http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ma-gop/ en-us Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:36:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2036185/posts I'm thinking of a word. Ah, yes. A#%hole. That's the one. Massachussetts (go figure) State Representative James Fagan took to the floor of the state house to oppose Jessica's Law, a bill sweeping through state legislatures across the nation that creates mandatory sentences for criminals who rape a child. Mr. Fagan, a defense attorney and hardcore liberal, opposes the bill on the grounds that...well, I guess he just hates children and loves child rapists, I dunno. It defies good sense, logic and simple moral decency. In the video below, Fagan explains what he would do to a child rape victim... Right Up Front http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2036185/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:36:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1963648/posts John McCain is neither the inevitable Republican Nominee nor as electable as current polling data suggests for three reasons 1) the mainstream media will turn their backs on McCain as soon as he is the nominee, 2) so-called independents and moderates will not show up as strongly for McCain in the general election as in the primary, 3) McCain cannot unify the party because many important conservatives will not rally around him, and 4) McCain-Feingold will literally seal his fate because conservatives will not outlay cash in the general election for McCain. The mainstream media will turn against Senator McCain... McCain's Straight Talk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1963648/posts#comment Sat, 2 Feb 2008 05:06:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1960596/posts Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, polling a distant fourth in the upcoming Florida primaries, continued to attack former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, while offering implicit support for his other rival, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in his appearance on "Fox News Sunday." When asked to take sides on a dispute between Romney and McCain over whether the former Massachusetts governor called for a timetable for withdrawal in Iraq last April, Huckabee sided squarely with McCain. “Dishonest? I’ve never seen John McCain say something that is just blatantly untrue,” Huckabee said. Huckabee later praised McCain, saying “we have a civil approach to... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1960596/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1958948/posts A far as legal-brained firepower goes, the chief beneficiary of Fred Thompson’s decision to pull out of the presidential race is Mitt Romney. The Romney campaign Thursday announced that a host of conservative lawyers_and_scholars who were backing Thompson have joined the Romney camp. Among them is Victoria Toensing, who made her mark as an anti-terrorism_policy-maker at the Justice Department during the Reagan administration. Toensing is joined by her husband (and fellow regular on the cable news circuit) Joseph diGenova, the former U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. To date, Romney’s conservative legal cabal has been notable for the presence of Catholic_scholars... The Swamp at the Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1958948/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:58:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1952421/posts The liberal Web site Daily Kos is encouraging Democrats in Michigan to cross over and vote for Mitt Romney in Michigan Tuesday primary. Apparently, the thinking of the liberals encouraging the crossover vote is that a Romney victory there will further muddle the Republican presidential picture and help the Democrats win the White House in November. Fox News reports that “it’s a classic dirty trick, but perfectly legal. And while Machiavellian political ploys of this sort rarely work, the author’s logic is thus: ‘A Romney victory in Michigan will keep him in the presidential race. And the more candidates slugging... Dallas Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1952421/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:27:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1948186/posts Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is already attacking the politician who appears to be his chief rival in New Hampshire, Arizona Sen. John McCain. On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Romney attempted to spin the Iowa caucuses as a defeat for John McCain, lumping McCain with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton as the big losers. "The Washington insiders are being rejected," Romney said. Romney placed a distant second to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. McCain and Fred Thompson were in a virtual tie for third. Romney continued to say that placing ahead of big-name candidates Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, and McCain in Iowa... The Turner Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1948186/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:00:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1946649/posts His liberal record went right up until his final days in office as governor. Despite what he has said since leaving office, he was always there, ready to help out to keep abortions safe and legal. His new claim is that he would have blocked it if he had the chance. Of course, Mitt. Of course you would have done that. If only the track record didn't get in the way of facts. Why do facts always have to get in the way of a good story? More hypocrisy from Mitt, after the jump. Former governor Mitt Romney's economic development... America Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1946649/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jan 2008 08:02:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943567/posts As we reported on the blog yesterday, a group calling itself American Right to Life Action, is running TV ads against Mitt Romney here in Iowa on the Fox News Channel. In Tuftonboro, N.H., Romney said about the ad, from ABC News' Matt Stuart, "I don't know who that is. I'd be interested to know who is really behind that group. I'm very proud that the Massachusetts Citizens for Life, which is the premier right-to-life group in Massachusetts, awarded me their leadership award. My record in being pro-life is very clear as the governor of Massachusetts and my guess is... