At GOP Debate, Trump the Only Candidate Willing to Pause Muslim Immigration
At Thursday’s Fox Business debate, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was the only presidential candidate willing to pause Muslim immigration.
Ted Cruz’s Big Gaffe at GOP Debate: ‘New York Values’
Ted Cruz Gives Marco Rubio His Toughest Debate Night
Trump In GOP Debate: Under No Circumstances Do We Limit Gun Sales
Ted Cruz: I Don’t Just Talk Pro-Gun, My Record Proves I Am Pro-Gun
Chris Christie: ‘We Got Rid of Common Core in New Jersey’
Ted Cruz Leads Off GOP Debate with Ode to Captive Sailors
Watch: Rubio, Cruz Battle on Immigration, Flip-Flops
Cruz To Trump: ‘Not a Lot of Conservatives Come Out of Manhattan’
Christie: SOTU Was ‘Storytime with Barack Obama’
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GDP Miss: Economy Grinds to Lower Growth
The economy grew just 1.5 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reports. This initial estimate is a huge drop from the second quarter, when the economy grew by 3.9 percent. It was also below economists’ estimates, for growth of at least 1.6 percent.
Hastert Rule Lives As Paul Ryan Takes Speakership
As Paul Ryan takes over as Speaker of the House, he has a big shadow falling across his new gavel. To get the office, Ryan vowed to uphold a promise made by former Speaker Dennis Hastert.
CNBC Debate Losers: Kasich, Bush, Paul, Carson
As for the contenders on the debate stage, it’s not hard to pick the biggest loser of the night, for this could well be the end of Jeb Bush’s candidacy. In fact, he needs to think long and hard about getting out while his endorsement still matters, and he can still generate big headlines with his withdrawal.
Only a Third of U.S. 8th Graders Proficient or Above in Math, Reading
The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments–known as the Nation’s Report Card–show that only a third of the nation’s eighth graders are at or above the proficiency level in math and only 34 percent are at or above the same level in reading.
Pope Calls on Archangel Michael to ‘Defend Us from the Snares of the Devil’
On September 29, Catholics celebrate the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Saint Michael, whose name in Hebrew means “Who is like God?”, is depicted in the Bible as the commander of the heavenly host and the victor over Satan, who appears as a dragon. He is often shown in sacred art as standing over the devil, sword in hand, with one foot on the devil’s head.
Paul Ryan Elected House Speaker
The public vote on the House Floor was largely along party lines. A few conservative Republicans voiced their disapproval with the party’s nominee by voting for Rep. Daniel Webster, Ryan’s opponent for the GOP nomination. Most conservatives, however, did in the end vote for Ryan.
Tragi-comedy On Screen at CNBC Debate
The consensus is that it was a debate between the GOP and the Democratic media, and that the former won, with Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie doing the most to raise their profiles.
NOAA Attempts To Hide The Pause In Global Warming: The Most Disgraceful Cover-Up Since Climategate
The US government’s main climate research agency has refused a request by House Republicans to release key documents concerning the controversial issue of whether or not there has been a “pause” in global warming. Despite being a public, taxpayer-funded institution,
What Abortionists Say Behind Closed Doors: Leaked Footage of National Abortion Federation Conference
National pro-life group Students for Life of America (SFLA) is promoting a video made from leaked footage of the National Abortion Federation’s (NAF) annual conference for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.
John Boehner Farewell: ‘I Leave With No Regrets, No Burdens’
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), tissue box within reach, took to the House floor Thursday morning to offer his farewell as House Speaker.
China Ends Draconian One-Child Policy, Upping Quota to Two
After 36 years, communist China has finally decided to end its infamous one-child policy and will now allow couples to have up to two children.
House Budget Robs Social Security for Welfare Payments
Passed in haste, we now have time to review exactly what all House Democrats and around 80 Republicans voted for when they passed a budget deal hammered out between outgoing Speaker John Boehner and President Obama.
Paul Ryan Welcomes Mitt Romney as Special Guest for Speaker Election
Speaker-in-waiting Paul Ryan has invited former failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as his special guest for his Speaker election on Capitol Hill Thursday.
Why Not Hold a Conservative Blogger GOP Debate?
Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus is facing a barrage of criticism over his management of the GOP debate process after CNBC’s shockingly biased performance Wednesday night.
Lousy Moderators Help Second-Tier GOP Candidates Break Out At CNBC Debate
Just about every pre-debate warm-up analysis predicted it would be a make-or-break debate for the second-tier Republican candidates… and it was. All four were aided enormously by the horrible amateur-hour of CNBC’s moderators, who should be looking for new jobs after their ridiculous performance, spewing Democrat National Committee talking points disguised as questions and talking over the candidates.
6 Texas Republican Reps Join with Dems in Approving Debt Ceiling Increase
Six Texas Republican representatives joined with the eleven Democrats in the state’s congressional delegation to vote in favor of the bill to raise the debt ceiling. Nineteen Texas Republicans voted nay in attempting to block the measure. On a national level, 79 Republicans joined with the 187 Democrat members of the House to pass the measure back to the Senate.
Football Coach Suspended for Praying after Satanist Threat
Joe Kennedy, who coaches football at Bremerton High School in Washington State, has been suspended for offering a personal prayer after a Friday night football game.
Scalia: ‘Liberal’ Supreme Court Destroying our Democracy
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told an audience at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley that the Supreme Court is “liberal,” not conservative–and that its views herald “the destruction of our democratic system.”
Marco Rubio Crushes Jeb Bush In CNBC Debate
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) so solidified his standing as the new establishment frontrunner on Wednesday evening here in the CNBC debate that Rubio’s team wouldn’t even comment on the poor performance by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Zero Deaths from VW Diesel Scandal
MIT researchers are claiming that Volkswagen’s diesel emissions shenanigans have killed 60 unidentified Americans. They further claim that unless VW fixes the emissions problem by the end of 2016, another 130 unidentified people will bite the dust. This is all nonsense.
Ben Carson Campaign: Donald Trump Right, CNBC Wanted Longer Debate
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson’s spokesperson Deana Bass told Breitbart News that fellow GOP candidate Donald Trump was right – CNBC planned to have a much longer debate until Trump and Carson negotiated it down to two hours, despite CNBC’s John Harwood arguing the debate was always going to be only two hours.
Chris Christie Trashes Jeb! over Debate Answer on Fantasy Football
After CNBC posed a question about government regulating fan sites promoting wagers on fantasy football, Jeb Bush took the opportunity to remind the crowd that he was winning his fantasy football league.
GOP Debate: Marco Rubio Touts Immigration Policy
During Wednesday’s GOP debate in Boulder, Colorado, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said he believes companies that get caught “abusing” the H1-B visa program “should be permanently barred from ever using that program again.”
RNC Reince Priebus Trashes ‘Hostile,’ ‘Rubik’s Cube’ CNBC Debate
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus finally pulled the plug on CNBC, trashing the questions from the debate moderators on stage and describing the event as “a pretty hostile environment.”
Chris Christie Has a Breakout Night at GOP Debate
The consensus winner of the CNBC GOP Debate in Boulder, Colorado was Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in second. But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie deserved the “most improved” award with a performance that could vault him back into serious contention.
