February 1st, 2012

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RNC Chairman Priebus Statement on December Fundraising

WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on December fundraising: “After breaking multiple fundraising records this year, the Republican National Committee ended 2011 with yet another strong showing, raising $11.6 million in December,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “2011 was indeed a record-breaking year for the RNC. We raised more [...]

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day Statement Commemorating Black History Month

WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day released the following statement commemorating Black History Month: “As we mark the beginning of Black History Month, Americans of all backgrounds join in celebrating the countless contributions African Americans have made to our nation’s history and culture,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. [...]

ICYMI: Chairman Priebus: “Our ‘Interesting’ President”

Excerpts from Townhall By Reince Priebus February 1, 2012   “Zoo animals and art exhibits are “interesting.” Chronic unemployment is not—unless you’re President Obama. “In a Google+ video conference…Obama told a Texas woman that it was ‘interesting’ that her husband couldn’t find a job…Jennifer Weddel…wanted to know why it was so difficult for her husband, [...]

ICYMI: Recent Missteps Preempt White House Counter-Programming Effort

Excerpts from The Hill By Amie Parnes and Jeremy Herb January 31, 2012   “The White House’s weeks-long effort to counterprogram against the GOP presidential primary fight has veered off course over the past two days… “A day before the Florida primary, the president stumbled twice in an online chat on Google+, first when he [...]

RNC Launches “NotBetterOff.com” as President Obama Remains Out Of Touch on Jobs

WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a new website “NotBetterOff.com” to highlight President Obama’s latest demonstration that he is out of touch with jobless Americans. When confronted Monday by a woman whose husband has been out of work for three years, President Obama was “surprised” to hear that jobs in his field were [...]

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day Statement on Florida Primary Election

WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day released the following statement regarding the results of the Florida primary: “Tonight, Florida voters showed America once again that the electoral momentum is firmly on the Republican side,” said Chairman Reince Priebus. “The impressive turnout in the Florida primary demonstrates how energized our [...]

Krauthammer on Romney’s “very poor” phrasing.

In case you live under a rock, the back story is here. Via the Daily Caller, watch Charles Krauthammer blast Romney for failing to speak the conservative language. “The idea that somehow we consign the poor to the safety net and we patch it, and dependency, is a liberal idea. It’s not our idea. And [...]

The State of the American Small Business

Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing “to examine obstacles to small business job creation and economic growth in America.” The below video highlights some excerpts from that meeting. “I’ve never been more concerned with our prospects as a company than I am right now.” Last October, Gallup released a poll regarding the [...]

The National Review’s Candidate Won’t Stop Digging

It is days like today that make me thankful I think they all suck. At least I’m thankful I’m in the firmly not Romney camp. Having told us only Romney was viable (with half-nods to Huntsman and Santorum) and having trotted out Elliot Abrams to smear Newt Gingrich with out of context quotes, even National [...]

Jim Moran (D-VA) Thinks Black People Aren’t as Smart as White People

It is good to see that Jim Moran is not resting on his laurels. Even though he already held the title of most racist member of Congress, he has been busy making absolutely sure no one even approaches catching up with him. “People like Mr. [Allen] West, and Governor Brewer and so on, particularly Mr. [...]