Tag Archives: Sean Hannity

The GOP: Unhinged, Yet Still (Kind of) Popular?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Santi Tafarella

Andrew Sullivan recently made the following observation: [T]he GOP Obama faces is arguably the most partisan, factional and deranged that it has been since I started observing it in the mid-1980s. Yes, and the GOP is nevertheless on track to gain … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh Blames Women for Advertiser Boycott Success

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Santi Tafarella

This is at Salon this week: Limbaugh, in case you’d forgotten, called Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” after the Georgetown University student spoke out in support of insurance mandates for contraceptives. He later apologized – profusely so – but the damage was done. … Continue reading →

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Rand Paul Speaks the Truth

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Santi Tafarella

I’m no fan of Rand Paul, but his directness in the below Politico article on the GOP’s national troubles impresses me. Here’s Politico: Republican leaders are questioning the interventionist foreign policy that President George W. Bush and the party’s last two … Continue reading →

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Tom Ricks Interview Abruptly Halted When He Says Fox “Is Operating As A Wing Of The Republican Party”

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

Below is one of the most amazing interview clips you’ll ever see. Tom Ricks, one of America’s most respected (and feared) investigative journalists, lasts 60 beautiful seconds on Fox News before the producer realizes he’s off script and shuts him … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

Andrew Sullivan on viewing Fox News the day after Obama’s resounding electoral victory: I watched for Schadenfreude purposes. These charlatans and money-grubbers have turned the broad tradition of Anglo-American conservatism into Southern Fried Fanaticism – and I wanted to see them crackle … Continue reading →

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Peak Romney?

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

If you place Mitt Romney’s likelihood of victory on a bell curve, he appears to be on the right side of it; that is, he appears to be on the “going down” side of the trajectory. Concerning yesterday’s polls, here’s … Continue reading →

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Sour Power: Mourdock-Romney

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

The revolt against the hippies.

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The Clash of Generations: Niall Ferguson’s Take on the Biden-Ryan Debate

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

Harvard historian Niall Ferguson saw in the debate, not the clash of civilizations, but the clash of generations: What we saw last week was not just a contrast between Irish-American political styles. We saw the opening round in the clash … Continue reading →

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Do You Agree With God?

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

Then you must vote against President Obama. At least that’s the message of this anti-Obama ad opposing gay equality. Somebody is spending one million dollars on this. __________ By the logic of this ad, God is essentially on the ballot … Continue reading →

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What Mitt Romney Is Up Against

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

Demographics. That’s Mitt Romney’s real opponent between now and election day. Demographics are working against white conservatives, and it’s making them ornery. Thanks to demographics, Mitt Romney cannot really go for the juggler with Barack Obama–it will put off the independents … Continue reading →

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If You Don’t Believe The Polls

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

In the run-up to the presidential election, if you think the vast majority of public polls have a liberal bias and are not to be trusted, how do you take the pulse of the race? Simple. Don’t believe the public … Continue reading →

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Whining for Sympathy: What Ann Romney’s Expression of Concern for Mitt’s “Mental Well-Being” Really Means

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

If you haven’t heard, Ann Romney told an interviewer in Nevada yesterday that, should her husband be elected President, she fears for his mental health. Here’s Reuters: “I think my biggest concern obviously would just be for his mental well-being,” she said. … Continue reading →

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Ann Romney: Mitt Romney’s “Mental Well-Being” in Jeopardy

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

Ann Romney told an interviewer in Nevada today that, should her husband be elected President, she fears for his mental health. Here’s Reuters: “I think my biggest concern obviously would just be for his mental well-being,” she said. “I have … Continue reading →

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After 47% Comment, Romney Collapses in Polls

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

This is at the New York Times today: Mr. Romney’s comments about the “47 percent” of Americans seemed to be undercutting him with other working-class voters here [in Ohio]. “This last thing, where he was going on about the 47 … Continue reading →

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The Bunker Locks Tighter

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

Michelle Malkin gets wound up defaming her fellow conservatives for stating the obvious: the Romney 47% video may prove to be a mortal blow for Republicans up and down the ticket this year. ___________

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Blessed are the Ignorant: Rick Santorum Adds a Beatitude to the Sermon on the Mount

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

“Blessed are ye who lack degrees, for such is the Party of God.” And they applauded. What manner of man is this? _____ “But woe unto those that are educated, for they art snobs.” Here’s a transcript of Rick Santorum’s exact … Continue reading →

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Satan over Santa: Rick Santorum Believes the Father of Lies Exists, but Not Father Christmas

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Santi Tafarella

It’s getting weird. Call it the Vast Bat Wing Conspiracy against Rick Santorum, for he believes Satan, not Mitt Romney, is his chief opposition. Seriously. I’d rather our politicians profess belief in things innocuous like Santa rather than Satan. But the … Continue reading →

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In a Michelle Bachmann Administration, Would She Entertain the Idea of Making Glenn Beck Her Press Secretary?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Santi Tafarella

Knowing that, at the end of this week, Glenn Beck will no longer be with Fox News, I watched the full hour of one of his parting shows. I wanted to see what impression he might leave me with—something to recall about him—and what struck me was his … Continue reading →

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President Obama in Tuscon

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Santi Tafarella

President Obama in Tuscon. In turns moving, sad, and life affirming. If you don’t have much time, at least catch the last ten minutes where the President reflects on the life of the nine-year-old girl who was killed.

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The Human Toll

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

A news article in the Los Angeles Times this morning cited a statistic that startled me. I had no idea that this many service members have been dismissed from the armed services in the United States, since the early 1990s, as a result … Continue reading →

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