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Dear Supporters, Election night, after the ten counties in my district had reported their votes, I led Bob Etheridge by 2,100 votes. (That number is crucial because under North Carolina law Congressman Etheridge is not entitled to an ‘automatic recount’ if he trails by more than 1% – or 1,888 votes.) Then, yesterday afternoon – unexpectedly – the vote totals changed. The State Board of Elections reported my lead had dropped to 1,600 votes. Two hours later Bob Etheridge announced he intended to call for a recount. As a result, last night my campaign began hiring attorneys – eleven attorneys...

Whether drugs and alcohol influenced today's Stephanie Miller Show isn't clear, but the results were undoubtedly full of "botched jokes". With a performance less mature than a Captain Underpants novel, Miller and lefty actress Aisha Tyler yukked it up whilst the latter made violent threats. THIS IS HILARIOUS STUFF! Oops, nope, sorry, just can't click with this alleged "humor": MILLER PRODUCER (24:00): I’m not sure, which is worse, if he actually believes all the crap he [Limbaugh] says, or if it’s just an act? AISHA TYLER: I actually felt that way about Ann Coulter. She says the most outrageous things...

Sarah Palin may be a popular pick for Republicans in 2012, but the former Alaska Gov. is staying cagey on her presidential plans. "I've never committed to running for president," Palin said on Fox News Sunday. "That's not where my focus is." Instead, Palin says she is devoting her attention to getting Republicans back in office this fall.

It is good to criticize fanaticism, esp. BLIND fanaticism, but be equally weary of the fanatical Palin haters that parade around this site. Regardless of how some mask their true wishes for Palin in "constructive critic" guise, there are plenty of writers and thinkers out there who offer honest critique of Palin while having her and our country's best interests in mind and therefore want her to come out WINNING. Most of the FR trolls who post the latest Palin hit-piece of the day could care less for Palin and take joy everytime she supposedly "falls." To these types, Palin...

Governor Palin and the 50th Law "It's unbelievable. Unbelievable. No administration in America's history would, I think, ever have considered such a step that we just found out President Obama is supporting today. It's kind of like getting out there on a playground, a bunch of kids, getting ready to fight, and one of the kids saying, 'Go ahead, punch me in the face and I'm not going to retaliate. Go ahead and do what you want to with me.'” –Sarah Palin, April 7, 2010, on “Hannity” Have you read The 50th Law, by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Robert...

Heads up. Sarah just walked onto the stage at Searchlight. On Fox News. Looks like a great crowd!

Will Sarah Palin's Tea Party dinner be a bust? Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips likely assumed that scoring a dinner speech by the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate would guarantee a huge turnout for his National Tea Party Convention, scheduled to start Feb. 4 at Nashville's Gaylord Opryland Hotel. But according to Tea Party insiders, the tickets for the Palin banquet aren't selling—and some conservative activists who have already paid to attend are now demanding refunds. With the controversial event shaping up to be a potential flop, some Tea Partiers are urging Palin to cancel her...

This race was a political long-shot and Doug Hoffman, when you consider the dynamics of the race, did an outstanding job. The same pundits who wrote Christie off, will be the same ones talking how the conservative movement is not real and offer the Hoffman election as proof the conservative movement and Palin as a losing platform/ride. If that is the case, then Christie would have lost, because he ran on the conservative platform. The same conservative platform played out in Virgina. And Obama campaigned in the races, Palin didn't... As I stated here on this website: A Gentle Reminder...

United States former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoir about her eight years of White House life sold more copies in its first day of release than any other nonfiction book in Barnes & Noble's history, the company said. United States former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoir about her eight years of White House life sold more copies in its first day of release than any other nonfiction book in Barnes & Noble's history, the company said. "More than 40,000 books were sold in 24 hours; it's a tremendous amount of books," said Carolyn Brown, director of communications at...

This is a re-post because I added the wrong link. Dave Weinbaum, of Jewish World Review, wrote a great piece on how Palin and Obama are polar opposites. It is a scary reality we have to deal with until Obama is out of office. Recently Sarah Palin was seen holding the book "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" by Mark R. Levin. Obama was pictured toting the tome, The Post-American World penned by Fareed Zakaria. In a crossroads of American Politics, two paths have converged, one on the outside looking in and the other still in the Everest of power...

If this holds and Obama in fact wins, is anyone else besides me thinking that Israel and the US launch massive strikes against Terhan's nuclear facilities within 30 days or less? GWB will not leave this issue to Obama IMHO.

How can anyone call Ohio with ONLY 15% of the votes counted?????

If I'm wrong I'll eat any and all crow. :) 1. Riots in major metro cities and some small towns. They subside after the President calls on Obama to release a statement asking for it to stop. 2. The MSM to immediately begin broadcasting "Race", "Voter Fraud" etc.... 3. The MSM to backtrack and remind us all why they knew this would happen. 4. The Dem's in congress will attempt to push through as many new laws into effect as possible prior to Februrary. Most will fail because many Dem's fear losing their seat more than siding with the remnants...

Sarah Palin asked the crowd of a few thousand screaming supporters in an airplane hangar in Bangor, Maine what they thought of her running mate’s debate performance last night. Upon hearing the right answer she shouted, “Yes! Yes!” She then laid out the differences between the two candidates and not surprisingly praised John McCain and went after Barack Obama, “It’s the choice between a politician who puts his faith in government and a leader who puts his faith in all of you,” Palin said. “The choice between a politician who wants to raise taxes and redistribute your hard earned money...

If you don't believe Sarah Palin's Carson rally was originally slated for Orange County, I can show you the press badges they gave us: "McCain-Palin, Orange County, CA," with a drawing of surfboards stuck in the sand. She finally did make it here by Saturday evening, for her big fundraiser at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa. Newport Beach's Dale Dykema, one of the VIPs in attendance, said he'd heard 1,200 attended and that $2 million was raised. I've heard enough inflated accounts of fundraisers to want to see the federal campaign filings, but it was clear that this was a...

The idiot in the McCain campaign that has been keeping her away from the public.

In today's political world, voter apathy has become rooted in this nation. And the main reason for the apathy is found in the public distrust towards the politics of today. But through art, history has taught us that the voter's distrust in the political process, is not a newly discovered event. Arguably in this presidential election, voter apathy is taking a back-seat and interest in the upcoming presidential election will rejuvenate the political process and John Q Public will become engaged and hopefully, a new movie script in politics will be written. A Star Is Born and Get Me Some...

Has David Brooks come out against the idea of a VP Palin? It seems so. "Sarah Palin has many virtues. If you wanted someone to destroy a corrupt establishment, she’d be your woman. But the constructive act of governance is another matter. She has not been engaged in national issues, does not have a repertoire of historic patterns and, like President Bush, she seems to compensate for her lack of experience with brashness and excessive decisiveness.” “The idea that ‘the people’ will take on and destroy ‘the establishment’ is a utopian fantasy that corrupted the left before it corrupted the...

Obama interview: How does it feel to break a glass ceiling? How does it feel to “win”? How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling? Who will be your VP? Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP? Will you accept public finance? What issues is your campaign about? Will you visit Iraq? Will you debate McCain at a town hall? What did you think of your competitor’s [Clinton] speech? Palin interview: Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders? Aren’t you conceited to be...

Freep the poll, when I posted this it was 48% Plain qualified to be Pres.