is happy to sit down with him," said Brian Hart, the senator's spokesman. "Senator Brownback is talking to a few people but doesn't intend to endorse anyone right away." Giuliani, the former New York mayor, leads national polls in the race for the...
  • Brownback to meet Rudy

    10/24/2007 7:21:42 PM PDT · by pissant · 71 replies · 82+ views
    The Hill ^ | 10/25/07 | Alex Bolton
    Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is considering endorsing Rudy Giuliani for the GOP presidential nomination and will meet with him Thursday in Washington to hear his views on abortion. Brownback, who ended his White House run last week and is a champion of social conservative issues, said he would consider Giuliani because he had heard that the former New York City mayor had changed his position on partial-birth abortion and has pledged to appoint to the courts strict constructionists who would not overturn anti-abortion laws. If Brownback pledged his support, it would be a big boost for Giuliani. It might help...
  • DREAM Act Fails Senate Test Vote

    10/24/2007 10:43:33 AM PDT · by SmithL · 306 replies · 120+ views
    AP via SFGate ^ | 10/24/7 | JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Legislation to give children of illegal immigrants a path toward legality failed a crucial test vote in the Senate Wednesday, likely putting a final stamp on major immigration measures for the year. Supporters needed to get 60 votes to advance the DREAM Act, which would have allowed illegal immigrants who plan to attend college or join the military, and who came to the United States with their families before they turned 16, to move toward legality. The final vote was 52-44.
  • BROWNBACK SAYS RUDY WON'T GET NOD

    10/19/2007 3:39:43 PM PDT · by Baladas · 18 replies · 36+ views
    MSNBC ^ | October 19, 2007 | Mark Murray
    WASHINGTON, DC -- After his Values Voters speech here, in which he called for all Americans to defend life at every stage, Brownback refused to confirm the news that he is dropping out of the presidential race this afternoon. “I’m headed back to Kansas and I’ll be making an announcement there,” he said. The Kansas senator did acknowledge, however, that he is convinced the Republican Party will nominate a “pro-life candidate,” and he feels that Giuliani does not fit the bill. “Governor Romney’s certainly taken a pro-life position now,” Brownback said to reporters after his speech. “We’ll see if that’s...
  • McCain: Senate should apologize for slavery

    10/18/2007 9:13:32 AM PDT · by freespirited · 143 replies · 135+ views
    Examiner ^ | 10/18/07 | Bill Sammon
    Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Wednesday the Senate should apologize for slavery and segregation, calling them “dark chapters in our history.” McCain said he would support a planned resolution by fellow Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, who is also seeking the presidency, to apologize for racist laws, some of which ended more than a century ago. “They were federal policies,” Brownback told the Boston Globe on Monday. “They were wrong. The only way for us to move forward . . . is at the end of the day acknowledging those, taking ownership for it, and asking for forgiveness.” McCain agreed...
  • Sources: Brownback to drop White House bid

    10/18/2007 7:02:06 AM PDT · by JRochelle · 388 replies · 326+ views
    MSNBC.com ^ | 10/18/2007 | AP
    WASHINGTON - Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday. Brownback, a longshot conservative contender, had trouble raising money to compete in the race. He is expected announce his withdrawal in Topeka, Kan. He raised a little more than $800,000 in the third quarter of this year, his lowest quarterly amount since entering race. He has brought in more than $4 million overall and is eligible for $2 million in federal matching funds.
  • Brownback to pitch proposal apologizing for slavery

    10/16/2007 7:08:55 PM PDT · by Lucius Cornelius Sulla · 144 replies · 76+ views
    The Boston Globe ^ | October 16, 2007 | Jenn Abelson
    Senator Sam Brownback, a Republican trying to inject new life into his beleaguered presidential campaign, plans to offer a resolution this week for Congress to apologize for slavery and segregation. Brownback, of Kansas, told The Boston Globe's editorial board yesterday he will join an unnamed Democrat in sponsoring the proposal. He said he expects a tough fight on the resolution, even though it will not include any call for reparations. "They were federal policies," he said. "They were wrong. The only way for us to move forward . . . is at the end of day acknowledging those, taking ownership...
  • Summary of Q3 FEC Fundraising Reports

