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Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) questions Attorney General Eric Holder during the full committee hearing "Fast & Furious: Management Failures at the Department of Justice" on February 2, 2012.

Jesse Kelly, who narrowly lost to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) in 2010, is running again in the upcoming 8th district special election, according to two sources. “I would say an announcement is imminent,” said an insider close to the Iraq War veteran. Giffords beat Kelly by only 2 points in 2010, in what was an overall terrible political climate for Democrats. Another source close to Kelly described Giffords as the strongest possible Democratic candidate and indicated Democrats would have difficulty finding a nominee with her charm, name identification and fundraising prowess.

When Eduardo Sancion chose the location for his shooting spree in Carson City, Nevada Tuesday he picked a a street home to at least seven military installations and recruitment centers. Just over a mile away on South Carson Street is the Army National Guard, another mile north is the Nevada Army national Guard depot. Scattered throughout the stripmalls and businesses on Carson St. are recruiters for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Sancion pulled up to to the IHOP known to be popular among servicemembers in a blue minivan with a "Support Our Troops" bumper sticker on the back,...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Representative Gabrielle Giffords arrived in Florida for the this morning’s planned launch of the space shuttle Endeavour that will be commanded by her husband, Mark Kelly. A posting on the congresswoman’s Facebook page said she flew in on a NASA jet yesterday afternoon and got a quick fly-by of Endeavour at the pad. The Democrat from Arizona arrived with the family of Endeavour pilot Gregory Johnson. The shuttle was being fueled last night, and the weather looks good for Endeavour’s 8:56 a.m. launch. An April launch try was delayed because of electrical problems. Giffords suffered a...

Today Megyn Kelly welcomed Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner back to her show, and fans of their last heated exchange who were hoping for some more fireworks between the two were not at all disappointed. Weiner adamantly believed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from hearing a case on the constitutionality of healthcare reform due to the financial interests of his wife that give off the appearance of bias. When Kelly began to dispute whether that was legally necessary Weiner began to get agitated. Weiner frequently appears on Fox News and his detractors might claim he just as...

Her liberal guest even calls Matthews a bully

The shocking gundown of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left NASA reeling: Her astronaut husband was due to rocket away in just three months as perhaps the last space shuttle commander, and her brother-in-law is currently on the International Space Station. Shuttle commander Mark Kelly rushed to his wife's hospital bedside Saturday as his identical twin brother, Scott, did his best to keep updated on the Arizona shooting through Mission Control, the Internet and the lone phone aboard the space station. (snip)

While the WikiLeaks story is rocking the world on an international scale, another troubling story rocks the Republican Party. We've covered the subject of the Philadelphia Republican Party's acts of downright corruption in the past few weeks. The person who spear-headed the dishonesty and formed his own group of loyal but dissident Conservatives is a man named Kevin Kelly. Kelly says he's just a "regular Philly guy who is lucky enough" to be the Chairman and founder of Loyal Opposition. After Kelly had an arranged meeting with the leadership of Republican City Committee in 2003, it became obvious the mainstream...

Mr. Kelly is a very lucky man.

Megyn Kelly has a heated interview with Ibrahim Hooper (CAIR) regarding the firing of Juan Williams from NPR.

National Democrats have asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether Arizona Sen. John McCain violated campaign finance laws when his campaign paid to run ads for Republican House candidates in Arizona — charges the McCain campaign said are “baseless.” The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee filed a FEC complaint Tuesday against McCain and his campaign committee, Friends of John McCain, because of recent ads backing Ruth McClung, the GOP nominee in Arizona’s 7th District, and Jesse Kelly, who is running in the 8th District. The complaint also asks the FEC to investigate whether McClung, Kelly and their respective campaign committees...

Jesse Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords squared off in a debate that Giffords won’t soon forget I remember a time when politics was fun to watch. When it felt great to be an American. When a leader stood up for what he believed, unashamed. I remember when there was no such thing as political correctness. When common sense and reason flowed like 75 cent gas. When pride in your country meant something and the President didn’t apologize to the world for American exceptionalism. I spent my later teen years in the 80’s and even though I never had the opportunity to...

Arizona Republican Jesse Kelly raised %535,000 from July through September, according to a campaign spokesman. Kelly is challenging Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), whose campaign announced raising more than $700,000 in the three-month fundraising quarter......Excerpt, read more at: here

A Young Gun Conservative, Jesse Kelly, running against a Liberal, Pelosi Democrat in Arizona's 8th District, has a great Ad. This is the type of ad we need, it's hits to the heart of the matter in a short, effective manner. Hit the Link above and check it out.

