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Sharpton Challenges Gingrich On Food Stamps

Via The Huffington Post: On Saturday Al Sharpton actually asked: “Are we dealing with someone who’s just racially insensitive or someone who’s cynical, who would use race to play and blacks as backboards to score a shot?” Is the mainstream

Is Newt Gingrich the 'Obi-Won Kenobi' of 2012?

Newt Skywalker, Photo Courtesy of Christian Science Monitor In December of last year, Fred Grandy, a former Iowa congressman, called Newt Gingrich the Obi-Wan Kenobi of the 2012 field. He may have had a point. As Obi-Wan put it to

Newt Gingrich's Ex-Wife, Marianne, in Context

Newt Gingrich met Marianne in the early ’80s, she married him in 1981, just six months after his much-publicized divorce from his first wife. She was a constant advisor to Gingrich and even acted as his business partner in some

Can the Establishment Pick Another Candidate? No.

Earlier today Larry O’Connor and Stephen K. Bannon spoke with Keith Appell, a key Republican political strategist, who suggested that “the establishment of the Republican Party” might “try to get somebody else in the race…”. [youtube U7DhuWhJAw] It’s true: The

Newt Gingrich's Ex-Wife, Marianne, in Context

Newt Gingrich's Ex-Wife, Marianne, in Context

Newt Gingrich and his ex-wife, Marianne Newt Gingrich met Marianne in the early ’80s, she married him in 1981, just six months after his much-publicized divorce from his first wife. She was a constant advisor to Gingrich and even acted

The Real Story about Mitt Romney and Paul Tsongas

After John McCain’s opposition file on Mitt Romney from 2008 was leaked, there was this curious line: “”Romney voted for Paul Tsongas in the 1992 Democratic presidential primary.” Newt Gingrich has also attacked Romney for his support of Paul Tsongas,

Media Smears O'Keefe – Using Obama Election Lawyer

The left is desperate to quash James O’Keefe’s exposé of potential voter fraud in New Hampshire–and to prevent voter ID laws from being passed and enforced in states across the nation. On Tuesday, during the New Hampshire primary election, members