Texas congressman Ron Paul has won the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has finished second. Paul got 30 percent, while Romney got 23 percent of the votes of those attending the
Untitled from Breitbart on Vimeo. Andrew Breitbart addresses the CPAC convention and discusses his affinity for disrupting left wing protests simply by asking the protesters questions.
Today, in 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born. What is it about February?
At a press conference at CPAC featuring Rep. Michele Bachmann, Rep. Steve King and Andrew Breitbart, black farmer Eddie Slaughter tells his impassioned story about how the Pigford settlement has actually hurt the original and actual victims of discrimination at
Yesterday at CPAC, Lee Stranahan and Andrew Breitbart led a press conference detailing new developments in Big Government’s ongoing Pigford Investigation. We will be highlighting key moments in the conference for you and posting them here at Big Government. The
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stunned the world by refusing to step down from power. As if we needed another example, the Obama Administration is not ready for prime time.
While more and more in the government and media slowly catch on to the fascinating story of Pigford fraud and corruption we’ve thoroughly documented here at BigGovernment, there’s one important group taking the charges we’ve made in this space very
From the Associated Press: President Hosni Mubarak will meet the demands of protesters, military and ruling party officials said Thursday in the strongest indication yet that Egypt’s longtime president may be about to give up power and that the armed
Yesterday, Sen. Jim Webb announced that he would not seek reelection. It is increasingly likely that the GOP will take over the Senate. What they do with that when they get it is anyone’s guess.
From Americans for Prosperity, video of a public sector union protest yesterday on Capitol Hill. After years of steady pay increases, enhanced pension and other benefits and titanium-strength job security, public employee unions are starting to worry that the economic
Today, in 1984, Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov died. Why does the American media always overstate the influence of dictators?
From Reuters: Planned Parenthood will retrain staff in all clinics on reporting risks to minors’ welfare and tighten disciplinary action to terminate staff in any confirmed instances where policies are not followed, the organization said on Tuesday. The retraining efforts,
Yesterday, President Obama traveled to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to begin a much anticipated outreach to the private sector. It was an odd performance. Apparently, Obama believes the private sector simply needs more scolding, rather than a change in
Today, in 1962, the US imposed a near-total embargo of Cuba, to pressure the country to move away from it’s communist dictatorship. Should be any day now…
Old school.
100 years ago today, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born.
Tomorrow is the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan. In several months, we’ll be embroiled in the 2012 Presidential Campaign. We’re sorry, but there isn’t one possible GOP candidate who excites us. Worse, most depress us. Obama may
Live Action Films has released three more videos as part of their on-going undercover investigation of Planned Parenthood. The three videos are from three different clinics in Virginia and, according to Live Action, they are unedited and complete. In a
From LifeNews.org: Following the release of a video that has received nationwide attention showing Planned Parenthood staff at a New Jersey abortion center helping alleged sexual traffickers cover up their crimes with abortions and STD testing, Governor Chris Christie has
Today, in 2004, Facebook was founded. 7 years ago. Just saying…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2011 4:37 CONTACT: Common Cause Mary Boyle, (202) 736-5770 WASHINGTON – February 3 – Common Cause’s 40 year history of holding power accountable has been marked by a commitment to decency and civility – in
Today, in 1913, the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. The amendment authorized the collection of the income tax. Thank you Democrat Woodrow Wilson!
From The Hill: The Senate on Wednesday voted down a repeal of President Obama’s healthcare law in a 47-51 party-line vote. The vote came two weeks to the day the Republican House voted 245-189 to repeal the law, and just
Today is Groundhog day. Weird holiday. Make of it what you will.
This news comes as no surprise, but as was the case with the ACORN video exposé, the target of Live Action’s investigation is not any specific branch manager. N.J. Star Ledger has the report: PERTH AMBOY — The man and