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943567/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:09:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943430/posts Somebody in the Huckabee camp made the mistake of insulting the leader of the conservative movement in the U.S., Rush Limbaugh. Rush responded on Friday's show and basically ripped the Huckabee camp a well-deserved new one. Whoever made the original comments clearly has not been paying attention. Some are questioning whether the Huckabee campaign can survive the shellacking it got on Friday's program. Huckabee is trying to stop the bleeding: SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The best-talking Republican politician in America has a message for the best-talking conservative voice in the country: Let's talk to one another. Mike Huckabee, taking questions... Holy Coast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943430/posts#comment Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:04:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943044/posts Tom Tancredo may have gotten behind Mitt Romney yesterday, but the Tanc's top guy on the ground in Iowa will help out Fred. A retired Marine and active farmer, Bill Salier had served as Tancredo's Iowa state chair. He's a true believing social conservative who ran an uphill race in the '02 GOP Senate primrary that raised some eyebrows. In short: he's the sort of worker bee a campaign likes to have on its side. If Salier puts his shoulder to the wheel for Fred, he could be a major asset. M.E. Sprengelmeyer of the Rocky did a great profile... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1943044/posts#comment Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:14:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1942944/posts Yesterday the news was full of a new poll showing Mitt Romney coming from nowhere to tie Rudy Giuliani for first place among Republicans nationally. The surprising NBC/Wall Street Journal poll,conducted between Dec. 14 and Dec. 16, showed Romney and Giuliani with 20% each, Huckabee with 17%, and the resurgent John McCain with 14%. Combine that with an Insider Advantage poll taken on Dec. 16 and Dec 17 showing Romney recapturing the lead in Iowa,with 28% to Huckabee's 25, and a Rasmussen Poll taken on Dec. 17, showing Huckabee's Iowa lead over Romney cut to only one per cent, and... Watersblogged http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1942944/posts#comment Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:19:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1941083/posts Stick a fork in him: With fewer than 20 days until the Iowa caucuses, three men in the Republican Party stand to get their tickets punched out of the Hawkeye State. While everything is still in flux, those likely winners will be Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson. Notably missing out on Iowa’s political rocket fuel is national frontrunner Rudy Giuliani. While most political insiders and pundits have known for months that Giuliani had no plans to compete in Iowa, the general American electorate probably does not. Known to not pay attention to the early political pontificating, the average... Politik Ditto http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1941083/posts#comment Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:12:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1940478/posts That's right Huckbots, while Brian Pickrell does not rule out a Huckabee win, he claims that the race is really between Fred and Mitt. As a supporter of Mr. Thompson, I'll live with Mitt as well. According to Pickrell... I find it hard to believe that Huckabee is actually leading in the polls here in Iowa. Every person I spoke with told me that they’re supporting Romney or Thompson and that everyone they knew or worked with (who are also Republicans) feels the same way. None of them have even considered Huckabee as a serious choice. It could be a... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1940478/posts#comment Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:01:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1936962/posts Conservative and liberal bloggers alike are buzzing about Mitt Romney's alleged statement to an Islamic businessman that he "cannot see that a Cabinet position would be justified" for a Muslim, based on the percentage of Muslims in the U.S. Romney quickly disputed businessman Mansoor Ijaz's account of their exchange, but Ijaz stands by his telling. To make matters worse for Romney, TPM Election Central just dropped another bomb: apparently two NV GOPers had asked Romney a similar question several months ago and gotten a similar answer, which one of them even described as "racist." Will this hurt Romney among IA... The Hotline at National Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1936962/posts#comment Sun, 9 Dec 2007 15:07:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1936922/posts State Sen. Eric Johnson was among the first prominent Georgians to jump on the Fred Thompson for President bandwagon. The Savannah Republican helped persuade dozens of state lawmakers to endorse the former Tennessee senator earlier this year. But he remained relatively quiet after Thompson officially entered the GOP race this summer. Until last week, that is. That was when Thompson slipped to fifth place in one national poll after doing only a little better in other recent ones. Earlier, he'd led in one national poll and stayed near the front of the pack in others. Against that backdrop, Johnson weighed... The Savannah Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1936922/posts#comment Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:36:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1935776/posts The whole time Mitt Romney was talking this morning, we were thinking: "Is he presidential?" And "his hair looks askew" and "but, is he presidential?" What we heard was: "Blah blah blah" and then the money quote: "Let me assure you that no authorities of my church, or of any other church for that matter, will ever exert influence on presidential decisions. Their authority is theirs, within the province of church affairs, and it ends where the affairs of the nation begin," Romney said. And this: "If I am fortunate to become your president, I will serve no one religion,... Beltway Confidential http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1935776/posts#comment Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:37:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1934279/posts I guess IÂ’m not that surprised: some folks are using some underhanded push-polling to promote Huckabee. A newly-formed group claiming to support Mike Huckabee hit the phones of Iowa Republicans tonight with an automated push-poll attacking HuckabeeÂ’s GOP opponents and praising the former Arkansas governor. Officials representing