http://politicalbb.com/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:25:10 +0000 MyBB http://politicalbb.com/thread-liveblogging-rickmittgeddon-6 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:17:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-liveblogging-rickmittgeddon-6 Daily Kos Wrote:Talk about it here. Watch it live on CNN or CNN.com.

6:10 PM PT: Mitt Romney says Arizona is a model for how to handle immigration throughout the country. Papers please!

6:10 PM PT:

Newt: if we hire illegals, we can build the border fence really cheap.

— @HunterDK via TweetDeck
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6:10 PM PT: Mitt Romney says Arizona is a model for how to handle immigration throughout the country. Papers please!

6:10 PM PT:

Newt: if we hire illegals, we can build the border fence really cheap.

— @HunterDK via TweetDeck
Read more at Daily Kos]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-liveblogging-rickmittgeddon-5 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:17:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-liveblogging-rickmittgeddon-5 Daily Kos Wrote:Talk about it here. Watch it live on CNN or CNN.com.

5:57 PM PT: This debate is like traveling back to the 13th century.

5:59 PM PT: Regarding Mitt Romney, the morning after pill, and Catholic hospitals, here's a flashback:

ov. Mitt Romney abandoned plans Thursday to exempt Roman Catholic and other private hospitals from a new law requiring them to dispense emergency contraception to rape victims.

Romney had initially backed regulations proposed earlier this week by his public health commissioner, Paul Cote, who said the new law conflicted with an older law barring the state from forcing private hospitals to dispense contraceptive devices or information.

The Republican governor, who is considering a run for president in 2008, said at a news conference Thursday morning that he asked his legal advisers to review the matter after members of both parties criticized the regulations. He said the lawyers determined that the new law superseded the old law and that all hospitals should be re [...]
Read more at Daily Kos]]> Daily Kos Wrote:Talk about it here. Watch it live on CNN or CNN.com.

5:57 PM PT: This debate is like traveling back to the 13th century.

5:59 PM PT: Regarding Mitt Romney, the morning after pill, and Catholic hospitals, here's a flashback:

ov. Mitt Romney abandoned plans Thursday to exempt Roman Catholic and other private hospitals from a new law requiring them to dispense emergency contraception to rape victims.

Romney had initially backed regulations proposed earlier this week by his public health commissioner, Paul Cote, who said the new law conflicted with an older law barring the state from forcing private hospitals to dispense contraceptive devices or information.

The Republican governor, who is considering a run for president in 2008, said at a news conference Thursday morning that he asked his legal advisers to review the matter after members of both parties criticized the regulations. He said the lawyers determined that the new law superseded the old law and that all hospitals should be re [...]
Read more at Daily Kos]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-liveblogging-rickmittgeddon-4 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:17:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-liveblogging-rickmittgeddon-4 Daily Kos Wrote:Talk about it here. Watch it live on CNN or CNN.com.

5:44 PM PT: We're on break now, but I'm thinking maybe I got the theme of this debate wrong. Instead of Rickmittgeddon, it's GOPocalypse.

5:45 PM PT: I'm watching in Ohio—and the Rombo ad is playing during the break. Not sure if it's on the national feed or not.

5:46 PM PT: I'm pretty sure the Santorum ad was local here in Ohio—on Time Warner Cable.

5:46 PM PT: Crowd boos at the following question: "Which candidate believes in birth control?" Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich vie with each other to attack John King for asking it.

5:48 PM PT: Oh Lord. Mitt Romney just said never before in American history has religious liberty faced the kind of attack it faces today from Barack Obama. Crazy stuff.

5:50 PM PT: Rick Santorum explains the reason why he speaks out against birth control is that teen and out of wedlock birth rates are skyrocketing. I don't think he understands what the point of birth control is.

5:50 PM PT: Rick San [...]
Read more at Daily Kos]]> Daily Kos Wrote:Talk about it here. Watch it live on CNN or CNN.com.

5:44 PM PT: We're on break now, but I'm thinking maybe I got the theme of this debate wrong. Instead of Rickmittgeddon, it's GOPocalypse.

5:45 PM PT: I'm watching in Ohio—and the Rombo ad is playing during the break. Not sure if it's on the national feed or not.

5:46 PM PT: I'm pretty sure the Santorum ad was local here in Ohio—on Time Warner Cable.

5:46 PM PT: Crowd boos at the following question: "Which candidate believes in birth control?" Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich vie with each other to attack John King for asking it.

5:48 PM PT: Oh Lord. Mitt Romney just said never before in American history has religious liberty faced the kind of attack it faces today from Barack Obama. Crazy stuff.

5:50 PM PT: Rick Santorum explains the reason why he speaks out against birth control is that teen and out of wedlock birth rates are skyrocketing. I don't think he understands what the point of birth control is.