The FBI said it searched eight addresses in Minneapolis and Chicago as part of a terrorism investigation Friday. Warrants suggest agents were looking for connections between local anti-war activists and terrorist groups in Colombia and the Middle East. FBI spokesman Steve Warfield told The Associated Press agents served six warrants in Minneapolis and two in Chicago. "These were search warrants only," Warfield said. "We're not anticipating any arrests at this time. They're seeking evidence relating to activities concerning the material support of terrorism." The homes of longtime Minneapolis anti-war activists Mick Kelly, Jess Sundin and Meredith Aby were among those...

Palin endorses Jesse Kelly for AZ CD8. Gabby's Dempcratic spokesperson thows dirt at Palin & Kelly.

SIERRA VISTA — Are U.S. Border Patrol agents being properly deployed in Arizona? That’s a question Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wants a nonpartisan federal agency to answer. She and Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who chairs the House Committee on Homeland Security, signed a letter on Aug. 26 asking the Government Accountability Office to study “the approach used by the Office of Border Patrol … to deploy and manage Border Patrol personnel and resources to secure the U.S.-Mexico border in the state of Arizona.” Giffords spokesman C.J. Karamargin said the action was the aftermath of a July...

Tucson, AZ - Jesse Kelly is excited to announce that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has endorsed him against Congressional District 8 incumbent Gabrielle Giffords. Governor Brewer stated the following about Jesse, “There is no question that Jesse Kelly is the best candidate - a dynamic leader with business and military experience who will stand up to President Obama and fight for Arizonans in Washington.” When Jesse Kelly is in Congress, he will join Governor Brewer in supporting SB 1070 over the opposition of President Obama and Gabrielle Giffords. Kelly stated, “Governor Brewer has led the fight to defend the citizens...

SIERRA VISTA — There’s a little trouble at home with Republican congressional hopeful Jesse Kelly’s recently born son, Luke. “He sleeps all day, so he must be a liberal,” Kelly told an appreciative crowd of more than 80 people Saturday as he warmed them up to a conservative stump speech in which the target was two-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Noting they are tied at 46 percent according to the most recent poll, Kelly said, “In a couple of months I’ll be your congressman.” Unlike Giffords, who last week would not use Kelly’s name while in Sierra Vista, he...

"There is, however, another angle. For many people, Notre Dame symbolized more than just 'the Catholic thing.' It symbolized the need -- in a culture of meaninglessness -- for a champion, for somebody to stand for 'the permanent things.' The Fighting Irish are my team on Saturday, many would say, because Notre Dame means something. When you pulled for Notre Dame, you pulled for a truth...[for] the one place that held fast" --Charles E. Rice, Notre Dame Law Professor Emeritus, from his book What Happened to Notre Dame? "This school, even though it's a Catholic church school, it's created...

If you’re a political junkie, you’re in for a treat. Everyone else might want to bury their heads in the sand until Nov. 2. The contest between Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Republican challenger Jesse Kelly is bound to get heated if Kelly’s months-long slugfest with former state Sen. Jonathan Paton is any indication. Kelly knocked off Paton by about 10 percentage points Tuesday after a flurry of punches from both sides: Kelly accusing the comparatively moderate Paton of being “no Ronald Reagan” and Paton saying the political newcomer is not seasoned enough to take on a two-term congresswoman. The gloves...

SIERRA VISTA — For Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the start of the campaign trail in Cochise County’s largest city was a wet one. Fortunately, the Saturday event attended by nearly 60 people was held indoors. As thunder rolled over the University of Arizona South administrative building, Giffords verbally lashed out against her Republican opponent, Jesse Kelly, who defeated the perceived GOP establishment candidate, Jonathan Paton, in Tuesday’s primary. But never once did she call Kelly by name, instead calling him “that guy” or “this guy” or “my opponent.” Before she took the podium, Giffords was introduced by Judy Gignac,...

If there was ever any question about the REAL CHANGE that is coming, just look at Jesse Kelly, a young Marine who faced a Republican-establishment candidate in Tuesday’s primary and won. Our PAC, WarriorsforCongress.com, wasn’t listening to the establishment. We didn’t care that the money was against Jesse Kelly. “No, we can’t help him. He won’t win.” That’s what we were told by “establishment” folks when we asked them to help Jesse. We knew better. Jesse Kelly is a Warrior. We looked at him and saw a man who put his life on the line for our Constitution. We saw...