    10/16/2007 5:40:17 AM PDT · by kevkrom · 41 replies · 24+ views
    Summary of GOP candidate fundraising reports. All dollar figures are rounded to the nearest $0.1 million. Candidate Q3 receipts (minus loans) To-Date receipts (minus loans) Q3 Loans To-Date Loans Cash On Hand Cash On Hand minus Debts Brownback $0.9M $4.2M $0 $0 $0.1M $0.1M Giuliani $11.6M $47.3M $0 $0 $16.6M* $16.5M* Huckabee $1.0M $2.3M $0 $0 $0.7M $0.6M Hunter $0.5M $1.9M $0 $0 $0.1M $0.1M McCain $5.7M $32.1M $0 $0 $2.8M $2.8M Paul $5.6M $8.3M $0 $0 $5.4M $5.4M Romney $9.9M $45.4M $8.5M** $17.3M** $9.2M -$8.2M Tancredo $0.8M $3.5M $0 $0 $0.1M -$0.2M Thompson $12.7M $12.7M $0 $0 $7.1M $6.4M...
  • Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, MI 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread

    10/09/2007 11:58:39 AM PDT · by CounterCounterCulture · 2,212 replies · 66,122+ views
    Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #8 – Dearborn, Michigan 10/09/07 - Official Discussion Thread CNBC/MSNBC/The Wall Street Journal are jointly sponsoring the first Republican Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign focusing on economic issues. It will be held on October 9 in Dearborn, Michigan at the University of Michigan-Dearborn at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Broadcast is live on CNBC at 4 PM ET (1 PM PT) and re-broadcast on MSNBC at 9 PM ET (6 PM PT). CNBC's Maria Bartiromo and MSNBC's Chris Matthews will host the debate. Live streaming on CNBC.com Candidates participating: Sam Brownback Rudy Giuliani...
  • Presidential politicking [Wyoming delegate-choosing county conventions moved up to 1/5/08]

    10/01/2007 7:58:16 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 2 replies · 293+ views
    Jackson Hole Star-Tribune ^ | October 1, 2007 | Joshua Wolfson
    For one day at least, Wyoming felt a little like New Hampshire. Three Republican presidential candidates, including former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, made their pitch to the Cowboy State at a packed forum in Casper on Saturday. The newfound attention comes on the heels of a decision by the Wyoming Republican Party to move its county conventions up to Jan. 5, to be closer to the New Hampshire primary, traditionally the first in the nation. "It behooves all the candidates to pay attention to the state of Wyoming," said Joe Schloss, chairman of the Teton County Republican Party. A crowd...
  • 1st Hand Reporting from the Wyoming GOP Presidential Forum

    09/29/2007 8:32:28 PM PDT · by pissant · 93 replies · 270+ views
    Sunflower Desert ^ | 9/29/07 | Tammi
    I’m back! What a fun time. Where should I start? Well, only three of the Republican Candidates for President came to Wyoming today; Congressman Duncan Hunter, Senator Sam Brownback, and Fred Thompson. The latter only went to Casper this morning and did not travel on to Riverton for the second forum. Many candidates asked to send surrogates, but if you let one candidate do that, then they all will do it. Therefore the forum committee made it clear that only Presidential Candidates could speak at the forum. However, since Fred Thompson actually did come to Wyoming, his opening speech in...
  • Dinner draws presidential hopefuls

