January 18th, 2012
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ICYMI: Partisan Washington: Obama’s Broken Promise
Excerpts from POLITICO By Carrie Budoff Brown and Jonathan Allen January 17, 2012 “Candidate Barack Obama promised to transcend Washington partisanship. “President Obama plummeted into it. “As the House returns Tuesday for the final session of his first term, Obama’s failure to fulfill this central claim of his 2008 campaign has never been more [...]
RNC Launches ‘Ottack2012’ Website & Web Video “Barack Obama: Typical Politician”
WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a new website “Ottack2012.com” to hold President Obama accountable for his record as a typical politician who resorts to negative campaign attacks because he is unable to run on his failed record. The website highlights how then-candidate Obama promised to provide post-partisan leadership but transformed into your [...]
RNC Chairman Priebus & Co-Chairman Day Message Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day released the following message commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: “As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, we reflect on his monumental impact on America,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “We celebrate his life, spirit and enduring legacy of a [...]
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Statement on Taiwan’s Presidential Election
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day released the following statement congratulating President Ma Ying-jeou on his reelection victory in Taiwan: “On behalf of the Republican National Committee, I congratulate President Ma of Taiwan on his reelection,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “As our Party’s platform states, Taiwan is a [...]
We’re Not Going Dark. We’re Fighting: Stop SOPA/Protect IP
Today many websites around the world are shutting down to protest the potential effects of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate companion, Protect IP. At RedState, we are temporarily suspending publication of new content today to oppose SOPA and PROTECT IP. Both pieces of legislation are overly broad and give too much [...]
Target These Members of Congress for Defeat. Yes, Even Good Friends of This Site.
The following are sponsors of Protect IP in the Senate originally introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. Both Republicans and Democrats should pledge to unite and primary these members of the Senate, however much we may love them, for pushing such harmful legislation. If they don’t want to be primaried, they should stop sponsoring [...]
SOPA and PROTECT IP/PIPA: An Update
We celebrated Monday when House Majority Leader Eric Cantor effectively signaled the death of SOPA, the Stopping Online Piracy Act. Cantor said the Internet censorship bill would not see a vote until there was consensus on the matter. As long as Darrell Issa, Justin Amash, and Jason Chaffetz are on the case there will be [...]
Morning Briefing for January 18, 2012
RedState Morning Briefing For January 4, 2012 Go to www.RedStateMB.com to getthe Morning Briefing every morning at no charge. Today is an unusual day at RedState. Many websites around the nation and the world are going dark today in solidarity against SOPA, the Stopping Online Piracy Act (SOPA) pending in Congress. Many of this site’s [...]
Sarah Palin Says She’d Vote for Newt
This will probably be the biggest news of the morning. Millions have wondered who Governor Palin would actually support. She’s making it crystal clear now. On Fox News, Sarah Palin says if she lived in South Carolina she’d vote for Newt. The next big question is whether Governor Perry decides to depart the race before [...]
Occupy DC throws smoke bomb at White House… AND WAS NOT MADE TO RETREAT?
Just for calibration… back in April of 2009 I attended the DC Tax Day Tea Party; and one of the more interesting moments of that day was when a box was found to have been thrown over the White House fence, causing the US Secret Service to pretty much push everybody out of Lafayette Park. [...]
