TN State Representative and Senate candidate Joe Carr wasted little time in responding to a comment from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who, while visiting Tennessee tonight, suggested it would be “dumb” to vote for anyone other than incumbent Lamar Alexander.
ELLISVILLE, Mississippi — With only 24 hours notice, a huge, 2000 strong crowd appeared here to see former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin campaign with state Sen. Chris McDaniel Friday. “We need to elect those who can undo a lot of
The Washington Post, desperate to split the GOP as the fortunes of the GOP in 2014 look ever rosier, has a piece asserting that GOP candidates are backing off from repealing Obamacare. The implicit goal of the Post, of course, is
Iowa State Senator Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) is in the primary race for U.S. Congress and says he often carries “a 9mm handgun” with him because of the attack on Gabrielle Giffords. He said he even carries the gun to the
On Friday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged Minnesota’s GOP delegates to support Julianne Ortman for U.S. Senate at this weekend’s state convention. Palin told the 2,200 GOP delegates that Ortman “is a true conservative and the only candidate who
On Friday, failed 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said it wasn’t healthy that Congress has not passed amnesty legislation that the Congressional Budget Office determined would lower the wages of American workers. Romney said he was not for a
On Thursday in New Orleans, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hailed conservative Louisiana Senate candidate and Retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness as an outsider who will give Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) the help they need
As the school year winds down, high-stakes testing isn’t the only controversial classroom issue to shelve until the 2014-15 school year. Grade inflation looms in the background. It’s a huge problem from public to private school and colleges and universities. It has
President Obama announced the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki Friday, vowing to take full responsibility for the increasingly widespread scandal engulfing the VA’s health services. Within seconds of taking responsibility, however, the President made sure to assert that the
A record number of men ages 25 through 54 are not in the labor force, according to an analysis of government data by Senate Budget Committee Republican staff. According to the analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, there are 61.1
On Thursday, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin slammed the Obama administration for giving illegal immigrants better health care than some of the country’s veterans. Appearing on Fox News’ Hannity from the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Palin said the
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) provided a new explanation for his refusal to debate his primary challenger that is sure to give fodder to critics who say that after six terms he feels entitled to his seat. “This
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will campaign for Tea Party-backed state Sen. Chris McDaniel on Friday morning, the McDaniel campaign announced on Thursday. Palin, a Tea Party leader, endorsed McDaniel months ago and will be joining the
Breitbart News readers know that our own Matt Boyle has been the point-man when it comes to scooping up all the scoops in Mississippi around the Republican primary for U.S. Senate involving long-time incumbent Thad Cochran and his Tea Party-backed
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for a criminal probe over the ongoing scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs in an interview set to air on Thursday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” Cornyn stated that
Tim Carney at the Washington Examiner brings us another heartwarming tale of crony capitalist success, demonstrating once again that campaign donations are the best investment you can make in a politicized economy: James Torrey of Greenwich, Conn., has bundled more
A California bill that would have banned fracking, pending a state-ordered study deeming the practice safe, was defeated in the state Senate on Wednesday by a narrow two-vote margin. SB 1132, authored by Democratic state senators Mark Leno and Holly
Seven vulnerable Democrats are now calling for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation after a preliminary Inspector General’s report confirmed allegations of a scandal in the agency. Here are the seven Senate Democrats – who coincidently are all running for
JACKSON, Mississippi — The D.C. government is investigating whether Kay Webber, a longtime aide to Sen. Thad Cochran, properly registered her house for commercial uses, including renting out a basement apartment that Cochran lives in. Webber rents the apartment to
Founders of the pro-family movement are reacting skeptically to an article published this week at Politico that claims their movement was founded on racism. University professor Randall Balmer insists the social conservative movement failed to coalesce over abortion, prayer in
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urges voters in Mississippi to “send a message” to Washington, D.C.’s permanent political class in a new radio ad for conservative Mississippi Senate candidate Chris McDaniel just days before Tuesday’s GOP primary. Palin says GOP
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has endorsed state Sen. Chris McDaniel over Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) in the Mississippi GOP primary next Tuesday. The endorsement from Santorum–a 2012 GOP presidential candidate who almost beat Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination,
Grieving the loss of his son, Richard Martinez spoke Tuesdat at the memorial hosted by University of California Santa Barbara for all six students lost in the stabbing and shooting rampage that occurred last Friday. Martinez, father of murdered UCSB
Members of grassroots parent groups fighting to defeat the Common Core standards in Louisiana knew they were up against tough and well-funded competition in the form of special interest groups lobbying for the nationalized education standards. What parents did not
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, conservative talker Mark Levin reacted to the latest news of the Veterans Administration hospitals scandal. Transcript as follows: HANNITY: Sir, it’s been a long time, Mr. Levin. We got to