5:50 PM PT: Rick San [...]
Read more at Daily Kos]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-poll-californians-have-no-idea-who-to-vote-for-in-the-gop-primary Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:17:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-poll-californians-have-no-idea-who-to-vote-for-in-the-gop-primary Huffington Post Wrote:A Field Poll of California Republicans released on Wednesday shows the opinions of Golden State GOP voters in a rapid state of flux as to [...]
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Read more at Huffington Post]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-romney-flips-on-his-own-tax-plan-admits-he-d-give-huge-tax-break-to-top-1-percent Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-romney-flips-on-his-own-tax-plan-admits-he-d-give-huge-tax-break-to-top-1-percent Think Progress Wrote:Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his latest tax reform plan today in Arizona and highlighted specifically the fact that it provided a 20-percent across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates for all Americans. Upon unveiling the plan, Romney claimed that it would actually force the richest Americans to pay their fair share. Speaking of tax [...]
Read more at Think Progress]]> Think Progress Wrote:Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his latest tax reform plan today in Arizona and highlighted specifically the fact that it provided a 20-percent across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates for all Americans. Upon unveiling the plan, Romney claimed that it would actually force the richest Americans to pay their fair share. Speaking of tax [...]
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Read more at Huffington Post]]> Huffington Post Wrote:WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement at Tuesday's CNN debate, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said, "I want to restore America's promise, and I'm going [...]
Read more at Huffington Post]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-court-rules-in-favor-of-gay-couple-says-government-can-t-deny-health-benefits Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-court-rules-in-favor-of-gay-couple-says-government-can-t-deny-health-benefits Huffington Post Wrote:SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian [...]
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Read more at Huffington Post]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-ron-paul-on-rick-santorum-he-s-fake Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-ron-paul-on-rick-santorum-he-s-fake Huffington Post Wrote:Ron Paul didn't shy from an attack ad he is currently running against Rick Santorum that dubs the former senator from Pennsylvania "fake." Why did [...]
Read more at Huffington Post]]> Huffington Post Wrote:Ron Paul didn't shy from an attack ad he is currently running against Rick Santorum that dubs the former senator from Pennsylvania "fake." Why did [...]
Read more at Huffington Post]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-ron-paul-to-santorum-he-s-fake Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:00:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-ron-paul-to-santorum-he-s-fake Huffington Post Wrote:Ron Paul didn't shy from an attack ad he is currently running against Rick Santorum that dubs the former senator from Pennsylvania "fake." Why did [...]
Read more at Huffington Post]]> Huffington Post Wrote:Ron Paul didn't shy from an attack ad he is currently running against Rick Santorum that dubs the former senator from Pennsylvania "fake." Why did [...]
Read more at Huffington Post]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-liveblogging-rickmittgeddon-3 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:44:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-liveblogging-rickmittgeddon-3 Daily Kos Wrote:Talk about it here. Watch it live on CNN or CNN.com.

5:30 PM PT: Romney to Santorum: "While I was fighting to save the Olympics, you were fighting to save the Bridge to Nowhere." Santorum to Romney: "You don't know what you're talking about." They really are looking petty.

5:31 PM PT: This debate is just terrible for these guys. Newt Gingrich so far might be the only guy able to get a win out of this. But they all look terrible. Just awful.

5:33 PM PT: Now here comes Ron Paul to sort of defend earmarking while kind of attacking it. He doesn't want to undercut Romney too much, I guess. I really wish I knew what game he was playing.

5:36 PM PT: Santorum says he's always against bailouts, but attacks Mitt Romney for favoring the Wall Street bailout, but opposing the auto bailout. Trying to have his cake and eat it too. Mitt Romney smugly and sickishly dismisses Santorum by saying "nice try."
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5:30 PM PT: Romney to Santorum: "While I was fighting to save the Olympics, you were fighting to save the Bridge to Nowhere." Santorum to Romney: "You don't know what you're talking about." They really are looking petty.

5:31 PM PT: This debate is just terrible for these guys. Newt Gingrich so far might be the only guy able to get a win out of this. But they all look terrible. Just awful.

5:33 PM PT: Now here comes Ron Paul to sort of defend earmarking while kind of attacking it. He doesn't want to undercut Romney too much, I guess. I really wish I knew what game he was playing.