    09/29/2007 7:16:20 AM PDT · by Ultra Sonic 007 · 7 replies · 96+ views
    Jackson Hole Star-Tribune ^ | 09/29/2007 | Joshua Wolfson
    Wyoming's Republican Party moved up its presidential primary hoping to attract more attention from candidates. So far, the returns look good. A Friday night fundraiser in Casper drew an appearance from one presidential candidate and a phone call from another. Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback spoke to a crowd of more than 40 at a dinner put on by the Wyoming Family Coalition, a political action committee that supports socially conservative policies. California Rep. Duncan Hunter, who was scheduled to attend the dinner in person, instead delivered his speech via speaker phone from the Minneapolis airport. All this attention has made...
  • Republican Debate #7 – Baltimore, MD 09/27/07 - Brownback, Huckabee, Hunter, Keyes, Paul, Tancredo

    09/27/2007 5:26:47 PM PDT · by CounterCounterCulture · 379 replies · 746+ views
    Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #7 – Baltimore, Maryland 09/27/07 - Official Discussion Thread All-American Presidential Forum on PBS Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland September 27, 2007, 9:00 pm-10:30 pm ET (check your local PBS listings) Moderated by Tavis Smiley. Candidates participating: Sam Brownback Mike Huckabee Duncan Hunter Alan Keyes Ron Paul Tom Tancredo Journalists involved... Ray Suarez is a Washington-based Senior Correspondent who joined The NewsHour in October 1999. Suarez has thirty years of varied experience in the news business. Cynthia Tucker is the editorial page editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist whose work appears in...
  • Republican Senator [Brownback] Introduces Pro-Life Measure

    09/26/2007 12:54:02 PM PDT · by Caleb1411 · 5 replies · 115+ views
    CNSNews.com ^ | September 24, 2007 | Susan Jones
    Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), now running for president on his pro-life agenda, has introduced a bill that would require doctors to perform an ultrasound, then show it to a pregnant woman, before performing an abortion. "We can reduce the number of abortions and help people reflect on the humanity of the unborn child by providing more information to women," said Brownback. According to a posting on his website, the bill, officially known as the Ultrasound Informed Consent Act, places the requirements on the doctor, not the woman. A doctor would be required to share the ultrasound results with the woman...
  • Candidates question university's invitation to Iran president

    09/25/2007 11:10:59 AM PDT · by Calpernia · 20 replies · 59+ views
    CNN.com ^ | 9/24/07
    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Both Republican and Democratic presidential candidates Monday questioned Columbia University's decision to invite Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at its New York campus. (snip) Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Monday he finds it "disturbing" Columbia University invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak before its student body, calling him "the leader of one of the governments that's one of the biggest supporters of terrorism in the world." (snip) ..former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney... had a new radio ad Monday that called on the United Nations Secretary General to revoke his decision to allow...
  • 5 GOP candidates commit to Baltimore debate (No Fred, Rudy McRomney, but there are Hunter and Paul)

    09/22/2007 6:29:53 AM PDT · by Ultra Sonic 007 · 261 replies · 268+ views
    Baltimore Sun ^ | 09/22/2007 | David Nitkin
    Just five Republican candidates - half the invited field - will take part in Thursday's presidential debate in Baltimore, event organizers said yesterday. The four leading contenders, Rudolph W. Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson, have each said they will not participate in the forum focusing on issues facing minority voters. Their absence has drawn the ire of Tavis Smiley, the talk-show host who is moderating and organizing the debate at Morgan State University; he said the candidates are making a mistake in not reaching out to black voters. A list of confirmed participants released yesterday also omits...
  • Major Republican Candidates Skip Family Values Debate

    09/22/2007 8:40:28 PM PDT · by monomaniac · 20 replies · 124+ views
    LifeSiteNews.com ^ | September 19, 2007 | Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
    Major Republican Candidates Skip Family Values Debate Mike Huckabee won "value voters" straw poll By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman September 19, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) -The four top Republican presidential candidates skipped Monday's "Values Voter" debate, leaving the forum to several second-tier candidates who lag at single digit levels of poll support. The debate, which was held at the Broward Center for Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, intended to stimulate debate over religious and moral issues, including those pertaining to human life and family. Rudolph Giuliani, who shares front runner status with Fred Thompson, claimed he had not been present at the...
  • GOP candidates to visit Wyoming (Brownback, Thompson, Paul & Hunter)