the Iowa campaigns of Fred Thompson, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani all said that their supporters contacted them to complain about the calls. A spokesman for RomneyÂ’s campaign said they had gotten reports of calls, but did not know of anything negative being said about their candidate. It appears this group might be... Plunderbund http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1934279/posts#comment Tue, 4 Dec 2007 03:03:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1933473/posts Rick Moran has a post up exploring Mike Huckabee’s record as Governor of Arkansas in which he concludes that although Huckabee is a social conservative he most certainly isn’t a ‘real’ conservative. “While Huckabee claims to have cut taxes 90 times totaling $378 million, the state’s Department of Finance and Administration says he also raised taxes 21 times that brought in a whopping $883 million,” Rick writes. “Under his ‘conservative’ governance, the ‘average Arkansan’s tax burden’ went “from $1,969 in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 1997, to $2,902 in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2005, including... The Van Der Galiën Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1933473/posts#comment Sun, 2 Dec 2007 05:07:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1932608/posts Falsehoods, exaggerations and stumbles Summary The CNN/YouTube debate among Republicans lacked any talking snowmen, but we did note a few false and misleading statements by the candidates. * Romney claimed New York called itself a “sanctuary city” for illegal aliens. It didn’t. * Giuliani denied New York actually was a “sanctuary city.” But the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has classified it as such, based on immigrant-friendly policies Giuliani still defends. * Huckabee claimed he would “abolish the IRS.” He failed to mention that he’d replace it with another big tax bureaucracy. * Huckabee said he had proposed to make children... Daily Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1932608/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:11:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1932094/posts It’s still early in the process, and a lot can happen in the next few weeks, but it’s getting increasingly difficult to see how Rudy Giuliani’s campaign survives a series of early (and humiliating) defeats. In Iowa, Giuliani has gone from first to third, and he’s not done dropping yet. In New Hampshire, Giuliani is either a distant second possibly even third. And then there’s South Carolina, where Giuliani was, up until fairly recently, hanging onto to a first-place lead. Not anymore. On the heels of polls showing Rudy dropping fast in New Hampshire and out of contention in Iowa,... The Carpetbagger Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1932094/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:43:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1932085/posts "I just want to give my buddies here a little air time." -- Fred Thompson sounding like Ronald Reagan (after showing a video about Romney and Huckabee that would take the bark off the trees, and being told the others would have time to respond) ... Thompson's video utilized YouTube clips that have been circulating for quite some time on YouTube. Only this time, they are also being broadcast on CNN. My bet is getting this negative information out is a lot better use of his time than merely putting out some puff-piece ... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1932085/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:27:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1930984/posts Right Wing News emailed more than 240 right-of-center bloggers and asked them to answer 8 questions about the 2008 candidates. The following 61 blogs responded: The Absurd Report, David All Group, AtlanticBlog, The American Princess, Betsy's Page, Bit's Blog, BizzyBlog, Blogs of War, Blonde Sagacity, Bluey Blog, Boi From Troy, Bookworm Room, Keith Burgess-Jackson, Cassy Fiano, Dr. Melissa Clouthier, Cold Fury, Conservative Grapevine, Damian Penny, Dispatches from Blogblivion, Argghhhh!, Ed Driscoll, Eckernet, Musings, Fraters Libertas, Ian Schwartz, Jeff Gannon - A Voice of the New Media, Ghost of a Flea, (Michael) GOPUSA Northeast, (Hank) GOPUSA Northeast, GraniteGrok, Gocinatlanta, Guardian Watchblog,... Right Wing News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1930984/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:06:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1930947/posts This is why a lot of people wanted Fred Thompson in the race. Who do you trust? Mitt today or Mitt from...whenever he changed his mind on abortion. What? Three years ago? That doesn't smack of a real change of heart more than a political calculation. If the abortion issue doesn't bother you then listen to Mitt run from the "Reagan-Bush" years. Brain Droppings http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1930947/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:18:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1930507/posts Republican presidential candidates have pulled out their knives for Mr. Nice Guy. A surprising surge of support for Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, who had long seemed a rank outsider in the 2008 presidential race has turned him into a target six weeks before voting in Iowa. The Times of London reports that “running on a shoestring budget as an affable conservative with unrivalled religious qualifications (he is a former Baptist minister), Huckabee has been previously dismissed as an under-funded no-hoper. He is mostly known for a quirky sense of humor and his skills on bass guitar -... Dallas Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1930507/posts#comment Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:48:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1929222/posts One of the big stories in the Republican presidential race last week was a series of controversial survey calls in Iowa and New Hampshire that asked respondents some pointed questions about Mitt Romney. Specifically, voters in the first two Republican contests received calls with negative messages about the former governor’s religion, his Vietnam-era military deferments, his sons’ lack of military service, and the notion that Mormons believe the Book of Mormon is superior to the Bible. The question, of course, was who was responsible for the calls. For one thing, they may have been illegal — as the Union Leader... The Carpetbagger Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1929222/posts#comment Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:00:13 GMT