5:36 PM PT: Santorum says he's always against bailouts, but attacks Mitt Romney for favoring the Wall Street bailout, but opposing the auto bailout. Trying to have his cake and eat it too. Mitt Romney smugly and sickishly dismisses Santorum by saying "nice try."
Read more at Daily Kos]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-washington-post-embraces-false-balance-in-flawed-piece-on-heartland-affair Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:44:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-washington-post-embraces-false-balance-in-flawed-piece-on-heartland-affair Think Progress Wrote:NY Times Andrew Revkin Walks Back Some of His “Overstated” Phrases About Peter Gleick — Or Does He? The media loves he-said, she-said stories. Those have the most narrative drama and require the least amount of actual judgment on the part of reporters or editors. Just relate the core facts and then slap some opposing [...]
Read more at Think Progress]]> Think Progress Wrote:NY Times Andrew Revkin Walks Back Some of His “Overstated” Phrases About Peter Gleick — Or Does He? The media loves he-said, she-said stories. Those have the most narrative drama and require the least amount of actual judgment on the part of reporters or editors. Just relate the core facts and then slap some opposing [...]
Read more at Think Progress]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-santorum-s-big-government-record Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:44:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-santorum-s-big-government-record Ron Paul 2012 Wrote:Santorum is No Fiscal Hawk Voted to increase the Social Services Block Grant from $1 billion to $2 billion Voted to increase the FHA loan from $170,000 to $197,000.  Also opposed increasing GNMA guaranty from 6 basis points to 12 Sponsored An amendment to increase Amtrak funds by $550 million Voted to use HUD funds for the Joslyn Art [...]
Read more at Ron Paul 2012]]> Ron Paul 2012 Wrote:Santorum is No Fiscal Hawk Voted to increase the Social Services Block Grant from $1 billion to $2 billion Voted to increase the FHA loan from $170,000 to $197,000.  Also opposed increasing GNMA guaranty from 6 basis points to 12 Sponsored An amendment to increase Amtrak funds by $550 million Voted to use HUD funds for the Joslyn Art [...]
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Read more at Ron Paul 2012]]> Ron Paul 2012 Wrote:First, Sen. Lindsey Graham from my own home state of South Carolina, always touts his high “conservative ratings” whenever he is attacked by conservatives. I know few conservatives who consider Graham one of their own. Obviously, when it comes to these ratings the devil(s) is in the details. Second, about those details. Writes The American [...]
Read more at Ron Paul 2012]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-none-of-us-grasped-who-was-going-to-walk-through-those-doors Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:44:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-none-of-us-grasped-who-was-going-to-walk-through-those-doors Barack Obama Wrote:"When I found out, my wife and I were so excited we started jumping on the bed," says Scott, one of the winners from the last round of Dinner with Barack. "We just celebrated. And I said, 'Oh my god, I have to go to the gym! I have to get a suit!' Later on they told me it was just going to be a casual meal, but I still had no idea what I was going to wear. I went to work that day and I had to ask a buddy to switch shifts with me and I just said, 'Hey, I need a favor,' and told him what for—he was so excited. Even the principal at my little girl's school said he was going to donate all the time now, because if it could happen to me, it could happen to anybody."

Scott, a former veterinary technician with the Army, is a firefighter and part-time emergency medic in East Point, Georgia. He has two kids, a dog, and a long list of reasons why he supports President Obama.

"Where do you even begin? The fact that he passed health care, that's huge. My brother-in-law is 25 and a grad student, [...]
Read more at Barack Obama]]> Barack Obama Wrote:"When I found out, my wife and I were so excited we started jumping on the bed," says Scott, one of the winners from the last round of Dinner with Barack. "We just celebrated. And I said, 'Oh my god, I have to go to the gym! I have to get a suit!' Later on they told me it was just going to be a casual meal, but I still had no idea what I was going to wear. I went to work that day and I had to ask a buddy to switch shifts with me and I just said, 'Hey, I need a favor,' and told him what for—he was so excited. Even the principal at my little girl's school said he was going to donate all the time now, because if it could happen to me, it could happen to anybody."

Scott, a former veterinary technician with the Army, is a firefighter and part-time emergency medic in East Point, Georgia. He has two kids, a dog, and a long list of reasons why he supports President Obama.

"Where do you even begin? The fact that he passed health care, that's huge. My brother-in-law is 25 and a grad student, [...]
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Read more at Huffington Post]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-joseph-a-palermo-a-gop-base-strategy-worked-in-2004-and-2010-can-it-work-in-2012 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:44:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-joseph-a-palermo-a-gop-base-strategy-worked-in-2004-and-2010-can-it-work-in-2012 Huffington Post Wrote:President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are fond of repeating the tag line: "Don't compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative." And the "alternative" is very scary. But that strategy won't work.
Read more at Huffington Post]]> Huffington Post Wrote:President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are fond of repeating the tag line: "Don't compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative." And the "alternative" is very scary. But that strategy won't work.
Read more at Huffington Post]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-separate-but-equal-policy-brief-aims-to-ensure-charter-schools-aren-t Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:44:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-separate-but-equal-policy-brief-aims-to-ensure-charter-schools-aren-t Huffington Post Wrote:Charter schools often promise to bring greater equity to education, but a new brief starts with the assumption that they fall short in delivery -- [...]
Read more at Huffington Post]]> Huffington Post Wrote:Charter schools often promise to bring greater equity to education, but a new brief starts with the assumption that they fall short in delivery -- [...]
Read more at Huffington Post]]> http://politicalbb.com/thread-remedial-math-for-rick Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:28:01 +0000 http://politicalbb.com/thread-remedial-math-for-rick Ron Paul 2012 Wrote:Rick Santorum says anyone who thinks defense spending is part of our debt problem needs “remedial math.” As it turns out, Santorum needs remedial math. Explains former deputy assistant attorney for Ronald Reagan Bruce Fein: Below are some figures from President Obama’s 2012 official budget request. The baseline request for the Department of Defense (DOD) [...]
Read more at Ron Paul 2012]]> Ron Paul 2012 Wrote:Rick Santorum says anyone who thinks defense spending is part of our debt problem needs “remedial math.” As it turns out, Santorum needs remedial math. Explains former deputy assistant attorney for Ronald Reagan Bruce Fein: Below are some figures from President Obama’s 2012 official budget request. The baseline request for the Department of Defense (DOD) [...]
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