    09/20/2007 1:40:26 PM PDT · by pissant · 6 replies · 410+ views
    Laramie Boomerrang ^ | 9/20/07 | Carrie Haderlie
    Several GOP presidential candidates have announced that they will visit Wyoming at the end of September, planning stops in Casper and Riverton. Sen. Sam Brownback, Sen. Fred Thompson, Rep. Ron Paul and Rep. Duncan Hunter have committed to attend events hosted by the Wyoming Republican Party on Sept. 29. Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. John McCain and Gov. Mitt Romney have declined, and Rep. Tom Tancredo and Mayor Rudy Giuliani have not confirmed attendance. The candidates will first attend an event on Sept. 29 in Casper. Casper College will host the first of two town hall-type meetings beginning at 10 a.m....
  • Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #6–Ft Lauderdale, FL 09/17/07 - Official Discussion Thread

    09/17/2007 3:30:35 PM PDT · by CounterCounterCulture · 809 replies · 925+ views
    Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #6 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida 09/17/07 - Official Discussion Thread The debate will focus on issues of special concern to social and religious conservatives who brand themselves "values voters." The candidates will begin arriving here mid-afternoon, and the debate kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. It will be streamed live via the Internet at ValuesVoterDebate.com and the website for the American Family Association. It is also reported to be telecast on Sky Angel's Angel One channel & Dish Network channel #262. Moderated by Joseph Farah, editor of WorldNetDaily Candidates participating Sam Brownback John Cox Mike...
  • "Pro-Life" Casey Votes Twice to Enable US Funding for Abortion Overseas

    09/15/2007 8:27:03 PM PDT · by monomaniac · 12 replies · 599+ views
    LifeSiteNews.com ^ | September 14, 2007 | Meg Jalsevac
    "Pro-Life" Casey Votes Twice to Enable US Funding for Abortion Overseas By Meg Jalsevac WASHINGTON, DC, September 14, 2007, (LifeSiteNews.com) - Last week Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (Democrat-Pennsylvania) actively contradicted his largely pro-life campaign promises by voting to approve a funding appropriations bill that would provide US funding to foreign organizations that promote and provide abortions.       The funding bill (HR 2764) would effectively overturn the Mexico City Policy, a foreign aid policy which expressly prohibits the funding of overseas agencies involved in abortion.  The policy was first adopted by President Ronald Reagan and continued in the presidency of Bush, Sr. ...
  • Democrat Dominated US Senate Votes to Resume Funding to International Abortion Agencies

    09/15/2007 7:59:16 PM PDT · by monomaniac · 11 replies · 466+ views
    LifeSiteNews.com ^ | September 13, 2007 | Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
    Democrat Dominated US Senate Votes to Resume Funding to International Abortion Agencies President Bush has warned he would veto any attempts to fund abortion By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman WASHINGTON, September 12, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com)--The US Senate voted last week to resume funding to international groups that conduct abortions, rejecting the "Mexico City policy" that disallows such funding. Although the Bush administration hasn't made a formal statement about the measure, president Bush has publicly warned the Democratic leadership in the Congress that he will veto any attempts to fund abortion. "After witnessing their good sense on the Kemp-Kasten provision, I am extremely...
  • Brownback Articulates Principled and Balanced Conservative Vision

    09/12/2007 3:25:11 AM PDT · by Brian Sears · 13 replies · 213+ views
    Brownback for President ^ | 9/5/07 | Sam Brownback
    Lays Out Solutions for Rebuilding the Family, Iraq, Tax Cuts, Foreign Policy Durham, NH- United States Senator and Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback presented a balanced and principled conservative agenda in this evening's debate. This performance underscores Brownback's position of uniting the Republican Party's social and fiscal conservative wings. Brownback spoke forcefully about the critical issues facing our nation: On rebuilding the family: "I'm running saying that the lead thing we need to do is rebuild the family in this country. And I think we need to be clear about our efforts and willingness to do that. ... We shouldn't...