TUCSON - The battle between Democrat Gabrielle Giffords and Republican Jesse Kelly for District 8 has begun and it's already being called one of the top races in the country. For Giffords, the primary was a breeze and she said she's not going to make any changes now that she actually has an opponent. Giffords said, "I'm gonna run on my work that I've done, my reputation and my focus on Southern Arizona. My record really speaks for itself." Kelly said that's exactly what he's running his campaign on, Giffords record. He said, "Four years of failure. She failed on...

SIERRA VISTA — Now the real campaign can begin for the Congressional District 8 seat, with Republican Jesse Kelly taking the primary election. That race started out with five GOP candidates — Kelly, Andy Goss, Brian Miller, Jonathan Paton and Jay Quick. But the GOP primary fight was really down to Kelly and Paton after Goss and Miller bowed out of the race and Quick ran a low-key campaign. “There are many Democrats who are unhappy with Gabrielle Giffords,” the Democratic congresswoman representing Congressional District 8, which includes all of Cochise County, Kelly said. The object is to “have a...

Good news for those of you who where down in the dumps in Arizona over your Senate primary - there were in fact other big primaries on the ballot and conservative Jesse Kelly won in the Arizona House District 8. KELLY, JESSE 32,152 MILLER, BRIAN 5,193 PATON, JONATHAN 26,431 QUICK, JAY 1,421 Write-in 175 So please cheer up - you have an excellent candidate that needs your help in that district - forget about McCain - he can sink or swim on his own - he may be a pain in the future but we can't worry about that right...

TUCSON, Ariz. — No one will ever accuse Jesse Kelly of bringing weak tea to the party. The conservative 29-year-old Marine combat veteran and tea party favorite made waves this week when a video of him criticizing Sarah Palin's endorsements of "people who will sell our principles down the river" surfaced and caused a stir. The brief moment of national notoriety notwithstanding, Kelly is surging at the end of the 8th District GOP primary campaign here, largely on the strength of an impressive grassroots organization and a cocky, free-wheeling style that contrasts sharply with that of the more measured, more...

… doing the little guy post, let’s do it again. Do you recognize this gal?

Mark Levine is on Fox with Megan Kelly. While discussing Obama's sinking approval numbers he took the following unprovoked cheap shot at Rush, I'm paraphrasing: Rush is probably celebrating, drinking champagne or taking Oxycontin or whatever he does.

Check out the video at CM !

Thoroughly enjoyable.

National Republicans cheered when state Arizona state Sen. Jonathan Paton announced he would challenge Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in November. Democrats have already started to attack him. But both sides might be fixated on the wrong guy. Arizona state Democrats have tried to link Paton to predatory payday lenders, and the Arizona Democratic Party has filed an ethics complaint against him. Paton has second-tier status in the NRCC's "Young Guns" program for promising candidates and the National Republican Congressional Committee's recruiting chair, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, is a big personal fan. But Paton still faces a primary against former Marine Sgt....

Megyn Kelly is handing some liberal her ass! They're talking about the Black Panther case and Megyn is completely on fire!

Megyn Kelly of FOX News, typically very assertive, goes on a hunt for a liberal reporter, and SLAYS one! And it’s Kirsten Powers of the New York Post that was slayed! Megyn is the best! Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMUWuA-Rq4&feature=player_embedded#!

Kirsten Powers lost any shred of credibility she once had with this interview.

It was AWESOME!!!! She laid her out!!!

And then says that Fox News dragged the rest of the media kicking and screaming to that story! LOL!

Join us this evening at 8 PM Eastern and our special guests: Iraq and Marine Corps veteran Jesse Kelly who is running for Congress in Arizona's 8th District: Beth Gilinsky of the Action Alliance and StopThe911Mosque.com; and Christine O'Donnell who is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Delaware.

The field of candidates vying for the Republican nomination in Congressional District 8 just got a little smaller. Four candidates are left in the primary after Andy Goss dropped out of the race this morning. Goss said he will support Jesse Kelly in the primary. Goss’ exit leaves Kelly, Jonathan Paton, Brian Miller and Jay Quick in the race to face off against incumbent Democrat Gabrielle Giffords in November. Goss, who works for a private military training firm, said he is too busy traveling to devote enough time to campaign fundraising. “No bucks, no Buck Rogers,” Goss said just before...

