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
by Charles C. Johnson24 Jan 2012, 4:15 PM PST0
Campaigning in Florida this week, Newt Gingrich has vowed that if he is elected to the presidency, he will seek peaceful regime change in Havana. Tonight both he and Mitt Romney reiterated his call for working to overthrow of the
by Charles C. Johnson23 Jan 2012, 7:44 PM PST0
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 Darth Vader, “If you strike me down, I
by Charles C. Johnson23 Jan 2012, 2:29 PM PST0
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
by Charles C. Johnson23 Jan 2012, 11:01 AM PST0
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
by Charles C. Johnson23 Jan 2012, 10:27 AM PST0
Rick Tyler, the head of Newt Gingrich’s Super Pac, was on Steve Bannon’s KABC Victory Sessions this evening and revealed the next phase of their attack on Mitt Romney: tying Mitt Romney to Damon Corp, perpetrator of one of the
by Charles C. Johnson23 Jan 2012, 5:29 AM PST0
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
by Charles C. Johnson22 Jan 2012, 4:03 PM PST0
Here are some of the things to learn from South Carolina. Evangelicals went overwhelmingly for a twice divorced Catholic in the same percentage that they voted for a Baptist ordained minister in 2008. They haven’t warmed to Mitt Romney and
by Charles C. Johnson22 Jan 2012, 12:27 PM PST0
Hollywood has learned something effective about conservative women: If you play them convincingly enough to left-wing stereotypes, people will believe that the caricature is the real deal. We saw this with Tina Fey’s portrayal of Sarah Palin where so many
by Charles C. Johnson22 Jan 2012, 11:02 AM PST0
In an exclusive with Larry O’Connor earlier today, Governor John H. Sununu called on Newt Gingrich to release the records pertaining to a 1990s congressional ethics investigation, in a move to defray attention to Romney’s decision not to release his
by Charles C. Johnson21 Jan 2012, 12:29 PM PST0
Earlier today The Associated Press ran with this headline: “Gingrich cancels campaign event, poor attendance.” But the lack of attendance isn’t because Gingrich isn’t popular, it’s because the event cost too much and the attendance is way too low, with
by Charles C. Johnson21 Jan 2012, 8:08 AM PST0

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
by Charles C. Johnson21 Jan 2012, 6:05 AM PST0
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,
by Charles C. Johnson20 Jan 2012, 12:03 PM PST0
The other day on CNN Jimmy Carter accused Newt Gingrich has that “subtlety of racism.” This isn’t a new argument for Jimmy Carter. He argued Rep. Joe Wilson’s charge that Obama was lying about illegal immigrants receiving health care under
by Charles C. Johnson20 Jan 2012, 7:10 AM PST0
After Newt Gingrich’s electrifying performance at the Monday night G.O.P., former congressman J. C. Watts of Oklahoma has defended Gingrich from the scourge of racial accusations in an exclusive with Breitbart.tv’s Larry O’Connor. Video streaming by Ustream The left-wing commentariat,
by Charles C. Johnson20 Jan 2012, 6:14 AM PST0
Sheldon Adelson wasn’t always eighth on the Forbes billionaire list, but the Boston-born son of a poor cab driver is now a casino and resort hotel magnate. He’s a college dropout who tried his hand at many different businesses before
by Charles C. Johnson19 Jan 2012, 11:14 AM PST0
In ruling against the Keystone XL today, President Barack Obama has finally cast his lot with the environmentalists who fund his campaign over the blue-collar workers who need jobs in crucial swing states. He has made America more reliant on
by Charles C. Johnson19 Jan 2012, 6:28 AM PST0
Attorney General Eric Holder got a lot wrong in his speech in Columbia, South Carolina, but two things in particular: 1) that voter fraud is rare and 2) that South Carolina’s voter laws are racist, not only by their intent,
by Charles C. Johnson18 Jan 2012, 11:19 AM PST0
Mitt Romney now says that he will “probably” release his tax records in April after telling NBC in December that he would not, even if he were to become the GOP nominee. “Never say never, but I don’t intend to
by Charles C. Johnson17 Jan 2012, 5:19 PM PST0
MSNBC’s Al Sharpton continued the media smearing of James O’Keefe on his television program on Thursday night. Shaprton interviewed Paul Bergeron, the city clerk of Nashua, N.H., repeatedly states that voter fraud isn’t a problem in New Hampshire, but his
by Charles C. Johnson17 Jan 2012, 4:58 AM PST0
On Current TV last night: Keith Olbermann rather humorously said in an interview with the still very much alive twenty-three year-old Robert Beaulieu: “[O’Keefe’s associates] proved how you can’t commit voter fraud and they should be put on trial for
by Charles C. Johnson16 Jan 2012, 9:08 PM PST0
Jon Huntsman Jr. has ended his bid for the presidency. So what went wrong? A lot, but the simplest explanation may be the best. Here it is from Ed Morrissey: “He governed in Utah as a conservative in a state
by Charles C. Johnson16 Jan 2012, 2:52 PM PST0
Hollywood has learned something effective about conservative women: If you play them convincingly enough to left-wing stereotypes, people will believe that the caricature is the real deal. We saw this with Tina Fey’s portrayal of Sarah Palin where so many
by Charles C. Johnson16 Jan 2012, 1:12 PM PST0
MSNBC’s Al Sharpton continued the media smearing of James O’Keefe on his television program on Thursday night. Shaprton interviewed Paul Bergeron, the city clerk of Nashua, N.H., repeatedly states that voter fraud isn’t a problem in New Hampshire, but his
by Charles C. Johnson16 Jan 2012, 10:43 AM PST0
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
by Charles C. Johnson13 Jan 2012, 6:13 AM PST0