"The priority for our players is to recognize they are at the University of Notre Dame to play for Our Lady" --new head football coach of Notre Dame, Brian Kelly, in his (fundraising) letter to the alumni. "Father Jenkins' decision [to invite President Obama to speak at Notre Dame and award him an honorary degree] is a deliberate thumbing of the collective nose at the Catholic Church...Notre Dame has forfeited the right to be called a Catholic University" --from recently deceased professor of philosophy, Ralph McInerny, who taught for over 50 years at Notre Dame (and who recalled when the department's...

The name of President Obama came into play this afternoon at the political corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich as an associate of political fund-raiser Tony Rezko testified that Rezko asked him to write a $10,000 check to Friends of Obama. The Chicago Sun-Times reported in January 2008 that Glenview businessman Joseph Aramanda, who is testifying today, made the donation as part of a scheme orchestrated by Rezko. Aramanda gave $10,000 in campaign cash to Obama’s U.S. Senate campaign on March 5, 2004, according to records. The money came from part of a finder’s fee Aramanda received, but did...

In a debate held Monday, June 14th, sponsored by the Green Valley-Sahaurita TEA Party, Jesse Kelly won a straw poll with 44% of the vote. Jonathan Paton, garnered 32%, Brian Miller 21% and Andy Goss finished with 2%. In this YouTube clip Jesse takes the McCain-backed establishment candidate, Jonathan Paton, to task on his legislative record highlighting the fact that it takes more than talking like a conservative to be one. There is an excelent article summarizing the debate that is unfortunately at a site that cannot be posted on FR due to posting guidelines. If you google "Jesse kelly...

Citing multiple irregularities in this week's election of party leaders, a couple of dissident Philadelphia Republicans want the Republican State Committee to void Vito Canuso's re-election as city GOP chairman. Kevin J. Kelly, a newly elected State Committee member and outspoken critic of the local Republican organization, and his attorney, Matthew Wolfe, the Republican leader of University City's 27th Ward, filed a formal petition yesterday contending that Canuso violated state election laws and the party's own bylaws when ward leaders convened Wednesday night to elect a citywide leadership slate. If all the legal issues had been properly handled, the petition...

Son-in-law, Jesse Kelly's new ad in support of Arizona's new law. Jesse is running to oust Gabby Giffords (D) in Arizona CD-8.Ad

Note to Democrats: Posing with a gun just to woo a certain voting demographic is not always prudent. Posing with a gun when your rival's motto is "Send a Warrior to Congress" is, uh, really not prudent. Indeed, former U.S. Marine and Republican Jesse Kelly, who led a combat platoon in Iraq and is now running for Congress in Arizona, has spotted wishful fakery on the campaign trail.....Excerpt, read more at:Washington Times

A King County jury unanimously agreed Wednesday that a Seattle police officer was facing "an imminent threat of death" or serious injury when he shot and killed Maurice Clemmons, a man wanted for the slayings of four Lakewood police officers. Clemmons approached Officer Ben Kelly about 2:40 a.m. Dec. 1 in the 4400 block of South Kenyon Street while the officer was checking out a stolen car. Kelly testified that he recognized Clemmons, who was the subject of two-day manhunt, by the large mole on his left cheek.

They have the endorsement of Sarah Palin and the support of a few fearless Hollywood celebrities. Co-founded by former congressman Barry Goldwater, Combat Veterans for Congress is a feisty political action committee endorsing 23 fiscally conservative, Republican combat veterans running for office in 16 states - from Jesse Kelly in Arizona to Vaughn Ward in Idaho - both former Marines. "I believe these great veterans will fight for us in D.C. to uphold and defend our Constitution as courageously in the halls of Congress as they did on the field of battle," Mrs. Palin says of this political platoon, set...

Raising Arizona: Gabrielle Giffords(D) and the race for the 8th district(Jesse Kelly(R)).Due to posting rules i.e. Washington Post, please click on link.

In Congressional District 8, GOP hopeful Jesse Kelly asked his supporters to respond to a big Jonathan Paton fundraiser by helping him with a little cash. "While these insiders are drinking champagne and writing big checks, will you send $17.30 now to Jesse Kelly?" his release read. Folks in attendance at the Paton fundraiser report that there was diet soda and light beer. But alas, no champagne. And this time, Paton didn't leave with any leftovers. Meanwhile, the Kelly campaign the following day had a change in leadership. Campaign manager Bret Summers stepped down from his position, leaving it to...